Abstract: An apparatus includes: a communication interface configured to receive printable data including a character code; and a controller circuitry configured to operate as a font module including font data and a font data supplying unit, the font data including a character code and multiple different outline data in association with the character code, each of the multiple different outline data being used to render a character specified by the character code, the font data supplying unit being configured to supply one outline data to the text processing unit, a text processing unit configured to obtain the one outline data from the font data supplying unit out of the multiple different outline data in association with the character code included in the printable data, and a character rendering unit configured to render the character specified by the character code included in the printable data by using the one outline data.

Abstract: A gaming system, including a game outcome server, an account handling device and a client device communicatively coupled via network, is described. The game outcome server may be operable to send command, instructions, data or combinations thereof that allow an interface for a wager-based game to be generated on the client device, generate a game outcome for the wager-based game that is displayed on the client device and generate an update to a player balance maintained on the account handling device. The account handling device is operable to provide gaming services related to the game play on the client device including a) web-site hosting where the web-site lists available gaming services including games provided by the game outcome server, b) accounting, c) money handling including player account management and d) player eligibility functions.

Abstract: A gaming device having a processor to control a display to display a set of prize levels having a bottom level, a variable level associated with a variable prize, and an intermediate level. In each of a plurality of game instances, the processor selects a plurality of symbols, control the display to display the selected symbols, determines whether the symbols displayed include increment symbols, upon the symbols displayed including the increment symbols, increments the variable prize by respective amounts of the increment symbols, evaluates symbols displayed for a winning combination, and the symbols displayed including the winning combination, increments from a current prize level to a different prize level in the set of prize levels provided the different prize level is not a top level. At an end of the plurality of game instances, the processor awards a current prize of the current prize level.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided in which, if a plurality of users alternately use manipulation devices, who is to execute a manipulation input through which manipulation device can be guided in an easy-to-understand manner. An information processing apparatus connected with a plurality of manipulation devices to receive manipulation inputs from a plurality of users is configured to hold allocation information for allocating each of the plurality of manipulation devices to each of the plurality of users and display, on a screen of a display apparatus, a guide image including information for identifying a user before change and information for identifying a user after change if, in the allocation information, a user to whom any one of the plurality of manipulation devices is allocated is changed.

Abstract: Systems and methods of conducting wagering games involving, among other things, a modified Blackjack wagering game including an option to resolve the game prior to a final determination and optional wagers on the final dealer hand score.

Abstract: Disclosed is a side bet system for roulette game. The side bet system is easy for players to understand since it does not involve a random number generator and instead relies on the winning number from a round of play to determine if the side bet is won. The system utilizes a winning number database stack to select and display a plurality of predictions regarding the next winning number. Each prediction is associated with an icon and players wager on any or all of the icons. It allows a winning wager in a first round to ride for a second round of prediction by the icon and if the icon again predicts the winning number the wager pays off and rides for third round of prediction by the icon. If the icon correctly predicts the third consecutive number the wager pays off again and the series restarts.

Abstract: An electronic wagering system may include a wager selection station, a server, and a software application executed by a mobile communication device. At least one processor of the wager selection station may accept user input specifying parameters of an event on which to place a wager, generate a unique reference from which the specified event parameters are derivable, encode the unique reference in a machine-readable optical code, and display the generated optical code. The software application may operate the user's mobile communication device to scan the displayed optical code, retrieve the unique reference by decoding the scanned optical code, transmit the unique reference to the server for deriving the specified event parameters from the unique reference at the server, receive user input to place a wager on the event with the specified parameters, and transmit a request to the server to place the wager on behalf of the user.

