30th week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180210498 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In a display device, the display unit chassis is configured by including a peripheral wall section which is disposed to cover the circumference of a liquid crystal panel, and a bezel case section which is disposed between the liquid crystal panel and the peripheral wall section in a state of covering a surface of a peripheral edge of the liquid crystal panel, side-edge sections whose engagement is limited only to the liquid crystal panel are disposed on both of left and right sides of the bezel case section. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210499 | PORTABLE INFORMATION APPARATUS - A portable information apparatus is capable of ensuring communication quality of an antenna device while avoiding issues of a reduction in appearance quality, an increase in cost and so forth. The portable communication apparatus is configured that a main body chassis and a display chassis are coupled together via a hinge device to be openable/closable. The hinge device includes a hinge chassis having a sectional shape whose longitudinal direction extends along a direction that the respective chassis mutually overlap in a state of overlappingly closing the respective chassis and hinge shafts which respectively couple together one of the chassis and the hinge chassis and together the other of the chassis and the hinge chassis to be rotatable. An antenna device having an antenna element is housed and fixed in the hinge chassis and the antenna element is disposed in a posture of being inclined relative to a longitudinal direction of the sectional shape of the hinge chassis. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210500 | COVER FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE - Examples disclosed herein provide a cover for a computing device. The cover can include a first set of segments having a first durometer, and a second set of segments having a second durometer lower than the first durometer. As an example, segments from the second set are disposed between segments from the first set, and are flush with the first set of segments. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210501 | WATERPROOF APPARATUS - A waterproof apparatus includes a case having a communication hole that allows an inside and an outside of the case to communicate with each other, and a waterproof cap that closes the communication hole, wherein a first contact surface and a second contact surface extend in the communication hole and at different levels, wherein the waterproof cap includes a plate-like first elastic member that is longer than the communication hole in a long-side direction of the communication hole, and a second elastic member attached to a surface of the first elastic member, the surface facing the communication hole, and wherein when the first elastic member that is in a bent state is brought into contact with the first contact surface, the waterproof cap is retained on an inner wall of the communication hole with a restoring force exerted by the first elastic member. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210502 | COVER WINDOW AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A method of manufacturing the cover window includes a film layer and a resin layer disposed on the film layer to surround an edge of the film layer. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210503 | PROTECTIVE CASE WITH KEYBOARD FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A protective case for a tablet device having a back face and a front face, a touchscreen on its front face, and one or more control buttons and ports on its perimeter walls. The case comprises a shell having front and back sides wherein the front side is configured to receive and retain the tablet device while providing user access to the touchscreen and user access to one or more of the control buttons, said shell including a back wall that is configured to cover at least a portion of the back face of the tablet. The protective case further includes a front cover that includes a tray, a wireless keyboard and keyboard housing. The tray includes opposing side rails and the keyboard housing includes opposing grooves on opposing side walls that are concealed and configured to engage the rails to allow the keyboard housing to slide in and out from the tray in a defined manner. The tray, keyboard and shell may each include magnets to facilitate the positioning of the case in the various open and closed positions. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210504 | LAPTOP COMPUTER WITH MULTIPLE INTEGRATED DISPLAYS - A portable computer display unit interconnects with a base unit in a clamshell configuration. The display unit contains a first display panel. The base unit contains a second display panel. An angle adjustment mechanism may be provided to adjust the angle of the second display panel relative to a user's view, such as a hinge structure connecting a leading edge of the second display panel to the base unit. A second angle adjustment mechanism may operate to adjust the angle of the base unit relative to a surface on which the second angle adjustment mechanism rests. The display unit may further include a height adjustment mechanism. The height adjustment mechanism, first angle adjustment mechanism and second angle adjustment mechanism may be employed to optimize angles of view for both the first and second display screens, while preventing or minimizing visual occlusion of the first display panel by the second display panel. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210505 | CHIP ON FILM, FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - The present application discloses a flexible display apparatus bendable along a bending direction extending from a first portion of the flexible display apparatus to a second portion of the flexible display apparatus; the first portion bent towards the second portion when the flexible display apparatus is bent along the bending direction; including a plurality of chip on films arranged extending from the first portion to the second portion; each of the plurality of chip on films having a base film and an integrated circuit chip on the base film; and a flexible display panel connected to the plurality of chip on films. A longitudinal direction of the integrated circuit chip is substantially perpendicular to the bending direction. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210506 | STACKING DETACHABLE TABLET - Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that could include a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). One particular example implementation of the electronic device may include a display portion and a keyboard portion that includes a cradle dock to allow the display portion to be removably connected to the keyboard portion in a first configuration, where a viewing angle of the display portion can be adjusted. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210507 | HYBRID THERMAL FOOT AND PEN STORAGE WELL - Embodiments provide the ability to store a pen device within an integrated docking compartment of an IHS (Information Handling System) that utilizes a touch-sensitive display, such as certain laptops and tablet devices. The pen device is stored within a docking compartment provided partially within a cooling structure that protrudes from the bottom of the enclosure of the IHS, thus creating an air gap below the IHS that allows heated air to be vented from underneath the IHS. The docking compartment may include charging contacts that interface with charging contacts on the pen device when docked in order to charge internal batteries that power sensors integrated into the pen device. By integrating the docking compartment into the cooling structure, a pen device may be protected from damage and loss while still supporting the thin applications. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210508 | Flexible Information Handling System Display User Interface Peripheral Keyboard Configuration - A portable information handling system with rotationally coupled housing portions having an OLED film display disposed over the housing portions automatically adapts presentation of visual images at the display based upon detection of a peripheral keyboard placed on the display. For example, a peripheral keyboard biases into a predetermined position with magnetic attraction and a keyboard manager removes content from the display beneath the keyboard. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210509 | ACCESSORY DEVICE FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE - Examples disclosed herein provide an accessory device for a computing device. The accessory device can include a first section, a second section, and a third section. The first section can include one or more input devices. The second section can be pivotally connected to the first section at a first end of the second section. The third section can be pivotally connected to the second section at a second end of the second section. The protective cover can include a connector to electrically couple the input devices with the computing device when the connector is to connect with a port of the device. Motion sensors disposed within the accessory device can be used to determine an angle of the computing device with respect to the accessory device. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210510 | HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A housing assembly includes a first housing, a second housing and a connecting module. The connecting module is coupled between the first housing and the second housing. The connecting module includes a connecting member, a coupling member and a positioning member. The connecting member is coupled to the first housing and the second housing. The coupling member faces to the connecting member and is coupled between the first housing and the second housing. The coupling member is slidably coupled to at least one of the first housing and the second housing. The positioning member is located between and connected to the connecting member and the coupling member, and is configured to prevent a movement of the coupling member along a direction perpendicular to a sliding direction of the coupling member with respect to the connecting member. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210511 | HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A housing assembly is provided. The housing assembly includes a first housing, a second housing, a connecting member and a coupling member. The first housing has a first groove. The second housing has a second groove. The connecting member is coupled between the first housing and the second housing. The first housing and the second housing are close to each other by bending the connecting member so that the first housing is stacked onto the second housing. The coupling member faces to the connecting member and is coupled between the first housing and the second housing. The coupling member is partially received in the first groove and the second groove and is capable of sliding with respect to the first housing and the second housing. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210512 | COUPLING MEMBER, HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A coupling member configured to couple a first housing to a second housing is provided. The coupling member includes a first connection part, a second connection part and a linkage part. The first connection part is coupled to the first housing. The second connection part is coupled to the second housing. The linkage part includes a first hinge element, a second hinge element and a hinge shaft. The first hinge element is configured to be coupled to the first connection part, the at least one second hinge element configured to be coupled to the second connection part. The first connection part and the second connection part are close to each other by rotation of at least one of the at least one first hinge element and the at least one second hinge element around the hinge shaft. A housing assembly and an electronic device are also provided. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210513 | HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A housing assembly is provided. The housing assembly includes a first housing, a second housing and a connecting module. The connecting module is coupled between the first housing and the second housing. The first housing is rotatable with respect to the second housing by the connecting module. The connecting module includes a damping mechanism configured for providing a damping force to the first housing and the second housing during rotating the first housing with respect to the second housing. An electronic device is also provided. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210514 | Flexible Information Handling System and Display Configuration Management - A portable information handling system with rotationally coupled housing portions having an OLED film display disposed over the housing portions automatically predicts a housing rotational configuration based at least in part upon end user touches detected at the housing portions. An orientation manager controls hinge positions for hinges that rotationally couple the housing portions to each other to coordinate movement of the housing portions to a desired predicted rotational configuration, such a planar tablet configuration, a folded configuration, or a clamshell configuration. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210515 | Flexible Information Handling System Display User Interface Configuration and Provisioning - A portable information handling system with rotationally coupled housing portions having an OLED film display disposed over the housing portions automatically adapts presentation of visual images at the display to the housing portion relative positions and orientation. For example, based on a fold orientation of the housing and a landscape or portrait orientation, visual information adapts to show different user interfaces and content. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210516 | USER INTERFACE FOR MANIPULATING USER INTERFACE OBJECTS WITH MAGNETIC PROPERTIES - The present disclosure relates to user interfaces for manipulating user interface objects. A device, including a display and a rotatable input mechanism, is described in relation to manipulating user interface objects. In some examples, the manipulation of the object is a scroll, zoom, or rotate of the object. In other examples, objects are selected in accordance with simulated magnetic properties. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210517 | SSD DOUBLER, AND MULTI-DEVICE BAY SYSTEM AND COMPUTER SYSTEM USING SAME - An SSD doubler is provided. The SSD doubler comprises: a printed circuit board; a first connector portion which is disposed in a horizontal direction with respect to the printed circuit board and connected to the outside; a second connector portion which is disposed in a horizontal direction with respect to the printed circuit board, is arranged in parallel with the first connector portion, and is connected to the outside; a sixth connector portion which connects the first connector portion to a first storage media; a fourth connector portion which connects the second connector portion to a second storage media or a third storage media; and a bay body which forms a plurality of bays in a vertical direction so as to guide the first storage media and the second storage media or the first storage media, the second storage media, and the third storage media toward the sixth connector portion and the fourth connector portion in a stacked structure. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210518 | CARRYING APPARATUS USED FOR MEMORY STORAGE UNIT - A carrying apparatus for clamping the side edges of a memory storage unit includes a base part, a fixed arm, and a holding arm. The base part is disposed corresponding to a first side edge of the memory storage unit and has a fixed end and a pivot end. The fixed arm extends from the fixed end of the base part. The holding arm is pivoted on the pivot end of the base part and spaced with the fixed arm. The base part has a working space in which an elastic element is disposed. The holding arm has a stop end extending into the working space. Thus, the elastic element exerts a force on the stop end such that the holding arm moves toward and clamps the third side edge of the memory storage unit. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210519 | Data Storage Drive Module Carrier Assembly - A data storage sled is provided. The data storage sled includes a circuit card assembly comprising connectors for coupling to drive modules and a host connector for coupling the data storage sled to an external connector, an enclosure comprising apertures in the enclosure through which individual ones of the drive modules can be inserted into an associated connector on the circuit card assembly. The data storage sled also includes drive module mounting assembles configured to hold the individual ones of the drive modules into the associated connector by at least including movable mounting features to accommodate varying lengths among the individual ones of the drive modules. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210520 | COOLING ADAPTER FOR MOBILE DEVICE - An adaptor for cooling a mobile device, including a fan, an air socket, a first connector connecting the adaptor to a mobile device, a second connector connecting the adaptor to a power source, and a cable connecting the fan to the connector. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210521 | Electronic Device with a Cooling Structure - The various implementations described herein include systems and devices that comprise a cooling structure. In one aspect, a camera system comprises a cooling structure made from a thermally conductive material. The cooling structure has an exterior surface, an interior surface, a hollow portion, and a sidewall. The sidewall includes a through hole that penetrates the sidewall. The exterior surface includes surface features and is configured to radiate away from the cooling structure heat generated within the hollow portion that is transmitted from the interior surface to the exterior surface. The camera system further comprises a camera contained within the hollow portion of the cooling structure, a first electrical component that is embedded in the through hole, electrical components contained within the hollow portion, and an external housing that at least partially encloses the cooling structure. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210522 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXT-AWARE THERMAL MANAGEMENT AND WORKLOAD SCHEDULING IN A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - Various embodiments of methods and systems context-aware thermal management in a portable computing device (“PCD”) are disclosed. Notably, the environmental context to which a PCD is subjected may have significant impact on the PCD's thermal energy dissipation efficiency. Embodiments of the solution seek to leverage knowledge of a PCD's environmental context to modify or adjust thermal policy parameters applied within a PCD in response to a thermal event within the PCD. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210523 | COOLING ARRANGEMENT AND AIR DEFLECTOR - A cooling arrangement for a computer system includes a chassis, a circuit board arranged in the chassis, a fan, and at least one element to be cooled and arranged on the circuit board in an area to be cooled between the fan and a panel of the chassis, wherein an air deflector is arranged between the at least one element to be cooled and the panel of the chassis such that air flowing out of the fan in a direction of the at least one element to be cooled encounters the air deflector and is swirled in the area to be cooled. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210524 | PROVIDING POWER TO A SERVER - Providing power to a server includes a switch with power sourcing equipment (PSE) and a server with a network interface controller (NIC) the PSE to transfer power to the NIC of the server via a network cable to change configuration settings prior to the server booting from a stand-by mode. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210525 | INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present discourse discloses an intelligent power distribution system and method, where the intelligent power distribution system includes: a load identification module, a management module, and an intelligent power distribution box. The management module is electrically connected to the load identification module and the intelligent power distribution box respectively. The load identification module is adapted to identify an electric device electrically connected to the intelligent power distribution system, acquire information of the electric device, and send the acquired information of the electric device to the management module. The management module is adapted to send, according to the information of the electric device sent by the load identification module, a circuit configuration instruction corresponding to the electric device. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210526 | SELECTIVELY CONTROLLING POWER TO A CONNECTOR PORT - Systems and methods are provided to selectively provide power to a power supply line in a connector port. A power setting may be received, at a controller in an electronic device, for the connector port. The power setting may be set or changed by a processor in the electronic device. The power setting may be stored in a non-volatile storage. The controller may determine the power setting by reading the non-volatile storage. The controller may then apply the power setting to a switch using at least one control signal. The control signal selectively opens and closes the switch to respectively connect and disconnect a source of DC power to the power supply line in the connector port. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210527 | COMMUNICATION NODE WITH DIGITAL PLANE INTERFACE - A solution is provided that can be used in a communication node. A case is provided that supports a first circuit board that is connected to a second circuit board via a connection. The first circuit board supports an integrated circuit module and the second circuit board supports a PHY module. A transformer box is mounted on the first circuit board and supports terminals for engagement with a mating connector. A third circuit board can be provided that is parallel to the second circuit board and is mounted on the transformer box so that termination of signals provided to the terminals can take place on a different circuit board than the second circuit board. The third circuit board can also provide power over Ethernet (POE) circuitry. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210528 | DATA PORT POWER TRANSFER - An example system includes a first data port and a second data port. The system includes a controller electrically coupled to the first and second data ports. The controller is to cause the first data port to receive power. The controller is to cause the second data port to output at least a portion of the received power. The controller is to detect an impending loss of power to the first data port. The controller is to cause the second data port to transmit an urgent power request. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210529 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes: first and second processing circuits; a current limiting circuit configured to limit the electric current supplied to the first processing circuit; and a power storage unit inserted between the current limiting circuit and the first processing circuit to be in parallel to the first processing circuit. The first processing circuit is supplemented with electric charge stored in the power storage unit in a case where an electric current exceeding a current limit value of the current limiting circuit is consumed. In response to the connection to an external power supply, a limit of inflow of the electric current to the first and second processing circuits is made and a charging mode is started, and then the limit is released and it is switched to an operating mode. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210530 | ADAPTIVE POWER CONTROL LOOP - A GPU performs dynamic power level management by switching between pre-defined power levels having distinct clock and voltage levels. The dynamic power level management includes identifying a first performance metric associated with processing workloads at the for a consecutive number of measurement cycles. In some embodiments, the consecutive number of measurement cycles includes a current measurement cycle and at least one previous measurement cycle. Based on a determination that the consecutive number of measurement cycles exceeds a minimum hysteresis number, an estimated optimization is determined to be applied to the GPU for a future measurement cycle. A power level setting at the GPU for the future measurement cycle is adjusted based on the estimated optimization. By considering performance metrics including, for example, different processing workloads and hardware configurations, the GPU is able to dynamically adapt its power settings to the particular workload that it is currently processing. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210531 | BANDWIDTH-AWARE MULTI-FREQUENCY PERFORMANCE ESTIMATION MECHANISM - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing performance estimation mechanisms are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computing system includes at least one processor and a memory subsystem. During a characterization phase, the system utilizes a memory intensive workload to detect when the memory subsystem reaches its saturation point. Then, the system collects performance counter values during a sampling phase of a target application to determine the memory bandwidth. If the memory bandwidth is greater than the saturation point, then the system generates a prediction of the memory time which is based on a ratio of the memory bandwidth over the saturation point. Otherwise, if the memory bandwidth is less than the saturation point, the system assumes memory time is constant versus processor frequency. Then, the system uses the memory time and an estimate of the compute time to estimate a phase time for the target application at different processor frequencies. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210532 | Method and Apparatus for Implementing Heterogeneous Frequency Operation and Scheduling Task of Heterogeneous Frequency CPU - A heterogeneous-frequency CPU, a method and an apparatus for implementing heterogeneous frequencies, and a task scheduling method are provided. The CPU includes multiple cores, and the multiple cores have a same function but different operating frequencies of hardware. The method for implementing heterogeneous frequencies includes: determining a plurality of preset operating frequencies of the plurality of cores after the CPU starts; setting the operating frequency of each core of the plurality of cores at a respective preset operating frequency; and maintaining the set operating frequencies throughout performance of the cores. The disclosed heterogeneous-frequency CPU has stable computing performance when demand and requirements of services constantly change. The operating system can schedule a service to a core having an operating frequency that matches the service. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210533 | VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY BALANCING AT NOMINAL POINT - In an approach for determining voltage and frequency pairs, the computer identifies an integrated circuit design. The computer identifies a timing model associated with the identified integrated circuit design. The computer identifies at least a nominal voltage, a nominal clock signal, and a voltage range associated with the integrated circuit design. The computer receives a number n that defines the number of at least one alternate voltage within the voltage range. The computer analyzes the identified integrated circuit based on the received number n for each number n for at least one alternate voltage within the voltage range. The computer calculates a nominal slack. The computer calculates one or more clock periods based on the calculated nominal slack. The computer provides a report based on the calculated one or more clock periods. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210534 | VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY BALANCING AT NOMINAL POINT - In an approach for determining voltage and frequency pairs, the computer identifies an integrated circuit design. The computer identifies a timing model associated with the identified integrated circuit design. The computer identifies at least a nominal voltage, a nominal clock signal, and a voltage range associated with the integrated circuit design. The computer receives a number n that defines the number of at least one alternate voltage within the voltage range. The computer analyzes the identified integrated circuit based on the received number n for each number n for at least one alternate voltage within the voltage range. The computer calculates a nominal slack. The computer calculates one or more clock periods based on the calculated nominal slack. The computer provides a report based on the calculated one or more clock periods. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210535 | MOBILE PLATFORM AND A METHOD THEREIN - A method for controlling powering of a mobile platform comprising a first Finite State Machine (FSM) and a second FSM. The method comprises synchronizing the first FSM with the second FSM, wherein the first FSM is arranged on a first Integrated Circuit (IC) comprised in the mobile platform and configured to control a first Power Management Unit (PMU) arranged on the first IC, and wherein the second FSM is arranged on a second IC comprised in the mobile platform and configured to control a second PMU arranged on the second IC, whereby the first PMU and the second PMU are synchronized to operate simultaneously during rank-up and rank-down, thereby providing power control of the mobile platform. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210536 | DETECTION-BASED WAKEUP OF DETECTION DEVICES - Techniques are disclosed for detection-based wakeup of detection devices. A method may include generating a mapping that includes entries. Each entry may associate a respective detection result of a first detection device with a respective detection result of a second detection device. The method may further include transitioning the second detection device to a first power mode upon completing the generating. The method may further include determining, by the first detection device, that a first object of a first object type is detected based on the mapping. The method may further include transitioning the second detection device out of the first power mode when the first object of the first object type is determined to be detected. The method may further include performing, by the second detection device, at least one action based on the first object. Related systems and devices are also disclosed. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210537 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING HARD DISK AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of controlling a hard disk and an electronic device, comprising: determining a number of power cycles that have been completed by the hard disk at a time point within a predetermined period of time, a power cycle including a total duration of the hard disk in a spin-on mode and an immediately neighboring spin-off mode; and in response to the number of power cycles that have been completed being below an upper limit number for the power cycles of the hard disk in the predetermined period of time, determining remaining time of the predetermined period of time starting from the time point, and determining, based on the remaining time, the number of power cycles that have been completed, and the upper limit number, a threshold idle duration for controlling the hard disk to enter the spin-off mode. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210538 | POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT SELF-IDENTIFICATION - A power distribution discovery system includes a power distribution unit (power distribution unit) that provides electrical power to a plurality of equipment modules configured in a computing rack. The power distribution unit includes a first communication circuit coupled to a computing system. The first communication circuit communicates with a second communication circuit configured in each of the subset of equipment modules to receive identifying information associated with each of the subset of equipment modules. The computing system communicates with the first communication circuit to receive the identifying information, and outputs a report indicating the subset of equipment modules that receive electrical power from the power distribution unit. The received identifying information indicates those equipment modules that receive electrical power from the power distribution unit. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210539 | STORAGE SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A sub-CPU of a storage system discriminates in advance whether a storage device connected to a SATA bridge is an HDD (a first type) or an SSD (a second type). Upon receiving a power saving shift instruction that does not distinguish a type of the storage device from a main CPU via a SATA controller, the sub-CPU instructs a power control unit corresponding to the discriminated type to perform power control for causing the storage device to shift to a power saving state. The sub-CPU makes an instruction for power control to a GPIO if the discriminated type is HDD, and has a SATA host I/F cause the storage device shift to the power saving state if the discriminated type is SSD. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210540 | POWER CIRCUIT AND MEMORY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A power circuit and a memory device using the same are provided. The power circuit is used for providing an operating voltage to a memory array, and includes a voltage regulator circuit and a voltage feedback circuit. The voltage regulator circuit receives a system voltage to provide the operating voltage. The voltage feedback circuit is coupled to the voltage regulator circuit to receive the operating voltage, and receives a data locking voltage, wherein the voltage feedback circuit has a non-volatile memory element which is set or reset in response to the data locking voltage. The voltage feedback circuit is set or reset based on the non-volatile memory element to provide a feedback voltage to the voltage regulator circuit, so as to set an output level of the operating voltage. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210541 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC CONTROL OF SENSORS TO ENHANCE SECURITY - In an aspect, a wearable apparatus obtains information indicating that a user of the wearable apparatus is to input secure information (e.g., a personal identification number (PIN)). The wearable apparatus disables, in response to the obtained information, one or more sensors of the wearable apparatus that are capable of tracking hand movements of the user. For example, disabling the one or more sensors of the wearable apparatus prevents the one or more sensors from generating sensor data that can comprise the secure information. In an aspect, the wearable apparatus enables the one or more sensors of the wearable apparatus when the user has completed the input of the secure information, when the user is no longer proximate to a secure data entry point, or when a signal indicating to enable the one or more sensors of the wearable apparatus is received from a client apparatus. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210542 | EMITTING A VISUAL INDICATOR FROM THE POSITION OF AN OBJECT IN A SIMULATED REALITY EMULATION - An apparatus for virtual reality object position includes a processor and memory that stores executable code to determine a position of an object in a simulated reality (“SW”) emulation with respect to a position of a user. The SR emulation is viewable by the user with an SR viewer. The SR viewer has a limited field of view. The code is executable to determine a position of the field of view of the SR viewer with respect to the object, and to emit a visual indicator from a direction of the object and in a direction of the user. The visual indicator is visible in the field of view of the SR viewer, and the visual indicator within the field of view includes an indication of the position of the object with respect to the user. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210543 | CONTROLLING DEVICES BASED ON PHYSICAL GESTURES - Embodiments are directed to a computer-implemented method of controlling an electronic device. The method includes detecting, using a processor, a user using one or more sensors. The method further includes selecting one table from a set of tables, wherein each table includes a set of rules to be followed depending on the detecting step. The method further includes measuring changes in a position of the user that are detected by the one or more sensors. The method further includes comparing the changes in the position of the user to one or more rules in the selected table. The method further includes controlling the electronic device based on the comparison. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210544 | Head Tracking Based Gesture Control Techniques For Head Mounted Displays - A head gesture-based recognition system in Headset Computers (HSC) is disclosed. Notification dialogue boxes can be acknowledged by head nodding or ticking movement in the user interface. Question dialog boxes can be assured by head nods or head shakes in the user interface. Head swiping is also a recognizable form of user input through a head tracker of the HSC. Progress indicators and other visual display feedback are utilized. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210545 | Method Of Navigating Viewable Content Within A Virtual Environment Generated By A Virtual Reality System - A method of navigating viewable content within a virtual environment generated by a virtual reality system is disclosed. The virtual reality system comprises a display for displaying the virtual environment comprising viewable content in a virtual reference frame to a user, and at least one head mountable sensor for sensing a tilt of the user's head in a real reference frame. The method comprises the steps of moving the virtual reference frame relative to the real reference frame in response to the tilt of the user's head to present the viewable content to the viewer. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210546 | POSE-INVARIANT EYE-GAZE TRACKING USING A SINGLE COMMODITY CAMERA - A method, comprising: (a) measuring coordinates of four or five fiducial markers in facial images of a subject captured by a camera facing away from a screen toward the subject; (b) optimising and reducing a multivariate polynomial model that maps the measured coordinates of the four or five fiducial markers in the facial images to estimated coordinates of gaze targets of the subject on the screen; and (c) using the reduced multivariate polynomial model to map the measured coordinates of the four or five fiducial markers to the estimated coordinates of gaze targets of the subject on the screen. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210547 | System and Method for Resonant Eye-Tracking - Aspects of the present disclosure describe systems, methods, and structures that provide eye-tracking by 1) steering a beam of light through the effect of a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) operating at a resonant frequency onto a corneal surface; and 2) detecting the light reflected from the corneal surface. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210548 | WORK ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, WORK ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A work assistance system includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executes a process including: displaying a data list in which pieces of data are arranged according to a predetermined rule, in a state being viewable by an operator; detecting a direction of a gaze movement of the operator with respect to the displayed data list; and changing a region to be highlighted in the data list, depending on whether the detected direction of the gaze movement is in a predetermined state. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210549 | APPARATUS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR USING IMAGINED DIRECTION TO DEFINE ACTIONS, FUNCTIONS, OR EXECUTION - A system and method for controlling a non-tactile device including a receiving device configured to receive signals corresponding to a user's EEG or movements, translate the EEG or movements into directional intentions, transmit the directional intentions to a secondary device, receive a command for one or more actions from the secondary device based on the transmitted directional intentions and output at least one control signal to the non-tactile device based on the received command for one or more actions. The non-tactile device may receive signals corresponding to a user's EEG or movements using a gestural sensor and/or an EEG sensor. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210550 | Apparatus and Method for Brain-to-Brain Communication - A brain-to-brain communication system is effected by networking at least two computers by means of a data communication channel, creating a shared virtual/augmented/mixed reality (V/A/MR) environment resident within said computers, in which at least two human users can interact by introducing and manipulating communication tokens within said environment utilizing brain-actuated control. Said communication tokens include, for example, symbolic language (symbols), natural language (text), images, movies and other media; facilitating the real-time sharing of thoughts and ideas between said users. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210551 | DISPLAY MANIPULATION DEVICE - A display manipulation device, which enables an operator to manipulate an image of manipulation target displayed in midair, includes a midair display device, a position identifier, and a tactile sense provider. The midair display device displays the image of manipulation target in a virtual aerial display region defined in midair. The position identifier identifies a position of a manipulation body in the aerial display region. The tactile sense provider provides tactile stimulus to the manipulation body in a non-contact manner based on the identified position of the manipulation body when the manipulation body touches the image of manipulation target. The image of manipulation target is displayed to induce a state of the manipulation body so that a high sensitivity portion of the manipulation body, which is highly sensitive to the tactile stimulus, faces a direction susceptible to the tactile stimulus provided by the tactile sense provider. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210552 | HAPTIC CONVERSION SYSTEM USING SEGMENTING AND COMBINING - A system is provided that converts an input into one or more haptic effects using segmenting and combining. The system receives an input. The system further segments the input into a plurality of input sub-signals. The system further converts the plurality of input sub-signals into a haptic signal. The system further generates the one or more haptic effects based on the haptic signal. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210553 | HAPTIC AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM FOR SIMULATION OF SURGICAL PROCEDURES - The present technology relates to systems, methods and devices for haptically-enabled virtual reality simulation of cerebral aneurysm clipping, wherein a user uses two physical stations during the simulation. The first station is a haptic and augmented reality station, and the second station is a haptic and virtual reality station. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210554 | TACTILE SENSATION REPRODUCTION APPARATUS - A tactile sensation reproduction apparatus, includes an input device; and a control unit, wherein the input device includes a plurality of operation bodies that protrude in an opposite direction from the case, a position detection device that detects a protruded position of each of the operation bodies from the case, and a motor that provides a force to each of the operation bodies, wherein when it is detected that one of the operation bodies is moved toward the case earlier than the other of the operation bodies based on the detection signal from the position detection device, the control unit drives the motor such that the other of the operation bodies is also moved toward the case. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210555 | Electronic Map Augmentation through Pointing Gestures Background - A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for augmenting an electronic map with pointing gestures are provided. The computer-implemented method, system and computer program product display an electronic map of a current location of a user of the electronic map, receive an indication that a person is gesturing, and augment the electronic map by displaying an area toward which the person is gesturing on the electronic map. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210556 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR IDENTIFYING A GESTURE OF A PERSON FROM CAPTURED IMAGE DATA - An information processing device includes: an outline extraction unit extracting an outline of a subject from a picked-up image of the subject; a characteristic amount extraction unit extracting a characteristic amount, by extracting sample points from points making up the outline, for each of the sample points; an estimation unit estimating a posture of a high degree of matching as a posture of the subject by calculating a degree of the characteristic amount extracted in the characteristic amount extraction unit being matched with each of a plurality of characteristic amounts that are prepared in advance and represent predetermined postures different from each other; and a determination unit determining accuracy of estimation by the estimation unit using a matching cost when the estimation unit carries out the estimation. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210557 | CONTROLLING INADVERTENT INPUTS TO A MOBILE DEVICE - Embodiments described herein provide approaches for controlling inadvertent inputs to a mobile device. Specifically, at least one approach includes: detecting an operating mode of a mobile device by determining if a user is currently interacting with the mobile device; detecting an operating environment of the mobile device; receiving an input resulting from a physical gesture to an input area of a mobile device; comparing the input to a past history of inputs received by the mobile device; and determining whether the physical gesture is intended by the user based on the operating mode of the mobile device, the operating environment of the mobile device, and the past history of inputs (e.g., per device application). In one approach, an input controller selects logic to be applied in processing gestures based on a combination of user customization, interaction history, and environment characteristics. The selected logic is applied to subsequent gestures. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210558 | INPUT METHOD EDITOR FOR INPUTTING NAMES OF GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS - A computer-implemented method can include receiving, at a computing device having one or more processors, a user input in a first writing system. The method can include determining one or more candidates based on the user input that correspond to the user input represented in a second writing system different than the first writing system. The method can include determining whether at least one of the candidates corresponds to a proper name of a geographic location and, when at least one of the candidates corresponds to the proper name of the geographic location, determining a local name of the geographic location. The local name can be the proper name of the geographic location in a local language associated with the geographic location. The method can include augmenting the one or more candidates to include the local name to obtain an augmented candidate list, and outputting the augmented candidate list. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210559 | ROLLABLE AND FELXIBLE INPUT DEVICE - A rollable and flexible input device includes a drum, a reel, an input device body connected to the reel, and a driving portion. The driving portion includes a spiral spring, a ratchet, a limit element, and a driving button. The spiral spring includes a first end fixed to the reel and a second end fixed to the drum. The ratchet is fixed to the reel. The limit element is fixed to the drum. The driving button is installed on the drum. The input device body drives the reel to rotate when being unrolled, so that the ratchet is clamped with the limit element, and the spiral spring is elastically deformed. When being rolled up, the driving button presses against the limit element to release the ratchet, and the spiral spring restores to drive the reel to retract, so that the reel retracts the input device body. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210560 | ROLLABLE AND FLEXIBLE INPUT DEVICE - A rollable and flexible input device includes a drum, a reel received in the drum, an input device body connected to the reel, and a battery. The reel is rotated relative to the drum so that the input device body is in a rolled-up state or a stretched state. The reel defines a battery cavity, and the battery is disposed in the battery cavity. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210561 | INPUT UNIT, INPUT METHOD, INPUT SYSTEM, AND INPUT SUPPORT SYSTEM - Provided is an input unit and input method for an information terminal for easy input work and avoiding an operating error. Included are a support, an input unit including a laser device on the support, an information terminal including a sensor in a display portion, and a switch connected with or without a wire to at least one of the laser device and the information terminal. A desired region of the display portion is irradiated with laser light output from the input unit. Information is input to the region by operation of the switch in the state where the region is irradiated with laser light. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210562 | MAGNETIC SCALING AND POSITIONING SCROLL WHEEL OF MECHANICAL MOUSE - A magnetic scaling and positioning scroll wheel of a mechanical mouse is revealed. The scroll wheel includes a circular scaling-and-positioning surface with a plurality of magnetic division portions that is rotated with a rotating shaft thereof coaxially and synchronously. A scaling-and-positioning member disposed with at least one scaling-and-positioning portion is corresponding to and magnetically attracted by each magnetic division portion of the circular scaling-and-positioning surface. The scaling-and-positioning portion is released from the previous magnetic division portion and then magnetically attached to the adjacent magnetic division portion in turn continuingly when the circular scaling-and-positioning surface is rotated with the scroll wheel coaxially and synchronously. Thus users can operate the scroll wheel of the mechanical mouse more precisely. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210563 | INPUT DEVICES - A mouse with multiple side buttons may provide a user with ease of accessing buttons and assigning macro keys to each buttons. However, such a mouse may not take into account the comfort and feel of the user when engaging with the buttons, and manipulation of the side buttons can cause strain or fatigue to the hands. According to various embodiments, an input device comprises: a housing; a plurality of buttons; and an actuator configured to change a position of the plurality of buttons relative to the housing. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210564 | MOUSE WITH INTERCHANGE CAPABILITY - A mouse with interchange capability includes a mouse body, a circuit board, an interchangeable module and a button module. The mouse body has an accommodating space, and the circuit board is disposed within the accommodating space. The interchangeable module is coupled to the circuit board. The button module is disposed on the mouse body and vertically movable. The button module has a trigger that activates the interchangeable module when the button module is clicked. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210565 | MOUSE DEVICE WITH ADJUSTABLE SENSOR MODULE - A mouse device is provided in the present disclosure. The mouse device includes a housing and a sensor module. An accommodation space is located in the housing. The sensor module includes a plurality of sensors. The sensor module is received in the accommodation space. The arrangement of the sensors of the sensor module in the accommodation space is adjustable. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210566 | CAPTURING PEN INPUT BY A PEN-AWARE SHELL - The electronic devices described herein are configured to enhance user experience associated with using a pen on the touchscreens of the electronic devices. Contact of a pen on the touch screen is detected by a persistent, pen-aware shell that occupies some or all of the touch screen user interface throughout operation of the electronic device. Detected pen contact with the touch screen is captured/collected as pen input and used to perform a function of the electronic device or shared with an application such that the application may perform a function based on the pen input. A performed function or application with which to share the pen in put is selected by a user, automatically by an operating system, or a combination of the two. Automatic capture of pen input by the persistent, pen-aware shell provides an intuitive way of making use of pen/touch screen capability of an electronic device. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210567 | REDRAWING A USER INTERFACE BASED ON PEN PROXIMITY - The electronic devices described herein are configured to enhance user experience associated with using a pen on the touchscreens of the electronic devices. Proximity and/or approach of a pen is detected and, when the pen is close enough, the operating system triggers a pen event, which is communicated to applications running on the electronic devices. The applications may handle the pen event by redrawing a user interface to accommodate the incoming pen input in a smooth, seamless way. Further, pen-compatible interface controls may be provided by the operating system to enhance pen use with applications that may not have the necessary functionality. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210568 | POINTER, POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS AND POSITION DETECTION METHOD - A position detection apparatus of the electrostatic coupling type is provided, to detect not only a position of a pointer but also information other than the position information such as, for example, pointer pressure or side switch information. The pointer transmits two codes such that a pressure applied to a pen tip is associated with a time difference between the two codes. A position detector carries out a correlation matching operation between signals generated in reception conductors and correlation calculation codes corresponding to the two codes, to thereby detect a position on a sensor section pointed to by the pointer from a result of the correlation matching operation and based on at least one of the codes. The position detector further includes a pressure calculation circuit for detecting pressure applied to the pointer, which is associated with the time difference between the two codes, from the result of the correlation matching operation calculated by the correlation matching operation and based on the two codes. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210569 | STORAGE AND CONTROL EXTERNAL TO A COMPUTER SYSTEM - Provided herein are techniques related to storage and control external to a computer system. The computer system includes a display component. Physically separate from the computer system is an apparatus that includes a user input component and a data storage component. The user input component is configured to receive input that controls what is displayed at the display component. The computer system is configured to retrieve, from the data storage component, information to be displayed at the display component. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210570 | TOUCH SENSOR AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - A touch sensor comprises a substrate, and a conductive thin film, the conductive thin film comprising an emitting layer, a receiving layer, and a piezoelectric layer sandwiched between the emitting layer and the receiving layer; the conductive thin film is provided with a conductive pattern region and a conductive channel region. By sandwiching a piezoelectric layer between an emitting layer and a receiving layer, the touch sensor integrates a touch feedback function, the structural technology is simple, and the cost is low. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210571 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL, FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a touch display panel, a flexible display panel and a display apparatus. In one embodiment, light sensitive effect-based photo-sensitive diodes and switching transistors for controlling signal output of the photo-sensitive diodes are integrated in the display panel. Once a touch operation of an object (e.g., a finger) is implemented on a surface of the display panel, the photo-sensitive diode in a corresponding position can convert a sensed light intensity difference into an electrical signal difference to achieve detection of the touch operation. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210572 | SPATIAL RESOLUTION IN TOUCH DISPLAYS - A touch-sensitive apparatus comprises a first subset of components on a first end of the touch surface, and a second subset of components on a second end which is opposite to and parallel with the first end. The components include emitters and detectors, each emitter being operable for propagating a diverging energy beam (e.g. radiation) across the touch surface inside the panel, and each detector being operable for detecting transmitted energy from at least two emitters. The components in at least one of the first and second subsets are systematically arranged in spatially separate groups along at least one of the first and second ends, so as to achieve a reduced spacing and/or an increased uniformity of the transmission paths along a center line between the first and second ends compared to an equidistant arrangement of all components. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210573 | INPUT DEVICE AND INPUT DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - As an input device capable of suppressing the occurrence of an optical issue and of achieving sufficient strength even if the input device is thin, an input device is provided which includes a first substrate formed into a light-transmissive curved surface and having optical isotropy or uniform optical uniaxial anisotropy in plane, a first electrode layer disposed on a surface of the first substrate, a second electrode layer opposing the first electrode layer, and a space adjusting resin layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, being light-transmissive, and having optical isotropy. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210574 | TOUCH SENSING ELEMENT AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a touch sensing element comprising a plurality of touch sensing units and a touch display device. The touch sensing unit comprises a plurality of first touch sensing subunits at least capable of receiving a driving signal and comprising an electrode block array. In the electrode block array of the first touch sensing subunit, any two adjacent electrode blocks in the row direction or in the column direction are connected to each other. The touch sensing element can be applied in a display device for realizing touch control, which increases the aperture ratio of pixels of the display device and facilitates improvement of the image quality and the visual effect of the display device. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210575 | TOUCH SCREEN, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TOUCH SCREEN, AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch screen includes a first substrate; a touch sensing structure including a first touch layer and a second touch layer; a first flexible circuit board and a second flexible circuit board, wherein the first touch layer and the second touch layer are respectively provided on both sides of the first substrate, the first touch layer includes at least one first electrode lead wire, and the second touch layer comprises at least one second electrode lead wire, the first flexible circuit board and the second flexible circuit board are respectively pressed on both sides of the first substrate, the first electrode lead wire is electrically connected with the first flexible circuit board, and the second electrode lead wire is electrically connected with the second flexible circuit board. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210576 | TOUCH-CONTROL SUBSTRATE, FABRICATION METHOD, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch-control substrate, a fabrication method of the touch-control substrate, and a display device including the touch-control substrate are presented. The disclosed touch-control substrate includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes. The first and second electrodes are crossly configured and electrically insulated from one another. Each of the first and second electrodes includes a plurality of conductive structures. A mark region ( | 2018-07-26 |
20180210577 | DOUBLE-LAYER MUTUAL CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A double-layer mutual capacitive touch panel includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes multiple electrodes arranged in an array. In each column of the array, the electrodes at the ((N*M)−1) | 2018-07-26 |
20180210578 | TOUCH SENSOR AND COMPUTER MOUSE INCLUDING THE SAME - A touch sensor includes a substrate, a base layer, and sensor pixels. The base layer has first patterns arranged on the substrate and second patterns coupled between the first patterns. The sensor pixels are disposed on the first patterns and configured to sense a touch of a user depending on a change in capacitance associated with a corresponding sensor pixel. A computer mouse incorporating touch sensors also is disclosed. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210579 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE COATING FOR CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL WITH ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONAL FILM(S) - A multi-layer conductive coating is substantially transparent to visible light, contains at least one conductive layer comprising silver that is sandwiched between at least a pair of dielectric layers, and may be used as an electrode and/or conductive trace in a capacitive touch panel. The multi-layer conductive coating may contain a dielectric layer of or including zirconium oxide (e.g., ZrO | 2018-07-26 |
20180210580 | TRANSFER FILM, ELECTRODE PROTECTIVE FILM FOR ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITANCE-TYPE INPUT DEVICE, LAMINATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATE, AND ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITANCE-TYPE INPUT DEVICE - A transfer film including a temporary support and a photosensitive transparent resin layer located on the temporary support, in which the photosensitive transparent resin layer includes (A) a binder polymer, (B) a photopolymerizable compound having an ethylenic unsaturated group, (C) a photopolymerization initiator, and (D) a rosin compound can be used to form electrode protective films for electrostatic capacitance-type input devices which have a low moisture permeability and are excellent in terms of heat and moisture resistance after the supply of saline water; an electrode protective film for an electrostatic capacitance-type input device; a laminate; a method for manufacturing the laminate; and an electrostatic capacitance-type input device. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210581 | SENSOR-EQUIPPED DISPLAY DEVICE - A sensor-equipped display device is provided and includes a display panel and a detection electrode. The panel includes a display area in which unit pixels are arranged in a matrix, each of unit pixels including subpixels. The electrode includes conductive line fragments arranged on a detection surface, and is configured to detect a contact of an object to the surface. The detection electrode has an electrode pattern formed of the line fragments on a grid defined by first and second lines. Extending directions of the first and second lines are tilted based on a first and second unit length of the unit pixel in the first and second direction. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210582 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING INPUT POSITIONS VIA ELECTRIC FIELD COMMUNICATION - A method and apparatus for tracking input positions via Electric Field Communication (EFC) are provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of receiving electrodes for EFC and a receiver unit. The receiving electrodes detect strengths of input electric fields. The receiver unit compares the strengths of the input electric fields with each other and generates position information regarding the input electric fields. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210583 | COORDINATE MEASURING APPARATUS FOR MEASURING INPUT POSITION OF COORDINATE INDICATING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An apparatus and method are provided for controlling a coordinate measuring apparatus including a first touch panel that detects a contact of a portion of a human body and a contact of a coordinate indicating apparatus, and a second touch panel for detecting an electromagnetic signal from the coordinate indicating apparatus. The method includes determining a detection state of the coordinate indicating apparatus based on the electromagnetic signal detected by the second touch panel; and determining an activated area of the first touch panel based on the detection state of the coordinate indicating apparatus. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210584 | FILM TOUCH SENSOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A film touch sensor in which a conductive pattern layer and a separation layer are sequentially disposed, and a base film is disposed on at least one surface of the conductive pattern layer and the separation layer, includes a capping layer which is disposed between the separation layer and the conductive pattern layer and includes SiO | 2018-07-26 |
20180210585 | DRIVING METHODS AND DRIVING DEVICES OF TOUCH DISPLAY PANELS AND TOUCH DISPLAYS - The present disclosure relates to a driving method and a driving device of touch display panels, and a touch display. The driving method includes: detecting a voltage potential of at least one pixel electrode within the areas of the touch display panel corresponding to different touch scanning partitions, negating the voltage potential, overlapping the negated voltage potential and feed-backed touch pulse signals, and adopting overlapped signals to be the detected touch pulse signals. With the configuration of the touch scanning partitions, the voltage potentials of the pixel electrodes within each of the areas are adopted to respectively adjust the feed-backed touch pulse signals such that the display scanning and the touch scanning can be conducted simultaneously. The detection precision of the touch pulse signals may be enhanced without affecting the display performance. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210586 | TOUCH PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A touch panel, a display device and a driving method thereof are provided. In the touch panel, a transparent conductive layer is arranged on a side of an array substrate away from an opposite substrate. The transparent conductive layer, functioning as a shielding layer, and touch detection electrodes are applied with an identical touch detection signal at a touch stage. A capacitor is formed by the shielding layer and a metal layer below the touch panel, and a change in distance from the touch panel to the metal layer due to deformation of the touch panel pressed by a finger only affects capacitance between the shielding layer and the metal layer and causes a change in the touch detection signal applied to the shielding layer, while capacitances of the touch detection electrodes are not affected. Therefore, the accuracy of touch sensing is effectively improved. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210587 | EMBEDDED TOUCH PANELS AND THE ARRAY SUBSTRATES THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to an array substrate of embedded touch panels. The array substrate includes a touch electrode arranged in an active area of the touch panel in a matrix, a touch sensing chip arranged outside the active area of the touch panel, a plurality of metal connecting lines arranged on a different layer with the touch electrode. The metal connecting lines connect to the touch electrode via at least one through hole, and the metal connecting line and a data line of the touch panel are insulated from each other and are overlapped. The touch electrode connects to the touch sensing chip via the metal connecting line, wherein a switch circuit is arranged between the metal connecting line and the data line. The switch circuit connects the metal connecting line and the data line in a touch phase, and the switch circuit disconnects the metal connecting line and the data line in a display phase. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210588 | TOUCH ASSEMBLY, DISPLAY PANEL AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TOUCH ASSEMBLY - A touch assembly, a display panel containing the touch assembly, and method for manufacturing the touch assembly are provided in embodiments of the disclosure. The touch assembly includes: a substrate; and a plurality of touch electrodes. Each of the plurality of touch electrodes includes a first touch electrode portion and a plurality of second touch electrode portions provided on the first touch electrode portion, and the first touch electrode portions of all of the plurality of touch electrodes are provided alternately in a first period on the substrate and distributed to space apart from one another, and the second touch electrode portions are provided alternately in a second period on each of the first touch electrode portions and distributed to space apart from one another, the second period being smaller than the first period. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210589 | PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method for manufacturing a panel is provided, including forming a first conductive pattern including a first portion and a second portion, forming a second conductive pattern connecting between the first portion and the second portion, and thermally treating a mask pattern of an insulation material to form an insulation pattern substantially covering a side surface of the second conductive pattern. A panel manufactured by using the foregoing method is also provided. A horizontal distance between an outer side surface of the insulation pattern and an inner side surface adjacent to the second conductive pattern is less than 3 micrometers. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210590 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The purpose of the present invention is to realize a flexible display device with a touch sensor that flexibility is maintained in a normal operation as a display; however, rigidity is added to the display device when the touch sensor is used. The representative structure of the invention is, a display device comprising: a touch sensor and a display panel, wherein a laminated body of a first actuator and a second actuator is adhered to the rear surface of the display panel, the first actuator itself can bend when voltage is applied, the second actuator itself can bend when voltage is applied. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210591 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF TOUCH RESOLUTIONS ON AN AMOLED DISPLAY - Dynamically adjusting a touch resolution of a display having pixel circuits each including an OLED driven by a driving transistor according to programming information representing a desired brightness for each OLED. A first touch resolution of the display is defined to create first touch zones relative to the display as images are being displayed thereon. A first touch in one of the first touch zones is detected by measuring a voltage across an anode and a cathode of each of a first set of OLEDs in the first touch zone. The first touch resolution is dynamically changed to a different second touch resolution to create second touch zones as further images are being displayed. A second touch in one of the second touch zones is detected by measuring a voltage across an anode and a cathode of each of a second set of OLEDs in the second touch zone. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210592 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL - Array substrate and display panel are provided. The array substrate includes: common electrodes, first and second signal lines, wherein a common electrode insulated from the first signal line has a first slit in a part facing the first signal line, a common electrode insulated from the second signal line has a second slit in a part facing the second signal line, distance between the driver chip and a common electrode connected with the first signal line is greater than that between the driver chip and a common electrode connected with the second signal line, there are first deviation between width bisector of projection of the first signal line and width bisector of the first slit and second deviation between width bisector of projection of the second signal line and width bisector of the second slit, the first deviation is smaller than the second deviation. Display and touch performance are improved. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210593 | SENSOR-EQUIPPED DISPLAY DEVICE - A sensor-equipped display device includes a display panel comprising a common electrode; a sensor comprising a plurality of detection electrodes extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction, each of the detection electrodes including a first electrode and a second electrode which are opposed to the common electrode, are divided and extend in the first direction, each of the first electrode and the second electrode including a gradient in width in the first direction in the detection electrode, the gradient in width of the first electrode and the gradient in width of the second electrode being inclined in opposite directions; and a controller configured to effect switching to either a first mode or a second mode, and to control driving of the common electrode and the detection electrodes, wherein the sensor further comprises a dummy electrode disposed between neighboring detection electrodes. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210594 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH DETECTING FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detecting function includes: a substrate; a display area; a touch detection electrode provided with a plurality of conductive thin wires, each of the conductive thin wires including a plurality of thin wire pieces each having a linear shape and including a first end and a second end; a drive electrode; and a display functional layer. The adjacent thin wire pieces are arranged so as to be bent at a bent portion serving as a portion at which the second end of the one thin wire piece of the adjacent thin wire pieces is connected to the first end of the other thin wire piece of the adjacent thin wire pieces, and the conductive thin wires include a bent portion having an angle formed by the adjacent thin wire pieces different from angles of the other bent portions. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210595 | INTEGRATED TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure provides an integrated touch control display panel, including a substrate, a plurality of stripe shaped common electrodes sequentially arranged in a first direction and extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and a plurality of common electrode slits located between any two adjacent stripe shaped common electrodes. Each section of the common electrode slit includes a first slit, a second slit, and a connection slit located between the first slit and the second slit. An orthogonal projection of a center line of the connection slit on the substrate is located inside or coincides with a triangle formed by an orthogonal projection of the intersection point of center lines of the first and second slits, the intersection point of center lines of the first and connection slits, and the intersection point of center lines of the second and connection slits on the substrate. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210596 | Pressure-Sensitive Panel and Detection Method Thereof, 3D Touch Panel and Touch Display Panel - The present disclosure provides a pressure-sensitive panel and a detection method thereof, a 3D touch panel and a touch display panel. The pressure-sensitive panel includes a pressure-sensitive layer. The pressure-sensitive layer includes a plurality of pressure-sensitive units, and each pressure-sensitive unit includes four resistors, a first voltage detection unit and a second voltage detection unit. The four resistors of each pressure-sensitive unit are connected with each other in sequence; two short sides of the first resistor are respectively connected with one long side of the second resistor and the fourth resistor; and two short sides of the third resistors are connected with the other long side of the second resistor and the fourth resistor. A connecting end between the first resistor and the fourth resistor is connected with a first fixed voltage end, and a connecting end between the second resistor and the third resistor is connected with a second fixed voltage end. The first voltage detection unit is connected with a connecting end between the first resistor and the second resistor, and the second voltage detection unit is connected with a connecting end between the third resistor and the fourth resistor. The pressure-sensitive panel can detect the pressing force of a user. | 2018-07-26 |
20180210597 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program which are capable of increasing types of processes that can be implemented by a touch operation using a plurality of fingers, the information processing device including: a processing executing unit configured to execute a predetermined process on the basis of a combination of results of detecting touch strengths of a plurality of fingers on an operation surface. | 2018-07-26 |