Patents Issued in May 14, 2015
  • Publication number: 20150130823
    Abstract: Methods of adaptive image compensation are provided. A method of adaptive image compensation includes receiving illumination information sensed by a light sensor. The method includes calculating image characteristic information by analyzing an input image. The method includes determining a frame rate responsive to at least one among the illumination information, the image characteristic information, and a frame rate control signal. Moreover, the method includes compensating the input image responsive to the frame rate. Related apparatuses and image processing systems are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Bo Young Kim, Kyoung Man Kim
  • Publication number: 20150130824
    Abstract: A method of operating a timing controller, which communicates with a host through a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI) and communicates with a display panel module through a display interface, is provided. The method includes storing image data compressed by one of the host and the timing controller in a frame memory, decompressing the image data stored in the frame memory, and performing panel self-refresh on the display panel module using the decompressed image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Jae Chul LEE, Jong Seon KIM, Wai DUSTIN, Keun Ho RYU, Jong Sung LEE
  • Publication number: 20150130825
    Abstract: A method for computing eigenvectors and eigenvalues of a square matrix in a high performance computer involves dynamically reallocating the computer's computing cores for various phases of the computation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Cheng Liao
  • Publication number: 20150130826
    Abstract: For a given texture address, a texture sampler fetches and reduces texture data with a filter accumulator suitable for providing a weighted average over a variety of filter footprints. A multi-mode texture sampler is configurable to provide both a wide variety of footprints in either a separable or non-separable filter modes and allow for a filter footprint significantly wider than the bi-linear (2Ɨ2 texel) footprint. In embodiments, sub-sample addresses are generated by the texture sampler logic to accommodate a desired footprint. The sub-sample addresses may be generated and sequenced by multi-texel units, such as 2Ɨ2 texel quads, for efficient filtering. In embodiments, filter coefficients are cached from coefficient tables stored in memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Liang Peng, Steven Spangler
  • Publication number: 20150130827
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display section that includes a light source and displays a displayed image based on image data and an image correction section that corrects the image data based on correction data. The image correction section corrects a color in the image by switching the correction data between first correction data which enables correction in which a displayed color in the displayed image conforms to a reference color and second correction data which enables correction in which a displayed color in the displayed image conforms to a color within an allowable range set in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Kenji Mizushiro
  • Publication number: 20150130828
    Abstract: An image file generation device comprises a first image data acquisition device that acquires N-bit first image data, a second image data generation device that generates M (M<N)-bit second image data, a third image data generation device that selects low brightness pixels with a predetermined brightness level from among respective pixels of the first image data to generate third image data with the number of gradations more than the number of gradations assigned to pixel values equal to or less than the brightness level of the second image data, on the basis of the low brightness pixels, and an image file generation device that generates an image file in which the second image data, the third image data, and brightness level information showing the brightness level used for generating the third image data, are associated with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio WATANABE, Masaya TAMARU
  • Publication number: 20150130829
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a parameter estimation unit that estimates a first parameter for aligning first output image data with original image data and a second parameter for aligning second output image data with the original image data, a pixel value mapping unit that generates first pixel value mapping data associating color components of a pixel of the first output image data with color components of a corresponding pixel of the original image data and second pixel value mapping data associating color components of a pixel of the second output image data with color components of a corresponding pixel of the original image data, a map estimation unit that obtains a first map and a second map based on the first and second pixel value mapping data, and a conversion unit that converts a pixel value of the original image data based on the first and second maps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyasu AIZAKI, Satoshi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20150130830
    Abstract: A measurement information display system includes a measuring apparatus that measures biological and/or behavioral information of a user, and the measurement information display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display unit with a screen; a communication unit that communications with the measuring apparatus to acquire the information, and a display control unit that causes the display unit to display a plurality of graphs on the screen, where the graphs represent the information. The graphs include a first graph located on a first portion of the screen and a second graph located on a second portion of the screen overlapping the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Shintaro NAGASAKI, Akira HATTA, Yukari ARAKI, Masaaki NONOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150130831
