Abstract: An image processing apparatus sets a target display range, uses information of the set target display range to execute a rasterization process based on image data to generate a bitmap image of a size represented by integerized information, and draws the generated bitmap image in the set target display range.

Abstract: A neural network chip and a related product are provided. The neural network chip (103) includes: a memory (102), a data reading/writing circuit, a convolution calculation circuit, wherein the memory is used for storing a feature map; the data reading/writing circuit is used for reading the feature map from the memory and execute an expansion and zero-padding operation on the feature according to configuration information of the feature map, and sending to the convolution calculation circuit (S401); and the convolution calculation circuit is used for performing convolution calculation on the data obtained after the expansion and zero-padding operation to implement a de-convolution operation (S402). The technical solution has advantages of saving memory usage and bandwidth.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for information creation. In the disclosed method, a table information creation instruction is obtained from a user, and a table information processing plug-in is triggered according to the table information creation instruction. Subsequently, a table file is obtained through the table information processing plug-in, and the table file is presented on an information sending interface. Further, an information creation instruction is received, and the table file that is presented on the information sending interface is converted into first message information according to the information creation instruction by circuitry of an information creation apparatus.

Abstract: Various aspects described herein are directed to methods and systems that preprocess an electronic document or some data therein and conceal sensitive data in the electronic document by applying steganography to the data associated with one or more fonts. A steganography map is generated or updated to include steganography information about applying steganography to the data. Cryptography may be applied to the steganography map; and the electronic document may be transformed into a different document format.

Abstract: A payment-enabled mobile device is operable in a first operating mode and a second operating mode. The first mode is an online operating mode. The second mode is an offline operating mode. The payment-enabled mobile device operates in the second operating mode to replicate a screen display sequence presented by the payment-enabled mobile device in the first operating mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a method and system for providing a patterned structure (3p) on an acceptor substrate 4). The method comprises providing a donor substrate (10) arranged between a light source (5) and an acceptor substrate (4). A mask (7) is arranged between the light source (5) and the donor substrate (10). The mask (7) comprises a mask pattern (7p) for patterning light (6). The patterned light (6p) impinging the donor substrate (10) causes the donor material (3) to be released from the donor substrate (10) and transfer to the acceptor substrate (4) to form the patterned structure (3p) thereon. The patterned light (6p) is divided by the mask pattern (7p) into a plurality of separate homogeneously sized beams (6b) simultaneously impinging the donor substrate (10) for causing the donor material (3) to be released from the donor substrate (10) in the form of separate homogeneously sized droplets (3d).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention recite a method and system for providing visual cues in an interactive media response system. In one embodiment, at least one visual prompt for display on a thin device is generated. The visual prompt is then sent to the thin device where it is displayed.

Abstract: An imaging device comprising a flexible sensor attached to a control case. The flexible sensor provides both a source of illumination to the image being captured and a method of capturing the image. The method of capture comprises a field of reactors disbursed across the facial area of the sensor, the output of which produces a dot-pattern capture of the intended image which is passed to a storage device.

Abstract: A pointer tool in a touch-screen display is disclosed. The method includes activating a pointer tool in a touch screen display in response to contact with an area of the touch screen and persisting the displaying of the pointer tool in the touch screen display after the contact with the touch screen is removed. Once editing data is received, the pointer tool is removed from the touch screen display.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that drives an integrated display on a computer system from an electronic device. The system includes a circuit, a processor, and an application executing on the processor. The circuit may receive a display command sent from the electronic device to the computer system. The application may obtain the display command from a memory on the computer system and process the display command to control a capability of the integrated display.

Abstract: A method and system for generating strokes in real-time on an electronic paper display. A display device receives the stroke input, which is converted to binary code by a digitizer. A rendering engine renders the high-resolution stroke data in non-antialiased form to an ink buffer. The rendering engine then updates pixels based on the color or gray level of the background (unlinked) pixel and the amount of ink covering the pixel.

