Abstract: In one embodiment the present invention includes a display system for displaying video. The display system includes a backlight layer and an LCD layer. The display system controls the backlight layer and the LCD layer to emulate a cathode ray tube response. This emulation may be accomplished by applying a gamma function to a gamma corrected input signal. In this manner, the effects resulting from the “crushed blacks” phenomenon may be reduced.

Abstract: A display module parameter selection system is presented. A processor can be coupled to a display. The processor can be configured to execute software applications, each having corresponding graphical output specifications. The processor can execute a display control module resident in an operating system. The display control module can maintain an application data structure to store the corresponding graphical output specifications of each of the plurality of software applications. The display control module can maintain a display capability data structure to store a plurality of settings for each of the variable display parameters. In response to one of the plurality of software applications being launched, the display control module can process data stored in the application data structure and the display capability data structure to generate a set of display parameter settings to output to the display module for use in outputting graphical output from the launched application.

Abstract: Techniques for determining a shading rate of a volumetric element in a rendered scene when the rendered scene is viewed from a first point of view are provided. Embodiments determine a viewable area of the volumetric element, as viewed from the first point of view. A shading rate to use in processing the volumetric element is then determined, based on the determined viewable area. Embodiments processing the volumetric element at the determined shading rate using one or more shaders.

Abstract: The generation of characters within computer animations is a labor intensive and expensive activity. Whereas prior art approaches have sought to reduce this loading by providing reference avatars, these do not fundamentally overcome the intensive steps in generating these reference avatars, and they provide limited variations to the businesses employing them. Accordingly the invention provides the user with a simple and intuitive mechanism to affect the weightings applied in establishing the physical characteristics of an avatar generated using an inheritance based avatar generator. The inheritance based generator allowing, for example, the user to select a first generation of four grandparents, affect the weightings in generating the second generation parents, and subsequently affect the weightings in generating the third generation off-spring avatar from these parents, therein providing a wide range of avatars from an initially limited set of avatars.

Abstract: A VCI (visual context indicator) color is assigned deterministically and proactively at runtime to user data contexts, and is not stored in the database, spreadsheet, or other context. VCI colors can be high contrast friendly colors. The same color is assigned to a given context each time the application runs unless the context's identifying property has changed. Color assignments are not made by users or by the application's designer, but are done instead by hashing from a context's identifying property into a VCI color palette containing, e.g., eight to sixteen colors. Unlike text-selection coloring, VCI coloring is based on the user data context's identifying property. The color assignment visually indicates context by displaying the context's name in the VCI color, or by displaying a graphical element in the VCI color near the context name. VCI color assignment also shows the occurrence and result of changes in user data context.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display device including a first block including a first primary color pixel and a second primary color pixel having substantially a same area, a second block alternatingly disposed with the first block along the first direction, the second block including a third primary color pixel, a fourth primary color pixel and a white pixel. The first block and the second block have substantially a same area and the third primary color pixel has an area wider than the fourth primary color pixel and the white color pixel.

Abstract: A display includes: a gain calculation section obtaining, according to an area of a high luminance region in a frame image, a first gain for each pixel in the region; a determination section determining, based on first luminance information for each pixel in the high luminance region and the first gain, second luminance information for each pixel in the high luminance region; and a display section performing display based on the second luminance information.

