Computer graphics processing, operator interface processing, and selective visual display systems inventions 04/06

20060087477 - Multi display device and method of controlling the same: A multi display device includes a row drive circuit, a column drive circuit and a column line selection circuit. The row drive circuit drives first row lines of a first display panel and second row lines of at least one second display panel. The column drive circuit drives first column...

20060087478 - Light emitting display and driving method thereof: A light emitting display device having features of enhanced aperture ratio, yield, and volumetric efficiency of panel space that may be enhanced. The light emitting display device includes—a first driver and a second driver. The first driver sequentially generates selection signals to be applied to selection signal lines of a...

20060087479 - Image display and method for manufacturing image display: In a first aspect of the invention, an image display device, in which one or more groups of particles or liquid powders are sealed between opposed two substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and, in which the particles or the liquid powders, to which an electrostatic field...

20060087480 - Plasma display device and driving method thereof: Disclosed is a plasma display device and driving method thereof. Frames are divided into a set of subfields. A main reset waveform is applied in the first subfield in which non-reference data is applied. An auxiliary reset waveform is applied in other subfields so that address failure caused by loss...

20060087481 - Plasma display device and driving method thereof: In a driving method of a plasma display device, a final voltage of a falling ramp voltage is set to a discharge firing voltage of all the discharge cells after applying a gradually rising ramp voltage during a reset period. A difference in voltage applied to an address electrode and...

20060087482 - Active matrix type liquid crystal display apparatus: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel including a pair of polarizers, and a back light provided at a back side of said liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel is an active matrix type liquid crystal panel enabling display and has a characteristic of spectral transmittance...

20060087483 - Display driver: A liquid crystal display is provided with: a tap adjustment register for adjusting a gray scale level to a gray scale voltage in intermediate portions close to the end portions of the gamma characteristic; and a partial-voltage-ratio adjustment register for adjusting a ratio of a gray scale voltage among a...

20060087484 - Liquid crystal display for implmenting improved inversion driving technique: A liquid crystal display apparatus is composed of an LCD panel including data lines, and an LCD driver. The LCD driver includes: a positive drive circuit providing a positive data signal having positive polarity with respect to a ground level of the LCD driver for one of the data lines;...

20060087485 - Electro-optic device: Disclosed is a drive circuit for an electro-optic device which includes a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixel circuits arranged corresponding to intersections between each of the scan lines and each of the data lines. The drive circuit includes a compensation voltage...

20060087486 - Control module and method for controlling backlight module of lcd: A liquid crystal display having a display module, a back light module, a programmable voltage generator and a driving circuit is provided. The driving circuit is coupled to the programmable voltage generator and the back light module for adjusting the brightness level of the light sources inside the back light...

20060087487 - Lighting apparatus and liquid crystal display apparatus: There is provided a lighting apparatus comprising a light guiding plate, and a light source including a plurality of light-emitting elements which emit light at a plurality of brightness levels. The light emitting elements is provided opposite to a side edge of the light guiding plate and arranged along the...

20060087488 - Electro-optical device, circuit for driving electro-optical device, method of driving electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus: A circuit for driving an electro-optical device, the electro-optical device having a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of data lines divided into groups, each group having a predetermined number of data lines, and a plurality of pixels disposed to correspond to intersections of the plurality of scanning lines and...

20060087489 - Image display: An image display device constructed by: an image display means for displaying an image by moving chargeable particles arranged between electrodes by means of a voltage applied to the electrodes; and a light emission means for emitting a light to an image display surface of the image display means (first...

20060087490 - Transflective electrophoretic display device: A transflective electrophoretic display device is disclosed. The device is comprised of a transparent top substrate and both top and bottom substrates have an electrode structure. A plurality of separated walls and an electrophoretic display solution including a plurality of chromatic particles and a transparent liquid are imposed between the...

20060087493 - Display device of identification card: An improved display device of an identification card is disclosed. The display device having a main body mounted thereon comprises: several function buttons, a speaker, a monitor, a microphone, a camera lens, a slot for a storage device, an input/output device, a connection part, and several receiving clips mounted on...

20060087492 - Fixture device for a roller construction module: The present invention is a fixture device for roller construction module, comprising a base plate and a frame. The frame comprises a containing hollow to contain the base plate; and protruding parts deposited on two opposite sides of the containing hollow. The base plate comprises fillisters deposited on two opposite...

20060087491 - Trackball: A trackball capable of shining the ball in a dark place or in a dark state, preventing entrance of foreign matter, such as water or dust, into the case, increasing the degree of freedom of disposition and installation position of a lamp to thereby improve assemblability; and a trackball system....

20060087494 - Input device: A disclosed input device has an input section to detect acceleration applied to the device body and output a detection signal corresponding to the detected acceleration. The device includes a power generating section to generate electric power in accordance with the acceleration applied to the device body, a power storing...

20060087495 - One chip usb optical mouse sensor solution: An apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer for an electronic device having a display screen includes a light source for illuminating an imaging surface, thereby generating reflected images. The apparatus includes a single chip for receiving the reflected images, generating digital representations of the reflected images, and...

20060087496 - Electronic notepad: Disclosed is a system for capturing handwriting that provides all the usual functionality of a notepad, and stores what has been written on paper, or a writing area, in a computer memory and displays it on an associated screen. Said system permits retrieval and editing of previously stored handwriting....

20060087497 - Digital pen for capturing hand-drawn data: A digital pen for capturing hand-drawn data on a medium is provided. The hand-drawn data is formed by moving the digital pen over the medium. The digital pen includes a color sensor and a processor. The color sensor detects color information of the medium when the pen is moved over...

20060087499 - Autostereoscopic 3d display device and fabrication method thereof: An autostereoscopic 3D display device is provided. The display device includes a display panel for displaying an image, and a switching panel attached to the display panel for selectively implementing a 3D image mode and a 2D image mode according to whether an electric signal is supplied. The switching panel...

20060087500 - Electric-circuit-containing box: In an electric-circuit-containing box including an upper case having a side provided with a hole and a lower case having a side provided with a projection to be fitted in the hole, moisture is prevented from entering the box from the hole of the upper case by a capillary phenomenon....

20060087501 - Electronic display device with separately articulated portions for floor advertising/messaging: Embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic display device configured to be arranged at the base of shelving in commercial establishments. The electronic display device is configurable to display arbitrary content, but may specifically be configured to display advertising and promotional content relating to goods and products on...

20060087498 - Image display system: This invention provides an image display system of the type which may be used to present video images to occupants of a vehicle (10), such as a subway train, by briefly illuminating individual images provided on display boards (14) in a tunnel or the like, in sequence, so that occupants...

20060087502 - Apparatus and method for display power saving: A power saving method for self-luminous displays and an apparatus thereof, comprises determining active and inactive portions of a display screen. The inactive portions of the display screen are modified in accordance with criteria to save power by reducing energy consumption of the inactive portions while the active portions remain...

20060087503 - Electronic apparatus with display control function: To provide a method of reducing power consumption of an electronic apparatus including a display unit, and an electronic apparatus with a display control function that set a predetermined time, execute a power-saving mode when the predetermined time has elapsed, and return to an original state automatically when the user...

20060087504 - Telestrator system: A telestrator system is disclosed that allows a broadcaster to annotate video during or after an event. For example, while televising a sporting event, an announcer (or other user) can use the present invention to draw over the video of the event to highlight one or more actions, features, etc....

20060087505 - Texture mapping 3d objects: A texture is applied to a 3D graphic object using a computer system by providing a graphic indication of a mapping between a 3D graphic object and a texture map and modifying the mapping based on a manipulation of the graphic indication. Alternatively, or in addition, a texture can be...

20060087506 - Three-dimensional design supporting program and three dimensional design supporting apparatus: A three-dimensional design assisting program in which sheet information is set at the time of editing three-dimensional shape information defining a three-dimensional shape while dividing and that three-dimensional shape is divided. Partial areas can be obtained by dividing the three-dimensional shape by the sheet information without having any effect on...

20060087507 - Information processing apparatus and method, program, and navigation apparatus: An information processing apparatus for generating a three-dimensional image obtained by projecting a three-dimensional space onto a plane includes depth determination means for determining a depth of a vertex of a polygon from a viewpoint in the three-dimensional space, the polygon forming a surface of a solid object from which...

20060087508 - Method for the rapid image processing of two-dimensional images: The invention relates to a method for the rapid image processing of two-dimensional images, in particular medical image recordings using image-modifying image processing algorithms, with which image processing is executed at least partially on a graphics card comprising at least one pixel shader unit and at least one vertex shader...

20060087509 - Computer modeling and animation of natural phenomena: 3D graphics animation is increasingly used in movies and virtual reality computer games to produce realistic visual simulations of physical and natural phenomena. The animation of diffuse liquids such as gases is an indispensable component in such special effects. The present system and methods utilize physically-based and more intuitive procedurally-based...

20060087510 - Device and method of keyboard input and uses thereof: A method and system of configuring a three-dimensional model using a keyboard. A three-dimensional model is provided that is configurable about a plurality of degrees of freedom in which each respective degree of freedom is associated with a value representing a magnitude of movement from a neutral position. At least...

20060087511 - Computer and graphic card detachably connected thereto: The present invention relates to a computer including a first output port, a first video signal generator to generate a first video signal having a predetermined format, a second video signal generator detachably connected to the computer and to generate a second video signal having the same format as the...

20060087512 - Encoding for remoting graphics to decoder device: A portable graphics encoder connects with one or more protocol decoder devices based on a particular communication protocol. The portable graphics encoder is not specific to any particular operating system. The portable graphics encoder receives protocol decoder device commands such as input instructions that determine higher-level graphics commands that are...

20060087513 - System, method and computer program product for general environment mapping: A reflection image and an environment map are loaded into memory. During rendering of an object, an environment texture sample is retrieved from the environment map based on a reflection vector stored in a pixel of the reflection image. The retrieved environment texture sample is then applied to the object....

20060087514 - System, method, and computer program product for general environment mapping: A reflection image and an environment map are loaded into memory. During rendering of an object, an environment texture sample is retrieved from the environment map based on a reflection vector stored in a pixel of the reflection image. The retrieved environment texture sample is then applied to the object....

20060087515 - System, method, and computer program product for general environment mapping: A reflection image and an environment map are loaded into memory. During rendering of an object, an environment texture sample is retrieved from the environment map based on a reflection vector stored in a pixel of the reflection image. The retrieved environment texture sample is then applied to the object....