    Abstract: A method for distorting a digital image comprising receiving the coordinates of one or more than one image reference point defined by a user within the digital image, receiving one or more than one spatial offset assigned by the user and associated with the coordinates of the one or more than one defined image reference point, providing a mixing function algorithm embodied on a computer-readable medium for distorting the digital image, calculating an offset matrix by applying the mixing function algorithm based on the one or more than one spatial offset and the coordinates of the one or more than one defined image reference point; and distorting the digital image by application of the offset matrix. A graphic tag may be associated with each of the defined image reference points and displayed over the digital image, and the assignment of the spatial offset may be accomplished by movement of the graphic tag with the pointing device. Abstract image reference points may be used to limit distortion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Nils Kokemohr
  • Publication number: 20150130832
    Abstract: A mobile terminal-based image display method, system, and a mobile terminal are described. The method may include acquiring, by a mobile terminal, a material image and fusing a background image and the material image. The mobile terminal may display the fused images together. Further, the mobile terminal may monitor a shake state, and, based on the shake state, control a movement of the material image against the background image. Application of embodiments of the method, system and mobile terminal may effectively improve image interaction success rates, and increase eCPM values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Bin Zhou
  • Publication number: 20150130833
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to electronic technology and provide a map superposition method and an electronic device, capable of solving the problem associated with low positioning accuracy and limited information available for users due to lack of detailed map information on a small area. A first image is obtained. First identification information contained in the first image and second identification information contained in a first map are adjusted and compared. The first image is superimposed on the first map to obtain a second map when the comparison indicates that a predetermined condition is satisfied. Operations associated with a map application are performed based on the second map. The embodiments of the present disclosure solves the problem associated with low positioning accuracy and limited information available due to lack of detailed map information on a small area and improves the user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicants: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED, BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD.
    Inventor: Yufeng MAO
  • Publication number: 20150130834
    Abstract: Digital images are captured of uninstalled memory modules, an identifying portion of a target computer system, and empty memory module sockets within the target computer system. The captured digital images are analyzed to identify each of the uninstalled memory modules and the number and type of empty memory module sockets. A predetermined set of installation rules associated with the target computer system are used to determine a memory module configuration that identifies the uninstalled memory modules to be installed in the empty memory module sockets. Real-time digital video of a user installing each of the memory modules in one of the empty memory module sockets is captured and displayed on a display device. The displayed digital video is augmented with a computer generated graphic element or audio identifying which empty memory module socket should receive a particular memory module. Other pluggable components may be similarly configured and installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Amanda J. Daly, Cynthia M. Grosser, Paul D. Kangas, Dale N. Weiler
  • Publication number: 20150130835
    Abstract: Digital images are captured of uninstalled memory modules, an identifying portion of a target computer system, and empty memory module sockets within the target computer system. The captured digital images are analyzed to identify each of the uninstalled memory modules and the number and type of empty memory module sockets. A predetermined set of installation rules associated with the target computer system are used to determine a memory module configuration that identifies the uninstalled memory modules to be installed in the empty memory module sockets. Real-time digital video of a user installing each of the memory modules in one of the empty memory module sockets is captured and displayed on a display device. The displayed digital video is augmented with a computer generated graphic element or audio identifying which empty memory module socket should receive a particular memory module. Other pluggable components may be similarly configured and installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Amanda J. Daly, Cynthia M. Grosser, Paul D. Kangas, Dale N. Weiler
  • Publication number: 20150130836
    Abstract: Technologies for adapting content to augmented reality virtual objects include a content consumption device to render selected content and a mobile computing device to render a virtual object within the physical environment of the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device may transfer the virtual object to the content consumption device. The content consumption device may adapt the content based on the transferred virtual object, and render the adapted content. The adapted content may be selected from a number of pre-defined scenes, or may be generated to include the virtual object. The adapted content may include other characters or objects that react to the transferred virtual object. The virtual object may be transferred back to the mobile computing device with updated attributes. The content may be streamed from a content source over a network. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Glen J. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20150130837
    Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a display unit, a detector, and a first control unit. The display unit is mountable on a head of a user and configured to be capable of providing the user with a field of view of a real space. The detector detects an azimuth of the display unit around at least one axis. The first control unit includes a region limiter, a storage unit, and a display control unit. The region limiter is capable of limiting a display region of the field of view along a direction of the one axis in three-dimensional coordinates surrounding the display unit. The storage unit stores images including information relating to a predetermined target present in the field of view with the images being made corresponding to the three-dimensional coordinates. The display control unit is configured to display, based on an output of the detector, an image in the three-dimensional coordinates, which corresponds to the azimuth, in the field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Hirotaka Ishikawa, Takeshi Iwatsu
  • Publication number: 20150130838
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device including an image acquiring section configured to acquire a moving image shot from a viewpoint changing from moment to moment, a spatial position specifying section configured to specify a spatial position in a first frame of the moving image, and a display control section configured to display the moving image, in such a manner to maintain the spatial position in a predetermined state in a second frame after the first frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Shunichi KASAHARA, Junichi REKIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150130839
    Abstract: There is provided a display control device including a matching section configured to match a first image or sensor data output from a first imaging device or a sensor worn on a head of a first user, to a second image output from a second imaging device worn on a part other than the head of the first user, a sight estimation section configured to estimate a region corresponding to a sight of the first user in the second image, on the basis of a result of the matching, and a display control section configured to generate an image expressing the sight of the first user using the second image on the basis of a result of the estimation of the sight, and display the image expressing the sight of the first user toward a second user that is different from the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: SHUNICHI KASAHARA, JUNICHI REKIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150130840
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for reporting changes to a network in case of an event. The system includes a survey unit adapted to be located at a site of the network using data from a positioning sensor of the survey unit. The survey unit is configured to request from a control unit an augmented view related to the location of the site of the network and displays the augmented view in a display of the survey unit on top of a current view of the site. The survey unit is adapted to capture a photograph on the display and to communicate the photograph to the control unit. The control unit is configured to determine changes in the network by comparing the current view as shown in the photograph with the augmented view, and to create an event report including a catalog of the changes to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Tero Heinonen, Juha Hyyppa, Anttoni Jaakkola
  • Publication number: 20150130841
    Abstract: Methods and computing devices for measuring a range of motion of a musculoskeletal joint in a human or animal patient are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Navjot Kohli, Jivtesh Singh, Christopher Rogers, Miroslav Smukov
  • Publication number: 20150130842
    Abstract: A data processing system composites graphics content, generated by an application program running on the data processing system, to generate image data. The data processing system stores the image data in a first framebuffer and displays an image generated from the image data in the first framebuffer on an internal display device of the data processing system. A scaler in the data processing system performs scaling operations on the image data in the first framebuffer, stores the scaled image data in a second framebuffer and displays an image generated from the scaled image data in the second framebuffer on an external display device coupled to the data processing system. The scaler performs the scaling operations asynchronously with respect to the compositing of the graphics content. The data processing system automatically mirrors the image on the external display device unless the application program is publishing additional graphics content for display on the external display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: John S. Harper, Kenneth C. Dyke, Jeremy Sandmel
  • Publication number: 20150130843
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for providing a lens view associated with a map canvas. The map canvas may depict an area comprising one or more locations associated with imagery of such locations (e.g., a map of a shopping district may comprise a toy store associated with imagery of the toy store). Accordingly, the map canvas may be populated with a lens view depicting a location within the map canvas (e.g., depicting imagery of the toy store). A correspondence between a lens heading of the lens view and a map heading of the map canvas may be maintained. For example, responsive to rotation of the map canvas changing a current map heading of the map canvas to a rotated map heading, a current lens heading of the lens view maybe modified to a rotated lens heading corresponding to the rotated map heading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Roberto Javier Bojorquez Alfaro, Doyop Kim, Hae Jin Lee, Haider Ali Razvi, Raymond William Rischpater
