Abstract: A traffic control system includes a traffic display for installation near or adjacent existing street signage, which illuminates the signage and displays messages relating to traffic conditions including emergency conditions or the approach of an emergency vehicle. The traffic display is associated with a camera unit, which provides redundant confirmation with a central traffic control that the display is operating correctly, and displaying the message communicated to central traffic control or at its direction. The traffic control system advises drivers of changing traffic conditions in real time, provides control of the system from central traffic control, and allows central traffic control to monitor the functioning of the traffic display.

Abstract: Data indicative of the durations of multiple instances of different phases of a traffic control signal in a given time period is determined. The data is used to obtain data indicative of a distribution of the durations of each phase. The distribution data is used to obtain data indicative of a probability of the traffic control signal having a given phase at one or more future time. The probability data may be used to provide an expected waiting time when arriving at the signal at a future time and/or a speed recommendation for a vehicle approaching the signal.

Abstract: In a method for operating a motor vehicle, data obtained from outside the motor vehicle, which indicate the existence of a hazardous situation, are transmitted to a receiving device. A warning concerning the hazardous situation is communicated to the user of the motor vehicle. In addition to the external vehicle data, data obtained from inside the vehicle, which indicate the existence of a hazardous situation, are evaluated. The warning is communicated to the user of the vehicle subject to the evaluation of the data obtained from outside the vehicle and the data obtained from inside the vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system that receives sensor information from each of a plurality of sensors. Each sensor in the plurality is associated with a vehicle. The sensor information includes location coordinates of each vehicle in the plurality. The sensor information associated with each vehicle in the plurality then is translated to parking statistics information. In one embodiment, the translation is based on an aggregate of sensor information corresponding to the plurality of vehicles. The system then communicates parking statistics information to the vehicle.

Abstract: A synchronized driving assist apparatus includes: a first acceleration power spectrum acquisition section that acquires a first acceleration power spectrum according to acceleration of a first vehicle; a second acceleration power spectrum acquisition section that acquires a second acceleration power spectrum according to acceleration of a second vehicle; a cross power spectrum calculation section that calculates a cross power spectrum between the first vehicle and the second vehicle by using the first acceleration power spectrum and the second acceleration power spectrum; a coherence calculation section that calculates coherence from the cross power spectrum; and a correlation evaluation section that evaluates correlation in a synchronized driving of the first vehicle and the second vehicle on the basis of the coherence.

Abstract: A wildlife warning system that comprises at least two independent warning devices, wherein each warning device has an electric power supply, at least one signal generator, a microcontroller for controlling the signal generator, and a communication means for wireless communication with other warning devices and/or with a base station for the purpose of forming a wireless network of wildlife warning devices.

Abstract: An aviation flight planning system is used for predicting and warning for intersection of flight paths with transported meteorological disturbances, such as transported turbulence and related phenomena. Sensed data and transmitted data provide real time and forecast data related to meteorological conditions. Data modelling transported meteorological disturbances are applied to the received transmitted data and the sensed data to use the data modelling transported meteorological disturbances to correlate the sensed data and received transmitted data. The correlation is used to identify transported meteorological disturbances source characteristics, and identify predicted transported meteorological disturbances trajectories from source to intersection with flight path in space and time.

Abstract: A method, medium, and system to receive a mathematical model representation of performance characteristics for an aircraft and an engine combination; perform a projection based model order reduction on the mathematical model representation; eliminate, based on the projected model, fast dynamics components of the mathematical model representation; determine a reduced order model, as a differential algebraic equation, wherein algebraic equations replace the fast dynamics; set a flight path angle and a throttle level angle as a control to minimize fuel consumption for the modeled aircraft and engine combination; discretize equations of motion for the modeled aircraft and engine combination and formulate optimization equations as a nonlinear programming problem; and determine an optimal open loop control that minimizes fuel consumption for the modeled aircraft and engine combination to climb to a prescribed cruise altitude and airspeed.

