Abstract: An image transmission apparatus for providing a low voltage differential signaling (LVDS) data stream to a display panel is provided. The image transmission apparatus includes a transmitter and a graphic processing unit (GPU). The transmitter obtains an extended display identification data (EDID) according to an inter integrated circuit signal from the display panel. The GPU provides configuration data according to the EDID, and provides a display port (DP) data stream according to an image data. The transmitter obtains a transfer parameter according to the configuration data, and converts the DP data stream into the LVDS data stream according to the transfer parameter.

Abstract: A device for processing graphics data includes a plurality of graphics processing units. Each graphics processing unit may correspond to a virtualized operating system. Each graphics processing unit may include a configuration register indicating a 3D class code and a command register indicating that I/O cycle decoding is disabled. The device may be configured to transmit a configuration register value to a virtualized operating system indicating a VGA-compatible class code. The device may be configured to transmit a command register value to the virtualized operating system that indicates that I/O cycle decoding is enabled. In this manner, legacy bus architecture of the device may not limit the number of graphics processing units deployed in the device.

Abstract: A method includes providing an input port and/or an output port directly interfaced with a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) of a data processing device further including a Central Processing Unit (CPU) to enable a corresponding reception of input data and/or rendering of output data therethrough. The method also includes implementing a voice/audio processing engine in the data processing device. Further, the method includes performing voice/audio related processing of the input data received through the input port and/or voice/audio related processing of data in the data processing device to realize the output data based on executing the voice/audio processing engine solely through the GPU.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a mobile electronic device includes a projector, a display unit, a detector, and a processing unit. The projector projects a first image. The display unit displays a second image related to the first image. The detector detects a variation of an attitude. When the variation of the attitude is detected by the detector, the processing unit applies a variation to the first image in association with the variation of the attitude. Then, the processing unit varies the second image in association with the variation of the first image.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for identifying a display when a graphics processing unit (GPU) connected to the display via a display control bus is in a low power state. By providing a separate microcontroller with a parallel connection to the display control bus, the microcontroller may detect the presence of a display device even when the GPU is in the low power state. In response to detecting the display device, the microcontroller may notify a motherboard chipset (e.g., via an interrupt) prompting the motherboard chipset to initiate a sequence to bring the GPU out of the low power state.

Abstract: Techniques are described to transmit commands to a display device during vertical or horizontal blanking intervals. The commands can be transmitted using fields that would otherwise be used to transmit color information. A Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) compliant interface can be used to transmit the commands.

Abstract: A system includes a computing device that includes a memory configured to store instructions. The computing device also includes a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method that includes projecting a first simulated ray from a moveable character within an interactive virtual environment to intersect one or more virtual surfaces represented in the environment. The method also includes rendering a graphical representation of the first simulated ray to identify the absence of an intersection with the one or more virtual surfaces represented in the interactive virtual environment.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, stability of remote graphics processing may be improved by parallelizing the original high resolution graphics data processing into multiple lower resolution graphics data processed on the remote device. If some remote connections are down, the client graphics application can still generate the final screen image, with lower definition, from the rest of the resulted images to ensure that the frame is not dropped.

Abstract: An image-displaying device includes a first storage section, an image data generation section, a timing information acquisition section and a display control section. The image data generation section is configured to output the image data to the first storage section with the image data being composed of a plurality of predetermined data units. The timing information acquisition section is configured to acquire timing information indicative of a timing related to generation and output of the image data to the first storage section with respect to each of the predetermined data units. The display control section is configured to control a display section to read and display an Nth one of the predetermined data units after output of an (N+i)th one of the predetermined data units to the first storage section is completed according to the timing information, where N is a natural number and i is a nonnegative integer.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for reducing power consumption of a data transfer interface in a computer system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for reducing power consumption of a data transfer interface between a first device and a second device, includes, identifying a free interval between a first data and a second data, disabling the data transfer interface during the free interval, enabling the data transfer interface at the end of the free interval, and transmitting the second data. The method may also include a step of notifying the second device that the data transfer interface is being temporarily disabled. Another embodiment, for example, includes the transfer of display data (or video frames) over an interface, such as, a DisplayPort interface, between a graphics controller device and a timing controller device in a computer system.

