40th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 56 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150277490 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In one example a chassis for an electronic device comprises a first housing and a second housing, the second housing coupled to the first housing such that the second housing is rotatable about an axis that extends diagonally through the first housing and the second housing. Other examples may be described. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277491 | MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT MECHANISM FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer, laptop, or tablet that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which may include any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). One particular example implementation of a docking base comprises a base housing including at least one alignment pin disposed within the base housing. Each of the at least one alignment pin is configured to engage a corresponding alignment pin receptacle of a device housing of an electronic device. The base housing further includes an attachment mechanism coupled to the at least one first alignment pin, wherein the attachment mechanism is configured to cause the at least one first alignment pin to extend at least partially from the base housing when the device housing is within a predetermined proximity of the base housing. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277492 | INFERRED UNDOCKING FOR HYBRID TABLET COMPUTER - In an example, there is disclosed a hybrid tablet computing device comprising a tablet member configured to dock to a base member. The base member may include peripherals and other elements to augment the functionality of the tablet member. While docked, the base and tablet may operate in a cooperative mode, while undocking the tablet from the base places the tablet in an independent mode. A user's intent to undock may be inferred by natural interactions, including for example a user gripping the tablet along its top edge while simultaneously placing a hand over a trackpad on the base. If an undocking intent is inferred but the user does not complete the docking process within a timeout period, the tablet may redock and enter the cooperative mode. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277493 | Reader Apparatus - A reader apparatus, comprising: a circuit board, including a plurality of lower touching pads, located on a lower surface of the circuit board; an insulative body, including a front supporting element and a rear supporting element extending from the front supporting element, wherein a plurality of planar conductive terminals disposed on an upper surface of the front supporting element, the rear supporting element located under the circuit board, the plural planar conductive terminals extends backward and sandwiched between a lower surface of the circuit board and a upper surface of the rear supporting element, and the planar conducting terminals sandwiched between the lower surface of the circuit board and the upper surface of the rear supporting element electrically connects to a plurality of a lower touching pads; and a casing surrounding the circuit board and the insulative body. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277494 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH RETRACTABLE LEG SUPPORT - Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer, laptop, or tablet that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which may include any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). One particular example implementation of an electronic device may include a housing, a first leg portion having a first hinge portion coupled to the housing, a second leg portion having a second hinge portion coupled to the housing, and a gear mechanism configured to couple the first hinge portion to the second hinge portion. Rotation of the first hinge portion about a first axis to move the first leg portion in a first arc causes a corresponding rotation of the second hinge portion about a second axis to move the second leg portion in a second arc. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277495 | MULTI-COLORED DISPLAY ILLUMINATION CONTROL FOR INDICATING DEVICE STATUS AND/OR ACTIVITY - A computing device that includes a programmatically controlled front light. The front light cast light onto a display surface and/or other region of the computing device, for purpose of providing illumination and/or lighting effect. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277496 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - A foldable electronic display comprising first and second display panels. Each said display panel has opposed viewing and back sides and a curved edge between said viewing and back sides. Each display panel further comprises an array of pixels comprising display medium an electronics to control said array of pixels to display an image on said viewing side. The display comprises coupling means configured to retain a said edge of said first display panel adjacent to and substantially aligned to a said edge of said second display panel. The pixel array of at least said first display panel is curved to extend from said front, viewing side of the display panel at least to a region of said curved edge of the display panel. The coupling means is configured to allow rotation of a said display panel to roll the curved edge of a said first or second display panel over the adjacent edge of the other of the first and second display panels to open the display such that a boundary of the pixel array extension is not in an area visible to the user during said opening, said boundary in said region of said curved edge or back side of said first display panel. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277497 | SMART FLEXIBLE DISPLAY - In one example an electronic device, comprises a base section and a display connectable to the base section and comprising a flexible emissive projection display (EPD) layer, and an electroactive polymer (EAP) structure coupled to the EPD layer. Other examples may be described. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277498 | FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A flexible electronic device comprises a shell, a touch module, a battery module, and an information processing and storage module. The touch module is located in the shell to sense input signals and convert the input signals into electronic signals. The battery module is used to supply power to the touch module, and all of the shell, the touch module, and the battery module are flexible. The information processing and storage module is capable of converting the electronic signals into control commands. The communication module is electrically connected to the information processing and storage module. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277499 | DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE ATTACHMENT FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that could include a keyboard portion, an attachment mechanism, and a pump located in the keyboard portion that creates a pressure differential in the attachment mechanism such that a display portion can be attached to the keyboard portion. Other particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that could include a display portion, an attachment mechanism located on the display portion, and a pump located in the display portion that can create a pressure differential in the attachment mechanism such that the display portion can be attached to a surface or device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277500 | Peripheral Device Storage - A peripheral retention device and related techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a computing device includes a housing having a display device secured thereto, the housing configured to be held by one or more hands of a user, one or more computing components are disposed within the housing, and a peripheral retention device secured to the housing. The peripheral retention device includes a flexible retractable portion that is configured to retract toward a surface of the housing and extend away from the surface of the housing to receive and retain a peripheral device between the retractable portion and the housing. The peripheral device is configured to support user interaction with a user interface output by the display device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277501 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A settlement processing apparatus as an information processing apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate which is provided so as to face the first substrate, a frame member which supports the first substrate and the second substrate on the inner surface side of a wall surface portion surrounding the external forms of the first substrate and the second substrate, and a tamper detection circuit which is disposed within a secure region surrounded by the first substrate, the second substrate, and the frame member and detects the release of blocking of the secure region. An information processing apparatus which is small, secures the degree of freedom in design, and has high tamper resistance is provided. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277502 | MOBILE DEVICE SCREEN PROTECTOR INSTALLATION TRAY AND SYSTEM - A screen protector installation tray can include an alignment tray, a screen protector retained within the alignment tray via a retention adhesive, and a removable cover disposed on an opposing side of the alignment tray. Also, a method for applying a mobile device screen protector to a mobile device, including retaining a screen protector within an alignment tray via a retention adhesive, applying the alignment tray to the mobile device, disengaging the retention adhesive, interfacing the screen protector with a screen of the mobile device, and removing the alignment tray. Additionally, a mobile device screen protector installation kit, including an alignment tray, a screen protector, and instructions for applying a screen protector to a screen of a mobile device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277503 | MODULES AND CONNECTIONS FOR MODULES TO COUPLE TO A COMPUTING DEVICE - Examples herein include modules and connections for modules to couple to a computing device. An example module includes a housing comprising an end to couple to a computing device, multiple capacitive pads that each include data contacts to enable data transfer, a power contact pad to provide or receive power, and a ground contact pad to couple to ground. The ground contact pad is larger in size than the power contact pad, and the ground contact pad is positioned closer than the power contact pad to the end of the housing configured to couple to the computing device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277504 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING MULTIPLE KEYBOARD LAYOUTS FROM A SINGLE KEYBOARD TOOL - A method of manufacturing a first keyboard having a first layout configuration and a second keyboard having a second layout configuration. The method includes providing first and second substantially identical keyboard bases, each having an extended key assembly and an underlying sensor configured to detect keystroke motion and finger presence for the extended key assembly. First and second substantially identical extended keys are provided. A first legend is applied to a top surface of the first extended key, and second and third legends are applied to respective second and third regions of a top surface of the second extended key. The first extended key is installed into the first extended key assembly of the first keyboard base, and the second extended key is installed into the second extended key assembly of the second keyboard base. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277505 | LOW-PROFILE HINGE FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). One particular example implementation of the electronic device may include a low-profile hinge design that includes a first segment that connects to a first element using a first coupler and to a second segment that connects to the first segment using a second coupler, where the second segment connects to a second element using a third coupler. The first coupler, the second coupler, and the third coupler may each have a first coupling arm and a second coupling arm and the first coupling arm can be offset from a plane of the second coupling arm by about five degrees to about forty-five degrees. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277506 | MICRO-HINGE FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, which includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). One particular example implementation of the electronic device may include a low profile hinge design that includes a micro-hinge. The micro-hinge can couple a first element to a second element and can include a first attachment that couples to the first element, a second attachment that couples to the second element, and a plurality of linkages that couples the first attachment to the second attachment. The low profile hinge can further include a plurality of micro-hinges and a plurality of support rods. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277507 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided, including a first module, a second module, and a protecting member. The first module includes a side surface and a fixed member, wherein the fixed member includes a protrusion protruding from the side surface. The second module includes a recess. The protecting member encompasses the protrusion and includes a first surface, a second surface, and an elastic portion, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface. The elastic portion protrudes from the first surface. When the protrusion is joined to the recess, the second surface and the elastic portion contact an inner wall of the recess. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277508 | Mechanical Attach and Retention Feature - A mechanical attach and retention feature is described. An apparatus may include a cover portion that is configured to cover at least a portion of a display device of a computing device having a mobile form factor that is configured to be held by one or more hands of a user. The apparatus includes, a first mid-spine that is rotationally connected to the cover portion, a second mid-spine that is rotationally connected to the first mid-spine, and a connection portion that is rotationally connection to the second mid-spine. The connection portion is configured to form a removable physical coupling to the computing device using a projection that is configured to be disposed within a channel formed in a housing of the computing device and a protrusion disposed on the projection, the protrusion configured to be received within a cavity formed as part of the channel. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277509 | TABLET COMPUTER CASE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Tablet computer cases and associated methods are disclosed and described. In one embodiment, a tablet computer case may include a first panel configured to releasably engage and hold a tablet computer of a predetermined size and shape, a second panel, and a hinge rotatably attaching the two panels. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277510 | DRIVE TRAY - An assembly can include a processor; memory accessibly by the processor; a drive tray chassis; a drive tray positioned in the drive tray chassis where the drive tray includes a first side wall, a second side wall, a member coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall that defines a dimension of a first drive bay that extends from the first side wall to the second side wall, and an intermediate member that defines a dimension of a second drive bay that extends from the intermediate member to the second side wall wherein the dimension of the second drive bay is less than the dimension of the first drive bay; and a drive accessible by the processor and positioned in one of the first drive bay and the second drive bay. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277511 | CARD RETENTION MECHANISM - A system can include a chassis; a board operatively coupled to the chassis where the board includes card slots aligned along respective parallel planes and circuitry operatively coupled to the slots; a processor operatively coupled to the circuitry of the board; memory accessible by the processor; a bracket operatively coupled to the chassis where the bracket includes parallel recesses corresponding to the parallel planes; and a retainer operatively coupled to the bracket where the retainer includes parallel recesses where in an open orientation the parallel recesses of the retainer align with the parallel recesses of the bracket and where in a retention orientation the parallel recesses of the retainer misalign with the parallel recesses of the bracket. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277512 | SOLID STATE STORAGE SYSTEM - The invention provides a storage system comprising a solid state storage carrier sized to correspond to a defined storage form factor and to include a support printed circuit board (PCB) having arranged thereon a plurality of solid state storage devices. The storage system can include a storage enclosure including a midplane and at least one slot on an end of the storage enclosure, sized to receive a solid state storage carrier for connection with the midplane in the storage enclosure. The storage system can also include at least one midplane connector located on the midplane, wherein the at least one midplane connector is configured to mate with at least one form factor connector on an end of the solid state storage carrier. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277513 | COMPUTER BOARD LOCATING MECHANISM - A system can include a base that includes a bracket; a board releasably coupled to the base where the board includes at least one processor; and a stop pivotably coupled to the bracket where the stop includes a pivoted orientation that forms a first clearance between the stop and the board that permits movement of the board with respect to the base by a release distance and a stop orientation that limits movement of the board with respect to the base to a distance less than the release distance. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277514 | CARD RETENTION MECHANISM - A system can include a chassis; a board operatively coupled to the chassis where the board includes card slots aligned along respective parallel planes and circuitry operatively coupled to the slots; a retainer; and a bracket operatively coupled to the chassis where the bracket includes a guide that guides rotation of the retainer to and translation of the retainer along a plane orthogonal to the parallel planes. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277515 | COMPONENT RETENTION MECHANISM - A computing system can include a processor; memory accessible by the processor; a drive bay chassis that includes opposing side walls that define a width of a drive bay; a drive accessible by the processor and disposed in the drive bay; a biasing mechanism operatively coupled to the drive bay chassis; a movable bracket biased by the biasing mechanism where the bracket includes at least one extension, a first orientation with respect to the drive bay chassis that orients the bracket in a latchable state of the at least one extension with respect to the drive in the drive bay and a second orientation with respect to the drive bay chassis that orients the bracket in an unlatchable state of the at least one extension with respect to the drive in the drive bay. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277516 | COMPUTER POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY - A system can include a chassis that includes a keeper; a board coupled to the chassis where the board includes a power receipt connector and at least one processor electrically coupled to the power receipt connector; a power supply unit that includes a power supply connector; and a pivotable member coupled to the power supply unit where the pivotable member includes a handle portion and a latch portion that, in a latched orientation, engages the keeper and secures the power supply connector to the power receipt connector. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277517 | SERVER CABINET AND SERVER SYSTEM - A server cabinet includes a cabinet body having a side plate, a door pivotably coupled to a front side of the side plate, a power distribution unit mounted in the cabinet body, and a plurality of power supply units attached to an inner side of the door. The power supply units are electrically coupled with the power distribution unit and configured to be electrically coupled with a plurality of servers through a plurality of cables, the power supply units being detachable and replaceable in spite of minimal physical access through the partly-closed door. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277518 | COMPUTER BAFFLE - A system can include a housing that includes a first opening and a second opening; a baffle disposed in the housing wherein the baffle defines within the housing a first plenum in fluid communication with the first opening and a second plenum in fluid communication with the second opening; a first processor disposed in the first plenum; and a second processor disposed in the second plenum. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277519 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE HAVING THERMAL ISOLATION FUNCTION - An electrical device having thermal isolation function includes a housing, a heat-generating source, a heat-conductive member, and a thermal isolation plate. The housing includes an accommodation space therein, an inner surface and an outer surface which is opposite to the inner surface. The heat-generating source is disposed in the accommodation space. The heat-conductive member is disposed in the accommodation space, and is in contact with the heat-generating source. The thermal isolation plate is disposed between the heat-conductive member and the inner surface of the housing, and the thermal isolation plate is formed with a vacuum camber therein. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277520 | TEMPERATURE REGULATION OF A CPU - A method to regulate a temperature of a central processing unit is provided herein. The method monitors a temperature of a central processing unit. The method obtains a power state of the central processing unit and a fan speed of a fan associated with the central processing unit. The temperature of the central processing unit is decreased by reducing the power state, in response to a determination that the temperature is at least one of equal to or greater than the predefined temperature threshold; the fan speed is at least one of equal to or greater than a maximum speed threshold; and the power state is greater than a lowest power state threshold. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277521 | DYNAMIC POWER ALLOCATION BASED ON PHY POWER ESTIMATION - A system has a plurality of electronic components including a memory, a PHY coupled to the memory, and one or more other electronic components. Power consumed by the PHY is estimated during operation of the system. Estimating the power consumed by the PHY includes modeling the power consumed by the PHY as a linear function with respect to memory bandwidth. Available power for the PHY is determined based at least in part on the estimated power consumed by the PHY. At least a portion of the available power for the PHY is allocated to at least one of the one or more other components. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277522 | ETHERNET POWER SOURCE EQUIPMENT - An Ethernet PSE includes a processor, a plurality of POE ports, a plurality of port modules, a switch module, a detection circuit, and a power supply module. Each of the port modules supplies power to a PD via each of the POE ports. The switch module connects the processor to or disconnects the processor from each of the port modules according to control signals so that the processor can selectively communicate with each of the port modules. The detection circuit determines whether each of the POE ports is connected to the PD or not, outputting a detection signal corresponding to each of the POE ports. The power supply module supplies power to the processor, the plurality of port modules, the switch module, and the detection circuit. The processor controls operation states of the plurality of port modules and the switch module according to the detection signals. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277523 | MODEM AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING POWER - A modem includes a temperature detecting module, a frequency detecting module, and a power offset calculating module. The temperature detecting module detects a real-time-work temperature of the modem. The frequency detecting module obtains a real-time-work frequency of the modem. The power offset calculating module calculates a power offset by inputting the real-time-work temperature and the real-time-work frequency into a pre-stored calculating model and adjusts a power of the modem according to the calculated power offset. A method of adjusting power of the modem is also provided. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277524 | PERSONAL COMPUTING DEVICE HAVING SINGLE-CELL BATTERY - The present invention features a personal computing device that may be powered by a single battery having a single lithium-ion cell or by a plurality of lithium-ion cells connected in parallel. The personal computing device may provide computing power comparable to that of conventional laptop computers and execute an operating system and application software comparable to that executed by conventional laptop computers. Furthermore, the battery's time between charging, when used to power the personal computing device, may be similar to the time between charging of a multi-cell battery when used to power a conventional laptop computer. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277525 | POWER MANAGEMENT - The present disclosure provides a power management apparatus, method and system. The apparatus comprises: a client management module for configuring power management client module(s) on one or more clients, the power management client module being for power management of the client; a data collector module for collecting, via the power management client module(s), data related to the power management of one or more user accounts on one or more clients; and a repository module for storing the collected data. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277526 | POWER MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER, POWER MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT USING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A power management controller for controlling start and stop of a plurality of power supplies is disclosed. Each of the power supplies belongs to one of N rails, in which (N+1) states including a first state where all of the rails are turned off and a (k+1) | 2015-10-01 |
