14th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130082890 | VARIABLE HEIGHT RADIATING APERTURE - Provided herein are devices, systems and techniques for establishing a variable height conformal antenna array having a planar backplane. More particularly, positioning of radiating elements can be made insensitive to variable ground height by selecting a suitable radiating element, such as a flared notch and arranging them to have a profile such that their outer extremities are positioned along a conformal, curved shape. Differences in radiator heights can be taken up by the addition of parallel vertical ground planes disposed between the radiating elements and the backplane. Adjacent vertical ground planes effectively form cutoff waveguide sections that naturally isolate the backplane from the radiating elements. The vertical ground planes edges effectively form a virtual curved ground for the radiating elements, following curvature of the array profile. Accordingly, heights of radiating elements are uniform with respect to the virtual ground, while being allowed to vary with respect to the backplane. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082891 | DIPOLE ANTENNA - There is provided a dipole antenna. The dipole antenna according to embodiments of the present invention includes: a substrate having a predetermined dielectric constant; and an antenna unit including at least one pair of electrodes and feed lines disposed on one surface of the substrate, wherein the electrodes receive current through the feed lines to generate a signal radiated in a direction in parallel with the one surface of the substrate. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082892 | ANTENNA WITH NEAR-FIELD RADIATION CONTROL - An antenna and a wireless mobile communication device incorporating the antenna are provided. The antenna includes a first conductor section electrically coupled to a first feeding point, a second conductor section electrically coupled to a second feeding point, and a near-field radiation control structure adapted to control characteristics of near-field radiation generated by the antenna. Near-field radiation control structures include a parasitic element positioned adjacent the first conductor section and configured to control characteristics of near-field radiation generated by the first conductor section, and a diffuser in the second conductor section configured to diffuse near-field radiation generated by the second conductor section into a plurality of directions. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082893 | CO-PHASED, DUAL POLARIZED ANTENNA ARRAY WITH BROADBAND AND WIDE SCAN CAPABILITY - Provided herein are devices, systems and techniques for establishing a coincident-phased dual polarization array aperture enabling a wide scan capability, while also presenting a bandwidth of at least about 40%. Radiating elements of such an array include a first ground plane extending between lower and upper edges and a first radiating element positioned above the upper edge of the first ground plane. The array elements also include a second ground plane extending between respective lower and upper edges and disposed substantially orthogonal to the first ground plane. A second radiating element is positioned above the upper edge of the second ground plane, such that the first and second radiating elements have different polarizations. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082894 | INTEGRATED ANTENNA AND METHOD FOR OPERATING INTEGRATED ANTENNA DEVICE - An integrated antenna is provided. The integrated antenna includes a first resonant element disposed on a chip, and receiving a first signal having a frequency from the chip; and a second resonant element disposed on a substrate, wherein the chip is disposed on the substrate, and the first signal enables a non-contact resonant coupling to be established between the first resonant element and the second resonant element due to the frequency to cause the second resonant element to generate and radiate a second signal. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082895 | Antenna Structures with Molded and Coated Substrates - Electronic devices may be provided with antenna structures. The antenna structures may be used in wirelessly transmitting and receiving radio-frequency signals. Antenna structures may be formed from molded dielectric substrates. Patterned conductive material may be formed on the dielectric substrates. The dielectric substrates may be formed from molded materials such as glass or ceramic. Sheets of dielectric or dielectric powder may be compressed to form a dielectric substrate of a desired shape. The patterned conductive material may be formed from metallic paint or other conductors. A hollow antenna chamber may be formed by joining molded dielectric structures. An antenna such as an indirectly-fed loop antenna or other antennas may be formed from the molded dielectric substrates and patterned conductors. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082896 | Folded Tab Retention Twin Wall Radome and Method of Manufacture - A radome for covering an open end of a reflector dish of a reflector antenna has a generally planar portion of twin-wall extruded polymer material dimensioned to cover the open end of the reflector dish. A periphery of the planar portion is provided with a plurality of slits, the slits defining a plurality of tabs. The tabs are dimensioned for folding around a rim of the reflector dish. The tabs may be retained in the folded position by, for example, a band clamp or directly coupling a portion of the tabs to the planar portion. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082897 | UNIPOLAR, BIPOLAR AND HYBRID MIMO ANTENNAE - The present disclosure provides a unipolar MIMO antenna, which consists of a plurality of unipolar RF antennae. Each of the unipolar RF antennae comprises a metal sheet and a feeder line. The metal sheet is enchased with a metal microstructure thereon, and the feeder line and the metal sheet are connected in a signal communicative manner. The unipolar MIMO antenna of the present disclosure breaks through the framework of the conventional antenna design and eliminates the complex design of the impedance matching network to ensure miniaturization of the antenna. Thereby, the antenna can be used in a wireless apparatus having a small size, a high transmission efficiency and a high isolation degree among antennae and can satisfy the requirement of a low power consumption in the design of modern communication systems. Additionally, the present disclosure further provides a bipolar MIMO antenna and a hybrid MIMO antenna. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082898 | ANTENNA APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH TWO ANTENNA ELEMENTS AND SLEEVE ELEMENT FOR USE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS - This antenna apparatus is provided with two antenna elements, two feeding lines, a feeding point provided at one end of the antenna element, and a feeding point provided at the one end of the antenna element. The feeding lines extend in a first direction from the feeding points. The antenna element extends from the feeding point in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the antenna element extends from the feeding point in a third direction which is oriented opposite to the second direction. The antenna apparatus is provided with a sleeve element which has an end which is connected to a respective grounded conductor of each of the feeding lines at positions near the feeding points, and extends in the first direction from the position near the feeding points. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082899 | HIGH-FREQUENCY LINE-WAVEGUIDE CONVERTER - A high frequency line-waveguide converter is provided which includes a first substrate including a first dielectric layer, a first conductive layer formed on a surface of the first dielectric layer, and a conductive pattern formed on the surface of the first dielectric layer that surrounds the second conductive layer. An antenna formed on a bottom surface of the first dielectric layer at a fixed interval from the second conductive layer. The high frequency line-waveguide converter also includes a second substrate including a third conductive layer and a fourth conductive layer separated by a second dielectric layer. An adhesion layer formed between the first substrate and second substrate, a shield conductive part formed by multiple vias between the conductive pattern and the fourth conductive layer, and a conductive waveguide in contact with the fourth conductive layer. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082900 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DATA TRANSCEIVER DEVICE AND SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SAID DEVICES - An electromagnetic wave data transceiver device suitable for installation on a post, including an antenna, and an electronic module connected to the antenna and suitable to send and receive data by way of electromagnetic wave signals transduced by the antenna. The antenna is formed in a flexible band which may be curved in the longitudinal direction thereof, passing from an open position in which the flexible band is open at one end leaving an opening for the lateral passage of a post to a closed position in which the flexible band embraces a cylindrical form. The device also includes a closure for setting the closed position of the flexible band. Also, a system formed by a plurality of the transceiver devices installed on vertical portions of posts. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082901 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, PROGRAM, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND LIGHT GUIDE ELEMENT - An interface ( | 2013-04-04 |
