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<title>freepatentsonline.com: Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems</title>
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<description>USPTO Class 345 Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems</description>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and apparatus for user selectable display mode for intelligently enhancing battery life]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616197.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and system for enhancing the life of a battery within a portable or otherwise battery operated electronic device. The method and system provide user selectable display modes, e.g., from color to monochrome, that can be changed in order to enhance the life of the device's battery. The monochrome display mode can be selected by the user when the battery level is detected below a predefined threshold. In one embodiment, the electronic device is a hand held computer system with a display device. When the battery level is detected as below a preselected level, a message is generated on the computer display screen. The message informs the user that the display mode of the screen can be changed to enhance the battery life. If selected, the display mode can change from color to monochrome thereby saving power because the monochrome display does not utilize a back-lighting element. In one embodiment, color sequential techniques are used to provide a flat panel color display. Within the display, a transreflective layer provides reflective light for monochrome applications. When the battery energy returns to normal levels, the color display mode can be re-entered automatically. It is appreciated that the display mode changes can also be performed automatically if the battery level falls below certain critical levels.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Spatio-temporal generation of motion blur]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616220.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Embodiments of the present invention blend frames over a specified spatial and temporal extent to produce a smoothly animated appearance at a reduced frame rate. As the window moves further or closer to the viewer, motion blur may be accomplished by a combination of spatial and temporal averaging. Spatial averaging is used in conjunction with temporal averaging to reduce the rate at which images, including desktop images, are composed and to reduce the amount of graphics memory bandwidth needed for the composition.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Drive method to reduce power dissipation for flat panel display]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616222.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A control module for reducing power dissipation is connected to a column driving unit and a row driving unit. The control module includes a memory for storing display data temporarily and an arithmetic/logic unit connected to the memory. The arithmetic/logic unit takes grayscale image data of a current conducted row as a base row to compare with the grayscale image data of n rows that are temporarily stored in the memory and waiting to be scanned, so as to select the row with a minimum gray level difference as a next conducted row.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Electronic device and method of driving the same]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616173.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An electro-optical device with a pixel portion of enhanced definition is provided, which uses pixels having a novel structure so that the number of stages of a source signal line side driver circuit is reduced to half the number of pixels in the horizontal direction, thereby making a space for placing the driver circuit and increasing the aperture ratio. One horizontal period is divided into the former half and the latter half. Signals for two adjacent pixels are successively inputted to one source signal line. A pixel selecting portion is provided between the two adjacent pixels. The signal selecting portion selects one of the pixels in the former half of one horizontal period so that a signal is written in the pixel whereas it selects the other pixel during the latter half of the horizontal period so that a signal is written in the pixel. Since one source signal line is shared between two adjacent pixels, the invention is advantageous also in terms of aperture ratio.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Plasma display panel, and apparatus and method for driving the same]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616174.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An apparatus and method for driving a plasma display panel and includes two ramp switches. The two ramp switches are used to apply a two-step falling ramp waveform to a Y electrode of the plasma display panel in a reset period, thereby lowering a withstand voltage of a switch which is formed on a main path to block the flow of current when the falling ramp waveform is applied.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Display with system-on-panel design]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616181.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A display adopting system-on-panel (SOP) design comprising a pixel array, a driving unit, a timing controller, and a first synchronization unit is provided. The pixel array is electrically connected with the driving unit. The timing controller generates a first set of timing signals to the driving unit. The first synchronization unit is set adjacent to an input of the driving unit for synchronizing the first set of timing signals.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mouse roller with horizontal scrolling and horizontal tilting switch]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616188.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A number of embodiments of a rotatable member or wheel that can be mounted in a mouse or other input device that allows both rotation and response to lateral pressure for horizontal or other scrolling.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Graphics processing system including at least three bus devices]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616207.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Multichip graphics processing subsystems include at least three distinct graphics devices (e.g., expansion cards) coupled to a high-speed bus (e.g., a PCI Express bus) and operable in a distributed rendering mode. One of the graphics devices provides pixel data to a display device, and at least one of the other graphics devices transfers the pixel data it generates to another of the devices via the bus to be displayed. Where the high-speed bus provides data transfer lanes, allocation of lanes among the graphics devices can be optimized.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rendering processor, rasterizer and rendering method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616211.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A shader sends a “completely full” signal to a buffer control unit when a head pixel in a first pass input from a DDA arrives at a final stage of a pipeline process. When the head pixel in the first pass arrives at a stage in the middle of the pipeline process, the shader sends an “almost full” signal to the buffer control unit and a primitive generating unit. Upon receiving the “almost full” signal, the primitive generating unit suspends the generation of rendering primitives in the first pass and starts generating rendering primitives in the second pass. Upon receiving the “almost full” signal, the buffer control unit supplies the rendering primitives in the first pass from the setup processing unit to the DDA via a temporary buffer. Upon receiving the “completely full” signal, the buffer control unit switches to a second pass and directly supplies the rendering primitives in the second pass from the setup processing unit to the DDA.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pixel driving circuit with threshold voltage compensation]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616177.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A pixel driving circuit with threshold voltage and EL power compensation. The pixel circuit includes a storage capacitor, a transferring circuit, a driving element, and a switching circuit. The transferring circuit transfers a data signal or a variable reference signal to a first node of the storage capacitor. The driving element has a first terminal coupled to a first fixed potential and a second terminal coupled to a second node of the storage capacitor. The switching circuit is coupled to a third terminal of the driving element and the second node of the storage capacitor. The switching circuit can be controlled to make the driving element diode-connected in one time period and allowing a driving current to be output to a display element in another time period.