35th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120218129 | Alert and Warning System and Method - The present inventions provide a system and method for providing a warning using at least one wireless communication link between an approaching object and the location where a warning is to be given based in part on the location of the object and its proximity to the warning location. One aspect of the inventions includes receiving a communication from an object, for example a vehicle, which includes location information, at an alert node, wirelessly communicating alert information to a warning node, and causing a warning device to generate a warning. Preferably the alert node communicates with a plurality of vehicles and a plurality of warning nodes and determines to which of the plurality of warning nodes to communicate alert information based in part on the location information received from at least one of the vehicles and the location of the warning device. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218130 | INDEXING COMPRESSED DATA - A method to at least one of compress and decompress data includes providing a string (T) consisting of multiple given substrings. Identification symbols ($,$ | 2012-08-30 |
20120218131 | METHODS FOR ARITHMETIC CODING AND DECODING - A method for arithmetic coding of symbols in a stream is described. The method comprises the following steps:
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20120218132 | INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD) DRIVERS, AND SYSTEMS - An integrated circuit includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuit including at least one first channel type DAC and at least one second channel type DAC. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of sample and hold (S/H) circuits. Each of the S/H circuits is coupled with the DAC circuit. The S/H circuits are capable of receiving signals from the DAC circuit and outputting the signals in parallel. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218133 | HIGH SPEED, HIGH VOLTAGE MULTIPLEXER - A method for digitizing at least a portion of a selected analog input signal of a plurality of analog input signals by using a multiplexer having a plurality of channels is provided. Each channel for the multiplexer is associated with at least one of the analog input signals and is associated with a pair of select signals, and wherein each channel includes a cell having an input terminal, an output terminal, and a boosted NMOS switch. According to the method, a first select signal from each pair of select signals is asserted to decouple the input and output terminals for each cell. A boost capacitor is also charged during the non-sampling or conversion phase while the first select signal from each pair of select signals is asserted. A second select signal that is associated with the selected analog input signal is then asserted so as to couple together the input and output terminals for the cell associated with the selected analog input signal and to provide a voltage stored on the boost capacitor to the associated boosted NMOS switch. The portion of the selected analog input signal is then digitized. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218134 | Method for use in a Sigma-Delta Analog to Digital Converter, Sigma-Delta Analog to Digital Converters and Systems Comprising a Sigma-Delta Analog to Digital Converter - Some embodiments relate to a method for use in a sigma-delta analog to digital converter, sigma-delta analog to digital converters and systems comprising sigma-delta analog to digital converters. In accordance with an aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for use in a sigma-delta analog to digital converter (SD-ADC) comprising a modulator, a decimation filter, a decimation counter, and a decimator data output, wherein the method comprises receiving an external trigger signal and capturing a value of the decimation counter and a value of the decimator data output upon receiving the external trigger signal. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218135 | TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT, ULTRASONIC PROBE AND ULTRASONIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A transmission circuit for use with an ultrasonic probe including an ultrasonic transducer is provided. The transmission circuit includes a high voltage current DAC configured to output a drive current of an ultrasonic transducer to transmit and receive ultrasound, and a waveform generator configured to output a control signal from the high voltage current DAC to the high voltage current DAC with a predetermined timing. The control signal configured to output the drive current with a desired magnitude. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218136 | ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER - An ADC includes an analog signal input port for receiving analog signals, a reference voltage generation circuit for producing a reference voltage, a controllable switch, a control unit including a counter, an integral circuit, and a comparison circuit. The control unit outputs an on or off signal to turn on or turn off the controllable switch, the counter starts to count when the control unit outputs the off signal. The integral circuit executes an integral action to integrate the reference voltage and output a voltage enhanced gradually when the controllable switch is turned off. The comparison circuit outputs an interrupt signal to cause the counter to stop counting when comparing the voltage output by the integral circuit is higher than the voltage of the analog signals. The control unit determines a digital value corresponding to the analog signals according to a count value of counted by the counter. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218137 | LOW-POWER AREA-EFFICIENT SAR ADC USING DUAL CAPACITOR ARRAYS - An analog to digital converter that comprises a successive approximation register (SAR) having an n bit binary output, a first capacitor array connected to receive some of the bits of the binary output, a second capacitor array connected to receive the remaining bits of the binary output, and a comparator including an output connected to the SAR. The first and second capacitor arrays each have an analog output indicative of the charge stored by capacitors of that array. The comparator includes a pair of inputs, one of which is connected to the analog output of the first capacitor array and the other of which is connected to the analog output of the second capacitor array. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218138 | FULL FIDELITY RADAR RECEIVER DIGITAL VIDEO DISTRIBUTION AND PROCESSING - A processing device for providing radar data onto a local area network includes an analog-to-digital converter operable to receive analog radar data from an antenna and converter operable to convert the analog radar data into digital radar data. An interference rejector removes radar signals of other antennas from the digital radar data. A range bin decimator limits the digital radar data to a threshold number of range bins. A trigger-to-azimuth converter associates the digital radar data to particular azimuths of rotation of the antenna. A local area network manager places the digital radar data onto a local area network. The processing device may be located in the pedestal with the antenna. A plurality of processing devices associated with a plurality of antennas may provide digital radar data onto the local area network. A plurality of computers may be connected to the local area network and each computer can process the digital radar data from one or more processing devices to present a radar image on a display. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218139 | CORRELATION FILTER FOR TARGET SUPPRESSION, WEIGHT CALCULATION METHOD, WEIGHT CALCULATION DEVICE, ADAPTIVE ARRAY ANTENNA, AND RADAR DEVICE - In an adaptive array antenna, an array antenna receives a signal containing a reflected target signal of a radar pulse, a correlation filter circuit suppresses a component correlating with a target signal in the received signal by applying a correlation filter to the received signal, a weight calculation circuit calculates an adaptive weight from data processed with application of the correlation filter, and a beam synthesizing circuit creates output data by performing weight control on the received signal by using the adaptive weight. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218140 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING FOR A PARAMETER CHANGE IN A SYNTHETIC APERTURE IMAGING SYSTEM - There is described a method for processing data generated by a synthetic aperture imaging system, comprising: receiving raw data representative of electromagnetic signals reflected by a target area to be imaged; receiving a parameter change for the synthetic aperture imaging system; digitally correcting the raw data in accordance with the parameter change, thereby compensating for the parameter change in order to obtain corrected data; and generating an image of the target area using the corrected data. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218141 | METHOD FOR ITERATIVE ESTIMATION OF GLOBAL PARAMETERS - A method for iterative estimation of a set of unknown channel parameters in a beamforming network including determining a first order estimate of offsets at measurement nodes and an estimate of the confidence in the initial estimate of the measurement nodes' offsets, and iterating, until a desired estimation accuracy is obtained, determining an improved estimate of a parameter set, and the confidence in the estimates, using the prior estimate of the offsets at the measurement nodes and determining an improved estimate of the offsets at the measurement nodes and the associated confidence values using the prior estimate of the parameter set and the corresponding confidence values. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218142 | Reporting of Last Acquired Position During Gap of Satellite Reception for GNSS Systems - A GNSS receiver includes a radio frequency module and an antenna for acquiring and tracking signals from various satellites and demodulating them to an intermediate frequency or a baseband signal. The receiver also includes a processing unit for processing the demodulated signals to obtain a first position, velocity, and time (PVT fix) data and displays the data to a user. The receiver may include a memory unit for storing the obtained PVT fix. The receiver may further include one or more sensors for detecting a motion of the receiver and provide an index to the processing unit that determines a next position of the receiver based on the index during a coverage gap. The one or more sensors may include an accelerometer, a compass, or a combination thereof. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218143 | GNSS ULTRA-SHORT BASELINE HEADING DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A heading determination system comprises an inertial measurement unit (IMU) coupled with at least two GNSS receivers, each receiver paired with and receiving signals from a corresponding GNSS antenna, wherein the GNSS antennas are separated by an ultra-short baseline. The heading determination system receives signals broadcast by a plurality of GNSS satellites and calculates the phase difference in the signal seen among the separate GNSS antennas. Using this phase difference information, derived from comparing the signals received from a plurality of GNSS satellites, along with attitude data generated by the IMU, the heading determination system calculates a highly-accurate heading solution. A method is provided for determining a heading of a system including an IMU coupled with at least two GNSS receivers, with each receiver being paired with and receiving signals from a corresponding GNSS antenna and the antennas being separated by an ultra-short baseline. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218144 | MOBILE STORAGE UNIT - A mobile storage unit is disclosed. The mobile storage unit includes a rigid exo-skeletal frame and a flexible storage bag that couples to the rigid exo-skeletal frame while within an open storage region framed by the exo-skeletal frame. The mobile storage unit also includes a top seat portion and stabilizing features that extend and retract from the rigid exo-skeletal frame to support the mobile storage unit in the upright position. The mobile storage unit can also include a monitoring device for transmitting signals that are used to determine the location of the mobile storage unit. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218145 | PSEUDOLITE-BASED NAVIGATION SYSTEM - The pseudolite-based navigation system includes: a plurality of pseudolites for transmitting a navigation signal which simulates a satellite signal transmitted from a plurality of GNSS satellites; and a portable device capable of calculating a navigation solution for a location thereof based on the signal received from the pseudolites, wherein the portable device includes: a GNSS receiver for receiving the navigation signal of the pseudolites and calculating a navigation solution based on the navigation signal; and a computing unit for calculating a final navigation solution by integrating the navigation solution calculated by the GNSS receiver and the location information of the GNSS satellites and the pseudolites. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218146 | Dynamic Sleep Time Calculation for GNSS Receiver - A GNSS receiver includes a sensing element for detecting an environmental condition, a control unit for dynamically calculating a sleep time duration in response to the environmental condition, and a digital processing unit that operates in a first mode or in a second mode based on the calculated sleep time duration and the environmental condition. The environmental condition may include a receiver signal strength indicator, a receiver velocity, the stability and precision of a local reference clock, a recent almanac, an ephemeris data, and the like. The first operation mode may include a tracking of satellite signals, and the second operation mode may include an acquisition operation, a tracking operation, or a combination of acquisition and tracking operations of satellite signals. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218147 | Precise Absolute Time Transfer From A Satellite System - Various techniques are provided for obtaining a precise absolute time using a satellite system. In one example, a method of transferring precise absolute time from a satellite to a device includes receiving data from a messaging channel, wherein the data has a frame structure. The method also includes using the data to identify the satellite and a position of the satellite, correcting for signal time of flight using the satellite identity and the position, and using the data as a time reference to align a receiver clock to the frame structure. The method also includes, with the receiver clock aligned to the frame structure, receiving a precision time signal from the satellite, wherein the precision time signal comprises a periodic repeating code. The method also includes determining a timing phase of the code and using the timing phase to determine a precise absolute time. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218148 | SATELLITE RADIO RECEIVER - A satellite radio receiver includes: an acquisition unit for setting one reception frequency in turn at a first frequency interval over a first frequency range, allowing a processor to acquire a signal having the reception frequency as digital data having a first bit number, and detecting the satellite signals based on a result of predetermined processes with the digital data; and a specifying unit for, in response to detection of satellite signals by the acquisition unit, concurrently setting predetermined number of reception frequencies in turn at a second frequency interval narrower than the first frequency interval, allowing the processor to acquire the respective signals having the reception frequencies as digital data having a second bit number smaller than the first bit number, and specifying reception frequencies of the satellite signals based on the result of the predetermined processes concurrently executed with the predetermined number of digital data. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218149 | LIGHTWEIGHT AIR-COOLED TRANSMIT/RECEIVE UNIT AND ACTIVE PHASED ARRAY INCLUDING SAME - A light-weight, air-cooled transmit/receive unit is provided, including a first external cover member, an opposed second external cover member, and a central housing unit, including thermal management means, interposed between the first and second external cover members. A transmit/receive circuit board, including components and an integrated and common radiating element for at least one channel, is interposed between a first surface of the central housing unit and the first external cover member, and a controller circuit board and a power converter circuit board are interposed between an opposed second surface of the central housing unit and the second external cover member. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218150 | MANAGEMENT SERVER, POPULATION INFORMATION CALCULATION MANAGEMENT SERVER, NON-POPULATED AREA MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND POPULATION INFORMATION CALCULATION METHOD - To provide a management server, population information calculation management server, non-populated area management method, and population information calculation method capable of easily specifying a depopulated area and calculating accurate population information, a GPS information collection unit ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120218151 | Mobile Communication Device and Antenna Structure Therein - A mobile communication device having an antenna structure includes a grounding element and an antenna element. The antenna element includes an antenna ground plane, a radiation portion, and a shorted radiation portion, wherein the antenna ground plane is grounded to the grounding element. The radiation portion includes a signal feeding point, a first radiation section, and a second radiation section. First and second radiation sections are connected to the signal feeding point, and are extended toward the same direction. First end of the shorted radiation portion is electrically connected to the antenna ground plane, and second end is left open. There is a coupling gap between a designated section of the radiation portion close to the first end and the shorted radiation portion. Through the coupling gap, the shorted radiation portion is capacitively excited by the radiation portion and generates at least one resonant mode to increase antenna's operating bandwidth. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218152 | Antenna Assembly - An antenna assembly for an automobile including an antenna element having a resonance frequency which is higher than the frequency modulation (FM) range of frequencies for receiving at least one of amplitude modulation (AM), FM and satellite digital audio radio service (SDARS) radio signals. A printed circuit board including amplifier circuitry is in electrical communication with the antenna element for amplifying the radio signals received by the antenna element. A lumped element having a quality value greater than sixty is disposed on the printed circuit board for effectively increasing the bandwidth of radio signals which may be received by the antenna element. All of these components are disposed within a small and aesthetically pleasing cover, such as a shark fin-shaped cover. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218153 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile communication device equipped with a microphone, a receiver, a first circuit board which is provided with an antenna at the microphone side and a second circuit board opposing to the first circuit board, wherein the antenna has a first antenna part which is extended parallel to the edge of the first circuit board and a second antenna part which is extended from a free end of the first antenna part towards the second circuit board. The end of the second antenna part may also be extended in a direction parallel to the second circuit board so as to form a third antenna part. As a result, even if a user uses the device in a state with the receiver pressed against the ear, the antenna will not be affected by the user body and the antenna characteristics will not deteriorate. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218154 | SLOT ANTENNA IN A SOLAR-REFLECTIVE GLAZING - The described method and system provide an antenna feed for a slot antenna that may be patterned into a solar-reflective glazing layer with a virtual ground that is a short electrical distance from the antenna. One implementation of the present invention provides an antenna feed for a slot antenna patterned into the solar-reflective glazing used in a vehicle windshield. Because the antenna feed may incorporate a virtual ground that is a short electrical distance from the slot antenna, antenna performance may be improved over conventional on-glass vehicle antenna systems which use the vehicle chassis as a ground. Furthermore, patterning the slot antenna into the solar-reflective glazing layer and using a virtual ground in the antenna feed provides flexibility in antenna placement. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218155 | Antenna Assembly - An antenna assembly for a vehicle including an environmentally sealed housing and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is at least partially disposed within the environmentally sealed housing and extends through a plurality of second order Hilbert Curves which are arranged in side-by-side relationship with one another. The antenna assembly is preferably disposed within a non-metallic structure of the vehicle, and therefore, the antenna assembly is hidden from view, thereby allowing the vehicle to have a more aesthetically pleasing external appearance. Additionally, the length of the trace is limited by the space inside of the non-metallic structure, and therefore, depending on the size of the non-metallic structure, a very long trace having a high performance could be printed on the printed circuit board. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218156 | ON-FREQUENCY REPEATER - An on-frequency repeater includes: an electrical conductor groundplane having first and second opposing surfaces on first and second sides of the groundplane, respectively; and an antenna system including directional antennas of different types, the antenna system including: a donor antenna array including donor dipoles disposed on the first side of the groundplane and displaced a first distance from the first surface, the donor dipoles being disposed parallel to each other; a coverage antenna array including a plurality of coverage dipoles disposed on the second side of the groundplane and displaced a second distance from the second surface, the coverage dipoles being disposed parallel to each other and transverse to the donor dipoles; a quantity of baluns and a corresponding quantity of feed conductors extending away from the groundplane and configured to electromagnetically feed respective ones of the donor dipoles and coverage dipoles. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218157 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes a loop-shaped element radiating a radio wave of at least wavelength λ and having an electrical length of m×λ; a first power feeder exciting the loop-shaped element via voltage or current coupling by using a first electrical signal for radiating the radio wave; and a second power feeder exciting the loop-shaped element via a coupling method that is the same type as the first power feeder by using a second electrical signal for radiating a radio wave of wavelength λ/(2×p−1) at a portion that becomes a node of a standing wave that is formed with the first power feeder as an anti-node and that is based on the first electrical signal, here, “m” and “p” are natural numbers. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218158 | EARPHONE ANTENNA OF MOBILE TERMINAL - An earphone antenna of a mobile terminal having a switching function by taking radiation characteristics of an antenna into consideration when the earphone antenna is used for receiving Frequency Modulation (FM) radio broadcasting and Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) is provided. The earphone antenna includes a first connector cable including a first antenna line for receiving DMB, a second connector cable including a second antenna line connected to the first antenna line for receiving FM radio broadcasting, and a switch positioned between the first connector cable and the second connector cable for electrically connecting and separating the first antenna line to and from the second antenna line. The single earphone antenna supports an FM radio broadcasting antenna and a DMB antenna. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218159 | METHOD AND AUXILIARY DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING ANTENNA ANGLE - An auxiliary device for adjusting an antenna angle includes: an inputting unit, configured to input preset angle information of an antenna; a sensing unit, configured to perform sensing and obtain angle information of the antenna; a processing unit, configured to compare the angle information of the antenna with the preset angle information of the antenna according to the angle information of the antenna and the preset angle information of the antenna, and control a prompting unit to send a prompt when the angle information of the antenna is consistent with the preset angle information of the antenna; and the prompting unit, configured to send the prompt. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218160 | APERTURE MODE FILTER - A mode filter for an antenna having at least one element aperture is provided. The mode filter includes at least one waveguide extension to extend the at least one element aperture, and at least one two-by-two (2×2) array of quad-ridged waveguide sections connected to a respective at least one waveguide extension. When the at least one waveguide extension is positioned between the at least one element aperture and the at least one two-by-two (2×2) array of quad-ridged waveguide sections, undesired electromagnetic modes of the antenna are suppressed. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218161 | Integrated Circuit Package with Configurable Antenna - Aspects of a method and system for a configurable antenna in an integrated circuit package are provided. In a hybrid circuit comprising an integrated circuit bonded to a multi-layer package, one or more antenna parameters may be adjusted by configuring a plurality of antenna elements via one or more switching elements. In this regard, the antenna elements and/or the switching elements may be within and/or on the multi-layer package and/or within the integrated circuit. The switching elements may be MEMS switches on and/or within the IC and/or the multi-layer package. The IC may be bonded or mounted to the underside of the package and signals may be communicated between the IC and the package via one or more solder balls. The IC may comprise suitable logic, circuitry, and/or code for configuring the antenna elements. The antenna elements may be configured based on desired polarization, antenna gain, and/or frequency. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218162 | MULTIFREQUENCY ANTENNA - The multifrequency antenna comprises a substrate, antenna elements, shunt inductor conductors, series capacitor conductors, series inductor conductors, a connection point, and input/output terminals. The antenna elements are provided on the substrate and electrically connected to the connection point via the shunt inductor conductors. The antenna elements form capacitors together with the parts facing the series capacitor conductors and are electrically connected to the input/output terminals via these capacitors and series inductor conductors. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218163 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND ANTENNA STRUCTURE THEREOF - A mobile communication device having an antenna structure includes a grounding element and an antenna element. The grounding element includes a main ground and a protruded ground being connected to an edge of the main ground. Antenna element includes a feeding portion and a radiating portion. The feeding portion includes a feeding point, a first strip and a second strip. The first strip and the second strip are both connected to the feeding point. The radiating portion includes a first open end, a second open end and a shorting point which is connected to the protruded ground by a short-circuiting strip. There is a first coupling gap between the first strip and a first section of the radiating portion having the first open end. There is a second coupling gap between the second strip and a second section of the radiating portion having the second open end. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218164 | Compact Size Antenna Operating in LTE Frequency Bands - A compact size antenna operating in LTE frequency bands includes a radiation element, a ground plane, a connecting piece, and a ground extension element. The radiation element at least includes a first radiation branch extending toward a first direction, wherein a connection end of the radiation element has a signal feeding point. The connecting piece is coupled to the ground plane. The ground extension element includes: a metal arm, coupled to the ground plane through the connecting piece; a first ground branch, coupled to the metal arm, and extending toward the first direction; a second ground branch coupled to the metal arm, and extending toward a second direction opposite to the first direction; and a third ground branch, coupled to the metal arm, coupled to the second ground branch, and extending toward the first direction. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218165 | ANTENNA-MATCHING DEVICE, ANTENNA DEVICE AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An antenna-matching device includes a first antenna terminal that is connected to a first radiating element, a second antenna terminal that is connected to a second radiating element, power feeding terminals and that are connected to a power-feeding unit C, an antenna coupling circuit (coupling inductance element L) that is connected in series between the antenna terminals, and a matching unit B that is connected between the antenna terminals and the power feeding terminals. The coupling inductance element L and the matching unit are integrally provided in a substrate. The matching circuit B is connected in series with the signal lines and includes a first resonant circuit and a second resonant circuit that have different resonant frequencies from each other and are coupled with each other. The matching unit B is connected to a power-feeding circuit that includes an RF circuit. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218166 | Dual-mode terminal antenna and signal processing method - The disclosure discloses a dual-mode terminal antenna, comprising a main antenna comprising a main antenna of a first mode and a main antenna of a second mode, an auxiliary antenna comprising an auxiliary antenna of the first mode and an auxiliary antenna of the second mode, and an antenna bracket. The main and auxiliary antennas are fixed on a same antenna bracket, each of which is configured with a spring lea. When the antenna bracket is clasped on a main board, four spring leaves of the main and auxiliary antennas contact with four antenna feeding points on the main board respectively, An LC resonant circuit is disposed ahead of each antenna feeding point, and four LC resonant circuits resonate at a working frequency band of the antenna corresponding to the antenna feeding point with which each said LC resonant circuits connects, respectively. The disclosure also discloses a signal processing method, which solves signal interference and loss problems existed in an antenna of the prior art in a reception mode, through high impedance of the LC resonant circuit to the signal at different frequency bands. Furthermore, the dual-mode terminal antenna of the disclosure simplifies the layout of the Printed Circuit Board (PCB). | 2012-08-30 |
20120218167 | LOW COST PATCH ANTENNA UTILIZED IN WIRELESS LAN APPLICATIONS - The present invention is a low cost patch antenna utilized in one or more wireless LAN applications that include a patch plate that uses double-sided 30 mil FR4 PCB with ½ oz. copper with a cross-shaped slot disposed on the patch plate and a feeding point and a grounding PCB with a top surface. The RF feeding cable has an outer conductor and an inner conductor that is a 50 ohm 086 RF coaxial cable that is used to feed the low cost patch antenna, a plurality of patch supports that include a plurality of plastic cylinders which are used to support the patch plate and a plastic radome to protect the low cost patch antenna. The low cost patch antennas and patch plates can also be assembled in a plurality of different configurations for different Access Points and MIMO applications. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218168 | OMNI DIRECTIONAL BROADBAND COPLANAR ANTENNA ELEMENT - The present invention provides an omni-directional antenna element configuration having a compensated radiation pattern. Broadband antenna elements are coplanarly disposed on a suitable planar dielectric material. A single element omni-directional antenna comprises a pair of balanced fed radiating microstrip elements symmetrically disposed about the centerline of a balanced signal feed network. Additionally, a pair of pattern augmentation rods are positioned on each side of and proximate to the planar dielectric material running longitudinally to the centerline axis of a balanced feed network. Disposed proximate to each radiating element are partially coplanar, frequency bandwidth expanding microstrip lines. The combination of radiating elements together with pattern augmentation rods provides a broad bandwidth omni-directional radiating element suitable for use in multi-element antenna arrays. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218169 | Antenna arrangement apparatus, reception apparatus and method reducing a common mode interference signal - An antenna arrangement apparatus ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120218170 | Method and Apparatus for a Wide Field of View Display - A method and apparatus for a uniform resolution display screen. In one embodiment, the uniform resolution display screen comprises a surface of the uniform resolution display screen having a curvature configured to display images with a uniform resolution across the display screen. The curvature is based on a projection distance from a projector to the uniform resolution display screen and a viewing distance from an eyepoint of an observer to the uniform resolution display screen. The geometry of the display screen is configured to display images associated with a high definition imaging format. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218171 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY AND CLIENT APPARATUS - A head-mounted display includes a display section that displays a display image, a communication section that communicates with a client apparatus and an external server system, and a processing section, the communication section receiving an HTTP request when the client apparatus has displayed an operation screen on a display section of the client apparatus, and transmitted the HTTP request to the head-mounted display based on an operation performed using the operation screen, the processing section executing a command that corresponds to the HTTP request, and the communication section transmitting an execution result of the command to the client apparatus as an HTTP response. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218172 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES WITH A SMALL SCALE IMAGE SOURCE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the image source comprises a lighting system that directs light from a light source to a curved polarizing film that reflects a portion of the light to a reflective image display. The ratio of the height of the curved polarizing film to the width of the reflective image display is less than 1:1. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218173 | DISPLAY PANEL APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY PANEL APPARATUS - A display panel apparatus includes pixels. Each pixel includes an organic luminescent layer between an upper electrode and a lower electrode and is configured to emit a red, a green, or a blue light. A glass substrate is above the upper electrode. A lens sheet is between the pixels and the glass substrate and includes lenses and a base. Each lens corresponds to a pixel and protrudes from the base. Partitions are between the glass substrate and the lens sheet for partitioning the lenses. The partitions have a first height that is greater than a second height of the lenses. The base includes trenches between the lenses. The trenches are recessed in a direction opposite the lenses. The partitions are in the trenches. Each partition has a cross-section that includes an upper side that has a different length than a bottom side and lateral sides that are tilted. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218174 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a backlight unit capable of improving light efficiency and acquiring a high-luminance image by implementing a color image without using a color filter having the large light loss and a liquid crystal display including the same. The backlight unit includes: a white light source generating white light, a light guide plate into which the white light is inputted, a blue phosphor sheet formed above the light guide plate and transmitting the white light, and a multi-color phosphor sheet formed on the same plane above the blue phosphor sheet and including a plurality of red phosphor layers, green phosphor layers, and transparent layers which transmit the light transmitted through the blue phosphor sheet. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218175 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image display apparatus and a control method therefor are disclosed. The apparatus includes an obtaining unit to obtain a response start timing and a response end timing of a display panel in the case of image data to be inputted having changed, and a control unit to carry out control to turn on and off a back light based on the response start timing and the response end timing of the display panel obtained by the obtaining unit in cases where the inputted image data has changes, wherein the control unit changes the timing of turning on and off of the back light in accordance with a response time which is an interval of time from the response start timing of the display panel to the response end timing thereof. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218176 | DISPLAY SYSTEMS HAVING ELECTRICALLY INDEPENDENT REGIONS - A display system including a first set of conductive electrodes, a second set of conductive electrodes, and a display medium. The first set of conductive electrodes is configured to receive a selection signal. The second set of conductive electrodes is configured to interact with the first set of conductive electrodes for activating the reading or writing of display data. The second set of conductive electrodes is configured to receive a data signal and to activate the reading or writing of a target area of the display device, in response to the selection signal to the first set of conductive electrodes and the data signal to the second set of conductive electrodes. The display medium is movably coupled with the first and second sets of conductive electrodes. One or both of the first and the second sets of conductive electrodes have at least two electrically independent regions having an independent signal input for each region. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218177 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DIFFERENT USER INTERFACE EFFECTS FOR DIFFERENT MOTION GESTURES AND MOTION PROPERTIES - A method for providing a mechanism by which different user interface effects may be performed for different motion events may include receiving an indication of a motion event at a motion sensor, determining a motion gesture of the motion event, determining a motion property of the motion event, and enabling provision a user interface effect based on the motion property of the motion event. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218178 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE - The present invention provides a character input device that can display character input information on a display screen with a small area and allows a user to input a desired character by a simple operation even in a case where it is necessary to select the desired character from plural characters to input the desired characters. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218179 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - A display apparatus and a control method capable of preventing its user from viewing an image in an improper viewing position. The display apparatus includes: an imaging unit that captures a moving image in a predetermined range with respect to an image display direction; an image analyzer that analyzes the moving image captured by the imaging unit, and calculates a position of a target that should be guided to a proper viewing position; and a display controller that causes a display unit to perform display to guide the target to the proper viewing position when the target position calculated by the image analyzer is at an improper viewing position. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218180 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A display control device acquires the size of a picture added in advance to picture data and an optimum viewing distance corresponding to the picture. The display control device calculates a viewing distance, in which the relationship between the size of the picture and the optimum viewing distance is equal to the relationship between the display size and the viewing distance, as a recommended viewing distance based on the size of the picture, the optimum viewing distance, and the display size of the picture. Then, the display control device notifies the calculated recommended viewing distance to a user. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218181 | CAMERA BASED SENSING IN HANDHELD, MOBILE, GAMING OR OTHER DEVICES - Method and apparatus are disclosed to enable rapid TV camera and computer based sensing in many practical applications, including, but not limited to, handheld devices, cars, and video games. Several unique forms of social video games are disclosed. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218182 | APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING THE POSITION OF AN INDICATING OBJECT - The present invention relates to an apparatus for recognizing the position of an indicating object. An apparatus for recognizing the position of an indicating object of the present invention comprises: first reflecting means installed along the left, right, and bottom edges of a screen so as to reflect a laser beam emitted from object-detecting means back to the object-detecting means; said object-detecting means, formed as a pair, for analyzing a change in the amount of light in the reflected laser beam over time, and detecting position coordinates of the indicating object on the planar surface of the screen; and fixing means including a housing and a fixing member fixedly installed on an upper portion of the screen and coupled to the housing so as to fix the housing to the upper portion of the screen, the fixing means being intended for facilitating the installation of the object-detecting means on the upper portion of the screen. The apparatus of the present invention is an apparatus for recognizing the position of an indicating object that contacts a screen, wherein the apparatus is easy to transport and store, can protect the object-detecting means from dust and impurities, can easily be installed by a layperson having no expert knowledge, and can be installed without any restrictions in terms of screen size. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218183 | METHODS CIRCUITS DEVICE SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER EXECUTABLE CODE FOR FACILITATING INTERFACING WITH A COMPUTING PLATFORM DISPLAY SCREEN - Disclosed are methods, circuits, apparatus, systems and computer executable code for providing a multimode touchless human machine interface (TLHMI). The TLHMI may include one or more touchless sensors to sense a position or a movement of a subject portion within a sensing zone of the one or more sensors. Tracking logic may receive an output of the one or more sensors and may track a position or movement of a portion of a computing platform user within the sensing zone. A user input generator may convert an output of the tracking logic into signals indicative of a user input and may provide the user input signals to a functionally associated computing platform. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218184 | ELECTRONIC FINGER RING AND THE FABRICATION THEREOF - The present invention provides an electronic finger ring ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120218185 | NON-DIRECTIONAL MOUSE - A non-directional mouse includes a casing, plural touch-sensitive modules and a controlling unit. When a first finger and a second user of a user are placed on the casing and detected by the touch-sensitive modules, the controlling unit determines an operating coordinate system. Regardless of whether the orientation of the mouse is, the non-directional mouse can be operated with respect to the operating coordinate system corresponding to the hand gesture of the user. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218186 | 3D Configuration Management System (CMS) Visualization and Management System - While 3D visualization is common within numerous other environments (like Movies, Gaming, Traffic reports, Weather reports, etc . . . ) it has only been utilized in the Information Technology (IT) space in so far as displaying virtual rooms or virtual physical environments (i.e. datacenter) and the IT equipment contained in that room. This focus of display may be valuable in some respects; however it is completely different from the concept proposed in this patent. This patent application focuses on a display of the application/service topology in a spatial environment much like a satellite floating in space. The topology is rendered as a collection of configuration items that form a holistic object—regardless of physical location or other physical attributes. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218187 | TIME WINDOWS FOR SENSOR INPUT - An apparatus includes timing circuitry configured to initiate a timing window in response to input sensed by an optical sensor, association circuitry configured to associate the input with additional input sensed by a different optical sensor if the additional input commences during the timing window and filter circuitry configured to filter out additional input sensed by a different optical sensor if the additional input commences after expiration of the timing window and prior to a subsequent initiation of the timing window. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218188 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND TERMINAL APPARATUS - A method is provided for recognizing input operations. The method comprises transmitting virtual key information defining a layout of virtual input keys. The method further comprises determining input position information based on a detected input member. The method also comprises determining a key input by comparing the virtual key information with the input position information. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218189 | METHOD AND MEDIUM FOR INPUTTING KOREAN CHARACTERS USING A TOUCH SCREEN - A method for inputting a Korean character using a touch screen of a mobile device determines a vowel as a neutral vowel according to multi-touches centered around a consonant input key displayed on the touch screen. The method can minimize the number of character input keys arranged on the touch screen utilized in the mobile device, and can combine the Korean characters through the minimal touch action for inputting the Korean character. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218190 | TIME BASED TOUCH SCREEN INPUT RECOGNITION - A time based touch screen input recognition system detects a touch on a touch screen display. The system determines a length of the touch and identifies a function corresponding to the length of touch. The system causes a processing device to implement the corresponding function. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218191 | MULTI-DISPLAY TYPE DEVICE INTERACTIONS - An electronic device including two or more display elements can provide enhanced functionality with improved rates of power consumption. A user can cause information that does not change rapidly to be provided or moved to a relatively static display element, such as an electronic ink display, which enables that information to be displayed for a period of time with little additional power consumption. Similarly, content (e.g., video) that changes rapidly can be displayed on a relatively dynamic display element, such as and LCD or OLED display. Each display can be touch sensitive, such that a user can move content between the displays by pressing on, or making a motion in contact with, at least one of the displays. Various modes can be activated which cause certain types of content to be displayed on the dynamic and/or static display element. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218192 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO INPUT - A method includes displaying, in a window or field, first information associated with a first source running on a portable electronic device and detecting an input to display second information associated with a second source. After the detecting, second information associated with the second source and the first information in the window or field is displayed. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218193 | PATTERNED ACTIVATION OF PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS - An electronic device comprises piezoelectric actuators. Piezoelectric actuators are arranged in patterns within electronic device. Piezoelectric actuators are actuated in sub-patterns. Sub-patterns include Braille alphabet and Morse code. Piezoelectric actuators closest to touch input on a device can be actuated. Piezoelectric actuators can be actuated in sub-patterns corresponding to input received from environment such as caller identification codes or email codes. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218194 | VIRTUAL KEYBOARD FEEDBACK - Feedback is provided for a virtual keyboard. A virtual key is displayed by a touch-sensitive display. The virtual key has a center zone and a plurality of peripheral zones surrounding the center zone. A first tone is sounded when the virtual key is touched within the center zone. A second tone is sounded when the virtual key is touched in a first peripheral zone. A third tone is sounded when the virtual key is touched in a second peripheral zone. The first tone is different than the second tone. The first tone is different than the third tone. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218195 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING TOUCH SENSITIVITY OF TOUCH SENSOR IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method for adjusting a touch sensitivity of a touch sensor in a portable terminal and an apparatus thereof are provided. The method includes measuring a permittivity of an object located within a preset distance by a grip sensor disposed at a rear portion of the portable terminal when the touch sensor turned-on, and setting and adjusting a touch sensitivity corresponding to the measured permittivity of the object corresponding to the touch sensor of the portable terminal. The method adjusts the touch sensitivity of a touch sensor in a portable terminal according to a peripheral environment to improve the touch sensitivity of the touch sensor. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218196 | Object Determining Method, Object Display Method, Object Switching Method and Electronic Device - The embodiments of the invention disclose an object determining method, a portable device, an object displaying method, an object switching method and an electronic device. Said method is applied to a touch sensitive portable device. Identifications of multiple objects are displayed within a display area of said portable device. Each of the identifications of said multiple objects has a first status of being selected and a second status of being unselected. Said display area has a first area, the identification of a first object is displayed in the first area, and the first object is in the first status. Said method comprises: obtaining a switch instruction; moving the identification of the first object of the first area, switching the identification of the first object from the first status to the second status, moving the identification of the second object into the first area, and switching the identification of the second object from the second status to the first status according to the switch instruction. The embodiments of the invention can simplify the steps of the user's operation. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218197 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STARTING APPLICATIONS IN THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a touch screen, a storage device, and a processor. The storage device stores a graphic database that includes a plurality of standard graphics. The touch screen detects a touch signal consisting of one or more touches, and determines the coordinates of the one or more touches. The processor generates a graphic according to the coordinates, searches for a standard stored graphic that matches the generated graphic in the storage device, and starts the application in the electronic device that is associated with the searched standard graphic. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218198 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING TOUCH SCREEN - Discussed is an LCD device including a touch screen which reduces the influence of noise applied to the touch screen by driving of a liquid crystal panel and thus leads to enhancement of the touch sensing performance. The LCD device includes a liquid crystal panel, a plurality of first touch electrodes, an insulation unit, a tempered glass, and a plurality of second touch electrodes. The liquid crystal panel includes a lower substrate and an upper substrate. The first touch electrodes are formed on the upper substrate for detecting a touch point in a first direction. The insulation unit is formed on the first touch electrodes. The tempered glass is formed on the insulation unit. The second touch electrodes are formed at a lower surface of the tempered glass for detecting a touch point in a second direction. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218199 | TOUCH SENSOR INTEGRATED DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch sensor integrated display device is provided comprising gate lines and data lines formed on a substrate to be intersected with each other, a plurality of pixel electrodes formed at intersections between the gate lines and the data lines, and a common electrode formed to overlap the plurality of pixel electrodes through an insulating film disposed between the common electrode and the plurality of pixel electrodes, wherein the common electrode includes at least two touch electrodes, each of which is connected to at least one of signal lines arranged in one of a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218200 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A REPRESENTATIVE COMPUTERIZED DISPLAY OF A USER'S INTERACTIONS WITH A TOUCHSCREEN BASED HAND HELD DEVICE ON A GAZED-AT SCREEN - A system and method of interacting with a smartphone application displayed over a remote display gazed at by a user including a normal mode of operation which may be the default, a hovering mode of operation which may be triggered by a trigger event, and a release event which reverts from hovering mode to normal mode. An enhanced hovering ability is typically provided while hovering, in that a predetermined set of operative gestures is enabled, such that a range of predetermined gestures is available for operating purposes while hovering. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218201 | User-Friendly Process for Interacting with Information Content on Touchscreen Devices - An electronic device includes a touchscreen and an electrical circuit. The electrical circuit controls a display of the touchscreen and detects user contact with a surface of the touchscreen. The electrical circuit divides the display into at least two distinct display zones including an informational display zone and a command display zone. The informational display zone displays informational content including functional objects, each of the functional objects being associated with a data processing function. The command display zone displays a graphic representation of a command pad. In response to detecting a first predetermined tactile action on the command pad, the electrical circuit graphically modifies one of the functional objects of the informational display zone to indication selection of the one of the functional objects. In response to detecting a second predetermined tactile action, the electrical circuit initiates execution of the data processing function associated with the selected functional object. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218202 | WINDOWS POSITION CONTROL FOR PHONE APPLICATIONS - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface for a phone application are provided. More particularly, a change in the display mode of a multiple screen device can be determined. More particularly, a presentation of a user interface for a call log of a phone application can be retained after receiving a flick in an off-screen gesture area of the device. However, a second, child window is provided in a second screen in response to receiving the flick. The second, child window provides detail information about a phone call selected in the call log. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218203 | TOUCH DRAWING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS ALLOWING TOUCH-INPUT, AND CONTROLLER FOR THE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An electronic blackboard includes a display panel and a touch-panel, draws a line corresponding to a track formed by movement of the touched position on the displayed image, and erases an erroneously drawn line corresponding to a track specifying an operation other than drawing. In another aspect, an electronic blackboard includes a touch screen, a scroll unit for scrolling an image on the display screen when positions of multi-touch move in one same direction, and a page switching unit for detecting, after detection of multi-touch input, that a finger is moved away, and executing a process of returning the image on the display screen to a state before scrolling or a process of switching the image by one page in accordance with the moving direction of multi-touch positions, depending on whether the amount of movement of touch inputs is equal to or smaller than a threshold value. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218204 | TOUCH SENSOR SYSTEM USING TOUCH POINT VIBRATION - A touch sensor system using vibration at touch point is provided, which includes a first sensor bar having a piezoelectric grid formed on a side surface thereof, a second sensor unit having a piezoelectric grid formed on a side surface thereof, and connected at one end to an end of the first sensor bar in a perpendicular relation, a signal processing unit connected to the first and second sensor units to receive an electric signal, and a touch point calculating unit which calculates a location of touch with respect to a screen through which the touch is inputted, based on the electric signal received at the signal processing unit. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218205 | TOUCHSCREEN-ENABLED MOBILE TERMINAL AND TEXT DATA OUTPUT METHOD THEREOF - A touchscreen-enable mobile terminal and a method for outputting text data in accordance with a touch gesture made to the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes displaying text data on a screen in a text output mode, detecting a touch gesture, determining whether the touch gesture is followed by a movement, and outputting, when the touch gesture is followed by the movement, a text selected among all displayed text data according to a direction of the movement. The user can select the text data to be output with a touch gesture. Also, the user can recognize the text data selected by a touch gesture in the form of a vibration or a sound output. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218206 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING OPERATION CONTROL PROGRAM - According to an aspect, an electronic device, includes a display unit, a contact detecting unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays a first image. The contact detecting unit detects a contact. When a sweep operation is detected by the contact detecting unit while the first image is displayed on the display unit, the control unit causes a second image to be displayed over the first image. The second image is extended from a first position at which the sweep operation is detected at first or an end portion of the display unit near the first position. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218207 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING OPERATION CONTROL PROGRAM - According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a display unit, an operation detecting unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays a first object. The operation detecting unit detects an operation. When a slide operation is detected by the operation detecting unit while the first object is displayed on the display unit, the control unit causes a second object associated with a layer below the first object to be displayed on the display unit. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218208 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING OPERATION CONTROL PROGRAM - According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a display unit, a contact detecting unit, a control unit. The display unit displays a first image. The contact detecting unit detects a contact. when the contact detecting unit detects an operation in which a plurality of contacts including at least a first contact and a second contact are made and thereafter the first contact is moved in a direction approaching to the second contact, the control unit causes the first image displayed on the display unit to be distorted. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218209 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - A determination unit executes determination on whether or not a target area, which is set based on one of a plurality of contact points where a user has touched a touch panel and which includes the one of the plurality of contact points, includes any other contact point out of the plurality of contact points. If the target area includes the any other contact point, a setting unit sets, as a new target area, an area that includes an area other than an area formerly set as the target area and that includes the one the plurality of contact points and the any other contact point. If the determination unit executes the determination multiple times, processing is executed based on the one of the plurality of contact points and on each contact point determined as being included in the target area. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218210 | USE OF RESISTIVE TOUCH SCREEN AS A PROXIMITY SENSOR - An apparatus and method for the use of a resistive touch screen as a proximity sensor. The touch screen operates in a touch sensing mode and a proximity sensing mode. The proximity sensing mode turns off the touch sensing circuit and uses the equivalent capacitor formed by the top layer of the touch screen with a nearby object to detect proximity. A control circuit selectively connects the touch screen with measurement circuits to perform each of the sensing functions. The control circuit can be implemented with timing based control or an event driven topology. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218211 | ELECTRONIC MODULE, CONTROL MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC MODULE SET - One variation of the invention is a electronic module comprising: a housing with external faces and electrically-conductive first, second, and third toes, each of which extends from one face to an adjacent face; first, second, and third magnetic elements arranged within the housing and proximal the first, second, and third toes, respectively; and a circuit arranged within the housing and electrically coupled to the toes. The circuit is operable between: a first mode when the first and second toes are in contact with a first terminal and a second terminal of a second electronic module, respectively; and a second mode when the second and the third toes are in contact with the second terminal and a third terminal of the second electronic module. The magnetic elements are configured to transiently retain the second electronic module against the housing, in both stacked and adjacent configurations, in the first and second modes. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218212 | COMPUTER DEVICE WITH TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A method for operating a computer device incorporating a touch screen is provided. The method includes pre-defining a first pointing device command and a second pointing device command, which are not related to directional pointing control, in the computer device. In response to a first touch, the touch screen generates a first touch signal. The first pointing device invokes a command in response to the first touch signal. In response to a second touch different from the first touch, the touch screen generates a second touch signal. The second pointing device command is invokes in response to the second touch signal. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218213 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE USER INTERFACE OF A DEVICE - A method adjusting a user interface experience for a device that includes providing a user interface to retrieve a user input, providing a tactile interface layer that defines a surface and includes a volume of fluid and a displacement device | 2012-08-30 |
20120218214 | User Interface Enhancement System - A user interface enhancement system that includes a sheet that defines a surface and at least partially defines a fluid vessel arranged underneath the surface, a volume of fluid contained within the fluid vessel that cooperates with the sheet to transmit an image through the sheet without substantial obstruction, a displacement device that influences the volume of fluid within the fluid vessel to expand and retract at least a portion of the fluid vessel, thereby deforming a particular region of the surface, and an attachment component that couples the sheet to the device is disclosed. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218215 | Methods for Detecting and Tracking Touch Objects - In a touch sensitive user interface environment having a series of possible touch points on an activation surface, with the monitoring of the touch points being achieved by sensing activation values at a plurality of positions around the periphery of the activation surface, a method of determining where at least one touch point has been activated on the surface, the method including the steps of: (a) determining at least one intensity variation in the activation values; and (b) utilizing a gradient measure of the sides of the at least one intensity variation to determine the location of at least one touch point on the activation surface. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218216 | PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL - A display section ( | 2012-08-30 |
