Patents Issued in August 7, 2014
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Publication number: 20140218375Abstract: A device enabling for a user to control a flexible display more convenient and precise and a controlling method therefor, are discussed. According to one embodiment disclosed for this, the device includes a flexible display, a length measuring unit configured to measure an expanded length of the flexible display expanded from the device, a speed measuring unit configured to measure a speed of which the flexible display expanded from the device and a processor configured to control the flexible display, the length measuring unit, and the speed measuring unit, wherein if the flexible display is expanded to a unit length, the processor displays an application execution screen corresponding to the unit length in the flexible display.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Yongsin KIM
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Publication number: 20140218376Abstract: A system and method for image processing are provided. The system comprises a main computing device and a secondary computing device. The main computing device comprises a main graphics card and a main central processing unit, and the secondary computing device comprises a secondary graphics card and a secondary central processing unit. The main computing device is configured to detect the secondary computing device. The main central processing unit is configured to send a request to process raw image data together to the secondary central processing unit and allocate the raw image data to the main graphics card and the secondary graphics card after receiving a response from the secondary central processing unit. The main graphics card and the secondary graphics card are configured to process images based on the allocation of the main central processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: NVIDIA CorporationInventor: Maojiang (Jacen) LIN
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Publication number: 20140218377Abstract: A number (n?1) of graphics processing units (GPUs) are serially connected in a sever. When an nth GPU is connected to an (n?1)th GPU of the server, a first control unit of the nth GPU is activated to send a predetermined signal to a master GPU which is connected to a motherboard of the server, to request a slave address for the nth GPU. A second control unit of the master GPU is activated to assign the slave address and send the slave address to the nth GPU, wherein the second control unit of the master GPU detects how many GPUs are connected with each other serially in the server, determines a percentage of operation loads of each of the GPUs to balance the operation loads of the GPUs, and assigns the operation loads between all the GPUs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: CHIH-HUANG WU
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Publication number: 20140218378Abstract: A system on chip (SoC) and a method of operating the same are provided. The SoC includes a central processing unit (CPU) controlling a memory operation and a display operation on a current frame of an image based on generation of the image and an interrupt signal; an image generator requesting data of the current frame from a memory according to control of the CPU; a UD unit determining whether the current frame is updated, detecting whether an update region is a partial frame based on virtual addresses included in a request of the image generator, and outputting the interrupt signal corresponding to the update region to the CPU; a memory controller storing the update region in the memory according to the control of the CPU; and a display controller accessing the memory and outputting the update region to a display device according to the control of the CPU.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: JONG HO ROH, Kyoung Man Kim, Young Mok Song, Jong Hyup Lee, Jae Young Hur, Sung Min Hong, Byung Tak Lee, Kee Moon Chun
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Publication number: 20140218379Abstract: A device, system and method for transferring network data are presented. The device includes: a data processing module configured to convert a data signal in a TMDS signal output via a DVI of a graphics card to network data for being transferred via a network; and a network transmitter for receiving the network data and transferring the network data to an external device via the network. The data signal is generated by encoding texture data generated by a GPU of the graphics card by a digital video sender of the graphics card. The texture data is generated by binding a pointer to general computing data stored in a device memory of the graphics card to a texture stored in the device memory by the GPU. The general computing data is generated by general computation executed by the GPU.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATIONInventors: ZHEN JIA, Shu ZHANG, Jun QIU
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Publication number: 20140218380Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided in which a digital image is transmitted to a presentation projector resource over a wireless transmission medium using a reduced amount of bandwidth by transmitting a subset of the digital image data. The subset of image data may be a delta subset that represents those areas of the image that have changed since the previous transmission. The subset image data may also be a scalable vector graphics representation of the subset of the digital image. A projector discovery logic selects a suitable projector resource based on the order or signal strength of the discovery replies. A wireless image transmission session is established with the selected projector resource during which the projector is unavailable to other devices. The subset image data may be compressed and transmission coordinated with the projector resource so that the data is sent only when it is ready to be received.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: David Elliott SLOBODIN, Rob HOEYE, Jorell A. OLSON, Paul LONG, Marques Ronald GIRARDELLI, Joshua DUFFY