Abstract: A video data processing method and/device for display adaptive video playback are disclosed. The video data processing method includes receiving video data and dynamic range mastering information including dynamic range related information of the video data from a source device via an interface, and playing the received video data back. The dynamic range mastering information includes electro optical transfer function, EOTF, type information for identifying an EOTF used for the video data.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods and systems of object recognition are disclosed. Embodiments of the inventive subject matter generates map-altered image data according to an object-specific metric map, derives a metric-based descriptor set by executing an image analysis algorithm on the map-altered image data, and retrieves digital content associated with a target object as a function of the metric-based descriptor set.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a filtering tone mapper includes a two-dimensional filter. A tone mapper configured to apply tone mapping to a video frame in accordance with a tone mapping function to generate a processed video frame, wherein the tone mapper operates in conjunction with the two-dimensional filter to apply the tone mapping to pixels of the video frame based on a plurality of adjacent pixels of the video frame. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Panchromatic pixels and chromatic pixels are interpolated into color channels per pixel of an output image. First, panchromatic pixels and chromatic pixels are used to generate an intermediate image with panchromatic channel, and color channels per pixel. At least three color channels of a first color space can be converted to a first panchromatic light intensity channel in a second color space and at least two first chrominance channels in the second color space based on a detected correlated color temperature. A ratio per pixel between the first panchromatic light intensity channel in the second color space and a second panchromatic light intensity channel in the second color space can be calculated, where the second panchromatic light intensity channel can be based on a panchromatic value per pixel. The ratio can be applied to the at least two first chrominance channels per pixel to determine pixel values in at least two second chrominance channels of the second color space.

Abstract: A charge control device including: a charge control unit configured to select a power storage device to be charged from a plurality of power storage devices in accordance with degrees of subsequent deterioration of the power storage devices, the degrees being calculated based on battery information of the power storage devices each having a secondary battery; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a charge command to a power storage device selected by the charge control unit.

Abstract: A server is deployed on a network and manages operation of a plurality of server instances each with a virtual frame buffer. A client establishes a connection with the server at a start of a user session. The server allocates a server instance to the client and a user interface application renders a corresponding graphical user interface to the virtual frame buffer of the allocated server instance. The server forwards updates of the graphical user interface from the virtual frame buffer to the client, where at least some of the updates include transparency information for blending the graphical user interface with additional visual information at the client. When the session is complete the server reclaims the server instance allocated to the client. In-room device requirements in guest rooms of a hospitality establishment are thereby minimized while providing enhanced user interface performance. Locations in other applications include private residences and businesses.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for color managing different content objects in at least one source file. In one embodiment of the present invention, the system includes a color management module, a rendering module, an interface (e.g., GUI), and a memory module for storing a plurality of color profiles. The interface allows a user to specify different color profiles and/or parameters for different object types. For example, the user can specify different source color spaces to use for the default source color spaces based upon object type. Similarly, the user can specify different output color spaces to use based upon object type. Finally, software can be used to generate a map that specifies the object type(s) that leads to the creation of each individual pixel in the rasterized output. Parameters (e.g., brightness, contrast, etc.) of individual pixels can then be adjusted based on object type and user-defined, object-based settings.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of sub-pixel compensation coloring of a RGBW display device based on edge pixel detection, including: receiving m sets of high-resolution RGB data; converting the m sets of high-resolution RGB data into m sets of RGBW data, RG sub-pixels and BW sub-pixels of the RGBW display device each being corresponding to one set of RGBW data; judging a nine-palace pixel block of the RGBW display device whether contains an edge pixel based on the high-resolution RGB data; if the nine-palace pixel block contains the edge pixel, judging the nine-palace pixel block whether contains a saturation pixel based on the high-resolution RGB data; and if the nine-palace pixel block contains the saturation pixel, using a first filtering method to perform a filtering processing on a center pixel in the nine-palace pixel block based on the RGBW data. The invention can effectively eliminate color aliasing phenomenon.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and apparatus are described for deblurring an image. The method may include causing display of a graphical user interface configured to be used to deblur the image. The graphical user interface may include a display zone and a control zone adjacent to the display zone. A user-selected image may be displayed in the display zone, and a suggested blur kernel may be displayed in the control zone, wherein the blur kernel is associated with a blurred region in the user-selected image. The suggested blur kernel is then displayed proximate the associated blurred region in the display zone.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for associating colors or color names with a color image based on hue. A set of hue values can be extracted from color data, such as a color palette, corresponding to a color image. A representative hue can be derived from the set of hue values. Colors included in the color data that are attributable to the representative hue can be identified and one or more colors can be derived therefrom as representative of a subject depicted by the color image. Color names matching the representative colors can be identified and associated with the color image. In particular, a common color name can be determined therefrom and associated with the subject of the color image.

