37th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110221608 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING USER STATE - A method that monitors user state using an electronic device locates a face shape from a current image of a user captured by an image capturing device of the electronic device, and calculates a current area of the face shape when the user reads digital material using the electronic device. Additionally, the method determines whether the current area is greater than a standard area stored in a storage system of the electronic device, and triggers a warning device of the electronic device to output an alarm signal to warn the user to keep a proper distance from the electronic device upon the condition that the current area is greater than the standard area. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221609 | Cable connection component configured to provide visible indications - A cable connection component is receivable in a housing of a host information handling device for coupling to a circuit of the host device. The component has a status light and a light guide configured, in use with the component at least partially received in the host housing, to guide light from the status light to provide indications visible externally of the host housing. A connection device, a cable end connector and an SFP-type or SFF-type transceiver body are also disclosed. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221610 | Smart chip radio - The present invention, the Smart Chip Radio, provides a smart chip or electronic sensor into a vehicle's audio system. This chip or sensor senses the siren of an approaching emergency vehicle even when the driver cannot. It then either reduces the audio system's volume or shuts down the audio system until the siren is fully audible to the driver, and the danger has passed. Thus, the car's Smart Chip Radio system knows of an emergency vehicle's approach, and turns down or turns off the on-board audio equipment to alert the driver to the approach of the emergency vehicle. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221611 | EMERGENCY VEHICLE ALARM SYSTEM AND METHOD - The emergency vehicle alarm system and method allows a user to select an emergency vehicle alert as a telematics service in a mobile vehicle. Once the user selects the alert service, a telematics operations center determines a service fee, bills the user, and debits the user's account accordingly. The emergency vehicle alert telematics service warns a civilian vehicle of an approaching emergency vehicle. The system includes a transmitter located in the emergency vehicle that transmits a signal adapted for reception by a receiving module of a telematics system located in the civilian vehicle. When the emergency vehicle signal is received by the receiving module in the civilian vehicle, an audio and/or visual alert is generated to alert the occupants of the civilian vehicle that an emergency vehicle is nearby. The civilian vehicle's telematics system may also display relative positioning of the emergency vehicle and the civilian vehicle. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221612 | TRAFFIC SIGN NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - In an embodiment, a traffic sign notification system is configured to notify a driver of a moving vehicle regarding the presence of a traffic sign. The traffic sign notification system may include a traffic sign including a traffic sign body attached to a pole, and a transmission apparatus configured to transmit a signal with predetermined electric power for notifying an automobile regarding the presence of the traffic sign. A notification apparatus is provided at the automobile. The notification apparatus is configured to generate a notification regarding the presence of the traffic sign to the driver of the automobile 10 in response to receiving the signal. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221613 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS - An abnormality detection apparatus has: an abnormality detection portion that detects at least one of an abnormality of a vehicle and an abnormality of an in-vehicle device based on an output of the in-vehicle device that indicates a state of a vehicle; an environmental drive condition information obtaining portion that obtains information regarding an environmental drive condition that affects the output of the in-vehicle device; and an abnormality detection criteria changing portion that changes an abnormality detection criteria used by the abnormality detecting portion based on the environmental drive condition information obtained by the environmental drive condition information obtaining portion. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221614 | Traffic Control System - A traffic control system for converting an intersection into a roundabout during periods of heavy traffic includes a mechanism for monitoring traffic flow through the intersection and about the roundabout. The system also includes a concave opening in and around the intersection and a concrete disc disposed in the cavity, a hydraulic lift is constructed and arranged to elevate the concrete disc above the level of the road and lights provided to alert motor vehicles to enter a roundabout defined by the elevated disc. The system also includes traffic lights for alerting a motor vehicle operator to drive onto the disc or around the disc to use the intersection and/or roundabout. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221615 | System and Method for Informing Public Transport Vehicle Arrival Information - A system for informing public transport vehicle arrival information includes a plurality of on-board devices installed on respective public transport vehicles, each of the on-board device having a transceiver for transmitting and receiving data from and to public transport vehicle stops along a public transport vehicle line, a first processing unit programmed to store and process the received data, and a first display module which is operatively coupled to the first processing unit and is for displaying the data and a plurality of public transport vehicle stop devices installed in the respective vehicle stops, each of the public transport vehicle stop device having a preset vehicle identification therein and having a transceiver for transmitting and receiving the data from and to the on-board device. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221616 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING INPUT - An electronic apparatus includes a detection circuit having at least a first contact point, a second contact point and a third contact point; an input key unit changes states of the individual contact points based on an accepted input operation, and a detection-circuit control unit obtains a detection signal corresponding to changed states of the individual contact points from the detection circuit, and detects the input operation from the obtained detection signal. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221617 | KEYBOARD ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Interface apparatus and methods are provided. The interface can include a keyboard ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110221618 | CONTINUOUS-TIME DELTA-SIGMA ADC WITH COMPACT STRUCTURE - A continuous-time delta-sigma Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) with a compact structure comprises a loop filter, a summing circuit, a quantizer, and a current Digital to Analog Converter (DAC). The loop filter is utilized for receiving and noise-shaping an analog input signal, and accordingly outputting a positive and a negative loop voltages. The summing circuit comprises a positive and a negative summing resistors. The summing resistors are utilized for transforming a positive and negative feedback currents to be a positive and a negative feedback voltages, and summing the loop voltages and the feedback voltages so as to generate a positive and a negative summing voltages, respectively. The quantizer is utilized for outputting a digital output signal according to a difference between the positive and the negative summing voltages. The current DAC is utilized for generating the positive and the negative feedback currents according to the digital output signal. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221619 | DA CONVERTER, AD CONVERTER, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A DA converter includes a first DA conversion section for obtaining an analog output signal in accordance with a digital input signal value, and a second DA conversion section for obtaining an analog gain control output signal in accordance with a digital gain control input signal value. In the DA converter, the gain control of the analog output signal generated by the first DA conversion section is performed on the basis of the gain control output signal generated by the second DA conversion section. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221620 | CURRENT STEERING DAC WITH SWITCHED CASCODE OUTPUT CURRENT SOURCE/SINK - A current-steering digital-to-analog converter may include a plurality of current cells. Each current cell may comprise a dual bias switched cascode output current source/sink, a bias source, complementary bias switching elements coupled between the bias source and the bias inputs of the switched cascode output current source/sink, and complementary switching signals coupled to the control inputs of the complementary bias switching element. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221621 | A/D CONVERSION CIRCUIT - An A/D conversion circuit includes a pulse transit circuit, first and second pulse transit position detection circuits, and a digital signal generation circuit. The first pulse transit position detection circuit detects a transit position of the pulse signal output from the pulse transit circuit and generates a logical signal according to the transit position. The second pulse transit position detection circuit detects the circling number of the pulse signal output from the pulse transit circuit and generates a logical signal according to the circling number. The digital signal generation circuit synthesizes the logical signals output from the first and second pulse transit position detection circuits and generates a digital signal according to a size of an analog signal VA. The pulse transit circuit is configured so that a sum of the number of the inverting circuits that the pulse signal transits in an N-th period (N denotes a natural number) and the number of the inverting circuits that the pulse signal transits in an (N+1)-th period is a power of 2. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221622 | REMOTE CONTROL WITH USER IDENTIFICATION SENSOR - Described herein is a remote control including a saucer-shaped housing, a removable faceplate, and a processor. The saucer-shaped housing may be circular in plan view and sized to be graspable by a user in one or two hands. The upper side of the housing may be convexly shaped and support a keypad with a plurality of selectable buttons. In some embodiments, the remote control includes a biometric sensor for receiving biometric information from a user of the remote control and communicating the received biometric information to a processor configured to recognize the user based on the received biometric information. The remote control and/or the processor may be configured to enable a recognized user to access viewing control options provided via the hand-held remote control device. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221623 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD - A control device which controls an operation of a controlled device, includes: an operation information storage unit to store operation information about an acceptable operation; a control information acquisition unit to acquire control information about the controlled device; and an association table generation unit to generate an association table for storing the operation information stored in the operation information storage unit associated with the control information acquired by the control information acquisition unit. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221624 | Apparatus and Method Using a Radar in a Wireless and/or Wireline Sensor Node and Operating Radar In the Ground to Detect and Count Vehicles in Roadway, Parking Lot and Airport Applications - A package, wireless sensor module, wireless sensor node and wireline sensor node are disclosed including a radar configured to embed beneath vehicles in pavements, walkways, parking lot floors and runways referred to herein as in ground usage. An access point interfacing to at least one of the sensors is disclosed to provide traffic reports, parking reports, landing counts, takeoff counts, aircraft traffic reports and/or accident reports based upon the sensor's messages regarding the radar and possibly magnetic sensor readings. A runway sensor network is disclosed of radar sensors embedded in lanes of at least one runway for estimating the landing count and/or takeoff count effect of aircraft. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221625 | Agile-Beam Radar Notably for the Obstacle 'Sense and Avoid' Function - A radar device includes an antenna having at least two linear arrays of radiating elements being orthogonal to one another, a first array being used to focus a transmission beam in a first plane and a second beam being used to focus a reception beam in a second plane, orthogonal to the first plane. The focussing of the beam is obtained in the first plane by coloured emission followed by a reception beam formation by computation, and in that the focussing of the beam is obtained in the second plane using reception beam formation by computation. The coloured emission is carried out by combining antenna transmission sub-arrays in such a manner as to form a sum channel and a difference on reception channel according to the monopulse technique. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221626 | HOUSING FOR AIRCRAFT MOUNTED COMPONENTS - A traffic collision avoidance system device is provided. The device includes a radome having an antenna contained therein. A chassis is bonded to the radome by a layer of bonding material about the chassis periphery. A housing is provided having a substantially flat bottom portion and a wall extended about a periphery to define a interior portion. A second bonding layer disposed between the housing and the radome within the interior portion to form a seal. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221627 | SWITCHABLE DELAYS OPTICAL FIBRE TRANSPONDER WITH OPTICAL GENERATION OF DOPPLER SHIFT - The invention concerns a Optical modulator, comprising an input suitable to receive an optical carrier, a high-frequency input and an output suitable to transmit an optical signal, the optical modulator comprising two Mach-Zender ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110221628 | Radar apparatus and computer program - According to embodiments, there is provided a radar apparatus including:
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20110221629 | RADAR LEVEL GAUGE WITH IMPROVED RADAR WINDOW - A radar level gauge for determining the filling level of a product in a tank, comprising a transceiver for transmitting and receiving microwaves, processing circuitry connected to the transceiver and adapted to determine the filling level, an antenna connected to said transceiver and arranged to emit and receive microwaves through an opening of the tank, and a microwave transmissive sealing member adapted to cover said opening and to provide pressure sealing of the tank. The sealing member comprises a metal grid layer providing structural strength, which metal grid layer has sealed openings formed to allow transmission of microwaves. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221630 | SUPER-RESOLUTION IMAGING RADAR - A system, apparatus, and method are disclosed for a super-resolution imaging radar (SRIR). The SRIR employs a pulse signal generator that propagates bursts of radio frequency (RF) energy. Each burst contains a number of pulses. One pulse of each burst is an ancilla pulse, and the remaining pulses are propagated towards an object. An array bucket detector (ABD) collects pulses that are reflected from the object. Also, the ancilla pulses are propagated through a virtual lens. A virtual scanning detector detects the virtual ancilla electric field. A processor calculates a virtual ancilla electric field, which would be present at the scanning detector. Further, a coincidence circuit calculates a cross-time correlation function of the electric fields of the reflected pulses that are collected by the ABD and the virtual ancilla electric field. The coincidence circuit uses cross-time correlation function results to generate pixels of an image of the object. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221631 | SPACECRAFT POSITION ESTIMATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for estimating a spacecraft ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110221632 | High-precision radio frequency ranging system - Methods for estimating a distance between an originator and a transponder, methods for calculating a fine time adjustment in a radio, computer-readable storage media containing instructions to configure a processor to perform such methods, originators used in a system for estimating a distance to a transponder, and transponders used in a system for estimating a distance to an originator. The methods utilize fine time adjustments to achieve sub-clock cycle time resolution. The methods may utilize offset master clocks. The methods may utilize a round-trip full-duplex configuration or a round-trip full-duplex configuration. The method produces accurate estimates of the distance between two radios. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221633 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO OBJECTS USING WIRELESSLY TRANSMITTED PULSES - Methods and systems for determining the distance between two objects and optionally activating an alarm when the distance exceeds a predetermined threshold. The detection system includes a base unit and a remote unit. The base unit includes a first transmitter for transmitting at least one locator pulse; a first receiver for receiving at least one return pulse, the first receiver including a pulse detector for detecting the leading edge of the at least one return pulse; and a distance measurement unit. The remote unit includes a second receiver for receiving the at least one locator pulse; and a second transmitter for transmitting the at least one return pulse in response to the at least one locator pulse. The distance measurement unit is adapted for determining the distance between the base unit and the remote unit based on the leading edge of the at least one return pulse. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221634 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POSITION AND TRACK DETERMINATION - The present disclosure describes a method and system for detecting and determining the position of a target or intruder using a plurality of sensors positioned throughout a secured perimeter and a single antenna. The system of the present disclosure detects and determines the position of a target by first analyzing the return signal strength values of each of the sensors. Next, Z | 2011-09-15 |