Abstract: An assessment engine includes a definition of inquiry skills being assessed. Assessment models are used to infer skill demonstration as one or more students engage in inquiry within computerized simulations and/or microworlds. A pedagogical agent and/or help system provides real-time feedback to one or more students based on the assessment model outputs, and/or based on additional models that track one or more students developing proficiency across inquiry tasks over time. A pedagogical agent and/or help system for science inquiry tutoring responds in real-time on the basis of knowledge-engineered and data-mined assessment and/or tracking models.

Abstract: The visual and cognitive skills of a subject may be tested and/or trained by providing a visual stimulus to a subject. More particularly, a subject may be tested and/or trained when under a stress condition to determine the effect of a stress condition, such as a physical stress or a cognitive stress, on the subject's visual and sensory skills. A response may be received from a subject via an input device, the appropriateness of which may depend upon the stimulus provided to the subject. Behavioral information and other data regarding the performance of a subject and the possible effect of the stress condition may be recorded. Scoring may be based upon the speed, accuracy, and other aspects of the performance of a subject.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and techniques for stimulating a user. For example, materials and methods for manipulating nystagmus and the related vestibular system with coupling of galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) and visual cueing are provided herein. Use of GVS within the present invention may be applied to simulation, alleviating motion sickness, and directional cueing of a user to a precise target location.

Abstract: A gripping aid for hand held implements such as writing implements or eating utensils, which includes a bracelet portion configured and dimensioned to fit around the wrist of a person and a support band adjustably attached to the bracelet portion to provide an adjustably sized loop for engaging the hand held implement.

Abstract: A method and software supporting the method that improves the perceived quality of a vocalist's and/or singer's spoken or sung tone by teaching how to self-lower the larynx and maintain the lower laryngeal position while vocalizing and singing. An exemplary vocal instruction method comprising instructing a vocalist to self-monitor electromyographic data during singing, the data provided from an electromyograph device, the device comprising electrodes attached to a skin surface covering the vocalist's larynx, translating the data to a graphic display indicating to the vocalist the relative tension or flaccidity of the vocalist's laryngeal depressor muscles, instructing the vocalist to perform at least one physiological and/or anatomical function sufficient to result in lowered real-time tension of the laryngeal depressor muscle assessed by the electromyo-graphic device.

Abstract: A device that includes a receiving surface for positioning at least one human body part, multiple capacitive sensor elements disposed within multiple positioning areas on the receiving surface, a sense circuit configured to compare the capacitance measurements of the sensor elements with threshold capacitance values and generate a signal when the capacitance measurements indicate proximity of a human body part on a positioning area, and an indicator configured to generate a notification when the position of the human body part corresponds with at least one location on the receiving surface.

Abstract: A computer program product for creation and maintenance of video-based training documentation. Universal identifiers are created and associated with user interface elements for delimiting videos and audios. Test scripts are created based on matching the universal identifiers to task instructions. Videos are created based on test scripts where the universal identifiers are marked on the videos. Audios are created based on the universal identifiers and the task instructions, where the universal identifiers are marked on the audios. The audios and the videos are combined based on synchronizing the universal identifiers.

Abstract: Nutritional substance systems and methods are disclosed enabling the tracking and communication of changes in nutritional, organoleptic, and aesthetic values of nutritional substances, and further enabling the adaptive storage and adaptive conditioning of nutritional substances.

Abstract: A novel fuel savings training needs prediction and alert system is capable of calculating a probability of persistent future fuel waste of a particular driver based on recent driving patterns originating from real-time on-board diagnostics (OBD) information of a vehicle. The fuel savings training needs prediction and alert system is also configured to generate and transmit one or more action items and alerts to a vehicle fleet operations manager or another supervisory personnel for improving driving behaviors of the particular driver. The fuel savings training needs prediction and alert system is typically either linked to or incorporated into the fuel waste variable identification and analysis system, which is capable of analyzing the real-time on-board diagnostics (OBD) information of the vehicle from a remote monitoring station unit. Preferably, various fuel waste variables are normalized with a novel metric called “RPG,” or “engine rotation per minute per gallon of fuel.

