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A method and a system for navigating a display screen to search for a desired item of information stored in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a novel fly over user interface (FOUI) capable of receiving commands from a user to provide a zoom out view of the display screen. A user may commence a navigation session by touching the display screen in a non active area or by clicking on a specifically designated icon to activate the user interface. During the navigation session, the display screen is zoomed-out and a magnifying area may appear on the display screen. The user interface enables the user to scroll the zoomed-out display screen by dragging the magnifying area towards an edge of the display screen to find a desired item of information. The display screen may be a display screen of a digital device (e.g., portable computer, personal computer, a cellular telephone, a digital watch, etc). The user may terminate a navigation session by removing the pointer from the display screen.

This invention adds new markings to an original check face prior to tender and processing of the check. These markings, when digitally scanned from the original, are readily interpreted and preserved. During the process of truncating the original with image replacement documents (IRDs) that are the legal equivalent, the new markings solve two major problems when the IRDs are formally introduced into the clearinghouse channel. First, the clipped image of the original check can be properly aligned within a designated region within the IRD based on the uniform markings. Second, data content aligned in reference to the uniform markings preserved in the IRD process can be properly recognized and read as if the software was scanning the original physical document.

The invention is directed to a method for three-dimensional display in which a plurality of individual image elements ajj are made visible simultaneously in a raster of columns i and lines j, wherein the image elements alphaij reproduce partial information from a plurality of views Ak (k-l . . . n) of a scene / object, and adjacent image elements alphaij radiate light of different wavelengths or wavelength regions. The invention is further directed to arrangements for carrying out the method. In a method of the type described above, wavelength-dependent propagation directions are predetermined for the light radiated from the image elements alphaij. The propagation directions within an observation space in which an observer is situated intersect in a plurality of intersection points which correspond to observation positions. From each observation position, one eye of an observer perceives predominantly partial information of a first selection and the other eye perceives predominantly partial information of a second selection from views Ak (k=l . . . n).

A method for providing a presentation of a region-of-interest within an original image to a client, the original image being stored in a content server coupled to a proxy server and the client over a network, the method comprising: in response to a request from the client for the presentation, receiving at the proxy server the original image from the content server; applying a lens to the original image to produce the presentation at the proxy server, the lens having a focal region with a magnification for the region-of-interest at least partially surrounded by a shoulder region where the magnification diminishes; and, sending the presentation to the client. In addition, a method for generating a presentation of search results pertaining to a geographic area for display on a display screen, comprising: receiving a signal selecting a search result from the search results, the search result having a location within the geographic area; and, applying a lens to an original map image for the geographic area to produce the presentation, the lens having a focal region with a magnification for the location at least partially surrounded by a shoulder region where the magnification diminishes. Furthermore, a method for generating a presentation of a path from a first location to a second location in a geographic area for display on a display screen, comprising: displaying an original map image for the geographic area having an overlaid representation of the path; receiving a signal selecting a location on the original map image, wherein the location is limited to at least one of being on the representation of the path and being within a predetermined distance from the representation of the path; and, applying a lens to the original map image to produce the presentation, the lens having a focal region with a magnification for the location at least partially surrounded by a shoulder region where the magnification diminishes.

A display apparatus is provided that prevents shortening of the life of the luminescent elements and has a superior contrast ratio. The display apparatus is composed by forming a plurality of luminescent elements on a substrate and providing bank sections between each of the luminescent elements. The bank sections are formed from a first bank layer located on the side of the substrate and a second bank layer formed on the first bank layer. A light blocking layer is then provided between the first bank layer and the second bank layer.

The display device includes an optical cell having a cell front with at least one cell region being capable of an optically transmissive mode and an optically nontransmissive mode with reference to the cell front. The optical cell contains an optically active material responsive to an applied electrical field such that optical properties of the material are controllably changeable. A reflector may be optically coupled to the cell. A prismatic film including a prismatic surface is optically coupled to the optical cell. The prismatic surface preferably comprises a series of prisms. The prisms have first faces and second faces intersecting the first faces. The first faces are oriented to refract light obliquely intercepting the first faces and the second faces are oriented to minimize refractive, reflective, and optical interactions of the light with the second faces. The prismatic film, the cell, and the reflector optically cooperate such that light entering a display at an incident angle is emitted from the display at an exiting angle distinct from the incident angle for viewing of the display.