Abstract: A graphics memory device includes a memory array configured to store data for a display device comprising b*y rows by a*x columns of pixels, where b>a. The memory array is arranged in a*y rows by b*x columns of memory locations. Each memory location is adapted to store n-bit image data for one of the pixels of the display device. A memory location remapping circuit is adapted to map image data stored in the b*x columns of memory locations in the memory device to the a*x columns of the display device.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a type-setting method for a text image file, which comprises steps of: dividing the text image file into a plurality of character-string images along a first direction according to the reading sequence; dividing each character-string image into a plurality of independent and individual character images along a second direction; type-setting and line-feeding the independent and individual character images in light of the dimension of a reading interface. Thereby, the present invention efficiently shows text images according to the reading interface and provides the reading convenience without often dragging both the horizontal and vertical scrollbars to adjust the shown texts on the screen of the reading interface.

Abstract: A method for storing information may include determining whether a received data object fits inside a particular one of a plurality of free blocks in a memory bitmap. Each of the plurality of free blocks may include a column of the memory bitmap with a top margin, a bottom margin, and a predetermined width. If the received data object fits, the received data object may be stored in the particular one of the plurality of free blocks, starting at the top margin of the particular one of the plurality of free blocks. The particular one of the plurality of data blocks may be resized by moving the top margin to start below the stored received data object. The determining may include, for each of the plurality of free blocks, a height of the received data object may be compared with a height of each of the free data blocks.

Abstract: A character generating system (10) includes a pickup image information acquiring unit (14), a face part texture generating unit (15), a shape model generating unit (16), and a texture pasting unit (17). The face part texture generating unit (15) has the function of generating part textures that correspond to face parts and are pasted to a head portion shape model of a character (70), which will become an anime-like portrait based on face pickup image information of an object, and includes a characteristic point extracting unit (151), a part selecting unit (152), a flesh color setting unit (153), and a part arrangement setting unit (154).

Abstract: A method of displaying characters is adapted to a displaying device. First, the displaying device receives and analyzes a frame to obtain subtitle data including a first character. Then, the subtitle data is analyzed to obtain at least one first location of the first character on the frame. Finally, the first character is displayed at the at least one first location in a first time period.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, system and computer-readable medium for providing image data. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method of providing image data includes storing a particular region on image data in association with a keyword, comparing conditional information with the keyword associated with the particular region, when receiving the conditional information from a user terminal unit, and controlling a display state of the image data to allow the particular region to be displayed on a screen of the user terminal unit. When a user inputs a keyword including content relating to a geographical feature or object, an actual shape of the geographical feature or object can be displayed on a screen of the user terminal unit.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and system for processing character data is provided, which selects a format of the character data to be used for generating print data. When a user instruction for printing character data according to character command data specifying the output of the character data is received, the format of the character data is selected based on the character command data.

Abstract: A method for creating a coordinated image display by designing a digital template for the image display. The template includes a number of openings for displaying digital images. Each of the openings has at least one stored required image attribute that must be satisfied to a programmed degree according to the artistic design of the template. A template recipe includes an image attribute for a dependent opening, which means that it's defined to be dependent upon at least one image attribute of an image in another opening of the template. The computer system automatically searches an image database for an image satisfying the required image attribute for the dependent opening. If a user of the computer system manually replaces or modifies an image upon which another image depends, the computer system will automatically search the image database for a new image that satisfies the required dependency upon the replaced or modified image, if necessary.

Abstract: Methods and systems of generating and displaying textual information for a multimedia file are provided. An optimized font file is created that matches the text data of the multimedia file and optionally a number of predetermined text characters. The optimized font file may also be further configured to conform to a specific memory and/or timing constraint.

Abstract: A method for creating an artistically coordinated image display. A digital template is provided for said image display and it includes of openings for placing images each having at least one required attribute for an image. A programmed computer system automatically searches a database of images for images to be placed in the openings and each of the images satisfy the openings required image attributes. One or more vertical and horizontal lines are demarcated in the so that subjects in the image can be placed on the lines or their intersecting points by modifying and shifting the image appropriately. A subject of the image can also be measured and its size can be set as a reference measurement unit to assist in aesthetically placing subjects proportionally within the image.

