13th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130076641 | Method and Keyboard for Inputting Chinese Characters and Electronic Apparatus Containing the Keyboard - The embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a keyboard for inputting Chinese characters and electronic apparatus containing the keyboard, wherein the method is applicable to Chinese characters input on a keyboard. The keyboard includes an initial consonant inputting region and a compound vowel inputting region, the initial consonant inputting region including multiple initial consonant keys, with each of the initial consonant keys indicating at least one initial consonant, and the compound vowel inputting region including multiple compound vowel keys, with each of the compound vowel keys indicating at least one compound vowel. The method for inputting Chinese characters including the steps of: acquiring corresponding initial consonant and compound vowel(s) or acquiring corresponding compound vowel and displaying the Chinese character consistent with the combination of the initial consonant and compound vowel(s) or the Chinese character consistent with the compound vowel in accordance with a predefined rule. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076642 | USER INTERFACE FOR EDITING A VALUE IN PLACE - A user interface element is displayed for in place editing of values within a document. For example, in response to selecting a value, a user interface is displayed near the value that receives a slide gesture for adjusting the value in place. The user interface may be configured to select one of the discrete parts of the value in response to changing a level of the slide gesture. For example, a user may move the swipe gesture from a level used for adjusting the day value to the level representing the year value. The user interface displayed and method(s) used to adjust the value may be based on the type of value and the structure and content of the document. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076643 | Methods and Apparatus to Associate a Detected Presence of a Conductive Object - A method and apparatus determine a plurality of attribute values of a first detected presence, determine another plurality of attribute values of a second detected presence, and associate the first detected presence with the second detected presence based on the plurality of attribute values and the other plurality of attribute values. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076644 | SPURIOUS INPUT DETECTION SYSTEM - A spurious input detection system includes a touch input display, a touch input surface, and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium. The non-transitory, computer- readable medium includes instructions that, when executed by a processor, provide a spurious input detection engine. The spurious input detection engine is operable to receive a first input from the touch input display and a second input from the touch input surface. The spurious input detection engine is further operable to determine that the first input is a spurious input based on a combination of the first input and the second input. The spurious input detection engine will cause the first input to be disregarded in response to determining that it is a spurious input. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076645 | FIXED DISPLAY SYSTEM INTERACTION WITH A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A fixed display system that can interact with a communication device includes a display system including a fixed display operable to display information. A sensor is operable to provide a first signature upon an occurrence of a predetermined event, and the communication device is also operable to provide a second signature upon the occurrence of the same predetermined event. A processor compares the first and second signatures and determines whether these first and second signatures describe the same predetermined event, whereupon the processor initiates a communication session between the display system and the communication device. In addition, personal information of the user on the communication device may be used locally or partially/fully transferred to the display system to provide a personalized interactive experience for the user. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076646 | FORCE SENSOR INTERFACE FOR TOUCH CONTROLLER - A force sensor interface in a touch controller of a touch sensitive device is disclosed. The force sensor interface can couple to touch circuitry to integrate one or more force sensors with touch sensors of the device. The force sensor interface can include one portion to transmit stimulation signals generated by the touch circuitry to the force sensors to drive the sensors. The interface can also include another portion to receive force signals, indicative of a force applied to the device, from the force sensors for processing by the touch circuitry. The device can use the touch circuitry to concurrently and seamlessly operate both the force sensors and the touch sensors. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076647 | MULTI-MODE VOLTAGES FOR TOUCHSCREENS - Operating touch screens by applying more than one voltage modes, including a first voltage mode corresponding to a display phase and a second voltage mode corresponding to a touch sensing phase, is provided. An integrated touch screen device can include a multi-mode power system that can select a first voltage mode corresponding a display phase and a second voltage mode corresponding to a touch sensing phase. Each of one or more voltages can be applied to the touch screen at the corresponding first voltage level during the updating of the image. A touch sensing system can sense touch during a touch sensing phase. Each of one or more voltages can be applied to the touch screen at the corresponding second voltage level during the sensing of touch. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076648 | POWER MANAGEMENT FOR INTEGRATED TOUCH SCREENS - Reducing or eliminating the effects of noise that can be generated by a power system of a touch screen device, such as a gate line voltage system that applies voltage to gate lines of the touch screen, is provided. In one example, a power supply, such as a charge pump, can be disabled during active touch sensing, such that noise from the charge pump is not generated during touch sensing. In some examples, a voltage regulator can help to maintain the gate voltage level at or above a desired threshold. In some cases, noise entering the touch sensing system can have a lasting effect on noise-sensitive components, even after the noise source is disabled. In these cases, a post-noise stabilizing system can be included to stabilize, reset, etc., noise-sensitive components of the touch sensing system, which can help to reduce or eliminate the lasting effect of noise. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076649 | Electronic Devices With Sidewall Displays - Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076650 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILTERING TOUCH SCREEN INPUTS - A method of filtering a touch screen input is disclosed that includes the steps of detecting a position of a first touch on a touch screen, determining a validation area that includes the position of the first touch, detecting a position for each of one or more second touches on the touch screen, and providing a touch event signal if the positions of all of the second touches are within the validation area. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076651 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CHANGE CONTROL CENTEXTS OF CONTROLLERS - Methods and apparatus to change control contexts of controllers are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a touch screen to display a user interface; a controller to control a first physical playback device of a first zone when in a first control context and to control a second physical playback device of a second zone when in a second control context; a swipe detector to monitor a designated area of a user interface for a swipe of the touch screen; and a context changer to change the controller from operating in the first control context to operating in the second control context in response to a detected swipe. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076652 | MAGNETICALLY PERMEABLE HAPTIC MATERIAL - Embodiments may take the form of a haptic device having a ferro magnetic member coupled to a spring. An electromagnet is proximately located to the magnetic member and configured to magnetically attract the first magnetic member when actuated. A magnetically permeable material is positioned between the electromagnet and the first magnetic member. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076653 | DISPLAYING OF CHARGING STATUS ON DUAL SCREEN DEVICE - Embodiments are described for displaying charging status on a multi-screen device. In embodiments, a determination is made that the device is connected to a power source for charging the battery. In response to the determination, a battery charging indicator is displayed. In some embodiments, if the device was originally powered off or in a standby mode, after a predetermined period of time, the device will be powered off or returned to the standby mode, and the battery charging indicator will no longer be displayed. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076654 | HANDSET STATES AND STATE DIAGRAMS: OPEN, CLOSED TRANSITIONAL AND EASEL - A multi-display device is adapted to turn on and off certain device functionality based on one or more of device state and triggers. These triggers include a transition trigger, an open trigger and a closed trigger. Furthermore, and based on one or more of these triggers and device state, the device can provide feedback to a user, such as visual feedback, audio feedback and vibration feedback to assist a user with determining when the device is changing state. The operation of the primary screen, secondary screen, system and feedback options are also described relative to the beginning and endpoint of the device transition. Furthermore, the trigger corresponding to a transitional trigger where primary and secondary screens have a certain angle orientation and the trigger corresponding to a trigger point where the primary and secondary screens have a second angle orientation relative to one another are described. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076655 | STATE OF SCREEN INFO: EASEL - A multi-display device is adapted to turn on and off certain device functionality based on one or more of device state and triggers. These triggers include a transition trigger, an open trigger and a closed trigger. Furthermore, and based on one or more of these triggers and device state, the device can provide feedback to a user, such as visual feedback, audio feedback and vibration feedback to assist a user with determining when the device is changing state. The operation of the primary screen, secondary screen, system and feedback options are also described relative to the beginning and endpoint of the device transition. Furthermore, the trigger corresponding to a transitional trigger where primary and secondary screens have a certain angle orientation and the trigger corresponding to a trigger point where the primary and secondary screens have a second angle orientation relative to one another are described. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076656 | SECONDARY SINGLE SCREEN MODE DEACTIVATION - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface on a second screen, when the device is in a temporary state. More particularly, the method includes a change in the display mode of a multiple screen device from a second screen back to the first screen while the device is closed. The change in the display mode may be made in response to one or more actions conducted by a user in a user interface, in response to an input from an application, or in response to a menu selection. Further, the device may revert to the first display mode based on other events. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076657 | SECONDARY SINGLE SCREEN MODE ACTIVATION THROUGH USER INTERFACE ACTIVATION - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface on a second screen. More particularly, the method includes a change in the display mode of a multiple screen device from a first screen to a second screen while the device is closed. The change in the display mode may be made in response to one or more actions conducted by a user in a user interface or on the device. The actions can include changing the orientation of the device, for example, by flipping the device over to look at the second screen. The actions can also include the user touching a touch sensitive display. Further, a series of two or more actions may trigger the device to switch to the second screen. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076658 | USER FEEDBACK TO INDICATE TRANSITIONS BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED STATES - A dual screen user device and methods for generating user feedback to indicate transitional states of the device are disclosed. Feedback is provided to a user of the device concerning transitional states or changes in status of the device, such as whether the device is open or closed, whether a peripheral device has been connected to or disconnected from the device and whether the device has been powered up or down. In a preferred embodiment, one or more vibrators are used to generate vibration and/or audible signals to the user to indicate to the user the particular change in status of the device as it occurs. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076659 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a screen of an application executed in the foreground. When the first gesture is performed on the touch screen display while a first application is executed in the foreground and a second application is executed in the background, the controller causes the first application to perform an operation according to the first gesture. When the second gesture is performed on the touch screen display while the first application is executed in the foreground and the second application is executed in the background, the controller executes the second application in the foreground. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076660 | DISPLAY STATUS OF NOTIFICATIONS ON A DUAL SCREEN DEVICE - Embodiments are described for displaying indications of notifications received by a multi-screen device. The notifications may relate to a number of different categories including, without limitation, phone calls, SMS messages, email, notifications from applications, battery level, and signal strength. The multi-screen device includes a unified desktop that displays indications of the notifications regardless of the state of the multi-screen device, which in embodiments includes an undocked state and a docked state, in which a peripheral screen is used to display the indications. The indications may be displayed differently depending on the state of the multi-screen device. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076661 | DISPLAY NOTIFICATIONS ON A DUAL SCREEN DEVICE - Embodiments are described for displaying indications of notifications received by a multi-screen device. The notifications may relate to a number of different categories including, without limitation, phone calls, SMS messages, email, notifications from applications, battery level, and signal strength. The multi-screen device includes a unified desktop that displays indications of the notifications regardless of the state of the multi-screen device, which in embodiments includes an undocked state and a docked state, in which a peripheral screen is used to display the indications. The indications may be displayed differently depending on the state of the multi-screen device. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076662 | SMARTPAD SCREEN MANAGEMENT - A multi-display device is adapted to be dockable or otherwise associatable with an additional device. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the multi-display device is dockable with a smartpad. The exemplary smartpad can include a screen, a touch sensitive display, a configurable area, a gesture capture region(s) and a camera. The smartpad can also include a port adapted to receive the device. The exemplary smartpad is able to cooperate with the device such that information displayable on the device is also displayable on the smartpad. Furthermore, any one or more of the functions on the device are extendable to the smartpad, with the smartpad capable of acting as an input/output interface or extension of the device. Therefore, for example, information from one or more of the displays on the multi-screen device is displayable on the smartpad. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076663 | SMARTPAD SCREEN MODES - A multi-display device is adapted to be dockable or otherwise associatable with an additional device. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the multi-display device is dockable with a smartpad. The exemplary smartpad can include a screen, a touch sensitive display, a configurable area, a gesture capture region(s) and a camera. The smartpad can also include a port adapted to receive the device. The exemplary smartpad is able to cooperate with the device such that information displayable on the device is also displayable on the smartpad. Furthermore, any one or more of the functions on the device are extendable to the smartpad, with the smartpad capable of acting as an input/output interface or extension of the device. Therefore, for example, information from one or more of the displays on the multi-screen device is displayable on the smartpad. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076664 | ACTIVATING APPLICATIONS IN PORTIONS OF UNIFIED DESKTOP - Embodiments provide for a handheld device with a unified desktop for integrating the functionality of the handheld device with a larger computer system. When connected to a peripheral display and/or a display of the larger computer system, the handheld device provides a unified desktop displayed across the screen(s) of the handheld device and the peripheral display. The unified desktop unifies the functionality provided by the larger computer system and the handheld functionality, e.g., communication applications (e.g., phone, SMS, MMS). A user can seamlessly interact with applications, e.g., open, move, close, receive notifications, on the unified desktop whether the applications are displayed on the screens of the handheld device, or the peripheral display of the larger computer system. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076665 | HANDLING APPLICATIONS ON A UNIFIED DESKTOP - Embodiments provide for a handheld device with a unified desktop for integrating the functionality of the handheld device with a larger computer system. When connected to a peripheral display and/or a display of the larger computer system, the handheld device provides a unified desktop displayed across the screen(s) of the handheld device and the peripheral display. The unified desktop unifies the functionality provided by the larger computer system and the handheld functionality, e.g., communication applications (e.g., phone, SMS, MMS). A user can seamlessly interact with applications, e.g., open, move, close, receive notifications, on the unified desktop whether the applications are displayed on the screens of the handheld device, or the peripheral display of the larger computer system. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076666 | TOUCH INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD - A touch input device includes a first storage module, a second storage module, a touch input unit, a first detecting unit, a second detecting unit, a processing module and a housing. When one or both of the first and the second detecting units detect a touch of a user on one or two corners of the housing, the processing module will make one or two soft keyboards be shown on the touch input unit according to position information stored in the first and the second storage modules. The user can use single hand or both hands to input a command. The disclosure further provides a touch input method. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076667 | TOUCH PANEL AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a touch technology, more particularly to a touch panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The touch panel comprises a touch area and a peripheral area. The touch panel further comprises: at least one peripheral line, each of which has a stacking structure and is disposed in the peripheral area surrounding the touch area for transmitting touch signals generated by the touch area. The stacking structure of each peripheral line improves stability of the touch signals transmission in the touch panel. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076668 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM - Objects are indicated on a display. A touch panel is superposed on the display. An acquiring section operates for detecting user's touches to the touch panel and acquiring positions of the user's touches to the touch panel as touch positions. A decision is made as to whether or not the distance between first and second touch positions decreases in accordance with the lapse of time. A selecting section operates for setting a rectangular area with respect to the display and selecting an object or objects contained in the rectangular area in cases where it is decided that the distance between the first and second touch positions decreases in accordance with the lapse of time. Two opposite corners of the rectangular area are respectively coincident with the first and second touch positions occurring at an initial stage of the user's touches to the touch panel. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076669 | PORTABLE TERMINAL AND RECEPTION CONTROL METHOD - A mobile terminal is provided that displays on a display, when a touch operation is detected on the display where a primary image including a plurality of display objects is displayed, a secondary image with multiple representative display objects that represent at least two display objects displayed within a predetermined range of a first touch position, the multiple representative display objects arranged around the first touch position. After the secondary image is displayed, one display object represented by one representative display object arranged on a second touch position is received as a target of processing, when the touch operation is detected to move from the first touch position to the second touch position. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076670 | DUAL-MODE TABLET AND DETECTING AND SWITCHING METHOD FOR INPUT SIGNALS THEREOF - A dual-mode tablet and a detecting and switching method for input signals thereof are provided. The dual-mode tablet includes an electromagnetic induction module and a touch input module. The microprocessor controls the electromagnetic induction module to electronically connect to an induction coil group and detects whether any electromagnetic signal is received. After the electromagnetic induction module receives one electromagnetic signal completely, the microprocessor controls the touch input module to electronically connect to the induction coil group. When the microprocessor receives a touch input signal, the microprocessor alternately controls one of the electromagnetic induction module and the touch input module to electronically connect to the induction coil group. When the microprocessor detects one electromagnetic signal is received, the electromagnetic induction module electronically connects to the induction coil group continuously until the electromagnetic signal is received completely. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076671 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY SIZE IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for control a size of a display region in a portable terminal. The method includes determining a size control amount based on touch information when a size change event occurs and controlling a size of the display region according to the size control amount. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076672 | PORTRAIT DUAL DISPLAY AND LANDSCAPE DUAL DISPLAY - Methods and devices for controlling the displayed output associated with applications in connection with a multiple screen device are provided. More particularly, an application presented by the device in a dual portrait orientation can utilize the first screen to display control information, and can utilize the second screen to display content information. An application presented by the device in a dual landscape orientation can utilize both the first screen and the second screen to display content information. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076673 | MINIMIZING AND MAXIMIZING BETWEEN LANDSCAPE DUAL DISPLAY AND LANDSCAPE SINGLE DISPLAY - Methods and devices for minimizing and maximizing displayed output associated with applications are provided. More particularly, an application presented across two or more screens of a device in a landscape mode can be minimized to present portion of the application in one of the screens. With respect to a maximization operation received with respect to a page of an application results in the expansion of the displayed portion of the application to multiple screens of the device. Input to effect minimization and maximization operations can be entered in one or more gesture capture regions associated with the screens. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076674 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal capable of moving a page displayed on a display unit according to a touch input, and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal including a display unit formed to allow for a touch input, includes a sensing unit configured to sense an object touched on the display unit and monitor a first movement of the object, and a controller configured to move a page displayed on the display unit according to a first ongoing direction, in response to a second movement of the object continued from the first movement, when the first movement corresponds to the first ongoing direction of the first movement and moves, while satisfying a pre-set reference within a reference region including a start point of the first movement. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076675 | TOUCH SCREEN DRIVER AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A touch screen driver and method for driving the same are disclosed. The touch screen driver includes a Tx driving circuit which sequentially supplies a pair of out-of-phase composed of a first driving signal and a second driving signal which has a phase difference of 180° with respect to the first driving signal and the second driving signal driving signals to Tx lines, wherein the first signal and the second signal are simultaneously supplied to the adjacent Tx lines, respectively; and an Rx driving circuit which samples a charge of the touch sensor received through the Rx lines coupled with the Tx lines and converts the sampled charge into digital data. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076676 | CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a control method and an electronic device thereof. The control method according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to the electronic device. The control method comprises: detecting pressure imposed on a first surface of the electronic device; obtaining first pressure parameters of a first pressure and second pressure parameters of a second pressure, when the second pressure is detected in the first surface while the first pressure is detected in the first surface; according to settings of current application, generating a control instruction based on the first and second pressure parameters; and executing the control instruction. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076677 | SEPARATION OF SCREEN USAGE FOR COMPLEX LANGUAGE INPUT - Methods and devices including providing a device having at least a primary screen and a secondary screen; receiving a first input, where the first input includes a language input on the primary screen; processing the first input to estimate a character based on the first input; displaying the estimated character(s); and displaying a selection, where the selection includes a chosen character selected from the estimated character(s). | 2013-03-28 |
20130076678 | DUAL DISPLAY CURSIVE TOUCH INPUT - Methods and devices including providing a device having at least a primary screen and a secondary screen; receiving a first input, where the first input comprises a cursive input on the primary screen; processing the first input to estimate a character based on the first input; displaying the estimated character(s); and displaying a selection, wherein the selection includes a chosen character selected from the estimated character(s). | 2013-03-28 |
20130076679 | DUAL DISPLAY PINYIN TOUCH INPUT - Methods and devices including providing a device having at least a primary screen and a secondary screen; receiving a first input, where the first input comprises a pinyin input on the primary screen; processing the first input to estimate a character based on the first input; displaying the estimated character(s); and displaying a selection, where the selection includes a chosen character selected from the estimated character(s). | 2013-03-28 |
