Plural Display Systems Patents (Class 345/1.1)
  • Patent number: 8963796
    Abstract: A method of launching a selected application in a multi-monitor computer system (20) comprising a plurality of displays (22 to 26) operatively associated with at least one computing device (28) comprises in response to an application launch event, determining if the launch event was initiated from a registered display of the multi-monitor computer system; and if so, launching the application associated with the launch event on the registered display and if not, launching the application associated with the launch event on a default display of the multi-monitor computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Samia Siddiqui, Julie Iannelli
  • Patent number: 8963801
    Abstract: Control of multiple display screens associated with a computer, wherein the auxiliary screen display content that depends on conditions of the computer. During some times the auxiliary screen displays content associated with the presently executing program, and during other times the auxiliary screen displays history information. The rules can be automatically changed or manually changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventor: Scott C. Harris
  • Patent number: 8963800
    Abstract: In order to display an image with a high contrast ratio while suppressing power consumed by a multi-display device and to adjust brightness of images displayed on image display devices, the multi-display device includes light emission APL value adjusting means 102. The light emission APL value adjusting means 102 sends, to light emission control means, a light emission APL value that has been adjusted, on the basis of light emission APL values calculated by light emission APL value calculating means of image display devices 11 to 19, so that total light emission power value of image-display light-emitting means 6 does not exceed an allowable power value and images are displayed at predetermined brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Murai, Hideki Ichioka, Kohji Fujiwara, Naoko Kondoh
  • Patent number: 8963798
    Abstract: The display controller includes a decoder, a control circuit, and a video output logic circuit. The decoder is configured to decode a first display command and output a decoding signal and first synchronizing information indicating the first display command is received. The control circuit is configured to generate a first control signal based on second synchronizing information and the decoding signal. The second synchronizing information is output from a second display controller and indicates a second display command is received. The video output logic circuit is configured to send a part of video data stored in a video source and a plurality of first timing control signals for displaying the part of the video data on a display to the display based on the first control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Han Lee, Jong Ho Roh
  • Patent number: 8963797
    Abstract: A display driving architecture that can include two graphics pipelines with an optional connection between them to provide a mirrored mode. In one embodiment, one of the two pipelines can be automatically configured (e.g. routed in one of a plurality of ways, such as routing to do color conversion) based upon the type of cable that is coupled to a connector of the one pipeline. In another embodiment, a connection of a cable can cause display information (e.g. resolutions of an external display) to be provided to an application which can select a display mode while one of the graphics pipelines is kept in a low power state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gokhan Avkarogullari, John Harper, Joshua H. Shaffer, Roberto G. Yepez
  • Patent number: 8963802
    Abstract: A projector includes: a data input section which input the data of an image and/or sound; a data output section which outputs the input data; and a data transfer section which captures the data before being output by the data output section, and transfers the captured data to one or more other projectors, wherein the data output section transfers the data by the data transfer section and then outputs the data input from the data input section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Natori, Yoshiharu Konishi
  • Patent number: 8963811
    Abstract: An LED display system comprises an LED array and an LED driver circuit. An LED driver circuit comprises components including a phase lock loop, a pulse width modulation engine, a configuration register, a series of gain adjustable fast charge current sources, and a serial input/output interface. The components in this driver circuit may be integrated on a same chip. The LED array may be arranged in a common cathode configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: SCT Technology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Chun Lu, Shahnad Nadershahi, Shang-Kuan Tang
  • Patent number: 8963799
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John S. Harper, Kenneth C. Dyke, Jeremy Sandmel
  • Patent number: 8963810
    Abstract: An LED display system comprises an LED array and an LED driver circuit. An LED driver circuit comprises components including a phase lock loop, a pulse width modulation engine, a configuration register, a gain adjustable fast charge current source, and a serial input/output interface. The components in this driver circuit may be integrated on a same chip. The LED array may be arranged in a common cathode configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: SCT Technology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric Li, Chun Lu, Shahnad Nadershahi, Shang-Kuan Tang
  • Patent number: 8963803
    Abstract: A method comprising providing multiple video units in an array, playing video content on the video units in a synchronized manner, and detecting when one of the video units is removed from the array. In response to detecting removal of the video unit, the video content played on the video units remaining in the array in a synchronized manner is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Duncan Kerr, Daniel T. Preston, Nicholas V. King, Ho Chi Andrew Chin