Abstract: A method of provisioning avatars comprises receiving at a first computer system associated with a first user, a metadata file relating to an avatar of a second user. In particular, the metadata file comprises data for use with an avatar generator process that is in execution on the first computer system. Data is extracted from the metadata file, and is provided as input data to the avatar generator process, thereby generating locally to the first computer system the avatar of the second user. The avatar of the second user so generated is displayed to the first user within a virtual environment.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for establishing relationships between attributes of objects is provided. According to one aspect, a set of first user input data that selects a first attribute that is associated with a first object is received. A set of second user input data that selects a second attribute that is associated with a second object is also received. A first set of data that indicates how changes to a value associated with the first attribute are to affect a value associated with the second attribute is then stored.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a mobile phone including: a calculating unit configured to calculate an update range of the update data; an input-side switch unit configured to switch a first frame buffer of the plurality of frame buffers to which the update data is to be inputted; and an output-side switch unit configured to switch a second frame buffer of the plurality of frame buffers from which the update data is to be outputted. If the calculated update range is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the input-side switch unit is connected to the first frame buffer different from the second frame so as to input the update data. If the input-side switch unit completes the input of the update data, the output-side switch unit is connected to the first frame buffer so as to output the update data.

Abstract: Control unit executes automatic scrolling display processing of allowing an explanation of an item corresponding to a focus, of listed items displayed in a list display area of display unit, to be automatically scrolled in a scrolling display area of the display unit. When the control unit repeats this processing at predetermined number of times N, the control unit stops the processing.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying characters on a TV screen in an electronic appliance such as a DVD player is disclosed. Vertically compressed character fonts are stored. When it is requested to display a character, the stored character font is read and displayed in a video field and then the character font is displayed again in the next video field, whereby flickering can be effectively eliminated with a reduced-size memory for storing fonts data.

Abstract: A method for altering text displayed in a formatted page, including locating a buffer of memory locations containing contents of a formatted page, locating a first text string between two markers within the buffer, the first string being an encrypted text including N characters, replacing the first text string with a second text string within the buffer, the second string being a decrypted text including M characters, where M is less than N, and inserting N-M special fill characters in the N-M unfilled memory locations between the markers within the buffer, so as to avoid the need to move the markers closer together.

Abstract: A time for displaying bitmap data is shortened, and the volume of a font table is reduced. A table having all records from start 0000h to end FFFFh is used as a pointer table which imparts a start address of bitmap data. A start address of bitmap data is stored in each of the records. Thereby, the character code directly accesses a corresponding record, to thus acquire a start address. Further, the volume of a font table is diminished by means of combined use, as pointer tables, of a first pointer table from which unused character code areas are removed and a second pointer table which specifies an address positional relationship between the respective character code areas achieved before removal and the respective character codes achieved after removal.

Abstract: Control unit executes automatic scrolling display processing of allowing an explanation of an item corresponding to a focus, of listed items displayed in a list display area of display unit, to be automatically scrolled in a scrolling display area of the display unit. When the control unit repeats this processing at predetermined number of times N, the control unit stops the processing.

Abstract: A mail server extracts a character unregistered in a portable terminal from received mail data and affixes the font data of the character concerned to the mail data or inserts a reading tag indicating the reading (pronunciation) of the character concerned into the mail data. The portable terminal additionally registers the font data affixed to the mail data into a font database before the received mail data are displayed. Furthermore, in the display processing of the mail data, a character for which the corresponding font data is unregistered is replaced by a no-font symbol and then displayed. Furthermore, the font of each character constituting the reading tag is read out and this font is displayed subsequently to the no-font symbol.

Abstract: A OSD management method for writing OSD data into a memory, the management method includes: respectively writing a first partial data and a second partial data of the first OSD data into a first memory space and a second memory space of the memory; and respectively writing a third partial data and a fourth partial data of the first OSD data into a third memory space and a fourth memory space of the memory; wherein the first and third memory space associate with a first row address of the memory, and the second and fourth memory space associate with a second row address of the memory.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for presenting computer-generated characters. The method defines several frames for a character and sequentially presents the frames. Each frame depicts a particular representation of the character. Also, at least two of the frames provide different representations of the character. Some embodiments provide a method for applying effects to computer-generated characters. This method applies an effect to the computer-generated characters by first generating an effect script. It then selects the generated effect script to apply to the computer-generated characters.

