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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120127193 | User Interface Pipe Scalers with Active Regions A display pipe may include fetch circuitry and a scaler unit, and registers programmable with information that defines active regions of an image frame. Pixels within the active regions are active pixels to be displayed, pixels outside of the active regions are inactive... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127168 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY METHOD, AND DISPLAY PROGRAM Enlarged display of part of display data on display by a first display section is performed to a second display section, based on a relative position of the second display section with respect to the first display section. A display system has a first display section th... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127211 | Graphic Medic Display Device and Method for Using Same According to one exemplary embodiment, an apparatus and method for displaying graphic media are disclosed. The apparatus and method can contain and secure graphic media and provide illumination. The apparatus and method may also contain electronic communication devices.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120105485 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A WAVEFORM There is provided herein a method for producing a representative CO2 waveform, the method comprising obtaining two or more CO2 waveforms, for each of the two or more CO2 waveforms determining one or more scale factors and one or more sha... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120110438 | Proportional Font Scaling The font size of text included in web page content is proportionally scaled based on proportional container widths and/or a minimum readable font size. The proportional font scaling improves web content readability on small-screen devices while maintaining relative prop... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105484 | RESPONDING TO THE RECEIPT OF ZOOM COMMANDS Apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory, having stored thereon computer-readable code, the at least one processor being configured under the control of the computer-readable code to cause primary content to be displayed on a display with a fir... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105483 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY CONTROL WITH IMAGE-CONTENT ANALYSIS Operating a switchable head-mounted display apparatus includes: providing a head-mounted display that includes a switchable viewing area that switches between a transparent state and an information display state; operating the head-mounted display in the information vie... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120081404 | SIMULATING ANIMATION DURING SLIDESHOW A method and system for simulating an animation effect during the display of a digitally encoded picture, including the steps of: storing a plurality of predetermined animation effects; identifying at least one selected portion of the picture by means of a main subject ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120050333 | CAPACITIVE SENSOR PANEL HAVING DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURABLE SENSOR SIZE AND SHAPE This relates to a capacitive sensor panel that is able to dynamically reconfigure its sensor size and shape for proximity and/or distance to enable hover and gesture detection. Thus, the size and/or shape of the sensors in the panel can differ according to present needs... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050332 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING CONTENT NAVIGATION Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating content navigation. A method may include pre-rendering content at each of a plurality of zoom levels. The plurality of zoom levels may include a first zoom level and a second zoom level. The method may further includ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050334 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND A METHOD THEREFOR A display apparatus for presenting an image comprises an image receiver (101) for receiving an image to be displayed. An image analyzer (103) performs a local image profile analysis on at least a first region of the image to determine a pixel value spatial... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120044262 | SURFACE OBSERVATION APPARATUS AND SURFACE OBSERVATION METHOD A surface observation apparatus is achieved, which enables even a beginner to easily select an optimal evaluation indicator for each of various patterns to be evaluated without a trial and error approach. A plurality of images to be evaluated are input from an image pro... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120038675 | ASSISTED ZOOM An apparatus includes a planar display defining an outward pointing normal vector and an inward pointing normal vector; sensor circuitry configured to sense an initial relative position of the planar display and configured to sense a change in relative position of the p... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120038677 | Information Processing Device And Information Processing Method A range having a predetermined width close to a display margin is defined in an image as a restriction area. When the display area enters the restriction area, the moving speed determination unit reduces the speed of moving the display area in accordance with the extent... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120038676 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING A display method for controlling a display state of an image regardless of a motion direction, includes displaying an image in a screen; and when an inward or outward motion having a center, is input onto the screen, the motion moving in a direction toward or away from ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120032984 | DATA BROWSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH AT LEAST ONE SENSOR, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS THEREOF The present invention provides an embodiment of a data browsing system with at least one sensor, which is applied to an electronic device and includes a storage unit, a display unit, at least one sensor and a processing unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of data ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120032986 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESIZING IMAGES PRIOR TO UPLOAD A system and method of resizing an image on a mobile communication device prior to transmitting to an online image repository is disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, the method comprises: determining a size of an original image; determining whether there are an... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120032983 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM An apparatus and method provide logic for formatting electronic content. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate a signal for displaying content to a user on a display screen, and a receiving unit configured to receive infor... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120032985 | SUPERVISORY CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS A supervisory control system includes a display unit for displaying an overview picture including at least one object. The supervisory control system further includes a display view displaying in an integrated manner the overview picture including overview information a... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120026177 | RESIZING OBJECTS IN REGIONS OF VIRTUAL UNIVERSES Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach to resize (e.g., shrink and/or enlarge) objects in a region of a VU so that additional objects can be accommodated. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a mechanism for a region/room to calcu... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120026199 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD A image display device is configured to perform the following operations when generating an enlarged image of an input image from the input image. The image display device first generates an enlarged image by performing an enlarging process on an input image, and genera... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120026200 | INFORMATION INPUT DEVICE, ON-SCREEN ARRANGEMENT METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER-EXECUTABLE PROGRAM Provided are an information input device, an on-screen arrangement method thereof, and a computer-executable program capable of preventing deterioration of operability even when an input disable region is set on a touch panel. An information input device capable of inpu... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120026198 | ZOOM PROCESSING DEVICE, ZOOM PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Provided is a new framework to perform zoom processing of a screen displayed on a display by unit of a simple operation. A zoom processing device of this invention, includes: calculates a movement amount of a pointer which is selecting an object on the screen; and perfo... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120013644 | METHOD OF DETERMINING IMAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD, IMAGE SUPPLYING SYSTEM, IMAGE SUPPLYING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM In at least one embodiment of the disclosure, a method of transmitting image data from an image supplying device to an image display device includes transmitting information indicating a resolution of the image display device from the image display device to the image s... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120013630 | METHOD FOR SELECTING A SHOE FITTED TO A FOOT AND ASSEMBLIES THEREFOR A method for selecting a shoe fitted to a foot from a plurality of shoes. For each shoe from the plurality of shoes, a dimensionally accurate outline of the footbed of the shoe is provided in electronic form. Further, for each shoe from the plurality of shoes, a dimensi... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120001914 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING FIXED-SCALE CONTENT ON MOBILE DEVICES A system and method for maintaining certain content items at a fixed size and resolution and/or position relative to a device display are described herein. Fixed-scale content items are maintained at a given size, resolution, and/or, in some cases, position relative to ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110316884 | ALTERNATIVE SEMANTICS FOR ZOOM OPERATIONS IN A ZOOMABLE SCENE A scene comprising a set of visual elements may allow a user to perform “zoom” operations in order to navigate the depth of the scene. The “zoom” semantic is often applied to simulate optical visual depth, wherein the visual elements are presented with different... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110316886 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM AND DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS In accordance with a size of a drawing area and a character size, the number of characters arrangeable in the drawing area is calculated. Based on the calculated number of characters, whether a character string in the obtained character size is arranged in the drawing a... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110316885 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE INCLUDING POSITION INFORMATION A method and an apparatus are provided, which can display a map that includes a position corresponding to position information in the form of a bird's eye view having perspective views and display an image on an upper portion of the map that is displayed in the form of ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110310215 | Customizable internet based system for real-time multi-media tele-presence of large dynamically varible number of users A System for video and audio real-time communication among a large Community of members connected to Internet via local computers, cell phone or iPads with a webcam and a Central Computer System. The User's Devices and the Central Computer System are made of commerciall... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110310127 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an image input module, an enlargement module and an output module. The image input module is configured to input an image and information of a focus point of the image. The enlargement module is configu... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110310125 | COMPARTMENTALIZING FOCUS AREA WITHIN FIELD OF VIEW A system and method are disclosed for selectively focusing on certain areas of interest within an imaged scene to gain more image detail within those areas. In general, the present system identifies areas of interest from received image data, which may for example be de... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110310126 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERACTING WITH DATASETS FOR DISPLAY Methods and systems for interacting with datasets for display are provided. One method includes displaying information on a display having a surface viewable by a user and receiving a user input at a surface of a multi-touch sensitive device. The surface of the multi-to... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110306421 | IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM An image generation system includes an image information acquisition section that acquires image information from an image sensor, a motion information acquisition section that acquires motion information about an operator based on the image information from the image s... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110306422 | IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM An image generation system includes an image information acquisition section that acquires image information from an image sensor, a skeleton information acquisition section that acquires skeleton information based on the image information from the image sensor, the ske... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110299530 | NETWORK MONITOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF A network monitor is provided that permits a user to work using only the network monitor without a computer to display an image on the network monitor so that the user's convenience is improved.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110298980 | RESIZING TV GRAPHIC ELEMENTS AND REORIENTING GRAPHICS PLANE FOR USER POSITION The size of UI elements on a TV display are enlarged responsive to a determination from sensors that a viewer is beyond a nominal distance from the TV. As well, the graphics plane in which the UI elements are presented can be rotated relative to the video plane to accou... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301843 | Navigable topological maps Disclosed herein are methods of providing location-based information with respect to a topological map. A method may include (a) receiving a query for location-related information, (b) optionally generating data representing the topological map, (c) accessing the locati... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110292082 | Graphics Display System With Anti-Flutter Filtering And Vertical Scaling Feature A graphics integrated circuit chip is used in a set-top box for controlling a television display. The graphics chip processes analog video input, digital video input, and graphics input. The chip includes a single polyphase filter that preferably provides both anti-flut... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110292083 | IMPROVED PLANT PROCESS DISPLAY A system, method and computer program screen system comprising process monitoring displays showing complex information in condensed form; the process monitoring displays comprises part-plant displays showing an overview covering selected areas of a process plant, said p... | 12/01/2011 |