  • Publication number: 20150130844
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for cropping one or more files in freeform using transparent or non-transparent layers. Specifically, the embodiments allow a user to crop a file with irregular/freeform boundaries while using a plurality of transparent or non-transparent layers that overlay the original file. The transparent layers overlap the image data for cropping, so that the finalized cropped image may be copied, pasted, or imported into another document while leaving the original file unaltered. The cropped portion of the image may also be sent or emailed by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Vispi Burjor Mistry
  • Publication number: 20150130845
    Abstract: A graphics or image rendering system, such as a map image rendering system, renders an indicator of an out-of-view map feature that is generated based on a user context, including a selection of a map feature or a search for a set of map features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Otero, Jonah Jones
  • Publication number: 20150130846
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a receiver and a display controller. The receiver is configured to receive an image acquired by a camera. The display controller is configured to display an image received by the receiver at a first display magnification, and to display, if a first image received by the receiver comprises both an image of a hand and an image of a region in a face, the first image at a second display magnification higher than the first display magnification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Mieko Asano, Sumi Omura, Masatoshi Murakami, Toshio Ariga, Masanori Sekine, Sumihiko Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20150130847
    Abstract: Since a display device is used in a relatively large room, it often displays images on a large screen. On the other hand, a display terminal often displays images on a small screen. Therefore, when the same image is displayed on the display device and the display terminal, the displayed image on the display terminal is so small that the viewer has difficulty in discerning details of the image, which poses a problem that the display terminal is disadvantageous. In a display system including a display terminal and a display device, the display device detects position coordinates optically pointed out by a pointer on a displayed image, and displays a given pointer mark at the detected position coordinates. The display terminal displays a magnified version of the displayed image approximately around received position coordinates serving as a center thereof, and displays a given pointer mark at the position coordinates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuo Masuoka, Hiroshi Shimizu, Kazuhiko Yoshizawa, Hideo Nishijima
  • Publication number: 20150130848
    Abstract: A technique to output map information to appropriately match imaged images is to be provided. An information processing device includes an input unit that inputs image information acquired by imaging; an output unit that outputs map information; and a control unit that controls the input unit and the output unit, wherein the control unit performs control, according to depth distance information acquired from the image information, to vary the downscale ratio of the map information outputted from the output unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Sakaniwa, Masahiro Ogino, Nobuhiro Fukuda, Kenta Takanohashi
  • Publication number: 20150130849
    Abstract: An optical fiber inspection apparatus including a memory configured to store a pair of images of ends of optical fibers, a display, and a processor coupled to the memory and the display, wherein the processor controls the display to display the pair of images simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: AFL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LLC
    Inventors: William Henry Thompson, Christopher Theberge, Joseph P. Mercurio, Sean P. Adam, Joseph Fitzgerald, Michael Leighton
  • Publication number: 20150130850
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for displaying a lower power user interface on an liquid crystal display (LCD) panel using localized backlight control. The method includes the step of identifying a subset of light emitting elements included in a backlight for the LCD panel, where the backlight includes a plurality of light emitting elements. The subset of light emitting elements consumes less power when operated individually or in combination with other subsets of light emitting elements than the total backlight with all light emitting elements simultaneously active. The method also includes the steps of activating the subset of light emitting elements to at least partially illuminate the LCD panel while at least one light emitting element is not activated, adjusting an image for a user interface based on a compensation map corresponding to the subset of light emitting elements, and displaying the adjusted image on the LCD panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventor: David Wyatt
  • Publication number: 20150130851
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit including a plurality of pixels and a plurality of division areas; a data driver configured to apply a data signal corresponding to image data to the display unit, and to control a slew rate of the data signal, based on a bias voltage; and a bias controller configured to control the data driver so that the slew rate of the data signal is changed for each division area, based on a luminance variation of the image data corresponding to each of the division areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Woong Jeong, Cheol-Woo Park, Eun-Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20150130852
