Computer graphics processing, operator interface processing, and selective visual display systems inventions 08/06

20060192726 - Apparatus with display: A (display) device (31,4,5) contains multiple panels (3,7) like e.g. displays. Every display can be used to display its own content and can be rolled out of a sub-housing (5) like e.g. a cartridge separately. In different configurations the same cartridge can be arranged in such a way that the...

20060192727 - Temperature control method and device for a display device: A temperature control method for a display device comprising a lamp box for emitting a light, a fan for cooling down the display device and a digital image device for receiving the light from the lamp box and forming an image, comprises acquiring an operating time of the lamp box;...

20060192728 - Led driver: The present invention relates to an LED driver for driving a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), comprising a current controller to control power supply of a predetermined power source unit to make a current flowing in the plurality of LEDs reach a predetermined target current value which sequentially changes...

20060192729 - Display device with flexible substrate and shift register: A matrix array display device (100) is mounted on a flexible substrate (110) such as a polyimide substrate, and has a plurality of first conductors (120) crossing a plurality of second conductors (130), with a plurality of pixels (140) being located in the vicinity of a crossing between a first...

20060192730 - Plasma display device: A plasma display device including a plasma display panel, a chassis base having a first surface adjacent to which the plasma display panel is attached, a boss mounted in the chassis base, and a printed circuit board assembly that is supported by the boss and disposed adjacent to a second...

20060192731 - Plasma display device: A plasma display device includes: a plasma display panel; driving circuits for applying voltages to multiple electrodes of the panel; and a power supply circuit for supplying power supply voltage to the driving circuits, wherein the driving circuits apply positive sustain discharge voltage higher than ground and negative sustain discharge...

20060192732 - Plasma display panel and imaging device using the same: A plasma display panel and an imaging device realize a high luminous efficiency, a long lifetime and stable driving. The plasma display panel uses a discharge-gas mixture containing at least Xe, Ne and He. A Xe proportion of the discharge-gas mixture is in a range of from 2% to 20%,...

20060192733 - Light emitting device and electronic device: A TFT for controlling the amount of current flowing into a power supply line when an EL element does not emit light (electric discharge TFT) is provided in each pixel. When an EL driving TFT is turned ON to make an EL element emit light, the electric discharge TFT is...

20060192734 - Spoke light compensation for motion artifact reduction: A sequential color display system includes a color changer that causes each of a set of primary colors to appear on an imager that illuminates of each of a plurality of pixels on a display screen. A controller applies control signals to the imager to control the pixel brightness for...

20060192735 - Information processing apparatus and display apparatus: According to one embodiment, there is provided an information processing apparatus including a display having a deviation filter formed by a right deviation filter which blocks and transmits a light from a predetermined direction and a left deviation member which blocks and transmits a light from a direction different from...

20060192736 - Information processing apparatus and its control method: According to one embodiment, an information-processing apparatus includes a display panel, a filter arranged to face one surface of the display panel, and driven based on a filter driving signal to control, in accordance with a value of the filter driving signal, an amount of a light headed in a...

20060192737 - Liquid crystal display device: A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of image signal lines for applying a plurality of gray scale voltages to the plurality of pixels, and an image signal line drive unit including a film substrate and a semiconductor integrated circuit device formed on the film...

20060192738 - Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method thereof: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal supported between the first substrate and the second substrate. A signal line, a pixel electrode, and a thin film transistor are formed on the first substrate and electrically connected to the signal line and...

20060192739 - Liquid crystal display apparatus: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a plurality of pixel electrodes arrayed in a matrix, each pixel electrode of the plurality of pixel electrodes having first and second sub-pixel electrodes. The apparatus further includes a plurality of first switching devices connected to the first sub-pixel electrodes, a plurality of gate...

20060192740 - Liquid crystal display and driving method thereof: A liquid crystal display includes m valid gate lines G1 to Gm arranged in a first direction with first constant intervals between gate lines, n valid data lines arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the valid gate lines with second constant intervals between data lines, and at least one...

20060192741 - Display device, method of controlling the same, and projection-type display apparatus: A liquid-crystal display device performs a feedback process. A video signal is written on pixels on a unit by unit basis, each unit including a plurality of pixels (six pixels, for example). Scan pulses output from RGB LCD panels are supplied to a driver IC that supplies the RGB LCD...

20060192744 - Electro-optical device, method of driving electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus: An electro-optical device includes pixels that are provided to correspond to intersections of a plurality of rows of scanning lines and a plurality of pairs of first and second data lines; a scanning line driving circuit that selects the plurality of rows of scanning lines according to a predetermined sequence;...

20060192745 - Electro-optical device, method of driving electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus: An electro-optical device includes pixels that are provided to correspond to intersections of a plurality of rows of scanning lines and a plurality of columns of first data lines, each pixel having an pixel electrode, a common electrode that faces the pixel electrode, a first transistor that is turned on...

20060192742 - Reference voltage generator for use in display applications: A multi-reference voltage generator includes an interface controller, a first bank of N m-bit registers and a second bank of N m-bit registers. A first multiplexer has inputs connected to outputs of the first and second bank of registers. An m-bit digital-to-analog (DAC) has an m-bit parallel input connected to...

20060192743 - Reference voltage generator for use in display applications: A multi-reference voltage generator includes an interface controller, a first bank of N m-bit registers and a second bank of N m-bit registers. A first multiplexer has inputs connected to outputs of the first and second bank of registers. An m-bit digital-to-analog (DAC) has an m-bit parallel input connected to...

20060192748 - Backlight control for a portable computing device: In a portable computing device that includes a backlit device having a variable-intensity backlight, a light sensor, and a light controller coupled to the light sensor and the backlight, a method for controlling the intensity of light produced by the backlight involves the steps of (1) with the ambient light...

20060192749 - Dual-function light guide for lcd backlight: A portable computing device includes a housing having an external surface, and an event notifier, a display device, and a light controller disposed within the housing. The event notifier includes an event notification lamp, and a light conduit terminating at the external surface for conveying light between the event notification...

20060192746 - Image display: The present invention provides an image display system in which an image can be seen from positions other than predetermined viewing position. The image display system includes optical means for allowing light from a backlight (810) to be transmitted to a left eye image area and a right eye image...

20060192750 - Liquid crystal display and method for adjusting temperature thereof: A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a backlight module and a heat dissipation device. The backlight module includes a frame, a reflector and several light sources. The reflector is disposed on the frame. The light sources disposed above the reflector. The heat dissipation device includes a fan, a sensor and...

20060192747 - Liquid crystal display apparatus: In an LCD apparatus (400) having simplified structure and improved luminance, a light supplying unit (100) supplies an LCD panel (280) with red light during a time corresponding to one-third of a frame, green light during the time and blue light during the time. A light reflective-transmissive unit is disposed...

20060192751 - Method of driving an electrophoretic display: An electrophoretic display device includes M×N numbers (M, and N are integers more than two) of pixels. The M×N numbers of pixels include M numbers of pixel groups having N numbers of pixels. Further, an image on the electrophoretic display device is displayed by making some of the M×N numbers...

