18th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150116195 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a liquid crystal display device capable of suppressing deterioration in display quality depending on an ambient illuminance at low cost. A mobile device includes a liquid crystal display device, an optical sensor, and an MPU. The optical sensor acquires an ambient illuminance IL, and the MPU supplies a command CM based on the relevant ambient illuminance IL to the liquid crystal display device. A resistor inside the liquid crystal device selects a drive frequency DF in accordance with the ambient illuminance IL, based on the command CM received through an input signal control circuit. A TG respectively supplies a source control signal SCT and a gate control signal GCT to a source driver and a gate driver, based on the drive frequency DF selected by the resistor. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116196 | LED DISPLAY MODULE, AN LED TV AND AN LED TV SYSTEM - The present invention discloses an LED display module, an LED TV and an LED TV system, wherein a camera component is embedded on the LED display module; in this way, the LED TV is capable of taking pictures from middle of the display screen; because the participants are looking at the display screen, as a result, the local participants at local and the other end can look in the eyes, which improves sensory feeling of video interaction and realizes getting more information from the eye expression; because the camera component can take pictures from the front side, accuracy of taken feature information is improved; and the accurate feature information can facilitate accurate subsequent action analysis; as a result, the present invention realizes wider application of LED TV. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116197 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES ON A VEHICLE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE - A system includes a gaze tracker configured to provide gaze data corresponding to a direction that an operator is looking. One or more processors are configured to analyze the gaze data to determine whether a display is in a central vision of the operator or whether the display is in a peripheral vision of the operator. The processors are further configured to provide a first type of image data to the display if the display is in the central vision and a second type of image data to the display if the display is in the peripheral vision. The first type of image data includes first three-dimensional (3D) image data that produces a first 3D image when the display is within the central vision. The second type of image data includes second 3D image data that produces a second 3D image when the display is within the peripheral vision. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116198 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - Various aspects of a device and a method for displaying multimedia content are disclosed herein. The method is included in a display device. The method determines a first orientation information of a first viewing position with respect to a display screen associated with the display device. The display screen displays the multimedia content having one or more objects. The method displays a mirror image of the one or more objects on the display screen based on the determined first orientation information. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116199 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY AND IMAGING METHOD THEREOF - A head mounted display (HMD) and an imaging method thereof are provided. The HMD comprises a beam splitter, a pico projector, an application processor, an eye image sensor, an adjustment apparatus, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and an eyeglass frame. The application processor controls the pico projector to project a beam. The eye image sensor captures an eye image. The ASIC performs a perspective correction on the eye image to generate a frontal eye image. The ASIC obtains a beam location of the beam and obtains a pupil location according to the frontal eye image. The ASIC according to the beam location and the pupil location controls the adjustment apparatus to adjust the beam splitter. The eyeglass frame carries the beam splitter, the pico projector, the application processor, the eye image sensor and the ASIC. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116200 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GESTURAL CONTROL OF VEHICLE SYSTEMS - A method and system for gestural control of a vehicle system including tracking a motion path of a grasp hand posture upon detecting an initiation dynamic hand gesture in a spatial location associated with the motorized vehicle system, wherein the initiation dynamic hand gesture is a sequence from a first open hand posture to the grasp hand posture, controlling a feature of the vehicle system based on the motion path and terminating control of the feature upon detecting a termination dynamic hand gesture, wherein the termination dynamic hand gesture is a sequence from the grasp hand posture to a second open hand posture. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116201 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MARKING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT - A method and an apparatus for marking electronic document are provided. An image sequence of a user is captured by an image capturing unit, and an eye tracking procedure, a nod detecting procedure and a blink detecting procedure are executed for analyzing the image sequence. A first position on the electronic document where a current sightline of the user falls when the user performs a first specific action is obtained, and a marking action is executed for marking the electronic document along with a movement trajectory of the user's eyes starting from the first position. A second position on the electronic document where the current sightline falls when the user performs a second specific action is obtained, and the marking action is finished at the second position. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116202 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technology relates to an image processing device and a method thereof, and a program which can present a more natural stereoscopic image. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116203 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive from a detector a location of a gazing point of a user on an image, and an image processor configured to perform an adjustment process to adjust visual characteristics of the image based on the location of the gazing point of the user on the image. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116204 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY VIRTUAL TOUCH APPARATUS NOT DISPLAYING POINTER - The present invention is to provide a transparent display virtual touch apparatus capable of exquisitely operating by a display portion worn on a user's face and located in front of an eye of a user and of identifying contents regardless of the direction and location of the user. The present invention includes a transparent display portion, worn on a user's face and located in front of an eye of a user, for displaying contents on a display, a first image obtaining portion, attached to one side of the transparent display portion, for capturing a location for the eye of the user, a second image obtaining portion, attached to one side of the transparent display portion, for capturing the body of the user, and a virtual touch processing portion for detecting first space coordinates and second space coordinates using each calculated 3D coordinates data using images captured by the first image obtaining portion and the second image obtaining portion and for calculating contact point coordinates data for a display surface on the transparent display portion met by a line connecting the first space coordinates and second space coordinates. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116205 | THRESHOLDS FOR DETERMINING FEEDBACK IN COMPUTING DEVICES - The present application is related to a computer for providing output to a user. The computer includes a processor and an input device in communication with the processor. The input device includes a feedback surface and at least one sensor in communication with the feedback surface, the at least one sensor configured to detect a user input to the feedback surface. The processor varies a down-stroke threshold based on a first factor and varies an up-stroke threshold based on a second factor. The down-stroke threshold determines a first output of the computing device, the up-stroke threshold determines a second output of the computing device, and at least one of the first factor or the second factor are determined based on the user input. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116206 | SCREEN OPERATION APPARATUS AND SCREEN OPERATION METHOD - A screen operation apparatus for enabling operation of a screen by an operator, the screen operation apparatus comprising: a processor configured to operate as an image input unit configured to obtain images of a face of the operator at a predetermined time interval; a focus condition determination unit configured to, using the images obtained by the image input unit, determine whether or not the operator is focusing on the screen; a face direction condition determination unit configured to, using the images obtained by the image input unit, determine whether or not a face direction of the operator satisfies a predetermined condition; and a screen operation unit configured to execute a predetermined screen operation when the face direction condition determination unit determines that the face direction of the operator satisfies the predetermined condition and the focus condition determination unit determines that the operator is focusing on the screen. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116207 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SCREEN THEREOF - The disclosure invention provides an electronic device, which comprises a screen, an imaging lens, a light sensor and a control unit. The imaging lens is provided for capturing images in front of the screen. The light sensor is provided for sensing an ambient light. The control unit is provided for determining whether human eyes gaze at the screen in the images. When the control unit determines that the human eyes gaze at the screen over a predetermined time, it further adjusts the screen to enter an eye protection mode according to the ambient light, in which the eye protection mode comprises an adjustment of brightness, contrast, color or refresh rate of the screen. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116208 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A control unit displays, on a display device, a screen according to screen data received from an information processing apparatus. At the same time, the control unit receives a next input operation predicted by the information processing apparatus and screen data according to the predicted next input operation from the information processing apparatus and stores them in a memory. In addition, when, upon detecting a next input operation, the next input operation matches the predicted next input operation, the control unit displays, on the display device, a screen based on the screen data stored in the memory. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116209 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BUTTONS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In a method for controlling buttons of an electronic device, a facial image of a user is captured by an image capturing unit installed in the electronic device. The method determines a button of the electronic device which corresponds to a point of focus on the electronic device, based on the facial image. When an audio signal of the user is detected by an audio collection unit installed in the electronic device, a control command is recognized from the audio signal, and a function of the button is activated to perform the required function of the electronic device based on the control command. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116210 | EXHIBITION DEVICE - An exhibition device includes a support stage, a display panel, a position sensor, a camera module, a memory, and a processor. The support stage includes a support surface defining a support area for supporting an exhibition object. The position sensor is aligned with the support area. The position sensor detects whether the exhibition object is picked up. The camera module is located on the display panel and orientates toward the support area to capture images in real time. The memory stores basic information and detail information of the exhibition object. The processor analyzes the images to determine whether a face feature exists in the images, and controls the display panel to display the basic information if the sizes of the face feature become bigger, and controls the display panel to display the detail information when the exhibition object is picked up. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116211 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING EXTERNAL OUTPUT OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system is provided that controls an external output function of a mobile device according to control interactions received via the microphone. The method includes, activating a microphone according to preset optional information when the mobile device enters an external output mode, performing an external output operation in the external output mode, detecting an interaction based on sound information in the external output mode, and controlling the external output according to the interaction. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116212 | VIEWER-BASED DEVICE CONTROL - A computing device can monitor the gaze direction of people around the device to determine whether any unintended viewers are viewing content displayed on the device. A user can activate a privacy mode of the device, such that when an unintended viewer is detected the device can take an appropriate action. In some cases the device can notify the primary user of the device using audible, visual, or tactile alerts. In other cases, the device can modify the display of content such that the unintended viewer is unable to decipher or view the content, or is otherwise notified of the detection. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116213 | INPUT UNIT - There is provided an input unit adapted for non-contact input manipulation, which permits a user to smoothly accomplish an intended input manipulation. The input unit includes: a position detecting portion for detecting a position of a manipulating object such as a user's hand manipulating the input unit; a position change detecting portion for detecting a change in the position of a point on the manipulating object based on a detection output from the position detecting portion, the point being the closest to the position detecting portion; and an image display section. The position change detecting portion detects the change in the position of the point closest to the position detecting portion in a predetermined area. The image display section changes the display image according to a detection output from the position change detecting portion. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116214 | GESTURE BASED HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION - Apparatus, computer-readable storage medium, and method associated with human computer interaction. In embodiments, a computing device may include a plurality of sensors, including a plurality of light sources and a camera, to create a three dimensional (3-D) interaction region within which to track individual finger positions of a user of the computing device. The light sources and the camera may be complementarily disposed for the camera to capture the finger or hand positions. The computing device may further include a 3-D interaction module configured to analyze the individual finger positions within the 3-D interaction region, the individual finger movements captured by the camera, to detect a gesture based on a result of the analysis, and to execute a user control action corresponding to the gesture detected. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116215 | REMOTE CONTROLLER AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a remote controller for wirelessly controlling an electronic apparatus. The remote controller comprises: a wireless interface configured to wirelessly connect to the electronic apparatus; a user input interface configured to receive a single input command from the user; and a processing module. The processing module is configured to send multiple control messages via the wireless interface to the electronic apparatus according to the single input command received via the user input interface such that the electronic apparatus performs display operations corresponding to the multiple control messages shown on a display module. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116216 | LIGHT OUTPUT APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A light output apparatus includes a light source that emits light shoving different light orientation distributions in a first direction and a second direction and having a high optical intensity area larger in the first direction than in the second direction, a collimator lens that parallelizes the light emitted from the light source, and a Powell lens that spreads the parallelized light from the collimator lens in the first direction, maintains the parallelized direction provided by the collimator lens in the second direction, and outputs the resultant light along a third direction that is perpendicular to the first and second directions and serves as a central axis. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116217 | WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PERIPHERAL DEVICE CONTROL METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A peripheral device control system is provided and includes a wearable electronic device configured to generate a control command based on a bezel rotation of a display portion and a peripheral device operable to perform at least one function that is controlled in response to the control command generated by the wearable electronic device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116218 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touchscreen configured to receive a touch input; and a controller configured to partition the touchscreen into a first display region and a second display region, when the touchscreen is in a locked state and is touched with a first pointer and a second pointer, reduce sizes of the first and second display regions when the first and second pointers are dragged in opposite directions, and unlock the touchscreen or display a password input object for unlocking the touchscreen based on whether a password for unlocking the touchscreen is set, when a moving distance of at least one of the first and second pointers is greater than a preset moving distance or a size of at least one of the first and second display regions is smaller than a preset size. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116219 | Smart Mouse System and Method of Use - The Smart Mouse technology is a computer mouse with its own computer, memory, Software, OS, networking and GUI. The Mousetop Window GUI is the viewport into the mouse and gateway between the mouse and computer(s). The mouse becomes a computer network where data can be stored and retrieved in the mouse buffer memory, mouse memory or between connected computer(s). Software and licenses can be served from the mouse allowing the sharing of software and licenses across multiple computers in proximity or remotely located. Shared cursor switching, drag and drop data and other interactive functions are available. Profile storage in the mouse allows for multiple configurations of networking or isolating the window. Concepts like keyboard switching, biometric access, child security and numerous other novel concepts are included with this technology. Added physical features like removable memory and connectivity to other hand held technology like Iphone or Ipad provide expanded communication functionality. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116220 | CURSOR CONTROL DEVICE AND INPUT METHOD THEREOF WITH MULTIPLE OPERATIONS AT AN INPUT - The present invention provides a cursor control device and an input method thereof with multiple operations at an input, which can control a cursor shown on a display unit of an electronic device. The cursor control device comprises a connecting unit, an operating interface, a memory unit, and a controlling unit. The connecting unit is electrically connected to the electronic device. The controlling unit starts and executes rapid instructions through the operation of the operating interface. Then, the controlling unit transmits operating instructions to the electronic device sequentially. Operating instructions are executed at one or more target position data correspondingly to show on the display unit so as to improve the convenience for user using the cursor control device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116221 | TOUCH MOUSE AND TOUCH CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARD THEREOF - A touch mouse and a touch control circuit board of the touch mouse are provided. The touch mouse includes a mouse body, a light-emitting element, and the touch control circuit board. The mouse body includes a light-transmissible operation surface. The light-emitting element is disposed within the mouse body and emits a light beam. The touch control circuit board is disposed within the mouse body. The touch control circuit board includes plural conductive blocks and plural micro apertures. The plural micro apertures are formed in the plural conductive blocks. When the light-emitting element emits a light beam, the light beam from the light-emitting element passes through the plural micro apertures and then passes through the operation surface. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116222 | KEYBOARD WITH SWAPPABLE KEYS AND KEY FUNCTIONS - A keyboard may provide a user with a customizable keyboard layout. Keys may be moved from their default position into a new key position while retaining their indicated keystroke function. In some embodiments, two keys may be swappable so that the keystroke function associated with the first key may be moved into the keyboard position of the second key and vice versa. In some embodiments, the keyboard positions may include more than one switch to provide more than one keystroke function at keyboard positions. Key caps may be configured to actuate their corresponding indicated keystroke function by actuating one or more switches at different keyboard positions. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116223 | CONFIGURABLE ERGONOMIC KEYBOARD FOR COMPUTING DEVICES - A configurable keyboard. The configurable keyboard includes a base with a top face, and a top edge. A position adjustable panel containing keyboard keys. The position adjustable panel is attached to the base by a position adjustment device. The position adjustment device includes a shaft and a first connector. The shaft is attached, towards a bottom end, to the base. The first connector connects the position adjustable panel to the shaft. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116224 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a base, a keyboard module secured in the base, a display module slidably coupled to the base, and an infrared module movably coupled to the base. The display module is capable of sliding to a retracted position, where the keyboard module is covered by the display module, or to an extended position, whereby the keyboard module is exposed to a user. A positioning area is defined in the infrared module and is configured to recognize an operating location of the display module or keyboard module. The infrared module is capable of moving to a first position, where the display module is located in the positioning area, and a second position, where it is the keyboard module which is located in the positioning area. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116225 | Character Input Method And Apparatus - Character input in which key press information input by a user is received. When the received key press information meets a preset enabling condition of the mapping mode, a mapping mode is entered into; key press information input by the user in the mapping mode is receive. A character string corresponding to the key press information input by the user in the mapping mode is searched according to a preset mapping relation between the character string and a keyboard, and the searched character string is sent to an application. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116226 | Wet Ink Texture Engine for Reduced Lag Digital Inking - A wet ink texture engine and associated method. The wet ink texture engine may run in the context of any application on any device, service, or general endpoint capable of receiving ink input. For example, the wet ink texture engine may be used in the context of a note application that receives input in the form of writing or drawing. The wet ink texture engine reduces, minimizes, or eliminates lag between receiving the input and displaying the input to improve inking experience for the user. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116227 | Color Sampling Method and Touch Control Device thereof - A color sampling method includes detecting a touch input on a touch screen, determining a first region corresponding to the touch input, performing a temporal analysis on the first region of a plurality of image frames to determine representative color values of pixels within the first region, determining a second region within the first region, and performing a spatial analysis on the second region to determine candidate color value corresponding to the touch input according to the representative color values of pixels within the second region. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116228 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND TOUCH OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus and a touch operating method thereof are provided. The touch operating method is adapted to an electronic apparatus having a touch display and includes the following steps. A touch performed on the touch display by a touch input device is detected. According to this touch, a dielectric parameter of the touch input device is determined. An operating function corresponding to the dielectric parameter is executed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116229 | TOUCH CONTROL METHOD AND TOUCH CONTROL ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A touch control method and a touch control electronic apparatus are provided. The touch control electronic apparatus comprises an angle database, a function database, a touch panel and a central processing unit (CPU). The touch panel senses a plurality of touch points. The CPU calculates a plurality of touch angles according to the touch points, and stores the touch angles to an angle queue. The CPU accesses a comparative model from the angle database, and compares the angle queue with the comparative model to generate a plurality of comparative results. The CPU sequentially stores the comparative results to a comparative queue. The CPU accesses a result queue from the function database, and determines whether the comparative queue matches the result queue. The CPU performs a function operation corresponding to the result queue if the comparative queue matches the result queue. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116230 | Display Device and Icon Control Method Thereof - A display device and an icon control method thereof are provided. A display device is prepared. The display device includes a touch panel and a control unit, and a first display area of the touch panel displays a first icon. When executing a command corresponding to the first icon, the control unit sends out a first activating signal. The control unit determines the number of times the first activating signal has been sent out, and then the control unit controls the display size of the first icon on the touch panel. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116231 | HAPTIC TOUCH MODULE - Disclosed herein is a haptic touch module including: a window substrate; a display unit facing the window substrate; and a haptic touch sheet formed on one surface of the display unit and configured by integrating a plurality of haptic devices. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116232 | PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL - A smart phone ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150116233 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is an electronic device that can appropriately perform process in response to the position of a press (contact) by a user. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116234 | RESIN COMPOSITION, AND TRANSPARENT MEMBRANE FOR TOUCH PANEL SENSORS AND TOUCH PANEL USING SAME - The present invention has a main purpose of providing a resin composition capable of forming a resin film excellent in hardness and heat resistance. To achieve the purpose described above, the present invention provides a resin composition, comprising: a developable polysiloxane containing a developable group and substantially no radically polymerizable group; a polymerizable polysiloxane containing a radically polymerizable group and substantially no developable group; and a polyfunctional monomer. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116235 | INFORMATION APPARATUS - An information apparatus includes a liquid crystal display unit | 2015-04-30 |