Abstract: A system is provided that includes one or more sensors configured to monitor operating parameters of engine components and a controller. The controller is programmed to perform operations that include displaying test details on a display screen that are specific to a selected test to be performed on the engine components. The test details include pre-conditional parameters of the engine components that are necessary prior to starting the selected test. The operations also include receiving the monitored operating parameters of the engine components from the one or more sensors and determining whether the monitored operating parameters satisfy the pre-conditional parameters. The operations further include, responsive to receiving an indication to start the selected test and determining that the measured operating parameters satisfy the pre-conditional parameters, performing the selected test on the engine components.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for a high throughput rasterizer. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: block selection logic to select a plurality of pixel blocks associated with edges of a primitive, the plurality of pixel blocks selected based on the pixel blocks having samples which are both inside and outside of the primitive; and edge determination logic to analyze samples of the plurality of pixel blocks selected by the block selection logic and responsively generate data identifying each edge of the primitive; and final mask determination logic to combine the data identifying each edge and generate a final mask representing the primitive.

Abstract: Methods and systems for assessing data involve, collecting samples of data elements from a database storing a population of data elements representing attributes of each numerous different financial transactions. Critical data elements from the collected samples are determined. Data quality rules are built and data dimensions are calculated for the critical data elements. A quality of data within the critical data elements for different data quality dimensions is monitored. Critical data elements that produce a high number of outliers are identified and causes for the outliers are identified. Thereafter, a corrective action plan to address a solution for the causes for the outliers may be developed and executed.

Abstract: A method of rendering an image. A region of the image having pixels suitable for parallel processing is determined. A multi-threaded rendering unit is assigned to render the determined region using a plurality of threads. A reference, for at least one of the threads rendering a pixel on a scan line of the determined region, to another of the threads rendering a first pixel on said scan line is created. The determined region is rendered by the plurality of threads using the created reference. The image is rendered by combining pixels of the rendered determined region, based on corresponding ones of said threads of the multi-threaded rendering unit, with an output of rendering at least one further region.

Abstract: One exemplary aspect comprises a computer-implemented method comprising: (a) electronically receiving, from a first securities market participant, data including information related to a first order and to one or more group rankings for dissemination; (b) electronically determining with one or more processors, based on data regarding a second securities market participant and the order information and group rankings, whether the second securities market participant has a second order, on the contra side of the first order, and whether, in accordance with the group rankings, the second securities market participant is qualified to receive information about the first order; and, (c) after, and only if, the second participant is determined to be qualified, transmitting information sufficient to display to the second securities market participant the information about the first order.

Abstract: A remote control unit of an unmanned vehicle comprises a first communications subsystem, a processor, and a graphics processor. The first communications subsystem may be operable to receive sensor data via a first communication link between the remote control unit and the unmanned vehicle. The processor may be operable to determine a position and orientation of the unmanned vehicle based on the sensor data. The first communication subsystem may be operable to receive, via a second communication link between the remote control unit and the unmanned vehicle, a live first-person view from a camera of the unmanned vehicle. The graphics processor may be operable to generate a virtual first-person view from apriori data based on the sensor data. The processor may be operable to determine whether to present said live first-person view or said virtual first-person view based on signal quality of said second communication link.

Abstract: A system precise stent deployment in synchronization with the cardiac cycle includes a cable set having a first connector for connection to a source of a signal that is indicative of the status of the cardiac cycle, and a second connector for connection to a processor. The processor converts cardiac cycle data into a control signal for controlling inflation of a balloon catheter such that the balloon catheter reaches inflation at a point within the range of from about 55% to about 85% into the R-R interval. An inflation pump is provided for inflating the balloon responsive to the control signal. A third connector is in communication with the inflation pump, for releasable connection to the balloon catheter.

Abstract: A reconfigurable image scaling circuit includes a horizontal scalar, a bufferer, and a vertical scalar. The horizontal scalar is configured to generate a horizontally scaled image data by scaling an input image data horizontally. The bufferer includes a mapper and a plurality of buffers. The plurality of the buffers are configured to store the horizontally scaled image data. The vertical scalar is configured to generate an output image data by scaling the horizontally scaled image vertically using a vertical scaling method.

Abstract: The disclosed logic tables include a truth table, an answer table and a state table. The logic tables enable integration of conditional logic, complex situational judging, and state handling using an elegant, visual set of tools with a consistent graphical user interface. The user is able to create logical interactions between objects which would otherwise require the use of a complex computer programming language.