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gamma voltage generating circuit, a controlling method thereof and a liquid crystal display. The gamma voltage generating circuit comprises an output end, a first reference voltage input end, a second reference voltage input end, a pre-stage voltage-dividing circuit, and a post-stage voltage-dividing circuit. A first pre-stage output end of the pre-stage voltage-dividing circuit is coupled to a first post-stage input end, and a second pre-stage output end is coupled to a second post-stage input end, so as to divide reference voltages input from the first and second reference voltage input ends, thereby to generate a primary gamma voltage. A post-stage output end of the post-stage voltage-dividing circuit is coupled to the output end of the gamma voltage generating circuit, so as to divide the primary gamma voltage, thereby to generate a secondary gamma voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicants: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qian Wang, Hyungkyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20150130853
    Abstract: Provided is a display device for a vehicle such that the life of display elements can be made long even when used in a high temperature environment and, further, unpleasant sensations due to changes in brightness of display images can be prevented. A control unit (90) provides a display period (Fa) in which an illumination control unit (91) turns on light sources (11), and a display control unit (92) generates a display image (M) in display elements (30) within a frame (F) that constitutes the display image (M) on the basis of a display image signal and a non-display period (Fb) in which the illumination control unit (91) turns off all light sources (11). When the display control unit (92) changes the display period proportions (A) for mirrors (E) for the display elements (30) according to prescribed conditions, drive currents (I) and drive periods (H) for the light sources (11) are changed simultaneously such that brightness is not changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Hada
  • Publication number: 20150130854
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to implement a liquid crystal display device which is capable of a three dimensional display, with which it is possible to alleviate image quality degradation caused by crosstalk when a difference in gradation between a left eye image and a right eye image is large. Provided is a liquid-crystal display device that is capable of a three dimensional display, in which a panel drive control circuit alternately performs writing of a right-eye image and writing of a left-eye image for each frame period in order from one end to another end of a liquid crystal panel, and performs writing of either a near-black image or a black image in order from the one end to the other end of the liquid crystal panel in a vertical blanking period during each of the frame periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinji Matsumoto, Masae Kawabata, Kentaroh Irie
  • Publication number: 20150130855
    Abstract: An image display system and a signal synchronization device are provided. The image display system includes an image source, an image projection device and a liquid crystal shutter device. The image source is configured to provide an image signal and a first clock signal. The image projection device is connected to the image source and configured to generate an image projection light signal and a second clock signal according to the image signal and the first clock signal. The liquid crystal shutter device is disposed on a path of the image projection light signal and connected to the image source or the image projection device. The liquid crystal shutter device includes a plurality of liquid crystal molecules and is configured to control a light shading rate of the liquid crystal molecules according to phase changes of the first clock signal or the second clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: MING-LUNG TSAI, WEN-PING HO
  • Publication number: 20150130856
    Abstract: There is provided a signal generation apparatus for generating an output video signal based on an input video signal provided corresponding to an image to be displayed, the output video signal being a signal for driving an image display section including a display area, the display area including a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional matrix. At a change of the input video signal from low-brightness display to high-brightness display for a portion of the display area including one or more of the pixels, during a period for the signal change, the output video signal being generated for each of the one or more of the pixels in the portion of the display area to obtain a higher brightness than usual for the portion of the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Yohei Funatsu, Shoji Araki
  • Publication number: 20150130857
    Abstract: The present invention solves the motion blur of moving images in hold-type display devices. An amount of a moving image is detected from image data included in frames and an image at the intermediate state between an image of the current frame and an image of the next frame is made as an interpolation image. Thus, the movement of the image can follow the movement of human eyes and the luminance of the interpolation image is changed, and thus, display can be made close to pseudo impulse type display. In this manner, hold-type display devices without motion blur and methods of driving the hold-type display devices can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Yasunori YOSHIDA, Hajime KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20150130858