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Publication number: 20140218381Abstract: An image access method applicable to an image access device is provided. The method includes: providing a plurality of codes that respectively represent a plurality of image sources; determining a plurality of sets of access settings according to a pixel format arrangement, each set of access setting corresponding to a code arrangement combination composed of the codes; and sequentially accessing data of the image sources by the image access apparatus according to the code arrangement combinations corresponding to the access settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Chih-Hao Chang, Huan-Chun Tseng, Cheng-Yu Hsieh
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Publication number: 20140218382Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus pertaining to one embodiment has: a first processor that operates by a first program and reads pixel data from a storage unit; a second processor that operates by a second program, performs processing to the pixel data, and writes the processed pixel data back to the storage unit; and a buffer circuit that transfers the pixel data from the first processor to the second processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Renesas Mobile CorporationInventors: Manabu Koike, Akihiro Yamamoto, Atsushi Nakamura, Hideaki Kido
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Publication number: 20140218383Abstract: A system and method for illustrating enterprise data. An example method includes accessing data from an enterprise application, wherein the data is organized into one or more objects; categorizing the one or more objects based on a grouping criterion, resulting in one or more groups of one or more categorized objects in response thereto; displaying representations of the one or more categorized objects as nodes of a visualization such that each node is positioned in a section of the visualization according to a group associated with the node, resulting in one or more sections of nodes corresponding to the one or more groups; and adjusting a luminance of each node based on a node-appearance criterion. The visualization may be automatically sectioned based on a select combination of user-specified data attributes or criteria, where the selected combination yields a visualization with the most dark nodes in a given section.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Oracle International CorporationInventor: Manish Srivastava
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Publication number: 20140218384Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a recording image generation unit which generates recording image data from image data input by an image input unit, based on a first gamma characteristic; a display image generation unit which generates display image data from the image data based on a second gamma characteristic in correspondence with a characteristic of a display unit; a determination unit which determines whether or not the recording image data includes a portion of luminance levels which are not less than a predetermined threshold; a display data generation unit which generates display data for indicating the portion of the luminance levels which are not less than the predetermined threshold; and a display control unit which superimposes the display data on the display image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yasushi Ito
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Publication number: 20140218385Abstract: A system and method for automatically identifying a region of interest in an image of a screen may include identifying a set of elements in the image and determining a respective set of regions, the set of regions respectively containing the set of elements; combining at least a first and second regions included in the set of regions to produce a composite region; and associating the composite region with an element in the image of the screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Applitools LTD.Inventor: Adam CARMI
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Publication number: 20140218386Abstract: According to an aspect, a color conversion device includes a signal processing unit and a signal output unit. When a color specified in a predetermined color space by color data based on input signals is a color outside a defined color gamut defined in the color space, the signal processing unit generates in-defined-gamut data, and when the color specified in the color space by the color data based on the input signals is a color on a border of or inside the defined color gamut, the signal processing unit does not convert the color data based on the input signals into color data of a color different from that specified by the color data based on the input signals, and generates in-defined-gamut data identical to the color data based on the input signals, and. The signal processing unit generates output signals based on the in-defined-gamut data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Hirokazu Tatsuno, Toshiyuki Nagatsuma, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe
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Publication number: 20140218387Abstract: System and method for view navigation guidance system for a physical display that is smaller than the virtual display it needs to display. Guidance map placed in a heads-up display layer within a small user defined area of the physical display provides an instantaneous indication of the current position of the screen view with minimal obstruction of the contents information. Color selection for the guidance map is automatically determined based on the background color in the main display layer beneath the map. The guidance map area on a touch screen display may include tapping controls, and the position of the guidance map can be dynamically altered by the user during the view navigation to control the navigation parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: INNOVENTIONS, INC.Inventor: David Y. Feinstein