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Driving device and driving method for a light emitting device, and a display panel and display device having the driving device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616178.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A driving device and driving method for a light emitting device, and a display panel and display having the driving device are provided. In a display device having a light emitting diode, first and second driving parts are connected to the light emitting diode. A first switching part applies a first data voltage having a first direction and a second data voltage having a second direction opposite the first direction to the first and second driving parts, respectively, during a first frame. A second switching part applies the second data voltage and the first data voltage to the first and second driving parts, respectively, during a second frame.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Organic EL display apparatus and driving method therefor]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616179.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An organic EL display apparatus has a driving circuit. In the driving circuit, the source and drain of a driving transistor and the anode and cathode of an organic EL device are connected in series between voltage sources. A current passes between the source and drain of the driving transistor and between the anode and cathode of the organic EL device in accordance with a voltage between the gate and source of the driving transistor. Consequently, the organic EL device emits light. In order to store the voltage in the capacitor, a constant voltage source is connected to the gate of the driving transistor and the above-described series connection is disconnected at the source of the driving transistor and connected to a signal source. Then, a current signal output from the signal source passes between the source and drain of the driving transistor, and charges are stored in a capacitor in accordance with the current signal.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Display device and driving method thereof]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616182.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A low-power-consumption active matrix display device is provided.  A driving method of an active matrix display device having M gate lines and N source lines, comprises the steps of writing a data signal of an (m− 1 )-th row (2≦m≦M, m is a natural number) to the source line, comparing a data signal of an m-th row with the data signal of the (m− 1 )-th row before the data signal of the m-th row is input to the source line, electrically disconnecting source lines to which a data signal of the m-th row is input from a power source circuit in the case where the data signal of the m-th row is different from the data signal of the (m− 1 )-th row, electrically connecting source lines of which a data signal of the m-th row is different from a data signal of the (m− 1 )-th row out of the N source lines to one another, and electrically disconnecting the connected source lines respectively and connecting them to the power source circuit so that the data signal of the m-th row is written to the source line.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Optical mouse light emitter]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616189.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An optical mouse light emitter has a transparent body, a divergent light-emitting component and a disc reflective structure. The transparent body has a front end surface and a lateral circular surface. The light-emitting component is built in the transparent body. The disc reflective structure is built on the lateral circular surface. The disc reflective structure has an internal surface. The light emitted from the light-emitting component through the front end surface of the transparent body forms a light collection area. The light emitted from the light-emitting component to the internal surface of the disc reflective structure is reflected by the internal surface to form an axial parallel light and focused at the light collection area for reducing the light interference and enhancing the illumination so as to improve the light sensing effect of the optical mouse, lower its cost and reduce its electric power consumption.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System and computer-implemented method for modeling the three-dimensional shape of an object by shading of a two-dimensional image of the object]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616198.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A computer graphics system generates a three-dimensional model of an object in an interactive manner under control of an operator. An initial model for the object to be modeled is displayed to the operator as illuminated from a particular illumination direction and projected onto an image plane. The operator can update shading of a pixel on the image plane, and, based on the updated shading, the computer graphics system generates an updated normal vector for the updated pixel, which identifies the normal of the surface of the object projected onto the updated pixel. Using the updated normal vector field and a height field, which represents the height of the respective portion of the object as projected onto the respective pixels of the image plane, the computer graphics system generates an updated height value for the updated pixel, thereby to update the height field. The updated normal vector field and the updated height field define the updated model of the object, which corresponds to the updated shape of the object as updated based on the updated shading. The computer graphics system can then display to the operator an image of the object as defined by the updated model. If the updated model is satisfactory, the computer graphics system saves the updated model as the final model. On the other hand, if the updated model is not satisfactory, the operator can further update the shading and enable the computer graphics system to generate a further updated normal vector field and updated height field, thereby to generate a further updated model for the object. The operations can be repeated until the operator determines that the object is satisfactory.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System and method for interleaved slice volume rendering]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616199.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for volume rendering a digitized image includes providing a digitized 3-dimensional image with a plurality of 2-dimensional slices comprised of a plurality of intensities corresponding to a domain of points on a 2-dimensional grid, interleaving said slices so that a predetermined number of slices are represented within 2-dimensional textures comprising slabs. Each said slab comprises a plurality of polygons. Weighting functions are generated for each slice of each polygon of a slab, and using said weighting functions, computing a trilinarly interpolated sample from multiple bilinearly interpolated samples value for each slice of said polygon.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Compaction of z-only samples]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616202.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods and systems for processing fragment groups are described. Fragment groups that include z-only pixels are accessed. A z-only pixel has associated therewith two or more z-values instead of a single z-value. Fragment groups that are not covered by a geometric primitive are discarded, while fragment groups that are covered by a geometric primitive are forwarded to a shader pipeline.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Assigning attributes to regions across frames]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616203.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Assigning an attribute is disclosed. Assigning an attribute includes receiving a first region from a first frame, wherein the first region is associated with an attribute, receiving a second region from a second frame, and automatically assigning the attribute to the second region.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apparatus, system, and method for clipping graphics primitives]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616218.