48th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100302098 | System and Method for A-GPS Positioning of a Mobile Device - A system and method for estimating the position of a mobile device using information from a constellation of satellites. A first set of satellites of the constellation may be selected and then a second set of satellites of the constellation may be selected as a function of signals received from the first set of satellites. Data may be transmitted to the mobile device based on signals received from the second set of satellites, and a location of the device estimated based on the data. One embodiment may select the second set as a function of an intersection of coverage areas of ones of the first set of satellites. Another embodiment may select the second set as a function of one or more satellites that are not occluded by the Earth from one or more of the first set of satellites. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302099 | System and method for geo-locating a receiver with reduced power consumption - A system and process for the geo-location of an asset given no a priori knowledge regarding time and location of the asset with minimized power consumption is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the system is accurate to about 30 meters CEP (50% circular error probable) using just a short segment, e.g., 100-200 ms, of digitized GPS L1 signal data. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302100 | Signal Processing Apparatus for Multi-mode Satellite Positioning System and Method Thereof - A signal processing apparatus for a multi-mode satellite positioning system includes a band-pass filter, a local oscillator circuit, a first mixing circuit, a second mixing circuit, an analog-to-digital converter and a baseband circuit. By properly allocating a local frequency, radio frequency (RF) signals of a Global Positioning System (GPS), a Galileo positioning system and a Global Navigation System (GLONASS) are processed via a single signal path to save hardware cost. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302101 | ANTENNA ALIGNMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of automatic alignment of two directional beams having a known path attenuation, and an antenna gain pattern, for mutual transmission, comprises: determining a beam width between two angles of minimal detectable connection on either side of a beam maximum; then mapping points onto a scan field in a regular pattern, the pattern based on the beam width, such that a beam with the determined beam width is detected once if the beam is in the scan field at all; scanning the first antenna over the mapped scan points; and for each point allowing the second antenna to scan over all of its own set of mapped scan points, thereby providing a coarse alignment of the two antennas to achieve at least a minimal mutual connection. The coarse alignment may be followed by a fine alignment to maximize the signal. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302102 | Angle of arrival and/or range estimation within a wireless communication device - Angle of arrival and/or range estimation within a wireless communication device. Appropriate processing of communications received by a wireless communication device is performed to determine the angle of arrival of the communication (e.g., with respect to some coordinate basis of the wireless communication device). Also, appropriate processing of the communications may be performed in accordance with range estimation as performed by the wireless communication device to determine the distance between the transmitting and receiving wireless communication devices. There are two separate modes of packet processing operations that may be performed: (1) when contents of the received packet are known, and (2) when contents of the received packet are unknown. The wireless communication device includes a number of antenna, and a switching mechanism switches from among the various antennae capitalizing on the spatial diversity of the antennae to generate a multi-antenna signal. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302103 | Method for retrieving a geographical point on the seabed - The invention involves one or more radio markers ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100302104 | ISOLATION ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUE FOR DUAL-POLARIZED PROBE-FED PATCH ANTENNA - The present invention provides a patch antenna comprising a patch spaced from a ground plane and two L-shaped feed probes. Each feed probe is connected to a respective input port and has a portion extending parallel to the patch. The antenna further includes at least two walls extending from the ground plane towards the patch. The walls are positioned between the L-shaped feed probes so as to permit direct propagation between the input ports and also to create indirect diffraction paths between the input ports that serve to cancel at least a part of said direct propagation. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302105 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure has a first resonance mode and a second resonance mode. The antenna structure consists of a first radiation element, a second radiation element, a grounding element, and a signal feeding element. The first radiation element resonates at a first operating frequency band corresponding to the first resonance mode. The second radiation element is extended from a first end of the first radiation element and resonates at a second operating frequency band corresponding to the second resonance mode. The grounding element is extended from a second end of the first radiation element. The signal feeding element is disposed between the first radiation element and the grounding element. The second radiation element, the first radiation element, and the grounding element are formed by bending a slender metal sheet. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302106 | Impedance Tuning of Transmitting and Receiving Antennas - The present disclosure relates to impedance tuning of transmitting and receiving antennas. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302107 | FOLDABLE/SLIDEABLE APPARATUS FOR RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH BACKSPACE FOR AN ANTENNA - An apparatus for radio communication comprising an antenna element and first and second parts, wherein the apparatus is arranged such that the first and second parts are movable with respect to one another between first and second configurations, and wherein movement of the apparatus from the first configuration into the second configuration provides a backspace which can be used as a backspace for the antenna element. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302108 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile communication device including a first appearance and an antenna is provided. An upper surface of the first appearance is bent a first angle from a border between a display area and a non-display area toward a display direction, and a lower surface of the first appearance is bent a second angle from a bending point toward the display direction, wherein the bending point of the lower surface is corresponding to the display area of the upper surface. The antenna is disposed in the mobile communication device and corresponding to the non-display area of the first appearance. The antenna transmits and receives signals processed by the mobile communication device. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302109 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board in the housing, an antenna being on the circuit board, and a reflecting plate facing the antenna and configured to reflect a radio wave radiated from the antenna to change a direction of the radio wave. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302110 | PORTABLE TERMINAL AND ANTENNA DEVICE THEREOF - A portable terminal includes a terminal body, a first antenna provided on a first portion of a circuit board having a first ground that is used by the first antenna, and an antenna assembly integrated into the terminal body. The antenna assembly of the portable terminal includes at least one diversity antenna fed to the circuit board and formed on a second portion of the circuit board having a ground that is independent from the first ground. The at least one diversity antenna is formed into an angled configuration with respect to the circuit board. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302111 | MULTIBAND PLANAR ANTENNA AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - Disclosed is a multiband planar antenna including: an insulating film, a first antenna section and a second antenna section facing to the first antenna section across a feeding point on a film, wherein the first antenna section includes: a first antenna element including a side having a length in an extending direction corresponds to a first resonance frequency; a shorter second antenna element at a predetermined distance from and in parallel with the first antenna element; and a first coupling section to couple the first and second antenna elements, wherein a length in the extending direction of a first clearance corresponds to a resonance frequency higher than the first resonance frequency, and wherein the second antenna section includes: third and fourth antenna elements; a second coupling section; and a second clearance similar to the above. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302112 | ANTENNA FOR CIRCULAR POLARIZATION, HAVING A CONDUCTIVE BASE SURFACE - An antenna for circular polarization having an electrical dipole radiator which is oriented essentially parallel to an electrically conductive base surface in a plane of symmetry SE oriented perpendicular to the electrically conductive base surface. The dipole is in connection with a slot radiator which is configured in an electrically conductive base surface, with its longitudinal expanse along the intersection line between the plane of symmetry SE and the electrically conductive base surface. The slot radiator connection location is formed by means of connection points situated at the longitudinal edges and lying opposite one another. The electrical dipole radiator and the slot radiator are tuned to one another in their resonance frequencies. The slot radiator and the electrical dipole radiator with dipole feed line are connected with the antenna connection location by way of a combining network, in terms of magnitude and phase, in such a manner that circular polarization exists in the remote field at the frequency at which the radiators are tuned to one another. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302113 | In-vehicle antenna device - An in-vehicle antenna device includes: a dielectric element having a front surface, first and second side surfaces and a rear surface and including a power supply point on both the first and second side surfaces, a first conductive surface on the first side surface, a second conductive surface on the second side surface, and a third conductive surface on the rear surface; and an antenna element including a base element coupled with the power supply point at one corner of the front surface and a branch element connected to the base element and having an end. A part of the branch element moves apart from one of the first and second conductive surfaces as it goes from the base element to the one end of the branch element. The front surface is attached to a windshield of a vehicle. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302114 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND PORTABLE RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH ANTENNA DEVICE - The present invention relates to an antenna device for a portable radio communication device adapted for receiving and/or transmitting radio signals in at least a first and a second operating frequency band, said antenna device comprising a half-loop radiating element, comprising a feeding portion and a grounding portion, and arranged to operate at FM frequencies. The antenna device comprises a capacitor at said feeding portion and an inductor at said grounding portion, and said half-loop radiating element is arranged to simultaneously with FM frequencies operate at frequencies at least ten times higher than FM frequencies, wherein said capacitor is arranged to short circuit said half-loop radiating element to ground for frequencies at least ten times higher than FM frequencies and said inductor is arranged to short circuit said half-loop radiating element to ground for FM frequencies. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302115 | HYBRID DUAL DIPOLE SINGLE SLOT ANTENNA FOR MIMO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - An antenna arrangement implemented within a printed circuit board (PCB) having three metal co planar layers, for use in multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communication systems. The antenna arrangement comprises a first dipole antenna and second dipole antenna, substantially symmetrical to the first dipole antenna a slot antenna positioned substantially between the first and the second dipole antennas. The antenna arrangement is implemented in three coplanar metal layers. The antennas are used for MIMO communication systems, specifically complying with IEEE 802.11n and are shaped such that their combined radiation pattern exhibits a substantially omni-directional radiation pattern. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302116 | MULTIPLE BAND COLLINEAR DIPOLE ANTENNA - A vertical dipole-style antenna operable over a wide range of predetermined frequencies that is made up of two collinear dipole antennas fed either in parallel through a single input connector or individually through two input connectors, contained within the same enclosure, where one dipole covers the VHF portion of the band from 30 MHz to 115 MHz and the other dipole covers the remainder of the band from 115 MHz to 512 MHz and together the two dipoles cover the very wide frequency band of 30 to 512 MHz through a single input connector. The VHF dipole is comprised of an existing vehicular dipole antenna design, while the UHF dipole antenna is comprised of radiating elements fed with a specially design coaxial transformer feedline with wide-band capacitive elements coupling the radiating elements to ground, providing variable loading to control the electrical length of the antenna. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302117 | BALANCED MICROSTRIP FOLDED DIPOLE ANTENNAS AND MATCHING NETWORKS - Balanced microstrip folded dipole antennas and matching networks are disclosed. In some examples, an antenna system includes a printed circuit board having first and second dielectric layers, and respective portions of the first and second dielectric layers bound a ground plane. The system further includes a balanced folded dipole, wherein a first portion of the folded dipole is located on the first dielectric layer, and a second portion is located on the second dielectric layer. First and second transmission lines are coupled to respective folded dipole portions. A matching network includes first and second portions that are coupled to respective transmission lines and have equal impedances. Each matching network portion includes a tapered first microstrip, having a narrow end coupled to a respective transmission line, a second microstrip coupled to the first microstrip, and a third microstrip coupled orthogonally to the second microstrip via a mitered bend. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302118 | COMPACT HIGH DEFINITION DIGITAL TELEVISION ANTENNA - A compact digital television antenna having a pair of high band VHF triangular shaped dipoles with VHF signal outputs connected to a pair of terminals. A UHF reflector mounted to a bracket. Each VHF dipole having an outer linear portion connected to the bracket. The outer linear portions of the VHF dipoles forming opposing outer unitary type reflector elements in the UHF reflector. A V-shaped UHF antenna having its UHF signal outputs connected to the terminals. The pair of triangular shaped VHF dipoles forming a pyramidal support holding the UHF antenna at a fixed depth from the UHF reflector. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302119 | Antenna Arrangement - An enhanced antenna system may include at least two antenna elements distanced from each other and substantially in parallel and connected to a common input/output port for said antenna system. Each of said antenna elements may include a portion having an impedance such that the impedance is influenced by an external load such that one of the at least two antennas closest to said load is influenced by said load and detuned. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302120 | Low Loss Variable Phase Reflect Array Using Dual Resonance Phase-Shifting Element - There is disclosed a reflect array including a dielectric substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface may support an array of phase-shifting elements. The second surface may support a conductive layer. At least some of the phase-shifting elements may be dual resonance phase-shifting elements. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302121 | MICROSTRIP ANTENNA - A microstrip antenna located on a substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface includes a feeding portion, a grounding portion, and a radiating portion. The feeding portion is located on the first surface of the substrate to feed electromagnetic signals. The grounding portion is located on the second surface of the substrate. The radiating portion is located on the first surface and includes a first radiating part, a second radiating part, a third radiating part, and a fourth radiating part. Each of the first radiating part, the second radiating part, and the third radiating part is on a rectangle-shaped strip line. The first radiating part is connected to the feeding portion. The fourth radiating part is perpendicularly connected to a second end of the third radiating part. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302122 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE WITH A GROUND PLANE SHAPED AS A LOOP - This invention refers to an antenna structure for a wireless device comprising a ground plane and an antenna element, wherein the ground plane has the shape of an open loop. The invention further refers to an antenna structure for a wireless device, such as alight switch or a wristsensor or wristwatch, comprising an open loop ground plane having a first end portion and a second end portion, the open loop ground plane defining an opening between the first end portion and the second end portion; and an antenna component positioned within the opening defined between the first end portion and the second end portion and overlapping at least one of the first end portion or the second end portion. Further the invention refers to a corresponding wireless device and to a method for integrating such an antenna structure in a wireless device. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302123 | Wireless Communication Device Antenna With Tuning Elements - The present disclosure relates to wireless communication device antennas with tuning elements. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302124 | Antenna Structure - This invention provides an improved antenna structure comprising a connecting unit having a connector, a lightning rod, and a signal transmission section. The two ends of the connector has the first and second connecting sections, with the signal transmission section extending out the first and second connecting sections; and a connecting unit connecting to the antenna unit, which contains at least an antenna board fixed to the first connecting section and the signal transmission section, and a set of housing installed at the outer section of the antenna board and connecting to the connector. Through this, the lightning rod, connecting unit, and antenna unit can be integrated together and the effectiveness of simple structure, ease to assemble, and lowered manufacturing cost can be achieved. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302125 | HIGH-GAIN OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNA MODULE - A high-gain omnidirectional antenna module includes a base, an RF power amplifier, an omnidirectional antenna, a first signal line, and a second signal line. The base has a first surface and a second surface. The first signal line delivers a signal fed from outside to an input port of the RF power amplifier, and the second signal line connects an output port of the RF power amplifier and a feed portion of the antenna. The signal is amplified by the RF power amplifier, and thus the gain of the omnidirectional antenna is increased significantly. Therefore, the high-gain omnidirectional antenna effectively increases the transmission distance without increasing the size of the omnidirectional antenna. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302126 | Antenna Array - A circuit board for wireless communications includes communication circuitry for modulating and/or demodulating a radio frequency (RF) signal and an antenna apparatus for transmitting and receiving the RF signal, the antenna apparatus having selectable antenna elements located near one or more peripheries of the circuit board. A first antenna element produces a first directional radiation pattern; a second antenna element produces a second directional radiation pattern offset from the first radiation pattern. The antenna elements may include one or more reflectors configured to provide gain and broaden the frequency response of the antenna element. A switching network couples one or more of the selectable elements to the communication circuitry and provides impedance matching regardless of which or how many of the antenna elements are selected. Selecting different combinations of antenna elements results in a configurable radiation pattern; alternatively, selecting several elements may result in an omnidirectional radiation pattern. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302127 | MOUNTING AN ANTENNA SYSTEM TO A SOLID SURFACE - A solid surface bracket is provided. The solid surface bracket is configured to couple an antenna system with a solid surface ceiling. The solid surface bracket may include a top flange, bottom flange, and a side flange. The top flange may include an opening that is sized and shaped to receive a solid surface screw. The solid surface screw may be configured to engage with the solid surface ceiling. The bottom flange may be configured to receive a clip of the antenna system. The bottom flange may extend substantially parallel to the top flange. The side flange may be coupled with the top flange and bottom flange. The side flange may extend between and substantially perpendicular to the top flange and bottom flange. The side flange may have a height greater than a minimum bend radius of a cable extending from the antenna system. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302128 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a first body comprising a first display area for displaying a first display image, a first sensor disposed in the first body for detecting a first curvature of the first body, and a control module disposed in the first body and electrically connected to the first sensor. When the first body is curved, the first sensor is used to generate a first sensing signal according to the first curvature, and the control module is used to execute a first function according to the first sensing signal. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302129 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND DISPLAYING IMAGES - A system for generating and displaying images includes: (a) a plurality of active display modules; (b) a global controller; and (c) a global communication facility. Each active display module algorithmically generates and displays images depending on a respective local set of states. Each active display module updates its respective local set of states depending on a global state transition rule broadcasted by the global controller through the global communication facility. In an embodiment, the global controller broadcasts different global state transition rules over time. In another embodiment, the global controller has its own set of control states and determines a global state transition rule by applying a machine learning algorithm to control states of its own set of control states. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302130 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An image display system includes: a plurality of image supply devices each having an image display section, and an image transmission section adapted to generate a supply image and to externally transmit the supply image; and an image display device capable of dividing a common screen area into one or more screen areas, and of displaying the supply image supplied from each of the image supply devices in the one or more screen areas, wherein each of the image supply devices displays a common screen area operating image to operate a display state of the common screen area in the image display section, and supplies a display image of the image display section to the image display device as the supply image, and the image display device changes the display state of the common screen area in accordance with an operation in each of the image supply devices. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302131 | Liquid crystal display device, active matrix substrate, liquid crystal panel, liquid crystal display unit, and television receiver - At least one embodiment of the present invention provides a configuration in which: each pixel array is provided correspondingly with a first and second data signal lines; a pixel included in each pixel array includes four subpixels which are connected to an identical scanning signal line; the pixel is associated correspondingly with two storage capacitor wires; the two subpixels of the pixel define respective capacitances with one of the two storage capacitor wires; one of the two subpixels is connected to the first data signal line while the other one of the two subpixels is connected to the second data signal lien; the other two subpixels define respective capacitances with the other one of the two storage capacitor wires; and one of the other two subpixels is connected to the first data signal line while the other one of the other two subpixels is connected to the second data signal line. According to the configuration, it is possible to control four subpixels included in each pixel so that the four subpixels have respective different luminance levels. As such, it is possible to display a gray level by making use of the different luminance levels. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302132 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A projecting portion is formed on first and second side walls of the inner frame parallel to two sides of the non-overlapping region of the first substrate which intersect with one side of the non-overlapping region of the first substrate. The projecting portion of the inner frame has an opening portion. The lower frame has an opening portion through which the projecting portion of the inner frame penetrates. The projecting portion of the inner frame penetrates the opening portion of the lower frame and projects to a side of the lower frame opposite to the display panel. A protruding portion is formed on the casing correspondingly to the projecting portion of the inner frame. The inner frame is fixed to the casing by making an opening portion formed in the projecting portion of the inner frame engage with the protruding portion of the casing. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302133 | Apparatus for Controlling a Display and Method Thereof - An apparatus for controlling a display having a backlight module provided with a first set of units and a display panel provided with a second set of units is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a reference value generator, a control value generator, and a compensation circuit. The reference value generator generates a reference value representative of a portion of pixels contained in an input image associated with one of the second set of units. The control value generator generates a control value to control one of the first set of units in view of the reference value. The compensation circuit adjusts the portion of pixels contained in the input image in view of the control value. The one of the first units is associated with the one of the second units. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302134 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The liquid crystal display panel of the present invention is formed of a number of pixels that are arranged in a matrix in a display region and a number of light sensor circuits that are provided in the display region, each of the number of light sensor circuits has a light sensor element, the backlight has a first light intensity and a second light intensity that is different from the first light intensity, the first light intensity and the second light intensity are switched between periodically with a predetermined period, the light sensor circuits have a light receiving period during which the amount of light is detected and a readout period during which the amount of light detected during the light receiving period is read out, the light receiving period is an integer multiple of the predetermined period, the light sensor elements have a light sensor operating state with a sensitivity to light and a light sensor non-operating state without sensitivity to light during the light receiving period, and the light sensor operating state and the light sensor non-operating state are switched between periodically with the predetermined period in sync with the switching of the light intensity of the backlight. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302135 | BACKLIGHT SYSTEMS FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - A backlight system for a liquid crystal display includes a substantially planar, refractive waveguide having a first major face and a second major face opposite the first major face. The waveguide includes a viewable region corresponding to a viewable area of the liquid crystal display. The system further includes a light source positioned proximate to the second major face and within the viewing region for producing light. An injection feature is proximate to one or more of the second major face and the first major face and within the viewing region to optically couple the light into the waveguide such that the light becomes waveguided light. A plurality of extraction features is proximate to one or more of the second major face and the first major face and within the viewing region to optically couple the waveguided light out of the waveguide. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302136 | Method and apparatus for displaying three-dimensional stereo images viewable from different angles - A method and apparatus for displaying three-dimensional stereo images using a screen that displays multiple images, each representing objects seen from a particular angle, and a mask placed in front of the screen, containing holes or transparent areas, that allows multiple images to be viewed simultaneously, but only one image from any given direction. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302137 | Touch Sensitive Display Apparatus using sensor input - Described herein is a system that includes a receiver component that receives gesture data from a sensor unit that is coupled to a body of a gloveless user, wherein the gesture data is indicative of a bodily gesture of the user, wherein the bodily gesture comprises movement pertaining to at least one limb of the gloveless user. The system further includes a location determiner component that determines location of the bodily gesture with respect to a touch-sensitive display apparatus. The system also includes a display component that causes the touch-sensitive display apparatus to display an image based at least in part upon the received gesture data and the determined location of the bodily gesture with respect to the touch-sensitive display apparatus. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302138 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEFINING OR MODIFYING A VISUAL REPRESENTATION - A system may track a user's motions or gestures performed in a physical space and map them to a visual representation of the user. The user's gestures may be translated to a control in a system or application space, such as to open a file or to execute a punch in a punching game. Similarly, the user's gestures may be translated to a control in the system or application space for making modifications to a visual representation. A visual representation may be a display of a virtual object or a display that maps to a target in the physical space. In another example embodiment, the system may track the target in the physical space over time and apply modifications or updates to the visual representation based on the history data. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302139 | METHOD FOR USING ACCELEROMETER DETECTED IMAGINED KEY PRESS - A portable apparatus comprising input means arranged to receive user input comprising of one or more taps on the portable apparatus. The apparatus is able to detect the taps on the portable apparatus and to determine at least one location of the taps on the portable apparatus. The apparatus is further able to define an imaginary key on the apparatus on the determined location. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302140 | Operation Device - Provided is an operation device to be held by a user with one hand when used. The operation device includes: a recessed portion formed at a position at which at least one of a thumb and fingers is placed when the user holds the operation device; and a main button which is disposed at a bottom of the recessed portion and has a top surface adjacent to a rim portion forming a side surface of the recessed portion. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302141 | Display and Interaction Environment for Mobile Devices - A computing device attached to a full-sized display and one or more user input devices supports a mobile device mating environment. Software modules running on a mobile device may interface with custom firmware or software modules on the computing device to support using the display, keyboard, mouse, and other user input devices of the computing device. The display of the computing device may also be leveraged to display screens and notifications generated by the mobile device. The user input devices of the computing device may be utilized to simplify interaction between the user and the mobile device. This operation may be selected instead of, or in addition to, operating the computing device according to its traditional functions associated with a primary operating system and associated applications of the computing device. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302142 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND ASSESSING MOVEMENT SKILLS IN MULTIDIMENSIONAL SPACE - Accurate simulation of sport to quantify and train performance constructs by employing sensing electronics for determining, in essentially real time, the player's three dimensional positional changes in three or more degrees of freedom (three dimensions); and computer controlled sport specific cuing that evokes or prompts sport specific responses from the player that are measured to provide meaningful indicia of performance. The sport specific cuing is characterized as a virtual opponent that is responsive to, and interactive with, the player in real time. The virtual opponent continually delivers and/or responds to stimuli to create realistic movement challenges for the player. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302143 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF A SIMULATED OBJECT THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A PHYSICAL LOCATION IN THE REAL WORLD ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods for control of a simulated object that is associated with a physical location in the real world environment are herein disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of determining whether a location data and a timing data satisfy a criterion. Responsive to determining that the location data and the timing data satisfy the criterion, the method enables access of the simulated object in a simulated environment by a user via a device. The simulated object generally includes attributes that are perceived by the user via the device. In one embodiment, the location data includes a location of the device and the timing data includes a time when the device is located at the location. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302144 | CREATING A VIRTUAL MOUSE INPUT DEVICE - A virtual mouse input device is created in response to a placement of a card on a touch surface. When the card is placed on the touch surface, the boundaries of the card are captured and a virtual mouse appears around the card. The virtual mouse may be linked with a user through an identifier that is contained on the card. Other controls and actions may be presented in menus that appear with the virtual mouse. For instance, the user may select the type of input (e.g. mouse, keyboard, ink or trackball) driven by the business card. Once created, the virtual mouse is configured to receive user input until the card is removed from the touch surface. The virtual mouse is configured to move a cursor on a display in response to movement of the card on the touch surface. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302145 | VIRTUAL DESKTOP COORDINATE TRANSFORMATION - A computing system includes a depth image analysis module to track a world-space pose of a human in a fixed, world-space coordinate system. The computing system further includes an interaction module to establish a virtual interaction zone with a moveable, interface-space coordinate system that tracks the human and moves relative to the fixed, world-space coordinate system. The computing system also includes a transformation module to transform a position defined in the fixed, world-space coordinate system to a position defined in the moveable, interface-space coordinate system. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302146 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ICON DISPLAY METHOD THEREFOR - A display device is provided. The display device includes an input unit, a display unit, a storage unit, and a processing unit. The input unit it for generating input signals in response to user input. The display unit is for displaying interfaces with a plurality of icons. The storage unit is for storing a movement track and a speed of each icon. The processing unit is for selecting an icon in response to an input signal from the input unit, acquiring a movement track and a speed of the icon from the storage unit, controlling the icon to move at the speed along the movement track and the display unit to display a movement of the icon, and performing a function associated with the icon. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302147 | Device for Controlling A Computer-Based Pointer in a System Comprising Various Types of Displays - The general field of the invention is that of devices for controlling a computer-based pointer of a computer-based assembly comprising two different computer-based systems, a first secure system comprising at least one first viewing screen and a man-machine interface called CCD controlling the position of the pointer, and a second non-secure system comprising at least one second viewing screen controlled by the same CCD. The control device according to the invention comprises a means called the “CCD manager” belonging to the first system, ensuring the control of the CCD transmission links and comprising the following functions activated when a displacement instruction is transmitted by the user to the CCD, the pointer occupying a first position in the reference plane, determination of the new position of the pointer, determination of the pointer membership area as a function of this new position, authorization of transfer of the displacement instructions coming from the CCD to the secure system or to the open system corresponding to the previously determined membership area. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302148 | PRESENTATION DEVICE - A document presentation device | 2010-12-02 |