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Publication number: 20140218388Abstract: Display systems and image processing methods process pre-subpixel rendered images embedded in input color image data. The display systems include a pre-subpixel rendered (P-SPR) image detector that detects locations of a marking code that marks the portion of the input data that has been pre-subpixel rendered and which is ready for direct display. Several display system embodiments comprise first and second image data paths; the input data that requires sub-pixel rendering proceeds along the first path while the P-SPR image data proceeds along the second path. Another display system embodiment processes the combined input and P-SPR data along a single data path. Techniques for marking and detecting P-SPR image data using two distinct marking codes are presented in the context of the sub-pixel layout of the display. Techniques for using P-SPR data to display high-quality graphical symbols (e.g., font glyphs) are suitable for small, low-cost devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LtdInventors: MICHAEL FRANCIS HIGGINS, SEOK JIN HAN, CANDICE HELLEN BROWN ELLIOTT
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Publication number: 20140218389Abstract: Various baseline security measurements of assets are collected and calculated by the system. A user creates a what-if scenario by changing one or more baseline security measurements. The system generates interactive, animated graphs that compare the baseline security measurements against the what-if scenario.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: ALLGRESS, INC.Inventors: Jeff Bennett, Mike Stager, Gordon Shevlin, William Tang
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Publication number: 20140218390Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for anti-aliasing. During a first processing pass of a plurality of graphics primitives, z data is computed for multiple samples of each pixel in an image to generate a multi-sample z buffer. During a second processing pass of the graphics primitives, computed color values corresponding to each pixel in a color buffer that stores one color value for each pixel are accumulated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATIONInventors: Christian Jean Rouet, Eric Brian Lum, Rui Manuel Bastos
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Publication number: 20140218391Abstract: One or more devices may receive information associated with multiple electronic communications intended for a user; identify attributes of the multiple electronic communications; determine, based on the attributes, display data for displaying representations of multiple electronic communications; and cause, based on the display data, the representations of the, multiple electronic communications to be displayed as a graphical display of icons arranged in a particular graphical structure in which the icons are connected via links. The icon may correspond to the representation of an electronic communication. The icon may be presented within the graphical display to visually indicate, to the user, an attribute of the electronic communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: James T. MCCONNELL, Anthony Lemus
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Publication number: 20140218392Abstract: A method of selectively displaying maps on a mobile device. The method sends a map application, which had been displaying a first map, to the background. The method then returns the map application to the foreground. The method then determines whether to redisplay the previous map or display a map surrounding the then current location of the device. The determination is based on various factors including user interaction, time that the map application has been in the background and distance traveled while the map application is in the background.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Bradford A. Moore, Christopher Blumenberg, Catherine A. Edwards, Marcel van Os, Patrice O. Gautier, Sarah G. Barbour
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Publication number: 20140218393Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; a memory configured to store a material texture assigned to a type of an application executed on the mobile terminal; a display unit configured to display screen information having the material texture assigned to the type of the application executed on the mobile terminal; and a controller configured to receive an input on the displayed screen information, and apply a visually changing textural effect to the displayed screen information that corresponds to the material texture assigned to the type of the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yoonmi LEE, Yoongwoo YOON, Nara YOON
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Publication number: 20140218394Abstract: Displaying media items on a map includes: obtaining a plurality of media items; selecting a first representative media item that defines a first region; determining a first set of media items that belong to the first region; selecting a second representative media item, wherein the second representative media item does not belong to the first region, and the second representative media item defines a second region; determining a second set of media items that belong to the second region; and displaying on the map a first set of media items that belong to the first region and a second set of media items that belong to the second region, including displaying the first representative media item on the map at a first location corresponding to the first region, and displaying the second representative media item on the map at a second location corresponding to the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Gregor Hochmuth, Tim Van Damme, Philip McAllister, Kevin Systrom
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Publication number: 20140218395Abstract: According to one embodiment, image processor includes generator and superimposing module. The generator generates enlarged image including display area larger than that of input image. The enlarged image is generated by synthesizing first extrapolated image and second extrapolated image with the input image. The first extrapolated image is synthesized with respect to first enlarged area positioned outside of display area of the input image and adjacent to the display area. The first extrapolated image includes continuity with the input image. The second extrapolated image is synthesized with respect to second enlarged area positioned outside the first enlarged area. The second extrapolated image includes pixel gradient smoother than that of the first extrapolated image. The superimposing module superimposes small image on display area in which the first extrapolated image and the second extrapolated image are synthesized. Area of the small image is smaller than that of the second extrapolated image.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yoshiharu MOMONOI, Kenzo ISOGAWA, Kazuyasu OHWAKI