20130082902 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A mobile terminal is provided as a solution to a problem in which ease use is low. Display part | 2013-04-04 |
20130082903 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device including: first display elements divided into at least a first region and a second region, for displaying a first image, and second display elements each divided into at least a third region and a fourth region, for displaying a second image, the first and second display elements being arranged such that each third region is disposed between the first region and the second region of the adjacent first display element and each second region is disposed between the third region and the fourth region of the adjacent second display element; a parallax barrier layer provided on a side of the display elements adjacent to a viewer, the parallax barrier having light transmitting regions at positions thereof corresponding to boundaries between adjoining first and third regions as well as between adjoining second and fourth regions; and a spacer layer separating the display elements from the parallax barrier layer. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082904 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display unit, an imaging element, and a first reflecting unit. The display unit emits a light. The imaging element has a major surface and is configured to form a real image of an object at a symmetric position of the object with the major surface serving as a plane of symmetry. The imaging element includes a portion not overlapping the display unit as viewed along a normal direction of the major surface. The first reflecting unit includes a portion facing the major surface, and is configured to reflect the light emitted from the display unit and to cause the light to be incident on the portion of the imaging element not overlapping the display unit. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082905 | MULTI-LAYER PLENOPTIC DISPLAYS THAT COMBINE MULTIPLE EMISSIVE AND LIGHT MODULATING PLANES - A multi-planar plenoptic display assembly with multiple spatially-varying light emitting and modulating planes. The display assembly includes at least one light emitting device and may include a modulating device used in conjunction according to display methods taught herein to display light field data. A display assembly controller may be used to render a light field with depth into a multi-planar plenoptic display assembly by assigning decomposed portions of the light field to the display assembly for display or presentation by differing ones of the emitting elements and by operating a modulating device to provide a parallax barrier. In one embodiment, a projector is used with bi-state screens. In another embodiment, two automultiscopic displays (either parallax barrier or lenticular lenses) are overlaid with a beam splitter. In a further embodiment, an oscillating mirror is used to temporally and optically move one automultiscopic layer (either parallax barrier or lenses) through space. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082906 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, PIXEL CIRCUIT DRIVING METHOD, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a pixel circuit including: a light-emitting device; a constant current drive circuit configured to include a first transistor as a constant current source for supplying a predetermined current to the light-emitting device; and a switching circuit configured to include a second transistor for opening/closing electrical connection between a gate of the first transistor and a predetermined potential and connect the gate of the first transistor to the potential via the second transistor, thereby turning off the first transistor. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082907 | DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING A PATTERN AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A - A display apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of color filters corresponding to subpixels forming pixels of the display apparatus, and a black matrix formed among the plurality of color filters. The plurality of color filters includes a pattern indicating an absolute location of each pixel of the display apparatus. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082908 | INTEGRATED THERMAL SPREADING - Techniques are provided for removing thermal gradients from an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display. In one embodiment, an OLED display device includes a thermally conductive layer placed between electronic components housed within the device and the OLED display. Heat given off by the electronic components is transferred from warm to cold regions of the thermally conductive layer to create a more uniform ambient temperature across the back of the OLED display. Some embodiments indicate a position of the thermally conductive layer within layers of an OLED display stack (e.g., between a glass substrate and polyimide layer). Some embodiments include a specific range of thermal conductivities and/or thicknesses desired for the thermally conductive layer. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082909 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a plurality of subpixels having different emission colors in a pixel, and each of the subpixels includes an organic EL device. A high-refractive-index transparent layer having a refractive index higher than that of an organic compound layer of the organic EL device is provided on a light exit side of the organic EL device, and further, a light extraction structure is arranged on an outer circumference of the subpixel on the light exit side of the high-refractive-index transparent layer. A distance between first electrodes of the subpixels closest to each other, which are respectively included in the two adjacent pixels, is set to be larger than that between the first electrodes of the two adjacent subpixels within the pixel. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082910 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a display panel including data lines, scan lines crossing the data lines, and pixels which each include an organic light emitting diode and are arranged in a matrix form, a power generator which is enabled in a normal mode to generate a high potential power voltage for driving the display panel and is disabled in a low power mode, and a panel driving circuit which drives the data lines and the scan lines, disables the power generator in the low power mode to cut off an output of the power generator, and supplies an internal power less than the high potential power voltage to the display panel to reduce the high potential power voltage in the low power mode. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082911 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device including: first display elements divided into at least a first region and a second region, for displaying a first image, and second display elements each divided into at least a third region and a fourth region, for displaying a second image, the first and second display elements being arranged such that each third region is disposed between the first region and the second region of the adjacent first display element and each second region is disposed between the third region and the fourth region of the adjacent second display element; a parallax barrier layer provided on a side of the display elements adjacent to a viewer, the parallax barrier having light transmitting regions at positions thereof corresponding to boundaries between adjoining first and third regions as well as between adjoining second and fourth regions; and a spacer layer separating the display elements from the parallax barrier layer. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082912 | Display Drives Circuits and Techniques - A pixel driver architecture for an active matrix OLED display, the pixel driver architecture comprising a voltage-programmed master pixel programming circuit, and a first plurality of current-programmed slave pixel driver circuits, each coupled to said master pixel programming circuit. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082913 | VOLTAGE SELECTION APPARATUS AND VOLTAGE SELECTION METHOD - A voltage selection apparatus and a voltage selection method applied in a driving circuit of a liquid crystal display are disclosed. The voltage selection apparatus includes a generating module, a selection module, and a setting module. The generating module generates a first curve, a second curve, and a third curve corresponding to gamma curves of R pixel, G pixel, and B pixel of the liquid crystal display under different divided voltages respectively. The selection module selects at least two common curves from the first curve, the second curve, and the third curve, and the at least two common curves have a shared region corresponding to a common divided voltage range. The setting module sets at least two pixels corresponding to the at least two common curves to use a voltage dividing resistor string in the common divided voltage range to provide voltage dividing points. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082914 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate on which a thin film transistor is formed. The liquid crystal display device includes a first transistor which has a gate electrode thereof formed on a side more remote from the first substrate than a semiconductor layer and has a drain electrode thereof connected to the drain line, a second transistor which is connected to the first transistor in series, and has a source electrode thereof electrically connected to a pixel electrode, and a light blocking layer which is formed between the semiconductor layer and the first substrate and blocks a backlight incident from a first substrate side. The light blocking layer is formed in an overlapping manner on the first transistor, blocks a backlight incident on a first transistor side, and allows a backlight incident on a second transistor side to pass therethrough. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082915 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device as an electro-optical device includes an image signal line which is supplied with an image signal, a data line, and sampling transistors (S-TFT) as first and second transistors which are electrically connected between the data line and the image signal line and supply the image signal to the data line, where at least two types of S-TFTs are provided so that the overlapping amounts where gate electrodes of the S-TFTs and first data line overlap are different. Due to this, parasitic capacitance occurs between the gate electrode and the data line, it is possible to adjust the structural parasitic capacitance of each data line by the overlapping amounts being different, and it is possible to improve the display irregularities in series as streaks. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082916 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IMPROVING DEVICE BEHAVIOR BASED ON USER INTERACTION - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for improving operation of a device based upon user interaction. A method may include receiving user input. The method may further include determining a user state value based at least in part on the received user input, wherein the user state value corresponds to a patience level of the user with the current rate of operation of the device. The method may further include causing modification in the operation of the device based at least in part on comparison of the user state value to a threshold user state value. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082917 | APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO HAVE MULTIPLE USER INTERFACES AND METHOD - An apparatus comprising: a controller; a first part; a second part; an arrangement configured to add a third part between the first part and the second part to change a configuration of the apparatus from a first configuration in which the first part and the second part are adjacent and there is no third part between the first part and the second part, to a second configuration in which the first part and the second part are separated by the third part and the first part and the third part are adjacent, wherein the controller is configured to pair the first part and the second part as a user interface when the apparatus is in the first configuration, and is configured to pair the first part and the third part as a user interface when the apparatus is in the second configuration. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082918 | METHOD AND APPARATUS PERTAINING TO RESPONSIVELY CHANGING APPLICATION FUNCTIONALITY OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Detection of a change in physical configuration of a discrete device with respect to an electronic device leads to responsively changing application functionality of the electronic device as a function, at least in part, of information provided by the discrete device. By one approach the detected change can pertain to movement of the discrete device with respect to the electronic device or orientation of a coupling of the discrete device to the electronic device. This information can comprise at least a unique identification code. In such a case these teachings will accommodate using the unique identification code to access a corresponding profile for the discrete device where the profile specifies at least one application to be presently made available using the discrete device. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS PERTAINING TO AUTOMATED FUNCTIONALITY BASED UPON DETECTED INTERACTION BETWEEN DEVICES - Detection of a physical interaction between a first device that is logically coupled to a second device, wherein the physical interaction comprises one of a plurality of physical interactions that involve movement of one of the first device and the second device, results in automatically performing a function that corresponds to the physical interaction. The detected physical interaction can comprise one or more of a physical reorientation of the first device, a pivoting movement between the first device and the second device, a sliding movement between the first device and the second device, and a momentary change in physical proximity of the first device with respect to the second device. This activity can also include determining whether the physical interaction occurs within a predetermined period of time, and when the physical interaction does not occur within the predetermined period of time, prohibiting the automatic performing of the function. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082920 | CONTENT-DRIVEN INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A content-driven apparatus for controlling electronic devices integrates all control command functions for at least one controlled electronic device. Content information transmitted from one of the controlled electronic devices is received by a communication module, and is passed to a processing element for parsing the content information, including types of the content information, desired command actions to be proceeded, controlled electronic devices required to cooperate, and how to operate for a user. The processing element decides a user interface and an operation method for the user after the parsing, and issues corresponding control messages to the controlled electronic devices required to cooperate after the user uses the operation method to select specific control commands. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082921 | BARRIER PANEL, AND 3D IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD USING THE SAME - A barrier panel, and a 3D image display device and method are provided. The barrier panel is disposed corresponding to an image panel including a plurality of pixels and is configured such that M×N barrier regions of the barrier panel are formed at each pixel of the image panel. The brightness of each barrier region is adjusted to display a 3D image from the image panel. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082922 | TACTILE GLOVE FOR HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION - One embodiment is directed to a system for human-computer interface, comprising an input device configured to provide two or more dimensions of operational input to a processor based at least in part upon a rubbing contact pattern between two or more digits of the same human hand that is interpreted by the input device. The input device may be configured to provide two orthogonal dimensions of operational input pertinent to a three-dimensional virtual environment presented, at least in part, by the processor. The input device may be configured to detect the rubbing between a specific digit in a pen-like function against one or more other digits. The input device further may be configured to detect the rubbing between the specific digit in a pen-like function and one or more other digits in a receiving panel function. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082923 | OPTICAL POINTER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention discloses an optical pointer control system, and a method using in the same system. The system includes: an image display showing a frame having a pointer; a light source generating a light beam; a controller controlling the position of the pointer and including an image sensor receiving the light beam to obtain a image frame having a light spot; and a coordinate transformation processor calculating first coordinates of the light spot in a first coordinate system of the image frame and transferring the first coordinates into second coordinates according to a predetermined second coordinate system; wherein the image display shows the pointer on a corresponding position of the frame according to the second coordinates. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082924 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Automated Configuration of a Deployable-Component's Interface - Detection of a deployment position for an electronic device's first moveable component having a first user interface, wherein the first moveable component is selectively deployable between at least a non-deployed position and a fully-deployed position and wherein the first user interface is at least partially hidden from view when in the non-deployed position, prompts configuring that first user interface based, at least in part, on an ergonomic circumstance of deployment of the first moveable component. This ergonomic circumstance can comprise, for example, a request, need, or situation to maintain or increase the user's comfort or to maintain or reduce the user's fatigue while using the electronic device. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082925 | POSITION DETECTION SENSOR UNIT AND POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS - A position detection sensor unit is provided, including: a sensor substrate on which conductors for detecting a position pointed to by a pointer are disposed; and a position pointing operation member having a first face, on which a position is to be pointed to by the pointer, and a second face on the opposite side of the first face on which the sensor substrate is fixed. A flexible cable is extended from the sensor substrate so as to be connected to a signal processing circuit for determining a position pointed to by the pointer. A portion of the flexible cable, corresponding to a predetermined length extending from an end edge of the position pointing operation member toward the interior of the position pointing operation member along the direction in which the flexible cable extends, is arranged to be movable away from the second face of the position pointing operation member. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082926 | IMAGE DISPLAY - There is provided an image display including a first light source, a second light source and a modulation unit. The first light source has a plurality of first point lights arranged to form a first shape for generating a predetermined spectrum signal. The second light source has a plurality of second point lights arranged to form a second shape for generating a predetermined spectrum signal. The modulation unit is for simultaneously modulating the first point lights of the first light source with a first predetermined modulation frequency and for simultaneously modulating the second point lights of the second light source with a second predetermined modulation frequency to generate a modulated predetermined spectrum. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082927 | MOUSE WITH MULTI-CONFIGURABLE BUTTONS - A mouse with multi-configurable buttons is provided. The mouse with multi-configurable buttons comprises a housing, a cylinder module and a signal processing device. The housing has an opening, and the cylinder module is received in the housing and partially exposed through the opening. The cylinder module at least comprises a first click portion and the second click portion, and the signal processing device at least comprises a first switch and a second switch. When the first click portion is exposed through the opening, the first click portion is used for activating the first switch. In contrast, when the second portion is exposed through the opening, the second click portion is used for activating the first and the second switch. Therefore, the mouse with multi-configurable buttons provides at least two configuration status via rotating the rotating cylinder to satisfy different user demands. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082928 | KEYBOARD-BASED MULTI-TOUCH INPUT SYSTEM USING A DISPLAYED REPRESENTATION OF A USERS HAND - Example embodiments relate to a keyboard-based multi-touch input system using a displayed representation of a user's hand. In example embodiments, a sensor detects movement of a user's hand in a direction parallel to a top surface of a physical keyboard. A computing device may then receive information describing the movement of the user's hand from the sensor and output a real-time visualization of the user's hand on the display. This visualization may be overlaid on a mufti-touch enabled user interface, such that the user may perform actions on objects within the user interface by performing multi-touch gestures. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082929 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF VIRTUAL KEYBOARD - A touch-sensitive device includes a touch-sensitive screen and a processor. The processor divides a virtual keyboard into a number of sub-keyboards, determines an input touch track according to touch signals from the touch-sensitive screen, and displays a particular sub-keyboard according to the input touch track. A related method is also provided. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082930 | KEYBOARD - A keyboard includes a keyboard body and a block rotatably connected to the keyboard body. The keyboard body defines a receiving space for receiving a mouse pad. The receiving space extends through an end surface of the keyboard body. The block is operable to rotate into the receiving space to block the mouse pad. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082931 | KEYBOARD INPUT DEVICE AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A keyboard input device and a manufacturing method thereof is provided. The keyboard input device comprises a keyboard assembly having at least one key, a sensing device configured to sense the position of a key that produces a trigger action and to create a corresponding output signal, and a controller configured to receive the output signal from the sensing device and determine the key producing the trigger action. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082932 | DYNAMIC DISPLAY KEYBOARD AND A KEY FOR USE IN A DYNAMIC DISPLAY KEYBOARD - The invention relates to a dynamic display keyboard comprising a plurality of key elements, each key element comprises a transmitting part capable of transmitting at least a part of light incident on the transmitting part; a mat comprising a plurality of elevated elements capable of providing a tactile feedback and providing passage of light through the elevated elements; wherein each key element is fixedly connected to at least one respective elevated element; an optical element for each key element; wherein each optical element is adapted to focus an incident light beam onto a transmitting part; at least one display unit capable of providing light to the plurality of transmitting parts via the optical element; and wherein the light provided to a transmitting part defines a visual value of the corresponding key element. In this way, the keyboard is dynamic and further is able to provide a tactile feedback in response to a user action directed towards a key of the keyboard. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082933 | MOBILE COMPUTER WITH KEYPAD-EMBEDDED RFID ANTENNA - A mobile computer is described. The mobile computer includes a memory for storing a software application. A processor is coupled to the memory for executing the software application. A display is coupled to the processor for graphically displaying information generated by the software application. A keypad is coupled to the processor for receiving input from a user. The keypad is positioned adjacent to the display. A radio-frequency identification (RFID) antenna is embedded in a portion of the keypad. The RFID antenna includes at least one conductor forming at least one loop for communicating with a RFID device to receive information from the RFID device. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082934 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INPUTTING DATA USING MULTI-CHARACTER KEYS - Systems and methods are provided for inputting data to a mobile device using multi-character keys. A first input may be generated by pressing a multi-character key on the mobile device. In response to the first input, the mobile device may sequentially display a plurality of characters associated with the pressed multi-character key. When a desired character is displayed, a second input may be generated to select the currently displayed character as character data input. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082935 | DYNAMIC COMMAND PRESENTATION AND KEY CONFIGURATION FOR KEYBOARDS - Techniques involving selective modification of keyboard presentation and functionality. A commanding mode is selectively activated on a virtual keyboard. Activating the commanding mode attributes commands to respective individual keys of the virtual keyboard. Also in response to the commanding mode, indicia suggestive of the command is presented on those individual keys to which the commands were attributed. The commands can be executed in an application in response to selection of the respective individual keys when in commanding mode. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082936 | SENSOR ARRAY WITH HIGH LINEARITY - A sensor array includes a plurality of pixel sensor circuits; and a current-mode readout circuit to sample signals generated in each pixel sensor circuit; and addressing circuitry to individually select each pixel sensor circuit. Each pixel sensor circuit includes: a transducer and an amplifying element coupled to the transducer and configured to output a signal current which varies as a function of a measured physical property. The current-mode readout circuit includes: a sense signal line coupled to each of the amplifying elements in order to monitor the voltage presented across the amplifying element of the selected pixel sensor circuit; a drive signal line coupled to an output of each of the amplifying elements in order to provide a constant bias voltage to the amplifying element of the selected pixel sensor circuit; and a current conveyor circuit coupled to the sense signal line and drive signal line. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082937 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING INSTANT HANDWRITTEN INPUT - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and system for enabling instant handwriting input on a mobile computing device. According to one embodiment, while the mobile device is in an inactive state and identity-protected, an activation event associated with a writing tool operated by a user is detected. In response to the activation event, the mobile computing device is switched from the inactive state to a low power state in which the mobile computing device is configured to accept and store handwritten input while remaining identity-protected. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082938 | Apparatus and Systems for Enhanced Touch Screen Operation - Apparatus and systems are disclosed to enhance the user interface of a touch screen device. In one embodiment, a button ( | 2013-04-04 |
