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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE40324 | Thumb actuated X-Y input device Various x-y input devices are disclosed that are adapted to allow a user to hold and operate the input device with a stress-reducing, open grip posture with the thumb pointing forward and on top of the device. One preferred embodiment discloses an input device for a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7336298 | Video signal level monitoring apparatus A video signal level monitoring apparatus which monitors the level of a video signal, said apparatus comprises means for inputting a first color difference component (Cb) and a second color difference component (Cr) of a component video signal, means for inputting a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318202 | User interface device and its display method While a design manipulation window 62 is open on the screen, in response to a user's selection of a print manipulation option bar 244b, the design manipulation window 62 is slid to change over the display to a print manipulation window | 01/08/2008 |
| 7154540 | System for enhancing video Pan, tilt and zoom sensors are coupled to a broadcast camera in order to determine the field of view of the broadcast camera and to make a rough estimate of a target's location in the broadcast camera's field of view. Pattern recognition techniques can be used to de... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7139034 | Positioning of a cursor associated with a dynamic background A system and method for positioning a cursor associated with a dynamic background is described. In a first step, the position of the dynamic background in a first frame is calculated. In a second step, the position of the dynamic background in a second frame is calc... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7095447 | OSD (on screen display) cursor display method and cursor image display apparatus An OSD cursor display method and an OSD image display apparatus are provided, wherein an information that has an own cursor display data is transmitted from a display apparatus to an OSD source, and when said OSD source wants to transmit an OSD cursor to said displa... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7057670 | Cursor control system A method and apparatus for a novel cursor control system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention is a method of manipulating a cursor on a tv screen utilizing a wireless remote control. The method includes detecting a location on the screen pointed to by the ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6947060 | Image forming apparatus, electron beam apparatus, modulation circuit, and image-forming apparatus driving method An image forming apparatus which performs pulsewidth modulation with a pulsewidth set by counting a clock. Especially, for grayscale level correction by setting the frequency of the clock, the periodic clock is counted, and an output pattern is changed in accordance... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6937255 | Imaging apparatus and method of the same An image apparatus and method of the same use a circular marker having two semicircular portions of first and second color areas separated by a center line. An image of a real space including the marker is acquired and an area of the marker is detected from the imag... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6670998 | Image display device with controlled image quality An image display device has an image output unit for displaying an overall image represented by an image signal, a region designation unit for designating a particular region within the overall image, the region designation unit including a position signa... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6469633 | Remote control of electronic devices An apparatus controls electronic devices, via radio frequency (RF) transmitter and receiver for communication between the apparatus and a user, a central processing unit (CPU) executing software for handling the conversion of an RF signal from the user in... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6362816 | Display control method and display control apparatus In setting a plurality of types of image quality in a single screen, an arrangement is made to facilitate the setting of a range in which each image quality is set. Upon generating a video signal to displayed on a predetermined display unit, the process i... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6252632 | System for enhancing a video presentation A system for enhancing the television presentation of an object that can highlight the object without obscuring the image of the object. The system receives a first video image, matches a second video image to a portion of the first video image correspond... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6020930 | Method and apparatus for generating and displaying a broadcast system program guide A method and apparatus for generating an on-screen guide by which a user may select channels to view in a multiple channel broadcasting system are provided. According to one aspect of the invention, a program guide is generated comprising a number of stil... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5949495 | Digital cursors for serial digital television waveform monitors Generation of digital cursors for serial digital television waveform monitors includes inputting hexadecimal values for the cursors by an operator via a front panel. The hexadecimal values are received by a microprocessor which loads them into appropriate... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5838384 | System for assigning multichannel audio signals to independent wireless audio output devices A home entertainment and information system is provided which assigns and transmits audio programming to audio output devices. Digital and analog signals from a variety of program sources are received by the home entertainment and information system. The ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5838386 | On screen display circuit and position detector In an on-screen display (OSD) circuit and position detector, the OSD circuit includes a menu OSD circuit for outputting video signals Rm, Gm and Bm and switch signal Ym, a pointer OSD circuit for selecting displayed menu items and for outputting video sig... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5822002 | Synthesized-picture projecting apparatus and picture adjusting method When two projecting units or more project two pictures or more obtained from video signals and luminance levels of projected pictures at an overlapped portion thereof are adjusted, a picture to be adjusted is selected from the projected pictures. One of p... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5724106 | Hand held remote control device with trigger button An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor and a radio frequency remote control device. The remote control device has a pointing device and a plurality of keys on top of the device an... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5719637 | Television signal receiver and broadcast channel selecting method A television signal receiver equipped with a picture display controller and adapted for selecting a desired program quickly from a multiplicity of broadcast programs. In response to designation of a browsing mode, many subsidiary pictures are displayed su... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5689610 | Method of making an index print having an indicator of substantially where an image is stored on a motion picture image recording medium An index print includes a recording sheet having a plurality of imagettes representing images stored on a motion picture image recording medium such as a video tape. The plurality of imagettes are less in number than an entire number of images stored on t... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5673087 | Screen overlay device for outputting cursor coordinates based on movement of a pointing device and an on-screen display relating to a menu and a method therefor A screen overlay device and method, and a television using the same are provided. The screen overlay device overlays a menu and cursor on a screen, and includes a pointing device wireless transmitter for transmitting an infrared (IR) signal corresponding ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5652630 | Video receiver display, three axis remote control, and microcontroller for executing programs A video display, which may be a television receiver with associated set top device, an intelligent television receiver, or a personal computer system enabled for television display, has associated therewith a remote control of the three axis type which co... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5648821 | Remote cursor control apparatus A cursor control apparatus includes an operable control mounted on a housing for moving a cursor depicted on a video monitor. In one embodiment of the invention, the control and housing is formed of components which may be sterilized without affecting the... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5606374 | Video receiver display of menu overlaying video A video display, which may be a television receiver with associated set top device, an intelligent television receiver, or a personal computer system enabled for television display, has associated therewith a remote control which controls modification of ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5604544 | Video receiver display of cursor overlaying video A video display, which may be a television receiver with associated set top device, an intelligent television receiver, or a personal computer system enabled for television display, has associated therewith a remote control which controls modification of ... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5602597 | Video receiver display of video overlaying menu A video display, which may be a television receiver with associated set top device, an intelligent television receiver, or a personal computer system enabled for television display, has associated therewith a remote control which controls modification of ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5589893 | On-screen remote control of a television receiver A television remote control system includes an on-screen cursor that is controllable by a viewer-operated remote transmitter. The remote transmitter includes a trackball that yields X,Y coordinate information responsive to rotational movement thereof and ... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5539479 | Video receiver display of cursor and menu overlaying video A video display, which may be a television receiver with associated set top device, an intelligent television receiver, or a personal computer system enabled for television display, has associated therewith a remote control which controls modification of ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5539478 | Video receiver display and three axis remote control A video display, which may be a television receiver with associated set top device, an intelligent television receiver, or a personal computer system enabled for television display, has associated therewith a remote control of the three axis type which co... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5414471 | Movable cursor for selecting and exchanging main picture and sub picture in multi-picture display device A picture selector includes a controller such as a mouse controller for controlling the movement of a cursor on a display screen of a display device capable of performing multi-picture display. The cursor on the display screen is moved onto a desired one ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5396281 | Image input apparatus for displaying a positionable cursor mark on a reproduced image An image input apparatus has a video camera which photographs an object placed on a stage of the apparatus and which outputs a video signal for reproducing an image of the object on a screen of an external device, such as a monitor. The operator can desig... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5283841 | Image processing method and apparatus There is disclosed an image processing method for obtaining a pictorial image from an input image. In this method, image data is input from an image input unit. A paint brush pattern is formed on the basis of an input from an operator. Painting processing... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5177624 | Image reading apparatus According to a first feature of the present invention, an image reading apparatus is disclosed in which image data read from an image document by an imaging reading device are called into an image memory. An output signal from a character generator for ge... | 01/05/1993 |
| 4965670 | Adjustable overlay display controller A video display control system with a relative position memory between a controller and a foreground memory to permit changing the correspondence between a control indicator, indicating a display line on a monitor, and that one of the blocks of foreground... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4790028 | Method and apparatus for generating variably scaled displays Portions of an image generated on an electronic display device are magnified for closer examination while other areas are compressed so that no material is lost from the total viewing area. To achieve this, the image is divided into segments with some ass... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4647969 | Instant T.V. penalty flag alert system An instant television penalty flag alert system is provided which superimposes a video flag upon video images of sports events in progress, such as football or hockey. A plurality of spotters are equipped with transmitter which are activated whenever a pr... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4541013 | Football signaling system A way of enhancing spectator enjoyment of football. Each referee has a holder for the flag. When an off-side, clipping, backfield in motion, etc., is observed, the referee drops the flag to signal a rules infraction. The holder senses the removal of the f... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4514818 | Video image creation system which simulates drafting tool A video image creation system provides intensity or color data from one or more stores. The image is created under manual control which effectively defines the coordinates of the artist's implement at any given time. A processor receives the incoming image dat... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4490742 | Encoding apparatus for a closed circuit television system Apparatus for generating an indicator on a remote monitor screen representative of the orientation of the monitoring camera. A sensor on the camera produces a signal proportional to the camera orientation. An encoder, including a sawtooth generator, a com... | 12/25/1984 |