Abstract: The denture construction teaching tool is an educational tool for instructing students on the molding process used to construct removable dental prosthodontics. The denture construction teaching tool includes a base having opposed upper and lower surfaces, and a spacer block releasably secured to the upper surface of the base. A set of tooth molds are releasably secured to the upper surface of the base about the spacer block. Each of the tooth molds has an injection port and a venting port formed therethrough. Each tooth mold further has a lower molding portion and an open upper portion. A removable lid releasably covers the open upper portions of the set of tooth molds, such that a molding material may be injected through the injection ports of the set of tooth molds with excess molding material exiting through the respective venting ports.

Abstract: An inflatable exhibit of a heart includes an inflatable infrastructure inflatable to a three-dimensional partial representation of the heart at a scale greater than at least, 10:1, but more preferably greater than 20:1, and most preferably, greater than 25:1. The infrastructure includes a cross-sectional plane thereacross. The exhibit further includes a walk-through passageway defined, at least, in part by the inflated infrastructure, and extending through the inflated infrastructure. The cross-sectional plane defines a plane of the passageway.

Abstract: A device for surgical training comprising: an external first layer (11, 45) which simulates the subcutaneous fat; a second layer (12, 44) internal to said first layer (11, 45), which simulates the muscle; a fourth layer (16, 17, 42), internal to said second layer (12, 44), which simulates the perirenal fat; a kidney (14, 15, 41), internal to said fourth layer (16, 17, 42); said first, second and fourth layer having a sound propagation velocity between 1500 and 1550 m/s, an acoustic impedance between 1.5 and 1.7 106 Kg/sm2, an elastic modulus between 0.4 and 4.2 kPa, and being able to be perforated manually by surgical instruments.

Abstract: A flexible surrogate spine assembly for a crash test dummy includes a plurality of vertebra discs, a plurality of ligament joints disposed between the vertebra discs, the ligament joints having a joint element with varying joint angles that can replicate Kyphosis and Lordosis angles of a human spine.

Abstract: A backlighting system for a cabinet sign may include a plurality of panels. Each panel includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) attached to the panel. The diode has a box sign depth factor of less than about 1.4. An integrated circuit may also be located on the panel. A wire physically connects adjacent panels.

Abstract: A support device for a hollow traffic marker utilizing a base having a foot positioned at the ground surface. A boss extends from the base. A flexible sleeve positions over the outer surface of the boss, the hollow traffic marker lies within the flexible sleeve. A gap within the flexible sleeve separates the first and second spacers.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed herein. An example method disclosed herein includes determining a state of a device of a loading dock and, based on the state, generating via a display a first directional indicator having a first orientation and a first color. The first orientation and the first color are to cooperate to indicate first directional information.

Abstract: A method for analyzing displays is described. A processing device receives a first scanned image of a first display and determines a first characteristic of the first display by analyzing the first scanned image. The processing device also receives a second scanned image of a second display and determines a second characteristic of the second display by analyzing the second scanned image. The processing device compares the first characteristic and the second characteristic to determine a third characteristic of the second display.

Abstract: A system and a method for luminance correction that can remove luminance spots of a display device. The system includes a display device, an image detection unit, and a luminance correction device. The display device includes a plurality of sub-pixels including first sub-pixels and corresponding second sub-pixels. The image detection unit is configured to measure respective luminance values of the first sub-pixels. The luminance correction device is configured to supply test data so that only the first sub-pixels emit light, and to calculate correction values corresponding to the plurality of sub-pixels based on difference values between the respective luminance values measured by the image detection unit and one or more target luminance values.

Abstract: An electronic control apparatus including motion sensors is integrated in a portable electronic device to responsively control a media content stored in the portable electronic device, in response to motion sensor signals to flip, zoom, displace images/pages of the media content displayed on a display field of a display thereof. Accordingly, a responsive control method includes the steps of: presetting a first threshold angle; sensing an first rotation angle of the portable electronic device to send out a first rotation sensing signal as a rotation of a yaw, pitch or roll of a portable electronic device detected by a sensing module including motion sensors; and receiving the first rotation sensing signal to calculate and determine whether the first rotation angle is greater than the first threshold angle to responsively control a media content stored in an electronic control apparatus be flipped, zoomed or displaced when the first rotation angle is greater than the first threshold angle.