20130076680 | MULTISCREEN PHONE EMULATION - A computer system including a computer display; a computer processor, where the computer processor is running at least one computer operating system, where the at least one computer operating system communicably interfaces with a device operating system, where the device operating system resides on a device and the device includes a device processor and two or more device displays; and where the computer display mimics the two or more device displays. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076681 | GALLERY OPERATIONS FOR AN ALBUM AND PICTURE PAGE IN LANDSCAPE DUAL MODE - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface in a dual screen device. More particularly, the method includes providing a gallery for the dual screen device. The gallery can present one or more images in a user interface. The gallery user interface can adapt to changes in the device configuration. Further, the gallery can display images or videos in the various configurations. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076682 | GALLERY PICKER SERVICE - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface in a dual screen device. More particularly, the method includes providing a gallery for the dual screen device. The gallery can present one or more images in a user interface. The gallery user interface can adapt to changes in the device configuration. Further, the gallery can display images or videos in the various configurations. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076683 | DUAL SCREEN PROPERTY DETAIL DISPLAY - A device includes two touch sensitive displays. Particular display device (e.g., balloons, pop-up windows, tooltips, etc.) can be displayed in the two touch sensitive displays. However, in some circumstances, presenting the display device may cause problems interfacing with or viewing data on the device. Thus, the device can determine if presenting the display device in a proposed location will cause difficulties for the user. If such difficulties are predicted, the device may move the display of the display device to the other touch sensitive display. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076684 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a home screen. When a flick gesture in a first direction is performed on a first home screen displayed on the touch screen display, the controller changes the first home screen to a second home screen according to a first rule. When a flick gesture in a second direction is performed on the first home screen displayed on the touch screen display, the controller changes the first home screen to a third home screen according to a second rule. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076685 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THROUGH TOUCH SENSOR - An electronic apparatus has a touch sensor provided with a first touching zone including at least a second touching zone and a third touching zone, the second and third touching zones being allocated with different functions. The electronic apparatus is controlled to perform a specific function assigned to a specific touching zone that is the second or the third touching zone when there is a first touch input at first through the specific touching zone and continuously perform the specific function even if there is a second touch input that follows the first touch input, through either the second or the third touching zone that is not the specific touching zone, as long as there is a continuous touch input through the first touching zone from the first to the second touch input with no intermission. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076686 | TACTILE SENSATION PROVIDING APPARATUS - An operator may operate, without a feeling of strangeness, provided with a realistic tactile sensation matching an object on a touch sensor by a tactile sensation providing apparatus | 2013-03-28 |
20130076687 | TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a touch panel includes first interconnections, second interconnections, sensor units and a control unit. The first interconnections are arranged along a first direction, and extend along a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The second interconnections are arranged along a third direction intersecting with the first direction, and extend along a fourth direction intersecting with the third direction. The sensor units are provided in intersection portions of the first and second interconnections, include first and second ferromagnetic layers, and an intermediate layer, allow a current to be passed, and have one end connected to the first interconnections and another end connected to the second interconnections. The control unit is connected to the first and second interconnections. An electric resistance of the sensor units changes in accordance with a stress applied. The control unit senses a change in the electric resistance. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076688 | MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS - A terminal apparatus that includes a touch panel; a proximity detection unit configured to detect an approach and contact of an external object to the touch panel based on a changed in capacitance value and to detect a location on a surface of the touch panel where the capacitance value changed; and an operation control unit configured to control the proximity detection unit to stop the detection of a location contacted by the external object on the touch panel surface when the approach of the external object is detected by the proximity detection unit. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076689 | MUTUAL CAPACITANCE TOUCH SCREEN TO CAUSE DISPERSED COUPLING OF ELECTRODES - A mutual capacitance touch screen to cause dispersed coupling of electrodes includes driving electrode chains, sensing electrode chains and a data processing module. The central line of any driving electrode chain and the central line of any sensing electrode chain are mutually vertical. The driving electrode chains comprise at least two driving electrode plates. Two adjacent driving electrode plates are electrically connected by means of driving electrode connecting strips made of the conductive material. Thus, two clearances are formed between two adjacent driving electrode plates. Bar-shaped concave clearances which are recessed towards the driving electrode plates are also arranged on the driving electrode plates. The sensing electrode chains are arranged to fill the gaps and the concave clearances among the driving electrode chains in the touch screen. In the utility model, the coupling electric field is dispersed. Thus, the long range power lines in the coupling electric field are effectively reduced, the sensitivity of the touch screen in the hanging state is optimized, and the waterproof property and the anti-interference capability of the touch screen are improved. Moreover, the effective capacitivity of the mutual capacitance touch screen is also improved. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076690 | FINGER STYLUS FOR USE WITH CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANELS - Capacitive styluses and methods for use thereof. A stylus according to the present application may include a finger engagement portion adapted to engage the finger of a user. Furthermore, the stylus may include an extension portion that is adapted to extend beyond the distal tip of the finger of the user. An electrically conductive contact surface may be disposed beyond the distal tip of the finger and be contactable with a capacitive touch panel. An electrically conductive path may be provided between the contact surface and the finger engagement portion to establish electrical communication therebetween. The contact surface may be of sufficient size to affect a capacitive sensor of a capacitive touch panel when in contact therewith and when the stylus is mounted to the finger of a user. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076691 | Method for Transmitting and Detecting Touch Sensing Signals and Touch Device Using the Same - A method for transmitting and detecting touch sensing signals in a touch device having a set of parallel conducting lines includes: providing a work signal and a touch sensing signal to a selected portion of the conducting lines that serve as touch sensing lines and that cooperate to define a touch sensing area; and detecting the touch sensing lines to obtain a detecting signal that corresponds to the touch sensing signal and that indicates occurrence of a touch event, so as to determine at least one of a position and an intensity of the touch event. For each of the touch sensing lines, the work signal is provided during a first time interval and the touch sensing signal is provided during a second time interval. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076692 | Touch Panel with Shield Electrode - A touch panel includes a substrate, a shield conductor formed on a surface of the substrate, an insulation film formed on the shield conductor, a plurality of first electrodes formed on the insulation film, which extend in a first direction, a plurality of second electrodes formed on the insulation film, which extend in the second direction. Each of the plurality of first electrodes includes a first portion formed on the surface of the substrate and a second portion formed in a separated manner from the second electrode on the insulation film, the first portion being connected to the second portion via a contact hole formed in the insulation film. The shield conductor has a plurality of opening portions which include first opening portions in which the first portions are formed and second opening portions in which the first portions are not formed. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076693 | TAPPING DETECTION METHOD OF OPTICAL NAVIGATION MODULE - A tapping detection method of an optical navigation module is disclosed. The module includes an optical sensor and a processor. The method includes steps of calculating a displacement quantity of an object contacting with the optical navigation module according to a sense image sensed by the optical sensor, and comparing the displacement quantity with a displacement threshold value. When the displacement quantity is smaller than the displacement threshold value, the method further includes steps of calculating a brightness difference value of the sense image, and comparing the brightness difference value with a brightness threshold value. When the brightness difference value is smaller than the brightness threshold value, the optical navigation module may be determined to be tapped by the object. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076694 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING POSITION BY INFRARED RAYS AND TOUCH PANEL USING THE SAME - An apparatus for detecting a position by infrared rays is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of IR sources, a plurality of receivers and a processor electrically coupled to the receivers. The IR sources and the receivers are interlacedly configured along a frame. The IR sources emit IR signals in at least two dimensions, and the IR sources in each dimension comprise two sets of IR signals running contrarily in direction. The receivers receive the IR signals from the corresponding IR sources. Even if the IR signals in one direction of one dimension are subject to interference, the IR signals in the other direction of the dimension can still be measured by the corresponding receivers. When at least one object is set in at least one position within the frame, the processor determines the position according to the coordinates of the receivers and strength variations of the received IR signals. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076695 | INTERACTIVE PRINTED SURFACE - An interactive surface including a display area and at least one photosensitive presence sensor, the display area and the at least one sensor being formed by deposition of organic conductive and semiconductive materials in liquid form on a dielectric support. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076696 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a display panel including a front surface on which an image is displayed, a top chassis covering an edge portion of the display panel, and a light sensor disposed on the top chassis to sense a touch event occurring on the front surface. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076697 | LIGHT-BASED TOUCH SCREEN - A light-based touch screen, including a housing for a display screen, a plurality of infra-red light emitting diodes (LEDs), fastened on the housing, for generating light beams, at least one LED selector, fastened on the housing and connected with the plurality of LEDs, for controllably selecting and deselecting one or more of the plurality of LEDs, a plurality of photodiode (PD) receivers, fastened on the housing, for measuring light intensity, at least one PD selector, fastened on the housing and connected with the plurality of PD receivers, for controllably selecting and deselecting one or more of the plurality of PD receivers, an optical assembly, fastened on the housing, for projecting light beams emitted by the plurality of LEDs in substantially parallel planes over the housing, and a controller, fastened on the housing and coupled with the plurality of PD receivers, (i) for controlling the at least one LED selector, (ii) for controlling the at least one PD selector, and (iii) for determining therefrom position and velocity of an object crossing at least one of the substantially parallel planes, based on output currents of the plurality of PD receivers. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076698 | TYPING AND TEXTING TIPS TO AIDE IN TYPING ON TOUCH SCREEN KEYS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A typing device comprised of a circular band at any width, density and size, to include an extension at any width, shape, length and density, which extends parallel to the finger(s) when worn, with a conductive tip at the end of the extension. Said typing tip is used to aide for more precise typing on touch screen electronic devices when pressing or tapping tip of the device against the screen keys. The typing device can be used for touch screen cell phones, touch screen tablet computers, and without limitations to other touch screen electronic devices. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076699 | BULK RESISTIVE GLOVE - Gloves are disclosed that are worn by a user while manipulating an electronic device equipped with a capacitive touchscreen. The gloves allow the wearer to manipulate the capacitive touchscreen device without removing the gloves, which is very advantageous in cold environments. The gloves enable full hand functionality allowing the user to type, swipe, squeeze, pinch, and select on the capacitive touchscreen device as if they were using their bare hand. The gloves are made with a low resistant yarn knit or woven into a comfortable fabric that connects the body's bioelectricity through the glove to a capacitive touchscreen. Ordinary gloves will not work with a capacitive touchscreen. In the manufacturing process, the low resistant yarn is first twisted around at least one other yarn having a specific performance property, such as thermal resistance. This twisting assists in uniform knitting and improves the consistent resistivity of the finished glove. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076700 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING TOUCH OBJECT - A method for identifying touch object has steps of presetting a range of slopes for noise signals, identifying multiple sensed signals, each having a slope higher than the range of slopes for noise signals in a sensing frame, and if the slope of each sensed signal is higher than an upper bound of the range of slopes for noise signals and is higher than each of those of the adjacent sensed signals, determining that the sensed signal is sensed from a corresponding sensed point touched by a stylus. Accordingly, the method can correctly identify a range touched by a stylus from the sensed signals combined with LCM noise signals. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076701 | TOUCH PEN STRUCTURE - A touch pen includes a main body, a touch element and a conductive elastic element which is a conductor. The main body has a cladding portion at an end of the main body, and the touch element is disposed in the main body, and a contact portion is formed at an end of the touch element and exposed from the cladding portion. When use, the contact portion and a using surface form a larger touch area in contact with each other, or a side of the cladding portion and the contact portion form a smaller touch area in contact with the using surface, so that the larger touch area or the smaller touch area can be used to cope with the using habits of different users and achieve an effective touch function. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076702 | Estimating relative nib position from images captured at different orientations - A method of estimating a position of nib of a pen relative to an optical sensor removably mounted on the pen. The optical sensor captures at least two images of a coded surface when the nib contacts the coded surface. The images are captured with the nib at a same position on the coded surface and the pen at different orientations relative to the coded surface. From a perspective distortion of the coded surface in each image, an estimated rotation and viewing distance for each image are estimated, and from the estimated rotations and viewing distances, the position of the nib relative to the optical sensor is estimated. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076703 | DISPLAY DRIVER CIRCUITS HAVING MULTI-FUNCTION SHARED BACK CHANNEL AND METHODS OF OPERATING SAME - Display driver circuits include a multi-function driver, which is configured to support first and second modes of operation. The multi-function driver supports the first mode of operation in response to a first control signal by driving a bus with an output signal, which has a value that indicates a locked or unlocked status of a clock signal therein. The multi-function driver also supports the second mode of operation in response to a second control signal by driving the bus with multi-bit data that is unrelated to the locked or unlocked status of the clock signal. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076704 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a stereoscopic image display device which has a thin thickness and an enhanced aesthetic appearance. The stereoscopic image display device includes an image display panel, a 3D optical panel, and a panel support member. The image display panel temporally or spatially divides and displays a left-eye image and a right-eye image. The 3D optical panel is coupled to the image display panel, and divides the left-eye image and the right-eye image. The panel support member is coupled to the image display panel with an adhesive member to surround the image display panel. The 3D optical panel is supported by the panel support member such that the upper surface and the side surface of the 3D optical panel are exposed to the outside of the stereoscopic image display device. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076705 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DISPLAYING A CONTENT OF A FILE ON A DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the present invention, a display control apparatus is capable of displaying on a display apparatus a content of a plurality of files classified into a plurality of groups. If a number of files from a first file, which is a display target to the display apparatus, to a second file, which is included in a group newly determined as a display target, in the predetermined order is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the display control unit causes the display apparatus to display a content of at least one file between the first file and the second file in the predetermined order before a display target file is changed from the first file to the second file and a content of the second file is displayed. Accordingly, display of many files can be prevented from being skipped. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076706 | DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC UNIT - A display device includes: data-line pairs arranged side by side along a first direction; gate lines arranged side by side along a second direction; a display section including pixels each disposed at an intersection of a data-line pair and a gate line and connected to one or both of the data-line pair; a data-line drive circuit supplying a positive-phase data signal to one of the data-line pair and a negative-phase data signal to the other, and allowing the data-line pair to stay in a high-impedance state before writing of an image signal to the pixels; and a short circuit putting the data-line pair in a short-circuit state while the data-line pair stays in the high-impedance state, and then releasing the short-circuit state Following the release of the short-circuit state, the positive-phase data signal or/and the negative-phase data signal are written into the pixel as the mage signal. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076707 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device displays a right-eye image and a left-eye image for each display period. In each of the display periods, a driving circuit executes first synchronization selection driving where a first group where scanning lines are segmented into units of two is sequentially selected and a gradation potential is supplied to each of the signal lines according to a gradation in the odd rows, and executes second synchronization selection driving where a second group which is different to the first group is sequentially selected and a gradation potential is supplied to each of the signal lines according to a gradation in the even rows. A display control circuit which controls the driving circuit so that the gradation potential is supplied to each of the signal lines according to a specific gradation which corresponds to the first scanning lines of a display region. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076708 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device displays a right-eye image and a left-eye image for each display period. The driving circuit supplies a gradation potential to each of the pixels according to a specific gradation using image data which corresponds to the unit period in each of a plurality of unit periods in each of the display periods, and sequentially selects the scanning lines in a plurality of lines and supplies a gradation potential to each of the signal lines according to a specific gradation of each of the pixels which corresponds to any of the scanning lines out of the plurality of lines in a selected state in a unit period in each of the display periods. A driving control section executes overdrive of each of the pixels in the driving circuit in each of two or more unit periods which include the unit period in each of the display periods. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076709 | MOBILE TERMINAL - The present disclosure may provide a mobile terminal including a first body having a display unit, and a second body provided with a circuit board for driving the display unit thereinside and combined with a rear surface of the first body, wherein the rear surface of the first body is divided into a first region formed along an edge of the first body and a second region defined by the first region, and the second body is disposed at the second region to be hidden by a front surface of the first body. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076710 | AUTOSTEREOSCROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes an autosteroscopic liquid crystal display panel having a frame response time of less than 10 milliseconds, and a backlight positioned to provide light to the autosteroscopic liquid crystal display. The backlight includes a right eye solid state light source and a left eye solid state light source capable of being modulated between the right eye solid state light source and a left eye solid state light source at a rate of at least 90 Hertz. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076711 | E-INK TOUCHSCREEN VISUALIZER FOR HOME AV SYSTEM - An interface apparatus includes a main unit, an array of interface modules, driver circuitry, and a remote unit. The main unit outputs files to an output unit, is detachably couplable to interface modules and assigns content identifiers to interface modules. The array presents an image to the user and each interface module can be engaged by a user. The driver circuitry is adapted to drive the array to present an image to the user based upon the user's engagement with an interface module. The remote unit is coupled to the output unit and can be detachably coupled to the interface module. Each interface module in the array of interfaces is adapted to be detached from the main unit and retain the image it was previously driven by the driver circuitry to present. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076712 | Distributed Light Sensors for Ambient Light Detection - An electronic device may have a display with a brightness that is adjusted based on ambient light data from multiple ambient light sensors. Sensors that are shadowed can be ignored. A touch sensor array in the display may have electrodes that overlap ambient light sensors. When a touch sensor signal indicates that an external object is covering one of the ambient light sensors, data from that ambient light sensor can be discarded. The ambient light sensors may include a primary ambient light sensor such as a human-eye-response ambient light sensor and may include an array of secondary ambient light sensors such as non-human-eye-response sensors. The secondary ambient light sensors may be formed on a display layer such as a thin-film-transistor layer and may be formed from thin-film materials. An algorithm may be used to dynamically calibrate non-human-eye-response ambient light sensors to the human-eye-response ambient light sensor. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076713 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a micro-shutter including first and second electrodes, a latch circuit including first and second input nodes, and first and second output nodes to receive an operation voltage and a common voltage, a capacitor including a first electrode and a second electrode applied with a shutter voltage, a first switching device applying a data signal to the first electrode of the capacitor in response to a gate signal, and a second switching device applying the voltage of the first electrode of the capacitor to the first input node of the latch circuit in response to an update voltage. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076714 | METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME - A method for driving a display panel and a display apparatus applying the same are provided. The method includes driving all lines of the display panel in a first scanning section of a section to display one frame, and driving one of an even line and an odd line of the display panel in a second scanning section of the section to display the one frame. Accordingly, a crosstalk phenomenon in the display apparatus is removed and image quality of a 3D stereoscopic image is improved. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076715 | DISPLAYING OF CHARGING STATUS ON DUAL SCREEN DEVICE - Embodiments are described for displaying charging status on a multi-screen device. In embodiments, a determination is made that the device is connected to a power source for charging the battery. In response to the determination, a battery charging indicator is displayed. In some embodiments, if the device was originally powered off or in a standby mode, after a predetermined period of time, the device will be powered off or returned to the standby mode, and the battery charging indicator will no longer be displayed. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076716 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a plurality of signal lines, a gate driver, and a sealant. The substrate includes a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area. The signal lines are integrated with the substrate and include a clock signal line. The gate driver includes a stage located between the clock signal line and the display area. The stage is integrated with the substrate and is configured to apply a gate voltage to the display area. The sealant is distributed over part of the peripheral area. A seal region where the sealant is distributed includes a seal line, and the clock signal line is located within the seal line. The clock signal line is located further away from the stage than the other signal lines. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076717 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device includes a scanning line driving circuit, a data line driving circuit, a first VDD power supply wiring line that supplies power to the data line driving circuit, a second VDD power supply wiring line that supplies power to the scanning line driving circuit, and a common wiring line that electrically connects the first VDD power supply wiring line and the second VDD power supply wiring line to each other in an integrated manner. The common wiring line includes electrical conductors, a wiring line, and contact holes. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076718 | SMARTPAD - POWER MANAGEMENT - A multi-display device is adapted to be dockable or otherwise associatable with an additional device. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the multi-display device is dockable with a smartpad. The exemplary smartpad can include a screen, a touch sensitive display, a configurable area, a gesture capture region(s) and a camera. The smartpad can also include a port adapted to receive the device. The exemplary smartpad is able to cooperate with the device such that information displayable on the device is also displayable on the smartpad. Furthermore, any one or more of the functions on the device are extendable to the smartpad, with the smartpad capable of acting as an input/output interface or extension of the smartpad. Therefore, for example, information from one or more of the displays on the multi-screen device is displayable on the smartpad. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076719 | CURRENT-DRIVEN DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment of the present invention, to allow a circuit that compensates for variations in a threshold voltage of a drive element to operate properly and prevent luminances of other pixel circuits from fluctuating due to a compensation operation, a pixel circuit is disclosed. A driving TFT, a switching TFT, and an organic EL element are provided between a power supply wiring line and a common cathode, and a capacitor and a switching TFT are provided between a gate terminal of the driving TFT and a data line. A switching TFT is provided between a connection point B between the capacitor and the switching TFT and a reference supply wiring line, a switching TFT is provided between the gate terminal and a drain terminal of the driving TFT, and a switching TFT is provided between the gate terminal of the driving TFT and the connection point B. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076720 | PIXEL GUARD LINES AND MULTI-GATE LINE CONFIGURATION - Data can be written to a sub-pixel by applying a voltage to the sub-pixel's data line. A large change in voltage on a data line can affect the voltages on adjacent data lines due to capacitive coupling between data lines. The resulting change in voltage on these adjacent data lines can give rise to visual artifacts in the data lines' corresponding sub-pixels. Various embodiments of the present disclosure serve to prevent or reduce the appearance of these visual artifacts by inserting guard lines between data lines to reduce the mutual capacitance between data lines. In other embodiments, a pixel having multiple gate lines can be used to selectively turn on and turn off different sub-pixels which, in turn, can reduce or eliminate the appearance of visual artifacts. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076721 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ZERO-BIAS DISPLAY TURN-OFF USING VCOM SWITCH - Methods and devices employing zero-bias display turn-off circuitry, including turn-off logic and switching devices, are provided. In one example, a method may include supplying a common voltage output of ground to a common electrode of a pixel of an electronic display, supplying an activation signal to the pixel to activate the pixel, supplying a data signal of ground to a pixel electrode of the pixel, and removing the activation signal from the pixel while the data signal is being supplied to the pixel to store the data signal in the pixel. When the activation signal is removed, the method may include causing the common voltage output being supplied to the common electrode of the pixel to change to a floating value to prevent a kickback voltage from affecting the data signal stored in the pixel. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076722 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a display panel, a gate driver, and a data driver. The display panel includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels connected to the gate lines and the data lines to display an image. The gate driver is configured to apply a gate signal to the gate lines and the data driver is configured to apply a data signal to the data lines. At least one intermediate voltage having a voltage level between a first voltage and a second voltage and a data voltage corresponding to a specific gray scale are sequentially applied to at least one pixel of the pixels as the data signal during a frame period. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076723 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND TERMINAL DEVICE - A subpixel is provided with a pixel electrode | 2013-03-28 |
20130076724 | Stereoscopic Image Display Device and Driving Method for the Same - The present invention is about a stereoscopic image display device and a driving method for the same, the stereoscopic image display device comprising: a display panel configured to display an image; a switchable panel located on the display panel and having a plurality of switchable regions, the switchable panel being configured to convert the image into a 3D image; a voltage applying unit configured to apply voltage to the switchable panel in such a way as to divide each switchable region into a barrier region and a transmitting region; and a controller configured to control the voltage applying unit in such a way as to adjust a position of the barrier region and a width of the barrier region within the switchable region. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076725 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL UNIT AND DISPLAY - An electro-optical unit includes pixels provided correspondingly to portions where a plurality of pairs of data lines and a plurality of gate lines intersect with each other. Each of the pixels has an electro-optical device and a pixel circuit. The pixel circuit has a holding circuit connected with one of the plurality of pairs of data lines and one of the plurality of gate lines, and a selection circuit connected with an output of the holding circuit and the electro-optical device. The holding circuit is capable of sampling and holding a first image signal to be applied to one of the pair of the data lines, while sampling and holding a second image signal to be applied to the other of the pair of the data lines. The selection circuit is capable of outputting the first image signal and the second image signal to the electro-optical device selectively. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076726 | Confirming Compliance With a Configuration - Confirming compliance with a configuration includes: receiving information about a fixture, where the information includes a specified configuration of items to be displayed on the fixture; generating a display using the information, where the display depicts the specified configuration; presenting the display using a graphics system of a computing device; receiving an image depicting an actual configuration of the fixture; associating metadata with the image, where the metadata includes searchable data that distinguishes the fixture from at least some other fixtures of like type; sending the image, along with the metadata, over a network to a server that is remote from the computing device; and in a case that the specified configuration substantially matches the actual configuration, sending, along with the image and the metadata, a message indicating that the fixture is in compliance with the specified configuration. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076727 | SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING TEXTURE TO SIMULATE BINDING ELEMENTS IN VIRTUAL RENDERING OF A PRINT PRODUCTION PIECE - A system and method for a pre-print, three-dimensional virtual rendering of a print piece is disclosed. A plurality of modular/pipelined architectural layers are managed, operated, and organized by a controller. A product definition is provided to a job ticket adaptation layer where it is transformed into a physical model. The physical model is then transformed into a display model via the product model layer. The display model is transformed into a scene that can be displayed on a graphical user interface as a three dimensional virtual rendering by a rendering layer, where the rendering includes one or more binding elements to satisfy the product definition. The binding elements may further include 3D binding models as well as 2D textures on 3D surfaces to simulate 3D models. The modularity further enables different product description formats to be supported by only altering the job ticket adaptation layer, and that different graphics rendering engines can be supported by altering only the rendering layer. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076728 | SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING SEGMENTED MODELS OF BINDING ELEMENTS IN VIRTUAL RENDERING OF A PRINT PRODUCTION PIECE - A system and method for a pre-print, three-dimensional virtual rendering of a print piece is disclosed. A plurality of modular/pipelined architectural layers are managed, operated, and organized by a controller. A product definition is provided to a job ticket adaptation layer where it is transformed into a physical model. The physical model is then transformed into a display model via the product model layer. The display model is transformed into a scene that can be displayed on a graphical user interface as a three dimensional virtual rendering by a rendering layer, where the rendering includes one or more binding elements to satisfy the product definition. The modularity further enables different product description formats to be supported by only altering the job ticket adaption layer, and that different graphics rendering engines can be supported by altering only the rendering layer. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076729 | SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING RING-TYPE BINDING ELEMENTS IN VIRTUAL RENDERING OF A PRINT PRODUCTION PIECE - A system and method for a pre-print, three-dimensional virtual rendering of a print piece is disclosed. A plurality of modular/pipelined architectural layers are managed, operated, and organized by a controller. A product definition is provided to a job ticket adaptation layer where it is transformed into a physical model. The physical model is then transformed into a display model via the product model layer. The display model is transformed into a scene that can be displayed on a graphical user interface as a three dimensional virtual rendering by a rendering layer, where the rendering includes one or more binding elements to satisfy the product definition. The modularity further enables different product description formats to be supported by only altering the job ticket adaption layer, and that different graphics rendering engines can be supported by altering only the rendering layer. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076730 | SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING VARIABLE SIZE BINDING ELEMENTS IN VIRTUAL RENDERING OF A PRINT PRODUCTION PIECE - A system and method for a pre-print, three-dimensional virtual rendering of a print piece is disclosed. A plurality of modular/pipelined architectural layers are managed, operated, and organized by a controller. A product definition is provided to a job ticket adaptation layer where it is transformed into a physical model. The physical model is then transformed into a display model via the product model layer. The display model is transformed into a scene that can be displayed on a graphical user interface as a three dimensional virtual rendering by a rendering layer, where the rendering includes one or more binding elements to satisfy the product definition. The modularity further enables different product description formats to be supported by only altering the job ticket adaptation layer, and that different graphics rendering engines can be supported by altering only the rendering layer. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076731 | SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING VARIABLE SIZE MECHANICAL BINDING ELEMENTS IN VIRTUAL RENDERING OF A PRINT PRODUCTION PIECE - A system and method for a pre-print, three-dimensional virtual rendering of a print piece is disclosed. A plurality of modular/pipelined architectural layers are managed, operated, and organized by a controller. A product definition is provided to a job ticket adaptation layer where it is transformed into a physical model. The physical model is then transformed into a display model via the product model layer. The display model is transformed into a scene that can be displayed on a graphical user interface as a three dimensional virtual rendering by a rendering layer, where the rendering includes one or more binding elements to satisfy the product definition. The modularity further enables different product description formats to be supported by only altering the job ticket adaptation layer, and that different graphics rendering engines can be supported by altering only the rendering layer. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076732 | SIMPLIFYING A POLYGON - Processes, machines, and computer-readable media are provided for expanding and simplifying a polygon or reducing and simplifying a polygon. Polygon expanding or reducing logic receives information that represents a polygon having a set of vertices. The polygon expanding or reducing logic determines another polygon having another set of vertices, such that the other polygon encompasses or is encompassed by the polygon, by determining, for each vertex of the set of vertices, a new set of vertices that are derived from the vertex and are at least a particular distance outside or inside the polygon. The vertex reducing logic determines whether an intermediate vertex is within the particular distance of a proposed segment between two other vertices of the other set of vertices, even though the intermediate vertex is not on the proposed segment, and, if so, removing the intermediate vertex from the other set of vertices. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076733 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit, an area acquiring unit, a separating unit, a processing unit, and a synthesizing unit. The acquiring unit acquires a depth value of an object in an input image. The area acquiring unit acquires boundary coordinates of the object. The separating unit separates the input image into a first component as a component with gradation of the object and a second component as a component other than the first component. The processing unit converts the first component in accordance with the depth value to generate a processed component. The synthesizing unit synthesizes the processed component and the second component to generate a synthesized component. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076734 | SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING VARIABLE SIZE BINDING ELEMENTS IN VIRTUAL RENDERING OF A PRINT PRODUCTION PIECE - A system and method for a pre-print, three-dimensional virtual rendering of a print piece are disclosed. A plurality of modular/pipelined architectural layers are managed, operated, and organized by a controller. A product definition is provided to a job ticket adaptation layer where it is transformed into a physical model. The physical model is then transformed into a display model via the product model layer. The display model is transformed into a scene that can be displayed on a graphical user interface as a three dimensional virtual rendering by a rendering layer, where the rendering includes one or more binding elements to satisfy the product definition. The binding elements may include 3D binding models as well as 2D textures on 3D surfaces to simulate 3D models. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076735 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An image display apparatus and a method for controlling the same are provided. The method includes displaying at least one of a left-eye object or a right-eye object when the image display apparatus has entered a 3-dimensional (3D) mode, displaying a movement amount object indicating the amount of movement of pixel arrangement of the at least one of the left-eye object or the right-eye object, receiving a pixel arrangement movement amount input through the movement amount object, and changing at least one pixel of the displayed left-eye object to a pixel of the right-eye object and displaying the changed pixel or changing at least one pixel of the displayed right-eye object to a pixel of the left-eye object and displaying the changed pixel according to the pixel arrangement movement amount input. This increases user convenience when stereoscopic images are displayed in an autostereoscopic manner. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076736 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A method for operating an image display apparatus is disclosed. The method includes displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image, receiving a depth change input for changing a depth value of at least a part of the 3D image, changing the depth value according to the depth change input, and displaying a 3D image based on the changed depth value. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076737 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING 3D IMAGE - An apparatus and method for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) image are provided. The apparatus includes an image correction unit which separates R, G, and B unit frame images from an input unit frame image and converts lines of each of the R, G, and B unit frame images into lines of black pixels; a display panel which sequentially outputs the R, G, and B unit frame images each having the lines of black pixels; and a polarizing element which outputs the R, G, and B unit frame images output by the display panel as left- and right-eye images for a user by polarizing on one side of each of the lines of black pixels in each of the R, G, and B unit frame images differently from the other side of each of the lines of black pixels in each of the R, G, and B unit frame images. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076738 | 3D DISPLAY METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC DISPLAY RANGE AND DISPLAY MODE DETERMINATION - A method is provided for a three-dimensional (3D) display system containing a user position detection module and a 3D display panel. The method includes determining a viewing range of the 3D display panel based on characteristic information of the 3D display panel, and determining a detection range of the user position detection module. The method also includes determining a display range of the 3D display system as an overlapping area between the viewing range of the 3D display panel and the detection range of the user position detection system. Further, the method includes determining a display mode based on the display range of the 3D display system, and displaying contents to a user using the determined display mode. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076739 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE - A method for transmitting a three-dimensional (3D) image is provided. The 3D image is transmitted via an image transmission interface according to a 2D image data format. The method includes steps of: receiving a 2D image data and an image depth data; down-sampling the 2D image data to generate an image sampling data; and transmitting the 3D image comprising the image sampling data and at least one part of the image depth data via the image transmission interface. | 2013-03-28 |
20130076740 | Holographic Enterprise Network - A solution for implementing a holographic enterprise network is provided. The solution can provide an interface between an operations center and a three dimensional (3D) virtual simulator system capable of rendering holographic images of the operations center. A holographic enterprise interface can translate standard enterprise data associated with the operations center and 3D holographic data. Parallel communications between the holographic enterprise interface and a 3D data processing infrastructure having a holographic bus also can be managed. | 2013-03-28 |