A computer implemented system, plug-in application and method for composing a formatted text input to improve legibility, readability and / or print economy while preserving the format of the text input and satisfying any user selected aesthetic constraints. This is accomplished by reading in blocks of text input having defined characters including letters and punctuation in a given input format. A language unit such as a lexical or sub-lexical unit, a subset of punctuation or another defined unit for a particular language is examined and an information measure (IM) is assigned to each character in the language unit indicating the predictability of that character to differentiate the language unit from other language units. Typically, multiple different IMs are assigned to each character and combined to form a combined IM (CIM). The process is repeated for at least a plurality of language units and typically until all the text input in the block has been analyzed and information measures assigned to all of the characters. An adjustment to a physical feature is determined for each character in the plurality of units to modify the visual prominence of that character according to the values of the assigned information measures and a permitted range of physical variation for the block. The adjustments are applied to each character to compose the text input consistent with the input format.

A video processing system enhances quality of an overlay image, such as a logo, text, game scores, or other areas forming a region of interest (ROI) in a video stream. The system separately enhances the video quality of the ROI, particularly when screen size is reduced. The data enhancement can be accomplished at decoding with metadata provided with the video data for decoding so that the ROI that can be separately enhanced from the video. In improve legibility, the ROI enhancer can increase contrast, brightness, hue, saturation, and bit density of the ROI. The ROI enhancer can operate down to a pixel-by-pixel level. The ROI enhancer may use stored reference picture templates to enhance a current ROI based on a comparison. When the ROI includes text, a minimum reduction size for the ROI relative to the remaining video can be identified so that the ROI is not reduced below human perceptibility.

The invention relates to a seamless visualization method for a three-dimensional virtual reality system and a geographic information system. The method comprises the steps that in a preprocessing stage, a three-dimensional model in the three-dimensional geographic information system is processed, and two-dimensional map symbols which are represented according to carpological standards are generated; in a real-time visualization stage of a three-dimensional geographic scene, in the process that a camera roams and observes the scene from near to far, a hierarchy selection technology is adopted to enable the three-dimensional model to conduct switching transition of multi-resolution level details from an exquisite layer to a rough layer until the roughest layer; with the distance between the camera and the three-dimensional model being further enlarged to a certain extent, the three-dimensional model is transited to a billboard through a Morph technology in a seamless mode and finally transited to the pre-generated two-dimensional map symbols in a seamless mode; the visualization process of the camera from far to near is opposite to the switching transition process from near to far. The seamless visualization method can achieve a seamless transition visual fusion effect, and meets the requirements of a user for multi-dimensional and polymorphous comprehensive perception and acknowledge of geographic information.

The invention discloses a multi-mode information fusion-based classroom learning state monitoring method and system. The method specifically comprises the following steps of: acquiring an indoor sceneimage and positioning faces in the scene image; estimating face orientation postures in a face region so as to estimate attentions of students according to the face orientation postures; estimating facial expressions in the face region; acquiring skin conduction signals of the students so as to estimating physiological activation degrees of the students according to the skin conduction signals; recording interactive answer frequencies and correctness of the students on the classroom so as to estimate participation degrees of the students; and fusing four-dimensional information such as attention, learning moods, the physiological activation degrees and the classroom participation degrees of the students so as to analyze classroom learning states of the students. The invention furthermoreprovides a system for realizing the method. By applying the method and system, the learning states of students on classrooms can be objectively and correctly monitored and analyzed in real time, so that the teaching process analysis is perfected and the teaching effect differentiation degree is enhanced.

A system and method of converting the content of a regular whiteboard into an electronic document. This system and method provides an effective, economical and easy to use way to convert whiteboard content as an enhanced and easily editable electronic document though the use of a still or video camera. It uses a series of image processing steps to clip borders, rectify the whiteboard image and correct colors.

The invention relates to a medical information visualization method and device. The method includes the steps of loading a human model through 3D drawing software, converting patient information stored in a medical information system to structured medical information, and finally loading the medical information onto the human model. The medical information visualization device receives an instruction of a user and selects a displayed organ, a subclinical organ and / or the corresponding medical information according to the instruction of the user so that integration expression and visualized display of various types of digital medical information of patients can be achieved. The medical information visualization device can be integrated with various types of medical application platform systems. According to the medical information visualization method and device, materials such as clinical medical data, images and medical examination reports of the patients can be fully utilized; because of the visualization function, the recognition degree of non-medical staff on the health conditions of the patients can be improved, the intellectualization and personalization of user interfaces can be improved, the usability of the medical information of the patients can be improved, and the value chain and use efficiency of the medical information can be prolonged.

Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate normalizing and beautifying digitally generated handwriting, such as can be generated on a tablet PC or via scanning a handwritten document. A classifier can identify extrema in the digital handwriting and label such extrema according to predefined categories (e.g., bottom, baseline, midline, top, other, . . . ). Multi-linear regression, polynomial regression, etc., can be performed to align labeled extrema to respective and corresponding desired points as indicated by the labels. Additionally, displacement techniques can be applied to the regressed handwriting to optimize legibility for reading by a human viewer and / or for character recognition by a handwriting recognition application. The displacement techniques can comprise a “rubber sheet” displacement algorithm in conjunction with a “rubber rod” displacement algorithm, which can collectively preserve spatial features of the handwriting during warping thereof.

This system is aimed at a production unit for which a schedule of tasks to be accomplished is prepared and stored in a central management device (36). It includes individual electronic devices (12), control stations (22, 24) and a network (10) linking these individual devices (12) and control stations (22, 24) to the central management device (36). Each individual electronic device (12) includes means to input the tasks performed and the problems encountered and the transmission means for information input. The central management device (36) includes means of comparison between data received and the task schedule, means to generate a warning when the comparison means have detected a gap or discrepancy between data received and the schedule of tasks and the transmission means of the warning to the individual electronic devices (12, 14) and control stations (22, 24). The individual electronic devices (12) and the control stations (22, 24) include means to display the warning signals.

This invention relates to one plane fault intelligent diagnose method and its system, which comprises the following steps: collecting data expression data and initial fault diagnose based on neural network; collecting initial fault results, message and rules expression fly parameters for secondary diagnose to output the result. the system comprises the following parts: dialogue module based on neural network to collect the data expression data and for initial dialogue based on the net; second dialogue based on blur special system for collecting fault message and initial dialogue result to output second dialogue output.

Systems and methods for repositioning selectable content. Content that includes selectable items is displayed on a display device through a user interface. When an item is selected, the item is repositioned and sometimes resized so that the selected item is more easily viewed. If the item includes text, the text is more legible because it has been enlarged. Other items included in the content that are not currently selected are not enlarged or modified. When a new item is selected, the new item is repositioned or resized and the previously selected item returns to a previous state.

The invention relates to a programming and control method of a sequence control diagram of a programmable controller, which comprises the following steps: a) editing and generating a sequence control command code of the programmable controller in an upper computer: 1) editing the sequence control diagram; 2) generating sequence control text; 3) generating the sequence control command code; and b) downloading the sequence control command code into the programmable controller: 4) downloading the sequence control command code; and 5) implementing the sequence control command code. The method can upgrade the legibility and the flexibility of a user program and the implementation efficiency of the programmable controller.

The invention provides a method and device for predicating sand body thicknesses through logging constraint wave impedance inversion. The method includes the steps of acquiring corresponding seismic data and geological logging data after carrying out seismic exploration drilling sampling in a target exploration area, carrying out logging constraint wave impedance inversion on the target exploration area according to the seismic data with the geological logging data as constraint conditions to obtain a logging constraint wave impedance inversion model of the target exploration area, selecting a plurality of sampling points respectively and evenly for each sand group in the target exploration area on an inversion section of the logging constraint wave impedance inversion model to obtain sand body total wave impedance values of corresponding sand groups and sand body thickness relation curves of the corresponding sand groups through fitting, and obtaining the sand body thicknesses of the corresponding sand groups according to the relation curves. The method and device for predicating the sand body thicknesses through logging constraint wave impedance inversion improve reliability of sand body distribution and thickness prediction in stratums with complicated geological conditions, different reservoir stratum thicknesses and large physical property changes.

Systems and methods for enlarging selectable content. Content that includes selectable items is displayed on a display device through a user interface. When an item is selected, the item is enlarged such that the selected item is more easily viewed. If the item includes text, the text is more legible because it has been enlarged. Other items included in the content that are not currently selected are not enlarged or modified. When a new item is selected, the new item is enlarged and the previously selected item returns to an unselected size and is no longer enlarged.