Abstract: The present invention provides an array substrate, a display apparatus and a driving method thereof. The array substrate comprises: an active area, comprising a plurality of display pixel units; a source driver, being located outside the active area and providing drive signals to the display pixel units; a gamma voltage generating circuit, providing a gamma reference voltage to the source driver, and the gamma voltage generating circuit is inputted with a PWM signal from the pulse generating circuit TCon and obtains the gamma reference voltage for outputting the gamma reference voltage to the source driver according to the PWM signal. Compared with the programmable control chip, the cost is diminished; compared with the resistance divider, the adjustment is convenient.

Abstract: A driving chip set includes a master chip and at least one slave chip. In the master chip, a master receiving terminal receives a data signal through a first data transmission interface; a processing unit generates a first partial data signal and a second partial data signal according to the data signal; a master buffer registers the first partial data signal; a master output terminal outputs the second partial data signal through a second data transmission interface. In the slave chip, a slave receiving terminal receives the second partial data signal through the second data transmission interface and it is registered by a slave buffer. The processing unit controls a master driver and a slave driver to output the first partial data signal and second partial data signal to a display panel. The display panel displays an image according to the first partial data signal and second partial data signal.

Abstract: Techniques for rendering images directly with light conversion materials are described. In some embodiments, image data for one or more image frames is received. A light source may be controlled to emit first light to irradiate a light conversion material disposed with an image rendering surface. Second light that renders the one or more image frames may be emitted from the light conversion material. The second light emitted from the light conversion material may be excited by the first light. A display system under techniques herein may be free of a light valve layer on which light transmittance is modulated on a pixel-by-pixel basis.

Abstract: A flexible display device includes a flexible display panel including: a plastic film; a pixel circuit on the plastic film; a light emitting element; and an inorganic layer. Openings are in the inorganic layer along a cutting line for cutting the flexible display panel.

Abstract: A display device includes a panel assembly including: a display area including a plurality of pixels, and a non-display area at a periphery of the display area; an optical measuring component at the non-display area of the panel assembly and configured to measure light generated from the pixels; and a controller configured to control the panel assembly to sequentially display an emission pattern in which the pixels emit light and a non-emission pattern in which the pixels do not emit light, wherein the controller is configured to calculate a pure emission value by comparing an emission measurement value obtained by measuring the emission pattern through the optical measuring component with a non-emission measurement value obtained by measuring the non-emission pattern through the optical measuring component.

Abstract: There are provided a pixel compensation circuit, an array substrate, and a display apparatus. The pixel compensation circuit comprises an organic light emitting diode (D1), a driving transistor (M1), first to fifth switch elements (M2-M6) and a storage capacitor (C1), wherein an anode of the organic light emitting diode (D1) is connected to a second terminal of the first switch element (M2); a first terminal of the first switch element (M2) is connected to an output terminal of the driving transistor (M1) and a first terminal of the fifth switch element (M6); a control terminal of the driving transistor (M1) is connected to a second terminal of the third switch element (M4), a second terminal of the fifth switch element (M6) and a first terminal of the storage capacitor (C1); and a second terminal of the storage capacitor (C1) is connected to a second terminal of the fourth switch element (M5) and a second terminal of the second switch element (M3).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate, comprising a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in a matrix form. Each pixel circuit comprises a controlling sub-circuit, a compensating sub-circuit, a driving transistor and a light-emitting element. The controlling sub-circuit is configured to, under the control of a scanning voltage signal and a charging signal, charge the compensating sub-circuit, and under the control of a light-emitting controlling signal, control the driving transistor so as to drive the light-emitting element to emit light, and the compensating sub-circuit is configured to, under the control of the controlling sob-circuit, set a constant potential for a gate electrode of the driving transistor, and pre-store a threshold voltage of the driving transistor, so as to compensate for the threshold voltage of the driving transistor when the driving transistor drives the light-emitting element to emit light.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes: a scan driver configured to sequentially supply a scan signal to scan lines, and supply an emission control signal to emission control lines; a data driver configured to supply a data signal to data lines; a pixel unit (pixel region) including pixels connected with the scan lines, the emission control lines, and the data lines and receiving a first power source which is a high potential pixel power source, a second power source which is a low potential pixel power source, and a third power source which is an initialization power source; and a wiring connecting an anode electrode of an organic light emitting diode of a first pixel in a first horizontal line and a first electrode of a transistor connected with the third power source of a second pixel in a second horizontal line while being adjacent to the first pixel.