    Abstract: A device is provided that includes a subtraction portion that outputs a difference value between a target totalizing value, obtained by accumulating a luminance value of a target pixel up to a current frame, and a reference totalizing value corresponding to a luminance value of a reference pixel, adjacent the target pixel, accumulated up to the current frame; a quantization portion that quantizes the difference value and outputs a quantization value; and a quantization error correction portion that corrects the quantization value at a correction frame selected based on a quantization step of the quantization value and a quantization error of the quantization value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Isamu RYU
  • Publication number: 20150130859
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes pixels, a scan driver configured to supply a scan signal to a specific scan line during a third period of the sensing frame, and configured to sequentially supply scan signals to the scan lines during a sixth period of the sensing frame, a data driver configured to supply, to the data lines, a previous data signal corresponding to a gray scale according to the scan signal supplied to the specific scan line during the third period, and configured to supply a current data signal to the data lines to be synchronized with the scan signals supplied during the sixth period, and a compensation unit configured to extract the threshold voltage and mobility information of the driving transistor from pixels at a specific horizontal line and coupled to the specific scan line before the scan signal is supplied during the third period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Jin-Wook Yang
  • Publication number: 20150130860
    Abstract: A method of compensating an image to be display on a display panel is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes receiving a first input image and adjusting a contrast sensitivity of the first input image. The method also includes calculating a first derivative of luminance of a pixel included in the adjusted image, calculating a second derivative of the luminance of the pixel, and accumulating the first and second derivatives. The method further includes determining a burn-in causing boundary based at least in part on the accumulated first and second derivatives, receiving a second input image, and comparing the burn-in causing boundary to a boundary of the second input image to determine whether to apply burn-in compensation. The method finally includes compensating a portion of the second input image corresponding to the burn-in causing boundary based at least in part on an unsharpening filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Dong-Won PARK, Yong-Jun. JANG, Gi-Geun KIM, Won-Sik OH, Eun-Ho LEE, Hyun-Dae LEE
  • Publication number: 20150130861
    Abstract: A display apparatus including: a display; a driver including an amplifier configured to detect a current of the display and to generate a constant current control signal, and a transistor configured to adjust the current supplied to the display in accordance an output voltage of the amplifier; and a controller configured to monitor the current of the display and a dropout voltage of the transistor, and control the amplifier so that a pulse width modulation (PWM) duty ratio is decreased in response to the dropout voltage being equal to or higher than a reference voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-hyung LEE, Youn-seung LEE, Gil-yong CHANG
  • Publication number: 20150130862
    Abstract: Low power consumption is realized focusing on the refresh interval of a low leakage display panel. Display systems and microcomputers are described herein. One embodiment of a display system includes a display driver. The driver receives an enable signal from the outside, stops the display operation of an internal circuit in an inactive state of the enable signal, and resumes the display operation of the internal circuit in an active state. Instead of the enable signal, a command supplied from the outside may be used. When resuming the display operation, the display driver performs control to make the start timing of the display operation earlier for a circuit that requires a long time for activation. A microcomputer that outputs an enable signal or a command controls the output or the output stop of display data according to the state of the enable signal or the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Kei MIYAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150130863
    Abstract: A storage unit stores first adjustment information which characterizes the correspondence between adjustment parameters which are capable of being set and adjustment amounts of the emission brightness of each of two light emitting elements of the three light emitting elements. A setting unit sets the adjustment parameter. An adjustment unit adjusts the emission brightness of the two light emitting elements based on the adjustment parameter set via the setting unit and the first adjustment information stored by the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Hideki Santo
  • Publication number: 20150130864
    Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes outputting a data voltage of three-dimensional (ā€œ3Dā€) image data included in a left-eye data frame and a right-eye data frame to the display panel along a scanning direction of a first direction during a first period, blocking the data voltage from being provided to the display panel during a second period and outputting a black data voltage to the display panel during a third period that is less than the first period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Ik-Huyn AHN, Seon-Ki KIM, Se-Huhn HUR, Jun-Pyo LEE, Bong-Im PARK, Ho-Seok SON
  • Publication number: 20150130865
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic light emitting display device that changes a reference voltage commonly applied to a driving transistor in all pixels, based on a characteristic value sensed according to each pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: JongSik SHIM, MooKyoung HONG, Boeon BYEON
