39th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130249768 | MULTI-BAND MONOPOLE ANTENNAS FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - Antennas for use in mobile communication devices are disclosed. The antennas disclosed can include a substrate with a base, a top, a front side and a back side; a first conductor can be located on the first side of the antenna substrate; and a second conductor can be located on the second side of the antenna substrate. The conductors can have single or multiple branches. If a conductor is a single branch it can, for example, be a spiral conductor or a conducting plate. If a conductor has multiple branches, each branch can be set up to receive a different frequency band. A conductor with multiple branches can have a linear branch and a space-filling or grid dimension branch. A conducting plate can act as a parasitic reflector plane to tune or partially tune the resonant frequency of another conductor. The first and second conductors can be electrically connected. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249769 | ANTENNA DEVICE - There is provided an antenna device including: a finite ground plane; a feeding point; feed antenna elements arranged in a radial fashion around the feeding point at a height from the finite ground plane; a selector switch to connect a first end of a feed antenna element selected from the feed antenna elements to the feeding point; and parasitic elements arranged correspondingly to the feed antenna elements, in which a first end thereof is connected to the finite ground plane and a portion including a second end thereof is capacitively coupled with the feed antenna element corresponding thereto, wherein a first length of the parasitic element is approximately a quarter of a wavelength of a radio frequency to be used, and a length from the second end of the feed antenna element to the feeding point is shorter than the first length of the parasitic element. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249770 | DEVICE FOR RECEIVING OR EMITTING/RECEIVING MIMO SIGNALS - The invention relates to a device for receiving signals in a MIMO system comprising:
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20130249771 | APPARATUSES AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION TO DIRECT CURRENT - An energy conversion device may include a first antenna and a second antenna configured to generate an AC current responsive to incident radiation, at least one stripline, and a rectifier coupled with the at least one stripline along a length of the at least one stripline. An energy conversion device may also include an array of nanoantennas configured to generate an AC current in response to receiving incident radiation. Each nanoantenna of the array includes a pair of resonant elements, and a shared rectifier operably coupled to the pair of resonant elements, the shared rectifier configured to convert the AC current to a DC current. The energy conversion device may further include a bus structure operably coupled with the array of nanoantennas and configured to receive the DC current from the array of nanoantennas and transmit the DC current away from the array of nanoantennas. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249772 | MODULAR ACTIVE RADIATING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONICALLY SCANNED ARRAY ANTENNAS - The invention concerns a device in the domain of AESA (“Active Electronically Scanned Array”) systems required for e.g. radar multifunctional systems with communication capabilities and electronic/analysis countermeasures, providing a constructive element for the realization of modular active radiating panels, which are economic and scalable depending on the system needs, to be used on multi-roles and multi-domains platforms. The architecture according to the invention presents a so-called “tile” architecture and uses a multilayer configuration incorporating the radiating elements, the control and supply controls, the transmitting/receiving (T/R) modules, the cooling system by using vertical interconnections, having a low cost and high integration. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249773 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - According to an embodiment, provided is a communication device that performs communications of an image and audio. The communication device includes: a storage unit that stores therein arrangement information for specifying a display scheme for the image; an arrangement-information setting unit that sets arrangement information in the storage unit; and a display control unit that refers to the arrangement information and causes a plurality of display devices to display the image. The display control unit causes a first display device to display captured images of a local point and a remote point and causes a second display device to display an image supplied from an image supply device of the local point or the remote point. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249774 | Method and System for Remote Computing - A remote computer having a processor and a display, said remote computer being connected via a network to a local computer having a processor and a display, wherein the processor of the remote computer is configured to divide at least part of the remote computer display into a grid having a plurality of tiles, determine whether each tile represents image data or text data, encode each tile representing text data using a lossless compression, encode each tile representing image data using a lossy compression, and transmit display data comprising said lossy encoded image data and said lossless encoded text data from said remote computer to said local computer, whereby a user is able to view said remote computer display on said local computer display. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249775 | METHOD AND DEVICE CONFIGURATION FOR REMOTE OPERATION OF A FIELD DEVICE - Method and device configuration for carrying out the method, wherein the method is provided for remote operation of a device, especially a field device. The method and configuration can also be executed on a first device, especially a field device, which supplies data according to a display content, especially image data, to a second device, also a field device for visualizing the image data. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249776 | WEARABLE DEVICE WITH INPUT AND OUTPUT STRUCTURES - A head-wearable device includes a center support extending in generally lateral directions, a first side arm extending from a first end of the center frame support and a second side arm extending from a second end of the center support. The device further includes an extension arm configured to present information to the user via a display element. The extension arm extends at least partially along the first side arm on a first side of the center support and further extends from the first side arm to a display end that supports the display element in a position on a second side of the center support. The extension arm has a joint therein configured for movement of the display element at least in a direction having a lateral component relative to the center support. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249777 | DEVICE CONNECTION CABLE - A connection cable for use with a wearable electronic device includes a first end unit configured to connect with an electronic component and a second end unit. The second end unit has a housing with a connection end configured to connect with a connection feature of an extension arm of the device and a support end spaced apart from the connection end. The housing is configured such that, when the connection end is connected with the connection feature, the support end, the first end of a band of the device, and a nosepiece of the device define at least three points of contact along a plane spaced apart from the surface of the extension arm with the second end unit disposed between the surface of the extension arm and the plane. The cable also includes a cable body extending between the first end unit and the second end unit. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249778 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - According to an illustrative embodiment, a head-mounted display is provided. The head-mounted display includes a casing; and a reference portion provided on the casing for observing an eye of a wearer of the head-mounted display such that a relative position between the casing and the eye of the wearer is adjustable. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249779 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display device includes: an update area detecting unit that detects a rewritten area on the basis of first image data previously transmitted and second image data newly transmitted and that sends out only a part of the second image data in the rewritten area to a display panel which includes a memory that stores image data or a cell having a memory effect in each pixel. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249780 | PROJECTION DISPLAY AND LACK OF BRIGHTNESS UNIFORMITY COMPENSATION METHOD - It is an object of the present invention to correct brightness irregularities of color lights. A projection display apparatus includes a light source that emits light, DMs that divide the light emitted from the light source into a plurality of color lights, LCDs associated respectively with the color lights separated by the separating means, for modulating the color lights depending on an image signal, an XDP that combines the color lights modulated respectively by the LCDs, and a projection lens that projects light combined by the XDP. The projection display apparatus holds correction values for correcting brightness irregularities of the color lights which are caused by the prism. In response to the image signal received thereby, the projection display apparatus determines a plurality of brightness correction values to correct the brightness at the right and left ends of the combined light depending on the correction values, and corrects the image signal in order to correct each of the pixels represented by the image signal depending on the brightness correction values. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249781 | LEVEL SHIFTER FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A level shifter for a liquid crystal display is disclosed. The level shifter includes a pull-down transistor which includes a source terminal, to which the gate low voltage is supplied, and a drain terminal connected to an output terminal of the level shifter, and discharges a voltage of an output terminal of the level shifter, and an output stabilization circuit which is connected to a gate terminal of the pull-down transistor, controls a gate voltage of the pull-down transistor in the process of a power-on sequence, and discharges an output voltage of the level shifter. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249782 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY MODULE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An electrophoretic display module and an operating method thereof and an electrophoretic display system using the same are provided. The electrophoretic display system includes an electronic device and the electrophoretic display module. The electronic device is configured to transmit a data wireless signal and a power wireless signal, wherein a frequency of the power wireless signal is smaller than a frequency of the data wireless signal. The electrophoretic display module is configured to receive the data wireless signal and the power wireless signal, transform the power wireless signal into an operating power, and perform a predetermined operation according to the data wireless signal. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249783 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANNOTATING IMAGE REGIONS THROUGH GESTURES AND NATURAL SPEECH INTERACTION - The invention relates to a method and system for annotating image regions with specific concepts based on multimodal user input. The system ( | 2013-09-26 |
20130249784 | Method and Device for Pose Tracking Using Vector Magnetometers - In accordance with various embodiments of the invention, a user-borne computer input device is disclosed including a 5D or greater “mouse” or other tool or object containing or consisting of one or more permanent magnetic presenting permanent magnetic dipoles. The position and orientation of the device are determined by magnetic field strength measurements derived from at least two vector-magnetometers fixed in a reference frame connected to the computing device. The system allows a user to interact with the computing device in at least 5 dimensions by manipulating the position and orientation of the device within a measurement volume, which may be a few cubic meters. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249785 | METHOD FOR PREVENTION OF FALSE GESTURE TRIGGER INPUTS ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method for prevention of false gesture trigger inputs on a mobile communication device is disclosed herein. The method includes providing a relative positioning sensor output to a controller for enabling/disabling or adaptively adjusting detection of gesture inputs on the mobile communication device based on an angular position or motion of the mobile communication device relative to a directional trigger beam or alternatively relative to environmental conditions impacting the mobile communication device. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249786 | GESTURE-BASED CONTROL SYSTEM - A method and system for human computer interaction using hand gestures is presented. The system permits a person to precisely control a computer system without wearing an instrumented glove or any other tracking device. In one embodiment, two cameras observe and record images of a user's hands. The hand images are processed by querying a database relating hand image features to the 3D configuration of the hands and fingers (i.e. the 3D hand poses). The 3D hand poses are interpreted as gestures. Each gesture can be interpreted as a command by the computer system. Uses for such a system include, but are not limited to, computer aided design for architecture, mechanical engineering and scientific visualization. Computer-generated 3D virtual objects can be efficiently explored, modeled and assembled using direct 3D manipulation by the user's hands. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249787 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - According to an illustrative embodiment, a head-mounted display is provided. The head-mounted display includes a casing having an opening portion; and a movable member movable between a first position in which the movable member covers the opening portion, and a second position in which the movable member does not cover the opening portion. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249788 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND PROJECTION SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus includes: a role storage unit that stores therein motion information concerning a motion of a user and a role of the user in a manner associated with each other; a detecting unit that detects a motion of a user; a determining unit that determines a role corresponding to motion information concerning a motion of a user detected by the detecting unit, based on the role storage unit; and an operation authorization unit that gives a user operating authority for an execution target device to be instructed to perform an operation by a predetermined motion of the user, the operating authority corresponding to a role of the user determined by the determining unit. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249789 | Electronic Device And Control Method - An electronic device and the control method thereof are described. The electronic device includes a panel provided at a first outer surface of the electronic device; an instruction generating unit configured to generate setting instructions; a position control unit overlapping the panel and configured to control the relative position of at least one part of the operation object on the panel with respect to the panel. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249790 | INPUT USER INTERFACE DEVICE, PROJECTING DEVICE, COMMAND DECIDING METHOD AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMMAND DECIDING METHOD PROGRAM - An input user interface device includes an image pickup unit which picks up an image including an object image, a shape detection unit which detects a shape of the object image in the image picked up by the image pickup unit, a determination unit which determines whether the shape of the object image detected by the shape detection unit corresponds to a shape associated with a gesture command or a shape associated with a position designation command for designating a position data, and a command deciding unit which decides the gesture command or the position designation command on the basis of the decision by the deciding unit. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249791 | INTERACTIVE VIDEO BASED GAMES USING OBJECTS SENSED BY TV CAMERAS - A method and apparatus for interactive TV camera based games in which position or orientation of points on a player or of an object held by a player are determined and used to control a video display. Both single camera and stereo camera pair based embodiments are disclosed, preferably using stereo photogrammetry where multi-degree of freedom information is desired. Large video displays, preferably life-size may be used where utmost realism of the game experience is desired. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249792 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING IMAGES - A system includes a mobile device having a display, a sensor, and a processor coupled to the display. The processor can be adapted to obtain three-dimensional (3D) imagery data, create a virtual container around the device according to the 3D data, calibrate the virtual container, select a first portion of an inner surface of the virtual container according to the calibration of the virtual container, present at the display a first image associated with the first portion, wherein the first image is derived from the 3D data, receive sensor data from the sensor, detect from the sensor data a movement by the device, select a second portion of the inner surface according to the detected movement, and present at the display a second image associated with the second portion, wherein the second image is derived from the 3D data. The 360° immersive image adapts to the position of the device. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249793 | TOUCH FREE USER INPUT RECOGNITION - Embodiments of electronic systems, devices, and associated methods of touch free user input recognition are described. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a plurality of spatial positions of a user's finger or an object associated with the user's finger with respect to time. The method also includes calculating a section length and a direction change for a plurality of pairs of consecutive detected spatial positions of the user's finger or the object associated with the user's finger. The method further includes determining if a temporal trajectory formed by the plurality of spatial positions of the user's finger or the object associated with the user's finger correspond to natural shakiness of the user's finger based on the calculated section lengths and direction changes. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249794 | Method and Apparatus for Sensing Spontaneous Changes in a Localized Electromagnetic Field and Method for Use | 2013-09-26 |
20130249795 | HAND-GRIPPED MANUAL CONTROLLER WITH IMPACT RESISTANT MULTI-LAYER CASING - A damage resistant manual controller for manipulating images or symbols on a display is made of impact resistant material such as dense foam rubber to resist damage resulting from accidental or intentional impact caused by throwing, dropping, or other insult. Damage resistance entails maintaining the operational integrity of the electronics and the structural integrity of the manual controller. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249796 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROJECTING SYSTEM - An information processing device includes a storage unit configured to store a predetermined motion of a user who uses an operating device and an attribute of the predetermined motion per role of the user in association with each other; an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a predetermined area including a projection area on which a projecting device projects an image; an identification unit configured to identify the attribute associated with the predetermined motion corresponding to a motion of light emitted to the predetermined area from the operating device based on the motion of light and an operation signal, referring to the storage unit; a synthetic image generation unit configured to generate a synthetic image by reflecting the attribute of the predetermined motion in the image projected; and a history record unit configured to generate history data including the synthetic image, the role, the attribute. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249797 | METHOD FOR EXECUTING MOUSE FUNCTION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for executing a mouse function of electronic device and an electronic device thereof are provided. In the present method, an amount and a relative position of input signals are detected by a sensor module. Then, whether the amount and the relative position are respectively conformed to a predetermined value is determined. If the predetermined values are conformed, whether the input signal is conformed to a specific signal is determined when a variation of the relative position is occurred. Finally, a corresponding mouse function is executed according to a type of the variation if the variation is conformed to the specific signal. As a result, a mouse device is no longer needed for a user to accomplish a directional operation on the electronic device so as to prevent inconvenience of particularly carrying a mouse device. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249798 | MOUSE HAVING POP-UP MECHANISM - An exemplary embodiment of a mouse includes a main body, a pop-up mechanism received in the main body, and a cap. The shell defines a first through hole. The cap is fixed to the pop-up mechanism and received in the first through hole. The cap can be lifted up to protrude or be retracted in the body of the mouse via an external force, the lifting up and the retraction of the cap cause the shape of the hand gripping the mouse to change, preventing fatigue in the hand. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249799 | Force Sensor for Use in an Input Device and Methods for Constructing and Using the Sensor - The disclosure addresses a force sensor that is scalable in size and adaptable to a variety of form factors, including those suitable for use in an input device for a computer or other processing system, and in some cases including those of the configuration normally referred to as a computer mouse. The force sensor will include at least two structural members that are cooperatively attached one another as to be displaced from one another in response to a force acting upon one of the structural members. In some examples, the engagement between the two structural members will be specifically configured to allow such displacement in response to forces acting laterally on the force sensor. The force sensor will also include one or more sensing mechanisms to provide a measurement of the sensed deflection. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249800 | MOTION ESTIMATION DEVICE AND POWER SAVING METHOD THEREOF - A power saving method for a motion estimation device includes: calculating a first differential image at a first time; calculating a second differential image at a second time; comparing the first differential image and the second differential image to obtain a displacement between the first differential image and the second differential image; comparing the displacement with at least one threshold value; and adjusting an emitting cycle of a light source according to a comparison result of comparing the displacement and the threshold value and maintaining a sampling period of the motion estimation device unchanged when adjusting the emitting cycle of the light source. The present invention further provides a motion estimation device. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249801 | Apparatus Pertaining to a Multi-Modality User-Input Standalone Accessory - A standalone accessory by which a user inputs information into a primary apparatus (such as a portable electronic device) comprises a housing having a first side and an opposing, second side. A mechanical keyboard is disposed on the first side of the housing and a touch-sensitive planar surface is disposed on the second side of the housing. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249802 | TOUCH KEYBOARD - A touch keyboard includes an overlay frame, a touch pad, and a feedback device. The touch pad and the feedback device are disposed under the overlay frame. The overlay frame has plural openings for providing the keystrokes of the touch keyboard. When the user's finger is penetrated through a corresponding opening to touch the touch pad, the touch pad generates a key signal, and the feedback device generates a feedback signal to the user. The touch keyboard is thin and lightweight, and is easily carried. Moreover, due to the keystrokes provided by the overlay frame and the feedback device, the touch keyboard is more user-friendly. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249803 | METHOD OF FACILITATING USER INPUT IN HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING A TEXT DISAMBIGUATION FUNCTION - Methods of facilitating input into a handheld electronic device based on the intent of the user wherein possible intended inputs generated by the text disambiguation function of the handheld electronic device are grouped and displayed in particular directional orientations. A multi-directional navigation mechanism may then be used to select a particular one of the possible intended inputs by providing a direction input that corresponds to the direction of the group that includes the desired possible intended input. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249804 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING AUTOMATIC PREFERRED SELECTION OF A PUNCTUATION, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A method of enabling input on a handheld electronic device, which includes an input apparatus having a number of input members that are capable of being actuated, wherein at least one of the input members has a plurality of selectable output alternatives, includes detecting as a first input an actuation of an input member, generating a first output, detecting as a second input an actuation of an input member having a plurality of selectable output alternatives comprising at least a primary punctuation and a secondary punctuation, determining that said first output has a predetermined characteristic, preferring as a second output said secondary punctuation, and outputting said second output. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249805 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDING CONFIRMATION OF INPUT, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A letter confirmation system is provided on a handheld electronic device. The letter confirmation provides highlighting of various letters that have been input to the handheld electronic device during a string of member input actuations. The letter confirmation system can additionally provide predictive linguistic elements that would be appropriate next inputs. Various types of highlights can be provided in various combinations to provide various indications to a user. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249806 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING TOUCHPAD GESTURES - A method for touchpad edge gesture detection comprising detecting touch input on a touchpad, determining if the touch input originates externally to the touchpad, determining if the touch input ends internally to the touchpad and performing a command on a computer corresponding to the touch input. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249807 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE ROTATION ON A TOUCH SCREEN - A method and apparatus for three-dimensional image rotation involves detection of finger motion on or near a touch screen and comparison of the detected movement to one or more predetermined trajectories over the display area of the touch screen. The predetermined trajectories can be an arc and two substantially parallel lines. When the detected movement is determined to correspond with a predetermined trajectory, a changed three-dimensional image is displayed showing rotation of the image subject. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249808 | SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING AN OVERLAY FOR A TOUCH SENSOR INCLUDING ACTUATORS - The system includes a touch sensing system in communication with a host. An overlay including one or more actuators is provided for interaction with the touch sensing system. Each actuator includes a touch-generating member which provides a footprint to a touch sensor of the touch sensing system. A configuration module is provided in communication with the host and a configuration file is provided to the configuration module to define attributes of the touch sensing system and to provide an instruction set. Upon initialization of the touch sensing system the attributes defined by the configuration module are applied. Upon activation of the actuator, the footprint provided by the actuator is identified and the instructions of the instruction set associated with the identified footprint are implemented. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249809 | TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY USER INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING TOUCH INTERFACE UTILITY ON THE SAME EMPLOYING A RULES-BASED MASKING SYSTEM - Disclosed are methods and systems for improving touch utility on a touch screen display user interface providing a rule-based mask that enables or limits a function in a way that allows a user or developer to enhance precision or efficiency of input, or to create a unique modality of input. A method of touch-based user interaction with a touch screen device includes providing a virtual mask overlaying one or more of a plurality of virtual objects on the touch screen device and defining a mask area, sensing a touch within the mask area, the touch generating a touch data signal, and applying one or more combination of interaction, graphical rendering and/or visual feedback rules to the touch data signal and graphical objects. The interaction, graphical rendering and visual feedback rules can exist individually or in combination. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249810 | TEXT ENTRY MODE SELECTION - Some implementations provide techniques and arrangements for text entry mode selection. For instance, some examples display a text entry area in a graphical user interface. The text entry area may have a plurality of activation areas, with each activation area corresponding to a respective text entry mode of the text entry area. Upon receiving an input in one of the activation areas, the text entry area may be activated in the text entry mode corresponding to the activation area in which the input is received. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249811 | CONTROLLING A DEVICE WITH VISIBLE LIGHT - A user may control a user device utilizing visible light transmitted from a handheld control device. Upon a user actuation associated with the control device, the control device may transmit control information to one or more sensors associated with the user device. The control device may project a visual user interface on a display surface, whereby the visual user interface may represent commands and/or operations that may be performed by the user device. The user may also overlay the visual user interface, or components within the visual user interface, on the one or more sensors of the user device for transmitting a particular command to the user device. By virtue of the handheld device and the projected user interface, the user may both view operations that may be performed with respect to the user device and may also cause the user device to perform those operations. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249812 | INTERACTIVE VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF POINTS OF INTEREST DATA - Various embodiments provide a visual language that enables a continuous representation, at different levels of detail, that range from a single discrete point to multiple points that are near each other or clustered together to unify the look-and-feel of represented elements and provide interactive consistency across various map properties and platforms. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249813 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TOUCH INPUT - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for touch input. An apparatus for touch input includes a sensor module and a display module. The sensor module determines a site of an input object in relation to a touch-sensitive input surface when the input object is within a sensing range of the touch-sensitive input surface. The display module displays a cursor within a touch-optimized graphical user interface (GUI). The cursor is displayed on a display at a display location corresponding to the site of the input object. The touch-sensitive input surface is separate from the display. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249814 | Adjustment Mechanisms For Virtual Knobs On A Touchscreen Interface - The disclosure herein provides for interpreting and facilitating user input to virtual knobs on a touchscreen interface. Aspects of the disclosure provide for the interpretation of a contact with a virtual knob of a device represented on a touchscreen interface. In response to the contact, a state change associated with the virtual knob may be made, or an annular input icon displayed around the virtual knob. The annular input icon may guide an adjustment of the virtual knob. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249815 | Methods, Systems and Apparatus for Digital-Marking-Surface Space and Display Management - Aspects of the present invention are related to systems, methods and apparatus for digital-marking-surface spatial management of content units and display of content units. Some aspects relate to diagrammatic gestures that invoke content-unit spatial separation on a digital marking surface. Some aspects relate to the generation and display of a transformed view of content units on a digital marking surface. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249816 | TOUCH CONTROL DEVICE AND TOUCH CONTROL METHOD USING SAME PROVIDING ENVIRONMENT COMPENSATION SIGNAL - A touch input device includes a primary touch panel, a primary touch driver, an environment compensation unit, a processor, and an operation module. The primary touch panel generates a first change of electric charge distribution according to a touch on the primary touch panel from a user. The primary touch driver generates a touch signal according to the first change of electric charge distribution to the primary touch panel. The environment compensation unit detects a second change of electric charge distribution of an environment and generates a compensating signal. The processor processes the touch signal and the compensating signal to produce a reliable touch signal. The operation module performs a function according to the reliable touch signal. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249817 | PHOTOSENSOR, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A photosensor includes a sensing switching element, a sensing element, and a reset switching element. The sensing switching element includes an output terminal connected to a sensing signal line, a control terminal connected to a first gate line, and an input terminal connected to the first node. The sensing element includes an output terminal connected to a first node, a control terminal connected a second gate line disposed next to the first gate line, and an input terminal connected to a source voltage line transmitting a source voltage. The sensing element senses light. The reset switching element includes an output terminal connected to the first node, a control terminal connected to the second gate line, and an input terminal connected to a driving voltage line transmitting a driving voltage. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249818 | GESTURAL INPUT AT A VIRTUAL KEYBOARD - A computing device is operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive surface associated with a virtual keyboard. The computing device receives an indication of a gesture input on a portion of the presence-sensitive surface associated with the virtual keyboard. In response, the computing device defines a series of input points that represent a path of the gesture input across the virtual keyboard. In addition, the computing device defines anchor points for virtual keys of the virtual keyboard. The computing device then determines distance scores for the anchor points words based on distances on the presence-sensitive surface between the input points and the anchor points. The computing device identifies a word that corresponds to the gesture input based on the distance scores for the anchor points. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249819 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREON, AND DETERMINATION METHOD - An example controller device includes a housing, and a grip portion formed lopsided with respect to a center of a predetermined surface of the housing. An information processing system calculates an attitude of the controller device, and determines the orientation of the grip portion with respect to the center based on the attitude of the controller device. For example, the information processing system determines whether the grip portion is facing right or facing left with respect to the center. Thus, the information processing system can precisely determine the mode of use in which the controller device is used. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249820 | Display Device and Method for Manufacturing the Same - Discussed is a display device. The display device includes a thin film transistor, a first protective layer, a second protective layer, a pixel electrode, a connection line, a third protective layer, and a common electrode. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249821 | Method and System for Virtual Keyboard - In an embodiment of the invention, a virtual Braille keyboard is disclosed that makes use of a touch-sensitive computing device. In an embodiment of the invention, a calibration procedure is initiated by a user for determining the general position of various finger tips that will subsequently be used for the input of Braille characters. After calibration, the operation of a physical Braille keyboard is mimicked using methods according to an embodiment of the invention. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249822 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING FILES USING THE SAME - In a method of transmitting a file of an electronic device, the electronic device sets one or more borderlines of a touch screen, and generates a search signal to search a recipient electronic device to receive the file when the file has been dragged outside of one of the borderlines. Upon the electronic device is in electronic connection with the recipient electronic device, the electronic device sends the file to the recipient electronic device | 2013-09-26 |
20130249823 | STYLUS, PRESSURE DETECTING SYSTEM AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A stylus includes a pressure detector for detecting applied pressure, a first signal generator for generating a signal of a first frequency, a second signal generator for generating a signal of a second frequency, and a controller for adjusting at least one of the first and second signal generators to control an amplitude ratio of the signal of the first frequency to the signal of the second frequency according to the applied pressure detected by the pressure detector. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249824 | Display Device - A display device includes touch screen for the visual display of information and for the input of command and an actuator for moving the touch screen in a direction substantially perpendicular to the touch screen. The touch screen is movable by the actuator by more than 2 mm in the direction substantially perpendicular to the touch screen. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249825 | TOUCH SENSING DEVICE AND DOUBLE SAMPLING METHOD THEREOF - A touch sensing device includes a touch screen including Tx lines, Rx lines crossing the Tx lines, and touch sensors formed at crossings of the Tx lines and the Rx lines, a Tx driving circuit for supplying a driving signal to each of the Tx lines N times, where N is a positive integer equal to or greater than 2, and an Rx driving circuit for double sampling signals received through the Rx lines in one period of the driving signal. The Rx driving circuit includes a multiplexer which receives first and second signals and switches on or off a signal transmission path of the first and second signals, and an integrator which samples and integrates the first and second signals received from the multiplexer. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249826 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING TOUCH - Provided is a method and apparatus for detecting touches on a touch-screen, by which a touch input from a user may be smoothly detected no matter what state a touchscreen is in. The method of detecting touches includes detecting a touch input from a user through the touchscreen; generating touch data based on a change in capacity of the touchscreen caused by the touch input; calculating first data for the touch input using the touch data and a predetermined first threshold; and calculating second data for the touch input using the touch data and a predetermined second threshold. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249827 | MULTI-MODE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT HAVING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a display panel, a timing controller, and an impact sensor. The impact sensor senses an external impact and is connected to an input terminal of the timing controller. When the impact is sensed, the display panel displays a white color during a predetermined time period. In addition, an electronic product further includes a body and a door with the display apparatus. The display apparatus is coupled to the door. Accordingly, light leakage, which can occur in a display apparatus due to external impact, may be prevented. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249828 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOTION DETECTION OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In a method for motion detection of an electronic device, data on a touch screen of the electronic device is shared to a user. The method prevents the touch screen from being touched inadvertently when the electronic device is handed to or is picked up by the user. The method determines whether a movement of the electronic device is generated, wherein the movement is a motion generated when the electronic device is handed to the user. When the movement is generated, the method further locks a display of the touch screen, and determines whether the movement is finished. When the movement is finished, the method unlocks the display of the touch screen. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249829 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A display control apparatus enables a user to perform a touch operation more simply and easily on a screen including a first item permitting a setting change without screen transition and a second item permitting a setting change after transition of the screen to a different display screen. On a display screen with a plurality of items including the first item and the second item, when a touch-down operation is detected in an area of the first item while the first item is selected, the display control apparatus invalidates a move operation for selecting other items. On the other hand, when a touch-down operation is detected in an area of the second item while the second item is selected, the display control apparatus validates a move operation for selecting other items. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249830 | Self-Centering Tactile Thumb Joystick For Use On A Touch Screen - The present invention provides a self-centering, tactile thumb joystick (100, 100 | 2013-09-26 |
