Abstract: A self-orienting display senses the characteristics of an object and automatically rotates and reformats a display image in accordance with those characteristics. In one embodiment, the object is the display device, such as a hand held device, that provides the display image. As the display device is rotated, the display image is automatically oriented to either a landscape orientation or a portrait orientation. Characteristics may be sensed by mechanical sensors, electrical sensors, optical sensors, acoustic sensors, gyroscopic sensors, or a combination thereof. Sensors may be positioned on the display device, a person, or a combination thereof. The display images may include graphic display images, textual display images, videos display images, and functional control buttons (e.g., functional displayed representations of control buttons such as play, rewind, stop, scroll). The self-orienting display may also include an authenticator that authenticates a user.

Abstract: Provided is an image rotation method and apparatus for rotating an original image of 2n×2n pixels when n is a natural number greater than 1, including loading each row of pixels of the original image into a corresponding load memory vector; and, after the load step, for at least one iteration, performing a transposition operation for each matched load memory vector after matching the load memory vectors and, for zero or more iterations, an interleaving operation between each matched load memory vector after matching the load memory vectors, while the transposition step and the interleaving step are performed a total of n iterations.

Abstract: A viewing direction determination method for determining a viewing direction of a viewer when observing an object includes receiving a facial image of the viewer when observing the object, identifying a plurality of facial features in the facial image to generate an identification result, and determining a facial direction of the viewer when observing the object according to the identification result to determine the viewing direction.

Abstract: Systems and methods for processing data representative of a full color image. Such systems may comprise the steps of assisting a color blind person to indicate portions of an image which to their color-deficient vision are indistinguishable, and altering the image to cause those portions to become distinguishable and identifiable.

Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus having first and second display areas is presented. The apparatus has an orientation sensor that provides an orientation sensor output signal indicative of a spatial orientation of the apparatus. The apparatus also has a display controller coupled to the first and second display areas and to the orientation sensor. The display controller is responsive to the orientation sensor output signal to selectively control the first display area and the second display area.

Abstract: A display adjustment system (20) rotates the display to in response to a change of the eyelevel line of the viewer. The display adjustment system (20) includes an imaging module (11), an eyelevel tracking module (22), and a display rotation module (24). The imaging module (11) captures an image of the viewer with the pupils. The eyelevel tracking module (22) calculates the direction of an eyelevel line connecting the two pupils. The display adjustment module (24) rotates the display in response to a change in the direction of the eyelevel line, so that the display remains substantially parallel to the direction of the eyelevel line. The eyelevel tracking module (22) and the display adjustment module (24) can be implemented via software, firmware, hardware, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to systems and methods for generating generating a rapidly rotatable dimensional view of data objects. A modeling client can host modeling logic and an application programming interface (API) to create, access, manipulate, and import/export modeling objects used in modeling applications, such as engineering, medical, financial, and other modeling platforms. The source data accepted into the modeling client can include consumer or business-level applications, whose spreadsheet, database or other content can be extracted and encapsulated in object-oriented format, such as extensible markup language (XML) format. A set of dimensions of each model object can be associated via a set of linkages. A rotator widget or other interface object can be presented to allow a user to traverse the linkages and rapidly rotate through dimensions in a view, without having to manually switch or configure planes or other database dimensions, enhancing viewing efficiency of large layers.

Abstract: An automatic angle-adjustable display device and an angle-adjustable method are provided. The automatic angle-adjustable display device includes a screen, three wireless transmitting and receiving sensors, an angle adjustment mechanism and a control unit. The wireless transmitting and receiving sensors are respectively disposed at first, second and third positions of the screen. In response to a control signal issued from the control unit, the angle adjustment mechanism is driven to adjust the viewing angle of the screen with respect to the viewer. The angle-adjustable method includes steps of triggering the wireless transmitting and receiving sensors to emit these wireless signals, measuring first, second and third distances between the first, second and third positions of the screen and the viewer according to the reflected wireless signals, and adjusting the viewing angle of the screen with respect to the viewer according to these distance differences.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a display unit, a classification unit configured to classify a plurality of images into a landscape-oriented image and a portrait-oriented image, a detection unit configured to detect whether the apparatus is in the landscape orientation or in the portrait orientation, and a control unit configured to display a plurality of images in one orientation of the landscape-oriented image and the portrait-oriented image on the display unit in response to an instruction, and thereafter display a plurality of images in the other orientation on the display unit. The control unit determines the orientation of the image to be displayed first based on a detection result upon receiving the instruction.