20060192753 - Control signal input system and control signal input method: Disclosed herein is an interface which users can intuitively operate. A control signal input system includes a display device which displays a graphical user interface including plural control items for controlling a device, the control items being displayed in a predetermined layout; and an input device having an input unit...

20060192752 - Inspection method semiconductor device and display device: The present invention allows an efficient test as to the presence of line defects in data lines and gate lines in a liquid crystal display. A logic circuit for a test is provided according to the interconnect layout structure on a semiconductor substrate of a liquid crystal display, and ends...

20060192754 - Hybrid pointing device: An input device having a movable puck and display screen is disclosed. The puck is confined to move on a puck surface having a puck field of motion defined thereon. The puck field of motion is divided into a pointing region and a function region. A controller determines a position...

20060192755 - Detecting light to determine position of object: Infrared light is emitted towards a surface. The infrared light is redirected by an object positioned on the surface. The infrared light as redirected by the objected is detected. A position of the object on the surface is determined based on the infrared light detected....

20060192760 - Actuator for providing tactile sensations and device for directional tactile sensations: An interface device providing haptic feedback to a user is in communication with a host computer. The device includes a housing, at least one sensor for detecting user input, and an actuator assembly. The actuator assembly includes a grounded flexure suspension coupled to an inertial mass which moves when the...

20060192756 - Computer mouse with capability to control an electronic therapy device: A computer mouse with capability to control an electronic therapy device. In one embodiment, the computer mouse includes a main body, a power circuit, and a cursor control circuit electrically coupled to the power circuit. The computer mouse further includes a function module electrically coupled to the power circuit for...

20060192759 - Input device including a scroll wheel assembly for manipulating an image in multiple directions: A scroll wheel assembly includes a rotatable member. Encoded rotation of the rotating member causes scrolling of an image on a display screen along an axis. An actuator is located within the rotational member. Pressure on different parts of the actuator causes scrolling of the image in opposing directions along...

20060192757 - Receiver accommodative wireless input equipment: A receiver accommodative wireless input equipment includes a main input unit, such as a mouse, a magnetic element, a magnetic inductor, and a receiver. The main input unit has an accommodation cavity in which the built-in magnetic element and the receiver are accommodated. The magnetic inductor is attached to one...

20060192758 - Wireless mouse-based method for remote control: The present invention describes a wireless mouse-based method for remote control. The method detects whether the wireless mouse receives a signal indicative of the wireless mouse being away from a mask plane. A touch panel of the wireless mouse is activated. One type of wireless mouse-based remote control is chosen....

20060192762 - Multi-function optical input device: In some embodiments, an input device includes a multi-function optical input device including, for example, traditional mouse functions, barcode reading functions, and/or optical character reading functions. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed....

20060192761 - Optical mouse with barcode reading function: An optical computer mouse has a support structure that can be moved across a surface. An illumination source that illuminates a region of the surface is coupled to the support structure. An imaging system in the mouse includes an optical sensor array that receives light from the illuminated region of...

20060192763 - Sound-based virtual keyboard, device and method: A virtual input apparatus uses an array of transducers in contact with a sounding surface to detect a location of a sound or vibration transmitted by the sounding surface. A signal processor connected to an output of the transducer array provides data corresponding to a determined location of the vibration...

20060192764 - Navigation wheel having switching assembly: An ergonomic pointing device receives user commands for controlling an electronic device. Typically a switching assembly is provided underneath a navigation wheel. The switching assembly comprises switches for generating and/or modulating signals in response to the received commands. Locating the switches in the switching assembly allows, for example, increased manufacturing...

20060192765 - Chinese character auxiliary input method and device: A Chinese character auxiliary input method and device applicable to Chinese input operation of electronic equipment is proposed. When a Chinese character is inputted by a user, an auxiliary input module serves to recognize the content of the Chinese character outputted on a display installed in the electronic equipment. Subsequently,...

20060192766 - Display device and information terminal device: A liquid crystal display apparatus according to the present invention includes a pixel array unit 1 having signal lines and scanning lines respectively arranged side by side, a signal line drive circuit 2 which drives the signal lines, a scanning line drive circuit 3 which drives the scanning lines, a...

20060192771 - Haptic feedback touchpad: A haptic feedback planar touch control used to provide input to a computer. A touch input device includes a planar touch surface that inputs a position signal to a processor of the computer based on a location of user contact on the touch surface. The computer can position a cursor...

20060192770 - Information processing apparatus and method for electrostatic capacity type switch: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises a touch switch which inputs data in the main body according to a change in electrostatic capacity, and touch switch is arranged at the upper face of the main body, a display unit is supported on the main body, and the...

20060192769 - Navigation device with touch screen: task away: A navigation device programmed with a map database and software that enables a route to be planned between two user-defined places. The device may be further programmed to be able to display on a touch sensitive display a main navigation mode screen showing a map and to allow the user...

20060192768 - Remote control device with touch function and method for processing the same: A remote control device with a touch function and a method for processing the same are proposed which are used for controlling the operation of an electronic device equipped with a receiving unit to receive commands from the remote control device and a displaying unit to communicate with a user....

20060192767 - Transparent touch panel and electronic apparatus: A transparent touch panel comprises a transparent first substrate (110) and a second substrate (130) that each has a transparent electro-conductive layer (111, 131) on one surface and that are arranged with a predetermined interval between each other such that the transparent electro-conductive layers (111, 131) are facing each other....

20060192772 - Data control pen device: A pen-like pointing device with data transfer capability is disclosed. The pen device functions as a pointing and writing device in a traditional manner. In addition, it has onboard memory and a wireless receiver, so that data and files can be transferred wirelessly from the computer to the pen device...

20060192773 - Method, a system and a computer program for signal display: A method is provided to display a plurality of signals, on a display screen with an intuitive graphical interface, wherein a user has ability to monitor overall data from a single view. A plurality of signals having different frequencies and remaining in a complex relationship with each other may be...

20060192774 - Switching power supply circuit: A plurality of switching converters (101), (102) are of the composite resonance type wherein a partial resonance voltage circuit is combined with a switching converter of the current resonance type according to a half-bridge connection system. Changeover control is performed such that a rectification circuit serves as a voltage doubler...

20060192775 - Using detected visual cues to change computer system operating states: Described is a method and system that uses visual cues from a computer camera (e.g., webcam) based on presence detection, pose detection and/or gaze detection, to improve a user's computing experience. For example, by determining whether a user is looking at the display or not, better power management is achieved,...

20060192776 - 3-dimensional image creation device, 3-dimensional image reproduction device, 3-dimensional image processing device, 3-dimensional image processing program, and recording medium containing the program: An image signal composed of sequential frames is input to a 3-dimensional image creating apparatus, frame by frame. A controller (102) designates the presence/absence of reduction, the presence/absence of joining and 2D select. An image converter (101) creates image data in the format designated by the presence/absence of reduction and...

20060192778 - Apparatus and method for outputting print data: In order to output print data representative of an image to be printed by a printer, first image data representative of a first image of an object is generated based on first polygon data representative of a three-dimensional shape of the object with coordinates of apexes of each of first...