Abstract: In a method of operating an organic light emitting display device, the organic light emitting display device including a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel and a white sub-pixel, the method includes: receiving input data; calculating an on-pixel ratio (OPR) representing a ratio of a driving amount of the input data to a maximum driving amount; adjusting at least one gamma voltage of a first gamma voltage for the red, green, and blue sub-pixels and a second gamma voltage for the white sub-pixel according to the calculated OPR; and displaying an image corresponding to the input data using the first and second gamma voltages.

Abstract: Selective dimming in a light emitting display device to reduce power consumption. The display device includes a display panel that includes a plurality of light emitting pixels. An image processor is configured to divide an image frame into a plurality of regions and to reduce pixel intensity levels in at least one region of the plurality of regions to generate an adjusted image frame. The at least one region corresponds to a background of the image frame. A display driver converts data for the adjusted image frame into control signals for controlling brightness of the light emitting pixels. The display device may be, for example, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device or other type of display device that includes light emitting pixels.

Abstract: A method and a system for improving saturation degree of a RGBW image are provided. The method comprises: a step A of dividing a screen into a plurality of screen sub-regions according to a region range in which backlight is independently and dynamically adjustable; a step B of dividing the RGBW image to be displayed into sub-areas on the basis of the screen sub-regions, the sub-areas of the RGBW image to be displayed corresponding to the screen sub-regions; a step C of determining the sub-areas having saturation degree to be adjusted in each sub-area of the RGBW image to be displayed; and a step D of reducing backlight brightness of the sub-areas having saturation degree to be adjusted by a predetermined proportion when the RGBW image to be displayed is displayed. By means of the method and the system, saturation degree of the RGBW image may be adjusted finely.

Abstract: An electrophoretic display device includes a display unit including two substrates and an electrophoretic element containing electrophoretic particles disposed between the two substrates, and able to display at least a first color and a second color; a processor unit having a first mode and a second mode of lower power consumption than the first mode; a time information generating unit that generates time information; and a drawing unit that displays an image on the display unit. The time information generating unit includes a timer that counts time, and sends a counting completed signal to the processor unit when the timer counts a specific image; and the processor unit goes from the first mode to the second mode after starting counting by the timer in the first mode, and when the counting completed signal is then received, goes from the second mode to the first mode.

Abstract: The invention provides materials and methods (including driving methods) for reducing the effects of remnant voltages in electro-optic displays.

Abstract: A handheld dedicated electronic book (“eBook”) reader device and last screen rendering techniques for enhancing user experience are described. The eBook reader device detects certain screen conversion events, such as a timeout period, a scheduled event, or an event derived from user behavior. Upon detection of such events, the eBook reader device renders, as the last screen image to remain visible after the user ceases using the device, an image that conveys to the user some meaningful association with a content item. In the context of eBooks, the eBook reader device renders a representation of the book cover as the last screen image. A progress indicator may further be included to represent user progress through the content item.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel and a gate drive circuit thereof. The gate drive circuit comprises a plurality of shift register circuit, and the plurality of shift register circuit are series cascade connected, and each shift register circuit comprises: a first pull-up holding circuit, coupled to the first node, the first clock signal, a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage, and employed to keep a low voltage level of the first node; a compensating circuit, coupled to the first node or the first pull-up holding circuit, and employed to compensate the voltage level of the first node or the first pull-up holding circuit. Thereby, the stability of long-term operation of the gate drive circuit can be promoted to raise the quality of the display panel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate; a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines disposed at a display area; a data driver; and a plurality of driver connection lines disposed at a peripheral area and connecting the plurality of data lines and the data driver, wherein the plurality of driver connection lines include a plurality of first connection portions connected to the plurality of data lines, a plurality of second connection portions connected to the data driver, and a plurality of oblique line portions disposed between the plurality of first connection portions and the plurality of second connection portions, and an imaginary line connecting a plurality of direction change portions disposed at a boundary portion between the plurality of second connection portions and the plurality of oblique line portions does not have a straight line.