Abstract: Each block of texture data elements is encoded as a block of texture data. The encoding process includes determining for each block of texture data elements whether the set of texture data elements of the block all have sufficiently similar data values. If they do, the extent of a region within the texture including the block in which every texture data element has sufficiently similar data values is then determined, and an encoded texture data block to represent the block of texture data elements that indicates that the block specifies a region within the texture in which every texture data element is to be allocated the same data value when decoded, and that includes data indicating the constant data value for the block and data indicating the extent of the region within the texture that the block relates to, is generated.

Abstract: An analysis device which analyzes a system that inputs input data including a plurality of input parameters and outputs output data, including an acquisition unit that acquires learning data including a plurality of sets of the input data and the output data, and a learning processing unit that learns, based on the acquired learning data, the amount of difference of output data corresponding to a difference between input parameters of two pieces of input data, an analysis method using the analysis device, and a program used in the analysis device are provided.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for a display bridge with support for multiple display interfaces are disclosed. The novel display bridge comprises a predriver configured to provide data input signals. A shared output driver is configured to receive the data input signals and provide output display signals compatible for driving MIPI-DSI, EDP, or LVDS displays. A regulator and current source is coupled to the shared output driver configured to regulate the shared output driver operating voltage and provide a current source for the shared output driver. A shared termination output coupled to the shared output driver is configured to provide termination resistance for the output display signals and termination voltage for the termination resistance.

Abstract: A display device includes: an image display unit in an image display region, the image display unit including a plurality of main pixels each including sub-pixels; a light source portion that irradiates the image display region; a signal correction unit that calculates saturation and value of the main pixels based on first color information to be displayed on a predetermined pixel, the first color information being obtained based on an input video signal, and generates second color information by correcting the first color information based on the calculated saturation and value; a signal generation unit that calculates the saturation and the value of the main pixels based on the second color information, and generates a signal for determining light source luminance of the light source based on the calculated saturation and value; and a light source control unit that controls luminance of the light source based on the signal.

Abstract: In a method to generate a print specification color separation look-up table, a device color space is sampled to provide at least one sampled value. The sampled value is transformed to a device independent color space. The transformed sampled value is gamut mapped using a source color gamut and a color separation color gamut to provide a color separation value. The gamut mapping is performed in an expansion mode and a compression mode.

Abstract: QP control information valid for a block of samples is parsed. A QP to use for the block of samples is derived according to a first QP derivation process independent on the QP control information if residual data of the block of samples is not color transformed and according to a second QP derivation process dependent on the QP control information if the residual data of the block of samples is color transformed. The embodiments thereby decouple QP parameters for blocks of samples that are coded with color transform and those that are coded without color transform. This decoupling achieves better flexibility during encoding and results in better visual quality.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for ray tracing may include using texture pipeline hardware of a GPU to perform ray intersection testing for a first ray and a first shape. Using the texture pipeline hardware to perform ray intersection testing may include calculating a plurality of dot products with the texture pipeline hardware, and determining whether the first ray intersects the first shape based on the plurality of dot products.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a first calculation unit, and a conversion unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire image information including first color information that is represented by a first color gamut. The first calculation unit is configured to use information on a color gamut of an image display system that is capable of displaying an image based on the image information to calculate conversion information used for converting the first color information into second color information that is expressed by a second color gamut based on a user's instruction. The conversion unit is configured to use the conversion information to convert the first color information into the second color information.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention includes artificial vision system. The system includes an image system comprising a video source that is configured to capture sequential frames of image data of non-visible light and at least one processor configured as an image processing system. The image processing system includes a wavelet enhancement component configured to normalize each pixel of each of the sequential frames of image data and to decompose the normalized image data into a plurality of wavelet frequency bands. The image processing system also includes a video processor configured to convert the plurality of wavelet frequency bands in the sequential frames into respective visible color images. The system also includes a video display system configured to display the visible color images.

