6559 results about "Start signal" patented technology

A robot cleaner capable of returning to an external recharging device. The robot cleaner includes a driving portion for driving a plurality of wheels, at least one camera installed on a body of the robot cleaner, the camera for photographing external surroundings, and a controller for photographing an image through a camera for recognition of a connection position where the external recharging device is connected with the robot cleaner and stores the photographed image, and controls the driving portion so that the robot cleaner can move from the external recharging device to a destination when an operation start signal is received in the robot cleaner connected to the external recharging device, and for tracing a path to the connection position of the external recharging device and the robot cleaner during a robot cleaner's return to the external recharging device while comparing a current image currently taken by the camera with a stored image of the connection position of the robot cleaner and the external recharging device. Returning of the robot cleaner is carried out when the robot cleaner, separated from the external recharging device, completes its job or needs a recharging, by using the previously stored image and an image currently taken by the camera. Accordingly, an error in the location process, mainly caused due to external interference signals, is decreased, and errors in tracing a path and connecting to the external recharging device can also be decreased.

An object of the invention is to provide a circuit technique which enables reduction in power consumption and high definition of a display device. A switch controlled by a start signal is provided to a gate electrode of a transistor, which is connected to a gate electrode of a bootstrap transistor. When the start signal is input, a potential is supplied to the gate electrode of the transistor through the switch, and the transistor is turned off. The transistor is turned off, so that leakage of a charge from the gate electrode of the bootstrap transistor can be prevented. Accordingly, time for storing a charge in the gate electrode of the bootstrap transistor can be shortened, and high-speed operation can be performed.

An apparatus, system and method for synchronizing the playback of data transmitted over an asynchronous network. An initialization module may initialize at least two receivers to receive playback data from a transmission module. The transmission module may then transmit to the receivers the playback data, and, in some embodiments, synchronization data. Synchronization data may include a playback indicator by which the receivers may determine an appropriate playback data consumption rate. A buffer module may buffer a predetermined amount of playback data which may be played in response to a start signal individually addressed to the receivers.

The method of reducing contamination of electrical signals recorded in the presence of repeated interference contamination comprises obtaining an electrical signal recorded in the presence of a contaminating signal, and detecting a timing signal that occurs at a fixed time point during the electrical signal relative to the onset of the contaminating signal. The electrical signal is digitized, wherein the digitizing begins with the timing signal. A plurality of digitized electrical signals is analyzed, wherein the electrical signals are synchronized with respect to the timing signal, to obtain an estimated contaminating signal that is subtracted from the digitized electrical signal. This method can be used with electrophysiological signals, such as EEG, ECG, EMG and galvanic skin response, and for elimination of noise associated with concurrently used methods such as MRI. The method of noise reduction is applicable to recordings of other electrical signals, including audio recordings.

A method of supplying information from a central source (1) to a plurality of remote user interfaces (9) relating to an interactive application. The method comprises:i) transmitting application data associated with the interactive application to the user interfaces (9); and,ii) thereafter, transmitting a real time start signal to the user interfaces (9) to enable the interactive application to begin substantially simultaneously at each user interface.

The present invention relates to an energy saving outlet, which comprises: a housing, having at least one first opening and a second opening thereon, for disposing the following elements at least one outlet, disposed in the housing and exposed the first opening, for providing an electrical equipment being plugged into; a sensor, disposed in the housing and exposed the second opening, for sensing a starting signal of the electrical equipment; a control unit, disposed in the housing and coupled to the sensor, for outputting a control signal when it receives the starting signal; a relay, one end being coupled to a power input terminal, and another end being coupled to the control unit, for being changed to an on or off state through the control signal; thereby the energy saving outlet can turn OFF its power when the electrical equipment has entered a stand-by state, so as to achieve the goal of energy saving. Furthermore, the present invention also provides an energy saving method by using an outlet.

