40th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130257664 | WINDOW GLASS FOR VEHICLE AND ANTENNA - Window glass for vehicle may include an antenna conductor having electrodes provided on a surface of a dielectric on a side opposite from a conductive film. The conductive film may include a slot with a first end part that opens at a peripheral edge part of the conductive film. The antenna conductor may include a loop-shaped antenna element which electrodes serve as a feeding point, and projections of the electrodes onto a glass plate are located at positions not overlapping the conductive film, and a projection of the loop-shaped antenna element onto the glass plate forms a crossover part that crosses the slot. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257665 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure, used for being fed with a signal, includes a grounding portion, a radiation portion, and a frequency adjusting portion. The radiation portion has a loop segment, a high frequency segment, and a low frequency segment. The loop segment has a feeding sub-segment adjacent to the grounding portion and used for being fed with the signal. The high and low frequency segments are extended from opposite ends of the loop segment away from each other. The frequency adjusting portion is connected to the loop segment and the grounding portion. A high frequency dual-path is formed from a feeding point of the feeding sub-segment and extends along the loop segment in two different directions to the high frequency segment. A low frequency dual-path is formed from the feeding point and extends along the loop segment in two different directions to the low frequency segment. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257666 | ANTENNA WITH MULTIPLE COUPLED REGIONS - An antenna having a driven element coupled to multiple additional elements to resonate at multiple frequencies. A magnetic dipole mode is generated by coupling a driven element to a second element, and additional resonances are generated by coupling additional elements to either or both of the driven or second element. One or multiple active components can be coupled to one or more of the coupled elements to provide dynamic tuning of the coupled or driven elements. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257667 | Antenna Tuning - Disclosed are various embodiments for tuning an antenna. Multiple phase sets for a tuning circuit impedance are generated. Each phase set includes multiple phase values. A reflected voltage corresponding to each of the phase values is determined. For each phase set, one of the phase values is selected based on the corresponding reflected voltage. The phase values for each phase set that is subsequent to an initial phase set are generated. The phase values are based on the selected phase value for the previous the phase set. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257668 | MOBILE DEVICE AND ANTENNA ARRAY THEREOF - A mobile device at least includes a dielectric substrate, an antenna array, and a transceiver. The antenna array includes a first antenna, a second antenna, and a third antenna. The third antenna is disposed between the first and second antennas so as to reduce coupling between the first and second antennas. The first, second and third antennas are all embedded in the dielectric substrate and substantially arranged in a straight line. Each of the first and second antennas is a transmission antenna and the third antenna is a reception antenna, or each of the first and second antennas is a reception antenna and the third antenna is a transmission antenna. The transceiver is coupled to the antenna array and is configured to transmit or receive a signal. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257669 | ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT - An antenna arrangement comprising at least a first and a second elongated structure, e.g., a coaxial cable, for guiding an electromagnetic wave is provided. Each of said structures comprises a plurality of radiation elements. The structures are positioned alongside each other in their longitudinal direction of extension forming a bundle. The elongated structures are arranged within the bundle such that the radial positions of said structures are alternated in the longitudinal direction of extension. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257670 | REDIRECTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS USING SUBSTRATE STRUCTURES - A system for transmitting or receiving signals may include a dielectric substrate having a major face, a communication circuit, and an electromagnetic-energy directing assembly. The circuit may include a transducer configured to convert between RF electrical and RF electromagnetic signals and supported in a position spaced from the major face of the substrate operatively coupled to the transducer. The directing assembly may be supported by the substrate in spaced relationship from the transducer and configured to direct EM energy in a region including the transducer and along a line extending away from the transducer and transverse to a plane of the major face. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257671 | WIRELESS SECURITY DEVICE - A wireless security device includes a nonconductive housing, a mother circuit board, a wireless expansion card, and a metal reflector. The mother circuit board and the wireless expansion card are disposed in the nonconductive housing. The mother circuit board includes a processor. The wireless expansion card includes a dielectric substrate, a ground plane, an inverted-F antenna, and an RF (radio frequency) module. The metal reflector is positioned between the mother circuit board and the wireless expansion card, and is close to the inverted-F antenna. The metal reflector is configured to reduce EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) from the mother circuit board so as to maintain performance of the inverted-F antenna. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257672 | MOBILE DEVICE AND ANTENNA ARRAY THEREIN - A mobile device at least includes a dielectric substrate, an antenna array, and a transceiver. The antenna array at least includes a first antenna and a second antenna. The first and second antennas are both embedded in the dielectric substrate. The first and second antennas have different polarizations. The transceiver is coupled to the antenna array so as to transmit or receive a signal. The polarization of the antenna array may be dynamically adjusted by controlling a phase difference between the first antenna and the second antenna. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257673 | Mobile Communication Coverage Distribution System in Corridor and Coupled Radiation Unit - A mobile communication coverage distribution system in corridor is used for mobile communication signal coverage in corridor environment. The system includes a radio frequency (RF) cable arranged along longitudinal direction of the corridor and intended for signal transmission and having a plurality of spaced access nodes; a signal source for transmitting signal to from the RF cable or receiving signal to from the RF cable; a number of coupled radiation units corresponding to each access node and used to realize signal coverage in a limited range near the access node, said signal being transmitted across the RF cable. The mobile communication coverage distribution system in corridor according to the invention has simple structure, low cost, is convenient in construction and has reliable performance. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257674 | MULTI-BAND MULTI-ANTENNA SYSTEM AND COMMUNICTION DEVICE THEREOF - A multi-band multi-antenna system and a communication device thereof are provided. The multi-band multi-antenna system includes at least one ground, two antenna units, a coupling conductor line and a grounding conductor line. Both of the two antenna units have at least one conductor portion, a low-pass filtering portion and an extending conductor portion. Each antenna unit generates at least one higher and lower operating bands. The low-pass filtering portion is electrically coupled between the conductor portion and the extending conductor portion, and effectively decreases dependent relationship between the higher and lower operating bands. The coupling conductor line is disposed nearby the two antenna units and has a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion. The grounding conductor line is disposed between the two antenna units and connected to the ground. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257675 | TERMINAL INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF ANTENNAS - A terminal for performing at least one of wired and wireless communication is provided. The terminal includes a first antenna configured to recognize a handwriting through a change of an electromagnetic field and a second antenna for a short range wireless communication, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are formed on a same Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPCB). | 2013-10-03 |
