37th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140253359 | BALANCED SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERSION CIRCUIT - A balanced signal processing circuit includes: a comparator; a first capacitor having a first end connected to a non-inverting input terminal of the comparator; a second capacitor having a first end connected to an inverting input terminal of the comparator; a first switch configured to apply a voltage signal to the first end of the first capacitor; a second switch configured to apply a voltage signal to the first end of the second capacitor; an operation state detection section configured to detect an operation state of the comparator; and an offset voltage correction section configured to apply a predetermined offset voltage to a second end of the first capacitor and a second end of the second capacitor when the operation state detection section detects an abnormal operation state of the comparator. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253360 | LOW POWER TRANSMITTER FOR REMOTE CONTROL - A transmitter for remote control includes a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to receive a first audio signal from a electronic device and convert the first audio signal to a first direct-current (DC) signal, a first boost circuit connected to the first ADC to receive and amplify the first DC signal, a second ADC receives a second audio signal from the electronic device and converts the second audio signal to a second DC signal, a second boost circuit connected to the second ADC to receive and amplify the second DC signal, an energy storage element and a transmission module is powered by the energy storage element and generates a carrier signal, the transmission module receives the amplified first DC signal from the first boost circuit, the amplified first DC signal modulates the carrier signal generated by the transmission module, and the amplified second DC signal charges the energy storage element. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253361 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING RADAR SIGNALS - This disclosure includes systems and methods for detecting radar signals by performing an initial spectral analysis to identify candidate radar signals and subsequently determining whether any candidate radar signals are false detections using a secondary analysis. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253362 | PASSIVE MILLIMETER-WAVE DETECTOR - Disclosed are passive millimeter wave detection devices that in some embodiments are useful for detecting objects such as weapons obscured underneath clothing. Also disclosed are methods for detecting objects using millimeter waves, in some embodiments, objects such as weapons, obscured underneath clothing. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253363 | MOVING OBJECT DETECTING APPARATUS, MOVING OBJECT DETECTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided an apparatus that detects a moving object which includes an interface unit to receive, from a radar, measurement data of a distance from the radar and a reception level signal reflected by an object located at the distance from the radar; a background data updating unit to detect the reception level signal that is greater than or equal to a first threshold from each of a plurality of the measurement data, a background value that indicates a generation frequency for levels of the reception level signal that become greater than or equal to the first threshold; a moving object detecting unit to detect the object as a moving object, the object having the background value that is less than a background value of a stationary object that is located in same distance of the object. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253364 | MAP AWARE ADAPTIVE AUTOMOTIVE RADAR - A dedicated short range radar system is provided for use with a GPS system. The radar system includes a transmitter which transmits a microwave radio signal. A receiver is coupled to a horizontally scanning receiver antenna array which receives an echo, if present, from the radio signal transmitted by the transmitter. The radio receiver then generates an output signal representative of the echo. A control circuit then receives the output signal from the antenna array as well as the output signal from the GPS system. The control circuit then varies the mode of operation of the receiver and/or the transmitter as a function of the type of roadway for optimal radar performance. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253365 | METHOD FOR CYCLICALLY MEASURING DISTANCES AND VELOCITIES OF OBJECTS USING AN FMCW RADAR SENSOR - In a method for cyclically measuring distances (d) and relative velocities (v) of objects using an FMCW radar sensor, the frequency (f) of a transmitted signal of the radar sensor is periodically modulated, each period (P) including at least two differing modulation patterns, a relationship between distance (d) and velocity (v) of the object being derived from a signal received for a single modulation pattern, and the signals received for multiple modulation patterns being adjusted to one another in order to determine one value each for the distance and the velocity per each measuring cycle. For the adjustment between a signal obtained for a modulation pattern in the instantaneous measuring cycle and the signal(s) obtained for other modulation patterns, the signals from at least one previous measuring cycle are utilized. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253366 | FILLING LEVEL DETERMINATION USING TRANSMIT SIGNALS WITH DIFFERENT FREQUENCY STEPS - A method of determining a filling level comprising transmitting a first transmit signal exhibiting a first ratio between bandwidth number of frequencies; receiving a first reflection signal; mixing the first transmit signal and the first reflection signal to form a first intermediate frequency signal; and determining a first data set indicative of a first set of surface echo candidates based on the first intermediate frequency signal. The method further comprises transmitting a second transmit signal exhibiting a second ratio between bandwidth and number of frequencies being different from the first ratio; receiving a second reflection signal; mixing the second transmit signal and the second reflection signal to form a second intermediate frequency signal; and determining a second data set indicative of a second set of surface echo candidates based on the second intermediate frequency signal. The filling level determined based on subsets of the first and second sets. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253367 | Circuit Arrangement - The invention relates to a circuit arrangement for converting from a differential signal path (IF | 2014-09-11 |
20140253368 | MULTI-MODE, MULTI-STATIC INTERFEROMETER UTILIZING PSEUDO ORTHOGONAL CODES - A system for providing a multi-mode, multi-static interferometer may include a transmitter array, a receiver array and a processor. The transmitter array includes at least a first transmitter and a second transmitter spatially separated from each other by a first known distance. The receiver array includes at least a first receiver and a second receiver spatially separated from each other by a second known distance. The receiver array is positioned to enable receipt of a return signal from transmissions provided by the transmitter array and reflecting off an object. The processor is configured to enable the transmitter array to generate uniquely coded signals and configured to distinguish, based on the uniquely coded signals, a first signal transmitted by the first transmitter from a second signal transmitted by the second transmitter in response to reception of a combined signal including reflected signals corresponding to at least the first and second signals by the receiver array. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253369 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING SATELLITE POSITION MESSAGE PAYLOAD BY ADAPTIVE DATA COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES - An adaptive method by which Differential GNSS corrections may be compressed. Each measurement datum to be transmitted to a rover for satellite navigation purposes is decomposed into two parts, namely, an anchor value and a delta value, and in some instances an added third part termed a nonce value is used. Encoding parameters such as the number of bits assigned to each part of the measurement datum, the order of the models used to convey positional data, and scaling constants in the models, are adjusted adaptively based on changing data and/or transmission medium characteristics. Adaptive compression also allows for anomalous conditions such as out-of-range data values to be handled gracefully. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253370 | WEATHER RADAR APPARATUS, OBSERVATION SEQUENCE GENERATION METHOD, AND OBSERVATION SEQUENCE GENERATION PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a weather radar apparatus includes an antenna apparatus, a signal processing apparatus, a data converter, a forecasting unit, a state determination unit, and radar controller. The antenna apparatus radiates a radar pulse and receives a reflection pulse. The signal processing apparatus calculates a reception intensity, a Doppler speed, and a speed width. The data converter calculates rainfall intensity data and wind direction/speed data. The forecasting unit generates forecasting data based on the rainfall intensity data and on the wind direction/speed data. The state determination unit generates an observation sequence. The radar controller controls the antenna apparatus in accordance with the observation sequence. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253371 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING THE USE OF GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) SIGNALS INDOORS - Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for enabling the use of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals indoors. The method may include determining a first indoor position of the mobile device based on indoor transceiver signals. The method may also include determining, based at least in part on the determined first indoor position, that global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning signals are available. The method may also include determining a second indoor position of the mobile device based, at least in part, on GNSS positioning signals. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253372 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING REAL WORLD A-GNSS PERFORMANCE OF A DEVICE - The technology disclosed relates to implementing a novel-testing framework that combines playback of captured GNSS signals with real-time emulation of assisted global navigation satellite system telemetry (abbreviated A-GNSS) in a test session with a mobile device. In particular, it can be used for testing A-GNSS performance of communication devices, navigation systems, telematics and tracking applications. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253373 | SYNCHRONOUS NETWORK DEVICE TIME TRANSFER FOR LOCATION DETERMINATION - Examples disclosed herein relate to a method performed at a first mobile station that includes receiving a request for positioning assistance data from a second mobile station over a communication link; and transmitting one or more messages to the second mobile station in response to the request, wherein the one or more messages include the requested positioning assistance data, wherein the first mobile station is on a synchronous network. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253374 | ENHANCED DELIVERY OF GNSS CORRECTION DATA THROUGH RESTRICTED NETWORKS - Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems and machine readable mediums to efficiently stream data across restricted networks. In some examples, this streamed data may be sent more efficiently using lower overhead protocols such as UDP. In order to bypass the aforementioned limitations on these lower overhead protocols, the client may send a periodic update message to the server. This update message maintains the openings in the network firewalls and updates the server on the client's status. This update message may be sent much less frequently than a typical TCP acknowledgement, and the lower overhead protocol may be a protocol that does not retransmit lost or corrupted packets—thereby eliminating unnecessary overhead. In some examples this streamed data may be GNSS correction data. In some examples, the client may be behind one or more network firewalls. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253375 | LOCALLY MEASURED MOVEMENT SMOOTHING OF POSITION FIXES BASED ON EXTRACTED PSEUDORANGES - A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) chipset embedded within the cellular device is accessed. The GNSS chipset calculates raw pseudoranges. The raw pseudoranges are extracted from the GNSS chipset for processing elsewhere in the cellular device outside of the GNSS chipset. A position fix is determined based on the raw pseudoranges. Locally measured cellular device movement information is obtained from at least one sensor that is in a known physical relationship with the cellular device. The locally measured cellular device movement information is applied to the position fix. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253376 | VERIFIABLE AUTHENTICATION SERVICES BASED ON GALILEIO SIGNALS AND PERSONAL OR COMPUTER DATA - A method for providing verified authentication services is presented. The method utilizes a verified authentication apparatus comprising a radio navigation receiver, a navigation processor, and a verification device. The method comprises: (A) receiving an authenticated navigation signal transmitted from a radio positioning system by using the radio navigation receiver, (B) obtaining the position coordinates, velocity and timing coordinates of the radio-navigation receiver by using the navigation processor, and (C) verifying reliability of the obtained position coordinates, velocity and timing coordinates of the radio navigation receiver by using a verification device; wherein a verified authentication service is provided. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253377 | POWER CONSERVATION METHODS TO UPDATE A POSITION FIX OF A MOBILE LOCATION TRACKING DEVICE - Power conservation methods can be used to update a position fix of a mobile location tracking device configured to be tracked by a location tracking server. The mobile location tracking device can have a memory to store a zone map. The zone map can include an expected zone and a restricted zone. Each zone can have a profile that helps to determine power conservation behaviors of the system. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253378 | Quad-Sector Antenna Using Circular Polarization - Systems and methods for providing a MIMO capable antenna with unique properties are provided herein. In some embodiments, a 4×4 MIMO capable antenna is provided with unique properties. Circular polarization from the antennas ensures that both vertical and horizontal polarizations are energized to the full extent provided by local regulations. A system includes a radio and a plurality of antennas coupled to the radio, the plurality of antennas servicing a broadcast area that has a 360 degree coverage area. Each of the plurality of antennas transmits and receives in an isolated sub-sector of the 360 degree coverage area. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253379 | Mode Generator Device for a Satellite Antenna System and Method for Producing the Same - The present invention is related to a device for generating waveguide modes for use in a feed horn of a satellite antenna system, said waveguide modes comprising at least one excitation mode of higher order than the fundamental mode, said device comprising a waveguide containing a first waveguide section with at least three longitudinal slots extending in the inner side of said waveguide, characterised in that said waveguide contains a second waveguide section with at least three longitudinal slots extending in said inner side of said waveguide. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253380 | ACTIVE RETRODIRECTIVE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An active retrodirective wireless communication apparatus is provided. The active retrodirective wireless communication apparatus can extend a communication range by enabling communication with a wide area user who is not able to communicate via an omnidirectional antenna, by alternately operating a plurality of active retrodirective antennas during a time interval for performing omnidirectional communication among a plurality of local area users, and a time interval for performing directional communication to a specific wide area user. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253381 | HIGH DEGREE OF FREEDOM ARRAY - An array of elements suitable for adaptive processing in an extreme jammed environment comprised of a plurality of smaller sub-arrays of element clusters that have natural orthogonal spatial modes of excitation, wherein the improvement comprises sub-arrays with spatial orthogonality of feed modes, cross-sub-array combination to maximize pre-processing sub-array spacing and diversity of relative configuration, a high-input analog nuller used on the pre-processing sub-array therein, a high-input analog nuller is used to null a dominant jamming signal, possibly exceeding normal communication signal levels, so that the sub-array processed signals could then be fed to an antenna processor with simultaneous beam steering and null steering. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253382 | GRADED-GROUND DESIGN IN A MILLIMETER-WAVE RADIO MODULE - A millimeter-wave radio frequency (RF) module is provided. The RF module includes a multilayer substrate having at least a front layer, a back layer, a plurality of middle layers, a first ground layer, and a second ground layer, wherein the first ground layer includes a graded-ground plane having a pair of non-overlapping ground lines connected at a single connection point through a graded connection, and wherein the second ground layer includes a double graded-ground plane having a pair of overlapping ground lines connected at a single connection point through a graded connection, wherein the first ground layer and the second ground layer provide a reference ground to a transmission line included in the multilayer substrate. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253383 | POSITIONING BEACON TRANSMITTER - Disclosed are systems, methods and devices for configuring a beacon transmitter for use in positioning operations of mobile devices. A beacon transmitter may be connected to a utility grade power source at a power cable. The beacon transmitter may also demodulate one or more data signals transmitted over the power cable to at least partially define a configuration for the beacon transmitter. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253384 | Tiered Positioning Assistance Data for Mobile Devices Within an Indoor Environment - Various methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture are provided which may be implemented in one or more electronic devices supporting mobile device positioning within an indoor environment. Tiered positioning assistance data (tiered-PAD) corresponding to an indoor environment may be generated and/or distributed. Mobile device positioning and/or navigation capabilities may be based, at least in part, on tiered-PAD corresponding to the indoor environment. Tiered-PAD may be provided to a plurality of mobile devices. A given mobile device may, for example, select applicable portion(s) of tiered-PAD to affect one or more positioning functions and/or the like which may be performed, at least in part, by the mobile device. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253385 | COMMUNICATION STATION AND METHOD FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT POSITIONING USING COOPERATING STATIONS - Embodiments of a communication station and method for time-of-flight (ToF) positioning in a wireless network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a ToF cooperation table may be received by a positioning station from an access point. The ToF cooperation table may identify one or more cooperating stations and may include information about each cooperating station for ToF positioning. A ToF positioning protocol may be performed with at least some of the cooperating stations identified in the ToF cooperation table using the information in the ToF cooperation table. During the ToF positioning protocol, a current position and a station positional accuracy may be received from each cooperating station. The current position may be a position when ToF is measured. A location of the positioning station may be determined based on the current positions and the ranges to each of the cooperating stations determined from the ToF positioning protocol. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253386 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR COMPUTING ROUND-TRIP TIME OF A MESSAGE - Methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture are disclosed, which may be employed in a mobile device communicating with a transponder via a near field communications channel. In one example, round trip time of a message may be computed to estimate processing latency contributed by processes occurring within the mobile device and/or the transponder. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253387 | HIGH-RESOLUTION LINK-PATH DELAY ESTIMATOR AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A SIGNAL-PATH DELAY - Embodiments of a high-resolution link-path delay estimator and method are generally described herein. The high-resolution link-path delay estimator may estimate a signal-path delay of a signal path between a master and remote device. The high-resolution link-path delay estimator may phase-shift a transmit signal of alternating symbols by phase-shift values and may sample a loopback signal. A noise-reduced version of the sampled signal output may be correlated with a step function to generate a correlation value for each of the phase-shift values. One of the phase-shift values may be selected to generate a fine-delay estimate which may be added to a coarse delay estimate to determine the signal-path delay. The coarse delay estimate may be an estimate of the signal-path delay to a nearest symbol period of the transmit signal and the fine-delay estimate may be an estimate to within a fraction of the symbol period. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253388 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF ANCHOR UNITS IN A POSITION LOCATION TRACKING SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and devices are described for tracking an asset or person using a synchronized set of anchor units. A tag attached to the asset or person has a clock offset relative to the anchor units, which in turn have clock offsets relative to each other. To remove the effect of the clock offset from the tag when estimating the location of the tag, the anchor units are synchronized by determining their clock offsets through signals wirelessly transmitted between the anchor units. The clock offsets may be obtained when there is a clear line-of-sight (LOS) path between anchor units as well as when the LOS path is obstructed. The range measurements that produce the estimate of the location of the tag are then determined from preamble information provided by the tag and from the clock offsets determined for the anchor units. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253389 | RANGING USING WI-FI AND ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENTS COMMUNICATION - System and methods are disclosed to use ultrasonic (US) and WiFi signals to improve range determination between devices in WiFi-based position or range estimation systems. Such systems may leverage existing WiFi infrastructure and US-capable sensors such as speakers and microphones as US transducers. US ranging between devices may be performed using round-trip time (RTT) or one-way measurements. To enable US ranging between a device and multiple US transmitters simultaneously, the US signal from each US transmitters or from the device may be modulated with a unique pseudo-random number (PRN) using direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS). The transmission of US signals may be synchronized with the transmission of WiFi beacons which may contain data fields that contain the PRN sequence used to modulate the synchronous US signal. In RTT ranging, a receiving device receiving an US signal transmission may respond with its own PRN-modulated US signal synchronized to its WiFi beacon. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253390 | PASSIVE WIRELESS TRANSMITTER AUTHENTICATION USED FOR RECEIVER LOCATION DETERMINATION - A client device includes an application to request a client device location, and a receiver to receive a signal from a transmitter. The receiver extracts a transmitter identifier (ID) and a wave propagation parameter (WPP) from the signal. A validator validates the extracted transmitter ID based on comparisons of the extracted ID against a list of pre-assigned transmitter IDs. A location calculator computes the client device location based at least in part on the extracted WPP and provides the computed client device location to the application, if the transmitter ID is validated by the validator. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253391 | Bond Wire Antenna - An antenna structure includes a substrate having at least one first pad for wire bonding. A chip is mounted on the substrate, and the chip has at least one second pad for wire bonding. At least one bond wire connects the at least one first pad and the at least one second pad. The at least one bond wire is configured to transmit or receive an electromagnetic wave signal in at least one specified frequency for data communication. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253392 | Electronic Device With Capacitively Loaded Antenna - An electronic device may have an antenna for providing coverage in wireless communications bands of interest such as a low frequency communications band, a middle frequency communications band, and a high frequency communications band. Slot structures in the antenna that might reduce efficiency in the high frequency communications band may be avoided by capacitively loading the antenna and omitting meandering paths in the antenna. A capacitor may be coupled between an antenna ground formed from a metal housing structure and an antenna resonating element having a curved shape that conforms to the shape of the edge of the electronic device. The capacitor may have interdigitated fingers and may be adjustable to tune the antenna. The antenna may transmit and receive radio-frequency signals through a display cover layer in a display and a dielectric antenna window portion of the housing. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253393 | COUPLED ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND METHODS - Antenna apparatus and methods of use and tuning. In one exemplary embodiment, the solution of the present disclosure is particularly adapted for small form-factor, metal-encased applications that utilize satellite wireless links (e.g., GPS), and uses an electromagnetic (e.g., capacitive) feeding method that includes one or more separate feed elements that are not galvanically connected to a radiating element of the antenna. In addition, certain implementations of the antenna apparatus offer the capability to carry more than one operating band for the antenna. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253394 | COUPLED ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND METHODS - Antenna apparatus and methods of use and tuning. In one exemplary embodiment, the solution of the present disclosure is particularly adapted for small form-factor, metal-encased applications that utilize satellite wireless links (e.g., GPS), and uses an electromagnetic (e.g., capacitive) feeding method that includes one or more separate feed elements that are not galvanically connected to a radiator element of the antenna. In addition, certain implementations of the antenna apparatus offer the capability to carry more than one operating band for the antenna. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253395 | Multiple-Body-Configuration Multimedia and Smartphone Multifunction Wireless Devices - A multifunction wireless device having at least one of multimedia functionality and smartphone functionality, the multifunction wireless device including an upper body and a lower body, the upper body and the lower body being adapted to move relative to each other in at least one of a clamshell, a slide, and a twist manner. The multifunction wireless device further includes an antenna system disposed within at least one of the upper body and the lower body and having a shape with a level of complexity of an antenna contour defined by complexity factors F | 2014-09-11 |