20060192777 - Method and apparatus for displaying three-dimensional video: A three-dimensional video display method includes a first step of causing a first optical pulse to enter a fluorescent space from a predetermined direction, and a second step of causing a second optical pulse, into which cross-sectional information is written, to enter the fluorescent space from a direction opposite to...

20060192779 - Hidden line processing method for erasing hidden lines in projecting a three-dimensional model consisting of a plurality of polygons onto a two-dimensional plane: A hidden line processing method includes the steps of obtaining the maximum value PZmax of the Z-axis direction component of each vertex in a viewpoint coordinate system for each of the plurality of polygons; sorting the plurality of polygons in a descending order based on the obtained maximum values PZmax;...

20060192780 - Method and system for displaying stereoscopic detail-in-context presentations: A method for generating a stereoscopic presentation of a region-of-interest in a monoscopic information representation. The method includes the steps of: (a) selecting first and second viewpoints for the region-of-interest; (b) creating a lens surface having a predetermined lens surface shape for the region-of-interest, the lens surface having a plurality...

20060192781 - Character image generating apparatus, character image generating method, display control apparatus, display control method and computer-readable recording medium recorded character image generation program or display control program thereon: The present invention relates to a character image generating apparatus. The apparatus comprises a plurality of types of partial base line generating units, a vector font data storing unit, a partial base line length calculating unit for calculating a line length of a partial base line of a character, a...

20060192784 - Image reproduction apparatus and program, and photo movie producing apparatus and program: When a slide show in which a plurality of still images is reproduced and displayed in sequence is executed, the number of subjects captured in each still image is determined. Display time of each still image is calculated based on the determined number of the subjects. The number of the...

20060192783 - Interactive spacetime constraints: wiggly splines: Animation techniques for producing physically-realistic animation while providing the interactivity and control desired by animators. Techniques are provided specifying animation for motion problems that give rise to quadratic optimization functions solvable with linear systems of equations. The resultant splines generalize traditional splines to encompass oscillatory solutions. These problems can be...

20060192785 - Methods and systems for animating facial features, and methods and systems for expression transformation: The illustrated and described embodiments describe techniques for capturing data that describes 3-dimensional (3-D) aspects of a face, transforming facial motion from one individual to another in a realistic manner, and modeling skin reflectance....

20060192782 - Motion-based tracking: In one implementation, a first captured image is accessed. The first captured image includes (1) a first display produced at a first point in time, and (2) a user interacting with the first display and not part of the first display. A second captured image is accessed. The second captured...

20060192787 - Digital image display device: The invention concerns a portable digital image display device having a scanner for generating digital images, a disc media drive for reading digital images from a disc medium and writing digital images onto the disc medium and a display device for displaying digital images. Also, the invention concerns a digital...

20060192786 - Image signal processing method and image signal processing apparatus: Disclosed here is an image signal processing method and apparatus. In the image signal processing, with the use of characteristically different low-pass filters disposed in parallel, a current-field image signal undergoes low-pass filtering process, and the outputs from the low-pass filters are mixed to produce an extended image signal including...

20060192788 - Hardware accelerated blend modes: Blending colors of source and destination primitives by a graphics processing unit is disclosed. The graphics processing unit executes a blending program that blends the primitives. The graphics processing unit receives the blending program from a central processing unit or a graphics application program. For example, the graphics processing unit...

20060192789 - Method and system for constrained pixel graytones interpolation for pattern rasterization: A method and system for preparing data to be used by a patterning device. The method including the following steps: a first set of graytones for a set of pixels is calculated, the first set of graytones corresponding to a center of a pattern being located at a first grid...

20060192790 - Remote control system and remote control method: A remote control system in which an instruction from a remote terminal is transmitted to a controlled device through a remote control device. Device unique data which is information specific to the controlled device is stored in the remote control device or the controlled device. The remote control device generates...

20060192791 - Method and apparatus for the display of still images from image files: An apparatus for creating a digital photo album is disclosed. Digital photo albums may be created on the storage media by a method that includes the steps of displaying a group of images, receiving instructions to select a subset of those images and save the subset as an album, compressing...

20060192793 - Display control circuit: A display control device of the present invention includes a gamma circuit producing and outputting a gray scale voltage and a selection drive circuit selecting the gray scale voltage on the basis of a pixel data displayed on a display device and outputting the selected gray scale voltage as a...

20060192792 - Image display method, image display processing program, and image display apparatus: In an image display method for providing display in a predetermined color order using a plurality of color signals of image data for an electro-optical modulation device which modulates light emitted from a light source in accordance with signals, color distribution ratios for the plural color signals are established such...

20060192794 - Methods and systems for using control data to control a display of an image by a display device: Methods of using control data to control a display of an image by a display device include encoding the control data as a line of video data, including the line of encoded control data in a video signal having a number of lines of image video data, transmitting the video...

20060187142 - Computer display apparatus: A computer display apparatus includes first and second display units operatively coupled to a display controller. The display controller receives imaging instructions for images and display mode instructions for displaying the images, and causes the display units to independently generate images from the imaging instructions according to the display mode...

20060187140 - Double-sided electronic display: An electronic display includes a first display, a second display and an enclosure that is adapted to house the first display and the second display such that the back side of the first display faces the back side of the second display. The enclosure includes a first side wall, a...

20060187143 - Dual type lcd module for mobile phone: A dual type LCD module for a mobile phone includes: a main LCD; a sub LCD; and a bracket interposed between the main LCD and the sub LCD. The main LCD and sub LCD are separated by a first distance by the brackets, which covers a periphery of the main...

20060187141 - Mobile display: A mobile, multi-room display environment. The display environment has a first room, the first room having a first set of sensory cues, and a second room, the second room having a second set of sensory cues substantially different from the first set of sensory cues. The first and second rooms...

20060187144 - Mounting structure of cover plate and plasma display module including the same: A mounting structure of a cover plate using connection members to maintain a regular interval between the cover plate and a chassis, protect an integrated circuit chip, and effectively dissipate heat generated from the integrated circuit chip, and a plasma display module including the structure. The structure includes a chassis;...

20060187145 - Plasma display panel, plasma display apparatus, driving apparatus of the panel and driving method of the apparatus: The present invention relates to a plasma display panel, a plasma display apparatus, a driving apparatus of the plasma display panel and a driving method of the plasma display apparatus. The plasma display apparatus of the present invention comprises a plasma display panel comprising a plurality of scan electrodes, a...

20060187146 - Plasma display apparatus and driving method of the same: A plasma display apparatus and the method of driving the same are disclosed. The plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel in which a plurality of scan electrodes and sustain electrodes are formed on a top substrate to make pairs and address electrodes are formed on a bottom substrate...

20060187147 - Plasma display panel, plasma display apparatus, driving apparatus of plasma display panel and driving method of plasma display apparatus: The present invention relates to a plasma display apparatus. According to the present invention, the plasma display apparatus comprises a plasma display panel on which images comprised of a frame are displayed by means of a combination of at least one or more sub-fields in which driving pulse are applied...

