Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations for controlling brightness in an AR device. The operations comprise displaying an image on an eyewear device worn by a user; detecting a gaze direction of a pupil of the user; identifying a first region of the image that corresponds to the gaze direction of the pupil; and modifying a brightness level or value of pixels in the image based on the gaze direction such that pixels in the first region of the image are set to a first brightness value and pixels in a second region of the image are set to a second brightness value that is lower than the first brightness value.

Abstract: The invention relates to a light modulation device for a display for representing two- and/or three-dimensional image content or image sequences. The light modulation device comprises a light modulator and a controller. The phase and/or the amplitude of a light wave field, which is substantially collimated, can be varied by means of the light modulator depending on the location of the light modulator. The light modulator can be actuated by means of the control device. According to the invention, in the direction of propagation of the light wave field, at least one diffracting unit is arranged downstream of the light modulator. The diffracting unit has a variable diffracting structure. By means of the diffracting structure, the light wave field varied by the light modulator can be diffracted in a variable and predeterminable manner. Further, the present invention relates to a display and a method for producing a light modulation device.

Abstract: A polarized antenna array is provided that includes multiple polarized antenna elements. The polarized antenna array has a polarization vector defining a co-polarization direction and a cross-polarization direction. The multiple polarized antenna elements include a first sub-set of polarized antenna elements that collectively have a first polarization vector and a second sub-set of polarized antenna elements that collectively have a second polarization vector. Application of a controlled phase difference between the first sub-set of polarized antenna elements and the second sub-set of polarized antenna elements causes constructive combination of the first polarization vector and second polarization vector in the co-polarization direction and destructive combination of the first polarization vector and the second polarization vector in the cross-polarization direction.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a data signal supply circuit, a first switching element electrically coupled to the data signal supply circuit, a first capacitor disposed in a display region and electrically coupled to the first switching element, a second switching element including a first end electrically coupled to the first switching element, and a second end, a second capacitor disposed in the display region and including a first end electrically coupled to the second end of the second switching element, and a second end, a data line electrically coupled to the second end of the second capacitor, a pixel circuit electrically coupled to the data line, and a first metal layer disposed between the first capacitor and the second capacitor and supplied with a fixed potential.

Abstract: An electronic device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first substrate, a conductive layer formed on the first substrate, a first pad electrode that is electrically connected to and extends from the conductive layer, a second substrate electrically connected to the first pad electrode, and an adhesive member disposed between the first pad electrode and the second substrate. The adhesive member includes a conductive fiber sheet. The electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure uses an adhesive member which includes a plurality of conductive fiber sheets and an adhesive layer having an adhesive and conductive particles. Therefore, it is possible to easily attach electronic parts at a low temperature and a low pressure and minimize damages of the pad electrode and the substrate of the electronic parts which may be caused during the adhering process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a light modulation device for a display for representing two- and/or three-dimensional image content or image sequences. The light modulation device comprises a light modulator and a controller. The phase and/or the amplitude of a light wave field, which is substantially collimated, can be varied by means of the light modulator depending on the location of the light modulator. The light modulator can be actuated by means of the control device. According to the invention, in the direction of propagation of the light wave field, at least one diffracting unit is arranged downstream of the light modulator. The diffracting unit has a variable diffracting structure. By means of the diffracting structure, the light wave field varied by the light modulator can be diffracted in a variable and predeterminable manner. Further, the present invention relates to a display and a method for producing a light modulation device.

Abstract: An image pickup optical system includes an aperture stop, a first apodization filter disposed on an object side of the aperture stop, and a second apodization filter disposed on an image plane side of the aperture stop, each of the first apodization filter and the second apodization filter satisfies a predetermined condition, and a meridional light beam of a maximum angle of view has an optical path not involving at least one of a point of intersection between the optical axis and the first apodization filter and a point of intersection between the optical axis and the second apodization filter when an aperture size of the aperture stop is maximum.

Abstract: An image pickup optical system includes an aperture stop, a first apodization filter disposed on an object side of the aperture stop, and a second apodization filter disposed on an image plane side of the aperture stop, each of the first apodization filter and the second apodization filter satisfies a predetermined condition, and a meridional light beam of a maximum angle of view has an optical path not involving at least one of a point of intersection between the optical axis and the first apodization filter and a point of intersection between the optical axis and the second apodization filter when an aperture size of the aperture stop is maximum.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, a display device, a display apparatus, a liquid metal material, and related fabricating molds, methods, and apparatus are provided. In some embodiments, the disclosed subject matter provides a display device, comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate; and a liquid metal materiel layer sandwiched by the first substrate and the second substrate; wherein the liquid metal materiel layer comprises: a base fluid, and a plurality of liquid metal particles dispersed in the base fluid.