20130249831 | TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE - A method of generating a set of filters comprising: determining an initial estimate of a filter to be applied to a signal associated with each transducer; defining a model of the system; calculating the vibration of the member as an output of the model of the system; calculating the output of the model by comparing the output of the model with a measured value; determining changed parameter values of parameters of the model; recalculating the error value for the output of the model by comparing the output of the model with the changed parameter values with the measured value; comparing the recalculated error value with the reference error value; setting the recalculated error value as the reference error value, setting the changed parameter values as the model parameters, and repeating the above steps, or outputting the model parameters; generating a set of new filters each using respective output model parameters. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249832 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal includes: a touch panel display; an input prediction candidate storage unit for storing input prediction candidates associated with character strings; a symbol generation unit which refers to the input prediction candidate storage unit on the basis of a character string input from the touch panel display, and displays in the vicinity of a cursor a corresponding input prediction candidate as symbol having an image attached thereto; and an input control unit for, if it is detected that one object has been selected, inputting the input prediction candidate included in the object at the position of the cursor. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249833 | TOUCH DETERMINATION BY TOMOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION - A touch-sensitive apparatus comprises a panel for conducting signals from incoupling points to outcoupling points. Actual detection lines are defined between pairs of incoupling and outcoupling points to extend across the panel. A signal generator is coupled to the incoupling points to generate the signals, e.g. light, and a signal detector is coupled to the outcoupling points to generate an output signal. A data processor processes the output signal to generate a set of data samples, which are non-uniformly arranged in a two-dimensional sample space. Each data sample is indicative of detected energy on a detection line and is defined by a signal value and first and second dimension values in the sample space. The first and second dimension values define the location of the detection line on the surface portion. Adjustment factors are obtained for the data samples, each adjustment factor being representative of the local density of data samples in the sample space. The data samples are processed by tomographic reconstruction, while applying the adjustment factors, to generate a reconstructed distribution of an energy-related parameter | 2013-09-26 |
20130249834 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC DEVICE - The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for controlling an electric device. The electric device has a touch screen. The method comprises: detecting whether there is an operation input on the touch screen so as to generate a piece of detection information; when the detection information indicates that there is an operation input on the touch screen, forming a sliding track on the touch screen in response to the operation; judging whether the sliding track meets a predetermined condition so as to generate judgment information, wherein the predetermined condition is that the sliding track is a curvilinear track and comprises a first contact point and a second contact point, the first contact point and the second contact point being contact points which coincide or not coincide with each other; determining an independent operation area on the touch screen based on the sliding track, and determining a display orientation of a displayed object within the independent operation area based on the sliding track when the judgment information indicates that the sliding track meets the predetermined condition. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249835 | USER INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer implemented user interface system, method and computer storage medium is disclosed. A first user input is received via a user input device referencing a location in a locality ( | 2013-09-26 |
20130249836 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS - To achieve an improved touch operation, a display control apparatus includes a monitor unit provided with a display unit and rotatably connected to a main body via a hinge portion, a touch panel configured to detect a touch operation on the display unit, a variable angle state detection unit configured to detect a position of the monitor unit, and a system control unit configured to display a Q button to be used for releasing lock at a position nearer to the hinge portion than other display items when it is determined that the monitor unit is moved from a first position to a second position based on the detection result of the variable angle state detection unit. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249837 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR OPERATING ITEMS WITH MULTIPLE FINGERS - A method, an apparatus and a computer program product for operating items with multiple fingers, adapted to a portable apparatus having a touch screen, are provided. In the method, a first touch operation performed on at least one item displayed on the touch screen is detected. A time of the first touch operation staying on the at least one item is accumulated and determined whether to be over a threshold. When the staying time is over the threshold, an edit mode of the item is entered and a second touch operation performed on the touch screen is detected. Finally, the at least one item is operated according to the first touch operation and the second touch operation. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249838 | TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE MOUNTING THE SAME - There is provided a touch panel including: a substrate; plural X electrodes; and plural Y electrodes disposed so as to intersect with the plural X electrodes, wherein: the plural X electrodes and the plural Y electrodes have electrode parts and intersection parts; and a protective film is further provided on the plural X electrodes and the plural Y electrodes; and wherein the pencil hardness of the surface on the observer side of the protective film is 3 or higher to 7 or lower, more preferably, 4 or higher to 6 or lower. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249839 | CONDUCTIVE FILM OF A TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a conductive film of a touch panel. The conductive film has a film and a plurality of a plurality of hydrophobic units. The film is used for sensing touch signals, and the hydrophobic units are disposed in the film with intervals. Conductive material of the conductive film of the touch panel is distributed outside the region of the hydrophobic units, and as the hydrophobic units have good light transmittance, the touch panel of the present disclosure has a characteristic of high light transmittance. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249840 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a first input detector and a second input detector adjacent to each other. The first input detector includes: a first electrode unit coupled to a first signal line; and a second electrode unit coupled to a second signal line. The second input detector includes: a first electrode unit coupled to the first signal line; and a third electrode unit coupled to a third signal line. The first input detector and the second input detector are arranged in one of a state in which the first electrode unit of the first input detector and the first electrode unit of the second input detector are adjacent to each other and a state in which the second electrode unit of the first input detector and the third electrode unit of the second input detector are adjacent to each other. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249841 | HANDHELD DEVICE AND HOMESCREEN MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - A handheld device and a homescreen management method thereof are provided. The handheld device comprises a touch screen and a processor electrically connected to the touch screen. The touch screen displays a user interface, and senses a long pressing of an object and generates a first touch signal. The processor executes a homescreen management program according to the first touch signal, and enables the touch screen to display a homescreen management interface corresponding to the homescreen management program. The homescreen management interface comprises a page navigation area and a candidate object area. The page navigation area comprises a first page image and the candidate object area comprises an object image. The touch screen further senses a pressing of the object and generates a second touch signal, and the processor adds the object image into the first page image according to the second touch signal. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249842 | ULTRASOUND DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a Time Gain Compenstaion (TGC) feature in an ultrasound device using a touchpad or similar device, which eliminates the need for mechanical potentiometers. The touchpad is segmented into one or more rows, wherein each row is mapped to a corresponding depth of an image. In order to set a required TGC gain setting of a particular depth of the image, a user moves his/her finger across the face of the touchpad such that the desired gain curve can be set. Finer adjustments can be done by moving the finger in the desired horizontal area of the touchpad. The mapping of the effective depths is indicated by horizontal lines on the touchpad as well as on the screen. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249843 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a lock screen in a locked state. The controller causes the touch screen display to display an activated icon corresponding to an activated function on the lock screen. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249844 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INPUT DEVICE LAYOUT - A system and method for input device layout is provided. The input device may be a soft or physical keyboard. The input device is laid out based on contact points provided by one or more users. A layout unit determines optimal size and location of inputs on the input device. A one line keyboard is also provided. A disambiguation utility is also provided. An adaptive input device is also provided. In a further aspect, a disambiguation utility is provided for disambiguating input provided on an input device. An input device comprising a combination of a soft input device and physical inputs is provided. A soft keyboard comprising one or more soft keys and one or more gesture based inputs is provided. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249845 | HANDHELD DEVICE CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING BETWEEN A HANDHELD MODE AND A NON-HANDHELD MODE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A handheld device is provided. The handheld device may include a sensing unit, a control unit, an operating unit, a counting module and a mode control unit. The sensing unit is for generating a sensing result based on whether a user touch is received or not. The control unit is for sending out a periodic pulse to the sensing unit, and for periodically charging and discharging the sensing unit. The counting module is for counting a pulse number of the periodic pulse, and for outputting a counting value when the sensing result indicates that the user touch is received. The operating unit is for generating a mode control signal according to the counting value. The mode control unit is for controlling the handheld device to stay in a handheld mode or a non-handheld mode according to the mode control signal. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249846 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A display device ( | 2013-09-26 |
20130249847 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING AN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY PANEL - An operating device for a household appliance includes an electronic display panel, and an operating element that is displaceable relative to the display panel to set operating conditions of the household appliance. The operating element has a region which is disposed within an area of the display panel. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249848 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH LIGHT DIFFUSIVE GLASS PANEL - A display device ( | 2013-09-26 |
20130249849 | Don and Doff Sensing Using Capacitive Sensors - Methods and devices for determining whether a head-mountable computing device is donned or doffed are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes receiving from at least one capacitive sensor data indicating a rate of change of capacitance, making a comparison of the rate of change of capacitance to a threshold rate of change of capacitance and, based on the comparison, determining whether the head-mountable computing device is donned or doffed. The method further includes, if the head-mountable computing device is donned, causing the head-mountable computing device to operate in a first state, and if the head-mountable computing device is doffed, causing the head-mountable computing device to operate in a second state, where the head-mountable computing device consumes less power in the second state than in the first state. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249850 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RESISTANCE IN AN INPUT DEVICE - A processing system for an input device includes a transmitter module, a receiver module, and a determination module. The transmitter module includes transmitter circuitry and is configured to apply a first differential drive signal across a transmitter electrode to produce a first voltage variation across the transmitter electrode. The receiver module is configured to receive a first resulting signal with a receiver electrode when the first voltage variation is produced across the transmitter electrode. The determination module is configured to determine at least one of a resistance of the transmitter electrode and a resistance of a conductive trace coupled to the transmitter electrode based on the first resulting signal. As a result, an error in the position of an input object can be corrected. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249851 | TOUCH PAD AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MULTI-TOUCH USING THE SAME - A touch pad for detecting multi-touch includes a lower pad layer and an upper pad layer being formed of ITO, the upper pad layer overlying the lower pad layer. The lower pad layer includes a plurality of lower pads arranged in a first matrix shape, each of lower pads sensing capacitances caused by the multi-touch. The upper pad layer includes a plurality of upper pads arranged in a second matrix shape. The upper pads are sequentially controlled to put into high-impedance (open circuit) state so that the capacitances can be obtained by the respective set of lower pads corresponding to the upper pad which has been put into the impedance state. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249852 | STATISTICAL ANALYZING METHOD AND STATISTICAL QUALITY INDICATOR FOR RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT OF A CAPACITIVE TOUCH DEVICE - For a capacitive touch device having a capacitive touch sensor to be sensed to generate sensed values, a sensing apparatus and method statistically analyze the sensed values generated in a certain time period to evaluate the sensing quality thereof, discard the poor reliable sensed values, and re-sense the capacitive touch sensor to generate new sensed values, by which the resultant output signal will have improved reliability. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249853 | DETECTION DEVICE, DETECTION METHOD, PROGRAM AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A detection device that detects the approach of a conductor includes: a sensor section including transmission and reception electrodes, and detecting the approach of the conductor to an intersection point where the transmission and reception electrodes intersect with each other; a voltage generating section generating an alternating voltage in which a rise and a fall of a voltage value according to first and second slopes are alternately repeated; a current generating section applying the alternating voltage to the transmission electrode to generate, in the reception electrode, an alternating current having a uniform current value according to the first or second slope while the voltage value of the alternating voltage is rising or falling; a signal generating section generating a detection signal vibrating with an amplitude according to a distance between the intersection point and the conductor; and a detecting section detecting the approach of the conductor to the intersection point. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249854 | POSITION DETECTING DEVICE - A position detecting device is provided, which is capable of stably detecting an indicator with less susceptibility to the influence of noise by using a differential amplifier circuit and multi-touch. The device includes a sensor having an electrode pattern formed of plural first electrodes arranged in a first direction and plural second electrodes arranged in a second direction. The device selects two sets of the first electrodes separate from each other by a distance equivalent to a predetermined number of electrodes and supplies two drive signals having phases inverted from each other. The device selects two sets of the second electrodes separate from each other by a distance equivalent to a predetermined number of electrodes and connects the selected second electrodes to two differential inputs of a differential amplifier circuit. The device controls selection of two sets of the first electrodes and two sets of the second electrodes. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249855 | System and Method to Share Electrodes Between Capacitive Touch Controller and Gesture Detection Device - A system may have a touch controller, a gesture detection device, and a capacitive sensor having at least one first and at least one second electrode, wherein the at least one first electrode is coupled with a controllable generator for supplying an AC signal to the first electrode. Furthermore, a configurable coupling is provided between the at least one second electrode, an input of the touch controller and an input of the gesture detection device, wherein the coupling can be configured to allow the system to perform a touch detection from signals received from the second electrode by the touch controller in a first configuration mode and to perform a gesture detection from signals received from the second electrode by the gesture detection device in a second configuration mode. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249856 | TOUCH DEVICE AND TOUCH SENSING METHOD THEREOF - A touch device, having a touch sensing region, includes a touch sensing structure and at least one object detecting device. The touch sensing structure is disposed in the touch sensing region. The touch sensing region is divided into a plurality of sub sensing regions, and the touch structure includes a plurality of sensing units for providing a function of positioning touch points. The object detecting device is disposed outside the touch sensing region. The object detecting device is employed to detect whether an object getting is close to the touch device and to determine which one of the sub sensing regions is going to be touched by the object so as to further enable the sensing units within the sub sensing region that is going to be touched by the object. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249857 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a first wiring; a first switch having a function of controlling electrical connection between the first wiring and first and second capacitors; a second wiring; a transistor electrically connected to the second wiring and the first capacitor; a second switch having a function of controlling electrical connection between a gate and a source or a drain of the transistor; a third switch having a function of controlling electrical connection between the transistor and the first and second capacitors; a fourth switch having a function of controlling electrical connection between the second capacitor and the transistor; a third wiring; and a fifth switch having a function of controlling electrical connection between the third wiring and the second capacitor so that an operation defect of the semiconductor device can be prevented. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249858 | MUTUAL CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH CONTROL SYSTEM - A mutual capacitive touch panel includes electrodes arranged in N rows and multiple control channels. The electrodes arranged in N rows are formed on a same plane and are unconnected to one another. Each row of electrodes includes multiple unconnected electrodes. The control channels are formed on the same plane with the electrodes arranged in N rows. Each electrode corresponds to one control channel. A controller cooperating with the mutual capacitive touch panel sends driving signals and receives sensing results via the control channels. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249859 | HAPTIC ACTUATING TOUCH SCREEN - Provided is a touch screen for generating a haptic sense that may minimize a structure added for haptic generation by simultaneously employing a single electrode layer that constitutes an existing touch panel as an electrode layer for transferring the haptic sense. A touch screen for generating a haptic sense according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a touch panel including at least one substrate, each formed with at least one electrode, and an additional electrode to generate the haptic sense on a portion touched on the touch panel using an electrostatic force that occurs between the additional electrode and a predetermined electrode among the at least one electrode. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249860 | PRESSURE-SENSING TYPE TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed is a pressure-sensing type touch panel including a plurality of sheets laminated to have a one-sheet structure, the touch panel being bonded to a rear surface of a flexible display. The pressure-sensing type touch panel has flexibility and stably recognizes the touch of an object even when incurring such deformations as bending, rolling or folding. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249861 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING TOUCH SENSING ABILITY AND NON-TOUCH SENSING ABILITY AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control method of an electronic apparatus includes the following steps: detecting a touch sensing event to generate a touch detection result; detecting a non-touch sensing event to generate a non-touch detection result; and enabling the electronic apparatus to perform a specific function according to at least the touch detection result and the non-touch detection result. An electronic apparatus includes a touch detection unit, a non-touch detection unit and a control unit. The touch detection unit is arranged to detect a touch sensing event to generate a touch detection result. The non-touch detection unit is arranged to detect a non-touch sensing event to generate a non-touch detection result. The control unit is coupled to the touch detection unit and the non-touch detection unit, and is arranged to enable the electronic apparatus to perform a specific function according to at least the touch detection result and the non-touch detection result. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249862 | Dynamic Impedance Circuit - In embodiments of a dynamic impedance circuit, a power circuit of a device charges and/or powers the device when the device is connected to a power source. A dynamic impedance circuit is coupled to the power circuit of the device and to the power source. The dynamic impedance circuit can operate with low impedance, and alternatively, can operate with high impedance responsive to an increased voltage across the dynamic impedance circuit, such as when a chassis of the device is coupled to ground. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249863 | TOUCH PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE TOUCH PANEL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE TOUCH PANEL - An internal connecting terminal ( | 2013-09-26 |
20130249864 | METHODS FOR INPUT-OUTPUT CALIBRATION AND IMAGE RENDERING - One of the embodiments of the invention provides an input-output calibration method performed by a processing unit connected to an output device and an input device. The output device and the input device correspond to an output device coordinate system and an input device coordinate system, respectively. The processing unit first derives M calibration points' coordinates in the input device coordinate system by using the input device to sense a viewer specifying the M calibration points' positions, wherein M is a positive integer. Then, the processing unit uses the M calibration points' coordinates in the output device coordinate system and coordinates in the input device coordinate system to derive the relationship between the output device coordinate system and the input device coordinate system. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249865 | OPTICAL TOUCH CONTROL SYSTEMS - An optical touch control system is disclosed. A reflector surrounds a monitor. At least one image detection module is adjacent to the monitor and includes an image sensor, a reflective mirror, and a light source. The image sensor is electrically connected to an image processor. The reflective mirror is disposed on the image sensor and inclines to the image sensor by a predetermined angle. The light source outputs light onto the monitor. The reflective mirror reflects the light reflected by the reflector to the image sensor, identifying a touch control operation. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249866 | INDICATING UNIT, INDICATING APPARATUS AND INDICATING METHOD - The invention provides an indicating apparatus used in a projection system. The projection system projects a projected image on a projection surface. The indicating apparatus includes an indicating unit and an infrared receiving module. The indicating unit includes a first component, a second component and an infrared transmitting module. The infrared transmitting module is used to transmit a first infrared signal and a second infrared signal. When the indicating unit touches a touch position on the projection surface, the infrared transmitting module transmits the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal respectively through the first component and the second component. The infrared receiving module receives at least one of the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal. Moreover, the invention provides an indicating method and the indicating unit. | 2013-09-26 |
20130249867 | Optical Touch Control Device and Method for Determining Coordinate Thereof - An optical touch control device includes a touch zone, an optical module, including a light source and a sense module for emitting a light signal to a touch object within the touch zone and obtaining an image data of the touch object via the sense module, and a calculation module coupled to the optical module for determining a touch coordinate of the touch object relative to the touch zone according to a pulse of the image data, wherein the pulse comprises a position parameter and a value parameter. | 2013-09-26 |