Abstract: When a physical change (e.g. a change in screen orientation) is detected at a display device that is attached to a graphics subsystem of a host device and on which images are currently being displayed, a hot plug detect signal may be provided to the graphics subsystem. In response, the graphics subsystem may adjust its processing of images to account for the physical change (e.g. the image may be rotated). The display device may communicate data representative of the physical change to the graphics subsystem. The graphics subsystem may use this data to determine how its processing of images should be adjusted. The data may be communicated over an I2C bus regardless of whether a hot plug detect signal is provided.

Abstract: This is directed to rotating an entire user interface of a portable electronic device. In particular, this is directed to defining a UI orientation mode in which a user can direct the device to rotate a UI. When the UI orientation mode is enabled, the electronic device can detect particular inputs, for example based on the outputs of motion sensing components such as an accelerometer and a magnetometer, to determine how to rotate the UI. Once the UI has been rotated to a desired orientation, a user can lock the UI orientation and exit the UI orientation mode.

Abstract: The invention is directed, in one embodiment, to a method for generating memory addresses for accessing an image in which each pixel in a group of pixels has a luma component, but shares chroma components with other pixels of the group. A preferred method includes providing a memory, having a plurality of first portions and a plurality of second portions. First memory addresses may be generated, each of which corresponds to one of the first portions. Each first address defines a storage location for the luma components of one of the pixel groups. Second memory addresses may be generated, each of which corresponds to one of the second portions. Each second address defines a storage location for the chroma components of at least one of the pixel groups.

Abstract: A method for adjusting a displayed frame, an electronic device, and a computer readable medium thereof are provided. In the present method, a connection line between both eyes of a user is obtained. Then, a relation between the connection line and a screen of the electronic device is calculated. Finally, a frame currently displayed on the screen is rotated according to the relation, and the rotated frame is displayed on the screen. Thereby, the frame is automatically adjusted to an angle most suitable for the user without any action performed by the user on the electronic device.

Abstract: To provide a mobile terminal apparatus for displaying an image by selecting the optimum display screen without adding a special process to a program operating on the mobile terminal apparatus, a mobile terminal apparatus 100 includes a program execution unit 102 for executing a desired program and output display information, a direction detection unit 103 for detecting the direction of a display screen 106, a display information conversion unit 104 for converting display information on the basis of the direction of the display screen 106, the size of the display information, etc., and a display processing unit 105 for displaying the display information on the display screen 106.

Abstract: To render graphics on multiple display devices, multiple computing platforms are networked and each computing platform separately executes an application rendering the graphics for a subset of the multiple display devices. A server including a first display device and a first computing platform generates a world space and renders from the generated world space a first viewing frustum for display on the first display device and a client coupled to the server receives a transmission of the world space position and renders a second viewing frustum for display on a second display device.

Abstract: Upon receipt of operation entry for processing and editing a currently displayed slide, an operation information generating section generates operation information corresponding to this entry. An operation information reflecting section performs editing on the basis of the operation information and stores the operation information regarding the editing in a storage section. Upon receipt of slide data from the server device, the operation information reflecting section reads operation information of the past regarding this slide data, and generates a display screen in such a manner that editing corresponding to the read operation information is reflected in the received slide data. This makes it possible to display slide data stored in the server device on an image display device in a manner that a user wants, without increasing load on the server device.