Abstract: In a case where a display device (1) receives an instruction to change a refresh rate of a display panel (2), the display device (1) changes the refresh rate with a timing with which there is a balance between the length of time for which positive source signals are written and the length of time for which negative source signals are written.

Abstract: An LCD panel includes multiple data lines, multiple scanning lines, multiple pixels, and multiple control transistors. Each pixel connected with a corresponding one of the data lines and one of the scanning lines. Gate electrodes of the control transistors are connected with a same scanning line. A source electrode of each control transistor is connected with a corresponding one of the data lines. Drain electrodes of the control transistors are connected with each other. A black picture insertion method for the LCD panel displayed in a 3D mode is also disclosed. Accordingly, a refresh frequency of the driving circuit is one half of the prior art. The power consumption and cost are reduced. Besides, a black picture is inserted into one frame during a blank time domain of the one frame such that the brightness is increased and the charge time of the liquid crystal capacitor is increased.

Abstract: A method and a display device for uniform image display are provided. The method is used for a full in-cell display device and includes steps of: a display device inputting a first image signal, compensating the first image signal according to image compensation data to obtain a third image signal and displaying the third image signal. The display device includes a color filter substrate, an array substrate and a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween. A side of the array substrate facing toward the liquid crystal layer is disposed touch electrodes. The touch electrodes are combined with common electrodes of the array substrate and arranged on the array substrate in a matrix. The compensation data are common electrode voltage offsets determined according to differences between grayscale information of the first image signal and an original second image signal. Accordingly, the invention can effectively improve the displayed image uniformity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device that can prevent shadowing, and a method for driving the device. The device comprises a plurality of switching elements. Display pixels connected to the switching elements are connected in a matrix form. Two data signal lines for writing data signals are respectively provided to display pixels in each column.

Abstract: A display panel driving apparatus is disclosed. In one aspect the apparatus includes a gate driving part and a data driving part. The gate driving part is configured to increase a gate signal applied to a gate line of a display panel from an OFF voltage to a ON voltage, in response to an activation of a gate clock signal. It is also configured to decrease the gate signal from the ON voltage to a kickback compensation voltage between the OFF voltage and the ON voltage through a plurality of steps in response to an activation of a kickback compensation signal. The data driving part is configured to apply a data signal to a data line of the display panel. Therefore, a data-charging rate may be increased, and thus a display quality of the display apparatus may be increased.

Abstract: A shift register, a stage-shift gate driving circuit and a display panel are provided. The shift register includes a down-delivering module, an output module, a first pull-down maintaining module, a second pull-down maintaining module, a first pull-down module and a second pull-down module. The down-delivering module is for receiving a stage-shift signal(s) from a preceding-stage shift register. The output module is for outputting stage-shift signals and a scan signal. The first pull-down maintaining module, the second pull-down maintaining module, the first pull-down module and the second pull-down module are for keeping the output signal of the output module to be a low voltage level after the output module outputs the scan signal. By the above solution, the invention can reduce the size of transistor, prevent the deterioration of transistor and increase the circuit output capability.

Abstract: A display panel, a gate driver and a control method are disclosed herein. The gate driver includes series-coupled driving stages. One of the driving stages includes an input unit and a shift register circuit. The input unit outputs a shift signal to a control node according to a gate driving signal from the previous driving stage and the gate driving signal from the next driving stage. The shift register circuit is electrically coupled to the control node, and outputs the gate driving signal. During the enabling period of the gate driving signal from the previous driving stage and the enabling period of the gate driving signal from the current driving stage, the shift register circuit keeps the voltage level of the control node being at a first voltage.