20060087516 - System, method, and computer program product for general environment mapping: A reflection image and an environment map are loaded into memory. During rendering of an object, an environment texture sample is retrieved from the environment map based on a reflection vector stored in a pixel of the reflection image. The retrieved environment texture sample is then applied to the object....

20060087517 - Color naming, color categorization and describing color composition of images: The invention provides methods, systems and apparatus for assigning color names to individual image pixels, and generating verbal description of color composition in images, suitable for a wide variety of information processing applications. For an isolated image pixel (individual color sample or color value) an illustrative embodiment of this invention...

20060087518 - Graphics processing method and system: Flood filling a region with anti-aliasing. In forming a fill region, a candidate pixel can be included in the region based on a color of the pixel and also a color of a neighbor of the point. The inclusion basis may be a color distance between a seed color and...

20060087519 - Perspective editing tools for 2-d images: Methods and apparatus, including computer systems and program products, to provide an image editing application including a perspective editing tool for performing edits in regions of an image having perspective. The perspective editing tool enables the user to identify one or more regions having perspective, i.e., perspective areas. The user...

20060087520 - Image display program and storage medium containing same: A program running on a computer constituting an image displaying apparatus includes the functions of: (a) displaying a target image to be enlarged; (b)enlarging a part of the displayed target image and displaying the enlarged part of the target image; and (c)receiving an enlarging range designated by an operator for...

20060087521 - Dynamic gamma correction circuit, operation method thereof and panel display device: A dynamic Gamma correction circuit, method thereof and a panel display apparatus are provided. The panel display apparatus has a timing controller, a dynamic Gamma correction circuit, a display panel and a display driving circuit. The timing controller receives a first image data and output a second image data. The...

20060082518 - Multiple monitor display apparatus: A multiple monitor apparatus in the form or a laptop PC, a desktop monitor, a mobile device, and the like. In dual screen mode, the additional monitor is typically presented displaying different content and centered to the user. In single screen mode, the additional display enclosures are retracted and stored...

20060082519 - Stereoscopic image display device and electronic device with the same: A stereoscopic image display device including a light source and a light controller for selectively transmitting or blocking light provided by the light source. The light controller includes a first substrate, and first and second electrodes alternatively formed on the first substrate along a first direction. The first and second...

20060082520 - Arrangement for the display of images perceivable in three dimensions: The invention relates to an arrangement for the display of images perceivable in three dimensions, comprising an image generator provided with a great number of picture elements (pixels) (αij) arranged in a grid of rows (j) and columns (i), the pixels (αij) displaying bits of partial information from at least...

20060082521 - Display device and driving method thereof: In a display device, one field is divided into two groups of subfields. Light-emitting cells are selected by a selective write process in a first group of subfields and a gray scale is represented by a combination of weights of subfields. Light-emitting cells are selected by the selective write process...

20060082522 - Method of driving plasma display panel: This invention relates to a method of driving a plasma display panel that is adaptive for generating a stable sustain discharge in a low opposition discharge voltage to improve a driving efficiency. A method of driving a plasma display panel, time-dividedly driven by dividing a plurality scan electrodes, sustain electrodes,...

20060082523 - Active organic electroluminescence display panel module and driving module thereof: An active organic electroluminescence display panel module comprising a substrate, a plurality of organic light-emitting devices, a light-emitting device driving unit and a temperature sensor unit are provided. The light-emitting device driving unit is electrically connected to the organic light-emitting devices for driving them. The temperature sensor unit is disposed...

20060082524 - Organic electroluminescent display, driving method and pixel circuit thereof: Disclosed is an OELD and a pixel circuit which comprise: an organic EL element for emitting light corresponding to a supplied current; a first switch for switching data voltage supplied to a data line in response to a select signal supplied to a scan line; a first TFT for supplying...

20060082525 - Drive device for light-emitting display panel and electronic machine on which the device is mounted: A drive device for a light-emitting display panel in which pixels respectively including light-emitting elements are arranged at crossing positions of a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scanning selection lines in the form of a matrix. A 1-frame period is time-divided into a plurality of sub-frame periods,...

20060082526 - Display device: A display element includes a variable optical element that changes appearance in response to changes in current, and a programmable resistance in series with the variable optical element. The resistance of the programmable resistance decreases in response to a first current in a first direction. The resistance of the programmable...

20060082527 - Display device: The invention is directed to a display device that can display a grayscale image by a digital drive method, without a frame memory and heat generation of the display device caused by a drive current. Without dividing one field period into a scan period and a light emission period as...

20060082529 - Light emitting element drive device and display system: A light emitting element drive circuit and a display system able to simultaneously perform constant current control and PWM control and able to perform a stable adjustment of luminance over a wide dynamic range, including a constant voltage source having an output voltage adjustment unit able to be changed in...

20060082528 - Organic light emitting diode circuit having voltage compensation function and method for compensating: In organic emitting diode circuit that is equipped with voltage compensation function and a method for compensating voltage in the organic light emitting diode circuit are presented. The circuit includes a first transistor, a pixel control unit, a precharge control component and an OLED. The present invention OLED presents numerous...

20060082531 - Liquid crystal display device and method for preventing flickering on liquid crystal display panel in liquid crystal display device: A liquid crystal display device includes an liquid crystal display panel and a panel driving unit that generates a driving signal to drive the liquid crystal display panel according to a video signal provided by a scaler. The liquid crystal display device further includes a user input unit that adjusts...

20060082530 - Liquid crystal screen display method: Disclosed is a liquid crystal screen display method, such that when displaying the images each composed of the temporal sequence of frames on the liquid crystal screen, the darkening frames are inserted between the said frames, and each darkening frame is darker than the previous frame....

20060082532 - Method for driving an lcd panel: A method for driving an LCD panel is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a scan signal to each of the scan lines during the scan period of each scan line, providing a plurality of panel control signals in a first permutation to the horizontal switch during the...

20060082533 - Pixel equivalent circuit and method for improving hold-type effect: A pixel equivalent circuit and a method for improving a hold-type effect are disclosed. The present invention provides a capacitor having a plurality of pixel charging paths for a pixel equivalent circuit and supplies a target image voltage and such as a black image voltage or a compensating voltage to...

20060082534 - Liquid crystal display apparatus and method of preventing malfunction in same: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels arranged in matrix form including respective transistors, a plurality of gate bus lines, each of which is coupled to gates of the transistors arranged in a corresponding single row, a plurality of data bus lines, each of which is coupled...

20060082535 - Shift register and method of driving the same: A clock pulse with a smaller amplitude voltage than the power supply voltage of the shift register is inputted to the shift register. The gate width of a TFT that constitutes a second clocked inverter of the shift register is set wide so as to reduce fluctuation in output electric...

20060082536 - Display device and driving method: A display device capable of switching a screen between a display in the vertical direction and a display in a horizontal direction. The scanning direction of a first gate signal line driver circuit is perpendicular to that of a source signal line driver circuit, and the scanning direction of a...

20060082537 - Liquid crystal display device and method of driving the same: A liquid crystal display device include pixels arranged in a matrix on a substrate, columns of signal lines for supplying image signals to respective columns of pixels, rows of scanning lines for use in selecting respective rows of pixels, a signal line driving circuit including selecting circuits for supplying associated...

20060082539 - Display device and method: A display device includes a backlight assembly, a display panel unit, and a control member. The backlight assembly emits a first light and a second light. The display panel unit includes a first display panel and a second display panel, and receives the first light and the second light to...

20060082538 - Led driving apparatus and method of controlling luminous power: A light emitting diode (LED) driving apparatus includes a drive section for driving an LED to emit light, and a control section that controls a driving current supplied from the drive section to the LED. The control section implements luminous power control by controlling an ON/OFF ratio of the driving...

20060082546 - Computer input device tracking six degrees of freedom: An input device with three-dimensional, six-degrees-of-freedom data input for a computer having a tracker with an array of tracking points defining a first axis and a second axis or plane is described. Light reflected from, or given off from the tracking points, is captured by a camera. From the two-dimensional...

20060082540 - Data input system: A data input system, with which a user can input letters of an alphabet comprises: a system (112,108) for enabling the user to select one of four options and, for each selected option, to select one of eight directions; a system (114,110) for detecting the option and direction selected by...

20060082544 - Dynamic single row qwerty key layout: A computer keyboard is provided that has one and only one row of keys for inputting letters. The keys of the row can each represent one of at least three letters. Thus, the row can instantiate the top row of letters in a conventional QWERTY layout, or the middle row,...

20060082545 - Human machine interface for vehicle including proximity sensor: A human machine interface includes user control, a controller, a display, and a proximity sensor. The controller is configured to control the display based on the proximity sensor. When an object is sensed by the proximity sensor the controller activates the display. In addition, the controller may display information corresponding...

20060082541 - Input detection device and related method: An input detection device contains a button set having a plurality of buttons utilized for inputting commands, each button outputting a unique voltage level when the button is activated. The input detection device also contains a voltage generating circuit for outputting a plurality of generated voltage levels corresponding to the...

20060082542 - Method and apparatus for surgical operating room information display gaze detection and user prioritization for control: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for using gaze detection to improve information display in a healthcare environment. Certain embodiments of a system include an eyewear headset for detecting a location of a user's gaze and a display for displaying information. Information on the display,...

20060082543 - Sensing dynamics associated with a device: A method of sensing dynamics associated with a device is disclosed. The method includes using at least one micro-machined electromechanical systems (MEMS) storage element of a memory module of the device as a motion sensor to detect motion associated with the device. The method further includes processing data output from...

20060082547 - System and method for inputting characters using a directional pad: A system and method for enabling a user to input characters using a directional pad of a computing device. The directional pad is configured to generate directional inputs. The invention creates mappings for the directional inputs where each of the mappings associates at least one of the directional inputs with...

20060082548 - Computer keyboard with pointer control: A computer pointer control device includes a support base and a keyboard. The device includes a structure configured to reduce friction between the support base and an underlying surface. A wrist support is positioned on the support base, configured to receive a user's wrist thereon such that keys of the...

20060082549 - Pointing device and portable information terminal using the same: A pointing device is placed in a through hole provided on an outer case of the portable information terminal. The terminal includes a fingerplate attached to a through hole via a hinge; an image pick-up element placed on a circuit board; a condensing lens that forms an image on an...

