26th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160187957 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SAVING POWER IN THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for saving power of an electronic device includes establishing relationship between operational states and operations carried out by the electronic device. According to the relationship, an operation to the electronic device is executed after acquiring current operational states of the electronic device periodically. And the operational states of the electronic device is refreshed after executing the operation to the electronic device. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187958 | TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING POWER AND PERFORMANCE FOR A NETWORKING DEVICE - Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques to create an idle period for a processing unit and a switching circuit by buffering one or more packets in a buffer for one or more input/output (I/O) ports. Embodiments may include causing the processing unit and/or the switching circuit to operate in a lower power state during the idle period and causing the processing unit and/or the switching circuit to exit the lower power state by communicating one or more out-of-band messages to the processing unit and/or the switching circuit. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187959 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN AN UNCORE FABRIC - In an example, a shared uncore memory fabric of a system-on-a-chip (SoC) is configured to provide real-time power management. The SoC may include a power management agent to inform the shared fabric that the processing cores and peripherals will be idle for a time, and to negotiate a power-saving state. The uncore fabric may also include a local power manager that detects when no access requests have been received for a time, such as when cores are operating from cache. The shared fabric may then unilaterally enter a power-saving state, and remain in that state until an access request is received. In the power-saving state, power and/or clocks are gated, and the fabric's state is stored in retention cells. When a new access request is received, an ungated controller may handle preliminary processing while the local power manager restores the state and powers up the shared fabric. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187960 | BATTERY POWERED DEVICE - A battery powered device providing battery power to a processing device via a positive terminal and a negative terminal and including a first switch, a second switch, a battery unit and a control unit is provided. The first switch is coupled to the positive terminal. The second switch is coupled to the first switch. The battery unit is coupled between the second switch and the negative terminal. The control unit operates in an off mode when the control unit receives the turn-off command. The control unit operates in a power-saving mode when the control unit receives the save command. When the control unit operates in the off mode, the control unit turns off the first and second switches. When the control unit operates in the power-saving mode, the control unit turns off the first switch and turns on the second switch. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187961 | LOW-POWER CONTEXT-AWARE CONTROL FOR ANALOG FRONTEND - An analog frontend (AFE) interface is dynamically programmable based on a determined operating state. The AFE includes hardware to interface with multiple different sensors. The AFE includes analog processing hardware that can select input data from one of the multiple sensors. The analog processing hardware is coupled to a processor that computes features from the sensor, where the features represent selected operating condition information of the AFE for the sensor. The processor is to determine one of multiple discrete operating states of the AFE for the sensor based on the computed features and dynamically adjust operation of the AFE to interface with the sensor based on the determined operating state. Dynamically adjusting the operation of the AFE includes controlling a configuration of the AFE that controls how the AFE receives the input sensor data from the sensor. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187962 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses for Powerline Communication - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for improved powerline communication (PLC) are described. In one embodiment, a system comprises power down hardware coupled to internal wiring of a premises to selectively power down a portion of the internal wiring on request, and at least one hardware device to transmit a request to the power down hardware to selectively power down a portion of the internal wiring on request and to transmit data using power line communication hardware of the at least one hardware device while the portion of the internal wiring is powered down. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187963 | POWER DELIVERY INFORMATION OVER DATA INTERFACE - It is inter alia disclosed to transmit a signal between a communication pin ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160187964 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND A POWER SAVING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides an electrical device having a power saving mode, a sleep mode, and a run mode of an OS system. A modality switch controls an on-off of the battery module and the OS system for achieving to switch between the power saving mode and other modes. The power saving method mentioned above can apply to the shipment and the storage of the electrical device to reduce the power consumption of the battery. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187965 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREFOR - A method of controlling a portable device according to one embodiment of the present specification may include the steps of displaying a first application including a first object and a second object, receiving a first triggering signal indicating that a front direction of the foot wearable device corresponds to a first direction from the foot wearable device, detecting a front direction of the portable device corresponding to a second direction, displaying the first object based on the first direction and displaying the second object based on the second direction. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187966 | HAPTIC SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING A CONTACT FREE INTERACTION BETWEEN AT LEAST ONE PART OF A USER'S BODY AND A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - A haptic system for establishing an interaction between at least one part of the body of a user called stimulation zone and a virtual environment comprises means for estimating the position of the stimulation zone; means for emitting, toward the stimulation zone, at least one flow rate-controlled air jet, the air jet being emitted at a point of emission and its flow rate being determined as a function of the estimated position of the stimulation zone in space and of the characteristics of the virtual environment; a robotized structure controlled so as to move the point of emission of the air jet so that said point of emission remains at a constant distance from the stimulation zone. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187967 | VIDEO IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD - A head-mountable video image display device includes: a display to be placed in a visual field of one of eyes; and a processor coupled to the display and configured to: control the display to display a video image including display information to be gazed by a user, and control the display to display, on the video image, a still image pattern having high and low luminance values and inducing motion illusion. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187968 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND FUNCTION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device having a processor, a contact sensor, a blow sensor, and a storage device is disclosed. The processor senses at least one contact position via the contact sensor. The processor senses a blow action via the blow sensor. Then, the processor determines, based on the at least one contact position and/or the blow action, a predefined function and performs the predefined function. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187969 | Methods and Systems for User Interaction within Virtual Reality Scene using Head Mounted Display - Inertial sensors within a head mounted display are used to track movement of the head mounted display. The tracked movement of the head mounted display is correlated to an action within a virtual reality scene that is currently displayed to a user wearing the head mounted display. The action within the virtual reality scene is based on a context of the virtual reality scene that is currently displayed. The detected movement of the head mounted display can be combined with other sensor data, such as gaze detection data, to determine the action within the virtual reality scene. In this manner, movements of the user as detected using the inertial sensors within the head mounted display are used as inputs to cause actions within the current context of the virtual reality scene as displayed to the user within the head mounted display. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187970 | HEAD-MOUNTABLE APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A head mountable display (HMD) is provided that has a head motion detection function and one or more operations that depend upon detected head motion. Detected head motion is stored as motion data in memory. The way in which detected head motion is applied to a current operation depends upon the stored motion data. In one embodiment, the HMD includes a gaze detector configured to detect eye orientation of a user of the user so as to detect image regions at which the user is looking, and a detector configured to detect item data indicative of items represented by the detected image regions. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187971 | HEAD-BASED TARGETING WITH PITCH AMPLIFICATION - A gaze vector of a human subject is translated to a targeting vector that defines focus within a graphical user interface. Sensor data is received from a sensor system indicating pitch angle of a head of the human subject defining the gaze vector. The pitch angle is translated to a scaled pitch angle according to a pitch scaling function that increases amplification of the pitch angle in one or more directions as the pitch angle exceeds a start angle threshold in each of the one or more directions. The scaled pitch angle is output as a component of the targeting vector. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187972 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR USING GAZE TRACKING INFORMATION - An apparatus, method and computer program, the apparatus comprising: processing circuitry; and memory circuitry including computer program code; the memory circuitry and the computer program code configured to, with the processing circuitry, cause the apparatus at least to perform: obtaining gaze tracking information from a plurality of users wherein the gaze tracking information indicates whether or not a user looked at an object; and analysing the obtained gaze tracking information to categorize objects as different types of objects. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187973 | FLEXIBLE SMART GLOVE - A flexible smart glove detects fine hand and finger motions while permitting the wearer to make hand gestures with dexterity. The flexible smart glove has a thickness of less than about 100 μm and incorporates capacitive micro-sensors positioned at finger joint locations. The micro-sensors are thin film devices built on substrates made of a pliable material such as polyimide. Interdigitated serpentine capacitors monitor strain in the back of the hand, while parallel plate capacitors monitor contact pressure on the palm. Thus the smart glove responds electrically to various types of hand motions. Thin film resistors responsive to changes in body temperature are also formed on the flexible substrate. Motion and temperature data is transmitted from the glove to a microprocessor via a passive RFID tag or an active wireless transmitter. An ASIC is embedded in the smart glove to relay real time sensor data to a remote processor. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187974 | SIGNAL GENERATION AND DETECTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING POSITIONS OF FINGERS OF A USER - A method for determining positions of fingers of a user is described. The method includes transmitting a power signal from a head mounted display (HMD) to provide power to a plurality of light emitters. The light emitters emit light in a sequence upon receiving the power signal. The method includes using the light emitted by the light emitters to determine a plurality of positions of the light emitters. The positions are used to play a game using the HMD. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187975 | INNOVATIVE KNOB WITH VARIABLE HAPTIC FEEDBACK - A touch screen with haptic feedback knob arrangement. The arrangement includes an interactive surface having a controllable electrostatic pressure region across a portion of the interactive surface. The arrangement further includes a controller having an algorithm programmed thereon for controlling the amount of electrostatic pressure applied to the portion of the interactive surface where the electrostatic pressure region is located. A knob is rotatably mounted to the interactive surface and receives rotational resistance from the electrostatic pressure region of the interactive surface. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187976 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING HAPTIC EFFECTS BASED ON EYE TRACKING - A system includes an eye-tracking device configured to track a user's eye gaze while looking at media content comprising an image, and a processor configured to execute one or more computer program modules, including a content determination module that, when executed by the processor, analyzes the media content to identify the image, an eye gaze determination module that, when executed by the processor, determines a gaze location of the user's eye gaze while looking at the image, and an event determination module that, when executed by the processor, determines an event to trigger based on the identification of the image and the gaze location. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187977 | DEFORMABLE HAPTIC WEARABLES WITH VARIABLE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES - A haptically-enabled device has an interface for receiving an instruction to provide haptic information. The device includes a tangible element with a physical property including length, stiffness, or texture. A haptic output device is attached to the tangible element and a haptic response module provides haptic information to the haptic output device. The haptic output device causes the tangible element to be altered from a first state to a second state of the physical property. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187978 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING FOLDERS FROM TOUCH SCREEN OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In a method for removing folders from a touch screen of an electronic device, a preset triggering operation for activating the folders is detected when performed on the touch screen. An acceleration of the electronic device is obtained in real time by the gravity sensor when the preset triggering operation is detected. The electronic device is determined that whether the electronic device is being shaken based on the obtained acceleration; and the folders are removed from the touch screen, the application icons of the folders are displayed on a desktop of the electronic device when the electronic device is being shaken. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187979 | TECHNIQUES FOR DYNAMICALLY CHANGING TACTILE SURFACES OF A HAPTIC CONTROLLER TO CONVEY INTERACTIVE SYSTEM INFORMATION - In one embodiment of the present invention, a haptic engine dynamically configures a haptic controller to provide information regarding the state of an interactive system via sensations of texture. In operation, as the state of the interactive system changes, the haptic engine dynamically updates a haptic state that includes texture characteristics, such as texture patterns, that are designed to reflect the state of the interactive system in an intuitive fashion. The haptic engine then generates signals that configure touch surfaces included in the haptic controller to convey these texture characteristics. Advantageously, providing information regarding the correct state and/or operation of the interactive system based on sensations of texture reduces distractions attributable to many conventional audio and/or visual interactive systems. Notably, in-vehicle infotainment systems that provide dynamically updated texture data increase driving safety compared to conventional in-vehicle infotainment systems that often induce drivers to take their eyes off the road. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187980 | DYNAMIC TACTILE INTERFACE - One variation of a dynamic tactile interface includes: a dynamic tactile layer including a deformable region and a first region, the deformable region operable between a retracted setting and an expanded setting, the first region adjacent the deformable region, the deformable region tactilely distinguishable from the first region in the expanded setting; a displacement device including a fluid vessel and an actuator, the actuator displacing fluid from the fluid vessel into the dynamic tactile layer to transition the deformable region from the retracted setting into the expanded setting and displacing fluid from the dynamic tactile layer into the fluid vessel, transitioning the deformable region from the expanded setting into the retracted setting; and a fluid compensation device coupled to the displacement device and adjusting a configuration of the displacement device in response to a change in a volume of fluid contained within the fluid vessel. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187981 | MANUAL FLUID ACTUATOR - A dynamic tactile interface includes a dynamic tactile layer and a manual fluid actuator. The manual fluid actuator includes a displacement device including a bladder, a platen adjacent the bladder, an elongated member coupled to the platen, and a rotary actuator, the elongated member and the rotary actuator translating rotation of the rotary actuator into translation of the platen, the platen compressing the bladder in response to rotation of the rotary actuator in a first direction and expanding the bladder in response to rotation of the rotary actuator in a second direction opposite the first direction. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187982 | DYNAMIC TACTILE INTERFACE - A system that detects and transitions a configuration of a dynamic tactile interface coupled to a computing device incorporating a touchscreen. The dynamic tactile interface includes a tactile layer and a substrate, wherein the tactile layer defines a tactile surface, a deformable region, and a first region adjacent the deformable region and coupled to the substrate opposite the tactile surface. A variable volume fluidly coupled to a fluid channel and a displacement device that transitions the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting in response to actuation of an input actuator coupled to the displacement device. A sensor detects a change in a position of the input actuator. In response to the change in the position, the configuration of the deformable regions of the dynamic tactile interface is correlated to a rendered graphical user interface on the touchscreen. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187983 | VIBRATION TRANSDUCER - In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a vibration transducer is provided. The vibration transducer includes a transducer frame, a transducer base coupled to the transducer frame, and an extended pedestal coupled to the transducer base. The extended pedestal elevates the transducer frame from a surface when the vibration transducer is positioned on the surface, and the vibration transducer is positionable such that at least a portion of the transducer frame extends over at least one computing device component other than the surface when the vibration transducer is positioned on the surface. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187984 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF THE SAME - This patent relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling an operation of the same. The method of controlling an operation of a mobile terminal includes displaying a file list and scroll arrows for scrolling the file list on a touch screen. When the scroll arrow is touched and entered, the file list is scrolled at a scroll speed previously set in response to a time when the scroll arrow is touched and entered. A vibration signal to identify at least one of a scroll speed and a current scrolling position of the file list is provided. Accordingly, when a file list is scrolled, a scroll speed or a current scrolling position can be easily identified by a tactile sense. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187985 | MULTILAYER TRANSFORMABLE DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided is a multilayer transformable device with enhanced driving displacement and a display device including the same. The multilayer transformable device, for example, includes a plurality of unit transformable devices, each of the unit transformable devices that includes a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and a transformable layer including an electro-active polymer (EAP) and a sub-transformable layer disposed between the plurality of unit transformable devices, the sub-transformable layer including a sub-EAP different from the EAP. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187986 | PROVIDING AN ELEVATED AND TEXTURIZED DISPLAY IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A multi-touch display layer may have a texturizing polymer layer. The texturizing polymer layer may elevate a surface portion of the texturizing polymer layer to a level to texturize information displayed on the multi-touch display layer. A gesture may be detected for the elevated surface portion. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187987 | AUDIO ENHANCED SIMULATION OF HIGH BANDWIDTH HAPTIC EFFECTS - A system generates haptic effects using at least one actuator and at least one speaker. The system receives a high definition (“HD”) haptic effect signal and a corresponding audio signal if audio is to be played. The system generates a standard definition (“SD”) haptic effect signal based at least on the HD haptic effect signal, and generates an audio based haptic effect signal based at least on the HD haptic effect signal. The system mixes the audio signal and the audio based haptic effect signal, and then substantially simultaneously plays the SD haptic effect signal on the actuator and plays the mixed signal on the speaker. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187988 | Systems and Methods for Haptically-Enabled Holders - One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a processor configured to: receive a signal; determine a haptic effect based at least in part on the signal; and transmit a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect. The system further includes a haptic output device in communication with the processor and coupled to a holder, wherein the holder is configured to mechanically couple with an electronic device. The haptic output device is configured to receive the haptic signal and output the haptic effect. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187989 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING A SENSING UNIT TO INPUT A USER COMMAND AND A METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus includes a housing, a display unit installed in the housing and having a display area to display an image or a menu icon, a sensing unit installed in the housing adjacent to the display unit, and having a virtual area to sense an object which is disposed over the display area of the display unit, the virtual area defined by a boundary extended from the display area in a direction perpendicular to the display area, and a controller to analyze status of the object according to an original state of the object and a sensed state of the object, and to determine the analyzed status of the object as a user input. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187990 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING GESTURE INPUT - A method and apparatus for processing a gesture input are provided. The method includes determining a type of an elliptical arc corresponding to a gesture input; determining a rotation direction corresponding to the gesture input; and processing the gesture input based on the type of the elliptical arc and the rotation direction. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187991 | RE-ANCHORABLE VIRTUAL PANEL IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - The present invention provides a re-anchorable virtual panel in a three-dimensional space, including a detection module, a recognition module and a display module. The detection module includes a finger position detection submodule and a hand feature extraction submodule. The finger position detection submodule extracts the position and direction of a user's fingers, and transmits the estimated information of the finger's position to the recognition module. The hand feature extraction submodule extracts the user's hand features from the input image sequence. After extracting the hand features, the hand feature extraction submodule transmits the information to the recognition module. The recognition module recognizes the position and direction of the user's fingers and hands, and determines the virtual panel's location and direction through the information. The recognition module recognizes hand gestures for controlling the virtual panel. The display module provides virtual feedback when the virtual panel is operated. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187992 | SMART TUTORIAL FOR GESTURE CONTROL SYSTEM - A method includes monitoring a plurality of system inputs, and detecting a behavioral pattern performed by a user and associated with the plurality of system inputs, When the behavioral pattern is detected, the method includes associating, in a memory, a gesture with at least one action, the at least one action being determined by the plurality of system inputs, and, upon detecting the gesture, executing the action associated with the gesture. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187993 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INPUT AND POINTER USING BORDER TOUCH - Provided are a method and an apparatus for detecting whether the posture in which a terminal is grasped by a user is a first predetermined posture, and if the first predetermined posture is detected, for displaying a GUI object on a touchscreen of the terminal. Additionally provided are a method and an apparatus for detecting whether the posture in which a terminal is grasped by a user is the first predetermined posture, and if the first predetermined posture is detected, for the touchscreen receiving a touch from the user and generating a pointer for the touch. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187994 | FOLDABLE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A foldable device and a method of controlling the same are provided. The foldable device includes: a flexible display which includes a main display area and an edge display area; and a controller which is configured to determine, based on an angle at which the foldable device is unfolded, a range of a partial activation area of the main display area, wherein the range of the partial activation area is partially bounded by a boundary between the edge display area and the main display area. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187995 | Contextual Based Gesture Recognition And Control - Described are mobile devices and methods that receive location data by a user device that is configured to perform a plurality of different control actions on one or more different remote systems/devices, receive gesture data from a sensor process the location data and the gesture data to determine a command that performs a control action and to determine a particular one of the remote systems/devices on which the command is to be performed, and cause a message that includes the determined command to the determined particular one of the remote systems/devices to perform the determined control action by the particular one of the systems/devices. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187996 | Apparatus and methods for image/sensory processing to control computer operations - Apparatus and methods are disclosed for image and sensory processing to facilitate human interface at a computer terminal. The apparatus include a video camera adapted to capture images of user finger movement above the keyboard primarily in an image plane along X and Y axes substantially normal to the keyboard key-field plane, at least one thumb touch pad segment, and a controller. The methods included capturing the video images of user finger movement in the image plane, capturing user initiated sensory input indicative of selected functions and/or positioning modalities, and utilizing the captured images and sensory input for mapping user selected work product entry location at the monitor viewing screen and/or performing other functions. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187997 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING APPLICATION - A method and a device for controlling an application are provided to conveniently and accurately control applications. The method includes: receiving a triggering operation on a physical key; determining an application operation corresponding to the triggering operation on the physical key for a current application; and performing the application operation for the current application. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187998 | Systems And Methods For Processing Data Entered Using An Eye-Tracking System - A method for processing data entered using a keyboard and a keyboard capable of implementing the method is described. In one embodiment, the keyboard includes keys associated with at least one input data value and at least one multi-value key associated with at least two input data values. Each key includes a unit and each multi-value key includes a plurality of units and each input data value corresponds to at least one unit. The keyboard also includes an eye-tracking system that determines an area where a user is gazing by monitoring eye movements of the user, and an input value selection module coupled to units and to the eye-tracking system. The input value selection module determines probabilistically which input data value was entered based on a value received from at least one unit and on the area where the user is gazing. | 2016-06-30 |
20160187999 | Keyboard With Sensing Switch Function - A keyboard with a sensing switch function includes a press key module provided for a user to input a keyboard signal, a micro control unit electrically coupled to the press key module for receiving a switching signal to determine the output priority of each output port and deliver the keyboard signal, and plural output ports for transmitting the keyboard signal via a cable or wireless transmission. The keyboard also includes a sensing module with plural light sensors for sensing a change of light to generate a switching signal, and a display module with plural indicating lamps having a quantity equal to the quantity of the output ports, and the indicating lamps are switched according to the output mode. After obtaining the output priority, the output port outputs the keyboard signal to an external device. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188000 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - A signal processing device and a control method are disclosed. The signal processing device comprises: an input unit which receives a signal from an external input device or senses a connection state; a storage unit for storing information on the external input device; and a control unit for recognizing and activating the external input device on the basis of the signal inputted from the external input device and the stored information. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188001 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - According to some aspect, an image display apparatus may include a communication section receiving a plurality of remote operation signals corresponding to remote operations of a plurality of input apparatuses, and a combination section combining a first image based on the plurality of individual remote operation signals received by the communication section and a second image supplied from other apparatus into a third image, and outputting the third image. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188002 | Information Processing Method And Electronic Device - An information processing method and an electronic device are provided. The method is applied to an electronic device having flexible display which is capable of N display surfaces, the method includes: obtaining N posture parameters of the N display surfaces; obtaining an object attribute of an i-th display object among M display objects to be displayed, where M≧1 and i is an integer inclusively ranging from 1 to M; determining a display surface for displaying the i-th display object from the N display surfaces, based on the N posture parameters and the object attribute; and displaying the i-th display object on the determined display surface. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188003 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure provides an information processing method and electronic device. The method comprises: displaying an indicator at a first location on a display area of a first electronic device at a first timing; acquiring a first operation data corresponding to a second timing which is later than the first timing, and updating to display the indicator at a second location on the display area different from the first location; acquiring a second operation data corresponding to a third timing which is later than the second timing when the second location is located on a border of the display area; and performing a predetermined process such that the indicator is displayed at a third location on the display area at a fourth timing when the pointing of the second electronic device re-enters the display area which is later than the third timing, the third location matching with the pointing at the fourth timing. With the present disclosure, the problem of mismatch between the pointing of the second electronic device and the location of the indicator on the display area can be addressed. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188004 | Method and Device for the Compressed Transfer of Signals of an Operating Element Having Movement Coordinates in a Vehicle - A method and device for compressed transfer of signals of an operating element, to a display unit in a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes transmission of an optical signal to a surface of the operating element, receiving of an optical signal reflected by a finger of a user on the surface of the operating element in a predetermined scanning cycle, conversion of the reflected optical signal into a digital signal that has relative movement coordinates of the finger in a first direction and a perpendicular second direction, compression of the relative movement coordinates of the finger by a non-linear compression characteristic curve for obtaining a compressed digital signal, transfer of the compressed digital signal to the display unit and decompression of the compressed digital signal in the display unit by a non-linear decompression characteristic curve that is inverse to the non-linear compression characteristic curve. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188005 | TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE - Disclosed is a touch screen device for transmitting button manipulation information based on a touch pen without using a separate wireless communication module. The touch screen device includes a touch screen including a plurality of touch electrodes, a touch driving circuit applying a touch electrode driving signal to the plurality of touch electrodes, and a touch pen receiving the touch electrode driving signal applied to the plurality of touch electrodes and transmitting a pen output signal to the touch screen in response to the received touch electrode driving signal. The touch pen includes at least one button, and when a user manipulates the at least one button, the touch pen adjusts the pen output signal. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188006 | TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE - Disclosed is a touch screen device for accurately detecting a touch by using a touch pen without having a separate sensor provided in a touch panel. The touch screen device includes a touch screen including a plurality of touch electrodes, a touch driving circuit applying a touch electrode driving signal to the plurality of touch electrodes, and a touch pen receiving the touch electrode driving signal applied to the plurality of touch electrodes and transmitting a pen output signal, synchronized with the received touch electrode driving signal, to the touch screen. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188007 | TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE - Disclosed is a touch screen device for transmitting pressure information based on a touch pen without a separate sensor being provided in a touch panel. The touch screen device includes a touch screen and a touch pen transmitting a pen output signal to the touch screen. The touch pen adjusts the pen output signal according to pressure which is applied thereto when the touch pen contacts the touch screen. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188008 | POSITION INDICATOR - A position indicator includes a capacitor having a capacitance that changes in correspondence to a force applied to one end part of a housing. The capacitor is configured by a pressure detecting chip that includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed opposite to the first electrode with a predetermined distance defined therebetween to have capacitance Cv formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The capacitance Cv changes when the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode to thereby change a relationship (e.g., the distance) between the two electrodes. A pressure transmitting member having predetermined elasticity is disposed on the first electrode such that the force applied to the one end part of the housing is transmitted to the first electrode of the semiconductor element via the pressure transmitting member. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188009 | POSITION DETECTING DEVICE AND POSITION INDICATOR THEREOF - A remaining amount of power stored in a position indicator can be recognized at plural levels. The position indicator includes a power storage device, an alternating current (AC) signal generating circuit that generates an AC signal to be transmitted toward a tablet, a modulation circuit that modulates the AC signal according to position indicator information represented by a binary code, and an electricity remaining amount detecting circuit that detects an electricity remaining amount of the power storage device. The frequency at which a specific bit of the position indicator information is set to 0 or 1 is changed according to the detected electricity remaining amount. The tablet includes a receiver that receives the position indicator information from the position indicator, and detects the electricity remaining amount of the power storage device from the frequency at which the specific bit of the received position indicator information is 0 or 1. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188010 | FORCE SENSING MOUSE - A force sensing input device (such as a force sensing mouse) includes at least one force sensor and at least one top portion movably connected to at least one bottom portion. When a force is applied to the top portion, the top portion exerts pressure on the force sensor. The force sensor obtains force data based upon the pressure. The amount of force applied to the top portion, within a range of force amounts, is determined from at least the force data. In this way, a broader range of inputs may be receivable from the force sensing input device as compared to input devices that merely detect whether or not a button or similar element has been pushed. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188011 | PEN TYPE MULTIMEDIA DEVICE FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA BY USING HANDWRITING INPUT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A pen type multimedia device for processing image data by using handwriting input and a method for controlling the same that can process image data acquired through a camera by using a handwriting input are disclosed herein. The pen type multimedia device according to this specification may correspond to a pen type multimedia device including a body unit configured to have a pen form, at least one or more camera units each configured to record a surrounding area of the body unit, a handwriting sensor unit configured to sense a handwriting input of a user and to output an input signal and a handwriting signal, and a controller configured to process the image data recorded by the camera unit and the user's input signal and handwriting signal inputted through the handwriting sensor unit, wherein the controller may be configured to first acquire image data by using the camera unit, and, when an input signal of the user is received through the handwriting sensor unit within a predetermined period of input time, to process the image data in accordance with control operations respective to the input signal and handwriting signal. According to this specification, users who are more accustomed to the usage of the conventional pen may be capable of processing image data by using handwriting input. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188012 | ACTIVE PEN FOR TOUCH DISPLAY SCREEN, TOUCH DISPLAY SCREEN AND TOUCH CONTROL INPUT SYSTEM - The present disclosure discloses an active pen for a touch display screen, a touch display screen and a touch control input system, to improve human-machine interaction accuracy of operating the touch display screen with the active pen by a user. The active pen for the touch display screen comprises a transparent elastic pen point, an optical receiver and an excitation signal emitting apparatus, wherein the contact area between the transparent elastic pen point and the touch display screen is increased with an increase in an operating force, the optical receiver is configured to receive detection light which comes from the touch display screen and penetrates through the transparent elastic pen point, meanwhile, the excitation signal emitting apparatus is in signal connection with the optical receiver, so as to emit an excitation signal of a corresponding intensity to the touch display screen in accordance with the intensity of the detection light received by the optical receiver. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188013 | FORCE-SENSING STYLUS FOR USE WITH ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to a stylus for use with a portable electronic device. The stylus includes a force sensing device to measure three dimensional force components exerted by the stylus on the portable electronic device. The output of the portable electronic device is adjusted based upon the force components. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188014 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a sensor, a storage section, and a controller. The sensor includes an input surface for accepting an input operation of a user using a writing tool and is capable of detecting coordinates of a position at which the input operation is made and a weight applied to the position. The controller is capable of causing the storage section to store, at predetermined time intervals, coordinate data indicating the detected coordinates and weight data indicating the weight in association with identification information of the user, and reading out the stored coordinate data and weight data from the storage section in association with the identification information. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188015 | PORTABLE HAPTIC FEEDBACK CAPACITIVE STYLUS FOR INTERACTION ON MOBILE TERMINAL - Disclosed is a portable haptic feedback capacitive stylus for interaction on a mobile terminal, composing a tip, a sleeve ring, a first housing, a connecting cylinder, a second housing, an end-portion housing, a motor, a spring, a slider, a screw rod, a photoelectric code disc, a measurement and control module, a vibration touch module, and a power supply. The first housing comprises a front housing and a rear housing, and a limiting groove is disposed in an inner wall of the first housing. The tip is fixedly connected to one end of the connecting cylinder, and the other end of the connecting cylinder passes through an end-portion through-hole of the front housing. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188016 | POSITION POINTER AND SIGNAL PROCESSOR - A position pointer includes a signal generation circuit, which generates at least one signal. The position pointer in operation transmits the at least one signal to a sensor of a position detector. The position pointer includes a first electrode arranged to protrude from one end portion of a pen-shaped housing along an axial center direction and a second electrode including at least three electrode pieces disposed near the first electrode in such a manner as to surround a central axis of the housing. The at least three electrode pieces are electrically isolated from each other. The position pointer has a signal supply control circuit, which, in operation, controls supply of signals to selectively supply the at least one signal to the second electrode that includes the at least three electrode pieces and to the first electrode. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188017 | DIGITAL STYLUS - The present invention relates to a digital stylus for an electronic device having an input screen. The digital stylus comprising an operative portion adapted to interact with the input screen, and the electronic device adapted to perform one or more functions corresponding to an interaction between the operative portion and the input screen; and a communication module adapted to communicate with the electronic device to set one or more of the following: the functions and one or more characteristics of the functions. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188018 | SYSTEM, DRAWING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A system includes a first device configured to select an instruction position and a second device. The first device includes a physical quantity detection unit configured to detect a physical quantity acting on the first device at fixed time intervals; and a physical quantity transmission unit configured to send a transmission datum including the physical quantity at the fixed time intervals. The second device includes a position acquisition unit configured to acquire the instruction position, and generate information based on the instruction position; a transmission data reception unit configured to receive the transmission datum; a physical quantity extraction unit configured to extract the physical quantity at the fixed time intervals from the transmission datum; and an information display unit configured to reflect the extracted physical quantity at the fixed time intervals in the information generated based on the acquired instruction position, and to send the information to a display device. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188019 | PEN-SHAPED POSITION INDICATOR - A pen-shaped position indicator includes: i) a cylindrical housing; ii) a core received in the cylindrical housing and having a pointer tip extend from a distal end of the cylindrical housing; iii) a resonant circuit comprised of an inductive element and a capacitor and received in the cylindrical housing, wherein an inductance of the inductive element changes in response to a pressure applied to the pointer tip of the core; iv) a connection member received in the cylindrical housing between the inductive element and the capacitor, wherein the connection member includes a distal surface facing the inductive element and a proximal surface facing the capacitor, and the connection member includes a terminal member having a distal end and a proximal end; and v) a first conductor disposed on a distal surface of the capacitor facing the proximal surface of the connection member, wherein the first conductor electrically connects the capacitor, via the at least one terminal of the connection member, to the inductive element. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188020 | TOP MOUNT CLICKPAD MODULE FOR BI-LEVEL BASIN - An input device for use with an electronic system. The input device includes: a substantially planar input surface comprising a capacitive sensor layer configured to sense positional information for an input object, the input surface having a first zone and a second zone, wherein the second zone is configured to deflect in response to force applied to the second zone by the input object; a stiffener substrate having a first portion affixed to a bottom surface of the first zone, and at least one finger extending parallel to and spaced apart from the second zone; and an actuation mechanism disposed between the finger and the second zone. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188021 | METHOD OF RECEIVING USER INPUT BY DETECTING MOVEMENT OF USER AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A device including a display such as a touch screen is provided. The device includes a communication unit configured to obtain movement information of a user, a display unit configured to move a cursor displayed on the display or touch screen in accordance with the movement information of the user, and a controller configured to determine coordinates where the cursor and/or moved cursor is located as dwell start coordinates and determine the dwell start coordinates as touch coordinates when the cursor is located within a reference distance from the dwell start coordinates during an entire reference time starting from a point in time when the cursor is moved to the dwell start coordinates. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188022 | LENS LAYER OF NAKED EYE THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRODE STRUCTURE THEREOF - A lens layer of a naked eye three-dimensional display device and an electrode structure are provided. The lens layer has an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a plurality of stripe-like electrodes, and a touch electrode. The stripe-like electrodes are formed on an upper substrate of the lens layer. The touch electrode is opposite the stripe-like electrodes and comprises a plurality of lump-like touch portions, wherein the lump-like touch portions are arranged on a lower substrate of the lens layer and connect to a touch-control circuit. An entire thickness of the lens layer can be reduced by disposing the lump-like touch portions. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188023 | METHOD FOR OPERATING MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM USING THE SAME - The disclosure provides a method, mobile electronic device, and computer readable medium for operating the mobile electronic device having a motion sensor, touch sensor, microcontroller, and processor. The method includes the following steps. The motion sensor detects a motion and generates motion data in response to the detected motion. The touch sensor detects a fingerprint and generates fingerprint data in response to the detected fingerprint. The microcontroller compares the generated motion data with enrolled motion data, and one of the microcontroller and the processor compares the generated fingerprint data with enrolled fingerprint data, where the enrolled fingerprint data and the enrolled motion data including the first motion data are prestored in the mobile electronic device. When the generated motion data matches the first motion data and the generated fingerprint data matches the enrolled fingerprint data, the processor performs a first action in associated with the first motion data. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188024 | Information Processing Method And Electronic Device - An information processing method and an electronic device are provided according to the disclosure. The method includes: determining first deformation information corresponding to a first deformation; generating a first instruction corresponding to the first deformation information; and executing the first instruction. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188025 | TOUCH SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND REFRIGERATOR DOOR INCLUDING SAME - A touch sensor assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a sensor housing disposed at a rear surface of an external member on which a touch operation unit on which a user touches is marked, a sensor PCB accommodated in the sensor housing, and an elastic member which is disposed at a rear side of the sensor PCB and presses the sensor PCB toward a rear surface of the external member, wherein the elastic member is mounted in an elastic member accommodation portion formed at a bottom surface of the sensor housing. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188026 | METHOD AND DEVICE - A method and device for user authorization is presented herein. The authorization device may be integrated in a display interface configured to receive an infrared input signal. The device may include a means for converting the infrared signal into an electric signal. The device may further include a processor configured to analyze the electrical signal. The processor may further be configured to provide an authorization of a user based on the analysis of the electrical signal. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188027 | OPTICAL TOUCH DISPLAY - An optical touch display includes a display panel, a lens module disposed at a corner of the display panel, and a processing unit. The lens module includes a circuit board, a first light receiving unit disposed on the circuit board, and a second light receiving unit disposed on the circuit board. The first light receiving unit has a first coordinate. The images provided by the first light receiving unit and the second light receiving unit are sent to the processing unit, and a distance between an object and the first light receiving unit is calculated by the processing unit, such that a second coordinated of the object on the display panel is obtained according to the first coordinate, the distance, and an angle defined by a line connecting the object to the first light receiving unit and an top edge of the display panel. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188028 | USER INTERFACE DEVICE, AND PROJECTOR DEVICE - A user interface device for detecting an operation, by a finger of a user, on an operation member presented on a projection surface includes a distance detector for detecting a distance to the projection surface, and a distance to the finger, and a controller for detecting the operation based on the distances detected by the distance detector. When presence of the finger between the projection surface and the distance detector is determined, the controller calculates a normal vector of the projection surface based on distances from the distance detector to positions of at least three points on a surface of the projection surface and a distance from the distance detector to the finger, and detects, based on the normal vector, presence or absence of an operation on the operation member. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188029 | CAPACITIVE IN-CELL TOUCH SCREEN AND DISPLAY DEVICE - In a capacitive in-cell touch screen and a display device, the common electrode layer connected in the entire surface in the array substrate is divided to form touch driving electrodes and common electrodes which are insulated from each other and alternatively disposed, touch sensing electrodes are disposed on the upper substrate and touch driving electrodes are driven in a time-division manner to realize touch function and display function. Disposing projections of touch sensing electrodes on the array substrate in areas where common electrodes are may reduce right opposite areas between touch sensing electrodes and touch driving electrodes, thereby reduce opposite capacitance; providing sides of touch driving electrodes and adjacent sides of common electrodes as broken lines and providing consistent shapes for touch sensing electrodes and common electrodes may increase opposite areas between touch driving electrodes and touch sensing electrodes, thereby increasing projection capacitance per unit area. By increasing the proportion of projection capacitance over opposite capacitance, it is possible to increase proportion of variation amount of mutual capacitance caused by finger touching, and hence improving the touch accuracy. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188030 | TOUCH-CONTROLLED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A touch-controlled liquid crystal display panel is disclosed and includes a first substrate, a TFT array layer, a common-electrode layer having a plurality of common electrodes, a touch-sensing layer, a dielectric layer, a pixel electrode layer, a liquid crystal layer and a second substrate having a black matrix. The touch-sensing layer includes a plurality of touch-sensing wires. Each of the touch-sensing wires is connected to the corresponding common electrode. The display panel is simple in structure so that the product yield rate can be increased and the production cost can be reduced. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188031 | IN-CELL TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An in-cell touch panel and a display device are disclosed. The touch panel comprises: an upper substrate ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160188032 | TOUCH PANEL CAPABLE OF IDENTIFYING FINGERPRINT - A touch panel capable of identifying fingerprints includes a glass substrate, an electrode layer, a first and a second insulating layer, and a fingerprint identification sensing layer. The glass substrate has a first side and an opposite second side. The electrode layer is disposed on the second side, and has a plurality of first electrodes, second electrodes and metal trace lines electrically connected to the first and second electrodes. The first insulating layer fills spaces existing between the first and the second electrodes, whereas the second insulating layer covers the electrode layer. The fingerprint identification sensing layer is provided on the second insulating layer, and has a plurality of fingerprint identification chips and transmission conductors electrically connected to the fingerprint identification chips. By integrating the fingerprint identification chips into the touch panel, the touch panel can be produced at largely reduced manufacturing cost and provides upgraded fingerprint identification accuracy. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188033 | TOUCH PANEL WITH FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION - A touch panel with fingerprint recognition comprises a glass substrate, an electrode layer, a first insulated layer, and a fingerprint recognition sensing layer. The glass substrate has a first plane and a second plane. The electrode layer is disposed on the second plane and has plural first electrodes, plural second electrodes, and plural metal traces. The first electrodes and the second electrodes are selectively electrically connected to the metal traces. The first insulated layer covers an overlapping of the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The fingerprint recognition sensing layer is disposed on the first plane and has plural fingerprint recognition chips and plural transmission lines. The fingerprint recognition chips are electrically connected to the transmission lines. By means of the integration of the fingerprint recognition chips and the touch panel, the whole manufacturing cost is greatly decreased and the accuracy of fingerprint recognition is improved. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188034 | TOUCH DETECTING PANEL - The present invention is a touch detection panel that uses capacitance changes between electrodes and changes thereof to determine a position of touch. The touch panel can be used in commercial applications where using a finger, stylus, or other object is the desired method of interface with an electronic system. The touch panel includes conductive electrodes and conductive lines connecting the conductive electrodes. The conductive electrodes themselves can be made of opaque conductive material, substantially transparent conductive material, or transparent conductive material depending on the requirements of an application. The Touch panel is connected to a controller that applies current and/or voltage to the touch panel and senses current and/or voltage from the touch panel to determine either single or multiple touch locations. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188035 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel including a substrate having an active region and a bonding region and a patterned conductive layer disposed on the substrate. The active region includes electrode regions and signal transmission regions alternately arranged. The patterned conductive layer includes first sensing units, second sensing units and signal transmission lines. Each first sensing unit is located in one electrode region, each second sensing unit is located in one signal transmission region and the signal transmission lines are located in the signal transmission regions and extended into the bonding region. Each first sensing unit is used for performing a mutual-capacitive touch sensing and includes at least one scan electrode and readout electrodes. Each second sensing unit is used for performing a self-capacitive touch sensing and formed by a bar-like electrode. Each transmission line is connected to one readout electrode. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188036 | TOUCH SENSING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A touch sensing apparatus is provided. A touch sensing apparatus comprises a panel comprising a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes crossing the driving electrodes, a driving circuit unit simultaneously applying the driving signals to the driving electrodes in a certain interval and a sensing circuit unit sensing a change in capacitance occurring in intersecting points between the driving electrodes having the driving signals applied thereto and the sensing electrodes, wherein, when a driving waveform of the driving signal applied to the driving electrode in a (2k−1)-th interval and a (2k+1)-th interval (k is a natural number greater than 1) of the certain interval is in the same phase, the driving circuit unit applies a reverse driving signal of the driving waveform of the driving signal of the (2k−1)-th interval to the driving electrode in a 2k interval. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188037 | TOUCH SENSING SYSTEM INCLUDING TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - A display device includes a first electrode arranged in a first direction, and a second electrode arranged in a second direction, wherein the first electrode crosses the second electrode. A base film is between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a driving hole is in one of the first electrode and the second electrode. The driving hole is in a region in which the first electrode overlaps the second electrode, and a side of the driving hole is tilted relative to the first or second direction. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188038 | CAPACITIVE CONTROL INTERFACE DEVICE AND METHOD ADAPTED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGHLY RESISTIVE MEASUREMENT ELECTRODES - The present invention relates to an interface device for controlling actions of at least one object of interest, comprising (i) a detection surface ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160188039 | TOUCH SENSOR PANEL, TOUCH DETECTION DEVICE AND TOUCH INPUT DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - A touch sensor panel may be provided that includes: a plurality of first electrodes which are formed on a first insulation layer and extend in a first axial direction; a plurality of second electrodes which are formed on a second insulation layer and extend in a second axial direction crossing the first axial direction; and a space layer located between the first electrode and the second insulation layer. A distance between the first electrode and the second electrode changes depending on a magnitude of a pressure of a touch applied to at least any one of the first electrode and the second electrode. A capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode changes depending on the distance. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188040 | Touch Sensor Integrated Type Display Device - Disclosed is a display device integrated with a touch sensor that may include a plurality of gate lines and a plurality data lines crossing each other; a plurality of pixel electrodes between the data lines; a plurality of touch/common electrodes arranged in a first direction and a second direction that cross each other, each of the plurality of touch/common electrodes overlapping at least one pixel electrode; | 2016-06-30 |
20160188041 | Touch Screen Device and Method of Driving the Same - Disclosed are a touch screen device and a method of driving the same, which minimize an influence of parasitic capacitance of a touch electrode and sense a voltage charged into capacitance(s) of the touch electrode. The touch screen device includes a touch electrode, a touch driving line connected to the touch electrode, a touch driving voltage output unit connected to the touch driving line through a first switch to output a touch driving voltage, a current source connected to the touch driving line through a second switch to discharge electrical charges charged into parasitic capacitance of the touch electrode according to a predetermined discharge current, and a touch voltage sensing unit connected to the touch driving line through a third switch to sense a voltage charged into each of finger capacitance and the parasitic capacitance of the touch electrode. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188042 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a first substrate having a first conductive film formed on a surface thereof, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate on a same side thereof as the first conductive film, the second substrate having a second conductive film formed on a surface thereof facing toward the first substrate, a decorative layer formed on the first conductive film on a surface thereof facing toward the second substrate, the decorative layer being formed along a perimeter of the first substrate, a first wire formed on the decorative layer on a surface thereof facing toward the second substrate, a first insulating layer laminated to the first wire, a second wire formed on the second conductive film on a surface thereof facing toward the first substrate, and a second insulating layer laminated to the second wire. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188043 | TOUCH AND HOVER SENSING DEVICE - A touch and hover sensing device includes a sensing module, a hover sensing unit, a touch sensing unit, and a switching control unit switching between a hover mode and a touch mode. The sensing module includes a plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and a plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements electrically insulated from each other and located on a surface of an insulating substrate. The plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements is spaced from each other and extends along a first direction, and the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements is spaced from each other and extends along a second direction. Each first electrostatic sensing element and each second electrostatic sensing element includes a single walled carbon nanotube or few-walled carbon nanotube. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188044 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH DETECTION FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes: a substrate; a drive electrode that extends in a first direction; and a plurality of touch detection electrodes that are metal wirings extending in a second direction different from the first direction. The metal wirings are arranged with a predetermined pitch so as to make capacitive coupling with the drive electrode. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188045 | METHOD AND CONTROLLER FOR DETECTING TOUCH OR PROXIMITY - When at least one external object approaches or touches a touch sensor, profiles in a scanning signal corresponding to each external object will appear. The smallest value between the profiles corresponding to a first and a second external object is designated as a division value when the profiles corresponding to the first and the second external objects overlap. The overlapping profiles can be divided into the portion of the first external object and the portion of the second external object, respectively. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188046 | Information Input Unit - An information input unit includes a detection portion and a first protective member, and acquires information input with a writing instrument by detecting a position of the writing instrument. The detection portion can be folded along a first axis. The first protective member includes an insertion portion. An opening is formed in an opposing face of the insertion portion that faces toward the first axis. At least a portion of the detection portion is inserted into the first protective member such that a first length becomes shorter than a second length. The first length is a length between the opening and an edge of the detection portion that is on the opposite side from the opposing face. The edge of the detection portion is contained in the first protective member. The second length is the length between the edge of the detection portion and the first axis. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188047 | INPUT DEVICE INCLUDING FOLD OVER SENSOR SUBSTRATE - A sensor substrate for use with an input device of an electronic system includes a plurality of sensor electrodes disposed on the sensor substrate; a first segment for use with a touch pad area of the input device; and a second segment for use with a button area of the input device; wherein the touch pad area and the button area do not overlap, and further wherein the first and second segments comprise a single, contiguous sheet of material. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188048 | TOP MOUNT CLICKPAD MODULE - An input device for use with an electronic system of the type including a substantially planar deck having a basin extending downwardly from the deck and comprising at least one slot. The input device includes: a downwardly deflectable component including an input surface configured to be touched by input objects and a capacitive sensor layer configured to sense positional information of the input objects; a hinge having a first hinged component comprising at least one pad coupled to a bottom surface of the deflectable component, a second hinged component configured to be secured to the basin, and at least one tab configured to be inserted into the at least one slot; and an actuation element disposed between the first and second hinged components and configured to detect deflection of the deflectable component in response to force applied to the input surface by an input object. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188049 | TOUCH DRIVING DETECTION CIRCUIT, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch driving detection circuit includes a plurality of region driving detection circuits. Each of the plurality of region driving detection circuits includes a control module, a strobe output module, a detection module, a first trigger signal line and a second trigger signal line. The first trigger signal line is configured to input a first trigger signal to the control module to control the strobe output units to output touch scanning signals simultaneously. The detection module is configured to detect whether a touch is present in the touch region and when a touch is present, the detection module triggers the second trigger signal line in the region driving detection circuit to input a primary trigger signal, so that the control module controls the strobe output units to output the touch scanning signals sequentially, thereby determining a location of a touched point in the touch region. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188050 | RESISTIVE TOUCH PANEL, COMPOSITE TOUCH PANEL, METHOD OF DRIVING TOUCH PANEL, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A resistive touch panel includes a first substrate provided with a transparent conductive film electrically floating on an entire surface thereof, a second substrate provided with a plurality of strip-shaped electrodes made of a transparent conductive film at a predetermined interval so that the transparent conductive film of the second substrate faces the transparent conductive film of the first substrate, and a detection section for detecting a ratio in which a signal transmitted to a first strip-shaped electrode of the second substrate is attenuated through a transmission path reaching a second strip-shaped electrode of the second substrate adjacent to the first strip-shaped electrode via the transparent conductive film of the first substrate from the first strip-shaped electrode. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188051 | ELECTROSTATIC SENSING DEVICE - An electrostatic sensing device comprises an electrostatic sensing module and a control unit electrically connected to the electrostatic sensing module. The electrostatic sensing module comprises a first electrostatic sensing element comprising opposite ends, and two first electrodes. The two first electrodes are separately located on and electrically connected to the two opposite ends of the first electrostatic sensing element. The first electrostatic sensing element is a single walled carbon nanotube or a few-walled carbon nanotube. The control unit electrically is configured to apply a direct voltage to the first electrostatic sensing element and measure a current/resistance of the first electrostatic sensing element. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188052 | ELECTROSTATIC SENSING DEVICE - An electrostatic sensing device comprises an electrostatic sensing module and a control unit electrically connected to the electrostatic sensing module. The electrostatic sensing module comprises a first electrostatic sensing element comprising opposite ends, and two first electrodes. The two first electrodes are separately located on and electrically connected to the two opposite ends of the first electrostatic sensing element. The first electrostatic sensing element is one-dimensional semiconducting linear structure with a diameter less than 100 nanometers. The control unit electrically is configured to apply a direct voltage to the first electrostatic sensing element and measure a current/resistance of the first electrostatic sensing element. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188053 | ELECTROSTATIC SENSING METHOD - An electrostatic sensing method is provided. An electrostatic sensing device comprising an electrostatic sensing module comprising a first electrostatic sensing element, and a control unit electrically connected to the electrostatic sensing module is provided. The first electrostatic sensing element is one-dimensional semiconducting linear structure. A direct voltage is applied to the first electrostatic sensing element. A sensed object with electrostatic charge is moved to the electrostatic sensing device in a distance near but not touching the first electrostatic sensing element. A resistance changed value of the first electrostatic sensing element is measured. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188054 | ELECTROSTATIC SENSING DEVICE - An electrostatic sensing device comprises an electrostatic sensing module and a control unit electrically connected to the electrostatic sensing module. The electrostatic sensing module comprises a first electrostatic sensing element comprising opposite ends, and two first electrodes. The two first electrodes are separately located on and electrically connected to the two opposite ends of the first electrostatic sensing element. The first electrostatic sensing element is a single walled carbon nanotube or a few-walled carbon nanotube. The control unit electrically is configured to apply a direct voltage to the first electrostatic sensing element and measure a current/resistance of the first electrostatic sensing element. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188055 | ELECTROSTATIC SENSING DEVICE - An electrostatic sensing device comprises an electrostatic sensing module and a control unit electrically connected to the electrostatic sensing module. The electrostatic sensing module comprises a first electrostatic sensing element comprising opposite ends, and two first electrodes. The two first electrodes are separately located on and electrically connected to the two opposite ends of the first electrostatic sensing element. The first electrostatic sensing element is a single walled carbon nanotube or a few-walled carbon nanotube. The control unit electrically is configured to apply a direct voltage to the first electrostatic sensing element and measure a current/resistance of the first electrostatic sensing element. | 2016-06-30 |
20160188056 | System and Method for Providing Digital Content - A method of electronically displaying glyphs. The method includes receiving a glyph spacing, moving a first glyph toward a second glyph along an axis, identifying an intersection of a first axis coordinate of the first glyph with a second axis coordinate of the second glyph, and moving at least one of the glyphs along the axis to separate the first and second axis coordinates of the respective first and second glyphs by the glyph spacing. | 2016-06-30 |