Abstract: A Mixed Reality display system and others capable of experiencing Mixed Reality by changing own line of sight of a user in a case where a plurality of users experience a synthesized image are provided. The Mixed Reality display system is a system in which an image providing server and a plurality of client terminals are constructed to be capable of being communicated with each other, the image providing server represents a virtual object, synthesizes the represented object and an omnidirectional image taken by an omnidirectional image obtaining camera, and then delivers the synthesized image information to a plurality of client terminals. The client terminal extracts a partial area image from the synthesized image indicated by the synthesized image information received from the image providing server based on the portion/pose information defining the line of sight of a user observing the client terminal, and then displayed the extracted image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for providing traffic information using augmented reality, and comprises: an AR server for providing a virtual image which is obtained by processing transfer information on transfer locations at stops for transportation means and information according to the transportation means, using characters and graphics; and a personal portable communication device which displays the virtual image received from the AR server while overlapping the virtual image on a real-captured image of a transfer location obtained through a camera.

Abstract: Particular embodiments display a series of objects across a screen of an electronic device, the objects being arranged side by side; display a boundary of each object in the series, the boundary of an object near the center of the series slightly overlapping a portion of each of two objects next to the object nearer the center of the series; and display a shadow around the object near the center of the series, the shadow overlapping a portion of each of the two objects next to the object near the center of the series to simulate an visual effect that the object near the center of the series is above the other objects in the series.

Abstract: A method of configuring a widget and a tactile user interface which displays the widget are disclosed which enable menu-setting operations with minimal touch gestures and occupation of screen space. The interface includes a touch sensitive display device and memory which stores instructions for displaying the widget and a set of graphic objects together on the display device. The widget has two or more virtual sides, each of the sides being associated with a respective functionality. The widget is flipped, in response to a recognized touch gesture, from a first of the sides to a second of the sides, whereby the functionality of the widget is changed. The graphic objects are associated, in memory, with respective items having attributes. The graphic objects exhibit a response to the widget functionality of a currently displayed one of the sides of the widget based on the attributes of the respective items.

Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus for automatically rotating an image and a display unit, and an information storage medium storing image information. The apparatus including a photographing unit which generates image data and a rotation sensing unit which generates rotational information of a rotation state of the photographing unit. When an object is photographed, the rotation information of the image is obtained and stored together, and when the image is displayed, the rotation is analyzed and the image and display unit are automatically rotated. When an image including moving picture information is watched, an image always optimized to be horizontal without additional work by a user can be seen.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying data associated with a first application and data associated with a second application on a portable computing are disclosed. Data from physical and virtual sensors is captured and used to determine a context vector. The context vector may provide information about portable computing device usage. Application modes associated with the context vector by the first application and by the second application are identified in addition to a container mode associated with the context vector by a display container. In one embodiment, the display container is a virtual display space used to identify and describe data for display on a display device. A display configuration is determined form the application modes associated with the context vector and the container mode associated with the context vector and used to display data on a display device.

Abstract: An image reproducing apparatus includes a first displayer. A first displayer displays a photographed image having a size equivalent to a size of a monitor screen, on the monitor screen. A first changer changes a position of the photographed image displayed by the first displayer when a position changing operation is sensed so as to ensure a vacant region in a peripheral portion of the monitor screen. A second displayer displays attribute information indicating an attribute of the photographed image displayed by the first displayer, in the vacant region ensured by the first changer.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing method more excellent in convenience for the user. [Solving Means] An information processing system according to a first aspect of the present technology includes: an acquisition unit to acquire image data obtained by capturing a slide on which a plurality of sections obtained by cutting a single specimen in the same direction are discretely placed; a detector to detect a plurality of specimen areas in the acquired image data and to calculate position information relatively indicating positions of the individual specimen areas in a coordinate space of the image data, the plurality of specimen areas having the same shape and including the individual sections; a first storage unit to store the calculated position information; and a controller to switch display between the specimen areas based on the stored position information.