20060082550 - Multi-purpose joystick with input device: A multi-purpose joystick with input device includes joystick interface for TV game basic control keys and functional keys and built-in vibration function, keyboard interface related to a micro-USB keyboard for input with MARCO function keys to setup common terms for fast completion of input, IC circuit board to control functions...

20060082551 - Computer mouse structure: A computer mouse structure for preventing foreign materials from accumulating on an X-axle and a Y-axle in the computer mouse includes two scraper seats located on an inner side of a lower shell of the mouse on one side of the X-axle and the Y-axle opposite to a track ball...

20060082553 - Mouse device of a laptop computer: A mouse device includes a holding member, and a mouse member; the holding member is secured on a laptop computer, and it has a holding room, a signal receiving plate in the holding room, and a stick therein, which is movable within an area of the holding room; the mouse...

20060082552 - Mouse with audio output function: A mouse with audio output function includes a control circuit, a volume control for adjusting high/low level of audio signals, an ON/OFF switch for supplying or cutting off power output from the control circuit, an amplifying circuit for amplifying audio signals, and a sound output device. A terminal is connected...

20060082554 - Integrated input roller having a rotary mass actuator: An input roller device (50) includes a roller (58), an eccentric rotating mass (59) within the roller, a drive mechanism (54, 56 and 57) causing the eccentric rotating mass to rotate within the roller, and a processor (52) coupled to the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism can also optionally include...

20060082555 - Method of inputting character in mobile terminal: A method of inputting letters in a wireless terminal is disclosed. The method comprises steps of: typing in at least a first and last letter of a word to be input, and pressing a function key, recognizing as the last letter of the word to be input a letter typed-in...

20060082556 - Annular potentiometric touch sensor: The present invention determines angular position using a potentiometric touch sensor. The sensor has an annular pattern of resistive material on a portion of a bottom substrate top surface. Conductive drive lines and fixed potential conductive traces radially traverse the bottom substrate top surface and are electrically coupled to the...

20060082557 - Combined detection of position-coding pattern and bar codes: A form has a form layout with at least one entry field. It may be printed on a base in the form of a sheet (or any other surface). The surface of the base may have a position-coding pattern. The entry field can be completed using a user unit that...

20060082558 - Method of mounting thumbwheel switch on printed circuit board and handheld electronic device incorporating same: A thumbwheel switch for a handheld electronic device is mechanically and electrically mounted on the substrate of a printed circuit board using SMT with the thumbwheel seated in a cutout in the substrate and with the top surface of the thumbwheel about flush with the top surface of the substrate...

20060082563 - Active matrix drive display elements: A high-intensity, uniformed luminescence, high-density active matrix fluorescent display tube having plural pixels, plural scanning lines and plural signal lines is disclosed. The display element includes a logic circuit, a holding unit, an AND circuit, a pre-driver circuit, and a pixel driver. The logic circuit is composed of a row...

20060082564 - Display apparatus: A display apparatus 1 comprises a reflective display device 10 which is electrically switchable between stable states in which the display device 10 displays a different image without consuming power. The display apparatus 1 has a control circuit 40 arranged to switch the display device 10 cyclically between the stable...

20060082559 - Display device: In RMS driving (both Alt & Pleshko and MRA addressing) of passive matrix devices flicker and power are reduced by driving groups of picture elements during time periods within a sequence of time periods while the driving of different picture elements within a sequence of time periods is phase-shifted over...

20060082561 - Generating and displaying spatially offset sub-frames: A display device for displaying an image using a first sub-frame and a second sub-frame is provided. The display device comprises an array having a first plurality of pixels and a second plurality of pixels offset from but overlapping the first plurality of pixels and a control unit. The control...

20060082565 - Image display apparatus: An image display apparatus comprising: a display panel that displays an image; and a control unit that controls display on the display panel so that strain of the display panel is restricted to a quantity equal to or smaller than a predetermined strain value, based on a physical quantity that...

20060082566 - Image display device: An image display device capable of controlling in a differentiated manner the signal-brightness characteristics of natural pictures and those of different image sources, such as texts, in the screen frame is to be provided. The image display device is provided with a display area in which are arrayed a plurality...

20060082567 - Image display system and method: A method of displaying an image with a display device including a plurality of display pixels includes receiving image data for the image, the image data including individual pixels of the image; buffering the image data and creating a frame of the image, the frame of the image including a...

20060082560 - Pixelated color management display: A display system includes a light source, a spatial light homogenizer, and imaging optics. The spatial light modulator has a plurality of modulator pixels. The display system also includes a pixelated plate illuminated by the light source. The pixelated plate has a plurality of individually defined pixels formed thereon. The...

20060082562 - Pixelated color wobulation: A display system includes a mechanism to provide for simultaneous pixelated color with a spatial light modulator. Also included is a mechanism to project the simultaneous pixelated color to create a color field display on a viewing surface. A further mechanism moves the color field display relative to viewing surface...

20060082568 - Display device and method of manufacturing the same: There is provided a display device capable of automatically controlling a luminance in response to a brightness of a surrounding. The display device has a gamma correction circuit for converting an image signal voltage into a drive voltage for gray scale display and a photosensor for controlling an input and...

20060082570 - Acquisition of extended display identification data (edid) in a display controller in a power up mode from a power down mode: A video controller having a processor for processing executable instructions and associated data and a number of data ports, a method of acquiring extended display identification data (EDID) by a requesting one of the data ports is described. When on-board power supply is activated, an off-board power supply is deactivated...

20060082569 - Power management in a display controller: Managing power in a display controller having an on-board power supply coupled to a host device having an off-board power supply by way of a connector is described. If the on-board power supply is active, then power is supplied to the display controller by the off-board power supply by way...

20060082574 - Image processing program for 3d display, image processing apparatus, and 3d display system: An image processing program includes the first step (S101, S102) of acquiring the first parameter serving as a parameter associated with 3D display on the first 3D display device, and acquiring the first 3D image data corresponding to the first parameter, the second step (S103) of acquiring the second parameter...

20060082572 - Inferring of associative constraints and supporting objects for 3d curves: One or more embodiments of the presently preferred invention provides a method and a computer-program product for generating a curve on a three-dimensional axis. The curve is generated from a fixed number of inputs or constraints. The combination of constraint types determines the type of curve. Further, the curve is...

20060082573 - Storage medium having input processing program stored thereon and input processing device: An input processing device comprises a display screen and a pointing device for inputting corresponding 2-dimensional coordinates on the display screen. A 3-dimensional space is displayed on the display screen and the 2-dimensional coordinates inputted from the pointing device are detected. Next, shift amounts, per unit of time, of the...

20060082571 - Systems and methods for three-dimensional sketching: Systems, methods and computer program code for three-dimensional sketching may comprise, according to some embodiments, receiving input from a computer-augmented surface such as a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) of a tablet computer, recording the input as “digital ink”, and interpreting the ink to convert the drawing into a three-dimensional sketch...

20060082575 - Method for post-processing a 3d digital video signal: The present invention relates to a method for post-processing a 3D digital video signal, said digital video signal having a plurality of views with associated disparity maps. The invention is characterized in that said method comprises a first step of generating a projected disparity map from an original disparity map,...

20060082576 - Method for rendering volumetric obscurants: A method is disclosed for rendering a volumetric obscurant in a computer generated graphical image. The method can include the operation of defining a polygon template as a first surface of the volumetric obscurant comprising pixels and sub-pixels. A further operation can be spreading a depth of the sub-pixels for...

20060082578 - Image processor, image processing method, and image processing program product: To provide an image processor, an image processing method, and an image processing program, none of which require special hardware implementation and installation of a program requiring a large calculation amount. An embodiment of the present invention relates to an image processor for representing a shaded space defined by an...

20060082577 - System, method, and computer program product for dynamic shader generation: A system, method, and computer program product for automatically creating shader source code based on a set of desired graphical output properties....

20060082579 - Caricature generating system and method: A caricature generating system and method. The caricature generating system comprises an edge tracing and stroking unit, a posterizing and texturing unit, an image blending unit, a facial image adjusting unit, a cartoon theme composition unit, a styling parameters database comprising a plurality of styling parameters including the control parameters...

20060082581 - Encoding for remoting graphics to decoder device: A portable graphics encoder connects with one or more protocol decoder devices based on a particular communication protocol. The portable graphics encoder is not specific to any particular operating system. The portable graphics encoder receives protocol decoder device commands such as input instructions that determine higher-level graphics commands that are...

20060082582 - Encoding for remoting graphics to decoder device: A portable graphics encoder connects with one or more protocol decoder devices based on a particular communication protocol. The portable graphics encoder is not specific to any particular operating system. The portable graphics encoder receives protocol decoder device commands such as input instructions that determine higher-level graphics commands that are...

20060082580 - Method and apparatus for triggering frame updates: A method for refreshing a display panel is provided. The method commences with initiating an event through a host processor, the event associated with a panel refresh signal. The event is then completed. A panel refresh signal is then issued through a display controller in response to completing the event...

20060082583 - Remote client graphics rendering: A server computer hosts one or more application programs that are accessed by a client computer. Higher-level graphics commands describing graphics images are received from the application programs. The server computer determines whether the client computer is able to generate graphics using the higher-level graphics commands or generates graphics using...

20060082584 - Acquisition of extended display identification data (edid) using inter-ic (i2c) protocol: In a VESA standard compliant display controller having a processor arranged to process executable instructions and associated data, a memory device arranged to store EDID and the executable instructions and associated data, a number of data ports coupled to the memory device by way of an 12C data bus each...

20060082585 - Apparatus and method for transposing data: The present invention relates generally to a data processing apparatus and method for transposing horizontally input image data into vertically arranged data and providing the vertically arranged image data to a scanning apparatus that requires vertically arranged data. More particularly, the present invention relates to a data processing apparatus and...

20060082586 - Arbitration for acquisition of extended display identification data (edid): A display controller includes a processor arranged to process executable instructions and associated data, a single memory device for storing the executable instructions and associated data and EDID corresponding to the display device that is always available for access by the data ports and/or the processor regardless of a power...

20060082587 - Virtual extended display information data (edid) in a flat panel controller: A display controller coupled to a display device by way of a display interface and to a host device by way of a data port that includes a processor arranged to process executable instructions and associated data, a single memory device for storing the executable instructions and associated data and...