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Publication number: 20140218396Abstract: A system and method for label placement is disclosed that achieves the twin goals of practical efficiency and high labeling quality by employing cartographic heuristics. A caller defines map and label properties. Then labels are pulled within a map boundary. Labels are next ordered by priority in descending importance. The order of testing labels is determined. Attempts are made to move overlapping labels. This is an iterative process; therefore there must be criteria that halt the procedure. Upon reaching an acceptable solution, the label properties are adjusted to reflect the new label placements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Inventor: Theodore J. Gelber
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Publication number: 20140218397Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are therefore provided to enable virtual planning and selection of devices. In this regard, the method, apparatus, and computer program product may receive an image, where the image includes a set of image scale values. The image scale values may map the image size to real world units of measure. The image scale values may be used to scale the size of a model of a device, such that the model of the device may be superimposed on the image. The model of the device may be manipulated to view the relationship of the device model to the image to assist with selection of the proper device for a procedure. In this manner, a practitioner may visualize the device in the same scale as the image, so that the practitioner may be assured that the size and scale of the device is accurate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: MCKESSON FINANCIAL HOLDINGSInventors: Victor Rutman, Ifat Lavi, Ran Kornowski
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Publication number: 20140218398Abstract: Systems and methods for managing computing systems are provided. One system includes a capture device for capturing environmental inputs, memory storing code comprising a management module, and a processor. The processor, when executing the code comprising the management module, is configured to perform the method below. One method includes capturing an environmental input, identifying a target device in the captured environmental input, and comparing the target device in the captured environmental input to a model of the target device. The method further includes recognizing, in real-time, a status condition of the target device based on the comparison and providing a user with troubleshooting data if the status condition is an error condition. Also provided are physical computer storage mediums including a computer program product for performing the above method.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: David T. WINDELL
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Publication number: 20140218399Abstract: Systems and methods for managing computing systems are provided. One system includes a capture device for capturing environmental inputs, memory storing code comprising a management module, and a processor. The processor, when executing the code comprising the management module, is configured to perform the method below. One method includes capturing an environmental input, identifying a target device in the captured environmental input, and comparing the target device in the captured environmental input to a model of the target device. The method further includes recognizing, in real-time, a status condition of the target device based on the comparison and providing a user with troubleshooting data if the status condition is an error condition. Also provided are physical computer storage mediums including a computer program product for performing the above method.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: David T. WINDELL
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Publication number: 20140218400Abstract: A method for providing real estate data on an interactive map which provides an interactive map display over which various real estate data layers may be overlaid to provide information regarding displayed property parcels. The present invention generally includes a central communication unit and a user device communicatively interconnected with the central communication unit via a communications network. The central communication unit is adapted to periodically access real estate data from one or more data providers to maintain a data repository containing real estate data regarding a plurality of properties. The user device utilizes a software application to retrieve such real estate data from the central communication unit and display a user interface having a map showing a plurality of map tiles. A data layer may be overlaid over the map to provide the real estate data in an easy-to-read manner while exploring a geographic area on the map.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: PropertyRadar, Inc.Inventors: Sean O'Toole, Brian Panulla, Rob Lusardi, Justin Barry, Gregory Haun
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Publication number: 20140218401Abstract: A digital manipulator for an inverter and an image display method for the digital manipulator are disclosed. The digital manipulator is connected to and an external computer. The images used by the digital manipulator are edited by editing software in an external computer and are downloaded to LCM of the digital manipulator to display. The digital manipulator has a plurality of function buttons. Corresponding functions of the function buttons are assigned via editing software by a user. As a result, the digital manipulator is more flexible to use, and users are allowed to configure a digital manipulator based on own individual requests and operating habits.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Shih-Min CHOU, Chien-Chih CHIU
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Publication number: 20140218402Abstract: A computer implemented method includes receiving a request to display an image. The image is displayed as a succession of subimages such that a human eye perceives the subimages as the image and a photograph or screen shot at any point in time captures a single subimage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: KEEPSAFE SOFTWARE, INC.Inventors: Zouhair Belkoura, Philipp Berner