Abstract: A portable viewing and computing apparatus. In one embodiment, the present invention is comprised of a bus, a memory unit coupled to the bus, and a processor coupled to the bus. The memory unit is for storing data and instructions. The processor is for processing data and instructions. The portable viewing and computing apparatus is further comprised of a display device coupled to the bus. The display device is comprised of a viewing panel viewable from a front side and a back side. The portable viewing and computing apparatus is further comprised of a display device controller coupled to the bus. The display device controller is for sensing the orientation and rotation of the display device, and in response thereto, for controlling and rendering data on the display device.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a division section for dividing input image data into portions; an orientation determining section for calculating reliabilities of directions of image data of each portion when the directions are regarded as orientations, and setting an orientation with the highest reliability as an orientation of each portion; a display control section for generating display image data including an image of a target portion whose reliability of an orientation is less than a predetermined value and images of designation regions from which a user's input to designate the orientation of the target portion is entered; and a character recognition section for recognizing characters of each portion in such a manner that the orientation is designated from the designation regions or set by the orientation determining section. This allows prompt recognition of characters of a portion whose reliability of orientation is low, in accordance with a right orientation.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor-readable medium can store code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to receive a set of images where each image from the set of images represents a perspective view of an object. A plurality of images is selected from the set of images such that the plurality of images represents a plurality of movements of the object when the plurality of images are displayed within a canvas of a communication device during a time period. The plurality of movements includes rotational movement of the object about a first axis during a first portion of the time period. The plurality of movements also includes rotational movement of the object about a second axis non-parallel to the first axis during a second portion of the time period after the first portion of the time period.

Abstract: The present disclosure details apparatuses, methods, and systems for a Graphical Code-Serving Interface and Code Triggered Information Server (“GCSI/CTIS”). The GCSI/CTIS connects information encoding symbologies to graphical interface elements, thus expanding the useful information content and interactivity of graphical displays, advertisements, publications, broadcasts, and/or the like. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed for displaying information in an electronic system having a graphical interface that comprises displaying a first visual token and animating the first visual token to reveal a second visual token comprising a coded symbol.

Abstract: An apparatus including a first expander configured to provide a first image and including a first portion configured to provide a first calibration image; a second expander configured to provide a second image and including a second portion configured to provide a second calibration image; and a controller configured to control alignment of the first image and the second image, a combination of the first calibration image and the second calibration image being useable to control alignment of the first image and the second image.

Abstract: There is provided a projector having a projecting unit, a projecting system which projects video onto a projection surface by use of the projecting unit, a projecting direction judgment system which judges a projecting direction of the projecting system, and a menu image generating system which generates a menu image, as video generated in the projector as the video to be projected by the projecting system, so that the menu image suits the projecting direction judged by the projecting direction judgment system.

Abstract: The systems and methods disclosed herein provide visual feedback concerning one or more scanning parameters to a user during acquisition of a three dimensional scan.

Abstract: A contents navigation method includes: sensing a touch; generating sensing information based on the sensed touch; and determining, by using the sensing information, whether the sensed touch is a continuous movement, by sensing an electrical sensor, or a pressing, by sensing a mechanical button. If it is determined that the sensed touch is a continuous movement, a menu display is rotated according to the continuous movement of the electrical sensor based on the sensing information. If it is determined that the sensed touch is a pressing, the menu display is rotated according to the pressing of the mechanical button. A contents navigation apparatus includes: a graphic user interface (GUI) part to generate the menu display; an input sensing part to sense a touch and to generate sensing information based on the sensed touch; and a control part to control the GUI part.

Abstract: Visual images presented on an information handling system display automatically adjust to changes in the orientation of the display. An orientation device on the display detects changes in display orientation and sends an interrupt to an information handling system orientation module. The orientation module responds to the interrupt by retrieving orientation information from the display and adjusting the visual images to align with the orientation of the display.