Abstract: Methods and structures are provided for wafer-level packaging of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). An array of LED die are mounted on a packaging substrate. The substrate may include an array of patterned metal contacts on a front side. The metal contacts may be in electrical communication with control logic formed in the substrate. The LEDs mounted on the packaging substrate may also be encapsulated individually or in groups and then singulated, or the LEDs mounted on the packaging substrate may be integrated with a micro-mirror array or an array of lenses.

Abstract: Disclosed here are methods and systems to vary geometry of an optical lens, so that a single lens can assume various geometries, and change from a portrait lens, to a standard lens, to a wide-angle lens, to a fisheye lens, etc. The lens is made out of piecewise linear elements of polygonal shape, that can move in relation to forcing members laid out on a plane. The forcing members can exert a force on the corresponding piecewise linear elements to cause them to move in relation to the forcing members. The force can be electrical, magnetic, mechanical, etc. As a result, the optical lens can assume various shapes such as concave, convex, and planar.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a color filter substrate and a manufacturing method thereof and a touch screen. The color filter substrate comprises a substrate and a black matrix arranged thereon, the black matrix defines a plurality of pixel units, in each of which a color filter is arranged; the color filter substrate further comprises light sensing units as well as touch scan lines and touch sensing lines insulated from each other, the light sensing units are positioned in the pixel units; the light sensing units, the touch scan lines and the touch sensing lines are arranged in areas corresponding to the black matrix; and each light sensing unit is connected with one touch scan line and one touch sensing line and is positioned on one side of the black matrix that can receive external light.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to image capture devices with the ability to perform adaptive white balance correction using a switchable white reference (SWR). In some embodiments, the image capture device utilizes “true white” information to record images that better represent users' perceptions. In other embodiments, the same SWR and camera that dynamically sample ambient lighting conditions are used to determine “true white” in near real-time. In other embodiments, the image capture device comprises a display screen that utilizes the “true white” information in near real-time to dynamically adjust the display. In other embodiments, face detection techniques and/or ambient light sensors may be used to determine which device camera is most closely-aligned with the direction that the user of the device is currently looking in, and using it to capture a “true white” image in the direction that most closely corresponds to the ambient lighting conditions that currently dominate the user's perception.

Abstract: An electrowetting display apparatus includes a first substrate including a first electrode that receives a gray-scale voltage and a second electrode insulated from the first electrode and receiving a reference voltage, a second substrate, a fluid layer, and a color filter. The color filter has a first thickness in an area corresponding to the first electrode and a second thickness in an area corresponding to the second electrode, and the first thickness is larger than the second thickness. Accordingly, a cell gap of the electrowetting display apparatus is reduced, and color reproducibility of the electrowetting display apparatus is improved without sacrificing brightness.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method of producing an electrostatic field generating plate. More specifically, the method enables an electrostatic field generating plate to be produced made from PVC for a water purification system wherein the plate generates an electric field.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: an illumination unit having a light source block including a plurality of light sources; a display unit which displays an image on the basis of an image signal; a plurality of measurement units which measure the brightness of light arriving from the light source block, at a plurality of measurement positions; a storage unit which stores brightness information relating to an initial brightness of light arriving from the light source block, at at least the plurality of measurement positions; a setting unit which adjusts alight emission amount of the light source block on the basis of the brightness information, and measurement results when the light source block is lit; and a correction unit which corrects the image signal on the basis of the brightness information, the measurement results, and the adjusted light emission amount of the light source block.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus capable of favorably reproducing a metallic texture on a recording medium. The image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive color information included in image data, a conversion unit configured to convert the color information into color material amount data of a chromatic color material, and a determination unit configured to make a determination on color material amount data of an achromatic color material to be formed on top of the chromatic color material on a recording medium so as to cause a hue of diffused light and a hue of specular reflection light of an image, which is formed of a chromatic color material corresponding to the converted color material amount data of the chromatic color material, formed on the recording medium to coincide with each other.