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Publication number: 20140218403Abstract: A computer implemented method includes receiving a request to display text. The text is displayed as a succession of subimages such that a human eye perceives the subimages as the text and a photograph or screen shot at any point in time captures a subset of the subimages representing an incomplete version of the text.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: KeepSafe Software, Inc.Inventors: Zouhair Belkoura, Philipp Berner
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Publication number: 20140218404Abstract: Methods, systems and applications for updating, enhancing, organizing, and utilizing geographic maps, for locating points of interest and places of businesses, or POI's. Embodiments provide a method for collecting geo-coordinate data on POIs by eliciting participation of the business owners or designated employees to identify the specific locations of POI's on a map; a map program which synchronizes to a centralized database where POI and other more frequently changing and time-dependent map information is downloaded to individual users; a map program, where in addition to the standard contact information, “qualitative” information and website links are included in an POI information box to aid in pre-qualifying a POI before selection and in booking a reservation; a method for locating markers on an Internet-based search engine map; and an improved contact management system that allows locations of contacts to be viewed on a map while minimizing address geocoding.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Never-Search, Inc.Inventor: Keith Kreft
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Publication number: 20140218405Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for providing a display of clusters is provided. A plurality of cluster spines is presented in a two-dimensional display. Each cluster spine includes a vector of document clusters. A compass is positioned over at least a portion of the clusters of one or more of the spines. A spine label for at least one of the spines within the compass is placed around a circumference of the compass. One of the spine labels is pinned to the compass at a fixed location. The compass is reoriented within the display and the pinned spine label is displayed at the fixed location on the reoriented compass.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: FTI Technology LLCInventors: Jonathan M. Borchardt, Edward L. Walter
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Publication number: 20140218406Abstract: A method for magnifying a screen content executed by an input device is disclosed. The method is suitable for magnifying a display content of a computer device and includes that the input device receives an informed command from the computer device. The informed command indicates whether the operation system of the computer device supports a system magnifier. If the operation system supports the system magnifier, the input device outputs a first magnification command to the computer device according to pressing of a function key. The computer device initializes the system magnifier of the operation system and magnifies the screen content according to the first magnification command. If the operation system doesn't support the system magnifier, the input device outputs a second magnification command provided by the input device to the computer device, so that the second magnification command magnifies the screen content according to the second magnification command.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: DEXIN CORPORATIONInventor: YUAN-JUNG CHANG
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Publication number: 20140218407Abstract: Techniques for operation chart rescaling are described. In at least some embodiments, an operations chart is provided that tracks various parameters for an operation. The operations chart can include visual indicia of operation parameters, such as an operation value indicator that indicates a current operation value. A progress indicator can also be included that provides a visual indication of operation progress. In response to a change in an operation value for the operations chart (e.g., a change in data rate), the operations chart can be rescaled to visually reflect the change in operation value. In at least some implementations, techniques are employed to smooth visual movement of chart elements during a rescaling operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Francisco Alvarez Cavazos, Jonathan M. Class, Jordi Mola, Guillermo Ortiz Peña, Benjamin N. Truelove
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Publication number: 20140218408Abstract: A method of controlling a stretchable display including a stretchable substrate, stretchable in at least one direction, and a display unit that is on the stretchable substrate and displays an image, the method including obtaining stretch information of the stretchable substrate using at least two acceleration sensors provided on edges of the stretchable substrate, predicting a shape change of the display unit on the basis of the stretch information, and controlling the display unit on the basis of the shape change.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Inventors: Dae-Heon KWON, Jae-Won CHOI
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Publication number: 20140218409Abstract: In order to display a digital drawing on a display screen of a terminal device at a scale reduction compliant accurately to actual dimensions, a CPU 52 of a tablet-type terminal device 50 displays drawing data of a digital drawing on a display screen 51 at a predetermined scale reduction. At this time, the CPU 52 references attribute information of the data of the digital drawing, compares it with a display density of the tablet-type terminal device 50, and displays a design drawing on the display screen 51 at a selected fixed scale reduction. In this configuration, the drawing data at a scale reduction compliant accurately to actual dimensions can be displayed on the display screen of the terminal device. Since the display compliant accurately to the actual dimensions is achieved, a user can measure distances and dimensions by directly using a triangle scale 100 on the display screen 51.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Seiko Infotech Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Kawatani, Eiji Furuyama
