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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8159415 | Display device and driving method thereof Provided are a display device and a driving method thereof, which is miniaturized thereby reducing manufacturing costs. The display device includes an interface which receives image information from at least one host device according to a specified or an unspecified... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7333071 | Methods of using mixed resolution displays A method of using two or more display units with different resolutions which have been combined such that the geometry of images displayed across the multiple display units is preserved and the image appears to be substantially continuous to a viewer of the image. C... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7271780 | Display device and system A display device, system, and method are provided. The display device has a communication interface adapted to communicate with an archival storage device, a content source adapted to acquire content in an acquisition form, a presentation system for presenting conte... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262784 | LCD controller to hold a fixed image aspect ratio A circuit and a method for maintaining the aspect ratio of images when there is a difference in format between image sources and display panels is provided. Lines are added in the vertical direction both at the top and at the bottom of the display panel in order to ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7248899 | Portable terminal apparatus having an improved display drive controller A problem of this invention is to satisfy both of securement of visibility of a display unit and suppression of noises at the time of a telephone call etc. using a receiver and a microphone. In a portable terminal apparatus which relates to the invention, a control ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7200451 | Method for consistent on/off object to control radios and other interfaces In a method and system for controlling a device coupled to an information handling system, an object is defined to include a hardware and software component having a corresponding hardware operating state and a software operating state. The hardware component is ope... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7180531 | Method and apparatus for enabling application program compatibility with display devices having improved pixel density A method and apparatus are provided for enabling application program compatibility with display devices having an increased pixel density. According to one method, a call including one or more parameters is directed toward an application programming interface for pe... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7161558 | Calibration system for an electronic sign Electronically programmed signs consist of any array of picture elements (pixels) that can be controlled independently to create an image. Varying the intensity of each pixel and adding multiple colors per pixel will enhance the image quality. It is currently common... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7129936 | Display unit and electronic device including the same A display unit of which inspection process to inspect a connector for faulty connection can be automated. The display unit comprises a display section, a display driver IC among a plurality of types of display driver ICs capable of driving and controlling the displa... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7091967 | Apparatus and method for image frame synchronization A source frame signal received at a first frame rate is converted to a destination frame signal output at a second frame rate. By adjusting the clock frequency of the clock signal in the destination frame signal, the second frame rate is made to be the same as the f... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7071894 | Method of and device for displaying images on a display device A method for displaying images on a display device. The display device includes a general processing unit, a display having several display units and an individual processing unit per display unit. In order to display the images, data concerning the image to be disp... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7057621 | Screen display apparatus and a method for utilizing the screen display apparatus in a mobile terminal An apparatus and method for displaying a multimedia screen in a mobile terminal. A first memory selectively stores multimedia image data received at a service request of the mobile terminal or text data and background screen image data provided for a display service... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053864 | Hot-plugging method of display apparatus A hot-plugging method for a display apparatus is disclosed which includes the steps of reading information pertaining to a display apparatus by a predetermined data communication upon recognizing that a display apparatus has been newly connected while a controller p... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7038697 | Color gradient paths A system and method for generating color gradients is provided. The system generates color gradients using techniques from geometric surface modeling. The system and method of the present invention allow designers to specify very complex gradients in a simple way. T... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6982729 | Constant size image display independent of screen resolution A method and apparatus for displaying images on web pages at a constant size, independent of screen resolution and independent of physical screen size is disclosed. By determining the current screen resolution and size and then scaling the image, the image can be di... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6943753 | Input channel switching control device for display monitor and method of controlling input channel switching of display monitor Discriminator receiving a DDC transmission request from an external computer through a DDC control, judges whether a video signal inputted from the computer is a signal of analog specification or digital specification from an analog channel input detection signal fr... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6927767 | Picture display apparatus A picture display apparatus for displaying a picture in response to inputted picture signals of an arbitrary format. The apparatus includes a picture display unit having an arranged matrix of dots for picture display, a picture display unit drive for converting inpu... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6909406 | System and method for selecting a presentation mode A presentation module associated with the BIOS of an information handling system, such as a portable computer, allows an intermediate level driver, such as a dynamic link library, to set the presentation display type. In one embodiment, a graphical user interface on... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6819944 | Mobile terminal equipped with adapter for image display and method for handling changes in connection line quality Radio mobile terminal 120 is provided with antenna 129, transmitting/receiving output unit 121, image information output unit 122 for outputting image information, line quality monitoring unit 123 for monitoring line quality betwee... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6819303 | Control system for an electronic sign (video display system) A video display system including an electronic sign, a electronic sign control system utilizing a general purpose personal computer, having a video interface card, controlled by clock and command signals from said personal computer, containing a plurality of video a... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6816139 | Apparatus for driving liquid crystal display (LCD) panel and LCD panel driving system adopting the apparatus A panel driving apparatus compatible with various types of panels for liquid crystal displays (LCDs) having different specifications and a panel driving system adopting the panel driving apparatus include: a microcontroller; a data converting unit controlled by the ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6816171 | Device for automatically controlling images on flat panel display and methods therefor A device for receiving video signals and horizontal and vertical synchronizing signals using a flat panel display device for discriminating modes thereof. The device displays the best images by automatically controlling the mode, in case the mode is unsuitable for t... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6806848 | Display apparatus for vehicle A display unit is disposed in front of a driver's seat in a front central region of a passenger compartment of a vehicle. A sensor senses a condition, such as a driver's eye position, an outside brightness and a steering frequency, affecting the uneasiness of a driv... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6693635 | System and method performing image processing of image data of low resolution and arranging image data of high resolution In an image processing system, processing of image data of low resolution and an image data of high resolution is provided, making it possible to handle large images. The image processing system includes receiving image data from the image on a basis of a... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6670964 | Automatic scaler mode detection A system selects either a first scaler in a host computer or a second scaler in a display device, the first scaler having a predetermined output quality. The system instructs the display device to render a pattern; determines the output quality of the sec... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6654026 | Apparatus for processing image signals in a monitor system An apparatus for processing image signals in a monitor system having an LCD module is enclosed. The apparatus includes an A/D converter converting analog R/G/B input image signals received into first 8-bit digital R/G/B image signals; a microprocessor det... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6515678 | Video magnifier for a display of data The present invention is directed to a system and method for magnifying a display of video data. In an exemplary embodiment, a system for magnifying a display of data includes a receiver for receiving a first set of video data including video data formatt... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6483502 | Image reproducing apparatus, projector, image reproducing system, and information storing medium A liquid crystal projector is provided which automatically sets optimal sample parameters based on input analog image signals, capable of accurately performing image reproduction. The liquid crystal projector stores judging data formed by weighting and gr... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6348931 | Display control device A display control device detects the state of an input video signal, sets the display mode of a display device among n predetermined display modes corresponding to different states of the input video signal on the basis of the detection output, and contro... | 02/19/2002 |
| 5448697 | Method and apparatus for simplified control of a video monitor A method and apparatus which provides bi-directional communication between a video monitor and a computer system unit. This enables the video monitor to inform the system unit of its capabilities without user involvement and also enables the system unit t... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5448260 | Color LCD display control system A value obtained by adding a back porch period following a vertical sync signal output from a CRT controller to the total number of horizontal display lines of a display resolution is set in a register. A counter counts the value set in the register in sy... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5285192 | Compensation method and circuitry for flat panel display A video controller for a personal computing system. The controller compensates CRT video information to generate a display compatible with a flat panel device. The controller includes registers and logic circuits which compensate CRT address information. ... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5111190 | Plasma display control system A plasma display includes a mode discrimination/clock generator. A CRT display controller generates vertical and horizontal sync signals having polarities. The mode discrimination/clock generator discriminates the polarities of the vertical and horizontal... | 05/05/1992 |
