17th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140111383 | BROADBAND ANTENNA AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE EMPOLYING SAME - A broadband antenna for wireless communication device is disclosed. The broadband antenna includes a main radiator, a grounding unit, a feeding unit, and a resonating unit. The main radiator includes a main radiating portion, a first radiating arm extending from the main radiating portion, and a second radiating arm extending from the main radiating arm, the first radiating arm forms a first current path to generate a first high frequency mode; the second radiating arm forms a second current path to generate a second high frequency mode. The resonating unit is connected to the grounding unit, the resonating unit surrounds and is positioned separate from the second radiating arm, the resonating unit resonates with the main radiator to generate two different low frequency bands corresponding to two coupling currents. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111384 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND ANTENNA SYSTEM THEREOF - A wireless communication apparatus and an antenna system therein are provided. The antenna system includes a grounding portion and an antenna body. The grounding portion includes a ground plane and a conducting element. The conducting element is perpendicular to the ground plane and is connected to the ground plane to provide a first current path. The antenna body includes a main radiating portion and a short circuit portion. The main radiating portion is parallel to the ground plane and provides a second current path. An end of the main radiating portion is electrically connected to a signal source. The short circuit portion is electrically connected between the main radiating portion and the conducting element and provides a third current path. The directions of the first current path, the second current path and the third current path are perpendicular mutually. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111385 | WIRELESS CHIP - The invention provides a wireless chip which can secure the safety of consumers while being small in size, favorable in communication property, and inexpensive, and the invention also provides an application thereof. Further, the invention provides a wireless chip which can be recycled after being used for managing the manufacture, circulation, and retail. A wireless chip includes a layer including a semiconductor element, and an antenna. The antenna includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a dielectric layer sandwiched between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, and has a spherical shape, an ovoid shape, an oval spherical shape like a go stone, an oval spherical shape like a rugby ball, or a disc shape, or has a cylindrical shape or a polygonal prism shape in which an outer edge portion thereof has a curved surface. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111386 | Multimode Broadband Antenna Module and Wireless Terminal - A multimode broadband antenna module and a wireless terminal are provided. The multimode broadband antenna module includes a printed circuit board and an antenna body, where the antenna body includes a first radiator and a second radiator that are electrically connected to the printed circuit board, where the first radiator includes a connection portion, a low frequency portion, and a high frequency portion, the second radiator includes a grounding portion, a low frequency portion, and a high frequency portion, and a first predetermined distance exists between the low frequency portion of the first radiator and the low frequency portion of the second radiator, and a second predetermined distance exists between the high frequency portion of the first radiator and the high frequency portion of the second radiator, so as to form a coupling capacitance effect between the first radiator and the second radiator. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111387 | MAGNETIC FIELD PASS THROUGH SURFACES IN CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS - This document discloses one or more systems, apparatuses, methods, etc. for integrating coil antennas in a carbon fiber chassis portable device. More particularly, the carbon fiber chassis portable device containing unidirectional weave carbon fibers in its chassis—to support near field communications (NFC) related functions—is described. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111388 | ANTENNA SURROUNDED BY METAL HOUSING - An antenna system includes a metal housing including a first edge and a second edge that meet at a corner and a slot located proximate the second edge that extends from the first edge parallel to the second edge defining a strip and an antenna located behind and in close proximity to the strip. The antenna is coupled to the strip. A parasitic element is located proximate the antenna and the strip includes a ground coupling that crosses the slot in spaced relation thereto. The parasitic element assists in establishing second and third higher frequency modes of the antenna system. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111389 | NFC ANTENNA FOR PORTABLE DEVICE - A near field communication (NFC) antenna apparatus with improved operation range, and a portable device having the same are provided. The NFC antenna apparatus includes a first NFC antenna proximate a front surface of the portable device, such as within a black mark area of a front side. A second NFC antenna is proximate a rear surface of the device, such as between a rear case and a PCB. In an exemplary embodiment, the second NFC antenna comprises an outer edge loop, and an inner loop to bolster magnetic field strength in a weak radio area generated by the outer edge loop. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111390 | COMPATIBILITY INTERFACE FOR OPERATING SYSTEM - An on-board communication and navigation system for an aircraft is provided for allowing an aircraft to transmit and receive information via satellite link. Specifically, the system includes a radome assembly and a fuselage coupler. The radome assembly, for example, may include an antenna, an antenna control unit and an inertial reference unit. During installation, the fuselage coupler is securely and permanently mounted on the aircraft, typically on the fuselage at the top of the aircraft. Once the fuselage coupler is securely mounted, the radome assembly can be removably attached to the fuselage coupler, allowing the radome assembly to be quickly and easily removed and reattached to the aircraft, as needed. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111391 | IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM - An in-vehicle system has a first transmitting antenna that is disposed in a substantial center in a front portion inside a vehicle, a second transmitting antenna that is disposed in the substantial center in a rear portion inside the vehicle, a third transmitting antenna that is disposed in a side surface near a driver seat or a passenger seat of the vehicle, a transmission controller that controls transmission of a first signal or a second signal from the first to third transmitting antennas, the second signal disturbing reception of the first signal, and a receiving antenna that receives a response signal, the response signal being transmitted from a portable device receiving the first signal transmitted from the first to third transmitting antennas. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111392 | Planar Waveguide, Waveguide Filter, and Antenna - A planar waveguide includes a top PCB, a bottom PCB, multiple shielding metal blocks, and a metal plate. The top PCB has a groove. The groove and the bottom PCB form an air waveguide. Microstrips are disposed on the lower surface of the top PCB. The microstrips are positioned at both ends of the groove and disposed along an extension line of the groove. The multiple shielding metal blocks are disposed along the extension direction of the microstrips and the groove and positioned on both sides of the microstrips and the groove. A first conversion piece for implementing signal transmission between the microstrips and the air waveguide is further disposed between the microstrips and the bottom PCB under the groove. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111393 | COMPACT SLOT ANTENNA - The present invention relates to a compact slot antenna formed, in a multilayer substrate comprising, in order, at least one first conductive layer, a first dielectric layer, a second conductive layer, a second dielectric layer and a third conductive layer, of a first slot-line realised in the second conductive layer, said first slot-line being connected to the supply of the antenna, of a second and a third slot-lines realised respectively in the first and in the third conductive layers, the second and third slot-lines each being delimited by two conductive strips of which a first extremity, supply side, is interconnected by a via passing through a window realised in the second conductive layer and a second extremity connected to the second conductive layer, both conductive strips on the side of the second extremity being, either in open circuit, or in short circuit, the electrical length of the first, second and third slot-lines being a function of the wavelength at the operating frequency of the antenna. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111394 | WAVEGUIDE COUPLER - An apparatus is provided. In the apparatus, there is an antenna package and an integrated circuit (IC). A circuit trace assembly is secured to the IC. A coupler (with an antenna assembly and a high impedance surface (HIS)) is secured to the circuit trace assembly. An antenna assembly has a window region, a conductive region that substantially surrounds the window region, a circular patch antenna that is in communication with the IC, and an elliptical patch antenna that is located within the window region, that is extends over at least a portion of the circular patch antenna, and that is in communication with the circular patch antenna. The HIS substantially surrounds the antenna assembly. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111395 | Low-Profile Antenna-less RFID Tags and Integrated Circuit Wireless Transmission Apparatus - Disclosed embodiments include a low-profile, high-permeability antenna-less radio frequency identification (RFID) tag for use on large metal objects and other types of objects for which traditional RFID technologies will not work or do not work well. High-permeability materials are in contact with a metal surface, such as a metal container or metallic tape, diverting current into the tag integrated circuit (IC). This type of tag is essentially ‘antenna-less’ as it uses the ground plane or metallic object to excite currents through the IC. Tags using high-permeability materials in this manner are significantly thinner than those developed using other methods. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111396 | Dual Band Interleaved Phased Array Antenna - The height of crossed-dipoles antenna elements can be reduced by including an additional bend/segment in the feed-line and/or tuning-stub of the antenna dipole having the upper slot. The extra bend allows the crossed-dipoles antenna element to be shortened by as much as twenty percent without reducing the feed-line length. Additionally, the height of crossed-dipoles antenna elements can be reduced by shaping a winged portion of the balun-fed dipoles to match the contour of a radome contour, which allows the crossed-dipoles antenna element to accommodate a shallower radome and achieve a thinner antenna module. Additionally, the height of crossed-dipoles antenna elements can be reduced by positioning periodic structures around the base of low-band radiating elements to provide artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) functionality, which enables constructive interference between reflected and non-reflected signals at profile spacings of less than one-quarter wavelength. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111397 | MULTIBAND ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING HELICAL AND LINEAR RADIATING ELEMENTS - Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of multiband antenna assemblies, which generally include helical and linear radiating elements. In an exemplary embodiment, a multiband antenna assembly may generally include at least one helical radiator having a longitudinal axis. At least one linear radiator is aligned with and/or disposed at least partially along the longitudinal axis of the at least one helical radiator. The antenna assembly is resonant in at least three frequency bands. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111398 | RADIATION PATTERN INSULATOR AND MULTIPLE ANTENNAE SYSTEM THEREOF AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE MULTIPLE ANTENNAE SYSTEM - A radiation pattern insulator and an antennae system thereof are proposed. The radiation pattern insulator includes a dielectric substrate and a plurality of radiation pattern insulation elements. The dielectric substrate allocated between a plurality of antennae includes a top surface and a bottom surface, and a normal direction of the dielectric substrate is substantially perpendicular to propagation directions of electromagnetic waves radiated from the antennae. In addition, the radiation pattern insulation elements are allocated on the top surface or the bottom surface of the dielectric substrate, or alternatively, all allocated on the top surface and the bottom surface. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111399 | DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA - A directional antenna including a ground plane, a feeding element and a radiating element is provided. The feeding element is adjacent to the ground plane and includes a feeding point. A coupling gap is formed between the radiating element and the feeding element, and the radiating element includes a coupling point. Both the coupling point of the radiating element and the feeding point of the feeding element are at the perpendicular line of a ground plane. Further, a distance between the coupling point and an open end of the radiating element is smaller than 0.16λ of a resonant frequency of the directional antenna. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111400 | ANTENNA STRUCTURES COMBINING METAMATERIALS - A metamaterial structure including at least one basic unit including a mounting made of a dielectric material. The mounting has an upper surface and a lower surface. Each basic unit includes an electrically conductive unit arranged on the upper surface of the mounting and including: a first C-shaped conductive element including first and second ends; a second C-shaped conductive element including third and fourth ends, the first and second conductive elements being arranged relative to one another such that the first and third ends are opposite one another and separated by a first space, and the second and fourth ends are opposite one another and separated by a second space; and a connector configured so as to connect the first end to the fourth end. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111401 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND PENDANT CONNECTED THEREWITH - A pendant for use with a mobile terminal, including: a pendant body containing an antenna; and a pendant cord connected with the pendant body, the pendant cord enclosing a cable connected to the antenna for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111402 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF GENERATING A GAMMA REFERENCE VOLTAGE FOR THE SAME - An organic light emitting display device includes a scan driving unit configured to provide a scan signal to pixel circuits via a plurality of scan lines, a data driving unit configured to provide a data signal to the pixel circuits via a plurality of data lines, a power unit configured to provide a first power voltage and a second power voltage to the pixel circuits, the first power voltage being greater than the second power voltage, a gamma reference voltage generating unit configured to generate a gamma reference voltage corresponding to a voltage difference between the first power voltage and a subtraction reference voltage, a gamma voltage generating unit configured to generate a plurality of gamma voltages based on the gamma reference voltage, and to provide the gamma voltages to the data driving unit, and a timing control unit. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111403 | Shift Register Unit, Shift Register Circuit, Array Substrate And Display Device - A shift register unit, a shift register circuit, an array substrate and a display device are provided. The present disclosure relates to the field of display device manufacture, and can prevent an OLED device from flickering while writing display data. A shift register comprises a first pull-up unit, connected with a high level end, a first clock signal end and a first control node (A); a first pull-down unit, connected with a low level end, a second clock signal end, an input signal end, the first pull-up unit, a first output end and the first control node (A); a pull-down switch unit, connected with the high level end, the low level end, the first clock signal end, the second clock signal end and a second control node (B); a second pull-down unit, connected with the low level end, the second control node (B) and a second output end; and a second pull-up unit, connected with the high level end, the first control node (A) and the second output end. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111404 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a display apparatus includes a plurality of semiconductor layers, a first insulation film, a first conductive layer, a second insulation film and a display element includes a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are opposed to each other to form a capacitance unit. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111405 | GAMMA SETTING PATTERN OF ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND GAMMA SETTING METHOD USING THE SAME - A gamma setting pattern of an organic light emitting display device and a gamma setting method using the same, which can be applied to even a small screen and improve accuracy of gamma setting. The gamma setting pattern includes a grayscale display region and a circumference pattern. The grayscale display region is disposed at the center of a screen, and emits light corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined grayscale values for setting a gamma value. The circumference pattern is disposed at the circumference of the grayscale display region, and has luminance varied corresponding to the grayscale displayed in the grayscale display region and a predetermined panel current amount. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111406 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY PANEL AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An electroluminescent display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixels; a plurality of scan lines, each of the scan lines being electrically connected to a first row of sub-pixels and a second row of sub-pixels of two adjacent rows; a plurality of first data lines electrically connected to the first rows of sub-pixels of corresponding columns respectively; a plurality of second data lines electrically connected to the second rows of sub-pixels of corresponding columns respectively; a scan driving unit for outputting a plurality of scanning signals; and a data driving unit for outputting a plurality of dada signals; wherein the scanning signals sequentially turn on two adjacent rows of sub-pixels via the scan lines, the data signals on the first data lines charge the first rows of sub-pixels of the corresponding columns, and the data signals on the second data lines charge the second rows of sub-pixels of the corresponding columns. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111407 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND TESTING METHOD THEREOF - An organic light emitting display device and a testing method thereof for detecting a failure occurring in a cutting process of a protective film attached to an upper end of a panel. The organic light emitting display device includes a first substrate on which a pixel unit and a tester are formed. The pixel unit includes a plurality of pixels positioned at intersection portions of scan lines and data lines, and the tester includes a plurality of transistors coupled to the respective data lines so as to supply test signals to the data lines. The transistors are divided into at least two groups, so that transistors of one group are turned on/off by a first test control line, and transistors of another group are turned on/off by a second test control line, the first and second test control lines being disposed on opposite sides of the substrate. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111408 | LEDoS PROJECTION SYSTEM - Image projection utilizing light-emitting diodes on a silicon (LEDoS) substrate is described herein. LEDoS devices selectively activate LED pixels to produce light. Light can excite color conversion materials of the LEDoS devices to form color images. Images can be projected onto a projection surface. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111409 | IMAGE DISPLAY UNIT, METHOD OF DRIVING IMAGE DISPLAY UNIT, SIGNAL GENERATOR, SIGNAL GENERATION PROGRAM, AND SIGNAL GENERATION METHOD - An image display unit, includes: an image display section having pixels each including red, green, blue, and white pixels; and a signal generating section configured to generate red, green, blue, and white sub-pixel signals, the signal generating section being configured to determine values of the red, green, and blue sub-pixel signals R | 2014-04-24 |
20140111410 | DISPLAY AND DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display and liquid crystal display panel (101). The liquid crystal display panel (101) includes: several data lines, several scan lines, several sub-pixel arranged in a matrix form. Three scan lines are formed between every two rows of sub-pixels. One data line is formed respectively on the two sides of the first column of the sub-pixels in every three adjacent columns of the sub-pixels. Therefore, the charging time of the pixels can be improved while the high display quality is satisfied. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111411 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display and a liquid crystal display panel. The liquid crystal display panel (101) includes several data lines, several scanning lines, and n rows and m columns of pixels arranged in the form of matrix, wherein, the No. Ni+1, Ni+2, and Ni+N rows of pixels are connected to the No. i+1 scanning line G(i+1) at the same time; i is a nonnegative integer less than or equal to (n/N)−1, N is an odd number greater than or equal to 3, and n is greater than N, thus the charge time of pixel is improved. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111412 | GATE SIGNAL LINE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A gate signal line driving circuit and a display device which can suppress the degradation of an element attributed to the use of the element for a long time, and can realize the prolongation of lifetime of the element are provided. With respect to elements to which a HIGH voltage is applied for a long time, a plurality of elements are connected in parallel, and at least some of the plurality of elements are driven by switching elements. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111413 | GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND METHOD, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present disclosure provides a gate driving circuit, a gate driving method and a liquid crystal display. Said gate driving circuit includes shift registers at a plurality of stages, wherein the shift register at each stage includes a pull-up driving unit, a pull-up unit, a reset unit, a pull-down unit and a supplementary unit; said pull-up unit is used for making a clock signal at a first clock terminal an output signal of the shift register at the present stage when being turned on; said supplementary unit, connected to said pull-up unit, is used for making a clock signal at a second clock terminal the output signal of the shift register at the present stage when being turned on. With the supplementary unit, the present disclosure can reduce voltage jump of a pixel, achieve the MLG function and enhance the picture quality of the LCD. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111414 | Instrumented Apparel for the Collection of Kinematic Motion - Apparatus and methods for repetitive and consistent collection, processing, feedback, storage, communication and use of data generated by one or more sensors and feedback devices embedded in apparel or orthodics worn by a user. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111415 | COMPUTING DEVICE WITH FORCE-TRIGGERED NON-VISUAL RESPONSES - In one example, a method includes receiving, by a computing device, an indication of a detected force applied to the computing device. The method further comprises determining, by the computing device, that the detected force matches a corresponding input that the computing device associates with a corresponding function that is executable by the computing device. The method further comprises generating, by the computing device and in response to determining that the detected force matches the corresponding input and, a non-visual output based on the corresponding function. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111416 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display processor, a generator and a recognition module. The display processor displays a plurality of strokes with a first line width, the plurality of strokes being input by handwriting. The generator generates a plurality of stroke data corresponding to the plurality of strokes. The recognition module recognizes a character corresponding to one or more strokes of the plurality of strokes using the plurality of stroke data. The display processor displays the one or more strokes with a line width according to a size of the recognized character. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111417 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS, APPARATUS TO CAPTURE IMAGE USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF EDITING IMAGE - The present general inventive concept discloses a flexible display apparatus, image capturing apparatus using the same, and an image editing method. The flexible display apparatus according to the present general inventive concept includes a receiver which receives an image, a displayer of which a changing of shape is possible, a sensor for sensing a changing of shape of the displayer, and a controller which converts an image displayed on the displayer according to the changing of shape of the displayer, when a changing of shape of the displayer is sensed. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111418 | METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING USER CONTEXT USING MULTIMODAL SENSORS - There is provided a method for recognizing a user context using multimodal sensors, and the method includes classifying accelerometer data by extracting candidates for movement feature from the accelerometer data collected from an accelerometer, selecting one or more movement features from the extracted candidates for movement feature based on relevance and redundancy thereof, and then inferring a user's movement type based on the selected movement features using a first time-series probability model; classifying audio data by extracting surrounding features from the audio data collected from an audio sensor and inferring the user's surrounding type based on the extracted surrounding features; and recognizing a user context by recognizing the user context based on either of the movement type or the surrounding type. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111419 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: a display comprising a screen; a detector configured to detect a first state of the screen when the screen is faced down; and a controller configured to initiate a security locked mode when the first state is detected. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111420 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus including a recognition unit to recognize a gaze of a user, a controller to determine whether the recognized gaze is within a predetermined recognition region and to control entry into an interactive mode upon determining that the recognized gaze is within the predetermined recognition region, and a display unit to display an image corresponding to the interactive mode. A user's gaze is tracked to perform entry into an interactive mode, thereby easily achieving entry into the interactive mode and performing more intuitive interaction. In addition, a multi-modal interactive mode including a combination of face recognition, voice recognition, and gaze recognition is performed, thereby performing a more extended interactive mode and accurately determining a user command. As a result, functions are correctly performed, thereby improving user convenience. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111421 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR A TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING A PROJECTION UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE - A telecommunication device has: a projection unit for projecting image information on a projection surface situated outside the telecommunications device, the image information being projected onto the projection surface (i) with the aid of at least one optical element in a projection beam path for sequentially constructing an image, and (ii) for momentarily spatially limiting the projection relative to the total area of the image information on the projection surface; and a detection unit. During projection a movement of the projection surface, e.g., a displacement or a rotation, takes place relative to the projection unit. The detection unit detects the movement of the projection surface with the aid of a reflection signal passing along a detection beam path, the projection beam path and the detection beam path coinciding at least in the area of the at least one optical element. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111422 | CONFIGURED INPUT DISPLAY FOR COMMUNICATING TO COMPUTATIONAL APPARATUS - According to various embodiments, an input device is provided for receiving one of a plurality of commands via the manipulation of one or more fingers of a user and sending output commands to a separate device based on the nature of the manipulation. According to one embodiment, the input device is a hand-held tablet and the separate device is a computer. In one embodiment, the system may be used for editing electronic video or audio content. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111423 | MOBILE SYSTEMS INCLUDING IMAGE SENSORS, METHODS OF OPERATING IMAGE SENSORS, AND METHODS OF OPERATING MOBILE SYSTEMS - A mobile system may comprise a three-dimensional (3D) image sensor on a first surface of the mobile system configured to perform a first sensing to detect proximity of a subject and a second sensing to recognize a gesture of the subject by acquiring distance information for the subject; and/or a display device on the first surface of the mobile system to display results of the first sensing and the second sensing. A mobile system may comprise a light source unit; a plurality of depth pixels; and/or a plurality of color pixels. The light source unit, the plurality of depth pixels, or the plurality of color pixels may be activated based on an operation mode of the mobile system. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111424 | Locomotion System and Apparatus - A locomotion system for use with a virtual environment technology includes a platform configured to support a user, a harness support assembly coupled to the platform and extending upwardly from the platform, and a safety harness configured to be worn by the user. The harness support assembly includes a support halo positioned above the platform and extending about a vertical central axis. The safety harness includes an interface structure moveably coupled to the support halo. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111425 | PORTABLE TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A portable terminal includes: an opening and closing portion that opens and closes; an open and close detecting unit that detects open and close of the opening and closing portion; a first processing unit that executes a first process while the open and close detecting unit is detecting that the opening and closing portion is open; and a second processing unit that executes a second process when the open and close detecting unit detects that the opening and closing portion has been closed, and the second process is a process with respect to an execution result of the first process. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111426 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INPUT TERMINAL SELECTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire device information on a plurality of connected input terminals, and a selection unit configured to determine an importance degree of the input terminals based on information concerning detection units of the input terminals included in the device information to select the input terminal to be used depending on the importance degree. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111427 | LifeBoard - Series Of Home Pages For Head Mounted Displays (HMD) That Respond to Head Tracking - To assist with hands-free computing, the Head Mounted Display or Headset Computer utilizes a series of user configurable Home Pages that contain the shortcuts and widgets the user wants. This allows the user to design a user interface environment which gives him the information he wants, in the order he wants. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111428 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTER - A remote control system includes a computer, a label device, a camera, a signal processing module, and an interface connected to a computer. The signal processing module stores a preset time interval, first and second preset distances, and first and second preset time. The camera captures images of the label device at an interval time and sends the images of the label device to the signal processing module. The signal processing module obtains a movement distance and a movement time of the label device according to the received images, and compares the movement distance with the first and second preset distances and also compares the movement time with the first and second preset time, to output a first instruction, a second instruction, a third instruction, or a fourth instruction to control a cursor of the computer. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111429 | MULTIPLE FINGERS, MULTIPLE STEP GESTURE - A system and method for performing a multi-finger and multi-step or action gesture on a touch sensor, the gesture including at least one step, action or phase of the gesture is characterized by only a single finger being present on the touch sensor, but always incorporating another step, action or phase having at least two fingers present. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111430 | INPUT DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF TOUCH PANEL - An input device according to the present invention includes a touch panel ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140111431 | OPTIMIZING PHOTOS - Implementations generally relate to optimizing photos. In some implementations, a method includes collecting attention information associated with one or more objects. The method further includes generating an attention map based on the attention information. The method further includes allocating resources to the one or more objects in one or more photos based on the attention map. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111432 | INTERACTIVE MUSIC PLAYBACK SYSTEM - An interactive music method for controlling a media player device is provided. The interactive music method comprises the steps of receiving one or more gestures, interpreting the gesture in accordance with a plurality of predefined gestures, and executing at least one process corresponding to the gesture. The process comprises controlling audio for a specific amount of time. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111433 | MOTION COMPENSATION IN AN INTERACTIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An interactive display system including a wireless pointing device, and positioning circuitry capable of determining absolute and relative positions of the display at which the pointing device is aimed. The pointing device captures images displayed by the computer, including one or more human-imperceptible positioning targets. The positioning targets are presented as patterned modulation of the intensity (e.g., variation in pixel intensity) in a display frame of the visual payload, followed by the opposite modulation in a successive frame. At least two captured image frames are subtracted from one another to recover the positioning target in the captured visual data and to remove the displayed image payload. Motion of the pointing device between the two frames is detected by relative motion sensors, and used to align the positions of the positioning targets in the captured images for those frames to improve the fidelity of the recovered positioning target following the subtraction. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111434 | CHARACTER INPUT METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON ARROW KEY - A character input method and device based on an arrow key are provided. The method of the present invention includes: querying a letter database according to triggering of a arrow key and obtaining a letter set corresponding to the arrow key; arranging the letter set corresponding to the arrow key according to a predetermined rule, and partially or fully spreading and then displaying the letter set in a display region; displaying a selection cursor at a default position in the display region, where the selection cursor is used for identifying a currently selected letter; and inputting the letter identified by the selection cursor into a character input region according to a predetermined selection rule. Embodiments of the present invention are mainly applied to a character input process based on an arrow key. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111435 | CURSOR CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD USING THE SAME TO LAUNCH A SWIPE MENU OF AN OPERATING SYSTEM - A cursor control device has a touch control module for users to perform a swipe gesture. The touch control module generates a control command according to the swipe gesture and transmits the control command to a host computer. The host computer then launches a swipe menu on an edge of a display screen thereof Accordingly, after a host computer with the Win8™ installed therein as the operating system receives the control command, the edge swipe function supported by the Win8™ can be launched. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111436 | MULTI-TOUCH SENSOR PATTERNS AND STACK-UPS - Capacitive multi-touch sensor panels in which both row and column traces may be formed on a single conducting surface are disclosed. These stack-ups may be made thinner and more flexible allowing them to be particularly well-suited for curved or other non-flat touch sensor panels, such as those that might be present on a mouse or other device designed to be grasped by a user's hand. Curved sensor panel arrays that may be formed from flat substrates are also disclosed. These sensor panel configurations may include channels around the periphery of the array. These channels allow the flat array to lie flat when applied to a curved surface, such as the inside of the curved surface. The pattern of the touch sensor elements may be adjusted across the array to avoid the channels. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111437 | OPTICAL NAVIGATION DEVICE AND LIFT DETECTION METHOD THEREOF - An optical navigation device includes a light source, an image sensor, a navigation unit and a lift detection unit. The light source is configured to illuminate a work surface. The image sensor receives reflected light from the work surface to output an image frame. The navigation unit is configured to filter the image frame and output a filtered image frame. The lift detection unit is configured to calculate a maximum difference of intensities between two adjacent pixels in the image frame, calculate a pixel number of pixels of interest in the filtered image frame, and identify a lift event by comparing the maximum difference with a difference threshold and/or comparing the pixel number with an operating threshold. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111438 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TRANSCRIPTION OF DATA USING HUMAN OPTICAL CHARACTER MATCHING (HOCM) - The present invention describes a novel system, method and apparatus to acquire and make widely available data or information from the pre-digital age that was previously not widely accessible, or in some cases, not available at all except to highly trained specialists. The invention facilitates the use of Human Optical Character Matching, in place of computer-driven Optical Character Recognition, for use with documents and manuscripts where OCR cannot be applied effectively, while still realizing cost benefits comparable to OCR. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111439 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A mobile electronic device includes a touch panel, a display unit, and a CPU that displays a key on the display unit and, when a key group of a soft keyboard that has a plurality of keys arranged within a predetermined area is displayed on the display unit, the CPU displays, in a switchable manner, first arrangement in which each key of the key group is arranged within the predetermined area and second arrangement in which at least one of the keys of the key group is deleted or arranged in a size smaller than that of a key that is in the first arrangement and that corresponds to the one of the keys and in which a handwriting input area is arranged at a space area that is generated within the predetermined area as the one of the keys is deleted or arranged in a smaller size. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111440 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR INVOKING AN ELECTRONIC INK OR HANDWRITING INTERFACE - User interfaces, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for activating and/or displaying text input systems on display devices may include: (a) displaying a text input system activation target at a user changeable location on a display device; (b) receiving user input directed to the activation target; and (c) activating a text input system in response to the user input. Such user interfaces, methods, and systems further may include (d) displaying a pre-interaction condition of the activation target; (e) receiving user input directed to the activation target in this pre-interaction condition; and (f) changing an appearance of the activation target from the pre-interaction condition to a larger size and/or a different visual appearance in response to this user input. Additional aspects of this invention relate to computer-readable media for providing user interfaces, systems, and methods as described above. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111441 | DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN IMPULSES AND CONTINUOUS DRAG OPERATIONS ON A TOUCH-SENSITIVE SURFACE - A touch-sensitive surface for a computer animator to create or modify a computer-generated image includes processes for differentiating between click and drag operations. The included processes also beneficially reduce input errors. When a touch object (e.g., finger or stylus) touches the drawing table, information regarding the duration of the touch and the movement of the touch are used to determine whether the touch input represents a (graphical user interface) click or a drag operation. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111442 | DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH PIXEL-ALIGNED GROUND MESH - Display apparatus with reduced susceptibility to electro-magnetic interference includes a display including an array of pixels and a ground mesh located in proximity to the display. The ground mesh includes a plurality of electrically connected ground lines located between the pixels, so that electro-magnetic radiation emitted or received by the display is reduced. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111443 | System and Method for a Touch Panel - In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a touch panel includes operating a slave touch panel controller by receiving a synchronization signal from a master touch panel controller of a display driver circuit, and polling a plurality of receive inputs coupled to outputs of an in-cell touch module based on an predetermined pattern. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111444 | AFE FOR A MULTICHANNEL IR SENSOR SYSTEM - An apparatus is provided. There is an input terminal that is configured to receive an input signal from a optical receiver and an output terminal. First and second integrators are coupled between the input and output terminals. In the second integrator, there is a current source that is coupled to the input terminal, a first resistor that is coupled to the output terminal, and a second resistor. Also, there is an amplifier having a first input, a second input, and an output, where the first resistor is coupled to the first input of the amplifier and where the second input of the amplifier is configured to receive a reference voltage. A transistor is coupled between the current source the second resistor and is coupled to the output of the amplifier at its gate. A capacitor is also coupled between the first input of the amplifier and the second resistor. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111445 | CURSOR CONTROL DEVICE AND CURSOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A cursor control system includes a cursor control device and a computer host. The cursor control device includes an operating plate, a blood vessel sensing unit, and a controlling unit. The operating plate is used for placing a palm and a finger of a user thereon. The blood vessel sensing unit is used for detecting the finger at different positions, thereby acquiring plural blood vessel images of the finger. According to the plural blood vessel images, a finger displacement amount is acquired by the controlling unit. In addition, a cursor moving signal corresponding to the finger displacement amount is transmitted from the controlling unit to the computer host. According to the cursor moving signal, the cursor is correspondingly moved. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111446 | Display Device and Driving Method Thereof - Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes a panel, a display driver IC, and a touch IC. The panel includes a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes. The display driver IC outputs a common voltage to the driving electrode and the sensing electrode in a display driving interval, outputs a reference voltage to the driving electrode during a touch non-sensing period in a touch driving interval, and outputs a driving pulse to the driving electrode to receive a sensing signal from the sensing electrode during a touch sensing period in the touch driving interval. The touch IC transfers a control signal and a selection signal for selecting the touch sensing period and the touch non-sensing period to the display driver, and senses whether there is a touch with the sensing signal and the reference voltage. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111447 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - There is provided a touch screen panel. The touch screen panel includes first electrodes, second electrodes and spacers. The first electrodes and second electrodes are arranged opposite to each other at an interval. Spacers are arranged between the first and second electrodes, and have at least two hardnesses. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111448 | INTERACTIVE DISPLAY WITH REMOVABLE FRONT PANEL - Systems and apparatus for a touch sensitive display device are disclosed. The display device may include a detachable transparent front panel which overlays a display panel. The detachable transparent front panel may be held against the display panel and a plurality of pressure sensors by a series of magnets. This allows the front panel to act as an interactive touch display system. By having a detachable transparent front panel, the touch sensitive display device may be placed in messy environments, such as a kitchen. A user can then remove and wash the detachable transparent front panel without harming any electronic components. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111449 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EYES-FREE OPERATION OF TOUCH SURFACE - A tactile positioning device includes a film attached to a touch surface of a portable electronic device. The film includes at least a first tactile unit used as a positioning reference point of a key on the touch surface, and at least a second tactile unit being a linear tactile unit for defining an operating route or an operating range. The tactile feedbacks provided by the first tactile unit and the second tactile unit enable a user to sense a position of the key which is positioned by the first tactile unit and the operating route or the operating range defined by the second tactile unit, so as to operate the portable electronic device without having to look at the touch surface. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111450 | TOUCH PANEL DEVICE WITH RECONFIGURABLE SENSING POINTS AND ITS SENSING METHOD - A touch panel device with reconfigurable sensing points includes a panel, a plurality of sensing points, a plurality of selectors, and a controller. The sensing points, are arranged on the panel for sensing a touch generated from an external object and generating a corresponding signal. Each selector has a first terminal connected to a corresponding sensing point, a second terminal connected to a common output terminal, and a control terminal. The controller is connected to the control terminal of each selector for controlling the plurality of selectors to be electrically connected to the common output terminal or not. The controller configures the control terminals of the plurality of selectors to allow some of the sensing points to be electrically connected to the common output terminal, so as to proceed with a hierarchical block touch sensing. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111451 | USER INTERFACE (UI) DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS OF TOUCH-ENABLED DEVICE - A user interface display method and apparatus of a touch-enabled device is provided. The user interface display method includes detecting a touch gesture; analyzing at least one of a contact position, a movement direction, a contact area size, a contact area shape, and an occurrence frequency of the touch gesture; determining one of a left hand grip state and a right hand grip state of the device based on a result of the analysis; and displaying a user interface corresponding to the determined one of the left hand grip state and the right hand grip state. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111452 | TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING TOUCH OPERATIONS IN THE TERMINAL - A terminal including an eye-tracking unit for tracking a gaze of a user to generate gaze information, a touch sensing unit for sensing a touch of the user to generate touch information, and a controller for performing a touch operation based on the gaze information and the touch information are provided. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111453 | SELECTIVE LOCKING METHOD OF INFORMATION DEVICE HAVING TOUCH SCREEN - An input apparatus of an information device is selectively locked by physically installing a selective lock key in the information device, executing an application program installed therein, and blocking, if the selective lock key is handled after the application program is executed, input through a system key of the information device while accepting input through an application button. With this method, for example, an unintended touch on a system key while using an information device can be prevented. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111454 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - A display apparatus communicating with a mobile terminal having a mobile touch panel includes: a vehicular touch panel displaying a vehicle-side image corresponding to a mobile image. The apparatus specifies a mobile position of the mobile touch panel corresponding to a touch position of the vehicular touch panel when a user touches the vehicular touch panel. The apparatus further includes: a detector detecting a slide operation of the touch position and a slid touch position of the vehicular touch panel; a conversion mode determination device determining a type and a direction of display coordinate conversion based on the slide operation, the touch position and the slid touch position; and a pseudo-operation information generation device generating pseudo-operation information indicating the mobile position and a slid mobile position corresponding to the slid touch position. The apparatus transmits the pseudo-operation information to the mobile terminal. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111455 | INPUT DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An input device according to the present invention includes a touch panel that has an input region that detects contact by input means, the input region having a friction area, a friction coefficient of the friction area being different from that of other areas of the input region, and outputs a signal corresponding to a position of a contact point of the input means; a storage section that stores processing amounts corresponding to amounts by which the contact point has moved on the friction area; and a control section that performs a process corresponding to a processing amount that is stored in the storage section and that corresponds to an amount by which the contact point has moved, when the position of the contact point represented by a signal that is output from the touch panel has been moved on the friction area. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111456 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The electronic device | 2014-04-24 |
20140111457 | TOUCH DISCRIMINATION USING FISHEYE LENS - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a system and method of touch discrimination using a fisheye lens. According to one embodiment, touch discrimination is provided using a touch-enabled display and an imaging device equipped with a fisheye lens and housed within the display. Furthermore, image data captured using the fisheye lens of the imaging device is utilized to detect a touch on a surface of the display along with the user associated with said touch. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111458 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A device comprising:
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20140111459 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, INPUT CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication device includes: communication means that performs communication; an input means that receives input by detecting the proximity or contact of an object; and a control unit that sets, in the input area of the input means, a first area in which input related to control of the communication means is received, and a second area that differs from the first area, and that controls the operation of the input means based an object's proximity to or contact with the second area. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111460 | Object Determining Method, Object Display Method, Object Switching Method And Electronic Device - The embodiments of the invention disclose an object determining method, a portable device, an object displaying method, an object switching method and an electronic device. Said method is applied to a touch sensitive portable device. Identifications of multiple objects are displayed within a display area of said portable device. Each of the identifications of said multiple objects has a first status of being selected and a second status of being unselected. Said display area has a first area, the identification of a first object is displayed in the first area, and the first object is in the first status. Said method comprises: obtaining a switch instruction; moving the identification of the first object of the first area, switching the identification of the first object from the first status to the second status, moving the identification of the second object into the first area, and switching the identification of the second object from the second status to the first status according to the switch instruction. The embodiments of the invention can simplify the steps of the user's operation. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111461 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING CHANGES IN SIGNAL FREQUENCIES EMITTED BY A STYLUS INTERACTING WITH A DIGITIZER SENSOR - A method for dynamically updating at least one pre-defined value of a parameter used to identify at least one operational mode of an object for user interaction with a digitizer sensor during interaction with the digitizer sensor comprises detecting signal outputs from a plurality of sensing elements of a digitizer sensor during user interaction with the digitizer sensor; characterizing a pattern formed by the signal outputs from the plurality of sensing elements; identifying a pre-defined event associated with an operational mode of the object based on the pattern; determining a value of the parameter from the signal outputs in response to identification of the pre-defined event; and updating the pre-defined value used to identify the operational mode based on the value of the parameter determined from the identified event. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111462 | Unintentional Touch Rejection - A method for rejecting an unintentional palm touch is disclosed. In at least some embodiments, a touch is detected by a touch-sensitive surface associated with a display. Characteristics of the touch may be used to generate a set of parameters related to the touch. In an embodiment, firmware is used to determine a reliability value for the touch. The reliability value and the location of the touch is provided to a software module. The software module uses the reliability value and an activity context to determine a confidence level of the touch. In an embodiment, the confidence level may include an evaluation of changes in the reliability value over time. If the confidence level for the touch is too low, it may be rejected. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111463 | 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. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111464 | Touch Sensor With Simultaneously Driven Drive Electrodes - In one embodiment, a method comprises generating, by a controller, a plurality of drive signals. The method further includes simultaneously transmitting, by the controller, the plurality of drive signals to a plurality of drive electrodes disposed on a touch sensor. The method further includes sensing a sense electrode of a plurality of sense electrodes disposed on the touch sensor. The sensing comprises measuring, for each drive electrode of the plurality of drive electrodes, at least one value indicative of a capacitance between the sense electrode and the drive electrode. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111465 | SENSOR-BASED ESD DETECTION - A touch sensitive device that detects the occurrence of an electrostatic discharge event on the device by analyzing one or more ESD sensors located in various locations on the touch sensitive device is provided. A touch controller can scan touch nodes on the touch sensitive device while simultaneously scanning one or more ESD sensors to detect if a possible ESD event has occurred during the acquisition of a touch image. If an ESD event has occurred during the acquisition of touch data, the touch controller can act to either ignore the data, or compensate the data to account for effects on the touch data caused by the ESD event. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111466 | DISPLAY DEVICE INTEGRATED WITH TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Discussed are a display device integrated with a touch screen and a method of driving the same, which can save the manufacturing cost and prevent the degradation of display quality caused by touch driving. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111467 | IN-CELL TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An in-cell touch display panel includes a plurality of first sensing electrodes, a pixel matrix, a plurality of second sensing electrodes, a touch control unit, and a display driving unit. The plurality of first sensing electrodes are for generating touch sensing signals according to touch scanning signals. The plurality of second sensing electrodes are utilized as common voltage electrodes of pixels of the pixel matrix. Wherein when the display driving unit drives pixels of a first block of the pixel matrix to display image, the display driving unit outputs a common voltage to the pixels of the first block via the second sensing electrodes corresponding to the first block, and outputs the touch scanning signals via the second sensing electrodes corresponding to a second block of the pixel matrix; and wherein the display driving unit switches a frequency of the touch scanning signals according to magnitude of a noise. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111468 | POSITION SENSING METHODS AND DEVICES WITH DYNAMIC GAIN FOR EDGE POSITIONING - A method can include determining an initial position of an object with respect to a sensing region formed by a plurality of sensors and having a core region bounded by at least one edge; if the initial position is proximate to the edge and a size of the object was previously calculated, determining a final edge position of the object using the previously calculated object size; and if the initial position is proximate to the edge and the size of the object was not previously calculated, determining a size of the object. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111469 | System And Method For Retrieving Information From An Information Carrier By Means Of A Capacitive Touch Screen - The present invention relates to a method comprising providing one or more information carrier(s) with a dielectric and/or conductive pattern and a detection device having a capacitive touch screen and inducing an interaction between the information carrier and the touch screen, wherein the interaction is based on a difference in the dielectric coefficient and/or the conductivity of the pattern and generates a touch signal and wherein the interaction is induced by relative motion between the information carrier and the touch screen. The invention further relates to a system comprising an information carrier comprising a dielectric and/or conductive pattern which encodes information and a detection device having a touch screen; the detection device is able to decode the information upon interaction between the information carrier and the touch screen, wherein the interaction is caused by a difference in the dielectric coefficient and/or the conductivity of the pattern. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111470 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - The present invention provides a three-dimensional touch display panel including a display panel and an integrated panel. The integrated panel is disposed on the display panel, and the integrated panel includes a first transparent substrate, a first patterned transparent conductive layer disposed on the first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate disposed opposite to the first transparent substrate, a second patterned transparent conductive layer disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate, a first plate-shaped transparent conductive layer disposed on the second transparent substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first patterned transparent conductive layer and the first transparent conductive layer. The first patterned transparent conductive layer includes a plurality of first electrode stripes sequentially arranged along a first direction. The second patterned transparent conductive layer includes a plurality of second electrode stripes sequentially arranged along a second direction different from the first direction. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111471 | CAPACITIVE IN-CELL TOUCH-SCREEN PANEL, TOUCH-POSITIONING METHOD, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention discloses a capacitive in-cell touch-screen panel, a touch-positioning method thereof, and a display device. At least one of the gate lines in a TFT array substrate is elected as a touch scanning line, and at least one of the data lines is elected as a touch sensing line; or contrarily, at least one of the data lines is elected as a touch scanning line, and at least one of the gate lines is elected as a touch sensing line, and in this way the function of the touch-screen panel is achieved. Because the gate lines and data lines in a TFT array substrate are used as touch scanning lines and touch sensing lines, there is no need to add additional wirings, and thus the aperture ratio of the TFT array substrate will not be reduced. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111472 | TOUCH SCREEN CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed are a touch screen controller and a method for controlling the same, which includes a touch processor which processes at least two touch operation modes independently and respectively in accordance with an object touched on the touch screen. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111473 | CAPACITIVE IN CELL TOUCH PANEL AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a capacitive in-cell touch panel, a driving method thereof and a display device. Touch sensing electrodes extended along the row direction of pixel units are arranged on a color filter substrate; a thin-film transistor (TFT) array substrate adopts a dual gate structure, that is, two gate signal lines are disposed between every two adjacent rows of pixel units; every two adjacent columns of pixel units are taken as a group of pixel unit columns and share a data signal line disposed between the two pixel unit columns, so that the positions of a part of data signal lines can be saved; and touch driving electrodes for achieving the touch function are arranged at the saved positions of the data signal lines. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111474 | MULTIPLEXED CONDUCTORS USING DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE CONTROLLER IN CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSORS - A system and method for dynamically reconfiguring a touch sensor controller that transmits signals to and receives signals from an electrode array of a capacitance sensitive touch sensor, wherein multiplexing of signals to and from the controller enables reconfiguration of input and output pins to thereby increase the functions and versatility of a touch sensor controller. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111475 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, WIRELESS POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed are an electronic device, a wireless power reception apparatus, and a display device. The electronic device, which is equipped with a wireless power receiving apparatus to wirelessly receive power from a wireless power transmission apparatus, includes a signal receiving part to receive a signal required to operate the electronic device, and a wireless power signal removing part to remove a signal having a frequency used for wireless power transmission among signals received in the signal receiving part. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111476 | IN-CELL CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL LCD MODULE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - An in-cell touch panel LCD module ( | 2014-04-24 |
20140111477 | Resistive Touch Panel Detection Method and Apparatus - Provided are a resistive touch panel detection method and apparatus. A resistance variance ratio of a Y plane relative to an X plane is calculated based on voltage detections before touching and after a two-point touch occurs; and then the inclination angle is calculated based on corresponding relationship between the inclination angle and the resistance variance ratio. To obtain a distance between the two points, the present invention the resistance variance ratio and a first ratio of a resistance variance of any one of the X plane and the Y plane relative to a total resistance of the any one plane are calculated; then a second ratio of an equivalent contact resistance at a midpoint relative to the total resistance is calculated; and the distance is calculated based on the resistance variance ratio, the first ratio, the second ratio, and a correlated relationship of the distance between the two points. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111478 | Optical Touch Control Apparatus - The optical touch control apparatus is configured to sense gestures of at least one input device operated by a user to activate commands associated with particular programs running on the host. The present invention is configured to reduce the misoperation caused by hovering status. The optical touch control apparatus comprises a scattering layer being able to scatter the light from the light source and thus reduce the light intensity of reflected light from the input device. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111479 | Interactive Three-Dimensional Display System - An interactive display system may be provided that allows a user to interact with three-dimensional projected images that have been formed in mid-air. Display structures may be used to display a primary image. The display structures may include structures for creating a three-dimensional image such as a laser projection system that creates a three-dimensional image in a non-linear crystal or a three-dimensional display based on a rotating two-dimensional display or other three-dimensional display equipment. An optical system based on parabolic mirrors or lenses may be used to project the three-dimensional image that has been formed on the display structures into mid-air. A user may interact with the projected image. Sensors may use trilateration techniques to monitor the user's interactions. The projected image may be updated based on the user's interactions, thereby allowing the user to control and manipulate the projected image in mid-air. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111480 | TOUCH PANEL PROVIDING TACTILE FEEDBACK IN RESPONSE TO VARIABLE PRESSURE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A touch panel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a pressure detection unit including a light-source unit configured to generate an optical signal, an optical waveguide configured to transfer the optical signal, a sensing unit contacting with the optical waveguide to receive the optical signal according to an intensity of pressure applied externally, and a light-receiving unit configured to receive the optical signal transferred through the optical waveguide from the sensing unit; and an actuator contacting with the pressure detection unit to cause a deformation of a material according to the pressure intensity, wherein the actuator provides a tactile feedback through a vibration according to the pressure intensity. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111481 | OPTICAL TOUCH SYSTEM WITH BRIGHTNESS COMPENSATION AND BRIGHTNESS COMPENSATION METHOD THEREOF - There is provided an optical touch system including a touch surface, a plurality of image sensors and a plurality or compensation light sources, wherein each of the image sensors is adjacent to one of the compensation light sources. When one of the image sensors is capturing an image frame, the compensation light source not adjacent to and within a field of view of the image sensor which is capturing the image frame irradiates so as to compensate a brightness distribution of the image frame. | 2014-04-24 |
20140111482 | EXPOSURE MECHANISM OF OPTICAL TOUCH SYSTEM AND OPTICAL TOUCH SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An exposure mechanism of an optical touch system, which includes a plurality of image sensors and a plurality of active light sources each irradiating corresponding to the associated image sensor, includes: capturing image frames using the image sensors with a sampling cycle to allow each of the image sensors to capture a bright image, wherein the sampling cycle includes a plurality of working modes and in each of the working modes at least one of the image sensors captures the bright image in a sampling interval; simultaneously capturing a dark image using all the image sensors in a denoising sampling interval; and calculating a differential image between the bright image and the dark image captured by each image sensor. | 2014-04-24 |