449 results about "Display device" patented technology

Method for determining the pose of a camera with respect to at least one object of a real environment for use in authoring/augmented reality application that includes generating a first image by the camera capturing a real object of a real environment, generating first orientation data from at least one orientation sensor associated with the camera or from an algorithm which analyses the first image for finding and determining features which are indicative of an orientation of the camera, allocating a distance of the camera to the real object, generating distance data indicative of the allocated distance, determining the pose of the camera with respect to a coordinate system related to the real object of the real environment using the distance data and the first orientation data. May be performed with reduced processing requirements and/or higher processing speed, in mobile device such as mobile phones having display, camera and orientation sensor.

A drive circuit is provided for an OLED pixel display. The drive circuit is adapted for use with a reference voltage source. It includes a first transistor and an OLED. The output circuit of the first transistor is operably connected between the reference voltage source and the OLED. Transmission gate means responsive to a control signal are provided to transmit a data signal to the first transistor. Means are provided for controlling the first transistor in accordance with a time domain modulation signal to provide an average current to the OLED which is a function of the data signal.

An image generator having an illuminator, a reflective display device (in one embodiment) and a beamsplitter which produces a virtual image of an image created in a light modulating medium on said reflective display device. In one embodiment, the image generator is a miniature image generator for a relatively small, lightweight head-mounted display which provides a magnified virtual image which is viewed by a viewer. The beamsplitter is optically coupled to the reflective display device. The beamsplitter comprises a film having a plurality of layers including at least a first layer which comprises an oriented birefringent material. The beamsplitter has a wide angle of acceptance.

An optical system is provided, for example for use with a display device, for varying the shape of a surface in which an image displayed by the display device is perceived. The optical system comprises first and second spaced-apart partial reflectors, at least one of which is switchable between a first non-flat shape and a second different shape, which may be flat or non-flat. The reflectors, together with polarisation optics, provide a light path such that light from the display is at least partially transmitted by the first reflector, partially reflected by the second reflector, partially reflected by the first reflector and partially transmitted by the second reflector. Light which does not follow the light path is prevented from leaving the optical system.

An apparatus and method for the remote control and/or interaction-with electronic-devices such as computers; home-entertainment-systems; media-centers; televisions; DVD-players; VCR-players; music systems; appliances; security systems; toys/games; and/or displays. A user may orient a pointer (e.g., laser pointer) to place a visible pointer-spot on/near object(s) on an active-display(s); and/or a fixed-display(s); and/or on real-world object(s) within a display region or pointer-spot detection-region. Detectors and/or camera(s) may be connected/attached to the display region and/or a structure that is connected/attached to display region. When the user initiates a “select”, the detectors/cameras may detect the location of the pointer-spot within the display region. Corresponding to the user's selection(s); control action(s) may be performed on the device(s) being controlled/interacted-with and additional selection-menus may be optionally presented on an active-display. In an alternative embodiment, the invention may operate equivalent to a computer-mouse or other pointing-device. In another alternative embodiment, the invention may be made inter-operable with existing electronic-devices [e.g., televisions] that are controlled with infrared signaling.

The present invention discloses a display panel and a display device. A display area is divided into a first display area and a second display area, when the number of pixels of one row of pixels in the second display area is smaller than the number of pixels of one row of the pixels in the first display area, the load of a scanning signal line connected with the row of the pixels in the second display area is smaller than the load of a scanning signal line connected with the row of the pixels in the first display area, and through adoption of a mode of connecting at least one of each scanning signal line connected with each row of the pixels in the second display area with a compensation capacitor, the load of the scanning signal lines connected with the compensation capacitor can be increased, and the load difference from the scanning signal lines in the first display area can be reduced so as to improve the problems that the loads of the scanning signal lines are different to cause uneven data writing-in and uneven display.

The invention enhances a production yield of a display device (an electro-optical device). The invention provides a method of manufacturing an electro-optical device including a display region in which a plurality of basic pixels are arranged, each basic pixel including a plurality of color pixels. The method includes: forming on a first substrate lines to drive a plurality of electro-optical elements respectively constituting the color pixels, correspondingly to the arrangement of the basic pixels; forming on a second substrate, as a chip to be transferred to each basic pixel, a drive circuit to drive the plurality of electro-optical elements which constitutes the plurality of color pixels of the basic pixels to obtain a plurality of basic-pixel driving chips; and transferring step of transferring the respective basic-pixel driving chips from the second substrate onto the first substrate, and connecting the drive circuits to regions of the lines corresponding to the basic pixels.