A method of automatically docking a boarding bridge (1, 2) to a door (3, 4) of an aircraft (5) at an airport boarding gate, wherein the aircraft is detected by non-contact measurement of its distance from a fixed point Taken to and parked at a predetermined location, and where a control computer (14) is used to control the movement of the boarding bridge, and the person is required to give a start signal (24) after establishing the correct type of aircraft and the correct pattern for that type of aircraft , so that the control computer prompts the boarding bridge to move and dock.

A shift register includes a plurality of stages connected to one another, wherein each of the plurality of stages receives a first driving voltage as an input and transmits the first driving voltage using an output signal of a previous stage according to a first scan start signal or a first driving order to control an output of a clock signal or an inverted clock signal, and wherein the first driving voltage is at a high state for a partial time of one frame and at a low state for the remaining time of the frame at the first driving order. By using the method, a partial driving can be performed, and accordingly power consumption of the shift register can be reduced.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a GOA circuit for LCD. The GOA circuit comprises a plurality of cascaded GOA units. According to the nth-level GOA unit control, the nth-level horizontal scanning line of a display area is charged. The nth-level GOA unit comprises a pull-up circuit, a pull-down circuit, a first pull-down holding circuit, a second pull-down holding circuit, a bridge circuit, a pull-up control circuit, a downlink circuit and a bootstrap capacitor, wherein a third TFT in the pull-down holding circuit is connected with a seventh TFT in parallel; a tenth TFT in the second pull-down holding circuit is connected with a fourteenth TFT in parallel; the seventh TFT and the grid electrode of the fourteenth TFT are connected to each other and respectively connected with a start signal from the (n-1)-level GOA unit or the (n-1)-level horizontal scanning line. The embodiment of the invention further discloses an LCD device. By the implementation of the GOA circuit and the LCD device, an output delay of a grid signal can be shortened.

Touch-responsive data transmission system for elongating transceiver battery life and assuring one-touch data transmission includes a first transceiver worn on user and a second transceiver connected to equipment utilizing first transceiver data. User contacts first transceiver signal and ground electrodes and touches a second transceiver touch electrode to establish a signal path through user. First transceiver includes a detector for detecting a start signal from the second transceiver signal electrode. Second transceiver includes a generator for generating the start signal upon touching the touch electrode. Receiving the start signal, circuit elements responsible for data transmission are battery-energized to start data transmission from first to second transceivers. Circuit elements responsible for transmitting data remain deenergized until user touches the second transceiver touch electrode to save energy during non-operation and prolong first transceiver battery life. By touching the touch electrode, automatic data transmission remains possible without requiring additional starting procedures.

A source driver outputs a data signal and a reset (black) signal alternately to a source line. Four-hundred and eighty gate lines are divided into three groups each comprising 160 lines, and connected to gate drivers. A display control section outputs a discriminant signal, a scan start signal and a clock signal to the gate drivers, where the nth gate line is selected with the data signal outputted by the source driver, and where the (n+160)th gate line is selected with the reset signal outputted. Further, n is shifted sequentially. By writing the reset signal during the latter ⅓ of one frame like this, light leakage of pixels that are changed over from white display to black display is eliminated. Also, blurs of edge portions of a motion picture are reduced. Thus, display grade for motion pictures is enhanced with a minimum improvement.

An automotive power supply system comprises a battery module that includes serially connected battery groups each constituted with serially connected battery cells, integrated circuits each disposed in correspondence to one of the battery groups, a control circuit, a transmission path through which the integrated circuits are connected to the control circuit and a relay circuit via which an electrical current is supplied from the battery module. In response to a start signal instructing an operation start and received via the transmission path, each integrated circuit measures terminal voltages at the individual battery cells in the corresponding battery group and executes an abnormality diagnosis. If abnormality diagnosis results provided by the integrated circuits indicate no abnormality, the control circuit closes the relay, enabling supply of electrical current from the battery module and subsequently, the control circuit receives measurement results from the integrated circuits via the transmission path.

