12th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150077268 | Continuous Patient Monitoring - A system for providing continuous monitoring of a patient includes: a first monitor device configured to measure one or more physiological attributes associated with the patient, the first monitor device being a contactless device; and a second monitor device configured to measure one or more physiological attributes associated with the patient, the second monitor device including one or more sensors contacting the patient; wherein, upon an alarm condition by the first monitor device, the second monitor device is configured to measure a physiological attribute and suppress the alarm condition when the second monitor device detects a non-alarm condition. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077269 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR CONTROLLING LOCATION INFORMATION COLLECTION - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and a terminal for controlling location information collection. The method includes: detecting an active/inactive status of at least one terminal location information collection operation of a terminal; detecting a connection status and/or a service status of the terminal; and stopping all active terminal location information collection operations if the connection status and/or the service status of the terminal meets a first preset condition; or, starting at least one inactive terminal location information collection operation if the connection status and/or the service status of the terminal meets a second preset condition. The embodiments of the present invention save electrical energy of the terminal. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077270 | V2V SAFETY SYSTEM USING SELF-GENERATED LANE MAPS - A vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication transponder for use in V2V communication, safety and anti-collision systems incorporating a location point store and a lane records store, wherein the lane records are constructed by the transponder from the point in the location point store, location points are received from other moving transponders, and lane records are shared between transponder response to a request. Separate source counts are kept for internally generated and shared lane records. Methods of sharing are described. Lane types are also derived from the location point store and other vehicle behavior. No central authority, road-side equipment, (RSU), or pre-determined lane maps are required. Embodiments include a hybrid protocol using both TDMA and CSMA. Some embodiments are free of MAC and IP addresses. Embodiments include equipped vehicles and V2V system using the transponder. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077271 | CONTROLLING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON A ONE-WAY ROADWAY - A method controls vehicular traffic on a one-way roadway. A hardware sensor detects vehicular traffic on a roadway. A hardware traffic control device determines whether the vehicular traffic on the roadway has been moving exclusively in a first direction during a preceding period of time, such that the roadway is a one-way roadway on which current vehicular traffic is authorized to travel only in the first direction. The hardware sensor detects an errant vehicle that is traveling on the one-way roadway in a second direction that is opposite the first direction. In response to determining that the errant vehicle is traveling in the second direction on the one-way roadway, a warning signal is transmitted to vehicles, other than the errant vehicle, on the one-way roadway. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077272 | INTERACTIVE VEHICLE WINDOW DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH PERSONAL CONVENIENCE REMINDERS - A system for a vehicle that provides personal convenience reminders to a user of a vehicle. The system accesses an off board system such as a personal electronic device of the user to display the personal convenience reminders. The system can also access various off board applications in response to the personal electronic device of the user to further refine the personal convenience reminders in response to a user selection. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077273 | CONTROLLING VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON A ONE-WAY ROADWAY - A hardware traffic control device controls vehicular traffic on a one-way roadway. A hardware sensor detects vehicular traffic on a roadway in order to enable a hardware traffic control device to determine that the vehicular traffic on the roadway has been moving exclusively in a first direction during a preceding period of time, thus identifying the roadway as a one-way roadway in which current vehicular traffic is authorized to travel only in the first direction. The hardware sensor then detects an errant vehicle that is traveling in the opposite direction on the one-way roadway. A disabling electronic signal is then transmitted from the hardware traffic control device to disable a distracting electronic device within the errant vehicle. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077274 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IN-TRAIL PROCEDURE (ITP) ALLOCATIONS ON AN AIRCRAFT COCKPIT DISPLAY - A system and method for increasing the vertical situational awareness of a pilot of a host aircraft, comprises rendering symbology on a vertical situation display of the host aircraft, the symbology comprising (1) a traffic scenario including at least the host aircraft and a second aircraft, the second aircraft involved in an ITP transition, and (2) flight level allocation data assigned to the second aircraft by air traffic control. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077275 | Method and Apparatus for Automatic Location Check-In Control in a Vehicle - A system includes a processor configured to receive information relating to a vehicle state, designated to act as a trigger for a location check-in process. The processor is further configured to evaluate the state to determine if a trigger condition has been met and access a designated check-in site, when the trigger condition has been met. Also, the processor is configured to obtain user location information. The processor is additionally configured to provide the user location information to the check-in site for location updating. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077276 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF LOCATION TYPES FOR GEOFENCES - A system and method and system flow for processing GPS event data to identify frequent stop locations and geofences therefor and automatedly categorize them with location types. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077277 | REDUCED POLAR CODES - A method for encoding a reduced polar code is disclosed. The method generally includes steps (A) to (C). Step (A) may generate the intermediate codeword by polar code encoding input data. Step (B) may remove one or more bits from one of (i) a first part of the intermediate codeword and (ii) a second part of the intermediate codeword. Step (C) may generate an output codeword by concatenating the first part of the intermediate codeword with the second part of the intermediate codeword after the bits are removed. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077278 | SAMPLING - There is disclosed current-mode time-interleaved sampling circuitry configured to be driven by substantially sinusoidal clock signals. Such circuitry may be incorporated in ADC circuitry, for example as integrated circuitry on an IC chip. The disclosed circuitry is capable of calibrating itself without being taken off-line. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077279 | TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - Time-to-digital converters (TDC) with improved resistance to metastability are provided. The TDC includes a ring oscillator gated by a start signal. A stop signal triggers capturing values of phase signals from the ring oscillator using master-slave flip-flops. Signals from two of the master stages of the flip-flops are logically combined to produce a counter clock signal that causes a counter to count. The outputs of the flip-flops and of the counter are encoded to produce a digital representation of the time between transitions of the start signal and the stop signal. Since the signals from the master stages of flip-flops are captured (and stop toggling) by the stop signal, the counter clock signal stops toggling, and the counter stops counting. This assures that the values of the captured phase signals and the counter are consistent and avoids metastability errors that could otherwise occur. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077280 | PIPELINED SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - A multistage analog-to-digital data conversion, including: a first stage unit configured to process an analog input signal into a first number of most significant bits using a first reference signal, and to output a first stage residue signal; a second stage unit configured to receive and process the first stage residue signal into a second number of remaining least significant bits using a second reference signal; a sampling unit configured to sample the first stage residue signal received from the first stage unit onto the second stage unit with a passive element; and an output unit configured to output a digital value that is a combination of the first number of most significant bits and the second number of remaining least significant bits. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077281 | DUMP TRUCK - A dump truck includes a vehicle body portion that includes an upper deck on which a cab is disposed and a frame which is disposed in a longitudinal direction, a vessel that is disposed above the frame, and a sixth imaging device that is disposed below the vessel at a rear end of the frame and can image the rear side of the vehicle body portion. The sixth imaging device is a wide dynamic range camera. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077282 | REAL-TIME, TWO DIMENSIONAL (2-D) TRACKING OF FIRST RESPONDERS WITH IDENTIFICATION INSIDE PREMISES - A combination of active reader tags and ultra wideband (UWB) radar systems provide real-time monitoring of first responders, with identification of each team member using active tags, and detection of victims or other subjects using motion or breathing detection, in a field of operations such as a building affected by fire or hazardous material or search and rescue mission area. Initially, a cluster of miniaturized radars (sensors) act in a static mode of operation, gathering static radar information used to depict a constructed layout of the premises. The cluster of radars then operate in a dynamic mode that detects motion or breathing of multiple subjects inside the field of operations. With dual mode operation the system can read the active tags identification, and by triangulation, display the position of each first responder with its identification and positions of subjects on a composite image of the constructed layout. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077283 | MEASURING JIB LENGTH OF A CRANE - Method for determining the overall length (GL) of a jib ( | 2015-03-19 |
20150077284 | ESTIMATING A SOURCE LOCATION OF A PROJECTILE - According to examples of the presently disclosed subject matter, there is provided a system for estimating a source location of a projectile, comprising an optics an optics subsystem, a radar subsystem and a processor. The processor is adapted to use range and velocity measurements obtained from data provided by the radar subsystem, a source direction and an event start time obtained from data provided by the optical subsystem and a predefined kinematic model for the projectile for estimating a range to a source location of the projectile. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077285 | SMALL FORM-FACTOR DISTANCE SENSOR - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to determining a distance from a mobile device to a remote object or a size of the remote object. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077286 | ELEVATION MONOPULSE ANTENNA SYNTHESIS FOR AZIMUTH CONNECTED PHASE ARRAY ANTENNAS AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to monopulse radar antenna synthesis and methods thereof. An antenna array includes a number of sub-arrays operatively arranged in a first direction (e.g., azimuth), and each of the sub-arrays includes a number of antenna elements grouped as a first group and a second group adjacent to each other in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The antenna array can perform monopulse processing in the elevation direction by synthesizing two monopulse antennas by to form monopulse antennas with phase centers that differ in elevation. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077287 | COMPARATOR OF MONO-PULSE RADAR AND SIGNAL GENERATION METHOD THEREOF - A comparator of a mono-pulse radar and a signal generation method thereof are provided. The comparator includes an antenna array, a TEM mode cavity power combiner and a switch device. The antenna array includes N antennas. The TEM mode cavity power combiner includes a combination port and M input port sets, and each of the input port sets has a positive input port and a negative input port, wherein N and M are integer greater than 1. The switch device is coupled between the antenna array and the TEM mode cavity power combiner and is used for transmitting the reflected signal received by the antenna array to the positive input port or the negative input port of one of the input port sets. The combination port of the TEM mode cavity power combiner generates an output signal according to the reflected signals received from the input port sets. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077288 | Time To First Fix Optimization In A Satellite Navigation Receiver - A method and a system for reducing time to first fix (TTFF) in a satellite navigation receiver (SNR) includes constructing an integrated satellite constellation system (ISCS) for transmitting navigation signals over a combination of a first carrier frequency, a second carrier frequency, and a third carrier frequency. The ISCS includes a predetermined number of geosynchronous satellites positioned at first predetermined geographic coordinates in a geosynchronous orbit and a predetermined number of geostationary satellites positioned at second predetermined geographic coordinates in a geostationary orbit. The ISCS transmits navigation data to the SNR over the combination of the first carrier frequency, the second carrier frequency, and the third carrier frequency in reduced time, thereby reducing the TTFF in the SNR. The method and the system also reduce TTFF in a hot start mode and a snap start mode of the SNR by utilizing the third carrier frequency as a data channel. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077289 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a first antenna. The wireless communication device includes a second antenna which performs at least one of transmission and reception of an electromagnetic wave to and from the first antenna while rotating at a predetermined position or revolving along a predetermined orbit. The first antenna is arranged such that an element of the first antenna is not to be parallel to a plane perpendicular to a polarization plane of the electromagnetic wave which is transmitted from one antenna toward the other antenna while the second antenna rotates or revolves. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077290 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERFERENCE GEOLOCATION AND MITIGATION USING A PHASED ARRAY RECEIVING ANTENNA - A method for mitigating interference using a phased array receiving antenna is provided. The method includes perturbing a first communications beam and a second communications beam received at the phased array receiving antenna to generate a first composite beam and a second composite beam, cross-correlating the first composite beam and the second composite beam, receiving communications data using the first composite beam and the second composite beam, and determining a direction of a received interference signal based on the cross-correlation of the first composite beam and the second composite beam. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077291 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USING A BEAM-FORMING NETWORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH MAXIMAL-RATIO-COMBINING TECHNIQUES - Various methods and systems for (i) combining the capabilities of beam-forming networks together with the benefit of using maximal-ratio-combining techniques, and (ii) selecting receiving directions for wireless data packets in conjunction with beam-forming networks. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077292 | DEPOSITED THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANTENNA APPARATUS AND METHODS - A “thin” and cost-effective three-dimensional antenna assembly and methods of use and manufacturing thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the solution of the present disclosure is particularly adapted for small form-factor portable radio devices, and comprises an antenna (or array of antennas) deposited on a thin preformed flexible or deformable structure using a conductive fluid. The antenna (array) includes one or more antennas each having a radiator and a plurality of contacts. Use of the thin preformed structure allows, among other things, thinner form factors for the host wireless device, and obviates use of a separate molded carrier or other more costly or involved processes (such as laser direct structuring). | 2015-03-19 |
20150077293 | SHORT-RANGE ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND METHODS - Antenna apparatus and methods of use and tuning. In one exemplary embodiment, the solution of the present disclosure is particularly adapted for small form-factor, metal-encased applications such as smartphones or tablets (and “phablets”) utilizing near field communication (NFC) interfaces. The solution increases the effective size of the antenna without requiring any significant additional space or other structural modifications to the host device (such as changes to the device's metal case or size), while still maintaining a high degree of electrical performance (including a high Q factor). | 2015-03-19 |