  • Publication number: 20150048999
    Abstract: A dual emission type display panel has a front viewing surface and a rear viewing surface. The dual emission type display panel includes a substrate, first, second, and third top emission pixel units, and first, second, and third bottom emission pixel units. The substrate has first and second unit regions. The first, second, and third top emission pixel units, and the first, second, and third bottom emission pixel units are located on the substrate. A first top emission pixel unit, a first bottom emission pixel unit, a second top emission pixel unit, and a second bottom emission pixel unit are located in each first unit region. A third top emission pixel unit, a third bottom emission pixel unit, a second top emission pixel unit, and a second bottom emission pixel unit are located in each second unit region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Hsing-Hung Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8958206
    Abstract: A blade server comprises first and second housing portions. Each housing portion includes a cover securing a first printed circuit board assembly, two sides extending from the cover, a bezel portion secured along a proximal end of the cover between the two sides, a first hinge member formed near the proximal end of one side, and a second hinge member formed near the proximal end of the other side. The hinge members on the first housing portion are selectively engagable with the hinge members on the second housing portion to enable the housing portions to pivot between an open position and a closed position with the first and second printed circuit board assemblies disposed between the first and second housing portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael D. French, Jr., Edward J. McNulty, Glenn E. Myrto
  • Patent number: 8959535
    Abstract: Methods for controlling inputs and outputs between two connected electronic devices by a user with a number of corresponding applications are presented including: responsive to a first input at a first device, executing at least one of the number of corresponding applications at the first device to generate a first output; forwarding the first output including information representing at least a portion of a first intended display from the first device to a second device by at least one of the number of corresponding applications through at least one application programming interface (API) at the first device associated with interacting with the second device, and where an executable code that includes a device driver at the second device is configured to display the at least the portion of the first intended display based on the information included in the first output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Quickbiz Holdings Limited, Apia
    Inventors: Albert Teng, Jack Yuan, Xiao Bin
  • Patent number: 8958742
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method for operating the same are discussed. The method for operating the mobile terminal includes displaying on the mobile terminal a remote control screen for remotely controlling an image display apparatus, entering a wireless audio reception mode if a wireless audio reception mode start signal is received during the displaying of the remote control screen, and displaying on the mobile terminal a wireless audio reception mode screen. Accordingly, it is possible to improve user convenience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Seokhee Lee, Jeonghwan Hwang, Sunjung Hwang, Sungmok Shin
  • Patent number: 8959514
    Abstract: A mechanism for a virtual machine (VM) monitor display split using multiple client devices in a virtualization system is disclosed. A method of the invention includes receiving, by a remote access protocol server, resolution data of a monitor of a virtual machine (VM), receiving resolution data for each monitor of multiple client devices forming a logical client unit, determining, based on the resolution data of the VM monitor and the resolution data of the monitors of the multiple client devices, client devices of the multiple client devices in the logical client unit to display the monitor of the VM, dividing, based on the resolutions of the determined client devices, the monitor of the VM into a number of portions that is equal to a number of the determined client devices, and mapping each of the portions of the monitor of the VM to a monitor of the determined client devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Red Hat Israel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Roni Luxenberg, Uri Lublin
  • Patent number: 8952867
    Abstract: When a user makes a touch input, a touch detector receives touch inputs from two touch panels and measures the coordinates of the touch inputs. The touch detector discriminates a detection mode. When the mode is an individual detection mode, the touch detector converts the coordinates of the touch input in the coordinate system of each display panel to coordinates in the coordinate system of the corresponding display panel, and stores touch history data in a storage unit. When the mode is a combined detection mode, the touch detector converts the coordinates of the touch input in the coordinate system of one display panel to coordinates in the coordinate system of the display panel, and to coordinates in the coordinate system of the other display panel to integrate the coordinate systems into the coordinate system of a single display panel, and stores touch history data in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: NEC Casio Mobile Communications Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Urawaki, Masahiro Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8947377