20060187149 - Driving circuit of plasma display panel and plasma display panel: A driving circuit of a plasma display panel is provided in which a display cell including a first electrode and a second electrode is selected to light up, for applying a first voltage Vs1 to the first electrode and a second voltage Vs2 to the second electrode adjacent to the...

20060187148 - Plasma display apparatus and driving method thereof: A plasma display apparatus and a driving method thereof are provided. The plasma display apparatus comprises a plasma display panel including a scan electrode and a sustain electrode, a scan driver and a sustain driver. The scan driver supplies a first pulse including a positive pulse and a negative pulse...

20060187150 - Plasma display: A plasma display panel employs a voltage circuit having an input and an output, the voltage circuit configured for supplying a negative voltage for an electrode. The plasma display panel also employs a power supply that has a positive terminal and a negative terminal, where the negative terminal is connected...

20060187151 - Display device: Input display data (D0, D1, D2) are converted into currents ij which are allowed to flow into respective pixels by a data/current conversion part 66, electric currents IN at end portions of a row wiring are calculated by a current IN calculation circuit 68-2 using the currents ij, and a...

20060187152 - Image display apparatus for forming an image with a plurality of luminescent points: The present invention relates to an image display apparatus for forming an image with a plurality of luminescent spots to be precisely aligned in a matrix. For example, a spacer disposed between an electron source and a face plate causes luminescent spots on the face plate spaced unevenly. The luminescent...

20060187154 - Display apparatus and method of driving same: Disclosed is a display apparatus which can improve the characteristics of TFTs used to select and drive self-emissive elements such as OLEDs. The display apparatus has row electrodes, column electrodes, and a driving unit. The self-emissive elements are formed in regions corresponding to intersections of the row electrodes with the...

20060187155 - Organic light emitting display devices and methods of rendering images thereof: Organic light emitting display (OLED) devices and methods of rendering image of an OLED device. A pixel of the OLED device includes a first sub-pixel corresponding to a first color, comprising a first pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel corresponding to a second color, comprising a second pixel electrode. A...

20060187153 - Voltage programmed pixel circuit, display system and driving method thereof: A voltage programmed pixel circuit, display system having the pixel circuit and driving method thereof is provided. The pixel circuit includes a light emitting device, a driving transistor connected to the light emitting device and a programming circuit. The programming circuit adjusts a pixel current during a programming cycle of...

20060187156 - Electronic circuit, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus: To provide an electronic circuit, an electro-optical device, and an electronic apparatus, which are capable of producing digital signals having predetermined output values in accordance with digital data. A bit extending circuit 40 is constructed for producing 8-bit digital data in order to change current Im of data line driving...

20060187157 - Driving method of light emitting diode: A power-saving and efficient driving method for driving a matrix of a plurality of light emitting diodes arrayed in rows and columns, for enabling each row and column being driven with respect to the state thereof while each row being in a state selected from the group consisting of active...

20060187159 - Display device and driver: A display device includes a display panel including a bus line section; and at least one driver for driving the bus line section included in the display panel. Each of the at least one driver includes an amplifier for generating a non-driving signal based on an input signal, the non-driving...

20060187158 - Display device, and large-sized display apparatus employing the same: The present invention provides a display device capable of alleviating afterimage phenomena or, even in the event of the occurrence of afterimages, reducing the visibility thereof, and also provides a large-sized display apparatus employing the same. A non-self-luminous display device includes an image changing unit (image scaling-down processing circuit and...

20060187161 - Field sequential driving method and field sequential liquid crystal display: A field sequential LCD and a method of initializing a liquid crystal using the same are provided. A reset voltage having a higher voltage level than a data signal is applied to initialize the liquid crystal. Accordingly, the field sequential LCD includes a reset voltage generator to generate the reset...

20060187160 - Method for solving feed-through effect: A method for solving feed-through effect, including steps of: obtaining desired gamma voltage value from a V-T curve (effective voltage-transmission curve) of the Liquid crystal and a gamma curve (gray scale-transmission curve); obtaining positive and negative frame feedback values by means of the desired gamma voltage value and the transistor...

20060187163 - Method of driving a color liquid crystal display and driver circuit for driving the display as well as portable electronic device with the driver circuit: The present invention provides a method and a circuit for driving a color liquid crystal display in a normal driving mode and a power saving mode, wherein in the normal driving mode, voltages corresponding to image display data are applied to data electrodes of the color liquid crystal display, and...

20060187162 - Plain display apparatus, display control circuit and display control method: A plain display apparatus has a plurality of display elements formed in vicinity of signal lines and scanning lines disposed in a matrix form, and a signal line drive circuit which switches order of supplying pixel data to the signal lines at random for each horizontal line....

20060187164 - Liquid crystal display device performing dot inversion and method of driving the same: An LCD device for performing a dot inversion and a method of driving the same. A storage line is provided separately from a common electrode line so that a level of a storage voltage applied through the storage line can be shifted once per frame. As the storage voltage is...

20060187165 - Display device: In a display device in which each pixel includes a thin film transistor which is turned on in response to a scanning signal from a gate signal line, and an electrode to which a video signal from a drain signal line is supplied through the thin film transistor, the scanning...

20060187166 - Semiconductor device and display device: A circuit capable of reducing a consumption current is provided for a digital display device composed of unipolar TFTs. There is provided a latch circuit for holding a digital video signal. According to the latch circuit, when the digital video signal is inputted to an input electrode of a TFT...

20060187171 - Driving circuit for electro-optical device, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus: A driving circuit for an electro-optical device that includes scan lines, a data lines, and pixel portions, all of which are arranged in an image display region on a substrate. The driving circuit includes sampling switches for supplying an image signal supplied by an image signal line to each of...

20060187168 - Field sequential liquid crystal display: A field sequential LCD includes a reset selector supplying a reset signal having a higher voltage level than a data signal to the liquid crystal. The reset selector selects the reset signal in response to a reset control signal, and supplies the selected reset signal to a data line....

20060187170 - Field sequential liquid crystal display: A field sequential LCD capable of applying a reset signal having a higher voltage level than a data signal to a liquid crystal so as to represent a predetermined gradation is provided. The field sequential LCD includes an LCD panel having a plurality of pixels for displaying an image, a...

20060187173 - Liquid crystal display and driving method thereof: A liquid crystal display and method for driving the liquid crystal display are provided. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel assembly including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines intersecting the gate lines, a plurality of switching elements connected to the gate lines and...

20060187174 - Liquid crystal display control device: There is provided a liquid crystal display control device which can display pictures in a magnification mode by using only a memory having low-speed access and a low storage capacity. When a video signal has intermediate resolution or less, the enlargement processing is performed by a frame memory, a line...

20060187169 - Liquid crystal display device having filter to reduce riffle noise: An LCD having a filter is provided. The filter is located along a common voltage line Vcom or on a flexible printed circuit board between a regulator and a common voltage generator, thereby filtering a riffle noise occurring in a common voltage electrode and thus enhancing the display performance of...

20060187167 - Liquid crystal display having feed-forward circuit: A liquid crystal display (LCD) has a feed-forward circuit, as a result of which an interference phenomenon occurring in each line of an LCD panel (that is, a color blurring) is prevented, and image quality and life of the LCD panel are enhanced. The LCD comprises a feed-forward circuit for...