Abstract: To overcome issues generated due to the light-shield part in a display device which displays different images towards a plurality of viewpoints, and to provide a device for easily synthesizing images to be displayed on a display part. A display controller includes: an image memory which stores viewpoint image data for a plurality of viewpoints; a writing control device which writes the viewpoint image data inputted from outside to the image memory; a parameter storage device which stores parameters showing a positional relation between a lenticular lens and the display part; and a readout control device which reads out the viewpoint image data from the image memory according to a readout order obtained by applying the parameters to a repeating regulation that is determined based on layout of he sub-pixels, number of colors, and layout of the colors, and outputs it to the display module as synthesized image data.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods for enabling efficient reads to a local memory of a processing unit. In an embodiment, a processing unit includes an interface and a buffer. The interface is configured to (i) send a request for a portion of data in a region of a local memory of an other processing unit and (ii) receive, responsive to the request, all the data from the region. The buffer is configured to store the data from the region of the local memory of the other processing unit.

Abstract: A method includes providing an Input/Output (I/O) interface at a periphery of a motherboard of a data processing device, and providing traces between a processor of the data processing device and the I/O interface across a surface of the motherboard. The traces provide conductive pathways between circuits of the processor and the I/O interface. The method also includes exposing the I/O interface through an external cosmetic surface of the data processing device in an assembled state thereof by way of a port complementary to that of a port of an external graphics card to enable direct coupling of the external graphics card to the data processing device through the exposed I/O interface by way of the complementary ports to provide boosting of processing through the data processing device.

Abstract: A method and system for scheduling a media workload is disclosed herein. The method includes modeling a feature of the media workload. A GPU utilization rate and a memory bandwidth of the media workload may be determined. Additionally, the media workload may be scheduled by modifying the feature of the media workload in order to adjust the GPU utilization and the memory bandwidth.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing data 2 is provided including processing circuitry 24 controlled by an instruction decoder 20 in response to a stream of program instructions. There is also provided dedicated function hardware 12 configured to receive output data from the processing circuitry and to perform a dedicated processing operation. The instruction decoder 20 is responsive to an end instruction 54 and a software processing flag (blend_shade_enabled) to control the processing circuitry to end a current software routine, to generate output data and in dependence upon the software processing flag either trigger processing of the output data by the dedicated function hardware or trigger the processing circuitry to perform a further software routine upon the output data to generate software generated result data instead of hardware generated result data as generated by the dedicated hardware circuitry.

Abstract: A graphics processing device that is portable, reconfigurable and provides graphics processing for a computer system is provided. The graphics processing device includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface coupled with the graphics processor and configured to be coupled with computer system. The graphics processing device further includes the USB interface configured to transfer a graphics instruction, originated by the computer system, to the graphics processor. The graphics processing device may further include a battery coupled with the graphics processor to partially power the graphics processor. The battery may be rechargeable. The graphics processor may be configured to process graphics instruction on behalf of the computer system. A portable processing system to provide processing for a computer system is also disclosed. The portable processing system may include a processor.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for processor core to graphics processor scheduling and execution is disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a general purpose processor configured to execute instructions from a first instruction set and a graphic processing unit (GPU) configured to execute instructions from a second instruction set. The apparatus also includes a microcode unit configured to store microcode instructions that, when executed by the general purpose processor core, generate translated instructions, wherein the translated instructions are generated by translating selected instructions from the first instruction set translated into instructions of the second instruction set. The general purpose processor is configured to, responsive to performing a translation, pass the translated instructions to the GPU. The GPU is configured to execute the translated instructions and pass corresponding results back to the general purpose processor.

Abstract: The present invention facilitates efficient and effective image processing. A network can comprise: a first system configured to perform a first portion of lighting calculations for an image and combing results of the first portion of lighting calculations for the image with results of a second portion of lighting calculations; and a second system configured to perform the second portion of lighting calculations and forward the results of the second portion of the lighting calculations to the first system. The first and second portion of lighting calculations can be associated with indirect lighting calculations and direct lighting calculations respectively. The first system can be a client in a local location and the second system can be a server in a remote location (e.g., a cloud computing environment). The first system and second system can be in a cloud and a video is transmitted to a local system.

Abstract: A system comprising processor means configured to collect and store data, display means controlled by the processor means, and switch means allowing the system to be set in a display mode or a data transfer mode. When the system is in the display mode the processor means is configured to control the display means to display stored data using user-readable numeric values, and when in data transfer mode the processor means is configured to generate a machine-readable-only visual representation of the stored data, and control the display means to display the machine-readable-only visual representation.

Abstract: An information display device is provided. The information display device includes a controller for being able to execute a plurality of applications, a user interface for allowing a user to instruct the controller, and a display unit for simultaneously displaying an application selection menu item for allowing the user to select one of the applications and an application proprietary menu item that is used with a selected application, along with an information image created by execution of the selected application. The display unit is configured to display the information image, the application selection menu item, and the application proprietary menu at substantially the same position on a display screen of the display unit, regardless of which application is selected.