20110221635 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED LOCAL AREA LOCATIONING, TRACKING AND COMMUNICATIONS - The present invention is an integrated wireless system with multiple functionalities including robust (indoor/outdoor) position location, mobile receiver tracking and adaptive broadband communication. The present invention may be an adaptive position location system for local and indoor applications with improved accuracy, flexibility and security. The self-calibration technique of the present invention may cause, the position location system to be easily deployed. A master station may communicate with and control two or more slave stations and one or more user devices and thereby determine the position of a user device and track that user device, utilizing location reference sets, in accordance with the location of the master station and communication between the slave stations and the master station. The locationing operation of the present invention may be initiated by the user device. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221636 | Multiband Antenna - A multiband antenna comprises a feeder member, a radiation conductor, a short-circuit member, a grounding plane and a feeder cable. The feeder member has a first coupling side. Two end of the short-circuit member are respectively connected with the radiation conductor and the grounding plane. The short-circuit member has a second coupling side parallel to and conformable to the first coupling side with a gap existing therebetween. The feeder cable has a central wire and an outer wire respectively connected with the feeder member and the grounding plane. The feeder member transmits a high-frequency fed-in signal to the short-circuit member in a capacitive coupling way. The multiband antenna of the present invention has a simplified antenna structure, a miniaturized size and wide frequency bands. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221637 | MONOPOLE ANTENNA - A monopole antenna is disposed on a substrate. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The monopole antenna includes a feeding portion, a radiating portion, a grounding portion and a coupling portion. The feeding portion is disposed on the first surface to feed electromagnetic signals. The radiating portion is disposed on the first surface and with one end connected to the feeding portion. The grounding portion is positioned on the second surface substantially corresponding to the one end of the radiating portion. The coupling portion is positioned on the second surface and corresponding to the other end of the radiating portion. The radiating portion is coupled with the coupling portion to radiate electromagnetic signals. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221638 | INTERNAL LC ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An L-shape Corner (LC) Antenna uses an L shaped antenna on the corner of a circuit board of a wireless device. The low band element is positioned and designed to be resonate along the long edge of the adjacent ground plane while the high band element (H) is positioned and designed to be resonate along the short edge of the adjacent ground plane. The PCB (printed circuit board) of the wireless device that the antenna is integrated into can provide the ground plane function. The single antenna element provides two separate radiating sections that allow for optimization of low and high band resonances that are often required to service the cellular and other wireless frequency bands. The two radiating sections of the antenna provide different polarizations for the two resonances that assist in de-coupling the two resonances from each other. Both antenna elements can be an Isolated Magnetic Dipole (IMD) antenna; conversely, one of the two antenna elements can be an IMD element. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221639 | ANTENNA PATTERN FRAME, CASE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MOLD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided an antenna pattern frame according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, including: a radiator that includes an antenna pattern part transmitting or receiving signals and a connection terminal part to transmit or receive the signals to and from a circuit substrate of an electronic device; and a radiator frame that supports the radiator, the radiator being manufactured by injection molding and the antenna pattern part being embedded in a case of the electronic device, wherein the radiator frame may be provided with a fastening part to be removed from the manufacturing mold for injection-molding the case of the electronic device in which the radiator is embedded. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221640 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AN ANTENNA DEVICE - The invention relates to an antenna device ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110221641 | PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SEMICONDUCTOR FIBER ANTENNA - An antenna system including at least one fiber antenna element having a semiconductor core and an outer cladding layer, where the core has a higher index of refraction than the cladding layer. A pump source provides pump light to the cladding layer in a manner that allows the pump light to propagate down the cladding layer to be absorbed by the core to generate photo-carriers in the core. An antenna circuit is electrically coupled to the core and provides one or both of an RF signal to the core for transmission purposes or receiving an RF signal from the core for reception purposes. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221642 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - There is provided an antenna device including a substrate, an earth section which is disposed on a portion of the substrate, a feed point which is disposed on the substrate, a loading section disposed on the substrate and constructed with a line-shaped conductor pattern which is formed in a longitudinal direction of an elementary body made of a dielectric material, an inductor section which connects one end of the conductor pattern to the earth section, and a feed point which feeds a current to a connection point of the one end of the conductor pattern and the inductor section, wherein a longitudinal direction of the loading section is arranged to be parallel to an edge side of the earth section. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221643 | ADJUSTABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An adjustable integrated circuit antenna structure includes an antenna, a ground plane, a plurality of transmission line circuit elements and a coupling circuit. The coupling circuit is operable to couple at least one of the plurality of transmission line circuit elements into a transmission line circuit based on a transmission line characteristic signal. The transmission line circuit has at least one of a bandwidth, an impedance, a quality factor, and a frequency band in accordance with the transmission line circuit characteristic signal. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221644 | DUAL-PATCH ANTENNA AND ARRAY - A dual-patch antenna includes a ground plane, a first patch plate parallel to and separated from the ground plane by a separation distance, and a second patch plate separated from the ground plane by the separation distance. The first and second patch plates are coplanar and separated by a radiating slot. An excitation probe isolatedly passes through the ground plane and connects to the first patch plate. A first wall connects an edge of the first patch plate to the ground plane. The first wall is located approximately ¼ wavelength of a mid-band operating frequency from the radiating slot. A second wall connects an edge of the second patch plate to the ground plane. The second wall is located approximately ¼ wavelength of the mid-band operating frequency from the radiating slot. The dual-patch antennas may be organized in an array. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221645 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method of manufacturing antennas including forming at least one conductive antenna array pattern having an antenna feed network on at least a first relatively flexible substrate and adhering the at least one flexible substrate to at least one first surface of at least one relatively rigid substrate. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221646 | COLLAPSIBLE ANTENNA - A collapsible antenna ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110221647 | Multi-Element Folded-Dipole Antenna - A multi-element directional antenna having three-wire elements in the form of square open loops. The three wires of each of the loops are arranged close together and aligned along the direction of radiation of the antenna. Each of the loops is open—that is, the wires are split, leaving a gap between the ends of the elements. In a two-element embodiment, an active driven element and a parasitic element are aligned and spaced apart along an axis of the direction of radiation of the antenna. One of the wires of the driven element is split in half, such that the driven element forms a three-wire folded dipole. Additional active or parasitic elements can be added. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221648 | MULTIBAND HIGH GAIN OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS - Exemplary embodiments are provided of multiband high gain omnidirectional antennas. In one exemplary embodiment, an antenna generally includes first and second radiating elements. The first radiating element is configured to produce a first radiation pattern at a first operating frequency. The second radiating element is configured to produce a second radiation pattern at a second operating frequency. Each of the first and second radiating elements includes a meandering or helical portion. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221649 | Foam layer transmission line structures - A transmission line structure for propagating electromagnetic energy includes a transmission line conductor trace, a first dielectric foam layer and a second dielectric foam layer. The conductor trace is sandwiched between the first foam layer and the second foam layer. A first ground plane layer and a second ground plane layer sandwich the first foam layer, the conductor pattern and the second foam layer. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221650 | Dielectrically Loaded Antenna and Radio Communication Apparatus - A backfire dielectrically loaded antenna for operation at a frequency in excess of 200 MHz includes a dielectric core having a relative dielectric constant greater than 5 and having an outer surface defining an interior volume the major part of which is occupied by solid material of the core; a three-dimensional antenna element structure including at least one pair of elongate conductive antenna elements disposed on or adjacent the side surface portion of the core and extending from a distal core surface portion towards a proximal core surface portion; a feed structure having an axially extending elongate laminate board including a transmission line section acting as a feed line which extends through a passage in the core from the distal core surface portion to the proximal core surface portion, and an antenna connection section having an integrally formed proximal extension of the transmission line section the width of which, in the plane of the laminate board, is greater than the width of the passage; and an impedance matching section coupling the antenna elements to the feed line. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221651 | Dielectrically Loaded Antenna and Radio Communication Apparatus - A radio communication apparatus including: (a) a backfire dielectrically loaded antenna for operation at a frequency in excess of 200 MHz comprising: an electrically insulative dielectric core of a solid material having a relative dielectric constant greater than 5 and having an outer surface including oppositely directed distal and proximal surface portions extending transversely of an axis of the antenna and a side surface portion extending between the transversely extending surface portions, the core outer surface defining an interior volume the major part of which is occupied by the solid material of the core; a three-dimensional antenna element structure including at least one pair of elongate conductive antenna elements disposed on or adjacent the side surface portion of the core and extending from the distal core surface portion towards the proximal core surface portion; a feed structure in the form of an axially extending elongate laminate board comprising at least a transmission line section acting as a feed line which extends through a passage in the core from the distal core surface portion to the proximal core surface portion, the antenna having exposed contact areas on or adjacent the core proximal surface portion; and (b) radio communication circuit means having an equipment laminate circuit board with at least one conductive layer, the conductive layer or layers having a plurality of contact terminal support areas to each of which is conductively bonded a respective spring contact positioned so as to bear resiliently against respective ones of the exposed contact areas of the antenna. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221652 | ANTENNA SYSTEM INCLUDING A CIRCULARLY POLARIZED ANTENNA - An antenna system includes a circularly polarized (CP) antenna for receiving and/or transmitting a circularly polarized RF signal. The CP antenna includes a pair of radiating patches each having an elongated shape. An elongated axis is defined along a longest length of each of the radiating patches. The elongated axes are disposed generally perpendicular to one another to generate the circular polarization. A coplanar waveguide feeding element is disposed between the radiating patches for feeding RF signals from and/or to the radiating patches via electromagnetic coupling. A width of the slot of the coplanar waveguide is varied to provide impedance matching of the CP antenna with a transmission line. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221653 | META MATERIAL ANTENNA USING COUPLING IN HELICAL STRUCTURE - There is provided an antenna implementing a first 0-th order resonant frequency using a first radiator to which power is fed through parallel inductors of helical structures, and implementing a second 0-th order resonant frequency using a second radiator to which power is couple-fed through radiation elements put into the helical structures. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221654 | SHOCK- AND MOISTURE-RESISTANT CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A shock- and moisture-resistant connector assembly includes a first component, a second component, and an antenna. The first component has an end fitted with an adapter. A non-annular fastener is mounted around a connecting section of the adapter for tightly fastening the second component inserted in the first component. The second component is provided therein with at least one watertight O-ring which, after the first and second components are assembled, furnishes moisture and shock resistance to a coaxial cable passing through the second component. The antenna includes a dielectric spacer externally mounted with a coupling element and having an end formed as a shaft. A plastic washer, a wave washer, and a positioning washer are sequentially mounted around the shaft such that the entire assembled antenna has sufficient frictional resistance to maintain restrained displacement during a fine-tuning operation. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221655 | TWO-IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A two-image display apparatus includes: a display panel in which each sub-pixel for displaying a first image and each sub-pixel for displaying a second image are placed alternately at positions adjacent to each other; and a light shielding barrier having apertures for allowing the first and second images displayed in a first visual recognition direction and a second visual recognition direction respectively to be distinguished from each other, wherein the center of each of the apertures is shifted from the center between two-image areas allocated to two the adjacent sub-pixels respectively toward the side of the second visual recognition direction, and there is also provided a correction light shielding section configured to narrow an image area allocated on the side of the first visual recognition direction to serve as the image area provided for one of the adjacent sub-pixels. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221656 | DISPLAYED CONTENT VISION CORRECTION WITH ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE LENS - This disclosure concerns an interactive, head-mounted eyepiece with an electrically adjustable liquid lens that adjusts a focus of the displayed content for the user. The electrically adjustable lens may be of the type wherein the lens is moved back and forth with a small worm drive. Alternatively, the electrically adjustable lens may be of the type that uses two liquids, a conducting liquid and a non-conducting liquid. The liquid lens may instead be a tunable liquid crystal cell, in which a non-uniform magnetic field is used to shape the liquid crystal and adjust a focus for the user. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221657 | OPTICAL STABILIZATION OF DISPLAYED CONTENT WITH A VARIABLE LENS - This disclosure concerns an interactive, head-mounted eyepiece with an electrically adjustable liquid lens that adjusts a focus of the displayed content for the user. The electrically adjustable liquid lens may be of the type that uses two liquids, a conducting liquid and a non-conducting liquid. Alternatively, the liquid lens may be a tunable liquid crystal cell, in which a non-uniform magnetic field is used to shape the liquid crystal and adjust a focus for the user. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221658 | AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE WITH WAVEGUIDE HAVING A MIRRORED SURFACE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The displayed content is introduced into an optical waveguide of the eyepiece at an angle of internal incidence that does not result in total internal reflection. However, a mirrored surface on the first surface of the optical waveguide reflects the displayed content towards the second surface of the optical waveguide. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221659 | AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE WITH FREEFORM OPTIC, IMAGE SOURCE, AND OPTICAL DISPLAY - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display. An integrated image source, which includes a light source and the optical display, introduces the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. Alternatively, an integrated projector facility projects the content to the optical assembly. The projector facility includes a light source and the LCoS display, wherein light from the light source is emitted under control of the processor and traverses a polarizing beam splitter where it is polarized before being reflected off an LCoS display and into an optical waveguide of the eyepiece. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221660 | Self-luminescent Display Device, Display Method and Portable Computer of the Same - A self-luminescent display device for an electronic device includes a display screen and a display controller. The display screen is utilized for displaying pictures via a plurality of self-luminescent elements, and includes a data display area for displaying an image and a status display area for displaying a status information of the electronic device. The display controller is utilized for receiving an image data corresponding to the image and a control signal corresponding to the status information, to drive the data display area and the status display area to display the image and the status information, respectively. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221661 | Organic light-emitting display device - An organic light-emitting display device includes a substrate, the substrate having a plurality of transmitting regions, a plurality of thin film transistors, a plurality of conductive lines, a passivation layer, a plurality of pixel electrodes on the passivation layer, an opposite electrode facing the plurality of pixel electrodes, an organic layer disposed among the plurality of pixel electrodes and the opposite electrode, and a plurality of masking films disposed in the plurality of transmitting regions. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221662 | LARGE SCALE LED DISPLAY - A large scale LED display has a cable and rigid link support structure for a number of LED modules. The cable and rigid link support structure is flexible but has sufficient structural integrity to prevent misalignment of the pixel modules. The LED modules are removable from the support structure individually and as a group so as to facilitate repair of the display. The LED modules are rugged so as to withstand harsh outdoor conditions and they provide sufficient luminescence for use in sunlight. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221663 | EDGE TYPE BACKLIGHTING MODULE - An edge type backlighting module is disclosed in the present invention. The edge type backlighting module includes at least one light source array for providing light beams; at least one reflecting mirror, rotating within a specified angle, for reflecting the light beams; and a light adjusting medium for adjusting outgoing directions of the reflected light beams. It further has at least one infrared sensor for detecting light beams reflected from a surface of the light adjusting medium when a user touches the surface and generating a signal representing a touch location. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221664 | VIEW NAVIGATION ON MOBILE DEVICE - Users may view web pages, play games, send emails, take photos, and perform other tasks using mobile devices. Unfortunately, the limited screen size and resolution of mobile devices may restrict users from adequately viewing virtual objects, such as maps, images, email, user interfaces, etc. Accordingly, one or more systems and/or techniques for displaying portions of virtual objects on a mobile device are disclosed herein. A mobile device may be configured with one or more sensors (e.g., a digital camera, an accelerometer, or a magnetometer) configured to detect motion of the mobile device (e.g., a pan, tilt, or forward/backward motion). A portion of a virtual object may be determined based upon the detected motion and displayed on the mobile device. For example, a view of a top portion of an email may be displayed on a cell phone based upon the user panning the cell phone in an upward direction. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221665 | REMOTE CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display system, a display device, and a remote controller for controlling the display device are provided. The remote controller includes: a touch screen which receives an input from a user and display a first manipulation UI group including a shortcut key corresponding to a plurality of buttons to control the display device; a signal output unit which outputs a control signal to the display device based on an input to the touch screen; and a controller which, in response to a user's selection of the shortcut key, displays on the touch screen a second manipulation UI group and parts of the first manipulation UI group, the second manipulation UI group displaying the plurality of buttons. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221666 | Methods and Apparatus For Gesture Recognition Mode Control - Computing devices can comprise a processor and an imaging device. The processor can be configured to support both a mode where gestures are recognized and one or more other modes during which the computing device operates but does not recognize some or all available gestures. The processor can determine whether a gesture recognition mode is activated, use image data from the imaging device to identify a pattern of movement of an object in the space, and execute a command corresponding to the identified pattern of movement if the gesture recognition mode is activated. The processor can also be configured to enter or exit the gesture recognition mode based on various input events. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221667 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING SCREEN IN MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for switching an output screen direction of a mobile terminal from a vertical direction to a horizontal direction, or from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction when needed are provided. The apparatus includes a sensor unit and a rotation determining unit. The sensor unit detects a direction of a magnetic field. The rotation determining unit determines a movement of the mobile terminal that rotates on a plane through the direction of the magnetic field detected by the sensor unit. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221668 | PARTIAL VIRTUAL KEYBOARD OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The displayed content is an interactive control element. An integrated camera facility of the eyepiece images a user's body part as it interacts with the interactive control element, wherein the processor removes a portion of the interactive control element by subtracting the portion of the interactive control element that is determined to be co-located with the imaged user body part based on the user's view. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221669 | GESTURE CONTROL IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. The eyepiece includes an integrated camera facility that images a gesture, wherein the integrated processor identifies and interprets the gesture as a command instruction. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221670 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUAL BIOMETRIC DATA CAPTURE - A method and apparatus for visual biometric data capture are provided. The apparatus includes in interactive head-mounted eyepiece worn by a user that includes an optical assembly through which a user views a surrounding environment and displayed content. The optical assembly comprises a corrective element that corrects the user's view of the surrounding environment and an integrated processor for handling content to the user. An integrated optical sensor captures visual biometric data when the eyepiece is positioned so that a nearby individual is proximate to the eyepiece. Visual biometric data is captured using the eyepiece and is transmitted to a remote processing facility for interpretation. The remote processing facility interprets the captured visual biometric data and generates display content based on the interpretation. This display content is delivered to the eyepiece and displayed to the user. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221671 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUDIO BIOMETRIC DATA CAPTURE - A method and apparatus for audio biometric data capture are provided. The apparatus includes in interactive head-mounted eyepiece worn by a user that includes an optical assembly through which a user views a surrounding environment and displayed content. The optical assembly comprises a corrective element that corrects the user's view of the surrounding environment and an integrated processor for handling content to the user. An integrated optical sensor captures visual biometric data when the eyepiece is positioned so that a nearby individual is proximate to the eyepiece. Audio biometric data is captured using multiple microphones mounted in an endfire array in the eyepiece. The remote processing facility interprets the captured audio biometric data and generates display content based on the interpretation. This display content is delivered to the eyepiece and displayed to the user. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221672 | HAND-WORN CONTROL DEVICE IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY EYEPIECE - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content. A control device worn on a hand of a user of the eyepiece includes a control component that when actuated by a digit of the hand of the user, provides a control command from the actuation of the control component to the processor as a command instruction. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221673 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A MOBILE COMPUTING PRODUCT/ARRANGEMENT - Described is a system and method for monitoring a mobile computing Arrangement. The arrangement may include a sensor and a processor. The sensor detects first data of an event including a directional orientation and a motion of the arrangement. The processor compares the first data to second data to determine if at least one predetermined procedure is to be executed. The second data may include a predetermined threshold range of changes in the directional orientation and the motion. If the predetermined procedure is to be executed, the processor selects the predetermined procedure which corresponds to the event as a function of the first data. Subsequently, the predetermined procedures is executed. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221674 | HAND HELD CONTROL DEVICE WITH DUAL MODE JOYSTICK FOR POINTING AND SCROLLING - Control device (computer mouse) for moving a visual pointer on a display constituting part of a user interface for computer equipment. The control device is designed to be used hand held free of support from any surface, as the movement of the pointer in two dimensions takes place by means of a guide pin, a so-called joy-stick. The guide pin preferably has a double function so that it may also be used for scrolling the display. The control device may include an attachment for the user's hand or wrist, and may be integrated with a telephone receiver or with a remote control for a television set or the like. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221675 | ERGONOMIC COMPUTER MOUSE - A computer mouse for use with a computing device is provided. The computer mouse may include a mouse body with an ulnar side digit support structure having a front concave region and a rear convex region formed proximate and behind the front concave region. The front concave region may include an overhang portion on a top side and an outwardly flared region on a bottom side. The front concave region may be sized to receive a distal end of a digit of a user, and the rear convex region may be sized to support a proximate end of a digit of a user. The mouse body may additionally include a radial side digit support structure that has a concave region with an outwardly flared region on a bottom side of the concavity. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221676 | OPTICAL MOUSE WITH TOUCH SENSITIVE TOP - An optical mouse with touch sensitive top includes a curved top including front clickable right and left buttons and a touch sensitive member extending rearward from the buttons, the touch sensitive member including a plurality of virtual buttons which are sensitive to touch; and a capacitive sensor assembly under the touch sensitive member and including first and conductive layers each being flexible and curved. In addition to button clicking and wheel scrolling, a user may press the virtual button for computer operation similar to a touchscreen operation. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221677 | 3-Axis Trackball - An input device is disclosed. The input device can provide a control signal to a host system. The input device can include a ball and one or more sensor assemblies configured to sense the position of the ball. The input device can sense movement both in the X-Y motion of the ball, and the spin of the ball. Different control signals may be sent to a host system based upon the X-Y motion and the spin of the ball. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221678 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Creating and Using Duplicate Virtual Keys - A method for duplicating and using virtual keys includes displaying a virtual keyboard that includes a plurality of keys. The method also includes detecting a first input to the device that activates a key cloning mode. The method further includes: while in the key cloning mode, detecting selection of a first key on the virtual keyboard; and in response to detecting selection of the first key, displaying a duplicate of the first key. The method further includes detecting activation of the duplicate of the first key; and, in response to detecting activation of the duplicate of the first key, performing an action in accordance with the first key. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221679 | ELECTRONIC BOOK READER - An electronic book reader includes an E-paper display, a display controller, a SDRAM, and a group of control buttons. The display controller is connected to the E-paper display. The SDRAM is connected to the display controller, and stores a group of display data. The control buttons are electrically connected to the display controller for responding to user input and generating an updating signal to the display controller to open a destination page. The display controller is configured for accessing the SDRAM to obtain the display data of the destination page upon receiving the updating signal, and driving the E-paper display to display the destination page. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221680 | KEYPAD APPARATUS - The disclosure relates to implementing different key types on a keypad or keyboard. The implementation can be enabled e.g. by an apparatus including a substrate ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110221681 | PROJECTED AND SECURED VIRTUAL KEYBOARD - The invention relates to a method for inputting a text in a distributed system that comprises a secured device, or server, communicating with at least one electronic device, or terminal. The method makes it possible to prepare an image by associating certain values to areas defining said image. The image is projected to the user who can touch the areas of the images that he wants to select as he would do with the keys of keyboard. The finger movements are analysed and the position of the virtual keys selected by the user is transmitted to the server that establishes a correlation between these positions and the previously associated values. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221682 | KEYPAD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR REMOVING LANGUAGE VARIANCE - The present invention provides a keypad of an electronic apparatus for removing language variances through transfer from a physical keypad to a virtual keypad, and an electronic apparatus having such a keypad The keypad of the electronic apparatus comprises a display section and a keying section, of which the display section displays a specific language part, and the keying section includes a plurality of keys, at least one of which is operable corresponding to the specific language part The plurality of keys have their own marks including a numeral part, a basic language part and other control key part | 2011-09-15 |
