Abstract: A system and method for controlling a media generation system where a media event may be selected via a stateless software module, the system receiving a media event protocol file corresponding to the selected media event. The media generation system generates the media event based on the received media event protocol file.

Abstract: Techniques for providing interactive maps are disclosed. According one aspect, a method for navigating an electronic map comprises: displaying an electronic map in accordance with an inquiry from a user, the electronic map including routes from one point to another point, wherein each of the routes includes one or more hotspots; displaying a navigation of the map with a selected route by the user; alerting the user when a hotspot is being approached; accessing auxiliary data associated with the hotspot when the user selects the hotspot, wherein the auxiliary data is not part of the electronic map being displayed but is obtained from an external source; and subsequently displaying from the auxiliary data an visual effect about the hotspot so that the user understands more about the selected hotspot.

Abstract: A system for arranging searchable items, such as digital images or multimedia icons for presentation on a graphical user interface. The system has an optimizer module which minimises a cost function for arranging items in a layout space and is applied to one or more predetermined characteristics of the items. The optimizer module also creates a mixture distribution by considering each item as having a spatial distribution in the layout space and controls the entropy of the mixture distribution in order to maximise the extent to which each item occupies a separate position in the layout space. A Renderer module then renders the layouts to generate a display.

Abstract: A system and method for observing a personal networking event which shares the position of a number of friendly participants with other participants within a group. In one form, the position of unknown participants meeting certain criteria is also displayed to a user or one or more friendly participants. The views are selectable by friendly participants on, for example, a GPS equipped cell phone, to include a view from the participant's position, zoom, pan, and tilt views, or views from another friendly location or from another geographic location, giving increased situational awareness and identification of participants. Other information can be shared among friendly participants, including social information, status and directions.

Abstract: The present invention provides an interactive system and method for effective and convenient language translation. The system and method provides a translation window that is opened in conjunction with a Web page window containing Web pages hosted on the Internet. The translation window and Web page window are automatically adjusted in size and position so that they fit on one user-viewable screen without overlapping. The translation window is linked to a translation dictionary database accessible through the Internet which provides accurate and comprehensive definitions of the words that are identified to be translated.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing system, which allows images that are registered in each image management server to be easily grasped, and also allows a user that is registered as an associated user in each image management server to be easily grasped. A registered image acquisition unit (34) acquires, for each of image management servers (16), registered images stored in association with an account corresponding to a user. An associated-user-corresponding-image acquisition unit (38) acquires, for the each of the image management servers (16), associated-user-corresponding-images, which are images corresponding to an account of an associated user.

Abstract: Techniques for linking and browsing media on a television (TV) are provided. A selected program, which is associated with a channel of the TV, is detected and additional content, which is associated with that channel and/or the selected program, is dynamically acquired from one or more external sources. The additional content is formatted as links and simultaneously presented within a display of the TV along with the selected program that continues to play on the TV. Furthermore, activation of any link results in the additional content being dynamically acquired and presented within the display.

Abstract: When an area in a first image is specified, an amounts of characteristics of image data included in the area and a neighboring area are detected and it is determined based on the amount of the characteristics whether or not a notification display indicating that the area is likely not to be a target area needs to be presented. If it is determined that the notification display needs to be displayed, a notification image that enables the area to be identified is generated for the first image and is combined with a second image to generate a composite image and the composite image is displayed on a display unit. On the other hand, if it is determined that the specified area is likely to be a target area, the second image based on the image data included in the area is displayed over the full screen of the display unit.

Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, methods and apparatus are provided for efficient and effective loading of media in a multi-media presentation, such that a user may be able to view and/or edit the presentation. In one embodiment, a method for loading media comprises providing a maximum number of layers per page of a collage document, the collage document including at least one page having a plurality of layers, and each layer being associated with a media object. The method further includes loading a first page of the collage document to a client device, and creating a list of layers of the loaded page, with each layer indexed by at least a position in the collage document. The method continues by filtering the list of layers based on at least the position in the collage document and a visual window of a user interface to thereby display visible layers of the loaded page within the visual window.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention are related to systems and methods for rendering graphical objects in a printing system. According to one aspect of the present invention a graphic list may be partitioned, and the graphic-list partitions may be rendered “out-of-order” or concurrently.

Abstract: A digital image processing apparatus may include a storage medium which stores image files and a display which displays images corresponding to the image files stored on the storage medium. A display region of the display may be divided into a plurality of regions and a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of image files stored on the storage medium may be respectively displayed in the plurality of regions. The plurality of images may be displayed simultaneously and a size of at least one of the plurality regions may be variable.