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Apparatus, system, and method for clipping graphics primitives are described. In one embodiment, a clipping module includes a clipping engine and a clipping controller connected to the clipping engine. The clipping controller is configured to determine which edges of an input graphics primitive intersect a first clipping plane. The clipping controller is configured to direct the clipping engine to clip, with respect to the first clipping plane, a first pair of edges of the input graphics primitive in response to determining that the first pair of edges intersect the first clipping plane.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Driving circuits for display device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616221.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A driving circuit provided by the present invention is characterized in that the driving circuit selects a gray-scale voltage in accordance with high-order bits of display data from a group of gray-scale voltages with their voltage level varying step by step from fractional time period to fractional time period, which are set in advance, and outputs the selected gray-scale voltage during a time period between the start of a scanning period and a time at which a number assigned to a fractional time period matches quantitative information contained in low-order bits of the display data. In addition, the driving circuit provided by the present invention is also characterized in that the time ratio of the first fractional time period is set at a relatively high value while the time ratios of the second and subsequent fractional time periods are each set at a relatively low value.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Light-emitting diode display]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/RE40953.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to a light-emitting diode (“LED”) display apparatus used for a display such as a type of standing signboard. The light-emitting diode display is comprised of light-emitting diodes which use a plurality of colors, including blues, reds and greens, arranged in a specific pattern such as a matrix pattern. The display is appropriate for displaying either a moving or a stationary graphical image by powering the LEDs to combine to produce specific colors.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Source driving circuit of display device and source driving method thereof]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616183.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A source driving circuit includes a shift register, a data latch circuit, a D/A converter, and a sample-and-hold circuit. The shift register generates an n-bit first signal in response to a clock signal and an input/output control signal, wherein n is a positive integer. The data latch circuit samples video data using the first signal to latch the sampled video data, and outputs 3×n digital signals. The D/A converter generates a plurality of analog voltage signals corresponding to the 3×n digital signals using a plurality of gray scale voltages. The sample-and-hold circuit generates 6×n sample-and-hold signals using the analog voltage signals in response to a plurality of switching control signals.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Electronic device and method for simplifying text entry using a soft keyboard]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616191.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An electronic device predicts a target key on a soft keyboard for selection by a user and enlarges the target key to make it easier for the user to select the target key. The electronic device includes a display that displays a cursor and keys that constitute a soft keyboard and a cursor control device for controlling movement of the cursor on the display. The electronic device further includes a processor operable to receive a cursor control signal representing movement of the cursor on the display from the cursor control device. In response to the cursor control signal, the processor predicts one of the keys likely to be next selected as the target key and enlarges the target key relative to other keys on the display.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Touch device and method for providing tactile feedback]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616192.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A touch device includes a touch panel and a vibration device to provide tactile feedback to a user to locate a key on a display of the touch panel. A processor generates a drive signal to the vibration device when the position on the display touched by a finger or stylus corresponds to a location of a key on the display. The vibration device causes the display to vibrate in response to the drive signal to provide a tactile key location indication to the user while the key is touched.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Human input apparatus with touch sensors and method for calculating movement value thereof]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616193.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Provided is a human input apparatus and method for calculating a movement value thereof. The human input apparatus includes a plurality of touch sensors for varying and outputting output signals by direct contact, a sensing unit for receiving the output signals in parallel from the plurality of touch sensors and generating input data in response to the output signals, and a movement value calculating means for extracting valid input data from the input data and operating on and outputting a movement value using operated-on data comparing the valid input data with reference data and the reference data. Accordingly, a mechanical device mounted on the human input apparatus in order to express movement can be replaced by an electronic device employing the touch sensors, so that it is possible not only to prevent malfunction caused by noise or abrasion of a mechanical switch, but also to reduce power consumption and production cost. Further, it is advantageous for downsizing.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Key lock means and application method of the same]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616194.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A key lock means set on a tablet personal computer and application method of the same are provided, wherein the key lock means comprises a graphic input device, a typing input device, and means for signal associating. The graphic input device is used for generating and transmitting a first signal to an operating system of the tablet computer. The typing input device is used for generating and transmitting a second signal to the operating system of the tablet computer. The means for signal associating is used for monitoring and controlling the transmitting process of the first and second signals. When the first signal is detected, the means for signal associating can prevent the typing input device from transmitting the second signal into the operating system of the tablet personal computer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Plasma display device and driving method thereof]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616196.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[During a sustain period of a plasma display device, voltages of Vs and 0V are alternately applied to a plurality of scan electrodes. At this time, by applying Vs to a first node, a first capacitor with a first terminal coupled to the first node is charged with a first voltage. By then applying 0V to the first node, a second capacitor with a first terminal is coupled to a second node with a voltage of a second terminal of the first capacitor is charged with a second voltage. In an address period, a voltage of the second node is selectively applied to a plurality of scan electrodes. Therefore, an additional power source for supplying a voltage to selectively apply to a plurality of scan electrodes in an address period is not necessary.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System for reducing aliasing on a display device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616200.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An apparatus and method of displaying a first image on a display device with a plurality of pixels assigns one of a plurality of sample patterns to each pixel on the display device. Each pixel is assigned the one of a plurality of patterns based upon its unique location on the display device. Each sample pattern has at least one sample location. It then is determined if the first image intersects any of the sample locations on each pixel. Pixels determined to have at least one sample location that intersect the first image thus are illuminated.