20060082588 - Display device: A display device with both light-emitting and reflective display capabilities is disclosed. This device includes first and second electrodes provided on a first substrate, a second substrate provided to be spaced apart from and oppose the first substrate, a third electrode provided on the second substrate, a first layer which...

20060082589 - Brush texture apparatus and method: Techniques for superimposing highlights and shadows onto a background in order to simulate a brush texture graphical style within a software application's component window. The techniques include decoding a user-selected base-color into its individual color components, performing a contrast operation on the individual color components to determine highlight and shadow...

20060082590 - Method and apparatus for dynamic space-time imaging system: A method for creating a 3D map of the surface contours of an object includes projecting a variety of patterns onto the object, and imaging the patterns as they fall on the object to encode the topographic features of the object. The images are processed in a computer program in...

20060082591 - Method and apparatus for implementing color graphics on a remote computer: A method and apparatus captures the color palettes of a video graphics controller of a managed computer to a remote computer to transmit correct color information to a remote computer. A remote management controller may perform this technique independent from the operating system. The managed computer includes a processor and...

20060082592 - Mapping of a color to a treemap: The inventive process comprises and improved process for displaying hierarchical information in a treemap by associating a different color with each nested treemap in a parent treemap, and generating a gradient for each color to preserve the representative value of varying shades. In general, a user divides the hierarchical information...

20060082593 - Method for hardware accelerated anti-aliasing in 3d: A method and system for anti-aliased rasterization of objects. From a particular viewpoint of an object represented by shapes, a shape is selected having an edge on a silhouette of the object. An edge geometry is created at the edge of the shape that is on the silhouette of the...

20060082595 - Device part assembly drawing image search apparatus: A query device part image and an assembly drawing image from a drawing database which is a search target are input. The assembly drawing image is classified into text and non-text areas in the layout analysis unit 10. In the device part extraction unit 11, part images are extracted from...

20060082596 - Dynamic bit depth rendering: A method is described of compositing a plurality of graphical objects to create an image comprising a plurality of parts, where the parts may be a run of pixels along a scanline or a region of the image. For each part of the image to be composited, the method identifies...

20060082594 - System and method for automatic label placement on charts: An algorithm is provided for optimizing the layout of labels associated with a visual data object such as a chart. The labels are first placed into a chart definition file that defines the labels as a shape. An initial layout of the labels is created and scored. The shapes are...

20060082597 - Systems and methods for improved graphical parameter definition: Systems, methods and computer program code for improved graphical parameter definition may comprise, (i) receiving, by a graphical editing tool, a command associated with a graphical editing operation directed to performing a transformation to a graphical object, wherein the transformation is associated with changing a value of a first parameter...

20060082598 - Medical image processing apparatus: In a storing unit of a medical image processing apparatus, first 3D image corresponding to a first period and second 3D image data corresponding to a second period are stored. The first 3D image data corresponds to a period before contrast agent injection operation and/or therapeutic operation. The second 3D...

20060082599 - Terminal device and information display method: A terminal device having an information display unit, the device includes an input unit, a storage unit for storing first information displayed on the display unit and second information corresponding to the first information, and a control unit for replacing information in a specified area of the area occupied by...

20060082600 - Image processing result display apparatus, image processing result display method, and program for implementing the method: An image processing result display apparatus that is capable of carrying out smooth scrolling. A scrolling direction that will be designated by an operator is predicted based on image data displayed on an LCD. Image data positioned in the predicted scrolling direction is pre-read from an external storage device. Image...

20060082602 - Color display system: A color display system comprises a color signal source, a buffer unit, a storage unit, an enlarging module, a comprising unit, and a multi-functional comparing unit. By the multi-functional comparing unit comparing an OD enlarged value of the enlarging module, a grayscale of the color signal source, and a signal...

20060082603 - Field sequential color display apparatus: A field sequential color display apparatus for sequentially displaying RGB field images so that a color frame image can be observed, comprising: an LCD display device for displaying RGB field images; a timing generation/control circuit for controlling the order of RGB field images to be displayed on the LCD display...

20060082601 - Sequential multi-segment pulse width modulated display system: A field sequential pulse width modulated display system comprises a digital micromirror device (DMD) having a plurality of micromirrors that each selectively pivot to reflect light onto a screen to illuminate a corresponding pixel. A driver circuit controls the DMD responsive to sequences of pulse width segments formed by a...

20060077116 - Display driving circuit and method and multi-panel display using the same: The present invention provides a display driving circuit and a display driving method for driving a first panel and a second panel, and provides a multi-panel display using the same. The display driving circuit comprises a data driver for driving a plurality of data lines of the second panel; and...

20060077117 - Display system and method: A display system and method are disclosed. One embodiment of a display system comprises a position arm coupled to a first monitor and a second monitor that are each communicatively coupled to a computer. The system also comprises a position sensor operatively associated with the position arm and the sensor...

20060077118 - Foldable widescreen display: The present invention provides a foldable widescreen display, comprising: a main body having an input device arranged therein for converting an input data into an electrical data; and a display panel, electrically connected to the main body for displaying the electrical data by a specific video format; wherein the display...

20060077119 - Methods and systems for receiving content at an imaging device: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for sending content to an imaging device display using a browser and an embedded application....

20060077120 - Fractional video touch panels: An apparatus or multiple driver video card that simplifies user interface design through displaying portions of a single image on multiple screens, and processing feedback from multiple devices as if the interface was a single device. Method, device, and computer-readable medium embodiments generate a user interface image, separate the user...

20060077121 - Optical scanning system with variable focus lens: Apparent distance of a pixel within an optical field of view is determined. Incoming light is scanned along a raster pattern to direct light for a select pixel onto a light distance detector. The distance is sampled for each pixel or for a group of pixels. The light distance detector...

20060077122 - Apparatus and method for reducing perceived color shift: An apparatus and method for reducing perceived color shift as a function of viewing angle is disclosed. One embodiment is a display device that includes a color light modulator and a color filter. The filter is configured to filter wavelengths of light that would be perceived as color shifted light...

20060077125 - Method and device for generating white in an interferometric modulator display: Various embodiments of the invention relate to methods and systems for generating the color white in displays created from interferometric modulators and more specifically, to the generation of the color white through the use of reflected light at two wavelengths. In one embodiment, a display device displays the color white....

20060077124 - Method and device for manipulating color in a display: A method and device for manipulating color in a display includes a display in which one or more of the pixels includes one or more display elements, such as interferometric modulators, configured to output colored light and one or more display elements configured to output white light. Other embodiments include...

20060077123 - Optical films for controlling angular characteristics of displays: In various embodiments of the invention, an interferometric display device is provided having an external film with a plurality of structures that reduce the field-of-view of the display. These structures may comprise, for example, baffles or non-imaging optical elements such as compound parabolic collectors. The baffles may comprise a plurality...

20060077126 - Apparatus and method for arranging devices into an interconnected array: Apparatus and methods for arranging devices having a reduced area between adjacent devices are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, display devices in an array are provided wherein a gap between the display devices is reduced to less than or equal to ⅛th of a pixel pitch. Exemplary embodiments use wire...

20060077127 - Controller and driver features for bi-stable display: The invention comprises systems and methods for controller and driver features for displays, and in particular, controller and driver features that relate to displays with bi-stable display elements. In one embodiment, such a display includes at least one driving circuit and an array comprising a plurality of bi-stable display elements,...

20060077130 - Plasma display apparatus and driving method thereof: The present invention relates to a plasma display apparatus and driving method thereof, and more particularly, to a plasma display apparatus that generates a sustain pulse, and driving method thereof. The present invention controls a rising time of a sustain pulse applied to electrodes according to a load of a...

20060077129 - Plasma display device: Breakage of an IC included in a plasma display device can be prevented by a plasma display device including: a Plasma Display Panel (PDP); a chassis base attached the PDP on one side thereof and attached to a printed circuit board assembly on another side thereof; an Integrated Circuit (IC)...

20060077128 - Plasma display device and method for driving the same: A plasma display device and a method for driving the plasma display device. Only some row electrodes are addressed in a sub-field having the smallest weight to reduce the luminance of the sub-field having the smallest weight. Only odd-numbered row electrodes are addressed in an odd-numbered frame and only even-numbered...

20060077131 - Driving apparatus for display panel and control method of the driving apparatus: A driving apparatus of a display panel including a plurality of address electrodes, and a plurality of scanning electrodes, and sustaining electrodes alternately disposed as a pair, the driving apparatus comprising an address electrode driver processing an address signal and applying the address signal to one or more of address...

20060077132 - Amplifier designed to generate a rectangular voltage signal with soft switching on a capacitive load: The present invention relates to an amplifier designed to generate a rectangular voltage signal with soft switching on a capacitive load, comprising a half-bridge structure consisting of two switches, which is connected between a supply terminal and a reference terminal, the mid-point of said structure being connected to said capacitive...

20060077133 - Plasma display device and driving method thereof: A power recovery circuit for a plasma display device and a driving method for the circuit. An inductor is coupled to form a resonance circuit and to generate a voltage difference between two electrodes of the same type that are coupled to the two terminals of a power recovery circuit....

20060077134 - Active matrix display devices: An active matrix display device uses an amorphous silicon drive transistor for driving a current through an LED display element. First and second capacitors are connected in series between the gate and source of the drive transistor, with a data input to the pixel provided to the junction between the...

20060077139 - Data driver and light emitting display using the same: A data driver for reducing the number of digital-analog (D/A) converters and a light emitting display device using the data driver. The data driver respectively applies data signals corresponding to data lines of a display panel, and includes a multiplexing unit, a D/A converting unit, and an output signal controller....

20060077137 - Data driving apparatus in a current driving type display device: A current output device of a data driving apparatus sequentially applying data signals to data lines. The data signals correspond to analog converted output currents and the current output device includes a switch controlling supply of the analog output currents according to a first control signal, a master current sample/hold...

20060077135 - Method for compensating an oled device for aging: A method for compensating an OLED device having one or more light emitting elements having an output that changes with time or use, comprising: a) driving the OLED device at a known drive signal, and measuring a first current used by the light emitting elements and a first light output...

20060077138 - Organic light emitting display and driving method thereof: An organic light emitting display and a driving method thereof are disclosed which minimize non-uniform brightness due to the different properties of transistors due to their manufacture. The organic light emitting display comprises a plurality of pixels defined by a plurality of scan lines for supplying a scan signal, a...