Abstract: The invention discloses a display substrate and a driving method thereof, and a display device. The display substrate includes a plurality of rows or columns of pixel units, wherein each row or column of pixel units include first pixel units and second pixel units which are arranged alternately, one first pixel unit and one second pixel unit are composed of three sub-pixels, and wherein the first pixel unit includes a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel, the second pixel unit includes the second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel, and the first, second and third sub-pixels are arranged in turn. In the invention, three sub-pixels form two pixel units, thus the number of the sub-pixels needed to form a certain number of pixel units is decreased, and the manufacturing process is simplified and the defective rate of product is decreased.

Abstract: Multi-layer user interfaces are provided. A user may traverse a hierarchy of information by accessing information in different branches of the hierarchy without having to traverse back up the current branch to access the new branch. A multi-layer user interface (UI) may comprise a set of UIs, each of which corresponds to a navigation layer and a level of the hierarchy. Each UI may comprise a set of UI controls that allow the user to traverse within a level or to a different level of the hierarchy. The UI controls may be configured such that a visual clue as a breadcrumb and user path history may also be provided.

Abstract: An input unit receives designation of an evaluation target screen by a user. A color-scheme information acquisition unit acquires color-scheme information. An attractiveness calculation unit calculates an attractiveness by using the color-scheme information. An importance degree storage unit holds importance degree information representing a relative degree of importance of each of the used colors and corresponding to information for which each of the used colors is used. A color-scheme appropriateness judgment unit calculates ordinal rank of the importance degree information associated with each of the used colors, calculates ordinal rank of the attractiveness associated with each of the used colors, and outputs a judgment result indicating whether or not the ordinal rank of the importance degree information associated with each of the used colors coincides with the ordinal rank of the attractiveness associated with the used color. An output unit displays the judgment result.

Abstract: A processing resource receives original image data by a surveillance system. The original image data captures at least private information and occurrence of activity in a monitored region. The processing resource applies one or more transforms to the original image data to produce transformed image data. Application of the one or more transforms sufficiently distorts portions of the original image data to remove the private information. The transformed image data includes the distorted portions to prevent access to the private information. However, the distorted portions of the video include sufficient image detail to discern occurrence of the activity in the retail environment.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system for converting RGB data to WRGB data, which includes: a color enhancement assembly, which is configured to conduct color enhancement for input RGB values in order to obtain color-enhanced RGB values; and a four color conversion assembly, which is configured for converting the color-enhanced RGB values into output WRGB values. The present invention also discloses a method for converting RGB data to WRGB data. The system and method for converting RGB data to WRGB data according to the present invention allows for improvement of transmittance of a display device while at the same time increasing saturation of a display image and providing an effect of color enhancement.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of dots arranged in a matrix formed with pixel columns and pixel rows, wherein each of the dots includes at least a pixel and displays a dot of a first resolution image and the dot size is at least 0.018 mm2 and at most 0.16 mm2, wherein each of the pixel columns is supplied with driving signals having the same polarity, wherein when the liquid crystal display receives a second resolution image signal having dots fewer than the first resolution image signal, a dot of a second resolution image is displayed by at least a high gray-level pixel and at least a low gray-level pixel which displays a gray level lower than the high gray-level pixel, and each of the pixel rows is formed by a plurality of the high gray-level pixels or a plurality of the low gray-level pixels.

Abstract: A color palette for an image is obtained, which is a set of different colors that are determined to be the dominant colors in the image. The color palette can be displayed to a user, and a user input in the form of an adverbial expression to change the color palette is received. The adverbial expression can indicate various different changes to the color palette, such as more or less of a particular color, making a color brighter or darker, making all colors in the color palette shallower or deeper, increasing or reducing the contrast of colors in the color palette, and so forth. The adverbial expression can be transformed into a new color palette and a color based image search can be initiated to identify images based on the colors in the new color palette, or an image can be modified based on the adverbial expression.

