12th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140078041 | TRANSMITTANCE BASED SENSOR - A device may include an image sensor configured to capture an image of an object in front of the image sensor, an image analyzer configured to analyze the captured image to calculate a transmittance of a light that is transmitted from outside of the object to the image sensor via the object, a command mapper configured to translate the transmittance into a command, and an executor configured to execute the command. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078042 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND THE CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses an electronic device and the controlling method thereof. More specifically, the device and method of the present invention are capable of providing a pre-determined function in a pre-determined situation by inputting and comparing an accelerating data generated by an acceleration sensor. Thus, the present invention allows the user to define a three-dimensional action path as the trigger requirement of a pre-determined function. Accordingly, the user is capable of applying the electronic device with more flexibility and less limitation thereof. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078043 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING USER INTERFACE ON HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY AND HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY THEREOF - An apparatus and method of providing a user interface (UI) on head mounted display and the head mounted display (HMD) thereof are discussed. The apparatus comprises a sensor unit detecting whether an object exists in the proximity of the HMD and if the object is detected, the sensor unit senses a distance between the object and the HMD. The apparatus further comprises a processor controlling a User Interface (UI) of the HMD based on a result of the sensor unit. A physical User Interface (UI) mode is applied if the detected object is within a predetermined distance from the HMD and a non-physical User Interface (UI) mode is applied if the object is not detected or is not within the predetermined distance from the HMD. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078044 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes an operation panel that is installed inside a vehicle and is operated by an operating part; a CCD camera that is disposed inside the vehicle to image at least a front side of the operation panel; and a control unit that predicts an action of the operating part based on image information of the CCD camera and performs operation assistance on the operation panel. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078045 | Display Apparatus And Terminal - The embodiments of the present invention provide a display apparatus and a terminal. The display apparatus comprises a display panel ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140078046 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A flexible display apparatus is provided. The flexible display apparatus includes: a display that is bendable, a sensor configured to sense deformation of the display, and a controller configured to perform an operation corresponding to the sensed shape deformation in response to the sensed deformation being shape deformation in which the display is alternately bent in opposing directions within a predetermined time. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078047 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A flexible display apparatus configured to sense deformation of the flexible display apparatus, control display of an object displayed on the flexible display apparatus based on the deformation, and execute operations based on the displayed object. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078048 | METHOD OF RECOGNIZING CONTACTLESS USER INTERFACE MOTION AND SYSTEM THERE-OF - A contactless user-interface (UI) motion recognizing device and method of controlling the same are provided. The method includes: obtaining a left-eye image and a right-eye image; determining an object position of an object in the obtained left-eye image and the obtained right-eye image; determining an object brightness of the object; determining depth information of the object using the determined object brightness; determining a three-dimensional (3D) object position of the object using the determined object position and the determined depth information; determining an object moving velocity based on the determined 3D object position and a previous 3D object position; and determining a UI pattern based on the determined 3D object position and the determined object moving velocity, and executing an operation according to the determined UI pattern. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078049 | MULTIPURPOSE CONTROLLERS AND METHODS - Method and apparatus is disclosed for a user to communicate with an electronic device. A processor receives user intention actions comprising facial expression (FE) information indicative of facial expressions and body information indicative of motion or position of one or more body parts of the user. When the FE or body information crosses a first level, the processor starts generating first signals based on the FE or body information to communicate with the electronic device. When the FE or body information crosses a second level, the processor can end generation of the first signals or modify the first signals. An image processing or eye gaze tracking system can provide some FE information or body information. The signals can modify attributes of an object of interest. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078050 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRIGGERING AND CONTROLLING HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS - A method and system for triggering and controlling human-computer interaction operating instructions are described. The method pre-stores a mapping relationship between a display mode of light source in photograph image frame and a human-machine interaction instruction. While triggering and controlling the system, the method includes the steps of: acquiring the photograph image frame generated by a photographing device; detecting light source in photograph image frame for analyzing display mode of the detected light source in photograph image frame; determining human-computer interaction instruction corresponding to display mode of the detected light source in photograph image frame for triggering human-computer interaction instruction based on the pre-stored mapping relationship. The system comprises a mapping relationship database, a photograph-acquiring module, a light source detecting module, an analyzing module and an instruction-identifying module. The present invention allows the user to implement the non-contact type of human-computer interactions with the high precision. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078051 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to this invention, image processes are classified into a plurality of categories, and the result of processes belonging to each category is written in an intermediate buffer prepared for the category. The order of categories is determined in advance, and an output from a process of a preceding category serves as an input to a process of a succeeding category. The preceding category includes image processes such as automatic correction requiring no quick response. The succeeding category includes image processes such as manual correction requiring a quick response. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078052 | Detecting User Input Provided to a Projected User Interface - Apparatuses and methods are provided for determining whether a user intends to provide an input using an image of a control appearing on a surface. An apparatus may include first and second cameras to capture set and second sets of two or more images of the surface, and a unit to determine whether various conditions are true. A first condition is that a particular number of skin-color pixels are present within one cell of the two or more images. A cell location substantially coincides with the image of the control. A second condition is that the skin-color pixels persist for at least a particular time period. A third condition is that a region of skin-color pixels has a substantially rectangular shape. A fourth condition is that corresponding edges of skin-color pixels in the first and second sets of images are within a predefined offset distance. Additional conditions are disclosed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078053 | CONTROLLER DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A controller device is used for more information processes. The controller device is capable of wirelessly communicating with an information processing device. The controller device includes a communication unit, a display unit, and a program executing unit. The communication unit transmits, to the information processing device, operation data obtained based on an operation performed on the controller device, and receives, from the information processing device, image data generated in the information processing device through a process performed based on operation data. A display unit displays an image represented by the image data received from the information processing device. When a predetermined operation on the controller device is performed, the program executing unit executes a predetermined program and displays at least the image resulting from the execution of the program on the display unit. The communication unit transmits, to the information processing device, data indicating that the predetermined program is being executed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078054 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A device, system and method for controlling displays is provided. The device communicates with a plurality of public display systems, the plurality of public display systems being otherwise independent of each other. The device at least temporarily controls at least a portion of the plurality of public display systems to provide respective content independent of respective control instructions associated with each of the plurality of public display systems. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078055 | TOUCH SENSOR INTEGRATED WITH A TRACK POINTER - A track pointer including a touchpad. The track pointer can be operable in at least two states. In a first of the states, the touchpad can be activated to detect movement of a human appendage across the touchpad or above the touchpad and generate a corresponding first signal that causes corresponding movement of a cursor presented on a display. In a second of the states, the touchpad can be deactivated, and the track pointer can be configured to detect movement of the track pointer by the human appendage and generate a corresponding second signal that causes corresponding movement of the cursor presented on the display. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078056 | POINTER SPEED ADJUSTING METHOD AND DISPLAY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A pointer speed adjusting method is used in a display system including a pen-shaped pointing device and a display screen. The pointer speed adjusting method includes the following steps. Firstly, a moving trajectory of the pen-shaped pointing device is sensed. Then, a trajectory display pattern is obtained according to the moving trajectory. Then, the trajectory display pattern is compared with a reference display pattern shown on the display screen, so that an optical scale factor error is obtained. Afterwards, a speed conversion ratio is adjusted according to the optical scale factor error. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078057 | SLITHER SENSOR - An illustrative embodiment of an apparatus for a sensing array comprising a bus, a set of spaced apart elements connected to the bus, wherein each element of the set of elements generates a signal representative of a stimulation when received at each element, a signal processor in communication with the bus, wherein the signal processor generates vector information using an aggregation of the signals from the set of elements and a transmitter for sending the vector information to an application interface wherein the vector information indicates a movement within the sensing array. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078058 | GRAPH DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, GRAPH DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GRAPH DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - A graph display control device, a graph display control method, and a storage medium storing a graph display control program are shown. According to one implementation, the graph display control device includes a display unit and other various units. A true value judging unit judges whether it is possible to display at least one of the variables of a coordinate value of the specified point in a true value. A true value coordinate display control unit displays the variable of the coordinate value with a true value when it is judged that it can be displayed with the true value. A coordinate value display control unit displays the variable of the coordinate value as a value within predetermined digits when judged that the coordinate cannot be displayed with the true value. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078059 | 3D Pointing Devices with Orientation Compensation and Improved Usability - Systems and methods according to the present invention describe 3D pointing devices which enhance usability by transforming sensed motion data from a first frame of reference (e.g., the body of the 3D pointing device) into a second frame of reference (e.g., a user's frame of reference). One exemplary embodiment of the present invention removes effects associated with a tilt orientation in which the 3D pointing device is held by a user. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078060 | INPUT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An input device is equipped with a cursor pointing unit including a mechanical control stick and an optical sensor. The optical sensor is mounted on the mechanical control stick and has a contact surface for sensing object motion thereon. A cursor signal is generated when the mechanical control stick is inclined by an exerted pressure. When the mechanical control stick is not inclined, a position frame of the object on the contact surface is retrieved as a reference frame. A real-time position frame of the object is retrieved when the object remains on the contact surface. A speed of the object is calculated according to the reference frame and the real-time position frame. When the speed does not exceed a threshold, a cursor position move is generated according to the speed; and when the speed exceeds the threshold, a switch signal is generated to initiate a gesture controlling mode. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078061 | COGNITIVE BIOMETRICS USING MOUSE PERTURBATION - Cognitive biometrics comprises augmenting the richness of biometric signatures that can be extracted from mouse dynamics by introducing perturbations in the response of the computer mouse and measuring the motor responses of the individual user. User responses to unexpected and subtle perturbations (e.g., small changes in mouse velocity, position and/or acceleration) reveal new unique sources of information in the mouse movement signal that reflect the user's cognitive strategies and are inaccessible via existing mouse biometric technologies. A user's response to these perturbations contains information about intrinsic cognitive qualities that can be used as a robust biometric for personal authentication and to support profiling of the individual (e.g., gender, cultural background, cognitive or emotional state, cognitive quality etc.). | 2014-03-20 |
20140078062 | MOUSE DEVICE - A mouse device includes a lower cover, a circuit board, a first switch, a second switch, a first swinging element, and a second swinging element. The first swinging element includes a first pressing part and a second pressing part. The first swinging element and the second swinging element are located at a front side and a rear side of the lower cover, respectively. As the mouse device is swung in a leftward direction or a rightward direction, the front side and the rear side of the mouse device are simultaneously tilted. Moreover, since the first pressing part or the second pressing part of the first swinging element is pushed by a working surface where the mouse device is placed, the first pressing part or the second pressing part is moved toward the first switch or the second switch in order to trigger the first switch or the second switch. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078063 | GESTURE-INITIATED KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS - Gesture-initiated keyboard operations are described. In one or more implementations, one or more touch inputs that involve interaction with a key of a keyboard are identified. Touch inputs can be identified using touchscreen functionality of a display device or using one or more pressure-sensitive touch sensors. Based on this touch input(s), a gesture is recognized. The gesture is configured to initiate an operation that corresponds to at least one key that is not included in the keys of the keyboard. In one or more implementations, the operation is a shift, caps lock, backspace, enter, tab, or control operation. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078064 | POINTER CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE - A pointer control method and device applicable to a computer system with a keyboard are provided. The keyboard includes control keys and non-control keys arranged in a matrix and each has an X coordinate and a Y coordinates. In the method, after a first key event that more than two non-control keys are pressed simultaneously is detected, a first coordinate is calculated, in which the first coordinate includes an average value of X coordinates and an average value of Y coordinates. A second key event that one non-control key is pressed is then detected, and a second coordinate is calculated, in which the second coordinate includes an X coordinate and a Y coordinate. Finally, a vector defined by the first and second coordinate is calculated, and a moving direction and a moving speed of the pointer are controlled according to the vector. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078065 | Predictive Keyboard With Suppressed Keys - A method of predicting keys have a probability to be entered next and suppressing keys those are not predicted as likely to be entered next on soft keyboards. The method displays a soft keyboard where only the predicted keys are displayed on the soft keyboard where the leftover space from suppressed keys are apportioned among predicted keys. So predicted keys may be larger in size on the soft keyboard. This makes the predicted keys more easily typed by users as compared to the other keys. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078066 | OBJECT MOVEMENT ON SMALL DISPLAY SCREENS - An aspect provides a method, including: detecting a selection of an object on a touch screen display using touch based input; providing a visual indication of the object on the touch screen display in response to the detection of a selection; accepting gesture input at the touch screen display to fly out from the underlying document while maintaining the visual indication of the object on the touch screen display, such that during the fly out more of the underlying document is displayed; and moving the visual indication of the object about the underlying document in response to the accepted gesture input at the touch screen display. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078067 | MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY AND DATA TRANSFER - An apparatus for displaying medical images and directing the transfer of data representative of the displayed image is disclosed. A touch screen designed to display the medical image also displays functional buttons which, when activated, direct the transfer of the image data to various destinations. Each such functional button becomes associated with text and/or an icon identifying a given destination when it is programmed to direct data to that destination. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078068 | Pattern of Electrodes for a Touch Sensor - In certain embodiments, a touch sensor comprises a substrate and a plurality of electrodes disposed on the substrate. The plurality of electrodes comprise a drive line having a plurality of drive electrodes and a sense line having a plurality of sense electrodes. At least one of the drive line and sense line has at least three rows of electrodes. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078069 | OBJECT DETECTION METHOD FOR MULTI-POINTS TOUCH AND THE SYSTEM THEREOF - An object detection method and system for multi-points touch are disclosed. The method and system can be used in object processing and identification in the touch display device. The object detection system includes a touch display unit and an object. At least one division area is set in the touch display unit. The object has multiple contact objects. The object detection method includes receiving the first detection signal generated by the multiple contact objects being pressed in the first division area, determining the first shape form by the contact objects, and looking up the object mapping table according to the first shape so as to obtain the corresponding object. When the object operates on the touch display device, the corresponding operation can be displayed on the touch display device based on the object found in the object mapping table. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078070 | Force-Sensitive Input Device - An input device for computing devices that include touch screens. The input device includes an outer housing having an inner surface and an inner shaft. The inner shaft is at least partially received within the outer housing. A nib is operatively coupled to the inner shaft. Providing a first force to the nib causes the inner shaft to contact the inner surface of the outer housing at a first contact point along the outer housing, and providing a second force to the nib causes the inner shaft to contact the inner surface of the outer housing at a second contact point along the outer housing. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078071 | Stylus Attachment for Writing Utensils - A stylus attachment for writing utensils to manipulate touch screen devices. The stylus attachment comprises a hollow cylindrical shaft member and a stylus tip member which is secured to the hollow cylindrical shaft member with an adhesive. The stylus attachment Is attached to a writing utensil or alternative object by inserting the writing utensil or alternative object into the hollow cylindrical shaft member of the present inversion. The present invention is made of foam, rubber, or plastic and can be made m a variety of sizes and color preferable to the user. The present invention allows users to use a writing utensil for both writing on conventional media and manipulating a touch screen, eliminating the need, for example, to set down a pencil and pick up a stylus. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078072 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to the Display and Acceptance of Predicted Text - An electronic device is configured to display text as entered by a user and to provide predicted words in response to that entered text. The device displays only one of the predicted words on the display at a time, in-line with the text being entered by the user, to thereby provide an opportunity for the user to accept the one predicted word. Upon detecting the user's assertion of a button that is separate from the display, the device accepts the one predicted word as part of the entered text. By one approach, the aforementioned button has only the one dedicated function and may comprise, for example, a discrete mechanical button. By one approach, that button is disposed on a side of the device's housing that is opposite the side that presents the aforementioned display. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078073 | Command Recognition Method and Electronic Device Using the Method - A command recognition method and electronic device using the method are described. The command recognition method includes obtaining at least two first contact points at side edge of the electronic device; determining a holding gesture with respect to the electronic device according to the at least two first contact points; obtaining at least one second contact point at which contact state is changed on a side edge of the electronic device in a predetermined time period; based on the holding gesture, the at least one second contact point and its corresponding contact state change, recognizing corresponding command. By use of the command recognition method, it can favorably achieve the recognition of the operation command with respect to the electronic device in the case that the number of keys in the electronic device (even no key) is reduced, thereby achieving effective control to the electronic device. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078074 | TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed herein is a touch panel. The touch panel includes an electrode pattern that is formed of a combination of unit patterns having protrusions and recessed notches along each side of the electrode pattern. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078075 | Natural Language Image Editing - Natural language image editing techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a natural language input is converted from audio data using a speech-to-text engine. A gesture is recognized from one or more touch inputs detected using one or more touch sensors. Performance is then initiated of an operation identified from a combination of the natural language input and the recognized gesture. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078076 | Natural Language Image Tags - Natural language image tags are described. In one or more implementations, at least a portion of an image displayed by a display device is defined based on a gesture. The gesture is identified from one or more touch inputs detected using touchscreen functionality of the display device. Text received in a natural language input is located and used to tag the portion of the image using one or more items of the text received in the natural language input. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078077 | Organic Light Emitting Display - Disclosed is an organic light emitting display an organic light emitting display that can efficiently prevent permeation of moisture in a structure including an in-cell touch electrode array, the uppermost layer of the second buffer layer contacting the sealant between the dead region adjacent to the touch pad portion and the touch pads is an inorganic film. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078078 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) WIDGET FOR STABLE HOLDING AND CONTROL OF SMART PHONE BASED ON TOUCH SCREEN - A control method using a touch shield to be performed by a touch sensing display, and an electronic apparatus are provided. The control method using the touch shield may include determining a touch area of a touched point in a normal state, switching to a touch shield state when the touch area is greater than or equal to a threshold value, and executing an instruction in response to a movement of the touched point in the touch shield state. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078079 | APPLICATION PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD ON TOUCH DISPLAY OF HANDHELD DEVICE - A application protection system and method on a touch display of a handheld device are provided. A application is protected by executing a application protection program; and when a user needs to use the application, the protection on the application is removed by performing an accurate protection operation, thereby achieving a technical efficacy of protecting the application in the handheld device so as to protect personal data. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078080 | TOUCHSCREEN PANEL AND TOUCHSCREEN DEVICE - There are provided a touchscreen panel and a touchscreen device. The touchscreen panel includes: a plurality of first electrodes extended in a first axis direction; a plurality of second electrodes extended in a second axis direction intersecting with the first axis direction; and a third electrode formed between one first electrode and another first electrode adjacent thereto among the plurality of first electrodes, wherein the third electrode may be engaged with the plurality of first electrodes and formed such that one of either side of the respective first electrodes is exposed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078081 | OPERATION METHOD OF OPERATING SYSTEM - An operation method of an operating system, applied to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a touchpad and a screen. The touchpad has a first edge. The electronic device is used for executing the operating system. The screen is used for displaying a display image outputted by the operating system. A cursor is displayed at the display image. The operation method of the operating system comprises: determining whether a touch operation is a sliding gesture sliding from an edge when the touchpad senses the touch operation; determining which edge of the touchpad is sliding from by the sliding gesture if the touch operation is the sliding gesture sliding from the edge; displaying a charm bar in a first area of the display image and displaying the cursor on the charm bar if the sliding gesture slides from the first edge. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078082 | OPERATING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An operating method of an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display module and a detecting module. The operating method includes: detecting a first input signal by the detecting module; triggering an auxiliary displaying module according to the first input signal, and displaying the auxiliary displaying module on the display module; detecting a second input signal by the detecting module; determining whether the second input signal is in a sensing zone corresponding to the auxiliary displaying module; and displaying a drawing track along an edge of the auxiliary displaying module according to the second input signal when the second input signal is in the sensing zone. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078083 | METHOD FOR EDITING DISPLAY INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An apparatus and a method for editing display information in an electronic device having a touchscreen are provided. The method includes, when a first edit event occurs with a first touch maintained, storing object information of a first touch point, and when a second touch is detected, displaying an object of the first touch point on a second touch point. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078084 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION DISPLAY METHOD OF OPERATION TERMINAL - An electronic device comprising at least one operation portion, a touch panel, a detecting portion, a memory, a trajectory determination processing portion, an operation control portion, a start point determining portion, a display control portion. The operation portion executes a predetermined processing operation. The detecting portion detects an operational input to the touch panel portion. The memory stores correlation between contact trajectories with predetermined patterns and the processing operations. The operation control portion, when it is determined that a contact trajectory with the predetermined pattern has been operationally input, refers to the correlation and control the operation portion so as to perform the processing operation. The display control portion, when it is determined that can become the start point has been made, refers to the correlation and control the display portion so as to perform guide display corresponding to the contact trajectory. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078085 | PREDICTION-BASED TOUCH CONTACT TRACKING - When an external object approaches or touches a touch sensor, predicted locations of the external object can be generated by detected locations according to signals from the touch sensor. The latest predicted location is shifted backwards towards the latest reported location for a portion of the distance between the predicted location and the latest reported location to generate a new reported location, whereby jittering of the reported locations caused by noise in the signals of the touch sensor can be reduced or filtered. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078086 | AUGMENTED TOUCH CONTROL FOR HAND-HELD DEVICES - In various embodiments, the present disclosure describes hand-held devices with one or more touch-sensitive areas. The hand-held devices include a housing occupying each of a first plane, a second plane, and a third plane. A first exterior surface of the housing occupies the first plane and includes a first touch-sensitive area responsive to user touch. A second exterior surface of the housing occupies the second plane and includes a second touch-sensitive area responsive to user touch. A third exterior surface of the housing occupies the third plane and includes a display screen. A user interface module causes display of a user interface on the display screen and interprets at least one of (i) user touch of the first touch-sensitive area as a command to interact with the user interface or (ii) user touch of the second touch-sensitive area as a command to interact with the user interface. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078087 | METHOD FOR TOUCH CONTACT TRACKING - A method for touch contact tracking is provided. A parameter is adjusted according to the number of external objects approaching or touching a touch sensor. Besides, the detected location corresponding to each external object is also detected. The parameter is used to generate a reported location corresponding to each external object according to the detected location separately, whereby the larger the number of external objects is, the closer the distance between the reported location and the detected location is. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078088 | FLEXIBLE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A flexible apparatus is provided. The flexible apparatus includes: a screen generator configured to generate a user interface (UI) screen; a plurality of sensors configured to sense deformation of the flexible apparatus and output a result of sensing; a storage configured to store a crumple determining condition with regard to crumpling of the flexible apparatus; and a controller configured to determine whether the result of the sensing by the plurality of sensors satisfies the crumple determining condition stored in the storage, and in response to determining that the crumple determining condition is satisfied, perform an operation corresponding to the crumple determining condition. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078089 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION ON TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE - A method and system for displaying information on a transparent display device includes receiving a touch input for selecting an object displayed on a screen of an external device that is viewable through a screen of the transparent display device, requesting the external device for information related to the object, receiving the information related to the object from the external device, and displaying the received information on the screen of the transparent display device. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078090 | COMBINED RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION AND TOUCH INPUT FOR A TOUCH SCREEN - A graphics tablet system including a housing, a touch screen in the housing for receiving touch input, and for displaying graphics corresponding to the received touch input, a plurality of styli for performing touch input, each stylus including an RFID chip storing one or more graphic attributes, and a visible indicator of the one or more graphic attributes, an RFID reader in the housing for reading the stored one or more graphic attributes from a stylus touching the touch screen, and a processor in the housing, connected to the touch screen and to the RFID reader, for rendering a drawing on the touch screen according to the motion of the stylus on the touch screen and according to one or more graphic attributes read by the RFID reader from the stylus, wherein the plurality of styli store different one or more graphic attributes. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078091 | Terminal Device and Method for Quickly Starting Program - Embodiments of the present invention provide a terminal device and a method for quickly starting a program. The terminal device includes a device body, where a front touch-sensitive display is located on a front surface of the device body, and an auxiliary touch device is located on a back surface or a side surface of the device body. The device body supports a controller and a memory. The controller is configured to drive the auxiliary touch device, generate a corresponding touch signal according to a touch action of a user that is received by the auxiliary touch device, determine a user event according to the touch signal, run a corresponding executable program according to mapping between the user event and the executable program in the memory. The technical solutions of the present invention can implement quick start of the executable program corresponding to the touch action of the user. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078092 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method includes: detecting a first touch at a first location on a touch-sensitive display; detecting a second touch at a second location on the touch-sensitive display; and displaying a navigation indicator on the touch-sensitive display in response to detecting the second touch while first touch contact is maintained. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078093 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including an image display unit that displays an image in a predetermined position, an input unit that accepts input for a face portion of the image displayed in the image display unit, and an image selection unit that selects an image having face parameters concerning the input based on the input accepted by the input unit. The image display unit displays the image selected by the image selection unit in a manner that the face portion of the image selected by the image selection unit matches the face portion of the image displayed up to immediately before. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078094 | CO-EXISTENCE OF TOUCH SENSOR AND NFC ANTENNA - When threshold values for the capacitive sensors in a touch pad are periodically updated to allow for drift in these values, the updating process may be suspended while a nearby radio antenna is transmitting. Such transmissions from an antenna that is located next to the touch pad could otherwise significantly alter the effective capacitance in these sensors and thereby make the touch pad unreliable for registering a touch. Even though the capacitance may return to normal fairly quickly after the transmission stops, the moving average technique typically used to smooth out short term variation may incorporate the period of changed capacitance and thereby extend the period of unreliability, but suspending the update process during a transmission can avoid this problem. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078095 | APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY - An apparatus for transferring data via a touch sensitive display of a computing device, the apparatus comprising: a processing unit; at least one switch; a plurality of conductive pads for contacting said touch sensitive display, wherein each of said conductive pads is coupled to said processing unit via said at least one switch; and wherein said processing unit controls the operation of said at least one switch to enable or disable each of said plurality of conductive pads. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078096 | CONFIGURABLE ANALOG FRONT-END FOR MUTUAL CAPACITANCE SENSING AND SELF CAPACITANCE SENSING - Capacitance sensing circuits and methods are provided. A dual mode capacitance sensing circuit includes a capacitance-to-voltage converter having an amplifier and an integration capacitance coupled between an output and an inverting input of the amplifier, and a dual mode switching circuit responsive to mutual mode control signals for a controlling signal supplied from a capacitive touch matrix to the capacitance-to-voltage converter in a mutual capacitance sensing mode and responsive to self mode control signals for controlling signals supplied from the capacitive touch matrix to the capacitance-to-voltage converter in a self capacitance sensing mode, wherein the capacitance sensing circuit is configurable for operation in the mutual capacitance sensing mode or the self capacitance sensing mode. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078097 | CONCURRENT INPUT SENSING AND DISPLAY UPDATING - Embodiments of the present invention generally provide a processing system for a display device integrated with a capacitive sensing device. The processing system includes a driver module having driver circuitry and coupled to a sub-pixel with a first source line and a first common electrode. The driver module is configured to simultaneously update the sub-pixel by driving the first source line with a first voltage, and drive the first common electrode for capacitive sensing by modulating the first common electrode between a second voltage and a third voltage. The processing system further includes a receiver module coupled to a plurality of receiver electrodes. The receiver module is configured to receive resulting signals from the receiver electrodes while the first common electrode is modulated between the second voltage and the third voltage. The processing system further includes a determination module configured to determine positional information based on the resulting signals. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078098 | TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed herein is a touch panel, including: a transparent substrate having a first refractive index; a high refractive index layer formed on one surface of the transparent substrate and having a second refractive index higher than the first refractive index; a low refractive index layer formed on the other surface of the transparent substrate and having a third refractive index lower than the first refractive index; and a metal electrode formed on an exposed surface of the low refractive index layer. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078099 | Touch Screen Apparatus and Processing Method Thereof - A touch screen apparatus and a processing method thereof. In the touch screen apparatus according to the embodiment of the invention, a frequency spectrum analyzing unit determines that a frequency domain signal of a signal received by a receiving unit in the touch screen apparatus or of a signal obtained by processing the signal received by the receiving unit for at least once includes a predetermined noise signal feature, and then a frequency control unit controls the frequency of the signal sent by a sending unit, so that there is as little interference of the noise as possible when the sending unit performs transmission. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078100 | TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - A touch panel includes a substrate, a touch device layer, a sensing circuit structure, and a planarization layer. The substrate includes a sensing region and a peripheral region that surrounds the sensing region. The touch device layer is disposed on the sensing region of the substrate. The sensing circuit structure is disposed on the peripheral region of the substrate, and the sensing circuit structure includes a plurality of sensing lines. The sensing lines are electrically connected to the touch device layer. The planarization layer is located on the substrate. Here, the planarization layer includes a color-resist material that has a dielectric coefficient ranging from about 3 to about 5, and the planarization layer covers the sensing lines located in the peripheral region. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078101 | POSITION DETECTING DEVICE - A position detecting device detects both a finger and a stylus radiating an electric field. The device includes: a substantially transparent sensor disposed on a display device and formed by X-electrodes and Y-electrodes; an X-selecting circuit for selecting two sets of X-electrodes as a positive terminal and a negative terminal; a Y-selecting circuit for selecting two sets of Y-electrodes as a positive terminal and a negative terminal; a driving signal generating circuit for generating signals shifted in phase from each other by 180° as a positive signal and a negative signal; a differential amplifier for amplifying a difference between signals occurring in the positive terminal and the negative terminal selected by one, or respectively each, of the X-selecting circuit and the Y-selecting circuit; and a balanced switching circuit for switching connection of the positive terminal and the negative terminal to the driving signal generating circuit or to the differential amplifier. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078102 | HAPTIC FEEDBACK DEVICE, METHOD FOR DRIVING HAPTIC FEEDBACK DEVICE, AND DRIVE PROGRAM - A haptic feedback device includes: a determination unit which calculates, as a path length, a length along which a user touches the touch panel; a display control unit which converts the path length into a rotation angle of a manipulation image, and display the rotated manipulation image on a display unit; and a vibration control unit which drives a vibration unit according to a drive waveform having a predetermined amplitude and a predetermined frequency upon starting rotation of the manipulation image, decreases the amplitude of the drive waveform with an increase in the path length, and performs control to cause the vibration unit to vibrate according to the drive waveform the amplitude of which is decreased to zero in a predetermined time after the rotation of the manipulation image stops. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078103 | RECOGNITION METHOD FOR INPUT DEVICE, RECOGNITION DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND INPUT DEVICE - A recognition method for an input device is disclosed in the present invention, which is applied to an electronic device with a capacitive touch screen having a function of height detection, different input devices have different electric field height information. The method includes: obtaining the electric field height information of the input device, upon detection of a touch control operation of the input device; and determining attribute information of the input device according to a preset correspondence between the electric field height information and the attribute information of the input device. In the recognition method for the input device disclosed in the present disclosure, after it is determined that a touch control operation is performed on the capacitive touch screen by the input device, the electric field height information of the input device is obtained. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078104 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device includes a display panel and a touch panel. The touch panel calculates coordinate information of an input position by an electrostatic capacitive method in a first mode and calculates the coordinate information of the input position by an electromagnetic induction method in a second mode. The touch panel includes scan line groups and source line groups, which are operated as touch electrodes or touch coils on the basis of the operating mode thereof. In addition, the touch panel includes touch electrodes and touch coils, which are individually operated on the basis of the operating mode thereof. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078105 | STYLUS PEN, INPUT PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - An electronic device includes a digitizer pad, a touch panel which is disposed above the digitizer pad, a digitizer pad controller configured to detect a first position using electromagnetic induction from the digitizer pad, a touch panel controller configured to detect a second position about a capacitance change from the touch panel, and a host device configured to correct the first position with reference to the second position and specifying the corrected first position as a touch position. A method includes detecting a first position using electromagnetic induction from a digitizer pad, detecting a second position using a capacitance change from a touch panel, correcting the first position with reference to the second position, and specifying the corrected first position as a touch position. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078106 | TOUCH PATTERN STRUCTURE OF IN-CELL CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN - A touch pattern structure of an in-cell capacitive touch screen is disclosed. The touch pattern structure includes a plurality of driving lines in a first direction, the plurality of driving lines being insulated from each other, and a plurality of sensing lines in a second direction, the plurality of sensing lines being insulated from each other. The first direction intersects with the second direction, the driving lines are respectively insulated from the sensing lines, and a mutually-embedded structure is provided on at least a part of opposing sides of the driving lines and the sensing lines. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078107 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OBJECT INFORMATION USING AN ESTIMATED RIGID MOTION RESPONSE - The embodiments described herein provide devices and methods that facilitate improved performance. Specifically, the devices and methods provide the ability to determine object information for objects causing rigid motion on a capacitive sensor device. In one embodiment, the device and method is configured to determine an estimated rigid motion response associated with a substantially rigid motion of the at least one sensing electrode using a set of sensor values, where the substantially rigid motion was caused by one or more objects in contact with the input surface. The estimated rigid motion response at least partially accounts for effects of capacitive coupling with the object(s) in contact with the input surface. The device and method may determine object information using the estimated rigid motion response. Where the input device is used to direct an electronic system, the object information may be used to facilitate a variety of interface actions. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078108 | MULTIPOINT TOUCHSCREEN - A touch panel having a transparent capacitive sensing medium configured to detect multiple touches or near touches that occur at the same time and at distinct locations in the plane of the touch panel and to produce distinct signals representative of the location of the touches on the plane of the touch panel for each of the multiple touches is disclosed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078109 | Input Device Having Extendable Nib - An input device for computing devices that include touch screens. The input device includes a body, a nib or tip movably coupled to the body, and an actuator operably connected to the body and the nib. The actuator moves the nib from a first position to a second position, and in the first position the input device provides a first input to the computing device and in the second position the input device provides a second input to the computing device. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078110 | SENSING APPARATUS FOR USER TERMINAL USING CAMERA, SENSING METHOD FOR THE SAME AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR THE SAME - Provided is a sensing apparatus for a user terminal including a camera, including: an image analyzing unit analyzing an image variable of an object taken by the camera; and a touch determining unit determining whether the object touches the user terminal and an intensity of the touch according to the image variable analyzed by the image analyzing unit. According to the present disclosure, without adding additional hardware devices or changing hardware devices, the touch pressure, rotational angle, and the like of the object regarding the user terminal may be sensed by using the camera already provided in the user terminal. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078111 | TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed herein is a touch panel. The touch panel | 2014-03-20 |
20140078112 | USING MULTIPLE SIGNALS TO DETECT TOUCH INPUT - Detecting a location of a touch input is disclosed. Each of a plurality of transmitters coupled to a propagating medium emits a signal that is distinguishable from other signals emitted from other transmitters. The signals from the transmitters are received from at least one receiver coupled to the propagating medium to detect the location of the touch input on a surface of the propagating medium as indicated by an effect of the touch input on each of the distinguishable signals. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078113 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND A NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention is an apparatus comprising: a display control unit configured to cause a display screen to display a plurality of objects which include an object to be processed according to a moving operation; a selection unit configured to select at least one of the plurality of objects which are displayed, based on a position on the display screen; a determining unit configured to, in a case where an object different from the object to be processed is selected and the moving operation for the selected object is executed, determine whether to execute the predetermined processing to the object to be processed according to the moving operation, based on the selected object; and a processing unit configured to execute the predetermined processing for the object according to the moving operation, in a case where the determining unit determines that the predetermined processing is executed to the object. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078114 | DISPLAY DEVICE, POSITION CORRECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display device includes an operating body detection unit detecting an operating body disposed over a display screen, a position determination unit determining a three-dimensional position of the operating body from the detection result and outputting the three-dimensional position as position information for the operating body, a position designation unit designating a three-dimensional position over the display screen, a guide information generation unit generating guide information which requests a user to perform a predetermined action for an operating body around the designated three-dimensional position and then dispose the operating body at the designated three-dimensional position, a correction information generation unit generating correction information from an error between the designated three-dimensional position and a determination result of the three-dimensional position of the operating body disposed according to the guide information, and a position correction unit correcting a three-dimensional position of the operating body based on the correction information. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078115 | TOUCH PANEL DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, TOUCH PANEL DEVICE CALIBRATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A touch panel device ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140078116 | RECHARGEABLE ACTIVE PEN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CORRESPONDING CHARGING DOCK - Powered by a battery module, an active pen may transmit a signal that is intended for detection by a touch screen. The active pen may comprise an elongated clip member connected to an elongated body member, the free end of the clip member having a ground contact, and the body member having control and charging contacts opposite the ground contact. The free end may be biased such that the ground contact is normally in contact with the control and charging contacts, thereby maintaining the active pen in a signal-transmitting state until separation of the contacts. An electronic device may charge the battery module, optionally responsive to authorization thereof. The electronic device may comprise a partition member to separate the free end of the clip member from the body member, the partition member having contacts corresponding to those of the active pen for enabling charging of the battery module. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078117 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, WRITING INSTRUMENT, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a sensor information acquisition unit that acquires sensor information output from a sensor that detects contact of a finger with a surface of a writing instrument, a grip pattern determination unit that determines, based on the sensor information, a grip pattern in which a user grips the writing instrument, and a function execution unit that executes a function relating to the writing instrument according to the grip pattern. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078118 | HYGIENIC FINGER PROTECTOR - A hygienic finger protector includes a tubular sheath and an elastic stylus extending therefrom. The sheath is sized to be placed on a finger, extending to approximately the first joint. The elastic stylus is received within an aperture formed in the sheath, adjacent to the closed distal end. A securement flange extends inside the sheath and an enlarged stylus head projects outwardly from the sheath. The elastic stylus is electrically conductive enabling use of the stylus on touch-capacitive screens. A set of shims that are selectively attachable inside the sheath enables fine-tuning the interior sheath dimension. An appropriately-sized shim is placed inside and attached to the sheath to conform the interior size to that required for a snug fit. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078119 | METHOD FOR SIMULATING KEY INPUT USING CAPACITIVE STYLUS, CAPACITIVE STYLUS AND TERMINAL - The present document provides a method for simulating left key input and right key input using a capacitive screen stylus, which is applied to a terminal provided with a capacitive screen. The method includes: after receiving a command of a user selecting to perform left key input or right key input, the capacitive screen stylus outputting an electric signal corresponding to the command; and the terminal, if determining that the capacitive screen receives the electric signal through contact with the capacitive screen stylus, executing the input command of the user according to an input mode corresponding to the electric signal. The technical problem of being unable to perform the left key input and right key input conveniently in the related art is solved. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078120 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An organic electroluminescence (EL) display panel includes a substrate, a thin film transistor on the substrate, an overcoat layer on the thin film transistor and containing an organic material, a first electrode on the overcoat layer, an organic light emitting layer on the first electrode, a second electrode on the organic light emitting layer, and a barrier layer between the overcoat layer and the first electrode and including a first region formed of a single layer and a second region formed of a multilayer. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078121 | Image Display Apparatus and Image Scanning Apparatus - This image display apparatus includes a light source emitting a laser beam, a scan mirror projecting an image by vertically and horizontally scanning the laser beam by swinging, and a scan control portion rendering the horizontal scanning amplitude of the scan mirror on the side of a projection image having a reduced length relatively large as compared with the horizontal scanning amplitude of the scan mirror on the side of the projection image having an increased length with respect to distortion in which the length of the upper side of the projection image and the length of the lower side of the projection image are different from each other. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078122 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICES, AND INSPECTION METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICES - Using technology which uses a single shift register and simultaneously generates multiple pulses, this invention is a liquid crystal display device which rapidly drives data lines. It is possible to increase the frequency of the shift register output signal without changing the frequency of the shift register operation clock. If the shift register output signals, by means of analog switches, are used to determine the video signal sampling timing, high speed data line driving can be realized. Additionally, if the output signals of the shift register mentioned above are used to determine the video signal latch timing in a digital driver, high speed latching of the video signal can be realized. Consequently, even if the driving circuits of the liquid crystal display matrix are composed of TFTs, high speed operation of the driving circuits is possible without increasing power consumption. The shift register can also be used to inspect the electrical characteristics of the data lines and analog switches. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078123 | DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel includes a plurality of pixels positioned in the display area, a pixel driver connected with two or more of the plurality of pixels and configured to drive the connected pixels, and a plurality of signal lines configured to transfer signals to the pixel driver, in which at least one of the plurality of signal lines overlaps the pixel driver. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078124 | GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT, ARRAY SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to a field of displaying, and particularly to a gate driving circuit, an array substrate, and a display apparatus capable of ensuring that noise can be pulled down immediately once it occurs, and thus increasing a quality of picture and reliability of the display apparatus. The gate driving circuit includes a plurality of cascaded shift registers, wherein an output terminal of the shift register is further connected to two Thin Film Transistors TFTs, wherein sources of the two TFTs are both connected to the output terminal of the shift register, drains of the two TFTs are both connected to a first level signal line VSS, and gates of the two TFTs are input to different control signals respectively, thus ensuring that at least one TFT is turned on when the shift register outputs a switching-off voltage. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078125 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A gate driver selects a gate line of an odd-numbered row and a gate line of an even-numbered row subsequent thereto and sets the gate line of the even-numbered row to a selected-period potential with a delay of a predetermined time from a timing when the gate line of the odd-numbered row is set to the selected-period potential. After that, the gate driver sets the potential of the gate line set at the selected-period potential to a nonselected-period potential. A source driver switches polarities of pixels in each column every two rows, and sets potentials of respective source lines to potentials according to image data of respective pixels for one row, while making the polarities of the pixels in adjacent columns opposite to each other. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078126 | LIFETIME OLED DISPLAY - Light emitting devices including sub-pixels having different numbers of emissive layers are provided. At least one sub-pixel of a first color may include a single emissive layer, and at least one sub-pixel of a second color may include multiple emissive layers disposed in a vertical stack. Light emitting devices in which different voltages are applied to each sub-pixel or group of sub-pixels are also provided. In some configurations, the voltage to be applied to a sub-pixel may be selected based upon the number of emissive layers in the sub-pixel. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078127 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING GATE SIGNAL THEREOF - A display apparatus and a method for generating gate signal thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes a timing controller and a display panel. The timing controller is used for providing a plurality of timing signals. The display panel includes a pixel array and a gate drive circuit. The pixel array has a plurality of pixels. The gate drive circuit is electrically connected to the timing controller and the pixel array and including a plurality of shift register circuits. The shift register circuit includes a first shift register and a second shift register. The first shift register is configured for generating a corresponding primary gate signal. The second shift register is configured for generating a corresponding secondary gate signal. The timing controller adjusts overlapping relations of the timing signals according to a frame rate of the display apparatus. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078128 | GATE SHIFT REGISTER AND FLAT PANEL DISPLAY USING THE SAME - Discussed are a gate shift register and a flat panel display using the same. The flat panel display includes a display panel for displaying an image, a gate driver for driving a plurality of gate lines of the display panel, and a timing controller for outputting a gate start pulse and a plurality of clock pulses each having first to third voltages, to control the gate driver. The gate driver includes a gate shift register for generating scan pulses each having the first to third voltages, using the clock pulses, and supplying the generated scan pulses to the gate lines, respectively. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078129 | LOAD DRIVING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A load driving apparatus including a first driving unit, a second driving unit, and a circuit switch module is disclosed. The first and the second driving unit are respectively disposed at a first driving channel and a second driving channel and respectively output a first driving signal and a second driving signal for driving a first load and a second load during a channel output period. The circuit switch module is coupled between the first and the second driving channel and includes a plurality of signal transmitting paths. During a data loading period and a charge sharing period, the circuit switch module turns on all the signal transmitting paths, so that a charge sharing effect between the first load and the second load is achieved during the charge sharing period and accordingly the power consumption is reduced. Additionally, a load driving method of the load driving apparatus is disclosed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078130 | PIXEL CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A pixel circuit performs a threshold voltage correcting function. A sampling transistor becomes conductive in response to a control signal supplied from a scan line and samples a video signal supplied from a signal line to a pixel capacitor during a horizontal scanning period. The pixel capacitor applies an input voltage to a gate of a drive transistor in response to the sampled video signal. The drive transistor supplies an output current in accordance with the input voltage to a light-emitting device. A threshold voltage correcting period is provided to be part of the horizontal scanning period, to detect the threshold voltage of the drive transistor, and to write the threshold voltage in the pixel capacitor. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078131 | ALTERNATING CURRENT LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - An alternating current (AC) light emitting device includes an AC light emitting diode (LED) module and a waveform modulation unit. The AC LED module includes at least two sets of micro-diodes. The waveform modulation unit coupled between the AC LED module and an AC voltage source modulates a waveform of the AC voltage source. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078132 | METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate provided with a terminal portion, a switching transistor, a driver circuit portion, and a pixel circuit portion including a pixel transistor and a plurality of pixels, a second substrate provided with a common electrode electrically connected to the terminal portion through the switching transistor, and liquid crystal between a pixel electrode and the common electrode. In a period during which a still image is switched to a moving image, the following steps are sequentially performed: a first step of supplying the common potential to the common electrode; a second step of supplying a power supply voltage to the driver circuit portion; a third step of supplying a clock signal to the driver circuit portion; and a fourth step of supplying a start pulse signal to the driver circuit portion. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078133 | PANEL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A panel display apparatus is provided which includes a timing controller, a plurality of source drivers, a first data path, and a second data path. The first data path and the second data path are both coupled between the timing controller and the source drivers. The timing controller transmits multiple display data to the source drivers via the first data path. When the source drivers detect an event (e.g. error event), the source drivers transmit at least one event data (e.g. notification data) to the timing controller via the second data path to notify the timing controller that event correction (e.g. error correction) is needed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078134 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISUAL EFFECT ON INFORMATION ELEMENT USING APPARATUS WITH TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY - An apparatus including a touch sensitive display for displaying an information element; a detector configured to detect touches of a user on the touch sensitive display; at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code. The memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: display the information element; detect a predefined gesture on the touch sensitive display based on the touches of the user; and determine a three-dimensional visual effect, on information element, associated with the predefined gesture. Furthermore, the apparatus is caused to display information element utilizing the three-dimensional visual effect. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078135 | Virtual 3D Paper - The invention discloses a virtual 3D paper, comprising data reader ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140078136 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING INTERMEDIATE VIEW IMAGE, RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - Disclosed are an apparatus and method for synthesizing an intermediate view image and a recording medium thereof. The disclosed apparatus for synthesizing an intermediate view image may include: a probability information generating part configured to generate information related to a matching probability between a first image and a second image; and a synthesizing part configured to synthesize an intermediate view image by applying a weight according to the matching probability to the first image and second image. Certain embodiments of the invention provide the advantage of enabling enhanced image quality when synthesizing an intermediate view image without requiring post-processing operations such as for processing occlusions and for filling holes. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078137 | AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM INDEXED IN THREE DIMENSIONS - A portable computerized device is configured to display a three dimensional instruction graphic. The device includes a camera device capturing an image, wherein the image includes location data related to a token. The portable computerized device is configured to display the three dimensional instruction graphic based upon the location data. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078138 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZATION AND RELATIVE POSITIONING OF A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - Systems, apparatus and methods for localizing and/or determining the relative position of surgical instruments during a surgical procedure are disclosed. A method includes capturing an image depicting at least a portion of a first surgical instrument disposed at a first position with respect to a target tissue, and at least a portion of a second surgical instrument disposed at a second position with respect to the target tissue, the second position different from the first position. The method includes transforming the image to a three-dimensional model so the first position of the portion of the first surgical instrument is rendered with the three-dimensional model, and the second position of the portion of the second surgical instrument is rendered with the three-dimensional model. The method includes calculating distance between the portion of the first surgical instrument and the portion of the second surgical instrument based on the three dimensional model. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078139 | PREOPERATIVELY PLANNING AN ARTHROPLASTY PROCEDURE AND GENERATING A CORRESPONDING PATIENT SPECIFIC ARTHROPLASTY RESECTION GUIDE - Methods of manufacturing a custom arthroplasty resection guide or jig are disclosed herein. For example, one method may include: generating MRI knee coil two dimensional images, wherein the knee coil images include a knee region of a patient; generating MRI body coil two dimensional images, wherein the body coil images include a hip region of the patient, the knee region of the patient and an ankle region of the patient; in the knee coil images, identifying first locations of knee landmarks; in the body coil images, identifying second locations of the knee landmarks; run a transformation with the first and second locations, causing the knee coil images and body coil images to generally correspond with each other with respect to location and orientation. | 2014-03-20 |
20140078140 | Systems and Methods for Modeling 3D Geological Structures - Systems and methods for modeling a three-dimensional (3D) geological structure to improve maximum continuity interpolation. An integration method describes local anisotropic effects and introduces interpolation techniques to perform the interpolation between two points of interest along a direction of maximum continuity and across fault surfaces. | 2014-03-20 |