20150077294 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An antenna structure and an electronic device using the same are provided. The antenna structure includes a directional antenna body and a washer body. The directional antenna body includes a first metal sheet and a second metal sheet. The washer body has a screw hole. The washer body is conductive. The first metal sheet and the second metal sheet are connected to the washer body, the first metal sheet is opposite to the second metal sheet, and the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet extend upward from the washer body. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077295 | RF RADIATION REDIRECTION AWAY FROM PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE USER - A case for a wireless device includes a number of RF coupling elements mounted in the case and configured such that RF radiation is coupled from an internal antenna of the wireless device out of the device to a first RF coupling element, and from the first RF coupling element to a RF redirector coupling element that redirects the RF radiation in a direction outward from said wireless device that is opposite to a user side of the wireless device. A corrugated metallic shield is optionally provided on an opposite side of the case, facing a user of the device. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077296 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Disclosed is an antenna assembly including a substrate, and a wireless charge antenna pattern on the substrate. The wireless charge antenna pattern has a sectional surface including a plurality of inner angles in which two inner angles are different from each other. The antenna assembly includes a wireless communication antenna pattern formed on the substrate and provided at an outside of the wireless charge antenna pattern. The wireless communication antenna pattern has a plurality of inner angles at a sectional surface thereof, and a plurality of angle values of the inner angles provided at the sectional surface of the wireless communication antenna pattern correspond to a plurality of angle values of the inner angles provided at the sectional surface of the wireless charge antenna pattern, respectively. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077297 | DUAL BAND RFID DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMATION - A dual band antenna device and method of formation is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a planar conductive sheet; forming a slot antenna in the conductive sheet; the slot antenna configured to communicate at a first frequency; forming a multi-turn antenna in the conductive sheet; the multi-turn antenna configured to communicate in a second frequency that is different from the first frequency; and connecting at least one integrated circuit to said first antenna and said second antenna; enclosing said first antenna, said second antenna, and said at least one integrated circuit in a wearable enclosure. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077298 | MOBILE DEVICE AND ANTENNA STRUCTURE USING IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITE THEREIN - A mobile device includes an antenna structure, a signal source, and an IPMC (Ionic Polymer Metal Composite). The signal source is configured to excite the antenna structure. The IPMC is configured as a flexible actuator to adjust a resonant length of the antenna structure in such a manner that the antenna structure is capable of operating in multiple bands. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077299 | COMPACT ANTENNA SYSTEM - An antenna system for global navigation satellite systems includes a ground plane, an active antenna disposed above the ground plane, and a passive antenna disposed below the ground plane. The active antenna includes a conducting ring substantially parallel to the ground plane. A radiating conductor passes through substantially the center of the conducting ring; the ends of the radiating conductor are electrically connected to the conducting ring. An excitation pin is electrically connected to the radiating conductor. A set of reactive impedance elements is electrically connected between the conducting ring and the ground plane. The set of reactive impedance elements is disposed substantially orthogonal to the ground plane. The passive antenna is similar to the active antenna, except the passive antenna does not have an excitation pin. The antenna system effectively suppresses multipath reception, and its compact size and light weight make it suitable for integration with a surveying pole. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077300 | SHORT COINCIDENT PHASED SLOT-FED DUAL POLARIZED APERTURE - A coincident phased dual-polarized antenna array configured to emit electromagnetic radiation includes: a plurality of electromagnetic radiators arranged in a grid, the plurality of electromagnetic radiators defining a plurality of notches; a ground plane spaced from the electromagnetic radiators; a conductive layer disposed between the electromagnetic radiators and the ground plane, the conductive layer having a plurality of slots laterally offset from the notches and being spaced apart from and electrically insulated from the electromagnetic radiators; and a plurality of feeds, each of the feeds spanning a corresponding slot of the slots and electrically connected to a portion of the conductive layer at one side of the corresponding slot. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077301 | BROADBAND ANTENNA FEED ARRAY - A microwave antenna suitable for monopulse radar applications is operable over a broad frequency band. The antenna uses a horn with two walls. Each wall includes two ridges that extend into an inner region of the horn near the horn's base and then taper into the wall surfaces. The horn is coupled to two ridged waveguide sections with the ridges of the waveguide sections matched to opposed pairs of the horn ridges. The antenna may be coupled to electronics via standard waveguides. In many embodiments, dimensions of the waveguides coupled to the horn are smaller (to provide a small array spacing) than dimensions of the standard waveguides with a tapered waveguide section providing a transition. In one embodiment, the antenna operates with frequencies from 5.25 to 10.5 GHz. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077302 | COMPACT ELECTROMAGNETIC-RADIATION ANTENNA - A compact random media size antenna employing random magnetic and dielectrics nm to mm range size particles in polymer hosts is used to transfer E & M oscillations in 1 kHz to 900 Mhz range using a 1 cm to 1 meter length antenna. This is achieved by using small size particles and a random mean path length of E & M wavefront travel in and about a core tube of effective length matching L | 2015-03-19 |
20150077303 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An antenna structure and an electronic device using the same are provided. The antenna structure includes an antenna body and a washer body. The antenna body includes an annular metal sheet. The washer body is connected to one side of the annular metal sheet. The washer body has a screw hole. The annular metal sheet surrounds the washer body, and the annular metal sheet extends upward from the washer body. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077304 | Low Profile High Efficiency Multi-Band Reflector Antennas - An antenna comprising a reflector have a center-fed shaped axially displaced elliptical (ADE) configuration with either an elliptical aperture or a truncated elliptical aperture is described. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077305 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device mounted on a roof surface of a vehicle roof includes a ground plate disposed on the roof surface, an antenna ground, a first antenna element, and a second antenna element. The antenna ground is disposed on a plane perpendicular to the ground plate apart from a ground plate surface by a predetermined distance in a direction perpendicular to the ground plate surface. The first antenna element, whose first base end portion is connected to a first predetermined position of the antenna ground, extends from the first base end portion to a first front end portion in a direction moving away from the antenna ground. The second antenna element, whose second base end portion is connected to a second predetermined position of the antenna ground, extends from the second base end portion to a second front end portion in a direction moving away from the antenna ground. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077306 | Adjustable spiral antenna for portable use - A spiral, helical antenna is configured to produce a generally circular polarized radiation pattern covering a range of frequencies, over a ground plane. The antenna is comprised of a spring-like spiral conductor that may be held in compression by a size and shape regulating outer nonconductive membrane. The assembly may be compressed and or extended to adjust the antenna for best performance in a particular situation. The assembly may be compressed into a generally flattened state for storage and or transportation, and extended at a later time for use. Accurate antenna dimensions and good performance are afforded by the use of high quality spring materials in conjunction with precise membrane dimensions. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077307 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE EMPLOYING SAME - An antenna structure includes a feeding portion, a grounding portion, a first radiating body, a second radiating body, a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion. The first radiating body is electronically coupled to the grounding portion and the feeding portion. The second radiating body is positioned apart from the first radiation body. The first coupling portion is electronically coupled between the first radiating body and the second radiating body. The second coupling portion faces the first coupling portion and is electronically coupled between the first and second radiating bodies. The first and second radiating bodies, and the first and second coupling portions cooperatively define a loop antenna. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077308 | BAND-NOTCHED SPIRAL ANTENNA - A band-notched spiral antenna having one or more spiral arms extending from a radially inner end to a radially outer end for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic radiation over a frequency range, and one or more resonance structures positioned adjacent one or more segments of the spiral arm associated with a notch frequency band or bands of the frequency range so as to resonate and suppress the transmission or reception of electromagnetic radiation over said notch frequency band or bands. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077309 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, SHEETLIKE DISPLAY TERMINAL, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - In a state where an interface unit disposed on a rear surface of a portable terminal faces an interface unit disposed on a rear surface of a sheetlike display terminal, the portable terminal is put on the sheetlike display terminal. With this configuration, the portable terminal and the sheetlike display terminal are electrically connected to each other through the respective interfaces by capacitive coupling. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077310 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - There is provided an image display apparatus, including: a display unit capable of displaying an image; a plurality of adjacent portions arranged on the display unit at a predetermined positional relation; senders capable of sending data via near field communication, the senders being arranged on at least two of the plurality of adjacent portions, respectively; and a receiver capable of receiving data via the near field communication from a sender of another image display apparatus, the receiver being arranged on at least one of the plurality of adjacent portions. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077311 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display system having a projector and a projection plate and adapted to project an image from the projector toward the projection plate to thereby display the image includes a proximity detection section adapted to detect a proximity of another display system, which has a projector and a projection plate, and is adapted to project an image from the projector toward the projection plate to thereby display the image, and a control section adapted to make the image, which is displayed on either one of the projection plate and the projection plate of the another display system, be displayed on the other of the projection plate and the projection plate of the another display system in a case in which the proximity detection section detects the proximity of the another display system. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077312 | NEAR-TO-EYE DISPLAY HAVING ADAPTIVE OPTICS - An optical apparatus includes a light source, a deformable mirror, an actuator system, and a partially transparent mirror. The deformable mirror is positioned in an optical path of the image output from the light source. The actuator system is coupled to the deformable mirror to selectively adjust at least a curvature of the deformable mirror. The partially transparent mirror is positioned to be in front of the eye of the user when the optical apparatus is worn and optically aligned with the deformable mirror such that the image output from the light source positioned peripherally to the eye is reflected by the deformable mirror to the partially transparent mirror and reflected by the partially transparent mirror to the eye of the user. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077313 | RETRO-REFLECTIVITY ARRAY FOR ENABLING PUPIL TRACKING - An optical array system for performing pupil tracking using retro-reflectivity includes: an LED array including at least one on-axis LED and at least one off-axis LED, for illuminating pupils of a user within an active region; a high-speed camera with a gaming motion sensor, for capturing images of the pupils illuminated by the LED array; and a processor, coupled to the high-speed camera, for receiving the captured images and performing processing algorithms on them to isolate pupil information and thereby determine pupil presence and location within the active region. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077314 | AMOLED DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of data lines respectively connected to the pixels, and a compensation unit connected to at least one the data lines. The compensation unit includes a first capacitor storing a leakage current of a pixel connected to the data line, a second capacitor storing a difference current, where the difference current is the difference between a reference current and a pixel current measured when a data signal of a reference gray signal is applied to the pixel. The compensation unit also includes a comparator outputting a difference value between the voltages stored in the first and second capacitors. According to embodiments, is possible to measure an accurate pixel current regardless of a leakage current and accurately detect deterioration of a pixel. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077315 | DISPLAY SYSTEMS WITH COMPENSATION FOR LINE PROPAGATION DELAY - A method for characterizing and eliminating the effect of propagation delay on data and monitor lines of AMOLED panels is introduced. A similar technique may be utilized to cancel the effect of incomplete settling of select lines that control the write and read switches of pixels on a row. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077316 | DISPLAY DEVICE - In a display device having a display area in which a plurality of pixels are formed to display an image, each of the plurality of pixels includes a brightness control layer that controls brightness of the pixel by light emission, and a light emission color control layer that controls a light emission color in the pixel by controlling a transmission wavelength band of a light emitted from the brightness control layer to be transmitted, and a light emission color control signal for controlling the transmission wavelength band to control the light emission color in the pixel is input to the light emission color control layer in each pixel. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077317 | MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A matrix substrate includes: a pixel region (A); a first line (G) that is connected to the pixels arrayed in one direction in the pixel region (A); a second line (S) that is connected to the pixels arrayed in a direction different from the one direction; a terminal region ( | 2015-03-19 |
20150077318 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first enclosure, a second enclosure, a drive board, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The drive board generates drive signals and transmits the drive signals to the LCD panel. The LCD panel presents video images according to the drive signals. The first enclosure and the second enclosure are separately spaced from each other. The LCD panel is housed in the first enclosure. The drive board is housed in the second enclosure. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077319 | SHIFT REGISTER UNIT AND DRIVING METHOD, SHIFT REGISTER CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A shift register unit and a driving method and a display apparatus can realize outputting of two gate line signals in one shift register unit, which is convenient to a circuit integration design of products and also facilitates an implementation of a narrow bezel product. The shift register unit comprises a first input module, a second input module, a first gate line driving signal module, a second gate line driving signal module, a pulling-down module and a resetting module. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077320 | ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION DEVICE, ILLUMINANCE SENSOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS COMPRISING THE ILLUMINANCE SENSOR DEVICE - An analog to digital conversion device has a plurality of, two, for example, analog to digital converters, and a reference charge quantity interchange section arranged and configured to interchange, among the plurality of analog to digital converters, reference quantities of electric charge (e.g., reference currents or reference capacitances) to be used therein during an analog to digital conversion period. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077321 | AUTO-STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVE METHOD - An auto-stereoscopic display uses a steering backlight to enable individual views to be directed to desired locations corresponding to the position of the eyes of a viewer. However, a single (i.e. monoscopic) image is provided at large angles where the quality of an auto-stereoscopic image may drop below acceptable levels. This is achieved by addressing the light sources in the steering backlight as a function of angle. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077322 | TRANSLATION AND SCALE INVARIANT FEATURES FOR GESTURE RECOGNITION - Methods and apparatuses of the present disclosure are presented for recognizing a gesture of a gesture object in a plurality of recorded data objects, with the recorded data objects being recorded over time. In some embodiments, a method includes computing at least one set of gesture angles using the plurality of recorded data objects, wherein each of the gesture angles in the at least one set comprises an angle measurement between two positions of the gesture object, the two positions recorded in successive data objects in the plurality of recorded data objects, and recognizing the gesture based on the at least one set of gesture angles. In some embodiments, the method includes recognizing the gesture is based further on comparing the at least one set of gesture angles to a gesture model. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077323 | DYNAMIC OBJECT TRACKING FOR USER INTERFACES - Systems and approaches provide for user interfaces (UIs) that are based on object tracking. For example, the object may be a user's head or face. As the user moves his head or face and/or tilts a computing device, the content displayed on the computing device will adapt to the user's perspective. The content may include three-dimensional (3D) graphical elements projected onto a two-dimensional (2D) plane and/or the graphical elements can be associated with textural shading, shadowing, or reflections that change according to user or device motion to give the user the impression that the user is interacting with the graphical elements in 3D environment. To enhance the user experience, a state of motion of the device can be determined and jitter and/or latency corresponding to the rendering of content can be altered so as to minimize or decrease jitter when the device is stationary and/or to decrease or minimize latency when the device is in motion. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077324 | ORIENTATION ADJUSTABLE MULTI-CHANNEL HAPTC DEVICE - A system that generates haptic effects on a haptically-enabled device determines an orientation of the haptically-enabled device and obtains one or more haptic effect channels. The system then assigns each of the haptic effect channels to a haptic output device on the haptically-enabled device based on the orientation. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077325 | MOTION DATA BASED FOCUS STRENGTH METRIC TO FACILITATE IMAGE PROCESSING - Apparatuses, systems, media and/or methods may involve facilitating an image processing operation. User motion data may be identified when it user observes an image. A focus strength metric may be determined based on the user motion data. The focus strength metric may correspond to a focus area in the image. Also, a property of the focus strength metric may be adjusted. A peripheral area may be accounted for to determine the focus strength metric. A variation in a scan pattern may be accounted for to determine the focus strength metric. Moreover, a color may be imparted to the focus area and/or the peripheral area. In addition, a map may be formed based on the focus strength metric. The map may include a scan pattern map and a heat imp. The focus strength metric may be utilized to prioritize the focus area and/or the peripheral area in an image processing operation. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077326 | OPERATING ENVIRONMENT WITH GESTURAL CONTROL AND MULTIPLE CLIENT DEVICES, DISPLAYS, AND USERS - Embodiments described herein includes a system comprising a processor coupled to display devices, sensors, remote client devices, and computer applications. The computer applications orchestrate content of the remote client devices simultaneously across the display devices and the remote client devices, and allow simultaneous control of the display devices. The simultaneous control includes automatically detecting a gesture of at least one object from gesture data received via the sensors. The detecting comprises identifying the gesture using only the gesture data. The computer applications translate the gesture to a gesture signal, and control the display devices in response to the gesture signal. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077327 | INTERACTIVE VEHICLE WINDOW DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH USER IDENTIFICATION - A system for a vehicle includes a user identification subsystem operable to detect a user and an interactive display subsystem operable to generate output for display on a vehicle window in response to detection of the user. A method of operating a system for a vehicle includes detecting a user of the vehicle and generating output for display on a vehicle window visible from at least one of outside and inside the vehicle in response to detection of the user. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077328 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PAGE COMMANDS TO DIGITAL ELECTRONIC DISPLAY DEVICES - A remote control system, set forth by way of example and not limitation, includes a remote control device including one or more controls operative to develop at button control signals in response to activation by a user. An interface device is responsive to the button control signals and is operative to provide device control signals via a wired connection to an electronic display device. The device control signals are operative to control an application running on an electronic display device. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077329 | EYE TRACKING-BASED USER INTERFACE METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method includes matching a pupil center position obtained from image information taken by a camera and a center position of an UI on a display panel of a terminal, and recognizing the match as a touch on the UI when the match between the pupil center position and the center position of the UI is kept for a predetermined time or more. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077330 | OPERATION SWITCH AND OPERATION DEVICE - The operation device includes a display part; a partition frame member arranged on the display part, and configured to divide the display part into a plurality of display surfaces; an operation button member having transparent operation buttons arranged on the respective display surfaces, and configured to join the operation buttons by integral molding to be able to deform the operation buttons in a pressing direction at respective one sides, functioning as fulcrums, of the display surfaces; switch parts arranged under the operation button member, and pressed by pressing of the operation buttons; and an output part configured to output information indicating whether or not the switch parts are pressed. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077331 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In an illustrative embodiment, a display control device is provided. The display control device includes a display control section to control display of a virtual object according to a positional relationship between an imaging device and a display device. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077332 | DISPLAY INFORMATION COLLECTING DEVICE AND HMI SYSTEM - An HMI display terminal unit includes a motion sensor; an IEEE802.11 I/F; and a CPU that transmits, to a smartphone via the IEEE802.11 I/F, data collected from a control device and HMI display data that shapes the collected data for display, wherein the CPU determines whether an operator has approached on the basis of the detection result of the motion sensor; when an operator has approached, acquires unique information on a smartphone of the operator via the IEEE802.11 I/F and authenticates the smartphone on the basis of the acquired unique information; when authentication is successful, transmits the HMI display data and the collected data; and, when authentication fails, does not transmit the HMI display data and the collected data. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077333 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Menu Layout - The disclosure provides a method and apparatus for processing menu layout. comprising: obtaining a moving direction and moving acceleration value of user equipment; judging whether the moving acceleration value of the user equipment exceeds a preset first threshold; adjusting the menu layout of the user equipment according to the obtained moving direction of the user equipment in the case that the moving acceleration value of the user equipment exceeds the first threshold, wherein the menu layout is the arrangement of one or more icons on one or more pages. According to the method and apparatus for processing menu layout, the problem in the related art that the icons need to be dragged one by one by hand when moved which is time-consuming, cannot determine the arrangement position accurately and affects the user experience is solved, thereby improving the user experience effect. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077334 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus, includes: a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: obtain a gaze position of a user on a display screen, determine whether an object for reading, displayed on the display screen, has been finished reading by the user, based on a threshold and the number of times where movement of the gaze position indicates a newline, the threshold being set in accordance with the number of lines in the object, and change at least one of the threshold and the number of times in response to detection that the movement of the gaze position becomes movement of a certain distance or greater in a second direction different from a first direction of movement indicating a newline. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077335 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes: a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: calculate a first distance between an end of a first line in an object for reading displayed on a display screen and a beginning of a second line that is next to the first line in the object, and set, in accordance with the first distance, a condition for determining whether the object has been finished reading by a user based on detecting movement of a gaze position of the user on the display screen. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077336 | Methods and Apparatus for Using the Human Body as an Input Device - Described are apparatus and methods for reconstructing a full human skeletal pose or a partial skeletal pose by aggregating and fusing various data from various sensors, and for detecting the occurrence of gestures from poses that occur over a period of time. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077337 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION OF INFORMATION IN AN AIRCRAFT CABIN - An interactive aircraft cabin window display system and a method for interactive visualization of information in an aircraft cabin are described. The display system includes a display assembly DA integratable into an aircraft cabin window, a passenger monitoring assembly PMA, an environment monitoring assembly EMA, and an information visualization assembly IVA. The DA is adapted for displaying variable images on a screen such as a semi-transparent screen integrated in the aircraft cabin window. The PMA may be implemented using for example an eye-tracking camera or a touch-screen and is adapted for detecting a direction into which a passenger is looking or pointing through the aircraft cabin window. The EMA is adapted for acquiring a representation such as an image of an environment outside the aircraft cabin window. The WA is adapted for visualizing information on the screen at specific locations selected by taking into account the representation acquired by the EMA and taking into account the direction detected by the PMA. Accordingly, the interactive display system may detect to which object a passenger is currently looking or pointing and may interactively provide additional information about this object of interest, thereby improving the passenger's flight experience. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077338 | Detecting Primary Hover Point For Multi-Hover Point Device - Example apparatus and methods concern establishing, managing, or dis-establishing a primary hover-point for a hover-sensitive input/output interface. One example apparatus includes a proximity detector that detects an object in a hover-space associated with the input/output interface. The apparatus produces characterization data concerning the object. The characterization data may identify where the object is located, how the object is moving, what the object is doing, or other attributes of the object. The apparatus may assign a hover point designation to the object as a function of the characterization data. The apparatus selectively controls input actions associated with the object based on the hover point designation. The apparatus may accept input actions associated with a primary hover point and ignore actions associated with a non-primary hover point. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077339 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An information processing device includes a position information acquisition unit which acquires, from a remote controller with a touch panel, three-dimensional position information of a pointing implement with respect to the touch panel, a display control unit which moves a cursor on a display screen according to movement of the pointing implement, a movement limiting unit which prohibits movement of the cursor on the display screen when the height of the pointing implement from the touch panel is at or below a predetermined lock threshold value, and a position selecting unit which selects the position of the cursor on the display screen when the pointing implement touches the touch panel when the movement of the cursor is prohibited. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077340 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REAL-TIME TOUCHLESS INTERACTION - The real-time touchless interaction method of the present invention comprises the following steps: characteristic information of an object is acquired; the characteristic information is recognized and used to generate a 3D icon which corresponds to the object; the characteristic information of the object continues to be acquired, and the 3D icon is reconstructed in real-time based on how the object is manipulated; at the same time, the 3D icon is utilized as an pointer to interact with the smart device without requiring any physical manipulation with the touch screen. A system and a computer program product for real-time touchless interaction are disclosed herein. The present invention enables users to interact with a smart device without physically touching the screen, thereby generating a plethora of new interactive applications and greatly increasing the versatility of available operations between the user and the smart device. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077341 | Force Sensing Keyboard with Automatic Adjustment of Actuation Force Based on User Typing Style - A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for controlling a keyboard to provide automatic compensation for force variation in sensitivity over time for a force sensing keyboard. In certain embodiments, an information handling system includes a keyboard control system software which can automatically compensate for this variation in sensitivity over time. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077342 | INPUT APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An input apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing apparatus are provided. The input apparatus includes a protection surface layer, and a sensing array through which an operation of a user on the protection surface layer can be determined. The information processing method can parse trigger information sent by the input apparatus for its corresponding parameter information and further switch the touchable keyboard to a first input mode or a second input mode according to the obtained parameter information. The information processing method and apparatus and the electronic device activate a keyboard to judge the demand of the user automatically in response to the trigger information entered by the user and further control switching of the input mode of the keyboard in response to the demand of the user. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077343 | INPUT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An input device is provided in the present application. The input device includes a first panel and a second panel, the first panel is provided with multiple grooves; the second panel is located under the first panel or fused to a bottom of the first panel, and includes a sensing unit configured to sense a key. In the input device, each of the grooves is arranged to correspond to one key area, and a key command may be input by performing a touch key operation on a corresponding sensing unit under the groove. Compared with the conventional input device, in the input device of the present application, the input of the key command may be realized without key caps and scissor-shaped structures for supporting the key caps, thereby shortening the key travel and reducing the thickness of the input device. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077344 | INPUT-KEY CONTROL DEVICE, AND METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING INPUT KEY - An input-key control device is mounted on an apparatus having a plurality of operating modes and controls a plurality of input keys that receive input provided by a user. The input-key control device includes: a key-related-information storage unit that stores the operating modes and key-identifying information in association with each other, the key-identifying information being information for identifying an operable input key; an input-key identifying unit that identifies, when the operating mode is switched, an input key which has newly become operable as a result of the switching of the operating mode by comparing the key-identifying information associated with the operating mode before the switching and the key-identifying information associated with the operating mode after the switching; and a light-emission control unit that causes a lighting manner of a light-emitting element that illuminates the input key identified by the input-key identifying unit to differ. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077345 | Simultaneous Hover and Touch Interface - Example apparatus and methods concern processing simultaneous touch and hover actions for a touch-sensitive and hover-sensitive input/output (i/o) interface. One example apparatus includes a touch detector that detects an object that touches the i/o interface. The example apparatus includes a proximity detector that detects an object in a hover-space associated with the i/o interface. The apparatus produces characterization data concerning the touch action and the hover action. The proximity detector and the touch detector may share a set of capacitive sensing nodes. Example apparatus and methods selectively control input/output actions on the i/o interface based on a combination of the touch action(s) and the hover action(s). | 2015-03-19 |