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Casting shadows]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616201.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture are configured to cast a shadow for a two-dimensional vector geometry. A two-dimensional computer-generated rendering comprised of vector geometry is obtained. A face of the vector geometry is then selected and a virtual height is assigned to the face. Once a location of a virtual light source is defined, a shadow for the vector geometry is created and displayed based on the virtual height of the face and the location of the virtual light source.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Image processing system for volume rendering]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616205.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[In an image processing system for generating an image of a three dimensional structure using a volume data, having a plurality of nodes coupled via a network, said one of plurality of nodes is constituted in combination with a control portion comprising at least a processor, a memory, and a communication control portion, said control portion is operative to segment each of a plurality of image processing requests into a plurality of jobs in an image processing operation that use the volume data, monitor a calculation resource amount for each of said plurality of nodes on the job accepting side to obtain a calculation resource information, said calculation resource information being calculated from at least any one of a current load factor, a performance record in the past, a node status specification, and a distance to the node on the network, select at least one node on the job accepting side based on said calculation resource information, and transmit one of said segmented jobs to said selected node.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Efficient multi-chip GPU]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616206.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[One embodiment of the invention sets forth a technique for efficiently combining two graphics processing units (“GPUs”) to enable an improved price-performance tradeoff and better scalability relative to prior art multi-GPU designs. Each GPU's memory interface is split into a first part coupling the GPU to its respective frame buffer and a second part coupling the GPU directly to the other GPU, creating an inter-GPU private bus. The private bus enables higher bandwidth communications between the GPUs compared to conventional communications through a PCI Express™ bus. Performance and scalability are further improved through render target interleaving; render-to-texture data duplication; data compression; using variable-length packets in GPU-to-GPU transmissions; using the non-data pins of the frame buffer interfaces to transmit data signals; duplicating vertex data, geometry data and push buffer commands across both GPUs; and performing all geometry processing on each GPU.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and system for application broadcast]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616208.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Methods and apparatuses are described for application broadcasting. For one embodiment, pixel data being broadcast from a moderator to one or more participants is divided into tiles. Display data is generated for each tile. Each display data segment (segment) contains the pixel data for the tile, and also contains a tile identifier. The segments are periodically evaluated. If the pixel data has changed, the segment is replaced with the most recent segment corresponding to that tile. A time indicator is also included within each segment for each tile indicating the time at which the segment was updated. A participant DPS requests data from the server and provides the time indicator for the last segment it received. The server then transmits the current segment for each tile that has been updated subsequently. This allows presentation at the participant's DPS of the most current version of the moderator's display screen.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Data conversion method for processor, texture producing method, program, recording medium, and projector]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616212.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a data conversion method which refers to textures for converting an input value into an output value by using a predetermined function, the data conversion method includes: converting the input value into an unequal division value, producing a linearly approximated component of the unequal division value, producing an expansion coefficient corresponding to the unequal division value, producing a function value of a quadratic or larger degree component of a orthogonal function expressing the function for the interval containing the unequal division value, calculating the product of the produced expansion coefficient and the produced function value, and adding the obtained product to the produced linearly approximated component to obtain the output value.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Drawing style domains]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616219.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to modify an appearance style of a computer generated rendering. A computer generated rendering consisting of vector geometry is obtained. A closed second geometry is created in the computer generated rendering. The closed second geometry is then converted to a domain. An appearance style for an active region of the domain is identified and applied to all vector geometry in the active region on a per-pixel basis.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method of simulating dynamic objects using position based dynamics]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616204.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Disclosed is a method of simulating a dynamic object comprising a plurality of vertices. The method comprises defining a current position and a current velocity for a vertex “v” among the plurality of vertices, generating an estimated next position for vertex “v” based on the current position and current velocity, updating the estimated next position based on a plurality of constraints, and after updating the estimated next position, computing a next position and a next velocity for vertex “v” based on the current position and estimated next position.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System and method for real-time co-rendering of multiple attributes]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616213.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Systems and methods for enhancing the combined image of multiple attributes without comprising the image of either attribute. The combined image of the multiple attributes is enhanced for analyzing a predetermined property revealed by the attributes. The combined image can be interactively manipulated to display each attribute relative to an imaginary light source or highlighted using a specular component. The systems and methods are best described as particularly useful for analytical, diagnostic and interpretive purposes.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and apparatus for generating characteristic data of illumination around image display device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616214.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method of generating illumination characteristic data around an image display device, includes: obtaining predetermined illumination characteristic data around the image display device; and making the predetermined illumination characteristic data into a data format comprising a type block and an illuminance block. The type block indicates information on a type of illumination, and the illuminance block indicates information on the illuminance of illumination.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reference current generating circuit, organic EL drive circuit and organic EL display device employing it]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7615932.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An organic EL display device having an organic EL drive circuit has a reference current generation circuit that switches the column line drive in response to changing of the dot arrangement of R, G and B through changeover switch circuits. Three D/A converter blocks constituted by a plurality of switch circuits and a plurality of output side transistors of a current mirror circuit are provided to produce reference currents for R, G and B that are selectively switched by a first, a second and a third changeover switch circuit. As a result, the D/A converter blocks corresponding to the respective terminal pins dynamically produce drive currents for the respective terminal pins so as to correspond to the dot arrangement of R, G and B on the organic EL panel.