Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110074701 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN TOUCH SYSTEM MANIPULATORS - A touch system user interface determines a signal profile associated with the use of a manipulator with a touch sensor component. The signal profile corresponding to a plurality of signal levels along a surface of the touch sensor component. The system calculates a geometrical attribute of that portion of the signal profile that exceeds a threshold signal value (e.g., the area or shape of the region) and determines a type of the manipulator (e.g., stylus, human finger, etc.) based on the calculated geometrical attribute. | 03-31-2011 |
20130085410 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING LOCATION OF A TOUCHED BODY PART - A method and system for identifying location of a touched body part. The method includes initializing a tracking system for monitoring travel of a pointer useful for indicating a touching operation, wherein the touching operation is performed on a body part. In addition, the method includes monitoring the travel of the pointer from a predetermined first location to a second location, wherein the second location coincides with a touch endpoint on a body part; and identifying the location of body part that was touched by the pointer. | 04-04-2013 |
20130093679 | User Interface with Localized Haptic Response - An interface peripheral ( | 04-18-2013 |
20130119255 | Methods and Devices for Clothing Detection about a Wearable Electronic Device - A method in a wearable electronic device of detecting clothing includes: detecting whether the wearable electronic device is coupled to a user, determining whether the wearable electronic device is covered, and adjusting one or more device settings of the wearable electronic device. A secondary check can perform an additional determination of whether the wearable electronic device is covered with clothing. One or more sensors, such as a skin sensor, a tension sensor, an infrared sensor, or microphones, can be used to execute the steps in the wearable electronic device. | 05-16-2013 |
20130120106 | DISPLAY DEVICE, CORRESPONDING SYSTEMS, AND METHODS THEREFOR - A display system includes a display and a control circuit operable with the display. The display is configured to provide visual output having a presentation orientation. When user input is received, the control circuit can alter the presentation orientation from an initial orientation in response to user input. When non-user events or device events are detected, the control circuit can revert the presentation orientation to the initial orientation in response to the non-user event or device event. Where the presentation orientation has a user input configuration associated therewith, the user input configuration can either be altered with the presentation orientation or retained in an initial disposition. | 05-16-2013 |
20130120459 | Display Device, Corresponding Systems, and Methods for Orienting Output on a Display - A display system includes a display and a control circuit operable with the display. The display is configured to provide visual output having a presentation orientation. When user input is received, the control circuit can alter the presentation orientation from an initial orientation in response to user input. When non-user events or device events are detected, the control circuit can revert the presentation orientation to the initial orientation in response to the non-user event or device event. Where the presentation orientation has a user input configuration associated therewith, the user input configuration can either be altered with the presentation orientation or retained in an initial disposition. | 05-16-2013 |
20130135108 | Smart Adaptive Device for Alerting User of Scheduled Tasks Prior to Falling Asleep - A method is provided for alerting a user of scheduled tasks prior to falling asleep. The method includes associating an alarm device with a user's body by securing a wearable device to the user's wrist, placing the device in a pocket, integrating the device into the user's clothing such as a belt, or otherwise placing the device in contact with or adjacent to the user. The device includes one or more sensors for detecting physiological and/or environmental parameters such as heart, respiration, or pulse rate, body movements, eye movements, ambient light, and the like. Upon detecting a pre-sleep state, the device gathers information about tasks which the user desires to perform or attend to prior to going to sleep, and alerts the user before falling asleep. | 05-30-2013 |
20130151722 | Method and Apparatus for Utilizing Streaming Content at an Electronic Device - An apparatus and method of an electronic device for utilizing streaming content at the electronic device are disclosed herewith. The method includes providing the streaming content at an output component of the electronic device. The method further includes detecting a motion at a motion sensor of the electronic device above a predetermined threshold while the streaming content is provided at the output component. Furthermore, the method includes withholding a portion of the streaming content from the output component in response to detecting the motion at the motion sensor. | 06-13-2013 |
20130176264 | System and Method for Reducing Occurrences of Unintended Operations in an Electronic Device - A method of operating an electronic device, and an electronic device, are disclosed in which occurrences of unintended operations of the electronic device, such as can occur in response to inadvertent actuations of actuators of the electronic device, are reduced. In one example embodiment, the method | 07-11-2013 |
20130191741 | Methods and Apparatus for Providing Feedback from an Electronic Device - An electronic device, which can be a wearable electronic device, tablet electronic device, or other type of device, includes a user interface operable to detect gesture input. A visible output, which can be proximately disposed with the user interface, provides visible feedback with which a user can determine that the input was received. A control circuit is operable in some embodiments to control the output of the visible output to mimic the gesture input. Audible feedback and tactile feedback can be used in addition to the visible feedback. | 07-25-2013 |
20130202130 | Motion Based Compensation of Uplinked Audio - Embodiments relate to apparatuses for, and methods of, compensating for distance | 08-08-2013 |
20130202132 | Motion Based Compensation of Downlinked Audio - Embodiments relate to systems for, and methods of, compensating for movement of a loudspeaker relative to a user's head, where the loudspeaker is present in a mobile device. Example systems and methods produce ( | 08-08-2013 |
20140009461 | Method and Device for Movement of Objects in a Stereoscopic Display - Disclosed is a method of manipulating viewable objects that includes providing a touch screen display capable of stereoscopic displaying of object images, wherein a zero-plane reference is positioned substantially coincident with the physical surface of the display, displaying on the touch screen a first object image and one or more second object images, wherein the object images are displayed to appear at least one of in front of, at, or behind the zero-plane, receiving a first input at the touch screen at a location substantially corresponding to an apparent position of the first object image, and modifying the displaying on the touch screen so that at least one of the first object image and the one or more second object images appear to move towards one of outward in front of the touch screen or inward behind the touch screen in a stereoscopic manner. | 01-09-2014 |
20140043295 | Electronic Device Having Managed Input Components - There is described an electronic device having a touch-sensitive sensor and a piezoelectric sensor, and a method of operating the device. The electronic device detects an actuation of the touch-sensitive sensor, and a touch-sensitive signal is produced by the touch-sensitive sensor in response to detecting the actuation of the touch-sensitive sensor. Also, the electronic device detects an actuation of the piezoelectric sensor, and a piezoelectric signal is produced by the piezoelectric sensor in response to detecting the actuation of the piezoelectric sensor. Next, the electronic device determines whether the actuation of the touch-sensitive sensor is invalid based on the touch-sensitive signal and the piezoelectric signal. The electronic device then performs, or refrains from performing, an operation in response to determining that the actuation of the touch-sensitive sensor is invalid. | 02-13-2014 |
20140062892 | Systems and Methods for A Wearable Touch-Sensitive Device - Systems and methods are provided for controlling functions associated with a touch-sensitive device ( | 03-06-2014 |
20140372940 | Display Device, Corresponding Systems, and Methods Therefor - A display system includes a display and a control circuit operable with the display. The display is configured to provide visual output having a presentation orientation. When user input is received, the control circuit can alter the presentation orientation from an initial orientation in response to user input. When non-user events or device events are detected, the control circuit can revert the presentation orientation to the initial orientation in response to the non-user event or device event. Where the presentation orientation has a user input configuration associated therewith, the user input configuration can either be altered with the presentation orientation or retained in an initial disposition. | 12-18-2014 |