17th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120098715 | WIDEBAND ANTENNA - A vehicle window assembly. The window assembly includes a frame having an inner metal edge and a window pane fixed to the frame. The window pane includes an inner glass ply, an outer glass ply, an interlayer between the inner glass ply and the outer glass ply, and an electro-conductive coating located on a surface of the outer glass ply, wherein the electro-conductive coating has an outer peripheral edge spaced from the inner metal edge of the frame to define an antenna slot. The window assembly also includes an antenna feed structure electrically connected to the outer peripheral edge of the electro-conductive coating and a capacitive coupling strip located on the inner glass ply and overlapping the outer peripheral edge of the electro-conductive coating proximate the antenna feed structure, wherein the coupling strip couples a wide bandwidth radio frequency signal into and out of the antenna slot. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098716 | WINDOW ANTENNA - A vehicle window assembly. The window assembly includes a glass ply and an electro-conductive coating located on a surface of the glass ply. The electro-conductive coating has an outer peripheral edge that is adapted to be spaced from an inner metal edge of a vehicle frame so as to define an antenna slot. The electro-conductive coating includes at least one deleted portion adjacent the outer peripheral edge, wherein the deleted portion is sized to tune the antenna slot to a desired resonant frequency. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098717 | MULTIPLE ANTENNA ELEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An antenna system connectable to a vehicle includes a primary antenna, a primary data transmission line, a secondary antenna, a secondary data transmission line, and an RF device. The primary antenna is connected to the vehicle and is located in an exterior environment. The secondary antenna is connected to the vehicle and is located in one of the exterior environment and an interior cabin of the vehicle. The primary data transmission line transmits a first RF signal and is in communication with the primary antenna. The secondary data transmission line transmits a secondary RF signal and is in communication with the secondary antenna. The fixed RF device is connected to the vehicle and is in communication with the primary data transmission line and the secondary data transmission line to provide an output RF signal. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098718 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE, ROOM MIRROR STRUCTURE INCLUDED IN THE SAME AND SHADE BAND CONNECTED ELECTRICALLY TO THE ROOM MIRROR STRUCTURE - A communication device for a vehicle in which an RF device in the room mirror is connected electrically to a radiator included in a shade band is disclosed. The communication device for a vehicle includes an RF de vice in a room mirror and a radiator disposed in a shade band and connected electrically to the RF device. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098719 | HANDHELD DEVICE WITH TWO ANTENNAS, AND METHOD OF ENHANCING THE ISOLATION BETWEEN THE ANTENNAS - The invention relates to a handheld device comprising a first antenna ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120098720 | Hybrid Antennas for Electronic Devices - A portable electronic device is provided that has a hybrid antenna. The hybrid antenna may include a slot antenna structure and an inverted-F antenna structure. The slot antenna portion of the hybrid antenna may be used to provide antenna coverage in a first communications band and the inverted-F antenna portion of the hybrid antenna may be used to provide antenna coverage in a second communications band. The second communications band need not be harmonically related to the first communications band. The electronic device may be formed from two portions. One portion may contain conductive structures that define the shape of the antenna slot. One or more dielectric-filled gaps in the slot may be bridged using conductive structures on another portion of the electronic device. A conductive trim member may be inserted into an antenna slot to trim the resonant frequency of the slot antenna portion of the hybrid antenna. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098721 | Mobile Communication Device and Antenna - A mobile communication device is provided. The mobile communication device includes a system circuit board with a surface, a ground plane having a monopole slot on the surface, a microstrip feedline, and a metal element, wherein the ground plane has a longer edge and a shorter edge. The monopole slot has a first operating band and a second operating band. The microstrip feedline is located on the system circuit board, wherein one end of the microstrip feedline passes over the monopole slot, and the other end of the microstrip feedline is connected to a signal source. The metal element is electrically connected to the shorter edge of the ground plane, and is substantially perpendicular to the ground plane. A distance between the open end of the monopole slot and the shorter edge of the ground plane where the metal element is connected is shorter than 0.05 wavelength of the lowest operating frequency of the first operating band. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098722 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ANTENNA, OPERATING IN A GIVEN FREQUENCY BAND, FROM A DUAL-BAND ANTENNA - The present invention relates to a method for producing an antenna operating in a given frequency band, from a dual-band antenna. According to the method, the dual-band antenna is a broadband slot antenna that receives and/or transmits electromagnetic signals at a first frequency and at a second higher frequency. The antenna is powered by a single power supply line, and the free end of the power supply line is connected, by a connection means that can be opened or closed, to at least one means for rejecting one of the frequencies. This invention can be used in producing generic electronic boards. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098723 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device including: a reflector antenna including a primary radiator, a feed waveguide for feeding radio waves to the primary radiator, and a reflector; and a radome that covers the reflector antenna, in which the antenna device further includes a sidelobe reduction member attached to a vicinity of the primary radiator or the feed waveguide, the sidelobe reduction member reducing a sidelobe in a specific direction of an antenna by at least one of scattering and absorbing of radio waves reflected by the radome out of the radio waves radiated from the reflector antenna. Therefore, it is possible to reduce a sidelobe deterioration caused by reflection waves from the radome. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098724 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS - The disclosure provides an antenna device and communications terminal including such an antenna device. The antenna device includes a coil including a conductor wound around a plate-shaped magnetic core. A flat conductor is positioned adjacent to the coil, and the coil is positioned such that it is closer than the flat conductor to an antenna of a communication partner positioned near the antenna device. The coil conductor includes a first conductor portion adjacent to a first main surface of the magnetic core and a second conductor portion adjacent to a second main surface thereof. A circuit substrate includes a ground electrode formation area and a ground electrode non-formation area. The antenna coil is mounted on the ground electrode non-formation area of the circuit substrate with the first main surface of the magnetic core facing the circuit substrate. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098725 | Broadband Clover Leaf Dipole Panel Antenna - An antenna radiator is provided. The radiator includes four elements, each including a node, a first ring connected to the node, and a second ring connected to the node and disposed inside of and coplanar with the first ring. The first ring includes a first plurality of segments, and the second ring includes a second plurality of segments. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098726 | SUPPLY NETWORK FOR A GROUP ANTENNA - A group antenna has at least two transducers disposed offset from one another. A network is provided to supply the transducers. The network comprises coaxial cables running between a distributor and/or summation circuit and the access, connection, and/or supply points of the associated transducer. The network comprises at least two different types of coaxial cable characterized by different phase velocities. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098727 | PARABOLIC ANTENNA POSITIONER - The parabolic antenna positioner includes a base, a support cradle mounted so it can rotate relative to the base along a first axis of rotation, a mobile assembly including a parabolic antenna, supported by the support cradle, and mounted so it can rotate relative to the support cradle along a second axis of rotation, orthogonal to the first axis of rotation. The second axis of rotation is separated from the axis of rotation of the support cradle by a non-null distance measured in the plane of rotation of the cradle. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098728 | ANTENNA MODULE - An antenna includes a flexible sheet, a first coil electrode located on a first main surface of the flexible sheet and a second coil electrode located on a second main surface of the flexible sheet. A base film is arranged on the first main surface of the flexible sheet and a wireless communication IC is mounted on the base film. Two input/output terminals of the wireless communication IC are connected to coupling electrodes. A first coupling electrode opposes one end portion of the first coil electrode with the base film disposed therebetween. A second coupling electrode opposes one end of the second coil electrode with the base film, a central electrode and the flexible sheet disposed therebetween. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098729 | ANTENNA AND ANTENNA MODULE - An antenna includes a flexible sheet, a first coil electrode being formed on a first main surface of the flexible sheet and a second coil electrode being formed on a second main surface of the flexible sheet. Another end portion of the first coil electrode and another end portion | 2012-04-26 |
