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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8144168 | Image display apparatus and image display method An image display apparatus that displays an image on the basis of input image signals corresponding to sub-pixels forming one pixel includes a shift-amount storing unit that stores shift amounts of display positions of the sub-pixels relative to given reference posi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8098262 | Arbitrary fractional pixel movement A technique is provided for displaying pixels of an image at arbitrary subpixel positions. In accordance with aspects of this technique, interpolated intensity values for the pixels of the image are derived based on the arbitrary subpixel location and an intensity d... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8068119 | System and method for multi-sampling primitives to reduce aliasing A method and system for performing multi-sample, antialiased rendering of images by performing multi-sample antialiasing at the primitive level. Geometric primitives used to represent a graphics environment are set-up, and then shifted by a sub-pixel offset and rend... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8031205 | Image data set with embedded pre-subpixel rendered image Various imaging processing techniques for displaying a pre-subpixel rendered image. The pre-subpixel rendered image can be transmitted directly to a display capable of displaying a subpixel rendered image. The pre-subpixel rendered image can also be stored for later... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7973803 | Simultaneous occluding transparency graphics processing A method, system, and computer-readable storage medium are disclosed for rendering an artwork comprising a plurality of surfaces, wherein the plurality of surfaces comprises a plurality of sets of semi-transparent surfaces. Each of the sets of semi-transparent surfa... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7940283 | Method and apparatus for pixel sampling A method and a device for generating a pixel value from a plurality of sample values being generated from a plurality of sample points. The method comprises generating a plurality of sample values; and weighting said plurality of sample values for determining said p... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7916156 | Conversion of a sub-pixel format data to another sub-pixel data format A method of determining implied sample areas for each data point of each color in a source pixel data specified in a first sub-pixel format is used for sub-pixel rendering an image on a display specified in a second sub-pixel format. Each of the first and second sub... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7916155 | Complementary anti-aliasing sample patterns Systems and methods for producing anti-aliased images use a sub-pixel sample pattern set that includes two or more unique sub-pixel sample patterns that are complementary. The sub-pixel sample patterns are offset from each pixel center and used to produce images tha... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7893947 | Method for extracting edge in photogrammetry with subpixel accuracy A method for extracting edge with subpixel accuracy in photogrammetry, comprising steps of: a. capturing into a computer a picture, of which the edge is to be extracted; b. defining as a cell four neighboring pixels that form a square; c. recognizing the type of eac... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7864194 | Systems and methods for motion adaptive filtering Methods and systems for motion adaptive filtering detect movement of text or areas of high spatial frequency in one frame to another frame of an image. When such movement is detected and meets a certain level or threshold, the subpixel rendering processing of such t... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7737993 | Methods, systems, and programming for producing and displaying subpixel-optimized images and digital content including such images Methods, systems, and programming for producing and displaying a scaled-down representation of subpixel-optimized images and digital content including such images that is represented by a mark-up language. Some embodiments display the text in such digital content us... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7701467 | Character display apparatus, character display method, character display program, and recording medium A character display apparatus of the present invention is a character display apparatus for displaying a character on a screen based on stroke data containing character information, comprising a control section for setting a color element level for a subpixel overla... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7697012 | Method and apparatus for rendering image signal Provided is a method for rendering image signals, which represent a predetermined number of colors, in an apparatus used for rendering an image signal that has a plurality of pixels composed of three different sub-pixels among four or more different sub-pixels. The ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7688335 | Conversion of a sub-pixel format data to another sub-pixel data format A method of determining implied sample areas for each data point of each color in a source pixel data specified in a first sub-pixel format is used for sub-pixel rendering an image on a display specified in a second sub-pixel format. Each of the first and second sub... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7598965 | Subpixel rendering filters for high brightness subpixel layouts A display system comprises a display panel substantially comprising a subpixel repeating group tiled across the panel in a regular pattern. The subpixel repeating group comprises at least one white subpixel and a plurality of colored subpixels. The display system fu... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7576751 | Pixel center position displacement A pixel center position that is not covered by a primitive covering a portion of the pixel is displaced to lie within a fragment formed by the intersection of the primitive and the pixel. X,y coordinates of a pixel center are adjusted to displace the pixel center po... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7511716 | High-resolution micro-lens 3D display with shared sub-pixel color signals In one embodiment, a sub-pixel rendering method includes receiving 3D image data associated with pixel intensity values of N two-dimensional images having multiple sets of corresponding pixels. Each set of corresponding pixels includes N pixels (one pixel from each ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511717 | Antialiasing using hybrid supersampling-multisampling Hybrid sampling of pixels of an image involves generating shading values at multiple shading sample locations and generating depth values at multiple depth sample locations, with the number of depth sample locations exceeding the number of shading sample locations. ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7460133 | Optimal hiding for defective subpixels A technique for the modification of sub-pixels to hide defects for defective sub-pixels. ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7456846 | Graphical processing system, graphical pipeline and method for implementing subpixel shifting to anti-alias texture A system, apparatus, and method are disclosed for modifying positions of sample positions for selectably oversampling pixels to anti-alias non-geometric portions of computer-generated images, such as texture, at least in part, by shifting shading sample positions re... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7440037 | Anti-aliasing characters for improved display on an interlaced television monitor Anti-aliasing characters for improved display on an interlaced television monitor is described. In one implementation, an expanded character is generated by increasing a character's original dimensions. The expanded character includes multiple sub-blocks and each su... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7425967 | Device for processing pixel rasterization and method for processing the same The present invention relates to a device and method for processing pixel rasterization in 3-Dimensional graphic engine. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of processing pixel rasterizaton in 3-Dimensional graphic engine comprises the step... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425960 | Device dependent rendering Method and apparatus, implementing and using techniques for processing a character for display on a raster output device having a resolution defined by a set of output pixel positions. A stem of the character is aligned to a best sub-pixel boundary. The character is... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425966 | Pixel center position displacement A pixel center position that is not covered by a primitive covering a portion of the pixel is displaced to lie within a fragment formed by the intersection of the primitive and the pixel. X,y coordinates of a pixel center are adjusted to displace the pixel center po... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7403207 | Intensity weighting for sub-pixel positioning A method for determining intensity of a sub-pixel position within a pixelated image to enhance the image quality thereof. In a first step of this method information is received regarding a first pixel at a position X0,Y0, having an intensity I(X0,Y0). In a second st... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403208 | Generation of jittered sub-pixel samples using programmable sub-pixel offsets Jittered sub-pixel samples are used to reduce aliasing during rendering in a graphics pipeline. Sub-pixel samples are jittered using programmed sub-pixel offset values, permitting an application to select not only the number of sub-pixel samples within a pixel, but ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7379076 | Using pixel homogeneity to improve the clarity of images The present invention provides for improving image clarity through sub-pixel positioning of the image in a grid space based on pixel homogeneity scores. The pixel homogeneity scores indicating the uniformity of state for sub-pixels produced from an over-sampling of ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373022 | Apparatus and method for reproducing image An apparatus reproduces an image recorded with a difference between adjacent frames at at least one scene change point and scaled-down images for identifying each scene change point. A time-length-determining device determines the length of time to display the scale... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369138 | Full-scene anti-aliasing method and system A method and system for performing full-scene anti-aliasing for an image through a technique of rotating and unrotating rasterization of a scene and rendering a resulting image. A scene is rasterized at a first angle relative to a first coordinate system to generate... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369140 | System, apparatus and method for subpixel shifting of sample positions to anti-alias computer-generated images A system, apparatus, and method are disclosed for modifying positions of sample positions for selectably oversampling pixels to anti-alias non-geometric portions of computer-generated images, such as texture, at least in part, by translating (e.g., shifting) shading... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7352374 | Image data set with embedded pre-subpixel rendered image Various imaging processing techniques are disclosed for displaying a pre-subpixel rendered image. The pre-subpixel rendered image can be transmitted directly to a display capable of displaying a subpixel rendered image. The pre-subpixel rendered image can also be st... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349026 | Method and system for pixel constellations in motion adaptive deinterlacer In a video system, a method and system for pixel constellation in a motion detection deinterlacer are provided. An output pixel in an absent line of a current frame may be determined based on a constellation of pixels from at least one present line above and at leas... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342512 | Aircraft flat panel display system A flat panel display system for an aircraft display includes a graphics rendering computer for rendering of anti-aliased graphical imaging data derived from aircraft sensors for full-field imaging on a cockpit display screen. A comparator processor independently gen... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342585 | Use of an input overscaled bitmap to generate emboldened overscaled bitmap A computer-implemented simulated emboldening mechanism for emboldening an input overscaled bitmap to generate an emboldened overscaled bitmap. The simulated emboldening adjusts the number of subpixels to turn on in the direction of emboldening taking into account co... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342592 | System for reducing crosstalk A system for reducing crosstalk for a display. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7333110 | Adjusted stroke rendering Methods and apparatus implementing and using techniques for rendering a stroke (e.g., a line or glyph). An initial adjustment value can be calculated for the stroke, and an offset amount calculated based on the initial adjustment value, such that a minimum number of... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333119 | System and method for virtual coverage anti-aliasing A graphics system has a mode of operation in which real samples and virtual samples are generated for anti-aliasing pixels. Each virtual sample identifies a set of real samples associated with a common primitive that covers a virtual sample location within a pixel. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7292253 | Display apparatus, information display method, information display program, readable recording medium, and information apparatus A display apparatus (1) comprises a display device (10) and a control section (40) for displaying characters by using sub-pixel rendering. Each character is displayed in a frame having a predetermined size. The control section (40) has a ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286136 | Display and weighted dot rendering method The invention relates to a display and an image data processing system. According to the arrangement of the display, two color dots having lower light intensity than the other two color dots in a white balance status are disposed on diagonal positions of the pixel g... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7287220 | Methods and systems for displaying media in a scaled manner and/or orientation The invention relates to methods, systems, and programming for displaying media in a scaled manner and/or in an orientation other than an operating system displays its graphical user interface. Some embodiments lay out digital content at a virtual pixel resolution a... | 10/23/2007 |