20140253396 | NFC ANTENNA USING DUAL RESONANCE TECHNICAL FIELD - The present invention is disclosed to provide an NFC antenna using dual resonance, wherein a closed circuit is formed by a capacitor and a loop antenna, and a relay unit is attached to a portable wireless terminal that forms a resonance to a predetermined frequency signal mutually transmitted between a portable wireless terminal reader and an NFC chip, and in the course of communicating between the NFC chip and the reader, the relay unit relays a signal transmitted by the reader to an NFC antenna unit, and the NFC chip relays a signal transmitted through the NFC antenna unit to the reader to thereby increase a recognition distance capable of obtaining predetermined information. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253397 | CONFORMAL, WEARABLE, THIN MICROWAVE ANTENNA FOR SUB-SKIN AND SKIN SURFACE MONITORING - A wearable antenna is operably positioned on a wearer's skin and is operably connected the wearer's tissue. A first antenna matched to the wearer's tissue is operably positioned on the wearer's skin. A second antenna matched to the air is operably positioned on the wearer's skin. Transmission lines connect the first antenna and the second antenna. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253398 | TUNABLE ANTENNA - A tunable antenna includes a ground plane, a first radiation unit and a second radiation unit. The first radiation unit includes a feeding portion and a coupling portion. The feeding portion is electrically connected to a signal source. The second radiation unit surrounds a part of the coupling portion and includes a grounding end and a switch unit. The grounding end is electrically connected to the ground plane. The switch unit is electrically connected to the grounding end and the ground plane selectively. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253399 | Wideband Slot Antenna for Wireless Communication Devices - An antenna comprising a conductive base comprising a west edge, an east edge, a north edge, a south edge, and a center axis, a left slot of nonconductive material extending from the south edge toward the north edge and positioned between the west edge and the center axis, and a right slot of nonconductive material extending from the south edge toward the north edge and positioned between the east edge and the center axis. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253400 | Method and Apparatus for a compact modular phased array element - In various embodiments, a radiating cell of an antenna array can comprise a compacted hybrid as part of a stripline feed network, a radiating element having slots rotated with respect to the compacted hybrid, and a feed circuit layer in communication with the stripline feed network. The radiating cell radius can be a ½ wavelength or less. Furthermore, the compacted hybrid has two input ports and two output ports, where the input and output ports of the compacted hybrid are non-orthogonal and non-parallel to the slots of the radiating element. A radiating cell can comprise a ground plane with a first side and a second side, where the ground plane comprises a slot. The slot can be non-orthogonal and non-parallel to the two output ports of the feed network. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253401 | Wideband High Gain Antenna - An antenna array formed of individual electrically connected pluralities of wideband antenna elements. The array features a centrally located rectangular ground plane having a top surface defined by four edges. Each of said pluralities of elements is engaged to a separate substrate which is engaged along one of the four edges. The substrates may be angled to adjust the footprint of the antenna. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253402 | Enclosure for Radio, Parabolic Dish Antenna, and Side Lobe Shields - Enclosures for radios, parabolic dish antennas, and side lobe shields are provided herein. A dish antenna includes a parabolic circular reflector bounded by a side lobe shield that extends along a longitudinal axis of the dish antenna in a forward direction forming a front cavity, and a sidewall that extends along the longitudinal axis of the dish antenna in a rearward direction forming a rear cavity. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253403 | Low Profile Double-Ridged Horn Antenna For Mobile Communications - A broadband double-ridged low profile horn antenna is particularly useful for communications in a mobile wireless network. The broadband antenna of the invention is especially suited for being mounted on the rooftop of a train or vehicle. It is capable of directing electromagnetic energy in a desired direction to provide signal gain. It is capable of conforming to the surface of a vehicle to function aerodynamically. Advantageously, the single broadband double-ridged horn antenna hereof replaces multiple narrowband antennas. This broadband antenna is capable of steering electromagnetic energy in a predetermined direction to provide signal gain toward a pole-mounted communications node located along train tracks, Furthermore, the broadband antenna hereof is made aerodynamic by at least partially conforming it to the exterior rooftop surface of a train or vehicle. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253404 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An antenna device includes a multilayer body including magnetic layers or dielectric layers that are stacked, a first coil conductor that has a winding axis extending in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a stacking direction of the multilayer body, the first coil conductor being provided in the multilayer body, and a second coil conductor that has a winding axis extending in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the winding axis of the first coil conductor, the second coil conductor being provided in the multilayer body. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253405 | ANTENNA OF INVERTED F ANTENNA TYPE INTEGRATED INTO A PRINTED CARD, AND SYSTEM - An IFA type antenna is integrated into a printed card, the printed card having a main-extension plane. The IFA type antenna has a first electrically conducting element, serving as earth plane, a second electrically conducting element, serving as radiating element of the antenna, an electrically conducting connection, serving to short-circuit the first electrically conducting element and the second electrically conducting element, and an excitation element being in electrical contact with the second electrically conducting element. The second electrically conducting element has a first part, a second part and a third part in various planes of the printed card. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253406 | Segmented Antenna - An antenna comprising a main arm comprising conductive material, wherein the main arm is connected to a signal feed, and a first coupling arm comprising conductive material, wherein the first coupling arm is electrically coupled to a ground, and wherein the first coupling arm is electrically coupled to the main arm across a first span of nonconductive material. Also disclosed is a mobile node (MN) comprising a signal feed, a ground, and an antenna comprising a main arm comprising conductive material, wherein the main arm is connected to the signal feed, and a first coupling arm comprising conductive material, wherein the first coupling arm is connected to the ground, and wherein the first coupling arm is electrically coupled to the main arm across a first span of nonconductive material. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253407 | SLIM TRIPLE BAND ANTENNA ARRAY FOR CELLULAR BASE STATIONS - The present invention refers to a triple-band antenna array for cellular base stations operating at a first frequency band and at a second frequency band within a first frequency range, and also at a third frequency band within a second frequency range. Said triple-band antenna array comprises a first set of radiating elements operating at the first frequency band, a second set of radiating elements operating at the second frequency band, a third set of radiating elements operating at both the third and the first frequency bands, and a fourth set of radiating elements operating at both the third and the second frequency bands. The radiating elements are arranged in such a way that at least some of the radiating elements of the first set are interlaced with at least some of the radiating elements of the third set, and at least some of the radiating elements of the second set are interlaced with at least some of the radiating elements of said fourth set. Further the invention relates to a slim triple-band base station for mobile/cellular services that includes in its radiating part two or more of said triple-band antenna arrays. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253408 | CHAIN ANTENNA SYSTEM - A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system according to one embodiment includes a chain of radiating elements; a transmission line; and power dividers coupled along the transmission line, the power dividers coupling the transmission line to each of the radiating elements, the power dividers being configured such that each radiating element receives about a same amount of power from the transmission line. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253409 | COMPOSITES FOR ANTENNAS AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - Composite material, devices incorporating the composite material and methods of forming the composite material are provided. The composite material includes interstitial material that has at least one of a select relative permittivity property value and a select relative permeability property value. The composite material further includes inclusion material within the interstitial material. The inclusion material has at least one of a select relative permeability property value and a select relative permittivity property value. The select relative permeability and permittivity property values of the interstitial and the inclusion materials are selected so that the effective intrinsic impedance of the interstitial and the inclusion material match the intrinsic impedance of air. Devices made from the composite include metamaterial and/or metamaterial-inspired (e.g. near-field LC-type parasitic) substrates and/or lenses, front-end protection, stealth absorbers, filters and mixers. Beyond the intrinsic, applications include miniature antenna and antenna arrays, directed energy weapons, EMI filters, RF and optical circuit components, among others. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253410 | MULTI-MODE, MULTI-BAND ANTENNA - A multi-mode, multi-band antenna system for a handheld wireless device includes a Quadrafilar Helix Antenna (QHA) that radiates circularly polarized waves is fed by a co-axial cable. The co-axial cable is also used in combination with the QHA as a monopole antenna. Because of the distinct electromagnetic field patterns of the QHA versus the combination of the QHA and the co-axial cable operating as a monopole antenna, the cross coupling between the two modes is low. In certain embodiments the co-axial cable can itself be formed into a helix in order to reduce the physical length of the antenna system while maintaining an electrical length desired to supported certain frequency bands in the monopole mode. According to certain embodiments a post which also serves to increase the effective electric length of the co-axial cable and thereby support a lower frequency band is provided along the centerline of the QHA. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253411 | WIRELESS TERMINAL - Disclosed is a wireless terminal. The wireless terminal comprises: a printed circuit board ( | 2014-09-11 |
20140253412 | Method for Displaying Confidential Data on an Auxiliary Device - A computer-implemented process for outputting sensitive data to a user, so that the data is perceivable in a manner that is more private than displaying the data on a primary computer screen is provided. The method is implemented on a computing system and includes receiving a plurality of data for display on a display on the computing system, determining what is sensitive data from the plurality of data, and transmitting that which as been determined to be sensitive data apart from the plurality of data to an auxiliary system. In this manner, sensitive data can be perceived privately and as desired or programmed, ordinary data can be displayed on a primary visual device. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253413 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REPRESENTING A GROUP OF MONITORS PARTICIPATING IN A DESKTOP SPANNING ENVIRONMENT TO AN OPERATING SYSTEM - A system, method, and computer program product for representing a plurality of display devices configured to participate in a desktop spanning environment is disclosed. The method includes the steps of simulating a hot-unplug event for a plurality of display devices configured to participate in a spanned desktop environment and simulating a hot-plug event for a logical display device that represents the plurality of display devices. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253414 | Flexible LED Panel System - An improved LED display panel system ( | 2014-09-11 |
20140253415 | INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN INTEGRATED VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT (IVE) DEVICES AND VEHICLE COMPUTING SYSTEMS - Methods, systems and devices are described for sharing information between an integrated virtual environment (IVE) or other wearable computing device and a display system associated with an aircraft, automobile, boat, train, bus or other vehicle. As a user enters a vehicle with an IVE, the vehicle recognizes the IVE and transfers the data stream to a vehicle display. The IVE may also be disabled while it is present in the vehicle to prevent distraction to a driver or operator of the vehicle. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253416 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY MIRRORING - A computing system that supports the use of multiple displays in display mirroring mode and extended display mode may automatically determine a display mode in which to configure the system (with little or no user input) based on various characteristics of the displays in the system. For example, the system may determine that a television, projector, or other presentation type display is connected in the system, and in response, may determine that the system should be configured in a display mirroring mode, rather than in an extended display mode. The system may also determine that the presentation type display is the preferred display, and may render image content in a best (or preferred) mode for that display using its native resolution, aspect ratio or color profile. The system may then scale the rendered image content for display on other (non-preferred) displays, such as an internal display, without re-rendering it. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253417 | COLONY DESKTOP HIVE DISPLAY: CREATING AN EXTENDED DESKTOP DISPLAY FROM MULTIPLE MOBILE DEVICES USING NEAR-FIELD OR OTHER NETWORKING - Computer-implemented methods, computer program products and computer systems that create a virtual extended display on mobile devices by providing a first device in a first location and at least a second device in a second location, followed by joining together the first and second devices within an aggregation session via a network. Logical data of visual content is shared between the first and second devices, and the viewed output display of the visual content split amongst the first and second device displays within the aggregation session. During the aggregation session, at least one of the devices therein is manipulated by movement or changing device parameters to virtually change the viewed output display of the visual content on such manipulated device. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253418 | GATE DRIVING MODULE, DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY PANEL USING THE SAME - A gate driving module includes a gate driver and a gate signal generator. The gate driver generates a vertical start signal, a plurality of gate clock signals and a plurality of inverse gate clock signals based on a vertical start control signal, a plurality of gate clock control signals, a gate on voltage, a first gate off voltage and a second gate off voltage. The number of the gate clock signals is P. The number of the inverse gate clock signals is P. The number of the gate clock control signals is P. P is a positive integer equal to or greater than two. The gate signal generator generates a gate signal based on the vertical start signal, the gate clock signals and the inverse gate clock signals. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253419 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - To provide a display device which can achieve a reduced frame width and of which the shape of the frame is the same as or similar to the shape of a display region even in the case where the display region has a non-rectangular shape. The display device includes a non-rectangular display region and a driver circuit portion on the periphery of the display region. The driver circuit portion includes at least two gate drivers and at least two source drivers. One of the gate drivers and the other of the gate drivers are arranged to be apart from each other, and one of the source drivers and the other of the source drivers are arranged to be apart from each other. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253420 | DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - The present invention permits a capacitance value of an electro-optical element such as organic EL element to be arbitrarily set without changing the light extraction efficiency of a pixel. That is, the present invention permits a capacitance value Coled of an organic EL element ( | 2014-09-11 |