20120098730 | COVERAGE ANTENNA APPARATUS WITH SELECTABLE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL POLARIZATION ELEMENTS - An antenna apparatus comprises selectable antenna elements including a plurality of dipoles and/or a plurality of slot antennas (“slot”). Each dipole and/or each slot provides gain with respect to isotropic. The dipoles may generate vertically polarized radiation and the slots may generate horizontally polarized radiation. Each antenna element may have one or more loading structures configured to decrease the footprint (i.e., the physical dimension) of the antenna element and minimize the size of the antenna apparatus. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098731 | QuadLock - Maintenance on a high frequency Amateur Radio cubical quad antenna mounted on a tilt over tower typically requires the use of a ladder of scaffold. While tiltover towers are common, when used with a cubical quad antenna the tilting is limited by size of the cubical quad elements. The user must still utilize a ladder, scaffold or other device to reach all points on the antenna. The QuadLock addresses this issue and allows the tower and antenna to be tilted all the way to ground level for maintenance. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098732 | EMI DETECTION APPARATUS - An electromagnetic interference (EMI) detection apparatus includes a telescopic antenna and a detecting element. The telescopic antenna includes an antenna body and an adapter portion. The antenna body is rotatably mounted on the adapter portion. The adapter portion includes a connecting portion electrically connected to the antenna body. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098733 | SCREEN SHARING SYSTEM, SCREEN SHARING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A screen sharing system includes information processing apparatuses that display the same content on their respective screens as a shared screen. Each of the information processing apparatuses includes an operation right switching unit configured to acquire an operation right, a transmission data generating unit configured to generate transmission data including operational information of an input operation, and a drawing unit configured to draw a display object on the screen. At a transmitting information processing apparatus with the operation right, the drawing unit draws the display object according to the operational information, and the transmission data generating unit generates the transmission data including the operational information and sends the transmission data to a receiving information processing apparatus without the operation right. At the receiving information processing apparatus, the drawing unit draws the display object according to the operational information in the transmission data received from the transmitting information processing apparatus. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098734 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - The sizes of the respective reflecting units vary in the image take-out section along the Z direction in association with the state of the total reflection angle in the light guide section. Thus, it becomes possible to keep the sufficient effective light beam width of the image light input thereto in all of the reflecting units. Therefore, the deterioration in the image light caused by the reflection in the reflecting units can be avoided, and as a result, the degradation of the resolution of the image due to the virtual image light thus emitted can be prevented. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098735 | Digit Display - Various embodiments of a digit display are provided. In one aspect, a digit display comprises at least one display unit. The at least one digit unit comprises twenty-eight character segments that are arranged in a manner including a quadrilateral, a cross, and four X-shaped arrangements. The quadrilateral is formed by eight of the twenty-eight character segments with two character segments on each of four sides of the quadrilateral. The cross is formed by four of the twenty-eight character segments and dividing the quadrilateral into four quadrants. Each of the four X-shaped arrangements is disposed in a respective one of the four quadrants and formed by respective four of the twenty-eight character segments. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098736 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (OLED) DISPLAY - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display includes 1) a display panel including i) a display area configured to display an image and ii) a pad area adjacent to the display area and configured not to display an image, 2) a bezel configured to receive the display panel and 3) a reinforcing member positioned between the pad area of the display panel and the bezel. According to at least one embodiment, the deformation of the portion corresponding to the pad area of the display panel among the bezel may be prevented during an external impact, and thereby the twisting strength and the bending strength may be improved. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098737 | Organic light-emitting diode display device - An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) includes a substrate partitioned into a plurality of pixel regions, and a first electrode in each of the pixel regions on the substrate. The first electrode is partitioned into a first emission region and a second emission region. The OLED includes a first intermediate layer in the first emission region of the first electrode, a second intermediate layer in the second emission region of the first electrode, a second electrode interposed between the first electrode and the second intermediate layer, and a third electrode disposed on the first and second intermediate layers. Light generated by the first intermediate layer is transmitted through the first and third electrodes, and light generated by the second intermediate layer is transmitted through the third electrode. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098738 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device in which problems such as an increase of power consumption and increase of a load of when light is emitted are reduced by using a method for realizing pseudo impulsive driving by inserting an dark image, and a driving method thereof. A display device which displays a gray scale by dividing one frame period into a plurality of subframe periods, where one frame period is divided into at least a first subframe period and a second subframe period; and when luminance in the first subframe period to display the maximum gray scale is Lmax | 2012-04-26 |
20120098739 | SPLICED ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY PANEL - A spliced electrophoretic display panel includes a plurality of electrophoretic display units arranged in an array and connected to one another. Each of the electrophoretic display units includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an electrophoretic display layer, and a sealant. The second substrate is configured under the first substrate. At least one edge of the first substrate goes beyond an edge of the second substrate. The electrophoretic display layer is configured between the first substrate and the second substrate. An image displayed by the electrophoretic display layer is observed via the first substrate. The sealant is connected to the electrophoretic display layer, the first substrate, and the second substrate. Besides, the sealant surrounds the electrophoretic display layer. The first substrate of each of the electrophoretic display units is connected to the adjacent first substrate. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098740 | ELECTRO-PHORETIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - An electro-phoretic display apparatus is disclosed. The electro-phoretic display apparatus has a plurality of pixel units and is coupled to an alternating current (AC) common voltage. The electro-phoretic display apparatus includes a switching unit coupled between a path of a plurality of storage capacitors in the pixel units and the common voltage. The switching unit is turned off according to a control signal before the common voltage carries out a transition action. The switching unit is turned on according to the control signal after the common voltage carries out the transition action. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098741 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY WITH INTEGRATED TOUCH SCREEN - An electrophoretic display includes a substrate on which image gate lines and image signal lines are formed to intersect one another. An image switching thin-film transistor (TFT) is formed on the substrate and electrically connected to the image gate lines and the image signal lines. A sensing TFT is formed on the substrate and configured to sense infrared (IR) light and generate an IR sensing signal. An output switching TFT is formed on the substrate and connected to the sensing TFT. The output switching TFT outputs position information from the IR sensing signal. An IR filter insulating layer is formed on the substrate to cover the sensing TFT and configured to transmit only the IR light. A pixel electrode is formed on the IR filter insulating layer and electrically connected to the image switching TFT. An electrophoretic film is formed on the pixel electrode and includes a plurality of micro-capsules having pigment particles with positive and negative electrical charges. A common electrode is formed on the electrophoretic film. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098742 | Hand-Held Orthopedic Electronic Interface Device and Method of Manufacture - An orthopedic cursor control device that supports a user's hand, or other controlling anatomy, in a functionally neutral posture. The device has a motion sensor housed in a base, a mound attached to the top of the base and an optional carpal support attached to the base. The surfaces of the base, mound and optional carpal support together support a user's hand, or other controlling anatomy, in the functionally neutral, or other appropriate, posture. The mound conforms to an interior portion of the user's hand when in a grasping configuration. An inner surface of the carpal support conforms to, and supports, the user's wrist in the functionally neutral posture. The carpal support extends beyond a distal end of the user's ulna bone when the user grasps the cursor control device. The functionally neutral posture has, at the distal end, the user's radial bone substantially vertically above their ulna bone. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098743 | INPUT METHOD, INPUT DEVICE, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM - An input method for a software keyboard is disclosed. The input method includes dividing the software keyboard into a plurality of character areas and displaying the software keyboard, generating a first touch signal, generating a first touch operation signal according to the first touch signal, selecting a first character area from the plurality of character areas according to the first touch operation signal, generating a second touch signal, generating a second operation signal according to the second touch signal, selecting a target character key from the first character area according to the second touch operation signal, and transmitting a character control signal corresponding to the target character key to a host for an input of the software keyboard. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098744 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR SPATIAL INPUT ASSOCIATED WITH A DISPLAY - An exemplary system includes a handheld user input device configured to emit a pointing signal and a selection signal from within a physical user space and directed at a display screen. The exemplary system further includes a spatial input subsystem configured to detect the pointing signal, determine a physical position within the physical user space based on the detected pointing signal, map the determined physical position within the physical user space to a cursor position on the display screen, output data representative of the cursor position for use by a display subsystem associated with the display screen, detect the selection signal, and output, in response to the selection signal, data representative of a selection command for use by the display subsystem. Corresponding systems, methods, and apparatuses are also disclosed. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098745 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGHLIGHTING MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION - A projector includes an infrared camera. Projected infrared rays on a screen are detected and the projector calculate coordinates of a center point of a projection area of the infrared ray projected on the screen. The coordinates of the center point is transformed to coordinates of a pixel point on the screen corresponding to a resolution of a projection lens of the projector. The projector determines the pixel point on the screen according to the converted coordinates. A light source of the projector is controlled to highlight the pixel point on the screen. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098746 | Optical Position Detection Apparatus - This invention is to provide an optical position detection apparatus including a retroreflective member ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120098747 | USER-INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM USING A JOYSTICK - A user-interface for controlling a data processing system using a joystick includes a joystick for controlling input to the data processing system. The joystick has a pivoting component for assuming tilted positions by tilting in directions that lie in a reference plane associated with the component, and a sensor for sensing at succeeding sampling moments the direction corresponding to succeeding tilted positions of the component, and a difference determination device for determining a difference in direction between a first direction sensed at a first sampling moment and a second direction sensed at a second sampling moment after the first moment, and a parameter modifier for modifying a value of a parameter of the data processing system by adding or subtracting a difference value that depends upon the difference in direction. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098748 | BUTTON ASSEMBLY AND COMPUTER MOUSE HAVING THE SAME - A computer mouse includes a housing and a button assembly. The button assembly includes a button, a circuit board, an infrasonic emitter, and an infrasonic receiver. The infrasonic emitter is mounted on the circuit board and emits infrasonic wave. The infrasonic receiver is mounted on the circuit board and is separated from the infrasonic emitter. The infrasonic receiver receives the infrasonic wave from the infrasonic emitter. When the button is pressed, the button impedes a passage of the infrasonic wave from the infrasonic emitter to the infrasonic receiver. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098749 | 3D VIEWING DEVICE PROVIDING ADJUSTMENT IN 3D IMAGE PARAMETERS - A 3D viewing device is provided for creating a stereoscopic effect when used in viewing 2D images provided by an image source. When in use by a user during a 3D presentation, the 3D viewing device also provides the viewer with direct control of adjusting 3D image parameters. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098750 | Method for subject classification using a pattern recognition input device - The present invention provides a device and method for classifying a user using pattern recognition of an input device. A series of the keystroke objects are received via the user input interface. A typing signature is determined for the series of keystroke objects using the processor by analyzing the key attributes of the series of keystroke objects using a pattern recognition algorithm. The typing signature is compared to one or more user typing signatures stored in the memory using the processor. The user is classified based on whether or not the typing signature is statistically similar to one of the stored typing signatures. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098751 | ILLUMINATED COMPUTER INPUT DEVICE - An illuminated computer input device includes a microprocessor; a touch pad module comprising a flexible, optically transmissive touch pad and a touch pad controller electrically interconnecting the touch pad and the microprocessor; a virtual keys sheet functioning as a flexible, rectangular, optically transmissive characters printing membrane and disposed under the touch pad; and a FOLED module comprising a FOLED sheet disposed under the virtual keys sheet, and a light controller electrically interconnecting the FOLED sheet and the microprocessor for adjusting brightness of the FOLED sheet. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098752 | Digital Book - A digital book comprising a casing which is adapted to be folded open and shut like a book and which has at least one folding axis (A), a main part ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120098753 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL TOUCH INPUT VECTOR - A touch panel method and system detects one or more touch objects placed on a surface of a touch panel and assigns consistent ID, position, size and convex contour to each touch object. The method and system allows multiple simultaneous touch objects on the touch panel to be distinguished. The touch panel includes on its periphery at least one light transmitter and at least one light sensor, each positioned around at least a portion of a perimeter of the touch panel. A processor in communication with the at least one light sensor acquires light intensity data from the sensor(s), wherein any one or more touch objects placed within a touch detectable region of the panel interrupts at least a subset of light paths between transmitter and sensor. Based on the interrupted light paths, the processor generates a touch input vector (assigned ID and spatial properties) that represents the placement of each touch object on the touch panel. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098754 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING AN IMAGE PROJECTOR MODULE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREIN - A mobile terminal having an image projector module and controlling method therein are disclosed, by which a plurality of planes capable of displaying at least one portion of an image displayed on a display unit are rearranged in a 3-dimensional space to be projected on an external plane via a projector module. The present invention includes displaying a first display including at least one planar object on a display unit, selecting a pattern for arranging a plurality of facets in a 3-dimensional space on a second display, selecting an image to be mapped to each of a plurality of the facets from the at least one planar object, mapping the selected image to each of a plurality of the facets, and projecting the second display including a plurality of the facets having the selected image mapped thereto on a prescribed external plane via a projector module. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098755 | TOUCH MODULE - A touch module includes a touch layer, a transparent panel module and a case. The touch layer has at least one sensor and a connection circuit arranged at least partially around the sensor. The transparent panel module is bonded with one side of the touch layer to at least cover the sensor. The case is formed with an opening for receiving the transparent panel module, whereby the transparent panel module is at least partially exposed to outer side. An inner flange is formed along at least a part of the periphery of the opening for concealing where the connection circuit of the touch layer is positioned to achieve better interference protection effect and minimize the possibility of misjudgment and mis-touch. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098756 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel is provided. The touch panel comprises a frame, a touch pad module, a pad and a film. The frame has a compartment for receiving the touch pad module. The pad is disposed between the frame and the touch pad module in the compartment. Wherein, the frame, the touch pad module and the pad substantially at the same horizontals so that the film can be stacked onto the frame, the pad and the touch pad module flatly. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098757 | SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING BOUNDARY SENSORS FOR TOUCH DETECTION - sensors are arranged continuously adjacent along the boundary region of a touch surface. Furthermore, a touch associated with the interior area of the touch surface is detected via at least a plurality of sensors along the boundary region. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098758 | Electronic program guide, mounting bracket and associated system - A hand held battery powered interactive e-reader-type module facilitates delivery of program information electronically directly to a person sitting in a theater or stadium seat. It includes a receiver and transmitter to allow receipt of program information and transmission of requests such as the purchase of tickets, enhanced content for upcoming shows, contacting program advertisers and content feedback via messaging, etc. The module is releasably mounted on a bracket mounted on the back of a seat. A holster is mounted on the bracket and has an upper opening that allows the module to be slid into the holster from above and to be retained in position. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098759 | COORDINATE ALGORITHM OF TOUCH PANEL - A coordinate algorithm of a touch panel is provided, in which the touch panel includes a plurality of first-direction sensing lines and a plurality of second-direction sensing lines. The coordinate algorithm of a touch panel includes following steps. A first edge coordinate is obtained. A first coordinate compensation parameter is defined. The first edge coordinate is taken as a first base coordinate, and the first base coordinate is adjusted according to the first coordinate compensation parameter to obtain a first interpolation coordinate when an edge of the touch panel is touched. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098760 | TOUCH SENSITIVE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A touch sensitive electronic device includes an LCD panel and a touch panel arranged over the LCD panel. The touch panel includes a first touch area and a second touch area, and the first touch area and the second touch area have different touch sensitivity. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098761 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPLAY FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE DISPLAY MODES - The present invention is a display system that is comprised of a display, at least one background screen control sensor and a background screen control component. The display includes a display screen for operating in at least a first background screen mode and a second background screen mode. The at least one background control sensor for sensing interaction with the display. The background screen control component processes background control sensor data from the at least one sensor, wherein based on the background control sensor data a determination is made whether a background screen control condition has been met, wherein responsive to the determination that the background screen control condition has been met, the background of the display screen is changed. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098762 | Touch Screen Panel Protected Against Failure Due to Static Electricity - A touch screen panel comprises a plurality of first sensing cells connected along a first direction on a transparent substrate, and a plurality of second sensing cells disposed between respective first sensing cells and connected along a second direction. A plurality of first connection patterns connects the first sensing cells along the first direction and a plurality of second connection patterns connects the second sensing cells along the second direction A plurality of static electricity induction patterns are connected to the first or second sensing cells and extend in a direction toward a sensing cell adjacent to a sensing cell to which each of the static electricity induction patterns is connected so that its end portion overlaps the neighboring sensing cell. A first insulating layer is interposed between the first and second patterns, and between the static electricity induction patterns and the neighboring sensing cell. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098763 | ELECTRONIC READER AND NOTATION METHOD THEREOF - An electronic reader includes an input unit, a storage unit and a processing unit. The processing unit configured to display a page of a file stored in the storage unit, determine whether the touch track is analogous to the preset symbol, display an input box beside the touch track to receive content of a notation if the touch track is analogous to the preset symbol, store the content of the notation in the storage unit and show the notation symbol at a vertex position of the touch track to replace the touch track to indicate the notation. A notation method is also provided. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098764 | Attention Assistance and Monitoring - An attention assistance device configured to help maintain a user's focus on a given task. In one embodiment, text is presenting to a user on a touchscreen. The user tracking the text using a finger is monitored. The user is stimulated when the finger stops tracking the text for a predetermined period of time. In another embodiment, an electronic device presents an output configured to be tracked by a user. A monitoring device observes the user tracking the output. A sensory stimulating device stimulates the user when the “tracking” falls below an attention threshold. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098765 | IMAGE ORIENTATION CONTROL IN A HANDHELD DEVICE - For selecting an orientation of an image ( | 2012-04-26 |