Abstract: This output device includes a read means which reads in image data of a first aspect ratio from an input port or from a medium. Moreover, this output device includes an image synthesis means which creates combined image data of a second aspect ratio by adding mask bands at the sides of, or above and below, an image which is based upon the image data of said first aspect ratio. Furthermore, this output device includes an output means which outputs this combined image data at said second aspect ratio. And the output means is connected to a display device which processes said combined image data which has been outputted at said second output ratio, and displays the result upon a screen. Moreover, the image synthesis means changes the color of said mask bands to a different color at a predetermined timing during a predetermined time period.

Abstract: A printing apparatus analyzes whether or not each page in form data has been given a designation of blank page printing, carries out a process based on a result of analysis, of invalidating the designation of blank page printing of a page that has been given the designation of blank page printing in the form data, merges form data and print data, and performs printing of merged data that has been obtained by merging.

Abstract: According to the embodiment, a portable terminal device generally includes a terminal display screen, an accepting section, and a display controller. The terminal display screen has an aspect ratio determined between a length and a width different from each other. The accepting section accepts instructions of change to change the display condition of the terminal display screen. The display controller changes the display condition of the terminal display screen from a first display condition of displaying a first image to a second display condition in response to acceptance of the instructions of change by the accepting section. The second display condition is such that the first image displayed in the second display condition is reduced in size when compared with that of the first display condition, and that a second image not displayed in the first display condition is displayed in an empty region formed by reducing the size of the first image.

Abstract: A surface light source includes first and second light sources that emit lights, and an optical deflection element. The optical deflection element changes light emitted from the first light source into first illumination light having a maximum value of an exit light intensity present in a direction parallel to a normal line of the surface light source, a spread angle range, and high directivity in a direction of the normal line and allows the changed light to exit therefrom. The optical deflection element also changes light emitted from the second light source into second illumination light having a maximum value of an exit light intensity in an oblique direction inclined at an angle with respect to the normal line and a spread angle range wider than that of the first illumination light and allows the changed light to exit therefrom.

Abstract: The apparatus of the present invention includes a reduction ratio determination unit that determines a reduction ratio in each of a plurality of image data based on a character size included in each of the plurality of image data; a reduction unit that reduces the plurality of image data according to the respective reduction ratio; a layout trial unit that arranges the plurality of reduced image data according to a plurality of layout methods; and a layout determination unit that determines a layout method from the plurality of layout methods based on the number of the plurality of image data arranged.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of providing secondary content on a mobile device, the secondary content associated with a controller, the secondary content being a member of one of a plurality of content categories, the method comprising: displaying primary content on an interface of the mobile device; receiving the secondary content at the mobile device; applying a visual property to the controller, the visual property identifying the content category that the secondary content is a member of; after receiving the secondary content at the mobile device, displaying the controller on the interface of the mobile device such that the controller does not visually interfere with the displayed primary content; receiving input selecting the controller; and in response to receiving the input, displaying the secondary content associated with the controller on the interface of the mobile device.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an overlap detector and a display modification unit. The overlap detector is configured to determine if a first image superimposed with a second image overlaps an object in the second image by greater than a threshold. The display modification unit is configured to change the content of the first image superimposed with the second image such that the first image no longer overlaps the object in the second image by greater than the threshold when the overlap detector detects that the first image overlaps the object in the second image by greater than the threshold.

Abstract: This invention relates to the field of computer graphics, specifically, Make a Face is software to divide photographic images of human faces into quadrants whose common point is the center tip of the nose. These quadrants are then merged to form a cohesive facial image from multiple facial graphic sources.

Abstract: A video signal processing apparatus includes a video signal synthesis section for, when positions after and before a border position by a predetermined length are respectively set as first and second positions, taking out a first main area part corresponding to a part before the border position and a first border area part corresponding to a part from the border position to the first position from a first video signal and also a second border area part corresponding to a part from the second position to the border position and a second main area part corresponding to a part after the border position from a second video signal for synthesis, an image processing section for performing an image processing on the synthesized video signal, and a video signal output section for removing the first and second border area parts from the synthesized video signal to obtain an output video signal.