Abstract: A control apparatus, according to the present invention, for controlling a display apparatus having a liquid crystal panel and a backlight which is configured from a plurality of divided regions and which emits light, with one or more divided regions as one light-emitting unit, based on decided emission brightness of each light-emitting unit, comprises a control unit that sets, upon displaying a second image formed by enlarging a first image, a size of the light-emitting unit larger in comparison to a case of displaying the first image according to an enlargement ratio of the second image relative to the first image.

Abstract: A display drive circuit of the invention has: an initial-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing initial color gamut apex coordinates; a user-target-color-gamut-apex-coordinate-storing unit capable of storing user target color gamut apex coordinates; a saturation-expansion-coefficient-deciding unit for deciding expansion coefficients of saturation data based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates; and an expansion unit for expanding saturations of display data based on the saturation expansion coefficients. The expansion coefficients of saturation data are decided based on the initial and user target color gamut apex coordinates, and saturations of display data are expanded according to the expansion coefficients. Thus, the degree of expanding the saturations can be controlled for each color gamut or each of R, G and B color properties of an LC display panel.

Abstract: An imaging system may output embedded data in an output frame. Selected bits of pixel data words, corresponding to data read out from imaging pixels and non-imaging pixels, may be modified to correspond to bits of embedded data. Modifying pixel data words may include receiving a pixel data word and decatenating the pixel data words into fragments of the data word. A first fragment may correspond to bits of the data word that are replaced by embedded data bits output from an embedded data engine. A second fragment may be modified using arithmetic circuitry based on whether the embedded data bits that replace the first fragment are the same as bits of the first fragment. An output data word may be produced that includes embedded data bits at its least significant bits, most significant bits, or intermediate bits.

Abstract: A feature of the present invention pertains to a transmitter for transmitting data by video, the transmitter including a transmission data control unit that distributes the data to multiple colors constituting the video, and a display unit that converts the distributed data into a sequence of a predetermined color value with respect to each of the multiple colors and lighting the multiple colors in a communication area on a display in accordance with the sequence of the color value.

Abstract: A disclosed display device includes a display panel including a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines intersecting the data lines, and a pixel array comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, each pixel being divided into a subpixel having a first color, a subpixel having a second color, a subpixel having a third color, and a subpixel having a fourth color. Two adjacent subpixels in a horizontal line of the pixel array share one of the data lines. For at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth colors, subpixels having a same color are arranged in a hexagonal shape on four adjacent horizontal lines or a diamond shape on three adjacent horizontal lines of the pixel array.

Abstract: A computer generated webpage having a plurality of selectable links comprising a column of color family chips disposed along a left edge of the webpage display, a column of miniature color chip sub-family arrays display adjacent the column of color chips, and a centrally located enlarged display of one of the miniature color chip sub-families, the webpage further comprising an enlarged color chip appearing in an upper right corner thereof, a room display beneath the color chip, and a color palette display positioned beneath the centrally located enlarged display.

Abstract: Described herein is a technology for facilitating remote monitoring, in accordance with one aspect, image data and corresponding true color data of a region of interest is received by a computer system from a mobile device. The computer system may integrate the image data and the true color data to generate normalized true color data. The normalized true color data may then be mapped to device independent color image data. A recommendation may then be sent based on the device-independent color image data.

Abstract: A method of obtaining luminance and chromaticity of white in the RGBW display using RGB display, including; obtaining spectral values of a q grayscale of red sub-pixels, green sub-pixels and blue sub-pixels of the RGB display; obtaining spectral values of red, green and blue sub-pixels of a color filter in the RGB display; calculating a spectral value of the q greyscale of white in the RGB display as a spectral value of the q grayscale of the white sub-pixels of the RGBW display; calculating tristimulus values WXq, WYq and WZq of the q greyscale of the white sub-pixels of the RGBW display; using the stimulus value WYq as a luminance of the q greyscale of the white sub-pixels of the RGBW display, and using the formulae x = WX q WX q + WY q + WZ q ? ? and y = WY q WX q + WY q + WZ q to calculate a chromaticity (x, y) of the white sub-pixel of the RGBW display.