20120098766 | Portable Electronic Device and Method of Controlling Same - A method includes detecting a touch at a plurality of touch locations on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device, identifying when the touch is a first gesture type based on touch attributes including a first touch location of the plurality of touch locations, and at least one of speed of the touch, time between detecting the touch at consecutive ones of the touch locations, distance between the consecutive ones of the touch locations, and direction of the touch. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098767 | INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS AND PRESSURE DETECTION UNIT USED IN THE INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS - An information input apparatus includes a panel member having a touch type information input function, a package having a support portion for supporting the panel member, a pressure detection portion provided between/across the panel member and the support portion for detecting a pressure operation force to the panel member, and an initial load applying portion provided between/across/across the panel member and the support portion and configured to draw the panel member and the support portion toward each other, thereby to apply an initial load to the pressure detection portion, so that an information input operation corresponding to a pressing force to the panel member can be performed speedily. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098768 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND OPERATING DEVICE FOR A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A method for controlling a graphical user interface, wherein a menu is defined, in which several objects of the menu are each associated with a function, and a global input gesture is associated with at least a part of the objects, wherein the input gesture can be executed on a touch-sensitive surface of an input device and different display contents can be displayed on a display surface. In the method, a global input gesture executed on the touch-sensitive surface is captured and, independently of the currently rendered display content on the display surface, a function is executed, which is associated with the object that is associated with the captured input gesture. Further disclosed is an operating device for executing the method. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098769 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND DISPLAY PROGRAM - Display devices, methods, and programs detect a position of a user's finger contacting a touch panel. When the user's finger lifts from the touch panel, the devices, methods, and programs detect a distance and a direction from a first position of the user's finger to a second position of the user's finger, in which the user's finger was last detected, calculate a reference moving amount and a moving direction, and update the display position of the image by moving the display position of the image in the moving direction by the reference moving amount, and then update the display position using an updated moving amount, the updated moving amount being the reference moving amount multiplied by a predetermined coefficient of less than one The devices, methods, and programs continue to newly update the display position by repeating the updating of the moving amount. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098770 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND DISPLAY PROGRAM - Display devices, methods, and programs display an image on a touch panel. The devices, methods, and programs detect a start position, which is a detected position where a user's finger starts to contact the touch panel, calculate a moving amount by multiplying a distance between the detected start position and a detected second position of the user's finger by a predetermined coefficient of less than one, and update the display position of the image in a direction moving from the detected start position toward the detected second position until the moving amount is equal to or less than a minimum moving amount. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098771 | OPERATIONAL TERMINAL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD OF OPERATING TERMINAL DEVICE, METHOD OF OPERATING DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - An operational terminal device may include a control unit to control display on a display screen of at least one operation button to control a display control device, based on button information associated with the operation button and received from the display control device. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098772 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING A GESTURE IN A DISPLAY - A method of recognizing a gesture in a touch-based display, the method includes receiving a touch input in the display, recognizing a gesture input associated with the touch input; and performing a function assigned to the recognized gesture input. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098773 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A mobile electronic device and method is disclosed. A first touch input on a first display screen is detected, and a second touch input on a second display screen is detected, if a first time threshold is not reached. The first display screen and the second display screen are combined to operate as a single display screen, if a second time threshold is reached after the first touch input. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098774 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal panel LCP and a touch panel TP provided on the front surface of the liquid crystal panel is characterized in that wires connected to the liquid crystal panel and wires connected to the touch panel are included in one flexible printed circuit FPC, which is first connected (FOG | 2012-04-26 |
20120098775 | DETECTION METHOD AND DETECTION DEVICE FOR DETECTING MULTIPLE CONTACTS ON TOUCH PANEL ACCORDING PRELIMINARY SENSING DATA - A detection method for detecting a plurality of contacts on a touch panel which includes a plurality of first sensing axes on a first dimension and a plurality of second sensing axes on a second dimension includes: generating a preliminary sensing data according to the contacts on the touch panel; determining at least one specific sensing axis included in the plurality of first sensing axes according to the preliminary sensing data; utilizing a configuration circuit to configure a driving and receiving sequence of the plurality of first sensing axes and the plurality of second sensing axes for obtaining a sensing output; and utilizing a determining circuit to receive a completion instruction. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098776 | IMPLEMENTATION OF DRIVE OF TOUCH FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A touch flat panel display includes a display screen and a driving circuit; output ends of a display driving circuit in the driving circuit are respectively connected with electrode lines of the display screen through units of a display/touch signal gating-switch and output circuit or a display/touch signal loading and merge circuit. The units of the display/touch signal gating-switch and output circuit or the display/touch signal loading and merge circuit are connected with a touch excitation source through one or more circuit paths; the display/touch signal gating-switch and output circuit or the display/touch signal loading and merge circuit enables more than two electrode lines of a display screen to simultaneously communicate with the touch excitation source for providing touch excitation energy; and the touch system circuit time division detects changes of touch signals on a circuit path connecting the touch excitation source with the electrode lines of the display screen. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098777 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a cabinet having an outer surface and an inner surface, a plurality of operation button display portions formed on the outer surface of the cabinet, a touchpad which is provided on the inner surface of the cabinet in confrontation with the operation button display portions and configured to detect an input operation of the operation button display portions, a plurality of light sources which are disposed on the inner surface side of the cabinet in confrontation with the operation button display portions and illuminate the respective operation button display portions, a light source controller which is configured to change an illumination state of the light sources for a predetermined time in response to the input operation and thereafter returns the illumination state to an original illumination state. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098778 | CHANNEL SCAN LOGIC - A device that can autonomously scan a sensor panel is disclosed. Autonomous scanning can be performed by implementing channel scan logic. In one embodiment, channel scan logic carries out many of the functions that a processor would normally undertake, including generating timing sequences and obtaining result data; comparing scan result data against a threshold value (e.g., in an auto-scan mode); generating row count; selecting one or more scanning frequency bands; power management control; and performing an auto-scan routine in a low power mode. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098779 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel according to the present invention includes a first substrate having a first conductive layer on one surface; a second substrate having a second conductive layer on a surface on a side facing the first conductive layer; a plurality of first electrodes extending from the first conductive layer; and a plurality of second electrodes extending from the second conductive layer. The first conductive layer is formed of a plurality of parallel strips; and the plurality of first electrodes are formed of a straight portion extending in a predetermined direction, and an inclined portion coupled to the straight portion by being inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to a direction orthogonal to the straight portion. According to the configuration, fading, thickness variation and the like at the time of printing can be prevented and fine patterning can be easily carried out, so that an inexpensive touch panel in which the entire miniaturization is achieved can be obtained. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098780 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device or a communication device including a display unit for displaying an image, an input detector for detecting an input instruction input by touching an area where the image is displayed by the display unit, and a control unit for providing control based on the input instruction detected by the input detector and for providing control for an image to be displayed on the display unit. When the display unit displays a pre-extraction group object containing a plurality of item objects on its screen, and when the input detector detects an input of a predetermined instruction to refine the pre-extraction group object, the control unit extracts a group of item objects that match a refinement criterion in the input instruction, and displays the group as a post-extraction group object on the screen of the display unit. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098781 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a capacitive touch screen and a method for manufacturing the same. The capacitive touch screen includes: a base member on which a plurality of electrode patterns are formed; conductive adhesive members formed at ends of the electrode patterns; a window disposed over the base member and having a plurality of electrode wirings formed in an outer region thereof, the plurality of electrode wirings being opposite to the electrode patterns; and auxiliary electrodes formed at one of the ends of the electrode wirings to conduct the electrode patterns with the electrode wirings by the conductive adhesive members. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098782 | TOUCH PANEL SENSOR - In certain embodiments, a touch panel sensor to detect a contact position of part of a body using changing of capacitance includes a lower transparent substrate that has a plurality of lower transparent electrodes aligned in parallel. The touch panel sensor also includes an upper transparent substrate that includes a plurality of upper transparent electrodes aligned in parallel to each other. The upper transparent electrodes cross over the lower transparent electrodes. A plurality of dummy transparent patterns may or may not be formed between the upper transparent electrodes. Further, two or more of the upper transparent electrodes are electrically connected at one or both of upper ends and lower ends to form a group. The portions of the upper transparent electrodes between the upper and lower ends in each group are separated from each other by a uniform width. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098783 | Flexible Capacitive Sensor Array - A method for detecting force applied to a capacitive sensor array and compensating for coordinate inaccuracy due to force includes receiving a plurality of capacitance measurements from the capacitive sensor array, where the plurality of capacitance measurements includes a first capacitance measurement and a second capacitance measurement, and detecting pressure on the capacitive sensor array based on a comparison between the first capacitance measurement and the second capacitance measurement. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098784 | Input Apparatus - An input apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a substrate having a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region; a plurality of first sensing electrodes disposed in the first region and electrically connected to one another; a plurality of second sensing electrodes disposed in the second region and electrically connected to one other; and a plurality of third sensing electrodes disposed alternately with the first sensing electrodes and the second sensing electrodes, and electrically connected to one another, wherein said first sensing electrodes, said second sensing electrodes, and said third sensing electrodes are arranged in a line. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098785 | Garment with Touch-Sensitive Features - A garment including a shell adapted to receive a portion of a finger of a wearer therein, the shell having an interior surface, an exterior surface and an aperture for receiving the finger of the wearer and at least one conductive member disposed on the exterior surface of the shell, the at least one conductive member capable of conducting a signal recognizable by a touch-sensitive device. The garment can also include at least one cleaning material piece thereon to be used to clean a control surface of the device. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098786 | Control Device for a Touch Panel - A touch panel includes a plurality of X-directional sensing lines and a plurality of Y-directional sensing lines. The X-directional sensing lines and the Y-directional sensing lines are arranged in a staggered manner. The control device includes a clock generation circuit, a selection module, a drive signal generation circuit, a digital to analog conversion module, first and second capacitors and a differential detection circuit. The X-directional sensing lines and Y-directional sensing lines on the touch panel operate according to a predetermined scanning sequence. According to the control device and the predetermined scanning sequence of the present invention, the sensing speed of the touch panel can be improved. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098787 | ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITIVE TYPE TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - A touch screen panel according to an embodiment includes an electrode forming part including a plurality of first electrode serials arranged in parallel on a substrate in a first direction and a plurality of second electrode serials arranged on the substrate to cross over the first electrode serials; and a routing wire forming part formed on the substrate, and including a plurality of first routing wires respectively connected to the plurality of first electrode serials and a plurality of second routing wires respectively connected to the plurality of second electrode serials. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098788 | TOUCH PANEL - The touch panel according to the present invention is a touch panel of a capacitive coupling type, having: a first substrate (XYES) on which a coordinate detecting electrode for detecting XY coordinates of a point is formed; and a second substrate (UP) provided so as to face the above described first substrate, wherein the above described second substrate (UP) is provided with an elastic layer (EL) having a rigidity lower than the above described second substrate and a conductive layer (CL), the above described elastic layer (EL) and the above described conductive layer (CL) are layered in this order towards the above described first substrate (XYES), a non-conductive spacer (SP) is provided between the coordinated detecting electrode and the conductive layer, and a space created by the spacer is filled in with a liquid (LQ). | 2012-04-26 |
20120098789 | User Interface System - One embodiment of the user interface system comprises: a volume of fluid; a tactile layer; a retaining wall substantially impermeable to the fluid; a permeable layer; a displacement device; and a touch sensor. The tactile layer, with a back surface, defines a second region, operable between: a retracted state, wherein the second region is substantially flush with a first region; and an expanded state, wherein the second region is substantially proud of the first region. The permeable layer, joined to the back surface of the first region, includes a plurality of fluid ports that communicate a portion of the fluid through the permeable layer to the back surface of the second region. The displacement device directs the fluid through the fluid ports to the back surface to transition the second region from the retracted state to the expanded state. The touch sensor detects a user touch on the tactile layer. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098790 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - The present invention relates to a touch panel. A capacitive touch panel, in which a location of a touch is sensed based on a variation in capacitance which is generated in an electrode upon a touch, includes one or more electrodes each configured to have an uniform resistance component in one direction on a substrate, and to pass a reference signal therethrough from a first side portion thereof to a second side portion thereof; and a location detection unit configured to apply the reference signal to the first side portion of the electrode, to receive a reference signal, altered by a resistance and a capacitance formed in the electrode upon a touch while passing through the electrode, via the second side portion of the electrode, and to determine a location of the touch by comparing the reference signal and the received altered reference signal. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098791 | TOUCH PANELS, METHOD FOR FABRICATING TOUCH PANELS, DISPLAY DEVICES, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING DISPLAY DEVICES - A touch panel includes a touch region for detecting a location of a touch by an object, and a plurality of touch location detection electrodes arranged in the touch region. The touch panel is configured to detect the location of the touch based on a capacitance formed between the touch location detection electrodes and the object. An optical characteristic of a gap between the touch location detection electrodes adjacent to each other is substantially equal to an optical characteristic of the touch location detection electrodes. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098792 | OPTICAL FINGER NAVIGATION DEVICE - An optical finger navigation (OFN) device for use in handheld portable devices is presented. The OFN device may include a light source, a sensor, a lens holder integrated with a light guide system and a molded lead frame. The lens holder may include a lens receiving region for receiving the lens, a light guide system for directing light emitted by the light source towards the navigation surface. The light guide system may include a slanted wall that may be coated with a light reflective material. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098793 | ON-SCREEN-DISPLAY MODULE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An on-screen-display module includes an optical signal processing unit and a control unit. The optical signal processing unit receives an optical signal sensed by an image sensor and outputs a touch signal. The control unit is electrically connected to the optical signal processing unit, and adjusts a display panel to execute a corresponding display effect according to the touch signal. By applying the on-screen-display module to a display device or an electronic device, the display effect of the display panel can be directly modulated through the control unit when the host is not powered on, and advantages of further saving system energy and being convenient for a user are achieved. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098794 | Transmissive Body - An apparatus and method for transmitting, collimating and redirecting light from a point-like source to produce a collimated optical signal in a substantially planar form are provided. In one embodiment the apparatus is manufactured as a unitary transmissive body comprising a collimation element and a redirection element, and optionally a transmissive element. In another embodiment the apparatus is assembled from one or more components. The apparatus and method are useful for providing sensing light for an optical touch input device. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098795 | OPTICAL TOUCH SCREEN SYSTEM AND SENSING METHOD FOR THE SAME - An optical touch screen system includes a touch screen, an image-sensing device, and a processing device. The image-sensing device generates a plurality of light-shielding information of an object at a plurality of time points. The processing device coupled to the image-sensing device includes a computing unit calculating a projected size difference value according to the plurality of light-shielding information, wherein the projected size difference value is a difference value between the projected sizes of the object on the touch screen at two different time points. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098796 | OPTICAL TOUCH MODULE AND DATA LOADING METHOD THEREOF - An optical touch module and a data loading method thereof are provided. The optical touch module includes a first system-on-chip (SoC), a second SoC and a storage element. The first and the second SoCs are electrically connected to each other and disposed around a touch region of a substrate. The first and the second SoCs each include an image sensor for sensing an image of the touch region. The storage element is electrically connected to the first SoC. The first SoC reads first data and second data stored in the storage element and transmits the second data to the second SoC. The first and the second SoCs respectively process the image of the touch region according to the first data and the second data. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098797 | Display device using infrared sensor module and method of driving the same - A display device using infrared sensor modules that is capable of reducing power consumption and extending durability of infrared light sources and sensors and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The display device includes a display panel to display images, a plurality of infrared sensor modules to optically detect a touched position on the display panel, an infrared sensor module controller to sequentially drive the infrared sensor modules and to switch the infrared sensor modules to a low-power mode when a touch operation has not been performed within a predetermined period of time or when the display panel is in a power-saving mode, and a system to provide a state of the display panel to the infrared sensor module controller. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098798 | CONDUCTIVE BRUSH FOR USE WITH A COMPUTING DEVICE - A conductive brush, or stylus, for use with touch screen computing devices. The bristles or filaments are attached to an electrically conductive ferrule, so that even when the brush is pressed against the tablet to make the bristles splay apart, the conductive ferrule itself maintains electrical communication with the tablet. The brush thus allows users to conduct paint operations in an uninterrupted manner, even when its bristles spread apart. Further, this ferrule can be made removable so that users can swap out different brush heads quickly and easily. Additionally, the ferrule has at least a portion that is flexible, deforming visibly upon application of pressures commonly achieved during a typical painting operation. This deformation at least partially absorbs stresses on the filaments, preventing them from splaying apart excessively during painting, and thus helping to prevent loss of detection by the tablet and/or undesired visual effects. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098799 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate with a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates, a first spacer, and a second spacer. The first substrate includes a display area and a peripheral area. The first spacer is arranged in the peripheral area to maintain a distance between the first and second substrates, and the second spacer is arranged in the display area. A driving circuit includes a first signal line, a second signal line insulated from the first signal line, a protective layer, and a bridge electrode. The protective layer has a first contact hole exposing a portion of the first and second signal lines. The peripheral area includes a contact area corresponding to the first contact hole and a non-contact area proximal to the contact area. The first spacer is disposed in the non-contact area. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098800 | GATE DRIVER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING SAME - Provided are a gate-lines driver circuit and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device including the same. The gate-lines driver may be in danger of being subjected to static electricity and it includes: a wiring unit which receives signals from an external source and a circuit unit which outputs driving signals in response to a plurality of control signals received from the wiring unit. The circuit unit includes a plurality of shift registers, each having shift register wirings, wherein the wiring unit includes first through n-th vertical signal lines arranged sequentially in order of distance from the shift registers, with the first vertical signal line being located farthest from the shift registers. The first vertical signal line is connected to each of the shift registers by a first horizontal connection line, and the first horizontal connection line includes a first contact portion which is formed over and contacting with the first signal line and a second contact portion which is located between the n-th vertical signal line and a boundary of the shift registers and is connected to each of the shift registers by a shift register wiring. The first horizontal connection line is structured to reduce a danger that the shift registers will be burned out by a surge of static electricity current received through the wiring unit. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098801 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image display apparatus according to the present invention comprises a display panel having a plurality of row wirings, a plurality of column wirings, and a plurality of pixels, a row wiring driving circuit which sequentially selects the row wirings and outputs a scanning signal to the selected row wiring, a column wiring driving circuit which outputs a modulation signal generated based on image data to the plurality of column wirings, in synchronization with the output of the scanning signal, and a variable resistance circuit which dynamically changes resistance values between the column wiring driving circuit and the column wirings, wherein the variable resistance circuit changes the resistance values according to a position of the selected row wiring so that the resistance value becomes higher as the selected row wiring is closer to the column wiring driving circuit. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098802 | LOCATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A directional display system includes a directional display device for displaying first visual content in a first direction, wherein the first direction is variable; and a processing system configured to establish a wireless link with a first wireless device positioned with a viewer for the first visual content, determine the direction of the first wireless device relative to the display device utilising the wireless link, and control the display device such that the first direction is defined at least in part by the direction of the first wireless device. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098803 | WRITING APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTRONIC PAPER - A writing apparatus for performing a writing operation on an electronic paper includes a writing controller and a pixel array writing unit. The writing controller includes a data driving unit for providing a plurality of data signals, and a scan driving unit for providing a plurality of scan signals. The pixel array writing unit is coupled electrically to the data driving unit and the scan driving unit, and is adapted to be disposed to confront a first planar side of the electronic paper for performing the writing operation on the electronic paper as controlled by the writing controller, where the data signals are written into the electronic paper with reference to the scan signals so as to enable the electronic paper to display a corresponding image. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098804 | SHIFT REGISTER, DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING SHIFT REGISTER - A display device is implemented that can suppress degradation in display quality caused by crosstalk, without causing an increase in frame size or an increase in power consumption. In an embodiment, each bistable circuit includes an output terminal that outputs a state signal; a thin film transistor having a drain terminal to which a high-level potential is provided, and a source terminal to which the output terminal is connected; a thin film transistor having a source tee urinal connected to a region netA connected to a gate terminal of the thin film transistor, and a gate terminal to which a clock is provided; a thin film transistor for increasing the potential of a region netZ connected to a drain terminal of the thin film transistor; and thin film transistors for decreasing the potentials of the netA, the netZ, and the output terminal, respectively. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098805 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A pixel circuit includes a first light emitting device including a common electrode and a first opposed electrode connected to a first power supply line, and a second light emitting device including the common electrode and a second opposed electrode connected to the second power supply line. A first potential and a second potential are alternately supplied to a first power supply potential supplied to the first power supply line and a second power supply potential supplied to the second power supply line, and thus the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device alternately emit light. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098806 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MODIFYING LIGHTING IN A DISPLAY SYSTEM - The present invention describes a display system. The display system includes a display, the display including a display screen capable of operating in a transparent mode; a lighting characteristic assessment component for determining the lighting characteristics of the content on the display screen and the lighting characteristics behind the display screen; and an adaptive lighting control component for controlling of an at least one lighting source and the lighting characteristics of the content on the display screen, wherein based on a comparison of the lighting characteristics of the content on the display screen and the lighting characteristics behind the display screen, modifying at least one of the lighting characteristics of the content on the display screen or the lighting characteristics of the at least one lighting source. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098807 | ACTIVE LEVEL SHIFT DRIVER CIRCUIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An active level shift (ALS) driver circuit and a liquid crystal display apparatus including the ALS driver circuit are disclosed. The ALS driver circuit includes an input unit configured to apply a first polarity voltage to a first node and to apply a second polarity voltage to a second node, a level compensation unit configured to adjust the voltages of the first node and the second node, and an output unit configured to alternately output a first power voltage and a second power voltage according to the adjusted voltages of the first and second nodes. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098808 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device and driving method are provided. A display device includes a display area that includes a plurality of pixel cells in respective pixel regions defined by a plurality of gate and data lines crossing each other. A data driver is operable to supply data signals to the pixel cells. The pixel cells are connected with the first data line and are divided into a plurality of pixel-cell groups. The data driver is operable to supply the data signal of first polarity to the pixel cells included in the odd-numbered pixel-cell groups, and to supply the data signal of second polarity to the pixel cells included in the even-numbered pixel-cell groups. The first polarity is opposite to the second polarity. A shift register that is operable to drive the gate lines to supply the scan pulses of different amplitudes to neighboring pixel cells included in the different pixel-cell groups. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098809 | Icon Organic Light Emitting Diode Display with High Uniformity and Increased Brightness - An icon organic light emitting diode (OLED) display with high uniformity and increased brightness has a driving module, an OLED display module and multiple power control modules. The driving module is connected to the power control modules. The power control modules generate multiple direct current (DC) powers. The OLED display module has multiple OLED units having multiple non-identical shapes and sizes. Each OLED unit is driven by one DC power based on the shape and size of the OLED unit. The OLED units with different sizes and shapes are driven respectively by proper DC powers, thus increased brightness and high uniformity of the OLED display is achieved. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098810 | DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR PIXELS OF AN ACTIVE MATRIX ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR DRIVING PIXELS OF AN ACTIVE MATRIX ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - A method for driving pixels of an active matrix organic light-emitting diode display is disclosed. The method includes charging a first terminal and a second terminal of a first capacitor with a reference voltage and a reset voltage respectively, and turning on a third switch simultaneously, floating the second terminal of the first capacitor, charging the first terminal of the first capacitor according to a data voltage, floating the first terminal of the first capacitor and turning on the third switch. Thus, determine a driving current independent of process variances of the N-type thin film transistor and a voltage drop of an OLED according to a difference voltage across the first capacitor. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098811 | Display Device - A display device includes a first substrate divided into a display area and a non-display area, a gate line insulated from a data line and crossing the data line in the display area on the first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a common electrode on the second substrate, a common power supply line at a same layer as the gate line in the non-display area on the first substrate and being extended in parallel to the data line, and a short circuit point extending in a direction toward an edge of the first substrate from the common power supply line and being electrically coupled to the common electrode. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098812 | ELECTRO-WETTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An electro-wetting display device includes a polar fluid layer, a pixel electrode, a non-polar black fluid layer, a driving electrode, and a color fluid layer. The non-polar black fluid is deformed by a voltage difference between a voltage applied to the pixel electrode and a voltage applied to the polar fluid layer. the non-polar color fluid is deformed by a voltage difference between a voltage applied to the driving electrode and a voltage applied to the polar fluid layer. The driving electrode receives a voltage having a voltage level varied according to a display mode. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098813 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display comprises: a first data drive circuit that supplies a data voltage to data lines present in a first portion and a third portion on the screen of a liquid crystal display panel in response to a first source output enable signal; and a second data drive circuit that supplies the data voltage to data lines present in a second portion and a fourth portion on the screen of the liquid crystal display panel in response to a second source output enable signal. The first source output enable signal controls the data voltage output timing and charge sharing timing of the first data drive circuit. The second source output signal controls the data output timing and charge sharing timing of the second data drive circuit in a different way from the first data drive circuit. | 2012-04-26 |
20120098814 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device and a method for driving the same are disclosed. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, a gate driver unit, a clock generator, and a temperature compensation unit. The liquid crystal panel includes a pixel array. The gate driver unit is utilized for generating a plurality of driving signals to drive the pixel unit. The clock generator is electrically coupled to the gate driver unit. The temperature compensation unit is electrically coupled to the gate driver unit and the clock generator. The temperature compensation unit is utilized for adjusting an output of the clock generator to compensate the driving signals of the gate driver unit according to a temperature variance. | 2012-04-26 |