    Abstract: A system and method for synchronization of touch-panel devices is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a first controller device configured to control operations of a first portion of a touch-panel device such that the first controller device is further configured to generate a single master timing signal. The single master timing signal is configured to synchronize operation of the first controller device and a second controller device that is configured to control operations of a second portion of a touch-panel device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Hans Van Antwerpen, Scott Swindle, Aaron Hogan, Paul Kelleher
  • Patent number: 8947320
    Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a method includes receiving a user input at a first display surface of an electronic device to move a graphical user interface element displayed at the first display surface. The electronic device includes a second display surface separated from the first display surface by a gap. The method also includes determining that at least a portion of the graphical user interface element is to be moved beyond an edge of the first display surface into the gap such that the at least a portion of the graphical user element will not be displayed at the first display surface. The method further includes displaying the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element at the second display surface based on a location and a direction of movement of the graphical user interface element at the first display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Bennett M. King, Thomas E. Kilpatrick, II
  • Patent number: 8947344
    Abstract: Disclosed is a portable device having a flexible display unit and a control method for the same. The device provides a dimming mode for dimming the display unit when lack of user input for a preset dimming time is sensed. The dimming mode includes a first dimming mode having a first dimming time and a second dimming mode having a second dimming time. The display unit has a first state before the display unit is expanded, and a second state after the display unit is expanded. A processor of the device converts the device from the first dimming mode to the second dimming mode when the display unit is retracted from the second state to the first state, reverts the device into the first dimming mode when preset user input is sensed, and performs dimming of the display unit when lack of the preset user input is sensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Eunhyung Cho, Sinae Chun, Jihwan Kim
  • Patent number: 8942769
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a mobile electronic device includes a projector, a display unit, a detector, and a processing unit. The projector projects a first image. The display unit displays a second image related to the first image. The detector detects a variation of an attitude. When the variation of the attitude is detected by the detector, the processing unit applies a variation to the first image in association with the variation of the attitude. Then, the processing unit varies the second image in association with the variation of the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe
  • Patent number: 8941557
    Abstract: An electronic display apparatus comprising a control device and an electronic display panel that can be turned off by the control device. In order to support an energy-saving state in which information can continue to be displayed at least to a certain extent, an electrochromic display is additionally provided that is switchable into different display states by the control device. The invention furthermore relates to an installation appertaining to automation technology, and to a method for operating an electronic display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Edgar Frank, Benjamin Kohler, Jörg Middel, Wolfgang Riedl, Christian Strömsdörfer, Frank Volkmann, Michael Wieczorek, Sebastian Wittig
  • Patent number: 8941555
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device (OLED) includes: a multiple display in which a plurality of panels operate as a single display, wherein each of the panels comprise a substrate and a pixel; and a polarizing plate attached to the multiple display to bond the plurality of panels as a single panel, wherein the panels are divided into (i) display areas in which pixels are formed, and (ii) non-display areas surrounding the display areas, and at least two adjacent panels at an interpanel boundary are folded in the adjacent non-display areas to reduce the non-display areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Choong-Keun Yoo
  • Patent number: 8941605
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for an intuitive process management mechanism in a multi-core environment. An example electronic device may include a processor with a first core and a second core, an operating system, a process-core assignment module operatively coupled to the operating system, and a graphical user interface system operatively coupled to the process-core assignment module and configured to provide a first display screen and a second display screen, the first display screen and the second display screen being associated with the first core and the second core, respectively. An example method for the electronic device may include: displaying a graphical element associated with a process of an application program on the first display screen, wherein the process is executed by the first core; detecting a movement of the graphical element from the first display screen to the second display screen; and assigning the process to the second core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventors: Shuichi Kurabayashi, Naofumi Yoshida, Kosuke Takano
  • Patent number: 8937623