Abstract: An image display and storage device, method, and medium to process an original image and generate a main image so that the original image does not overlap a sub image, and store the original image instead of the main image when the main image and the sub image are displayed. The device includes an image processor to receive an image, and to generate a display image and a storage image using the received image, a display unit to receive the display image from the image processor, and to display the display image, and an image storing unit to receive the storage image from the image processor and to store the image.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a difference image generating unit and a display controlling unit. The difference image generating unit generates a difference image by calculating a difference in a second X-ray transmission image from a first X-ray transmission image, the second X-ray transmission image being an image in which a myocardial tissue of an examined subject is not opacified and the first X-ray transmission image being an image in which the myocardial tissue of the examined subject is opacified with a contrast agent that has been injected into a coronary artery. The display controlling unit exercises control so that a predetermined display unit displays the difference image that has been generated by the difference image generating unit.

Abstract: A subject is imaged at a predetermined time interval by a plurality of imaging units which obtains a plurality of images having a parallax of a subject viewed from different viewpoints by imaging the subject from different viewpoints. An evaluation value which includes at least one of a luminance and a high frequency component of the images obtained by the imaging units at the predetermined time interval is calculated. When the evaluation value has changed by an amount exceeding a predetermined threshold value, the distance information calculation and three-dimensional processing on the plurality of images and object are performed. Here, a relative position of the object with respect to the three-dimensional image in a three-dimensional space is changed based on the distance information such that overlapping of the object and the three-dimensional image on top of each other is prevented when the three-dimensional display is performed.

Abstract: A navigation system comprises a map memory, a processing device and a display. The processing unit is configured to simultaneously display a first portion of a map stored in the map memory using a first perspective and a second portion of the map using a second perspective different from the first perspective on the display.

Abstract: Image signals input via input terminals are selected by a selector. The selected image signals are combined and displayed on the same screen of a display device. The display screen includes one main screen and a plurality of sub screens. In the case where a moving image is displayed on the main screen, images displayed on the sub screens are updated when the moving image displayed on the main screen are in a still state. The modes of the image signals are detected only when they are input for the first time, the process performed upon the image signals input after that is controlled in accordance with information stored in a memory.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computing system (10) for operating a plurality of computing devices (12, 14, 16), the computing system (10) comprising one of the computing devices (12, 14, 16) and an image composing unit (18) for generating a common video signal for a display device (20). According to the invention the one computing device is a one computing device (12) adapted for: partitioning a display area (22) of the display device (20) into a plurality of display area sections (24, 26, 28), wherein at least one of the display area sections (24, 26) is related to at least one other computing device (14); —receiving an input signal from at least one input device (32, 34, 36), wherein the input signal is relatable to a position (38) within the display area (22); and providing the at least one other computing device (14, 16) with the input signal depending on the position (38) being in one of the display area sections (24, 26, 28) related to said other computing device (14, 16).

Abstract: A computing device includes a processor configured to execute instructions to define a group of substantially non-overlapping segments of an electronic paper display. The computing device also includes a display controller configured to individually refresh the substantially non-overlapping segments of the electronic paper display in a sequential manner, and control content presentation in each refreshed segment.

Abstract: A method of selecting a cell (1) from an array (3) comprising the steps of: providing a first array (3) of sixteen cells (1) and selecting a second array (5) of four cells from the first array of sixteen cells; and selecting a single cell (1) from the second array of four cells.

Abstract: Cross-environment rendering and user interaction support provide a seamless computing experience in a multi-operating system computing environment. The multi-operating system computing environment may include a mobile operating system and a desktop operating system running concurrently and independently on a mobile computing device. The mobile operating system may be associated with a first user environment and the desktop operating system may be associated with a second user environment. Real-time display of applications running in the mobile operating system within the second user environment is provided by rendering the application through an extended graphics context of the mobile operating system. Application graphics for multiple applications are rendered into portions of a single graphics frame. The mobile computing device may be a smartphone running the Android mobile operating system and a full desktop Linux distribution on a modified Android kernel.