Abstract: A method of displaying characters is adapted to a displaying device. First, the displaying device receives and analyzes a frame to obtain subtitle data including a first character. Then, the subtitle data is analyzed to obtain at least one first location of the first character on the frame. Finally, the first character is displayed at the at least one first location in a first time period.

Abstract: In order to perform optimal character registration and a printing process depending on a language, in an information processing device connected to a printer having a first registration area and a second registration area as font registration areas, registration amounts in the first registration area and the second registration area are determined based on the language which the information processing device uses, and depending on the determined amounts, a first font is registered in the first registration area in the printer and a second font is registered in the second registration area.

Abstract: A font memory for a display includes a ROM with a storage region divided into a program storing region and a font data storing region, divided into a mono-font data storing region and a color font data storing region, and designed to map and store data in three segment storage regions in the color font data storing region with respect to a character CRA code defining characteristics of color font data. Three segment storage regions in the color font data storing region, in which color font data corresponding to a CRA code, which is not displayed on a screen, of CRA codes of color font data with respect to a specific font, are to be written, have a mono-font storage diversion changeable storage region that stores therein mono-font data with respect to a font other than the specific font.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for presenting computer-generated characters. The method defines several frames for a character and sequentially presents the frames. Each frame depicts a particular representation of the character. Also, at least two of the frames provide different representations of the character. Some embodiments provide a method for applying effects to computer-generated characters. This method applies an effect to the computer-generated characters by first generating an effect script. It then selects the generated effect script to apply to the computer-generated characters.

Abstract: This invention provides an on-screen display device that can display an increased number of types of characters without enlarging the video RAM area. This on-screen display device includes a character generator ROM that has n (n is an integer that is equal to or larger than 3) areas, a flag holding unit that outputs an area designation flag for designating a desired number of desired areas among the n areas in the character generator ROM, a display character setting unit that writes a desired character code at a predetermined position in a video RAM, and a display control unit that reads the character code from the video RAM, reads font data corresponding to the read character code from an area in the character generator ROM, which is indicated by the area designation flag outputted from the flag holding unit, and outputs an on-screen output signal using the font data.

Abstract: A system and method for rendering fonts into a memory is disclosed. The system and method comprises a data structure located within the memory. The data structure includes at least one font array. The method and system includes a graphics controller for accessing at least one font array in the memory and for rendering characters of at least one font array into the appropriate locations in the memory to be scanned onto a monitor. Accordingly, a system and method in accordance with the present invention provides for a plurality of font arrays to be provided within a memory of a computer system. The memory could be the frame buffer, system memory or any other memory within the computer system. The graphics controller includes a mechanism which allows for a font array to be accessed by the graphics controller. The graphics controller also includes a mechanism for allowing each font character to be rendered into the memory. In so doing, the number of transfers from the CPU is significantly reduced.

Abstract: An on-screen display device that can effectively utilize a video RAM area. This on-screen display device includes a video RAM that holds character data of desired characters that are to be displayed; a display character setting unit for locating the number of bits as many as the remainder that is obtained by dividing character data corresponding to one character by the number of bits that can be read at one-time access from the video RAM, collectively by one line in the video RAM; buffers for storing a part of character data of the respective characters; a character generator ROM for outputting font data corresponding to the character codes; and a display control unit for reading character data from the video RAM via the buffers at the display of the characters, and reading the font data that are created by the character generator ROM, thereby outputting an on-screen output signal.

Abstract: A character code converting system capable of lightening the burden imposed on the management of a code converting library and mapping information on the side of users and of easily and surely carrying out code conversion of character data including types of characters such as special characters and external characters between a plurality of different coding schemes. In the character code converting system, a code converting component carries out code conversion of character data, which are exchanged between processing programs operating on the respective platforms and an internal code converting module in a middleware, based on mapping information by an external code converting part, and processes the code-converted character data into a predetermined data format, which will be code-converted by the internal code converting module, by a data processing part. Thus, even if the internal code converting module in the middleware is operating, it is possible to equivalently transmit character data.

