Abstract: Described are devices and for providing an extendable screen in a portable communications device having a housing, graphics processor, and a display apparatus. The display includes a second screen portion that can be retracted or extended. A first screen portion can present a graphical output when the second portion is retracted, inactive and housed inside the housing. When the second screen portion is extended, it is coplanar with the first screen portion, and an edge of the second screen portion directly abuts an edge of the first screen portion to form a combined display screen. The graphical output can be rendered on the first screen portion in the first display configuration and, in a second format, rendered on the combined display screen.

Abstract: Systems and methods of verifying the results of an initial image recognition process are presented. A verification engine can receive a set of candidate images corresponding to the results of an image recognition process performed on a captured query image. The verification engine can determine an appropriate verification technique to apply to the images of the candidate set, and classify, re-rank or otherwise re-organize the candidate set such that the best match from the candidate set is confirmed as a proper match.

Abstract: The present application relates to authenticating a user of a user equipment (UE). Specifically, the described aspects include presenting for display an authentication pattern on a display of the UE after receiving an input representing a scan of a fingerprint. The authentication pattern may be displayed while the fingerprint sensor continues scanning the finger. Further, the UE may receive a second input representing a removal of the finger from the fingerprint sensor and an authentication pattern characteristic of the authentication pattern. In some aspects, the authentication pattern may be a visual timer, a visual color pattern, and/or a visual shape pattern. The UE may compare the fingerprint scan with a stored fingerprint and the authentication pattern characteristic with a stored authentication pattern characteristic to determine whether to permit the user to access the UE in an unlocked state.

Abstract: A touch screen display system including at least two touch screen display apparatuses and a host apparatus is provided. The two touch screen display apparatuses respectively include a first touch screen and a second touch screen. One touch screen display apparatus senses the first touch screen in a first time period. Another touch screen display apparatus senses the second touch screen in a second time period. The host apparatus is electrically connected to the two touch screen display apparatuses. The host apparatus determines a touch location of a first touch object on the first touch screen or a touch location of a second touch object on the second touch screen. In addition, a method for controlling a touch screen display system is also provided.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a first display and a second display. The electronic device also includes a processor configured to allocate a first set of resources to the first display and a second set of resources to the second display. The first set of resources is different from the second set of resources. Each of the first set of resources and the second set of resources includes one or more of at least one available hardware resource and at least one available software resource.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus and server apparatus are disclosed. In one example, the information processing apparatus is configured to display content on a first display and transmit an instruction to display the content, which is being displayed on the first display, on a second display of a first external device. This instruction causes a displaying of the content at a specified playback start point on the second display.

Abstract: A visual advertisement assembly includes a sign that may be displayed. A plurality of light emitters is provided and each of the light emitters is coupled to the sign. Each of the light emitters selectively emits light and the light emitters are arranged into a plurality of sets of light emitters. A plurality of controllers is provided and each of the controllers is coupled to the sign. Each of the controllers is electrically coupled to an associated one of the sets of light emitters. Each of the controllers actuates the light emitters to emit light in a selected pattern. The selected pattern resembles a selected phrase. Thus, the plurality of light emitters may advertise a message.

Abstract: A portable computer that is configurable between a plurality of display modes including a laptop mode (in which the portable computer has a conventional laptop appearance) and an easel mode in which the base of the computer and its display component stand vertically forming an inverted “V.” The portable computer includes a hinge assembly that couples the display component to the base of the computer, and allows the display component to be rotated about an axis along an interface between the display component and the base to configure the portable computer between a closed position, the laptop mode and the easel mode.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dual-screen electronic devices are provided in which, at a dual-screen electronic device having a first housing and a second housing attached by a hinge, a first processor, a first display mounted to the first housing, where the first display includes a first touch-sensitive surface, a second display mounted to the second housing, and a first memory contained within the first housing, a first user interface is displayed on the first display and a second user interface, different from the first user interface, is displayed on the second display. While displaying the first and second user interfaces, a user input is detected on the first display and, in response, a display of the second user interface, displayed on the second display, is changed. Separately is presented a user-adjustable-keyboard software-application.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methodologies and devices for quitting an active application and controlling displayed images as a result of quitting the application.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and discloses a substrate and a method for fabricating the same, and a display device. The substrate includes a plurality of players of conductive lines arranged on a base, and adjacent two layers of conductive lines are arranged with a signal shielding layer there between to eliminate signal crosstalk between the adjacent two layers of conductive lines. And in the direction of arrangement of the same layer of conductive lines, projections of regions of distribution of adjacent two layers of conductive lines on the base are at least partially overlapped with each other.