The invention discloses a spatial data conversion method and system. The method comprises: performing land feature coding, and marking CAD data by adopting GIS codes storing topographical elements; re-drawing graphic data by adopting features corresponding to graphs for the marked CAD data to normalize the CAD data; and converting the normalized CAD data into GIS data. A whole set of processing process is provided through an embodiment of the invention and comprises the functions of land feature batch coding, topologic check, specific graphic layer screening or exporting all data for the GIS and the like.

An autostereoscopic display device uses a view forming arrangement which comprises a first array of first optical elements associated with 3D pixels for generating 3D images, and a second array of second optical elements associated with other display pixels for generating 2D viewing images. In this way, an improved 2D resolution function is enabled without the need to make the display switchable between viewing modes.

Systems, methods and apparatus for factoring numbers are provided. The factoring may be accomplished by creating a factor graph, mapping the factor graph onto an analog processor, initializing the analog processor to an initial state, evolving the analog processor to a final state, and receiving an output from the analog processor, the output comprising a set of factors of the number.

In a pointer instrument (1) having a pointer shaft (12) that deflects a pointer flag (10), the pointer flag (10) can be illuminated by means of a light source (14). For this purpose, the light source (14) is formed, for example, as a light-emitting polymer (13), which is applied between the pointer flag (10), which is formed at the same time as an electrode, and a further, transparent electrode (15), and emits light of any desired coloration under appropriate electrical excitation. The pointer flag (10) can assume any desired shape as the result of using such a light source (14) that can be shaped. In particular, multiple curvatures can be represented without differences in brightness occurring in this case.

Disclosed is a navigation system and displaying method thereof, which controls the level of protrusion for each piece of indication data displayed on a 3-D screen of the navigation system based on its criticality so as to maximize the legibility of the driver. More specifically, the navigation system includes a GPS receiving member which receives GPS location information, a map data storage member which stores map data including a plurality of indication data, a controlling member which requests a display scope of the map data, corresponding to the received GPS location information, and at least one set of indication data within the display scope, and 3-D data-processes said indication data so that it can be displayed so that the most important data is protruding the most to the driver, and a display member which displays the map data containing the 3-D data-processed indication data.

An image processing device including an image signal reception unit configured to receive an image signal of an image to be processed; a density reduction area detector configured to detect a density reduction area satisfying predetermined image density reduction requirements in the image to be processed based on the image signal; a specific image area detector configured to detect a specific image area satisfying predetermined specific image requirements different from the predetermined image density reduction requirements in the image to be processed based on the image signal; and a density controller configured to reduce density of the density reduction area detected by the density reduction area detector in a non-specific image area other than the specific image area detected by the specific image area detector, and to not reduce density of the density reduction area in the specific image area.

The invention discloses an incremental learning image classification training method under the big data scene. The method comprises steps that step 1, an initial image classifier is trained through utilizing original image data; step 2, if a new class image appears in an application process, incremental training of an initial model is carried out, and the image classifier after update is acquired; and step 3, to-be-classified images are identified through utilizing the trained image classifier, and test image classes are acquired. The method is advantaged in that the convolutional neural network is utilized to carry out image characteristic extraction, manual characteristic definition can be avoided, and the high identification degree is realized; the convolutional neural network is utilized to carry out image identification, memory occupation is small, the calculation speed is fast, incremental leading of the new class image can be carried out, storage of the original training data is not needed, the training time and the storage time can be substantially saved, and the method is especially suitable for big data image classification occasions.

The present invention discloses an automatic drawing method and system for a power distribution feeder single-line diagram of a radiation connection mode. According to the automatic drawing method and system, a complete scheme for automatically drawing a radial single-phase diagram is given out, a data basis that uses a CIM_SVG based power grid data model as a graphic layout is researched, and a scheduling automated construction standard and an integrated system requirement of an open graphic model library are met; a hierarchical branched trunk-branch model and an object-oriented branch area model are established, so that maintenance and acquisition of network branch area data are better facilitated; and a preliminary layout of a power distribution line is completed according to a conventional power distribution single-line diagram arrangement principle, and in order to implement symmetrical graphic arrangement, a symmetry optimization method is provided for extremely asymmetrical branch lines in a feeder line, so that the readability and aesthetics of a graph are further improved.