36th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190271967 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A PHYSICAL SIMULATION DEVICE, SIMULATION DEVICE AND SIMULATION SYSTEM - A method for fabricating a physical simulation device of an internal element of interest ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190271968 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER - Provided is a numerical controller having a function for dynamically analyzing a machining program. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271969 | INFORMATION COLLECTION AND DISPLAY SYSTEM, INFORMATION COLLECTION METHOD, AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - Disclosed is an information collection and display system in which a data generation device that generates site data and a transaction data accumulation unit that stores the site data are connected. The information collection and display system includes an association data accumulation unit that stores association data defining association of each of a plurality of pieces of information included in the site data; an association data search unit that searches for second information associated with first information included in the plurality of pieces of information, on the basis of the association data; and a user interface that displays a connection relation of the plurality of pieces of information associated by the association data. The association data search unit searches for the second information associated with the first information displayed on the user interface and displays the first information and the second information on the user interface with the connection relation of the plurality of pieces of information. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271970 | SCHEDULER, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE CONVEYANCE METHOD - A calculation amount and calculation time for a substrate conveyance schedule are reduced. A scheduler is provided which is incorporated in a control section of a substrate processing apparatus including a plurality of substrate processing sections that process a substrate, a conveyance section that conveys the substrate, and the control section that controls the conveyance section and the substrate processing sections, and calculates a substrate conveyance schedule. The scheduler includes: a modeling section that models processing conditions, processing time and constraints of the substrate processing apparatus into nodes and edges using a graph network theory, prepares a graph network, and calculates a longest route length to each node; and a calculation section that calculates the substrate conveyance schedule based on the longest route length. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271971 | System and Method for Performing Manufacturing Quality Control With the Aid of a Digital Computer - A system and method for performing manufacturing quality control with the aid of a digital computer are provided. A specification for manufacturing a part feature is maintained in a storage, the specification including a target value. Measurements for the feature on a plurality of parts manufactured in accordance with the specification using a manufacturing process are maintained in the storage. A score associated with the manufacturing process is calculated based on how close at least some of the measurements associated with the manufacturing process are to the target value. The score is displayed. A recommendation of at least one corrective action to the manufacturing process to remedy one or more causes of non-conformance that are associated with the score is provided, wherein the manufacturing process is changed based on the recommendation to remedy one or more of the causes for non-conformance. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271972 | Systems and Methods for Detecting and Rejecting Defective Absorbent Articles From a Converting Line - The present disclosure relates to systems and processes for detecting and rejecting defective absorbent articles from a converting line. In particular, the systems and methods may utilize feedback from technologies, such as vision systems, sensors, remote input and output stations, and controllers with synchronized embedded clocks to accurately correlate inspection results and measurements from an absorbent article converting process. As such, the systems and methods may accurately apply the use of precision clock synchronization for both instrumentation and control system devices on a non-deterministic communications network. In turn, the clock synchronized control and instrumentation network may be used to control a reject system on converters of absorbent articles. In some embodiments, the controller will reject only defective absorbent articles without the need to reject non-defective absorbent articles. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271973 | POWER TOOL OPERATION RECORDING AND PLAYBACK - Systems and methods of operating power tools. The method includes receiving a command to start a recording mode at a first electronic processor of a first power tool, and receiving at the first electronic processor, a measured parameter from a sensor of the first power tool while a first motor of the first power tool is operating. The method also includes generating a recorded motor parameter by recording the measured parameter, on a first memory of the first power tool, when the first power tool operates in the recording mode, and transmitting, with a first transceiver of the first power tool, the recorded motor parameter. The method further includes receiving the recorded motor parameter at an external device, transmitting the recorded motor parameter to a second power tool via the external device, and receiving the recorded motor parameter via a second transceiver of the second power tool. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271974 | FAILURE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM - A failure diagnosis system includes a sensor that is provided in each of a plurality of diagnosis target devices and detects diagnosis target information of a corresponding diagnosis target device and a processing unit that is provided with respect to one or the plurality of diagnosis target devices and processes the diagnosis target information detected by the sensor. The processing unit is capable of executing a first processing mode and a second processing mode in which processing different from the first processing mode is performed, and processes the diagnosis target information in a selected processing mode. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271975 | SAFETY MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEM - A safety monitoring method and apparatus for an industrial control system include an advantage of quick and accurate detection of an abnormal behavior in the industrial control system. An embodiment of the method includes: providing the first data generated during the process of operating of an industrial control system and performing the first statistics on the first data; providing a result of the first statistics to a user; obtaining an operation performed by the user on the result of the first statistics; determining, based on the operation, a target time period related to the first statistics and the second data satisfying a preset condition in the first data; and obtaining a result of second statistics in the target time period, and based on the result thereof, performing the safety analysis on the industrial control system. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271976 | ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CREATING RECORD - A robot control apparatus includes a controller to control operation of a robot, a storage to store operation logs with different preservation periods for the operation of the robot, a collector to, when a specific event occurs, select and collect an information element corresponding to a type of the event from the operation logs, a record generate to create a record from the information element collected by the collector, and a record preserver to preserve the record. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271977 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING MALFUNCTIONS IN A SYSTEM OF PROCESS AUTOMATION - The invention comprises a method for analyzing malfunctions and/or changes of device statuses in a system of automation technology, wherein the system has a plurality of field devices communicating with one another directly via a communication network and being designed to issue an appropriate diagnostic notice depending on a malfunction or a change of a device status in the system. The diagnostic notices are transmitted to a data bank and stored in same. The method comprises: reading the diagnostic notices from the data bank; filtering the read diagnostic notices using at least one selection criterion; linking the filtered diagnostic notices using time stamps; defining time intervals; grouping the diagnostic notices linked using the time stamps into the defined time intervals which correspond to their respective time stamps; and evaluating the grouped diagnostic notices with regard to defined abnormalities. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271978 | MODEL PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC SERVICE WORK ORDER GENERATION - An automatic work order generation system for model predictive maintenance (MPM) of building equipment including an MPM system including an equipment controller to operate the building equipment to affect an environmental condition of a building. The MPM system can perform a predictive optimization to determine a service time at which to service the building equipment. The automatic work order generation system includes an equipment service scheduler that can determine whether any service providers are available to perform equipment service within a predetermined time range of the service time. In response to determining that service providers are available to perform the equipment service, the equipment service scheduler can select a service provider and an appointment time based on one or more service provider attributes. The equipment service scheduler can generate a service work order and transmit the service work order to the service provider to schedule a service appointment. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271979 | Efficient Teleoperation of Mobile Robots via Online Adaptation - Described herein is a framework for efficient task-agnostic, user-independent adaptive teleoperation of mobile robots and remotely operated vehicles (ROV), including ground vehicles (including legged systems), aircraft, watercraft and spacecraft. The efficiency of a human operator is improved by minimizing the entropy of the control inputs, thereby minimizing operator energy and achieving higher performance in the form of smoother trajectories by concurrently estimating the user intent online and adaptively updating the action set available to the human operator. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271980 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device is equipped with a state control unit adapted to perform a state transition control in which there are combined plural types of travel states in accordance with a travel control mode, and plural types of assist states in accordance with a driving assist mode. Under a sports mode (second travel state) in which a preference of the driver for manual driving is strong, as compared with a normal travel mode (first travel state), the state control unit suppresses a transition from a manual driving state (first assist state) to a normal automated driving state (second assist state) in which a level of driving assistance is high. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271981 | AUTOMATIC DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC DRIVING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A method for switching modes for operating a vehicle, a non-transitory computer-readable medium for performing the method, and information processing apparatuses. The method includes determining, by circuitry of an information processing apparatus, whether a mode for operating the vehicle is to be switched from one of autonomous and manual driving modes to the other of the autonomous and manual driving modes. A state of a driver of the vehicle is obtained when the mode for operating the vehicle is determined to be switched. The method further includes switching, by the circuitry, the mode for operating the vehicle from the one of the autonomous and manual driving modes to the other of the autonomous manual driving modes based on the obtained state of the driver. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271982 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A vehicle control device includes a recognizer ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190271983 | Inferring State of Traffic Signal and Other Aspects of a Vehicle's Environment Based on Surrogate Data - A vehicle configured to operate in an autonomous mode can obtain sensor data from one or more sensors observing one or more aspects of an environment of the vehicle. At least one aspect of the environment of the vehicle that is not observed by the one or more sensors could be inferred based on the sensor data. The vehicle could be controlled in the autonomous mode based on the at least one inferred aspect of the environment of the vehicle. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271984 | Navigation Control Method and Apparatus in a Mobile Automation System - A control method in a mobile automation apparatus includes: storing a plurality of parametric path definition identifiers and respective corresponding sub-region identifiers identifying sub-regions in a facility; receiving a task command containing (i) a task identifier, and (ii) a target one of the sub-region identifiers identifying a target one of the sub-regions; retrieving a selected one of the parametric path definition identifiers corresponding to the target sub-region identifier; obtaining a selected one of a plurality of parametric path definitions—including a shape parameter and a reference parameter name—corresponding to the selected parametric path definition identifier; obtaining a reference parameter value, and generating a sequence of mobile automation apparatus poses according to the parametric path definition; each pose corresponding to a location in the facility; and controlling a locomotive assembly of the mobile automation apparatus to traverse the target sub-region according to the sequence of poses. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271985 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM - A vehicle control system includes: an external-world recognition unit configured to recognize a position of a peripheral vehicle of a vehicle; a trajectory generation unit configured to generate a plurality of trajectory candidates based on the position of the peripheral vehicle recognized by the external-world recognition unit; and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display an image indicating a trajectory along which the vehicle is able to travel and a trajectory along which the vehicle is not able to travel among the plurality of trajectory candidates generated by the trajectory generation unit. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271986 | ROUTE GENERATION APPARATUS - A route generation apparatus ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190271987 | POOL CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD TO AUTOMATIALLY CLEAN SURFACES OF A POOL USING IMAGES FROM A CAMERA - A pool cleaning system for cleaning debris from a submerged surface of a swimming pool includes a self-propelled pool cleaner having rotatably-mounted supports for supporting and guiding the cleaner on the pool surface; an electric motor for enabling the rotation of the rotatably-mounted supports on the pool surface; at least one camera to capture imagery of the pool surface; a controller, in electronic communication with the at least one camera, to determine a cleanliness characteristic of the pool surface on which the cleaner has passed based on the camera imagery and generate a control signal to direct movement of the cleaner based on the cleanliness characteristic of the pool surface, and a portable electronic device configured to present a graphic on a display, the graphic depicting the submerged surface of the pool and those portions of the surface that remain uncleaned as the cleaner traverses the pool surface. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271988 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING MERCHANDISE USING AUTONOMOUS GROUND VEHICLES - In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided herein useful for delivering merchandise using autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs) linking to and unlinking from other AGVs. In some embodiments, the system includes a plurality of AGVs where each AGV has a storage area and couplers at each end of the AGV and a first linked orientation in which the AGVs are linked end to end in a predetermined sequence. The system further includes centralized control circuit configured to receive a plurality of merchandise orders for delivery, identify a geographic neighborhood having orders, identify AGVs for delivery in the neighborhood, instruct the AGVs to form the first linked orientation, and instruct navigation of the AGV chain to an initial detachment location in the neighborhood. The AGVs detach in the neighborhood, complete their individual deliveries, and navigate to a predetermined relinking location in the neighborhood. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271989 | Clock Synchronization for Time Sensitive Networking in Vehicular Communication Environment - A vehicle includes a controller to control an operation of at least one component of the vehicle, a clock to synchronize the operation of the component of the vehicle, a memory to store a clock offset to the clock of the vehicle to synchronize the operation of the component of the vehicle, and a receiver to receive a set of heartbeat messages from a set of neighboring vehicles, each heartbeat message received from a neighboring vehicle includes a time of transmission of the heartbeat message, a location of the neighboring vehicle and a velocity of the neighboring vehicle. The receiver receives each heartbeat message at a corresponding receipt time measured using the clock of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a processor to update the clock offset stored in the memory in response to determining concurrently an unknown clock offset and an unknown location of the vehicle at a particular time by comparing distances traveled by light between the times of the transmission of the heartbeat messages and corresponding receipt times adjusted with the unknown clock offset with distances between the vehicle at the unknown location and the locations of the neighboring vehicles retrieved from the heartbeat messages. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271990 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INDUSTRIAL TRUCK - A method for operating an industrial truck ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190271991 | VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle control system includes a controller that detects a communication loss between a first vehicle and a second vehicle and/or a monitoring device in a vehicle system. The controller operationally restricts movement of the vehicle system based on the communication loss. The controller obtains or generates a transitional plan that designates operational settings for the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle based at least in part on a location of the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle. The controller selectively changes movement of the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle via the transitional plan to reduce a speed of the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle responsive to the communication loss being detected. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271992 | OBSTACLE-AVOIDANCE CONTROL METHOD FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV), FLIGHT CONTROLLER AND UAV - An obstacle-avoidance control method comprises acquiring a distance between an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a front object in a flying direction of the UAV; and controlling a flying altitude of the UAV according to the distance between the UAV and the front object. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271993 | HYDRAULIC VALVE WITH SWITCHING REGENERATION CIRCUIT - A hydraulic valve assembly having a regeneration circuit, where the hydraulic valve assembly is switchable between a regenerative mode and a non-regenerative mode as the valve assembly supplies fluid to operate a hydraulic device. The hydraulic valve assembly may be automatically switchable between the regenerative mode and the non-regenerative mode, such as by utilizing a pressure control valve in the hydraulic circuit that is activatable at a predetermined pressure setpoint, or by utilizing a variable pressure reducing valve that actuates a spool in the hydraulic circuit. In other embodiments, the hydraulic valve assembly may be manually switchable between the regenerative mode and non-regenerative mode by utilizing a valve member operatively coupled to a solenoid in cooperation with one or more check valves in the regeneration circuit. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271994 | MOVABLE SUPPORT FRAME THERMOSTAT - The present disclosure provides thermostats and thermostat housings with a support frame that is linearly displaceable relative to an aperture of the thermostat, for modifying operational characteristics of the opening and closing of the aperture by a valve actuated via a thermal-actuator with an extendible pin configured to be pressed against the support frame for moving the valve to open and close the aperture. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271995 | THERMOSTAT ASSEMBLY WITH POSITION SENSOR - A thermostat for controlling flow of a coolant fluid through an aperture, the thermostat including a temperature sensitive valve for controlling the opening and closing of the aperture, the temperature sensitive valve having: a valve body with a heat sensitive material and a displaceable pin, a lid configured to seal off the aperture, a support member, a flexible member located between the lid and the support member, and a position sensor configured to provide information indicative of the position of the temperature sensitive valve or a part thereof | 2019-09-05 |
20190271996 | THERMOSTAT ASSEMBLY WITH PRESSURE COMPENSATION - There is provided herein a thermostat for controlling flow of a coolant fluid through an aperture, the thermostat comprising a temperature sensitive valve for controlling the opening and closing of the aperture, said temperature sensitive valve comprising: a valve body comprising a heat sensitive material and a displaceable pin; wherein said displaceable pin is at least partially inserted within said heat sensitive material; a lid configured to delimit the temperature sensitive valve from a top end thereof, said lid configured to seal against a valve seat when said temperature sensitive valve is closed; a support member configured to delimit the temperature sensitive valve from a bottom end thereof; and a flexible member located between said lid and said support member, wherein when said heat sensitive material is heated said displaceable pin is at least partially displaced from said valve body, thereby affecting a compression force on said flexible member, said compression force gradually displacing said temperature sensitive valve from said valve seat, thereby allowing flow of coolant fluid through said aperture, and a hydraulic pressure compensation mechanism mechanically connected to, or associated with, said lid and configured to at least partially compensate for a hydraulic pressure exerted by said coolant fluid on said lid of said temperature sensitive valve by providing a means for redirecting hydraulic pressure away from said lid of said temperature sensitive valve. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271997 | SPINAL FUSION IMPLANT AND RELATED METHODS - The present invention relates generally to medical devices, systems, and methods for use in surgery. In particular, the disclosed system and methods relate to an intervertebral spinal implant sized and dimensioned for the lumbar spine implantable via a posterior approach. The system includes an implant, instruments for delivering the implant. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271998 | REFERENCE VOLTAGE CONTROL IN A POWER SUPPLY - A power supply includes a power converter, a reference voltage generator, and a controller. During operation, the power converter produces an output voltage to power a load. The reference voltage generator (such as a voltage mode amplifier circuit) generates a floor reference voltage, a magnitude of which varies as a function of the output voltage error. The controller compares an output voltage feedback signal (derived from the output voltage) to the floor reference voltage to produce control output to control timing of activating switches in the power converter to maintain the output voltage within a desired voltage range. | 2019-09-05 |
20190271999 | Online Voltage Adjustment Circuit for Board Power Supply - An online voltage adjustment circuit for a board power supply, where a first voltage division circuit is coupled in parallel to a first bias resistor, a second voltage division circuit is coupled in parallel to a second bias resistor, and a detection chip obtains an initial output voltage of the board power supply. Based on the initial output voltage and a preset voltage, a control chip controls a first switch on the first voltage division circuit to be on or off, and a second switch on the second voltage division circuit to be on or off. As a result, a feedback value of a feedback pin of the board power supply changes, and then an output voltage of the board power supply changes, thereby adjusting the output voltage of the board power supply. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272000 | Method and System for Rating Building Energy Performance - A method of predicting energy usage having the steps of providing a computer, providing a temperature database, providing a building asset rating database, receiving inputs from a user having a floor area measure of a building, an energy usage measurement, an energy usage start date, an energy usage end date, and a geographic location identifier, determining an estimated energy rating as a function of said inputs, said temperature database, and said building asset rating database, and providing said estimated energy rating to said user. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272001 | RECONFIGURABLE DICKSON STAR SWITCHED CAPACITOR VOLTAGE REGULATOR - The present disclosure shows a reconfigurable Dickson Star SC regulator that can support multiple conversion ratios by reconfiguring between various modes. The reconfigurable Dickson Star SC regulator is designed to reduce the number of redundant capacitors by reusing capacitors and switches across multiple modes of operation (across multiple conversion ratios). The present disclosure also shows a hybrid (e.g., two-stage) voltage regulator. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272002 | WORKLOAD PREDICTION BASED CPU FREQUENCY SCALING - A method comprises predicting, based on corresponding historical workload data, a change in virtual network function demand during a future workload period, wherein the virtual network function is supported by a node. The method further comprises determining a target clock speed of one or more physical CPU cores of one or more processors of one or more servers in the node corresponding to the change in the virtual network function demand and adjusting the CPU CORE of the node to the target clock speed corresponding to the change in the virtual network function demand for the future workload period. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272003 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND CLOCK SUPPLY METHOD - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a plurality of processing circuits including a sample and hold circuit, and a timing signal generation circuit that receives a reference clock signal and generates a timing signal to control a timing to operate the sample and hold circuit based on the reference clock signal. The plurality of processing circuits serially execute processing in order from the processing circuit at a preceding stage to the processing circuit at a subsequent stage. The timing signal generation circuit is coupled to the plurality of processing circuits so as to supply the timing signal to each of the plurality of processing circuits in order from the processing circuit at the subsequent stage to the processing circuit at the preceding stage. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272004 | DYNAMIC DISPLAY - Methods, systems and computer readable media for dynamic displays are described. The dynamic displays can include functions to detect when a user with a device approaches, and request information about the user from the user device. The dynamic display system can then use the information about the user to retrieve other associated information (e.g., a course schedule, calendar, or appointment list) and provide the user with directions to a destination via one or more dynamic displays and/or through navigation instructions sent to the user's device. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272005 | DISPLAY COVER WITH WEBCAM COVER - According to various embodiments, a display cover of an electronic display includes a cover configured to extend over the electronic display, a webcam aperture extending through the cover and configured to enable a webcam to view through the cover, and a webcam cover to be manipulated between a closed position wherein the webcam cover substantially obstructs the webcam aperture and an open position wherein the webcam cover does not substantially obstruct the webcam aperture. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272006 | HINGE STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A hinge structure including a first fixing component, a second fixing component, a shaft, a first positioning component, and a second positioning component is provided. The shaft passes through the first fixing component and the second fixing component. The first positioning component is connected to the second fixing component, wherein the shaft passes through the first positioning component, and the first positioning component includes a positioning elastic piece. The shaft passes through the second positioning component, wherein the positioning elastic piece faces toward the second positioning component, and a side of the second positioning component facing toward the positioning elastic piece is configured with a plurality of positioning slots arranged circularly. The positioning elastic piece is configured to engage in any one of the positioning slots to lock an opened/closed state of the second fixing component and the first fixing component. An electronic device is also provided. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272007 | PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE FOR DATA STORAGE - A data storage enclosure for storing data on digital storage media has a lid that secures to a base. The enclosure has an upper insulating block that is located adjacent the lid and a lower insulating block that is located in the base. Each insulating block has a corresponding cover that overlays and protects its respective block. A storage unit has outer thermal management layers and a center layer located therebetween. The thermal management layers each contain a corresponding heat absorber that absorbs energy and changes from solid to liquid as the temperature of the storage unit begins to rise to excessive temperatures. The center layer contains a digital storage drive that is connected to a flexible cable that is connected to a sacrificial connector. When assembled, the insulating blocks and covers constrain and hold the storage unit and flexible cable. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272008 | SSD Module For Mounting In A HDD Bay Of A Rack Server - A modular SSD inserts within a bay in a rack server that may also accommodate a standard modular HDD. The modular SSD includes first and second PCBs each having SSD modules mounted thereto. For example, four SSD modules on each PCB. The first PCB includes a data connector at a first end that connects to a connector at the first end of the second PCB. The second PCB includes one or more connectors at a second end, opposite the first, for connecting to the backplane of the rack server. The backplane is coupled to a motherboard within the rack server. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272009 | COOLED ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD - A cooled electronic circuit board ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190272010 | RECONFIGURABLE AND SCALABLE HARDWARE MANAGEMENT ARCHITECTURE - In one embodiment, a reconfigurable and scalable hardware management architecture includes a digital controller for controlling two or more analog sense-and-control (ASC) circuits, where each ASC monitors voltage, current, and temperature of one or more power supplies, ICs, or a circuit board. The controller and ASCs are connected in a star architecture, where each ASC is connected to the controller via a different, dedicated interface to communicate regarding the power supplies being monitored. The controller and the ASCs are also connected in a bus architecture via a shared interface. The architecture can be re-configured by adding one or more additional ASCs or by removing one or more existing ASCs, where each additional ASC is (i) connected to a different I/O interface of the digital controller via a different, dedicated interface and (ii) connected to the digital controller and the two or more existing ASCs via the shared interface. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272011 | COMBINED POWER, DATA, AND COOLING DELIVERY IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - In one embodiment, a method includes delivering power, data, and cooling from a central network device to a plurality of remote communications devices over cables connecting the central network device to the remote communications devices, each of the cables carrying said power, data, and cooling, and receiving at the central network device, power and thermal data from the remote communications devices based on monitoring of power and cooling at the remote communications devices. The remote communications devices are powered by the power and cooled by the cooling delivered from the central network device. An apparatus is also disclosed herein. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272012 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING POWER ANALYTICS OF A STORAGE SYSTEM - A storage system comprises one or more storage devices, power supplies supplying power to the storage device, a processor that performs in response to determining that the total power consumption of the one or more storage devices is less than a first percentage threshold of a load of the active power supplies, deactivating one or more of the active power supplies until the total power consumption is equal to or greater than the first percentage threshold of a load of each of the active power supplies, and in response to determining that the total power consumption is equal to or greater than a second percentage threshold of a load of each of the active power supplies, activating one or more of the deactivated ones of the power supplies until the total power consumption is less than the second percentage threshold of the load of each of the active power supplies. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272013 | POWER SUPPLYING SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND POWER SUPPLYING METHOD - In a power supplying system, a selection unit that selects one of a first power feed unit and a second power feed unit, a first voltage determination unit that compares a voltage of an output of the first power feed unit with a first threshold value, a second voltage determination unit that compares a voltage of an output of the second power feed unit with a second threshold value, and a management unit that sets the first threshold value and the second threshold value are provided. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272014 | Wake-up control method and device for body control module - A wake-up control method for a Body Control Module (BCM) includes: step S1 writing IDs and wake-up level information of all Micro Controller Unit (MCU) pins serving as an external wake-up source to a retention RAM; step S2, setting a wake-up detection timer, and triggering a system to enter a low power consumption mode; step S3, after a wake-up detection time set by the wake-up detection timer expires, enabling power supply to all MCU pins, setting the corresponding MCU pin as an input pin according to the pin ID information written in step S1, and acquiring level information of the input pin; and step S4, comparing the level information of the input pin with the wake-up level information written in step S1, if they are consistent, writing the ID of the input pin that is to serve as a wake-up source to the retention RAM and triggering the system to enter a normal operating mode, and if they are inconsistent, disabling the power supply to the MCU pin. A wake-up control device for a BCM is further provided. The wake-up control method and the wake-up control device for a BCM reduce selection requirements for MCU chips, and provide more flexible hardware pin allocation and design for a wake-up source. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272015 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAXIMIZING MULTI-PHASE VOLTAGE REGULATOR EFFICIENCY USING OPERATIONAL MODES IN WHICH PHASES OPERATE IN FULLY-ENABLED MODE AND LIGHT-LOAD MODE - A method may include operating a power system coupled to at least one information handling resource, configured to provide electrical energy to the at least one information handling resource, and comprising a plurality of voltage regulator phases, in a plurality of operational modes, each mode defining a number of the plurality of voltage regulator phases operating in a fully-enabled mode and whether or not one of the plurality of voltage regulator phases operates in a light-load mode, selecting a selected operational mode from the plurality of operational modes based on a load requirement of the at least one information handling resource, and controlling the plurality of voltage regulator phases to deliver an aggregate current in accordance with the load requirement and the selected operational mode. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272016 | DYNAMIC TIERING OF DATACENTER POWER FOR WORKLOADS - Dynamic tiering of datacenter power for workloads is disclosed. A power capacity, including redundant power capacity and granular power capacity values within a datacenter, is determined. An outage time duration requirement for the power capacity that was determined is evaluated, where the outage time duration requirement is a number of minutes. A hold time duration requirement for the power capacity is evaluated, where the hold time duration is a number of minutes. A number of allowable occurrences of power outage for the power capacity is evaluated. A power requirement metric, based on the outage time duration requirement, the hold time duration requirement, and the number of occurrences, is calculated. A power topology within the datacenter is modified based on the power requirement metric. The modifying provides dynamic power tiering within the datacenter. The dynamic tiering includes a variable service level agreement for power within the datacenter. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272017 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT ESTIMATION OF THE ENERGY DISSIPATION OF PROCESSOR BASED SYSTEMS - A system and method of scheduling tasks, comprising receiving activity and performance data from registers or storage locations maintained by hardware and an operating system; storing calibration coefficients associated with the activity and performance data; computing an energy dissipation rate based on at least the activity and performance data; and scheduling tasks under the operating system based on the computed energy dissipation rate. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272018 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION BASED ON USE PATTERN OF USER - A device and method of managing power are provided. The device includes a user input unit configured to receive a user input from a user, an output unit configured to output information based on the user input, and a controller configured to, when the user input is not received, determine whether or not an out-focus status in which the user does not use the device has started, determine, when it is determined that the out-focus status has started, a period in which the out-focus status is to be maintained based on information about a probability of the out-focus status according to a context of the device, and stop, when the period in which the out-focus status is to be maintained is equal to or greater than a reference time period, an application executed in the device. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272019 | DISTRIBUTED POWER BUDGETING - A distributed power management system is configured determine a node power consumption of a node during a first time interval. The system can determine a node power cap. The system can determine a proportional component power budget for a component of the node based, at least in part, on the node power consumption and a component power consumption. The system can determine a power budget for the component for a second time interval based, at least in part on the proportional component power budget. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272020 | System and Method of Thermal Management of Information Handling Systems - In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods, and/or processes may determine if a user is in contact with an information handling system. If the user is not in contact with the information handling system, the information handling system may utilize a thermal profile. If the user is in contact with the information handling system, it may be determined if the user is in contact with a first display of multiple displays of the information handling system. If the user is in contact with the first display, processing of information may be migrated from a component associated with the first display to a component associated with a second display of the multiple displays. If the user is not in contact with the first display, processing of the information may be migrated from the component associated with the second display to the component associated with the first display. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272021 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELF-REGULATING POWER USAGE AND POWER CONSUMPTION IN ETHERNET SSD STORAGE SYSTEMS - Embodiments of the present invention include a solid state storage device for reporting actual power consumption including an internal power metering unit, a memory including flash memory, one or more components comprising at least a controller and the memory, wherein the memory has stored thereon instructions that are configured to be executed by the controller, and one or more voltage rails connecting the power metering unit to the one or more components so that the power metering unit is capable of measuring power consumed by the one or more components of the storage device. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272022 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a display unit with a power saving function, where the display unit is turned off after a predetermined period of time has elapsed to save power. If however, the display unit is displaying a code used by external devices to establish communication with the image forming apparatus, the power saving function is disabled during the time period the code is being displayed. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272023 | POWER DOMAIN HAVING AN IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ON-CHIP VOLTAGE REGULATOR DEVICE - Implementations of on-chip electrical regulation devices may include: a positive power domain electrically coupled with a negative power domain through a power mesh including two or more loads. The positive power domain, negative power domain, or both the positive power domain and negative power domain may each include a power domain rail. The power domain rail may include a resistance distributed along a length of the power domain rail. The distributed resistance may be electrically coupled with one or more transistors also distributed along the power domain rail. Each of the one or more transistors, in combination with the distributed resistance, may be configured to dissipate electrical power along the length of the power domain rail to reduce a voltage across the positive power domain, negative power domain, or both the positive power domain and the negative power domain to a desired operating voltage at the power mesh. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272024 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SIMULATING PHYSICS IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - A method of simulating physics in a virtual worlds system includes selecting at least one of the client devices participating in an instance of a scene as a physics host, the physics host determining subsequent states of objects and sending the subsequent states to one or more processors of a server, the subsequent states of objects comprising one or more of: subsequent locations, orientations, velocities and accelerations determined based on characteristics of the objects and constraints for simulating physics consistent with the new instance of the scene of the virtual worlds system. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272025 | Method, System, and Device of Authenticating Identity of a User of an Electronic Device - A method for confirming identity of a user of a mobile electronic device, the method including: receiving touch data from a touch-screen of the mobile electronic device; receiving acceleration data from an accelerometer of the mobile electronic device; correlating between the touch data and the acceleration data; based on the correlating, generating a user-specific trait indicative of said user. The method further includes storing a reference value of the user-specific trait, indicative of said user; in a subsequent usage session of the mobile electronic device, generating a current value of the user-specific trait correlating between touch data and acceleration data; and based on a comparison between the current value of the user-specific trait and the reference value of the user-specific trait, determining whether or not a current user of the mobile electronic device is an authorized user of the mobile electronic device. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272026 | VESTIBULAR ANCHORING - Methods and devices for presenting a virtual reality image may include receiving head motion information from a positional tracking system that tracks a position and orientation of a head of a user and receiving virtual motion information independent from the head motion information for a virtual reality simulation. The methods and devices may include generating a first scene of the virtual reality simulation based on the virtual motion information and the head motion information. The methods and devices may also include generating a set of visual cues based on the head motion information and rendering a frame including the set of visual cues and the first scene of the virtual reality simulation. The methods and devices may include transmitting the frame of the virtual reality simulation for presentation on a display device. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272027 | DIRECT VOLUME RENDERING IN VIRTUAL AND/OR AUGMENTED REALITY - A method for rendering an image in a virtual reality environment includes capturing volume data with a capturing device, storing the volume data in a memory, detecting a movement of a user with a tracking device, generating tracking data representing the movement of the user, setting rendering parameters for rendering the image, rendering the image from the volume data based on the rendering parameters, detecting a measure of the movement of the user based on the tracking data, and adapting the rendering parameters depending on the measure of the movement of the user. A system for rendering the image includes a tracking device, a communication interface, a memory, and a processor which sets rendering parameters, renders the image from the volume data based on the rendering parameters, detects a measure of the movement of the user, and adapts the rendering parameters depending on the measure of the movement. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272028 | HIGH-SPEED STAGGERED BINOCULAR EYE TRACKING SYSTEMS - A method, an electronic device and a non-transitory computer readable medium for are provided. The method includes capturing a first eye and a second eye. The method also includes identifying a first position of the first eye and a second position the second eye. Additionally, the method includes staggering the capture of the first eye and the second eye, wherein the first eye is captured prior to capturing the second eye. The method also includes identifying the first gaze direction with respect to a display. The method further includes mapping the second gaze direction of the second eye based on the identified first gaze direction, prior to capturing the second eye. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272029 | CORRELATING USER REACTION WITH AT LEAST AN ASPECT ASSOCIATED WITH AN AUGMENTATION OF AN AUGMENTED VIEW - Computationally implemented methods and systems include detecting one or more user reactions of a user in response to a display to the user of an augmented view of an actual scene from a real environment, the augmented view that was displayed including one or more augmentations, and correlating the detected one or more user reactions with at least one or more aspects associated with the one or more augmentations that were included in the augmented view that was presented. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272030 | Gaze Driven Interaction for a Vehicle - According to the invention, a method for changing information on a display in a vehicle based on a gaze direction of a driver is disclosed. The method may include displaying information on the display in the vehicle. The method may also include receiving gaze data indicative of the gaze direction of a user. The method may further include changing the display based at least in part on the gaze data. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272031 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EYE-REACTIVE DISPLAY - A computerized method, system for, and computer-readable medium operable to: detect an eye condition of a viewer of displayed content; assess the eye condition against predetermined criteria; identify a preferred behavior or display alteration selected to improve the eye condition; and alter the displayed content in a predetermined manner selected to induce the preferred behavior or compensate for an observed condition. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272032 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR TRACKING GAZE WITH RESPECT TO A MOVING PLANE WITH A CAMERA WITH RESPECT TO THE MOVING PLANE - A gaze tracking system, method, and computer product for tracking an eye gaze on a screen of a device including a single monocular camera, the system including measuring a rotation of a hinged plane of a display screen with respect to the eye gaze, combining the rotation with a three-dimensional movement of the camera, a position of the camera being constant with respect to the display screen, and estimating a point of gaze localization on the display screen using the single monocular camera as the input, in absence of a sensor, and without p fixating a display screen calibration, | 2019-09-05 |
20190272033 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An information processing device includes a receiving unit that receives an operation of a user only when a direction of force applied to a display is a predetermined specific direction. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272034 | MOTION DETECTION SYSTEM, MOTION DETECTION METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - A motion detection system, a motion detection method and a computer-readable recording medium thereof are provided. The motion detection system includes one or more haptic feedback devices and a motion sensor. The haptic feedback devices are equipped with one or more haptic feedback elements. The haptic feedback elements are configured to perform a haptic feedback. The haptic feedback elements are triggered to perform a haptic feedback according to a haptic feedback command. A detection value from the motion sensor is modified in response to the haptic feedback elements being triggered by the haptic feedback command. Accordingly, the precision for positioning the haptic feedback devices can be improved. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272035 | HAPTIC PLAYBACK ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - A method is provided for adjusting the playback rate of haptic effects to a desired playback rate. A desired playback rate is determined. A portion of a haptic signal based on the desired playback rate is generated. The portion of the haptic signal is sent to a haptic output device, causing the haptic output device to output haptic effects at a playback rate corresponding to the desired playback rate. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272036 | HAPTIC FEEDBACK USING A FIELD OF VIEW - One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a computing device in communication with a display device and a sensor. The display device is configured to display a plurality of content and the sensor is configured to detect a field of view of a user of the computing device relative to the display device. The sensor can transmit a signal associated with the field of view to a processor in communication with the sensor. The processor is configured to determine a direction of the field of view of the user based on the signal. The processor is also configured to determine that a content displayed by the display device and associated with a haptic effect is within the field of view of the user. The processor is also configured to determine a haptic effect associated with the content and transmit a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect. The illustrative system also includes a haptic output device configured to receive the haptic signal and output the haptic effect. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272037 | Distributed Control Architecture for Haptic Devices - A widely distributed control architecture for haptic devices is provided. In one embodiment, an architecture of a device or peripheral has a main communication and control processor (e.g. a host or device processor), and each actuator also has a dedicated processor. A device can have a single or multiple actuators all of the same type or of different types. In another embodiment, individual processors for actuators are provided without a separate coordinating processor. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272038 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER - There is provided an information processing device to cause vibration to be generated suitable for a state between an information processing device including a vibrating device and a user, the information processing device including: corrected vibration data configured to generate corrected information for correcting a strength of vibration data for a vibrating device including a vibrator on a basis of information provided from a detecting unit configured to detect a contact state of the vibrating device; and an vibration signal generating unit configured to generate a vibration signal from the corrected vibration data. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272039 | ENHANCED DYNAMIC HAPTIC EFFECTS - A system is provided that generates a dynamic haptic effect that includes one or more key frames, where each key frame includes a first interpolant value and a first haptic effect. The system further receives an interpolant value, where the interpolant value is between at least two interpolant values of at least two key frames. The system further determines the dynamic haptic effect from the interpolant value. The system further distributes the dynamic haptic effect among a plurality of actuators. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272040 | MANIPULATION DETERMINATION APPARATUS, MANIPULATION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND, PROGRAM - A manipulation determination apparatus, a manipulation determination method, and a program, which are capable of improving manipulability in performing a manipulation by moving a body. A state of the living body of a user is recognized, and a position or area is allocated on a computer space so as to move in conjunction with the recognized state of the living body. A manipulation corresponding to a motion of the living body is determined based on required conditions that a whole or part of the position or area passes through a boundary plane or boundary line on the computer space, and that parts of the living body perform a contact action or a non-contact action. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272041 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A THREE DIMENSIONAL INTERFACE - A method, system, apparatus, and/or device that may include a sensor configured to obtain position information of at least a portion of a hand in a space relative to a first axis and a second axis. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a processing device configured to: determine that fingers and a thumb of the hand are located within the defined area based on the position information; determine a first position of the fingers and a second position of the thumb based on the position information; in response to the fingers being in a clenched position, generate hand position information that only includes position information of the thumb; and in response to the position information of the thumb indicated the thumb is extended and oriented in a first direction along a first axis or a second axis, execute a first instruction. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272042 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE WITH GESTURE-CONTROLLED DISPENSER - A refrigeration device includes a refrigerated compartment, a door that seals the compartment, a dispenser opening in an exterior surface of the door, and a dispenser outlet in the opening. The refrigeration device also includes a reservoir configured to hold a substance and a conveyor configured to convey the substance from the reservoir to the dispenser outlet. Measurement sensors of the refrigeration device are configured to generate first measurement signals that are indicative a gesture of a hand in the dispenser opening. A control unit of the refrigeration device is configured to ascertain a requested fill height based upon the first measurement signals. The control unit is further configured to generate signals that cause the conveyor to convey the substance from the reservoir to a container placed under the dispenser outlet and cease conveying the substance upon the container attaining the requested fill level. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272043 | VISUAL COLLABORATION INTERFACE - Embodiments described herein includes a system comprising a processor coupled to display devices, sensors, remote client devices, and computer applications. The computer applications orchestrate content of the remote client devices simultaneously across the display devices and the remote client devices, and allow simultaneous control of the display devices. The simultaneous control includes automatically detecting a gesture of at least one object from gesture data received via the sensors. The detecting comprises identifying the gesture using only the gesture data. The computer applications translate the gesture to a gesture signal, and control the display devices in response to the gesture signal. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272044 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE, CHARACTER INPUT METHOD, AND CHARACTER INPUT PROGRAM - A character input device for character input reflecting a user's situation includes an operation unit that receives an input operation associated with a character input, a detector that detects an operating speed for the input operation, and a predictive suggestion generation unit that outputs predictive suggestions for the character input in accordance with the operating speed. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272045 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A display device is provided, which includes a jog switch which performs a moving operation in a plurality of directions and a push operation, a display unit which displays a first user interface (UI) for adjusting a channel or a volume of the display device or a second UI for adjusting other functions of the display device in accordance with a first operation of the jog switch, and a control unit which adjusts a selected function of the display device in accordance with a second operation of the jog switch in which is performed in a state where the first UI or the second UI is displayed. The jog switch is formed to project for a predetermine height from a surface of the display device, and thus a user can find the jog switch easily and promptly even is the jog switch is obstructed from view. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272046 | MOBILE DEVICE JOYSTICK - A device that includes a control element that has multiple degrees of freedom; a mobile device holder that is configured to control a movement of a mobile device when the mobile device is connected to the mobile device holder; and a transmission mechanism that is configured to translate a movement of the control element to a corresponding movement of at least a part of the mobile device holder. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272047 | ELECTRONIC PEN - An electronic pen includes a coil wound around a magnetic core, a first capacitor forming a resonance circuit with the coil, a rectifier circuit which, in operation, rectifies an alternating-current signal received by the resonance circuit, the rectifier circuit including a second capacitor, a voltage detecting circuit which, in operation, detects whether a rectified output voltage across the second capacitor of the rectifier circuit exceeds a predetermined value, a third capacitor having a capacitance that is larger than a capacitance of the second capacitor, and a charge control circuit which, in operation, controls supply of a charging current to the third capacitor by the rectified output voltage. The charge control circuit in operation, causes the charging current to be fed to the third capacitor by the rectified output voltage when the voltage detection circuit detects that the rectified output voltage obtained across the second capacitor exceeds the predetermined value. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272048 | MOUSE DEVICE - A mouse device includes a main body, an air cushion and a first hidden key. The first hidden key is located at a first side of the main body. The air cushion is located under the main body, and contactable with a working surface. The first hidden key is arranged between the main body and the air cushion. The first hidden key is not exposed outside. When the main body is leaned in a first direction and pressed down, the first hidden key is triggered to generate a first leaning signal. The first hidden key can be used to replace the key of the conventional keyboard. Due to the structure of the mouse device, the mouse device can be operated more intuitively. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272049 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STYLUS THEREOF - A portable electronic device includes a stylus including a pen-shaped casing structure, a support structure, a rear circuit board, a function assembly, a pen head structure and a power supply. The support structure is disposed in the casing structure. The rear circuit board is positioned on the support structure. The function assembly is disposed on the support structure. The head structure is partially disposed out of the casing structure. The power supply is electrically connected to the rear circuit board. The function assembly includes first, second and third conductive members, first and second movable members, and a button body. When the button body is pressed to drive the first and second movable members to move simultaneously, the first movable member simultaneously electrically contacts the first and second conductive members, so the first and the second conductive members are electrically connected with each other through the first movable member. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272050 | TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION OF ACTIVE STYLUS AND TOUCH SENSOR - In one embodiment, a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium embodies logic that is configured when executed to determine a first correlation between first consecutive edges of a synchronization signal and a pre-determined coefficient vector. The logic is further configured when executed to determine a second correlation between second consecutive edges of the synchronization signal and the pre-determined coefficient vector and synchronize one or more timings for communication between a stylus and a device based at least in part on the first and second correlations. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272051 | MULTILAYER STRUCTURE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER STRUCTURE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A multilayer structure includes a touch sensor and an optical functional layer formed thereon. The optical functional layer includes a phase-difference layer and a linear polarization layer formed thereon on a side opposite to the touch sensor. The phase-difference layer which gives a phase difference to transmitted light has a laminated structure including a ¼λphase-difference layer and a ½λphase-difference layer. The multilayer structure has first and second retardations at wavelengths of 450 nm and 590 nm, respectively, while the optical functional layer has third and fourth retardations at wavelengths of 450 nm and 590 nm, respectively. A first ratio of the first retardation to the second retardation is smaller than 0.763 and greater than a second ratio of the third retardation to the fourth retardation. A slow axis of the base member extends in a direction parallel to a synthesized slow axis of the optical functional layer. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272052 | 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. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272053 | TRANSPARENT BUTTON FOR CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN - Button for a capacitive touch screen ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190272054 | CAPACITIVE SENSOR AND DEVICE - A capacitive sensor includes first transparent electrodes arranged in a first direction; second transparent electrodes arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction and containing conductive nanowires; coupling parts provided integrally with the first transparent electrodes; and bridge wiring parts provided independently of the second transparent electrodes so as to intersect the coupling parts and electrically connecting two adjacent second transparent electrodes to each other. Each of the bridge wiring parts is composed of contact portions in contact with the second transparent electrodes and a bridge portion provided continuously with the contact portions and separated from the second transparent electrodes. Each of the contact portions has a multilayer structure, and a layer including a portion in contact with the second transparent electrode is formed of a zinc-oxide-based material. A surface of the bridge portion located farther from the substrate is formed of an amorphous-oxide-based material. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272055 | FABRIC SENSING DEVICE - A touch-sensitive textile device that is configured to detect the occurrence of a touch, the location of a touch, and/or the force of a touch on the touch-sensitive textile device. In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive textile device includes a first set of conductive threads oriented along a first direction, and a second set of conductive threads interwoven with the first set of conductive threads and oriented along a second direction. The device may also include a sensing circuit that is operatively coupled to the first and second set of conductive threads. The sensing circuit may be configured to apply a drive signal to the first and second set of conductive threads. The sensing circuit may also be configured to detect a touch or near touch based on a variation in an electrical measurement using the first or second set of conductive threads. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272056 | CAPACITANCE DETECTING CIRCUIT, TOUCH DEVICE AND TERMINAL DEVICE - The present application discloses a capacitance detecting circuit, a touch device and terminal device, which are beneficial for reducing an area of the capacitance detecting circuit, thereby reducing costs of a chip. The capacitance detecting circuit is connected to a measurement capacitor and where it includes a calibration capacitor; a charging and discharging module including a first current source configured to perform charging or discharging on the measurement capacitor, and a second current source configured to perform charging or discharging on the calibration capacitor; an integrator, configured to convert a capacitance signal of the measurement capacitor into a voltage signal; and a control module, configured to control working states of the charging and discharging module and the integrator. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272057 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display device includes thin film transistors, a first insulating layer, a first transparent conductive layer, a second insulating layer, contact holes, a second transparent conductive layer, and touch signal lines. The first transparent conductive layer includes pixel electrodes, and each pixel electrode is electrically connected to a drain of one of the thin film transistors. The contact holes penetrate the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer. Each contact hole exposes a portion of the pixel electrode and a portion of the drain. The second transparent conductive layer includes touch electrodes and connecting electrodes. Each connecting electrode extends into one of the contact holes, and is in contact with the portion of the pixel electrode and the portion of the drain. Each touch signal line is electrically to a corresponding touch electrode. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272058 | DISPLAY DEVICE - To improve visibility of a display surface in a display module capable of vibrating, the display module ( | 2019-09-05 |
20190272059 | Method And System For Touchless Gesture Detection And Hover And Touch Detection - A sensor system combining first and second detection systems supplies drive signals to nodes A and B electrodes of these systems. A drive sequence consists of a repetition of an elementary acquisition cycle having two consecutive main phases with pre-charge and acquisition phases. During a first pre-charge phase, node A is driven to a first electrical potential for and during a first acquisition phase, to a first intermediate electrical potential, and node B is driven to a second electrical potential and thereafter switches node B into high-impedance at DC, and during a second pre-charge phase, node A is driven to a third electrical potential and, during a second acquisition phase, to a second intermediate electrical potential, and node B is driven to a fourth potential and thereafter switches node B into high-impedance at DC. The first and second detection systems perform an electrical measurement on node A and B, respectively. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272060 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE BUTTON WITH TWO LEVELS - A touch-sensitive depressible button with multiple depression thresholds is provided. When the button is depressed to a first depression threshold, the touch sensor can be switched from a low-power, non-sensing state to a sensing state. When the button is depressed to a second depression threshold, the touch sensor can sense the touch context and input can be generated based on the depression and the touch context. In this way, the touch-sensitive depressible button with multiple depression thresholds can facilitate timely switching of the touch sensor to a sensing state. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272061 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE, CHARACTER INPUT METHOD, AND CHARACTER INPUT PROGRAM - A character input device includes an operation unit that receives a character input performed with a flick input, a digit detector that determines a type of digit used for the flick input, and a controller that adjusts an input determination area for the character input in accordance with an input error count for the flick input. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272062 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING FAULTY TOUCH PANEL HAVING INTERMITTENT FIELD FAILURES - An electronic device having a faulty touch panel may be diagnosed and indicated for repair by extracting a log from the electronic device. The log may include a record of touch panel events indicating active and inactive touch panel events divided into time periods. The log may be analyzed for touch panel events in a given time period. If a total number of touch panel events in a given time period exceeds a threshold count, and if a percentage of touch panel events in that given time period exceeds a threshold percentage, the touch panel may be identified as in need of replacement. Further, if a total number of touch panel events for all time periods exceeds a threshold percentage, the touch panel may be identified as in need of replacement. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272063 | TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH PANEL DEVICE USING SAME - A touch panel includes transmission electrodes arranged in a first direction, and wirings each connected to respective one of the transmission electrodes. The transmission electrodes have strip shapes slenderly extending in a second direction crossing the first direction. The transmission electrodes include first and second transmission electrodes adjacent to each other in the first direction. The wirings include first and second wirings connected to the first and second transmission electrodes, respectively. One end of the first transmission electrode is connected to the first wiring. Another end of the first transmission electrode is an open end. One end of the second transmission electrode is connected to the second wiring. Another end of the second transmission electrode is an open end. The first and transmission electrodes are driven simultaneously by first and second signals input through the first and second wirings, respectively. The touch panel is preferable in detection accuracy. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272064 | INSTANT MESSAGING SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS - A system comprising a first device having a touch screen a messaging application running in the background within said first device and a window related to said application, said window, regardless of the window of any other application displayed on the screen, is located on an edge of said touch screen while said messaging application is running, wherein upon providing a gesture from said window of said messaging application towards inside of said touch screen, a function related to said messaging application is executed. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272065 | AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING COLUMN LAYOUTS IN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - A method for automatically generating column layouts comprises obtaining, by a page layout computer, source code of an electronic document comprising content, in response to a request to activate a page layout of the electronic document and before receiving a first input indicating a modification to a layout of the electronic document, automatically inserting, by the page layout computer, a coded hierarchy into the source code of the electronic document specifying a single section and a single column including the content, receiving, by the page layout computer, the first input indicating the modification to the layout of the electronic document, based on the first input and by the page layout computer, modifying the source code, causing, by the page layout computer, generating an updated editing view of the electronic document that graphically represents the modification to the layout. | 2019-09-05 |
20190272066 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A portable communication device ( | 2019-09-05 |