Abstract: Among other things, methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for manipulating media. In one aspect, a first set of media item images is displayed in a first region of a display screen. The media item images are moved about a predetermined path within the first region in response to a received input. A second set of media item images is displayed in a second region of the display screen where the second set of media item images are associated with an indicated media item image displayed in the first region. At least one of the media item images in the second set of media item images displayed in the second region is different from the indicated media item image.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a computer implemented method and component defining a plurality of data structures, each data structure having a plurality of data elements. The method and component associate the plurality of data structures with a geographic area wherein each data structure of the plurality corresponds to its own unique sub-part of the geographic area. Each data structure of the plurality is rendered as a corresponding one of a plurality of adjacent, non-overlapping, mathematically regular hexagonal shapes. Each data structure is configured for programmatic loading of the plurality of data elements and display characteristics of each hexagon are specified based on data stored in the data elements of the data structure corresponding to each hexagon.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein is directed to controlling presentation and selection of objects that are digital images depicting subjects. According to one aspect, a plurality of objects arranged in a plurality of rows and columns is presented via a presentation device. Each object in one of a second row and a second column is associated with an object in one of a first row and a first column. A first object presented in the one of a first row and a first column is selected in response to a first selection event associated with the first object. A second object non-adjacent to the first object is determined based on a predefined relationship associating the first object with the second object. The second is presented via the presentation device adjacent to the first object in the one of the second row and the second column in response to the determination.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image data processing method, and more particularly, to a method for photo editing and a terminal using the same method. The method of photo editing in a mobile terminal may include discernibly displaying a plurality of similar pictures with a reference picture and a compared picture, receiving an edit command for the displayed reference picture, applying the received edit command similarly to the compared picture, and displaying the execution result of the edit command for the reference picture and the compared picture at the same time.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for adding a secondary content to a display with underutilized space are provided. If a primary content, such as a movie, does not fill the entire display then the display includes underutilized space. The dimensions and location of underutilized space, if any, is determined using the characteristics of the display and the primary content. Secondary content, such as advertisements, may then be displayed in the underutilized space.

Abstract: An image display and storage device, method, and medium to process an original image and generate a main image so that the original image does not overlap a sub image, and store the original image instead of the main image when the main image and the sub image are displayed. The device includes an image processor to receive an image, and to generate a display image and a storage image using the received image, a display unit to receive the display image from the image processor, and to display the display image, and an image storing unit to receive the storage image from the image processor and to store the image.

Abstract: The claimed subject matter relates to a computer-implemented architecture that can generate a map. The map can be a hybrid between an orthographic projection map and street-side images, thus including useful aspects from both types of representations. For example, an orthographic projection map is very effective at presenting global relationships among the features of the map but not effective at presenting local detail. In contrast, street -side images show excellent detail but do not convey the global information of an orthographic projection map. The hybrid map can thus provide a richer set of information than conventional maps and can also display objects/features of the hybrid map in multiple perspectives simultaneously on a single representation that is printable.

Abstract: A terminal device includes a display unit having at least a first display area and a second display area, a detection unit configured to detect a viewing state in which the first display area and/or the second display area are being viewed, and a control unit configured to, when a predetermined application is executed, perform control on the basis of the viewing state detected by the detection unit, for switching between a state in which display is performed on either one of the first display area and the second display area and display is not performed on the other one of the first display area and the second display area and a state in which display is performed on both the first display area and the second display area. A method and computer program storage device holding computer readable instructions cooperate to form a system that performs these functions.

Abstract: An ultrasound output apparatus includes a first output connector for connecting a first handpiece, a second output connector arranged neighboring the first output connector for connecting a second handpiece, an HP connector connection detection circuit that detects that the first and second handpieces are connected to the first and second output connectors respectively, a display section provided with first and second display screens for displaying setting information of the first and second handpieces at predetermined positions according to an array of the first output connector and the second output connector and a GUI control section that controls a number of partitions of the display section according to connection statuses of the first and second handpieces so as to display, when the HP connector connection detection circuit detects that the first and second handpieces are connected to the first and second output connectors, setting information of the first and second handpieces on the first and second d

Abstract: A system and method for controlling a media generation system where a media event may be selected via a stateless software module, the system receiving a media event protocol file corresponding to the selected media event. The media generation system generates the media event based on the received media event protocol file.

Abstract: A method to realize efficient remote control of the server in a client with a limited display function, while maintaining a GUI-based image and minimizing a data transfer amount from the server, includes: receiving a command concerning a control operation to request an operation of the server from the client; in response to reception of the command, dividing an image displayed on a display screen of the server and detecting a change in the image in each of the divided areas; based on the detected change of the image, generating data of an image for status display to be displayed on the client; and transmitting the data of the image for status display to the client.

Abstract: An image display and storage device, method, and medium to process an original image and generate a main image so that the original image does not overlap a sub image, and store the original image instead of the main image when the main image and the sub image are displayed. The device includes an image processor to receive an image, and to generate a display image and a storage image using the received image, a display unit to receive the display image from the image processor, and to display the display image, and an image storing unit to receive the storage image from the image processor and to store the image.