20130257676 | RADIO FREQUENCY ANTENNA CIRCUIT - Presented is radio frequency antenna circuit for portable and/or compact electronic devices. Embodiments comprise an antenna connected to an unbalanced current feeding arrangement. The unbalanced feeding arrangement may generate common mode currents which increase the overall radiation resistance and efficiency of the antenna circuit. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257677 | HYBRID VARIABLE CAPACITOR, RF APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HYBRID VARIABLE CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR TUNING VARIABLE CAPACITOR - Disclosed herein are a hybrid variable capacitor, an RF apparatus, a method for manufacturing a hybrid variable capacitor, and a method for tuning a variable capacitor. The hybrid variable capacitor used in a tunable matching network includes: a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) cap array including one or more MIM capacitors and having varied capacitance equivalent to values of a lower-bit region among digital values corresponding to capacitance to be tuned; and a MOS varactor connected in parallel to the MIM cap array and having varied capacitance equivalent to values of an upper-bit region among the digital values. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257678 | ANTENNA FOR RECEPTION OF CIRCULARLY POLARIZED SATELLITE RADIO SIGNALS - An antenna for receiving circularly polarized satellite radio signals has a conductive base surface and at least one a conductor loop oriented horizontally above the base surface by a height h. The conductor loop is configured as a polygonal or circular closed ring line radiator. The ring line radiator forms a resonant structure that is electrically excited so that the current distribution of a running line wave in a single rotation direction occurs on the ring line, wherein the phase difference of which, over one revolution, amounts to essentially 2π. A vertical radiator extends between the conductive base surface and the circumference of the ring line radiator. The height h is smaller than ⅕ of the free-space wavelength λ. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257679 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNA ELEMENT THEREIN - A communication device includes a ground element, an antenna element, and a reconfigurable circuit element group. The antenna element includes a first radiating portion and a second radiating portion. One end of the first radiating portion is a feeding end of the antenna element, and the other end is an open end. One end of the second radiating portion is coupled to the ground element, and the other end is an open end. The second radiating portion is longer than the first radiating portion. The second radiating portion surrounds the open end of the first radiating portion, and includes a first portion and a second portion. The reconfigurable circuit element group is coupled between the first portion and the second portion of the second radiating portion, and includes at least two branches. The reconfigurable circuit selectively opens and closes the branches such that the antenna element operates in different bands. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257680 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLY FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - An antenna assembly for a wireless communications device and/or system, the assembly comprising a first antenna having a first direction of maximum radiated power; and a second antenna having a second direction of maximum radiated power, wherein the first and second antenna are arranged such that the first and second directions are substantially mutually orthogonal. Also, provided is an antenna assembly having a third or more antenna having a third or further direction of maximum radiated power, wherein the third or more antenna is/are arranged such that the third or further directions is/are substantially orthogonal with the first and second directions. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257681 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING ANTENNA APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an antenna apparatus includes a first antenna unit disposed along a side of a ground pattern, a second antenna unit disposed along the side of the ground pattern so as to be juxtaposed with the first antenna unit, a first RF cable configured to connect the first antenna unit and the radio circuit unit, and a second RF cable configured to connect the second antenna unit and the radio circuit unit. The first RF cable and the second RF cable are routed from the first antenna unit and the second antenna unit in an arrangement direction of the first antenna unit and the second antenna unit so as to be parallel to each other, with the first RF cable being disposed so as to pass over the ground pattern. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257682 | HIGH-FREQUENCY TRANSMISSION LINE, ANTENNA, AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD - A high-frequency transmission line having low alternate current (AC) resistance is provided. One aspect of the present invention is a high-frequency transmission line disposed along a surface of an insulating support, wherein, letting F [Hz] be the frequency of an AC electric signal transmitted by the high-frequency transmission line and Ms [Wb/m] be the saturation magnetization per unit area, the frequency value F and the saturation magnification value per unit area Ms satisfy the following expression (1): | 2013-10-03 |
20130257683 | PROJECTION TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY METHOD - A system displays an image using a plurality of projection type display devices, and is capable of reliably notifying a user who uses the system that an error has occurred in a certain projection type display device. A slave includes a display unit that projects and displays an image and a signal receiving unit that receives data transmitted from a commander. The slave includes a detection unit that detects an error in the commander on the basis of the receiving conditions of the data in the signal receiving unit. The slave includes a display control unit that, when an error is detected by the detection unit, makes the display unit display an image showing that the error has been detected. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257684 | SCREEN IMAGE TRANSFER DEVICE AND SCREEN IMAGE TRANSFER SYSTEM - A screen image transfer device includes a screen image data storage module that stores screen image data of a screen image displayed on a display device, a connection allotment module that allots/assigns a different connection to each of multiple screen regions of the display device, and a communications module that transmits the stored screen image data to the screen regions of the display device over the different connections assigned by the connection allotment module. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257685 | PORTABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of using two display panels as a single screen is provided. More particularly, a structure for minimizing the size of a joint between two display panels and an algorithm for coping with a situation where a text line or a text image is located at the joint are provided. A portable display device has at least two panel housings and first and second display panels mounted on the panel housings, respectively, in which the display panels are joined to each other to form a single screen when the panel housings are unfolded. When a text line or a text image is located at the joint between the first and second display panels, a screen is shifted so that the joint is located in a space between the text lines. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257686 | DISTRIBUTED VIRTUAL REALITY - In a first virtual reality device having a processor and a memory, a virtual reality environment is created. A first stream of tracking data for the virtual reality environment is provided to a first display device that is geographically proximate to the first virtual reality device. The first stream of tracking data for the virtual reality environment is provided to a network for a second virtual reality device. The second virtual reality device is geographically remote from the first virtual reality device. The tracking data includes six degrees of freedom tracking information represented by X,Y,Z Cartesian coordinates, thereby allowing a perspective in the virtual reality environment to be shared between the first virtual reality device and the second virtual reality device. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257687 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND RELATED METHODS OF OPERATION - A display system comprises a first display device configured to transmit information associated each of with multiple frames in slice units, and a second display device configured to receive the information from the first display device. Where a latency of at least one slice of a selected frame among the multiple frames exceeds a predetermined time, the first display device skips a transfer operation of at least one frame among the multiple frames. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257688 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND HELMET - It is an object to provide a driving support system and a display device suitable for the driving support system. According to the driving support system, change in driver's mental and physical conditions can be caught instantaneously and a warning light emission display is given within the forward sight of the driver in order to call the driver's attention. A light emitting device of the driving support system can display a far side of the display. A display may be switched between a transmission mode and a non-transmission mode by adjusting a movable polarizer. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257689 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes an image projection unit, a diffusion element, a concave mirror element of a Fresnel type, an optical unit, and a mounting unit. The image projection unit emits an image light including an image. The diffusion element is diffusible to a light. The optical unit includes first and second optical layers, and an intermediate layer. The first optical layer has first and second major surfaces. The second major surface has a protrusion and convexities. The second optical layer has third and fourth major surfaces. The third major surface has a recess and concavities. The intermediate layer is provided between the second and third major surfaces. The mounting unit holds the image projection unit, the diffusion element, the concave mirror element, and the optical unit and determines a relative positional relationship between the optical unit and an eye of a viewer. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257690 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE - A head-mounted display device includes an image processing unit configured to perform processing for generating an image, an image display unit including an image-light generating unit configured to generate image light representing the image, the image display unit being configured to enable a user to visually recognize the virtual image and an external image, an image pickup unit provided in the image display unit and configured to pick up an image in a visual field direction of the user, and a position detecting unit configured to specify an external apparatus present in the picked-up image picked up by the image pickup unit and detect a position in the picked-up image of the external apparatus. The image processing unit generates an image in which information concerning the external apparatus is displayed in a position corresponding to the position detected by the position detecting unit. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257691 | HEAD-MOUNT TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - A head-mount type display device adapted to allow a user to visually recognize a virtual image in a state of being worn on the head of the user includes an image display section having an image light generation section adapted to generate an image light representing an image, a light blocking section adapted to transmit external light at a predetermined transmittance, and a virtual image forming section adapted to transmit the external light transmitted through the light blocking section and to form the virtual image in an eye of the user with the image light, and configured to allow the user to visually recognize the virtual image and an external image, an operation section with which the user inputs operation data, and a control section adapted to perform control of changing the transmittance of the light blocking section in accordance with operation data from the operation section. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257692 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EGO-CENTRIC 3D HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACE - In the method, a processor generates a three dimensional interface with at least one virtual object, defines a stimulus of the interface, and defines a response to the stimulus. The stimulus is an approach to the virtual object with a finger or other end-effector to within a threshold of the virtual object. When the stimulus is sensed, the response is executed. Stimuli may include touch, click, double click, peg, scale, and swipe gestures. The apparatus includes a processor that generates a three dimensional interface with at least one virtual object, and defines a stimulus for the virtual object and a response to the stimulus. A display outputs the interface and object. A camera or other sensor detects the stimulus, e.g. a gesture with a finger or other end-effector, whereupon the processor executes the response. The apparatus may be part of a head mounted display. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257693 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device, including a scanning device, displays an image on a display region using a light ray which scans. The display device includes a light source unit, a scanning control unit, and an emission control unit. The scanning device includes an auxiliary scanning unit which changes an inclination angle of a reflective mirror unit including a reflective mirror and a main scanning unit. The display region includes a plurality of elemental regions coupled to one another. The scanning control unit provides control so that the light ray scans over one of the plurality of elemental regions by changing the inclination angle of the reflective mirror while maintaining the inclination angle of the reflective mirror unit, and control so that the plurality of elemental regions are changed over by changing the inclination angle of the reflective mirror unit. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257694 | 3D LCD Panel, 3D LCD Device and Driving Method - The invention provides a 3D LCD panel, a 3D LCD device, and a driving method. The 3D LCD panel includes a plurality of pixels; each pixel includes three subpixels which respectively correspond to different colors. A light emitting surface of the 3D LCD panel is crosswise provided with two different pattern retarders, and two adjacent subpixels corresponding to different colors in rows or columns are correspondingly provided with different pattern retarders. Each three adjacent subpixels covered by the same pattern retarder correspond to different colors to form one pixel. The mura width of the invention is only is only ⅓ width of the conventional mura, thereby improving the watching effect. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257695 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING A MUTUAL INFLUENCE OF PIXELS OF A PIXEL GROUP - A method for reducing a mutual influence of pixels of a pixel group having at least one first pixel allocated to a first image and having at least one second pixel adjacent thereto allocated to a second image, the first image being capable of being represented on a viewing direction-dependent display device so as to be recognizable from a first direction of view, and the second image being capable of being represented on the display device so as to be recognizable from a second direction of view differing from the first direction of view, the method having a step of adaptation, using a processing rule, of a first brightness factor of the at least one first pixel and of a second brightness factor of the at least one second pixel in order to reduce the mutual influence. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257696 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A flat panel display apparatus includes a first substrate, a display unit on the first substrate, a terminal unit on the first substrate and adjacent to an outer portion of the display unit; a second substrate on the first substrate and covering the display unit; and a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) on the second substrate and extending beyond an edge of the second substrate. The flexible PCB connects to the terminal unit and includes a curved unit that is bent between the terminal unit and the edge of the second substrate and is formed inside the periphery of the first substrate. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257697 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND OUTPUT BUFFER CIRCUIT FOR DRIVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a display device including: a plurality of pixel circuits; a power source line connected to corresponding ones of the plurality of pixel circuits; and an output buffer circuit for supplying currents to corresponding ones of the plurality of pixel circuits by alternately applying a first potential applied to a first power source supply terminal, and a second potential applied to a second power source supply terminal to the power source line. The output buffer includes a variable resistance circuit connected to a path between the first power source supply terminal and the power source line, the variable resistance circuit serving to change a resistance value thereof in accordance with a magnitude of a total sum of the currents. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257698 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device includes one or more control lines that include a scanning line, a data line and a pixel circuit. The pixel circuit has a drive transistor, a write-in transistor with a gate which is electrically connected to the scanning line, a light-emitting element that emits light at a brightness that depends on the size of a current that is supplied through the drive transistor, and a control line which overlaps the gate of the drive transistor when viewed from a direction that is perpendicular to a surface of a substrate on which the pixel circuit is formed is included in the one or more control lines. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257699 | DRIVER CIRCUIT, SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT HAVING THE DRIVER CIRCUIT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a driver circuit including a latch circuit, a shift register circuit, and a switching circuit, where the latch circuit is provided over the shift register circuit and the switching circuit. The shift register circuit and the switching circuit may have a silicon-based semiconductor, while the latch circuit may have an oxide semiconductor. The latch circuit includes a first transistor and a second transistor connected in series. The latch circuit may further include a first capacitor and a second capacitor which are electrically connected to the first transistor and the second transistor. A display device using the driver circuit as well as a method for preparing the driver circuit is also disclosed. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257700 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND PIXEL STRUCTURE - A liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate, scan lines extending along a first direction, data lines, active devices, pixel electrodes, common electrodes, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The pixel electrodes are respectively disposed in sub-pixel regions and coupled to the corresponding active devices. The common electrodes are respectively disposed corresponding to the pixel electrodes. Each common electrode or each pixel electrode includes plural stripe electrodes arranged side by side. Each stripe electrode includes a first section and a second section respectively disposed on two opposite sides of a reference axis, wherein a major axis of the first section forms an included angle with a major axis of the second section. The included angles of the stripe electrodes in each sub-pixel region are gradually varied along the first direction. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257701 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DRIVING METHOD - A liquid crystal display panel and a display driving method are disclosed. The liquid crystal display panel includes data lines, scan lines, common electrode lines, pixel units, voltage buffer circuits and common electrode controller units. The pixel units are coupled to corresponding data lines and scan lines. Each pixel unit includes a storage capacitor. The pixel units on the same row are coupled to the same common electrode line. The common electrode controller units drive the common electrode lines to re-charge each pixel unit via the storage capacitor. The voltage buffer circuits are coupled between the common electrode controller units and the common electrode lines. The voltage buffer circuits are used for maintaining the voltage levels on each of the common electrode lines when each of the pixel units is not in their data writing period. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257702 | IMAGE PROJECTING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROJECTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image projecting apparatus includes: a receiving unit that receives a projection target image; a generating unit that generates an entire image including the projection target image received by the receiving unit; a projecting unit that projects the entire image generated by the generating unit; a detecting unit that detects a distribution of distances up to projection portions to which the entire image projected by the projecting unit is actually projected; and a specifying unit that specifies a projection target plane to which the projection target image is projected based on the distribution of the distances detected by the detecting unit. The generating unit generates the entire image so that the entire projection target image included in the entire image projected by the projecting unit is projected to the entire projection target plane specified by the specifying unit. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257703 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND BI-DIRECTIONAL SHIFT REGISTER CIRCUITS - A bi-directional shift register circuit includes multiple stages of shift registers coupled in serial for generating multiple gate driving signals according to two clock signals. At least one of the shift registers includes a transmission gate and a latch. The transmission gate is turned on or off according to a start pulse of a start signal or a gate pulse of the gate driving signal output by at least one adjacent shift register, so as to output one of a first clock signal and a second clock signal as the corresponding gate driving signal. The latch is coupled to an output node for outputting the corresponding gate driving signal. The output node is further coupled to the transmission gate of at least one adjacent shift register. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257704 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention provides a backlight module and a liquid crystal display apparatus. The backlight module comprises a light guide plate, an elongated base and elongated light sources. There is a predetermined angle between a longitudinal direction of each of the elongated light sources and a longitudinal direction of the elongated base, and projections of the elongated light sources in the longitudinal direction of the elongated base are connected or overlapped with each other. In the backlight module and the liquid crystal display apparatus of the present invention, the hot spot phenomena can be mitigated by altering the arrangement of the elongated light sources. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257705 | Backlight Module and LCD Device - The invention provides a backlight module and an LCD device. The backlight module includes an LGP, point light source(s), and a backplane. The side wall of the backplane is provided with a pit extending to the outside of the backlight module relative to the light incident surface of the LGP, and the light sources are arranged on the pit. In the invention, because the position of the backlight module where the light sources are fixed is provided with the pit, the distance between the light source and the inner edge of the rubber frame is added due to pit, i.e. the A value is increased. Thus, the dark zones between every two LEDs of the light source can be effectively eliminated, and hotspot can be prevented from occurring in the active area of the LCD device. Meanwhile, after the A value is increased, corresponding A value can be selected to enable the frame of the LCD device to be narrowed, namely the A value is between the critical value that the hotspot cannot occur and the maximum A value obtained by the pit; thus, the frame of the LCD device becomes narrower, and the active area of the LCD device is increased. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257706 | BACKLIGHT DRIVING CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A backlight driving circuit includes a scan driver operatively associated with pixel circuits in a matrix formation, and a backlight driver. The scan driver activates the pixel circuits in a row-by-row manner within a frame interval for provision of data voltages to the pixel circuits in each row of the matrix formation, respectively. The backlight driver adjusts a duty cycle of a backlight driving signal for a backlight source such that the backlight source is deactivated when at least one of the pixel circuits is yet to be activated within the frame interval, and adjusts the duty cycle to gradually increase brightness of light output from the backlight source when all of the pixel circuits have been activated within the frame interval. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257707 | LED DRIVING DEVICE AND LED DRIVING METHOD - Disclosed is a LED lighting device or the like able to light and extinguish a LED, which has quick response properties to the flicker, with using composition of a simple power source circuit and maintaining softness for user's eyes. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257708 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY APPARATUS SWITCHABLE BETWEEN BLACK-WHITE MODE AND COLOR MODE - Disclosed herein is an electrophoretic display apparatus switchable between a black-white mode and a color mode. The electrophoretic display apparatus includes an electrophoretic display panel, a light guide, a light source, a light-splitting element and a lens element. The light guide is disposed in front of a display area of the electrophoretic display panel. The light source is operable to emit a light, which is directed to the display area by the light guide. The light-splitting element is disposed between the light guide and the electrophoretic display panel, and is operable to split the light into a first, a second and a third beam each having a principal wavelength different from the others. The lens element is disposed between the light-splitting element and the display area, and is operable to direct the first, second and third beams to corresponding sub-pixels. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257709 | Proximity Sensing for Wink Detection - This disclosure relates to proximity sensing for wink detection. An illustrative method includes receiving data from a receiver portion of a proximity sensor. The receiver portion is disposed at a side section of a head-mountable device (HMD). When a wearer wears the HMD, the receiver portion is arranged to receive light reflected from an eye area of the wearer, the proximity sensor detects a movement of the eye area, and the data represents the movement. The method includes determining that the data corresponds to a wink gesture. The method also includes selecting a computing action to perform, based on the wink gesture. The method further includes performing the computing action. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257710 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An image display system includes a sensor part, a camera part, and an image display part. The sensor part is configured to sense a presence of a user and output a sensing signal. The camera part is configured to be controlled by the sensing signal, detect an eye direction of the user, and output a detecting signal. The image display part is configured to be operated in one of first, second, and third modes on the basis of the sensing signal and the detecting signal. The sensor part and the camera part are operated independently from the image display part. Power consumption becomes smaller in order of the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257711 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND INFORMATION RENDERING METHOD - A handheld apparatus device includes an input interface device, a display device, a memory and a processor. The processor, coupled to the input interface device, the display device and the memory, drives the input interface device to provide a configuration command in response to a user configuration event, and determines and stores a data structure into the memory in response to the configuration command. The data structure records to-do list information and display mode information corresponding to the to-do list information. The processor further determines whether an idle event occurs. When the idle event occurs, the processor drives the electronic handheld apparatus to enter a standby mode, in which the processor further selectively drives the display device to perform a standby mode display operation with reference to the display mode information, and the display device accordingly displays the to-do list information with dimmed backlight. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257712 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, electronic device includes: a display; an input module; a housing; a circuit board; a battery; and an antenna. The display includes: a screen; a first surface opposite the screen; and a second surface between the screen and the first surface, and intersecting the display screen and the first surface. The housing includes: a first wall along the first surface and covering the first surface; and a second wall along the second surface intersecting the first wall and covering the second surface. The housing includes: a first member including a first area of the first wall and formed of a metallic material; and a second member including a second area surrounding the first area of the first wall and at least a portion of the second wall, and formed of a synthetic resin material. The antenna overlaps the second member. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257713 | OPERATION DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATION DISPLAY METHOD - According to one embodiment, an operation display device includes: display; proximity detectors; icon storage module; arrangement storage module; position acquisition module; and starting module. The proximity detectors each detect proximity of a terminal to the display and acquire identification information of the terminal. The icon storage module stores therein an icon displayed on the display, a computer program, and first position information of the icon on the display, in association with each other. The arrangement storage module stores therein position information of each of the proximity detectors. The position acquisition module acquires second position information of the terminal in proximity to the display. The starting module starts, if the first position information is identical or similar to the second position information, a corresponding program based on the identification information acquired by one of the proximity detectors having the position information closest to the second position information. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257714 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes: a housing; a display device in the housing, the display device comprising a screen; an imaging module in the housing, the imaging module being configured to take an image in front of the screen; an acceleration sensor in the housing; and a display controller configured to control the display device to display an image based on first image data on the screen, and configured to change the image displayed on the screen based on a change with time in second image data taken by the imaging module and a change with time in acceleration data obtained by the acceleration sensor to suppress, when the housing moves relative to at least one viewpoint in front of the screen, a change in appearance of the image displayed on the screen as viewed from the viewpoint. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257715 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit, a storage, and a controller. The storage is configured to store rule information indicating a rule for calculating points of a user in accordance with a type of an operation by the user. The controller is configured to calculate, based on a detected operation of a first user and the rule information, points of the first user in accordance with a type of the detected operation, to control the storage to store first point information indicating the calculated points, and to control the communication unit to perform one of transmission of the stored first point information to another information processing apparatus and reception of second point information from the other information processing apparatus, the second point information indicating points of a second user and being stored in the other information processing apparatus. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257716 | INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of operating an interactive input system, comprises detecting user interaction with an interactive surface; acquiring schedule information from a scheduler; and transitioning said interactive input system to an operating mode according to at least one of said user interaction and said schedule information. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257717 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Electronic devices and methods for operating the electronic devices are disclosed. The method for operating an electronic device includes a first body and a second body that can be magnetically connected with each other. The method including: obtaining an attachment position at which the first body is attached to the second body; controlling the electronic device to operate in a first mode when the first body is attached to the second body at a first attachment position; and controlling the electronic device to operate in a second mode when the first body is attached to the second body at a second attachment position. The first attachment position is different from the second attachment position, and the first mode is different from the second mode. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257718 | SYSTEM WITH 3D USER INTERFACE INTEGRATION - Disclosed is a system comprising a handheld device and at least one display, where the handheld device is adapted for performing at least one action in a physical 3D environment, where the at least one display is adapted for visually representing the physical 3D environment, and where the handheld device is adapted for remotely controlling the view with which the 3D environment is represented on the display. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257719 | SPHERICAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTROLLER - A three-dimensional control apparatus including a casing, the casing including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being opposite to the second surface; and a three-dimensional (3D) controller including a first cap actuator, the first cap actuator including a first rounded control surface, at least a portion of the first rounded control surface extending beyond the first surface of the casing; a second cap actuator, the second cap actuator including a second rounded control surface, at least a portion of the second rounded control surface extending beyond the first surface of the casing, the first rounded control surface being aligned with the second rounded control surface; a first sensor to detect force on the first cap actuator; and a second cap sensor to detect force on the second cap actuator. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257720 | INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS, INFORMATION INPUT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information input apparatus includes an observation unit that observes an environment including a user and one or more apparatuses to be controlled and includes a sensor; a learning unit that separates a foreground including the user and the one or more apparatuses to be controlled and a background including the environment except for the foreground from observation data obtained by the observation unit and learns three-dimensional models of the foreground and the background; a state estimation unit that estimates positions and postures of already modeled foregrounds in the environment; a user recognition unit that identifies fingers of the user from the foreground and recognizes a shape, position, and posture of the fingers; and an apparatus control unit that outputs a control command to the one or more apparatuses to be controlled on the basis of the recognized shape, position, and posture of the fingers. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257721 | VECTOR-BASED CUSTOMIZABLE POINTING INDICIA - A method of rendering customized pointing indicia including the steps of monitoring application program interface messaging and intercepting a call for a unique system pointer identifier. A stored collection of predefined vector shapes is accessed, from which a predefined vector shape is selected correlated to the current system pointer identifier. The stroke and fill attributes are set for the vector shapes. A sequence of rasterized frames of vector shapes having different attributes are created and displayed to produce animated pointing indicia effect. The customized vector shape is rasterized and displayed to an end user operating a computer. Customization, animation, and magnification of pointing indicia are performed responsive to user input, which may be a touchscreen event, body movement, hand gesture, mouse event, or a key stroke. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257722 | TIME INFORMATION ACCEPTING APPARATUS, TIME INFORMATION ACCEPTING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - It is expected to provide a time information accepting apparatus and the like, which can accept time information by an intuitive and simple operation without a slide bar. A time information accepting apparatus, accepting time information by detecting a movement operation of a coordinate point in a predetermined coordinate system, has a determining means for determining a unit quantity of time corresponding to a moving amount of a coordinate point in the predetermined coordinate system by calculating a moving amount and/or moving speed of a coordinate point due to a first operation, a calculating means for calculating a moving amount of a coordinate point due to a second operation, and a time information determining means for determining time information based on the moving amount calculated by the calculating means and the unit quantity determined by the determining means. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257723 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an operation detection unit configured to detect an orientation of a user's face and operations performed by the user, and an area selection unit configured to, when the operation detection unit detects that the user has performed a first operation, select an area on a screen based on the orientation of the user's face during the first operation. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257724 | Method And Apparatus For User Interface Of Input Devices - A 3 dimensional (3-D) user interface system employs: one or more 3-D projectors configured to display an image at a first location in 3-D space; one or more sensors configured to sense user interaction with the image and to provide user interaction information; and a processor configured (i) to receive the user interaction information from the one or more sensors; (ii) to correlate the user interaction with the image; and (iii) to provide one or more indications responsive to a correlation of the user interaction with the image, including displaying the image at a second location in 3-D space. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257725 | SELECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING POSITIONING OPERATION - A method for performing a positioning operation related to an image area having a specific position includes the following steps. A specific orientation directed towards the specific position is provided, wherein the specific orientation and the specific position have a specific spatial relation therebetween, and the specific orientation and the image area have a specific angle structure therebetween. The specific angle structure is determined by detecting the specific orientation. The specific spatial relation is calculated according to the determined specific angle structure and the image area. A selection device for performing a positioning operation is also provided. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257726 | EDGE TO EDGE QWERTY KEYPAD FOR A HANDHELD DEVICE - An improved handheld electronic device | 2013-10-03 |
