Abstract: A sensor of a brightness limiting system of a vehicle may sense light from light sources around the vehicle and provide a light measurement signal. The light measurement signal may include information about brightness levels and positions of light sources relative to a window of the vehicle. A brightness controller may monitor the light source measurement signal and perform comparisons of brightness levels from the light measurement signal with brightness thresholds. The brightness controller may determine that a brightness level of a light source exceeds a brightness threshold and may provide a brightness control signal to a brightness control layer positioned adjacent to the window of the vehicle. The brightness control layer may receive the brightness control signal and limit the brightness level of light based on the brightness threshold at a brightness control area of the brightness control layer.

Abstract: Setting interface element colors is disclosed including rendering an interface element, determining first color values, assigning a value to a color attribute of the interface element based on the first color values, and updating the interface element according to the assigned value.

Abstract: Imaging sensor and imaging module are provided. The imaging sensor includes: a substrate; multiple pixel units disposed on the substrate, configured to acquire an optical signal carrying imaging information and convert the optical signal into an electric pixel signal, and arranged in array to form a pixel array; multiple bias voltage pseudo pixel units disposed around the pixel array, connected with the pixel units, and configured to provide a bias voltage to the pixel units; and at least one touch sensing pseudo pixel unit disposed at one side of the bias voltage pseudo pixel units which is away from the pixel units, and configured to form a capacitor structure to sense a touch to form an electric touch signal. Color aberration between the bias voltage pseudo pixel units and the touch sensing pseudo pixel unit and the pixel units is reduced, and appearance of the imaging sensor is improved.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for generating a reference voltage are described. In various embodiments, an interface between a memory and a processor uses a reference voltage generator to generate a reference voltage for a single pin or a small group of pins. The generator generates a default reference voltage from a first tap in a resistor ladder, injects current with a current controller into a second tap of the resistor ladder when the generator receives an indication to generate a larger reference voltage, and draws current from a third tap of the resistor ladder when the generator receives an indication to generate a smaller reference voltage. The generator also generates a high threshold voltage independent of a low threshold voltage after calibration.

Abstract: A video processor includes a receiving section that receives video information representing video images and luminance-related information on the luminance of the video images and a video processing section that determines an expansion target luminance range of the video images based on the luminance-related information and expands the expansion target luminance range in such a way that the maximum luminance in the expansion target luminance range increases.

Abstract: A method for determining residual images of a display device includes: dividing an image into a plurality of unit blocks; calculating a chroma, a hue, and a lightness of each unit block; applying a filter to the plurality of unit blocks to calculate a chroma difference, a hue difference, and a lightness difference; calculating a plurality of color difference based on the chroma, hue and lightness differences between the unit block and unit blocks adjacent to the unit block, a chroma weight constant, a hue weight constant, and a lightness weight constant; and calculating residual image indices for each unit block, where a residual image index is a maximum value of the plurality of color differences between the unit block and unit blocks adjacent to the unit block. The lightness weight constant is less than the chroma weight constant and the hue weight constant.

Abstract: Provided are a color temperature adjusting system of a transparent display and a color temperature adjusting method of a transparent display. The display mode or the fusion mode is selected via the mode selecting module (1) of the system. The display color temperature adjusting module (2) is configured to give different color temperature adjusting results according to a mode selected by the user and the color temperature of the environment, in which the transparent display (4) is located. As the user selects the display mode, the display color temperature adjusting module (2) uses a preset fixed color temperature as the color temperature adjusting results; as the user selects the fusion mode, the display color temperature adjusting module (2) uses a color temperature consistent with the color temperature of the environment obtained by the environmental color temperature detecting module (3) as the color temperature adjusting result.