Abstract: A computer screen image displaying method is executed after power-on of a computer and includes: receiving data associated with a detected default display mode of a BIOS of the computer and a display mode stored in a display device coupled to the computer; and determining if the default display mode of the BIOS and the display mode of the display panel match, and if so, causing a video controller of the computer to output image signals according to the display mode of the display panel, and if not, causing the video controller to output image signals corresponding to the default display mode of the BIOS. Thus, screen orientation can be controlled during BIOS POST to spare the user the trouble of changing screen orientation under an operating system environment, thereby enhancing efficiency and saving system resources.

Abstract: This invention deals with a morphological genome for design applications. This genome encodes all forms. It comprises a finite set of morphological genes, where each gene specifies a distinct group of morphological transformations defined by a group of independent topological, geometric or other parameters. The morph genes and their parameters are mapped within an integrated higher-dimensional framework with each parameter represented along an independent vector in higher-dimensional Euclidean space. Each distinct number associated with a parameter or a group of parameters is represented by a distinct point in this space referenced by its higher-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinates which represent the genetic code for the specific form being mapped. The morph genome can be used as an interactive design tool to generate known and new forms for applications in all design fields as well as for fabricating these forms when linked with digital fabrication devices within an integrated computational environment.

Abstract: A portable electronic device (100) is provided. The electronic device includes a device body (102) having at least one accessory interface (114, 116) and at least one display device (110, 112) positioned on a surface of the device body. The electronic device also includes a display driver device (202) communicatively coupled to the display device and configured for receiving data for presentation on the display device and generating signals for causing the data to be presented on the display device. In the electronic device, the display driver device selects one orientation from a plurality of pre-defined orientations for the data on the display device based at least on a current orientation of the device body and a status of the accessory interface.

Abstract: This invention relates to an information processing apparatus that includes a judging unit that judges a usage state of the information processing apparatus; a deciding unit that decides, according to the usage state, a position at which a display element on a display screen on a display unit is to be arranged in either a normal position or an inverted position on the display screen; and a display control unit that controls for arranging the display element in a determined position and for displaying the display element in the determined position on the display screen.

Abstract: A power transmission device capable of adjusting a torque to be applied to an output shaft easily and removing a backlash between gears exactly, and a display device and a display panel pedestal that have the power transmission device. A power transmission device 101 includes a display panel 102, an output shaft 103 to which the display panel is connected, output gears 104 and 105 rotating integrally with the output shaft, transmission gears 106 and 107 engaged with the respective output gears, motors 108 and 109 providing driving forces to the respective transmission gears, and a control circuit 110 controlling the motors. The control circuit 110 causes the motors 108 and 109 to rotate the transmission gears 106 and 107 at different rotation numbers, and to transmit different driving forces to the respective output gears 104 and 105.

Abstract: A method of rotating an image based on image data including a plurality of pixels per a line, the method including setting the number of pixel data forming the pixel; sequentially storing the pixel data in a first memory according to the order of the line and the pixel; calculating the number of entire image data on the basis of the number of pixel data, the line number of the image data, and the number of pixels per line; setting an image rotation angle; calculating a location value of each pixel data in a second memory on the basis of the number of pixel data per pixel, the line number of the image data, the number of pixels per line, and the number of the entire data by independent processes in consideration of the setting image rotation angle; and storing the image data from the first memory in the second memory on the basis of the calculated location value of each pixel data in the second memory with regard to each pixel data.

Abstract: A display apparatus having a display to display a picture thereon comprises a pivot sensor comprising a weight body, a housing in which the weight body is accommodated and movable as the display is pivoted, and a contact sensor placed in the housing and generating a sensing signal according to a pivoted angle of the display when contacting the weight body. A pivot sensing controller applies a predetermined driving voltage to the pivot sensor, and determines the pivot angle of the display on the basis of the sensing signal generated corresponding to the applied driving voltage. The pivot sensing apparatus requires a reduced number of pivot sensors and peripheral circuits to sense a pivot angle of a display panel. A display apparatus and system comprising the pivot sensing apparatus, and a method for sensing a pivot angle, are also disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosed implementations describe techniques and workflows for a computer graphics (CG) animation system. In some implementations, systems and methods are disclosed for representing scene composition and performing underlying computations within a unified generalized expression graph with cycles. Disclosed are natural mechanisms for level-of-detail control, adaptive caching, minimal re-compute, lazy evaluation, predictive computation and progressive refinement. The disclosed implementations provide real-time guarantees for minimum graphics frame rates and support automatic tradeoffs between rendering quality, accuracy and speed. The disclosed implementations also support new workflow paradigms, including layered animation and motion-path manipulation of articulated bodies.