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Display panel having multiple display regions and corresponding backlight regions and method of controlling the same]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616172.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a 3D display having a plurality of display regions and corresponding backlight regions, the image data is sequentially sent to the display regions. The respective light source(s) of the corresponding backlight region is/are turned ON after a response time of each display region, without waiting for a response time or times in the other display regions. The light source(s) is/are then turned OFF after a predetermined time period. The process repeats for further image data.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arrangement matrix of primary color LEDs]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616184.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An arrangement matrix of primary color LEDs is provided. The arrangement matrix includes a first LED, a second LED and a third LED. The first LED, the second LED and the third LED are arranged to form a 4×4 lowest matrix unit. The ratio of the numbers of the first LEDs, the second LEDs and the third LEDs is 2:1:1. The first LED, the second LED and the third LED are presented as α,β, and γ. The arrangement of the lowest repeat matrix unit is shown below:  
 [ α β α γ γ α β α α γ α β β α γ α ] .]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asian language input using keyboard]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616190.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system and process for helping users enter information in an Asian language is described. In some aspects, pinyin input for Chinese is described with respect to dedicated keys of a keyboard.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Prescient cache management]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616209.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Prescient cache management methods and systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, within a pre-raster engine operations stage in a graphics rendering pipeline, tile entries are stored in a buffer. Each of these tile entries is related a transaction request that enters the pre-raster engine operations stage and has a screen coordinates field and a conflict field. If this buffer includes a first tile entry, which is related to a first transaction request associated with a first tile, and a second tile entry, which is related to a second transaction request that enters the pre-raster engine operations stage after the first transaction request and is also associated with the first tile, the conflict field of the first tile entry is updated with a conflict type that reflects a number of tile entries between the first tile entry and the second tile entry.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and system for variable LED output in an electronic device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7615938.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A waveform generator generates LED signal values that define an LED waveform and period. Each signal value is scaled by a particular scaling value to scale the amplitude of the LED waveform. The scaled LED waveform is then transmitted to an LED to cause the light emitted by the LED to pulse at a variable brightness.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Plasma display and driving method thereof]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616176.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A plasma display and driving method thereof. A median electrode is formed between X and Y electrodes for receiving sustain pulse voltages, and a reset waveform and a scan pulse voltage are applied to the median electrode. A short gap discharge is performed between the X electrode and the median electrode during the initial interval of a sustain interval, and a long gap discharge is performed between the X and Y electrodes during the normal sustain interval to thus perform a stable discharge. The X and Y electrode drivers are realized through comparable circuits since the waveforms applied to the X and Y electrodes are substantially symmetric.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Image display medium, image display device, and image display method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616185.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An image display medium ( 10 ) comprises a display member ( 202 ), a back substrate ( 203 ), spacers having a cell structure held between the substrates, and first particles ( 18 ) and second particles ( 20 ), whose colors and charging polarities are different from one another, enclosed between the display member ( 202 ) and back substrate ( 203 ). The display member ( 202 ) includes a transparent support base, a transparent electrode ( 205 a ) formed thereon, a transparent dielectric layer formed on the transparent electrode ( 205 a ), filters ( 1 ) formed on the opposite side from the transparent electrodes ( 205 a ) side of the support base, and a protective layer formed thereon.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Memory apparatus and memory control method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616210.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A memory apparatus having first and second memories generates an address corresponding to input data, and compares an address corresponding to data stored in the second memory with the generated address. The memory apparatus reads out data corresponding to the generated address from the second memory, and determines the number of bits of the address to be compared in accordance with the comparison result. When data corresponding to the generated address is not stored in the second memory, the memory apparatus reads out the corresponding data from the first memory.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dynamic exploration of electronic maps]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616217.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A mapping engine receives map data from a map server and displays electronic maps. The mapping engine also receives one or more templates that specify metrics to show with the map. The templates specify metrics to accomplish specific tasks, such as house hunting. Metrics describe attributes of the areas shown in the map and are received from a metrics server or another source. Metrics are static or dynamic. Some metrics are explicitly specified, while other metrics are computed in response to the map data and/or other metrics. One or more of the templates are designated as “active,” and the mapping engine displays the metrics of the active templates. The mapping engine displays some metrics on the map and other metrics in a metrics panel.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Display device particles, process for producing the same, image-display medium, and image-forming device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616373.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention provides display device particles that have positive or negative chargeability and have color and are produced using at least a calcium compound, in which a concentration of the calcium compound in the display device particle is 0.05% by weight or less in terms of a calcium element content, a process for producing the display device particles, as well as an image-display medium and an image-forming device each using the display device particles.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Display device, method for manufacturing display device, and electronic paper]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616375.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A display device of active matrix driving type has a plurality of pixel regions arranged in a plane, each of the pixel regions including a selection switching element that controllably switches a supply of a signal to the each of the pixel regions, a pressure sensitive switching element that controllably switches a supply of a signal to the each of the pixel regions in response to an input of an external pressure, and a retention capacitance that retains a signal supplied to the each of the pixel regions, wherein the pressure sensitive switching element includes a semiconductor layer having a channel region, and a piezoelectric film laminated on the channel region, and the retention capacitance includes a pair of capacitance electrodes and a ferroelectric film sandwiched between the pair of capacitance electrodes.