20060187172 - Power supply voltage converting circuit, control method thereof, display apparatus, and portable terminal: In a power supply voltage converting circuit using a charge pump circuit having a switch device (Nch MOS transistor Qn(12) and Pch MOS transistor Qp(12)) in an output unit, a first clamp circuit (13) diode-clamps a switching pulse voltage (control pulse voltage) for the switch device at the time of...

20060187176 - Display panels and display devices using the same: A display panel comprising a display unit, a first scan driver, a first data driver, a second scan driver, and a second data driver. When the first scan driver turns on the display unit according to a first scan start signal, the first data driver provides a video signal related...

20060187178 - Liquid crystal display device: A liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device comprises pulse generation, sampling, comparison, latch, and digital-to-analog conversion capabilities. A sample pulse is generated, which samples in time series a digital signal input corresponding to a pixel. The input digital signal is sampled in response to the sampling pulses...

20060187175 - Method of arranging embedded gate driver circuit for display panel: A method of arranging an embedded gate driver circuit for a display panel having a screen area is provided by the invention. The method comprises causing a gate line G(i) in the screen area associated with each shift register SR(i) to serve as a line for transmitting signal to both...

20060187177 - Shift register units, display panels utilizing the same, and methods for improving current leakage thereof: A shift register comprising at least one shift register unit. The shift register unit comprises an input unit, at least one first TFT, and at least one second TFT. The input unit receives an input signal from the input terminal and outputs a switching control signal in accordance with a...

20060187182 - Apparatus and method for compensating regional nonuniformity of a display panel: Several display regions are defined on a display panel, and each display region has its panel characteristic data. A pixel data is received and the determined display region of the pixel data is determined. The pixel data is calibrated according to the panel characteristic data of the determined display region,...

20060187180 - Back light unit and liquid crystal display device using the same: A back light unit and an LCD device using the same in which current which flows in a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) is uniformly controlled having a small PCB is provided. The back light unit includes a plurality of LED arrays having LEDs and a detector which detects...

20060187181 - Backlight driver circuit and liquid crystal display device having the same: In a backlight driver circuit and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device employing the same, separate forward driving currents are applied to red (R), green (G) and blue (B) backlights, respectively, thereby overcoming the problem of brightness variation resulting from forward voltage Vf variation in a light emitting diode (LED)....

20060187183 - Liquid crystal display device and driving method used in same: A liquid crystal display device is provided which is capable of reducing a number of components and fabricating processes and of realizing a bright display even at time of a transmissive display and of simplifying configurations of a data signal. Transistors are controlled ON/OFF based on selecting signals input to...

20060187179 - Switchable 2d/3d display: A display device comprises a backlight (6) and a light modulating layer (5) such as an LCD device. The backlight (6) can be controlled to operate as a single homogenous light source for producing 2D images or a series of narrow parallel light sources for producing 3D images. Preferably, the...

20060187184 - Projector and processing line specification method: A projector of the invention includes: a projection lens that is movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to an optical axis to project and display an image on a projection object; an imaging structure that photographs an area including at least the projected image on the projection object to take...

20060187188 - Dispersion, microcapsule, electrophoretic device, electro-optical device, and method of forming a dispersion: A method for making an electrophoretic solution includes: including two kinds of particles having different charging polarities into the electrophoretic solution; calculating a mixing ratio so that charge amounts of the two kinds of particles become approximately equal to each other on a basis of a unit volume of a...

20060187187 - Display device: A display device comprising electrophoretic particles, a display element comprising a pixel electrode and a counter electrode between which a portion of the electrophoretic particles are present, and control means for supplying a drive signal to the electrodes to bring the display element in a predetermined optical state corresponding to...

20060187185 - Driving method of display apparatus in which a handwriting can be overwritten on the displayed image: A display device is driven by a driving method including a first drawing step of displaying an image by controlling a display medium on the basis of a signal from first image creation means, and a second drawing step of overwriting a handwritten image on the displayed image by controlling...

20060187189 - Electro-optic device and electronic instrument: An electro-optic device includes a plurality of pixel electrodes each formed for respective unit areas with a distance between one of the pixel electrodes and another of the pixel electrodes adjacent to the one of the pixel electrodes, the unit areas being arranged in a plane and defined by dividing...

20060187186 - Electrophoretic display panel: The electrophoretic display panel (1) for displaying pictures has drive means (100) which are arranged for controlling the potential difference of each picture element (2) to be a picture potential difference having a picture value and an associated picture duration representing a picture energy for enabling the particles (6) to...

20060187190 - Display methods and apparatus: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for forming images on a display utilizing a control matrix to control the movement of MEMs-based light modulators....

20060187191 - Display methods and apparatus: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for forming images on a display utilizing a control matrix to control the movement of MEMs-based light modulators....

20060187192 - Control unit, in particular for medical equipment: The invention relates to a control unit, in particular for medical equipment. Said unit comprises a display surface (5) that can be sterilised, a protective housing (3) that can be sterilised and is mechanically connected to the display surface (5) and a recording unit (4) that can be inserted into...

20060187195 - Display system and displaying method capable of auto-adjusting display brightness: A display system includes a remote control and a display apparatus. The remote control includes a photo sensor, a particular button and a wireless transmitting module. The display apparatus includes a screen, a wireless receiving module and a microprocessor. When the particular button is triggered, the photo sensor senses a...

20060187197 - Electrical damping system: An electrical damping system provides damping over a wide range of frequencies including high frequencies. The system includes a resistance in parallel with an electric motor or series connected resistance and capacitance in parallel with the electric motor. In another embodiment, an electrical damping system is provided for a motor...

20060187198 - Input device: A virtual data entry device including an illuminator generating a generally planar beam of light and an impingement sensor assembly operative to sense at least one location of impingement of the planar beam of light by at least one object, the impingement sensor assembly including at least one optical element...

20060187201 - Method and apparatus for designing force sensations in force feedback computer applications: A design interface tool for designing force sensations for use with a host computer and force feedback interface device. A force feedback device is connected to a host computer that displays the interface tool. Input from a user is received in the interface to select a type of force sensation...

20060187194 - Multimedia player having a detachable display screen: A multimedia player having a detachable display screen includes a host body and a display panel body. The host body has a first signal transmission port and a coupling slot on one lateral side and the display panel body has a display panel and a connection dock. The coupling slot...

20060187200 - Optically based operating device for a household appliance: An operating element can be used to operate or control a household appliance, for example a cook top heating element. A seven-segment display is arranged beneath a cover in the region of a contact surface. A light source and a light receiver are arranged inside respectively of four LED elements...

20060187193 - System and method for generating a virtual reality presentation: A system and method for generating a video presentation on a portable video data storage medium. The system includes one or more position sensors wearable by a person, the position sensors configured to move upon a movement of the person. The system also includes a computer system in communication with...