    Abstract: A logical framebuffer may identify pixels areas or blocks of an image that have changed between successive frames. The pixel values of these identified areas may be copied and/or scaled from more recent frames and merged into older frames stored in scanout buffers of an image display system to update older buffers. The logical framebuffer may compare image data at a resolution that is greater than or equal to the resolution of the scanout buffers. Scaling may be used to downscale changed pixel areas frames stored at the higher resolution of logical framebuffer that are to be copied into older frames at the lower resolution of the scanout buffers to update the older frames. Changed pixel areas may also be copied from a newer frame buffered at the lower resolution after the older frame. Latency may be reduced. Image processors, display systems, and methods are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Dyke, Christopher Wright, Chad E. Jones
  • Patent number: 8937590
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises a touch screen display, a display controller, a copy screen image display module and a pointing module. The display controller is configured to control the touch screen display and an external display. The copy screen image display module is configured to display on a screen of the touch screen display a copy screen image which is obtained by copying a screen image which is displayed on a screen of the external display. The pointing module is configured to designate a position on the screen image of the external display, the position corresponding to a touch position on the copy screen image, based on a relative position of the touch position in relation to the copy screen image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Koji Hachiya, Hiroshi Terada
  • Patent number: 8928552
    Abstract: An information processing device including a plurality of rectangular-shaped casings each including a first principal surface, and a second principal surface opposing the first principal surface and including a display panel having a predetermined aspect ratio. The information processing device including a connecting portion connecting each of the plurality of rectangular-shaped casings in a closed state in which each of the plurality of rectangular-shaped casings are mutually overlaid and a display panel of at least one of the plurality of rectangular-shaped casings is externally exposed, and in an open state in which wall portions of mutually adjacent rectangular-shaped casings abut and the display panels of each of the plurality of rectangular-shaped casings face a similar direction. The information processing device further includes a terminal state detecting unit that detects the closed state and the opened state, and a display control unit that controls display of each of the display panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuhito Aono, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Yuji Fukaya, Shin Takanashi
  • Patent number: 8928555
    Abstract: A display device can include a housing, a processor, and a display assembly. The processor can be arranged within the housing. The display assembly can be operably coupled to the processor and arranged within the housing. The display assembly can include a first display, a privacy filter, and a second display. The first display can output a first portion of the display. The second display can output a second portion of the display. The privacy filter and the first and second displays can be arranged such that the first portion of the display assembly is filtered by the privacy filter to be viewable in a first viewable arc. The second portion of the display assembly can be viewable in a second viewable arc that is different than the first viewable arc. The first and second displays can be LCD's.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Want, Richard Carl Gossweiler, III, Colin Albright McDonough
  • Patent number: 8928550
    Abstract: A driver chip for controlling a high-resolution display panel is presented. The driver chip is not much larger than a conventional driver chip that is currently used for lower resolution display panels. The driver chip applies data signals to the data lines of the display panel and gate control signals to a gate driver that is formed in the peripheral region of the display panel. The gate driver, which may be made of amorphous silicon TFTs, generates gate signals in response to the gate control signals from the driver chip and applies the gate signals to gate lines. Since the driver chip of the invention controls more gate lines and data lines than a conventional chip of about the same size, the driver chip may be easily adapted for display devices having multiple panels. Where multiple panels are used, the panels may be scanned simultaneously or sequentially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Bae Jung, Won-Kyu Lee, Jin Jeon, Ji-Suk Lim, Min-Kyung Jung, Eung-Sang Lee, Won-Seok Ma
  • Publication number: 20150002369
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, according to an embodiment, includes a reception module configured to receive image data that includes an image shared from an external device. The shared image corresponds to an image displayed on the external device. The information processing apparatus also includes a display control module to display at least a part of the shared image on a display unit. The image displayed on the display unit is at a resolution that is different from the resolution on the external device. A detection module in the apparatus detects an operation input (e.g., a user selection/input) that is performed on the display unit. A transmission module transmits operating information that allows a position on the external device display that corresponds to a position on the display unit at which the operation input was detected to be specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Katsuhiko ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20150002370