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and apparatus for automatically discovering hierarchical relationships in planar topologies]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7617077.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A CAD/GIS system that automatically discovers hierarchical relationships between root faces/parcels, smaller faces/parcels, and other defined areas of land. As the definitions are entered into the system, hierarchical relationships are created by the system to ease data management functions.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Unified subdivision for arbitrary and partial degree surfaces and curves with consistent property propagation]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7617079.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[To create an arbitrary-degree limit surface from a mesh, the mesh is first linearly subdivided. Additional linear subdivision and smoothing operations are performed on the initially linearly subdivided mesh. The number of sets of linear subdivision and smoothing operations depends on the desired surface-degree and subdivision level. This procedure can be used to create arbitrary-degree limit surfaces without performing a dual operation. During subdivision the topology of the intermediate mesh is independent of the goal limit surface-degree.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Optical navigation apparatus and method for making the apparatus]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7615733.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An optical navigation apparatus and method for making the apparatus uses a light source and a sensor having an imaging array mounted on a leadframe and encapsulated in an optically transparent body structure. The optically transparent body structure is configured to include a prism-like feature to internally reflect light from the light source toward a target surface and an imaging lens feature to optically manipulate the light reflected from the target surface onto the imaging array of the sensor.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Accelerator handles]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7617454.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and apparatus is described to control velocity of object movement in a display device. A path is provided that the object will follow in the display. A plurality of handles are provided along the path and a velocity of the object is controlled by using the handles.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Plasma display device and driving apparatus thereof]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616175.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A plasma display device including first and second electrodes and a driving circuit alternately applying first and second voltages to the first and second electrodes. The driving circuit includes a power recovery unit, a sustain discharge voltage supply, and a gate voltage supply. The power recovery unit includes an inductor coupled between the first electrode and a capacitor, and increases/decreases the voltage of the first electrode by electrically coupling the inductor and the capacitor. The sustain discharge voltage supply includes a first transistor and a second transistor that couple the first electrode to a supply voltage and to ground. In case of damage to a circuit element, a current is established, through a Zener diode, coupled between the capacitor and the gate voltage supply, that disconnects the supply of voltage to gate drivers of the circuit transistors and stops the operation of the driving circuit.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Acceleration reference devices, cellular communication terminal systems, and methods that sense terminal movement for cursor control]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616186.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An acceleration reference device comprises an accelerometer that is configured to generate acceleration information that is indicative of movement of the device; a communication interface that is configured to be communicatively coupled to a proximately located computer; a controller that is configured to generate movement information based on the acceleration information from the accelerometer and to communicate the acceleration information through the communication interface to the proximately located computer. The acceleration reference device cooperates with a cellular communication terminal configured to function as a mouse for the proximately located computer or for itself. Related terminal systems and methods are disclosed for using the device to provide mouse type functions.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System and method for applying color management on captured images]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616215.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system and method for image acquisition enables selective automated application of color management to color image data generated by an image-capturing device by the device driver for the device. In the image acquisition system, each image-capturing device has properties or operation parameters that can be set to control the operation of the device. During an image acquisition operation, color image data generated by the image-capturing device are transmitted to the device driver. If the operation parameters of the device are set to indicate that color management is to be performed, the device driver calls color management functions provided by the operating system to perform the desired color operation, such as a color space conversion, on the received color image data. The processed color image data are then sent to the image-processing application for further processing or editing.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reducing scattering center data using magnitude-based reduction]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616151.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method to reduce scattering centers (SC) includes receiving a set of SC data points representing an object. The method also includes reducing SC data points associated with a first region based on magnitudes of intensity of the SC data points associated with the first region, reducing SC data points associated with a second region based on magnitudes of intensity of the SC data points associated with the second region, combining the reduced SC data points associated with the first region and the second region to form a reduced set of SC data points, comparing the reduced set of SC data points with the received set of SC data points to determine if the reduced set of SC data points meets a set of comparison metrics and if the reduced set of SC data points meets the set of comparison metrics, performing another iteration of the reducing.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[One dimensional and three dimensional extensions of the slide pad]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616195.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[In one embodiment of the invention, a method for providing three-dimensional motion inputs to a device includes measuring characteristics (e.g., capacitances) between sense electrodes and a reference electrode on a movable pad, determining three-dimensional displacements of the movable pad from the capacitances, determining the three-dimensional motion inputs from the three-dimensional displacements of the movable pad, and providing the three-dimensional motion inputs to the device.  In another embodiment of the invention, a pointing device mounted on a surface of a host device includes sense electrodes, a frame, a movable pad flexibly mounted in an opening of the frame. The movable pad includes a reference electrode opposite the sense electrodes. The opening limits the motion of the movable pad to a single axis on the surface and to an axis into the surface.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Handheld devices as visual indicators]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616097.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A computing device is configured with a multifunctional backlit display. The backlighting can be operated in at least a first mode and a second mode. In a first mode, the backlighting provides luminance to the display so that images on the display can be easily seen. In a second mode, the backlighting provides visual stimulus for relaying information to a user or a user's surroundings.