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Publication number: 20140218410Abstract: A system for efficiently generating device-dependent anaglyph images includes a display device for presenting anaglyph images in a three-dimensional format. An anaglyph converter includes a conversion manager that interacts with system users to perform configuration procedures for generating anaglyph images. The configuration procedures are utilized to define one or more imaging parameters that are dependent upon imaging characteristics of said display device. The imaging parameters may include ghosting reduction parameters and color adjustment parameters. A processor device typically controls the conversion manager to perform the anaglyph image generation procedures.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Inventors: Sirui Hu, Alexander Berestov, Jianing Wei
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Publication number: 20140218411Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for improving a color shift of viewing angle of skin color of an LCD screen. The method comprises: comparing the gamma curves and the chromaticity of 0-255 grayscale of front viewing angle and oblique viewing angle of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) after adjusting according to the initial white balance voltage and changing the voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage according to the color shift result to make a color shift value of oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen be always within a specification requirement. Through foregoing method, the present invention makes the color shift of skin color of viewing angle of the LCD screen is always within the specification requirement.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. Ltd.Inventors: Lixuan Chen, Chih-tsung Kang
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Publication number: 20140218412Abstract: A display device including a display panel having an image display area and a non-display area, a driver circuit unit to feed an image formation driving signal to the display panel and a controller is provided. The display panel includes a transparent board including a light shielding portion formed along an edge thereof to define the non-display area and a light transmitting portion formed at a part of the light shielding portion, a rear board placed to face the transparent board and a logo module placed on a rear surface of the transparent board to overlap the light transmitting portion to outwardly display a logo through the light transmitting portion. At least a part of the driver circuit unit is formed on one of the transparent board and the rear board so as to overlap the light shielding portion. The display device may minimize a lower bezel region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Deung HWANGBO, Junki KIM
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Publication number: 20140218413Abstract: A pixel includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are formed on a lower substrate. The third electrode is formed on an upper substrate and above a position between the first and second electrodes. Liquid crystals are formed between the upper and lower substrates. A method for driving the pixel includes providing a first data voltage to the first electrode, providing a second data voltage to the second electrode, and providing a common voltage to the third electrode. The common voltage is substantially the mean value of the first and second data voltages.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Fang-Cheng Yu, Szu-Yu Lin, Cheng-Yeh Tsai
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Publication number: 20140218414Abstract: A comparator unit includes: a comparison section configured to compare a control pulse with an electric potential based on a signal voltage; and a control section configured to control, based on the control pulse, operation and non-operation of the comparison section.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ken Kikuchi, Takaaki Sugiyama, Takehiro Misonou, Genichiro Oga, Takahiro Kita
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Publication number: 20140218415Abstract: A pixel circuit of a display device includes a capacitor having first and second electrodes, a switching transistor having a gate terminal coupled to a scan line, a first terminal coupled to a data line, and a second terminal coupled to the capacitor's first electrode, an emission control transistor having a gate terminal coupled to an emission control line, a first terminal coupled to a power supply, and a second terminal, the emission control line being coupled to the emission control transistor's gate terminal and the capacitor's second electrode, and a panel distribution compensating voltage being applied to the capacitor's second electrode through the emission control line, a driving transistor having a gate terminal coupled to the capacitor's first electrode, a first terminal coupled to the emission control transistor's second terminal, and a second terminal, and an organic light emitting diode coupled to the driving transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Sang-Jin Pak
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Publication number: 20140218416Abstract: A display unit displays an image. A light emission unit emits light to the display unit. A control unit controls the light emission brightness of the light emission unit. A gradation correction unit executes a gradation correction processing to the image to be displayed by the display unit based on the light emission brightness of the light emission unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Inventors: Yasuo Suzuki, Joji Kamahara
