34th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130214965 | Obtaining a Calibration Parameter for an Antenna Array - Embodiments herein include a method for obtaining a calibration parameter for an antenna array. The antenna array comprises a first and a second radio module with respective associated antennas, wherein both radio modules comprise a main transmitter and a connected calibration receiver or both radio modules comprise a main receiver and a connected calibration transmitter. The method comprises: injecting a first calibration signal in the first radio module and measuring a first response to the first calibration in the first radio module. This injecting and measuring is repeated for all combinations of the first and second radio modules. Finally, a numerical value is calculated using the responses; a calibration parameter is calculated based on the calculated numerical value. Embodiments herein also include a corresponding antenna array, computer program and computer program product. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214966 | AVALANCHE PULSER - Circuits and methods for generating a pulse are provided. The generating can comprise receiving at least one trigger input signal with a pulse generating circuit; generating a voltage pulse having a duration less than the avalanche time of a transistor in response to at least a portion of the at least one trigger input signal with the pulse generating circuit; transmitting the voltage pulse from the pulse generating circuit to a terminal of the transistor, the transistor constructed and arranged to be operable in an avalanche mode; and outputting an avalanche pulse from at least one terminal of the transistor in response to the voltage pulse. In some embodiments, the pulse can be transmitted with an antenna in a radar system, and a return pulse can be received and processed. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214967 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION POSITIONING IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A positioning method and apparatus of an electronic device which comprises a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) or Global Positioning System (GPS), and an Inertial Navigation System (INS), includes receiving a satellite signal through the GNSS. A location of the electronic device and a reliability of location information of the electronic device is determined based on the satellite signal provided by the GNSS using at least one of satellite information of the satellite signal and location information based on the determined location of the electronic device. An operational level of the INS is determined using the reliability of the location information of the electronic device; and compensating the location of the electronic device by operating the INS according to the determined operational level of the INS. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214968 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING TERMINAL POSITION BASED ON NON-GEOSTATIONARY COMMUNICATION SATELLITE SIGNALS - A device is provided for use with a satellite and a receiver having a local oscillator. The satellite is traveling in a vector and transmits a signal having an expected frequency. The receiver receives a received signal having a received signal frequency. The device includes: a Doppler shift measuring portion measuring a Doppler shift D | 2013-08-22 |
20130214969 | BLADE ANTENNA ARRAY - A directional antenna system for an aircraft is disclosed. The directional antenna system may include an enclosure, a linear antenna array disposed within the enclosure and a controller. The linear antenna array may include a plurality of antenna elements physically oriented in the same orientation. The plurality of antenna elements may be positioned along a longitudinal axis of the aircraft and spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance center-to-center. The controller may be in communication with each of the plurality of antenna elements of the linear antenna array. The controller may be configured for independently controlling a RF phase angle of each of the plurality of antenna elements based on a position of the aircraft and at least one ground station available to the aircraft, allowing the linear antenna array to concentrate RF radiations in a particular wavelength toward a general direction. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214970 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING WIRELESS MESH NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS - A wireless mesh network includes a first network node including a first antenna positioned in a first orientation, a first processor, and a first orientation sensor. The first processor is programmed to determine the first orientation using the first orientation sensor and to transmit, using the first antenna, the first orientation to a computing device. The network also includes a second network node including a second antenna positioned in a second orientation, a second processor, and a second orientation sensor. The second processor is programmed to determine the second orientation using the second orientation sensor and to transmit, using the second antenna, the second orientation to the computing device for use in comparing the first orientation with the second orientation. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214971 | System And Method For Antenna Pattern Estimation - The present invention is directed to a system and method for extrapolating antenna radiation patterns from a small number of measurements. The present invention is configured to derive an initial estimate based on design information and compare the initial estimate to far-field measurements. The controller is configured to recursively obtain a final estimate wherein a difference between the far-field measurements and the final estimate is less than a predetermined amount. The final estimate represents an extrapolated mapping of the antenna pattern. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214972 | OPTIMIZED TWO PANEL AESA FOR AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS - A two panel radar system is disclosed. The radar system may include a pair of AESA panels respectively positioned on either side of a central axis, wherein a pointing direction of the first AESA panel is offset by a predetermined angle in a clockwise direction with respect to the central axis and a pointing direction of the second AESA panel is offset by the predetermined angle in a counterclockwise direction with respect to the central axis. A controller may be configured for selectively activating at least one of: the first AESA panel for providing a first coverage area in a first direction offset from the central axis, the second AESA panel for providing a second coverage area in a second direction offset from the central axis, or the pair of AESA panels jointly for providing a third coverage area between the first coverage area and the second coverage area. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214973 | Shared Antenna Arrays With Multiple Independent Tilt - A feed network for use with an antenna array includes at least first and second RF inputs, a combiner network and a beamforming network. In some examples, additional RF inputs are provided. Each RF input corresponds to a sub-band. The first RF input for a first sub-band signal is coupled to a first sub-band parameter control; the second RF input for the second sub-band signal is coupled to a second sub-band parameter control. The combiner network is coupled to the first sub-band parameter control and to the second sub-band parameter control. The combiner network also has at least one output comprising a combination of the first sub-band signal and the second sub-band signal. The beamforming network is coupled to the combiner network and has a plurality of RF outputs. The first and second sub-band parameter controls are independently adjustable. In one example, the beamforming network comprises a Butler matrix. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214974 | ANTENNA BEAM SCAN MODULE, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Signals are maintained to be in phase at beam input ports of a Rotman lens antenna, and thus scanning at non-step antenna beam angles can be realized without increasing the number of input beams. The present invention provides an antenna beam scan module including: a Rotman lens that has plural beam ports and plural antenna ports; plural antenna elements; relative phase detectors that detect a relative phase difference between the signals input to the adjacent beam ports; phase shifters that offset the relative phase difference between the signals supplied to the adjacent beam ports on the basis of the relative phase difference detected by the relative phase detectors; and switches that select routes of the signals supplied to the beam ports through variable amplifiers, wherein the phase shifters are arranged on alternate routes through which the signals are supplied to the plural beam ports. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214975 | TARGET LOCATION POSITIONING METHOD AND DEVICE - An inventive precision pinpoint tracking method and system is provided for devices that provide spot location measurements of objects. Embodiments of the location measuring device have a RF antenna, a tracking module in electrical communication with the RF antenna, and a tilt-compensated (TC) compass. In embodiments of the location measuring device, a measuring tip is offset at a distal end from the tracking module and the RF antenna is located at the proximal end of the tracking module. In embodiments, the TC compass provides data to calculate a translation of the position of the measuring tip with respect to the RF antenna to enable spot measurements of locations of a target object. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214976 | METHOD FOR LOCALIZING AN OBJECT - A method for localizing an object, including the acts of: transmission of a first signal by a first transmitter assigned to the object and of a second signal by at least one second transmitter; reception of the first and of the second signal by at least three receivers; in each receiver and for the first and the second signal: a) generation of a first and of a second reference signal; b) correlation between the first signal and the first reference signal and between the second signal and the second reference signal; c) interpolation of samples resulting from the correlation; d) deduction of the propagation time of the first and of the second signal; e) calculation of the difference between the propagation times of the first and of the second signal; and, by triangulation, deduction of the position of the object. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214977 | ANTENNA DEVICE FOR CIRCUIT BOARD - An antenna device is provided. The antenna device includes a circuit board including a first side configured with a transmission unit, and a second side opposite to the first side; a main radiator disposed at the first side, electrically connected to the transmission unit, and having a major axis direction; a first parasitical radiator adjacent to the main radiator, and coaxially disposed in the major axis direction at the first side; and a second parasitical radiator coaxially disposed in the major axis direction at the second side. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214978 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE EMPLOYING SAME - An antenna structure includes a first circuit board having a first antenna unit and a second antenna unit, a second circuit board having a first radio member and a second radio member, and a sliding mechanism. The first antenna unit and the second antenna unit are configured for receiving and transmitting different wireless signals. The sliding mechanism slides the second circuit board relative to the first circuit board, to separate or connect the first antenna unit with the first radio member and the second antenna unit with the second radio member, thus enabling the first antenna unit or a combination of the second antenna unit and the second radio member to receive and transmit a first wireless signal; the second antenna unit or a combination of the first antenna unit and the first radio member receive to transmit a second wireless signal. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214979 | Electronic Device Antennas with Filter and Tuning Circuitry - An electronic device may have an antenna that includes conductive antenna structures forming an antenna resonating element and an antenna ground. A band-stop filter may be coupled between first and second portions of the conductive structures. The band-stop filter may be formed from multiple series-connected resonant circuits. The band-stop filter and an impedance matching circuit may be coupled in series between the antenna resonating element and the antenna ground. The band-stop filter may be characterized by a stop band. The antenna may be configured to operate in a first communications band that is outside of the stop band and a second communications band that is covered by the stop band. The impedance matching circuit may be an adjustable circuit that is used to tune the antenna. The adjustable circuit may be a switch-based adjustable capacitor that is adjusted to tune the response of the antenna in the first communications band. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214980 | PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA - A dual-polarized antenna array is disclosed. The antenna array includes a plurality of self supporting, electrically conductive members. Tapered elements of neighboring electrically conductive members define tapered slots that form part of radiating structures. The radiating structures additionally include a slot line in communication with the tapered slot. A back cavity can be included as part of a BALUN structure that is integral to an electrically conductive member. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214981 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND TRANSFORMER - A transformer between waveguide and transmission-line includes a high-frequency circuit module, transmission-lines, a waveguide, and feed pins. The high-frequency circuit module has differential-pair terminals to input and output a differential signal. The transmission-lines are connected to the differential-pair terminals. The waveguide includes a first to third metal walls. The feed pins are connected to the transmission-lines inside of the waveguide. The feed pins have a first distance of approximately (λg/2) from each other. One of the feed pins has a second distance of approximately (λg*(1+2α)/4) from the third metal plane. “λg” is a wavelength in the waveguide and “α” is an integer which is equal or larger than “0”. Each of the feed pins has a third distance of approximately (a/2) from the first or second wall. “a” is length of the waveguide along the third metal wall. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214982 | DIPOLE ANTENNA ELEMENT WITH INDEPENDENTLY TUNABLE SLEEVE - There is described herein a low profile dipole antenna element. A pair of these elements can be arranged in a crossed manner to provide two orthogonal polarized radiators. The antenna element may be combined with an electrically conductive surface and a feed cable and connected to a feed source. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214983 | COMPACT MULTI-COLUMN ANTENNA - The invention provides an antenna arrangement having an operating frequency band with a mean wavelength λ and comprising at least two columns of antenna elements with at least two antenna elements in each column. Each column of antenna elements extends above a separate elongated column ground plane with a column separation defined as a distance between mid-points of neighbouring column ground planes. The antenna elements in each column are located along a column axis pointing in a longitudinal direction of the column ground plane wherein all column separations are below 0.9λ and wherein a parasitic element extends above at least one antenna element in each column. Parameters of the parasitic element are adapted for proper excitation thus achieving a reduced beamwidth for each of said columns of antennas. The invention also provides a method to manufacture the antenna arrangement. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214984 | BROADBAND ELECTROMAGNETIC BAND-GAP (EBG) STRUCTURE - An electromagnetic bandgap structure comprising a progressive cascade of a plurality of patterns of cells. The cells of each pattern are dimensioned so that each pattern has a reflection phase response centered at a different, but closely-spaced, frequency compared with the reflection phase response of an adjacently positioned pattern, so that the combined reflection phase response of the plurality of patterns provides a continuous wideband operational range. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214985 | ANTENNA HAVING A PLANAR CONDUCTING ELEMENT WITH FIRST AND SECOND END PORTIONS SEPARATED BY A NON-CONDUCTIVE GAP - In one embodiment, an antenna includes a dielectric material and a planar conducting element. The dielectric material has a first side opposite a second side, with the planar conducting element residing on the first side. The planar conducting element defines a conductive path between first and second end portions of the planar conducting element, which end portions are separated by a non-conductive gap. In another embodiment, an antenna has a planar conducting element defining a conductive path between first and second end portions of the planar conducting element. The planar conducting element has at least two different widths transverse to the conductive path. The first and second end portions of the planar conducting element are separated by a non-conductive gap. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214986 | ANTENNA WITH FOLDED MONOPOLE AND LOOP MODES - Electronic devices may be provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antennas. An antenna may have an antenna ground that is configured to form a cavity for the antenna. The antenna ground may be formed on a support structure. The antenna ground may have an opening. The support structure may have a planar surface on which the opening is formed. A folded monopole antenna resonating element and an L-shaped conductive antenna element may be formed in the opening and may be capacitively coupled. The folded monopole antenna resonating element may have an end at which a positive antenna feed terminal is formed. A ground antenna feed terminal may be formed on the antenna ground. A segment of the antenna ground may extend between the ground antenna feed terminal and an end of the L-shaped conductive antenna element. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214987 | FIGURE 8 BALUN - A balun includes a first conductor winding having a first figure eight shape and a second conductor winding have a second figure eight shape. The first figure eight shape includes a first loop and a second loop. The second figure eight shape includes a third loop and a fourth loop. The first loop and the second loop are not concentric. The third loop and the fourth loop are not concentric. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214988 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FREQUENCY SELECTIVE RADOME - A system including a first dielectric layer comprising a solid material configured to form a first layer of a radome, and a second dielectric layer comprising a solid material configured to form a second layer of the radome. The first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer are spaced apart to provide an inner gap configured as a third layer of the radome. The inner gap is exclusively filled with a gas. The radome is configured to provide for the radome to be frequency selective. A radome and method are also disclosed. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214989 | MULTI-PLANAR ANTENNA INSERT - Techniques for designing a sensor module that may be inserted into a container, for example, a box, for tracking RFID-labeled items enclosed in the container. In an exemplary embodiment, at least two planar surfaces are adjoined along a linear interface. Each of the planar surfaces supports a planar antenna whose radiation pattern may cover the volume of the container. A battery-powered tracking unit is attached to at least one of the planar surfaces to drive the planar antennas. In an exemplary embodiment, the planar antennas may be driven in succession to avoid collisions between the RFID communication signals, and for better RFID coverage of the items enclosed in the container. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214990 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A wireless communication apparatus includes a first antenna, an antenna driving circuit, a first medium, a second medium, and a second antenna. The antenna driving circuit drives the first antenna. The first medium is electrically connected between the first antenna and the antenna driving circuit. The second medium and the first medium are in energy coupling. The second antenna is electrically connected with the second medium. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214991 | TRANSMITTING AND/OR RECEIVING DEVICE FOR INSTALLATION IN ELASTIC STRUCTURES - An apparatus transmits and/or receives radio waves in the UHF band and is configured for installation in an elastic structure. The apparatus includes at least one electronic component and an antenna embedded in the elastic structure. The antenna is connected to the electronic component and includes at least one filament configured to be plastically deformable and/or elastically deformable. The filament is helically wound to a predetermined antenna length (L) and defines an antenna winding turns density per cm of the antenna length. The antenna length (L) is between 4 cm and 10 cm and the antenna winding turns density lies in a range of 5 to 15 winding turns per cm of the antenna length. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214992 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An antenna having a base film carrying at least one antenna structure and one electronic device with a contact region of the at least one antenna structure being provided on a tab formed from the base film and contacted with a contact region of the electronic device is made by first providing the electronic device inside a housing. Then the tab is inserted into the housing. Finally the housing is adhesively adhered in place on the base. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214993 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE - An information-processing device includes: a first display controller that causes a display to display multiple first images in a predetermined arrangement; a second display controller that, upon receipt of a first operation for one of the multiple first images, changes at least part of an arrangement of the multiple first images from the predetermined arrangement, and causes a second image associated with the first image, for which the first operation was received, to be displayed on the display so as not to overlap the multiple first images; and an execution unit that, upon receipt of a second operation for the second image while the second image is displayed, executes a process in accordance with the second operation. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214994 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING MULTIPLE DISPLAYS - An information-processing system includes: a first display; a second display; a first display controller that causes the first display and the second display to display respective images based on identical content; and a second display controller that, when a predetermined condition is met, conceals at least part of the image displayed on the second display. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214995 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A USER INTERFACE ACROSS MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A system and method are provided for displaying a user interface using multiple electronic devices. The method comprises providing a first user interface framework on a first electronic device having a first display screen; the first user interface framework determining that a second display screen on a second electronic device is available via a connection between the first and second electronic devices; the first user interface framework using application logic from an application on the first mobile device to determine a first user interface portion to be displayed on the first display screen and a second user interface portion to be displayed on the second display screen; and the first user interface framework providing data associated with the second user interface portion to the second electronic device. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214996 | UNIFIED DESKTOP DOCKING RULES - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents desktops or windows based on a set of pre-determined rules. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214997 | MULTI-SCREEN DISPLAY APPARATUS - A multi-screen display apparatus includes image display apparatuses. A cooling device is thermally connected to semiconductor light sources that are respectively installed in image display apparatuses. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214998 | Head-Mounted Peripheral Vision Display Systems And Methods - A head-mounted peripheral vision display and associated methods display information to a user without distraction. A plurality of light display elements are positioned within an area of peripheral vision of at least one eye of the user such that the information is imparted to the user without a need for repositioning or refocusing of the eye. The information may be determined from data received from one or more sensors and an illumination pattern is determined based upon the performance information. The light display elements are controlled to display the illumination pattern to the user. | 2013-08-22 |
20130214999 | WEARABLE DISPLAYS WITH HOLDERS THAT RETAIN DISPLAYS AT PARTICULAR POSITIONS - A wearable display includes a display and a holder. The display emits light toward a light receiver. The holder retains the display in a first position relative to the light receiver when the wearable display is in an operational state. A first area of the display and a second area of the display are the only areas of the display that face the light receiver and are within a field of view of the light receiver when the display is in the first position. The first area is the only area of the first area and the second area in an overlap region when the display is in the first position. The overlap region is a portion of the field of view of the light receiver that overlaps a field of view of another light receiver. The first area is greater than the second area. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215000 | PHASE DELAY TO AVOID BLADE TIP COLLISION IN ROTATING BLADES SIGNAGE - Some implementations include an array of devices having blades configured for rotation. The devices may be lighting devices having a plurality of pixel elements disposed on each blade. The blades of these devices may sweep out an area that overlaps with an area swept out by the blades of an adjacent device in a row. Each device in a column may have blades that are configured to rotate in an opposite direction from the blades of an adjacent device in the column. Diagonally adjacent devices (offset by one row and one column) may have blades that rotate in the same direction but out of phase. The blades of diagonally adjacent devices may or may not sweep out overlapping areas. The areas may overlap by more or less than a width of a pixel element. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215001 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided with: a first display panel for displaying an image; and a second display panel for forming a parallax by controlling a refractive index in a form of cylindrical lenses that run in a first direction and are aligned in a second direction, wherein the second display panel is provided with a first substrate having a first electrode and a second substrate having second electrodes, the first substrate and the second substrate face each other with a liquid crystal layer in between so as to provide a liquid crystal display panel, and a thickness of the liquid crystal layer is equal to or smaller than such a thickness that makes a rotational angle in a direction of a deflection angle of liquid crystal directors in a center portion of the liquid crystal layer in the direction of the thickness be 90° during three-dimensional display. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215002 | Timing Controller for Display - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a timing controller for a display, includes a first unit, a second unit and a third unit. The first unit is configured to generate an image signal from a first input signal. The second unit is configured to generate a multitude of timing signals and a control signal from a multitude of second input signals, the control signal being generated after the multitude of timing signals are generated. The third unit is configured to generate a multitude of first signals from the multitude of timing signals after receipt of the control signal from the second unit. The image signal and the multitude of first signals are configured to drive the display when the timing controller is connected to the display. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215003 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - In a display apparatus having a plurality of pixel parts, each pixel part receives a data signal in response to a present gate signal and charges first and second pixel voltages having the same voltage level. A plurality of voltage controllers includes a level-down part to lower a voltage level of the second pixel voltage using a previous pixel voltage charged in a previous frame in response to a next gate signal and a level-up part to receive the lowered second pixel voltage in response to the next gate signal to boost up a voltage level of the first pixel voltage. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215004 | DATAMATRIX CODE ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A data matrix code arrangement, and a method for making the same are disclosed. The data matrix code arrangement includes a fix data matrix code including a static pattern forming a first readable Data Matrix code, and an electrochemically switchable organic electrochromic display comprising pixel element including a controller arranged for enabling an application of a predetermined potential difference between an electrochromic layer and a counter electrode layer of the pixel element. The application of a potential difference initiates and maintains a colour switch of the predetermined ones of the pixel elements. The fix Data Matrix code and the display are aligned such that the static pattern of the first Data Matrix code and the predetermined ones of the pixel elements, when switched, forms a second readable Data Matrix code, which is different from the first readable Data Matrix code. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215005 | METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE INTERACTION WITH A LEGACY SOFTWARE APPLICATION - Methods are disclosed to support adaptive interaction with legacy software applications, without a need for rewriting those applications. The methods are for use with an interactive electronic system including a processor, a display, and an input device with user-manipulated controls. When the legacy application is executed, a supplemental software program, such as a plugin, is also executed and is utilized in order to identify currently relevant interactive features of the legacy application during execution. Functionality is dynamically assigned to the various user-manipulated controls based on the identified features. In one embodiment, detection of objects (particularly the user's hands) proximate to the input controls is also employed in determining the assignment of functionality and/or in displaying a visual representation to the user of the available interactive choices. In another embodiment, the user-manipulated input controls are dynamically and physically reconfigured under control of the processor based on the identified features. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215006 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TV ON/OFF DETECTION - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for automatic TV ON/OFF detection. An example method includes detecting a power state of an information presentation device. The method includes comparing, using a processor, a measurement indicative of an amount of power drawn by the information presentation device to a first threshold. The method also includes comparing the measurement to a second threshold. The method also includes storing an indication that the information presentation device is in an indeterminate state if the measurement is greater than the first threshold and less than the second threshold. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215007 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A portable electronic device including a control unit, an ambient light sensor, a proximity sensor and a panel is provided. The ambient light sensor is electrically connected to the control unit. The proximity sensor is electrically connected to the control unit. The panel is electrically connected to the control unit. When the portable electronic device is in a normal operation state and the panel is in an enabled state, if the ambient light sensor detects that the ambient light is dark and the proximity sensor detects that an object is close to a predetermined distance, the control unit switches the portable electronic device into one of a sleep mode, a hibernation mode or a shutdown mode, otherwise, the portable electronic device maintains in the normal operation state. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215008 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A portable electronic device including a base, a lid and a hinge is provided. The base has a control unit and a proximity sensor. The proximity sensor is electrically connected to the control unit. The lid has a panel electrically connected to the control unit. The hinge is used for connecting the base with the lid. When the proximity sensor detects that the angle between the lid and the base exceeds a predetermined angle, the control unit performs a predetermined operation. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215009 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing apparatus, method and computer program product determine an object range to be displayed on a display based on a detected user-related action. For the apparatus, a control unit determines content to be displayed within an object range on a map. An action recognition processing unit that detects a user-related action. The control unit determines the content to be displayed within the object range. The object range includes a current position of the information processing apparatus, and a coverage area of the object range is based on the user-related action detected by the action recognition processing unit. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215010 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF VISUALIZING SOUND - A portable electronic equipment comprises an optical output device and a controller configured to receive a sound signal and visual environment data, the visual environment data representing an environment of the portable electronic equipment. The controller is configured to process the received sound signal to identify sound characteristics of the sound signal, to generate graphics based on both the received visual environment data and the identified sound characteristics, and to control the optical output device to output the generated graphics, wherein a location at which the generated graphics is output on the optical output device is controlled based on the received visual environment data. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215011 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The electronic device has a flexible display screen, and the flexible display screen has a first display region. The method for controlling the electronic device includes: detecting whether the flexible display screen is bent to generate detection information; and dividing a first display region into a first display sub-region and a second display sub-region in the case that the detection information indicates that the flexible display screen is bent, where the first display sub-region is independent of the second display sub-region. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215012 | UNDERWATER IMAGE PROJECTION DISPLAY SYSTEM, LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - An underwater image projection system submerged in a body of water and projecting an image within said body of water is provided having an enclosure with a lens assembly. A projection element has a light source projecting an image within the body of water from the projection element with an at least one light source steering the image. A system controller is coupled to and controls the projected light source, the projected light source steering device and the further image steering device. A user inputs image data to the controller through the user input device and the controller interprets the image data into a set of image control variables and executes control of the projected light source and image source and further image steering device in coordination and projects the image through the projection element to project from underwater a static or animated image on an underwater surface of the body of water. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215013 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD OF GENERATING CONTENT THEREOF - A mobile communication terminal and method thereof capable of generating content data according to a synchronization scheme suitable for a mobile environment are provided, which allow a user to simply create and share content. The method includes receiving a user input or selection instruction for a plurality of content; determining whether there is sound data among the plurality of content; and if there is sound data, generating content data by synchronizing first content to be displayed while the sound data is played among the plurality of content to first segment data. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215014 | CAMERA BASED SENSING IN HANDHELD, MOBILE, GAMING, OR OTHER DEVICES - Method and apparatus are disclosed to enable rapid TV camera and computer based sensing in many practical applications, including, but not limited to, handheld devices, cars, and video games. Several unique forms of social video games are disclosed. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215015 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONALITY - A hand-held device having a touch sensitive surface uses a relative distance from an origin location to each of a plurality of touch zones of the touch sensitive surface activated by a user to select a one of the plurality of touch zones as being intended for activation by the user. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215016 | DYNAMIC IMAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DYNAMIC IMAGE DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND DYNAMIC IMAGE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM - [Problem] To provide a dynamic image distribution system, dynamic image distribution method, and dynamic image distribution program enabling the arbitrary setting of a viewing range for compression-encoded dynamic images and the interactive modification of the viewing range. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215017 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING GESTURE INPUTS - A method is provided for detecting gesture inputs in response to a consecutive reciprocating movement before a detecting device, wherein, the consecutive reciprocating movement is made of a first type of gesture and a second type of gesture, each capable of being recognized by the detecting device to output a different control signal. The method comprises the steps of receiving the consecutive reciprocating movement starting with a first type of gesture among the two types, wherein, the first type of gesture and the second type of gesture occur alternately, and outputting control signals corresponding to the first type of gesture with times number equaling to the number of the first of type gesture contained within the consecutive reciprocating movement. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215018 | TOUCH POSITION LOCATING METHOD, TEXT SELECTING METHOD, DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A touch position locating method, text selecting method, device, and an electronic equipment. The touch position locating method including: acquiring position movement information from a gravity and acceleration sensor; calculating movement direction and distance of a cursor displayed on a touch screen according to the position movement information; and controlling a display position of the cursor according to the movement direction and distance of the cursor. The beneficial effect of the embodiments of the present invention is as follows: by swaying or slanting the electronic equipment having a touch screen, the display position of the cursor is controlled using the position movement information sensed by the gravity and acceleration sensor to accurately locate a point or select a text area, thereby improving the location accuracy of the touch screen and the user's experience. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215019 | Determining Forward Pointing Direction of a Handheld Device - A forward pointing direction associated with a handheld device is estimated or determined by, for example, calculating a center of rotation of the device. A resultant combined or selected bias estimate may then be used to compensate the biased output of the sensor in, e.g., a 3D pointing device. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215020 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To restrain the amount of information to be saved to the minimum necessary and suppress temporal overhead required for save and return when task switching associated with a priority processing request occurs in a signal processing device for performing multitasking on stream data such as image signals, the signal processing device includes a pointer indicating position information of data in stream data according to progress of processing by a signal processing unit. When priority task processing is requested, the signal processing device saves only a pointer value. At the time of return, based on the saved pointer value the signal processing device obtains position information of output stream data to be outputted next in a returned task, obtains position information, in an input stream, of head input data of all input data that needs to be inputted to the signal processing unit to calculate the data, and resumes the processing. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215021 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display control apparatus controls a plurality of buttons displayed on a screen of a display unit. The apparatus, via a detection unit and position calculation unit, calculates a pointer position on the screen that corresponds to a contact position on an input screen that is touched by a fingertip of user. A button selection unit selects one button, as a desired button, from among the plurality of buttons on the screen based on the pointer position. A selected button display control unit displays the desired button on the screen in a display mode different from the buttons not selected. A position correction unit corrects a current pointer position to be at a reference line when the reference line extends in a specific direction from a previous pointer position and the current pointer position is within a specific range that is set to include the reference line. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215022 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus inputs a coordinate value of a position designated on a screen which displays one or a plurality of objects, compares an input locus expressed by the input coordinate value string with a second locus, which is defined in advance as a locus used to give the instruction to execute a process for an object, and determines whether the input locus is a first locus or the second locus. When it is determined that the input locus is the first locus, the apparatus selects an object from the one or plurality of objects based on the display positions of the input locus and the object on the screen. When it is determined that the input locus is the second locus, the apparatus executes a process designated by the input locus with respect to the selected object. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215023 | INTERACTIVE DIALOG DEVICES AND METHODS FOR AN OPERATOR OF AN AIRCRAFT AND A GUIDANCE SYSTEM OF THE AIRCRAFT - Interactive dialog devices and methods can be installed on an aircraft for communication between an operator of the aircraft and a guidance system of the aircraft. A dialog device can include a global screen configured for displaying guidance information related to each of a navigation display, a vertical display, and a primary flight display. The global screen can include at least one graphic object which is produced in the form of an interaction element which represents a control feature that can be grasped and moved by an operator to modify a value of at least one guidance target of the guidance system associated with one or more of the navigation display, the vertical display, or the primary flight display. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215024 | GAMING CONTROLLER - A controller for interfacing with an interactive application is provided, including: a housing defined by a main body, a first extension extending from a first end of the main body, and a second extension extending from a second end of the main body, the first extension and the second extension for holding by a first hand and a second hand of a user, respectively; an input device positioned along a top surface of the main body; a touch-sensitive panel defined along the top surface of the main body. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215025 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A game system has at least two modes of operation, that is, a monitor game mode and a terminal device game mode. In the monitor game mode, a main game image is displayed on a monitor and a sub game image is displayed on an LCD of a terminal device. In the terminal device game mode, the main game image is displayed on the LCD of the terminal device. The mode of operation can be switched in accordance with a mode switching instruction from a user. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215026 | INPUT DEVICE, INPUT METHOD AND ASSEMBLY - Disclosed is an input device for a capacitive touch panel, which is an input device for inputting the position on the touch panel by making the input device contact with the touch panel, including an insulating layer ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130215027 | Evaluating an Input Relative to a Display - Disclosed embodiments relate to evaluating an input relative to a display. A processor may receive information from an optical sensor 106 and a depth sensor 108. The depth sensor 108 may sense the distance of an input from the display. The processor may evaluate an input to the display based on information from the optical sensor 106 and the depth sensor 108. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215028 | APPARATUS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HUMAN-MACHINE-INTERFACE - There is provided a 3D human machine interface (“3D HMI”), which 3D HMI may include: (1) an image acquisition assembly, (2) an initializing module, (3) an image segmentation module, (4) a segmented data processing module, (5) a scoring module, (6) a projection module, (7) a fitting module, (8) a scoring and error detection module, (9) a recovery module, (10) a three dimensional correlation module, (11) a three dimensional skeleton prediction module, (12) an output module and (13) a depth extraction module. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215029 | Tactile Guides for Touchscreens - Provided are tactile guides which may be reversibly adhered to the screen of a touchscreen device, allowing the user to know the position of displayed controls. In some embodiments, directional information is also provided by the tactile guide such that a user may detect by sense of touch up-down and/or lateral orientation of displayed controls such as slider bars or joysticks. This allows the user to quickly engage displayed controls without looking at their fingertip. The tactile guides of the invention may advantageously be configured for any software application. The tactile guides of the invention take myriad forms, including static cling films, buttons, and combinations thereof. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215030 | MOUSE STRUCTURE - A mouse structure including a housing having a base portion, and a tongue portion having a guiding slot and at least a sliding channel; a first sliding device; a second sliding device including a base board, a sliding element, and a resilient apparatus having a pivoting end rotatably connected to the base board, a connecting bar connected to the sliding element, and a resilient portion; a linking element having a first linking portion fastened with the first sliding device, and a second linking portion fixedly attached to the sliding element, wherein when the first sliding device is being pulled or pushed, the linking element moves in conjunction with the first sliding device and drives the sliding element sliding on the base board, whereby the resilient apparatus rotates in conjunction with the sliding element to enable the sliding element to move between first and second positions. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215031 | ROLLER MODULE FOR INPUT DEVICE - The present invention discloses a roller module for an input device. The roller module includes a circuit board, a wheel swinging element arranged above the circuit board, a wheel arranged on the wheel swinging element, a mode switching element arranged between the circuit board and the wheel swinging element, a plurality of switches arranged between the circuit board and the wheel swinging element, and a micro control unit. When the wheel is moved downward a distance relative to the wheel swinging element, the wheel can't be rotated. When the wheel is pushed such that the wheel swinging element is tilted in a specific direction or moved downward, the corresponding one of the switches or the mode switching elements is triggered. When the mode switching element is triggered, the roller module is switched from a first working mode to a second working mode. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215032 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TWO DISPLAY UNITS AND SWITCHING DISPLAY METHOD USING SAME - An electronic device includes a display device, an operating unit, and a processing unit. The display device includes a first display unit having a plurality of first pixels for displaying moving images, and a second display unit having a plurality of second pixels for displaying still images. The first pixels and the second pixels are alternately arranged. The operating unit can be used to select an area of the display device. The processing unit defines the selected area to be a primary display area and defines a region of the display device excluding the selected area to be an auxiliary display area. The processing unit controls the first display unit to display data in the primary display area and controls the second display unit to display data in the auxiliary display area. The present disclosure also provides a switching display method using the electronic device. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215033 | POINTING DEVICE WITH SOLID-STATE ROLLER - A solid-state roller on a pointing device with enhanced features. The solid-state design described herein allows the sensor to be placed on any shape of surface, such as one that has curvature in two directions. In one embodiment, a trench or downward curve contains sensors for detecting finger movement. The user's finger can thus bend about a knuckle in a curved motion to activate the sensor, requiring little or no movement of the finger up and down. The solid-state sensors can be of one of a number of designs. In one embodiment, multiple electrodes are contacted by a finger as it moves. Each electrode is coupled to a capacitive detection circuit, for detecting the change in capacitance as the electrode is contacted by the finger. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215034 | EXTRACTION METHOD FOR MULTI-TOUCH FEATURE INFORMATION AND RECOGNITION METHOD FOR MULTI-TOUCH GESTURES USING MULTI-TOUCH FEATURE INFORMATION - The present invention relates to an extraction method for multi-touch feature information and a recognition method for multi-touch gestures using the multi-touch feature information, and more specifically, to the extraction method for multi-touch feature information and recognition method for multi-touch gestures using the multi-touch feature information, wherein: multi-touch feature information, which does not depend on the number of touch points, is extracted; and the accuracy in gesture recognition is improved by using the extracted multi-touch feature information. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215035 | Flexible Touch Sensor Input Device - In one embodiment, an input device includes a flexible outer layer and a flexible touch sensor layer. The flexible outer layer is formed from a solidified material. The flexible touch sensor includes a substrate and a plurality of electrodes coupled to at least one side of the substrate. The electrodes are operable to detect touches of the flexible outer layer. Each of the electrodes have a shape formed by a plurality of lines of metal, which may be fine lines of metal (FLM), that occupy less than 100% of the area of the shape of the electrode. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215036 | KEYBOARD DEVICE - The present invention discloses a keyboard device including a plurality of first number key, a shift key, a plurality of second number key and a control unit. When the control unit receives a shift key code generated by the shift key and a first number key code generated by the first number key, the control unit outputs a special symbol signal corresponding to the first number key code. When the control unit receives the first number key code or a second number key code generated by the second number key, the control unit outputs a number signal corresponding to the first number key code. When the control unit receives the shift key code and the second number key code, the control unit outputs a cutoff signal, such that a computer system stops executing commands. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215037 | MULTI-TOUCH SURFACE KEYBOARD WITH MULTI-KEY ZONES ON AN ADAPTABLE HOME LINE AND METHOD OF INPUTTING TO SAME - A multi-touch surface such as of a touch screen on a platform of an electronic device has a distribution of touch sensitive keys each corresponding to a letter, number, symbol or function. The keys are grouped into pads, each pad being operable by a different one of a user's ten fingertips. The locations of the pads may conform to the shape and size of a user's hands, and to their position and orientation in relation to the screen, and is such that the screen can comfortably be used for typing. Sub-pads may be arranged in proximity to the pads for access by the corresponding finger. A modified version of the key pattern can be used for smaller touch screens. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215038 | ADAPTABLE ACTUATED INPUT DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED PROXIMITY DETECTION - A hardware input device is disclosed in which at least two modes of manual user input can be provided within the same surface area of the device, including actuating or pressing multiple keys or buttons etc. as well as touch and/or gesturing by the user. A disclosed embodiment has actuated keys/buttons with associated sensors for detecting actuation; a second set of sensors for detecting proximity e.g. of a user's extremities is co-located on the input device. In one embodiment, infrared sensors for proximity detection are integrated with the traditional plastic keys/buttons of a computer keyboard or other personal electronics device. In some embodiments, the elevation of actuated input elements can be controlled by a processor, so that the physical configuration of keys/buttons available to the user can be dynamically reconfigured under program control. Methods are disclosed for using the input device to facilitate a heads-up style of interaction. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215039 | PROMPTING DEVICE FOR OPTICAL FINGER NAVIGATION SENSOR, PROMPTING METHOD THEREOF AND PROMPTING SYSTEM - A prompting device for an optical finger navigation sensor, a prompting method thereof, and a prompting system are provided. The prompting device includes at least one light-emitting unit, which is disposed around the OFN sensor. The prompting device is integrated with the OFN sensor. According to the finger position transmitted back to the operating system from the OFN sensor and the action that the operation system can do accordingly, the light-emitting unit provides a blue or green optical indication for the user to perform the next action. Or when the operation system performs the action needed to prompt, the prompting device can prompt the user for the next action. Therefore, the optical indication of the present invention can prompt the user to perform the action, thereby providing a convenience for the user. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215040 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF USER INPUT - An apparatus, method, and computer program product are described that determine a position of a touch component of a user input received outside a touch sensitive area of a touch surface by correlating a position of the force component and a position of a touch component of a portion of the user input received within the touch sensitive area with a position of the force component of a portion of the user input received outside the touch sensitive area. In this way, the position of a touch component of the user input received outside the touch sensitive area, where the touch surface is not capable via hardware to detect the position of the touch component, may be determined, and operations may be executed based on the position of the touch component that is determined. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215041 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to the present invention, an electronic device is disclosed that includes a display unit including a bent state and a flat state that are distinguished from each other depending on a degree of bending, wherein the display unit is divided into at least two regions in the bent state by bending and a control unit configured to display information on the display unit according to a first video output characteristic when the display unit is in the flat state and to display information on a first region of the at least two regions according to a second video output characteristic and information on a second region of the at least two regions according to a third video output characteristic when the display unit changes from the flat state to the bent state. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215042 | OBTAINING PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS USING A PORTABLE DEVICE - An apparatus and method for obtaining a physiological measurement associated with a user using a portable device is disclosed herein. Information displayed on a touch-sensitive display of the portable device specifies the contact area(s) on the portable device for a user to touch. One or more areas on the portable device and/or a detachable device connected to the portable device comprise conductive areas for measuring the resistance or impedance of the user's body between those conductive areas. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215043 | System And Method For Displaying Multiple Activities - A virtual activity space is provided to users. The virtual activity space, or instances of the virtual activity space, may be used to enable users to participate in an activity such as, e.g., a card game. A user may participate in multiple activities concurrently. One of these activities, the so-called primary activity, is more dominantly and/or prominently presented than the other activities, the so-called secondary activities. Navigating between concurrent activities is accomplished through an interface that is displayed at the periphery of a view of a virtual activity space. A selection of a secondary activity simultaneously causes the primary activity to become a secondary activity, and causes the selected activity to become the new and current primary activity. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215044 | PROPERTY MODIFICATION OF AN APPLICATION OBJECT - A method, system, and device for controlling a mobile device with a touch screen are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a mobile terminal comprises a display unit configured to display an object associated with an application, a sensing unit configured to sense a touch on the object, and a controller. The controller is configured to execute the application in response to a first type of touch on the object and execute an edit mode to modify property data of the object in response to a second type of touch applied to the object. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215045 | STROKE DISPLAY METHOD OF HANDWRITING INPUT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A stroke display method of handwriting input and an electronic device are provided. In the method, a selection of a specific script style comprising multiple common strokes is received. When a touch is detected, an initial touch point is obtained. While the touch is not terminated, a latest touch point is obtained continuously, and a moving direction is determined by the initial touch point and the latest touch point. Once the touch is terminated or the moving direction is changed, whether a trajectory of the touch consists with any of the common strokes is determined. If yes, at least one patch point is determined according to the initial touch point, the latest touch point, and the consisted common stroke. A closed graph is established by using the initial touch point, the latest touch point, and the at least one patch point, and is displayed on a display module. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215046 | MOBILE PHONE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR EDITING TEXT USING THE MOBILE PHONE - In a method for editing text using a mobile phone, a user via a touch screen of the mobile phone selects a target text displayed on the touch screen. Handwritten data input by the user via the touch screen is recognized by a handwriting recognition system of the mobile phone. A predetermined editing operation corresponding to the handwritten data is performed on the target text. The editing operation is a cut operation, a copy operation, or a paste operation. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215047 | SCAN METHOD FOR A CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A scan method for a capacitive touch panel has steps of performing a relatively small first number of estimation scans on multiple sensing lines of a capacitive touch panel and recording results of the estimation scans, marking the sensing lines meeting a predetermined condition according to the results of the estimation scans, and performing a relatively large second number of practical scans on the marked sensing lines. Given the first-stage estimation scans and the second-stage practical scans, the sensing lines possibly touched by a touch object can be rapidly identified and marked, and the second-stage practical scans are performed on the marked sensing lines. Accordingly, noises and errors can be effectively reduced, accurate scan can be ensured, and higher frame rate can be achieved. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215048 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A method of controlling an electronic apparatus, including: determining whether an apparatus manipulating input is a touch input or a key input; if the apparatus manipulating input is the touch input, providing a touch user interface (TUI); and if the apparatus manipulating input is the key input, providing a key input user interface (PUI). | 2013-08-22 |
20130215049 | METHOD OF OPERATING A TOUCH PANEL, TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of operating a touch panel including a plurality of driving lines and a plurality of sensing lines includes performing a first limited scan by activating only a first portion of the plurality of driving lines and only a first portion of the plurality of sensing lines, such that a first coarse position of a first touch by a user is detected, and performing a first local scan by activating only driving lines and sensing lines adjacent to the detected first coarse position of the first touch, such that a first fine position of the first touch by the user is detected. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215050 | COMPOSITE LAYER STRUCTURE AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME THEREOF - A composite layer structure used in a touch display device is disclosed. The composite layer structure comprises a matrix material, a non-conductive metal layer and a transparent electrical-conductive layer. The non-conductive metal layer is disposed on the matrix material. The non-conductive metal layer and the transparent electrical-conductive layer are formed a stacked structure. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215051 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE - A method of displaying an image on a touch screen, the method including: displaying a first image to which time information is matched; receiving a touch input on a region displaying the first image; changing the time information matched to the first image, based on a direction of the touch input; and displaying a second image matching the changed time information. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215052 | DISPLAY SCREEN APPARATUS, TOUCH SCREEN ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR MAKING A DISPLAY SCREEN APPARATUS - A display screen apparatus having a viewing region and a peripheral region surrounding the viewing region includes: a light transmissive substrate having inner and outer surfaces; and a light cured material layer disposed on the inner surface of the light transmissive substrate and having a peripheral portion corresponding in position to the peripheral region of the display screen apparatus. The peripheral portion is formed with a plurality of pores therein. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215053 | ANTI-INTERFERENCE DRIVING METHOD OF TOUCH PANEL AND TOUCH PANEL DEVICE USING THE SAME - An anti-interference driving method of touch panel has steps of providing a touch panel and outputting multiple excitation signal sets to the respective driving lines of the touch panel. The touch panel has multiple driving lines and multiple receiving lines. Each driving line has multiple sub-driving lines. Each excitation signal set has multiple excitation signals sequentially outputted to the corresponding sub-driving lines. The excitation signals outputted to any adjacent two sub-driving lines are reversed in phase and a time gap between the excitation signals with reverse phases is less than a cycle of each excitation signal. Accordingly, two sensing signals having coupled capacitance values of a noise with different signs is obtained by using a receiving line to sense any adjacent two sub-driving lines and can be directly processed to remove the coupled capacitance value of the noise. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215054 | METHOD OF SELECTIVELY OPERATING A ROTATING FUNCTION AND PORTABLE TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A method of selectively operating a rotation function of an electronic device permits selective rotation of a display screen rotation function such that a terminal operation according to a user request may be supported while processing a user function may be performed based on the rotation function as needed. The method includes a receiving step of receiving a request to activate a specific user function, an application determination step of determining whether the rotation function applies to the specific user function of which activation is requested, a direction determining step of determining a rotation direction of a terminal when the specific user function is set to be applied with the rotation function, and an applying step of applying the rotation function to the specific user function according to the rotation direction of the terminal. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215055 | ORDER RECEPTION APPARATUS - An order receiving apparatus includes a change processing section which cancels the part subject to a cancel operation and the unit price of the part from information relating to the order of the article item stored in the order information storage area if the touch input section detects an action regarded as the cancel action to any one of the parts in the article decomposition image displayed on the display section, and adds a part subject to an addition operation and the unit price of the part to information relating to the order of the article item stored in the order information storage area if the touch input section detects an action regarded as the addition operation to a specified part in the article decomposition image displayed on the display section. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215056 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SENSOR VALUE AND SENSOR SYSTEM - For determining a sensor value of a sensor ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130215057 | EMBEDDED TOUCH SCREEN - Provided is an embedded touch screen, including: a first substrate; a second substrate including: scanning signal lines extending in a first direction; video signal lines extending in a second direction; a plurality of pixels each including a pixel electrode connected to corresponding one of the video signal lines via a switching element connected to corresponding one of the scanning signal lines; and a common electrode; a liquid crystal layer; an application circuit for applying an alternating signal to a plurality of excitation electrodes; a detection circuit for detecting a signal excited on a plurality of detection electrodes each arranged adjacent to each of the plurality of excitation electrodes; and a scanning circuit for scanning at least one of each of the plurality of excitation electrodes and each of the plurality of detection electrodes at least in the second direction. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215058 | In-Room Hospitality Devices and Systems - The present invention is generally directed to hospitality systems and in-room hospitality computer devices that are configured to communicate with or control other devices or systems within a hotel. In some aspects, a unified in-room hospitality device comprises a mobile computing device, such as a tablet computer, that is secured in place by an encasement in a hotel room. The encasement can be, for example, secured to a table surface of a night stand. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215059 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN OBJECT IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH SCREEN - An apparatus and method control an object in an electronic device with a touch screen. The method edits an object and includes selecting at least one of a plurality of objects for editing based on touch information and, when an editing event occurs, performing the editing for the selected at least one of the objects. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215060 | MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR TOUCH PANEL IN MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS - In a mobile terminal apparatus that can be operated with a touch panel, a picture is displayed on the touch panel in a manner suitable for a way of holding to improve the operability of the touch panel. Touch sensors fixed on the top side, the bottom side, the left side, and the right side of the mobile terminal apparatus detect a touch state of a hand that grips the mobile terminal apparatus. Thus, a way of holding determination unit determines a way of holding the mobile terminal apparatus based on the number of touch regions for which the touch sensors detect the touch state and the areas of the touch regions. Moreover, a display picture generation unit generates a display picture that corresponds to the way of holding determined by the way of holding determination unit, and displays the display picture on a display unit of the touch panel. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215061 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A DISPLAY - A method includes entering, by a portable electronic device, a low-power condition after displaying an application image on a display. No information is displayed on the display during the low-power condition. While in the low-power condition, an input is detected. In response to detecting the input, a cover image is displayed. The application image is progressively revealed along with movement of a gesture while reducing display of the cover image, wherein the gesture controls a size of an area where the application image is displayed. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215062 | TERMINAL DEVICE WITH DISPLAY FUNCTION - A terminal device with a display function enables only an operation of a desired operation key valid, and easily perform the invalidation operation. In response to switching to a predetermined function mode by manipulating a jog dial, an image in the switched function mode is displayed in a display surface, based on an image signal from a display control section. A bar is located on a borderline between a contents area and an operation area in an initial state of displaying an image. When the jog dial is manipulated by the user to thereby move the bar from the borderline to a predetermined position within the operation area, a CPU determines that the position of the bar has been moved. Then, the CPU detects a new position of the bar, and makes an operation with respect to the operation key located between the bar and the borderline invalid. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215063 | TOUCH PANEL DISPLAY - A touch panel display including a first substrate, a second substrate, a display medium and a touch device is provided. The first substrate has a display area and a peripheral area. The first substrate has a pixel array in the display area and at least one integrated driving circuit in the peripheral area. The integrated driving circuit is electrically connected to the pixel array. The second substrate is disposed above the first substrate to cover the integrated driving circuit and the pixel array. The display medium is disposed on the pixel array and located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The touch device is disposed on the second substrate, and has a sensor element and a wiring element connected to the sensor element. The sensor element is located above the pixel array and the wiring element is located above at least a portion of the integrated driving circuit. | 2013-08-22 |
20130215064 | Method for Manipulating a Plurality of Non-Selected Graphical User Elements - A method for manipulating graphical user interface elements includes displaying a plurality of elements on a touch screen of an electronic device. Based on a first touch screen contact detected on a first side of the electronic device and a slide contact detected on a second side of the electronic device, a first touch screen element is selected and the non-selected touch screen element(s) are manipulated relative to the first element. The slide contact can be interpreted by the electronic device as a drag, push, or rotate relative to the first element. Various features of the slide movement, such as the speed, the length, the pressure, the direction, and/or the pattern may affect the manipulation of the non-selected elements. | 2013-08-22 |