20150116236 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STYLUS PEN, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TACTILE FEEDBACK IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device, stylus pen, and method for providing tactile feedback are provided. The electronic device includes a mode recognizing unit configured to recognize a change to a vibration mode, and a frequency processing unit configured to output a first frequency band signal through a touch screen upon entering the vibration mode and to output a second frequency band signal through the touch screen when a specific event occurs. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116237 | Electronic Device and Control Method Thereof - Disclosed herein are an electronic device and a control method thereof. The electronic device includes a touch device and a processor. The processor is electrically connected to the touch device. When at least one continuous back-and-forth moving touch trace is formed on the touch device during a predetermined period, the processor switches one of a plurality of modes of the electronic device to another. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116238 | INFORMATION INTERACTION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An information interaction method and an electronic device are provided. The method is applicable in a first electronic device. The first electronic device includes a first interaction unit and a second interaction unit, where the first interaction unit includes a first display unit. The method includes receiving device information of a second electronic device via the second interaction unit when the second interaction unit is in a working state; processing the device information of the second electronic device; and sending a procedure of the processing to the first interaction unit via the second interaction unit for displaying via the first display unit. When the second interaction unit is in a working state, the second interaction unit receives device information of the second electronic device, and the connection with the second electronic device may be achieved without inputting information manually, therefore the connection process is simple. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116239 | MOVING AN IMAGE DISPLAYED ON A TOUCHSCREEN OF A DEVICE HAVING A MOTION SENSOR - A method and associated device for moving an image of displayable content displayed on a touchscreen of the device. Movement of an object along the touchscreen of the device toward an outer edge of the touchscreen is detected, and in response, the displayed image is moved toward the outer edge in synchronization with the detected movement of the object. It is determined that the object has traversed the outer edge of the touchscreen so as to no longer be touching the touchscreen, and in response, one or more motion sensors are activated to monitor the object for continuing movement of the object. The one or more motion sensors ascertain the continuing movement of the object away from the outer edge, and in response, the displayed image is moved toward the outer edge in synchronization with the ascertained continuing movement of the object. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116240 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ACCESS CONTROLLING METHOD - A method for controlling access to an electronic device, the electronic device displays an image on a display device of the electronic device, when the electronic device is locked. The electronic device obtains a pattern according to touch signals on the displayed image using an image-recognition algorithm. Once a similarity degree between the obtained pattern and a predetermined pattern is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the electronic device is unlocked. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116241 | DATA DISPLAY METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A data display method and an electronic device thereof are provided by the invention to address the technical problem in the prior art of the low security for displaying data due to the indistinguishable data display of the electronic device. The method is applied in an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a display unit and a touch unit. The electronic device is able to communicate data with an electronic accessory and there are public data and private data corresponding to the electronic accessory. The method comprises steps of verifying the electronic accessory when the electronic accessory has been attached on the surface of the touch unit; controlling the display unit to display both the public data and the private data if the verification is successful; and controlling the display unit to display only the public data if the verification is not successful. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116242 | TOUCH SENSOR - Disclosed herein is a touch sensor. The touch sensor includes: a window substrate; a base substrate having one surface formed so as to be bonded to the window substrate and the other surface having a first electrode pattern formed thereon; a bezel formed along an edge of the base substrate; an insulating layer applying the electrode pattern while filling between the bezel and the bezel; and a second electrode pattern formed on the insulating layer. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116243 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A technique capable of reducing the number of leading lines and making the area of a frame region smaller is provided. A display device includes an in-cell touch panel in which a pair of transparent substrates is arranged so as to oppose each other, a plurality of scanning electrodes are disposed on an opposing surface of one of the transparent substrates, and detection electrodes that intersect with the scanning electrodes are arranged on an opposing surface of the other transparent substrate. The display device further includes at least one first leading lines electrically connected the scanning electrodes and configured to supply a scanning signal to the scanning electrodes, and at least one second leading lines electrically connected to the detection electrodes and configured to output a signal detected by the detection electrodes. In the display device, each of the first leading lines is connected to at least two of the scanning electrodes having different widths. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116244 | DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A display device includes a display section, a detection section, a first display control section, and a second display control section. The display section has a display surface and displays a first window. The detection section detects a touch operation to the display surface of the display section. The first display control section causes the display section to form a sub region in a first window according to a touch operation detected within the first window. The second display control section causes the display section to display in the sub region description information part corresponding to a location of the sub region out of description information that a second window includes. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116245 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a touch panel, including: a substrate having a visible region and a non-visible region adjacent to at least one side of the visible region; a composite layer disposed over the non-visible region, wherein the composite layer includes a color layer and a light-shielding layer, and the color layer is disposed between the substrate and the light-shielding layer, wherein a side of the color layer adjacent to the visible region has a first inclined surface, and a side of the light-shielding layer adjacent to the visible region has a second inclined surface, wherein the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface are form a continuous surface; a sensing layer disposed over the visible region and extending to a portion of the non-visible region, wherein the sensing layer directly contacts the visible region of the substrate; and a signal wire disposed over the composite layer. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116246 | Display Device - A display device includes a display panel, a touch panel control unit, a plurality of scanning electrodes formed on the display panel, a plurality of detection electrodes formed on the display panel so as to intersect with the plurality of scanning electrodes, a drive signal supply unit for inputting a drive signal to each of the scanning electrodes, and a detection unit for detecting a detection signal from each of the detection electrodes. The touch panel control unit supplies the driving signal to each of the scanning electrodes from the drive signal supply unit to enable detection of a touch position of a detection object based on the detection signal detected, and supplies the driving signal to all of the scanning electrodes collectively from the drive signal supply unit to enable detection of approach of the detection object to the touch panel based on the detection signal detected. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116247 | INPUT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An input device that can prevent a reduction in the accuracy of detection of a contact position, even when a display device operates in a PSR mode, is provided. The input device is provided in a display device configured to operate in either a first mode or a second mode, and to generate mode signal giving notice of the current operation mode and is configured to detect a contact position of a user. The input device includes a plurality of driving electrodes and touch controller. Touch controller is configured to determine the operation mode of display device based on mode signal, to generate touch driving signal based on a result of the determination, and to apply the generated touch driving signals to the driving electrodes. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116248 | INPUT DEVICE, INPUT VALUE CORRECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An input device includes: an input detector that detects a portion of a detection surface pressed by a position specifying object via a sheet placed on the detection surface; a correction information acquisitor that acquires correction information to correct a difference between a shape of a contact portion of the position specifying object in contact with the sheet and a shape of a portion pressed by the contact portion detected by the input detector; and a corrector that corrects a value detected by the input detector on the basis of the correction information acquired by the correction information acquisitor. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116249 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROCESSING FINGER MOTION - A method in an electronic device includes displaying an image on a screen, detecting a swiping of a finger through a sensor, and selecting at least a portion of the image based on the swiping of the finger. An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a memory configured to store one or more pieces of fingerprint information, a screen configured to display an image, and at least one processor configured to detect a swiping of a finger through a sensor, and select at least a portion of the image based on the swiping of the finger. Other various embodiments are also disclosed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116250 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNLOCKING TOUCHSCREEN - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for unlocking a touchscreen. The method includes: determining whether at least one target track exists in a touch track, where one endpoint of the at least one target track is coincident with a center of one predetermined closed area, and the other endpoint is on an edge of the one predetermined closed area; if yes, detecting whether a vector of each target track is the same as a gravity vector in direction, the endpoint on the edge of the one predetermined closed area is used as a start point of the vector of each target track, and the endpoint coincident with the center of the one predetermined closed area is used as an end point of the vector of each target track; and performing unlocking when the vector of each target track is the same as the gravity vector in direction. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116251 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication; a touch screen; and a controller configured to activate a handwriting input function based on a selection of a soft key on the touch screen, receive handwriting input on the touch screen, receive a selection of a search option displayed on the touch screen, search a web using a web browser for contents corresponding to the received handwriting input, and display results of the search on the touch screen. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116252 | TOUCH SENSOR - The touch sensor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: a transparent substrate; and an electrode formed on the transparent substrate in a mesh pattern, wherein the electrode has a line width of one side | 2015-04-30 |
20150116253 | GHOST SUPPRESSION USING HYBRID CAPACITIVE SENSING - A processing system for a capacitive input device includes functionality to perform a trans capacitance measurement of an array of sensor electrodes, determine a presence of at least one input object in the sensing region from the trans capacitance measurement, perform an absolute capacitive measurement along a first axis of the array of sensor electrodes, and suppress the determined presence of at least one input object based on a lack of a correlated input object presence from the absolute capacitive measurement along the first axis. The capacitive input device includes the array of sensor electrodes configured to sense input objects in a sensing region of the input device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116254 | SINGLE-LAYER MUTI-TOUCH CAPACITIVE IMAGING SENSOR - Embodiments of the invention generally provide an input device having a reduced system complexity and low production cost. As the size of input devices, such as touch pads and other similar devices increase, the need for an input device that is able to maintain or even improve the touch sensing accuracy without greatly increasing the manufacturing cost becomes increasingly important. Embodiments of the invention may provide an input device that includes an array of capacitive sensing pixels that each include a unique pair of sensor electrodes, wherein at least one of the electrodes in a first pixel is also in communication with another sensor electrode in at least one other pixel, which is not in the same row or column with the first pixel. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116255 | DOUBLE SIDED TOUCH SENSOR ON TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE - Compact touch sensors for touch sensitive devices and processes for forming the touch sensors are disclosed. The touch sensor structure can include a substrate, one or more underlying layers disposed on the substrate, one or more blocking layers disposed on the substrate or on one or more underlying layers, and one or more patterned layers disposed on the underlying layers or blocking layers. The one or more blocking layers can be configured to block underlying layers from exposure to certain wavelengths of light or from penetration of a laser beam that can cause damage. Additionally, the one or more underlying layers can be multi-functional, including the ability to block one or more light sources. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116256 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH DEVICE AND SENSING METHOD THEREOF - A capacitive touch device and a sensing method thereof are disclosed. The capacitive touch device includes a touch panel and a plurality of touch detection units. The touch panel includes first sensing lines and second sensing lines. The position of a touch between a last one of the first sensing lines and a first one of the second sensing lines is calculated according to sensed values respectively corresponding to a first sensing line prior to the last one of the first sensing lines, the last one of the first sensing lines and the first one of the second sensing lines. The present invention is capable of avoiding the problem that the frame rate is reduced significantly because of the data transmission between the first and second touch detection units. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116257 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH DEVICE AND SENSING METHOD THEREOF - A capacitive touch device and a sensing method thereof are disclosed. The capacitive touch device includes a touch panel and a plurality of touch detection units. The touch panel includes first sensing lines and second sensing lines. The position of a touch between a last one of the first sensing lines and a first one of the second sensing lines can be calculated by the first touch detection unit, the second touch detection unit, or both. The present invention is capable of avoiding the problem that the frame rate is reduced significantly because of the data transmission between the first and second touch detection units. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116258 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOCATING TOUCH POINT AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - The present invention relates to a method and a device for locating a touch point on a touch region, and an electronic equipment, wherein the touch region comprises a plurality of partitions. The method includes detecting a current value of a parameter of each partition, and acquiring a reference value of the parameter and a preset threshold value of the parameter; determining a touched partition according to the current value of the parameter, the reference value of the parameter and the preset threshold value; scanning the touched partition to locate at least one touch point. The method also includes scanning at least one partition adjacent to the touched partition to locate the touch point while the touched partition is being scanned. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116259 | TOUCH DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A touch device includes a touch panel that includes driving lines, sensing lines, a virtual key, a self-sensing line, and a shielding line. The touch panel has a display region and a non-display region. The driving lines extend along a first direction in the display region and further extend into the non-display region. The sensing lines extend along a second direction in the display region and extend into the non-display region. The first direction is different from the second direction. The virtual key is located in the non-display region and between the driving lines and the sensing lines to shield the driving lines from the sensing lines. Each of the self-sensing line and the shielding line is located in the non-display region, connected to the virtual key, and located between the driving lines and the sensing lines to shield the driving lines from the sensing lines. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116260 | Moment Compensated Bending Beam Sensor for Load Measurement on Platform Supported by Bending Beams - A method is provided for fabricating a bending beam sensor coupled to a touch input device. The method includes providing a bending beam. The method also includes placing a first strain gauge and a second strain gauge on a surface of the beam near a first end of the beam, and aligning the first strain gauge and the second strain gauge with the beam along an axis. The first end is attached to a base. The method further includes coupling the first strain gauge and the second strain gauge to a plate of the touch input device and electrically connecting the first strain gauge and the second strain gauge such that a differential signal is obtained from the first strain gauge and the second strain gauge when a load is applied on the plate of the touch input device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116261 | TOUCH DETECTION APPARATUS HAVING FUNCTION FOR CONTROLLING PARASITIC CAPACITANCE, AND TOUCH DETECTION METHOD - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a touch detection apparatus for a touch panel, including a plurality of sensor pads and signal wires connected to the plurality of sensor pads, respectively, is provided. The touch detection apparatus comprises a parasitic capacitance control unit for controlling the parasitic capacitance generated between a specific sensor pad which is to be an object of touch detection from among the plurality of sensor pads and another adjacent sensor pad. The parasitic capacitance control unit enables the output voltage of the specific sensor pad to be applied to another sensor pad connected to the signal wire that is adjacent to the signal wire of the specific sensor pad. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116262 | TOUCH SCREEN, TOUCH PANEL, AND DISPLAY DEVICE EQUIPPED THEREWITH - In an intersecting region of a bundle of wirings in a column direction and a bundle of wirings in a row direction, a column wiring block region arranged with detection column wirings and first floating wirings and a row wiring block region arranged with detection row wirings and second floating wirings are disposed in a staggered manner. The bundle of wirings in the column direction includes a first compensation region arranged with the detection column wirings which connect between the detection column wirings in the column wiring block regions adjacent to each other in a diagonal direction. The bundle of wirings in the row direction includes a second compensation region arranged with the detection row wirings which electrically connect between the detection row wirings in the row wiring block regions adjacent to each other in a diagonal direction. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116263 | Display Device with Integrated Touch Panel and Driving Method Thereof - A display device with integrated touch panel is provided. The display device includes a panel in which a plurality of pixels defined by intersections between a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines are formed, a touch panel provided as one body with the panel, and configured to include a plurality of touch electrodes, a display driver IC configured to control the data lines and the gate lines formed in the panel, supply a common voltage or a touch pulse to the plurality of touch electrodes, receive analog sensing signals from the touch panel, and convert the analog sensing signals into digital sensing signals, and a touch IC configured to receive the digital sensing signals from the display driver IC, and analyze the digital sensing signals by using an analysis program based on a self-capacitance type to determine whether the touch panel is touched. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116264 | INTERMEDIATE BASE MATERIAL FILM AND TOUCH PANEL SENSOR - There is provided an intermediate base material film including: a transparent base material; a transparent layer having a refractive index of from 1.47 to 1.57 and a film thickness of 1 μm or more; a high-refractive-index layer having a refractive index of from 1.62 to 1.72 and a film thickness of from 20 nm to 80 nm; and a low-refractive-index layer having a refractive index of from 1.44 to 1.54 and a film thickness from of 3 nm to 45 nm, wherein when the intermediate base material film is irradiated with light to determine a* and b* values in a L*a*b color system from reflected light toward each regular reflection direction, a variation of the a* values is 1.0 or less, and a variation of the b* values is 1.6 or less. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116265 | TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH ELECTRODE STRUCTURE THEREOF - A touch panel and a touch electrode structure thereof are provided. The touch electrode structure defines position units and includes electrodes electrically insulated from each other. Each of the electrodes covers more than one of the position units and comprises a plurality of sub-electrodes electrically insulated from each other. Each of the sub-electrodes includes sub-electrode units. Each of the position units is corresponding to at least one of the sub-electrode units of at least one of the sub-electrode, and combinations of the sub-electrode units of the different sub-electrodes in the respective position units are different. In the touch electrode structure, each electrode can be electrically independent without needing to dispose a jumper and an insulating layer, thus simplifying process steps and improving a yield rate at the same time. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116266 | INPUT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An input device that can prevent a reduction in the accuracy of detection of a contact position, even when a display device operates in a PSR mode, is provided. The input device is provided in a display device configured to operate in either a first mode or a second mode and is configured to detect a contact position of a user. The input device includes a plurality of driving electrodes and a touch controller. The touch controller is configured to determine the operation mode of the display device, configured to generate touch driving signal based on a result of the determination, and configured to apply the generated touch driving signals to the driving electrodes. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116267 | INPUT DEVICE FOR TOUCH OPERATION AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An input device for detecting a touch operation performed by a user includes a plurality of driving electrodes, and a plurality of detection electrodes which are disposed intersecting with the driving electrodes. The input device detects a position touched by a user by applying a driving signal to the driving electrode and detecting a detection signals outputted from each of the detection electrodes. The detection signal varies with a change in capacitance at an intersection between the driving electrode and the detection electrode. The input device further includes a plurality of signal correctors, each of which is provided for each driving electrode. The signal corrector is configured to add a correction signal to the driving signal in a rising portion and/or a falling portion of the driving signal and apply the driving signal added with the correction signal to the driving electrode. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116268 | SHOCK MOUNTING COVER GLASS IN CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Apparatus, systems and methods for shock mounting glass for an electronic device are disclosed. The glass for the electronic device can provide an outer surface for at least a portion of a housing for the electronic device. In one embodiment, the shock mounting can provide a compliant interface between the glass and the electronic device housing. In another embodiment, the shock mounting can provide a mechanically actuated retractable. For example, an outer glass member for an electronic device housing can be referred to as cover glass, which is often provided at a front surface of the electronic device housing. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116269 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE (UI) THEREOF - A mobile device and a method for providing a User Interface (UI) thereof are provided. The mobile device includes a pressure detecting unit configured to detect a pressure, a user interface unit configured to perform a user interface, and a control unit configured to control the user interface unit to activate when the pressure detecting unit detects pressure and determine a function being performed by a user interface input through the user interface unit and the pressure detected at the pressure detecting unit. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116270 | TRANSPARENT LAMINATE, CAPACITANCE TYPE INPUT DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a transparent laminate which does not have a problem in which a transparent electrode pattern is visually recognized, a capacitance type input device having the transparent laminate, and an image display device provided with the capacitance type input device as a constituent element. The transparent laminate of the invention includes a region where a transparent substrate, a first transparent film which contains a metal oxide and has a film thickness of 55 nm to 110 nm, a transparent electrode pattern, and a second transparent film which contains 5 mass % to 80 mass % of metal oxide particles and has a film thickness of 55 nm to 110 nm are laminated in this order in a plane. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116271 | Pulse- or Frame-Based Communication Using Active Stylus - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data from one or more sensors in or on a stylus, the stylus including one or more electrodes and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying logic for wirelessly transmitting signals to a device through a touch sensor of the device. The method includes generating a carrier signal and modulating the carrier signal to communicate the sensor data and wirelessly transmitting from the stylus to the device the carrier signal as modulated through the touch sensor of the device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116272 | Tagging of Written Notes Captured by a Smart Pen - A system and a method are disclosed for organizing content collected in a pen-based computing system. A plurality of groups of stroke data are obtained. Each group of stroke data is associated with a timestamp based on the timing of strokes made by the smart pen. The groups of stroke data are grouped into one or more snippets based on a temporal proximity of the timestamps and spatial proximity of the stroke data. A request to associate a snippet to a tag is received. An association between the snippet and the tag is stored responsive to the request. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116273 | CONTACTLESS GESTURE RECOGNITION WITH SENSOR HAVING ASYMMETRIC FIELD OF VIEW - Methods, devices and sensors for detecting a gesture are described. In an embodiment, a gesture sensor includes a time of flight sensor having a sensing element configured to generate an electrical signal responsive to received light. The time of flight sensor also includes a light source for emitting a burst of light. The sensing element has a sensing side for receiving light and a non-sensing side which is opposite the sensing side. The gesture sensor also includes one or more light inhibitors positioned relatively nearer the sensing side of the sensing element than the non-sensing side. The light inhibitors are asymmetric about a first center line of the sensing element. The first center line is located midway between first and second sides of the sensing element. The gesture sensor further includes a processor coupled to the time of flight sensor configured to detect a gesture. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116274 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD - The present invention refers to a touch-sensitive detecting device ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150116275 | PROJECTOR DEVICE - A projector device of a rear projection type includes a screen including a display region in which an image is displayed and a calibration region where at least a light reflecting member or a light absorbing member is disposed on a front side of the screen, a projector emitting light to the screen from a rear side of the screen, a light receiver sensing light reflected to the rear side, and a user interface detecting a touch operation on the image in the display region based on a signal level of the reflected light. The interface includes a threshold adjuster that adjusts a threshold level for detecting the touch operation based on a signal level of light reflected from the calibration region and an operation detector that detects the touch operation by comparing a signal level of light reflected from the display region with the adjusted threshold level. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116276 | PROJECTOR - Provided is a projector that projects an image onto a screen, and detects a touch of an operating object on the screen and includes: a light source that emits laser light; a projecting unit configured to project the image onto the screen by scanning the laser light from the light source toward the screen; a light receiving unit configured to detect the laser light reflected from the operating object; and a control unit configured to determine that the operating object has touched the screen, based on change in the laser light detected by the light receiving unit. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116277 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITION DETECTION - The present invention provides a method and device for position detection. For detection of a touch position, a segment of surface acoustic wave (SAW) is provided multiple times to be propagated on a SAW touch panel, and the multiple SAW segments are received by the SAW touch panel. In addition, during or after reception, partial output electrical signals are provided based on different portions of each received SAW segment to construct a complete output electrical signal. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116278 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND COORDINATE CORRECTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprises a detector and a processor. The detector is configured to chronologically detect coordinates of positions sequentially indicated by an indicator on a detection surface. The processor is configured to determine a level of noise based on the coordinates, and to correct the coordinates using a correction strength value corresponding to the level of noise. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116279 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND COORDINATE CORRECTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first detector, a second detector and a processor. The first detector is configured to detect a first position on a detection surface. The second detector is configured to detect a second position indicated by an indicator on the detection surface. The processor is configured to determine a first orientation of inclination of the indicator based on first coordinates of the first position on the detection surface and second coordinates of the second position on the detection surface, and to correct the second coordinates based on the first orientation of inclination. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116280 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF RECOGNIZING A USER GESTURE - An electronic apparatus including a proximity sensor is provided. The apparatus includes a touch sensor configured to sense a touch trace of the object in response to a user gesture of touching the electronic apparatus using an object and moving the touched point being input, a proximity sensor configured to sense a motion of the object before and after the touch, and a controller configured to change the touch trace based on a direction of motion of the object before and after the touch, and recognize the user gesture according to the changed touch trace. Accordingly, the touch trace may be changed and thus, an accurate control operation may be performed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116281 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - A portable electronic device includes a touchscreen, and a processor, wherein when the processor detects a touch on the touchscreen, the processor makes one of first and second changes or determines a display position of a menu on the touchscreen based on a position on which the touch has actually been made and a state of rotation of the portable electronic device at a certain period preceding the touch, the first change being a change where a touch position is changed from the position on which the touch has actually been made, the second change being a change where a position of a touch detection region on the touchscreen is changed from a reference position. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116282 | Organizing Written Notes Using Contextual Data - A system and a method are disclosed for organizing content collected in a pen-based computing system. Content collected in the pen-based computing system includes stroke data collected by a smart pen as well as other contextual data collected by the pen-based computing system. The collected stroke data includes timestamps and positional data. Based on correlations of spatial and temporal data, collected stroke data is grouped into clusters of stroke data. The clusters of stroke data, along with contextual data, are further grouped into snippets based on temporal correlations. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116283 | Paper Strip Presentation Of Grouped Content - A system and a method are disclosed for displaying content collected in a pen-based computing system. Content collected in the pen-based computing system includes stroke data collected by a smart pen as well as other contextual data collected by the pen-based computing system. The collected stroke data are grouped into snippets and used to create paper strips. Paper strips are arranged based on metadata associated with the collected content. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116284 | Smart Zooming of Content Captured by a Smart Pen - A system and a method are disclosed for smart zooming content displayed in a pen-based computing system. Content is displayed in a paper strip interface including at least a first and a second paper strip. When the zoom level associated with the content of the first paper strip is changed, the content of the first paper strip is transformed accordingly. A determination is made if applying the same transformation to the content of the second paper strip will cause the content to exceed the boundaries of the second paper strip. If so, then a second transformation is determined and applied to the content of the second paper strip. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116285 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC CAPTURE OF HANDWRITING AND DRAWING - With electronic documents increasingly replacing paper based ones there is a need to convert handwriting and drawing into electronic formats. Current solutions have significant drawbacks due to their bulkiness, cost and limited performance. The proposed invention describes a new compact, light weight and low power system capable of electronically capturing handwriting and drawing. This invention enables the use of tiny MEMS based sensors such as accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers to capture the user's hand motion in real time. It employs specialized algorithms taking advantage of the unique characteristics of human handwriting and drawing to enable the embedded software to accurately reproduce the pen strokes from the raw sensor data. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116286 | TAG AND STABILIZER FOR STYLUS ATTACHMENT - An aspect provides a system, including: a stylus; one or more housing components containing a processor and a memory; a stylus input surface that registers input from the stylus using the processor and the memory; a tag protruding from the one or more housing components; and a stabilizing element incorporated into the one or more housing components; the stabilizing element configured to stabilize an end of the stylus when the stylus is disposed within the tag. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116287 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WRITING UNIT AND ELECTROMAGNETIC HANDWRITING PEN FOR CONCURRENTLY PROVIDING INK WRITING AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WRITING FUNCTIONS - An electromagnetic handwriting pen includes a casing unit, an ink writing unit and an electromagnetic writing unit. The ink writing unit is disposed inside the casing unit and includes an ink pen core having a pen nib. The electromagnetic writing unit is disposed inside the casing unit and includes a circuit substrate far away from the pen nib, an electricity conducting element adjacent to the circuit substrate, an elastic element insulatively disposed between the circuit substrate and the electricity conducting element, and a magnetic structure adjacent to the pen nib and electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The circuit substrate has at least two electrode portions adjacent to and facing the electricity conducting element. Whereby, when the electricity conducting element is moved to concurrently contact the at least two electrode portions, the at least two electrode portions are electrically connected with each other through the electricity conducting element. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116288 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STROKE ACQUISITION AND ULTRASONIC ELECTRONIC STYLUS - A method and apparatus for stroke acquisition, and an ultrasonic electronic stylus are provided. The method is applied to the ultrasonic electronic stylus. In the case that the ultrasonic electronic stylus contacts with a writing board and a pressure generated on the writing board by the ultrasonic electronic stylus reaches a first predetermined value, the ultrasonic electronic stylus is controlled to generate a first signal so that a signal receiver of an electronic device acquires a first stroke based on the first signal. After the first signal is generated, an operation parameter of the ultrasonic electronic stylus is adjusted. In the case that the pressure is smaller than the first predetermined value and a preset condition is satisfied, a second signal is generated so that the electronic device continues to acquire a second stroke based on the second signal. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116289 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE STYLUS FOR A DIGITIZER - A pressure sensitive stylus including a writing tip that is movable in response to contact pressure applied on the writing tip, an extremity that is movable together with the writing tip, an elastomer element positioned between a surface of the extremity and a surface formed from a housing of the stylus and a displacement detector for detecting the displacement of the writing tip. At least one of the extremity, the surface formed from the housing, and the elastomer includes a surface with base portion and at least one protrusion extending out from the base portion. When operating the stylus, at least one protrusion contacts a facing surface over a first range of contact pressures and both the at least one protrusion and the base portion contacts the facing surface for pressures exceeding the first range of pressures. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116290 | COMBINED ACTIVATION MECHANISM OF RETRACTABLE MARKER AND POWER STATUS FOR AN ELECTRONIC PEN - An electronic smart pen is disclosed that comprises a housing with a twist ring and a marker that is configured to be in an exposed state or in a retracted state. In the exposed state a tip of the marker is exposed from the housing, while the retracted state has the tip being enclosed by the housing. The smart pen also comprises an internal power switch that toggles the electronics of the smart pen between an on-state and an off-state. Rotating the twist ring provides a combined mechanism to move the marker from the retracted state to the exposed state, while also toggling the power switch from the off-state to the on-state so that the marker is automatically extended when the pen is turned on. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116291 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRONIC PEN - An electronic smart pen is disclosed that comprises an antenna assembly to enable wireless communication with an external communication device. The antenna assembly comprises a flexible thin printed circuit board film. A transmission window made of a substantially non-conductive material is exposed to an exterior of the pen through an opening in a housing made of a substantially conductive material. The antenna is placed within the enclosure of the housing next to the transmission window such that electromagnetic communications to and from the antenna assembly can pass through the transmission window despite the shielding effects of the conductive housing, thus yielding sufficient power gain and efficiency for wireless communication. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116292 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A display device includes a display panel and a signal controller. The signal controller receives an input signal and controls an operation of the display panel. The signal controller controls the display panel to display different images according to different types of a fail when determining the fail in the input signal. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116293 | CAPTURE EXECUTION/NON-EXECUTION CONTROL DEVICE, CAPTURE EXECUTION/NON-EXECUTION CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - A capture execution/non-execution control device includes a display controller that carries out control to cause an image generated through execution of a program to be displayed on a display unit, and a capture level value acquirer that acquires a capture level value indicating the degree of permission or prohibition of capture of an image displayed on the display unit. The capture execution/non-execution control device further includes a reference value acquirer that acquires a reference value serving as a criterion as to whether or not capture of an image is permitted, and a capture execution/non-execution controller that controls whether or not to execute capture of the image displayed on the display unit according to a result of comparison between the capture level value acquired and the reference value acquired. | 2015-04-30 |
20150116294 | POWER-EFFICIENT CONTROL OF DISPLAY DATA CONFIGURED TO BE RENDERED ON A DISPLAY UNIT OF A DATA PROCESSING DEVICE - A method includes scanning, through a processor of a data processing device communicatively coupled to a memory, display data to be rendered on a display unit communicatively coupled to the data processing device for boundaries of one or more virtual object(s) therein. The method also includes rendering, through the processor, a portion of the display data outside the boundaries of the one or more virtual object(s) at a reduced level compared to a portion of the display data within the boundaries on the display unit. | 2015-04-30 |