Abstract: A system and method for producing an image having high dynamic range is described. The system comprises: a light source for providing light along an optical path; a digital micromirror device for directing portions of the light to off-state and on-state light paths, thereby producing an image; and a deformable optical element disposed in the optical path between the light source and the digital micromirror device for steering at least some of the light from the off-state light path to the on-state light path to increase dynamic range of the image produced by the digital micromirror device. The deformable optical element can comprise at least one steerable segment and at least one static element.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an electrophoretic display film comprising: a) microcups each having a first shape, and b) remaining microcups which take up at least 10% of the total number of microcups and have shapes different from the first shape. The microcup designs of the present invention not only may reduce the Moiré pattern, but it may also make the defects of the microcup walls much less noticeable, and therefore increase the cutting yield.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, a color-filter substrate, a thin-film-transistor substrate and a manufacturing method thereof. The thin-film-transistor substrate has a pixel array and transparent conductive material. The pixel array has a plurality of thin-film-transistor units, pixel electrodes and metal signal lines. The transparent conductive material is mounted on the pixel array with an insulating layer placed therebetween, and correspondingly covers an area containing the thin-film-transistor units and the metal signal lines. And voltage difference between the transparent conductive layer and a common electrode of the color-filter substrate is smaller than a threshold voltage of liquid crystal cell. Therefore, without enough voltage difference for driving, the liquid crystal material between the transparent conductive material and the common electrode can maintain at a vertical status to block lights, so as to replace the function of traditional black matrix.

Abstract: A pixel driving circuit is electrically coupled between a first data line and a second data line and between a first scan line and a second scan line, and includes a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, a liquid crystal capacitor electrically connected between the first switch and the second switch, a first capacitor electrically connected to the first switch, a second capacitor electrically connected to the second switch, a first storage capacitor, a second storage capacitor and at least one switching unit. The first storage capacitor is electrically connected to the third switch and supplied by a reference voltage. The second storage capacitor is electrically connected to the fourth switch and supplied by the reference voltage. The at least one switching unit is used for redistributing charges in the pixel driving circuit.

Abstract: An electrowetting display apparatus includes a first substrate including a first electrode that receives a gray-scale voltage and a second electrode insulated from the first electrode and receiving a reference voltage, a second substrate, a fluid layer, and a color filter. The color filter has a first thickness in an area corresponding to the first electrode and a second thickness in an area corresponding to the second electrode, and the first thickness is larger than the second thickness. Accordingly, a cell gap of the electrowetting display apparatus is reduced, and color reproducibility of the electrowetting display apparatus is improved without sacrificing brightness.

Abstract: A method for driving pixels of an active matrix organic light-emitting diode display is disclosed. The method includes charging a first terminal and a second terminal of a first capacitor with a reference voltage and a reset voltage respectively, and turning on a third switch simultaneously, floating the second terminal of the first capacitor, charging the first terminal of the first capacitor according to a data voltage, floating the first terminal of the first capacitor and turning on the third switch. Thus, determine a driving current independent of process variances of the N-type thin film transistor and a voltage drop of an OLED according to a difference voltage across the first capacitor.

Abstract: A lighting system including a plurality of luminaires capable of generating polychromatic light having a dominant wavelength in the visible spectrum and arranged into an array and a computerized device electrically coupled to the plurality of luminaires so as to selectively operate each individual luminaire to produce source light varying with each other and with time. The computerized device operates the luminaire such that each luminaire emits a source light, the source lights combining to form a combined light having selected characteristics. The source lights, when perceived directly, recreate a lighting scenario having varying lighting characteristics.

Abstract: A system comprising multiple devices that are operable when servicing a device-under service is described. A DAQ device is operable to generate input data from input signals received from the device-under-service and to transmit the input data to a display device via a wireless network. The DAQ device comprises multiple buffers to store the input data. One of the buffers stores two frames of the input data, which can be live input data or historical input data. At any one time, a display at the display device visually presents one frame of input data for each respective input channel of the DAQ device. At any one time, a display at the DAQ device visually presents a half-frame of input data for each respective input channel of the DAQ device. Another buffer at the DAQ device can store more than two frames of input data including historical input data.