20120218217 | METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL SUPPORT OF THE MANUAL OPERATION OF GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES - The present invention relates to the operation of a device having a graphical display operated by hand or using a stylus, characterized in that a graphical interaction is generated on said display analogous to the three-dimensional position of the hand or the stylus as soon as said hand or stylus is located in the immediate vicinity of said display. This concerns a system that supports the operator in manipulating graphical user interfaces in a three-dimensional form, such that an optical reaction takes place on the existing graphical application as soon as the operator approaches, said optical reaction reflecting an analogous function to the position of the finger or the stylus. The user interface reacts at the position where the finger of the user approaches, whereby the image curves, for example, as seen through a sphere. The closer the finger, the stronger is the effect, until finally contact with the surface executes the prescribed action. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218218 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE SURFACE - A body part of a user touching a touch sensitive surface is determined based on a measured electrostatic signal. The electrostatic signal is transmitted by a transmitter and received by a receiver using a capacitively coupled human body as a communication channel. A touch signal is provided by the touch sensitive surface being touched by the user. The received electrostatic signal is measured in response to the touch signal and the body part of the user touching the touch sensitive surface is determined. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218219 | DISPLAYS WITH MINIMIZED BORDERS - An electronic device may be provided with a display having a flexible substrate with bent edges. The flexible substrate may have a planar active region that includes an array of light-emitting elements such as organic light-emitting diodes with associated control lines. The flexible substrate may also have inactive regions that lie outside of the active region. The bent edges may be formed from portions of the flexible substrate in the inactive regions. Traces for distributing control signals to the control lines in the active region may be formed in the inactive regions. Corner openings may be formed at the corners of the flexible substrate to accommodate bending of the flexible substrate in the inactive regions. A jumper or a portion of the flexible substrate that lies outside of a corner opening may be used to convey signals between traces on adjoining inactive regions. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218220 | Switching and polling type capacitive touch method and wrist device applying the same - The present invention provides a wrist device comprising: a display screen; a transparent base layer provided above the display screen; a layer of transparent conductive thin film coated above or below the transparent base layer, the transparent conductive thin film layer being formed with plural sheet-like conductive thin film pads in a single layer; a flexible printed circuit board for connecting each of the plural sheet-like conductive thin film pads to a detecting circuit; and the detecting circuit for sensing a capacitance value of each of the plural sheet-like conductive thin film pads, and switching each of the plural sheet-like conductive thin film pads to be connected to ground. A switching and polling type capacitive touch method is also provided. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218221 | TOUCH PANEL DEVICE - A touch panel device comprises a touch panel including a capacitance detecting electrode and a resistance detecting electrode formed in a layer below the capacitance detecting electrode, and a control circuit using detection signals detected by the capacitance detecting electrode or the resistance detecting electrode to calculate a contact position on an input surface of the input area. The capacitance detecting electrode includes horizontal capacitance detecting electrodes and vertical capacitance detecting electrodes. A control circuit includes a contact position information generating section which uses detection signals to calculate one or more contact positions and generates information of large/small pressing force at the calculated contact position. With this configuration, it is possible to generate information of large/small pressing force at a contact position, and even when an input surface is contacted simultaneously at plural points, each of the contact positions can be calculated. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218222 | CANCELLING TOUCH PANEL OFFSET OF A TOUCH PANEL SENSOR - A touch panel sensor system for increasing the dynamic range of the system is disclosed. The touch panel sensor system comprises a sensor driver module for driving one or more sensors of a touchscreen and an offset cancellation driver module for driving an offset cancellation module. The signals generated by the sensors and the offset cancellation module are coupled to a measuring module at a node (N | 2012-08-30 |
20120218223 | CONTINUOUS TIME CORRELATOR ARCHITECTURE - An analog front end circuit utilizes coherent detection within a capacitance measurement application. The analog front end circuit uses coherent detection to measure capacitance of a touch screen display. An analog excitation signal is modulated by a capacitor to be measured. The modulated signal is synchronously demodulated using a correlator, which includes an integrated mixing and integration circuit. The correlator includes a programmable impedance element that generates a time-varying conductance according to a controlling digitized waveform. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218224 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING TOUCH SIGNAL GENERATING BY SENSOR STRUCTURE OF TOUCH PANEL - A sensor structure of a touch panel and a method of determining a touch signal generated by the same are disclosed. The sensor structure includes a plurality of sensor lines disposed on a surface of a substrate, and a control circuit electrically connected to the sensor lines. Each of the sensor lines has a plurality of conductive pads and a conductive line electrically connected the conductive pads. The control circuit receives a touch signal from one of the sensor lines. The touch signal is resulting from a touch capacitance generated between a touch and one of the conductive pads of the sensor line. The control circuit calculates the position of the touch based on the touch capacitance. In addition, the touch capacitance generated by a conductive pad close to the control circuit is larger than the touch capacitance generated by another conductive pad further away from the control circuit. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218225 | OPTICAL SCANNING TYPE TOUCH APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An optical scanning-type touch apparatus and an operation method thereof are provided. The optical scanning-type touch apparatus includes a touch area, a light scanning module, an imaging module and a calculating unit. The light scanning module is disposed at one corner of the touch area to emit a scanning light for scanning the touch area. The imaging module is disposed at another corner of the touch area adjacent the light scanning module to obtain a first angle between the scattering light and a edge of the touch area, wherein the edge of the touch area is between the light scanning module and the imaging module. The calculating unit receives the first angle, a second angle and a distance between the light scanning module and the imaging module to calculate a position of the object on the touch area. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218226 | LIGHT DIRECTING ELEMENT AND INFRARED TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE HAVING SAME - A light directing member for an infrared touch screen device is provided. The infrared touch screen includes a touch screen having a first side and an opposing second side, an infrared emitter for emitting infrared light beams toward the light directing element, and a plurality of infrared receivers arranged along the first side of the touch screen. The light directing member is positioned at the second side of the touch screen, and includes an outwardly curved surface facing the infrared emitter and a plurality of reflective slanted surfaces. The curved surface collimates the infrared light beams emitted from the infrared emitter into parallel infrared light beams. The plurality of reflective slanted surfaces are aligned with the respective infrared receivers, and for receiving and reflecting corresponding portions of the collimated parallel beams to the respective infrared receivers. A related device is also provided. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218227 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a display with a touch panel, a camera and an image recognition module. The image recognition module recognizes a type of an object used for inputting to the touch panel in an image acquired by the camera. The image recognition module comprises a first narrowing module and a second narrowing module. The first narrowing module extracts an image to be used for recognizing the type of the object from acquired images based on timing information indicating timing of the inputting. The second narrowing module selects a recognition range to be used for recognizing the type of the object from a photographing region of the extracted image based on positional information indicating an input position on the touch panel. The timing information and the positional information is included in the input information obtained from the touch panel. | 2012-08-30 |
20120218228 | TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAYS INCORPORATING DYNAMIC TRANSMITTERS - Systems and methods for implementing touchscreen displays that utilize a transmitter system to dynamically scan at least one light beam across a surface of interest such that substantially every point in a region above the surface of interest is dynamically scanned by a light beam from two directions, a receiver system to receive and detect the at least one dynamically scanned light beams, and a processor configured to determine locations of contact are provided. The systems and methods may utilize a transmitter system that includes dynamic transmitters, which may be in the form MEMS micromirrors used in conjunction with infrared semiconductor lasers. | 2012-08-30 |