20060077136 - System for controlling an oled display: A system for controlling an OLED device having an output that changes with time or use is described, comprising: a) an OLED device responsive to a corrected input signal having one or more light emitting elements and a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the OLED device to produce...

20060077141 - Current sample/hold circuit and display device using the same, and display panel and driving method thereof: A display device including a display unit including data lines for transmitting data currents, scan lines for transmitting scan signals, and pixel areas defined by the data lines and the scan lines. The display device includes a data driver for converting a plurality of grayscale data into data currents and...

20060077142 - Digital/analog converter, display device using the same, and display panel and driving method thereof: A digital/analog (D/A) converter, a light emitting display device using the converter, and a display panel and a driving method thereof. The display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a display unit having a plurality of data lines for transmitting data currents, a plurality of...

20060077143 - Digital/analog converter, display device using the same, and display panel and driving method thereof: A display device including a display unit including a plurality of data lines for transmitting data currents, a plurality of scan lines for transmitting scan signals, and a plurality of pixel areas defined by the data lines and the scan lines; a data driver for converting a plurality of grayscale...

20060077140 - Gray-scale current generating circuit, display device using the same, and display panel and driving method thereof: A grayscale current generating circuit and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display using the same, and a display panel and a driving method thereof. An exemplary display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit having a plurality of data lines for transmitting a...

20060077144 - Light emitting display: A light emitting display to provide a uniform current flow to a set of pixels to enable a uniform brightness for the pixels. The pixels are situated in a pixel portion of a panel where the pixels are defined by a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data...

20060077152 - Device and method for manipulation of thermal response in a modulator: By varying the spacing between two surfaces, one of which is disposed in front of the other, an interferometric modulator selectively creates constructive and/or destructive interference between light waves reflecting off the two surfaces. The desired spacing can be achieved by deforming one or both surfaces. A heating element associated...

20060077145 - Device having patterned spacers for backplates and method of making the same: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods relating to packaging electronic devices, for example, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, including optical modulators such as interferometric optical modulators. The packaging system disclosed herein comprises a patterned spacer that, in some embodiments, is fabricated using thin-film methods. In some embodiments, the spacer together...

20060077156 - Mems device having deformable membrane characterized by mechanical persistence: An interferometric modulator is provided having a faster deformation time constant on actuation than relaxation time constant upon release from actuation. In some embodiments, apertures are formed in a mechanical membrane to decrease pressure, including liquid and/or gas pressures, on the membrane when actuated. In other embodiments, a dampening layer...

20060077151 - Method and device for a display having transparent components integrated therein: A display panel includes an array of interferometric modulators arranged over a transparent substrate and a transparent electrical device arranged between the array of interferometric modulators and the transparent substrate. The transparent electrical device may be electrically connected to the array of interferometric modulators or to other parts of the...

20060077148 - Method and device for manipulating color in a display: A method and device for manipulating color in a display is disclosed. In one embodiment, a display comprises interferometric display elements formed to have spectral responses that produce white light. In one embodiment, the produced white light is characterized by a standardized white point....

20060077149 - Method and device for manipulating color in a display: A method and device for manipulating color in a display is disclosed. In one embodiment, a display comprises interferometric display elements formed to have spectral responses that produce white light. In one embodiment, the produced white light is characterized by a standardized white point....

20060077154 - Optical films for directing light towards active areas of displays: In various embodiments of the invention, an interferometric display device is provided having an external film with a plurality of structures that redirect light from an inactive area of the display to an active area of the display. Light incident on the external film that would normally continue towards an...

20060077153 - Reduced capacitance display element: A display element, such as an interferometric modulator, comprises a transparent conductor configured as a first electrode and a movable mirror configured as a second electrode. Advantageously, the partial reflector is positioned between the transparent conductor and the movable mirror. Because the transparent conductor serves as an electrode, the partial...

20060077155 - Reflective display device having viewable display on both sides: An interferometric light modulating device having two viewing surfaces is provided. In some embodiments, the device can generate two distinct images, one on each side of the device, simultaneously....

20060077146 - System and method for display device with integrated desiccant: A package structure and method of packaging an interferometric modulator with an integrated desiccant. An interferometric modulator is formed on a transparent substrate. A backplane is joined to the transparent substrate to form a package structure and to encapsulate the interferometric modulator. A desiccant integrated into the backplane or the...

20060077147 - System and method for protecting micro-structure of display array using spacers in gap within display device: Physical forces sufficient to deform an electronic device and/or packaging for the electronic device can damage the device. Some mechanical components in a device, for example, in a microelectromechanical device and/or in an interferometric modulator are particularly susceptible to damage. Accordingly, provided herein is a packaging system and packaged electronic...

20060077150 - System and method of providing a regenerating protective coating in a mems device: In various embodiments of the invention, a regenerating protective coating is formed on at least one surface of an interior cavity of a MEMS device. Particular embodiments provide a regenerating protective coating on one or more mirror surfaces of an interferometric light modulation device, also known as an iMoD in...

20060077157 - Liquid crystal display device and method of driving the same: A signal converting section increases a transfer rate of an input image signal to be supplied to a liquid crystal panel and, at the same time, also inserts a non-image signal for applying a predetermined voltage to liquid-crystal cells in a space of the input image signal and supplies it...

20060077160 - Flat panel display capable of digital data transmission: A flat panel display is provided in which a controller generates gamma data digitized for each gradation and transmits the same to column driver Ics, which then generate gradation voltage by using gamma data and output column signals. Here, the gamma data can be transmitted in TTL system or differential...

20060077158 - Liquid crystal display device: In order to improve display quality, a liquid crystal display device includes a video signal supply line for supplying a video signal to signal lines, and a signal line drive circuit which sequentially turns on analog switches connected between the video signal supply line and each signal line. The video...

20060077159 - Method and apparatus for driving liquid crystal display panel: A method and apparatus for driving a liquid crystal display panel that is capable of driving a liquid crystal display panel having five color dots within one pixel. In the method, adjacent first color sub-pixels spaced at a desired distance, of a plurality of first color sub-pixels arranged at the...

20060077161 - Liquid crystal displaying method: A liquid crystal displaying method includes: multiplying, a difference value of luminance information and a difference value of color-difference information each by an emphasis coefficient α (α is a positive real number); adding the luminance information in which the input image information has been delayed for one frame period and...

20060077162 - Thin film transistor array plate, liquid crystal display panel and method of preventing electrostatic discharge: A thin film transistor array plate, a liquid crystal display panel and a method of preventing electrostatic discharge thereof are provided. The thin film transistor array comprises a substrate, pixel structures, switching devices, lead lines and electrostatic discharge (ESD) protecting circuits. The substrate has a display region and a peripheral...

20060077164 - Apparatus and method for data-driving liquid crystal display: The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for data-driving a liquid crystal display wherein data lines are time-divided to reduce the number of data driver integrated circuits and to improve the display quality of a picture at the same time. More specifically, the apparatus includes a first multiplexor array...

20060077163 - Display device and display method: In the display device and the display method of the present invention, a scanning signal line driving circuit controls falls of a scanning signal line, so as to make level shifts occurring to pixel potentials substantially uniform throughout display plane, the level shifts being caused by parasitic capacitances which parasitically...

20060077165 - Wireless lcd device for displaying images received from a mobile communication terminal and an operation method thereof: Disclosed is a wireless liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus including a mobile communication terminal for establishing a link through which at least one wireless display device is linked to the mobile communication terminal, and transmitting image frames having image data to the linked wireless display device, wherein when receiving control...

20060077166 - Level shifter and display device using the same: A level shifter includes: a first transistor including a first electrode coupled to a first power source, a second electrode coupled to a first output terminal, and a control electrode coupled to a second output terminal; a second transistor including a first electrode coupled to the first power source, a...

20060077167 - Sensor and display device including the sensor: A sensor includes a first sensor transistor receiving external light and generating a first sensing current based on an amount of the received external light, a first capacitor storing a first sensing voltage based on the first sensing current from the first sensor transistor, a second sensor transistor receiving external...

20060077168 - Electro-optical device, method of driving electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus: There is provided a method of driving an electro-optical device that has a plurality of pixel circuits provided so as to correspond to intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines, a first scanning line driving circuit for selecting odd-numbered scanning lines in a predetermined...

20060077169 - Photo detection circuit, method of controlling the same, electro-optical panel, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus: A photo detection circuit includes a photodiode whose cathode is connected to a high-potential-side power supply and whose anode is connected to a connection point; a capacitor element provided between the connection point and a low-potential-side power supply; and a switching element, provided between the connection point and the low-potential-side...

20060077170 - Driving circuit and multi-display apparatus and electronic device using the same: A driving circuit for multi-panel display and a multi-panel display apparatus and system using the same is provided. The driving circuit comprises a plurality of first driving lines formed on a main panel, a plurality of second driving lines formed on a sub panel and a coupling device. The coupling...

20060077171 - Color whiteboard stylus and display: This invention relates to a display device, the device comprising: a transparent surface; a suspension media disposed against the transparent surface; a plurality of color particles disposed throughout the suspension media, wherein each color of particle has a different time response to an applied electric field than each other color...

20060077172 - Communications unit, communications facility, management device, communication system, and electric field communication device: Communications control apparatus CCUn involved in unitary tile carpet CPn has functions of performing communication with communications terminal TRX and wired communication with other communication control apparatus CCUn in adjoining tile carpet CPn. Each tile carpet CPn is laid out on the floor and connected to adjoining tile carpet CPn...

20060077176 - Human input apparatus with touch sensors and method for calculating movement value thereof: Provided is a human input apparatus and method for calculating a movement value thereof. The human input apparatus includes a plurality of touch sensors for varying and outputting output signals by direct contact, a sensing unit for receiving the output signals in parallel from the plurality of touch sensors and...

20060077173 - Input device: An input device adopts a low cost and simple terminal design to replace the conventional grating and instruction switch structures that are costly and complicated. The input device includes a braced rotary member turnable, tiltable leftwards and rightwards, and movable upwards and downwards for selected displacements and an instruction mechanism...

20060077174 - Integrated remote control device receiving multimodal input and method of the same: An integrated remote control device and method using multi-modal inputs are provided. The integrated remote control device may include an input module that receives inputs of at least two modalities from a user, a first modality recognition module that recognizes and interprets an input of a first modality received from...