The present invention relates to a method to make effective use of display space. In an embodiment of the invention, given a heterogeneous set of images along with metadata or nearby text, similar images are recursively clustered into a k-tree using the k-means algorithm. In an embodiment of the invention, the invention is particularly useful for showing image search results on small mobile devices.

A technique of manufacturing a display device with high productivity is provided. In addition, a high-definition display device with high color purity is provided. By adjusting the optical path length between an electrode having a reflective property and a light-emitting layer by the central wavelength of a wavelength range of light passing through a color filter layer, the high-definition display device with high color purity is provided without performing selective deposition of light-emitting layers. In a light-emitting element, a plurality of light-emitting layers emitting light of different colors are stacked. The closer the light-emitting layer is positioned to the electrode having a reflective property, the shorter the wavelength of light emitted from the light-emitting layer is.

A method including presenting a video sequence on a display where the video sequence includes video frames, calculating a quality indicator with respect to the video frames and automatically indicating which video frames meet or exceed a predetermined image quality threshold depending on the quality indicator.

A device and method for motivating a person to start and maintain an exercise routine. A handheld electronic device is provided that includes a display. The electronic device randomly selects times that exercise should be performed. At those times, a person is prompted to select a type of exercise that is appropriate for the location and circumstances that person finds him/herself. After selecting the appropriate type of exercises, the selected exercises are portrayed on the display of the device. The device also sets a time frame in which the various exercises are to be completed and motivates a person to perform the exercises within that time frame. At the end of the time period, the device prompts the user as to whether or not the various exercises were performed in the given time period. A fitness report is then displayed showing improved or declining fitness.

A vehicle has a plurality of traveling modes. A display device for the vehicle comprises: a display unit displaying map information; and a control unit causing the display unit to display recognizably, at a portion of roads in the map information, traveling modes that correspond to the roads. Preferably, the control unit sets a destination in response to an instruction received from an operator, searches for a traveling route extending from a starting point to the destination, divides the traveling route into segments, and associates one of the traveling modes with each of the segments. More preferably, the control unit causes the display unit to display the plurality of candidate traveling routes, each with the traveling mode overlaid thereon, and selects in response to an instruction of the operator one traveling route planned to be taken among the plurality of candidate traveling routes.

An apparatus for tracking an object associated with an sports event or activity, such as a golf ball and the like, includes a GPS receiver incorporated in the ball and receiving GPS signals from a satellite. A processor generates data related to the position of ball and generates data indicative of the location as a function of time. The data is then stored in the ball or a server. A processor receives the data and uses it to generate two- and three-dimensional renditions of the flight of the ball during a game, or game portions. For example, a display may show a graphic image incorporating the path of the ball, its current location on a map of the course, its location after it stopped moving (so that it can be found easily) and so on.

A first display displays a predetermined number of symbols among a plurality of symbols including at least one special symbol. A storage stores a first number of times that a special symbol combination is appeared on the first display, the special symbol combination includes a first symbol combination in which at least one special symbol is included and a second symbol combination which is a predetermined combination of the symbols. A determinant determines whether the first number of times stored in the storage is not less than a second, predetermined number. A signal generator generates an award signal for causing the gaming machine to provide an award to a player in accordance with the special symbol combination displayed on the first display, when the determinant determines the first number of times is not less than the second number of times.

The present invention provides a display panel of a flat panel display device of a four-color structure in which color mixture may not occur in a white sub-pixel and a method for fabricating the same. The display device includes first, second, third, and fourth sub-pixels, and each sub-pixel includes a thin film transistor. A color filter is formed adjacent to the thin film transistor of each of the first, second, and third sub-pixels, a planarization layer is formed on the color filters, and a pixel electrode is connected to each thin film transistor.