20130082939 | Method for Detecting False Wake Conditions of a Portable Electronic Device - There is described a portable electronic device capable of detecting false wake conditions, and a method thereof. The portable electronic device comprises a sensor circuit and a display. The sensor circuit detects double tap data associated with user input and motion data subsequent to the double tap data within a predetermined time period. The sensor circuit also determines whether the motion data corresponds to at least one criterion associated with non-user input. The display wakes from a sleep state in response to the sensor circuit determining that the motion data corresponds to the at least one criterion. For some embodiments, the sensor circuit includes a motion sensor to detect the motion data and a sensor hub to determine whether the motion data corresponds to the at least one criterion. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082940 | DEVICE WITH CUSTOMIZABLE CONTROLS - A method and device for receiving input for a computer application are provided. The method involves receiving, at a touchscreen device including a touchscreen, input indicative of populating a subset from a set of given input elements. The subset is for providing application input data to a computer application. The subset is displayable on the touchscreen. The method further involves rendering the subset on the touchscreen such that the subset is operably configured to receive the application input data. The device includes a processor and touchscreen configured to carry out the method. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082941 | WRIST-WORN DEVICE AND PARAMETER ADJUSTING METHOD USING THEREOF - An exemplary adjusting method is implemented by a wrist-worn device. The wrist-worn device is capable of working in several modes. The wrist-worn device includes a case, a display, and a touch sensitive unit. The touch sensitive unit is fixed to the case. The method includes: monitoring touches on the touch sensitive unit, and switch from a current working mode to another working mode in a cycle if the touches are recognized after comparison with stored touches. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082942 | ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY - An electronic paper display is provided. The electronic paper display includes a first substrate including a thin film transistor layer, and a front panel laminate. The thin film transistor layer is located on a surface of the first substrate. The front panel laminate is located on the thin film transistor layer. The front panel laminate includes a second substrate, a common electrode layer, an electronic ink layer, and a touch sensing electrode layer. The second substrate includes a first surface facing the first substrate, and a second surface facing away from the first surface. The common electrode layer is located on the first surface of the second substrate. The electronic ink layer is located between the thin film transistor layer and the common electrode layer. The touch sensing electrode layer is directly formed on the second surface of the second substrate. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082943 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device is provided suitable for operation by a single user. The portable electronic device comprises a main body and at least a thin film pattern. The main body has a display region and a non-display region coupled to the display region. The thin film pattern is disposed on a local region of the display region, on a local region of the non-display region, or on both a local region of the display region and a local region of the non-display region. The thin film pattern is visible while a user does not operate the portable electronic device. The thin film pattern is invisible while a user operates the portable electronic device. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082944 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICES AND FORMATION METHODS THEREOF - A touch display device and a formation method thereof are provided. The touch display device includes a touch panel disposed on a first surface of a substrate of a display panel. A color filter layer is disposed on a second surface of the substrate. The touch panel includes a plurality of first and second conductive patterns arranged by two directions that are perpendicular to each other. A patterned isolation layer, having a first portion and a second portion, is formed over the first surface of the substrate, wherein the first portion is disposed at the intersection of the first and the second conductive patterns, and the second portion is disposed between the first and the second conductive patterns. The first portion has a height that is lower than a height of the second portion. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082945 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal for allowing a touch input and control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a display unit configured to display a lock screen in a lock state in which a control command input to an application is restricted, and a controller configured to display at least one object on the lock screen when a first touch input sensed on the lock screen corresponds to set criteria, and display an execution screen corresponding to any one of the displayed objects based on the first touch and a sequentially entered second touch input. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082946 | IMAGE-COLOR-CORRECTING METHOD USING A MULTITOUCH SCREEN - To achieve the objects, the present invention provides a method for correcting color of image using multi-touch capable touch-screen, the method comprising, sensing touch of 3 fingers on the surface of the touch panel, detecting each finger's input coordinate for each finger's position and setting the input coordinates of 3 fingers into the first set of coordinates; calculating the first center coordinate of the first triangle formed by the first set of coordinates; detecting each finger's changed input coordinate for each finger's changed position and setting the changed input coordinates of 3 fingers into the second set of coordinates, according to the movement of the each finger on the touch panel; calculating the second center coordinate of the second triangle formed by the second set of coordinates; calculating the center deviation distance between the first center coordinate and the second center coordinate; calculating triangle area size ratio between the area of first triangle formed by the first set of coordinates and the area of the second triangle formed by the second set of coordinates; and calculating average rotation value between the first triangle formed by the first set of coordinates and the second triangle formed by the second set of coordinates, wherein, Hue, Saturation and Lightness of the image is altered based on the center deviation distance, the triangle area size ratio and average rotation value. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082947 | TOUCH DEVICE, TOUCH SYSTEM AND TOUCH METHOD - A touch device includes N touch areas, N−1 non-touch areas and a processing unit. An i-th non-touch area of the N−1 non-touch areas is located between an i-th touch area and an (i+1) -th touch area of the N touch areas. When a first operation gesture is performed from the i-th touch area to the (i+1)-th touch area across the i-th non-touch area, the processing unit receives a first touch signal from the i-th touch area within a first time interval, does not receive any touch signal within a second time interval, and receives a second touch signal from the (i+1)-th touch area within a third time interval . When the processing unit determines that the second time interval is smaller than a first threshold, the processing unit executes a first command corresponding to the first operation gesture according to the first and second touch signals. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082948 | DISPLAY FOR REFRIGERATOR - A display for a refrigerator, which can uniformly form a diffusing area, is provided. The display includes a process unit receiving a variety of operation signals for operating the refrigerator, a front cover provided in front of the process unit and including a pushing portion displaying an input location of a user and a light transmission portion transmitting light, and a diffusion sheet provided in rear of the front cover and uniformly diffusing the light. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082949 | METHOD OF DIRECTLY INPUTTING A FIGURE ON AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT - The present invention relates to a technology for directly inputting figures on electronic documents, and more particularly, to a technology for directly inputting figures on electronic documents in which a rough figure which is roughly inputted using direct input means (e.g., handwriting, mouse, digitizer) is automatically converted into a regular figure object by considering preset figure templates, thereby improving figure usage and quality in electronic documents. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082950 | INPUT APPARATUS AND INPUT METHOD OF A PORTABLE TERMINAL USING A PEN - An input apparatus of a portable terminal and an input method for compensating an input from a pen to increase the accuracy of the pen are provided. The input apparatus includes a touch panel configured to generate an input signal according to a pen touch, a memory configured to store at least one lookup table in which data for compensating an error of a pen input according to a user's pen usage characteristic is stored, a controller configured to detect an input coordinate of the pen touch on the touch panel and configured to extract compensation data from the lookup table corresponding to the input coordinate to compensate the error of the pen input, and a display unit configured to display a compensated pen input signal. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082951 | TOUCH SENSOR, AND CONTROLLER PROVIDED WITH THE TOUCH SENSOR - One electrode and another electrode adjoining an upper end region of the one electrode in an operating direction of a fader sensor are divided by a boundary line extending zigzag in a generally M shape transversely relative to the operating direction, so that upper and lower apex portions of the one electrode and the other electrode bite into each other. Similarly, the one electrode and another electrode adjoining a lower end region of the one electrode each other are divided by a boundary line extending zigzag in a generally M shape transversely relative to the operating direction. As a finger touches the fader sensor, the finger simultaneously touches the three electrodes, and corresponding output signals are output therefrom. A weighted average of the output signals is calculated so that position information of the finger having touched the sensor can be acquired with a high resolution. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082952 | Operation Control Apparatus and Operation Control Method for External Apparatus Connected to Vehicle-Mounted Apparatus - There are provided an operation determining unit which, when a touch panel is pressed, determines whether or not the press on the touch panel has been an operation on a soft key for designating one of the plurality of functions assigned to the one hard key, and a state transition unit which, when it is determined that the press corresponds to an operation on the soft key, shifts a function acceptability state of the one hard key. Thus, when the soft key corresponding to the hard key is pressed, the function acceptability state of the hard key is shifted to a correct state, even without actually operating one hard key. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082953 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING A DISPLAY SCREEN OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - When a touch operation on a touch-panel display module of an electronic device has been detected, a display entity corresponding to the touched object is created. The display entity is superimposed on the touched position on a display screen. A projector, an external display device, projects the display entity onto a screen. Even when the display screen of the electronic device has been moved by a touch operation, the audience looking at a screen page displayed on the screen can see the touch position in the form of the display entity, making it possible to understand the meaning of the operator's touch operation. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082954 | DISPLAY UNIT, DISPLAY METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM - A display unit includes: a display section; a memory temporarily holding less than one frame of image information; a drive section driving the display section based on the image information which is stored in the memory; and a processing section performing a predetermined process in conjunction with the drive section. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082955 | HANDHELD DUAL DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING FOLDOVER GROUND TABS - A handheld communication device includes a screen to receive input from and provide graphical output to a user, a processor to execute machine readable instructions and control operation of the device, a computer readable medium to store the machine readable instructions, an energy storage device to power the screen, processor, and computer readable medium, and a substantially planar electrically conductive member positioned between the screen, processor, and computer readable medium on one hand and the energy storage device on the other. The conductive member engages a first side of the energy storage device and comprises a flexible tab extending from the first side of the energy storage device, around a side of the energy storage device, and to a second terminal on an opposing second side of the energy storage device. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082956 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - According to an aspect, a device includes: a communication unit, a touch screen display, and a controller. The communication unit acquires information through communication service. The touch screen display displays a screen for setting an image in individual information registered in address book data. When a predetermined gesture is detected during display of the screen, the controller acquires an image to be associated with the individual information through communication service registered in the individual information. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082957 | GALLERY VIDEO PLAYER MOVEMENT ICONOGRAPHY - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface in a dual screen device. More particularly, the method includes providing a gallery for the dual screen device. The gallery can present one or more images in a user interface. The gallery user interface can adapt to changes in the device configuration. Further, the gallery can display images or videos in the various configurations. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082958 | MOBILE DEVICE OFF-SCREEN GESTURE AREA - Methods and devices for receiving input and presenting a user interface with two screens and an off screen gesture area. The device may have an off screen gesture area that accepts user input outside the display area. The interface inputs received in the off screen gesture are may have special handling and cause different display changes. Further, the device, having two screens, may receive user interface inputs that cross the seam between the two displays. To provide a display that acts like a single display area, the device can predict motions may cross the seam and then interrelate separate inputs on separate screens. The interrelated inputs can cause display changes as if the inputs were received as a single user interaction. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082959 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a home screen. The controller displays information for specifying a person in a first area of the home screen, and displays a list of information for specifying communication services used by a person specified by the information displayed in the first area in a second area of the home screen. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082960 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATU, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - An image display apparatus includes a storage portion to store application data and reduced image data thereof, in association with each other, a position detection portion to detect a position designated by the user on a display surface of a display portion, an enlargement operation detection portion to detect an enlargement operation, a first image display portion to display a first display image generated from the reduced image data as a preview image, a process target determination portion to determine process target data from the reduced image data and the application data, based on a magnification set based on the amount of operation in the enlargement operation, a second display image generation portion to generate a second display image based on the process target data, in response to the enlargement operation being detected, and a second image display portion to display the second display image as a preview image. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082961 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE AND TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch-sensitive device includes a transparent substrate, a decoration layer and a touch-sensing electrode layer. The decoration layer is disposed on the transparent substrate and includes a plurality of medium layers stacked with each other, and the decoration layer has at least one step portion and the step portion is defined by edges of two adjacent medium layers. The touch-sensing electrode layer is disposed on the transparent substrate and overlaps at least the step portion. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082962 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING TOUCH INPUT IN A MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus is configured to perform a method for scrolling a display screen to correspond to a touch input in a mobile terminal. Upon detecting a touch input, the mobile terminal determines an actual coordinate value of the detected touch input, obtains a predicted coordinate value for the determined actual coordinate value, obtains a smoothed coordinate value by performing a smoothing operation on the obtained predicted coordinate value, and determines that the detected touch input has occurred at the obtained smoothed coordinate value. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082963 | WATERPROOF HOUSING FOR DIGITAL DEVICES HAVING CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN AND ITS ACTUATOR MECHANISM - An actuator mechanism for actuating a capacitive touch screen of a digital device held in a waterproof housing includes an actuator shaft extending through an opening formed on the housing, a press button connected to an outer end of the shaft, a probe head connected to an inner end of the shaft, and a biasing member adapted to urge the probe head away from the touch screen, whereby pushing the press button against the biasing force moves the probe head towards and in contact with the touch screen. A waterproof housing having actuator mechanisms is also disclosed. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082964 | TOUCH SCREEN, TOUCH PANEL, AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A touch screen includes a base substrate, a bundle of rectangular wirings in a column direction including a plurality of detection column wirings that are electrically connected in common, and a bundle of rectangular wirings in a row direction including a plurality of detection row wirings that are electrically connected in common, the bundle of wirings being formed on the base substrate. Also, a plurality of block areas obtained by dividing an intersection area in which the bundle of wirings in the column direction and the bundle of wirings in the row direction intersect in a plan view are defined, and only the detection column wiring or only the detection row wiring is provided in each of the block areas. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082965 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a lock screen including a first icon and a second icon. The controller displays a sub icon associated with the second icon on the lock screen when a gesture in which the first icon and the second icon are superimposed is detected. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082966 | METHOD OF SCANNING TOUCH PANEL - A method of scanning a touch panel is provided. The present method includes following steps. First, a scan area is defined according to the coordinates of a detected touch signal. Next, the scan area is scanned during a predetermined period to detect a next touch panel. After the predetermined period, a sensing range of the touch panel is scanned to re-define the scan area. Because the scan area is smaller than the sensing range of the touch panel, the time and power consumed by the scanning operation can be both reduced by detecting the touch signals within the scan area. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082967 | METHOD AND APPARATUS CONTINUING ACTION OF USER GESTURES PERFORMED UPON A TOUCH SENSITIVE INTERACTIVE DISPLAY IN SIMULATION OF INERTIA - A method and apparatus for identifying user gestures to control an interactive display identifies gestures based on a bounding box enclosing points at which a user contacts a touch sensor corresponding with the display surface and permits use of inexpensive and highly reliable grid-based touch sensors that provide a bounding box to describe contact information. In identifying gestures, position, motion, shape, and deformation of the bounding box may be considered. Center, width, height, aspect ratio, length and orientation of the bounding box diagonal may be determined. A stretch factor, defined as the maximum of the ratio of the height of the bounding box to the width of the bounding box and the ratio of the width of the bounding box to the height of the bounding box, may also be computed. Gestures may be identified based on the changes in time of these characteristics and quantities. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082968 | COVER GLASS STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF AND TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY DEVICE - A cover glass structure includes a glass substrate, a touch-sensing structure and a decorative layer. The glass substrate has at least one cutting section, and the cutting section is etched to form an etched structure. The touch-sensing structure is disposed on the glass substrate, and the decorative layer is disposed on the glass substrate. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082969 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING TOUCH PANEL INPUT AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING OPERATION THEREBY - Provided are a display, which displays a screen, and a touch panel, which is disposed on the display. In accordance with a series of consecutive operations by a user to the touch panel involving touch operation, drag operation, and release operation, the following are accepted: the selection of an action area from among one or more action areas displayed on the basis of a touched area on the touch panel at the time of a user's touch operation, and the execution of an action corresponding to the action area. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082970 | POSITIONAL TOUCH SENSOR WITH FORCE MEASUREMENT - A touch screen display sensor is provided that includes a transparent touch-sensing element disposed upon the surface of a transparent substrate and a force-sensing element disposed within the transparent touch-sensing element. The force-sensing element includes two sets of bands of micromesh and can include a pressure-responsive material between the bands of micromesh. The bands of micromesh include traces of a metallic conductor. The sets of bands of micromesh are spaced apart and occupy substantially parallel planes. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082971 | CONTROL PANEL, ESPECIALLY FOR AN OVEN, AND OVEN, ESPECIALLY DOMESTIC OVEN - The invention relates to an oven, especially to a domestic oven, which has a control panel comprising a user interface ( | 2013-04-04 |
20130082972 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING CONTENTS USING TOUCH, RECORDING MEDIUM THEREFOR, AND USER TERMINAL HAVING SAME - The present invention provides a method and a device for controlling contents of a user terminal having a touch screen, a recording medium therefor, and a user terminal having the same. The present invention relates to a method for controlling the contents of a user terminal having a touch screen, wherein, when a touch is detected on the touch screen while executing contents conversion, a part of the contents gets fixed on the basis of the detected location of the touch. Therefore, two or more contents can be easily compared using the fixed contents region as reference contents. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082973 | DISPLAY DEFORMATION DETECTION - Disclosed embodiments relate to a display deformation detection system that detects display deformations based upon changes in resistance and/or capacitance. In one embodiment, a method includes measuring a baseline comprising a baseline resistance or a baseline capacitance or both of a conductive mesh disposed within or overlaid on the display panel. The method further includes detecting a change in the baseline resistance or the baseline capacitance or both and calculating a change location where the change in the baseline resistance or the baseline capacitance or both occurred. The method also includes calculating a magnitude of the change in the baseline resistance or the baseline capacitance or both. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082974 | Quick Access User Interface - Providing quick access to certain applications on a computing device is disclosed. A security wall is enforced with respect to applications on the computer, wherein enforcing the security wall includes preventing access to the applications until a security input is received. A predefined input is received through a home button on a touch-sensitive display of the computer. Access is provided to a particular application in response to receiving the predefined input, wherein providing access to the particular application includes allowing a user to access the particular application without receiving the security input from the user. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082975 | Touch Sensing Device and Electronic System Including the Same - A touch sensing device including a touch sensing panel and P number of first sensors is provided. N sensing rows with a row spacing smaller than a predetermined touch diameter are defined on the touch sensing panel. The first sensors are for sensing whether the N sensing rows are touched. An n | 2013-04-04 |
20130082976 | PEN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING INPUT OPERATIONS TO MOBILE DEVICE VIA THE SAME - A method and a pen system of performing input operations to a mobile device are provided. The method includes detecting an area touched by a user's hand and coordinates of a location input via a pen, on a touch panel of the mobile device, detecting the user's hand according to the shape of the detected user's hand touch area, compensating the detected pen input coordinates for an error with compensation data, based on the detected user's hand, and displaying the compensated pen input coordinate. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082977 | DISPLAY, TOUCH DETECTION UNIT, DRIVING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC UNIT - A display includes: display elements; drive electrodes; touch detection electrodes each forming an electrostatic capacitance with corresponding one of the drive electrodes; and a drive section applying an AC drive signal to the drive electrodes during each of a plurality of touch detection periods, the AC drive signal involving multiple transition to generate one or more transition timing pairs. The AC drive signal includes at least a first transition timing pair and a second transition timing pair over the plurality of touch detection periods. The first transition timing pair has a first transition interval, and the second transition timing pair has a second transition interval different from the first transition interval. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082978 | OMNI-SPATIAL GESTURE INPUT - Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems, methods and computer storage media for detecting user input in an extended interaction space of a device, such as a handheld device. The method and system allow for utilizing a first sensor of the device sensing in a positive z-axis space of the device to detect a first input, such as a user's non-device-contacting gesture. The method and system also contemplate utilizing a second sensor of the device sensing in a negative z-axis space of the device to detect a second input. Additionally, the method and system contemplate updating a user interface presented on a display in response to detecting the first input by the first sensor in the positive z-axis space and detecting the second input by the second sensor in the negative z-axis space. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082979 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING USER INPUTS - Methods and apparatus for processing user events are provided. In particular, one or more sensor modules and processor modules are provided that can be operated to detect user events, such as the pressing of an otherwise mechanical switch. In many electronic devices, touch display screens are provided to the user for interfacing with the device. These displays often also include one or more mechanical switches to provide necessary functionality. The functionality, however, comes at the cost of reduced aesthetics, and potentially increased manufacturing costs related to fabricating holes in the display substrate. The sensor module disclosed herein can be configured such that collected pressure data can be focused, such as linear expansion data or deflection data. By collecting two different types of focused data, the apparatus can more accurately determine whether a user event has occurred. Additional types of sensors may also be utilized to provide even more reliable results. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082980 | OPTICAL TOUCH DEVICE WITH PIXILATED LIGHT-TURNING FEATURES - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for a touch screens configured to determine a position of a touch event by selectively redirecting light to correlated locations on a light sensor. In one aspect, the touch screen apparatus can include a light guide forming a touch interface, a light source for injecting light into the light guide, a light sensor for detecting the injected light, and a pixilated light-turning layer. The pixilated light-turning layer can include a plurality of light-turning features forming pixels. The pixels can receive incident light corresponding to the emitted light scattered by an object contacting the light guide. The pixels can redirect the incident scattered light towards the light sensor such that light selectively propagates to one or more correlated light receiving locations. A processor can map the light receiving location to an area contacted by the object, thereby determining a position of a touch event. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082981 | OPTICAL TOUCH SYSTEM AND OPTICAL TOUCH DEVICE AND OPTICAL TOUCH METHOD - An optical touch system includes a display unit, a touch operation unit, and a data processing unit. The display unit is configured for displaying at least a general image frame and displaying a specific pattern frame alternately with the at least a general image frame. The touch operation unit is configured for scanning a part of the specific pattern frame and capturing image data corresponding to the part of the specific pattern frame for transmission. The data processing unit is configured for translating the image data into a coordinate position. Moreover, an optical touch device and an optical touch method also are provided. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082982 | OPTICAL RECEIVING DEVICE AND OPTICAL TOUCH PANEL DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME - A light-receiving device | 2013-04-04 |
20130082983 | MULTI-POINTER FOR TOUCHSCREEN STYLUS - The present invention discloses a multi-pointer touchscreen stylus, which comprises a shaft having at least two pointers at the front end thereof. The present invention can present personal calligraphy according to one's handwriting. The present invention can also present a stroke with varying widths according to varying strengths of writing action, whereby the user may write on a touchscreen with more pleasure. Further, the present invention can prevent a touchscreen from being stained or scratched. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082984 | DISPLAY AND MULTI-LAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH SHARED FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE - An electronic device may be provided with a display and a multi-layer printed circuit. Integrated circuits and other components may be mounted to the multi-layer printed circuit. The display and multi-layer printed circuit may share a common layer formed from a flexible substrate. The flexible substrate may have portions that are integrated into the display and portions that are integrated into the multi-layer printed circuit board. The flexible substrate may contain patterned conductive traces that are used to route signals from components in the multi-layer printed circuit to display circuitry such as a display driver integrated circuit. An array of thin-film transistors may be used to control the emission of light from the display and may be formed on portions of the flexible substrate that are integrated into the display. The display may be a flexible display that includes an array of organic light-emitting diodes. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082985 | CONTENT DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND CONTENT DISPLAY METHOD - A content display apparatus comprises a display unit which displays a content which has a plurality of characters an order of which is regulated, a position directions unit which directs a position on the display unit, and a control unit which controls a display on the display unit, according to the position directed by the position directions unit and the order of the characters. At a first operation mode, when the position directions unit directs a first position on the display unit, the control unit makes the characters corresponding to the directed first position impossible to be viewed on the display unit. At a second operation mode, when the position directions unit directs a second position on the display unit, the control unit makes such characters possible to be viewed that were made impossible to be viewed and that are located before the directed second position under the order. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082986 | SCREEN AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A screen including a first liquid crystal layer area including a polymer dispersion liquid crystal material and capable of switching a state of the first liquid crystal layer area between a transmission state and a scatter state based on voltage application and a second liquid crystal layer area provided outside the first liquid crystal layer area, including a liquid crystal material and a dichromatic dye, and capable of switching a state of the second liquid crystal layer area between a transmission state and a colored state based on voltage application. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082987 | MODULE FOR DETERMINING THE DRIVING SIGNAL TIMING AND A METHOD FOR DRIVING A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - Disclosed is a gate printed circuit board, a connector-free liquid crystal display (LCD) panel assembly, a driving-signal timing module included in the liquid crystal display (LCD) panel assembly, and a method of driving the liquid crystal display (LCD) panel assembly. According to the present invention, since a separate connector and a gate printed circuit board of a conventional LCD panel is not required for applying a gate-driving signal generated from an external information processing device, a thickness and the number of parts of the LCD device is reduced. Further, when the gate-driving signal is transmitted through the TFT substrate, the voltage V | 2013-04-04 |
20130082988 | Display Device - A display device comprises a display panel including a main display region and a periphery region outside the main display region; and a panel driver connected with the display panel in the periphery region of the display panel, wherein the display panel includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate formed under a lower surface of the upper substrate, and the lower substrate is formed to expose a pad region provided on the lower surface of the upper substrate, and the panel driver is connected to the pad region provided on the lower surface of the upper substrate. | 2013-04-04 |
20130082989 | Display Apparatus - A display apparatus having a thin thickness and improved esthetic sense is disclosed. The display apparatus comprises a display panel including an upper substrate having a signal line to which gate and data signals are supplied, and at least one lower substrate bonded to the upper substrate; and a panel support member supporting the display panel to externally expose an entire upper surface of the display panel, wherein the display panel includes a display portion having a main display region, a sub display region having an area smaller than that of the main display region, and a boundary region dividing the main display region and the sub display region from each other; and a periphery portion surrounding the display portion. | 2013-04-04 |