20060187196 - System and method for gesture based control system: The system provides a gestural interface to various visually presented elements, presented on a display screen or screens. A gestural vocabulary includes ‘instantaneous’ commands, in which forming one or both hands into the appropriate ‘pose’ results in an immediate, one-time action; and ‘spatial’ commands, in which the operator either refers...

20060187199 - System and method for projection: A pattern projector including a source of light to be projected, a spatial light modulator arranged in a spatial light modulator plane, the spatial light modulator receiving the light from the source of light and being configured to pass the light therethrough in a first pattern and projection optics receiving...

20060187202 - Handheld electronic device, cursor positioning sub-system and method employing cursor scaling control: A track ball cursor positioning sub-system is employed by a handheld electronic device including an operating system and a plurality of applications having a plurality of predetermined scaling values. The cursor positioning sub-system includes a track ball cursor positioning device adapted to output a plurality of device pulses, and a...

20060187204 - Apparatus and method for controlling menu navigation in a terminal: An apparatus controlling menu navigation in a terminal. The apparatus includes a display for display a menu screen; a user interface; an inertial sensor for instantaneously sensing a motion of the terminal; and a controller for displaying the menu screen on the display in response to a first input sensed...

20060187203 - Handheld electronic device, system and method for inverting display orientation for left-handed or right-handed operation responsive to a wireless message: A handheld electronic device, such as a fob, includes a wireless communication port and a display alternatively displaying a first or right-handed display orientation and a second or left-handed display orientation. The first display orientation is inverted with respect to the second display orientation. A processor component cooperates with the...

20060187205 - Apparatus and associated method for wireless computing systems: The present invention provides a peripheral device for establishing radio frequency communication links between peripheral devices using wireless protocols. Preferably, the peripheral includes radio frequency electronics and peripheral electronics connected to universal serial bus hub that is further connected to the universal serial bus port on the computer....

20060187206 - Computer mouse: A computer mouse includes a body having a bottom and a top cover mounted to the bottom to define therebetween an interior space for accommodating mechanical/electronic/optic components. The cover has front and rear portions separated by a partition wall. The front portions forms control buttons of the mouse. The rear...

20060187207 - Mouse and portable computer for receiving the same: A mouse for receiving in the portable computer is provided. The mouse includes a main body and a button portion. The body has a first side and a second side. The first side can be installed in a plugging slot of the portable computer. The button portion is electrically connected...

20060187209 - Computer input apparatus: A computer input apparatus is disclosed which has improved safety control. Computer input devices with coherent light sources are popular. However, coherent light sources may cause serious and unrecoverable injuries to human eyes. Accordingly, there are several safety specifications defined by manufacturers and governments. Therefore, an improved device is disclosed...

20060187208 - Programmable lift response for an optical navigation device: An optical pointing device comprising an optical navigation sensor and an adjustment module for adjusting an operational height of the optical navigation sensor is provided in one embodiment. In another embodiment, an optical pointing device comprising a housing and an optical navigation sensor contained in the housing is provided where...

20060187210 - Handheld electronic device and keypad providing enhanced usability and reduced size, and associated method: An improved handheld electronic device, keypad, and method in accordance with the invention meet these and other needs. An improved handheld electronic device having an improved keypad provides enhanced usability and reduced size by organizing its keys in pairs, with a pair of keys being disposed on a support. Each...

20060187211 - Changing keys drawn on a display and actuating them using a sensor-screen: This invention describes a method for changing a keypad layout with keys (e.g., graphics and text) drawn on a display of an electronic device (e.g., wireless portable device, a mobile communication device or a mobile phone) and actuating said keys by a user of the electronic device using a transparent...

20060187212 - User interface apparatus and method: A user interface apparatus comprises a plurality of key buttons, and a plurality of touchpad pieces, each located under an associated key button and situated such that a touch of an associated key button can be sensed. When a user touches predetermined key buttons among the plurality of key buttons...

20060187216 - Closed-loop sensor on a solid-state object position detector: The present disclosure discloses an object position detector. The object position detector comprises a touch sensor formed as a closed loop and having a physical constraint formed on an upper surface of the touch sensor and coextensive with the closed loop. The touch sensor is configured to sense motion of...

20060187213 - Electroluminescence display with touch panel: An electroluminescence display with a touch panel comprises a first substrate, an organic light emitting element disposed on the first substrate, a passivation layer disposed on the organic light emitting element, a resistive touch panel element disposed on the passivation layer, and a second substrate disposed on the resistive touch...

20060187215 - Haptic feedback for touchpads and other touch controls: A haptic feedback planar touch control used to provide input to a computer. A touch input device includes a planar touch surface that inputs a position signal to a processor of the computer based on a location of user contact on the touch surface. The computer can position a cursor...

20060187214 - Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognition: A method of generating a signal comprising providing a capacitive touch sensor pad including a matrix of X and Y conductors, developing capacitance profiles in one of an X direction and a Y direction from the matrix of X and Y conductors, determining an occurrence of a single gesture through...

20060187217 - Automatic changing system of standby screen and method thereof: Disclosed is an automatic changing system of standby screen and method thereof that automatically change a standby screen of a mobile terminal corresponding to position information of the user and the number of times the folder has been opened/closed by the user and thus provide required information in accordance with...

20060187218 - Electromagnetic interference prevention apparatus for flat panel display: An electromagnetic interference (EMI) prevention apparatus for a flat panel display which is capable of modulating the frequency of an input clock signal using a spread spectrum clocking method to increase the frequency of the clock signal and reduce the amplitude thereof so as to reduce EMI by a clock...

20060187219 - Evolutionary optimization and free form deformation: Techniques are provided for representation of designs using a basic design which is then modified by a transformation function. In free form deformation techniques the transformation function is defined by a spline function which transforms the space in which the design is defined into a second space where the new...

20060187220 - Apparatus and method for performing hidden surface removal and computer program product: An image processing apparatus includes a first and second Z value calculators that calculate a polygon Z value and a block Z value, respectively. The polygon Z value is a coordinate value of a pixel located at a closest point to a viewpoint. The block Z value is a coordinate...

20060187221 - System and method for identifying and removing virtual objects for visualization and computer aided detection: A method for removing a virtual object from a digitized image comprises the steps of computing a point spread function of the intensities of an image, wherein a point spread function is a measure of the blurriness of said image, marking a plurality of points that represent an object of...

20060187222 - Changing states of elements: In embodiments, states of elements of a surface are changed....

20060187223 - Program, information storage medium, and image generation system: An image generation system includes: a glare source drawing section which draws a glare source while referring to a Z value of an original image stored in a Z buffer to generate a first glare source image, and draws the glare source without referring to the Z value of the...

20060187224 - Predictive display for a system having delayed feedback of a command issued: A method to provide feedback to an operator of a device having feedback delay. The method includes the steps of displaying a first image of a view from the device, the device being at a first position, issuing a movement command to cause a desired movement of the device to...

20060187225 - Display driver: A display driver includes holding circuits outputting data of n bits (n≧2), a multiplexer receiving data output from the holding circuits and time sharingly outputting the data in normal operation, and a D/A converter, having converting input terminals, converting based on data of n bits input via the converting input...