Abstract: A driving device drives a liquid crystal display device or the like to achieve screen display. This driving device has a driver integrated circuit device for feeding a driving signal to a display, a read-only memory having characters stored therein, and a microcomputer for feeding the driver integrated circuit device with bit-mapped data used to achieve graphic display and address data used to specify characters. The driver integrated circuit device, on receiving bit-mapped data, produces a driving signal in accordance with the received bit-mapped data, and, on receiving address data, reads the characters corresponding to the received address data from the read-only memory and produces a driving signal for character-based display.

Abstract: One embodiment of a method of performing a font operation involves receiving a set of font data identifying a font operation to be performed. If a first font data unit in the set indicates that a first coordinate should be a background color and transparent background is enabled, the method involves outputting an enable for a second font data unit in the set. The second font data unit indicates that a second coordinate should be a foreground color. The enable for the second coordinate is output instead of a disable for the first coordinate. If instead the first font data unit in the set indicates that the first coordinate should be a background color and transparent background is disabled, the method may involve outputting a disable for the first coordinate.

Abstract: In a device for controlling the displaying of characters for a video system, the memory for storing information relating to the displaying of the characters is partitioned into two areas. The first area (Z1, Z1′) is for storing, at fixed addresses, data and parameters for general control of the display. The second area (Z2) which is divisible into spaces (B1, B2, B3) of variable sizes stores, in each of the spaces, control parameters and data relating to the displaying of a row of characters, wherein the spaces are chained together by virtue of a parameter, the address of the next memory space, stored in each space. This memory architecture offers multiple possibilities for modifying the display parameters from one row to another within one and the same “screen” whilst optimizig the size of the memory used.

Abstract: An automatic method for the generation of a logical hardware test pattern in memory circuits is based on a given physical pattern. The method includes backwards transformation from a given set of logical data patterns. Since the method is automatic, no knowledge of data scrambling inside the memory circuit is required.

Abstract: A method and system for expanding a pixel bitmap mask. The pixel bitmap mask (102) is expanded by the use of a lookup table (104) to create an m*n bit expanded mask, where m is the depth of a screen and n is the number of pixels described by the original pixel bitmap mask (102). The expanded mask is logically ANDed with a foreground screen (106). The inverse of the expanded mask is logically ANDed with existing data in a screen buffer (108). The results of the two AND operations are logically OR'd to create a new screen buffer that is eventually sent to a printer.

Abstract: An integrated graphic and character combining circuit for driving a display device, for example an LCD panel, allows for a configuration by which an external ROM is not necessary, reduces processing burden on the data-supplying processor, and provides a system wherein both graphic images and complete character fonts can be combined and simultaneously displayed on an LCD panel. The circuit includes a character font ROM, a character display data RAM, a graphic image data RAM, a property register, a character/graphic mixed display control circuit, an interface circuit, and a common/segment LCD driver. The character font ROM stores font data pertaining to complete characters. The character display data RAM stores addresses corresponding to the font data stored in the character font ROM. The graphic image data RAM stores graphic image data. The property register stores selection information pertaining to the graphic and character data.

Abstract: A system and method for rendering fonts into a memory is disclosed. The system and method comprises a data structure located within the memory. The data structure includes at least one font array. The method and system includes a graphics controller for accessing at least one font array in the memory and for rendering characters of at least one font array into the appropriate locations in the memory to be scanned onto a monitor. Accordingly, a system and method in accordance with the present invention provides for a plurality of font arrays to be provided within a memory of a computer system. The memory could be the frame buffer, system memory or any other memory within the computer system. The graphics controller includes a mechanism which allows for a font array to be accessed by the graphics controller. The graphics controller also includes a mechanism for allowing each font character to be rendered into the memory. In so doing, the number of transfers from the CPU is significantly reduced.

Abstract: A system for splitting a display zone of a screen is installed in an electronic device having a screen, and includes a detecting module for detecting screen pixels. A splitting processor receives a splitting instruction containing a splitting number n, and splits the display zone into a main display region and a number (n?1) of extension display regions. A total number of width pixels of adjacent ones of the main and extension display regions from left to right of the display zone equals the number of width pixels of the screen. A total number of height pixels of adjacent ones of the main and extension display regions from top to bottom of the display zone equals the number of height pixels of the screen. A display module displays two or more operating interfaces, files, and/or pages of at least one application in the main and extension display regions, respectively.