51st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150362969 | DEVICE USAGE MESSAGE GENERATOR - Technologies are generally described for systems, devices and methods effective to generate a message that may be sent to a social network. Power information from an electronic device may be detected by a power detector and received by a processor. For example, a power consumption profile of an appliance may be detected. The processor may classify the power information to produce descriptive data. For example, the processor may determine that an oven has been turned on for a period of time. The processor may generate the message by applying one or more rules to the descriptive data. For example, the processor may generate a message relating to consumption of dinner based on the determination that the oven has been turned on. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362970 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH MULTI-VOLTAGE INPUT/OUTPUT (I/O) CELLS - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a first I/O cell, a logic cell, a trigger signal generation circuit, and a second I/O cell having a voltage selection pin. I/O interfaces of the first I/O cell receive first and second supply voltages, respectively, and I/O interfaces of the second I/O cell receive third and fourth supply voltages, respectively. The first I/O cell generates a first trigger signal when the first supply voltage reaches a first predetermined voltage. The logic cell receives the first trigger signal and generates a safe-state signal. The trigger signal generation circuit generates a second trigger signal when the third supply voltage reaches a second predetermined voltage. The voltage selection pin receives the safe-state signal and the second trigger signal and sets the second I/O cell in a safe-state mode, which protects the second I/O cell from over voltage damage. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362971 | BUDGETING FOR POWER CONSUMPTION IN A CHASSIS ENVIRONMENT THAT INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY ELEMENTS - Methods, apparatuses, and products for budgeting for power consumption in a chassis environment that includes a plurality of integrated technology elements (‘ITEs’), each ITE having power utilization information indicating an average power consumption of the ITE, including: determining, by a chassis management module, a total power requirement value based on a sum of the average power consumption for each ITE; increasing, by the chassis management module, the total power requirement value in dependence upon a predetermined power utilization delta; identifying, by the chassis management module, one or more power supplies to provide power to the ITEs in the chassis environment in dependence upon power delivery capabilities of the one or more power supplies and the total power requirement value; and powering on the identified one or more power supplies by the chassis management module. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362972 | POWER CHARACTERISTICS IN A SYSTEM OF DISPARATE STORAGE DRIVES - A mass data storage system includes a plurality of communicatively coupled storage drives powered by one or more power supplies. A power map defines the relationships between the storage drives and the power supplies and power rules/policies define the maximum permissible power load on each power supply at any point in time. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362973 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING OUTPUT POWER OF POWER SUPPLY THEREOF - An electronic device and a method for recognizing output power of a power supply thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a host and a power supply. The power supply is coupled to the host, receives an input power and converts the input power to a supplied power. The power supply transmits the supplied power to the host, and loads a notification signal to the supplied power in at least a time period. The acknowledge signal is a periodic clock signal, and corresponds to the output power of the power supply. The power supply loads the acknowledge signal to the supplied power in one or more time periods, and transmits the acknowledge signal to the corresponding host. The host can get the output power of the power supply via the acknowledge signal, which can improve efficiency and security of the supplied power. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362974 | Input-Output Device Management Using Dynamic Clock Frequency - In an example, a method includes determining, at a host device, a power state of a digital input/output device, and transmitting a clock signal having a first frequency from the host device to the input/output device responsive to a determination that the input/output device is in a lower power state. The method also includes determining, at the host device, that the input/output device has transitioned into a higher power state, and transmitting a clock signal having a second frequency from the host device to the input/output device responsive to a determination that the input/output device has transitioned into the higher power state. The first frequency is lower than the second frequency. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362975 | SELECTIVE RETRANSMISSION IN NEAR THRESHOLD NETWORK ON CHIP - A method is provided for each router to individually manage retransmissions at run time in a single chip computer die or a single computer that includes cores or compute nodes and routers that interconnect the cores or the compute nodes. Each router compares static energy saving and dynamic energy increase from turning off a retransmission buffer of the router in a monitoring phase. When the static energy saving is greater than the dynamic energy increase, the router turns off the retransmission buffer in a subsequent monitoring phase. When the static energy saving is less than the dynamic energy increase, the router turns on the retransmission buffer in the subsequent monitoring phase. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362976 | CONTEXT BASED POWER SAVING - One aspect provides a method, including: displaying, on a display device, display data; implementing, using a processor, a first power setting for the display device; accessing, using a processor, context data associated with the display data during use of the first power setting; mapping, using a processor, the context data to a predetermined display context, the predetermined display context being associated with a display setting; and switching, using the processor, the first power setting to the display setting of the display context. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362977 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an electronic device is wearable by a user. The electronic device includes a first sensor, a second sensor, processing circuitry, and a power supply circuitry. The first sensor includes to measure a first physiological information of the user. The first physiological information is used to determine a wearing state of the electronic device. The second sensor includes to measure a second physiological information of the user. The processing circuitry includes to perform authentication of a user by using the second physiological information. The power supply circuitry includes to start, when a wearing state of the electronic device changes from an unworn state to a worn state, supplying power to the second sensor, and to stop, when the authentication of the user is completed, at least a portion of supplying power to the second sensor. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362978 | HIERARCHICAL CLOCK CONTROL USING HYSTERISIS AND THRESHOLD MANAGEMENT - In some embodiments, a system may include a sub-hierarchy clock control. In some embodiments, the system may include a master unit. The master unit may include an interface unit electrically coupled to a slave unit. The interface unit may monitor, during use, usage requests of the slave unit by the master unit. In some embodiments, the interface unit may turn off clocks to the slave unit during periods of nonuse. In some embodiments, the interface unit may determine if a predetermined period of time elapses before turning on clocks to the slave unit such that turning off the slave unit resulted in the system achieving greater efficiency. In some embodiments, the interface unit may maintain, during use, power to the slave unit during periods of nonuse. The interface unit may maintain power to the slave unit during periods of nonuse such that data stored in the slave unit is preserved. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362979 | Touch Screen Terminal and Working Method Thereof - A touch screen terminal and a working method thereof are provided. The touch screen terminal includes a touch screen, a touch control component, and a display control component. The touch screen includes a touch component and a display component. The touch component is configured to generate a corresponding touch signal according to touch operation of a user. The touch control component is configured to detect whether the touch component generates a touch signal when the touch screen terminal is in a locked mode; when the touch signal is detected, judge whether the touch signal meets a first preset condition; and when the touch signal meets the first preset condition, start the display control component. The display control component is configured to control the display component to display a corresponding interface after the display control component is started. The touch screen terminal of the disclosure can improve the user experience and reduce the power consumption of the terminal. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362980 | Always-On Processor as a Coprocessor - A system on a chip (SOC) may include a component that remains powered when the remainder of the SOC is powered off. The component may be configured to power up other components of the SOC while keeping the central processing unit (CPU) processors powered down, in order to perform a task assigned to such other component(s). The always-on component may further include a processor, in some embodiments, which may interact with the other components to perform the task. In an embodiment, the processor within the always-on component may execute operating system (OS) software to interact with the other components while the CPU processors are powered down. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362981 | GROUPING POWER SOURCES AND POWER LOADS TO GROUPS THAT SHARE SIMILAR PROPERTIES - A method of managing a system having a multitude of power sources and power loads, configured for execution in a computing device, the computing device being assigned to the system; and system having a multitude of power sources and power loads, wherein such a managing method is applied to the system. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362982 | SERVER SYSTEM AND CLUSTER SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A server system and cluster system using the same. The server system includes power supply module for providing first operation power, an energy-storing module for providing a stored power, power management module coupled to power supply module and energy-storing module for receiving first operation power and providing a second operation power, or for receiving the stored power and providing a third operation power, at least one motherboard having internal memory module for receiving second operation power or third operation power, and an external memory module coupled to the at least one motherboard. The present invention retains the data in the memory and the operating messages while a power failure occurs suddenly in the server so that server system is capable of restoring the data and the operating messages before the power failure to simplify the system and reduce the cost. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362983 | SELECTIVE STORAGE RESOURCE POWERING FOR DATA TRANSFER MANAGEMENT - A mass data storage system includes a plurality of communicatively coupled storage resources arranged within a power grid. Responsive to receipt of a data transfer request, a compute node of the mass data storage system selectively powers from an off state one or more of the storage resources to receive incoming data or act as a data source for a read operation. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362984 | POWER-SAVING MODE FOR USB POWER DELIVERY SOURCING DEVICE - Methods of reducing power consumption in a USB power-delivery source device. In one such method, one or more source capabilities messages are sent by the USB power-delivery source device. If, after sending a source capabilities message, a response to said source capabilities message is not received within a predetermined time period, the device sends another source capabilities message. If, after sending a predetermined number of source capabilities messages, no response is received, the device waits an extended period of time before sending another source capabilities message. Receiving functionality of the USB power-delivery source device is turned off during some or all of said extended period of time. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362985 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING DEVICE CONTROL, DEVICE PROTECTION, AND POWER SAVINGS - Systems, methods, and apparatus to facilitate wireless device monitoring and control are provided. A first device controller may be adapted to be disposed within a power connector, in series with conductors of the power connector. The power connector may be adapted to provide power from a power source to a device. The first device controller may include two terminals to electrically couple the first device controller with the conductors of the power connector. The first device controller may further include a power component to power the first device controller. The first device controller may be configured to monitor one or more conditions of the device, control one or more functions of the device, and wirelessly communicate with a system controller that is remote from the power connector and the device. The power connector may correspond to a power plug and/or a terminal block. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362986 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION BASED ON FACE RECOGNITION - A method for biometric authentication based on face recognition, the method includes changing a first processor to an active state to try a detection of face area of a subject for a preset time period with respect to image information of the subject that is successively acquired; changing the second processor to an idle state when the face area is not detected for the preset time period and allowing a second processor in an active state to try a detection of face area; and returning the first processor to the active state and resuming biometric authentication using the detected face area when if the face area is detected by the second processor. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362987 | POWER MODE MANAGEMENT OF PROCESSOR CONTEXT - A system having multiple power mode types, for example, includes a power manager that is responsive to a selection of a suspend power mode type for maintaining processor context information in volatile memory while the processor is in the selected suspend mode. A status register is arranged to retain the status of the context information in the volatile memory while the processor is in the selected suspend power mode. The power manager is arranged to selectively apply power to various voltage domains in response to the type of power mode selected. The processor is optionally arranged to signal the power manager of transitions to the selected suspend mode and of transitions to an active mode using a power enable signal. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362988 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER INDICATION RECOGNITION - Various methods and apparatuses are provided to determine an occurrence of a first user indication and determine a plurality of Points of Interest (POI) corresponding to the first user indication, and to determine an occurrence of a second user indication and responsively determine a narrowed POI from the plurality of POIs. An action corresponding to the narrowed POI and the first and/or second user indication is determined and effected. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362989 | DYNAMIC TEMPLATE SELECTION FOR OBJECT DETECTION AND TRACKING - Object tracking, such as may involve face tracking, can utilize different detection templates that can be trained using different data. A computing device can determine state information, such as the orientation of the device, an active illumination, or an active camera to select an appropriate template for detecting an object, such as a face, in a captured image. Information about the object, such as the age range or gender of a person, can also be used, if available, to select an appropriate template. In some embodiments instances of templates can be used to process various orientations, while in other embodiments specific orientations, such as upside down orientations, may not be processed for reasons such as rate of inaccuracies or infrequency of use for the corresponding additional resource overhead. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362990 | DISPLAYING A USER INPUT MODALITY - An aspect provides a method, including: receiving, from a sensor, gaze tracking data associated with a user's eye; determining, using a processor, a location, on an information handling device, associated with the user's gaze based upon the gaze tracking data; identifying, using a processor, content associated with the location determined; and displaying, using a display, a user gaze based input modality based upon the content identified. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362991 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR NON-FOVEAL VISION - A device may be configured to provide a graphical user interface that is specifically designed for use in a person's non-foveal vision. Via a graphical user interface for non-foveal vision, a user may interact with the device without focusing his or her foveal vision on a touchscreen of the device. Thus, the user may operate the device and its applications entirely and exclusively without using his or her foveal vision. For example, the user may operate the device exclusively using his or her peripheral vision or using no vision whatsoever. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362992 | CUSTOMIZED SEE-THROUGH, ELECTRONIC DISPLAY DEVICE - An augmented reality device includes a frame assembly including a nose piece and a pair of temple pads configured to accommodate a plurality of fit points of a user. A set of mountings on the frame assembly is configured to mount to the frame assembly any of a plurality of different see-through display modules having different exit pupil distances. A see-through display module is coupled to the frame assembly via the set of mountings. The see-through display module is selected from among the plurality of different see-through display modules to match an exit pupil distance of the see-through display module to an inter-pupillary distance of the user. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362993 | Systems and Methods for Foley-Style Haptic Content Creation - One illustrative system disclosed herein includes an audio input device configured to detect an audio input and transmit an audio signal associated with the audio input. The illustrative system also includes a haptic trigger device which includes a sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to transmit a sensor signal associated with an event. Further, the illustrative system includes a processor in communication with the audio input device and the haptic trigger device, the processor configured to: receive the audio signal; receive the sensor signal substantially simultaneously to receiving the audio signal; record the audio signal to an audio track; and insert a haptic effect marker into a haptic track based in part on the sensor signal, wherein the haptic track and the audio track are associated with a video. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362994 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH MOTION CONTROLLING HAPTICS - A haptically enabled device includes a haptic output device used to control motion. The haptically enabled device determines a desired motion, and then generates a haptic effect on the haptic output device to cause the desired motion. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362995 | TACTILE FORCE PRESENTATION DEVICE, INFORMATION TERMINAL, TACTILE FORCE PRESENTATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided are a tactile force presentation device, an information terminal, a tactile force presentation method, and a program that make it possible to present three-dimensional tactile force across a wide range while achieving a reduction in device size. The information terminal is provided with: a display device; a position detection unit that detects the position of a part of a user that is to be presented with tactile force; an information processing unit that alters content in accordance with a detected position and calculates the amount of tactile force to be presented on the basis of the altered content; and a tactile force presentation device. The tactile force presentation device is provided with: a transmission member that extends to the part of the user that is to be presented with tactile force and transmits tensile force; a drive unit that generates tensile force and provides the tensile force to the transmission member; and a control unit that causes tensile force to be generated as initial force in the drive unit in advance and increases or decreases the initial force when the calculated tactile force is presented so that the tactile force is provided to the user via the transmission member. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362996 | VIDEO-GAME-USE SIMULATED-EXPERIENCE REMOTE CONTROL BUTTON - It is a problem of the present invention to provide a technical method to achieve a video-game-use simulated-experience remote control button that allows simulated experience that allows experience and reaction of tactile sense corresponding to video game software. According to the present invention, the button portion of a video-game-use remote control is replaced with a tool and a mechanical device that allow creating tactile sense corresponding to the content of a video game, providing a reaction after a human operator the created tactile sense, operation using the power level of the human, so as to generate a load. The generated load is quantified and the quantified value is set as X, and X is converted into a button operation of the video-game-use remote control so as to achieve a video-game-use simulated-experience remote control button that allows simulated experience of tactile sense. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362997 | VEHICLE COMPUTING SYSTEM IN COMMUNICATION WITH A WEARABLE DEVICE - A vehicle computing system comprising at least one controller configured to communicate with a wearable device. The at least one controller may be configured to receive data defining a first gesture made using the wearable wireless device. The controller may be further configured to determine a first predefined command, for controlling a vehicle system, previously stored in association with the first gesture. The controller may be further configured to control the vehicle system in accordance with the first predefined command. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362998 | MOTION CONTROL FOR MANAGING CONTENT - Approaches are described for managing content via an electronic device. In particular, various embodiments enable single-handed approaches to adjusting content provided by a computing device. For example, the computing device (e.g., a mobile phone) or other portable computing device can detect a touch-based gesture input (e.g., a tap and hold) on a display screen to activate a content control mode (e.g., a zoom control mode, a panning control mode, a volume control mode). As the device is moved relative to user of the device or some other reference point, the device can cause a zooming, panning, or audio function to be executed. In this way, as the user holds the device and tilts, rotates, or otherwise changes the orientation of the device, or as the user's relative position or orientation changes with respect to the device, the content can appear to be zoomed-in or zoomed-out on, panned, or otherwise adjusted based at least in part on the function executed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150362999 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a mobile terminal of a watch type can be remotely controlled. The present invention includes a wireless communication unit configured to perform a wireless communication, a sensing unit configured to sense a gesture input, a display unit configured to output an information, and a controller, if a first type gesture is inputted, controlling at least one of a display of a detailed information of an unidentified event, a response to an event occurrence and an activation of a prescribed application to be performed in response to the inputted first type gesture. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363000 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A SYSTEM VIA A SENSOR - A saturation profile is defined in a processor as saturation across at least a substantial portion a sensor's field of view of a sensor. A saturation response is defined in the processor, including an executable instruction. The input is sensed with a sensor and communicated to the processor, and compared to the saturation profile. If the input satisfies the saturation profile, the saturation response is executed. Saturation may include maximum sensor values, minimum sensor values, invalid sensor values, error sensor values, a uniform sensor values, and/or other uninformative or “null data” input, as valid input for system commands, etc. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363001 | Techniques For Using Gesture Recognition To Effectuate Character Selection - This disclosure provides a pose- or gesture-based recognition system that processes images of the human hand, downconverts degrees of freedom of the human hand to lower-dimensional space, and then maps the downconverted space to a character set. In one embodiment, the system is implemented in a smart phone or as a computer-input device that uses a virtual keyboard. As the user moves his or her hand, the smart phone or computer provides simulated vocal feedback, permitting the user to adjust hand position or motion to arrive at any desired character; this is particularly useful for embodiments which use a phonetic character set. Software that performs character selection can be implemented in a manner that is language/region agnostic, with a contextual dictionary being used to interpret a phonetic character set according to a specific language or region. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363002 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE GESTURE-CONTROLLED SETTING OF SETTING VARIABLES ON AN X-RAY SOURCE - A device for the gesture-controlled setting of at least one setting variable on an X-ray source includes at least one recognition unit for anatomically recognizing a body part suitable for gesture control, at least one gesture detection unit for detecting at least one gesture of a body part recognized by the recognition unit, and at least one light source for displaying the at least one setting variable as feedback for a person making the gesture. The at least one setting variable was preset and/or set by using the at least one detected gesture. A method for the gesture-controlled setting of at least one setting variable on an X-ray source is also provided. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363003 | SCALABLE INPUT FROM TRACKED OBJECT - A computing device ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150363004 | IMPROVED TRACKING OF AN OBJECT FOR CONTROLLING A TOUCHLESS USER INTERFACE - A computing device ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150363005 | TECHNIQUES FOR USING HUMAN GESTURES TO CONTROL GESTURE UNAWARE PROGRAMS - A capture device can detect gestures made by a user. The gestures can be used to control a gesture unaware program. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363006 | Spring Configuration For Touch-Sensitive Input Device - Disclosed are systems and methods associated with a touch-sensitive input device including a plurality of keys, wherein each key of the plurality of keys includes at least one spring. Such a spring may include a substantially planar peak located at a central portion of the spring, a first substantially arcuate leg extending from the peak in a first direction, and a second substantially arcuate leg extending from the peak in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. In one embodiment, a resistive force provided by the at least one spring decreases after the peak travels a first distance from an initial position of the peak. In such an embodiment, the first distance is less than or equal to approximately ⅕ of a range of travel of the peak. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363007 | DATA INPUT SYSTEMS FOR HANDHELD DEVICES - Apparatuses, systems, methods and devices for input of data or text into portable electronic devices. Designs and methods are described to position multipositional text and data input elements on the backside and the frontside of the device or on the backside and the frontside of a protective case for the device. Multipositional text and data input elements are described that are positioned to provide for convenient and rapid backtyping, while not significantly increasing the overall thickness of the device and the case. Designs and methods are described to transfer data resulting from activation of input elements to portable electronic devices. Designs and methods of use of multipositional text and data input systems designed for portable electronic devices with a capacitive touch panel. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363008 | DISPLAYING A USER INPUT MODALITY - An aspect provides a method, including: receiving, from at least one detector, data input associated with a position of a user with respect to an information handling device; determining, using a processor, the position of the user with respect to the information handling device using the data input; and displaying, using a display, a user position based input modality based on the position that has been determined. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363009 | PROXIMITY OBJECT TRACKER - Object tracking technology, in which controlling an illumination source is controlled to illuminate while a camera is capturing an image to define an intersection region within the image captured by the camera. The image captured by the camera is analyzed to detect an object within the intersection region. User input is determined based on the object detected within the intersection region and an application is controlled based on the determined user input. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363010 | FINGER-DRIVEN COMPUTER MOUSE - The present invention relates to a finger-driven computer mouse. The finger-driven computer mouse includes a mouse housing and finger retention device adjacent thereto. The user inserts his or her finger tips in the finger retention device and can position the mouse across a flat surface by actions of the fingers except the thumb which is used to operate mouse buttons arranged on a side surface. The finger-driven mouse allows the wrist and hand muscles to be in a relaxed, natural posture. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363011 | PEN/STYLUS OFFSET MODIFICATION - An embodiment provides a method, including detecting, using a processor, pen input to a surface of an electronic device; accessing, using a processor, one or more other inputs associated in time with the pen input; and adjusting, using a processor, a location of a display output representing the pen input using both of the detected pen input and the one or more other inputs. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363012 | CONFIGURABLE ACTIVE STYLUS DEVICES - A stylus device is disclosed that is capable of changing its output so that it can communicate and function with a multitude of touch controllers of a computing device. In an aspect, the stylus device receives a message including the configuration information from the computing device. The configuration information may include an encoding scheme corresponding to a format for encoding data to be sent to the computing device and an operating frequency. The stylus configures itself in the encoding scheme, and communicates with the computing device using the encoding scheme. For example, the stylus device may encode data using the encoding scheme and send the data at the operating frequency. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363013 | Antenna for Computer Stylus - A computer stylus may have an elongated body with a metal tube that serves as an antenna ground for an antenna. An antenna resonating element for the antenna may be formed from metal traces that wrap around a longitudinal axis for the elongated body. The antenna may be an inverted-F antenna. A ground antenna feed terminal for the inverted-F antenna may be coupled to the metal tube with a sheet metal member, conductive fabric, and solder. A clip may run along a side of the elongated body at a location that does not overlap the metal traces of the antenna resonating element. The antenna may be fed at a location on an opposing side of the elongated body from the clip. Antenna signals from the inverted-F antenna may be reflected towards the tip by metal structures at the end of the elongated body opposing the tip. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363014 | IMPROVED POINTING DEVICE - A pointing device ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150363015 | Braille Display System - A Braille display system can include a plurality of Braille cells; and a touch sensitive surface for providing input to the system. The Braille display system can include a plurality of modular portions, with each portion including a plurality of Braille cells. A Braille display system can include a docking station to receive one or more modules with a plurality of Braille cells. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363016 | SENSOR-EQUIPPED DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes a display panel, a first driver, and a second driver. The display panel includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a detection electrode. The first driver delivers a common driving signal to the first electrode and the second electrode at a time of display driving, and selectively writes a write signal to one of the first electrode and the second electrode at a time of sensing driving. The second driver reads, from the detection electrode, a read signal indicative of a variation of a sensor signal occurring between the one of the first electrode and the second electrode, on one hand, and the detection electrode, on the other hand, at the time of the sensing driving. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363017 | DUAL DISPLAY ASSEMBLY - A dual display assembly, which comprises a base in contact with an underlying surface; a rod unit vertically extending from the base; and two separate touch screens laterally extending from, and attached to, the rod unit. Each of the two touch screens is pivotally displaceable independently with respect to the other screen and is able to be sufficiently locked in position after being displaced to a desired angular position to facilitate touch operations therewith. The the rod unit comprises first and second concentric rods that are rotatable about a vertical axis, and a one-way mechanism that is provided within an annular space between the first and second rods for retaining a touch screen in a locked position. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363018 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A detection result acquiring apparatus includes a first operation object detection unit, a comparison section, and a processing section. The first operation object detection unit is configured to detect a first number of operation objects. The comparison section is configured to compare the first number with a second number representing a number of operation objects a second operation object detection unit is can detect obtain a comparison result. The processing section is configured to perform processing based on the comparison result. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363019 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROXIMITY SENSING WITH FORCE IMAGING - Methods, systems and devices are described for operating an electronic system which includes a pliable component having an input surface, a first array of sensor electrodes, a second array of sensor electrodes, and a third array of sensor electrodes. The input device also includes a conductive substrate spaced apart from the pliable component and a compliant component disposed between the pliable component and the conductive substrate. In response to pressure applied by an input object to the input surface, the pliable component and the first, second, and third arrays of sensor electrodes locally deform and the compliant component locally compresses such that a spacing between the conductive substrate and at least one electrode from each of the first, second, and third arrays decreases. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363020 | TOUCH DISPLAY - A touch display includes a display module and a touch module. The touch module includes a first three-layer electrode structure and a transparent cover substrate, wherein the first three-layer electrode structure is disposed above a polarizer, and the transparent cover substrate is disposed above the first three-layer electrode structure. The first three-layer electrode structure includes a bottom index matching layer, a mesh electrode layer and a top index matching layer, wherein the mesh electrode layer is sandwiched between the bottom index matching layer and the top index matching layer. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363021 | TOUCH PANEL CONTROLLER, TOUCH PANEL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION DEVICE - The present invention provides a touch panel controller for controlling even a large touch panel with little EMI. The touch panel controller of the present invention includes a plurality of driving circuits (DC | 2015-12-17 |