20060187226 - Dynamic memory clock switching circuit and method for adjusting power consumption: A power adjustment circuit includes memory controller logic that is couplable to system memory or other memory if desired. The memory control logic is operative to provide a variable memory clock signal to the system memory and to place the system memory in a self refresh mode wherein the self...

20060187227 - Storage aspects for imaging device: In one aspect, a technique including receiving at least a portion of at least one shared image at a receiving image device from at least one capturing image device that has captured the at least the portion of the at least one shared image. Either the capturing image device or...

20060187228 - Sharing including peripheral shared image device: Transferring at least a first shared image from a first shared image device to at least one other shared image device, wherein the first shared image device and the at least one other shared image device are both configurable to capture one or more images. Transferring at least a second...

20060187229 - Page based rendering in 3d graphics system: A method of rendering 3D graphics image using page based rendering technique includes the steps of: dividing a plurality of primitives having respective primitive ID into a plurality of pages having respective page ID; sorting the primitives for each of the pages, and storing the sorted primitives into a page...

20060187230 - Peripheral shared image device sharing: A mechanism configurable to transmit at least a portion of at least one image representation at a peripheral shared image device in a manner that can be received by at least one capturing shared image device, and/or configurable to receive at least the portion of the at least one image...

20060187231 - Image data processing method and apparatus, storage medium product, and program product: When printing image data obtained by an input device, the present invention is intended to effectively utilize the color reproduction area of the printer. An image data processing method of the present invention comprises the steps of scale-down shifting a first color space point outside a maximum color reproduction area...

20060187233 - Dynamic image luminance adjustment based on backlight and/or ambient brightness: Methods and apparatuses for the application of image intensity and luminance adjustment and gamma adjustment for the purpose of compensating perceived image brightness. Thereby enhancing the range of display backlight brightness adjustment that may be applied to conserve power, while minimizing impact to image color shade, hue or saturation characteristics....

20060187232 - System and method for local value adjustment: In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a system and method for local value adjustment are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying a hue, saturation, and brightness value for each pixel of an image, determining whether the hue and saturation for each pixel fall within a...

20060187235 - Compositing in the presence of different transparencies: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for blending in the presence of different transparencies. In one aspect, the invention provides a computer implemented method for blending a first graphic element and a second graphic element in accordance with a transfer mode T, the first graphic element having a color...

20060187234 - System and method for blending images: A method of blending a pair of images, each image comprising a plurality of pixels having an intensity. A blending edge is determined for each image, each blending edge comprising at least one group of pixels, with each pixel at a pixel position, and an average intensity of pixels of...

20060187236 - Control interface for converting subtractive color input to additive primary color output: A control interface for producing a composite color through the mixing of primary colors selected from a first color spectrum including red, yellow, and blue, resulting in the display of said composite color through a light array containing lights of a second primary color spectrum is disclosed. The user selects...

20060187237 - Surveillance system for masking privacy zone and method of setting mask zone: Provided is a surveillance system for masking a privacy zone and a method of setting up a mask zone. The surveillance system comprises a photographing unit, a zone setting unit, a display unit and an image signal processor. The photographing photographs a surveillance zone. The zone setting unit sets up...

20060187238 - Vehicle-periphery viewing apparatus: A vehicle-periphery viewing apparatus comprises an imaging device, an electronic control unit, and a display device. The imaging device captures an image of a surrounding area of the vehicle and comprises a field of view larger in a horizontal direction than in a vertical direction. An electronic control unit comprises:...

20060187239 - System and method for improving visual appearance of efficient rotation algorithm: A write order of a rotation/reorientation algorithm, which converts a source image to a target image with a different type orientation, is modified to reflect an order of a vertical trace at a target display. If the algorithm is triggered by the same signal as the trigger signal for a...

20060187241 - Lossless manipulation of media objects: An original media object, such as an image, is edited without loss of the data comprising the media object. Changes applied to the media object are defined by metadata associated with the media object. For example, metadata define the cropping of an original JPEG image without loss of the original...

20060187240 - Method and system for browsing multimedia document, and computer product: A system for browsing a document includes an object storing unit that stores an object forming the document and to be zoomed on a display; a display-description storing unit that stores a description indicative of a display condition on which the document is to be displayed; an operation acquiring unit...

20060187242 - Method of, and apparatus for image enhancement taking ambient illuminance into account: A method of and an apparatus for image enhancement taking ambient illuminance into consideration. The image enhancement method includes calculating an original-luminance contrast which is a luminance contrast with respect to an original-luminance of pixels forming an original image, calculating a fade-luminance by reflecting the variation of perceived luminance based...

20060181480 - Detecting attachment or removal of a display monitor: A change in state is detected at an output port terminal of a video graphics adapter card when an analog monitor is connected or disconnected. A negative current source causes a negative voltage to be developed at the output port terminal during a blanking interval of a color drive signal....

20060181481 - Assembly and method for head-up display (hud) tray harmonization: There is provided a head-up display (HUD) tray harmonization assembly, including a mount alignment jig (MAJ) having a first end and a second end, the first end being connectable to an adjustable tray affixed in an aircraft front cabin at spaced-apart relationship to a front window having a lower edge...

20060181482 - Apparatus for providing visual data during an operation: A method and apparatus for providing visual data during an operation is described, comprising a processing base with memory and storage; a source of images such as x-rays and fluoroscopes; and a personally worn display such as a heads-up display. The display provides images of x-rays; fluoroscopic images; ultrasound images;...

20060181483 - System and method for improving nighttime visual awareness of a pilot flying an aircraft carrying at least one air-to-air missile: A method for improving nighttime visual awareness of a pilot flying an aircraft carrying an air-to-air missile including one or more one gimbaled imaging sensor. The method includes providing a helmet for the pilot, a helmet tracking system for determining the attitude of the helmet relative to the aircraft, and...

20060181484 - Scanned light display system using large numerical aperture light source, method of using same, and method of making scanning mirror assemblies: A scanned light display system includes a light source operable to emit light and a curved mirror positioned to receive at least a portion of the light. The curved mirror is configured to substantially collimate the received light. The substantially collimated light is scanned to form an image by moving...

20060181485 - Led driver: The present invention relates to an LED driver for driving light emitting diodes. The LED driver comprises a linear mode driver to increase and decrease a linear mode current to make a current flow in the LED at a predetermined target current value and output it to the LED; and...

20060181486 - Driving circuit of light emitting element: A driving circuit for a light emitting element, electrically connected to a data line and a scan line and powered by a bias voltage so as to drive the light emitting element, comprising: a first transistor, further comprising: a first gate, electrically connected to the scan line; and a first...

20060181487 - Plasma display apparatus and driving method thereof: A plasma display apparatus and a driving method thereof are provided. The plasma display apparatus comprises a plurality of drivers. The plurality of drivers are formed on one board, respectively....

20060181488 - Plasma display device and method for driving the same: There is provided a plasma display device that has a first, a second, and a third electrodes, phosphors emitting a light depending on discharges generated by applying voltages of the first to third electrodes, and a drive circuit for applying a pulse to the third electrode in every time discharge...