20130257727 | INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING INPUT USING INPUT DEVICE - An input device samples movement data in relation to movements of the input device and stores the movement data and associations between the movement data and the movements of the input device in a sample database. The input device determines a simulating input function of the input device according to a present movement of the input device according to associations between the movement data and movements of the input device. The input device transmits information of the present movement to a target platform. The target platform transforms the received information of the present movement to a corresponding operation command, and outputs the corresponding operation on a screen of the target platform by executing the corresponding operation command. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257728 | MULTIPLEXED AUDIO CABLE JOYSTICK AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A multiplexed audio cable joystick includes plural keys, a key scanner, a frame format encoder, a transmission modulator, and a DAC. The key scanner is connected to the keys for scanning states of the keys to output pressed key information, The frame format encoder is connected to the key scanner for generating a frame transmission data according to the pressed key information. The transmission modulator is connected to the frame format encoder for performing a carrier modulation on the frame transmission data to generate a modulated transmission data. The DAC is connected to the transmission modulator for converting the modulated transmission data into an analog audio data. The transmission modulator has the same frequency band as an audio signal spectrum, and the frequency band has plural sub-bands, such that the transmission modulator modulates the frame transmission data into one of the sub-bands for transmitting data in multiplexing. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257729 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FACILITATING THE MANIPULATION OF MEDICAL IMAGES - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate the manipulation of medical images. In the context of a method, the position of a user's hand upon a touch sensitive input device may be determined. Determining the position may include detecting instances in which the user's hand is in either a first or second positions upon the touch sensitive input device. In the first position, the method may also include enabling a first image manipulation mode in which a first image manipulation operation is enabled and interpreting a first type of input to be directing the first image manipulation operation. However, in the second position, the method may include enabling a second image manipulation mode in which a second image manipulation operation is enabled and interpreting the first type of input to be directing the second image manipulation operation instead of the first image manipulation operation. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257730 | RETRACTABLE CABLE MOUSE - A retractable cable mouse includes a casing, a cable reel member, a connector, a sliding member, and an elastic element. The connector is coupled with the cable reel member and contacted with the sliding member. The elastic element is contacted with the sliding member and coupled with the casing. When the sliding member is moved to a first position, the connector is stored within the casing, and the sliding member is sustained against elastic element, so that the elastic element is compressed. When the sliding member is pulled out of the casing, the compressed elastic element provides an elastic force. In response to the elastic force, the sliding member is moved to a second position. Meanwhile, a perforation of the casing is blocked by sliding member, so that the external dust or foreign material fails to be introduced into the internal portion of the casing. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257731 | MOUSE STRUCTURE - A mouse structure includes a housing, a sliding apparatus, and a resilient device. The housing has upper and lower walls, an internal space, and an opening communicating with the internal space. The sliding apparatus slidably disposed in the housing has a base portion and a reacting portion having a cover and a bottom board. The resilient device is connected with and disposed between the cover and the bottom board. When the sliding apparatus is in a closed state, the cover is retained by the upper wall of the housing in the internal space, and the resilient device is compressed and deformed by the cover, while the reacting portion moves out of the housing, the resilient device is not compressed, and the cover is automatically pushed outwards by the resilient device so as to position the cover in place. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257732 | ADAPTIVE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD - An adaptive virtual keyboard is provided. In one implementation, a system senses fingertip contact on a sensing surface and generates a virtual keyboard on the sensing surface where a user's hand or hands are placed. The system automatically adjusts placement of the right and left hand parts of the virtual keyboard on the sensing surface in real time to follow drift of the user's hands out of expected ranges, and can distort the geometry of the virtual keyboard to accommodate characteristics of the user's fingertip typing style. The virtual keyboard is composed of approximately 6-20 touch zones, each touch zone representing one or multiple characters or functions. A disambiguator interprets the sequence of touch zones contacted by the user into intended words, symbols, and control characters. The system can optionally display an image of the dynamically adapting virtual keyboard, for visual targeting. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257733 | REMOVABLE INPUT DEVICE ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a removable input device and assembly thereof. According to one embodiment, the assembly includes a base frame having a cavity for receiving the input device. A movable attachment member is formed on the base frame for facilitating attachment of a display device with the assembly. Furthermore, the input device is configured to removably attach to and from the base frame. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257734 | USE OF A SENSOR TO ENABLE TOUCH AND TYPE MODES FOR HANDS OF A USER VIA A KEYBOARD - Example embodiments relate to a keyboard-based system that enables a user to provide touch input via the keyboard with one hand and typed input via the keyboard with the other hand. In example embodiments, a sensor detects the user's hands on the top surface of the keyboard. In response, a computing device identifies a first hand and a second hand by analyzing information provided by the sensor. The computing device then assigns the first hand to a touch mode and the second hand to a typing mode. The user may then provide touch input using a visualization of the first hand overlaid on a user interface, while providing typed input with the second hand via the keyboard. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257735 | Electronic Devices Having Multiple Keypads and Related Methods - An electronic device includes an upper display unit and a lower keypad unit. The display unit has a display screen thereon. The display unit has first and second opposed side edges. The keypad unit has a first region and a second region and includes a first keypad on the first region and a second keypad on the second region. The keypad unit is slidably connected to the display unit on a side opposite the display screen. The keypad unit is movable relative to the display unit along a slide axis between: a closed position in which the display unit generally overlies the first keypad and the second keypad; a first open position in which the first keypad is exposed and positioned adjacent the first side edge of the display unit; and a second open position in which the second keypad is exposed and positioned adjacent the second side edge of the display unit. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257736 | GESTURE SENSING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC SYSTEM HAVING GESTURE INPUT FUNCTION, AND GESTURE DETERMINING METHOD - A gesture sensing apparatus configured to be disposed on an electronic apparatus is provided. The gesture sensing apparatus includes at least one optical unit set disposed beside a surface of the electronic apparatus and defining a virtual plane. Each of the optical unit set includes a plurality of optical units, and each of the optical units includes a light source and an image capturing device. The light source emits a detecting light towards the virtual plane. The virtual plane extends from the surface toward a direction away from the surface. The image capturing device captures an image along the virtual plane. When an object intersects the virtual plane, the object reflects the detecting light in the virtual plane into a reflected light. The image capturing device detects the reflected light to obtain information of the object. An electronic system having a gesture input function is also provided. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257737 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a display unit for displaying thereon a plurality of input regions operated by an operating body, a detection unit for detecting an approach distance between the operating body and a surface of the display unit, and a region control unit for, when the operating body approaches one of the input regions within a predetermined distance, enlarging the input region which the operating body approaches, and moving at least one of the input regions such that the adjacent input regions do not overlap each other. The input region is enlarged and an overlap between the input regions is avoided so that a user can easily select a desired input region, thereby preventing erroneous selection of other input region. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257738 | NUMERICAL CONTROL APPARATUS - A numerical control apparatus controls a machine tool. The numerical control apparatus includes a display unit that includes a main display screen, a keyboard unit that includes a plurality of input keys and an auxiliary display screen on an operation surface, and a display control unit that displays first machine-related information related to the machine tool on the main display screen and displays second machine-related information related to the machine tool on the auxiliary display screen. The keyboard unit includes a display input unit that receives an input instruction by using the auxiliary display screen as a touch panel. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257739 | KEYPAD PERIPHERAL DEVICE - A keypad peripheral device of the present disclosure includes a housing on top of which is located a keypad having a numeric keypad, function keys, Tab key, and right click key. The function keys may be F2 or F4 or both F2 and F4. Alternatively, F8 function key and/or directional keys may additionally be included. The present keypad peripheral device may further include the following keys: home, end, page up, and page down keys, and alternatively further comprise a back space or delete key or alt and control keys. Alternatively, at least one key of the keypad has a height that is less than at least another key of the keypad and this may be to avoid inadvertent contact with a finger or base of an operating hand. Further, an on/off switch may be provided on a bottom surface of the housing of the present computer peripheral device. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257740 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL HAVING KEY INPUT ERROR PREVENTION FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - A mobile communications terminal and a method for preventing an input error of a key input unit are provided. The mobile communications terminal includes a touch sensor unit for sensing a key that is input by touching a keypad region in order to output a key input signal corresponding to the key and a controller adapted to determine a key input according to either a priority between multiple keys from which key signals are received or whether a received key signal was generated inadvertently. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257741 | Keyboard with Input-Sensitive Display Device - An input/output device is disclosed that includes an input-sensitive display screen and alphanumeric keys for entering characters. The input-sensitive display screen may be positioned proximate the alphanumeric keys and be capable of displaying graphical information and sensing user selection of the graphical information. The input-sensitive display screen may include a combination display/input region and a non-display input region. The touch sensitive display screen may be detachable from the alphanumeric region and may be operable in a detached configuration. The input/output device may usable with a method of input correction. The method may include displaying, on a secondary display, a first text unit, such as a character or a word, which corresponds with a second text unit shown on a primary display screen of a computing device. The method further involves receiving user selection of the first text unit and replacing the first text unit with a second text unit. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257742 | Method and System for Controlling Imagery Panning Based on Displayed Content - Systems and methods for navigating imagery, such as geographic imagery, are provided. A user can initiate a pan of the imagery in a viewport presented on a display of a computing device by throwing the imagery in the viewport. The motion of the imagery pan can be controlled based on content displayed in or near the viewport such that the imagery pan is more likely to land near predominate features depicted in the viewport. For instance, features depicted in the viewport can act as “friction” or “gravity” on the imagery pan, adjusting the pan rate and/or pan direction of the imagery as the imagery pans across the viewport. In particular aspects, the motion of the imagery pan can be adjusted based on weights associated with features depicted in or near the viewport. Features with higher weights will affect the motion of the imagery pan more than features with lower weights. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257743 | Insect Repelling Digital Photo Frame with Biometrics - A photo frame and method for repelling insects, displaying pictures based on location, and selectively displaying the pictures based on current physical holders of users is provided. The photo frame's components include an outer frame, a touch display, a fingerprint reader, an anti-mosquito component, a location detection device, a camera, a processor and a memory. Users of the photo frame are able to digitally interact with the frame by way of biometrics technology. The biometrics employed by the present technology include fingerprint reading and facial recognition technology. Using a fingerprint reader and camera, the photo frame captures and stores users' fingerprint and photographs on provided memory. The photo frame is configured to identify returning users and display photos associated with them. The photo frame uses ultrasonic wave emission to repel mosquitos. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257744 | PIEZOELECTRIC TACTILE INTERFACE - A piezoelectric tactile input device and method in a computing environment. An embodiment disclosed herein includes a touch screen having a piezoelectric material layer that may generate a voltage when deformed in a localized area. The piezoelectric layer may also include a pattern of sensors for detecting the voltage generated. The detected voltage signals may then be used to extrapolate the position of the localized area in which the piezoelectric layer was deformed (e.g., from a finger touch or a stylus). Further, because the piezoelectric layer generates a greater voltage in the presence of a greater pressure, the device may further decipher a relative level of force for the tactile input on the touch screen. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257745 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING TRANSMITTER POWER CONSUMPTION - Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method and system that is able to reduce the power consumption needed to drive sensor electrodes included within an input device. The power consumption of the input device is reduced by providing an intermediate electronic storage device that partially drives a sensor electrode before a driver module drives the sensor electrode the remaining amount to the second voltage potential. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257746 | Input Module for First Input and Second Input - Examples disclose an input device with an input module to reposition along an axis, a first input sensor to detect the input module reposition from a hand gesture and a second input sensor to detect a touch gesture at a surface of the input module. A first input signal for a computing device is received if the input module is repositioned and a second input signal for the computing device is received if the second input sensor detects the touch gesture. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257747 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE PERSONALIZED DISPLAY - In one embodiment, a kit for making a touch-sensitive personalized display includes a blank foldable to form a cavity, a print medium including a personalized print medium with a personalization surface to receive a user selected-image, and touch-sensing system is to be at least partially contained within the cavity, the system to detect a mechanical wave in the blank, and to trigger an action at an electronic device responsive to detection of the wave. In another embodiment, a touch-sensitive personalized display includes a blank including extensions folded towards a back surface to form a cavity, a print medium including a personalization surface upon which a user-selected image has been printed via a digital printer, and a touch-sensing system, positioned at least partially within the cavity, to trigger a an action at an electronic device. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257748 | TOUCH SENSITIVE USER INTERFACE - A system and method are disclosed for providing a touch interface for electronic devices. The touch interface can be any surface. As one example, a table top can be used as a touch sensitive interface. In one embodiment, the system determines a touch region of the surface, and correlates that touch region to a display of an electronic device for which input is provided. The system may have a 3D camera that identifies the relative position of a user's hands to the touch region to allow for user input. Note that the user's hands do not occlude the display. The system may render a representation of the user's hand on the display in order for the user to interact with elements on the display screen. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257749 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING CONTENT ON A USER EQUIPMENT HAVING A MULTI-REGION TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY - Systems and methods are provided for navigating media content information using a media guidance application implemented on a portable device with a touch-sensitive display. A touch-sensitive display screen with at least two portions is displayed. The first portion is dedicated to receive handwritten input. The second portion is dedicated to display an interactive media guide and receive navigation direction input or selection input. Upon receiving handwritten input on the first portion of the touch-sensitive display, the device displays a media content corresponding to the received handwritten input in the media guide of the second portion of the touch-sensitive device. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257750 | ESTABLISHING AN INPUT REGION FOR SENSOR INPUT - An apparatus for establishing an input region for sensor input includes a storage device storing machine-readable code and a processor executing the machine-readable code. The machine-readable code includes a recognizing module recognizes a control gesture sensed by a sensor. The machine-readable code includes an establishing module establishes an input region for sensor input in response to the recognition module recognizing the control gesture. The input region includes a confined region of a total sensing area sensed by the sensor. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257751 | DETECTION OF INTERACTION WITH VIRTUAL OBJECT FROM FINGER COLOR CHANGE - Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for detecting inputs for a computing device. One method includes an operation for receiving images for an area where the hand of a user is situated, and an operation for analyzing the received images to determine the location and the color of a finger of the user. Further, a change in the color of the finger is detected, where the change in the color is caused by contact of the finger with a physical object. In other operation, the method determines the location of the finger when the color change was detected. The determined location is associated with an input for the computing device. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257752 | Electronic Devices With Adaptive Frame Rate Displays - An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may be a variable frame rate display capable of adaptively adjusting a frame rate at which display frames are displayed in response to information associated with the current state of operation of the device. The information may be gathered using control circuitry in the electronic device. The control circuitry may gather the information for adjusting the frame rate by monitoring the electronic device power supply configuration, other device components, the type of content to be displayed, and user-input signals. The control circuitry may adjust the frame rate based on the gathered information by increasing or decreasing the frame rate. The control circuitry may be formed as a portion of display control circuitry for the device such as a display driver integrated circuit or may be formed as a portion of storage and processing circuitry external to the display. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257753 | Modeling Actions Based on Speech and Touch Inputs - A method for modifying a computer generated three dimensional model, includes performing a particular modeling action on the model in response to a speech input; performing another modeling action on the model in response to a multi-touch input on a display screen; and displaying said model as so modified on the display screen. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257754 | DISPLAY SYSTEMS WITH TOUCH SCREENS - A display system includes a touch screen and a driving circuit. The touch screen includes touch sensors and a light source. A converter of the driving circuit receives an input voltage and provides a first output voltage to the light source according to a driving signal. A controller of the driving circuit converts the first output voltage to a second output voltage to drive the touch sensors, compares a voltage feedback signal indicating whether the second output voltage reaches a desired voltage level with a current feedback signal indicating whether a current through the light source reaches a desired current level, selects a feedback signal from the voltage feedback signal and the current feedback signal according to the comparison, and generates the driving signal to adjust the first output voltage according to the selected feedback signal. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257755 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR A STRUCTURE - A display device for a structure is provided. The display device includes a display unit, an input unit, and a control unit. The display unit for displaying scenes is disposed in an opening or a surface of the structure, for example, a window, a door, or a wall. The control unit determines a circumstance according to input parameters received by the input unit, and changes the scenes to correspond to the circumstance. The control unit can change the scenes by modifying a color value of pixel data corresponding to pixels of each of the scenes according to values of the input parameters, or by selecting another scene according to the values of the input parameters. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257756 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING TOUCH PANEL THEREOF - An electronic device and a method for operating a touch panel of the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a touch panel, a driving unit and a processing unit. The driving unit is coupled to the touch panel, and drives the touch panel through a scanning frequency. The processing unit is coupled to the driving unit. When a peripheral component of the electronic device is enabled or connected to the electronic device, the processing unit looks up a working frequency table according to character information of the peripheral component, so as to obtain frequency information of the peripheral component, and determines whether or not to change the scanning frequency of the driving unit according to the frequency information of the peripheral component. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257757 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD BASED ON BODY PART SIGNALS - A mobile terminal includes a communication unit, a sensor to sense a first body signal from a first body part and a controller. The controller determines a first target device corresponding to the first body signal and generates a signal for output to the first target device through the communication unit. The first body signal includes information indicative of a characteristic of the first body part. Alternatively, the first target device may be determined by a server coupled to the mobile terminal. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257758 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE ELECTRONIC DEIVCE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - An electronic device includes a fingerprint sensor, a touch-sensitive display, and a processor operably coupled to the fingerprint sensor and the touch-sensitive display. The fingerprint sensor recognizes a fingerprint of a finger of a user. The touch-sensitive display detects a touch gesture made by the finger. The processor controls the electronic device to perform an action associated with a combination of the fingerprint and the touch gesture. A method of controlling the electronic device is also provided. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257759 | INTERLEAVED PIEZOELECTRIC TACTILE INTERFACE - A piezoelectric tactile input device and method in a computing environment. An embodiment disclosed herein includes a touch screen having several piezoelectric regions within a piezoelectric material layer that may generate a voltage when deformed in a localized area. The piezoelectric layer may be disposed between sensor layers of rows and columns of sensor traces for detecting the voltage generated at any particular piezoelectric region. The detected voltage signals may then be used to extrapolate the position of the localized area in which the piezoelectric layer was deformed (e.g., from a finger touch or a stylus). Further, because the piezoelectric layer generates a greater voltage in the presence of a greater pressure, the device may further decipher a relative level of force for the tactile input on the touch screen and detect multiple touch locations. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257760 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING TOUCH SCREEN AND INPUT METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including a touch screen includes a first determination module, a first display module, and a locating module. The first display module combines an input method interface with original content of the touch screen and displays a combination of the input method interface with the original content. The locating module detects a location touched by a user on the touch screen to determine a pressed key of the input method interface, and produces input data according to the pressed key. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257761 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for operating an electronic device using a user interface is provided. The user interface comprises a touch sensitive surface to be touched by an object and a proximity sensor. According to the method, a position information of the object is determined using the proximity sensor while the object approaches the touch sensitive surface without touching the touch sensitive surface. Based on the position information a touch position where the object will presumably contact the touch sensitive surface is estimated. A function of the electronic device is controlled depending on the estimated touch position. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257762 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging device includes a touch panel adapted to receive an instruction entered with a touch operation performed by a user touching his/her finger to a screen, a touch operation detector adapted to detect the touch operation entered through the touch panel, an image acquirer adapted to acquire an image, and an imaging controller adapted to effect control such that the image acquirer acquires the image when the touch operation detector detects a flick operation, as the touch operation, whereby the user lifts his/her finger off the screen of the touch panel after moving the finger over the screen, with the finger kept in contact with the screen. | 2013-10-03 |
20130257763 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a computing module and a display module. The computing module executes a first operating system. When the display module is in a connection area with the computing module, the display module displays an image of the first operating system. When the display module is outside the connection area, the display module executes a second operating system, and displays an image of the second operating system. | 2013-10-03 |