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Advanced method and device with a bistable nematic liquid crystal display]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616180.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The invention relates to a bistable nematic liquid crystal matricial display device wherein the shift to one of the at least two bistable states is carried out by displacing the liquid crystal parallel to the surfaces of the device, characterized by the fact that it comprises a system for addressing various elements of the display device, characterized in that it comprises a system for addressing the various elements of the display device such that it does not simultaneously shift two adjacent elements located in the direction in which the material flows. The invention also relates to a display method. The invention makes it possible to control the grey level by controlling the scan rings of the hydrodynamic flow in order to define the border between two different textures.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Three-dimensional display device and method using hybrid position-tracking system]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616187.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A  3 D display device and method using a hybrid position-tracking system is provided, along with a method for displaying the  3 D image. The  3 D display device includes a main body, a display, a camera, a first calculation part, a gyroscope, a second calculation part, and a Kalman filter. The display provides a  3 D image and the first calculation part calculates a relative posture change of the display with respect to a viewing position on the basis of the image photographed by the camera. The gyroscope is mounted in the main body to sense a change in an angular velocity of the display. The second calculation part calculates a relative posture change of the display and the Kalman filter receives the calculation results obtained by the first and second calculation parts to calculate a corrected-posture-change amount of the display.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Polyp identification through subtraction of models of medical images]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616800.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method of identifying polyps and in a medical image is provided. In a first step, a 3-dimensional model is made of the medical image that contains both polyps (if any were present in the original medical image) and folds. Next, a second 3-dimensional model of the medical image, which is a filtered version of the first model, is constructed in which folds are preserved, but polyps are minimized or eliminated. In a third step, any polyps that were contained in the medical image are identified by subtracting the second 3-dimensional model from the first 3-dimensional model. This subtraction results in a third 3-dimensional model, in which polyps are preserved but folds are minimized or eliminated. With the present inventive method, polyps may be easily and quickly identified without interference from folds.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method and system for forming a structure]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7617076.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[This invention relates to a method and systems to form structures from predefined elementary parts. In the invention at least two predefined elementary parts are combined for forming a desired structure. The part comprises desired features for the desired structure. A control means handles the combining of the elementary parts.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dual wavelength enhanced vision system optimized for visual landing light alignment]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7617022.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An enhanced vision system for an aircraft is disclosed. The invention includes a display apparatus having a display element positioned between the pilot and a scene. The display element permits the pilot to view the scene therethrough. A first sensor is mounted adjacent to the display element. The first sensor is configured to detect light having a first radiation spectrum emanating from a first portion of the scene. A second sensor is mounted upon the aircraft away from the display element. The second sensor is configured to detect light having a second radiation spectrum emanating from a second portion of the scene. The display element is configured to visually represent the detected light with the first radiation spectrum precisely conformal with the scene as viewed by the pilot. The display element is configured to visually represent the detected light with the second radiation spectrum substantially conformal with the scene as viewed by the pilot.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Digital content creation system, program product, and storage medium]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616216.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[There is disclosed a digital content creation system including: a representative color obtaining section that obtains, from a digital content input, a characteristic amount of at least one representative color for the digital content input, the digital content input including a plurality of digital content sets and coloration information indicative of coloration for the plurality of digital content sets included in the digital content input; a coloration process determination section that determines coloration processing in accordance with the characteristic amount obtained by the representative color obtaining section; and a coloration processing section that changes the coloration information for the digital content sets included in the digital content input, in accordance with the coloration processing determined by the coloration process determination section.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Color processing apparatus and its method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616361.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[In gamut mapping, when saturation is linearly compressed, a saturation drop of a low-saturation part is considerable. Linear compression based on zone division produces discontinuous points. Nonlinear compression cannot automatically and uniquely calculate a conversion curve. To combat these problems, first and second gamut data are obtained, the lightness ranges of the gamut data are normalized, and the lightness, hue, and saturation values of a sample point of the first gamut data after normalization are calculated. Maximum saturation points which have lightness and hue values equal to those of the sample points are calculated from the first and second gamut data after normalization. A color conversion table is then generated by calculating a mapping point in the second color gamut after normalization, which corresponds to the sample point, on the basis of the saturation values of the maximum saturation points and sample point.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[In-vehicle conditional multi-media center]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616129.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system for controlling the operation of an in-vehicle multi-media system based on identifying operating conditions for the vehicle. Various operational rules can be applied to the multi-media system based on an identified operating condition. Operating conditions can include a variety of criteria including traffic, weather, vehicle operating parameters, or the like. Once a condition is identified, an operating rule corresponding to that condition can be imposed on the operation of the multi-media system.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System and method for using texture landmarks for improved markerless tracking in augmented reality applications]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616807.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method of tracking a pose of a moving camera includes receiving a first image from a camera, receiving a sequence of digitized images from said camera, recording, for each of said sequence of digitized images, the pose and 2D correspondences of landmarks, reconstructing a location and appearance of a 2-dimensional texture patch from 2D correspondences of the landmarks by triangulation and optimization, computing back-projection errors by comparing said reconstructed texture patch with said first received image; and reconstructing said location and appearance of said 2-dimensional texture patch from the 2D correspondences of the landmarks of said sequence of digitized images by triangulation and optimization after eliminating those landmarks with large back-projection errors.