Abstract: In a timing controller capable of decreasing flicker of an image to be displayed and a method of driving the same, the timing controller includes: a timing signal generator outputting a scan starting signal and clock signals to a scan driving unit; a sensing unit sensing status transition time points of the scan starting signal and the scan signal outputted from the scan driving unit for a plurality of frame periods; an estimator estimating a delay value and a jitter value with respect to the status transition time points; and an off-set signal generator generating an off-set signal for controlling the scan starting signal or the clock signals based on the delay value and the jitter value. The timing signal generator, in response to the off-set signal, regulates timings of the scan starting signal and the clock signals.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a target object detection device for outwardly transmitting a detection pulse and detecting a target object based on a returned reception signal. The device includes a first peak holding module for extracting, at every predetermined cycle, a maximum value of the reception signals obtained in the predetermined cycle, a second peak holding module for extracting, at the same predetermined cycle, a minimum value of the reception signals obtained in the predetermined cycle, and a target object determiner for determining a level rising and a level falling of the reception signal indicating the target object by using a gradient between the minimum and maximum values extracted at different peak holding positions.

Abstract: High definition media content processing techniques are described in which enhanced media content rendering techniques may be performed to output high definition media content. In an implementation, luma keying may be provided to define clear pixels in a composite output using an optimum set of graphics processing instructions. In another implementation, techniques are described which may provide clear rectangles in a composite output of one or more video streams. Clear rectangles to appear in the composite output are configured by a media playback application. A texture is arrived at to represent a union of each of the clear rectangles and is applied to form the clear rectangles in the composite output. In another implementation, capture techniques are described in which an image to capture is resolved as strips to an intermediate texture and then from the texture to a capture buffer in system memory.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a receiver, a generator, an output module, a reception module, and a controller. The receiver is configured to receive power information associated with power consumption of respective external apparatuses from the respective external apparatuses. The generator is configured to generate display data to relatively display power consumption of the respective external apparatuses based on the power information. The output module is configured to output the display data. The reception module is configured to accept a selection of a first external apparatus from the respective external apparatuses. The controller is configured to control the first external apparatus.

Abstract: A double-vision color filter structure comprises a glass substrate, a slit grating, a transparent thin layer and a pattern of pixels, wherein the slit grating is formed on the glass substrate, the transparent thin layer is arranged on the surface of the slit grating on the glass substrate to form a cell structure with the glass substrate, and the pattern of pixels are formed on the transparent thin layer in the cell structure and comprises odd sub-pixel columns and even sub-pixel columns.

Abstract: A computer is used to create a plan for repositioning an orthodontic patient's teeth. The computer receives an initial digital data set representing the patient's teeth at their initial positions and a final digital data set representing the teeth at their final positions. The computer then uses the data sets to generate treatment paths along which teeth will move from the initial positions to the final positions.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for displaying a picture comprising: calculating a static quality score S of a picture to be displayed based on static parameters of the picture and static parameters of a display module displaying the picture; calculating a dynamic quality score D of the picture based on dynamic parameters of the picture; calculating a quality score Score of the picture based on the static quality score S of the picture and the dynamic quality score D of the picture; calculating a display time T for displaying the picture based on the quality score Score of the picture; and the display module displaying the picture according to the display time T. The present invention further discloses a device for displaying a picture.

Abstract: A test and measurement instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a disparity cursor for making quick and easy disparity measurements. In operation, a user uses a sample cursor to specify a pixel of a first image and uses the disparity cursor to specify a pixel of a second image. The test and measurement instrument then automatically provides a measured disparity value based on the two pixels.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to memory subsystems implemented within, or connected to and accessed by, parallel, pipelined, integrated-circuit implementations of computational engines designed to solve complex computational problems. Additional embodiments of the present invention are directed to memory subsystems implemented within, or connected to and accessed by, a variety of different types of electronic devices. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a memory controller implemented in a first integrated circuit or other electronic system and one or more separate memory devices. Alternative embodiments of the present invention incorporate the memory controller within one or more memory devices that are connected to, and accessed by, an integrated-circuit-implemented computational engine or another electronic device.