Abstract: Rotation in the storage domain is a one-one function with the domain equal to the range. This permits an image to be rotated in place. Each image size implies at least one garland of closed chains of pixels. Each image includes a spanning set of these garlands. Rotation in place moves each pixel to the next location on its garland. On completion of a garland by return to the initial pixel, pixels on the next garland are moved. Image rotation is complete after all the garlands have been traversed.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to control a three-dimensional scene view. A three-dimensional (3D) scene having one or more three-dimensional objects is displayed. A 3D representation of a coordinate system of the scene is displayed. The 3D representation contains a current viewpoint, one or more faces, one or more edges, and one or more corners with each face, edge, and corner representing a corresponding viewpoint of the scene. The 3D representation is manipulated. A new current viewpoint of the 3D representation is displayed based on the manipulation. The scene is then reoriented corresponding to the new current viewpoint based on the manipulation of the 3D representation.

Abstract: A mobile telephone has a display section for displaying a left screen in the left direction and a right screen in the right direction. Accordingly, a viewer holding the mobile telephone in hand can view the left screen when viewing the display section from the left side and the right screen when viewing the display section from the right side. Furthermore, the mobile telephone detects a change of the direction of the display section and switches the display screen. Consequently, when the viewer returns the holding state for viewing the right screen to the previous state and views the screen from the left side, he/she can view the next left screen.

Abstract: A method of continuously rotating a subject object top over bottom over top on a display screen encompasses jumping to a view having a longitude that is 180 degrees from the previous and displaying the image in an up-side-down orientation. Upon pausing, or completing the rotation by releasing the mouse button, a higher resolution image loads and displays thereby improving the sharpness or allowing the user to zoom in on additional detail.

Abstract: A marking device for a marking operation to mark a presence or an absence of one or more underground facilities is configured to access and display facilities map information, and/or other image information, as a visual aid to facilitate the marking operation. In various aspects, methods and apparatus relate to: selection of an appropriate “base” facilities map, or information from a database of facilities map data, relating to a given work site/dig area; selection of an appropriate pan and/or zoom (resolution) for displaying facilities map information; appropriately updating displayed facilities map information while a marking device is used during a marking operation (e.g.

Abstract: A method and system to rotate a 2N by 2N array are described. Consistent with one embodiment of the present invention, the 2N elements of the 2N rows of a 2N by 2N array are loaded from memory into the vector registers of a processor's single instruction multiple data (SIMD) unit. Next, the elements of the rows in the top half of the array are interleaved with corresponding elements from a corresponding row in the bottom half of the array. The loading and interleaving operations are repeated N times before the results, stored in the vector registers, are written back to memory.

Abstract: An embodiment generally relates a device for rotating images. The device includes an image memory configured to store an image and a plurality of buffers. The plurality of buffers are configured to interface with the image memory to read data words of the image from the image memory and to write rotated data words to the image memory. The device also includes a logic module configured to interface with the plurality of buffers and to micro-rotate and macro-rotate an image based on a selection of three orientations. The logic module is also configured to execute a read of data words from the image memory to a first buffer of the plurality of buffers, a rotation of a data word, and a write of rotated data words from a second buffer of the plurality of buffers to the image memory substantially simultaneously.