Abstract: Methods and systems for playing video games with a controller having a display that shares content with a main display are provided. According to embodiments of the invention, a method is provided for interactive gameplay of a video game. The method initiates with executing a video game, the video game providing a virtual environment. A primary view of the virtual environment is rendered on a primary display. A location and orientation of a handheld device in a vicinity of the primary display are tracked. A secondary view of the virtual environment is rendered on the handheld device based on the tracked location and orientation of the handheld device.

Abstract: A display apparatus transmits a picture acquisition request for getting picture information to an external image apparatus connected through a predetermined interface to the display apparatus from the external image apparatus at predetermined intervals and gets a plurality of pieces of picture information from the external image apparatus to be displayed. The plurality of pictures may be switched at predetermined intervals, for example, to be displayed, so that the plurality of pictures may be displayed in a so-called slide show manner. A plurality of pictures for thumbnail may be produced from the plurality of pieces of picture information and be arranged together to be displayed in one picture screen of a display device.

Abstract: A display system comprises a continuous flexible display and two main display supports being hingeably connected with respect to each other between a closed storage position and a planar open position for fixing the flexible display in an open position. Each of the supports is structurally configured to support respectively a first and a second portion of the flexible display, a segment of the flexible display is located between the said respective portions of the flexible display in the open position. The display system comprises a spring force biased mechanism operative in either the open or closed position or both the open and closed positions of the flexible display, biasing said segment of the flexible display in the respective position.

Abstract: A video-processing chip capable of saving power is disclosed. The video-processing chip includes a microprocessor, a scalar, a first memory, and a second memory. The microprocessor is used for executing program codes. The scalar is used for adjusting a size of a received image. The first memory is coupled to the microprocessor and to the scalar for providing memory space to the scalar for image processing. The second memory is coupled to the microprocessor for storing the program codes of the microprocessor for controlling a power switch. Wherein a size of the first memory is greater than a size of the second memory.

Abstract: A bidirectional data transmission system and the transmitting method thereof are disclosed. A video graphics array interface or an interface including a display data channel is utilized in the bidirectional data transmission to transmit data in bi-direction.

Abstract: A measuring device for measuring a response speed of a display panel is provided. The measuring device includes a microcontroller and at least one photo sensor. The microcontroller provides a control command, according to which a display controller of the display panel provides test pattern to the display panel. The photo sensor senses a test frame displayed corresponding to the test pattern by the display panel, and provides a corresponding sensing signal associated with brightness and a response signal. According to the response signal, the response speed of the display panel is calculated.

Abstract: Updating firmware of a display device. The display device may include a display screen and a video interface for receiving video signals from a host system and providing the video signals for display on the display screen. The display device may include a memory that stores program instructions for controlling operation of the display device. The display device may include a serial bus interface (e.g., a USB interface), which may receive signals from a host computer for updating the program instructions in the memory. A serial bus to first protocol bridge may receive the serial bus signals from the serial bus interface and convert the serial bus signals to signals of the first protocol. A display controller may update the program instructions in the memory of the display in response to the signals of the first protocol.

Abstract: To control multiple electronic circuits organized in a series configuration, this document introduces a single-wire power, control, and feedback system. Specifically, individually controlled electronic circuits are arranged in a series configuration that is driven by a control unit located at the head of the series. The head-end control unit provides both electrical power and control signals down a single wire to drive all of the electronic circuits in the series in a manner that allows each electronic circuit to periodically draw power from the single wire and receive control information. Each electronic circuit in the series may communicate back to the head-end control unit by drawing power or not during a specified time slot.

Abstract: A processing system is disclosed. The processing system comprises a first integrated circuit. The first integrated circuit includes a processor core, a display interface and memory controller coupled to a first bus interface. The display interface is adapted to display graphical information generated by a graphics engine. A graphics engine is not on the first integrated circuit. The processing system includes a second bus interface for allowing communication with the first integrated circuit via the first bus interface. The second bus interface is adapted to allow for communication to a graphics engine.

Abstract: Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and a medical picture projection apparatus are provided, simply operating the apparatus in a less loaded posture without losing the variety of operation functions, comprising: an ultrasound probe; signal processor; a display controller; a projector; storage; a determining unit; and a controller. The ultrasound probe scans a subject using ultrasound waves. Signal processor applies signal processing on a first output signal from the ultrasound probe. The display controller causes displaying images based on second output signal from signal processor. The projector projects pictures. Storage preliminarily stores first related information associating an area corresponding to a picture with the operation content among the ultrasound probe, signal processor, the display controller, and the projector. The determining unit determines whether or not at least one part of an object is located within the area indicated in first related information.