Abstract: A method and system for coordinating a specific subscribed service on a mobile communication device are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, this is provided a method for coordinating a specific subscribed service on a mobile communication device, comprising: registering the mobile communication device with a node; transmitting identification information to the node, the identification information including an identifier of a device, an identifier of a vendor, an identifier of a user, and an identifier of a subscribed service; receiving information from the node in response to the transmitting; and enabling the specific subscribed service in accordance with the received information.

Abstract: A display apparatus for use in a wireless terminal is provided. A memory stores user interface (UI) data for cases mapped to events occurring in the wireless terminal. A controller collects the events occurring in the wireless terminal. The controller selects at least one executable case for the collected events. The controller selects UI data including a character image for the at least one selected executable case from the memory and outputs the selected UI data. A display unit displays the UI data.

Abstract: When switching a motion blur pointer image to a normal pointer image, an intermediate pointer image is displayed between the motion blur pointer image and the normal pointer image. The intermediate pointer image is a rectangle, and coordinates of vertexes of the rectangle are composed of coordinates of vertexes of the motion blur pointer image and the next normal pointer image.

Abstract: A communication apparatus which obtains a content on the basis of a content URL associated with image data displayed on a display portion, including: a feed information obtaining section which obtains feed information including content informations each including a title, an image URL, and the content URL and which stores the obtained feed information into a storage device; an image data obtaining section which obtains the image data on the basis of the image URL; a display controller which displays the obtained image data in association with the content URL; an obtainment judging section which judges whether the image data has been obtained on the basis of the image URL or not, wherein the display controller displays, where the obtainment judging section has judged that the image data has not been obtained on the basis of the image URL, alternative image data in association with the content URL.

Abstract: Methods are provided for effectively accessing and managing open applications on a mobile device. In response to an End key key-press event, an open application is terminated and another open application is promptly maximized. In an embodiment, another key may be pressed to access to an Applications Menu which indicates open applications. Open applications can be selected on the Applications Menu and selectively maximized or terminated. In an embodiment a key may be pressed to access an Open-Applications Menu which lists open applications. Open applications can be selected on the Open-Applications Menu and selectively maximized or terminated.

Abstract: The invention provides a conjuring assisting toy which can make a viewer feel the supernatural force and interestedness which are inherent in a conjuring trick by displaying the result of a conjuring trick through simple operations, there is provided a conjuring assisting toy including a display means for displaying an image, a coordinate inputting means for designating coordinates relative to a display area of the display means, and a central control means, wherein the central control means includes a main control unit, a conjuring data storage unit, an input analyzing unit and an operation unit, an operation result storage unit, an inputted diagram storage unit, and an image data forming and outputting unit, an inputted position signal is analyzed by the input analyzing unit, the main control unit causes position information based on the inputted position signal to be stored in the inputted diagram storage unit, causes the display means to display a line image, determines specific feature information from i

Abstract: An interactive computerized game system including a visual display, one or more user input devices, and a processor executing software that interacts with the display and input device(s) is disclosed. The software displays images avatars. At least one of the user input devices is a touchscreen. During gameplay, the gameplayer may select at least one avatar using the touchscreen and initiate a skill-based action sub-game. The gameplayer may provide additional input using the touchscreen. An animation is displayed in response to user input satisfying an objective of the sub-game.

Abstract: A game apparatus includes an LCD, and on the LCD, a touch panel is set. When a player object encounters an enemy object, a battle screen is displayed on the LCD. A player performs a sliding operation on the touch panel with a stick or the like in such a manner as to surround the enemy object and tries to obtain the enemy object. At this time, when the enemy object (affecting object) already obtained is selected, an ability (effect) equipped with the affecting object can be produced. For example, a flame according to a surrounding line is generated. When the flame hits the enemy object, the enemy object is damaged to decrease its moving speed and stop moving.

Abstract: A method and system for displaying the trusted status of a website by displaying a trust symbol that is displayed as part of the website so that they trust symbol does not scroll when the website is scrolled, preventing the trust symbol from ever being hidden from the user. Specifically, displaying the trust symbol in the comer or bottom of the web page works well. The trust symbol can include information about the website that may be displayed when the computer user interacts with the trust symbol. Both the trust symbol and the information displayed about the website can be generated dynamically by the third party validator for display on website. However the location of the display of the trust symbol remains under the control of the website operator so as not to interfere with the aesthetics of the site.