Abstract: A method including: outputting, for display on a display device, a plurality of test patterns; obtaining, from a camera, a plurality of test images of a subject exposed to the plurality of test patterns displayed on the display device; generating a first color transformation based on the plurality of test images; and adjusting a color balance of the camera based on the first color transformation.

Abstract: A high dynamic range image editing system for editing an image file having pixels spanning a first range of light intensity levels in an image editing system that only displays differences in the light intensity levels of pixels within a second range of light intensity levels that is less than the first range of light intensity levels, without reducing the range of light intensity levels in the image file.

Abstract: A game which makes it possible to display a small image for recognizing a target object easily is provided. This invention includes game space control unit for generating a virtual game space, player object control unit for generating a player object and causing the player object to act in the game space, target object control unit for generating a target object in the game space and causing the target object to act in the game space, and game image display unit of generating a game image which is an image obtained by photographing the game space from a specified sight line by a virtual came and displaying the game image on a display, target image display unit for displaying the target image which is a small image for specifying the target object on the display, and lock on unit for controlling the sight line of the virtual camera so that there exists the target object in the game image when a lock-on operation is performed.

Abstract: OLED display modules for large-format displays are disclosed. The OLED display module includes a matrix of OLEDs, with each OLED having an anode and a cathode, and an OLED drive circuit having electrical connections defined by rows and columns that electrically connect to the OLEDs in the OLED matrix. Groups of adjacent rows are arranged in parallel and groups of adjacent columns are arranged in parallel, thereby defining super pixels each having an array of four or more OLEDS, wherein the OLEDs in a given super pixel cannot be individually activated. The modules can be combined to form the large-format display.

Abstract: A method includes scanning touch sensors to obtain sensor readings; performing jump detection on the sensor readings; and if a jump is detected, calculating at least one virtual position from the sensor readings using a distance to coordinates the precede those of the detected jump.

Abstract: A surface measurement module for 3-D triangulation-based image acquisition of a surface-under-inspection and under observation by at least one camera. The module having: (a) a casing housing an optical system comprising a plurality of lens elements positioned between a fixed-pattern optic and a light source; (b) an output of said fixed-pattern optic comprising a multi-frequency pattern comprising a plurality of pixels representing at least a first and second superimposed sinusoid projected simultaneously, each of the sinusoids represented by the pixels having a unique temporal frequency and each of the pixels projected to satisfy I n p = A p + ? k = 1 K ? B k p ? cos ? ( 2 ? ? ? ? f k ? y p + 2 ? ? ? ? k ? ? n N ) Eq . ? ( 1.

Abstract: A conversion apparatus, includes: a target value setting unit that sets a target value for color reproduction at the time when output image data is displayed on a display device, the target value is set by using a first target value set based on a display characteristic of the display device and a second target value set by designating targets of hue and saturation with respect to a gray image; a conversion relation creation unit that creates a conversion relation based on the set target value; and an output image creation unit that performs color conversion processing on an input image data using the conversion relation to creates the output image data, in which the second target value is set to suppress variation of color representation.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for creating and manipulating software notes representative of physical notes. For example, techniques are described for recognizing physical notes present within a physical environment, capturing information therefrom and creating corresponding digital representations of the physical notes, referred to herein as digital notes or software-based notes. At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature system and methods for note recognition using color classification. The system receives a visual representation of a scene having one or more notes, where each note has a color. The system generates indicators indicative of color classes of pixels in the visual representation. The system further determines a general boundary of one of the notes based on the indicators.

Abstract: There is provided a mixed reality image processing apparatus capable of forming mixed reality image data that matches an illumination environment of an external world. The mixed reality image processing apparatus includes a standard illumination environment processing unit configured to extract illumination environment information, which indicates the illumination information of the external world, from image data imaged by an imaging unit, and a local illumination environment processing unit configured to convert mixed reality image data, which is formed by combining virtual image data to the image data, into image data corresponding to the illumination environment of the external world based on the illumination environment information.