    Abstract: A method for projecting a user interface of an application program provided for a screen of a mobile device is provided onto a screen of an infotainment system arranged in a vehicle. The user interface can be displayed in a manner suitable for the driver of the vehicle if the screen size of the infotainment system is determined in the infotainment system. The screen size is transferred to the mobile device via a data interface, the user interface size of the application program running in the mobile device in the unit of the comparable size is determined in the mobile device. The screen size of the infotainment system is compared with the user interface size of the application program and a decision is made on the basis of the comparison, which image data is transferred from the mobile device to the infotainment system via the data interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Dennis FERNAHL, Mark BECKMANN, Christopher SEUBERT, Volker REMUSS
  • Publication number: 20150002435
    Abstract: Blocking a view of a whiteboard by a position of an attendee who writes on the whiteboard is prevented, and writing records made by all attendees are stored in order to use the writing records including a course of the written records later. Each terminal of all of the attendees has a touch-panel-equipped terminal having a function of dividing any input line drawing on the terminal into line segment data, successively transmitting the line segment data to the controller, and displaying line drawing information transmitted from the controller on the display of the touch-panel-equipped terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shimizu, Kazuhiko Yoshizawa, Motoyuki Suzuki, Hideo Nishijima, Nobuo Masuoka
  • Patent number: 8922509
    Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention includes: display screens capable of displaying information thereon; touch panels which are provided on these display screens and are adapted to be manipulated by a user; touch-panel determination portions which are electrically connected to the touch panels and are adapted to receive coordinate information from the touch panels due to user's manipulations thereof; and a controller which is electrically connected to the display screens and to the touch-panel determination portions, and is adapted to cause the display screens to display information thereon and to receive signals inputted thereto from the touch-panel determination portions, wherein the controller includes a displayer, which is adapted to cause the display screens to display information thereon, and when the touch-panel determination portions receive coordinate information, to display information about a peripheral area including the coordinates thereon, at a position different from that of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Takuya Sato
  • Patent number: 8922457
    Abstract: A multi-monitor display system is described having an arm adapted for supporting a plurality of monitors containing display screens. The system also includes a column for supporting the arm, a monitor controller assembly for electronically controlling images displayed on the screens, and a graphics assembly for sending signals to the monitor controller assembly to produce the images. The system is used in conjunction with a central processor located in a computer housing. The monitor controller assembly is disposed outside of the monitors and/or the graphics assembly is disposed outside the computer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Inventor: Jerry Moscovitch
  • Patent number: 8922513
    Abstract: An exemplary multi-monitor method includes controlling a first position determining unit and a second position determining unit of a corresponding monitor to emit signals. Then, the method determines which of the first position determining unit and the second position determining unit of the corresponding monitor has received the signal. The method next determines the position of the corresponding monitor among all of the monitors, and determines a new coordinate range of the corresponding monitor in the Cartesian coordinate system. Then the method determines which point has been touched in response to a user touch on the touch unit, and determines the new set of coordinates in the Cartesian coordinate system corresponding to the touched point. Next, the method determines one or more touched monitors, and controls the determined one or more touched monitors to execute the corresponding operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (WuHan) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hung-Chi Huang
  • Patent number: 8924887
    Abstract: A system includes determination of a layout of graphical representations of dataset members displayed by a display device of the apparatus, determination of a plurality of display device movements to monitor based on the layout, detection of one of the plurality of display device movements, and execution of an action associated with the detected movement on at least one of the graphical representations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Laurent Pontier, Ali Meziani, Valdrin Koshi
  • Patent number: 8922458
    Abstract: A system and method distributes data and power in a robust manner for a large scale LED display. Master modules of the display are capable of receiving a data stream on any one of four data ports. The master modules extract the data for its module and an associated group of slave modules from a data stream received on one port and send the received data stream to three other master modules via the other three data ports. Unregulated D.C. power is distributed from one or more power hubs to the master modules which in turn distribute regulated D.C. power to their associated slave modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Inventors: Robert J. Sefton, Sheldon Lee Black, Hamid Kharrati, Daniel S. Kline, Anthony D. Barghini
  • Patent number: 8917251
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device and method for operating a mobile electronic device are disclosed. A first detected input is detected on the first display module. A second detected input is detected on the second display module. The first detected input is set to an invalid input, when the second detected input is detected during a device configuration of the mobile electronic device, the device configuration comprising at least a portion of a first display module being exposed, and at least a portion of a second display module being exposed. The second detected input is set to an invalid input, when the first detected input is detected in the device configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Okamoto