In a gate drive circuit including stages which are cascaded and which output gate signals each of the stages includes a first node, an output part, a first holding part and a second holding part. A voltage of the first node is converted to a high voltage in response to one of a vertical start signal and a carry signal of one of previous stages. The output part outputs a first clock signal as a gate signal through an output terminal in response to the high voltage of the first node. The first holding part applies a first low voltage to the output terminal, in response to a gate signal output from at least one of following stages. The second holding part applies a second low voltage, which is less than the first low voltage, to the first node in response to a gate signal output from at least one stage among following stages.

An improved roulette type game in which an electronic Start signal triggers a Launch signal, but only after an electronically generated random time delay.

A shift register and a display device having the shift register are provided. The shift register has a plurality of stages which sequentially generate output signals in synchronization with a plurality of clock signals. Each of the stages includes an input unit for receiving a scan start signal or an output signal from a previous stage and outputting the scan start signal or the output signal as a first voltage, a first unit for passing at least two clock signals, a second unit for outputting at least one of the at least two clock signals or a second voltage in response to an output signal from a next stage, and an output unit for generating an output signal synchronized with at least one of the at least two clock signals in response to the outputs of the input unit and the second unit.

The invention discloses a shifting register unit, a gate drive circuit and a display device to simplify the gate drive circuit and thus to reduce the size of the frame of the display device, and relates to the technical field of displaying. The shifting register unit comprises a latching module and at least two stages of output control modules which are connected with the latching module, the input end of the latching module is connected with a starting signal and a clock signal, the output end of the latching module is connected with the input ends of the at least two stages of output control modules, the latching module is used for latching the starting signal according to the input clock signal, the input end of each output control module is connected with the clock signal, the output control modules output grid line drive signals according to the clock signal, and the clock signal is input to the latching module and each stage of output control module according to a timing sequence.

A method of providing an image, the method including receiving an image capture start signal from a remote controller of the camera, successively capturing images after the image capture start signal is received, receiving an image capture end signal from the remote controller, and selecting an image captured at a time which is a predetermined period of time prior to a time at which the image capture end signal is received.

A method, apparatus and system for synchronizing the video output of personal video recorders in two or more locations. A broadcast program is received and recorded on a personal video recorder on a first personal video recorder. Thus, at least one program will be stored in memory in the first personal video recorder. A second personal video recorder having a common program residing in its memory is selected. A signal is then transmitted to or from the first personal video recorder to simultaneously initiate a start sequence in each of the first and second personal video recorders. The start signal may be transmitted over the Internet or by other communication means such as telephone lines.

In a self refresh period control circuit for controlling a refresh period of a semiconductor memory device in response to operating temperature of the device, a temperature sensor part generates a first period control signal in response to a self refresh start signal or self refresh completion signal, senses operating temperature of the semiconductor memory device in response to a clock signal generated by the self refresh start signal, and generates a corresponding second period control signal. A period magnification control part controls a self refresh period in response to the first and second period control signals. Accordingly, a refresh period characteristic change based on operating temperature, which is causable by an initial self refresh, is implemented.

A programmable compensated delay for a double data rate (DDR) synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) interface is provided. A programmable compensated delay apparatus includes a reference delay calibration circuit for providing a measured number of delay elements in one cycle. A programmable delay register provides a desired delay value. A conversion logic is coupled to the reference delay calibration circuit and the programmable delay register for receiving both the measured number of delay elements in one cycle and the desired delay value. The conversion logic provides a number of required delay elements. A delay circuit is coupled to the conversion logic for receiving the number of required delay elements and providing the desired delay. A SDRAM control logic provides a refresh start signal to the reference delay calibration circuit for updating the delay circuit during each DRAM refresh. The DQS clock strobe on the DDR SDRAM is applied to the delay circuit and is delayed by the desired delay.

A gates-line driving circuit of a display device includes a plurality of stages that are serially connected to each other, where each stage includes a plurality of transistors and a plurality of capacitors and receives a scanning start signal, a plurality of clock signals, and first and second gate-off voltages Voff1 and Voff2 of different magnitudes, where some of the transistors are turned off with the first gate-off voltage, and others of the transistors are turned off with the second gate-off voltage.