Abstract: A locate device for a locate operation to detect a presence or an absence of one or more underground facilities is configured to access and display facilities map information, and/or other image information, as a visual aid to facilitate the locate operation. In various aspects, methods and apparatus relate to: selection of an appropriate “base” facilities map, or information from a database of facilities map data, relating to a given work site/dig area; selection of an appropriate pan and/or zoom (resolution) for displaying facilities map information; appropriately updating displayed facilities map information while a locate device is used during a locate operation (e.g. changing pan, zoom and/or orientation); overlaying on the displayed facilities map information locate information and/or landmark information relating to the locate operation; and storing locally on the locate device, and/or transmitting from the locate device, facilities map information and/or overlaid locate/landmark information (e.g.

Abstract: A display has a screen which incorporates a light modulator. The screen may be a front projection screen or a rear-projection screen. Elements of the light modulator may be controlled to adjust the intensity of light emanating from corresponding areas on the screen. The display may provide a high dynamic range.

Abstract: A system, including apparatuses, software and methods, is disclosed for capturing and delivering images as to which various interactive functions are enabled for a user. The images introduced to the system can come from any one of a variety of sources, including from a digital camera. A graphical user interface permits a user to customize a set of interactive functions to be enabled for a given set of images. The interactively enabled images can be delivered via a webpage to a user, for example, via email, the Internet or downloaded from a disk or from disk drive on a computer on which the webpage is stored. Each image is delivered to a user in its own layer of software, which permits complex sets of images of relatively high resolution to be delivered to users without any appreciable delay associated with the delivery or the need for the user to have additional software, such as a plug-in to receive images and enable interactive functions with respect to the images.

Abstract: A system for orientating scan cloud data of a surface relative to base reference data is provided. The orientating system includes an input source generator adapted to provide the scan cloud data, a tilt-correction means for orientating the point cloud data relative to the base reference data, and a data editing means for filtering spurious point data from the accumulated point cloud data, wherein the base reference data represents at least geometrical parameters of a base reference, the base reference being substantially distinct from the target surface. A system for identifying features in scan could data of a surface is also provided. The identifying system includes an input source generator adapted to provide the scan cloud data, and a partitioning means for partitioning the point cloud data into discrete segments corresponding to different geometric sections of the surface.

Abstract: A method is described for determining a discrete boundary for an object to be rendered into a raster pixel image having a plurality of scanlines. In the method, the object is rotated by an integer multiple of 90 degrees, and an outline of the rotated object is decomposed into line segments. For each scanline to be rendered, points of intersection between the line segments and the scanline are determined, and each point of intersection is rounded to an adjacent position selected from a finite set of positions on the scanline using a rule chosen according to the amount of rotation. The rounded points of intersection delimiting the discrete boundary. If the object is rotated by odd multiple of 90 degrees the method includes the steps of identifying points of intersection that satisfy a predetermined criterion; and shifting the identified points of intersection prior to rounding.

Abstract: A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from each corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values.

Abstract: A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from each corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values.

Abstract: A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from a corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values.

Abstract: A method and system render rasterized data by receiving non-rasterized page description language data and a corresponding transformation matrix representing transformation operations to be performed. The non-rasterized page description language data is rasterizing to create rasterized data. The corresponding transformation matrix is decomposed into a plurality of individual transformation operation matrices and a discrete transformation operation value, from each corresponding individual transformation operation matrix, is generated for each transformation operation to be performed upon the rasterized data. The transformation operations are performed upon the rasterized data based upon the generated discrete transformation operation values.

Abstract: A video display apparatus has an on-screen display pivoting function in which, even when the user arbitrarily pivots the monitor of a computer system, the on-screen display is normally displayed. An on-screen display (OSD) generating section receives horizontal/vertical synchronizing signals and clock signals, and outputs first video signals in response to OSD control signals. A pivot circuit section receives the first video signals, stores a write address of the first video signals in a position-converting manner and in correspondence with a pre-set pivot write address, and converts the write address in response to the horizontal/vertical synchronizing signals and the clock signals so as to output the first video signals in the form of second video signals.