  • Patent number: 8917221
    Abstract: A dual-screen user device and methods for controlling data displayed thereby are disclosed. Specifically, the data displayed by the multiple screens of the dual-screen user device is conditioned upon the relative position of the multiple screens and whether the data being displayed originated from a single-screen application or a multi-screen application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Z124
    Inventor: Alex de Paz
  • Patent number: 8913026
    Abstract: A system for linking and controlling terminals includes a user terminal that includes an image unit configured to output image data to be shared with a receiving terminal larger than the user terminal, and a signal unit configured to transmit an image signal and a control signal to the receiving terminal, the image signal having the image data outputted from the image unit, and the control signal including position information of a touch means near the user terminal. An image representing the position information of the touch means is displayed on the receiving terminal to enable a control of the user terminal by way of the receiving terminal viewed by a user of the user terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventor: Chang-sik Yoo
  • Patent number: 8910864
    Abstract: The invention discloses a printed label and a display shelf for a business establishment, including a display shelf having a length and at least one area on which at least one product is to be placed. The area has a length and a depth. The label includes product information printed thereon for identifying the at least one product for display on the shelf, and first and second space indicators for indicating a position, corresponding to a portion of the length of the shelf, at which the at least one product is to be placed. The label is constructed and arranged to have a predetermined length that is coextensive with the portion of the length of the area of the shelf on which the at least one product is to be placed. The first and second space indicators define the predetermined length. The first space indicator indicates where the portion of the length of the area of the shelf begins and the second space indicator indicates where the portion of the length of the area of the shelf ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Information Planning & Management Service, Inc.
    Inventors: S. Douglas Falls, Ernest J. Dale, Rod Matheson
  • Patent number: 8912977
    Abstract: A projector that can solve a problem in which a projection image is disturbed due to deviation of incident positions of projection light to a screen is provided. Projection section 11 includes LD light emission section 111 and scanning section 112 that scans light emitted by LD light emission section 111 and projects the scanned light to the rear plane side of the screen. Control section 12 controls an amount of light emission of the light and a scanning angle of scanning section 112 based on an image signal so as to cause projection section 11 to project an image corresponding to the image signal to the screen. Control section 12 corrects an orientation of projection light corresponding to each pixel of the image projected from projection section 11 based on a refractive index of the light transmission member and a scanning angle of scanning section 112 so as to correct an incident position of the projection light on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiho Yanagita, Fujio Okumura
  • Patent number: 8913183
    Abstract: A video projector, a cluster of video projectors and a method for wirelessly transmitting image data within the cluster of video projectors. The video projector includes a first antenna located at a first side of the projector and a second antenna located at a second side of the projector, opposite to the first side. Image data is divided into sub-parts, and distributed by assigning each image data sub-part to a video projector. A video projector receiving image data sub-parts extracts and stores the image data sub-part assigned to it, and retransmits image data sub-parts assigned to respectively a second and third video projectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Laurent Frouin, Lionel Tocze, Pierre Visa
  • Patent number: 8907864
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a processor having an electronic output. The apparatus also comprises a display that is configurable into a plurality of configurations and is electronically coupled to receive information from the processor. The display comprises a plurality of portions adapted to display an electronic image. At least two of the portions share a first axis and are movable about the first axis. The apparatus also comprises a memory. The memory stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, direct the processor to receive a first indication that the display has been configured into a first configuration. The instructions also direct the processor to determine that the first configuration corresponds to a first device. The instructions also direct the processor to display, on at least one of the plurality of portions of the display, an electronic image relating to the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: CFPH, LLC
    Inventor: Gregory P. Manning
  • Patent number: 8907963
    Abstract: Concurrent display of graphic content on multiple displays is described. A frame of graphic content to be displayed on multiple displays can be written to a single memory location. Previously written graphic content can be read to multiple displays having misaligned synchronization signals and new graphic content can be written to a different memory location concurrently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: 2236008 Ontario Inc.