Abstract: An emulator yields modified image data that predicts the appearance of image content on a target display. The emulator generates modified image data based in part on the image content. The emulator may perform a transformation in which one or more parameters representative of features such as black level and/or white level of the target display are functions of image statistics for the image content.

Abstract: Shared compositional resources are described. In one or more implementations, a global composition system may be configured to perform rendering for a plurality of processes, e.g., applications. For example, the global composition system may be configured to expose one or more application programming interfaces (APIs) that are accessible to the processes. The APIs may then be used to cause a single composition engine to perform the rendering for the plurality of applications. Thus, the single composition engine may be leveraged to support a variety of functionality, such as to manage sharing of compositional resources by a plurality of processes. This sharing may be performed in a variety of ways, which may include use of a writer/reader paradigm.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure are directed to updating a low resolution buffer during a binning pass of an image surface by a graphics processing unit (GPU). For example, during the binning pass of the image surface, the GPU may divide the image surface into a plurality of blocks of surface pixels of the image surface. The GPU may then store a surface identifier of the image surface within storage locations of the low resolution buffer to correspond to each of the blocks of the surface pixels of the image surface.

Abstract: An image transmitting apparatus including: a processor to process image content; an interface to transmit a data stream of the processed image content to an image receiving apparatus; and a controller to control the data stream to be transmitted from the interface based on a transfer method, to receive status information indicating a status of the image receiving apparatus while the data stream is transmitted, and to change at least one of the transfer method of the data stream and information quantity of the data stream transmitted per unit time in response to the status of the image receiving apparatus being determined to be changed based on the status information.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to methods, systems and devices of employing a monitor detection module in a computer to automatically detect the presence of a VGA display. Such a system for automatic VGA monitor detection comprises a central processing unit (CPU), a GPU, a VGA connector and the monitor detection module. The CPU provides image information to the GPU which further processed the image information to generate video signals according to a VGA display standard. The video signal comprises analog video signals (i.e., red, green and blue) and synchronization signals (i.e., horizontal and vertical). The video signals are transmitted to the VGA connector at the interface of the computer. A VGA monitor or projector may be connected to the computer at the VGA connector via a VGA data cable.

Abstract: A method includes detecting, through a processor of a source device and/or a processor of a target display communicatively coupled to a memory, a hot-plug event indicating coupling of the target display to the source device without shutting down both the source device and the target display when the target display is in a standby mode of operation thereof. The method also includes transitioning, through the processor of the source device and/or the processor of the target display, the target display from the standby mode of operation to an active mode of operation thereof based on a control signal from the processor of the source device and/or the processor of the target display following the detection of the hot-plug event. The active mode is associated with a higher power level than the standby mode.

Abstract: An electronic payment terminal is disclosed including a display screen including first and second terminals for receiving display data, a first processor connected to the first terminal and adapted for supplying display data to the first terminal at a first rate, and a second processor connected to the second terminal and adapted for supplying display data to the second terminal at a second rate lower than the first rate and adapted for supplying to the display screen a signal for the selection of the display data received at one of the first and second terminals. The second processor is further connected to the first processor and is adapted to send to the first processor a signal for authorizing or forbidding the transmission of display data to the display screen.

Abstract: This invention implements a system for automatic recognition of human-assisted drawings, in a plurality of forms, be they hand-drawn on paper, marker board, with a stylus on a computer, made with a mouse, stylus, finger or other instrument on a personal computer, tablet computer, smart telephone or other medium. At the core of the invention is a pattern recognition engine, aimed at recognizing the graphical objects, handwritten text, equations or interconnects in the input image, and interpreting the significance of their relative association. The apparatus offers error correction, vector representation of the input sketch, as intermediate output, along with the recognized patterns, arranged in a hierarchical data structure, ready to be passed on for mining or assessment.

Abstract: An exemplary external independent graphics device is capable of processing graphics data of a computer. The external independent graphics device includes a first thunderbolt port, a graphic processing unit, and a control unit. The external independent graphics device communicates with the computer via the first thunderbolt port. The control unit controls the first thunderbolt port to receive the graphics data from the computer, controls the graphic processing unit to process the received graphics data, and controls the first thunderbolt port to transmit the processed graphics data to the computer.

Abstract: A display method for a monitor is capable of dynamically adjusting a frame rate of a display panel in a monitor. The display method includes storing a display data outputted from a host to a memory unit, generating a control signal according to a frequency of storing the display data to the memory unit, adjusting the frame rate according to the control signal and a predefined adjustment value, and outputting the display data stored in the memory unit to the display panel according to the frame rate.