20060077175 - Machine-human interface: One embodiment of a machine-human interface apparatus comprises a first device adapted to be substantially fixedly mounted relative to a portion of a first hand of a user, and a second device adapted to be substantially fixedly mounted relative to a portion of a digit of the other hand of...

20060077178 - Mouse device having voice output unit: Disclosed is a mouse device in which an audio signal supplied from a computer or the like is regenerated through a mouse body itself. The mouse device includes a body housing a click button positioned on an upper side thereof for operating the mouse device, and a mouse module installed...

20060077177 - Stationary ergonomic mouse: The present invention comprises a stationary wireless mouse for a computer system. The wireless mouse further comprises a casing defined by an upper surface, a left side, right side, and a flat bottom surface area. The upper surface area further includes a raised crown portion dimension to accommodate the palm...

20060077179 - Keyboard having automatic adjusting key intervals and a method thereof: A keyboard with automatic adjusting key intervals can adjust the key interval values and the key frame edge values of a keyboard according to the detected contour scope of a user's hands. The adjusted keyboard is displayed on a touch screen so that the user can perform keyboard operation more...

20060077180 - Ultra keyboard system: The present invention provides a wireless keyboard system for a digital computer. The keyboard system further comprises a housing having a keyboard section, function key section, and numeric key section cooperatively arranged on the top surface area of the housing. The keyboard section has keys for generating key signals. The...

20060077181 - Capacitive coordinate detection device: A composite capacitance between a common electrode and an X detection electrode having a plurality of detours is small, whereas lengths of parallel electrodes of the X detection electrode are set to have large values. A comprehensive composite capacitance is set to be constant by increasing a composite capacitance between...

20060077187 - Coordinate input apparatus having light-emission function and terminal apparatus having the same: A coordinate input apparatus includes a sensor (i.e., a detection unit) for detecting an operation status on an operation surface by a coordinate indicator, and a front light (i.e., a lighting unit) disposed on the sensor, for illuminating the operation surface. In the case where the operation surface of the...

20060077185 - Game apparatus and game program: The present invention relates to a game apparatus for changing a display state of an image by displaying a marker on a display screen covered with a touch panel and moving the marker while pressing the marker. The game apparatus divides the touch panel into a plurality of areas, detects...

20060077184 - Methods and devices for retrieving and using information stored as a pattern on a surface: Methods and devices for storing, retrieving and using information are described. A pattern of markings on a surface is decoded to recover information encoded by the pattern. A software application associated with the information is identified. The information can then be used with the software application....

20060077183 - Methods and systems for converting touchscreen events into application formatted data: A method is provided for converting touch screen events into application-specific formatted data. The method includes detecting a touch screen event and identifying an active event zone associated with the touch screen, where the active event zone contains the touch screen event. The method further includes outputting application-specific formatted data...

20060077182 - Methods and systems for providing user selectable touch screen functionality: A method is provided that affords user selectable functionality through a touch screen. The method includes defining active areas on the touch screen, each active area being associated with at least one functional set. According to the method, input actions are detected at the touch screen with each input action...

20060077186 - Touch detectable display device and driving method thereof: A display device is disclosed which includes: a display panel; a lighting unit to illuminate the display panel and having a state in response to a lighting control signal; a pressure sensing unit generating a first sensor output signal according to a touch on the display panel; a light sensing...

20060077188 - Device and method for inputting characters or drawings in a mobile terminal using a virtual screen: Disclosed is a device and method for inputting characters or drawings on a mobile terminal using a virtual screen. To input characters or drawings through a virtual screen, the mobile terminal includes an electronic pen, a virtual screen generator, a position detector for detecting the electronic pen position, and a...

20060077189 - Method and apparatus for monitoring software components: A method and apparatus is disclosed for gathering data on the software or firmware levels of devices in a computer system to enable the management and maintenance of the system....

20060077196 - Display processing method and display processing apparatus: The determination means 21 read out the condition of the number of pixels, wherein the number is necessary when the application is executed and the condition being described at the predetermined position of the application file stored in the storage device 23. Subsequently, the determination means 21 determines the operation...

20060077190 - Driving an electrophoretic display: In a method of driving an electrophoretic display, during an image update period (IUi) wherein the pixels (18) of the display are addressed to refresh an image displayed, a chive waveform (DWi) is supplied (10,16) to an associated one of the pixels (18). The drive waveform (DWi) comprises successively a...

20060077197 - Driving system of liquid crystal display: A driving system of a liquid crystal display includes a pixel data line, a timing controller, a source driver and a gate driver. The pixel data line provides pixel data to the source driver directly. The timing controller is operative to receive a clock signal and a synchronization signal, so...

20060077195 - Image display device: Improvement is to be achieved against poor image quality attributable to voltage drops on wirings, and the image quality especially of large image display devices is to be ameliorated. The circuit configuration comprises a scanning circuit for controlling a plurality of pixel circuits; a plurality of scanning wirings for conveying...

20060077193 - Intelligent lighting module and method of operation of such an intelligent lighting module: An intelligent lighting module for use in a lighting or display module system which is composed of an array of lighting modules, each of the lighting modules being provided with a display board with an array of individual pixel lighting elements and with a control board capable of controlling serial...

20060077192 - Intelligent lighting module, lighting or display module system and method of assembling and configuring such a lighting or display module system: A generic emissive intelligent display module that displays uniform hardware and power requirements, is capable of being formed into seamless display system, and is capable of displaying video or providing standard digital lighting technology in a single module. The module possesses an input for power, an input for serial data,...

20060077198 - Level converter circuit and a liquid crystal display device employing the same: A display device includes a pixel driver circuit. Each of level converter circuits in the pixel driver circuit has: an input terminal supplied with a signal swinging between a first voltage and a second voltage lower than the first voltage; a first first-conductivity-type transistor having a gate electrode coupled to...

20060077191 - Non-rectangle display: A non-rectangle display comprises a circuit substrate and a display panel connected to the circuit substrate. The circuit substrate has a driving device for driving the display panel to display video. The driving device includes at least one data line driver and at least one scan line driver. Each data...

20060077194 - Pixel circuit and light emitting display comprising the same: a pixel circuit including a light emitting device; a driving transistor to receive first power and supply current corresponding to voltage applied to a gate electrode thereof to the light emitting device; a first switching device to supply a data signal in response to a first scan signal; a second...

20060077199 - Dynamic level-adjustment compensation circuit and method for dynamic level-adjustment compensation: The dynamic level-adjustment compensation circuit includes an analyzing unit, multiple gamma voltage generators and a selector. The analyzing unit is used to analyze the gray-level distribution of the dynamic image signal and output an analysis signal. Each of the gamma voltage generators producing a gamma voltage determined by a gamma...

20060077200 - Method and apparatus for processing information, recording medium, and computer program: An information processing apparatus includes a self-luminous type display, a current value predicting unit for predicting, based on a pixel value of a next image, the value of a current required by the display that displays the next image, and a controller for controlling luminance of the display based on...

20060077202 - Mode-selecting apparatus, display apparatus including the same, and method of selecting a mode in display unit: A mode-selecting apparatus for selecting one of a first mode in which images are displayed on a display unit in accordance with a vertical synchronization control signal and a horizontal synchronization control signal, and a second mode in which images are displayed on the display unit in accordance with a...

20060077201 - Synchronous image-switching device and method thereof: A synchronous image-switching device and switching method thereof are provided. The synchronous image-switching device comprises an image filter for generating target image data according to the frequency of a first clocking signal, a buffer for holding the target image and an image output control device for outputting the target image...

20060077203 - Object representation using distance functions: An embodiment of the present invention includes a technique to represent three-dimensional (3-D) object using signed distance functions. A bounding box containing an object is constructed in a 3-D coordinate system. The bounding box has at least a bounding plane. A ray is projected from a grid point on the...

20060077204 - Sample rate adaptive filtering for volume rendering: A method renders a volume data set including a plurality of voxels. A sampling rate for each voxel in a volume data set is determined. Each voxel is filtered according to the sampling rate and pixels for an output image are generated from the filtered voxels....

20060077205 - Computer-implemented chat system having dual channel communications and self-defining product structures: A computer-implemented chat system having dual channel communications and self-defining product structures is disclosed. The system and method includes providing a first logical communication channel between a first chat client and a second chat client, the first logical channel conveying text chat messages between the first chat client and the...

20060077206 - System and method for creating and playing a tweening animation using a graphic directional indicator: A system and method for creating and playing tweening animations allows a user to simply draw a graphic directional indicator, e.g., an arrow, in a computer environment to associate graphic objects with the graphic directional indicator and generate a tweening animation of at least one of the associated graphic objects....

20060077207 - Context dependent image caching: A mechanism is provided that identifies certain classes of images that are likely to be re-used, and utilizes this information to manage a cache better. This may include flushing certain classes of images that are less likely to be re-used before flushing the classes that are more likely to be...

20060077208 - Method of creating texture capable of continuous mapping: A method of quickly creating a texture which shows a continuous pattern when mapped repeatedly is provided. A space having three-dimensional objects arranged therein is rendered into a two-dimensional plane, or a rendering area. The rendering area is virtually divided into a plurality of congruent areas. Corresponding pixels of the...

20060077209 - Pixel center position displacement: A pixel center position that is not covered by a primitive covering a portion of the pixel is displaced to lie within a fragment formed by the intersection of the primitive and the pixel. X,y coordinates of a pixel center are adjusted to displace the pixel center position to lie...

20060077210 - Rasterizing stacked graphics objects from top to bottom: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for rasterizing digital graphics objects having a stacking order. One method includes rasterizing the graphics objects by marking pixels in a pixel array, where each graphics object is separately rasterized according to a processing sequence that follows the stacking order from top to...

20060077211 - Embedded device with image rotation: One embodiment of an embedded device comprises an angle of rotation defining mechanism and a rotation mechanism. The angle of rotation defining mechanism is adapted to define an arbitrary angle of rotation for an image. The rotation mechanism is adapted to apply a rotation transformation angle to the image using...

20060077212 - Graphical user interface widgets viewable and readable from multiple viewpoints in a volumetric display: The present invention is a widget display system for a volumetric or true three-dimensional (3D) display that provides a volumetric or omni-viewable widget that can be viewed and interacted with from any location around the volumetric display. The widget can be viewed from any location by duplicating the widget such...