Abstract: A method performed by a processor of a electronic device, including rendering (402), on an electronic display, a line segment having a first direction and moving in a second direction. The method also includes a step of determining (404) whether the direction of the line segment (the first direction) is in the same direction that the line segment is moving (the second direction). If the processor determines that the line segment is not moving in the same direction of the direction of the line segment (the first direction), then the processor performs (408) a first action, such as adjusting the color intensity of the line segment. If the processor determines that the line segment is moving in the same direction of the direction of the line segment (e.g., the two directions are substantially parallel to each other), then the processor performs (406) a second action.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided, including detecting user applied twisting of an apparatus having a touch display that provides a desktop; and revealing a desktop extension on twist-direction side of the desktop in response to the detected twisting.

Abstract: A system includes multiple light emitting diodes (LEDs), where different LEDs are configured to generate light of different individual colors. The system also includes a display driver configured to generate drive signals for driving the LEDs. The display driver is configured in different phases of a repeating frame to activate different ones of the LEDs in order to generate the different individual colors of light. The display driver is also configured in a balancing phase of the repeating frame to activate two or more of the LEDs in order to generate a non-white color of light. The non-white color of light comprising a combination of at least two of the different individual colors of light.

Abstract: There is provided an organic light emitting display capable of improving the display quality of a low brightness region. The organic light emitting display includes pixels positioned at intersections of scan lines, emission control lines, and data lines, a converter for receiving data to generate brightness values, a timing controller for extracting emission time values and gamma values to correspond to the brightness values, an emission control line driver for supplying emission control signals to the emission control lines so that emission times of the pixels are controlled to correspond to the emission time values, and a gamma voltage generator for generating gamma voltages corresponding to the gamma values.

Abstract: A method of operating a data processing apparatus for testing visual acuity and/or visual contrast, the method comprising displaying symbols on a display device, the symbols displayed having luminance, colour and contrast, varying the luminance, colour and/or contrast or any one or combination of luminance, colour and/or contrast of the symbols displayed on the display device; and varying the time period for displaying the symbols.

Abstract: A light source device including: a boost-type conversion unit configured to convert an input AC voltage into a DC voltage; a detection unit configured to detect a voltage value of the input AC voltage; and a control unit configured to control the brightness of a light source unit on the basis of an input image signal. The control unit changes the timing of brightness change of the light source unit according to a voltage value detected by the detection unit.

Abstract: A color conversion circuit converts a three-primary-color signal PS0 to a 5-color signal PS5, and includes (i) a color component extraction module that generates, by performing isochromatic conversion, a 7-color signal PS2 made up of 7 color components equivalent in terms of color to color components d1 through d5 of the 5-color signal PS5, and (ii) a matrix operation module that generates color components of the 5-color signal by performing linear combination of the color components of the 7-color signal. With this, it is possible to realize a color conversion circuit by which colors represented by a signal after conversion can be adjusted using intuitively-understandable parameters.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, when a still image is displayed, applied voltages respectively corresponding to a total of n (n being an integer of not less than 4) types of gradation 0 to (n?1) are outputted to pixels. When a moving image is displayed, an applied voltage corresponding to a predetermined gradation m (1?m?(n?2)) is applied to the pixels instead of applied voltages respectively corresponding to gradations of less than the predetermined gradation m. Overdrive driving is performed with respect to a total of n types of gradation.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for encoding and decoding image data using localized gamut definitions. The localized gamut definitions may be defined based on gamut characteristics of the image data. A gamut transform is applied to the image data wherein color coordinates specified by the image data are mapped to corresponding color coordinates in the localized gamut definition. Use of localized gamut definitions may facilitate image data compression of increased color depth specification of image data.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit that includes a plurality of pixels and is configured to display at least one image frame by illuminating the plurality of pixels on a pixel basis; a motion measuring unit that measures a motion per pixel of the at least one image frame by comparing a plurality of image frames to be displayed on the display unit; and a controller that adjusts a light emission intensity and a light emission time per pixel of the display unit according to a magnitude of the measured motion.

