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A mouthguard includes a U-shaped upper bite plate which removably fits over upper teeth of a person, with the entire upper bite plate being made from a soft, deformable and edible gummi candy.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184066 | Computer system and control method thereof A computer system including a display unit to display a display area of the computer system, a wireless communications module to interface with at least one external device, a pointing processing unit to move a pointer indicated on the display unit in correspondence... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8035575 | Driving support method and driving support apparatus A driving support method and apparatus for displaying, on a medial side of a pillar of the vehicle, an image of an area which is hidden as a blind spot in a rear-view mirror mounted on or in a vehicle, when looking in the mirror from the driver's position and which ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7876285 | Projection system, information processing apparatus, information processing program, recording medium therefor, projector, computer program therefor, and recording medium therefor A projection system includes: plural projectors that modulate a light beam on the basis of image data, each of the projectors including: an image-data restoring unit and an individual image correction processing unit; a signal transmitting device that connects an in... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7852284 | Modular computer system A computer system composed of a storage and control unit including components for receiving and processing input data signals and components for producing output signals based on the input data signals; an input/output unit including components for generating input ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7808446 | Active display system and method with optical addressing A display system, including an optical transmitter configured to optically transmit digital image information associated with an image to be displayed. The system also includes an active display including a decoder electrically coupled with a plurality of display el... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7786951 | Apparatus with display A (display) device (31,4,5) contains multiple panels (3,7) like e.g. displays. Every display can be used to display its own content and can be rolled out of a sub-housing (5) like e.g. a cartridge separately. In different configurations the same... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7760156 | Transmitting apparatus, transmitting method, receiving apparatus, receiving method, transmitting and receiving apparatus, transmitting and receiving method, record medium, and signal On the transmission side, a background picture and objects #1 to #3 are transmitted at a transmission rate R/4 each. On the reception side, a picture composed of the objects #1 to #3 and the background picture is displayed with a particul... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7755566 | Displaying an image An image can be displayed based on image data by means of a user equipment. In the disclosed method image data associated with the image is received at a user equipment from a data communication system. A visual effect is generated based on additional information as... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7619584 | Messaging including active response feature An enhanced messaging capability which enables the recipient of the message to respond to a query by pressing a single button or multiple buttons to issue the response. Code for enabling a receiving device to display the message and provide simplified response optio... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7612736 | Light emitting unit A light-emitting unit capable of setting an address easily and reliably and checking the result of address setting. The light-emitting unit, such as an LED unit that constructs the unit of light emission of a display unit or the unit of light emission of an ornament... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7486253 | Transmitting device and transmitting method, receiving device and receiving method, transmitting/receiving device and transmitting/receiving method, recorded medium, and signal A transmission and reception system, in which during transmission a background picture and objects #1 to #3 are transmitted at a transmission rate of R/4 each. On the reception side, a picture composed of the objects #1 to #3 and the back... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7432877 | Communication terminal device A portable terminal device according to the present invention, for example a cellular phone, comprises a plurality of liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and a display switching controller. When the main LCD is out of order, the controller causes information that is to b... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432876 | Display system and method for image copy to a remote display A display system and method are disclosed. One embodiment of a display system comprises a position arm coupled to a first monitor and a second monitor that are each communicatively coupled to a computer. The system also comprises a position sensor operatively associ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423610 | Display controller architecture for portable computers A dual display mode portable computer is disclosed. The portable computer includes a flat-panel display, and a display controller for outputting an internal video signal to the flat panel display. The portable computer further includes means for receiving an externa... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420527 | Image displaying system, image displaying device, image data outputting device, image displaying method, image displaying program, and image data outputting program A system consisting of a plurality of terminals storing image data and an image displaying device which are connected with each other through a network capable of two-way communication has the disadvantage of decreasing in throughput on account of slow image data tr... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414606 | Method and apparatus for detecting a flat panel display monitor In a specific embodiment of the present invention, a monitor detect pin associated with a connector for a flat panel display (FPD) is monitored by a detect module. When an external flat panel device is connected, the monitor detect pin is activated. In response to t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7385610 | System and method for displaying graphics The present disclosure relates to a system and method for displaying graphics. In one arrangement, the method can comprise the steps of receiving an identification of graphical data representing the graphic, and facilitating transmission of the graphical data repres... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371177 | Multiply interconnectable environmentally interactive character simulation module method and system A simulated character module and method of operation are presented. The simulated character module includes a processor, a display operably coupled to the processor and a communication device operably coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to control ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369047 | Adaptive sensing network A plurality of modules interact to form an adaptive network in which each module transmits and receives data signals indicative of radio-frequency identification signals, and indicative of proximity sensing at the module. A central computer accumulates the data prod... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364304 | Projector control To automatically adjust the quality of a projection image commensurate with the performance in-time deterioration and aging of projector component parts in an image projection system, each projector detects an integrated service time of its own light-source lamp and... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365704 | Driving circuit for double display panel A driving circuit for a double display panel is disclosed. The driving circuit drives a first display panel and a second display panel, and includes an ASIC and two pairs of driving ports. The ASIC outputs a driving signal pair including two signals which are opposi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358974 | Method and system for minimizing an amount of data needed to test data against subarea boundaries in spatially composited digital video A method and system for minimizing an amount of data needed to test data against subarea boundaries in spatially composited digital video. Spatial compositing uses a graphics unit or pipeline to render a portion (subarea) of each overall frame of digital video image... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348936 | Display device and image processing method thereof A display device having an A/D (Analog/Digital) converter receiving a signal from a personal computer (PC) and converting the signal into a digital signal a decoder receiving external input signals from an external signal inputter such as a TV or a Video player that... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336277 | Per-pixel output luminosity compensation Per-pixel luminosity adjustment uses a luminosity mask applied as a texture. In one embodiment, a luminosity texture is defined. Pixel data of an underlying image is converted to an image texture. The image texture is blended onto a target surface. The luminosity te... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334054 | Video detection using display data channel A method and apparatus are provided for detecting a connection associated with a display and a system having a first and second video output port. Data channel information associated with the first video output port and the second video output port are read using DD... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333879 | Offline programming device An offline programming device capable of automatically generating a measuring program by which the time and the workload for making an offline program may be greatly reduced. The offline programming device includes a storing part for storing a plurality of data in r... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7321367 | Arrangement and method for spatial visualization An apparatus for image data computation and for synchronous data output. An arrangement for producing and reproducing two partial light images which together can be perceived as a light image having a three-dimensional effect. A method of synchronous reproduction of... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7305501 | Portable computer system having LCD monitor for selectively receiving video signals from external video signal input from external computer A portable computer system includes a portable computer equipped with a graphic chip, and an LCD monitor receiving a video signal from the graphic chip and displaying the video signal. The portable computer system further includes an external video signal input part... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7292205 | Display unit It is an object of the invention to provide a display unit consisting of a plurality of display devices which are substantially equivalently disposed at an appropriate interval optically or as seen from the side of the observer, even when the plurality of display de... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289083 | Multi-sided display for portable computer A display apparatus for providing multi-sided viewing functionality to a portable computer system. In one embodiment, the display apparatus is comprised of a front cover which is electrically and mechanically coupled to the portable computer. A first display compone... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287162 | System and method for platform activation A platform discrimination indication register is stored in a wireless network card. This register holds a platform discrimination indication that indicates whether the wireless network card can be used to transfer data with notebook computers or whether the wireless... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286101 | Image display method and image display system Images are displayed on an image display screen by projection light for displaying images onto the image display screen. The image display screen is integrally formed with diffusion/reflective parts, which reflect the projection light on a side of the image display ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7268747 | Electronics with two and three dimensional display functions A mobile phone is electronics with 2D and 3D display function, having a first casing and a second casing linked to allow the phone to be foldable, and including a first display unit located inside with the phone folded, and selectively switching and displaying 2D an... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262816 | Rear projection imaging system with image warping distortion correction system and associated method A rear projection imaging system with an image warping distortion correction system using a camera and processing unit to generate a warping map that corrects for image distortion. The warping map is generated in an iterative process by displaying a known pattern on... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259729 | Image display method, apparatus and storage medium A plurality of images, in a layout based on a display protocol, is displayed with high efficiency. Display protocol sequences PS1, PS2 and PS3, in which multiple display protocols are lined up in a predetermined order, are remembered in a memory... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254780 | System, device and method for controlling display presentation order The invention provides a display control system in which the troublesomeness and time required for the presentation and the number of misses upon presentation can be reduced, and a presenter can flexibly respond to the status change of the scheduling of display orde... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249324 | Electronic paper file An electronic paper file with an advantage like a book or a notebook can settle a conventional problem regarding the displaying that appears at a time of communicating by a portable information terminal. And the electronic paper file is provided with a receiving ele... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242371 | Wireless electronic display The present invention is a portable electronic video display. The display is configured to be worn on the arm or wrist of a user, or stored in a pocket or backpack. The display is raised to eye level and the user looks through an eyepiece to view the video display. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242394 | Slidable electronic whiteboard system The present invention provides movable visual communication systems, more specifically movable electronic whiteboard systems. The invention provides an electronic whiteboard having at least one positioning member and a guide element adapted to receive the positionin... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236143 | System, apparatus and method for configuring identification of a display A system, an apparatus and a method for configuring a display ID are provided. The system comprises a setting unit, a plurality of displays and a plurality of switches. Wherein, the displays are electrically coupled to the setting unit, and the switches are configur... | 06/26/2007 |
