Method of Enhancing Moving Graphical Elements

• US 20130194313A1
• Filed: 01/27/2012
• Published: 08/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yang, Sen, Collins, Brian M., Wong, Daniel C., Zhuang, Zhiming
• Granted Patent: US 9,728,145 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/676
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0447 for multi-domain technique to improve the viewing angle in a liquid crystal display, such as multi-vertical alignment [MVA]
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0257 Reduction of after-image effects
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0261 in the context of movement of objects on the screen or movement of the observer relative to the screen
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/106 Determination of movement vectors or equivalent parameters within the image
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/16 Determination of a pixel data signal depending on the signal applied in the previous frame
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3611 Control of matrices with row and column drivers

Abstract

A method performed by a processor of a electronic device, including rendering (402), on an electronic display, a line segment having a first direction and moving in a second direction. The method also includes a step of determining (404) whether the direction of the line segment (the first direction) is in the same direction that the line segment is moving (the second direction). If the processor determines that the line segment is not moving in the same direction of the direction of the line segment (the first direction), then the processor performs (408) a first action, such as adjusting the color intensity of the line segment. If the processor determines that the line segment is moving in the same direction of the direction of the line segment (e.g., the two directions are substantially parallel to each other), then the processor performs (406) a second action.

Claims

1. A method performed by a processor of an electronic device, comprising:

rendering, on a display, a line segment having a first direction and moving in a second direction; and

wherein if the processor determines that the second direction is not similar to the first direction, then the processor performs a first action, and

wherein if the processor determines that the second direction is similar to the first direction, then the processor performs a second action.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein if the processor determines that the second direction is not similar to the first direction, the method further comprising:

if the processor determines that the second direction is perpendicular relative to the first direction, the first action comprises;

changing a first characteristic of at least part of the line segment; and

rendering the line segment to the display after the changing the first characteristic.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the changing the first characteristic comprises:

determining at least one of a speed, a velocity, or a gray level of the line segment from a part of data representing the line segment moving on the display;

calculating a transitional characteristic for the line segment based at least indirectly upon at least one of;

the speed, the velocity, or the gray level of the line segment; and

changing the first characteristic of at least part of the line segment to the transitional characteristic.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the changing the first characteristic further comprises:

determining a thickness of the line segment, prior to the calculating the transitional characteristic; and

wherein the calculating the transitional characteristic additionally comprises;

calculating the transitional characteristic for the line segment with respect to the thickness of the line segment.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the first characteristic is color intensity.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the first characteristic includes at least one of:

a tint, a shade, a saturation, a lightness, or a brightness.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first action comprises:

increasing a voltage applied to the display; and

rendering the line segment to the display after the increasing the voltage applied to the display.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein if the processor determines that the second direction is not similar to the first direction, the method further comprises:

if the processor determines that the second direction is angular relative to the first direction, the first action comprises;

changing a first characteristic of a line sub-segment distal from a point of rotation of the second direction; and

rendering the line segment to the display after the changing the first characteristic.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the changing the first characteristic comprises:

determining at least one of;

a speed, a velocity, or a gray level of the line segment from a part of data representing the line segment moving on the display;

calculating a transitional characteristic for the line segment with respect to the at least one of;

the speed, the velocity, or the gray level of the line segment; and

changing the first characteristic to the transitional characteristic.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the changing the first characteristic further comprises:

determining a thickness of the line segment, prior to the calculating the transitional characteristic; and

wherein the calculating the transitional characteristic additionally comprises;

calculating the transitional characteristic for the line segment with respect to the thickness of the line segment.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the first characteristic is color intensity.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the first characteristic includes at least one of:

a tint, a shade, a saturation, a lightness, or a brightness of the line segment.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the first action comprises rendering a bright border around a rendered asset that contains the line segment.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the second action includes at least one of:

keeping a first characteristic same as it was prior to the line segment moving;

or

keeping all characteristics same as they were prior to the line segment moving, with an exception of location characteristics of the line segment.

15. A method performed by a processor of an electronic device, comprising:

rendering, on a display, a line segment having an orientation and moving in a direction; and

wherein if the direction is not substantially aligned with the orientation, then the processor performs a first action, and

wherein if the direction is substantially aligned with the orientation, then the processor performs a second action.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein if the direction is not substantially aligned with the orientation, the method further comprises:

if the processor determines that the orientation is substantially perpendicular to the direction, the first action comprises;

changing a first characteristic of at least part of the line segment; and

rendering the line segment to the display after the changing the first characteristic.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein if the direction is not substantially aligned with the orientation, the method further comprises:

if the processor determines that the orientation is angular relative to the direction, the first action comprises;

changing a first characteristic of an outside line sub-segment distal from a point of rotation of the direction; and

rendering the line segment to the display after the changing the first characteristic.

18. An electronic device comprising:

a vertical alignment liquid crystal display; and

a processor that executes processor readable instructions stored on a processor readable storage medium, the processor being at least indirectly in communication with the liquid crystal display in accordance with which;

the processor causes the liquid crystal display to render a line segment having an orientation and moving on the liquid crystal display,

the processor determines whether the line segment moving on the liquid crystal display is moving in a direction that is substantially aligned with the orientation of the line segment,

the processor performs a first action, if the processor determines that the direction is not substantially aligned with the orientation of the line segment, and

the processor performs a second action, if the processor determines that the direction is substantially aligned with the orientation of the line segment.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the first action comprises changing color intensity of the line segment while the line segment is in motion.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the processor changes the color intensity of the line segment with respect to at least one of a speed, a velocity, or a gray level of the line segment.