Abstract: Described is a technology by which routing of data may be automatically modified based on detected state data of a computing system. For example, user input may be routed from an actuator set to a host computer system when the host computer system is in an online state, or to an auxiliary computing device when the host computer system is offline. State may be determined based on one or more various criteria, such as online or offline, laptop lid position, display orientation, current communication and/or other criteria. The auxiliary display and/or actuator set may be embedded in the host computer system, or each may be separable from it or standalone, such as a remote control or cellular phone.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for controlling at least part of one or more functions of an electronic device so as to reduce power consumption. According to various embodiments, the electronic device may perform operations of identifying the number of one or more displays functionally connected with the electronic device, executing at least part of one or more functions of the one or more displays in a first power consumption mode if the number of one or more displays is singular, and executing at least part of one or more functions of the one or more displays in a second power consumption mode if the number of one or more displays is plural.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methodologies and devices for handling maximizing and minimizing of hierarchically related windows.

Abstract: A method and system. Users of multiple display devices engaged in a communication and a role associated with each of the users engaged in the communication are identified. Screen space of each of the multiple display devices is partitioned as a function of a total number of the users and based on the role of each of the users in the communication.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a control element, comprising a carrier, an actuating member defining a touch-sensitive input surface, whereby the actuating member is movably installed on the carrier substantially parallel to the plane formed by the touch-sensitive input surface in a movement direction; an actuator to provide a movement from a resting position in movement direction of the actuating member relative to the carrier for providing a haptic feedback, whereby furthermore at least one permanent-magnet pair is arranged between the carrier and the actuating member to guide, in particular to stabilize the movement of the actuating member and/or the return of the actuating member into the resting position.

Abstract: A video display apparatus functions as a master which is to be connected in loop to other video display apparatus(s) functioning as slave(s) in order to configure a multi-display apparatus. The master video display apparatus includes an extracting unit configured to extract first characteristic data from a received video signal, a controller configured to generate a common video setting value and control a light source of an own apparatus based on the generated common video setting value, an input unit configured to input second characteristic data from the upstream apparatus, and a output unit configured to output the first characteristic data or the common video setting value to the downstream apparatus. The controller outputs the extracted first characteristic data to the downstream apparatus, calculates the common video setting value based on the input second characteristic data, and outputs the calculated common video setting value to the downstream apparatus.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes identifying, utilizing a hardware camera of a mobile device, vision code data from a plurality of additional devices, identifying an orientation of the mobile device, utilizing one or more sensors of the mobile device, calculating local observations utilizing the vision code data and the orientation, sending the local observations to a cloud-side service, receiving a timed tile sequence from the cloud-side service, in response to the sending of the local observations, and outputting the timed tile sequence, utilizing a display of the mobile device.

Abstract: A system for multi-client control of an avatar. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a game engine configured to execute game code configured to create a game in a game space and accept a response stream to allow said avatar to be controlled and (2) a cooperative play engine associated with said game engine for communication therewith and having a stereoscopic device driver configured to render left-eye and right-eye views of said game space, said cooperative play engine configured to: (2a) transmit said left-eye view toward a first client associated with a first player and (2b) transmit said right-eye view toward a second client associated with a second player.