Abstract: A wall panel has a glass outer face which in turn is provided with a decorative design, for example by painting, mirroring, partial mirroring, coating, printing or else placing an inlay or the like behind it. In addition, this wall panel is designed to cooperate with a flat screen in such a way that the decorative design forms a cut-out adapted to the flat screen, through which cut-out the image display can then be viewed on the user side.

Abstract: A method relates to operating a system using a mixed monitor workstation, such as a medical PACS workstation, having a first display of a first resolution and a second display having a different resolution. The method may include moving a graphical element displayed on the first display to the second display, and resealing the graphical element when moved such that the graphical element has a different pixel size on the second display than it did on the first. The method may also include allocating a graphical element to the first display or the second display based on characteristics of the graphical element. Various criteria may be used to allocate the graphical element; for instance, whether color images are currently being displayed on a low resolution monitor, whether a graphical element is a high or low resolution image, and others. The method may be implemented using software associated with the workstation.

Abstract: A driver circuit for supplying a display video signal to a display panel, the driver circuit including a signal processing unit that processes an incoming input digital video signal; an output unit that outputs to the display panel the video signal processed by the signal processing unit, and the signal processing unit includes a programmable logic unit for setting a function according to configuration data stored in a memory.

Abstract: A fragment processor includes a fragment shader distributor, a fragment shader collector, and a plurality of fragment shader pipelines. Each fragment shader pipeline executes a fragment shader program on a segment of fragments. The plurality of fragment shader pipelines operate in parallel, executing the same or different fragment shader programs. The fragment shader distributor receives a stream of fragments from a rasterization unit and dispatches a portion of the stream of fragments to a selected fragment shader pipeline until the capacity of the selected fragment shader pipeline is reached. The fragment shader distributor then selects another fragment shader pipeline. The capacity of each of the fragment shader pipelines is limited by several different resources. As the fragment shader distributor dispatches fragments, it tracks the remaining available resources of the selected fragment shader pipeline.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for sharing constrained resources between two or more processes running within a common operating environment. The system is implemented by establishing a communications interface to each process sharing the resource data. The method obtains the resource data to be shared from one or more resource sources. In communication with the processes, the communications interface receives resource data requests and processes the requests with the resource data. Finally, the method communicates the processed resource data request, via the communications link, to the requesting process.

Abstract: An aperture grill type display device is provided that displays a picture including two areas whose luminance values are different from each other without vertical stripes. The aperture grill type display device includes an aperture grill to which plural wires are attached. When displaying a picture including a window whose luminance value is higher than that of a desktop, the luminance value of the window is decreased if the energy that electron beams emitted from an electron gun of the display device give to the wires for displaying the window exceeds the energy that the electron beams give to all the wires by a predetermined ratio.

Abstract: A method of displaying clustered data points in detail and in context within a data set. The method includes the step of identifying one or more clustered sets of data points within a data set. The data set includes a plurality of data points. The method also includes the steps of determining a respective data range segment for each cluster of data points, where each data range segment has a boundary and a scale interval, and displaying the data points in each segment such that each segment is mutually distinguishable. Where two or more data range segments are determined, the scale interval value for one of the data range segments is modifiable to differ from one or more of the other data range segments.

Abstract: In a graphic image display apparatus including a CPU, a line buffer for temporarily storing graphic data for display, and a display control circuit connected between the CPU and the line buffer, the display control circuit is formed by a graphic ROM for storing source data for graphics to be displayed and designed to output graphic data for display in response to an interface signal of said CPU, and an output circuit having at least one of a data dot selecting circuit for changing a dot order of the graphic data for display and a line buffer address changing circuit for changing a line buffer address representing a storage address of the graphic data for display to be supplied to the line buffer.