20110221683 | MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL - To prevent a function assigned to a selection item from being performed by an erroneous operation at the time when both housings are expanded or housed. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221684 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICE, MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TOUCH-SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICE - The present invention relates to a touch-sensitive input device for an electronic device, a mobile device and a method for operating a touch-sensitive input device that allow additional and more flexible input operations by a user, such as different input gestures. The touch-sensitive input device for an electronic device comprises a touch-sensitive sensor panel operable to sense a region of said touch-sensitive sensor panel that is touched by a user; and a controller adapted to determine a shape and position of the touched region on said touch-sensitive sensor panel at different times and adapted to trigger a function of the electronic device dependent on the change in shape and position of the touched region with time. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221685 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Performing Character Entry - A method of managing user interface content, including performing character entry without a keyboard, is disclosed. The method includes displaying a character entry area and a character selection indicia, wherein the character selection indicia is displayed at a first predefined location, and the character selection indicia includes locations corresponding to respective characters in a plurality of characters; detecting a point of contact over the character selection indicia; in response to detecting the contact over the character selection indicia, displaying at a second predefined location distinct from the first predefined location a temporary character that represents a character to be selected; while displaying the temporary character, detecting a character selection gesture; and, in response to detecting the character selection gesture, selecting a character corresponding to the temporary character for placement in the character entry area. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221686 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A portable device includes: a communication unit which communicates with an external device; a touch screen which includes a user interface (UI) menu and detects a touch input of a user; a controller which determines whether the user's touch inputs successively detected by the touch screen is a static touch or a dynamic touch according to whether a first position of a touch start and a second position of a touch termination are the same, performs an operation corresponding to the UI menu corresponding to the touch position if the successive touch inputs are the static touch wherein the first and second positions are the same, and controls the communication unit to send the external device a control signal corresponding to the dynamic touch if the successive touch inputs are the dynamic touch wherein the first and second positions are different. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221687 | ELECTRODE PATTERN STRUCTURE OF A CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrode pattern structure of a capacitive touch panel is provided. The electrode pattern structure of a capacitive touch panel of the present invention, in one embodiment, comprises a substrate, at least one first electrode disposed on said substrate, an insulator disposed on said at least one first electrode, at least one second electrode disposed on said insulator and overlapped with said at least one first electrode at least one intersection, and at least one protective block located on said at least one second electrode and positioned at said at least one intersection. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221688 | WATCH TYPE MOBILE TERMINAL - A watch type mobile terminal may be provided that includes a main body having an edge to define a window hole having a central area, a circuit board within the main body, a display on the circuit board, a band coupled to the main body, and a support member having a first portion provided at an outer perimeter of the window hole and a second portion that extends from the first portion toward the central area of the window hole to cover the edge of the window hole. The watch type mobile terminal may also include a window having a first surface facing an exterior of the main body and a second surface formed on an opposite side of the window, and at least a portion of the first surface of the window is covered by the second portion of the support member. A ring member may be provided between the first portion of the support member and the window. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221689 | OPERATION INPUT DEVICE - In the operation input device | 2011-09-15 |
20110221690 | INPUT DEVICE AND POINTING DEVICE - An input device has an operation member, that is configured to be brushed by a finger of a user, and a detection unit for detecting a component of a force acting in a predetermined input direction with respect to the operation member when the user brushes the operation member. The input direction is two directions orthogonal to each other. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221691 | HANDHELD DEVICE CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING BETWEEN A HANDHELD MODE AND A NON-HANDHELD MODE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A handheld device capable of automatically switching between a handheld mode and a non-handheld mode includes a sensing unit, a control unit, an operating unit, and a mode control unit. The sensing unit is used for generating a sensing result based on whether a user touch is received or not. The control unit sends out a charging-and-discharging signal to the sensing unit, and makes use of the charging-and-discharging signal to charge and discharge the sensing unit. The operating unit is coupled to the sensing unit for generating a mode control signal according to the sensing result. The mode control unit is coupled to the operating unit for controlling the handheld device to stay in a handheld mode or a non-handheld mode according to the mode control signal. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221692 | METHOD AND AN APPLIANCE FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING A DRONE, IN PARTICULAR A ROTARY WING DRONE - The appliance comprises a touch screen and wireless data transmission means for communicating with the drone. Drone piloting commands are activated by one or two fingers making contact with and/or moving over the locations of corresponding piloting symbols displayed on the screen. The method proceeds by: a) detecting finger contact at an arbitrary contact point in at least one predefined zone of the screen on which piloting symbols are not already displayed; b) displaying a piloting icon on the screen at said contact point, the piloting icon comprising a movable icon displayed at a position that tracks any movement of the finger contact point over the screen from an initial position to an offset position; c) detecting the movement of the movable icon; d) on detecting said movement, analyzing the direction and/or the amplitude of the movement relative to the initial position; and e) activating a piloting command as a function of the result of said analysis. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221693 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a detecting unit detecting a pressing force applied by an operating body that presses a surface of a display unit displaying a plurality of input regions operated by the operating body, and a region control unit operable when it has been determined from a detection result of the detecting unit that the operating body has pressed one of the input regions with a pressing force that is equal to or above a predetermined value, to enlarge the input region being pressed by the operating body and to move at least one of the input regions so that adjacent input regions do not overlap one another. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221694 | TACTILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for communicating tactile information, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221695 | TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH SENSING METHOD THEREOF - A touch sensing method includes providing a touch panel having a plurality of axial sensor chains disposed side by side, wherein each of the sensor chains outputs a signal. The touch sensing method generates a plurality of determination data based on the signals, wherein each of the determination data corresponds to one of the sensor chains or to a plurality of sensor pairs formed by two adjacent sensor chains. When two adjacent determination data are respectively greater than and smaller than a base value, the touch sensing method will determine a touch point based on locations of the sensor pairs or locations of the sensor chains corresponding to the determination data. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221696 | OPERATOR CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN OPERATOR CONTROL APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED APPROACH SENSING - The invention relates to an operator control apparatus and to a method for operating an operator control apparatus which comprises at least one operator control element for capturing user inputs and an approach recognition device which is designed to sense an approach by an actuating element, in particular a body part, of a user to the operator control element before the at least one operator control element is touched, wherein the approach recognition device comprises a reflection light barrier, which has at least one lamp ( | 2011-09-15 |