Abstract: Provided is a micro-lens capable of changing a focal length. The micro-lens includes a plurality of electrodes, and an electrowetting liquid layer that is separable from the electrodes and that has a focal length that is controlled by a voltage applied to the electrodes.

Abstract: A method for recirculating ink in an inkjet printer includes applying air pressure to an ink supply to expel liquid ink through a plurality of inkjets in the printhead. An ink receptacle that is positioned at a predetermined distance from the inkjets collects the expelled ink. The ink receptacle moves into fluid communication with an ink supply, and the ink collected in the ink receptacle enters the ink supply.

Abstract: Disclosed is a printing apparatus capable of safe high-speed leakage detection and contact detection of a printhead. The leakage detection and contact detection are executed in the apparatus which prints on a printing medium by scanning a removable printhead mounted to a carriage. When the printhead is mounted, connection with a capacitor used in normal printing is disconnected, a lower voltage is applied to drive a printing element and monitor the voltage. If the monitored voltage is not less than a predetermined threshold, occurrence of a poor contact is determined. This is performed for electric contacts one by one. During the operation, a lower voltage is applied at a predetermined timing to drive a printing element and monitor the voltage. If the monitor voltage is not higher than a predetermined threshold, occurrence of current leakage is determined.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a liquid ejecting apparatus including: a liquid ejecting head having nozzles that eject a liquid; a plurality of liquid flow passages where the liquid to be supplied to the liquid ejecting head flows; and a heating portion that heats the liquid in the liquid flow passages, in which the liquid flow passages include circulation passages where at least a part of the liquid supplied to the liquid ejecting head is circulated to upstream of the heating portion by being discharged from the liquid ejecting head without passing through the nozzles; and non-circulation passages where the liquid supplied to the liquid ejecting head is not able to be circulated to upstream of the heating portion by being discharged from the liquid ejecting head without passing through the nozzles, and in which the circulation passages are disposed at outer sides of the other liquid flow passages.

Abstract: It is an objective of the present invention to provide an image processing method that can perform an accurate calibration corresponding to an ink receiving characteristic of a printing medium. The present invention obtains information regarding an ink amount that can be applied to a unit area of a printing medium. Then, the present invention determines, based on the information obtained, a combination of a plurality of ink application amounts corresponding to a plurality of first patches for adjusting ink application amounts corresponding to the respective gradation levels of an image to be printed on the printing medium.

Abstract: A printhead includes a nozzle and a jet control element. The jet control element includes a continuous heater element positioned to surround the nozzle and a plurality of three or more electrical contacts in electrical communication with the continuous heater element. The plurality of three or more electrical contacts define a plurality of three or more continuous heater element portions that are actuatable with sufficient independence so as to control jet steering. The number of the continuous heater element portions equals the number of electrical contacts.

Abstract: Provided is a printing method for multi-pass printing with column thinning in which the multi-pass number is not restricted to being a multiple of the column thinning number. A mask pattern of a size corresponding to the number of printing elements in use is prepared, and divided into blocks 1 to P. Taking R(x) to be the mask pattern for the region corresponding to block x (where x=1 to P), these P block mask patterns satisfy the following condition. Namely, for all integers s obtainable between the values from 1 to M, the arrangements of printing pixels exist in a complementary relationship with each other in the combination of mask patterns R(s), R(s+M), R(s+2M), and so on to R(s+N×M). However, for all s, N is taken to be the largest integer satisfying s+N×M?P.

Abstract: A continuous printing system includes a printhead and a controller. The printhead includes a nozzle and a jet control element including a continuous heater element positioned to surround the nozzle. A plurality of three or more electrical contacts is in electrical communication with the continuous heater element and define a plurality of three or more continuous heater element portions that are actuatable with sufficient independence so as to control jet steering. The number of the continuous heater element portions equals the number of electrical contacts. A controller is configured to apply a waveform to at least one of the plurality of three or more electrical contacts to affect at least one of the plurality of independently actuatable continuous heater element portions.