Abstract: A waveform display signal generating apparatus is provided in which a result of calculation processing of digital data in a CPU is visualized and is converted into a television video signal for display on a screen of a television receiver under production. The apparatus verifies digital data processing on a screen of a television receiver under production and provides a simplified verification system. A signal digitized at an A/D converter is digitally signal processed at a data processing circuit. The data under digital signal processing is supplied to a CPU through a CPU interface circuit, is calculated for converting into a graph and then the converted data is stored in a RAM in a form of a bit map data. The bit map data is converted into an analog signal at a D/A converter, is further converted into a television video signal at a television encoder and then is supplied from a video signal output terminal to a video circuit of a television receiver under production.

Abstract: The invention concerns storage of data within a computer, from which a composite image may be generated on the computer's display. The data may include different types, which are normally incompatible, such as particular types of RGB data, and particular types of YUV data. As a specific example, the invention allows a user to view the image generated by an ordinary computer program, such as a word-processing program; which uses RGB data, together with a movie stored on video tape, which may use YUV data. The movie appears in a small window on the display.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the generation of display identification (ID) information in a computer display system. The display ID generator includes a memory which stores display ID information. A control logic device couples the information from the memory to a first FIFO. A state machine accesses the information held in the first FIFO and determines the duration information. Next, the state machine couples the information to a second FIFO. Last, the information in the second FIFO is coupled to a third memory and a sequential counter. After initial loading of information in second memory and sequential counter, the sequential counter determines when second memory and itself will be loaded with the next set of information. Once the sequential counter reaches zero, it generates a signal enabling itself and the second memory to load the next set of information.

Abstract: A plurality of identical images are formed in a single output image area in a partially superimposed relationship. The image data processing unit is provided with a memory unit for storing image data corresponding to the identical images. A reading signal generating unit generates a plurality of reading signals used for reading out the image data in the memory unit. Each of the reading signals provides information for an area in which one identical image is to be formed. A selecting unit selects one of the reading signals supplied by the reading signal generating unit. The selection being performed when the areas, in each of which one image is to be formed, the image being identical, are at least partially superimposed with each other. The memory unit outputs image data stored therein in accordance with the selected reading signal supplied by the selecting unit.

Abstract: A character/pattern processing apparatus has conversion means for converting numerals related to characters stored in a memory to magnitude information proportional to values of the numerals and display means for displaying the magnitude information on a display device. Items represented by the characters and graphs which represent the numeric values related to the respective items are displayed without formatting the graphs.

Abstract: An adaptive crosshatch signal generator includes a frequency detector for detecting a horizontal scanning frequency, a square calculator supplied with the detected output of the frequency detector, and a variable pulse width multivibrator controlled to have an output pulse width substantially in inverse proportion to the squared output. Longitudinal lines of a crosshatch signal are formed by the output pulses of the multivibrator. The crosshatch signal has a longitudinal line width which is always substantially equivalent to the distance between adjacent scanning lines and is generated by using a simplified configuration irrespective of input signal format.

Abstract: A fully programmable, graphics microprocessor is embodied in a removable external memory unit for connection with a host information processing system. In an exemplary embodiment, a video game system is described including a host video game system and a pluggable video game cartridge housing the graphics microprocessor. The game cartridge also includes a read-only program memory (ROM) and a random-access memory (RAM). The graphics coprocessor operates in conjunction with a three bus architecture embodied on the game cartridge. The graphics processor using this bus architecture may execute programs from either the program ROM, external RAM or its own internal cache RAM.

Abstract: In a computer graphics display system, a method and processor are disclosed for drawing one of a concave polygon, self-intersecting polygon and polygon with polygonal hole. Pursuant to the method, a mask buffer organized into an M.times.N plurality of addressable constituent pixels is used. The method includes the steps of: masking the pixels of the mask buffer corresponding to the boundary of the polygon and drawing the pixels in the frame buffer of the display system corresponding to the boundary of the polygon; masking the pixels in the mask buffer corresponding to the interior of the polygon while preserving the masked pixels in the mask buffer corresponding to the polygon boundary; and drawing the pixels in the frame buffer corresponding to the interior of the polygon with reference to the masked polygon interior pixels in the mask buffer.