Abstract: A system and method for accenting regions of a layer including a lighting system including a plurality of light sources operable to emit polychromatic light and a layer having two or more regions configured to diffusively scatter light within a wavelength range while absorbing light not within the wavelength range. The regions may be configured to represent recognizable characters or images, and may form a sequence. The lighting system may highlight the regions individually or simultaneously. The layer may be attachable to a surface and may further include non-highlighted regions. The system may also include appliqués applied to a surface and a cover layer transparent to certain wavelengths of light that the appliqués scatter.

Abstract: A lighting system including a plurality of luminaires capable of generating polychromatic light having a dominant wavelength in the visible spectrum and arranged into an array and a computerized device electrically coupled to the plurality of luminaires so as to selectively operate each individual luminaire to produce source light varying with each other and with time. The computerized device operates the luminaire such that each luminaire emits a source light, the source lights combining to form a combined light having selected characteristics. Each of the plurality of luminaires may be operable to emit light having increased spectral opponency, thereby reducing melatonin suppression. The source lights, when perceived directly, recreate a lighting scenario having varying lighting characteristics.

Abstract: In embodiments of power saving field sequential color (FSC), an illumination source illuminates pixels of a displayable image by sequentially generating RGB (red, green, blue) components of a pixel in a timed sequence of field sequential color. The pixels of a displayable image may also include a white component derived from the RGB components. An illumination reduction algorithm is implemented to determine the highest RGB (or RGBW) components from any of the pixels of the displayable image. The highest RGB (or RGBW) components can be determined from any combination of the same or different pixels of the displayable image. The illumination reduction algorithm then divides each of the highest RGB (or RGBW) components by a maximum brightness value to generate respective RGB (or RGBW) component factors. A display controller then processes each pixel of the displayable image for display according to the RGB (or RGBW) component factors.

Abstract: A method of displaying an image that includes, in a display having a pixel comprising red, green, blue, and white sub-pixels, receiving data for an image, the image data comprising a first red value corresponding to a brightness of the red sub-pixel, a first green value corresponding to a brightness of the green sub-pixel, a first blue value corresponding to a brightness of the blue sub-pixel, and a first white value corresponding to a brightness of the white sub-pixel. A maximum value is determined from among the first red value, the first green value, and the first blue value, and brightnesses are set corresponding to the values other than the maximum value at quantities generally inversely proportional to the maximum value.

Abstract: A projector apparatus includes: a projection unit that projects an image onto a projection surface; a reflectance distribution detection unit that detects a reflectance distribution at the projection surface; a density distribution detection unit that detects a density distribution of a base pattern at the projection surface; a smoothing unit that smooths the reflectance distribution and the density distribution; an input unit that inputs image data; a correction unit that corrects the input image data based upon the smoothed reflectance distribution, the smoothed density distribution and input/output characteristics of the projection unit; and a control unit that controls the projection unit so as to project the image based upon the image data having been corrected.

Abstract: A display substrate includes a base substrate including a display area and a peripheral area, a pixel disposed on the display area, wherein the pixel includes; a pixel transistor connected to a gate line and a data line which cross each other, and a pixel electrode connected to the pixel transistor and the pixel electrode, and a gate driving circuit disposed on the peripheral area, wherein the gate driving circuit outputs a gate signal to the gate line and comprises a plurality of stages, an n-th stage of the gate driving circuit including a plurality of circuit transistors and a boosting capacitor including a first capacitor and a second capacitor, the plurality of circuit transistors and the first capacitor being disposed on a first area and the second capacitor being disposed on a second area of the peripheral area positioned between the first area and the display area.

Abstract: The display area selection circuit selects a desired display area. The signal generating circuit sets a period of each shift signal generated while the selection position of the pixel diode is between the shift start position and the display start position shorter than a period of each shift signal generated while the selection position of the pixel diode is between the display start position and the display end position.

Abstract: Display functions in an electronic device may comprise combining runtime color adjustments with brightness adjustments triggered by ambient light detection. Light sensors may be utilized to detect ambient lighting conditions, which may cause adjustment of brightness level applicable to a display (or screen) of the electronic device. The adjustment of brightness level may then be combined with adjustment of contrast level that may also be applicable to display functions. In this regard, a particular contrast level may be selected based on the detected ambient lighting conditions—e.g., by mapping various contrast levels to preconfigured ambient lighting levels. The contrast adjustment may comprise adjusting colors and/or sharpness. Using contrast adjustments, in conjunction with the brightness adjustments, may allow for achieving the same levels of readability with less brightness, and/or for increased readability with the same brightness.

