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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8031131 | Interface computer for a stage lighting system A stage lighting system with a digital and analog part. The digital part is used to form the image, which can be, for example, a full brightness image. The analog part is used to dim the image, and to carry out failsafe operation. If an error occurs in the digital p... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8022894 | Screen synchronous control apparatus A screen synchronous control apparatus includes a reference timing transmitting unit 3 for transmitting a reference timing signal about display of a plurality of display screens 11, 12, and 13 at predetermined intervals, a display control unit | 09/20/2011 |
| 7952535 | Electronic visual jockey file A digital camera has output ports that are connectable by cables to an HDTV television. The camera generates a slide show viewable on the television screen. The slide show involves a sequence of images stored on the camera and audio stored on the camera. The slide s... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7876287 | Mini monitor on shared peripheral bus A system with a main monitor for a host computer and a second, mini monitor for displaying a portion of the display normally intended for the main monitor. In one embodiment, the mini monitor is connected to the computer over a shared, peripheral bus, such as the un... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7847755 | Method and apparatus for the identification and selective encoding of changed host display information Changed Host Display Information (HDI) may be captured, selectively encoded, and optionally transmitted between participants over a session. Hints indicative of which portions of the HDI may have changed are collected and used to select areas of HDI for processing. ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7777693 | Image output apparatus having a communication unit, and control method thereof An image output apparatus has a communication unit which can communicate with a plurality of external devices, displays an image received from an external device through the communication unit, and acquires, from an external device serving as a provision source of t... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7667668 | Fractional video touch panels An apparatus or multiple driver video card that simplifies user interface design through displaying portions of a single image on multiple screens, and processing feedback from multiple devices as if the interface was a single device. Method, device, and computer-re... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7446731 | Computer system and display method thereof A computer system having a main body, a first display device connected to the main body to display a picture and at least one other display device in communication with the main body to display a picture. The computer system has a user selection part to input a sele... | 11/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7411568 | Method and apparatus for controlling display monitors provided on an electronic apparatus Disclosed herein is an electronic apparatus that can use not only an LCD monitor provided as a standard component, but also a DVI monitor. The apparatus incorporates a BIOS. The BIOS acquires display parameters from the DVI monitor if the DVI monitor is connected to... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7382334 | Digital information system The invention relates to a digital information system for displaying information on at least one display means with the aid of at least one television set or camera. The exposures are presented at places accessible to and frequented by a general public. The informat... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7369099 | Multi-display control system and image display apparatus A multi-display control system enables an operation screen to come up on an operator's front screen when an application performing a display operation changes, without the need for the operator to move the display image. When the conditions for image detectio... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364313 | Multiple image projection system and method for projecting multiple selected images adjacent each other The present invention provides a projection device comprising: at least two input channels for receiving at least a first and a second input image signal, an image recombination system for combining the input image signals into one imaging signal, an input port for ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363119 | Methods and systems for automatically displaying information, including air traffic control instructions Systems and methods for handling incoming aircraft operation instructions are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes receiving from a source off-board an aircraft an instruction for changing a characteristic of the aircraft, ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356563 | Methods of annotating a collaborative application display Disclosed are methods for remote users of a collaborative application to generate annotation information, send that annotation information to an application sharer device, and receive back a display combining output of the collaborative application with the annotati... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352361 | Display device for a portable terminal capable of displaying an adaptive image A display device for a portable terminal displays an adaptive image in accordance with a position of a user. The display device includes a display unit, a slope detection unit for detecting a slope of the display unit that is rotating in one direction among front, r... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7333669 | Selecting an image processing path to provide desired noise In processing a digital image to provide a desired grain appearance, a noise table is formed that represents noise magnitude vs. intensity of the image. A plurality of potential image processing paths are provided. Each path has one or more image transforms. The noi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333072 | Thin film integrated circuit device A device having an integrated circuit, especially an IC card, for reliably verifying a person's identity by display of PIN numbers or passwords with ingenuity. Portable electronic devices such as a PDA or a cellular phone, or other products can have plural displays ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333096 | Display device and driving method thereof A control signal generating circuit CTL for controlling the writing into pixels PIX instructs a data signal line drive circuit SD2, which is for driving pixels in a non-display area, to write a voltage VB or a voltage VW which are for non-displaying, not only... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7324069 | Animation review methods and apparatus A system comprises a source providing video in a first format, a video converter for converting video from the first to a second format, a server storing a video image from the video, and combining the video image with a graphical user interface to form a composite ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321363 | Image display device, image data control program and image data control method In an image display device adapted to display an image to viewers, the CPU detects the operating state of given application software and causes the display control unit to control whether to permit the first display unit to display the image or not in accordance wit... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7310099 | Information handling system including detection of inappropriate video connection A method for detecting an inappropriate video connection in an information handling system (“IHS”) that includes an integrated video controller, the integrated video controller operable to be coupled to a display device, is provided. The method includes determin... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303282 | Multimedia display device A multimedia display device includes a docking station having speakers and a media drive, wherein the docking station is configured to structurally and communicatively couple an image projection device to the docking station. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304618 | Remote display for portable meter A remote display is provided for use with a portable meter, such as a portable meter used for obtaining electrical measurements. The remote display can optionally be mounted to an extremity of a user for displaying information obtained by the portable meter within a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304640 | Method of measuring luminance of image display apparatus, method of manufacturing the same, method and apparatus for adjusting characteristics of the same A method of measuring luminance of an image display apparatus, a method of manufacturing the same, and a method and an apparatus for adjusting characteristics of the same, in which accuracy of measurement is improved while reducing time for measuring luminance of a ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7292235 | Controller driver and display apparatus using the same A control driver includes a display memory control section which generates a first process control signal when image data includes only first image data which has a pixel size equal to or smaller than that of a display section, and generates a second process control... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7283671 | Communications terminal A terminal acquires and manages a shared candidate image to be a candidate for the next image shared with the other terminal, transmits or receives the image, and transmits or receives an image generated by superimposing handwritten data to be shared on a shared ima... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278518 | Information distribution for use in an elevator A method for displaying an image on a plurality of displays, each if which is in one of a plurality of elevator cabs. The method includes inspecting a playlist having first data leading to first information to be displayed; at least in part on the basis of the first... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274382 | Customizable background sizes and controls for changing background size This invention provides systems and methods that allow a user to change the size of a background used with a graphics-based user interface. This enables tailored background sizes based on user preference and allowable conditions, which are particularly useful with d... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270219 | Elevator display system An elevator display system includes elevator display monitors, each of which is positioned within an elevator to display video information. When in operation, each elevator display monitor has display areas for displaying information independently of each other. Eac... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262791 | Communication apparatus and method, and storage medium There is the possibility that the operator misunderstands as if an abnormality has occurred in an apparatus, depending on the state of reception of an image changing in accordance with situation. This problem is solved by providing a reception unit for receiving ima... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253792 | Video generation and capture techniques Method for controlling stroke video generation components by creating a program to command the video generation components to provide video signals and integrating high level software constructs into the program. Integration of the high level software constructs int... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250983 | System and method for overlaying images from multiple video sources on a display device The present invention provides a system and method for overlaying video from different video sources on a display device. The sources may include a primary video source that provides first image data in the form of a first video signal, and an overlay video source t... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7245272 | Continuous graphics display for dual display devices during the processor non-responding period The present invention provides an image/graphics data display mechanism for continuously displaying image/graphics data on dual display devices of a computer that contains a Display FIFO and a system memory directly accessed by the computer's CPU, wherein at least o... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240287 | System and method for viewing and controlling a presentation A system and method for delivering a presentation electronically. The invention takes advantage of the multiple monitor capabilities of a computer operating system to display a “control panel” on the computer monitor or laptop screen that typically only the pres... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7227511 | Method for activating an application in context on a remote input/output device A computer system is provided including a host computer such as a PC and one or more remote peripheral devices controlled by the host computer for providing status/notification information, applications, system messages, and the like. Software can track the activiti... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210937 | Method and apparatus for microfluidics education The objective of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for education and training in microfluidic technology. The microfluidic system training apparatus includes multiple flow configurations of microfluidic elements all configured and fabricated... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212174 | Systems and methods for sharing application data in a networked computing environment A system and method for facilitating application sharing in a networked environment is provided. Specifically, the system divides a display area on a host computer into a plurality of regions, with each region comprised of a predetermined number of current pixels. T... | 05/01/2007 |