The present application provides a display assembly, a display device, and a driving method thereof, and relates to the technical field of displaying. Light leakage can be overcome. The display assembly comprises a display panel comprising an array substrate and an opposite substrate, the display panel further comprises a display area which comprises a pixel area, a light transmission area, and alight shading area. The side, away from the opposite substrate, of the array substrate is provided with a first light shading pattern which is located in the light shading area and disposed around thelight transmitting area.

A method for an assisted display for command line interfaces is described. In an embodiment, an input region and an output region of a command line interface are displayed. Commands are displayed within the input region as they are received. A history is maintained that stores the output of previous executions. At least a portion of the output maintained by the history is displayed within the output region. The output region is scrolled by adding one or more outputs from the history to the display of the output region and/or removing one or more outputs from the display of the output region. Wherein, scrolling the output region does not cause the display of the input region to become obscured. In another embodiment, an input assistance region is displayed that walks a user through selecting commands supported by the command line interface as well as options and arguments for those commands.

An electronic system includes a three terminal device having a light emitting portion and a magnetically sensitive portion. The magnetically sensitive portion is for modulating light emission from the light emitting portion. The device is a spin valve transistor having a light-emitting quantum well in its collector. The device can convert a magnetic digital signal to both an electrical digital signal and an optical digital signal, wherein either or both of these signals can be provided as a device output. The magnetically sensitive portion of the device is formed of a pair of magnetically permeable layers. When the layers are aligned electron current can pass through with sufficient energy to reach a quantum well where they recombine, generating light. The device may be used to read a magnetic storage medium, such as a disk drive. Or it can be used to provide a display or a memory array composed of single device magnetic write, optical read memory cells. Amplification can be provided to the transistor by adjusting the collector base voltage to provide secondary electrons by impact ionization to provide greater electron current and a correspondingly larger optical emission signal.

A control device that interacts with a television system. The control device may receive a user input identifying a video selection. At least one module of the control device may display video information corresponding to the video selection. The control device may alternately, or in addition, cause display of the video information on a television system. The control device may respond to a second user input identifying a storage selection by triggering storage of the video information in a storage unit corresponding to the storage selection. The control device may also receive a third user input identifying a replay request for other video information that may be selected from a plurality of stored videos. The control device may direct display of the other video information on the television system and/or on a display of the control device.

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of mobile terminals, in particular to a method, device and system for controlling multiple display devices. The method includes the steps of obtaining wireless network signal strength values of the display devices, obtaining a wireless network signal strength value of at least one intelligent terminal, located in the same wireless network, of the display devices, calculating a signal strength value interval according to the wireless network signal strength value of at least one intelligent terminal and a preset signal strength modification value, determining the relation between the wireless network signal strength value of each display device and the signal strength value interval, and controlling the work states of the display devices according to the determination results. By means of the method, the process of controlling the display devices is simplified, and efficiency of controlling the display devices is improved.

A display device includes a first substrate, a first electrode provided on the first substrate, an insulation layer provided on the first electrode, a second electrode provided on the insulation layer, a cavity partition surrounding the second electrode with an interval therebetween, a second substrate provided on the cavity partition, and a droplet of a coloring liquid sealed in the cavity partition. In the display device, a third electrode for promoting restoration of the droplet of a coloring liquid to a spherical shape is provided. In the display device, the insulation layer includes a insulator film and a low surface energy film; the insulator film assumes a specific inductive capacity of three or more and a thickness of 10 nm to 100 nm; and the low surface energy film assumes a thickness of 100 nm or less.

This invention provides a kind of display device with a touch input function; the display device includes the dock, display panel, sensor plate and the light source. Display panel is installed on the dock.The display panel has a driving circuit layer including plural light sensor components. Sensor plate with interface and underside is installed at the side of the display panel, thereinto the underside looking towards the display surface of display panel. Light source is installed along the edge of the sensor plate, and launch into the sensor plate. When the contact surface in the state of no touching interface, the light in contact with a total reflection on interface and underside; when a specific location of the contact surface in the state of contact interface, the specific location of contact surface will scatter parts of light penetrating underside to arrive components. This invention can be carried out more input and fingerprint recognition, without the impact from the environment of electric field, improves the accuracy of sensors.