Abstract: An electronic device including: a first functional panel having a photovoltaic cell panel defined as an upper portion thereof; a second functional panel having a display panel defined as an upper portion thereof; and a linking mechanism for connecting the first functional panel and the second functional panel to each other. A mutual-orientation between the first functional panel and the second functional panel is switched between a plurality of mutual-orientations via the linking mechanism.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first housing surface that faces a first side, a second housing surface that faces a second side, and a side surface that surrounds at least a portion of a space between the first housing surface and the second housing surface, a display arranged within the housing and including a first display surface including a display screen exposed through the first housing surface and a second display surface that faces the second side, a structure arranged between the second display surface and the second housing surface including a contact surface, the structure including a through-opening, and a sensor, at least a portion of which is arranged within the opening and which is arranged to detect at least a portion of light received from the outside of the housing after passing through the first housing surface and the display.

Abstract: A visualization device is provided that includes an actual light box that includes an illumination array for illuminating an actual object (OR) placed in the actual light box; and a rear limiting wall which functions as a screen. The device also includes a computer programmed to spatially display a virtual light box on the screen, such that the virtual light box displayed on the screen appears to form a continuous rearward extension of the actual light box. In addition, a virtual object (OV) may be displayed on the screen, such that the virtual object (OV) is situated in the virtual light box. The combination of an actual light box and a virtual light box allows an observer to realistically assess appearance data rendered onto a virtual object, in a direct comparison with an actual object.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for rendering and displaying high dynamic range (HDR) digital image content. An HDR rendering and display system may support the rendering and display of standard dynamic range (SDR) and HDR content to both HDR-enabled and standard displays. The HDR rendering and display system renders digital image content into the HDR space and maps the rendered HDR content into the display space of HDR or standard displays using display processing techniques that may preserve at least some of the HDR content even for standard displays. The HDR rendering and display system may take into account various information including but not limited to display characteristics such as size, control inputs, current image characteristics such as image brightness, and environmental information such as viewer position and ambient lighting levels to dynamically adapt the rendering and display of the digital image content according to ambient viewing conditions at the target display.

Abstract: An apparatus of a mobile communication device comprises at least one radio with signal processing circuitry arranged to transmit and receive radio frequency (RF) signals. The apparatus includes a plurality of display components. An antenna layer is coupled to the signal processing circuitry and is configured for transmission and reception of the RF signals. The antenna layer is disposed between one of the plurality of display panel components and at least one isolation layer. The plurality of display panel components includes at least one of a protection coating layer, a display panel, a touch panel, or a cover.

Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus may include a display configured to display an image using a backlight, an image signal provider configured to provide an image signal to the display and a power supply unit configured to generate first driving power and second driving power using a first converter and a second converter, respectively, and provide the first driving power to the image signal provider and provide the second driving power to the backlight, wherein the power supply unit is configured to control the first converter and the second converter alternately.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a display apparatus includes: a first light-transmissive substrate; a second light-transmissive substrate facing the first light-transmissive substrate; a liquid crystal layer sealed between the first light-transmissive substrate and the second light-transmissive substrate, and including polymer dispersed liquid crystal; at least one light-emitting device facing at least one of a side surface of the first light-transmissive substrate or a side surface of the second light-transmissive substrate; and a display controller configured to perform control so as to reduce power consumption based on a signal, the signal being in accordance with a signal of external light intensity information supplied from an external light setting device.

Abstract: An image decoding method includes a constraint information decoding step of decoding constraint information indicating prohibition of reference from a target tile, which is one of a plurality of tiles obtained by partitioning a picture, to another tile, and a list generation step of generating a prediction motion vector list including a plurality of prediction motion vector candidates and a plurality of prediction motion vector indices each associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of prediction motion vector candidates. In the list generating step, a prediction motion vector list not including a temporal motion vector of a block on a lower right side of the target block is generated.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pixel driving circuit and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. A first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal of the second switch are connected with a data line, a common electrode line, a second pixel electrode, respectively. The first terminal, the second terminal, and the third terminal of the second switch are turned on, and a voltage of the second pixel electrode is between a data voltage provided by the data line and a common voltage provided by the common electrode line, such that a predetermined voltage difference is formed between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode.

Abstract: The present application discloses an emission-control circuit for controlling light emission of an organic light emitting diode (OLED), including a light sensor configured to detect an intensity of emitted light of the OLED; a first thin-film transistor (TFT); a second TFT; a third TFT; a fourth TFT; a fifth TFT; a sixth TFT; a first capacitor, and a second capacitor.