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Publication number: 20140218417Abstract: A display device which effectively reduces the occurrences of a false contour is provided. A driver digitally drives each pixel by obtaining a plurality of bit data from pixel data for one pixel to assign the plurality of bit data to a corresponding subframe; configuring one frame with a predetermined number of unit frames; and supplying corresponding bit data in each unit frame to each pixel. Specifically, an analyzing circuit 5-5 predicts a probability of occurrence of a false contour in one screen of the video signal based on the presence or absence of a true contour. A display method based on the video signal is set in accordance with an analysis result.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: GLOBAL OLED TECHNOLOGY LLCInventor: Kazuyoshi KAWABE
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Publication number: 20140218418Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for selecting a temporal modulation method according to an analysis of image data and for controlling a pixel array according to the temporal modulation method. The analysis may involve analyzing at least one of image content data or image gamut data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Pouya Bastani, Alok Govil, Behnam Bastani
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Publication number: 20140218419Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit and corresponding display panel and electronic apparatus. A pixel element includes a self-luminous element and a drive transistor connected to a power supply line. In an emission period of the self-luminous element, an active voltage and an intermediate voltage are sequentially applied between the power supply line and a potential line with a pulse-shaped waveform such that a predetermined luminance duration is obtained in the emission period. In a non-emission period of the self-luminous element, an off-state voltage is applied between the power supply line and the potential line so as to maintain the self-luminous element in a non-emission state.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Hasegawa, Teppei Isobe
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Publication number: 20140218420Abstract: Disclosed here in is a display apparatus, including, a pixel array section including a plurality of pixels arrayed in rows and columns and each including an electro-optical device, a pixel circuit provided commonly to each plural ones of the pixels in the same pixel row in the pixel array section and including a writing transistor for writing an image signal, a holding capacitor for holding the image signal written by the writing transistor and a driving transistor for driving the electro-optical devices of the plural pixels, and a plurality of scanning circuits configured to time-divisionally and selectively place the electro-optical devices included in the pixels into a forwardly biased state.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Yamashita, Katsuhide Uchino
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Publication number: 20140218421Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus and a control method thereof, the display apparatus including: a display unit which includes a plurality of pixels with an organic light emitting diode (OLED); a power supply which supplies power to the display unit; an image processor which processes an image signal in accordance with the plurality of pixels; and a controller which divides the frame into a plurality of sub-frames, assigns bit weights to each of the divided sub-frames, and controls the power supply to supply a voltage which is adjusted by the assigned bit weights in accordance with the sub-frames to the display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang-hoon LEE, Myoung-jun LEE, Eun-il CHO, Byeong-cheol HYEON
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Publication number: 20140218422Abstract: A display device according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes a determination unit to determine a display mode, a light generator to selectively irradiate a 2D light or a hologram 3D light, a spatial light modulator to selectively display a 2D image or a hologram 3D image, and a control unit that controls the light generator to selectively irradiate the 2D light or the hologram 3D light and controls the spatial light modulator to modulate the 2D light or the hologram 3D light irradiated from the light generator to display the 2D image or the hologram 3D image according to the display mode determined by the determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Inventors: Woojae PARK, Dowoo Kwon, Wonseok Moon
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Publication number: 20140218423Abstract: A medium transportation device includes a transportation section that transports a recording medium in a transport direction; a winding section that winds the recording medium transported by the transportation section; and a medium support section that is disposed between the transportation section and the winding section and has a medium support section supporting the recording medium. The medium support section has a support sliding section including a first surface and a second surface. A coefficient of friction of the first surface with the recording medium is greater than a coefficient of friction of the medium support surface with the recording medium and a coefficient of friction of the second surface with the recording medium is lower than the coefficient of friction of the first surface with the recording medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuneyuki SASAKI, Yasuo NARAMATSU
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Publication number: 20140218424Abstract: A transfer image forming apparatus including an ink applying unit for applying an ink to an intermediate transfer member to form an intermediate image; a heating unit for irradiating the intermediate transfer member with at least infrared light to heat the intermediate image; and a transferring unit for pressing a recording medium against the intermediate transfer member having formed thereon the intermediate image to transfer the intermediate image onto the recording medium. The intermediate transfer member includes a substrate, and at least a second layer, a metal layer, and a first layer as a surface layer provided in the stated order on the substrate. The heat conductivity of the second layer has is smaller than that of the first layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Noribumi Koitabashi, Haruhiko Terai, Toru Ohnishi