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Edge-directed images sharpening method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616838.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An apparatus includes an edge width detection circuit which detects an edge portion of image data and outputs an edge width of the detected edge portion, a ratio control amount generation circuit which generates a ration control amount in accordance with the edge width, a ratio generation circuit which generates a conversion ratio in accordance with the ratio control amount, and a pixel number conversion circuit which performs a conversion of pixel number of the image data using the conversion ratio, thereby enhancing sharpness of the edge portion in proper quantities.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Conditional navigation through hierarchical lists]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7617204.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention provides a method and system for conditional navigation through hierarchical lists. Filtering parameters are associated with members in a list, such as a hierarchical list. The filtering parameters affect the number of choices that are shown to a user in another list when that list is selected and displayed to the user. A selection of a member having filtering parameters within a master list affects the choices shown to a user in other master lists and/or filtered lists when they are displayed. The filtering may occur across different processes within the same machine and across different machines. For example, a user may make a selection within a master list on a first machine that causes a list on a second machine to be filtered for presentation to another user.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Light concentrating reflective display methods and apparatus]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616368.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Improved apparatus and methods for displays are disclosed that utilize light concentration array between mechanical light modulators and the viewing surface of the display. The light concentration array includes an array of optical elements that concentrate light on respective ones of the light modulators to maximize the contrast ratio and off axis viewing of the display.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Authoring speech grammars]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7617093.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and apparatus are provided for automatically forming a grammar. Example text strings are received and N-grams are formed based on the text strings. A rule in the grammar is then generated automatically based in part on the n-grams.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TV mute finger ring]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/RE40956.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[TV Mute Finger Ring with a hollow C shaped finger ring housing. The housing contains the standard electronics and IR transmitting LED associated with activating the mute function of a standard TV. The housing also contains a battery type electrical power source. The C shaped ring housing has a loop type fastener strip attached to one end of the C shape and a hook type fastening panel affixed to the opposite end of the C shape so that said loop type fastener can removably attach to said hook fastener thereby forming a full ring that can be worn on the user's forefinger. The C shaped housing contains a momentary on-off switch and attached outwardly accessible switch cover located in a position where the user's thumb can easily reach said switch cover. The IR transmitter is covered by a transparent plastic lens that is flush with the outer surface of said C shaped housing. The plastic lens is positioned so that said lens and said IR transmitting LED are pointed outwardly in the general direction of said TV.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Low address discharge voltage plasma display panel]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7615927.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A plasma display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. A plurality of barrier ribs are mounted in the gap between the first and second substrates to define a plurality of discharge cells. A plurality of phosphor layers are respectively formed in the discharge cells. A plurality of display electrodes are formed on the first substrate along a first direction, and a plurality of address electrodes are formed on the first substrate along a second direction which intersects the first direction and separated from the display electrodes.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lighting device for display device, display device and television receiver]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7615935.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A lighting device for a display device includes a plurality of light sources, a power source arranged to provide drive power for the light sources, a common electrode arranged to supply the drive power to the plurality of light sources, a plurality of holder electrodes arranged to hold the respective light sources and supply the drive power from the common electrode individually to the respective light sources, and a dielectric portion provided between the common electrode and each of the holder electrodes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[System and method for providing access to forms for displaying information on a wireless access device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616971.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system and method for enabling users to send and receive messages and other information from mobile devices and enabling users to access server-based information using mobile devices over wireless data networks are disclosed. The present invention provides a system and method for enabling users to access forms for displaying information on a wireless device, such as a mobile phone, interactive pager, PDA or other wireless device, via a wireless service provider. The forms of the present invention may facilitate a user's ability to retrieve, view and send various types of information from a wireless client device. Different types of forms may include facsimile, memorandum, invitation, user profile and other applications. Forms for each application may include predetermined form fields that are specific to each application. Forms may be created, modified and forwarded (or sent) to one or more selected recipients. Other operations may also be performed.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Displaying image data]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7617228.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A machine-readable definition of a three-dimensional scene is represented. A list of relationships between elements of the scene is generated, wherein each entry on said list identifies two elements and the nature of a relationship between the two elements. A displayable schematic representation of the scene is created in which elements of the scene are defined by nodes and relationships between the nodes are represented by links. Input data is received in response to displaying the list of relationships that identifies one of the relationships. A portion of the schematic representation is displayed showing the elements related by the relationship identified by the input data.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Image observation apparatus and image observation system]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7616382.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The image observation apparatus includes a first image-forming element and a second image-forming element each of which forms an original image, and an optical system configured to introduce light fluxes from the first and second image-forming elements to an exit pupil position of the optical system where an eye of an observer is placed. The optical system includes an optical surface as a single surface that reflects the light flux from the first image-forming element and transmits the light flux from the second image-forming element. The first image-forming element and the second image-forming element respectively form a first original image and a second original image that correspond to different viewing fields from the exit pupil position. The apparatus combines plural original images to enable observation of one combined image and that can suppress generation of light scattering.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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