Abstract: A photovoltaic combiner box monitoring system includes a current sampling circuit, a microprocessor and a communication circuit; the current sampling circuit is connected with the microprocessor to sample at least one channel of current signals and input the sampled currents to the microprocessor; and the microprocessor is connected with the communication circuit to send the current signals sampled by the current sampling circuit by the communication circuit. Thus, the photovoltaic combiner box monitoring system can sample current signals from the photovoltaic combiner box by means of the current sampling circuit and send the sampled current signals through the communication circuit.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of display, more specifically, to a pixel array and a display circuit for virtual reality. In the invention, two transistors (i.e., a third transistor and a fourth transistor) are respectively connected in parallel to two ends of the two transistors (i.e., the first transistor and the second transistor) controlled by the first enable signal, and as the enable signal accessed the first transistor and the second transistor is a line-by-line scan, and the enable signal accessed the third transistor and the fourth transistor can drive each of the display devices in the a plurality of rows of pixel circuits to be lit at the same time.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an OLED component, comprising: a substrate, a bottom electrode arranged on the substrate, a top electrode opposite to the bottom electrode, and the top electrode spaced apart from the bottom electrode; an organic electroluminescence element arranged between the bottom electrode and the top electrode; at least one buffer element disposed between the top electrode and the organic electroluminescence element, and/or between the bottom electrode and the organic electroluminescence element, wherein the buffer element is configured to enhance carrier balance and, electrons transport performance and holes transport performance.

Abstract: Efficient image compression for video data characterized by a non-neutral dominant white point is achieved by transforming the input video signal into a de-correlated video signal based on a color difference encoding transform, wherein the color difference encoding transform is adapted based on the dominant white point using an algorithm. The adapting algorithm is designed for optimizing low-entropy output when the white point is other than a neutral or equal-energy value.

Abstract: LED lamp systems having improved light quality are disclosed. The lamps emit more than 500 lm and more than 2% of the power in the spectral power distribution is emitted within a wavelength range from about 390 nm to about 430 nm.

Abstract: A method for adjusting the gain of a plurality of pixels across a display includes determining grid point gain adjustments for a plurality of grid points corresponding to coordinates across the display. The corresponding coordinates have a non-uniform spacing across the display. The method also includes determining uniformity gain adjustments for the plurality of pixels via interpolation with the grid point gain adjustments. The method also includes multiplying the uniformity gain adjustment for each pixel of the plurality of pixels by an input signal to the respective pixel. The drive strength supplied to the respective pixel is based at least in part on the input signal, and the drive strength supplied to each pixel is configured to control the light emitted from the respective pixel.

Abstract: Provided is a display system. The display system includes: a display; a sensor that senses light that is irradiated onto the surface of the display; and a controller that locally adjusts the luminance of a partial area in which visibility deteriorates as a result of the irradiated light in all display areas of the display.

Abstract: A communication device includes at least one radio that comprises signal processing circuitry, and at least one antenna coupled to the signal processing circuitry to send and receive radio signals. A component of the communication device requires user visibility and includes an isolator for isolating the at least one antenna, the isolator comprising at least one film that includes a transparent conductor. The component that requires user visibility may be a display screen or part of the chassis of a transparent communication device. The transparent conductor comprises a transparent conducting oxide such as indium tin oxide, indium tin oxide ink, graphite material, carbon nanotubes, or a conductive polymer.

Abstract: A method for driving an active matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) display. The method may be used to digitally drive the AMOLED display in a way that limits the susceptibility of the AMOLED display to certain problems arising out of digital driving techniques, such as image sticking or low display lifetimes. The method involves generating compensation factors corresponding to each pixel of the display and using those compensation factors to control the illumination of the display. The aspects of the method that incorporate the operation point for generating a compensation factor may also be applied to analog driving of AMOLED displays.