20150277527 | USB hub, control module of USB hub and method of controlling USB hub - This invention discloses a control module of a USB hub. The USB hub utilizes an output switch to selectively output a supplying power through a power supply output and utilizes a capacitor to stabilize a voltage at the power supply output. The control module includes: a switch; a discharge resistor, which is coupled to the capacitor via the switch; a control unit for generating a power control signal; and a logic circuit, which controls the output switch whether to output the supplying power or not and controls the conduction state of the switch according to the power control signal. When the power control signal indicates that the logic circuit should control the output switch not to output the supplying power, the logic circuit controls the switch to be on so that the capacitor discharges through the discharge resistor, causing the voltage at the power supply output to decrease. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277528 | POWER STATE TRANSITION ANALYSIS - Technologies for analyzing power state transitions of a processor of computing device including determining, by the computing device, a power state entered by the processor of the computing device and a duration of the power state entered based on power state records, wherein the power state records comprise transition data indicative of transitions of a processor of the computing device between power states. The computing device further determines an accuracy of a power state selection of the processor of the computing device based on the determined power state entered and target residency data for the processor. The target residency data identifies, for each power state of a plurality of power states of the processor, an amount of time required in the corresponding power state to result in a conservation of power. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277529 | METHOD, NODE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR RESET OF TIMERS - A method, node and computer program for a client node ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150277530 | DYNAMIC POWER SUPPLY UNIT RAIL SWITCHING - A system for dynamic power supply rail switching (DPRS), including a multi-rail power supply. The multi-rail power supply includes a main rail and a standby rail. The system for DPRS also includes a memory that is to store instructions and that is communicatively coupled to the multi-rail power supply. The system for DP RS also includes a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the multi-rail power supply. Further, when the processor is to execute instructions, the multi-rail power supply will also supply power to the system, and in response to an entry condition being met, remove power from the main rail and leave the standby rail ON. Also, in response to an exit condition being met, the main rail powers on and starts to again supply power to the system. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277531 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER CONSUMPTION OF DEVICES PERFORMING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A PROCESSOR AND I/O DEVICES - An information processing apparatus is connected to a plurality of input/output devices. The information processing apparatus includes an arithmetic processing device configured to perform a computation, and a plurality of communication devices each configured to perform a communication between the plurality of input/output devices and the arithmetic processing device. The information processing apparatus further includes a determination unit configured to determine a communication device whose power consumption is controllable, among the plurality of communication devices, and a managing unit configured to suppress power consumption of the communication device determined by the determination unit. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277532 | LOCAL POWER GATE (LPG) INTERFACES FOR POWER-AWARE OPERATIONS - Technologies for local power gate (LPG) interfaces for power-aware operations are described. A processor includes locally-gated circuitry of a core, main core circuitry of the core, the main core, and local power gate (LPG) hardware. The LPG hardware is to power gate the locally-gated circuitry according to local power states of the LPG hardware. The main core decodes a first instruction of a set of instructions to perform a first power-aware operation of a specified length, including computing an execution code path for execution. The main core monitors a current local power state of the LPG hardware, selects one of the code paths based on the current local power state, the specified length, and a specified threshold, and issues a hint to the LPG hardware to power up the locally-gated circuitry and continues execution of the first power-aware operation without waiting for the locally-gated circuitry to be powered up. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277533 | MONITORING AND MANAGING PROCESSOR ACTIVITY IN POWER SAVE MODE OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and a method operative therein monitor automatic wakeup events that occur during a power save mode. Wakeup events are monitored for respective applications executable within the electronic device. Applications with processing activity during the power save mode are then listed, on the basis of at least the monitored wakeup events. An indication of which apps are consuming battery power during the power save mode can then be obtained. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277534 | SYSTEM ON CHIP METHOD THEREOF, AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) method, comprising of a scheduling execution of DVFS to adjust frequency or voltage of a target device at a first scheduled time; monitoring operating frequency of the target device; and selectively deferring execution of DVFS at a later scheduled time based on the operating frequency of the target device; wherein execution of DVFS at a next scheduled time is deferred when the operating frequency of the target device is below a given minimum frequency. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277535 | CONTROLLING THE CPU SLEW RATES BASED ON THE BATTERY STATE OF CHARGE - Methods and apparatus relating to controlling processor slew rates based on battery charge state/level are described. In one embodiment, logic causes modification to a slew rate of a processor based on at least a charge level of a battery pack. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277536 | Apparatus, System and Method for Dynamic Power Management Across Heterogeneous Processors in a Shared Power Domain - Systems and methods for dynamically adjusting an input parameter to a power domain in a portable computing device are disclosed. The power domain includes two or more processing resources that share a power source. Dynamic use of the two or more processing resources creates an opportunity to adjust the input parameter when a status change associated with a processing resource in the power domain occurs. A controller in the power domain includes logic that responds to a status indicator associated with a respective processing resource in the power domain by generating a control signal that directs a device to adjust one or both of input voltage and clock frequency. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277537 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - The information processing device includes a receiving unit that receives a notice, a power receiving unit that receives power supplied from a power storage unit and another power supply unit, and a power consumption control unit that controls power consumption such that the power consumption does not exceed a power value set by the notice. The power consumption control unit controls the power consumption such that the power consumption does not exceed a power value available from the other power supply unit, if a predetermined condition is satisfied. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277538 | PERFORMANCE SCALABILITY PREDICTION - A processing device implementing performance scalability prediction is disclosed. A processing device of the disclosure includes a first counter to increment with each cycle of the processing device in which threads of the processing device are active. The processing device further includes a second counter to increment with each cycle of the processing device in which execution units of the processing device are stalled for one of the threads, and an access request from the one of the threads to memory external to the processing device is pending. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277539 | Touch Determination during Low Power Mode - A touch input determining method applied to an electronic apparatus with a touch sensing device, which comprises: (a) determining a size for a region of the touch sensing device that an object provides at least one touch input to; (b) if the size is larger than or equals to a first predetermined value, not determining the touch input is a valid touch input; and (c) if the size is smaller than or equals to a second predetermined value, not determining the touch input is a valid touch input, wherein the second predetermined value is smaller than the first predetermined value. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277540 | POWER MANAGEMENT FOR A WEARABLE APPARATUS - Apparatus, systems, and/or methods may provide power management. An attachment portion may secure an apparatus to a user. In one example, an apparatus includes a wearable wristwatch having a wristband attachment portion. A context corresponding to a user state may be determined from context data such as, for example, sensor context data, database context data, companion context data, and/or user context data. The context may be used to specify a power mode applicable to a part of the apparatus to manage power. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277541 | L2 CACHE RETENTION MODE - Systems and methods for reducing leakage power in a L2 cache within a SoC. The L2 cache is partitioned into multiple banks, and each bank has its own separate power supply. An idle counter is maintained for each bank to count a number of cycles during which the bank has been inactive. The temperature and leaky factor of the SoC are used to select an operating point of the SoC. Based on the operating point, an idle counter threshold is set, with a high temperature and high leaky factor corresponding to a relatively low idle counter threshold, and with a low temperature and low leaky factor corresponding to a relatively high idle counter threshold. When a given idle counter exceeds the idle counter threshold, the voltage supplied to the corresponding bank is reduced to a voltage sufficient for retention of data but not for access. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277542 | MEMORY POWER MANAGEMENT AND DATA CONSOLIDATION - According to embodiments of the disclosure, methods, systems and computer program products for memory power management and data consolidation are disclosed. The method may include selecting a first real memory portion and a second real memory portion from a plurality of real memory portions coupled to a memory controller in a computer system by a memory bus. The first real memory portion may be connected to a first buffer and the second real memory portion may be connected to a second buffer. The first and second real memory portions may be selected by the memory controller. The method may include migrating data from the first real memory portion to the second real memory portion on a migration bus through the first and second buffers. The method may also include placing the first real memory portion into a reduced power mode. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277543 | MEMORY POWER MANAGEMENT AND DATA CONSOLIDATION - According to embodiments of the disclosure, methods, systems and computer program products for memory power management and data consolidation are disclosed. The method may include selecting a first real memory portion and a second real memory portion from a plurality of real memory portions coupled to a memory controller in a computer system by a memory bus. The first real memory portion may be connected to a first buffer and the second real memory portion may be connected to a second buffer. The first and second real memory portions may be selected by the memory controller. The method may include migrating data from the first real memory portion to the second real memory portion on a migration bus through the first and second buffers. The method may also include placing the first real memory portion into a reduced power mode. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277544 | PROGRAMMABLE SCALABLE VOLTAGE TRANSLATOR - Methods and apparatus relating to a programmable scalable voltage translator are described. In one embodiment, logic translates an input voltage level into a plurality of output voltage levels during a low power consumption state of a device. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277545 | Apparatus and Method for Awakening a Primary Processor Out of Sleep Mode - One disclosed method includes communicating with a kernel running on a primary processor, by a second processor, in response to detection of a state change; performing a hardware operation, in response to the state change, using the kernel without waking user space on the primary processor, where the user space remains suspended; and resuming a sleep mode of the primary processor by suspending the kernel after the hardware operation is completed. One example of a hardware operation is modification of display data on a touchscreen display. The method of operation may perform the hardware operation using the kernel without waking hardware drivers other than a hardware driver related to the hardware operation. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277546 | POWER EXCURSION WARNING SYSTEM - A power excursion warning system includes a power system having a first slew rate. A powered component is coupled to the power system. The powered component voltage regulator has a second slew rate that is greater than the first slew rate. A powered component voltage regulator is coupled to the powered component and operable to convert a first voltage received from the power system to a second voltage that is supplied to the powered component. A power excursion warning device is coupled to the powered component voltage regulator and operable to receive a signal from the powered component voltage regulator that is associated with the second slew rate, determine that the signal indicates a power excursion that will result in the power system operating outside a predetermined range, and produce a warning signal indicative of the power excursion. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277547 | USER INSTRUCTION RECOGNITION SYSTEM, USER INSTRUCTION RECOGNITION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND CONTROL METHODS AND CONTROL PROGRAMS OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus of this invention is directed to an information processing apparatus that continues detection of an instruction of an operator even if the reliability of instruction information detection has lowered due to a device fault, degradation of the environment, and the like. The information processing apparatus includes an instruction history accumulator that accumulates a history of at least two different pieces of instruction information detected from a user and an instruction of the user in association with each other, an instruction information receiver that receives the instruction information, an instruction recognizer that recognizes the instruction of the user from the received instruction information by referring to the history of the instruction information, a reliability determiner that determines the reliability of the received instruction information by referring to the history of the instruction information, and an instruction information changer that changes the instruction information to be received to another instruction information by referring to the history of the instruction information when the reliability determiner determines that the reliability of the received instruction information has lowered. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277548 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND PROGRAM - A mobile electronic apparatus includes a display unit, an operation unit that detects an operation via a touch panel, a distance measurement unit that measures the distance between a user and the mobile electronic apparatus as a user distance, and a controller, which controller changes the display magnification ratio of a picture represented on the display unit in response to changes in the user distance caused during the time the detection of a pressing point on the touch panel by the operation unit is going on. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277549 | SENSOR DEPENDENT CONTENT POSITION IN HEAD WORN COMPUTING - Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for positioning content within an FOV of a HWC based on sensor feedback. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277550 | Face-Centered Motion-Based Content Navigation - A set of sequential images are accessed. Measures of background stability across a set of images are determined, and the set of images is stabilized based on the determined measures. The images are cropped and stored in sequential order. A first image from the set of cropped images is displayed, and data indicating a change in orientation is received. Responsive to a determination that the change in orientation is associated with forward progress, an image after the first image in the set of sequential images is displayed. Responsive to a determination that the change in orientation is associated with backward progress, an image before the first image in the set of sequential images is displayed. The set of images can include a selected face of an individual and can be ordered chronologically, allowing a user to view older and younger images of the individual when navigating the set of images. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277551 | SCANNING LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY BACKLIGHT - A display includes an optical waveguide with opposing front and back faces, an injection optic, and volume hologram arranged on or within the waveguide. The injection optic is configured to inject light into the waveguide at a variable injection angle, which influences the reflection angle at which the light reflects from the front and back faces on propagating through the waveguide. The hologram is configured to release, in a predetermined direction, a portion of the light from the waveguide when excited at a predetermined reflection angle. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277552 | EYE TRACKING ENABLED SMART CLOSED CAPTIONING - Systems and methods for controlling closed captioning using an eye tracking device are provided. The system for controlling closed captioning may comprise a display device, a closed captioning controller configured to display closed captioning text for a media item during playback on the display device, and an eye tracking device configured to detect a location of a user's gaze relative to the display device and send the location to the closed captioning controller. The closed captioning controller may be configured to recognize a predetermined gaze pattern of the user's gaze and, upon detecting the predetermined gaze pattern, partially or completely deemphasize the display of the closed captioning text. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277553 | EYE GAZE TRACKING USING BINOCULAR FIXATION CONSTRAINTS - The subject disclosure is generally directed towards eye gaze detection based upon both eyes being fixated on the same gaze location. In one aspect, an image including a subject's left and right eyes is captured, from which left and right glint and pupil center information are extracted. The left and right glint data and the left and right pupil data are used with left and right bias correction matrices to jointly determine a gaze location. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277554 | METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE FOR WINDOW LEVELING BASED UPON A GAZE LOCATION - A method, a computing device and a computer program product are provided in order to automatically apply window leveling to an image, such as a medical image. In the context of a method, a gaze location within an image is determined based upon a determination that a user is staring at the gaze location. The method also determines a region of interest within the image based upon the gaze location and determines pixel values for pixels within the region of interest. The method also establishes window level values based upon the pixel values for pixels within the region of interest and applies window leveling based upon the window level values established based upon the pixel values for pixels within the region of interest. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277555 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL USER INTERFACE APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPERATION METHOD - A three-dimensional user interface apparatus includes a calculation unit that calculates three-dimensional position information on a three-dimensional coordinate space regarding a specific part of a target person by using three-dimensional information acquired from a three-dimensional sensor, a generation unit that generates virtual three-dimensional object data indicating a virtual three-dimensional object disposed in the three-dimensional coordinate space, a state acquisition unit that acquires state information of the specific part of the target person, an operation specifying unit that specifies a predetermined process to be performed from among a plurality of predetermined processes on the basis of a combination of the state information and a change in the three-dimensional position information, a processing unit that performs the predetermined process specified by the operation specifying unit on the virtual three-dimensional object data, and a display processing unit that displays a virtual three-dimensional object corresponding to the virtual three-dimensional object data on which the predetermined process has been performed, on a display unit. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277556 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TECHNIQUE FOR EYE GAZE MOVEMENTS - An information processing method relating to movement of eye positions includes: identifying, for each of plural users, transition of movement directions of an eye gaze of the user, from movement history of the eye gaze of the user on a display screen; and extracting a minor user among the plural users based on the transition of the movement directions of the eye gaze, which is identified for each of the plural users. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277557 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING A COMPUTING DEVICE VIA A WEARABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - Technologies for remotely controlling a separate computing device includes a wearable computing device to receive sensor data from an optical sensor of the wearable computing device. The sensor data comprises data is indicative of a skin surface of a forearm of a user of the wearable computing device. The wearable computing device generates control data based on the received sensor data. The generated control data is transmitted to the separate computing device. In some embodiments, an x-coordinate is generated based on detection of longitudinal movement of the wearable computing device relative to the skin surface of the forearm of the user and a y-coordinate is generated based on detection of rotational movement of the wearable computing device relative to the skin surface of the forearm of the user. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277558 | CONTROL DEVICE - A finger operated control device includes at least one finger portion that covers at least 30% of a surface area of skin around a distal phalanx of a finger and piezoelectric sensors coupled to the finger portion and having a plurality of electrodes, where at least two of the electrodes are separated by a material with piezoelectric properties. The at least one finger portion may be thimble shaped and may be made of polymer. The at least one finger portion may be a piezoelectric polymer or polyvinylidene fluoride. A distance between at least 50% of the electrodes may be between 0.1 and 5 mm or between 0.5 and 2 mm. A number of electrodes may be between 5 and 2000 or between 20 and 200. The finger operated control device may also include a computing device coupled to the finger portion using at least a wireless and/or wired connection. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277559 | Devices and Methods for a Ring Computing Device - A user controls an external electronic device with a finger-ring-mounted touchscreen that includes a computer processor, wireless transceiver, and rechargeable power source; the ring is worn on a first finger receives an input from a second finger, selects one of a plurality of touch events associated with the input, and wirelessly transmits a command associated with the touch event to the external electronic device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277560 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING USER DEVICES BASED ON BRAIN ACTIVITY - Methods and systems described herein provide for an integrated approach for controlling a user's various devices based on the user's brain activity. A user's brain activity is monitored with a first user device. A change in the brain activity is detected. In response to detecting the change, data from a second user device is processed. The detected change in brain activity is compared to the processed data to determine whether the change in brain activity is associated with the second user device. In response to determining that the change is associated with the second user device, an option is generated for display on a display screen to control the second user device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277561 | TACTILE AND PERIPHERAL VISION COMBINED MODALITY HOVER DRIFT CUEING - Combined modality hover drift cueing methods, systems and computer readable media are disclosed. For example, some implementations can include a system comprising one or more sensors, and a combined modality hover drift cueing controller coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to determine hover drift and to control a plurality of indicators in response to determined hover drift. The system can also include a mode selector coupled to the combined modality hover drift cueing controller and configured to provide an indication of mode selection between one of a first mode, a second mode and a third mode, wherein the first mode is a combined modality mode. The system can further include a peripheral vision hover drift indicator coupled to the controller and mounted on an inside surface of an aircraft cockpit, and a tactile feedback indicator coupled to the controller. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277562 | ADJUSTING THE LEVEL OF ACOUSTIC AND HAPTIC OUTPUT IN HAPTIC DEVICES - A haptic device in an electronic device includes a feedback surface, one or more actuators, and a connection member connected between the feedback surface and each actuator. At least one actuator produces an attracting or repelling force that creates movement in the connection member and the feedback surface. An acoustic and a haptic output of the haptic device can be adjusted at least in part by producing an out of plane movement in the feedback surface, by changing a cross-sectional area of at least a portion of the connection member, by changing dynamically one or more biasing supports disposed below the feedback surface, and/or by changing at least one waveform characteristic of a haptic input signal received by at least one actuator. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277563 | DYNAMIC TACTILE USER INTERFACE - Systems and methods may provide for a programmable array of tactile elements in which the active elements may be dynamically altered in time and space and in dependence upon the orientation of the device of which it is a part. That device may be part of a wearable device, such as a hat, smart watch, smart glasses, glove, wristband or other garment. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277564 | TACTILE STIMULUS CONTROL APPARATUS, TACTILE STIMULUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide the user with the relationship between the scrolling speed in scroll-displaying and an operation performed on an input surface, a tactile stimulus control apparatus includes an intensity determination unit and a tactile stimulus control unit. In a case where an operation performed by a manipulator on the input surface provided corresponding to a display unit is detected while an image is scroll-displayed by the display unit, the intensity determination unit determines the intensity of a tactile stimulus to be provided to the manipulator based on the scrolling speed at the timing of detection of the operation. The tactile stimulus control unit controls a tactile stimulus generating unit, which is configured to generate the tactile stimulus to be provided to the manipulator, to generate the tactile stimulus with the intensity determined by the intensity determination unit. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277565 | Touch Sensitive Device - A touch sensitive device comprising a panel capable of supporting bending waves, a user-accessible touch sensitive screen on or forming part of a face of the panel, the touch sensitive screen having a plurality of different sensing areas, a plurality of vibration exciters coupled to the panel to apply bending waves to the panel to provide tactile feedback at the plurality of sensing areas in response to the user touching a sensing area, and signal processing means arranged to apply signals to the vibration exciters so as to steer bending waves applied to the panel by the plurality of vibration exciters whereby the amplitude of the applied bending waves is maximised at the sensing area touched by the user and reduced or minimised at each other sensing area. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277566 | System and Method for Using a Side Camera for a Free Space Gesture Inputs - An information handling system including a camera mounted in the side edge surface for detecting gestures by a user in a gesture detecting zone next to the system and including a gesture detection system for interpreting free space gestures and initializing cursor control commands. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277567 | SPACE STABILIZED VIEWPORT TO ENABLE SMALL DISPLAY SCREENS TO DISPLAY LARGE FORMAT CONTENT - In accordance with some embodiments a mobile small screen device may be enabled to view content as if the device itself were a looking glass or viewing port that enables the user to view the large screen format data by simply moving the device over the physical area that would have been covered by the large format data field at full size. Thus by merely moving the device around that field, the user can view any content on the field. Particularly in cases where the large format content is of a predetermined standard size, the user can quickly navigate to any area of the large format data to see a particular portion of that format and to make selections within particular areas of the large format. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277568 | MECHANISM TO ENHANCE USER EXPERIENCE OF MOBILE DEVICES THROUGH COMPLEX INPUTS FROM EXTERNAL DISPLAYS - A method of mapping user movements captured by a capture device external to a computing device, to inputs events on the computing device, may comprise executing an application on the computing device, using at least one processor of the computing device. The computing device may transmit video data of the application to a receiver device. The computing device may receive gesture data associated with the application, the gesture data based on movements of a user captured from a capture device communicatively coupled to the receiver device. The gesture data may be mapped to an input event on the computing device and data simulating the input event may be provided to a sensor on the computing device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277569 | RADAR-BASED GESTURE RECOGNITION - Systems and methods may provide for using one or more radar measurements to detect a gesture of a body part relative to a mobile device and comparing the gesture to one or more known gestures. Additionally, if the gesture corresponds to at least one of the one or more known gestures, an application running on the mobile device may be notified of the gesture. In one example, the one or more radar measurements are obtained from a plurality of ultra-wideband (UWB) radar modules. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277570 | Providing Onscreen Visualizations of Gesture Movements - Described is a technique for providing onscreen visualizations of three-dimensional gestures. A display screen may display a gesture indicator that provides an indication of when a gesture begins to produce an effect and when the gesture is complete. The gesture indicator may also indicate a user's relative hand position within a single axis of a capture device's field-of-view. Once the visual indicator is positioned, the characteristics of the indicator may be altered to indicate a direction of movement along one or more dimensions. The direction of movement may be provided using a direction of movement effect. Accordingly, the visualization of a gesture may be enhanced by limiting the visualization to expressive motion along a single axis. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277571 | USER INTERFACE TO CAPTURE A PARTIAL SCREEN DISPLAY RESPONSIVE TO A USER GESTURE - System and method of selecting a portion of a screen display for a manipulation operation according to boundaries set by a user gesture. A touchscreen display is configured to display digital content and detect a multi-touch user gesture. If the user gesture dwells on the touchscreen longer than a first threshold time, a region of the screen display is selected based on the contact points of the user gesture on the touchscreen display. Accordingly an on-screen mask indicating the selected region is displayed, denoting the selected region to be active for a subsequent manipulation operation. The manipulation operation may be capturing a screenshot of the selected region or editing the image or text encompassed by the selected region. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277572 | SMART CONTEXTUAL DISPLAY FOR A WEARABLE DEVICE - A system and a method are disclosed for a display on a device based on context for the device. Motion data along two axes associated with the device is received and the motion data indicates a context for the device such as a position of a body part on which the device is worn. Additionally time points associated with the motion data are received. The display is modified if the motion data along two axes has values within predetermined ranges. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277573 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A method of controlling a display device, and which includes obtaining, via camera of the display device, a user's image; recognizing, via a controller of the display device, a user's hand gesture from the obtained user's image; and when the recognized user's hand gesture does not match a pre-stored gesture, displaying, via a display of the display device, a function guide including different hand gestures different than the recognized user's hand gesture for guiding a user's selection for performing a function of the display device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277574 | METHOD OF INTERACTING WITH MULTIPLE DEVICES - The present disclosure provides a method that allows user to select an object on a first device, select a modification in order to modify the object and transferring information so that the modified object may be displayed on another device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277575 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES SUCH AS STATE MACHINES - Systems, devices, and methods that implement state machine models in wearable electronic devices are described. A wearable electronic device stores processor-executable gesture identification instructions that, when executed by an on-board processor, enable the wearable electronic device to identify one or more gesture(s) performed by a user. The wearable electronic device also stores processor-executable state determination instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the wearable electronic device to enter into and transition between various operational states depending on signals detected by on-board sensors. The state machine models described herein enable the wearable electronic devices to identify and automatically recover from operational errors, malfunctions, or crashes with minimal intervention from the user. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277576 | OPERATION DEVICE AND DISPLACEMENT ADJUSTMENT METHOD - An operation device has a resistive-film touch panel, a human detector, a vibrator, and a displacement adjustor. The human detector detects human presence near the device by using a human sensor. The vibrator vibrates a piezoelectric element previously provided at an edge of the touch panel when human presence is detected near the device, to set a predetermined point on the touch panel to which the resulting vibration conducts as a virtual touch point. The displacement adjustor adjusts a displacement by making a measured position value corresponding to the virtual touch point equal to a previously set reference position value corresponding to the touch point. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277577 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR GESTURE-BASED USER INPUT DETECTION IN A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in a mobile device to: determine whether the mobile device is in a gesture command input ready state based, at least in part, on a display portion of the mobile device remaining in a horizontal viewable position for a threshold period of time; with the mobile device in a gesture command input ready state, determine whether a detected movement of the mobile device represents a gesture command input; and in response to the determined gesture command input, affect a user perceivable output. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277578 | TOUCH TYPE KEYBOARD WITH EMBEDDED MODIFIER KEYS - A keyboard having fewer than twelve keys that collectively provide single stroke access to every letter of an alphabet. At least some of the keys provide access to more than one letter with the different letters being accessible at different physical locations on the key. The keyboard provides access to additional function not available through any individual key when two or more keys are concurrently pressed. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277579 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM - A communication control system for a vehicle having a steering member, having a controller and at least one switch carried on the steering member. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277580 | ALTERNATE DYNAMIC KEYBOARD FOR CONVERTIBLE TABLET COMPUTERS - Systems and methods may provide for detecting an event on a computing device having an embedded keyboard with a default mapping of keys to functions and disabling a first subset of keys on the embedded keyboard in response to the event. Additionally, a second subset of keys on the embedded keyboard may be re-mapped to one or more different functions if an application running on the computing device supports keyboard re-mapping. In one example, re-mapping the second subset of keys includes grouping two or more keys in the second subset into a common function. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277581 | MOVEMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC PERSONAL DISPLAY TO PERFORM A PAGE TURNING OPERATION - A method and system for utilizing movement of an electronic personal display to perform a page turning operation is disclosed. A motion sensing device is coupled with the electronic personal display. The motion sensing device is monitored for a pre-defined movement of the electronic personal display. When the pre-defined movement is detected, a page turning operation is performed on the electronic personal display. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277582 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An information processing method and an electronic device thereof are provided. The information processing method comprises: determining whether a state change of an electronic device meets a first preset condition, in the case that a display unit of the electronic device displays a first display content in a first display mode, the first display mode enables that the first display content viewed at a first side of the electronic device is consistent with display content sent by the electronic device to the display unit; and displaying the first display content in a second display mode if the state change meets the first preset condition, the second display mode is different from the first display mode, and the second display mode enables that the first display content viewed at a second side of the electronic device is consistent with display content sent by the electronic device to the display unit. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277583 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including an analysis unit configured to decide additional information corresponding to input information on the basis of the input information input in an extended work space in which a real object and a virtual object are operable, and a display control unit configured to receive a new operation input to the input information and execute display control of the virtual object displayed in the extended work space using the additional information. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277584 | OPERATION UNIT - An operation unit has a rotary body that has a through-hole, and that rotates about a rotation axis that passes through the through-hole, a ball that is disposed inside the through-hole, a rotary body-detecting part that detects rotation of the rotary body, a first ball-detecting part that detects rotation of the ball, and a second ball-detecting part that detects pressing of the ball. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277585 | DUAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A dual display including: a first display for displaying first visual information and receiving a touch input; a second display including a double-sided emission display for displaying second visual information through a first surface or a second surface opposite to the first surface, and receiving a touch input; a sensor for sensing relative locations of the first and second displays; and a controller for determining whether or not the second display is covering the first display according to a signal of the sensor, and for controlling the first and second displays. Here, the controller is configured to receive the touch input from the second display when the second display unit covers the first display, and to receive the touch input from the first display when the second display does not to cover the first display. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277586 | INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM, INTERACTIVE BOARD THEREFOR AND METHODS - An interactive board comprises an interactive surface; at least one user selectable element; and processing structure in communication with at least one imaging device and configured to process data received from said at least one imaging device to locate at least one pointer positioned in proximity with said interactive surface and update digital ink according to pointer location, said processing structure being further configured to send said digital ink to one or more devices in communication with the interactive board in response to selection of said at least one user selectable element. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277587 | SECURE PAIRING METHOD, CIRCUIT AND SYSTEM FOR AN INTELLIGENT INPUT DEVICE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of pairing an intelligent input device with an electronic device includes transmitting a start pairing identifier and receiving a unique identifier that identifies the intelligent input device. The method further includes authenticating the unique identifier using authentication information stored in the electronic device and transmitting a pairing successful identifier responsive to the unique identifier being authenticated to thereby pair the intelligent input device and the electronic device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277588 | OPTICAL POINTING DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR CONCURRENTLY PERFORMING GAIN CONTROL AND IMAGE CAPTURING FOR NAVIGATION OF OPTICAL POINTING DEVICE DURING ONE LED TURNED-ON TIME PERIOD - An optical pointing device includes a light emitting unit, a pixel array, a gain controlling circuit, and a processing circuit. The light emitting unit is used for emitting light to a surface. The pixel array is used for sensing the light reflected from a surface to generate at least one sense resultant signal. The gain controlling circuit is used for controlling a gain value for the at least one sense resultant signal, to avoid signal saturation. The processing circuit is used for performing image capturing for a navigation of the optical pointing device. The gain controlling circuit and the processing circuit concurrently control the gain value and perform the image capturing for the navigation of the optical pointing device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150277589 | COORDINATE DEVICE WITH PRESSING DOWN FUNCTION - The invention refers to a coordinate device ( | 2015-10-01 |