20150363022 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN SENSOR AND CORRESPONDING METHOD OF FABRICATION - A capacitive touch screen sensor | 2015-12-17 |
20150363023 | SENSOR DEVICE, INPUT DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The sensor device includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, an electrode substrate, a first support, and a second support. The first conductive layer is formed to be deformable sheet-shaped. The second conductive layer is disposed to be opposed to the first conductive layer. The electrode substrate includes multiple first electrode wires and multiple second electrode wires and is disposed to be deformable between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the multiple second electrode wires being disposed to be opposed to the multiple first electrode wires and intersecting with the multiple first electrode wires. The first support includes multiple first structures, the multiple first structures connecting the first conductive layer and the electrode substrate. The second support includes multiple second structures, the multiple second structures connecting the second conductive layer and the electrode substrate. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363024 | INPUT DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION EQUIPMENT - An input device having a row electrode and a column electrode made by patterning a meshed metallic layer by forming a dividing section on a metallic line constituting the meshed metallic layer can suppress variability in areas of individual dividing sections formed on the metallic lines, whereby uneven shading due to the patterned, meshed conductive layer is suppressed from appearing on a touch operation surface. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363025 | Projected Capacitive Touch Sensor With Asymmetric Bridge Pattern - A capacitive touch sensitive device includes a matrix of pads patterned in a first electrically conductive material on a substrate. Horizontally adjacent pads within each even row of the matrix are electrically coupled to one another via channels to form a plurality of horizontally arranged electrodes. Insulators are positioned over respective channels. Conductive links are formed over respective insulators and are configured to electrically couple vertically adjacent pads between odd rows of the matrix to form a plurality of vertically arranged electrodes. The dimensions of the channels and the conductive links are configured such that an RC time-constant (RCtc) of each of the vertically arranged electrodes substantially matches an RCtc of each of the horizontally arranged electrodes. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363026 | CONTROL DEVICE, OPERATION MODE ALTERING METHOD THEREOF, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND BATTERY POWER WARNING METHOD THEREOF - A control device, operation mode altering method thereof, control method thereof and battery power warning method thereof is provided. The control device comprises a housing structure, a first touch sensing apparatus and a second touch sensing apparatus. The housing structure comprises a surface. The first touch sensing apparatus is disposed in the housing structure and provides a first touch sensing surface for sensing a moving status of a first touching object. The second touch sensing apparatus is disposed in the housing structure and provides a second touch sensing surface for sensing a moving status of a second touching object. The first touch sensing surface and the second touch sensing surface are disposed at different areas of the surface. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363027 | TOUCH SENSING DEVICE AND TOUCH CONTROL SYSTEM - A touch sensing device and a touch control system are provided. The touch sensing device includes a substrate, three conductive sensor pad units and a processing unit. The three conductive sensor pad units sense a touch operation and generate three corresponding sensing signals in response to the touch operation. The processing unit determines values of at least three variables according to the three sensing signals. The controlled device of the touch control system is controlled according to the values of the variables. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363028 | 5-WIRE RESISTIVE TOUCH SCREEN PRESSURE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A 5-wire touch screen system includes a touch screen ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150363029 | MODULE STRUCTURE OF TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - A module structure of touch display panel is provided. The module structure comprises a backlight module, a liquid crystal panel, a touch layer, a first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a protection layer. The liquid crystal panel is disposed above the backlight module; the touch layer is disposed on the liquid crystal panel. The first circuit board is disposed on the liquid crystal panel, and is further disposed with a first side of the liquid crystal panel and a first side of the touch layer. The second circuit board is disposed on the liquid crystal panel, and is further disposed with a second side of the liquid crystal panel and a second side of the touch layer. Additionally, the protection layer is disposed above the touch layer, the first circuit board, and the second circuit board. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363030 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A flexible display device including: a flexible display panel displaying an image; a touch sensing layer provided on the flexible display panel; and a window provided on the touch sensing layer and including a flat area and a bending area. The window includes a flexible film and a hard coating film provided on the flexible film, the thicknesses of the flexible film in the flat area and the bending area differ, and the thicknesses of the hard coating film in the flat area and the bending area also differ. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363031 | SINGLE ELECTRODE LAYER OF TOUCH PANEL - The present invention provides a single electrode layer of a touch panel, which comprises a plurality of electrodes. The electrodes comprise a plurality of holes arranged in a plurality of rows in a first direction and adjacent to one another. The holes are also arranged in a plurality of columns in a second direction and adjacent to one another. The columns of the holes are arranged in a zigzag pattern along the first direction. The rows of the holes are arranged in a zigzag pattern along the second direction. The electrodes are arranged in a zigzag pattern along the first direction corresponding to the holes and forming a first side and a second side opposing to the first side, which are zigzag shape. The first and second sides form a plurality of convex parts and a plurality of concave parts. The geometric shapes of the convex parts and the concave parts extend the zigzag shapes of the holes along the second direction. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363032 | INTEGRATED TOUCH SCREEN - Displays with touch sensing circuitry integrated into the display pixel stackup are provided. An integrated touch screen can include multi-function circuit elements that can operate as circuitry of the display system to generate an image on the display, and can also form part of a touch sensing system that senses one or more touches on or near the display. The multi-function circuit elements can be, for example, capacitors in display pixels that can be configured to operate as storage capacitors/electrodes, common electrodes, conductive wires/pathways, etc., of the display circuitry in the display system, and that may also be configured to operate as circuit elements of the touch sensing circuitry. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363033 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - A mobile phone includes: a first display provided in a front surface of a cabinet, the first display requiring electric power to keep displaying an image; a touch panel configured to detect an operation performed by a user onto the first display; a second display provided in a rear surface of the cabinet, the second display requiring no electric power to keep displaying an image; and a control module configured to control the first display and the second display. The control module is configured to: display an image on the first display in accordance with the user's operation and turn off the first display when the user's operation has not been detected by the touch panel for a predetermined time; and display predetermined information on the second display, the predetermined information being able to be seen by the user when the first display is off. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363034 | MULTI-DEVICE MULTI-USER SENSOR CORRELATION FOR PEN AND COMPUTING DEVICE INTERACTION - A grip of a primary user on a touch-sensitive computing device and a grip of a secondary user on the touch-sensitive computing device are sensed and correlated to determine whether the primary user is sharing or handing off the computing device to the secondary user. In the case of handoff, capabilities of the computing device may be restricted, while in a sharing mode only certain content on the computing device is shared. In some implementations both a touch-sensitive pen and the touch-sensitive computing device are passed from a primary user to a secondary user. Sensor inputs representing the grips of the users on both the pen and the touch-sensitive computing device are correlated to determine the context of the grips and to initiate a context-appropriate command in an application executing on the touch-sensitive pen or the touch-sensitive computing device. Meta data is also derived from the correlated sensor inputs. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363035 | SENSOR CORRELATION FOR PEN AND TOUCH-SENSITIVE COMPUTING DEVICE INTERACTION - Pen and computing device sensor correlation technique embodiments correlate sensor signals received from various grips on a touch-sensitive pen and touches to a touch-sensitive computing device in order to determine the context of such grips and touches and to issue context-appropriate commands to the touch-sensitive pen or the touch-sensitive computing device. A combination of concurrent sensor inputs received from both a touch-sensitive pen and a touch-sensitive computing device are correlated. How the touch-sensitive pen and the touch-sensitive computing device are touched or gripped are used to determine the context of their use and the user's intent. A context-appropriate user interface action based can then be initiated. Also the context can be used to label metadata. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363036 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An operation input unit accepts an operation input. An operation type determination unit determines an operation type, the determination being made in accordance with a distribution of regions in which the operation input is accepted in pre-established partial regions of the operation input unit. An operation control unit controls a processing according to the operation input, the control being made in response to the operation type determined by the operation type determination unit. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363037 | CONTROL METHOD OF TOUCH PANEL - A control method of a touch panel is provided. In the method, the touch panel senses a plurality of touch signals in succession on a timeline generated by a continuous touch on the surface of the touch panel, converts the plurality of touch signals to a plurality of touch coordinates, a first touch track is formed by the plurality of touch coordinates. The touch panel determines if there is a first touch signal sensed on the boundary. The touch panel determines if there is a second touch signal sensed on the timeline in a preset time threshold. The touch panel obtains a second touch track beginning from the second touch signal, and fits the first touch track and the second touch track into one complete touch track, or recognizes the first touch track and the second touch track as two independent tracks. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363038 | METHOD FOR ORIENTING A HAND ON A TOUCHPAD OF A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM - Methods of processing touchpad data are disclosed. The systems include a touchpad, a processor, and a memory. The method includes obtaining touchpad data from the touchpad, where the touchpad data indicates a first area of the touch pad contacted by a heel of a hand. The methods also include communicating the touchpad data from the touchpad to the processor, and, with the processor, calculating an orientation of the hand. The methods further include storing the orientation of the hand in the memory. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363039 | TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A screen display ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150363040 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM, AND OPERATING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus comprises a display module configured to perform display in a display area, a detection module configured to detect a manipulation of a manipulator to move for a predetermined distance or more within a predetermined period of time while being in contact with or in proximity to the display area and then depart from the display area, a moving speed acquiring module configured to obtain a moving speed of the manipulator in the manipulation, and a processing executing module configured to execute a first processing when the moving speed of the manipulator in the manipulation is smaller than a threshold and execute a second processing different from the first processing when the moving speed of the manipulator in the manipulation is greater than the threshold. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363041 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DATA INPUT FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH A TOUCH SCREEN - Systems and methods and non-transitory computer-readable media are disclosed for differentiating between stylus touches and non-stylus touches on a touchscreen device. A stylus emits a signal, received by the touchscreen device, and software selects a touch, the touch start event for which occurred near the time of the signal, and the size and location of which best fit filters, as being the touch made by the stylus. The software associates that touch with the stylus until the touch ends, or until the stylus emits a signal indicating that contact has ended. The signal may be mechanically generated audio, such as from the stylus contacting the screen, or electronic (audio, RF, IR), generated by the stylus upon detecting pressure or capacitive flux. This allows software to perform palm rejection filtering, to track one stylus or multiple styluses, and to ignore touches triggered by dirt, rain, and other environmental causes. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363042 | A TOUCH-SENSING APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR ENABLING CONTROL OF A TOUCH-SENSING APPARATUS BY AN EXTERNAL DEVICE - Invention principally regards a remotely controllable touch-sensing apparatus. The apparatus comprises a planar light guide, a plurality of light emitters arranged to emit light into the light guide for propagation by total internal reflection inside the light guide, and a plurality of light detectors, each being arranged to detect at least a portion of the emitted light propagating inside the light guide and at least a portion of the ambient light, said detectors being distributed along the periphery of the touch surface such that the optical plane of detection of light coincides with the plane of the light guide, at least one of said detectors being adapted to detect light emitted by an external device configured to emit light. The apparatus also comprises a processor unit configured to, ultimately, generate a digital signal containing data regarding light generated by the external device. Invention also regards a method for enabling control of a touch-sensing apparatus by an external device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363043 | TOUCH PANEL DEVICE AND TOUCH PANEL DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - A touch panel device ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150363044 | GESTURE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM IN TABLET PROJECTOR AND GESTURE IDENTIFICATION METHOD THEREOF - A gesture identification system in tablet projector and a gesture identification method thereof are provided. The gesture identification system comprises a processing unit, a touch panel, an image projection module and an optical detection module, the processing unit is configured for executing an application program, the touch panel is coupled to the processing unit and configured for receiving a control motion, the processing unit is configured for identifying the control motion as a control instruction, executing the control instruction and generating an execution result through the application program; the image projection module is coupled to the processing unit and configured for projecting an image information according to the execution result; and the optical detection module is coupled to the processing unit and configured for generating a detection signal corresponding to a detection result, wherein the processing unit is configured for identifying the detection signal as a gesture instruction, executing the gesture instruction and generating the execution result through the application program, the image projection is configured for re-projecting the image information according to the execution result. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363045 | VIRTUAL INPUT SYSTEM - For a user having a user input actuator, a virtual interface device, such as for a gaming machine, for determining actuation of a virtual input by the input actuator is disclosed. The device comprises a position sensing device for determining a location of the user input actuator and a controller coupled to the position sensing device, the controller determining whether a portion of the user input actuator is within a virtual input location in space defining the virtual input. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363046 | INTEGRATING BROWSER NAVIGATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE BROWSING CONTEXTS - A method, apparatus, and program product are disclosed for opening a second browsing context from a first browsing context, switching focus from the first browsing context to the second browsing context, and returning the focus to the first browsing context in response to receiving browser navigation input in the second browsing context. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363047 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTIMODAL INTERACTION - Methods and systems for multimodal interaction are described herein. In one embodiment, a method for multimodal interaction comprises determining whether a first input modality is successful in providing inputs for performing a task. The method further includes prompting the user to use a second input modality to provide inputs for performing the task on determining the first input modality to be unsuccessful. Further, the method comprises receiving inputs from at least one of the first input modality and the second input modality. The method further comprises performing the task based on the inputs received from at least one of the first input modality and the second input modality. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363048 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOUCH RIBBON INTERACTION - Methods for user interaction and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes displaying a user interface that includes a menu bar having a plurality of tabs, each associated with at least one sub-menu item, and including an active tab and at least one non-active tab. The method includes displaying an active ribbon that includes the sub-menu items associated with the active tab and receiving an interaction input. The method includes scrolling the active ribbon to display additional sub-menu items based on the interaction input, including simultaneously displaying sub-menu items associated with the active tab and at least one sub-menu item associated with a non-active tab. The method includes designating a next adjacent non-active tab as the active tab, and designating the previous active tab as a non-active tab, when at least half of the additional sub-menu items are sub-menu items associated with the next adjacent non-active tab. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCED-SIZE MENU RIBBON - Methods for converting a menu ribbon interface and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes executing an application. The method includes receiving a selection of a first menu ribbon to convert and converting the first menu ribbon to produce a reduced-size menu ribbon. The method includes displaying the reduced-size menu ribbon in the application. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363050 | System and Method for Presentation Creation - A system and method are provided for a network-based content management system (CMS) for providing a creative storytelling platform. Such platform may provide for information to be shared via a slide(s). For example, such slide(s) can be an image, text, text with an image, text with a background image, an RSS feed, a feed from a blog, a feed from a Twitter stream, a Vimeo video, etc. The slides can be grouped together and nested below or above one or more slides. The slide can be associated in a hierarchy which extends horizontally and vertically. Embodiments of the present invention provide for the hierarchical set of slides to be navigated by a user via a keyboard, touchscreen, or other communication means. The views of the slides can be changed, e.g., from filmstrip to grid view to single slide full screen views. One or more slides and/or sets of slides can be password protected. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363051 | RADIAL DISPLAY GENERATION AND INTERACTIVE SYSTEM - A visual display and interactive system for displaying data describing sequences and patterns which contain entities (e.g., search terms or keywords from web searches) may be provided to analyze the sequences. A generated visual display may include a radial display with a dimension that is fixed and all sequences of entities of that dimension are used in generating the radial display, such as all conversion path sequences. Such a radial display may be used for visual searching and/or viewing the impact of certain entities, such as search terms, keywords, campaigns, etc. that lead to a desired action, such as a conversion action. The interactive system may include a radial sunburst diagram and a breadcrumb area that can selectively display drilldown information. The interface may be interacted with to display further information via selection of a conversion path prefix via mouseover (e.g., hover) and/or selecting an entity via mouse click. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363052 | METHOD FOR SELECTING AN ITEM IN A LIST - The invention relates to a method for scrolling through a list comprising a plurality of selectable items and configured so that a single item in the list is displayed at a given instant on an interface, the display of the next item in the list being triggered by the detection of a scrolling action ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150363053 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A display control apparatus for displaying medical image data generates a thumbnail for selecting medical image data, using a reduced image obtained from the medical image data. In the thumbnail, partial areas are set according to anatomical areas obtained from the medical image data. In response to an instruction to select the thumbnail that is displayed, the display control apparatus displays a medical image corresponding to the thumbnail. The display control unit determines a display content of the medical image that is to be displayed on the display unit, based on a designated position in the thumbnail in the instruction. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363054 | MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A medical image display apparatus for displaying a thumbnail image corresponding to medical image data, and displaying the medical image data in a display area upon selection of the thumbnail image determines a display method of the medical image data in the display area, based on a designated position in the thumbnail image when the thumbnail image is selected by a user, and displays the medical image data in the display area, according to the determined display method. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363055 | INFORMATION DISPLAY UNIT AND METHOD OF MULTI-LEVEL TYPE, ORDERING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-EXECUTABLE PROGRAM - An information display unit includes a first display control device for displaying a plurality of first button portions of higher level items of a first menu level in a button display area. A selective detector detects a selected first button portion selected among the plural first button portions. A second display control device displays a plurality of second button portions within the selected first button portion in relation to lower level items of a second menu level associated with a higher level item of the selected first button portion. Preferably, the first display control device causes the first button portions to display the higher level items, and the second display control device causes the second button portions to display the lower level items. Also, the second display control device aligns the second button portions within the first button portions. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363056 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTROL DEVICE IN A VEHICLE - A method for operating a control device in a vehicle, wherein the control device includes a control element having a user interface. In the method, menus are simultaneously displayed on a display surface. Furthermore, a detection region is formed, which is divided into detection zones, wherein each detection zone is associated with a respective menu. The position of an actuation object in the detection region is detected and associated with a detection zone. The menu that is associated with the detection zone in which the actuation object was detected is enlarged and the menus that are associated with the other detection zones are reduced in size. Also disclosed is a control device in a vehicle. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363057 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE IN A VEHICLE - A method for providing a user interface in a vehicle, wherein information that is structured in lists can be displayed, and wherein a list includes list entries and the list entries include elements. At least one subset of the list is displayed on a display surface so that list entries extend on the display surface in a first direction, and at least one subset of elements of this one list entry are displayed so that the elements extend on the display surface in a second direction that differs from the first direction. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363058 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING DATA ON BASIS OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM - A method for displaying data on the basis of an electronic medical record system, includes the steps of: displaying, on a screen, an item list within a specific service function which has a plurality of separate regions and in which items corresponding to the separate regions are formed; displaying a screen on which time-series information is visualized in response to a specific item screen request signal selected from the displayed list; storing and displaying an event generated according to each of predetermined time-series information types on the screen on which the time-series information is visualized, according to a time course of a predetermined axis perpendicular to the axis on which the time-series information types are displayed; activating a partial region selected according to a user input in an entire region of the screen on which the event is displayed, and controlling the activated partial region according to the state of the user input. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363059 | MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS - A mobile phone includes a storage module configured to store a correspondence table which associates notification information and a plurality of applications used for a response to the notification information, and a notification control module configured to display notification information on a display surface, display on the display surface a menu dialog for selecting an application to be launched from among a plurality of applications associated with notification when an operation to designate notification information is received by a touch detection module, and launch the selected application when an operation to select an application is received by the touch detection module. The notification control module is configured to change an arrangement of a plurality of applications in the menu dialog in accordance with a priority. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363060 | DISPLAY MODE BASED MEDIA PLAYER SWITCHING - A media item is presented via a media player, the media player configured to receive the media item, the media item being associated with a format and including an audio component. Responsive to a change in a display mode associated with the media player, a second media player is identified that is configured to receive a corresponding media item, the corresponding media item being associated with a second format and including a second audio component that matches the audio component. A particular location is determined in the media item to cease presentation of the media item via the media player and a corresponding location in the corresponding media item to begin presentation of the corresponding media item using the second media player. Responsive to reaching the particular location, concurrently, presentation of the media item is ceased and presentation of the corresponding media item at the corresponding location is begun. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363061 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RELATED DIGITAL CONTENT - The present invention relates to an automated system and algorithm that aids in the automatic discovery and presentation of media content, in particular, music content, that is available across multiple online music services. More specifically, the disclosed embodiments utilize the meta-data associated with a given media content item (seed content) being accessed to find related or similar content, radio stations, or music streams and the like from across multiple online music services (such as iTunes, Rhapsody, Spotify, Pandora, etc.). The system then selects, arranges and presents those actions and/or media content items to a user in a blended list of actionable links. Selection can include comparing and ranking of available media content items or sources according to one or more selection criteria concerning one or more of the following attributes: cost, quality, availability and speed of access of the particular media content. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363062 | Storage System User Interface With Floating File Collection - A method includes outputting for display a first view representing a first plurality of objects stored in a first folder of a hierarchical storage system and receiving one or more selection inputs that designate one or more objects from the plurality of objects as selected objects. The method also includes outputting for display a floating interface element representing the selected objects and receiving a navigation input identifying a second folder of the hierarchical storage system. The method also includes executing, in response to the navigation input, a view transition that removes the first view from display and outputs, for display, a second view representing a second plurality of objects stored in the second folder, wherein the floating interface element representing the selected objects remains displayed during the view transition. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363063 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DELIVERING CONTENT BETWEEN APPLICATIONS - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method of delivering content between applications. Content which is to be delivered from a source application to a target application may be extracted according to a user input signal, a content type describing object and a content extraction scheme corresponding to a content type. For example, the source application may be a web application including information received through a network, and the target application may be a local application which is executed using information stored in the apparatus, and vice versa. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363064 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and methods are disclosed. The electronic device comprises a plurality of touch panels on a plurality of display screens respectively including a first touch panel on a first display screen and a second touch panel on the second display screen. If a predefined area on the first touch panel is moved from a first location to a second location in a direction toward the second touch panel, a notification is displayed in an area between the first location and the second location on the first display screen. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363065 | WATCH TYPE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A watch type terminal including a main body; a touch screen provided on a front surface of the main body and configured to display time information; and a controller configured to receive an input for selecting a specific time range included in the displayed time information, and display event information corresponding to at least one event associated with the specific time range on the touch screen. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363066 | Systems and Methods for Efficiently Navigating Between Applications with Linked Content on an Electronic Device with a Touch-Sensitive Display - Systems and methods for efficiently navigating between applications with linked content on a touch-sensitive display (“TSD”) are disclosed herein. In one aspect, the method includes displaying, in a full-screen mode on the TSD, a first application including a first selectable user interface (“UI”) element associated with a second application. The method further includes detecting a selection of the first selectable user interface element and, in response thereto: (i) displaying the second application, including a second selectable UI element, in a predefined portion of the TSD and (ii) displaying a first indication corresponding to the first application in an additional portion of the TSD. The method also includes detecting a selection of the second selectable UI element and, in response thereto: (i) displaying the third application in the predefined portion of the TSD and (ii) displaying a second indication corresponding to the second application in the additional portion of the TSD. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363067 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA TRANSFER WITH A TOUCH ENABLED DEVICE - A device includes a display displaying data, a digitizer sensor including a plurality of conductive elements spread across the display and a circuit connected to the plurality of conductive elements. The circuit transmits data displayed on the display via at least one of the conductive elements of the digitizer sensor. The conductive elements of the digitizer sensor are electrically isolated from one another. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363068 | A CONTEXT-SENSITIVE REMOTE CONTROLLER - A method and system for controlling operations of electronic devices in a context sensitive manner have been provided. The control actions available on a context sensitive, interactive remote controller depend upon the content currently viewed or used on the electronic devices. The interactive remote controller with an in-built display module provides personal control features such as setting up program reminders, receiving and viewing social recommendations, designating favorite shows, and searching and organizing media content. The interactive remote controller is not overloaded with a large set of standard buttons that have selective relevance to the operations performed on electronic devices at a given instance of time. The interactive remote controller ensures that personal activities such as liking a program does not disrupt collective user experience, thereby providing privacy to a user by displaying text inputs, contextual menus, notifications and reminders, on the in-built display module. | 2015-12-17 |