Abstract: An image processing method comprises: (A) separating R and B data and G data from input data; (B) loading data corresponding to respective odd rows of gamma-converted R and B data, and storing data corresponding to respective even rows of the R and B data adjacent to the loaded odd rows; (C) loading two R data of the even row, along with two R data of the odd row corresponding to a first display position, so as to form a 2×2 R pixel area, and loading two B data of the even row, along with two B data of the odd row corresponding to a second display position, so as to form a 2×2 B pixel area; (D) computing the sharpness of the corresponding display data by comparing the data in each of the R and B pixel areas column by column and row by row; (E) computing the luminance of the display data by taking the average value of the data corresponding to the odd row of each of the R and B pixel areas; (F) determining the gray scale value of output R data by adding the sharpness to the luminance of the R data, and determi

Abstract: A display or light-modulating device incorporates one or more measures of liquid that obstruct or filter light that passes onto or through the liquid; a space distribution of different light-modulating filters, optical instrument or materials or of materials that change the frequency or color of light passing onto or through them, to emit a different frequency or color of light; and means to apply electrowetting effect to controllably modulate the location or shape of one or more measures of a polar or conductive liquid, so that at least some portion of one or more light-obstructing or light-filtering measures of liquids is caused to be located between one or more light sources and the space distribution of light-modulating filters, optical instruments or light-modulating materials, or said space distribution of materials that change the frequency or color of light passing onto or through them, to emit a different frequency or color of light, thereby controllably modulating properties of light emitted from sa

Abstract: A method of driving a light source includes converting a reference luminance value of the light source to a first just noticeable difference (JND) value. The JND value represents a minimum noticeable difference between two stimuli. A target luminance value lower than the reference luminance value is determined using the first JND value. A first driving signal applied to the light source is generated using the target luminance value so that a user may not notice a luminance change when a luminance value of a light source is decreased in order to decrease power consumption of a display apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device using an oxide semiconductor, the device including a circuit part configured to include a thin film transistor using the oxide semiconductor as a channel material, wherein the circuit part has a lower interconnect, an upper interconnect, and an interlayer insulating film, the interlayer insulating film includes an oxide semiconductor layer and a channel protective layer, and the channel protective layer is interposed between an outer circumferential surface of a rising part of the oxide semiconductor layer corresponding to thickness of the lower interconnect and the upper interconnect.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to luminance enhancement structure for reflective display devices. The structure not only can enhance the brightness of a display device, but also can reduce the Moiré effect of the display device. The present invention is also directed to a display device comprising an array of microcups and a luminance enhancement structure.

Abstract: An interferometric modulator (Imod) cavity has a reflector and an induced absorber. A direct view reflective flat panel display may include an array of the modulators. Adjacent spacers of different thicknesses are fabricated on a substrate by a lift-off technique used to pattern the spacers which are deposited separately, each deposition providing a different thickness of spacer. Or a patterned photoresist may be used to allow for an etching process to selectively etch back the thickness of a spacer which was deposited in a single deposition. A full-color static graphical image may be formed of combined patterns of interferometric modulator cavities. Each cavity includes a reflector, and an induced absorber, the induced absorber including a spacer having a thickness that defines a color associated with the cavity.

Abstract: A system and method for displaying an image are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a data stream representing a frame of an image. The data stream may indicate a first color pixel cluster corresponding to a first color and a second color pixel cluster corresponding to a second color. The first color pixel cluster and the second color pixel cluster may be displayed. The first color pixel cluster may be different from the second color pixel cluster.

Abstract: A system and method for training a learning transceiver to a movable barrier system includes a learning transceiver that is configured for being trained to the movable barrier system. To provide ease of use to consumers, a user is able to train the learning transceiver to the movable barrier system without needing to push a button on a movable barrier operator or use a pretrained transmitter. To this end, a movable barrier operator is configured to transmit a transmission signal to the learning transceiver including a rolling access code, which is used to train the learning transceiver. To maintain the security of the movable barrier system and to restrict unauthorized users from accessing the movable barrier system, the movable barrier operator waits to transmit the transmission signal, including the rolling access code, to the learning transceiver until it has received an indication that a predetermined event occurred.

