43rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140313047 | HOME APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is a home appliance that outputs an operating sound, if a predetermined operating sound output condition is satisfied, the home appliance including: a storage unit that stores at least one sound; a manipulation unit through which a sound to be set as the operating sound is selected from among the at least one sound from a user; a sound output unit that outputs the operating sound; and a controller that controls the sound output unit to output the sound selected by the user to the operating sound, if the operating sound output condition is satisfied. The user directly inputs sounds to the home appliance and selects an operating sound from among the sounds so that the home appliance capable of providing various operating sounds according to a user's taste can be provided. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313048 | iCelsius Wireless: Wireless Monitoring with Smart Phones and Tablets - Home use of sensors has been limited to rudimentary devices such as using a thermometer or sensors installed in homes by third party for security. An affordable sensor with advanced capabilities as used in commercial applications has not been possible. Smartphone or smart tablets, with advanced computing ability, has not been a platform for sensor communications though the capability exists. Recent products such as the iCelsius convert the iPhone into a data logger for measuring temperature and relative humidity. However, these sensors are tethered to the device and not wireless. A cost effective sensor solution for consumer application with remote monitoring capability is now possible using WiFi based wireless sensors that will work with the smart phones and the cloud based computing on the internet; such an integration of these three platforms in such a way that the user does not have to intervene to make it all work seamlessly is the purpose of this invention. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313049 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR GRAPHICAL ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS - An athletic performance graphical system that measures and translates raw athletic data to computer interpreted performance data and into visual graphics. Athletic equipment is equipped with a performance measuring sensor. In one embodiment, an event announcer uses information gathered from the performance sensor to better explain the sporting event. In one embodiment, a user uses the computer interpreted performance data to measure the growth or improvement of an athlete human or animal. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313050 | UTILITY DEVICE INTERFACE - A meter interface unit (MIU) is provided for a utility meter that uses RFID technology as both a source of backup power and as a means of transmitting utility usage data. Usage data is stored in non-volatile memory that will persist even if the main power source of the MIU is lost. Because an RFID generates electric current when it receives an electromagnetic signal from an interrogator, the RFID can provide power to the memory, read the usage data from the memory, and wirelessly transmit the usage data back to the interrogator without any other source of power. This can prevent data loss when the MIU runs out of power; for example, when its battery is expended. RFID technology can also provide many other benefits and uses when coupled with an MIU, in addition to serving as backup power and communication. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313051 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A communication device for an implantable medical device may include: an input/output interface configured to communicate with a wireless communication device; a communication interface configured to communicate with a remote system; and a processor configured to perform an analysis of data received from the wireless communication device via the input/output interface and associated with the implantable medical device. The communication device may include a user interface configured to receive data input by a user. A communication system may include a wireless communication device and the aforementioned communication device. A communication method for an implantable medical device may include: providing a communication device that is configured to communicate with a wireless communication device, to communicate with a remote system and to perform an analysis of data; communicating data associated with an implantable medical device from a wireless device to the communication device; and analyzing the received data at the communication device. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313052 | Near Field Telemetry Link for Passing a Shared Secret to Establish a Secure Radio Frequency Communication Link in a Physiological Condition Monitoring System - A physiological condition monitoring system (e.g., a continuous glucose monitoring system) includes a physiological condition meter and a physiological condition sensor. The physiological condition meter and the physiological condition sensor are be placed in proximity to exchange a secret key using a near field wireless link, which is used to encrypt data to secure a radio frequency (RF) wireless channel. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313053 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT DATA OVER A CELLULAR NETWORK - A system, method, and device for monitoring implant sensor data over a cellular network includes a portable computing device, a controller, and an orthopaedic prosthesis configured to communicate with the controller over the cellular network. The orthopaedic prosthesis includes one or more implant sensors configured to generate implant sensor data and a cellular transmitter or transceiver configured to transmit the implant sensor data to the controller over the cellular network. The controller or the orthopaedic prosthesis may initiate the cellular communication. The implant sensor data is transmitted to the portable computing device by the controller. The portable computing device is configured to display the implant sensor data, or indicia thereof, to a user. The portable computing device and controller may also be used to update one or more programs executed by the orthopaedic prosthesis. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313054 | NETWORK MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - A ventilator monitoring system is described for monitoring a plurality of ventilators. In one embodiment, a server including a dedicated ventilator application program tor each type of ventilator, monitors a plurality of heterogeneous ventilators over a wireless network. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313055 | SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD TO MONITOR PERISHABLE GOODS - A sensing device monitors conditions in a local environment and wirelessly communicates those conditions. The sensing device has a sealed body comprised of a material suitable to contact food and which is cleanable for re-use. The sensing device has a condition sensor, a processor, a memory and a communication device, a motion sensor and an energy source such as a battery carried by the sealed body. The motion sensor detects motion of the sealed body and acts as a switch for the processor. The sensing device may be placed in contact with perishable food products to monitor conditions in the environment around perishable food products. Conditions of the perishable food are monitored by placing a sensor which has been activated by motion in the environment containing perishable food products and detecting, storing and transmitting information collected by the condition sensor to a receiver. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313056 | Companion Sympathetic Alert - A system and method for enabling a mobile device in motion to perform near field radiation monitoring functions while implementing an alert for a companion (in vehicle or adjacent to) when potentially unsafe conditions due to mobile device distracted driving may be about to occur with or to companions. Also, providing alerts through near-field monitoring of mobile device transmissions to passing by vehicles with potentially unsafe distractions. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313057 | MANAGING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON A ROADWAY - A system for managing vehicular traffic on a roadway includes a sensing unit positioned within a vehicle traveling on the roadway. The sensing unit is configured to determine occupancy data based on the number of passengers within the vehicle. An ambient light sensor is operatively associated with the sensing unit such that upon sensing an intensity of ambient light, an adjustment is made to the system to aid in the determination of occupancy data. The occupancy data is configured to be communicated to one or more receiving units positioned above or proximate the roadway. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313058 | REAL-TIME PARKING ASSISTANT APPLICATION - A method for communicating parking space availability for a parking facility. A vehicle-based communication link is established between a remote infrastructure and a user interface device. A parking facility is selected utilizing the user interface device. The selected parking facility is communicated to the remote infrastructure from the user interface device via the vehicle-based communication link. Parking space availability within the selected parking facility is determined by the remote infrastructure. The parking space availability of the selected parking facility is communicated from the remote infrastructure to the user interface device. The parking space availability is determined by the remote infrastructure as a function of crowd sourcing data obtained for the selected parking facility, historical parking data of the selected parking facility, parking availability data of parking facilities proximate to the selected parking facility, and direct parking space sensing by a respective parking facility. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313059 | PARK ASSIST OBJECT DISTANCE MEASUREMENT CLOCK CONTROL - A method of determining an object distance from a vehicle includes sending a first transmission signal during a first burst period from a first transmitter, listening for a first reflection signal during a first listen period in a receiver, and sending a second transmission signal during a second burst period from a second transmitter. The second transmission signal is sent based on a time when the first transmission signal is sent. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313060 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PARKING INFORMATION - A navigation device and a method of determining parking information are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving, at a server, journey information from a plurality of navigation devices, the journey information indicating one or more journeys made by each navigation device and determining, by the server from the journey information, parking information indicating a geographical location of one or more parking areas. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313061 | FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM - A fire detection system for an aircraft, freight transportation vehicle or freight storage facility comprises one or more RFID tags associated with one or more items of freight being transported or stored. The RFID tag is configured to detect a condition indicative of a fire in or in the vicinity the item of freight, for example a temperature rise or generation of smoke. One or more RFID readers are arranged to read the RFID tags. The RFID reader is connected to or forms part of a control system, the RFID reader or the control determining whether the RFID tag has detected a fire. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313062 | DATA BUS INVERSION APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed such as those that operate to encode data bits transmitted on a plurality of channels according to at least one of multiple Data Bus Inversion (DBI) algorithms. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313063 | ASYNCHRONOUS SAMPLE RATE CONVERTER - An asynchronous sample rate converter and method for converting an input signal to a resampled output signal is disclosed. An efficient and cost-effective sample rate converter for converting an input signal of arbitrary sample rate to a resampled output signal of a second sample rate is disclosed. A hardware-efficient sample-rate converter for resampling an audio input signal with an arbitrary sample rate to an output audio signal with a known sample rate for use in an audio processor is disclosed. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313064 | ENCODING APPARATUS, DECODING APPARATUS, ENCODING METHOD, ENCODING PROGRAM, DECODING METHOD, AND DECODING PROGRAM - A data predicted value generating unit generates a predicted value (data predicted value) for original data intended to be encoded, based on a history of original data which is floating-point data. A data predicted value modifying unit adjusts a mantissa value of the data predicted value by aligning an exponent value of the data predicted value with an exponent value of the original data. A first residual generating unit generates a residual (first residual) between new original data and the data predicted value after being adjusted. A first residual predicted value generating unit generates a predicted value for the first residual (first residual predicted value), based on a history of first residuals. A second residual generating unit generates a residual (second residual) between the first residual and the first residual predicted value. A residual encoding unit generates encoded data by encoding the second residual. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313065 | CLOCK SIGNAL ERROR CORRECTION IN A DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER - In an example, there is disclosed herein a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) including a correction circuit for a clock, including a differential clock. Error correction may take place within the DAC core, by means of replica cells that are substantially similar to conversion cells. Rather than contributing their output to the converted signal, the replica cells may be configured to provide a feedback signal to a clock receiver with information for correcting the clock signal. The feedback signal may be operable to correct errors, for example, in duty cycle and crosspoint, as measured at the DAC core. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313066 | MULTIPLE STRING DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTER - A multi-string DAC is described and comprises at least two DAC stages. Each DAC stage comprises a string of impedance elements and a switching network. In one configuration, the DAC comprises a first and second switching network, the second switching network providing multiple switched paths which compensate for impedance effects of the second string and provides multiple state changes at the output node of the DAC. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313067 | Radar Device for an Automotive Radar System - A radar device for an automotive radar system includes a base, a first antenna module including a first transmitting antenna and a plurality of first receiving antennas for emitting a detection signal and generating a first signal receiving result, wherein the first antenna is fixed on the base, a second antenna module including a second transmitting antenna and a plurality of second receiving antennas for emitting the detection signal and generating a second signal receiving result, wherein the second antenna is fixed on the base, and a control system disposed in the base and coupled to the first antenna module and the second antenna module for outputting the detection signal to the first transmitting antenna and the second antenna and processing the first signal receiving result and the second signal receiving result. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313068 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT AT LEAST ONE TARGET - A method of obtaining information about at least one target, includes transmitting a stepped frequency signal, obtaining a return radar signal corresponding to the transmitted stepped frequency signal from at least one target, bandpass filtering the return radar signal based on the frequencies of the transmitted frequency signal, converting the bandpass filtered return radar signal to a digital bandpass filtered return radar signal, and digitally mixing the digital bandpass filtered return radar signal with a digital mixing signal related to the stepped frequency signal to obtain information about the at least one target. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313069 | Compound Circuit Board and Radar Device - A compound circuit board for a radar device includes a first substrate including a plurality of trace layers having a first trace layer formed with a digital signal processing unit and an electronic control unit in a first area, a second substrate including a plurality of trace layers having a second trace layer formed with an antenna module in a second area, and a prepreg layer between the first and second substrates for connecting the first and second substrates, wherein the first area and the second area in a first projecting result generated by projecting the first trace layer on the second trace layer are substantially overlapped. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313070 | RADAR APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a radar apparatus capable of extracting a peak signal obtained from a difference frequency between a transmitting signal and a receiving signal during first and second periods and deriving target information based on the extracted peak signals. A pairing unit pairs the peak signals extracted in the first and second periods. A judging unit judges whether or not the derived target is an overhead object based on the number of paired data of a stationary object existing within a predetermined range from the radar apparatus, among the paired data obtained by pairing the peak signals in the pairing unit. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313071 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NONLINEAR RADAR - A non-linear radar is disclosed that is able to detect non-linear target responses that are below the harmonic-noise floor of the radar. To accomplish this below-the-noise-floor sensitivity feature the proposal specifically addresses all of the problems commonly faced by non-linear radar such as linearity of the transmitter path, receiver path, and size, weight, and power, and cost (SWaP-C). The radar operates in both standard and nonlinear modes with signal processing that allows display of nonlinear alone, linear alone, or both types of backscatter. Different combinations of six methodologies allow customization to fit different application needs, from low-cost modest performance, to higher cost and extremely high performance. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313072 | ICE KEEL PREDICTION FROM SAR, OPTICAL IMAGERY AND UPWARD LOOKING SONARS - A method correlates satellite image data with data taken from multiple upward-looking sonars moored on the sea floor. The correlation of this information facilitates the prediction of ice thickness in later seasons using synthetic aperture radiation only, thus allowing for the assessment of threats to oil exploration, production or completion facilities located in the Arctic Ocean. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313073 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS WITH A SATELLITE - A mobile satellite radio equipped with a phased array antenna configures the phased array antenna in one or more non-directional operating modes in order to initially detect a signal from a communication satellite. Once a signal has been received from the satellite, frequency information determined in the course of operating in the one or more non-directional modes is used to configure the mobile satellite radio for operation in a subsequent stage when the phased array antenna is configured in a directional mode. In the subsequent stage the phased array antenna is used to scan a solid angle space to determine the direction of the satellite. Thereafter the antenna is used in the directional mode for satellite communication. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313074 | SATELLITE RECEPTION ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE - A direct broadcast satellite (DBS) reception assembly may receive a desired satellite signal and process the desired satellite signal for output to a gateway. The DBS assembly may also receive one or more undesired satellite signals and determine a performance metric of the one or more undesired satellite signals. The elevation angle of the assembly and/or the azimuth angle of the assembly may be adjusted based on the performance metric(s) of the undesired satellite signal(s). The adjusting of the elevation angle and/or the azimuth angle may comprise electronically steering a directivity of a receive radiation pattern of the DBS reception assembly and/or mechanically steering one or more components of the assembly via motors, servos, actuators, MEMS, and/or the like. The performance metric may be received signal strength of the undesired signals, received signal strength of the desired signal, SNR of the desired signal, and/or SNR of the undesired signals. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313075 | INDOOR LOCALIZATION USING DIGITAL OFF-AIR ACCESS UNITS - A system for indoor localization using satellite navigation signals in a Distributed Antenna System includes a plurality of Off-Air Access Units (OAAUs). Each of the plurality of OAAUs is operable to receive an individual satellite navigation signal from at least one of a plurality of satellites and operable to route signals optically to one or more DAUs. The system also includes a plurality of remote DRUs located at a Remote location. The plurality of remote DRUs are operable to receive signals from a plurality of the one or more DAUs. The system further includes an algorithm to delay each individual satellite navigation signal for providing indoor localization at each of the plurality of DRUs. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313076 | INDOOR TRILATERALIZATION USING DIGITAL OFF-AIR ACCESS UNITS - A system for indoor localization using satellite navigation signals in a Distributed Antenna System. The system includes a plurality of Off-Air Access Units (OAAUs), each operable to receive an individual satellite navigation signal from at least one of a plurality of satellite navigation systems (e.g., GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, or BeiDou) and operable to route signals optically to one or more DAUs. The system further includes a plurality of remote DRUs located at a Remote location that are operable to receive signals from a plurality of local DAUs. Moreover, the system includes an algorithm to delay each individual satellite navigation signal for providing indoor localization at each of the plurality of DRUs. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313077 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ANOMALIES ON SATELLITE NAVIGATION SIGNALS AND HYBRIDIZATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A DETECTION SYSTEM - A method for detecting anomalies on satellite navigation signals consists in extracting the code error values delivered at the output of the N code discriminators, and comparing the extracted code error values with a same first threshold value corresponding to an acceptable maximum code error value and assigning a confidence index to each navigation signal received on each reception channel i, the confidence index depending on the result of the comparison carried out on the code error values. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313078 | Time to First Fix, TTFF, Sensitivity and Accuracy For a Global Navigation Satellite System Positioning Device - The present invention relates to a method for improving Time To First Fix, TTFF, sensitivity and accuracy, wherein a Global Navigation Satellite System, GNSS, positioning device ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140313079 | GPS ANTENNA DIVERSITY AND NOISE MITIGATION - A system and method for improving acquisition sensitivity and tracking performance of a GPS receiver using multiple antennas is provided. In an embodiment, the acquisition sensitivity can be improved by determining the correlation weight of each received path signal path associated with one antenna form a plurality of antennas and then combining the path signals based on their respective correlation weight. In another embodiment, carrier offset correction information of each path signal is individually determined and then summed together to be used for tracking the code phase in a code phase tracking loop. The code phase tracking loop generates an early code and a late code that are used to determine the code phase error. The system includes notch and bandpass filters to mitigate narrowband and broadband noises of a received GPS signal, wherein the digital adaptive filters are switched on periodically or by external events. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313080 | MULTI-BEAM SMART ANTENNA FOR WYLAN AND PICO CELLULAR APPLICATIONS - Multi-beam smart antenna for WLAN and cellular applications preferably has a steerable antenna system with a dipole antenna element located at the center of a ground plane. A first conductor is oriented parallel and collinear with a second conductor, and the ground plane is located therebetween. Each of first parasitic elements is positioned substantially parallel to the dipole element, and arranged on the upper-side of the ground plane in an array. Each of second parasitic elements is positioned parallel to the dipole element, and arranged on the underside of the ground plane in the same predetermined array. A plurality of switching elements connect parasitic elements and the ground plane to form reflective elements. Each parasitic element and corresponding parasitic element are oriented parallel and collinear with each other. A switching controller controls the switching elements to alter the antenna system's beam pattern by selectively activating or deactivating the reflective elements. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313081 | Multiple Beam Formation for RF Chip-Based Antenna Array - A method for selectively performing beam formation using a RF chip-based antenna array is described. The method includes determining whether to use a plurality of antenna arrays in one or more common carrier substrates in either a single group or a plurality of groups. The method also includes, in response to determining to use the plurality of antenna arrays in a single group, providing a single coupling factor to all antenna arrays in the plurality of antenna arrays and, in response to determining to use the plurality of antenna arrays in a plurality of groups, providing, for each group in the plurality of groups, a group-specific coupling factor to each antenna array in the group. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313082 | HYBRID ANTENNA - A hybrid antenna includes a dielectric substrate and a stamping element. The stamping element includes a main radiator, a first holder, a second holder, a feeding element, and an extension branch. The main radiator is substantially disposed above the dielectric substrate. The first holder is coupled to a first end of the main radiator. The second holder is coupled to a second end of the main radiator. The feeding element is coupled to a signal source. The extension branch is substantially disposed below the dielectric substrate, and is coupled between the second holder and the feeding element. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313083 | MULTIBAND ANTENNA - A multiband antenna includes a feed end, a first ground end, a second ground end, a ground path, parasitic member, a first resonating member, and a second resonating member. The ground path is connected between the feed end and the first ground end. The first resonating member operates at a low frequency resonating mode. The second resonating member operates at a high frequency resonating mode. The second resonating member includes a first bent portion and a second bent portion. The first bent portion is coupled with the parasitic member to widen a bandwidth of the second resonating member at the high frequency resonating mode. The second bent portion is coupled with the first resonating member to reduce an electrical length of the first resonating member. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313084 | TUNABLE ANTENNA AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE EMPLOYING SAME - A tunable antenna including a dielectric substrate, a main antenna, and a resonating antenna is disclosed. The dielectric substrate is made of dielectric constant-tunable material. The main antenna is positioned on the dielectric substrate, the main antenna includes a feeding arm and a first grounding arm. The main antenna generates a low-frequency mode and at least one high-frequency mode. The resonating antenna is positioned on the dielectric substrate. The resonating antenna resonates with the main antenna to generate another high-frequency mode. The central frequencies of the low-frequency mode and the high-frequency modes of the tunable antenna are adjusted by adjusting a dielectric constant of the dielectric substrate. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313085 | ANTENNA PATTERN FRAME AND METHOD AND MOLD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An antenna pattern frame according to an aspect of the invention may include: a radiator having an antenna pattern portion transmitting and receiving a signal and a connection terminal portion allowing the signal to be transmitted to and received from a circuit board of an electronic device; a connection portion partially forming the radiator and connecting the antenna pattern portion and the connection terminal portion to be arranged in different planes; and a radiator frame manufactured by injection molding on the radiator so that the antenna pattern portion is provided on one side of the radiator frame and the connection terminal portion is provided on the other side thereof while the antenna pattern portion is embedded in the electronic device case. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313086 | Portable Electronic Device Housing Having Insert Molding Around Antenna - Embodiments are described herein in the context of housings for electronic devices. In one embodiment, a housing can make use of an outer member, which can be formed of glass. The outer member can be secured with respect to other portions of the housing for the electronic device. The output member can also be protected at its edges by a protective side member. Still further, one or more antenna can be provided at least partially internal to the protective side member. The electronic devices can be portable and in some cases handheld. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313087 | Tunable Multiband Antenna With Passive and Active Circuitry - An electronic device may have an antenna for providing coverage in wireless communications bands of interest such as a low frequency communications band and a high frequency communications band. The antenna may have an antenna ground and an antenna resonating element. The antenna resonating element may have a high band arm that contributes to a first high band resonance in the high band and may have a low band arm that exhibits a low band resonance in the low band. A passive filter that is coupled between first and second portions of the antenna resonating element may be configured to exhibit a short circuit impedance associated with a bypass path that allows the antenna resonating element to contribute to a second high band resonance in the high band. A tunable inductor coupled to the antenna resonating element may be used to tune the low band resonance. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313088 | METHOD OF ANTENNA IMPEDANCE MISMATCH COMPENSATION BASED ON TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER PHASE ESTIMATION - A method for an antenna mismatch compensation may include determining an amplitude ratio by measuring a ratio of amplitudes of a reflected signal and an incident signal of an antenna tuning circuit coupled to an antenna. A time difference between the reflected signal and the incident signal may be measured. The time difference may be converted to a phase difference. A topology and one or more parameters of the antenna tuning circuit may be determined based on the amplitude ratio and the phase difference so that the antenna tuning circuit compensates for the antenna mismatch. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313089 | MULTI-ANTENNA SYSTEM - A multi-antenna system including a substrate, a ground element, a first antenna element, a second antenna element and a decoupling element is provided. The ground element is disposed on a first surface of the substrate, and the decoupling element is disposed on a second surface of the substrate. Ground portions of the two antenna elements and a first connection terminal of the decoupling element are electrically connected to the ground element. The decoupling element is spaced a first decoupling distance from a part of the first ground portion, and the decoupling element is spaced a second decoupling distance from a part of the second ground portion. A phase difference relative to the two antenna elements is generated by the decoupling element, the first decoupling distance and the second decoupling distance so as to eliminate interference energy between the two antenna elements. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313090 | LENS WITH MIXED-ORDER CAUER/ELLIPTIC FREQUENCY SELECTIVE SURFACE - An apparatus includes a lens having a plurality of layers of conductive elements and a plurality of layers of dielectric. Each of the layers of dielectric is disposed between and in contact with two of the layers of conductive elements. Different layers of conductive elements can include different numbers of conductive elements. The layers of conductive elements and the layers of dielectric can form a Cauer/Elliptic frequency selective surface. The lens could include only three layers of conductive elements and only two layers of dielectric, where the lens is a mixed-order frequency selective surface with a middle layer of conductive elements having fewer conductive elements than outer layers of conductive elements. A size of the conductive elements in at least one of the layers of conductive elements could vary as distance from a center of the lens increases. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313091 | SLOT-TYPE AUGMENTED ANTENNA - The present invention relates to an augmented antenna capable of operating in a wider frequency band, and receiving and reradiating radio signals. The augmented antenna includes radiation patterns formed using a plurality of radiation slots having multiple coupling regions. The radiation patterns are symmetrically connected and impedance-matched to transmit and receive radio signals, thereby improving a radio wave propagation environment. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313092 | ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT, COMMUNICATION APPLIANCE AND ANTENNA STRUCTURE - In various embodiments, an antenna arrangement is provided. The antenna arrangement may include at least one integrated circuit; at least one loop antenna that is coupled to the integrated circuit and that forms a loop antenna region; at least one antenna that is coupled to the integrated circuit and that has a magnet core; wherein at least one portion of the magnet core is arranged above a portion of the loop antenna region; wherein the portion of the magnet core overlaps the portion of the loop antenna region; or wherein the portion of the magnet core does not overlap the portion of the loop antenna region. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313093 | HORIZONTALLY POLARIZED OMNI-DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA APPARATUS AND METHOD - An Alford antenna array having at least three driven elements disposed on a substrate, a first portion of each driven element being disposed on one side of the substrate, and a second portion of said each driven element being disposed on a second side of the substrate. At least one of the driven elements has a bent-dipole Alford loop coupled to two feed points and has an acute-angle dipole feed point and acute-angle loaded ends. In other embodiments, the driven elements may comprise any combination of bent-dipoles and/or folded-and-bent dipoles. In further embodiments, six dipoles are concentrically disposed about a central point, where three of the dipoles may operate at a different frequency than the other three dipoles. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313094 | MULTIBAND ANTENNA AND SLOTTED GROUND PLANE THEREFORE - A multiband antenna including a ground plane having at least one periphery, at least one non-radiative slot being formed along the at least one periphery, a first plurality of radiating elements mounted on the ground plane adjacent to the at least one periphery and radiating in a first frequency band and a second plurality of radiating elements mounted on the ground plane adjacent to the at least one periphery and radiating in a second frequency band, the second frequency band being higher than the first frequency band. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313095 | ANTENNA APPARATUS, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide an antenna apparatus, a base station and a communications system. The antenna apparatus includes: an antenna part, including a common radome; an active part, connected to the antenna part and including at least one active module, where each active module includes at least one antenna element, and an element reflector and a phase shifter and a radio frequency module that are corresponding to each antenna element, where the element reflector of the at least one active module is configured to implement an antenna function; and a common part, connected to the active part and the antenna part, and shared by the at least one active module in the active part, where the common part includes at least one common module. By using the above antenna apparatus, each radio frequency module can be flexibly configured, so as to simplify onsite replacement and maintenance operations. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313096 | ANTENNA AND EMISSION FILTER - An antenna and emission filter are provided. The antenna includes a substrate; an emitter on a substrate wherein the emitter is configured to emit electromagnetic signals; a feeding portion connected to the emitter; and an emission filter comprising a plurality of emission filter cells formed on the substrate in order to filter a surface wave caused by the emitter, wherein each of the plurality of emission filter cells comprises an inductor pattern portion electrically connected with an adjacent emission filter cell to form an inductor; and a capacitor pattern portion distanced from the adjacent emission cell to form a capacitor. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313097 | GPS ANTENNA, MOTHERBOARD EMPLOYING SAME, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE EMPLOYING MOTHERBOARD - A global positioning system (GPS) antenna includes a feeding portion, a grounding portion, and a resonating member. The resonating member is connected to the feeding portion and the grounding portion. The resonating member includes a radiation body and defines a first slit and a second slit. The first slit and the second slit increase a distance of a current path of the resonating member. The GPS antenna is directly formed on a printed circuit board (PCB). | 2014-10-23 |
20140313098 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY - An antenna assembly which can be adapted for the metal housing of any wireless device includes a feeding terminal, a first radiator connecting to the feeding terminal, a second radiator positioned parallel and adjacent to the first radiator, and a metal element connecting to the second radiator. The wireless signal fed to the first radiator can be coupled to the second radiator, and flows through the metal element to ground, thus utilizing the metal housing itself in the wireless transmission and reception process. An electronic device using the antenna assembly is also described. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313099 | ANTENNA-LIKE MATCHING COMPONENT - An antenna-like matching component is provided, comprising one or more conductive portions formed on a substrate. Shapes and dimensions of the one or more conductive portions are determined to provide impedance matching for one or more antennas coupled to the matching component. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313100 | Electromagnetic Wave Penetrative Metal Film, Manufacuring Method of Electromagnetic Wave Penetrative Metal Film, and Radome for Vehicle-Mounted Radar Devices - An object of the present invention is to provide an electromagnetic wave penetrative metal film having high mass productivity and an extremely low attenuation rate in the electromagnetic wave penetrated through, a manufacturing method of the electromagnetic wave penetrative metal film, and a radome for a vehicle-mounted radar devices using the electromagnetic wave penetrative metal film. To achieve the object, the present invention provides an electromagnetic wave penetrative metal film composed of more than 10000 of fine metal film pieces per unit area (1 mm | 2014-10-23 |
20140313101 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMAGE CONTENT ASSIGNMENT - In a method for assigning image content displayed on electronic devices connected to a server, each electronic device has display screens. The server determines image content for each electronic device, organizes the determined image contents of each electronic device according to configuration information of display screens of each electronic device, packets the organized image contents of each of the electronic devices into a data packet according to the configuration information, with each data packet being associated to a destination electronic device, and sends the data packets to the electronic devices. Each electronic device can obtain image content from the data packet if the electronic device is a destination electronic device of the data packet, in addition, can assign image content for each display screen of the current electronic device to display according to the configuration information of the display screens. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313102 | MULTI-SCREEN POWER MANAGEMENT - The invention provides for an electronic device having a first surface area offering a first display and a second surface area offering a second display, the device being arranged to display different images on the first and second displays and having independent power management functionality for the first and second displays and operative while the displays are displaying the said different images, and to a method of active power management control for respective multiple screens within such a device. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313103 | COORDINATING A DISPLAY FUNCTION BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF PROXIMATE CLIENT DEVICES - In an embodiment, a control device registers proximate client devices to a coordinated display group and obtains display capability information for each registered client device. The control device determines to initiate a coordinated display session for outputting visual data via the coordinated display group. The registered proximate client devices execute a synchronization procedure to obtain synchronization information by which the master application can derive current relative orientation and position data for each registered proximate client device. The control devices maps a different portion of the visual data to respective display screens of the registered proximate client devices based on the display capability information and synchronization information. The control device delivers the mapped portions of the visual data to the registered proximate client devices for presentation thereon. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313104 | DISPLAY CONTROLLING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A display controlling apparatus captures a displayed object, and selects a transmission object to transmit to an image outputting apparatus from objects which are display targets. The display controlling apparatus controls so that in a case where it is determined that the transmission object is an image output target, the transmission object is displayed with preference over another object. Also, the display controlling apparatus captures a transmission object after the control. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313105 | MEANS AND METHODS FOR SUPERIMPOSING AT LEAST ONE FIRST PROJECTED IMAGE OVER AT LEAST ONE SECOND REAL IMAGE - A system for reducing energy usage in a heat controlled device comprises a transparency adjustment device (TAD) including a transparent physical element whose electrical behavior is that of a capacitive load and a power dimmer apparatus operative to provide AC current to the transparent physical element to generate a set of transparency states between opaque and full transparent. The system also comprises a heat control device including a closed walled cavity and a thermometer adapted to control temperature in the cavity. The TAD is embedded in at least a portion of the cavity wall. The TAD reduces the thermometer energy consumption by enabling view of the cavity content without opening the cavity. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313106 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device includes a plurality of pixels each having a pixel circuit and an organic light emitting diode coupled to the pixel circuit. The OLED display device includes a scan driver which is configured to supply a scan signal to the scan lines and to supply an emission control signal to an emission control line commonly coupled to the pixels. The OLED display device also includes repair lines and repair circuits coupled to the repair lines. The repair circuits each have an output terminal coupled to an organic light emitting diode in corresponding pixel. A switching unit is configured to allow output lines of the data driver to be selectively coupled to the repair lines or the data lines. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313107 | PIXEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - There are provided a pixel and an organic light emitting display device having the same which can be repaired. The pixel includes a plurality of lines configured to include a scan line, a data line and a first power line, the plurality of lines arranged in a first or second direction; a pixel circuit coupled to the lines; and an organic light emitting diode coupled between the pixel circuit and a second power source. A first line disposed in the first direction among the lines intersects while overlapping with a second line disposed in the second direction among the lines or one or more electrodes on another layer, and the first line is divided to have a plurality of paths in at least one region in the overlapping region of the first line with the second line or the one or more electrodes. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313108 | SCAN DRIVER AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A scan driver including a plurality of scan driving circuit units for outputting scan signals and a buffer unit for receiving a control signal input to a first scan driving circuit unit of the plurality of scan driving circuit units to output the received control signal to a second scan driving circuit unit of the plurality of scan driving circuit units. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313109 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Plural pixel circuits of a display device each include: a drive transistor having drain or source connected to a first power source voltage; a first capacitive element having a first electrode connected to a gate of the drive transistor and a second electrode connected to the source of the drive transistor; a second capacitive element having a first electrode connected to the second electrode of the first capacitive element and a second electrode directly connected to a data line that transmits a voltage corresponding to a light-emitting luminance; a first switching element that switches between conduction and non-conduction between the gate of the drive transistor and a fixed reference voltage; and a light-emitting device having a first electrode connected to source or drain of the drive transistor and a second electrode connected to a second power source voltage. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313110 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes plural pixel circuits; a red color filter that transmits a red light, a blue color filter that transmits a blue light, and a green color filter that transmits a green light. Each of the plural pixel circuits includes a light emission area that outputs a white light of brightness corresponding to an input image signal. The light emission area of the pixel circuit that receives the image signal indicative of the brightness of white among the plural pixel circuits is covered with the red color filter, the blue color filter, and the green color filter. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313111 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTING CORRELATION CURVES FOR AN ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A system for compensating the input signals to arrays of pixels that include semiconductor devices that age differently under different ambient and stress conditions. The system creates a library of compensation curves for different stress conditions of the semiconductor devices; identifies the stress conditions for at least a selected one of the semiconductor devices based on the rate of change or absolute value of at least one parameter of at least the selected device; selects a compensation curve for the selected device based on the identified stress conditions; calculates compensation parameters for the selected device based on the selected compensation curve; and compensates an input signal for the selected device based on the calculated compensation parameters. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313112 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes: a substrate; and a red subpixel, a green subpixel, a blue subpixel, and a white subpixel arranged in a matrix of rows and columns on the substrate, wherein three different-colored subpixels selected from the red subpixel, the green subpixel, the blue subpixel, and the white subpixel form one pixel in which the three different-colored subpixels are simultaneously driven. Four red subpixels in the matrix enclose two green subpixels, two white subpixels, and one blue subpixel. Accordingly, the organic light emitting diode (OLED) display has a RGBW structure, and improves the luminance by the two white subpixels. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313113 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - The described technology relates to a liquid crystal display and a driving method thereof. The liquid crystal display includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form. The pixels include a liquid crystal capacitor including a pixel electrode and a common electrode as two terminals. A plurality of data lines transfer data to the plurality of pixels. The pixels include a first pixel and a second pixel, which are adjacent to each other. First and second common signals are applied to the common electrode of the first and second pixels, respectively. The second common signal is inverted to the first common signal. The first and second common signals swing between a first voltage and a second voltage. The polarity of the data voltage transferred by a data line with respect to the first common signal or the second common signal is constant during one frame. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313114 | COLUMN DRIVER OF DISPLAY DEVICE - A column driver of a display device provides a high slew rate with lowered power requirements by using external switches connected to upper and bottom output buffers. The upper output buffer is driven between a first voltage rail and a second voltage rail, and outputs a first output signal in response to a first input signal and a second input signal. The bottom output buffer is driven between the second voltage rail and a third voltage rail, and outputs a second output signal in response to a third input signal and a fourth input signal. A first switch group selectively provides input for the upper output buffer and the bottom output buffer. A second switch group feeds back the first and the second output signals to the first or the second input terminal of each of the upper output buffer and the bottom output buffer. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313115 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY PANEL DRIVER - A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel having gate lines and source lines, a GIP circuit which drives the gate lines and a source driver IC | 2014-10-23 |
20140313116 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus having a display panel and a backlight to radiate light to the display panel is provided, The backlight includes a plurality of printed circuit boards disposed in an even manner and a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the plurality of printed circuit boards. Thus a backlight proper for a large display panel may be provided. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313117 | CAMOUFLAGED CONNECTED HOME CONTROLLER - A home control system comprises a control apparatus for controlling devices in a home. A user interface is mountable to a wall in the home and is operatively connected to the control apparatus. The user interface comprises a display screen for displaying images relating to operation of the controlled devices. A memory stores an image of the wall proximate the user interface device. A control apparatus and the user interface selectively display the image of the wall on the display screen to camouflage the user interface. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313118 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a housing, a band which is provided on side of the housing and has a longer length than a circumference of the housing, and a supporter configured to support the band on the side of the housing to enable the band to slide along the side of the housing. The apparatus may include a detector configured to detect a form of the band; a display configured to display a user interface for operating the communication apparatus and a controller configured to control a display position of the user interface based on the form of the band. The detector may detect pressure applied by the band on the housing, and the controller may estimate the form of the band on the basis of the pressure and to control the display position of the user interface on the basis of the estimation result. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313119 | PORTABLE DEVICE INCLUDING INDEX DISPLAY REGION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A portable device including an index display region and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. A method for controlling a portable device includes displaying a first layer from among a plurality of layers on a first display region located at a front surface of the portable device; displaying an index of the plurality of layers on a second display region located at a lateral surface of the portable device; determining a user-viewed display region from among the first display region and the second display region; detecting a first control input to the first display region; and controlling the first layer displayed on the first display region in response to the first control input when a user gazes at the first display region, or controlling the index displayed on the second display region in response to the first control input when the user gazes at the second display region. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313120 | EYE TRACKING BASED SELECTIVELY BACKLIGHTING A DISPLAY - Systems, apparatus, articles, and methods are described including operations for eye tracking based selective backlighting of a display. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313121 | EYEGLASSES ATTACHED WITH PROJECTOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Eyeglasses including a lens unit including a pair of lenses and a frame, a supporting unit supporting the lens unit, a camera mounted on the frame, a projector mounted on the frame and configured to project content on a screen, and a processor configured to control the camera and the projector. A method of controlling eyeglasses, including generating a first projector image to be projected on a screen by a projector mounted on the eyeglasses, obtaining a camera image from a camera mounted on the eyeglasses, and generating a first user input signal by analyzing the camera image. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313122 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING GESTURE CONTROL BASED ON DETECTION OF OCCLUSION PATTERNS - Described is an approach to enabling gesture interactions for the viewport widget in a graphical user interface (GUI) library. The gesture interactions may include continuous operations such as panning, zooming and rotating of the viewport's content with fingers (or styluses). The approach is based on using a camera to detect occlusion patterns in a sensor grid rendered over the viewport. The sensor grid consists of sensor blobs, which are small blobs of pixels with a distinct color. A sensor blob is aware of its location in both the viewport's coordinate system and the camera's coordinate system, and triggers an occlusion event at the location when it is occluded by a finger (or stylus). Robust techniques are devised to eliminate unintentional gestures, provide visual guidance and feedback for interactions, and minimize the visual interference of the sensor grid with the viewport's content. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313123 | PROJECTOR FOR PROJECTING PATTERN FOR MOTION RECOGNITION AND MOTION RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided are a projector that projects a pattern for user motion recognition and a motion recognition apparatus and method using the projector. The projector includes a light generation unit, a light guide unit configured to guide light generated from the light generation unit in a predetermined direction, a collimating lens configured to collimate the light transmitted from the light guide unit, and a diffractive optical element (DOE) configured to generate the pattern using the light passing through the collimating lens. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313124 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING USER'S GAZE POINT USING MOBILE TERMINAL - A method for tracking a user's gaze point using a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes detecting the user's eye area from a camera that is mounted in the mobile terminal and selecting reference points of the eye area, detecting a pupil corresponding to an interest area that is obtained from the reference points, generating a first virtual grid of the eye area using a pickup image of a gaze point of the pupil corresponding to each corner of the display and generating a second virtual grid having the same division areas as those of the first virtual grid in the display, and mapping a position of the pupil within the second virtual grid area corresponding to a position of the pupil within the first virtual grid. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313125 | MORE USEFUL MAN MACHINE INTERFACES AND APPLICATIONS - A method for enhancing a well-being of a small child or baby utilizes at least one TV camera positioned to observe one or more points on the child or an object associated with the child. Signals from the TV camera are outputted to a computer, which analyzes the output signals to determine a position or movement of the child or child associated object. The determined position or movement is then compared to preprogrammed criteria in the computer to determine a correlation or importance, and thereby to provide data to the child. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313126 | Cushioned User Interface Or Control Device - A user interface or control includes a cushion-type support member and a user input member that is interconnected with and carried by the support member. The support member defines an upwardly facing recess, and the input member may be a user interface or control device that is contained within the upwardly facing recess. The support member may be formed to surround the recess about the user interface or control device. The support member may include an air vent that vents air exhausted from the user interface or control device. The user interface or control device may be a laptop computer having a body including a keyboard contained within the recess, and a screen carried by the body. The user interface or control device may alternatively be an electronic input member having an upwardly facing screen, a convertible input member movably mounted to a mounting member, or a game controller. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313127 | Method for Calling Application Object and Mobile Terminal - A method for calling an application object and a mobile terminal are provided that are used to call an application object quickly and improve user experience. An embodiment of the present invention includes: acquiring a motion state and an inclination angle of a mobile terminal; and when the motion state and the inclination angle of the mobile terminal meet a preset condition, calling an application object, where the application object includes at least one of application setting, operating parameter setting, and an application shortcut. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313128 | WRIST-WORN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHODS THEREFOR - Embodiments of electronic wristwatches are disclosed. According to one embodiment, an electronic wristband can provide additional electrical circuitry or devices that can be made available for use as or with an electronic device. In one embodiment, the electronic device can be a mobile electronic device that can be removably coupled to the electronic wristband which provides the additional circuitry or devices. Advantageously, the electronic device can utilize the additional electrical circuitry or devices provided within the electronic wristband to augment the capabilities of the electronic device. In another embodiment, the electronic device can be integrally formed with the electronic wristband which provides the additional circuitry or devices. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313129 | INTELLIGENT USER MODE SELECTION IN AN EYE-TRACKING SYSTEM - A personal computer system comprises a visual display, an imaging device adapted to provide eye-tracking data by imaging at least one eye of a viewer of the visual display, and identifying means for recognizing the viewer with reference to one of a plurality of predefined personal profiles. The personal computer system further comprises an eye-tracking processor for processing the eye-tracking data. According to the invention, the eye-tracking processor is selectively operable in one of a plurality of personalized active sub-modes associated with said personal profiles. The sub-modes may differ with regard to eye-tracking related or power-management related settings. Further, the identifying means may sense an identified viewer's actual viewing condition (e.g., use of viewing aids or wearing of garments), wherein the imaging device is further operable in a sub profile mode associated with the determined actual viewing condition. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313130 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Provided is a display control device including a display control unit that performs control for displaying, on a screen, a pointer having a directed position a predetermined distance away from a position on the screen corresponding to an operation position of an operating object, depending on a variation in a position of the operating object detected in an operation area. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313131 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND AN INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus which enables a pointer to move a long distance on a screen at a time is provided. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313132 | MOTION DETECTING DEVICE AND THE METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING IMAGE SENSING AREA THEREOF - A motion detecting device and the method for dynamically adjusting image sensing area is disclosed. The motion detecting device includes a light source, an image capture unit and a processing unit. The image capture unit is used to capture reference image according to fixed sampling period. The processing unit is used to calculate exposure reference value of the light source and image characteristic value of reference image. The processing unit according to the exposure reference value and the image characteristic value to determine whether the surface is in first rough coefficient range or second rough coefficient range. If rough coefficient of the surface is in the first rough coefficient range, the processing unit defines first search radius or second search radius to increase or decrease the image sensing area. Otherwise, the processing unit defines third search radius or fourth search radius to increase or decrease the image sensing area. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313133 | WIRELESS CONFIGURABLE KEYPAD SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for communicating with a computer program application using a remote wireless keypad includes unlocking a receiver responsive to receiving data indicative of a request to unlock the receiver. The method further includes associating the receiver with a keypad comprising at least one button. The method further includes associating the at least one button of the associated keypad with a function based on received data indicative of a keypad configuration. The method further includes receiving data, via the receiver, indicative of a button on the keypad being pressed. The method further includes communicating data representative of a function associated with the pressed button to a computer program application. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313134 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - Predetermined image processing is performed in accordance with an input operation performed by an input device having image pickup means for taking an image of one or a plurality of imaging targets. Target image data, which is obtained from one target image of the one imaging target or a plurality of target images of the plurality of imaging targets in the image taken by the image pickup means and which indicates a distance between the plurality of target images or a size of the one target image, is sequentially obtained. A display image is enlarged and reduced in accordance with a change in the target image data. Then, the display image processed in such a manner is displayed on a display device. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313135 | TOUCH SENSITIVE DATA ENTRY USING A CONTINUOUS GESTURE - An adjustment control user interface usable through a user interface such as a touchscreen. The adjustment control includes elongated gesture zones stacked in a stacking direction so that: (i) gesture movement in the elongation direction will adjust the value of an adjustment variable; and (ii) gesture movement in the stacking direction from one stacked gesture zone to another will change the identity of the current adjustment variable and/or the adjustment granularity of the current adjustment variable. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313136 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FINGER POSE ESTIMATION ON TOUCHSCREEN DEVICES - Described are systems and methods for estimating finger pose of a user during a tactile input event. In one implementation, the system incorporates: a touch-sensitive display device configured to detect a tactile event and to determine a contact point of an object and the touch-sensitive display device, the contact point associated with the tactile event; a camera configured to capture an image of an area proximal to the surface of the touch-sensitive display device; and a central processing unit configured, in response to the detection of the tactile event, to determine information on a pose of the object based on the captured image and the determined contact point. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313137 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is a portable device having a flexible display unit and a control method for the same. The device provides a dimming mode for dimming the display unit when lack of user input for a preset dimming time is sensed. The dimming mode includes a first dimming mode having a first dimming time and a second dimming mode having a second dimming time. The display unit has a first state before the display unit is expanded, and a second state after the display unit is expanded. A processor of the device converts the device from the first dimming mode to the second dimming mode when the display unit is retracted from the second state to the first state, reverts the device into the first dimming mode when preset user input is sensed, and performs dimming of the display unit when lack of the preset user input is sensed. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313138 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device including: a plurality of first electrodes each corresponding to a plurality of light emitting groups on a plurality of pixels including organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and a plurality of second electrodes formed on the plurality of first electrodes, having an insulating layer therebetween, wherein a plurality of touch sensing signals are applied to each of the plurality of first electrodes during a non-light emitting period of each of the plurality of light emitting groups and a touched position is determined in response to a magnitude in voltage between the first and second electrodes by a touch from the outside. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313139 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is a portable device having a flexible display unit and a control method for the same. The device provides a dimming mode for dimming the display unit when lack of user input for a preset dimming time is sensed. The dimming mode includes a first dimming mode having a first dimming time and a second dimming mode having a second dimming time. The display unit has a first state before the display unit is expanded, and a second state after the display unit is expanded. A processor of the device converts the device from the first dimming mode to the second dimming mode when the display unit is retracted from the second state to the first state, reverts the device into the first dimming mode when preset user input is sensed, and performs dimming of the display unit when lack of the preset user input is sensed. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313140 | OPERATION RECEPTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING OPERATION ON PAGE IMAGE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH OPERATION RECEPTION DEVICE - An operation reception device capable of detecting and receiving an intuitive operation that resembles an operation of pinching a sheet or sheets between fingers. If it is determined that coordinate positions where operations on the operation reception device that are respectively detected by touch sensors of first and second touch panels provided on the front and back faces of the device are the same as each other, the operation reception device receives designation of at least one selected page on the first touch panel, receives an editing operation on the selected page, and performs, on the selected page, predetermined editing such as deletion and extraction corresponding to the editing operation. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313141 | SMART APPARATUS HAVING TOUCH INPUT MODULE AND ENERGY GENERATING DEVICE, AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SMART APPARATUS - A smart apparatus and a method of operating the same are provided. The smart apparatus includes a display device in which an application is embedded; a touch input module which is disposed on the display device and is configured to execute the application in response to a touch input applied thereto; and a first energy generating device which is disposed on the display device and is configured to generate electric energy from a mechanical force externally applied thereto. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313142 | METHOD FOR REMOTELY SHARING TOUCH - One variation of a method for remotely sharing touch includes: receiving a location of a touch input on a surface of a first computing device; receiving an image related to the touch input; displaying the image on a display of a second computing device, the second computing device comprising a dynamic tactile layer arranged over the display and defining a set of deformable regions, each deformable region in the set of deformable region configured to expand from a retracted setting into an expanded setting; and transitioning a particular deformable region in the set of deformable regions from the retracted setting into the expanded setting, the particular deformable region defined within the dynamic tactile layer at a position corresponding to the location of the touch input. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313143 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a mobile terminal that includes a touch screen formed to enable a touch input, and a controller configured to generate a plurality of screen regions dividing the touch screen in which the touch screen is divided into a plurality of screen regions, and determine whether or not to display an icon in a first screen region based on whether or not the execution screen of a preset application is displayed in a second screen region among the plurality of screen regions, wherein the icon is an icon corresponding to a function of controlling the execution screen of the preset application displayed in the second screen region based on the execution screen of an application displayed in the first screen region. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313144 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE DISPLAY LAG USING IMAGE OVERLAY - A system includes a touch path logic configured to receive a plurality of touch events and to generate an output based on the touch events; and a rendering logic configured to receive a video image; receive the output of the touch path logic; combine the video image with overlay data in accordance with the output of the touch path logic to generate a combined display image; and output the combined display image. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313145 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a touch panel and a vibration unit. The touch panel being capable of detecting at least a distance between a pointer and the touch panel when the pointer is not in contact with the touch panel. The vibration unit vibrates when the distance between the pointer and the touch panel is not larger than a first distance and then reaches a second distance or more. | 2014-10-23 |
20140313146 | TOUCH PANEL CONTROLLER AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The drive circuit operable to output a drive pulse pattern to drive electrodes of a touch panel is arranged so that it can change the pulse frequency of the drive pulse pattern for each drive electrode. The detection circuit operable to detect signal changes arising on detection electrodes of the touch panel for each drive pulse pattern output by the drive circuit is arranged so that it can change the sampling frequency of signal change for each detection electrode. The range to make higher the pulse frequency of the drive pulse pattern for each drive electrode, and the sampling frequency of signal change for each detection electrode is variably controlled according to a touch position where a touch has been detected by use of a detection signal detected by the detection circuit. | 2014-10-23 |