20060077213 - Video conversion system and method: A video conversion system receives a luminance image and a chrominance image of a video image. The video conversion system vertically scales the luminance image and the chrominance image. The video conversion system then horizontally scales the video image based on the vertically scaled luminance image and the vertically scaled...

20060077214 - Method and apparatus for adjusting the brightness of a display device: A method and system for adjusting the brightness of a display device. Using a light detection unit detects the current environmental brightness thereby generates a first reference value and a second reference value. a brightness degree is obtained according to a conversion formula by using the first reference value and...

20060071877 - Head-up display apparatus: A head-up display apparatus includes an image display device for projecting at least two separate images, a mirror for reflecting the images, and an image screen for receiving and displaying the images. Each of the images expansively travels along optical path from the image display device to the image screen...

20060071878 - Electro-optical light control element and display having a control medium with an optically isotropic phase: The invention relates to an electro-optical light control element and to electro-optical displays and display systems, e.g. television screens and computer monitors, which contain elements of this type. The inventive light control elements contain a mesogenic control medium (2) that exists in an optically isotropic phase when the light control...

20060071879 - Active matrix pixel cell with multiple drive transistors and method for driving such a pixel: A pixel cell in an active matrix display comprising a current driven emissive element such as an OLED (20) and a data input (17) for receiving an analogue data signal (Vin). The pixel has at least two drive elements (12, 14), each being connected to a power supply (16) and...

20060071880 - Device for generating sustain signals on the columns of a plasma panel, and plasma panel comprising this device: The present invention relates to a device intended to generate a sustain signal on columns of cells in a display panel comprising a matrix of display cells that are organized in rows and columns, at least one column driver comprising at least two switches for applying selectively an input voltage...

20060071881 - Line-at-a-time addressed display and drive method: A display device having a set of non-pixel-selective electrodes (1a, 1b) and a set of pixel-selective electrodes (2a, 2b, 2c), so that pixels (15) are defined by intersections of said electrodes. The display further comprises means (3, 4a, 4b, 5, 6, 7) for applying an amplitude modulated (AM) signal to...

20060071882 - Display device: In a driver for a luminescent display the operating voltage of a driver circuit is monitored to prevent extra dissipation due to open output connections (28) of the driver circuit. The monitoring is also used for minimizing power dissipation....

20060071883 - Electro-luminescence display device and driving method thereof: An electro-luminescence display device includes a plurality of column lines, a plurality of first row lines and a plurality of second row lines. The plurality of first row lines cross the column lines and a first scan signal is supplied thereto. The plurality of second row lines intersects the column...

20060071884 - Organic light emitting display: An organic light emitting display capable of reducing the manufacturing cost and displaying images with uniform brightness. The organic light emitting display includes: a data driver for supplying a plurality of data signals to a plurality of first data lines, respectively; an image display portion having a plurality of second...

20060071885 - Self-emission device: It is an object of the present invention for a self-emission device to maintain an acceptable luminescence by removing internal electric charges from its self-emission element during a non-driving period of the self-emission device. The device comprises i) a self-emission element formed by interposing a luminescent layer between a pair...

20060071886 - Method of improving the output uniformity of a display device: This invention relates to a method of improving the output uniformity of a display device (1), such as a self light emitting display device, comprising the following steps; detecting a first emitted brightness of at least one pixel (5) of said display device (1); by means of the detected first...

20060071887 - Active matrix display and drive method thereof: Pixel circuits and drive scheme leading to two-transistor solutions for operating active matrix light emitting device display in current-control mode are provided. Furthermore, preferred embodiment in common cathode configuration with N-channel drive transistor operated in current drive mode is provided....

20060071888 - Light emitting display and driving method thereof: A light emitting display and a driving method thereof. The light emitting display includes an image displaying part including a plurality of pixels electrically connected to a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of emission control lines. A controller generates a start signal having...

20060071891 - Flat display device and control method thereof: A flat display device includes, vertical synchronization lock means which generates an internal vertical synchronization signal, a window signal generating circuit which generates a window signal by use of the internal vertical synchronization signal, a detecting circuit which detects whether or not an external vertical synchronization signal is present in...

20060071890 - Liquid crystal driving circuit and liquid crystal display device: As multiphase clocks to be supplied to a first gate driver that drives odd-numbered scanning lines in a liquid crystal display region and a second gate driver that drives even-numbered scanning lines, clocks, which are effective within an effective period of the image signal just before an image signal starts...

20060071889 - Touch-input-integrated liquid crystal display panel: The present invention provides a touch-input-integrated liquid crystal display panel having a pattern unit with a coding arrangement. The pattern unit with the coding arrangement is integrated into the panel by one of the three ways of (1) disposing the pattern unit on the polarizer, (2) disposing the pattern unit...

20060071892 - Display element drive unit, display device including the same, and display element drive method: A display element drive unit is provided with a power-on time display section which separately presets grayscale display digital data to output a grayscale display level voltage different from a grayscale display level voltage based on incoming display data signal to the display elements during a given period between power-on...

20060071894 - Driving method and driving circuit for color liquid crystal display: A driving method for a color liquid crystal display which drives the color liquid crystal display based on a video red signal, a video green signal and a video blue signal by independently applying a gamma compensation to a clamped video red signal, a clamped video green signal and a...

20060071893 - Source driver, electro-optic device, and electronic instrument: A source driver which drives a source line of an electro-optic device. The source driver includes: a driving mode setting register which sets a first or a second driving mode; first to m-th level shifters, each of which transforms a signal amplitude of each bit of m-bit display data (m...

20060071895 - Display device having an improved voltage level converter circuit: A display device has a driver including a level converter formed of polysilicon MISTFTs. The level converter includes first, second and third N-channel MISTFTs (NMISTFTS) and first, second and third P-channel MISTFTs (PMISTFTS). Gate and first terminals of the first NMISTFT and PMISTFT, and a gate terminal of the third...

20060071896 - Method of supplying power to scan line driving circuit, and power supply circuit: A power supply circuit comprising a charge pump circuit supplies a supply voltage to a gate driver. A timing controller supplies a predetermined timing signal to a NAND circuit, a shutdown terminal of the charge pump circuit, and a gate shading circuit including a capacitor, a resistor, a NOT circuit,...

20060071897 - Liquid crystal display and method for driving thereof: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display and a driving method thereof. A liquid crystal display according to the present invention comprises: a liquid crystal panel assembly including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines which are insulated from and intersects the gate lines, and...

20060071898 - Source driver output circuit of thin film transistor liquid crystal display: A source driver output circuit of a thin film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) includes first through n-th voltage generators, first through n-th switching portions, first through n-th sub switching portions, and a switching circuit. The voltage generators receive first through n-th corresponding input voltages and generate first through...

20060071899 - Apparatus and method for reducing power consumption by adjusting backlight and adapting visual signal: Backlight intensity is adjusted in a terminal. An adaptation apparatus transmits a visual signal after optimizing brightness or contrast of the visual signal based on the backlight intensity information which is related to the adjusted backlight intensity, so that the user can enjoy digital item with reduced power consumption of...

20060071901 - Graphic illumination for contact-less control: A contact-less control includes a panel with at least one back-lit graphic, a sensor circuit; at least one carrier circuit, and a light source connected to the carrier circuit. The light source is connected to the carrier circuit and is positioned within an aperture in the sensor circuit....

20060071900 - Method for maintaining the white colour point in a field-sequential lcd over time: A field sequential liquid crystal display maintains its white colour point through compensation values to at least one colour light emitting diode that illuminates the display. The compensation values may be impedances to control the current or pulsing of the current source according to a pulse width modulation technique. A...

20060071902 - Electrophoretic display panel and driving method therefor: The electrophoretic display panel (1), for displaying a picture corresponding to image information, has drive means (100) which are arranged for controlling the potential difference of each picture element (2) to be a reset potential difference having a reset value and a reset duration for enabling particles (6) to substantially...

20060071903 - Interface: In a printer driver 1, user interface UI-1 is displayed in the beginning and setup items are displayed in the respective display forms of the basic level on this user interface UI-1. In this state, basic explanations or detailed explanations are omitted. In addition, user interface UI-2 is displayed when...

20060071904 - Method of and apparatus for executing function using combination of user's key input and motion: A method and apparatus for executing a function using a combination of a user's key input and motion in a terminal such as a mobile phone. The method includes receiving a key input from a user, sensing a motion of the user using a sensor, recognizing a pattern of the...

20060071905 - Method of operating a handheld device for directional input: A directional input device for use in a handheld device is disclosed herein. The directional input device provides input to an element of the user interface in response to the inclination of the handheld. The input device can be embedded into any handheld communicating or computing device to provide directional...

20060071906 - Method for storing and comparing computer generated lines: A method is provided for creating a quadrant array by using two consecutive points in an array of x, y coordinate values generated by movements of a computer mouse or a digitizer tablet. The quadrant array is then saved in computer storage for later verification with a sample quadrant array...

20060071907 - Optical pointing device: An optical pointing device is provided. The optical pointing device includes: a base plate; a circuit board disposed on one side of the base plate, and having a light source irradiating light and a sensor receiving a light reflected from a working surface; an optical structure disposed between the base...

20060071908 - Interface, circuit and method for interfacing with an electronic device: An interface, apparatus, circuit and method for interfacing with an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, are disclosed. The interface includes a key pad with a number of keys, each operable for providing a unique input to the electronic device, and a actuator for selectively actuating one or more...

20060071909 - Active surface: A housing for electronic and electrical units comprising a display device or an operator interface, whereby the display device and/or the user interface extend(s) over the entire surface of the housing or casing....

20060071911 - Distinguishing vibration signals from interference in vibration sensing touch input devices: The present invention discloses systems and methods for use with vibration sensing touch input devices that distinguish signals derived from vibrations on a touch plate due to a touch input from signals derives from electromagnetic interference. In the present invention, the phase response of the signals due to electromagnetic interference...

20060071914 - Information processing apparatus and information input program: An information processing apparatus includes a display and a touch panel provided thereon. A CPU core causes the display to display an input screen (image) that has a keyboard image including a plurality of key patterns and an input area formed on each of the key patterns. By touching some...

20060071913 - Information-processing apparatus and programs used in information-processing apparatus: The present invention improves operatability provided for the user as operatability to specify a display range in an information-processing apparatus employing an absolute coordinate input unit such as a touch panel. The information-processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention allows the user to select one of a...