20060181489 - Plasma display apparatus and driving method thereof: The present invention relates to a plasma display apparatus. The plasma display apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plasma display panel comprising a scan electrode, a set-up driver that applies a rising pulse to the scan electrode during a reset period, a set-down driver that applies a first...

20060181490 - Display device and driving method of the same: In a display using a time gradation method, as the number of the subframes in one frame period increases, the number of writings of video data to a pixel and the operating quantity of a driver circuit of the display increase so that power consumption increases. In a display device...

20060181491 - Display device comprising display driver having display driving section formed between transistors providing electric current thereto: The first and second chips are provided side by side. The first chip includes: a current supply section for outputting a drive current, the current supply section including a current mirror; a current distribution MISFET; a current input MISFET for transmitting an electric current to the current supply section, the...

20060181492 - Methods for controlling electro-optic displays: An electro-optic display comprises a bistable electro-optic medium, a plurality of pixel electrodes, with associated non-linear elements, and a common electrode, disposed on opposed sides of the electro-optic medium. The display has a writing mode, in which at least two different voltages are applied to different pixel electrodes, and a...

20060181493 - Reflective display device: A reflective display device includes a retroreflective layer including a plurality of unit structures that are arranged two-dimensionally on a virtual plane and a modulating layer, which is arranged closer to a viewer than the retroreflective layer is and which is switchable between a first state and a second state...

20060181494 - Reference voltage generation circuit, display driver, electro-optical device, and electronic instrument: A reference voltage generation circuit includes: a serial/parallel conversion circuit which converts serially input gamma correction data into parallel data of a given number of bits; a level shifter which converts a signal level of each bit of the parallel data; a gamma correction data register in which the gamma...

20060181495 - Active matrix array device: An active matrix array (25), e.g. an active matrix liquid crystal display array, comprising an array of matrix elements (10), e.g. pixels (10), each comprising a circuit, e.g. a refresh circuit comprising a CMOS inverter (70); and column conductors (16) arranged for inputting data signals (117) to, or outputting data...

20060181497 - Display and method of driving same: A display with low power consumption using a memory-incorporated pixel system capable of refreshing the image signal memory and updating an image without causing a flicker. Each pixel arranged in matrix has, at an intersection between the signal line and the scan line, a first transistor and a second transistor...

20060181496 - Display units: A display unit for a display panel having a display array. The display array is formed by at least one data line and at least one scan line. During a frame, a voltage of a video signal is provided to the display unit. Before a subsequent frame, the voltage of...

20060181498 - Display device: A display device is formed by a panel in which a display area and a peripheral circuit part for driving the display area are integrally formed in an integrated manner on an insulating substrate 1. The display area includes pixel electrodes arranged in a form of a matrix, a common...

20060181501 - Driving apparatus and driving method of light emitting display panel: An analog image signal is supplied to a driving controlling circuit and an A/D converting circuit and is converted to image data corresponding to each one pixel by the A/D converting circuit and is written to an image memory. The image data is read from the image memory for each...

20060181500 - Electro-optical device, method of manufacturing electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus: An electro-optical device includes, on a substrate, a plurality of pixel portions arranged in a pixel region; a peripheral circuit which is placed in a peripheral region located at a periphery of the pixel region, and controls the plurality of pixel portions; image signal lines that supply image signals; and...

20060181499 - Scan method for liquid crystal display: A scan method for use in a flat panel display comprising K groups of lines, comprising the following steps. First, K sequences S1 to SK are provided. A scan order is then determined according to the K sequences S1 to SK. Thereafter, the K groups of lines are synchronously scanned...

20060181502 - Signal line driving circuit and image display device: A signal line driving circuit includes a shift register having a plurality of shift circuits, each of which shifts a start pulse successively to the next stage, synchronizing with the timing of a clock signal. In this signal line driving circuit, shift pulses are outputted from an AND gate based...

20060181503 - Black point insertion: A backlight display has improved display characteristics. An image is displayed on the display which includes a liquid crystal material with a light valve. The display receives an image signal, modifies the light valve with an overdrive for a first region of the image based upon the timing of the...

20060181504 - Electrophoresis device, method of driving electrophoresis device, and electronic apparatus: An electrophoresis device includes a pair of substrates, a plurality of pixel electrodes, and a common electrode formed on the pair of substrates, a liquid material formed by dispersing charged particles sealed between the pair of substrates and a driving circuit for applying a voltage to the pixel electrodes and...

20060181507 - Apparatus for generating exact vertical or horizontal motion-with a dual-axis input device: A user of a two-axis input device has the capability to automatically construct a vertical or horizontal line. The input device has a mechanical means that the user can implement to inhibit inputs submitted from either the X-axis or the Y-axis to the computer. As a result, the computer only...

20060181506 - Handheld electronic device including a variable speed input apparatus and associated method: An improved handheld electronic device and method provide an input apparatus having a number of input members, at least a portion of the input members being movable among an unactuated position, a first actuated position, and a second actuated position in order to provide input. The improved method of enabling...

20060181509 - Input device for a cellular phone: An input device includes a casing having a retention groove, a flexible membrane disposed on the casing and having a plurality of keys, a connecting portion an outer flange extending outwardly from an outer surface of the connecting portion, an upper recess formed on an inner surface of the connecting...

20060181508 - Operation input device and electronic appliances using the same: An operation input device excellent in an operation feeling, capable of smooth rotation and having less occurrence of dust includes a base 10; a support shaft 30 elastically implanted to and supported by the base 10 in such a manner as to be capable of tilting; a printed substrate 20...

20060181505 - Real motion detection sampling and recording for tracking and writing instruments using electrically-active viscous material and thin films: The present invention details a system for tracking writing motions internally to the pen (or other instrument) and communicating such motions to a general or specific purposes computer systems. In a preferred embodiment the present invention uses multiple tubes with electrically active material with viscosity surfaces in order to generate...

20060181510 - User control of a hand-held device: A hand-held device (10), comprising a computing application of the hand-held device which responds to directional commands of a user; an image registering unit to register a series of images; an image processing unit (162) to derive motion data from the series of images corresponding to translational and/or rotational movement...

20060181511 - Touchpad integrated into a key cap of a keyboard for improved user interaction: A miniature touchpad disposed underneath the surface of a single key cap that is disposed in a keyboard, wherein the key cap touchpad provides proximity sensing through the material of the key cap to the key cap surface, wherein a user moves a finger across the key cap surface in...

20060181513 - Method and related apparatus for decreasing delay time: A method for increasing a report rate of a wireless mouse for decreasing delay time of the wireless mouse includes selecting a packet mode, inputting data corresponding to the selected packet mode according to control signals inputted into the wireless mouse, performing a first error check operation according to a...

20060181512 - Mouse: A mouse comprises a body and a supportive housing. The supportive housing is disposed on the body and shifted between a first position and a second position, wherein when the supportive housing is in the first position, the supportive housing contacts and supports the palm of a user....

20060181514 - Providing input data: A manually operable data input device is constructed from fabric and is configured to receive input data from a user. A low power consumption radio transmitting device is interfaced to the input device for transmitting input data. A radio receiving device receives transmitted input data and conveys this to a...

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