20100302149 | POINTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF ENABLING A POINTING DEVICE TO GENERATE A CONTROL SIGNAL - A pointing device includes: a magneto-electric transducer for detecting a variation in magnetic field of a magnetic element carried on an operator due to movement of the operator relative to an original position and for generating a voltage signal based on a detection result made thereby; a sampling unit for sampling the voltage signal to generate a sampling voltage; and a processing unit operable to generate a control signal corresponding to the movement of the operator upon detecting one of that the sampling voltage is not within a voltage range and that the sampling voltage is within the voltage range while a displacement of the operator from the original position is greater than a predetermined distance. A method of enabling a pointing device to generate a control signal is also disclosed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302150 | PEER LAYERS OVERLAPPING A WHITEBOARD - A method for displaying edits overlapping a whiteboard comprising creating peer layers overlapping the whiteboard for a peer and peers coupled to the peer and sending or receiving metadata of edits for updating one or more of the peer layers on the peer and the coupled peers in response to any of the peer layers being edited. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302151 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR - An image display device and an operation method thereof are provided. This may include displaying an image on a display, displaying a pointer that moves in correspondence with an operation of a pointing device on the display, and displaying an object for receiving a command or representing image display device-related information on the display when the pointer moves to a predetermined area of the display. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302152 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE - A data processing device having a display unit, a position sensor unit and an input control unit is provided. The display unit displays an option for operation. The position sensor unit detects an orientation of a linearly shaped pointer put in a front space of a screen of the display unit, and detects a position of a tip of the pointer. The input control unit identifies, upon the position sensor unit detecting the tip of the pointer as being in front of the option displayed on the screen of the display unit, the option as being selected. The input control unit displays the selected option in a form different from a form in which another option is displayed. The input control unit scrolls, upon the position sensor unit detecting a change of the orientation of the pointer, content displayed on the screen of the display unit. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302153 | DEPRESSABLE TOUCH SENSOR - An input device and a method for providing an input device are provided. The input device assembly includes a base, a sensor support, and a scissor mechanism attached to the base and the sensor support. The scissor mechanism allows for only substantially uniform translation of the sensor support towards the base in response to a force biasing the sensor support substantially towards the base. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302154 | MULTI-MODE POINTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MULTI-MODE POINTING DEVICE - A method for pairing and operating a multi-mode pointing device is provided. A pointing device may be automatically paired with an image display device. A pairing request signal may be transmitted on a prescribed frequency channel, and a signal may be received indicating information of a plurality of frequency channels. One of the frequency channels may be selected as a pairing frequency channel for operating in a radio frequency mode. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302155 | VIRTUAL INPUT DEVICES CREATED BY TOUCH INPUT - An input device is created on a touch screen in response to a user's placement of their hand. When a user places their hand on the touch screen, an input device sized for their hand is dynamically created. Alternatively, some other input device may be created. For example, when the user places two hands on the device a split keyboard input device may be dynamically created on the touch screen that is split between the user's hand locations. Once the input device is determined, the user may enter input through the created device on the input screen. The input devices may be configured for each individual user such that the display of the input device changes based on physical characteristics that are associated with the user. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302156 | MULTIPLE-INPUT SELECTABLE SYSTEMS INTEGRATED DISPLAY AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS UNIT FOR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY AND THE LIKE - A systems integrator that brings various separate systems into one keyboard, video and mouse configuration with customized viewing of the different monitors on one large screen LCD monitor. This permits a user to control the display of several video/audio inputs simply and efficiently, for many diverse purposes including medical procedures, and other complex operations requiring multiple computer displays and video inputs. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302157 | Keyboard Configurations - Keyboard configurations are described. In embodiments, a keyboard includes a microcontroller to register key inputs, a memory to store time durations that correspond to the key inputs, and an algorithm that generates an input signature based on the time durations that correspond to the key inputs. The input signature can be used for user authentication and identity theft protection, and/or used to validate users for access to a computer system. The input signature may also include a watermark, a timestamp, or voice stamp for further security. An input system that includes a keyboard can provide multi-modal biometric protection by supplementing keystroke-scans with fingerprint, voice-scan, signature-scan and mouse-scan verification. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302158 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINEAR AND ANGULAR MEASUREMENTS OF A MOVING OBJECT - A system and method for measuring linear and angular displacement of a moving object, such as an autonomous moving object. In one embodiment, the system comprises at least one optical mouse sensor mounted adjacent to and at a predetermined distance from a surface of the autonomous moving object or a working surface. A processor on the autonomous moving object is operatively coupled to the optical mouse sensor. The optical mouse sensor outputs linear and angular displacement values to the processor during movement of the autonomous moving object to determine a direction and distance traveled by the autonomous moving object. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302159 | OPTICAL NAVIGATION DEVICE - An optical navigation device includes an optical transmission element, operable in use to transmit light from an illumination source to a sensor via a mousing surface, and a housing unit. The optical transmission element may have an alignment shaft. Ideally the optical transmission element and housing unit are assembled to a substrate by snap-fit. The alignment shaft ensures that the optics are properly aligned to the substrate and the light source and sensor thereon. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302160 | OPTICAL NAVIGATION DEVICE - An optical navigation device for a computer application includes a radiation source capable of producing a beam of radiation, a sensor for receiving an image, and an optical element for identifying movement of the feature to thereby enable a computer action to be carried out. The optical element is formed from a single piece and includes at least one frustrated total internal reflection (F-TIR) surface capable of affecting frustrated total internal reflection of the beam of radiation in the presence of the feature to thereby generate the image. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302161 | Keys Deactivation System and Method - Personal computer (PC) and online gaming are gaining popularity around the world. Typically players use human interface devices (HIDs) such as keyboards and mice for playing PC games. Many of the modern PC games use a control scheme commonly known as the “WASD/Mouse” which is a combination of the “WASD” keyboard keys and the mouse as means for interacting with the PC games. Additionally, for expansion on existing game control functions, modifier keys are used in conjunction with other keyboard keys to serve as shortcut keys for activating such game control functions. However, due to close positioning of the “WINDOWS” key with the modifier keys on the keyboards, the “WINDOWS” menu might be activated accidentally during normal PC game play especially when players frequently access the shortcut keys. An embodiment of the invention describes a system and method for deactivating keys selectable on human interface devices. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302162 | KEYBOARD INPUT DEVICE CAPABLE OF KEY COLOR ADJUSTING AND KEY COLOR ADJUSTING METHOD USING THEREOF - An object of the present invention is to provide a keyboard input device and a method of selecting a color of a key that can use existing key color setting without installing a drive program even when a connected unit such as a computer, an IPTV, or a set-top box is replaced. In order to achieve the object, a keyboard input device according to the present invention includes a plurality of keys that is made of a transparent material and connected to a computer, an IPTV and the like. The keyboard input device includes light-emitting elements that are provided below the plurality of keys and each include a plurality of LEDs for illuminating upper surfaces of the keys, a microcomputer that controls the colors of the light-emitting elements by controlling the plurality of LEDs, and a color adjusting unit that is connected to the mi- crocomputer and adjusts the colors of the keys by adjusting the colors of the plurality of LEDs. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302163 | DATA ENTRY SYSTEM - A computerized device comprising a first input interface adapted to identify a plurality of different first user input signals; a second input interface adapted to identify a plurality of second user input signals, and a processor configured to ambiguously correspond to each of at least one of the first input signals with the first plurality of symbols, and to ambiguously correspond actuation of each of at least one of the second input signals with a second plurality of symbols. The processor associates each of the second plurality of symbols with one of the first input signals in a manner that the second plurality of symbols corresponds to a plurality of first input signals. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302164 | Method and Device For Character Input - A device which has a display, a memory, a processor and a first input and a second input. The device is configured to receive input through said first corresponding to a base character component and to receive input through said second corresponding to a supplemental character component. The supplemental character component and the base character component are thereby combined to form a character input. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302165 | ENABLING DATA ENTRY BASED ON DIFFERENTIATED INPUT OBJECTS - Methods and apparatus for facilitating virtual input in devices that differentiates input objects are provided. Various methods for automatically configuring component settings and features of such devices are described. Changes in the component settings of the device and the corresponding operational characteristics of the device that triggered said changes may be grouped into profiles and selected by users. The component settings may include useful assisting features such as additional lighting provide by a LED and illuminated visual guides of the virtual input interface projected by a laser or LED. The characteristics of such assisting features may be modified dynamically in response to changes in the state of a reference object. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302166 | Keypad with Integrated Alphanumeric Display - A mobile communication device includes a keypad having an integrated display for displaying alphanumeric information. The mobile communication device includes a housing. A keypad including a plurality of keys is disposed on a front surface of said housing. A plurality of light elements are arranged to emit light through spaces bordering the keys of the keypad. The light elements collectively form a segmented display for displaying alphanumeric characters. A controller operatively connected to the light elements controls the light elements to display alphanumeric information. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302167 | TERMINAL DEVICE - A terminal device includes a first housing, a key attached to a cut portion in a corner of the first housing, a key support portion configured to support the key, the key support portion including a shaft portion having a rotation axis on a side of a side face of the corner and attached to a bearing portion provided in the first housing and a peripheral edge portion caught by a peripheral edge of the cut portion, a transmitting portion configured to transmit a predetermined pressing force to a switch provided on the substrate via the key support portion when the predetermined pressing force is applied to the key in a rotation direction determined by the rotation axis, and a second housing combined with the first housing to which the key and the key support portion are attached so as to store the transmitting portion, the substrate, and the switch. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302168 | Overlay keyboard for touch screen devices - Keyboard systems and methods are provided herein. In one embodiment, an overlay keyboard for touch screen devices includes a physical keyboard that can be mounted onto a touch screen device (e.g., a corded touch screen device or a touch screen mobile device) that provides a virtual keyboard (e.g., a software displayed touch screen), in which the physical keyboard can be overlaid onto the virtual keyboard of the touch screen device. When no key of the physical keyboard is pressed down, the physical keyboard does not trigger the touch screen of the touch screen device. When a key of the physical keyboard is pressed down, the physical keyboard touches the touch screen on a corresponding key of the virtual keyboard on the touch screen device, thereby causing the touch screen to detect that the corresponding key of the virtual keyboard has been pressed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302169 | KEYBOARD WITH INCREASED CONTROL OF BACKLIT KEYS - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed that provide increased control of backlit keys for a keyboard. Some embodiments may include controllers within the keyboard that are capable of dynamically programming illumination of the keyboard based upon interaction, where each key of the keyboard may be individually programmed in a dynamic manner. For example, a spell checking function may be executing on a computer system, and as the user types various words, the keyboard may dynamically program the illumination of keyboard controllers such that the next letter of the word being typed is illuminated by the keyboard. Also, different keyboard illumination schemes may be generated based upon mouse movements by the user and/or based upon which application is currently executing. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302170 | METHOD FOR OPERATING INPUT MODE OF MOBILE TERMINAL COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INPUT MEANS - A method of operating an input mode of a mobile terminal having a first input means and a second input means is provided. The method includes: displaying an input screen which is set as a first input mode; determining whether the second input means is in an activated state; and displaying a changed input screen which is set as a second input mode when the second input means is determined to be in an activated state. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302171 | INFORMATION OUTPUTTING DEVICE - Recognition of a player's touch on a surface of a medium is made possible, as well as recognition of the medium such as a card by a dot pattern printed on a back surface of the medium placed on a stage. Input instructions according to each feature of a game or information processing device are made possible just by preparing a card on which a region for a touch operation is printed, by making possible recognition of a player's touch on a surface of a medium, as well as recognition of the medium such as a card by a dot pattern printed on a back surface of the medium placed on a stage, calculating where on a card placed on the stage is touched, and causing to perform a process according to a feature of the card. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302172 | TOUCH PULL-IN GESTURE - Embodiments of a touch pull-in gesture are described. In various embodiments, a touch input is detected that starts at an edge of a touch-screen and progresses as an expanding contact region from the edge of the touch-screen toward approximately a center region of the touch-screen while the touch input remains in contact with the touch-screen. The expanding contact region is determined as a touch pull-in gesture to initiate a display of a user interface component. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302173 | MULTI-LAYER DISPLAY - A display system suitable for controlling operations of a multifunction device, such as a printer, and a method which makes use of the display system are disclosed. The display system includes a front panel configured for selectively displaying a local user interface and being touch sensitive for controlling an associated device based on touch selectable graphic objects displayed on the local user interface. A rear panel is configured for selectively displaying the local user interface, which is viewable through the front panel. A switching component is configured for switching the display of the local user interface between the front panel and the rear panel. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302174 | ATTACHABLE DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM - A digital picture frame includes a display on which images are displayed; a detachable and re-attachable apparatus that includes: (i) a mounting base; (ii) a transparent overlay mounted in the mounting base; wherein the overlay spans the display and includes a first side that receives pressure from a user for indicating a mode preference and a second side opposite the first side; (iii) a plurality of activation mechanisms each of which activates a mode preference and are adjacent the second side of the transparent overlay; wherein a particular activation mechanism is activated when user pressure is received within a predetermined spatial relationship to the particular activation mechanism; and (iv) an attachment mechanism that permits the apparatus to be attached and detached from the display. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302175 | USER INTERFACE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE TOUCHSCREEN - Embodiments of the invention include a system for entering end user information into an electronic device. The system includes a display unit with a touchscreen having a plurality of locations. The touchscreen is configured to detect the presence of an end user object proximal to one of the touchscreen locations and to detect when an end user object makes contact with one of the touchscreen locations. The system also includes a controller configured to generate an audible sound indicative of the touchscreen location to which an end user object is proximal in response to the display unit detecting the presence of the end user object proximal to the touchscreen location. The controller also is configured to generate contact location information indicative of the touchscreen location with which an end user object makes contact in response to the display unit detecting the contact of the end user object on the touchscreen location. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302176 | ZOOM-IN FUNCTIONALITY - A user interface includes a controller which is configured to display image data, receive input indicating a touch area corresponding to at least a portion of the image data, perform a zoom-in action on the at least portion of the image data and to display at least a portion of the zoomed-in portion in addition to the remainder of the image data in response thereto. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302177 | Method and apparatus for providing user interface based on contact position and intensity of contact force on touch screen - A method and apparatus are disclosed providing a user interface using a touch input unit comprising a touch screen configured to detect a contact position and a contact force. The method comprises a step of the touch input unit receiving a touch input signal generated by a touch of a user's pointing object, a step of executing a step of a position processing unit identifying a contact position, corresponding to the received touch input signal, and a step of an intensity processing unit analyzing an intensity pattern of contact force, corresponding to the received touch input signal, simultaneously or sequentially, a step of a control unit determining an event corresponding to the touch input signal based on the identified contact position and the analyzed intensity pattern of contact force, and a step of an output unit outputting the determined event to a display screen. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302178 | TOUCH PANEL DISPLAY - A touch panel display including a first substrate, a second substrate, a display medium and a touch device is provided. The first substrate has a display area and a peripheral area. The first substrate has a pixel array in the display area and at least one integrated driving circuit in the peripheral area. The integrated driving circuit is electrically connected to the pixel array. The second substrate is disposed above the first substrate to cover the integrated driving circuit and the pixel array. The display medium is disposed on the pixel array and located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The touch device is disposed on the second substrate, and has a sensor element and a wiring element connected to the sensor element. The sensor element is located above the pixel array and the wiring element is located above at least a portion of the integrated driving circuit. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302179 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION - A mobile terminal and method for displaying information in the mobile terminal may be provided that includes first and second touch screens, and a controller to display both an item list including a plurality of information items and first information related to a first information item selected from the item list on the first touch screen. The controller may display one of the item list and the first information on the second touch screen when the second touch screen is activated based on manipulation of the mobile terminal. The controller may display second information associated with a second information item on the touch screen on which the first information is already displayed as the second information item is selected from the item list in a state that the first information item is selected. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302180 | TOUCH APPARATUS AND TOUCH SENSING METHOD - A touch apparatus including a touch panel and a touch sensing circuit is provided. The touch panel includes a first transparent substrate, a plurality of first conductive patterns, a second transparent substrate, a plurality of second conductive patterns and a plurality of spacers. The touch sensing circuit includes a first demultiplexer, a second demultiplexer, a first multiplexer, a second multiplexer, a third multiplexer, a fourth multiplexer, a fifth multiplexer, a sixth multiplexer and an analog/digital converter (ADC). The fifth multiplexer and the sixth multiplexer are used for modulating a signal receiving range of the ADC and thus the touch sensing circuit is easily judge a correctness of a sensing signal. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302181 | TACTILE SENSOR MODULE HAVING UWB WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FUNCTION AND UWB COMMUNICATION METHOD USING THE TACTILE SENSOR MODULE - Disclosed herein are a tactile sensor module including a sensing unit connected to an external electronic device through a UWB communication network and a UWB communication method using the tactile sensor module. The tactile sensor module includes the sensing unit which has a plurality of sensor cells and outputs an output signal corresponding tactile information on a force applied thereto by a user using a pointing object, and a UWB based module which wirelessly connects the sensing unit to the external electronic device to construct a UWB communication network, receives external data in the form of a UWB wireless communication signal from the external electronic device, converts the output signal into data that can be recognized by the external electronic device and transmits the converted data to the external electronic device as a UWB wireless communication signal. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302182 | TOUCH PANEL WITH REDUCED CHARGE TIME - A touch panel includes a sensing region, a storage unit, a precision rectifier circuit and a comparing circuit. There exists an equivalent capacitance at a predetermined location in the sensing region. At the predetermined location, the sensing region can provide a first signal before a touch action occurs and a second signal after the touch action occurs. The precision rectifier circuit can control the signal transmission path between the predetermined location and the storage unit. After being charged by the first and second signals, the storage unit can respectively provide corresponding third and fourth signals. The comparing circuit can thus determine whether the touch action occurs at the predetermined location according to the third and fourth signals. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302183 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TOUCH ELECTRODE IS TOUCHED BY HUMAN BODY, AND TOUCH SENSOR USING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A touch sensor IC includes a switch for connecting, to an external terminal with its voltage to be sensed, a selected one of a plurality of external terminals to which a plurality of touch electrodes is connected. Only one set of two capacitors and a resistor element may therefore be provided for a plurality of touch electrodes. Thus, the number of required components is smaller as compared with a conventional sensor requiring two capacitors and a resistor element for each touch electrode. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302184 | Touch-sensitive device - A user/machine interface comprising a panel having a surface, the panel being capable of supporting bending waves, a touch-sensitive input device associated with the surface, and means including a force transducer for providing force feedback to the input device. The force is in the form of pulses to the panel, the pulses being in the form of a modulated signal shaped as a damped sinusoid whereby a button click sensation is provided to the user's finger tip. The modulated signal may be produced by a narrow-band sine wave having a carrier frequency in the range 150 to 750 Hz and being of a duration of at least 10 ms. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302185 | Touch Sensing - A touch-screen device includes a radiation source, a pliable waveguide configured to receive radiation emitted by the radiation source and to cause some of the received radiation to undergo total internal reflection within the pliable waveguide, a frustrating layer disposed relative to the pliable waveguide so as to enable the frustrating layer to contact the pliable waveguide when the pliable waveguide is physically deformed, the frustrating layer being configured to cause frustration of the total internal reflection of the received radiation within the pliable waveguide at a contact point between the frustrating layer and the pliable waveguide when the pliable waveguide is physically deformed to contact the frustrating layer such that some of the received radiation undergoing total internal reflection within the pliable waveguide escapes from the pliable waveguide at the contact point, and an imaging sensor configured to detect some of the radiation that escapes from the optical waveguide. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302186 | INPUT ASSISTING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An input assisting apparatus that is detachable from an electronic apparatus including a touch sensor panel including a plurality of first input areas assigned with input information includes: a main body having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface facing the touch sensor panel when the input assisting apparatus is attached to the electronic apparatus, the second surface being on an opposite side of the first surface; one or more elastically-deformable bulge portions that respectively correspond to one or more first input areas of the plurality of first input areas of the touch sensor panel and are provided to bulge from the second surface of the main body; and opening portions that are provided to the one or more bulge portions and expose at least a part of the one or more first input areas corresponding to the one or more bulge portions. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302187 | APPARATUS HAVING A WORKING SURFACE ACTING AS BOTH A HANDWRITING SURFACE AND AN INPUT SURFACE OR COMMAND MODULE - In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a computer interface providing a writing surface. The computer interface includes a planer surface comprising an input unit, a display surface comprising a display unit, and a mode button configured to switch the planer surface between an active mode in which data may entered by the input unit and a deactivated mode in which the planer surface is a writing surface. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302188 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR VIEWING DESKTOP THEREOF, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An electronic device, a method for viewing a desktop thereof, and a computer-readable medium are provided. One of n continuous areas of the desktop and a navigation bar are displayed in a touch screen of the electronic device. The navigation bar includes an indicator and n indexes, wherein the n indexes are respectively corresponding to the n areas, and the indicator points to the index corresponding to the area currently displayed in the touch screen. When a sliding operation applied to the indicator is detected on the navigation bar, the desktop and the indicator are moved according to the sliding operation. When the sliding operation terminates, an index closest to the indicator is selected from the n indexes as a target index. Finally, the indicator is controlled to point to the target index, and a target area corresponding to the target index is displayed in the touch screen. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302189 | PEN STROKE TRACK UPDATING METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF FOR HANDHELD TOUCH DEVICE - A pen stroke track updating method and system thereof for handheld touch device are provided. In the method, the user firstly touches the touch module to form a pen stroke track using his finger, whereupon a control unit matches the pen stroke track with a plurality of track paths prestored in a storage module, determines whether or not the pen stroke track matches track removal rules, or determines whether or not the pen stroke track has been overlapped, and then a partial track, or the entire pen stroke track is removed according to the result of matching or analysis. Afterward, when the finger has left the touch module, the recorded pen stroke track is designated as a stopped track, which is used as a matching condition to obtain the required track path. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302190 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TOUCHPAD REMOTE CONTROLLER - A multi-functional touchpad remote controller has multiple functional modes to select therefrom and has a touchpad to support touch input. Different patterns may be shown on the touchpad for different functional modes. For the current operation mode, the specific pattern shown on the touchpad allows simple and intuitive to use the multi-functional touchpad remote controller. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302191 | Touch Detection Apparatus - A touch detection apparatus is disclosed, which comprises: a frame which defines a planar touch detection region; at least one surface light-emitting body which is disposed on the frame; at least one light source which is placed at the end of the surface light-emitting body; at least one detector which is disposed on the frame and used to detect information of a touch object in the touch detection region; and a processing circuit which is connected to the detector and used to receive information detected by the at least one detector and calculate position information of the touch object based on the received information. In the touch detection apparatus of the present invention, the light source and the surface light-emitting body are disposed on the edges of the frame, thus a good light source can be provided to the touch detection apparatus, and the cost of the entire touch detection apparatus can be reduced due to the low cost of the surface light-emitting body. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302192 | KEYPAD APPARATUS, MOBILE DEVICE HAVING THE SAME AND KEYPAD CONTROL METHOD - Disclosed herein are a keypad device, a mobile device having the keypad device, and a method of controlling the keypad device. The keypad device includes a touch panel, a Transparent Organic Light-Emitting Diode (TOLED) panel placed under the touch panel, a control unit electrically connected to the touch panel and the TOLED panel, and configured to detect an electric signal related to a touch point of the touch panel and cause a pixel of the TOLED panel corresponding to the touch point to emit light, and a reflective sheet placed under the TOLED panel, patterned with keypad information, and configured to reflect keypad information corresponding to the light emitting pixel of the TOLED panel, thereby displaying this keypad information. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302193 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, MOBILE DEVICE HAVING THE SAME AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - Disclosed is a display device which obviates the need for a space to mount an additional sub display, so that a product is made slim and compact. The display device includes an LCD panel or e-paper for displaying main information, a TOLED panel formed on the LCD panel or e-paper and displaying sub information, a touch panel formed on the TOLED panel, and a controller electrically connected to the LCD panel or e-paper, the TOLED panel and the touch panel, in which the controller applies driving voltage to the LCD panel or e-paper so that main information is displayed through the LCD panel or e-paper when an electrical signal of the touch panel is sensed, and applies driving voltage to the TOLED panel so that sub information is displayed through the TOLED panel when the LCD panel or e-paper is off. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302194 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a display device. A first display panel displays first information. A second display panel is selectively placed in a superimposed position, in which the second display panel is superimposed on the first display panel, and in a non-superimposed position, in which the second display panel is not superimposed on the first display panel, and displays second information. A first touch panel is disposed on the first display panel. One or more second touch panels are disposed on the second display panel or disposed on the both side surfaces of the second display panel in pairs. A control unit applies driving voltage to at least one of the first and second display panels based on a signal detected from at least one of the first and second touch panels depending on any one of the superimposed position and the non-superimposed position of the first and second display panels. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302195 | TOUCH-SENSING DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch-sensing display device includes a display, a lens, and a touch-sensing element. The lens is positioned above the display, where a surface of the lens is divided into a periphery region and a central region, the central region is planar, and the periphery region is non-planar. The touch-sensing element is disposed between the lens and the display. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302196 | Touch Sensing - A touch-screen device includes an imaging waveguide, in which the imaging waveguide has a radiation receiving surface and an imaging surface different than the radiation receiving surface. The imaging waveguide is configured to receive, at the radiation receiving surface, radiation emitted by a contact receiving structure, and transmit the received radiation from a position on the radiation receiving surface to a position and/or angle of incidence on the imaging surface as a function of the position on the radiation receiving surface at which the transmitted radiation was received. An imaging sensor coupled to the imaging surface of the imaging optical waveguide is configured to detect radiation incident upon the imaging surface of the imaging optical waveguide. A processing device coupled to the imaging sensor is configured to determine contact points on the exposed contact surface of a contact receiving structure based on radiation detected by the imaging sensor. | 2010-12-02 |
20100302197 | ANALYZER ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT WITH ENERGIZATION AXIS/DETECTION AXIS ALTERNATION FOR PASSIVE-MATRIX MULTICONTRACT TACTILE SENSOR - An electronic analysis circuit of a multicontact passive-matrix tactile sensor including an electrical supply mechanism powering one of two axes of the matrix, and a mechanism detecting electrical characteristics along the other axis of the matrix, at intersections between the two axes. The supply axis and the detection axis are alternated. A multicontact passive-matrix tactile sensor includes an electrical supply mechanism powering one of the two axes of the matrix, a mechanism detecting electrical characteristics along the other axis of the matrix, at the intersections between the two axes, and such an electronic circuit. | 2010-12-02 |