05th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140028481 | EMI Reduction with Specific Coding of Counter Signals - Apparatuses and a method for transmitting a counter signal in an imaging system are provided. Counter states of the counter signal are Gray coded to Gray coded counter states before transmission. Every second Gray coded counter state is inverted to an inverted counter state. The Gray coded counter states inverted in every second counter state are transmitted and are decoded on receipt. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028482 | High Bandwidth Oscilloscope - A method for improving bandwidth of an oscilloscope involves, in preferred embodiments, the use of frequency up-conversion and down-conversion techniques. In an illustrative embodiment the technique involves separating an input signal into a high frequency content and a low frequency content, down-converting the high frequency content in the analog domain so that it may be processed by the oscilloscope's analog front end, digitizing the low frequency content and the down-converted high frequency content, and forming a digital representation of the received analog signal from the digitized low frequency content and high frequency content. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028483 | LOW-POWER SIGMA-DELTA CONVERTER - A sigma-delta converter may include an input node, a switched capacitor input stage integrating a difference signal between an input signal from the input node and a feedback signal representing an output signal, and a switched capacitor adder coupled downstream from the switched capacitor input stage and generating a sum signal based upon the input signal with a signal generated by the switched capacitor input stage. The sigma-delta converter may include a switched capacitor output stage amplifying the sum signal and generating an analog amplified signal, a quantization stage coupled in cascade to the switched capacitor output stage and generating the output signal as a digital replica of the analog amplified signal, and a circuit generating the feedback signal as an analog replica of the output signal. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028484 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ANECHOIC CHAMBER - An electromagnetic anechoic chamber for testing information technology equipments (ITE) includes an anechoic chamber, a test bench installed in the anechoic chamber, and two tables for supporting the ITE. The tables slide in the anechoic chamber in turn. The test bench includes a first supporting plate defining two substantially parallel slide grooves and a through hole between the slide grooves, and a lift apparatus installed to a bottom of the first supporting plate. Each table includes an uninterruptible power system (UPS) detachably installed to the table. The lift apparatus includes a second supporting plate slidably received in the through hole from top to bottom. Each table slides on the first supporting plate along the slide grooves, until a corresponding UPS is supported on the second supporting plate. The lift apparatus moves the second supporting plate down, so that, the UPS is received in the through hole. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028485 | AIRSPACE RISK MITIGATION SYSTEM - A method that allows an unmanned aircraft (UA) to act as a cooperative aircraft when airborne in an airspace includes obtaining positional data for the UA from a Ground Control Station (GCS), reformatting the positional data from the GCS to a format compatible with an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) transceiver, sending the reformatted positional data to the ADS-B transceiver, and configuring the ADS-B transceiver to broadcast a position of the UA into the airspace from the ground while the UA is airborne. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028486 | LOCATION SYSTEM FOR A FLYING CRAFT - A location and guidance system including a flying craft and a reception device. The flying craft includes a plurality of antennas distributed around its fuselage and emitting rearwards with rectilinear polarization, the emitted signals being specific to each antenna, the positions and the dimensions of the antennas being configured such that the body of the flying craft avoids by masking for at least one antenna the reflections of the signal emitted by this antenna off the ground or off lateral obstacles whatever the position of the flying craft. The reception device is placed substantially on a trajectory axis of the flying craft and configured to be oriented to sight the rear thereof and includes at least two single-pulse antennas operating in orthogonal planes determines a position of the flying craft by analysing the emitted signals received by the antennas of the reception device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028487 | RADAR APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a radar apparatus. A setting unit is configured to set a first range including at least a reference target. A deriving unit is configured to derive a representative position of targets included in the first range on the basis of position information of the targets included in the first range. An acquiring unit is configured to acquire vehicle information indicating that the vehicle is running in a curve-shaped lane or a road shape in front of the vehicle is a curve shape. When the acquiring unit acquires the vehicle information, the setting unit sets a second range wider than the first range and the deriving unit derives a representative position of targets included in the second range on the basis of position information of the targets included in the second range. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028488 | OPEN LOOP POWER OSCILLATOR DOPPLER RADAR - Described are radar systems and methods. A transmit pulse is generated by the radar system. A first portion of the transmit pulse is processed by the radar system to form transmit pulse data. A second portion of the transmit pulse is directed by the radar system into a monitored volume. A return signal is received by the radar system, the return signal at least partially comprising a portion of the second portion of the transmit pulse reflected by one or more objects in the monitored volume. The return signal is processed, by the radar system, to form return signal data. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028489 | TARGET TRACKING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM STORED A TARGET TRACKING PROGRAM, TARGET TRACKING SYSTEM, AND TARGET TRACKING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a target tracking apparatus acquires a first determination result by determining which combination of N-dimensional tracks is for the real target, acquires a second determination result by determining which combination of N-dimensional angular observation values is for the real target, selects the first determination result when an observation environment is an environment other than a dense environment, selects the second determination result when the observation environment is a dense environment, and calculates distance information to thereby generate an (N+1)-dimensional track for each target. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028490 | MOTION PARAMETER ESTIMATING METHOD, ANGLE ESTIMATING METHOD AND DETERMINATION METHOD - A motion parameter estimating method, an angle estimating method and a determination method are provided. The methods are adapted for an electronic device. In the angle estimating method, a first frequency modulation continuous wave signal is first transmitted, and at least one antenna receives a second frequency modulation continuous wave signal resulted by a target reflecting the first frequency modulation continuous wave signal. Multiple motion parameters associated with the target are then obtained according to the first frequency modulation continuous wave signal and the second frequency modulation continuous wave signal. Multiple measured values corresponding to the at least one antenna are obtained according to the motion parameters and configuration parameters of the at least one antenna, respectively. Afterwards, the measured values are substituted into a formula to obtain an estimated angle between a preset direction of the electronic device and the target. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028491 | METHOD OF SYSTEM COMPENSATION TO REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF SELF INTERFERENCE IN FREQUENCY MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAVE ALTIMETER SYSTEMS - An altimeter system is provided. The altimeter system includes a receiver mixer including an antenna-input and a local-oscillator-input; a transceiver circulator communicatively coupled to an antenna via a transmission line having a selected length and communicatively coupled to the antenna-input of the receiver mixer; and a transmitter configured to output a transmitter signal to the antenna via the transceiver circulator. The transmitter signal is frequency modulated with a linear ramp. The transmitter is communicatively coupled to the receiver mixer to input a local oscillator signal at the local-oscillator-input of the receiver mixer. The receiver mixer is communicatively coupled to input a target-reflected signal from the antenna at the antenna-input of the receiver mixer. The selected length of the transmission line is set so that a composite-leakage signal at the antenna-input of the receiver mixer has a linear phase across a sweep bandwidth. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028492 | CALIBRATION- AND/OR MONITORING METHOD FOR FMCW RADAR FILL LEVEL MEASURING DEVICES - A method is based on measuring a distance to a reference reflector arranged at a known distance, in order to calibrate and/or monitor a coherent frequency modulation, continuous wave radar, fill-level measuring device, wherein the reference reflector can be reliably identified. To this end, a reference reflector executing oscillations toward the fill-level measuring device with an oscillation frequency is used, which is inserted in the beam path of periodically linearly frequency modulated transmission signals transmitted from the fill-level measuring device. The fill-level measuring device receives fractions of the transmission signals reflected back on reflectors in the container and records based on these received signals and their time correlation relative to the respectively associated transmission signal for each received signal an echo function, which shows the amplitudes of the received signal as a function of the associated position of the associated reflector. Based on the time change of a plurality of sequentially recorded echo functions and the oscillation frequency of the reference reflector, the position of the reference reflector in the echo functions is identified and its reference reflector position determined. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028493 | ON-BOARD RADAR APPARATUS, OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, AND OBJECT DETECTION PROGRAM - An on-board radar apparatus includes a plurality of reception antennas that form a reception array antenna, the reception array antenna having two or more average pitches that do not have the relationship of integral multiplication, and an azimuth detecting unit configured to perform a phase shift so that an azimuth of the target is apparently changed by a predetermined angle, for a signal received by each reception array antenna, to perform an azimuth detection process of detecting the azimuth of the target based on the phase shift result, and to determine that the target is present in the azimuth detection range in the azimuth detection process when it is determined that the azimuths of the target detected based on the phase shift result for the signals received by the respective reception array antennas coincide with each other and to determine that the target is present outside the azimuth detection range when it is determined that the azimuths of the target do not coincide with each other. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028494 | Virtual Aperture Radar - A VAR system is disclosed. The VAR system may steer a beam to create an illusion of a moving aperture. As a result, a target may be illuminated at different angles to form an image. For example, the VAR system may include a transmission and receiving unit configured to steer a beam, such that a plurality of virtual aperture radars are created behind a reflector. The reflector may be configured to direct the beam to a target, and redirect a plurality of reflected beams from the target to the transmission and receiving unit. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028495 | System and Method for Evaluating Wind Flow Fields Using Remote Sensing Devices - The present invention provides a system and method for obtaining data to determine one or more characteristics of a wind field using a first remote sensing device and a second remote sensing device. Coordinated data is collected from the first and second remote sensing devices and analyzed to determine the one or more characteristics of the wind field. The first remote sensing device is positioned to have a portion of the wind field within a first scanning sector of the first remote sensing device. The second remote sensing device is positioned to have the portion of the wind field disposed within a second scanning sector of the second remote sensing device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028496 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING RADAR TO EVALUATE WIND FLOW FIELDS FOR WIND ENERGY APPLICATIONS - The present invention provides an apparatus and method for obtaining data to determine one or more characteristics of a wind flow field using one or more radars. Data is collected from the one or more radars, and analyzed to determine the one or more characteristics of the wind flow field. The one or more radars are positioned to have a portion of the wind flow field within a scanning sector of the one or more radars. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028497 | GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE ANTENNA SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for reducing multipath when determining a location of a stationary or near stationary position, includes receiving a signal from an antenna moving continuously with respect to the stationary or near stationary position, the signal including a multipath component, processing the received signal including the multipath component, wherein multipath error in the received signal is reduced during the processing and determining a location of the stationary or near stationary position based on the processed received signal with the multipath error reduced. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028498 | UTC Time Offset Estimation at a GNSS Receiver - Techniques are provided to quickly estimate a temporal shift of a GPS signal based on an analysis of a GLONASS signal. The shift can be a result of applied leap-second adjustments affecting GLONASS signals but not GPS signals. By identifying this shift, GPS and GLONASS signals can be considered together in order to estimate locations. The temporal shift can be determined, e.g., by estimating a separation between a GPS-signal frame feature (e.g., frame onset) and a GLONASS-signal frame feature (e.g., frame onset), or identifying coinciding frame features (e.g., a GPS-signal subframe coinciding with a GLONASS-signal string number). The techniques allow the temporal shift to be estimated based on an analysis of just a portion of the GPS-signal and GLONASS-signal frames, such that a speed of location estimations can be improved. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028499 | Engines In System Simultaneously Receiving GPS And GLONASS Signals - A receiver for receiving both GPS signals and GLONASS signals is provided. This receiver includes an analog front end (AFE), a GPS digital front end (DFE) and a GLONASS DFE for receiving an output of the AFE, and a dual mode interface (DMI) for receiving outputs of the GPS and GLONASS DFEs. Search engines are provided for receiving outputs of the DMI. Notably, certain front-end components of the AFE are configured to process both the GPS signals and the GLONASS signals. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028500 | Positioning System - A positioning system includes a signal transmitter and a signal receiver. The signal transmitter is to be attached to a movable object and includes a transmitting module configured to transmit an electromagnetic wave. The signal receiver includes at least three receiving ports arranged on an imaginary plane defined by a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, spaced apart from one another in a direction along each of the first and second axes, and configured to receive the electromagnetic wave respectively as received signals. The signal receiver further includes a calculating module for calculating a position of the signal transmitter relative to the signal receiver on the imaginary plane based on the received signals. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028501 | 3-D ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A wireless communications apparatus includes a housing having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is adapted for insertion into a socket of an electronic device and the second portion includes an end cap. The wireless communications apparatus also includes a printed circuit board (PCB) enclosed within the housing, the PCB having a mounting surface and an antenna joined to the PCB and enclosed within the end cap. The antenna is oriented perpendicular to the mounting surface of the PCB. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028502 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA ASSEMBLY - A method for constructing a wireless communications apparatus includes attaching a three dimensional antenna having a first end and a second end to a printed circuit board (PCB) using a spring-loaded attachment mechanism. The three dimensional antenna is attached in an orientation that is perpendicular to a mounting surface of the PCB. The first end of the three dimensional antenna is further soldered to the PCB. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028503 | MULTIBAND ANTENNA - A multiband antenna for an electronic device includes a resonance radiation body, a grounding end, and a spread spectrum portion. The resonance radiation body receives a first electromagnetic wave signal at a first frequency (known as fundamental frequency). The grounding end and the electronic device are connected. The spread spectrum portion is disposed between the resonance radiation body and the grounding end. The spread spectrum portion includes first and second shunting bodies to form a loop bypass between the resonance radiation body and the grounding end and thereby decrease and increase the first frequency by a specific frequency value so as to define a bandwidth equal to two times the specific frequency value. Hence, the electronic device receives a second electromagnetic wave signal at any frequency within the bandwidth. Since the spread spectrum portion defines the bandwidth, the electronic device can receive the first and second electromagnetic wave signals. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028504 | CONTROL METHOD OF PIPE SCHEDULE AND CONTROL MODULE THEREOF - An electronic device with a casing is provided. The electronic device includes a first opening, a second opening, and a feed-in circuit. The first opening is formed at one side of the casing, and the first opening extends into the casing to form a first slit. The second opening is formed adjacent to the first opening, and the second opening extends into the casing to form a second slit. The feed-in circuit is coupled to the first slit and the second slit, and the projection of the feed-in circuit partly overlaps the first slit and second slit. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028505 | SPACE-FILLING MINIATURE ANTENNAS - A novel geometry, the geometry of Space-Filling Curves (SFC) is defined in the present invention and it is used to shape a part of an antenna. By means of this novel technique, the size of the antenna can be reduced with respect to prior art, or alternatively, given a fixed size the antenna can operate at a lower frequency with respect to a conventional antenna of the same size. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028506 | ENCLOSED BACK SIDE HEATING SYSTEM FOR SATELLITE DISHES - A satellite dish heating system is installed on the rear side of a residential or commercial satellite dish to generate enough heat to keep the front face of a satellite dish reflector and the extension arm leading to the Lnbf warm enough to defrost the dish and arm during winter weather conditions including snow, ice, frost and ice fog, which interfere with satellite dish reception | 2014-01-30 |
20140028507 | ROOFTOP ANTENNA, IN PARTICULAR MOTOR VEHICLE ROOFTOP ANTENNA WITH ASSOCIATED PLUG-TYPE CONNECTION DEVICE - An improved rooftop antenna is characterized, inter alia, by the following features: the base ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140028508 | CONFORMABLE ANTENNA USING CONDUCTING POLYMERS - Antenna including a wire made of a conducting polymer. The wire is sewn into fabric material in a selected pattern. A preferred conducing polymer is polypyrrole. It is also preferred that the wire be encased in a non-conductive, low dielectric plastic. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028509 | TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR USING A PIEZOELECTRIC MODULE AS AN ANTENNA - Terminals, apparatuses and methods for operating a piezoelectric module included in a terminal in one or more operation modes, including: a control unit which determines an operation mode of a piezoelectric module that includes a piezoelectric element, the piezoelectric module operating according to the operation mode determined by the control unit; and a voltage control unit which applies an operation voltage for generating an operation frequency according to the operation mode determined by the control unit to the piezoelectric module. The one or more operation modes includes an antenna mode in which the piezoelectric module operates as an antenna in the terminal. Accordingly, the antenna is implemented using the piezoelectric module in the terminal, thereby promoting and enhancing mounting characteristics and durability of the terminal. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028510 | MULTIPLE ANTENNA HIGH ISOLATION APPARATUS AND APPLICATION THEREOF - A multiple antenna apparatus includes a substrate, a first antenna structure, and a second antenna structure. The first antenna structure includes a first metal trace that has a first pattern confined in a first geometric shape and has a near-zero electric field plane. The second antenna structure includes a second metal trace that has a first pattern confined to a second geometric shape. The second antenna structure is positioned on the substrate in substantial alignment with the near-zero electric field plane of the first antenna structure. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028511 | COMPACT MULTIPLE-BAND ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS DEVICES - A device in a wireless communications system, comprising a transmitter for transmitting information over a plurality of frequency bands, a receiver for receiving information over a plurality of frequency bands and a multiple-band antenna electrically connected to said transmitter and said receiver, wherein said multiple band antenna is comprised of a first feed point configured to electrically connect said multiple band antenna to said transmitter and said receiver, wherein said multiple band antenna forms a first antenna type and a second feed point configured to electrically connect said multiple-band antenna to said transmitter and said receiver, wherein said multiple band antenna forms a second antenna type. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028512 | EMITTER FOR VERTICALLY POLARIZED WIRELESS SIGNALS - An electric emitter for vertically polarised wireless signals for a communication service with a narrow frequency bandwidth around a frequency fo with free-space wavelength λo in the gigahertz range, comprising at least one substantially horizontally oriented conductor loop arranged above a conductive base area, with an emitter infeed point for electromagnetic excitation of the loop relative to the base area. The loop is formed by a circularly closed ring conductor running in a substantially horizontal plane with a height h of less than λo/6 over the base area. Distributed over the periphery of the ring conductor are at least three vertical emitters electromagnetically coupled to the ring conductor coupling points and running to the base area, wherein at least two of the emitters are electromagnetically coupled to the base area at earth terminal points, and a vertical emitter is excited via the emitter infeed point at the lower end thereof. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028513 | TRIPLE STAGGER OFFSETABLE AZIMUTH BEAM WIDTH CONTROLLED ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS NETWORK - A variably controlled stagger antenna array architecture is disclosed. The array employs a plurality of driven radiating elements that are spatially arranged having each radiating element or element groups orthogonally movable relative to a main vertical axis. This provides a controlled variation of the antenna array's azimuth radiation pattern without excessive side lobe radiation over full range of settings. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028514 | LOW COST, HIGH-PERFORMANCE, SWITCHED MULTI-FEED STEERABLE ANTENNA SYSTEM - An apparatus for satellite communication may include a reflector configured to redirect electromagnetic energy. Each of multiple feeds may be positioned at a predetermined location with respect to the reflector. A feed-switching mechanism may be configured to selectively activate for use at least one of the multiple feeds. A steering mechanism may be configured to steer the reflector such that a focal point of the reflector approximately coincides with a position of an activated feed of the multiple feeds. The reflector may be mechanically independent of the plurality of feeds and the feed-switching mechanism. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028515 | SUBSTRATE EMBEDDED ANTENNA AND ANTENNA ARRAY CONSTITUTED THEREBY - The present invention provides a substrate-embedded antenna and an antenna array constituted by said antennas. An antenna of the present invention comprises a plurality of substrates, a metal fill and a feed line. Each of the substrates has at least one through-hole. The metal fill is placed within each through-hole, and each metal fill placed therein connects one another to form a columnar metal conductor which acts as a radiating body of the antenna. The feed line is electrically coupled to the metal conductor to input and output electrical signals. A plurality of said antennas may constitute an antenna array. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028516 | DUAL-POLARIZED RADIATING ELEMENT WITH ENHANCED ISOLATION FOR USE IN ANTENNA SYSTEM - A dual-polarized radiating element having a first dipole and a second dipole attached to a reflector. Each conductive first half dipole and each conductive second half dipole of each of the first and second dipoles having a first surface and an opposite second surface. In one embodiment, the first surface of each first half dipole extends offset to the first surface of the respective second half dipole. Each of dipoles includes a conductive element having a first side portion spaced apart from and secured to the first surface of the respective first half dipole and a second side portion spaced apart from and secured to the first surface of the respective second half dipole, and is connectible to an input signal so as to be capable of being electromagnetically coupled to the first and second dipoles. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028517 | STRENGTHENING MEANS FOR A DIPOLE WHIP ANTENNA - A dipole antenna comprises a hollow dielectric whip, a coaxial center feed extending therethrough, and a pair of conductive dipole elements comprising an upper element and a lower element. The dipole antenna further comprises an upper element lead connecting the upper element to a first portion of the coaxial center feed at a feed point and a lower element lead connecting the lower element to a second portion of the coaxial center feed at the feed point. The dipole antenna further comprises a feed point strengthening means to mechanically strengthen the feed point against disconnection when the whip is impacted. Additionally, the dipole antenna may be a dual dipole antenna. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028518 | Antenna Structures and Shield Layers on Packaged Wireless Circuits - An electronic device may be provided with antenna structures. Circuitry such as radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and impedance matching and filter circuitry may be implemented using one or more circuit components and embedded within an insulator to form packaged circuitry. The insulator may be formed from multiple layers of printed circuit board material or from plastic molded onto a printed circuit board substrate over the circuitry. A metal shield layer may be interposed between the packaged circuitry and the antenna structures. The metal shield layer may be mounted on the surface of the packaged circuitry using a layer of adhesive. A layer of polymer may be interposed between the layer of adhesive and the metal shielding layer. The metal shield layer may have an opening through which conductive paths may pass to couple the packaged circuitry to antenna terminals on the antenna structures. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028519 | INTERNAL ANTENNA HAVING WIDEBAND CHARACTERISTIC - An internal antenna having a wideband characteristic includes a printed circuit board, a first antenna unit fed with electricity from a feeding unit of the printed circuit board, and a second antenna unit spaced apart from the first antenna unit by a predetermined distance and indirectly fed with electricity by means of coupling to the first antenna unit, wherein the second antenna unit is indirectly fed with electricity with a phase difference from the first antenna unit due to an electric distance from a feeding point of the first antenna unit. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028520 | IRRIDIUM/INMARSAT AND GNSS ANTENNA SYSTEM - A compact packaged antenna system includes a patch antenna with a maximally sized radiating element that is spaced from an antenna ground plane by a gap with a depth selected to provide a desired volume. A second antenna, which is strategically placed above and substantially centered over a central, or low potential, region of the radiating element of the patch antenna may also be included in the packaged antenna system. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028521 | TUNER TOPOLOGY FOR WIDE BANDWIDTH - Adjustable impedance tuning circuitry includes a first impedance matching terminal, a second impedance matching terminal, and a plurality of passive components adapted to match the impedance of the first impedance matching terminal and the second impedance matching terminal. The plurality of passive components includes one or more tunable components adapted to adjust the impedance of the adjustable impedance tuning circuitry to maintain an impedance match between the first impedance matching terminal and the second impedance matching terminal over a variety of operating conditions. Each of the one or more tunable components includes one or more switches adapted to selectively alter the impedance of the tunable component. The one or more switches are integrated onto a single semiconductor die in order to facilitate the performance of the adjustable impedance tuning circuitry over a wide bandwidth. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028522 | COVER HAVING AN ANTENNA RADIATING ELEMENT FOR A WIRELESS ACCESS POINT - An antenna assembly includes a cover having a plurality of layers including electrical insulator layers and an antenna radiating element between the electrical insulator layers. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028523 | ANTENNA DEVICE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC MEASUREMENT - An antenna device includes a base, four adjusting apparatuses, two connecting poles each connected between two the adjusting apparatuses, a first slide apparatus with a first motor fitted around each connecting pole, a supporting pole, and an antenna. Each adjusting apparatus includes a pole perpendicularly extending up from the base, a second slide apparatus fitted around the pole, and a second motor installed in the base and connecting the second slide apparatus. Two ends of each connecting pole are respectively mounted to the corresponding second slide apparatuses. The supporting pole is installed to the first slide apparatus, and the antenna is attached to an end of the supporting pole. Each first motor drives the first slide apparatus to move along a lengthwise direction of the connecting pole. Each second motor drives the second slide apparatus to move along a lengthwise direction of the corresponding pole. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028524 | ELECTROMAGNETIC BAND GAP STRUCTURE FOR ENHANCED SCANNING PERFORMANCE IN PHASED ARRAY APERTURES - Embodiments of a phased array antenna having a plurality of unit cells, each unit cell utilizing an improved electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structure and a lossy material in connection with the EBG element are disclosed. The lossy material reduces the undesired coupling between the antenna radiator and the EBG, thus providing enhanced scanning performance in the phased array aperture. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028525 | WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH MULTIPLE CURVED ANTENNAS ALONG AN END PORTION, AND RELATED ANTENNA SYSTEMS - Wireless electronic devices may include a backplate and first and second curved antennas spaced apart from each other along an end portion of the backplate. Each of the first and second curved antennas may include a radiating element and a parasitic element electrically coupled to the radiating element. Related systems are also described. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028526 | DUAL BAND PATCH ANTENNA - The present disclosure provides a dual band antenna. In one embodiment, the dual band antenna includes providing a trapezoidal monopole portion, wherein the trapezoidal monopole portion for operating in a low frequency range, a spiral portion coupled to the trapezoidal monopole portion, wherein the spiral portion for operating at a high frequency range, wherein the trapezoidal monopole portion and the spiral portion operate in multiple bands of a mobile communications network and a coaxial connection coupled to the trapezoidal monopole portion for communicatively coupling to a router. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028527 | MULTIPLE-ANTENNA SYSTEM - An antenna system is disclosed herein which includes a frontend portion, a backend portion and a feed line which connects frontend portion and backend portion with each other. The frontend portion comprises at least two antennas, a combiner connected downstream of the antennas and upstream of the feed line and antenna connectors that electrically connect through antenna plugs, the antennas to the combiner. The backend portion includes an electrical power source connected to the feed line and a resistance evaluation circuit connected between the electrical power source and the feed line and that measures the resistance of the frontend portion through the feed line. At least one of the antenna connectors is in mechanical contact with a jumper having jumper plugs between which a high resistance connection and a low resistance connection is provided that depends on whether the corresponding antenna is connected to the combiner or not. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028528 | SPIRAL ANTENNA - According to one embodiment, a spiral antenna includes at least one spiral arm and a connection portion which connects an end of the spiral arm to an adjacent spiral arm. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028529 | VARIABLE ADAPTION OF ACTIVE ANTENNA SYSTEM RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL FILTERING - Antenna systems, such as an active antenna system (AAS), can include active and passive electronic components located closely together inside an antenna system. Such systems may benefit from variable adaptation of active antenna system radio frequency signal filtering. An apparatus can include an active part on a first end of a signal path within a sealed enclosure. The apparatus can also include a radiator part on a second end of the signal path within the sealed enclosure. The apparatus can further include an intermediate part, which includes at least one of an additional filter part or a customized passive part, positioned between the active part and the radiator part along the signal path between the first signal side and the second signal side. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028530 | Bandwidth-Adjustable Dual-Band Antennas with Electromagnetic Wave-Guiding Loop, Methods of Manufacture and Kits Therefor - A monopole planar inverted-F antenna (PiFA) for dual-band Wi-Fi application is disclosed. The dual band includes a first frequency from 2400-2500 MHz and a second frequency from 4900-6000 MHz. The antenna has a ground copper and a radiation copper. The ground copper is adhered to a substrate having a width of approximately 31 mm and a height of approximately 24 mm. The radiation copper is adhered to the substrate and has a PiFA copper geometry with a width of approximately 31 mm and a height of approximately 6.5 mm. The radiation copper includes a radiation control section that is electrically connected to the ground copper by a short-circuit copper wherein the radiation control section has a length of approximately 15 mm and a width of approximately 0.8 mm. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028531 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING DISTURBANCES IN A DUAL GRIDDED REFLECTOR ANTENNA - Methods and systems for mitigating disturbances in a dual gridded reflector antenna are provided. An antenna system that includes a first reflective surface, a second reflective surface, and an intercostal ring is provided. The intercostal ring is configured to connect the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface. A baffle is disposed between the intercostal ring and a path of the electromagnetic waves. The baffle is configured to redirect the electromagnetic waves away from the intercostal ring. Alternatively, the baffle is not present, and the intercostal ring is configured to redirect a perturbed portion of an electromagnetic wave away from wave paths of electromagnetic waves reflected by the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface, respectively. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028532 | INFLATABLE ANTENNA - An inflatable structure usable as a satellite terminal. An inflatable structure may include an inflatable membrane for forming the structure and two integral RF reflective portions. When the membrane is inflated, the two RF reflective portions oppose each other to form an antenna. One RF reflective portion may be a main reflector and the other RF reflective portion may be a subreflector, both reflectors curvatures that face each other to form a Gregorian antenna or a Cassegrain antenna. In another embodiment, an inflatable antenna may include an inflatable dish including a RF reflective main reflector and an opposing RF transparent dish wall. An inflatable RF transparent support member and an RF reflective subreflector extend from the dish wall. Again, when the antenna is inflated, the main reflector and the subreflector oppose each other to reflect RF energy toward each other to form an antenna. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028533 | ANTENNA REFLECTOR, OF DIAMETER GREATER THAN 1 M, FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY APPLICATIONS IN A SPACE ENVIRONMENT - A antenna reflector compatible with high-frequency applications, i.e. applications using frequencies between 50 and 75 GHz, and suitable for use in a geostationary space environment, comprises a paraboloidal membrane comprising an active face allowing electromagnetic radiation to be reflected and a face opposite the active face. The opposite face of the reflector comprises ribs allowing the stiffness of the reflector to be increased, the ribs being placed on the opposite face in a way that forms a grid pattern between them. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028534 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A substantially rectangular display panel includes a first edge extending in a first major axis direction of the rectangular shape and a second edge extending in a second major axis direction of the rectangular shape, the second direction being different from the first direction. The display panel includes: a plurality of gate lines extending in the first direction; and a gate lines driver including a plurality of main stages sequentially connected to each other and configured for outputting gate signals to the gate lines, where the plurality of stages further includes one or more dummy stages arranged in a row along the second edge and not connected to the plurality of gate lines, and where a layout arrangement of a plurality of thin film transistors included in the main stage is different from a corresponding layout arrangement of corresponding thin film transistors included in the at least one dummy stage. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028535 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING COMMON VOLTAGE COMPENSATING CIRCUIT - A liquid crystal display device may include: a liquid crystal display panel comprising a first and a second common voltage supply line formed in a first direction at both side ends of the substrate, and at least one feedback line formed in the first direction and connected to the first common voltage supply line and/or the second common voltage supply line; and at least one common voltage compensating circuit, an output terminal of which is connected to the first and the second common voltage supply lines, and an input terminal of which is connected to the feedback line. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028536 | Liquid Crystal Display Panel and Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display device, which includes data lines, scan lines disposed in a crisscross manner with data lines, pixel electrode disposed within area formed by two adjacent scan lines and two adjacent data lines, and thin film transistor disposed at intersection points of data line and scan line; wherein drain terminal of thin film transistor having extension part acting as repair line for scan line, extension part extending along direction parallel to scan line and an end of extension part away from thin film transistor partially overlapping scan line. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028537 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal panel includes an array substrate. The array substrate forms a peripheral circuit area including a COF module crimping area and a shorting bar area located outside the COF module crimping area, the shorting bar area forming at least one detecting circuit being connected to scan lines or data lines on the array substrate and being removed after the liquid crystal panel is detected. In the present disclosure, the at least one detecting circuit formed in the shorting bar area is removed after the liquid crystal panel is detected, thus, a safe area and a laser cutting area located outside the COF module crimping area can be omitted to improve the utilization rate of the liquid crystal panel. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028538 | FINGER MOTION RECOGNITION GLOVE USING CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS AND METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a finger motion recognition glove using conductive materials configured to detect the bending of fingers using a characteristic in which the glove which is made of conductive fibers. The finger motion recognition glove includes pairs of contacts, positioned on corresponding pairs of locations on the glove where knuckles of fingers are bent, each pair of contacts coupled to a first surface of the glove, the finger region between each of the pairs of contacts having a resistance value that changes as the corresponding finger region of the glove is bent and unbent. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028539 | ANATOMICAL GESTURES DETECTION SYSTEM USING RADIO SIGNALS - A system for detecting anatomical gestures based on the interpretation of radio signal transmissions. A user may place wireless devices on his/her head and wrist(s) that communicate through short-range radio signals. The wireless devices may collect information regarding signal exchanges which may be analyzed by a computing device to determine positional information about the user's hands. The computing device may compile the positional information into sequences and evaluate the sequences against predefined patterns of movement data. The computing device may interpret recognized movements as computer input commands. In an embodiment, multiple wireless devices may be placed on the user's wrists to enable multi-touch input commands. In an embodiment, data from motion sensors, such as accelerometers and gyroscopes, may be combined with movement data based on radio signal information. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028540 | HAND-HELD COMMUNICATION DEVICES WITH FINGER NAVIGATION USER INTERFACE - Hand-held communication devices ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140028541 | Direction Based User Interface and Digital Sign Display - Examples disclosed herein relate to a direction based user interface and digital sign display. A processor may detect a facing direction of a display device. The processor may cause a user interface to be displayed on the display device if the display device is detected to be facing a first direction. The processor may cause a digital sign image to be displayed on the display device if the display device is detected to be facing a second direction. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028542 | Interaction with Devices Based on User State - A device identifies users who is trying to interact with it and monitors their state. Using this user state information, the device dynamically adjusts a user interface, speech grammars, screen flow, input options, and the like to tailor interaction with the device to the user. The user interface and device interaction may also be influenced by user-specific settings or profiles. The device may prevent or allow user interaction with the device based on the user's state, such as a position relative to the device. For example, the device may prevent or allow the user from using a set of speech or gesture commands or other interaction sets based on the user's position or relative location. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028543 | COMPLEX PASSIVE DESIGN WITH SPECIAL VIA IMPLEMENTATION - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for vias in an integrated circuit structure such as a passive device. In one aspect, an integrated passive device includes a first conductive trace and a second conductive trace over the first conductive trace with an interlayer dielectric between a portion of the first conductive trace and the second conductive trace. One or more vias are provided within the interlayer dielectric to provide electrical connection between the first conductive trace and the second conductive trace. A width of the vias is greater than a width of at least one of the conductive traces. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028544 | STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM - An example non-limiting game apparatus includes a stereoscopic LDC on which an image of a displaying range that is a part of a course provided in a virtual game space is displayed as a game screen. Authorization for scrolling the game screen is applied to one player object out of a plurality of player objects, and the game screen is scrolled in accordance with a position of the player object having the scroll authorization. If a predetermined condition is satisfied, the scroll authorization is transferred to the player object which causes that the predetermined condition is satisfied, for example. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028545 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FUNCTION OF ADJUSTING DISPLAY RESOLUTION OR BRIGHTNESS AND METHOD - An electronic device and a method for adjusting display resolution or brightness employed in a display are provided. The device includes a screen, a storage unit, a sensing unit, and a control unit. The storage unit stores a preset optimized distance and a first preset distance. The sensing unit senses a face of a user in the front of the device and a distance between the user and the device in real time. The control unit determines whether the distance becomes greater than the preset optimized distance, gradually decreases a resolution or brightness of the screen when the distance becomes greater than the preset optimized distance and is increasing, and gradually increases the resolution or brightness of the screen when the distance has reached the first preset distance and then decreases to become less than the first preset distance and keeps decreasing. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028546 | TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A terminal wearable by a user and a control method thereof are provided. The terminal includes: a body configured to wrap at least one region of a wrist and detachably formed; a sensing unit disposed in one surface of the body and configured to sense a movement of at least one of tendons passing through the wrist and the wrist; and a controller configured to generate a control signal for controlling an external device to execute a function previously matched to the sensed movement of the at least one of the tendons and the wrist. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028547 | SIMPLE USER INTERFACE DEVICE AND CHIPSET IMPLEMENTATION COMBINATION FOR CONSUMER INTERACTION WITH ANY SCREEN BASED INTERFACE - A user control device operates with a variety of host systems, including computers, televisions and recorded or streaming video playback devices, and gaming systems, is mounted to the user's hand. The user control device includes audio and optical sensors for capturing audio and image or video data, allowing the use of voice commands and display focal center alignment control for “swiping” or scrolling the display. A combined inertial (accelerometer(s), gyroscope(s) and a magnetometer) sensor detects translation and rotation movement of the user control device for pointing and selecting within real or virtual three-dimensional space. Haptic (e.g., vibration) feedback units provide tactile feedback to the user to confirm double clicks and similar events. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028548 | GAZE DETECTION IN A 3D MAPPING ENVIRONMENT - A method, including receiving a three-dimensional (3D) map of at least a part of a body of a user ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140028549 | IMAGE MANIPULATION BASED ON TRACKED EYE MOVEMENT - The disclosure relates to controlling and manipulating an image of an object on a display device based on tracked eye movements of an observer. When the object is displayed according to an initial view, the observer's eye movement is tracked and processed in order to determine the focus of the observer's attention or gaze on the image. Thereafter, the displayed image is modified to provide a better view of the part of the object in which the observer is most interested. This is accomplished by modifying at least one of the spatial positioning of the object within the viewing area, the angle of view of the object, and the viewing direction of the object. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028550 | REAL TIME HAND TRACKING, POSE CLASSIFICATION, AND INTERFACE CONTROL - A hand gesture from a camera input is detected using an image processing module of a consumer electronics device. The detected hand gesture is identified from a vocabulary of hand gestures. The electronics device is controlled in response to the identified hand gesture. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028551 | ADJUSTING PROXIMITY THRESHOLDS FOR ACTIVATING A DEVICE USER INTERFACE - A smart-home device includes a user interface including an electronic display having a first display mode and a second display mode, the first display mode generally requiring more power than said second display mode. The device also includes a processing system in operative communication with one or more environmental sensors for determining at least one environmental condition. The device additionally includes at least one sensor configured to detect a physical closeness of a user to the at least one sensor. The processing system may be configured to cause the electronic display to be in the first display mode when a closeness threshold has been exceeded, where the processing system is further configured to automatically adjust the closeness threshold based at least in part on a historical plurality of physical closeness events as detected by the at least one sensor. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028552 | IMAGE SENSING METHOD, AND IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS, LIGHT SOURCE DETERMINING SYSTEM UTILIZING THE IMAGE SENSING METHOD - An image detecting method, comprising: controlling a synchronizing controller to transmit a first activating signal to a light source controller; controlling the light source controller to control at least one light source to generate a predetermined radiating pattern, and controlling the light source controller to transmit back a first responding signal to the synchronizing controller when the light source controller receives the first activating signal; and controlling an image sensor to start an image detecting when the synchronizing controller receives the first responding signal. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028553 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOCATIONS IN A PROJECTED IMAGE - A method, system and apparatus for determining locations in a projected image are provided. The apparatus comprises a light sensor; a body comprising the light sensor, the body enabled to position the light sensor proximal to a screen to detect light from a projector; a communication interface for communicating with a projector system comprising at least the projector; and, a processor enabled to transmit a request to the projector system to project a structured light pattern using the projector; and when at least one pixel in the structured light pattern projected by the projector is detected at the light sensor, transmit a detection indication to the projector system to communicate detection of the at least one pixel. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028554 | RECOGNIZING GESTURE ON TACTILE INPUT DEVICE - A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may comprise instructions stored thereon for recognizing gestures on a tactile input device. The instructions may be configured to cause a computing system to at least receive, from a sensor of the tactile input device, a signal representing a first contact on the tactile input device and subsequent release of the first contact from the tactile input device, receive, from the sensor of the tactile input device, a signal representing a second contact on the tactile input device after the first contact is released, the second contact being maintained and changing location on the tactile input device, and recognize the first contact and the second contact as a single gesture if the second contact occurs within a re-tap threshold period of time after the first contact, and the second contact begins within a maximal threshold distance on the tactile input device from the first contact. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028555 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DRAG FOR A MOVING OBJECT OF A MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING A TOUCH SCREEN - A method and apparatus for controlling a drag to variably change the speed of an object moving on a display unit includes displaying an object and a control region for controlling a movement of the object, wherein if a touch input is detected from the control region, the control unit determines whether duration of a drag input after the initial touch input is longer than a predetermined time period, then the control unit defines a ratio of a drag speed and an object speed, based on the determination outcome so that the object is moved in response to the drag input according to the defined ratio. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028556 | OPTICAL NAVIGATION DEVICES - An optical navigation device is provided for detecting movement of a pointer, such as a finger, in three dimensions. A sensor obtains images of the pointer which have been illuminated by an illumination source, and an image scaling module determines the difference in size between images acquired by the image sensor to determine the difference in height of the pointer between images. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028557 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, AND INPUT DEVICE, INPUT ASSISTANCE METHOD AND PROGRAM - A display device is equipped with a proximity touch panel that detects coming into proximity or contact of a detection target; a position detection unit that detects position coordinates of the detection target whose coming into proximity or contact has been detected, the position coordinates consisting of coordinates in the X and Y directions and a coordinate in the Z direction; a display unit on which the touch panel is placed; a direction judgment unit that judges a direction of the detection target on the basis of the detected position coordinates; and a display control unit for controlling the display unit to perform a display so that a part of display contents of the display unit which would otherwise be hidden by the detection target is prevented from being hidden, on the basis of the direction of the direction-judged detection target. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028558 | INPUT DEVICE - An example of the input device includes a housing, a processor, a first input member, and a second input member. The input device additionally includes a non-transitory storage medium including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate a first command in the user interface of the computer program upon movement of the first input member to an actuated position, a second command in the user interface of the computer program upon movement of the second input member to an actuated position, the second command differing from the first command, and a scroll command in the user interface of the computer program upon movement of the housing of the input device in a direction, the scroll command differing from the first command and second command, while the first input member and the second input member are in the actuated positions. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028559 | PROJECTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PROJECTION SCREEN - In a method for controlling a projection screen using a projector device, the method builds a datasheet comprising a relationship between a mouse icon and a mouse operation, and triggers a camera to capture an image of the projection screen comprising a user interface projected from the electronic device onto the projection screen, and obtains the image of the projection screen from the camera. The image of the projection screen is used to obtain a position of the mouse icon in the image of the projection screen, and a mouse operation corresponding to the mouse icon is queried. The queried mouse operation is performed on the projector device according to the obtained position of the mouse icon, and an image of the queried mouse operation is projected from the projector device onto the projection screen. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028560 | ELECTRONIC MOUSE WITH MODE SWITCHING FUNCTION - An electronic mouse includes a main body. A left button, a right button, and a middle button are arranged on the main body. A control unit switches functions of the left button and the right button when a pressing time of the middle button is pressed for more than a predetermined time, thereby the control unit switches functions of the left button and the right button of the electronic mouse. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028561 | OPTICAL DISPLACEMENT DETECTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL DISPLACEMENT DETECTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses an optical displacement detection apparatus and an optical displacement detection method. The optical displacement detection apparatus includes: a light source for projecting light on a surface; an image capturing unit for generating an image signal according to light reflected from the surface; and a processing unit for generating an auto-exposure (AE) state value and an image quality (IQ) value according to the image signal, and determining an AE range according to an initial AE range, the AE state value and the IQ value. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028562 | Gestures for Keyboard Switch - In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a first one of a plurality of touch-screen keyboards on a touch-screen display of a computing device; and, in response to a touch gesture comprising a path comprising two or more points on the touch-screen display, displaying a second one of the keyboards on the touch-screen display in place of the first one of the keyboards. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028563 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method includes displaying a selectable feature on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device, detecting a touch at a location within a target area associated with the selectable feature, and adjusting the target area based on a contact area of the touch and a magnitude of at least one signal when the touch is detected. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028564 | TOUCH SENSOR INTEGRATED WITH A KEYBOARD SPACEBAR - A touch sensor integrated with a keyboard spacebar. A touchpad zone can be defined on a portion of a planar surface of a spacebar. The touchpad zone can be configured to detect movement of a human appendage across the touchpad zone, or above the touchpad zone, and generate a corresponding signal from the keyboard that causes corresponding movement of a cursor presented on a display. In another embodiment, a touchpad can be positioned over the spacebar. The touchpad can be slidably engaged to the keyboard to facilitate user positioning of the touchpad over a desired portion of the spacebar. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028565 | ILLUMINATING COLORED KEYBOARD BACKLIGHTS BASED ON DISPLAY PORTIONS - Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to illuminating backlights based on dominant colors presented on a display. Dominant colors of portions of the display are determined. Backlights of a keyboard are caused to be illuminated to colors based on respective dominant colors. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028566 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A DYNAMIC AND LOCALIZED ATM KEYPAD - The invention relates to a system and method for generating a dynamic and localized keypad in an automated teller machine (ATM). This invention involves receiving the language of preference information of the ATM users and retrieve the number values, texts and all other characters which are required to be displayed in the dynamic keypad. Based on the retrieved information the dynamic keypad is generated in the preferred language. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028567 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a display device and a control method thereof. The display device includes a display, a camera capturing a gesture in a three dimensional space; and a controller selectively displaying a virtual keyboard corresponding to a hand gesture for character input on the display when the captured gesture includes the hand gesture for the character input. Accordingly, the virtual keyboard corresponding to the hand gesture for the character input is displayed, so that the user may not perform an additional operation to display the virtual keyboard. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028568 | Gestures for Special Characters - In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a keyboard on a touch-screen of a computing device; in response to a touch gesture within a display area of the touch-screen, the touch gesture comprising one or more paths that comprise two or more points on the touch-screen, determining a particular one of a plurality of characters corresponding to the touch gesture; and entering the particular one of the characters as user input to the computing device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028569 | Dielectric Layer for Touch Sensor Stack - In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a substrate comprising a first surface. The touch sensor further includes a plurality of first electrodes comprising one or more conductive materials on the first surface. The touch sensor further includes a dielectric layer formed over the first electrodes and at least a portion of the first surface. The dielectric layer has a dielectric constant less than or equal to approximately 3. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028570 | Dielectric Layer for Touch Sensor Stack - In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a substrate comprising a first surface. The touch sensor also includes a plurality of first electrodes comprising one or more conductive materials on the first surface. The touch sensor further includes a dielectric layer attached at least indirectly to the first electrodes and at least a portion of the first surface. The dielectric layer is configured to face an electronic display panel with an air gap between the dielectric layer and the electronic display panel. The dielectric layer has a refractive index of less than approximately 1.5. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028571 | Gestures for Auto-Correct - In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to a user entering a string of one or more characters on a computing device, displaying the string on a display of the computing device and determining an auto-suggestion for the string; displaying all or a portion of the auto-suggestion on the display with the string; and, in response to a swipe touch gesture on the display, terminating the display of the auto-suggestion. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028572 | Three-Dimensional Gestures - In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a three-dimensional gesture made by a user of a computing device with respect to one or more surfaces of the computing device, the three-dimensional gesture comprising a trajectory in three dimensions, a first portion of the trajectory comprising a touch of one or more of the surfaces, a second portion of the trajectory comprising a series of points in space distant from the surfaces; determining a user input based on the three-dimensional gesture; and executing one or more actions based on the user input. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028573 | SUSPENSION ELEMENT HAVING INTEGRATED PIEZO MATERIAL FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC EFFECTS TO A TOUCH SCREEN - A compliant suspension element is disclosed for use in mounting an electronic touch screen or touch surface. At least one compliant suspension element couples a touch screen and a housing component together such that the touch screen component is movable relative to the housing component. A segment of piezo material is coupled to opposing surfaces of the at least one suspension element for producing a force that moves the touch screen component relative to the housing component and thereby provide a haptic effect to a user of the touch screen component. In reaction to the force produced by the segments of piezo material, the at least one suspension element is configured to allow movement of the touch screen component relative to the housing component in a first direction and to limit movement between the touch screen component and the housing component in at least a second direction. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028574 | TECHNIQUES FOR LATCHING INPUT EVENTS TO DISPLAY FLIPS - A system including one or more input interface drivers, an input dispatcher, one or more applications, a system compositor and one or more output interface drivers. The input interface driver receives input events. The input dispatcher is modified to dispatch a current input event to a corresponding application after receiving an indication that a display image based upon a previous input event has been posted to an output interface driver. The corresponding application renders a new display image based upon the current input event. The system compositor posts the new display image to the output interface driver. The system compositor is also modified to send an indication to the input dispatcher that the new display image has been posted to the output interface driver. The system iteratively performs the process to latch the dispatching of input events to the display flip. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028575 | Gesture and Touch Input Detection Through Force Sensing - A computing device configured detect a user input. The computing device includes a processor, a touch interface in communication with the processor and configured to detect a touch signal corresponding to an object approaching or contacting a surface, and at least three force sensors in communication with the processor and configured to detect a force signal corresponding to an object exerting a force on the surface. In response to the force the at least processor determines a force centroid location and the touch signals are processed by the processor by analyzing the force centroid location. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028576 | Input Device for and Method of Communication with Capacitive Devices Through Frequency Variation - A computing device configured to receive data from a peripheral device, such as a stylus. The computing device includes a processor, a touch interface, such as a touch screen, in communication with the processor and configured to detect an input corresponding to an object approaching or contacting a surface. The computing device further includes a touch filter in communication with the touch interface and a peripheral filter in communication with the touch interface. The touch filter is configured to reject a peripheral frequency corresponding to a peripheral signal of the peripheral device and the peripheral filter is configured to reject a touch frequency component corresponding to a touch signal corresponding to a touch input. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028577 | Input Device for Touch Sensitive Devices - A method for receiving data from an input device to a computing device through a touch interface. The method includes detecting an input device, synchronizing with the input device by receiving a position signal and activating an input device scan of the touch interface, receiving a data signal from the input device through at least one of a sense line or a drive line of the touch interface, and scanning the touch interface for a touch input by applying a stimulation signal to the at least one drive line and analyzing the at least one sense line. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028578 | TOUCH GESTURE WITH VISIBLE POINT OF INTERACTION ON A TOUCH SCREEN - A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes: detecting at least two touches on a touch screen; determining a touch area corresponding to at least two of the touches; determining a location on the touch screen in proximity to, but at least partially outside of the touch areas; and displaying a point of interaction at the determined location on the touch screen. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028579 | Touch Gesture Offset - In one embodiment, logic embodied in a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of a device determines a location of a touch gesture by a user within a touch-sensitive area of the device. The logic selects for the touch gesture based on its location within the touch-sensitive area one of a plurality of pre-determined offsets, the pre-determined offsets being specific to the device, the pre-determined offsets being derived from device-specific empirical data on usage of the device by a plurality of users, and the pre-determined offsets being pre-loaded onto the device. The logic applies the pre-determined offset to the location of the touch gesture to determine a touch input intended by the user. | 2014-01-30 |
20140028580 | TOUCH PAD - A touch pad includes a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate. The first transparent substrate has a plurality of first axial electrodes and at least one hollow channel. The second transparent substrate has a plurality of second axial electrodes. Each of the second axial electrodes has a plurality of first sensing electrode regions and at least one second sensing electrode region. The first sensing electrode regions are provided on both sides of the second sensing electrode region and arranged to extend along a second direction. The central portion of the second sensing electrode regions is formed with a hollow region. By means of the first axial electrode and the second axial electrode, the touch pad of the present invention has an increased signal-to-noise ratio and an enhanced anti-jamming capability. | 2014-01-30 |