Abstract: According to another embodiment, a computer program product for implementing visualization data at a mobile device comprises a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, and where the program instructions are executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising identifying, utilizing the processor and a hardware camera of the mobile device, vision code data from a plurality of additional devices, identifying an orientation of the mobile device, utilizing the processor and one or more sensors of the mobile device, calculating local observations utilizing the processor, the vision code data, and the orientation, sending the local observations to a cloud-side service, utilizing the processor, receiving, utilizing the processor, timed tile sequences from the cloud-side service, in response to the sending of the local observations, and outputting the timed tile sequences,

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for reproducing an image in a plurality of displays are provided. The method includes obtaining a display identifier that identifies a position of a display among the plurality of displays, based on information on an arrangement of the plurality of displays transmitted by the image reproduction control apparatus; obtaining an image segment to be reproduced in a display corresponding to the display identifier among the plurality of displays, from the image; determining the importance factor of the image segment based on at least one of the image and the viewing environment of the plurality of displays; generating an encoded image segment by encoding the image segment according to an encoding method corresponding to the importance factor; and transmitting a bitstream including the display identifier, the importance factor and the encoded image segment to the image reproduction control apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is a configuration of a display device that can have a narrower frame. A display device (1) includes a first display unit (11) including a first substrate (111); a second display unit (12) including a second substrate (121) that is arranged so as to be adjacent to the first substrate (111) in an in-plane direction of the first substrate (111); a first line group (1171) that supplies a signal to the first display unit (11), the first line group (1171) passing through between the first substrate (111) and the second substrate (121); and a second line group (1271) that supplies a signal to the second display unit (12), the second line group (1271) passing through between the first substrate (111) and the second substrate (121).

Abstract: An operation device is provided with a GUI display unit which displays a power setting value for defining an operation power of a household appliance, and a time setting value for defining an operation time of the household appliance on an orthogonal coordinate system; and a touch operation unit which simultaneously accepts an input of the power setting value and an input of the time setting value to be displayed on the GUI display unit by an operation of letting a predetermined object touch the GUI display unit.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for importing portions of an object metadata graph. In an embodiment, the method includes receiving an object metadata graph to store in a metadata repository. The method identifying two portions of the object metadata graph. The method creating a first linkage point between two portions of the object metadata, wherein the first linkage point represents a first portion of the object metadata graph referencing a second portion of the object metadata graph. The method sending the first portion and the second portion of the object metadata graph to the metadata repository based at least on the first linkage point.

Abstract: There is disclosed a computer enclosure incorporating a transparent display. The computer enclosure includes a panel covering at least one side of the computer enclosure, a transparent panel, making up at least a portion of the panel, the transparent panel including a display, and at least one backlight, disposed within the computer enclosure, for providing backlight to the display.

Abstract: A display control apparatus includes: a display section; a detecting section which detects an indication manipulation for a manipulation surface; and a control section which detects, if the indication manipulation for the manipulation surface is detected by the detecting section, an area in the manipulation surface indicated through the indication manipulation, and enlarges an image on the basis of the detected area to be displayed on the display section.

Abstract: A multi-vision display apparatus includes a plurality of flexible display panels attached to one polarizing film attached to first surfaces of the plurality of flexible display panels. Non-display areas of a flexible substrate of each of the plurality of flexible display panels may be bent in a direction away from the polarizing film and are attached to the corresponding flexible display panel. An image is output through the first surfaces of the flexible display panels and the polarizing film.

Abstract: There is provided a display panel including a plurality of white subpixels configured to display a white image, a gate line connected with the white subpixels and extended in a row direction, and an in-pixel gate driver including in-pixel elements exclusively in the white subpixels and connected with the gate line to supply a gate signal to the gate line.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a double display device and a wearable apparatus including the double display device, the double display device including: a first display module and a second display module arranged in parallel and connected slidably with each other, the first display module including a first display panel, the second display module including a second display panel; and a common driving component configured to provide a first driving signal to the first display panel and provide a second driving signal to the second display panel.

Abstract: An apparatus for an extendable display strip, the apparatus includes a first display panel coupled to a second display panel, where the second display panel is capable of extending and retracting beneath a bottom surface of the first display panel. The apparatus also includes an elastic based coupled to the first display panel and the second display panel, where a first portion of the bottom surface of the first display panel is coupled to the elastic base and a first portion of a bottom surface of the second display panel is coupled to the elastic base, where the extending and the retracting of the second display panel beneath the bottom surface of the first display panel is based on an extending and a retracting of the elastic base.

Abstract: This game system is provided with a plurality of information processing apparatuses that are capable of communicating with each other and include at least a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus, and a control unit that controls the plurality of information processing apparatuses. The first information processing apparatus includes a first display unit and a first touch panel that detects contact on the first display unit, and the second information processing apparatus includes a second display unit and a second touch panel that detects contact on the second display unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal which can be used as a terminal for which user convenience has been further considered and a control method therefor. According to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, even if the terminal is provided with a touch screen having a relatively small area, a method for efficiently controlling the terminal can be provided.