20150077346 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE INPUT KEYBOARDS AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAME - An electronic system having a multiple of input keyboards is provided. The electronic system comprises a touch display unit and a processing unit. The touch display unit displays a plurality of input fields. The processing unit links each of a plurality of virtual input keyboards correspondingly to one of the input fields to perform data processing on the input fields according to the operation input on each of the virtual input keyboards. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077347 | ERGONOMICALLY OPTIMIZED REMOTE CONTROLLER DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - An ergonomically optimized, finger-mounted, thumb-actuated remote controller device comprises a finger sleeve assembly having one or more finger sleeves designed to be worn over one or more fingers of the hand of a user; one or more control devices, such as a touchpad and an activation key, attached to the finger sleeves such that the control devices may be actuated by the thumb of the user; one or more batteries integrated into the finger sleeve assembly; a microprocessor integrated into the finger sleeve assembly; and a wireless transmitter integrated into the finger sleeve assembly. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077348 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TOUCH INPUT VIA A TOUCH SENSITIVE SURFACE UTILIZING A SUPPORT OBJECT - Methods and a support object are provided to facilitate the receipt of a wide variety of touch inputs from a user, such as in a manner that is comfortable and does not fatigue the user. In the context of a method, touch input is received from a user who engages and moves a support object relative to a touch sensitive surface. The method also includes receiving the touch input from the user via the touch sensitive surface. The method further includes determining a relative position of the touch input with respect to the support object and then determining a type of touch input based upon the relative position of the touch input with respect to the support object. The method also includes causing an action to be taken in response to the type of touch input. Corresponding apparatus and computer program products are also provided. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077349 | Mesh Design for Touch Sensors - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a touch sensor including a mesh of multiple first lines and second lines of conductive material extending across a display. The first lines are substantially parallel to each other. The second lines are substantially parallel to each other. The display includes multiple pixels that each include sub-pixels. Each of the pixels has a first pixel pitch along a first axis and a second pixel pitch along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. Each of the sub-pixels has a first sub-pixel pitch along the first axis and a second sub-pixel dimension along the second axis. The second sub-pixel dimension is substantially equal to a first value or a second value, the second value being greater than the first value. The first lines extend across the display at a first angle relative to the first axis. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077350 | Curved Surface Sensor Pattern - A touch sensor includes a flexible substrate, a plurality of sense electrodes and a plurality of drive electrodes disposed on the flexible substrate, a plurality of electrode branches, and a central spine. Each of the plurality of sense and drive electrodes includes electrode teeth, and electrode teeth of the sense electrodes are interdigitated with electrode teeth of the drive electrodes. Each particular electrode branch includes a portion of at least one of the drive electrodes and a portion of at least one of the sense electrodes. The central spine includes tracks that are coupled to the sense and drive electrodes. When the touch sensor is not formed into a three-dimensional shape, at least a portion of one of the electrode branches is separated from an adjacent electrode branch by a gap. When the touch sensor is formed into a three-dimensional shape, the gap is substantially eliminated, thereby forming a substantially continuous touch-sensitive surface. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077351 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING TOUCH ON USER TERMINAL - A touch detecting method and system on a user terminal having a touch screen includes detecting an object which approaches the touch screen of the user terminal. It is determined whether touch of the object, which approaches the touch screen, is an intended touch. When it is determined that the touch of the object is the intended touch, a touched position is determined based on a sound generated when the object touches the touch screen. Touch information is provided to perform a function corresponding to the touched position determined based on the sound. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077352 | Multi-Touch Virtual Mouse - In accordance with some embodiments, a touch input device such as a touch screen or track pad or touch pad may be operated in mouse mode by touching the screen simultaneously with more than one finger. In one embodiment, three fingers may be utilized. The three fingers in one embodiment may be the thumb, together with the index finger and the middle finger. Then the index finger and the middle finger may be used to left or right click to enter a virtual mouse command. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077353 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and a control method thereof are disclosed. The electronic device includes: a touch recognition unit provided on at least one side of the frame; a sensing unit that detects where the frame is worn; and a controller that detects, through the sensing unit, at least one of a first position where the frame is worn on the user's head, a second position where the frame is worn around the user's neck, and a third position where the frame is separate from the user, detects a touch input on the touch recognition unit, and controls call-related operations based on at least either the detected position where the frame is worn or the detected touch input. Accordingly, a variety of call-related or multimedia data-related functions can be used efficiently by changing the position where a frame wearable around the neck or on the head is worn. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077354 | Screen Control System of Handheld Devices and Method Thereof - A system for controlling a screen on a handheld device includes a gravity sensor, a proximity sensor, and a processing unit. The gravity sensor is configured for determining a direction in which a screen on a handheld device is facing. The proximity sensor is configured for determining whether the screen is in proximity to an object or not. And the processing unit is coupled to the gravity sensor, the proximity sensor, and the screen, and configured to conduct turning off the screen when the screen is facing downwards and in proximity to the object. Related methods of controlling a screen on a handheld device are also provided. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077355 | REDUCING CONTROL RESPONSE LATENCY WITH DEFINED CROSS-CONTROL BEHAVIOR - A system for processing user input with reduced control response latency includes an input device, an input processing unit, a high-latency subsystem, a low-latency subsystem, input processing unit software for generating signals, and an output device. The low-latency subsystem receives the signals and generates low-latency output and the high-latency subsystem processes the signals and generates high-latency output. In an embodiment, the signals comprise an identification of a defined cross-control behavior. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077356 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR SENSING TOUCH INPUT AND TOUCH INPUT METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a communication interface configured to communicate with a plurality of image input devices, a display configured to display a plurality of images provided by the plurality of image input devices on a single screen, a storage configured to store screen scale information of the plurality of image input devices, a sensor configured to sense a touch input on one image of the plurality of images, and a controller configured to convert actual touch coordinate values of an entire screen of the display into relative touch coordinate values corresponding to an image input device which provides a touched image in which the touch input is sensed, according to the screen scale information of the image input device which provides the touched image in response to the touch operation being sensed, and transmit the converted relative touch coordinate values to the image input device which provides the touched image. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077357 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a display apparatus and a control method thereof, the display apparatus including: a display section which displays an image; a touch detecting section which receives a plurality of touch inputs from a user; an image input section which receives an image; and a controller which performs operations corresponding to the plurality of received touch inputs using information of the touch inputs received through the touch detecting section and eye-gaze information of the user received through the image input section. Thus it is possible to identify a user using an eye-gaze direction of the user for plural touch inputs to perform an operation corresponding to a touch input of the identified user, to thereby provide a display apparatus capable of distinguishing plural touch inputs of plural users. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077358 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic device and method for controlling the same are provided. The electronic device includes a touch-sensitive screen and a controller. The touch-sensitive screen receives a first touch-moving path and a second touch-moving path thereon, wherein at least a part of the first touch-moving path is highlighted by the second touch-moving path. The controller recognizes and stores the highlighted part of the first touch-moving path. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077359 | Position Sensing Apparatus - A sensor apparatus is provided for sensing relative position of two objects. First and second molecular components, each comprising at least one electronic system, are connected to respective objects. The molecular components are arranged in mutual proximity such that an interaction between the electronic systems of respective components varies with relative position of the objects, the interaction affecting an electrical or optical property of the components. A detector detects the property to produce an output dependent on relative position of the objects. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077360 | OPERATION DEVICE - Provided is an operating device with which the erroneous detection of depression operations can be prevented when tactile sensation is presented, without requiring a sophisticated control. This operating device ( | 2015-03-19 |
20150077361 | ELECTRODE PLATE, AND ELECTROCHROMIC PLATE, ELECTROCHROMIC MIRROR AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are an electrode plate using an ITO, and an electrochromic plate, an electrochromic mirror and a display device using the electrode plate, the electrode plate including a transparent electrode layer, a metal mesh pattern on the transparent electrode layer, an insulating layer provided in a space defined by an upper surface of the transparent electrode layer and the metal mesh pattern and between metal components of the metal mesh pattern, and a base substrate on the metal mesh pattern and the insulating layer. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077362 | TERMINAL WITH FINGERPRINT READER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING USER INPUT THROUGH FINGERPRINT READER - In a terminal including a fingerprint reader and a method for processing a user's input through the fingerprint reader, the terminal includes: a fingerprint reader configured to acquire fingerprint data by recognizing a fingerprint or to acquire touch input data including information on positions recognized by touch or movement of a touching device; a signal converter configured to convert touch input data received from the fingerprint reader into an input signal of a mode selected from among input signals of one or more modes; and an execution controller configured to control applications according to the input signal received from the signal converter. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077363 | DYNAMIC TACTILE INTERFACE - One variation of a dynamic tactile interface for a computing device includes: a tactile layer defining a peripheral region and a deformable region adjacent the peripheral region; a substrate including a transparent base material exhibiting a first optical dispersion characteristic, coupled to the tactile layer at the peripheral region, defining a fluid conduit adjacent the peripheral region and a fluid channel fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit; a volume of transparent fluid contained within the fluid channel and the fluid conduit and exhibiting a second optical dispersion characteristic different from the first optical dispersion characteristic; a volume of particulate contained within the transparent base material of the substrate, biased around the fluid conduit, and exhibiting a third optical dispersion characteristic different from the first optical dispersion characteristic; and a displacement device displacing fluid into the fluid channel to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077364 | METHOD FOR ACTUATING A TACTILE INTERFACE LAYER - One variation of the method includes registering interaction with a dynamic tactile interface including a tactile layer and a substrate, the tactile layer defining a tactile surface, a deformable region, and a peripheral region adjacent the deformable region and coupled to the substrate opposite the tactile surface, the method including: detecting an orientation of the device; predicting a location of an upcoming input related to a native application executing on the device; selecting a particular deformable region from a set of deformable regions, the particular deformable region substantially coincident the input location; selectively transitioning the particular deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting, the deformable region substantially flush with the peripheral region in the retracted setting and tactilely distinguishable from the peripheral region in the expanded setting; and detecting an input, corresponding to the upcoming input, on the particular deformable region. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077365 | SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A system includes first and second information processing apparatuses each having a display device. The first information processing apparatus includes a first display controller controlling the first display device to display a display target, a specified position detector detecting a specified position of the first display device, a receiver receiving movement of the display target, a movement information calculator calculating movement information of the display target, a determiner determining whether to transmit display target information and the movement information based on the calculated movement information, and a transmitter transmitting the display target information and the movement information when the determiner has determined to transmit the display target information and the movement information. The second information processing apparatus includes a second display controller controlling the second display device to display the display target based on the display target information and the movement information transmitted by the transmitter. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077366 | DYNAMIC TACTILE INTERFACE - A dynamic tactile interface including a substrate including a fluid conduit, a shelf adjacent the fluid conduit, and a fluid channel fluidly coupled to the fluid conduit; a flap including a distal end and a proximal end, the flap extending across the fluid conduit and hinged to the substrate at the proximal end; a tactile layer including a peripheral region and a deformable region adjacent the peripheral region and arranged over the flap, and a tactile surface opposite the substrate; and a displacement device displacing fluid to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting, the distal end of the flap engaging the shelf in the retracted setting, and the distal end of the flap lifted off of the shelf and the deformable region in the expanded setting. | 2015-03-19 |
20150077367 | DYNAMIC TACTILE INTERFACE - A dynamic tactile interface including a substrate including an attachment surface, a cavity, and a fluid channel fluidly coupled to the cavity; a pedestal arranged within the cavity, pivotable within the cavity, and including a mating surface and an exterior surface; a tactile layer including a peripheral region coupled to the attachment surface, a deformable region adjacent the peripheral region and arranged over the pedestal, and a tactile surface opposite the substrate; and a displacement device displacing fluid to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting, the pedestal pivotable within the cavity between a first position and a second position in the retracted setting, the deformable region flush with the peripheral region in the first position and the pedestal partially elevated out of the cavity and the deformable region defining a second formation tactilely distinguishable from the peripheral region in the expanded setting. | 2015-03-19 |