20060071915 - Portable computer and method for taking notes with sketches and typed text: A notebook computer that has a keyboard, a navigation input device (e.g., a touchpad or mouse) and a sketch input device (usually an integrated sketch pad and stylus). The sketch input device operates in an absolute coordinate mapping mode and can be tracked on the display when hovering or touching....

20060071910 - Systems and methods for handwriting to a screen: Systems and methods are described that enable handwriting into a data-entry field on a screen without independently selecting that data-entry field. These systems and methods can also provide a handwriting guide geographically associated with a data-entry field into which a user is intending to write that permits substantially all of...

20060071912 - Vibration sensing touch input device: The present invention provides a touch sensitive input device that uses vibrations due to touch impacts and/or frictional movement of a touch implement across a surface to determine information related to the touch, such as touch position. The present invention also provides for detecting lift-off events in such vibration sensing...

20060071916 - Portable computer: The present invention relates to a portable computer having a computer main body and a display part coupled to the computer main body. The portable computer comprises a connector provided in the computer main body and detachably combining the display part to the computer main body, and a supporting device...

20060071918 - Input device: The present invention has been made to allow a user to intuitively select desired data from a large amount of data. The present invention provides an input device including an attribute information storage section that stores attribute information of contents, a virtual map creation section that creates a virtual map...

20060071917 - Systems and methods for providing a haptic device: Systems and methods for providing haptic feedback in a user interface are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a manipulandum, a rotor in communication with the manipulandum, an actuator in communication with the rotor, and a biasing element disposed between the manipulandum and the rotor. The actuator may be...

20060071919 - Connecting a display: A system comprises a display (1) with a substrate (16) and a carrier (2). The display (1) comprises pixels (11) and display conductors (12) which supply display signals (DS) to the pixels (11). The carrier (2) comprises carrier conductors (20) for carrying input signals (IS). The display conductors (12) and...

20060071922 - Device and method for up/down converting data output: A method for up/down converting display data employs steps of generating a first clock signal, generating display data, writing the display data into a buffer using the first clock signal, generating a second clock signal, reading out the display data written into the buffer using the second signal, and transmitting...

20060071921 - Display apparatus and control method thereof: A display apparatus receiving a signal from a plurality of signal sources and outputting the signal to a display part, the display apparatus including a selection input part to select one of the plurality of signal sources as an input signal source; a memory to store information about the signal...

20060071920 - Information-processing apparatus, information-processing method, program, and storage medium: An information-processing apparatus comprises an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a communication-method type from a display device connected to the information-processing apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the display device is adapted to receive data on digital contents by using a predetermined copyright-protection technology...

20060071924 - Power-efficient, pulsed driving of capacitive loads to controllable voltage levels: Power-efficient, pulsed driving of capacitive loads to controllable voltage levels, with particular applicability to LCDs. Energy stored in a portion of the capacitive load is recovered during a recovery phase. Time-varying signals are used to drive the load and to recover the stored energy, thus minimizing power losses, using processes...

20060071923 - Shift register, gate driving circuit and display panel having the same, and method thereof: A shift register includes a plurality of stages each generating an output signal in sequence and including a buffering section, a driving section, a first charging section, and a charging control section. The buffering section receives one of a scan start signal and an output signal of a previous stage...

20060071926 - Driving voltage generating circuit and display device including the same: A driving voltage generating circuit includes: a pulse voltage generating unit generating predetermined pulse voltages; a first voltage generating unit connected to the pulse voltage generating unit and generating a first voltage; a first diode unit and a second diode unit commonly connected to the pulse voltage generating unit and...

20060071927 - Liquid crystal display and driving method thereof: A liquid crystal display is provided, which includes: a plurality of pixels; a gray voltage generator generating a plurality of gray voltages; an image signal modifier that receives first, second, and third image signals for a pixel in three successive frames, generates a preliminary signal for the second image signal...

20060071928 - Power source circuit, display driver, electro-optic device and electronic apparatus: A power supply circuit for supplying a voltage to a counter electrode which faces a pixel electrode in an electro-optic device, an electro-optic material being disposed between the counter electrode and the pixel electrode, includes: an operational amplifier which drives the counter electrode; and an operational amplifier control circuit which...

20060071925 - Wireless display update system without a local power source: According to some embodiments, a received radio frequency (RF) signal is used to power a display update system and a display device. The received radio frequency signal also includes information to update the display device. The display update system may include a voltage processing unit to derive power from the...

20060071929 - Systems and methods for creating aerial messages: Systems and methods are disclosed for creating aerial messages using multiple aircraft. Each of the aircraft includes a control box located in the aircraft for receiving data from and transmitting data to a software program running on a main computer. The systems and methods employ a wireless network to transmit...

20060071930 - Image processing apparatus, and computer program: When volume data of a three-dimensional object to be processed is read and stored into a predetermined storage, first, a plurality of reference planes are set and a plurality of reference distance maps each indicative of distribution of distances between the three-dimensional object and each of the reference planes are...

20060071931 - Tetrahedralization of non-conformal three-dimensional mixed element meshes: A dynamic directory and tetrahedralization method. The dynamic directory of degree of freedom data for elements in a non-conformal mixed-element mesh includes elements subdividable into tetrahedral, in which a respective degree of freedom value is stored for each element, wherein the degree of freedom value is current as element subdivision...

20060071932 - Method and apparatus for visualizing a sequece of volume images: The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for visualizing a sequence of volume images of a moving object. Methods and apparatus of this kind are used in cases where a sequence of three-dimensional volume images is to be rendered as a two-dimensional image, for example, for a...

20060071933 - Application binary interface for multi-pass shaders: An application binary interface includes a descriptor specifying a binary shader for each pass of a multi-pass shader. The application binary interface also includes a graphics state of a graphics object for each pass of the multi-pass shader. The graphics state for the first pass is an initial graphics state...

20060071935 - Editing apparatus, editing method, and program: The present invention provides an editing apparatus, an editing method, and a program by which a user can freely and easily apply an effect while visually confirming a motion-image to be edited. The editing apparatus includes a playback/display unit that plays back and displays a motion-image, a position designation unit...

20060071934 - System and method for tracking facial muscle and eye motion for computer graphics animation: A motion tracking system enables faithful capture of subtle facial and eye motion using a surface electromyography (EMG) detection method to detect muscle movements and an electrooculogram (EOG) detection method to detect eye movements. Signals corresponding to the detected muscle and eye movements are used to control an animated character...

20060071936 - Method of improving the perceptual contrast of displayed images: A method of processing an image comprising: measuring a set of pixel dependent attributes for a pixelated video frame, each pixel of the frame having a gray level, each gray level associated with a brightness level; and in response to each and every pixel dependent attribute of the set of...

20060071937 - Color characterization of projectors: The present invention transforms a device-dependent color value in a device-dependent color space of a display device to a device-independent color value in a device-independent color space. A first color value is determined in a perceptually linear color space by applying a matrix model to the device-dependent color value, the...

20060071938 - Integrating color discrimination assessment into operating system color selection: An operating system (OS) includes a color adjuster that can map a color space to an adjusted color space that a user can discriminate. The color adjuster can map colors in the gaps of the user's discriminable color space to colors that the user can discriminate or, alternatively to cues....

20060071939 - Method and system for improving color reduction: A method and system for reducing or eliminating artifacts that may occur during color reduction of images. A bias is added to a data structure that is arranged to store counts of pixel colors of an image. Counts of pixel colors of the image are added to the data structure....

20060071940 - Correction data setting method and manufacturing method of image display apparatus: In a correction data generating method for use with an image display apparatus having data conversion means for outputting digital data of corrected image signal with respect to digital data of R, G and B input image signals, tristimulus values of R, G and B are obtained at or near...

20060071941 - Method of video clipping prevention in color non-uniformity correction systems: A method and apparatus for correcting a video signal includes providing a comparison of correction data to safety margin data, and determining a level of correction based on this comparing, wherein video correction is provided, but clipping of the video signal is substantially prevented....

20060071942 - Displaying digital images using groups, stacks, and version sets: A method and apparatus for managing digital images is provided. A collection of digital images may be managed using a digital image system that displays images using groups, stacks, and versions. A group is a set of unordered digital images that may be visually represented, in a first state, using...

20060071943 - Video object clipping method and apparatus: A video object clipping method includes storing, in a storage unit, original images each including a video object to be clipped and reference alpha images representing objects prepared, determining a criteria original image and a criteria reference alpha image from the original images and the reference alpha images, determining a...

20060071944 - Video object clipping method and apparatus: A video object clipping method includes storing, in a storage unit, original images each including a video object to be clipped and reference alpha images representing objects prepared, determining a criteria original image and a criteria reference alpha image from the original images and the reference alpha images, determining a...

20060071946 - Information processing method and apparatus: In a case where a position and/or orientation of a shooting viewpoint is calculated by using information about image coordinates of markers placed in a scene, the present invention enables a user to easily determine positions of the markers so that the position and orientation can be calculated more accurately....

20060071945 - Information processing method and information processing apparatus: An information processing method includes steps of: acquiring arrangement information indicating the position or the position and orientation of an index arranged in a physical space; capturing an image in the physical space; detecting the index from the captured image; and calculating the position and/or orientation of a viewpoint of...

20060071947 - Techniques for displaying digital images on a display: A method and apparatus for displaying digital images on a display is provided. A pile of images that includes a plurality of images arranged in a first arrangement in which at least one image in the pile overlaps with at least one other image in the pile is displayed. Location...

20060071948 - 3d font-engine: This invention relates to a 3-dimensional font-engine for redrawing characters onto a display screen to represent characters on a page. A user may continuously change orientation with respect to that page in 3-dimensional space and the characters themselves are rotated and redrawn to the display means after each change of...

20060071949 - Display control apparatus and method, recording medium, and program: A display control apparatus for controlling display in a first display device that displays a predetermined display range of an entire supplied image is provided. The display control apparatus includes an image scaledown unit adapted to scale down a first image based on a scaledown ratio that is preset in...

20060071950 - Tilt adjustment for optical character recognition in portable reading machine: A reading machine that operates in various modes includes image correction processing is described. The reading device pre-processes an image prior to optical character recognition processing by detect distortion in an image of a page by measuring an extent to which page boundaries in the image deviate from a simple...