A user authorization system, a user authorization apparatus, a smart card, and a user authorization method for ubiquitous authorization management are disclosed. The user authorization system for ubiquitous authorization management according to the present disclosure comprises: a PKI (public key infrastructure) certificate issuing server for issuing a PKI (public key infrastructure) certificate matching a biometric signature of registered subscribers; a smart card for storing the biometric signature of the subscriber and the PKI (public key infrastructure) certificate from a user with the stored biometric signature of the subscriber, and generating a tunneling start signal in case the inputted biometric signature matches the stored biometric signature; a service server for providing various services for the authorized user on the basis of the PKI (public key infrastructure) certificate issued by the PKI (public key infrastructure) certificate issuing server; and a terminal, connected to the smart card through a wired or wireless communication method, for establishing a virtual private network(VPN) between the smart card and the service server in correspondence to the tunneling start signal received from the smart card, and transmitting an authorization information based on the PKI (public key infrastructure) certificate to the service server through the established VPN.

A light emitting display including a selection signal unit, an emission control signal unit and a plurality of pixels. The selection signal unit receives a first start signal, generates a first shift signal, generates a selection signal using the first shift signal, and outputs the selection signal. The emission control signal unit receives a clock signal and a second start signal, generates a second shift signal, generates first and second emission control signals using the first and second shift signals, and outputs the emission control signals. At least one of the pixels includes first and second light emitting elements. The first light emitting element is emitted by the first emission control signal in the first field, and the second light emitting element is emitted by the second emission control signal in the second field.

A remote operation apparatus (300) includes: an operating-side first communication section (301) that is capable of transmitting a signal to an operation target apparatus (200); an operating-side second communication section (302) that is capable of transmitting / receiving the signal to / from the operation target apparatus (200); a connection start section (11) which transmits a connection start signal, which notifies a start of the transmission / reception of the signal via the operating-side second communication section (302), to the operation target apparatus (200) via the operating-side first communication section (301); and an operating-side communication control section (12) which transmits / receives the signal to / from the operation target apparatus (200) via the operating-side second communication section (302). With this arrangement, it is possible to easily specify a communication partner to / from which a signal is transmitted / received via the operating-side second communication section (302). Moreover, an amount of data transmitted by the operating-side first communication section (301) can be suppressed to a bare minimum. That is, it is possible to easily specify a communication partner and to suppress an amount of data transmitted by communication means for specifying the communication partner to a bare minimum.

A stereo synchronizing signal generator for liquid crystal shutter glasses is provided. The stereo synchronizing signal generator includes a signal generating unit to generate preliminary shuttering signals according to an image vertical synchronizing signals and a start signal. A signal delaying unit is provided to delay the preliminary shuttering signals according to a value, which can be changed by users. Then an output unit is provided to transmit the delayed shuttering signals to the liquid crystal shutter glasses. Due to that the signal generating unit generates a predetermined shuttering signal, such as right eye shuttering signal, at the rise edge of the start signal, the shuttering signals can always match up to the right image. Furthermore, the signal delaying unit can adjust the timing of the shuttering signal according to the value of the register, therefore the shuttering signals can always be synchronized with the image.

An active matrix display device includes: a display panel having gate lines and data lines defining pixels; a gate driver in the display panel to supply output signals to gate lines of the display panel; and a data driver to supply image signals to data lines of the display panel, wherein the gate driver includes a plurality of shift registers to output signals that are sequentially shifted, each of the shift registers including: a first control part for controlling a first node in response to a first clock signal among a plurality of clock signals; a second control part for controlling second and third nodes in response to the start signal and a second clock signal; and an output part to selectively output one of a third clock signal and a first supply voltage in response to voltages of the first, second, and third nodes, whereby second and third supply voltages, which are different from each other, are switched for application at the second and third nodes.