Abstract: A system and method for reorienting a display of clusters is provided. Clusters are maintained within a display. Each cluster includes a center located at a distance relative to a common origin for the display. A location of each cluster is compared to each other cluster. Two or more clusters that overlap are identified. At least one of the overlapping clusters is reoriented until no overlap occurs.

Abstract: An image displayer 7 displays image data correlated to a plurality of block regions. An image selector 9 receives a selection of a displayed arbitrary block region and a selection of modifying an image mode of the image data corresponding to the selected block region. An image processor 11 executes processing of modifying the image data corresponding to the selected block region, to the selected image mode and displaying this modified image data in the image displayer 7. When modified image data displayed in the image displayer 7 is selected and determined, an image replacement section (image selector) 9 replaces image data portion before modification, with the modified image data whose image mode is modified. As a result, since the image data is previewed and the image mode is modified before printing, a desired expected print mode can be obtained.

Abstract: An information-processing device comprises: a display control that controls display positions of first and second information images in a display area of a display means for displaying an image, instructions are received for causing the first information image to move in a given direction. A display control executes a first process that, during a period in which the instruction is received, causes the first information image to move and a second process that, in a case where the first information image comes into contact with the second information image as a result of the movement caused by the first process and is further moved after the contact, causes the second information image to move in a direction different from the direction of movement of the first information image, such that the second information image does not overlap the first information image.

Abstract: Methods (800), apparatuses (100), and computer readable storage mediums of arranging a digital image in one of several image receiving placeholders of an electronic photo album document are provided. The document is displayed (802) on a first virtual plane of a display on a display device. Digital images are displayed (804) on display; the digital images are arranged on a second virtual plane separate from first virtual plane. At least one of the digital images and document are partly transparent enabling the digital images and document to be contemporaneously visible. The second virtual plane extends beyond the boundary of display and can be panned on display device independently of document. A digital image is selected (806) from the displayed digital images; upon selection, the non-selected digital images are at least partly hidden so that the visibility of document on display device is increased. The selected digital image is arranged (808) in an image receiving placeholder.

Abstract: A method for operating an image display apparatus is provided that includes sensing a height or eye height of a user, dividing a screen of a display into an input window and an output window corresponding to the sensed height or eye height of the user, receiving an input on the input window, and displaying an image to correspond to the received input.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for facilitating temporal comparison of medical images is provided, with one exemplary application being for breast mammograms. In one embodiment, prior and subsequent mammographic images of a breast acquired using at least partially different mammogram acquisition systems are displayed for simultaneous viewing on a same mammogram display at an identical tissue distance per unit display distance without requiring a scale-adjusting viewer input. Also described are other embodiments for optimally scaling, windowing and/or otherwise advantageously processing and/or displaying prior and subsequent mammographic image sets in manners that facilitate temporal comparison therebetween.

Abstract: When a dual-screen display mode is performed, two images based on two image signals, respectively, are simultaneously displayed in display regions of a display unit. If a presenter desires viewers to focus attention on one of the two images, a projector differentiates display manners of the images to be displayed, between one display region and the other display region. For example, if the presenter desires the viewers to focus attention on one image, the projector performs image processing for causing the other image to be displayed in an unhighlighted manner. As the image processing on this occasion, if the two images are both color images, the projector converts only the other image from the color image to a monochrome image.

Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus, a client, an image display system including the same, and an image display method. The display apparatus includes a communication unit which communicates with at least one client; and a controller which receives server software for displaying a sharing image and at least one personal image from an exterior server, and executes the server software so that the sharing image is displayed on one of the display unit and the at least one client and the at least one personal image is displayed on the other of the display unit and the at least one client.

Abstract: A method of rendering a scene with a plurality of objects includes rendering an object in a scene, wherein a portion of the object spans at least two of a plurality of non-overlapping tiles that subdivide the scene, and wherein the portion of the object is rendered only once in rendering the scene. The process further includes storing the rendered output of the object into a deep-framebuffer. While rendering the object and storing the rendered output of the object, in response to the size of the deep-framebuffer reaching a predetermined threshold, the steps that are performed include dividing the deep-framebuffer's contents based on the plurality of non-overlapping tiles, storing the divided contents of the deep-framebuffer in a plurality of tile files, and clearing the contents of the deep-framebuffer.