Abstract: A method of printing includes providing a printhead including a jet control element including a continuous heater element positioned to surround a nozzle. A plurality of three or more electrical contacts is in electrical communication with the continuous heater element. The plurality of three or more electrical contacts define a plurality of three or more continuous heater element portions that are actuatable with sufficient independence so as to control jet steering. The number of the continuous heater element portions equals the number of electrical contacts. A liquid is provided under a pressure sufficient to eject a jet of liquid through the nozzle. A waveform is applied to at least one of the plurality of three or more electrical contacts using a controller to affect at least one of the plurality of independently actuatable continuous heater element portions to control the jet of liquid.

Abstract: An inkjet printer ejects ink drops onto a surface of a print medium to form an ink image. A fluid emitter sprays fluid onto the ink image. The fluid sprayed on the ink image reduces or eliminates an offset of ink from the ink image during additional processing of the print medium after the ink image is printed on the print medium.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a recording head having a first nozzle row and a second nozzle row. One nozzles of the nozzles in a k-th nozzle group (1?k?p?1; p is the number of types of droplets) in the conveying direction and of the first nozzle row and second nozzle row ejects the specific type of droplets, and the other nozzles in a k-th nozzle group ejects droplets other than the specific types of droplets. The control unit controls to eject, in one of directions of the reciprocal movement, droplets other than the specific types of droplets from nozzle groups that do not eject the specific type of droplets and the specific type of droplets from the first and second nozzle groups that eject the specific type of droplets and in other one of the directions of the reciprocal movement, droplets other than the specific types of droplets from nozzle groups that do not eject the specific type of droplets.

Abstract: A printer includes a feed portion configured to feed a print medium in a sub-scanning direction, ejection port groups including a first ejection port group and a second ejection port group configured to eject a first ink and a second ink, respectively, the first ejection port group being disposed on an upstream side of the second ejection port group, a moving portion configured to relatively move the ejection port groups in a main scanning direction, and a control portion configured to cause at least one of ejection ports of the first ejection port group to eject the first ink a plurality of times to a dot array extending in the main scanning direction, and cause at least one of ejection ports of the second ejection port group to eject the second ink, at least once to the dot array onto which the first ink has been ejected.

Abstract: A printer includes an inkjet head that includes a plurality of individual flow passages each including a nozzle and a manifold commonly communicating with the plurality of individual flow passages, a heater that heatsink in the manifold, and a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of ink in the manifold. After the heater heatsink in the manifold, liquid droplets are ejected from the nozzles of the inkjet head. Abnormal ejection of the nozzle is detected based on a detected change in a temperature of the ink in the manifold.

Abstract: A printing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a carriage configured to mount a printhead and reciprocate, a driving unit configured to move the carriage, the driving unit including a motor as a driving source, a measurement unit configured to measure a velocity fluctuation of the carriage, a correction unit configured to correct driving of the motor by correction data to reduce a velocity fluctuation of the carriage arising from cogging of the motor, and a setting unit configured to set a parameter which defines a periodic fluctuation manner of the correction data. The setting unit determines a current preferable value of the parameter based on the velocity fluctuation measured by the measurement unit for a current set value of the parameter, and sets a next set value of the parameter from the determined preferable value.

Abstract: A printing control device comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive an instruction to perform adjustment of the number of droplets to be ejected from ejection ports of an ejection head on a unit region of a printing medium, the ejection ports corresponding to an energy generation element, the energy generation element using electrical energy to generate energy for ejecting liquid; and a decision control unit configured to decide an amount of the electrical energy to be applied to the energy generation element corresponding to the ejection ports so that each of the ejection ports ejects the droplets; wherein the decision control unit decides whether to decide an amount of the energy in response to the receiving unit's receiving the instruction.

Abstract: A continuous printer system includes a jet control element, associated with each nozzle bore of an array of nozzle bores, which is selectively actuated to form or steer or form and steer print drops from a liquid stream emitted from the associated nozzle bore. A memory element associated with the inkjet printer is selectively loaded during a printing operation with data that modifies the subsequent actuation of each of the jet control elements to form or steer or form and steer print drops that print pixels on a receiver in a second regularly spaced pixel grid, the second regularly spaced pixel grid having a second spatial density of pixels extending in a direction perpendicular to a travel path of the receiver that is different when compared to a first spatial density of a first regularly spaced pixel grid.