Abstract: A method comprising of receiving, by a user system that includes at least a processor system having at least one processor and a memory system, a first push notification associated with a first priority level for display on the user system; receiving, by the user system, a second push notification associated with a second priority level for display on the user system, the second priority level being higher than the first priority level; and displaying, by the user system, the second push notification prior to the first push notification based on the first and second priority level.

Abstract: A pressure sensing device of the present invention comprises a top panel, a first sensing board member, a second sensing board member, and a control circuit board. The first sensing board member is provided with cut-out patterns, comprising pressure concentration point positions. The upper surface of the first sensing board member with cut-out patterns is connected via a first connecting material to the top panel. The second sensing board member is connected to a lower surface of the first sensing board member. The control circuit board is electrically connected to a second sensing board member. The present application also provides an area pressure measuring apparatus, a touch control board, and a display apparatus.

Abstract: A foldable display device includes a display panel and a panel supporting unit. The display panel has a first surface in which a display unit is positioned and a second surface opposite to the first surface and including a bendable region. A panel supporting unit faces the second surface and is coupled to the display panel. The panel supporting unit includes a plurality of link members arranged in parallel along a first direction by corresponding to the bendable region of the display panel in an unfolded state, each of the plurality of link members respectively having a first supporting surface facing the display panel and coupled to be rotated about two rotational axes in a folded state. The two rotational axes of each of the plurality of link members are separated from the first supporting surface in a direction from the second surface toward the first surface.

Abstract: A display device includes first and second guide plates facing each other, a pair of first and second guide rails disposed in the first and second guide plates, a first supporting plate disposed between the first guide rails and of the first and second guide plates, the first supporting plate having opposite end portions fixed to a first position of the first and second guide plates, a second supporting plate having opposite end portions coupled to the pair of first guide rails, a third supporting plate having opposite end portions coupled to the pair of second guide rails, and a display panel supported by at least one of the first to third supporting plates. The pair of first guide rails extends from the first position to a second position. The pair of second guide rails extends from the first position to a third position.

Abstract: A video wall control system for controlling a video wall including a plurality of screens, the video wall control system including: at least one client module controlling the layout of the video wall; a central control module acquiring camera unique identification (UID) and a video stream from a monitoring system, storing the camera UID and the video stream, and controlling the layout of the video wall; a storage module storing the modified video wall layout; a gateway module receiving a layout modification event from the client module or the central control module and load the modified video wall layout from the storage module; and a decoding module loading the camera UID and the video stream from the central control module, receiving the modified video wall layout from the gateway module, and modifying the layout of the video wall based on the received modified video wall layout.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a transceiving unit that transmits content data to a portable apparatus and receives temporal change information of a touch position from the portable apparatus, and a transmission control unit that establishes wireless communication between the portable apparatus and the communication apparatus and causes the transceiving unit to transmit the content data to the portable apparatus when the temporal change information of the touch position received by the transceiving unit is substantially identical with preset setting information.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for playing a summary of a scene related to a current scene from a media asset being played in a display. This may be accomplished by a media guidance application receiving a command to play a summary of a scene related to the current playback. The media guidance application then determines a scene or scenes related to the current scene and compiles a summary of the related scenes. The media guidance application may also compile summarized content of the current scene to catch a viewer watching summary up to the current scene when the summary is complete. The media guidance application generates for display, on a second display, the summary content.

Abstract: A command and control system and related methods are provided including an integrated shipping case/equipment mounting structure, a multi-application information fusion work station, a communication system, an expandable display array, a location determining system, and a data center section with data servers and network hub capability. Embodiments of the system includes design configurations enabling operation with reduced or passive environmental and temperature control capabilities including a compact cooling system usable with a compact layout and close proximity components that provide needed low power consumption cooling capability. Embodiments provide a portable, compact, rapid employable, reduced power consumption and lightweight information command and control capability operable in austere environments.