    Inventor: Neil John Graham
  • Patent number: 8909299
    Abstract: An ad hoc imaging capability allows a plurality of mobile devices to render an ad hoc image at a venue, such as a sports arena. A mobile ad hoc image (“MAHI”) application can be downloaded to the spectators' mobile devices prior to the event. Seat location of a user is used by the MAHI application to select and display an image, which is a pixel of the ad hoc image. The ad hoc image can be animated or static. An authoring tool allows creation of an ad hoc image data structure whereby a previously created image or animation is mapped to the venue seating configuration. The ad hoc image data can be downloaded to, and cached by, the mobile device along with downloading the application, or the ad hoc image data can be streamed to the mobile device when the ad hoc image is to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Mercuri, James Oliver Tisdale, III
  • Patent number: 8907863
    Abstract: A method for eliminating a seam between adjoined screens includes step A: acquiring an original image and adapting the acquired image to an image translation in subsequent step B; step B: translating the acquired image toward the position of the seam; and step C: reverting the translated image to the original one. An apparatus for eliminating a seam between adjoined screens includes an image acquisition module, an image translation module and an image reversion module. The image acquisition module is configured for acquiring an original image and transmitting the acquired image to the image translation module. The image translation module is configured for translating the received image toward the position of the seam so as to cover the seam by the translated image. The image reversion module is configured for receiving the translated image from the image translation module and reverting the image to the original one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Inventor: Zhongqing Li
  • Patent number: 8907906
    Abstract: Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface on a second screen, when the device is in a temporary state. More particularly, the method includes a change in the display mode of a multiple screen device from a second screen back to the first screen while the device is closed. The change in the display mode may be made in response to one or more actions conducted by a user in a user interface, in response to an input from an application, or in response to a menu selection. Further, the device may revert to the first display mode based on other events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Z124
    Inventors: Sanjiv Sirpal, Mohammed Selim
  • Patent number: 8907868
    Abstract: According to one feature of the invention, a display device comprises a pixel including a first sub-pixel having a first light-emitting element and a second sub-pixel having a second light-emitting element, a first source driver connected to a first source line included in the first sub-pixel, and a second source driver connected to a second source line included in the second sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel are provided over one surface of a light-transmitting substrate, and a first display region using the first sub-pixel over one surface of the substrate and a second display region using the second sub-pixel over the opposite surface the substrate are provided. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a display device that realizes sophistication and a high added value, which includes a display region in each of one and the opposite sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8902125
    Abstract: A reconfigurable handheld device includes a housing; a processor disposed within the housing; and a display system coupled to the processor and including a display area. The display system is configured to selectively provide one of a first image viewable via the display system at a normal viewing distance; a second image viewable via the display system proximate at least one eye of a user; and a third image generated by the display system and viewable via a remote surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Robbins, Francois Raynal
  • Patent number: 8902128
    Abstract: An imaging system and improvement therein for edge blending a composite image displayed by a plurality of configurable display devices in a tiled display system or between display devices and the surrounding environment, by at least one of modifying one or more light emission characteristics in a region of the composite image adjacent the gaps or generating a pattern within the composite image that coincides with the spacing of the gaps, such that the visual seam becomes camouflaged when viewed from a distance. The light emission characteristics can, for example, include brightness and/or color and the pattern can, for example, be a grid pattern that coincides with the spacing of the gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Wood, Delia Zsivanov