Abstract: A method of printing includes selectively loading a memory element during a printing operation with data that modifies a subsequent actuation of jet control elements to form or steer or form and steer print drops that print pixels on a receiver in a second regularly spaced pixel grid, the second regularly spaced pixel grid having a second spatial density of pixels extending in a direction perpendicular to a travel path of the receiver that is different when compared to a first spatial density of a first regularly spaced pixel grid, printing pixels on the receiver in the second regularly spaced pixel grid, and catching drops that are formed but not used to print pixels on the receiver in the first regularly spaced pixel grid or used to print pixels on the receiver in the second regularly spaced pixel grid.

Abstract: Detecting an issue in a digital printer that has an optical element positioned to direct a laser beam towards a photoconductor surface may include sending optical element position commands to move the optical element to compensate for inconsistent movements of a photoconductor drum and creating a record of the optical element position commands.

Abstract: Provided are an image scanning device that can prevent a rise in the temperature and overloading or overheating of a conveying motor during continuous conveying of document sheets, and a conveying device that includes the image scanning device. According to the present invention, the temperature of a drive motor and the temperature of the periphery of the drive motor are predicted, and based on the predicted values, the conveying mode is selected.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejection head formed by performing bonding and fixing operations speedily and highly accurately when a recording element board is bonded to a supporting member, the liquid ejection head having a high liquid-landing accuracy and achieving a high printing quality. A method of manufacturing the liquid ejection head is also provided. Heat is conducted from a holding member, which supports the recording element board, to a thermosetting adhesive via the supporting member, which supports the recording element board, in order to accelerate the curing of the adhesive.

Abstract: The inkjet recording method includes ejecting an inkjet ink toward a recording medium to form an ink image on the recording medium. The inkjet ink includes a pigment, water, a surfactant, and at least one of 3-methoxy-N,N-dimethylpropionamide and 3-n-butoxy-N,N-dimethylpropionamide. When Dp represents the diameter of a pigment portion in a dot image formed by dropping a droplet of the inkjet ink with a volume of 0.5 ?l on the recording medium, and Dv represent the diameter of a vehicle portion in the dot image, the ratio Dv/Dp is from 1.4 to 1.7.

Abstract: The inkjet recording method includes ejecting an inkjet ink toward a recording medium to form an ink image on the recording medium. The inkjet ink includes a pigment, water, a surfactant, and a compound having a formula (1) CH3OCH2CH2CON(CH3)2, and optionally includes a compound having a formula (2) CH3CH2CH2CH2OCH2CH2CON(CH3)2. The inkjet recording method satisfies a relation, 16?? cos ??26, wherein ? represents the surface tension of the inkjet ink in units of mN/m, and ? represents the angle of contact of the inkjet ink with the recording medium in units of degree measured 0.1 seconds after dropping an droplet of the inkjet ink with a volume of 2.5 ?l on the recording medium.

Abstract: A cleaning filling liquid for inkjet device comprising: Water; 10.0% by mass to 45% by mass per whole amount of the cleaning filling liquid of an amide compound having following structural formula (1).

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a recording head with multiple nozzles on a surface of the recording head to discharge droplets, the surface with the nozzles facing in a horizontal direction or in a direction leaning upward or downward with respect to the horizontal direction, a wiper to wipe the surface with the nozzles of the recording head from top to bottom, a guide member attached to the recording head at the lower end of the surface with the nozzles, to have contact with the wiper, and a cleaning member attached to a main body of the apparatus to clean the guide member.