Abstract: Method of capturing multiple format video signals and reformatting them in real-time for display on generic external monitors, is disclosed. This method is intended for, by not limited to, implementation on a multiple function video test instrument with video generation and video capture capabilities. The method is capable of operating with standard and non-standard format synchronized video waveforms and also with deflection-driven video waveforms. Since this innovative method reuses already available functionality in the video test instrument, the new functionality is realized efficiently, economically and does not require any more space within the test instrument.

Abstract: The display control device is a display control device which receives a signal from the operating device having a touchpad and generates screen data to be displayed on a screen, the display control device including: a touch information detecting unit (201) which detects touch information including position information about a position on the touchpad that is touched with a finger of a user during operation of the touchpad; a direction determining unit (203) which determines a direction intended by the user, using a characteristic which is indicated by the touch information detected by the touch information detecting unit (201) and which results from the operation on the touchpad with the finger; and a screen data generating unit (205) which generates the screen data depending on the direction determined by the direction determining unit (203).

Abstract: Disclosed is a display terminal device including a display operating unit (12), a first communication unit (22), a reader/writer circuit (24) and a controller (26). The display operating unit is provided on a main body unit (11) to display advertisement data, and the first communication unit communicates with a host device. The reader/writer circuit is provided on the main body unit (11) and communicated with the memory from the display operating unit (12) side to write and/or read out data relevant to the advertisement data. The controller allows advertisement data received by the first communication unit (22) to be displayed on a display operating unit (12). The controller causes data written and/or read out by the reader/writer circuit (24) to be transmitted to or received from a host device or another device via the first communication unit (22).

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a graphic processing method, a system and a server, the graphic processing method includes: analyzing a graphic processing template to generate a graphic configuration link when receiving the graphic processing template by a server; receiving at least one graphic information to be processed and processing the at least one graphic information to generate a graphic file by the server according to the graphic configuration link; and sending, by the server, the graphic file to a client device for displaying. The present disclosure can enhance the efficiency of the graphic processing and make the results of the graphic processing more unification and standardization, and reduce the costs of the graphic processing and improve intelligence of the graphic processing.

Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus having a radio communication interface for radio communication includes a touchscreen device. A program receiver receives program from a server apparatus storing plural sets of program, for communication access to an imaging apparatus. A controller functions according to the received program, drives the touchscreen device to display a user interface view, and causes the radio communication interface to perform the communication access to the imaging apparatus. Preferably, the controller transmits a signal to and receives a signal from the imaging apparatus by the communication access. Furthermore, the touchscreen device as an information input device inputs modality information for recognition of the imaging apparatus. The program receiver transmits the input modality information to the server apparatus, and acquires the program according to the modality information from the server apparatus.

Abstract: An automatically-configurable video system having multiple video sources. Upon system power-up, if an external video signal is present, it is automatically routed to a display. If it is not present, and if a graphics subsystem video signal is present, that signal is automatically routed to the display, and if the graphics subsystem video signal is also not present, a video signal from a primary video subsystem is routed to the display.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a sensor module, a second acceleration sensor and a controller. The sensor module includes a plurality types of sensors including a first acceleration sensor. The controller determines, before booting an installed operating system, whether the installed operating system is a first operating system or a second operating system. If the installed operating system is determined to be the first operating system, the controller boots the installed operating system after turning the sensor module on. If the installed operating system is determined to be the second operating system, the controller boots the installed operating system without turning the sensor module on.

Abstract: A method and system for a software driver of a graphics controller to work with a display codec. The software driver may be configured to work with different display codecs at different periods of time while using a default configuration. Other embodiments are also described.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that communicates a change in a display setting from a display to a host system for the display. During operation, the system determines at the display that the display setting has changed. Next, in response to the change, the system sends an interrupt from the display to the host system through a first interface, wherein the interrupt informs the host system that the display setting has changed. After sending the interrupt to the host system, the system receives a request from the host system to obtain values for one or more display settings including the changed display setting. In response to the request, the system sends updated values for the one or more display settings to the host system.

Abstract: A system encodes an image for a remote client. A graphics processor unit (GPU) renders an image in response to graphics commands received from a central processing unit (CPU) virtual machine. Image attributes are determined by display requirements from the remote client. A display encoder is associated with the GPU, encodes the image, and operates independent of the rendering of the image. A network interface may be associated with the CPU, GPU or display encoder and may transmit the encoded image across a network to the remote client.