20140253421 | DISPLAY, DISPLAY DRIVE CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DRIVE METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Correction processing is provided for a display having pixel circuits respectively including a display element and a drive transistor that is configured to provide a drive current to the display element according to a luminance information value. A control transistor is disposed on a current path that provides the drive current to a unit pixel group that includes two or more of the pixel circuits, and a correction processing section is configured to obtain a correction factor that is a function of the luminance information values respectively corresponding to each of the pixel circuits in the unit pixel group, and to perform a correction of the luminance information value for at least one of the pixel circuits in the unit pixel group based on the correction factor. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253422 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - This liquid crystal display device ( | 2014-09-11 |
20140253423 | DISPLAY PANEL DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display panel driver includes: a grayscale amplifier receiving an input grayscale reference voltage and generating an output grayscale reference voltage corresponding to the input grayscale reference voltage; a voltage dividing resistor receiving the output grayscale reference voltage and generating a plurality of grayscale voltages by using the received output grayscale reference voltage; a decoder circuit selecting grayscale voltages from among the plurality of grayscale voltages in response to image data and outputting the selected grayscale voltages; and an output circuit outputting drive voltages corresponding to the selected grayscale voltages to output terminals to be connected to source lines of a display panel. The grayscale amplifier is configured such that the output grayscale reference voltage is adjustable by adjusting an offset voltage of the grayscale amplifier. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253424 | SHIFT REGISTER, BIDIRECTIONAL SHIFT REGISTER APPARATUS, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL USING THE SAME - A shift register, a bidirectional shift register apparatus and a liquid crystal display panel using the same are provided. The shift register includes a precharge unit, a pull up unit, and a pull down unit. The precharge unit receives outputs of a previous two-stage of shift register and a next two-stage of shift register both corresponding to the shift register to thereby generate a precharge signal. The pull up unit is coupled to the precharge unit, and receives the precharge signal and a first input clock signal to thereby output a scan signal. The pull down unit is coupled to the precharge unit and the pull up unit, and receives the precharge signal, the first input clock signal and a second input clock signal to control a voltage level of the scan signal, where the first input clock signal and the second input clock signal are inverted in phase. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253425 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING ELECTRO-OPTIC DISPLAYS - An electro-optic display module ( | 2014-09-11 |
20140253426 | Writing to an Electronic Imaging Substate - A method for writing to an electronic imaging substrate includes passing an electronic imaging substrate in relation to a writing device to change a state of image cells within the electronic imaging substrate. The imaging substrate is placed close enough to the writing device to reduce a blooming effect to a predefined threshold level when changing a state of one of the image cells within the electronic imaging substrate. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253427 | GESTURE BASED COMMANDS - Techniques described herein enable a computing device to detect a user hand gesture in near field using less expensive hardware by capturing enough information in coarse resolution. Furthermore, techniques described herein detect an object, such as a hand by characterizing the object without fully reconstructing the object. In one embodiment, embodiments of the invention performed by the computing device detect the number of unfurled fingers passing through the detectable region of the field of view of the detection surface of a computing device and the direction of the movement of the user's hand. The computing device may determine a user command in response to detecting the user gesture and provide feedback to the user. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253428 | GESTURE RECOGNITION SYSTEM OPERABILITY VERIFICATION - A gesture recognition system and method verifies the operability of the gesture system by providing a test target that is configured to generate a test stimulus that is recognizable by the gesture recognition system. The test stimulus from the test target is received and processed in the gesture recognition system to generate a test response. The processor verifies that the test response corresponds to the test stimulus. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253429 | VISUAL LANGUAGE FOR HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACES - Embodiments of the invention recognize human visual gestures, as captured by image and video sensors, to develop a visual language for a variety of human computer interfaces. One embodiment provides a method for recognizing a hand gesture positioned by a user hand. The method includes steps of capturing a digital color image of a user hand against a background, applying a general parametric model to the digital color image of the user hand to generate a specific parametric template of the user hand, receiving a second digital image of the user hand positioned to represent a hand gesture, detecting a hand contour of the hand gesture based at least in part on the specific parametric template of the user hand, and recognizing the hand gesture based at least in part on the detected hand contour. Other embodiments include recognizing hand gestures, facial gestures or body gestures captured in a video. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253430 | PROVIDING EVENTS RESPONSIVE TO SPATIAL GESTURES - Systems and methods for processing spatial gestures are provided. In some aspects, depth data is received from one or more depth cameras. Positions of a plurality of body parts of a person in a field of view of the one or more depth cameras are determined based on the received depth data. A spatial gesture made by the person is determined based on the positions of the plurality of body parts. The spatial gesture is translated into an event. The event is provided, via a two-way socket, to a web client for executing a function in response to the event. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253431 | PROVIDING A GESTURE-BASED INTERFACE - Systems and methods for providing a gesture-based interface are provided. In some aspects, depth data indicative of a person interacting with one or more display devices is received. The one or more display devices display a plurality of columns. Each of the plurality of columns includes a plurality of icons. A column corresponding to a position of the person with respect to the one or more display devices is determined using the depth data. The column is from among the plurality of columns displayed at the one or more display devices. A signal for expanding a predetermined icon in the column corresponding to the position of the person with respect to the one or more display devices is provided. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253432 | SENSOR-MONITORED, 3D, INTERACTIVE HOLOGRAPHIC FREESPACE CONTROL UNIT (HFCU) AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS - A sensor/camera-monitored, virtual image or holographic-type display device is provided and called a SENSOR-MONITORED, 3D, INTERACTIVE HOLOGRAPHIC FREESPACE CONTROL UNIT (HFCU). This invention allows user interactions with the virtual-images or holograms without contacting any physical surface; it is achieved via the use of a visually bounded freespace both with and without holographic-type assistance. The 3D Holographic-type Freespace Control Unit (HFCU) and the Gesture-Controlled 3D Interface Freespace (GCIF) are implemented to produce external and internal commands. The built hardware of the present invention include concave and convex mirror slices at the size, curvature(s), repetition, and locations so as to create the desired holograms/virtual images, optical real-object generation pieces (projectors, digital screens, other mediums as desired, etc.) placed to create the associated virtual images/holograms, sensor(s) for monitoring holographic-type spaces and reporting data, and the computer and software pieces/code used to analyze the collected data and execute further commands as directed | 2014-09-11 |