Abstract: An active matrix electro-wetting on dielectric (AM-EWOD) device includes a plurality of array elements arranged in an array, each array element including array element circuitry, an element electrode, and a reference electrode. The array element circuitry includes an actuation circuit configured to apply actuation voltages to the electrodes, and an impedance sensor circuit configured to sense impedance at the array element electrode to determine a droplet property. The actuation circuitry includes a memory capacitor for storing voltage data corresponding to either an actuated state or an unactuated state of the array element, and an input applied to the memory capacitor operates to effect an operation of the impedance sensor circuit. Such input may isolate the array element from the actuation voltage during operation of the impedance sensor circuit, and the memory capacitor may operate as part of the impedance sensor circuit as a reference capacitor for determining the droplet property.

Abstract: A display device includes a display, a plurality of first reflectors, a light processing member, and a plurality of light sources. The first reflectors each have a first bottom part that is disposed on a rear face side of the display and a first peripheral part that extends from an outer edge of the first bottom part toward a rear face of the display, with a surface of the first bottom part and a surface of the first peripheral part forming an obtuse angle. The light processing member is disposed between the display and the first reflectors, the light processing member being spaced apart from the first reflectors by a specific distance. The light sources are disposed relative to the surfaces of the first bottom parts, respectively.

Abstract: A display device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a polymer dispersed liquid crystal panel; a light source device that emits illumination light to an end surface of the polymer dispersed liquid crystal panel; a video signal control unit that corrects a video signal to generate a video control signal, the video signal being corrected so as to cancel a change in a color of the illumination light when the illumination light propagates through inside the polymer dispersed liquid crystal panel; and a display panel that modulates the illumination light that has propagated through the inside of the polymer dispersed liquid crystal panel and is scattered by the polymer dispersed liquid crystal panel, based on the video control signal.

Abstract: Various embodiments comprise apparatuses and methods including a light sensor. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes an image sensing array region, a first photosensor having a light-sensitive region outside of the image sensing array region, and control circuitry. The control circuitry is arranged in a first mode to read out image data from the image sensing array region, where the data provide information indicative of an image incident on the image sensing array region of the integrated circuit. The control circuitry is arranged in a second mode to read out a signal from the first photosensor indicative of intensity of light incident on the light-sensitive region of the first photosensor. Electrical power consumed by the integrated circuit during the second mode is at least ten times lower than electrical power consumed by the integrated circuit during the first mode. Additional methods and apparatuses are described.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, an illuminance sensor to measure illuminance, and a display controller which includes a processor a brightness controllers. The processor calculates an external illuminance value with reference to a signal from the illuminance sensor. The brightness controller turns off at least one of the pixels and controls the brightness of the display panel when the calculated external illuminance value is in a first region. The first region may be, for example, in a mesopic region.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for rendering and displaying high dynamic range (HDR) digital image content according to a perceptual model. A model of viewer perceptual range may be determined according to the perceptual model based on inputs including ambient lighting conditions, display panel characteristics (e.g., light leakage and reflected ambient light), and/or display panel settings. The system may determine, according to the model of viewer perceptual range, a brightness level that defines a lower portion and an upper portion of a display space of the display panel, and a maximum rendering value M. Digital image content may be rendered according to the maximum rendering value M to generate HDR content in a dynamic range of (0.0-M). The rendered HDR content may then be mapped into the display space of the display panel according to the brightness level.

Abstract: A high density, high speed ROIC uses in-pixel integration capacitors and comparators to convert each pixel charge to a train of pulse spikes which increment a capacitor to successive, discrete charge values that represent a digital, non-binary count value of an in-pixel multi-value digital counter (MVDC). The MVDC can include a plurality of stages whereby comparators limit the maximum count of each stage and increment subsequent stages. The maximum count can be a power of two for subsequent direct ADC conversion to binary. The count values and the residual integration capacitor charge can be read out by ramping the comparator reference inputs and measuring the comparator output timings, effectively forming partially in-pixel single-slope ADC's. The comparators can include temporary internal positive feedback to maintain consistency of the spike pulses to better than 10%.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a scanning line, a data line intersecting with each other, a pixel circuit which is provided corresponding to the intersection thereof, and a wire. The pixel circuit includes a light emitting element, one transistor which controls a current flowing to the light emitting element, and the other transistor of which conduction state is controlled according to a scanning signal which is supplied to the scanning line between a gate node of the one transistor and the data line. The wire is provided between the data line and the one transistor.