  • Publication number: 20150130866
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display and method for driving the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the OLED display includes a plurality of pixels and a compensation unit configured to receive first image data including a gray scale value for each pixel. The compensation unit accumulates the first image data to generate accumulated data, selects a data compensation method for each pixel based at least in part on the accumulated data, and compensates the gray scale value included in the first image data for each pixel based at least in part on the selected data compensation method to generate second image data. The OLED display also includes a data driver configured to convert the second image data into data signals and apply the data signals to the pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Min-Seok BAE, Sang-Jin PAK, Joo-Hyung LEE, Sung-Hoon BANG
  • Publication number: 20150130867
    Abstract: An electronic device for adjusting voltages for each pixel includes an image processing unit to process a gray level corresponding to an image data, a gray data processing unit to determine voltages applied to each pixel of a display unit by using the gray level, and a power controller to control the voltage applied to each pixel of the display unit based on the determined voltage. Other embodiments including a method for adjusting voltages for each pixel are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Dongyoul Park, Jungtae Kwon, Soohyung Kim, Jaemyung Baek, Jongkon Bae, Yongman Lee
  • Publication number: 20150130868
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pixel array, a display and a method for rendering image on the display. The pixel array composed of a plurality of basic pixel units arranged in row and column directions, wherein, each of the basic pixel units comprises: a first sub-pixel group composed of two adjacent first type sub-pixels having a first color, with a distance therebetween smaller than a first predetermined value; a second sub-pixel group composed of two adjacent second type sub-pixels having a second color, with a distance therebetween smaller than the first predetermined value; and two third sub-pixel groups, each of which is composed of two adjacent third type sub-pixels having a third color, with a distance therebetween smaller than the first predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Yuhsiung FENG
  • Publication number: 20150130869
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes, by software of a computing device, dynamically identifying a particular region of a display of the computing device. The method also includes, by the software and through a device driver of the computing device, dynamically adjusting one or more particular ones of a plurality of backlighting components of the display associated with the particular region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Michael John McKenzie Toksvig, Benoit M. Schillings
  • Publication number: 20150130870
    Abstract: A control method of a serial printer enables easily removing the printing paper when a paper jam occurs, and can prevent or suppress damage to the printhead when removing the printing paper. A serial printer 1 conveys printing paper P by a conveyance mechanism 22 including a second paper feed roller pair 31 located upstream from the print position A in the first conveyance direction M1. If a paper jam of the printing paper P is detected when the printhead 12 is at a position opposite the horizontal conveyance path portion 13c of the paper conveyance path 13, conveyance of the printing paper P first stops, and the printhead 12 is then moved on the vertical axis Z away from the horizontal conveyance path portion 13c. Next, the printhead 12 is moved on the transverse axis X to a away position 12AW outside the horizontal conveyance path portion 13c, and nipping of the printing paper P by the second paper feed roller pair 31 is then released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroki Shinagawa, Hiroyasu Fukazawa
  • Publication number: 20150130871
    Abstract: Print media products comprise a top layer of a printing material comprising a plurality of holes distributed on the surface area thereof, and a bottom layer of a printing material comprising a plurality of holes distributed on the surface area thereof, the top layer being overlayed on and removably attached to the bottom layer such that an ink-receiving side of the top layer is exposed and an ink-receiving side of the bottom layer is in contact with the top layer, and such that the holes of the top layer are at least in part overlapped with print material of the bottom layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Luis Garcia Garcia, Sergio Puigardeu Aramendia, M. Isabel Borrell Bayona, Angel Martinez Barambio
  • Publication number: 20150130872
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting section in which a nozzle capable of ejecting liquid is provided; a supply flow path that supplies the liquid to the nozzle; a pressurizing mechanism that discharges the liquid from the nozzle by pressurizing the liquid inside the supply flow path; and a pressure reducing mechanism that discharges the liquid from the nozzle by reducing a pressure of a space communicating with a side opposite to a side of the supply flow path of the nozzle. In a maintenance operation discharging the liquid from the nozzle by driving at least one of the pressurizing mechanism and the pressure reducing mechanism, the last discharging operation of the maintenance operation is performed by driving the pressurizing mechanism from a state where the negative pressure is caused to act on the inside of the nozzle by driving the pressure reducing mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Takuya OKINA