Abstract: A multi-mode display device may, responsive to a user-selection, divide a display region into different regions corresponding to display data received from different user devices, such as a primary information handling system and a secondary portable information handling system. First display data received from the primary information handling system may be output to a first display region and second display data received from the secondary portable information handling system maybe output to a second display region.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, system, and program product are disclosed for dynamic display arrangement. One method includes receiving first information including one or more of location information corresponding to a first display of the multiple displays and information from an information handling device worn or held by a user. The method also includes receiving second information including one or more of location information corresponding to a second display of the multiple displays and context information corresponding to the first and second displays. The method includes determining an arrangement of the multiple displays based on the first and second information.

Abstract: An electronic device may have a main display and an ancillary display. The device may also have a backlit keyboard with glyphs. An ambient light sensor may measure ambient light levels. Control circuitry in the laptop computer may adjust the color cast of content on the ancillary display depending on whether the content contains glyphs or other input display content or whether the content contains images, color gradients, or other output display content. Input display content may be matched in color cast to the color cast of the glyphs, which may be determined based on backlight status and/or measured ambient light information. Output content may be color matched to the main display.

Abstract: An information processor includes a dividing part and a providing part. The dividing part divides a series of data pieces identified by an identification information piece into multiple data pieces identified by respective different identification information pieces. The providing part provides, based on the number of digits of a total number of the multiple data pieces, each of the multiple data pieces resulting from the division by the dividing part with a corresponding one of the identification information pieces, the corresponding one identification information piece including a code having digits the number of which is equal to or larger than the number of digits of the total number of the multiple data pieces and indicating an order of placement of the data piece in the series of data pieces.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a display panel including a first display panel and a second display panel. The display device also includes a first light source unit disposed to correspond to the first display panel, a second light source unit disposed to correspond to the second display panel, a direct current (DC)-DC converter configured to receive a driving power and generate a first light source driving voltage configured to drive the first light source unit, and a regulator configured to receive the driving power and generate a second light source driving voltage configured to drive the second light source unit.

Abstract: A display device that can display an image along a curved surface is provided. In the display device, a first display panel and a second display panel overlap each other with a light-transmitting layer provided therebetween. The light-transmitting layer is positioned on a display surface side of the first display panel, and on a side opposite to the display surface of the second display panel. The light-transmitting layer has an average transmittance of 80% or more with respect to light in the wavelength range of 450 nm to 700 nm and a refractive index higher than that of air. A display region of the first display panel overlaps a region transmitting visible light of the second display panel with the light-transmitting layer provided therebetween. It is preferred that the display region of the first display panel not overlap with a region blocking visible light of the second display panel.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus displays an image on a display, directly communicates wirelessly with another information processing apparatus, and also receives a plurality of operation input data from a plurality of operation devices. Then, the information processing apparatus performs game processing for a communication game based on the plurality of operation input data and received information, and based on the game processing, generates, by screen splitting, game images including images on which operations on the plurality of respective operation devices are reflected, and causes the game images to be displayed on the display.

Abstract: In one general aspect, a method can include determining an orientation of a plug inserted into a connector included in the computing device, providing a plurality of display data signals to a reordering switch included in the computing device, selecting, by the reordering switch and based on the determined orientation of the plug, a display data signal from the plurality of display data signals, providing the selected display data signal to at least one of a plurality of multiplexers, the plurality of multiplexers being orientated back-to-back, providing a data signal to the at least one of the plurality of multiplexers, enabling the at least one of the plurality of multiplexers, selecting the display data signal for output by the at least one of the plurality of multiplexers, and providing the selected display data signal to a contact included on the connector.

Abstract: An electronic device having a novel structure is provided. A battery is provided in each component of an electronic device, whereby the electronic device includes two batteries. The electronic device including the two batteries and a display portion that can be called a flexible display and has a plurality of foldable portions is provided as a novel device.

Abstract: A rollable display apparatus includes a flexible panel including a main panel with a display and a dummy panel with a wire connected to the display, a housing to accommodate the flexible panel, a rotatable rolling drum in the housing and coupled to a first end of the flexible panel, a supporting base moveable into and out of the housing and coupled to a second end of the flexible panel, and a printed circuit board connected to the second end of the flexible panel, the printed circuit board being on the supporting base.