Abstract: A pixel including: an organic light emitting diode; a first transistor configured to control an amount of current that passes through the organic light emitting diode to flow to a second power from a first power that is connected to a first electrode of the first transistor corresponding to a voltage of a first node; a second transistor between a data line and the first node; a third transistor between the first node and a reference power; a fourth transistor between a second node and an initialization power, the second node being connected to an anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode; a first capacitor; and a second capacitor connected in series to the first capacitor, the first and second capacitors being between the first node and the first power.

Abstract: A semiconductor device obtains highly accurate image data regardless of the intensity of incident light. The semiconductor device includes a first photo sensor provided in a pixel, a second photo sensor provided around the pixel, and a controller for setting the drive condition of the first photo sensor in accordance with the intensity of outside light obtained by the second photo sensor. An image is taken after the sensitivity of the first photo sensor is changed in accordance with the drive condition set by the controller. Thus, in the semiconductor device, an image can be taken using the first photo sensor whose sensitivity is optimized in accordance with the intensity of incident light.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic device capable of displaying and performing color compensation and a color compensation method. The color compensation method comprises: obtaining one or more brightness values for an original image from at least one of a screen brightness value and an ambient brightness value of the electronic device; determining whether each of the one or more brightness values is lower than a corresponding one of one or more threshold values, respectively; and enabling a color enhancement mode in events where each of the one or more brightness values is lower than the corresponding one of one or more threshold values, respectively, wherein the color enhancement mode comprises performing a color saturation compensation to enhance a saturation of the original image for display on a screen of the electronic device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a backlight source adjustment method, a backlight source adjustment device and a display device. After acquiring intensity information and spectrum information of current ambient light, a color temperature corresponding to the current ambient light is determined in accordance with the spectrum information of the current ambient light, and a total current to be currently supplied to a backlight source is determined in accordance with the intensity information of the current ambient light. Brightness values of light source branches having different color ranges in the backlight source are determined in accordance with the determined color temperature corresponding to the current ambient light and the total current, and currents for the light source branches are adjusted, so as to adjust color gamut of the backlight source in accordance with the current ambient light.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display panel and a display apparatus are disclosed. At a first detection phase, aging of the light-emitting device in each sub-pixel is detected one by one. At a display phase, an initial grayscale value for a corresponding sub-pixel is compensated in accordance with the aging of the light-emitting device in each sub-pixel. Moreover, in the display panel the plurality of sub-pixels that belong to the same pixel group share a sense line, such that the number of the wirings in the display panel can be reduced and the number of the signal channels of the driving chip can thus be reduced, leading to a reduced area of the driving chip and a reduced manufacture cost.

Abstract: A technology for tracking motion of a wearable sensor system uses a combination a RGB (red, green, and blue) and IR (infrared) pixels of one or more cameras. In particular, it relates to capturing gross features and feature values of a real world space using RGB pixels and capturing fine features and feature values of the real world space using IR pixels. It also relates to enabling multi-user collaboration and interaction in an immersive virtual environment. It also relates to capturing different sceneries of a shared real world space from the perspective of multiple users. It further relates to sharing content between wearable sensor systems. In further relates to capturing images and video streams from the perspective of a first user of a wearable sensor system and sending an augmented version of the captured images and video stream to a second user of the wearable sensor system.

Abstract: Based on a histogram of saturation of an input video, a saturation conversion function is determined, and, referring to the determined saturation conversion function, the saturation of each pixel of the input video is converted. Alternatively, a saturation conversion coefficient determination function is generated from the histogram, a saturation conversion coefficient is determined from the saturation conversion coefficient determination function and the saturation, and color differences are multiplied by the determined saturation conversion coefficient. Regardless of what saturation distribution the input video has, the saturation can be properly enhanced, and at the same time a high gradation expression can be obtained.