20140253433 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROJECTION METHOD - An image projection apparatus includes a projection unit configured to project an image onto a projection target; a recognition unit configured to recognize an instruction action for the image being projected by the projection unit; a storage control unit configured to store correspondence information in which multiple instruction actions are associated with image output controls, respectively, for each type of image in a storage device; a determination unit configured to determine, on the basis of the type of the image being projected by the projection unit, correspondence information for image output control; and a projection control unit configured to perform, on the basis of the correspondence information determined by the determination unit and the instruction action recognized by the recognition unit, image projection control corresponding to the image output control that is associated with the instruction action. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253434 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A NEW-ERA ELECTRONIC BOOK - Different methods and systems for a new-era electronic book are disclosed. In one embodiment, the content of the book can be presented by an electronic book device. The device includes a display to present the content to a user; a sensor to sense the user; and a processor. The processor can become aware of an attribute of the user, and change a portion of the content of the electronic book to be presented accordingly. In one embodiment, the attribute is not a behavior of the user. For example, the attribute can be a location of the user. The book can include a story and a non-story theme. The story theme can convey a concept, and the non-story theme can include scenes, scripts and/or props. The portion changed can be the story or the non-story theme, or both. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253435 | IN-AIR ULTRASONIC RANGEFINDING AND ANGLE ESTIMATION - An apparatus for determining location of a moveable object in relation to an input device includes an array of one or more piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer (pMUT) elements and a processor. The array is formed from a common substrate. The one or more pMUT elements include one or more transmitters and one or more receivers. The processor configured to determine a location of a moveable object in relation to an input device using sound waves that are emitted from the one or more transmitters, reflected from the moveable object, and received by the one or more receivers. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253436 | Viewpoint Change on a Display Device Based on Movement of the Device - Embodiments of the disclosed technology comprise a handheld display device with built-in accelerometer and, in some embodiments, compass. The display of a human figure is changed based on a change in viewpoint/orientation of the device. That is, upon detecting a change in viewpoint (e.g., viewing angle, tilt, roll, or pitch of the device), the image of the person changes. This may be used with a still picture of a person, such as for the sale of clothing, or in conjunction with moving images, such as for a sports or exercise instructional video. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253437 | Automatic Text Scrolling On A Display Device - A see-through head-mounted display (HMD) device, e.g., in the form of glasses, provides view an augmented reality image including text, such as in an electronic book or magazine, word processing document, email, karaoke, teleprompter or other public speaking assistance application. The presentation of text and/or graphics can be adjusted based on sensor inputs indicating a gaze direction, focal distance and/or biological metric of the user. A current state of the text can be bookmarked when the user looks away from the image and subsequently resumed from the bookmarked state. A forward facing camera can adjust the text if a real word object passes in front of it, or adjust the appearance of the text based on a color of pattern of a real world background object. In a public speaking or karaoke application, information can be displayed regarding a level of interest of the audience and names of audience members. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253438 | INPUT COMMAND BASED ON HAND GESTURE - Examples disclose a device with a sensor to detect a location of a chassis which does not include an input component for a hand gesture and to execute an input command on the device based on the hand gesture and if the hand gesture is detected at the location of the chassis which does not include the input component. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253439 | SENSOR ON SIDE OF COMPUTING DEVICE - In one implementation, a housing has a first surface and a second surface. A first side may be between the first surface and the second surface. An input device on may be on the first surface. A sensor on the first side may generate data representing an object detected by the sensor. A controller may process the data and control movement of the cursor on a display when the controller determines that the object is in the shape of a hand in a grip form. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253440 | Dorsal Touch Input - A back touch sensor positioned on a back surface of a device accepts user input in the form of touches. The touches on the back touch sensor map keys on a virtual keyboard, a pointer input, and so forth. Touches on a touch sensor positioned on a front surface provide additional input while also allowing the user to grasp and hold the device. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253441 | Method and Device for Executing an Operation on a Mobile Device - The disclosure provides a method and device a method for detecting and receiving an induction signal induced by a contact of a pointing object with the touch screen, identifying information corresponding to the induction signal in response to receipt of the induction signal, determining a control operation based on the information, and executing the control operation in response to the determination. The control operation comprises at least one of closing a present application interface and displaying a new application interface. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253442 | ULTRASONIC HYBRID INPUT DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING TUNING METHOD - A hybrid input device is described. The hybrid input device includes a stylus for writing on a touchscreen, a writing instrument and a pressure sensor. The hybrid input device also includes an ultrasonic transmitter that transmits an ultrasonic data pattern. The hybrid input device also includes a control element that toggles ultrasonic functionality of the hybrid input device. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253443 | USING PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR USER INPUT - Various techniques of using a portable electronic device for user input are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring a sensor reading from an inertial measurement unit of the portable electronic device. The sensor reading contains an acceleration of the portable electronic device. The method also includes determining a position change of the portable electronic device based on the acquired sensor reading and transmitting the determined position change to a computer. The position change is usable by the computer to control a cursor position on the computer. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253444 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE (MMI) OPERATION METHODS THEREOF - A mobile communication device including a wireless communication module, a local display device, and a processing module is provided. The wireless communication module performs wireless transceiving to and from a display host machine. The local display device is equipped with a first display screen including a first control area and a second control area within the first control area. The processing module detects a first touch event in the first control area and a second touch event for moving the second control area within the first control area, transforms coordinate information of the first and second touch events into a first set and a second set of coordinates on a second display screen of the display host machine, respectively, and presents a touch operation and a cursor operation on the second display screen via the wireless communication module according the first set and second set of coordinates, respectively. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253445 | Mechanical Actuator Apparatus for a Touch Sensing Surface of an Electronic Device - A mechanical actuator apparatus for an electronic device having a touch sensing surface, includes a mechanical actuator having a base for accommodating a first magnetic member, an attachment member having a second magnetic member for engaging the first magnetic member, wherein the attachment member includes a surface configured to mount directly over and engage the touch sensing surface. The mechanical actuator further includes a conductive member for contacting the touch sensing surface, and a non-conductive member for spacing the actuator a distance from the touch sensing surface. The mechanical actuator can be a joystick, knob, directional pad, slider, or the like input device. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253446 | Mechanical Actuator Apparatus for a Touchscreen - In combination with an electronic device including a touchscreen with a first user interaction surface and a second surface, a joystick apparatus includes a joystick with a handle portion and a cooperating base portion with an upstanding sleeve. The handle portion includes a skirt portion for operably engaging the sleeve to thereby secure a first magnetic member therebetween. An attachment member is positioned on the second surface of the touchscreen and includes a second magnetic member for engaging the first magnetic member. The base portion of the joystick includes a conductive member for contacting the first user interaction surface of the touchscreen. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253447 | MOUSE AND INPUTTING METHOD THEREOF - A mouse includes an input unit, an output unit, and a control unit. The control unit is coupled to the input unit and the output unit. The control unit receives an input action sequence inputted by the input unit and determines whether the input action sequence matches with a predetermined action sequence. If so, a fast inputting signal corresponding to the predetermined action sequence is outputted to a computer apparatus via the output unit, wherein the fast inputting signal replaces an inputting operation performed by a keyboard apparatus to the computer apparatus, wherein an input action sequence is a combination of multiple groups of the inputting operation signals continuously inputted by the input unit in a fixed order. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253448 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PHYSICAL FEEDBACK IN A HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER - Devices, systems, and methods are provided for providing physical feedback in a handheld electronic controller. In general, the devices, systems, and methods can allow a handheld controller in an electronic system to provide a shock force or impact force to a user of the controller. In one exemplary embodiment, the controller can be configured to provide the shock or impact force in correspondence with a virtual shock force or impact force in an entertainment system in communication with the controller being controlled by the user. The actual shock force or impact force can be directionally imparted to the controller such that the user feels the actual shock force or impact force in a same direction as the virtual shock force or impact force. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253449 | VARIABLE SPEED AUTOSCROLL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A variable speed autoscroll system is disclosed. The variable speed scrolling system includes a control device, such as a scrolling wheel or other suitable control member. A user may select a scrolling speed by displacing the control member, and a non-linear increase in scrolling speed based on the degree of displacement of the control member is achieved. The control member may be disposed in a computer mouse, keyboard, or other peripheral device. In various embodiments, the user may toggle between various sensitivity levels to achieve a greater or lesser degree of increase in scrolling speed based on the amount of displacement of the control member. Optionally, the user may input the set of parameters to determine the dynamics of the system. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253450 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A COMPUTER USING A WIRELESS USER INTERFACE DEVICE - Methods and apparatus for controlling a computer using a wireless user interface device are disclosed. A wireless user interface device displays one or more mouse button areas and one or more application launch areas. In addition, the wireless user interface device detects motion of the wireless user interface device. When a user selects a mouse button area and/or an application launch area, the wireless user interface device transmits corresponding information to the host computing device. In addition, the wireless user interface device transmits motion associated with the wireless user interface device to the host computing device. The host device receives the data from the wireless user interface device and takes appropriate action(s). For example, the host device may move a cursor, execute a mouse click, and/or launch an application. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253451 | OPTICAL NAVIGATION DEVICE - A device for optical navigation, containing an image sensor which has a large number of image sensor units which are disposed in an array-like manner with respectively at least one light-sensitive surface and at least one lens which is disposed between an object to be imaged and the image sensor. A microlens array is present, at least one microlens being assigned to one image sensor unit. At least one pin diaphragm array is assigned to the image sensor array and is disposed between the image sensor array and the at least one microlens array. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253452 | WIRELESS KEYBOARD - Embodiments include a wireless keyboard having a plurality of keys and a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, wherein each of the plurality of RFID tags are coupled to one of the plurality of keys. Each of the RFID tags are configured to transmit a signal when one of the plurality of keys coupled to RFID tag is pressed. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253453 | Computer Display Object Controller - A display object controller includes a sensor elevated above the keys of a keyboard. The sensor is directed to view and monitor a user's first hand in a typing position on the keyboard. The controller includes a switch positioned adjacent the spacebar of the keyboard. The sensor and switch are connected to a processor which is connected to a computer system. The switch is arranged to enable or disable display object control. When the switch is engaged by the thumb of the user's second hand, the processor is responsive to the sensor to track hand motion for controlling display objects. When the switch is disengaged by the thumb, the processor communicates with the computer system to disable tracking hand motion so the fingers may type on the keyboard without controlling the display objects. In another embodiment, a switching means is provided in software, wherein the sensor is arranged to detect the second hand performing or ceasing to perform a predetermined gesture as a command to enable or disable display object control mode. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253454 | KEYBOARD WITH INTEGRATED TOUCH SENSING - A keyboard device and a related method of operation are provided. The keyboard device includes a compressible touch substrate having a plurality of keys, a support substrate underlying the touch substrate, and a plurality of electrodes between the touch substrate and the support substrate. The keyboard is adapted to detect movement of an object against the touch substrate and along the touch substrate. The keyboard is further adapted to classify such movement as a key selection or as a touch gesture based on the degree of deflection of the compressible touch substrate. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253455 | TASK ASSISTANT PROVIDING CONTEXTUAL SUGGESTIONS - A method of providing a task assistant to provide an interface to an application is described. The method comprises, in one embodiment, providing a task assistant to provide an interface to an application, to receive input from a user through multimodal input including a plurality of speech input, typing input, and touch input. The method further comprises receiving a request from a user for a suggestion, determining a current transaction state, based on interactions with the user during a current session, and selecting suggestions relevant to a transaction type associated with the current transaction state. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253456 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING KEYPAD WITH KEYS HAVING A RIDGED SURFACE PROFILE - According to one aspect, a portable electronic device having a base portion having a keypad, and a sliding portion. The sliding portion is coupled to the base portion and slideable relative thereto between a closed position wherein the keypad is covered by the sliding portion, and an open position wherein the keypad is exposed. The keypad includes a plurality of keys, at least some of the plurality of keys having a ridge that extends upwardly from the top surface of the key. Each ridge extends between a lower edge of the key and an upper edge of the key and is curved therebetween. Each ridge is offset from a midline of each key. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253457 | Inputting Chinese Characters - Among other things, a method for use in causing Chinese characters that comprise shape elements to be constructed by an electronic device is described. A user is enabled to enter any of a set of Chinese characters sufficient to enable typical communication to a Chinese reader. The method comprises associating groups of shape elements with respective non-numerically associated touch locations of the electronic device, and upon receipt of an indication that one or more of the touch locations have been invoked, constructing a Chinese character based on the shape elements associated with the invoked touch locations. The shape elements are a complete set of shape elements from which all Chinese characters in the set are formed. Every one of the shape elements belongs to one of the groups. All shape elements in each group resemble each other in shape. | 2014-09-11 |
20140253458 | Method and System for Suggesting Phrase Completions with Phrase Segments - A method is provided for managing phrase completion suggestions in response to text input. The method includes receiving text entered into the computing system, and identifying a first plurality of phrases that each begins with the received text and that each includes a respective phrase segment immediately following the received text. The method further includes displaying a first list of the respective phrase segments of the identified first plurality of phrases without displaying the received text, and receiving input defining a selection of one of the respective phrase segments of the displayed first list. | 2014-09-11 |