Abstract: A first common tangent of a first pulley and a second pulley is in parallel with the scanning direction. A second external common tangent of the first pulley and a third pulley intersects with the scanning direction. A motor has a shaft extended in a first direction and connected to the third pulley. An endless belt is wound on the first, second, and third pulleys. A belt connecting potion is provided on the carriage and connected to the belt in a portion on the first external common tangent. The distance between the head passing region and the third pulley is greater than a radial difference obtained as the length of the radius of the motor minus the radius of the third pulley. The distance between the head passing region and the belt connecting portion is smaller than the radial difference.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming method and an ink composition whereby deterioration of a head plate, which is formed of silicon, is suppressed, and an image with higher precision is formed stably, the ink composition including an inorganic silicate compound and being ejected to form an image from an ink-jet head having a nozzle plate where a C8F17C2H4SiCl3 film (fluorocarbon film) is provided on the surface thereof at a side toward the ink ejection direction of a nozzle.

Abstract: An inkjet printhead includes a printhead die including: a mounting substrate on which the printhead die is mounted, the mounting substrate including: a base layer including a hole; an intermediate layer including: a first surface including a plurality of contact pads; a second surface opposite the first surface, the second surface being proximate the base layer; and a slot that is aligned with the hole in the base layer; and a face layer proximate the first surface of the intermediate layer, the face layer including a window, wherein the printhead die is disposed within the window such that an ink feed opening of the printhead die is in fluid communication with the slot in the intermediate layer of the mounting substrate; and a plurality of electrical interconnections connecting bond pads of the printhead die to the plurality of contact pads on the intermediate layer of the mounting substrate.

Abstract: A thin film forming apparatus which automatically forms, on an electrode layer formed on a substrate, a functional thin film which is crystallized from a precursor layer is disclosed, including a water-repellant film forming unit which forms, on a region other than a region on which is to be formed the functional thin film on the electrode layer, a water-repellant film which includes a self-assembled monolayer; an inkjet coating unit which coats, on the region on which is to be formed the functional thin film on the electrode layer, the precursor layer by an inkjet method; and a controller which controls, to within a predetermined time, a time from forming the water-repellant film with the water-repellant film forming unit to coating the precursor layer with the inkjet coating unit.

Abstract: In an inkjet print head an actuation chamber substantially extends in a first direction and the actuation chamber is associated with a piezo actuator arranged to generate a pressure wave in the actuation chamber. The pressure wave propagates in said first direction. A nozzle is associated with the actuation chamber such that a droplet may be expelled through the nozzle upon generation of the pressure wave in the actuation chamber. A reservoir is in fluid communication with the actuation chamber via an inlet and an outlet of the actuation chamber. A pump means is provided for pumping ink from the reservoir, via the inlet, through the actuation chamber, via the outlet back into said reservoir. The print head is provided with a means for reflecting the pressure wave at the outlet of the actuation chamber for enabling to generate a sufficient pressure at the nozzle for expelling the droplet.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a communication plate in which a first liquid chamber that communicate with a plurality of pressure chambers is formed, wherein a plurality of the first liquid chambers separated from each other are provided in the first direction and the first liquid chamber communicates with the pressure chamber through an opening in the thickness direction of the communication plate.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a substrate in which a pressure generating chamber that communicates with a nozzle opening is formed; and a piezoelectric element having a piezoelectric layer, a first electrode that is formed on a surface of the piezoelectric layer on a side of the substrate so as to correspond to the pressure generating chamber, and a second electrode that is formed on a surface of the piezoelectric layer opposite to the side on which the first electrode is formed so as to extend over a plurality of the pressure generating chambers, wherein the second electrode is formed to extend to an outside of the pressure generating chamber in a longitudinal direction of the pressure generating chamber.

Abstract: An inkjet printing system includes an inkjet printhead including a nozzle array and an ink inlet fluidically connected to the nozzle array; a pressure regulated ink supply including: an unvented regulator chamber including: a capillary medium; and an ink outlet connected to the ink inlet of the printhead; a free ink reservoir including an ink inlet connector; and a dividing wall disposed between the regulator chamber and the free ink reservoir, the dividing wall including an ink passageway permitting ink to pass from the free ink reservoir into the regulator chamber; a carriage configured to move the printhead and the pressure regulated ink supply back and forth across a print region; a stationarily mounted main ink supply; and a flexible ink supply line connecting the main ink supply to the ink inlet connector of the free ink reservoir.