Abstract: A visible light signal transmitting method includes: determining a luminance change pattern to transmit the visible light signal; switching a common switch according to the luminance change pattern, the common switch being for turning ON a plurality of light sources in common; and turning ON a first pixel switch, to cause the first light source to be ON for a period in which the common switch is ON and the first pixel switch is ON, to transmit the visible light signal, the first light source being one of the plurality of light sources. In the turning ON of a first pixel switch, when the image is displayed on the display, the first pixel switch is switched to increase a lighting period that corresponds to the first light source, to compensate a period in which the first light source is OFF for transmission of the visible light signal.

Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a display unit, an operation unit, a position detection unit, a communication unit, and a controller. The operation unit is operated by a user. The position detection unit detects a position of the mobile terminal device. The communication unit makes communication with another mobile terminal device. The controller decides whether the another mobile terminal device is approaching the mobile terminal device on a basis of a position of the another mobile terminal device received by the communication unit, and the position of the mobile terminal device detected by the position detection unit, and darkens a part or whole of a screen of the display unit, upon deciding that the another mobile terminal device is approaching.

Abstract: A method and system for programming, calibrating and driving a light emitting device display is provided. The system may include extracting a time dependent parameter of a pixel for calibration.

Abstract: Devices such as electronic book readers, televisions, and so forth may use reflective display technologies. Described herein are devices and methods for ambient light sensing for use in conjunction with displays. A light guide panel is coupled to a light sensor to measure ambient light impinging on the light guide panel. Where the display is reflective, the light guide panel may be configured to provide for illumination of the display.

Abstract: A laser projection display device 1 includes a laser light source driving unit 4 setting a current which drives a laser light source according to an image signal, a light sensor 10 detecting a light amount of the laser light generated by the laser light source 5, and a light emission control unit 22 emitting light by supplying a standard image signal and a current setting signal to the laser light source driving unit and setting the laser light source driving unit such that the light amount detected by the light sensor becomes a target value. The light emission control unit supplies the current setting signal to the laser light source driving unit such that light emission is performed a plurality of times with a predetermined current difference, in a fly-back period in one frame of the image signal.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a scanning line, a data line intersecting with each other, a pixel circuit which is provided corresponding to the intersection thereof, and a wire. The pixel circuit includes a light emitting element, one transistor which controls a current flowing to the light emitting element, and the other transistor of which conduction state is controlled according to a scanning signal which is supplied to the scanning line between a gate node of the one transistor and the data line. The wire is provided between the data line and the one transistor.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a display by dynamically determining a refresh rate for the display. In certain implementations, a processor determines a number of pixels having medium grayscale levels from a histogram for the image. If the number does not exceed a threshold, the processor sets a refresh rate for the display to a first refresh rate. In certain implementations, if the number exceeds a threshold, the processor may set the refresh rate for the display to a second refresh rate. Moreover, the first refresh rate may be lower than the second threshold. In some implementations, the image may be analyzed by subdividing the image into blocks and determining a refresh rate based on grayscale levels or distributions in the blocks. Based on the analysis of the blocks, a corresponding refresh rate may be selected.

Abstract: A system and method providing a capture device autonomously determining its own operational window in the presence of other such devices. The capture device includes an imaging sensor having a field of view and an illumination source. A processor includes code instructing the processor to scan the field of view another illumination source operating in a recurring window of time proximate to the capture device. If illumination occurs from another source within the recurring window, an operational window for the second illumination source is determined an a new a new operational window within the recurring window established for the capture device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are explained for performing white point color adjustment for a display device. This can be done by obtaining a value of an ambient light sensor, determining whether to make a white point adjustment, and, for a dynamic white point adjustment, using the value from the ambient light sensor in performing white point adjustment toward target color coordinates. A white point might be set equal to the target color coordinates, but might also remain unchanged for small ambient light changes or ambient light outside a region of interest. The white point might be changed to the target color coordinates in multiple steps. Various parameters might be used that can be varied to vary behavior of the white point adjustment.