Abstract: There is provided an electro-optical system, including at least two spaced-apart units, a head-mounted display (HMD) unit, having a video signal source, a display source for displaying video signals from the display source, an optical module for projecting video signals from the display source into a user's eye, a driving electronic module, a power supply, and a portable control unit. The two spaced-apart units communicate by a narrowband wireless channel.

Abstract: An active matrix display includes at least one data driver circuit comprising a column data line and a parallel column current line; a plurality of pixels connected in series to both the column data line and the parallel column current line comprising at least one pixel that is responsive to the column data line to drive a selected pixel current to the at least one pixel; and a loopback control circuit at the head of the column and external to the plurality of pixels that senses a voltage difference between an input column current in the current line and a voltage of a load drawing on the current line and that adjusts a data programming voltage according to the difference.

Abstract: In a backlight device and a driving method thereof, a voltage controller controls a voltage level of a first input voltage in response to a dimming signal to output a second input voltage. A pulse generator receives the second input voltage from the voltage controller and generates a pulse signal having a duty ratio corresponding to the dimming signal and a high voltage level corresponding to the second input voltage. An inverter generates a lamp driving signal based on the pulse signal. At least one lamp included in the backlight device is turned on or turned off in response to a lamp driving signal to adjust luminance of the backlight device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a light emission element, a lighting signal generation section, a storage section, a communication line, a control section and an electromagnetic noise generation source. The storage section stores data used when the lighting signal generation section generates a lighting signal. The lighting signal generation section and the storage section transmit and receive the data therebetween through the communication line. The control section that controls the transmitting and receiving of the data between the lighting signal generation section and the storage section. The control section controls so as to start the transmitting and receiving of the data between the storage section and the lighting signal generation section in a state where a magnitude of the electromagnetic noise, at a position where the lighting signal generation section is disposed, generated by the electromagnetic noise generation source is smaller than a predetermined value.

Abstract: Correction data tables or look up tables (LUTs) are stored in a table memory. When an overshoot calculation section switches an active LUT, the overshoot calculation section obtains the new active LUT not out of an external memory but out of the table memory. A table managing section deletes, from the internal memory, LUTs to which the new active LUT does not switch over directly, for example non-adjacent LUTs, meanwhile the table managing section obtains a new adjacent LUT from the external memory so as to store the new adjacent LUT in the table memory. With the arrangement, it becomes possible for a drive circuit to (i) operate at the same processing speed as a drive circuit in which all tables are stored in the internal memory, and simultaneously, (ii) reduce the amount of memory.

Abstract: An image processing method displays a simulation image of an image formed on a print medium under a first light-source color on a display under a second light-source color. The method includes an acquisition step of acquiring image data to be simulated in a format according to the second light-source color, a step of calculating a reflective color obtained when the acquired image data is processed to represent an image corresponding to the image data illuminated by an achromatic light-source color, a step of converting the first light-source color into the format according to the second light-source color, and calculating a glossy color of the image data based on the converted first light-source color, and a generation step of generating an image to be displayed by adding the reflective color calculated in the reflective color calculation step and the glossy color calculated in the glossy color calculation step.

Abstract: An optical navigation system with a lift detection module is provided for preventing cursor movement if the optical navigation system has been lifted from the navigation surface. The optical navigation system may include an image sensor, a controller and a lift detection module. The lift detection module may be operatively coupled with the image sensor and the controller to selectively report a motion data upon determining a lift by comparing the average of the photosensitive pixel elements with a pixel element threshold value and the surface quality value with a surface quality threshold value. The lift detection module may be incorporated in a microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller may be added to a navigation system to provide an additional lift detection feature.

Abstract: Rendering an image pixel in a composite display is disclosed. In some embodiments, an image pixel is mapped to a plurality of temporal pixels, and the image pixel is rendered in a composite display using at least a subset of the plurality of temporal pixels to which it is mapped, with the intensity of the image pixel spread across the subset of temporal pixels.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display. A liquid crystal display panel displays an image. An external light sensor senses a color temperature of external light around the liquid crystal display panel. The output luminance of a backlight is controlled in response to an adjustment dimming signal which is varied according to an input image. A gamma curve adjustment circuit restores an original color of the display image irrespective of a change in the viewing environments by modulating input digital video data based on the color temperature of the external light or a relative maximum white luminance for the adjustment dimming signal.