20110221697 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A light shielding film includes a protrusion for a touch sensor, which is formed to protrude further than a color filter layer toward the side of a first substrate, and a spacer portion, which is formed to protrude further than the protrusion for a touch sensor toward the side of a first substrate and defines the thickness of a liquid crystal layer. A counter electrode, which covers the protrusion for a touch sensor and the color filter layer, is formed on a second substrate. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221698 | Touch screen panel - A capacitive touch screen panel including a plurality of first sensing patterns connected along a long-side direction of a screen; and a plurality of second sensing patterns connected along a short-side direction of the screen, wherein an area of each of the first sensing patterns is smaller than an area of each of the second sensing patterns. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221699 | TOUCH SCREEN APPARATUS - A touch screen apparatus is provided. The touch screen apparatus includes a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) module for outputting data, a touch panel laminated on the top of the LCD module for inputting data by a touch, and a conductive resin coated to have a constant thickness between the LCD module and the touch panel, and improving adhesion and noise shielding. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221700 | MUTUAL CAPACITANCE TOUCH SCREEN WITH ELECTRODES ARRANGED ON DUAL CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL FILMS - A mutual capacitance touch screen with electrodes arranged on dual conductive material films, which comprises an upper electrode film and a lower electrode film, and the two electrode films respectively comprise an electrode plane made of transparent conductive materials and an insulated plane made of transparent insulating materials. The insulated planes of the two electrode films are fused together. Lower electrode plates are arranged on the electrode plane of the lower electrode film separately, and shielding electrode plates are arranged in the clearance between the lower electrode plates. Therefore, the lower electrode plates and the shielding electrode plates are distributed to the whole electrode plane of the lower electrode film. The touch screen of the present invention can isolate interference from the display screen in the conditions that the thickness is not increased and the shielding electrode film is not required to be arranged individually. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the touch screen is reduced. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221701 | Multi-touch detection method for capacitive touch screens - This invention discloses a multi-touch detection method for capacitive touch screens, which includes the following steps: conducting scan detection of capacitance of the rows and columns of a touch screen matrix to respectively acquire the capacitance data of the rows and columns of the touch screen matrix; acquiring an initial capacitance threshold value and calculating capacitance value of each row and each column by subtracting the initial capacitance threshold value from the capacitance data of each row and each column respectively; judging whether a curved section with a capacitance value of more than zero exists in the calculated capacitance value curve of the rows and columns; if so, the gravity center point of each curved section with a calculated capacitance value of more than zero is taken as the contact point coordinate corresponding to the curved section; if not, no touch is made; and the column coordinate and the row coordinate of each contact point is sent to a processor for processing. This invention reduces the volume of data with processing necessity, decreases the load of the processor, improves the anti-interference performance of a system to a certain extent, and also lowers the probability of wrong touch. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221702 | INPUT DEVICE USING TOUCH PANEL - Provided is a touch panel including an analog switch area and a fixed switch area. An input device of the present invention includes: a touch panel; a case including an opening capable of housing the touch panel; a transparent resin film bonded to the top surface of the case; and an adhesive applied to the back surface of the transparent resin film in the opening. It is possible to make the case and the touch panel flush with each other, and accordingly to offer a seamless supporting structure by covering the top surfaces of the case and the touch panel with the transparent resin film. In addition, since the touch panel includes the analog switch area and the fixed switch area, it is possible to offer the input device which includes all the operation switches in the touch panel. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221703 | Haptic Operating Device - A haptic control device, particularly for motor vehicles, with a touchpad including at least one contact-sensitive touch. A control signal can be triggered upon contact with the touch region, and the touchpad can be moveably driven by a drive in the plane of the touchpad in a certain rhythm. The touchpad is connected to a stationary carrier by one or more flexible connecting elements. The flexible connecting element or elements are spring arms, one end of which is connected to the carrier and the other end of which is connected to the touchpad. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221704 | METHOD FOR DRIVING INPUT CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DRIVING INPUT-OUTPUT DEVICE - To reduce power consumption, included are a selection signal output circuit, a reset signal output circuit, and a photodetector circuit. The selection signal output circuit is for outputting a selection signal. The reset signal output circuit is for outputting a reset signal. The photodetector circuit is supplied with the reset signal and the selection signal, is brought into a reset state in accordance with the input reset signal, generates a voltage corresponding to the illuminance of incident light when light enters the photodetector circuit, and outputs the generated voltage as a data signal in accordance with the input selection signal. In a first period, the reset signal output circuit and the selection signal output circuit output the reset signal and the selection signal, respectively. In a second period, stopped are output of the reset signal from the reset signal output circuit and output of the selection signal from the selection signal output circuit. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221705 | TOUCH OBJECT AND PROXIMATE OBJECT SENSING APPARATUS BY SELECTIVELY RADIATING LIGHT - Provided is a touch object and proximate object sensing apparatus by selectively radiating a light. An object sensing apparatus may separately use a touch light source to sense a touch image generated by an object touching a light guide, and a hovering light source to sense a target image generated by an object proximate to the light guide. The light guide may emit, to an upper portion of the light guide, an invisible light radiated from the hovering light source to enhance a sensation of sensing the proximate object. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221706 | TOUCH INPUT WITH IMAGE SENSOR AND SIGNAL PROCESSOR - An interactive input system comprises at least two imaging assemblies capturing image frames of a region of interest from different vantages and processing structure processing image frames captured by the imaging assemblies to determine the location of a pointer within the region of interest, wherein each imaging assembly comprises an image sensor and integrated signal processing circuitry. | 2011-09-15 |
20110221707 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING OPTICAL SENSOR - A plurality of pixel circuits are provided on a TFT-side substrate | 2011-09-15 |