| 01st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
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| 20130002506 | ANTENNA WITH EMI SHELTER - An antenna with electromagnetic interference (EMI) shelter is disclosed, which comprises: an EMI shelter, mounted on a substrate while covering the same; a radiation unit; an induction current steering unit, disposed at a position between the EMI shelter and the radiation unit; and a signal feed-in unit, electrically connected with the radiation unit; wherein, the induction current generated by the radiation unit when it is activating is guided to the EMI shelter through the guidance of the induction current steering unit, and then to be feed into a ground connection (GND), thereby, preventing the operation of radio circuit elements that are mounted on the substrate from being interfered by the electric wave resulting from the induction current. With the aforesaid configuration, not only the EMI effect can be significantly suppressed and the overall manufacturing cost of the antenna can be effectively reduced, but also the signal transmission efficiency is improved. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002507 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH REDUCED INTERFERING RF ENERGY INTO RF METAL SHIELD SECURED ON CIRCUIT BOARD - A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing and having RF circuitry comprising at least one RF component and plurality of other components mounted on the circuit board. An RF metal shield is secured to the circuit board and surrounds and isolates the at least one RF component and plurality of other components within the RF metal shield. An RF absorber is positioned adjacent an area of the RF component that radiates energy to aid in reducing energy radiated from the RF component into the RF metal shield. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002508 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR ANTENNA SUBSTRATE - An electronic equipment comprises: a metal casing defining a first face formed so as to provide an opening, a second face connected to the first face; and a shielding member arranged adjacent to the first face to shield radio waves, wherein the metal casing has a cutout formed in the second face so as to come close to the first face, a part of the shielding member is arranged to be closer to the first face than a first end of the cutout, the first end is further away from the first face than a second end of the cutout on the side of the first face, and wherein an antenna is provided on outer side of a virtual line connecting a corner of the shielding member adjacent to the first face and closest to the second face with the first end of the cut out. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002509 | Impedance matching component, metamaterial panel, converging component and antenna - An impedance matching component is disclosed. The impedance matching component is disposed on and closely attached to a first side surface of a function dielectric sheet. The impedance matching component comprises a first plurality of impedance matching layers, each of which has a refractive index distribution represented as follows: | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002510 | ANTENNAS WITH NOVEL CURRENT DISTRIBUTION AND RADIATION PATTERNS, FOR ENHANCED ANTENNA ISLATION - An antenna including a ground plane, at least one first conductive element located in proximity to an edge of the ground plane and having first and second ends, the first end extending generally parallel to the ground plane, the second end in contact with a feed point, and at least one second conductive element located in proximity to the edge of the ground plane and having first and second ends, the first end extending generally parallel to the ground plane and to the first end of the at least one first conductive element, the second end in contact with the ground plane. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002511 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An antenna device of an embodiment includes: an antenna having a feeding point and an end portion apart from the feeding point, the end portion being an open end; a variable impedance matching circuit connected to the antenna at the feeding point; a probe placed in such a position that the distance from the end portion to a tip of the probe is equal to or shorter than one eighth of the wavelength corresponding to the maximum radio frequency used in the antenna device; and a controller that is connected to the probe, and controls the variable impedance matching circuit, based on an electrical signal measured with the probe. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002512 | Reduced Q Low Frequency Antenna - A rod antenna and antenna circuit are described which make use of negative feedback to reduce the Q of the antenna, but which also makes use of a different coil tapping arrangement to significantly reduce electric field susceptibility on the detected signal from the main coil as well as different biasing arrangements to reduce noise. More particularly, in some embodiments of the invention the main detector coil of the antenna has a centre tap that is AC grounded with signal taps then being taken from the opposite ends of the main coil, and being respectively fed to the inputs of a differential amplifier. The output of the differential amplifier is then fed to the magnetic circuit of the rod antenna via a second inductor winding that is magnetically coupled to the resonance circuit of the main antenna coil. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002513 | ANTENNA AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An antenna and a wireless communication device which are suitable for an RFID system and in which radiation characteristics are prevented from being changed as a result of impedance adjustment are configured such that the antenna includes a first loop electrode that has an external shape of a regular polygon or circle and that includes a pair of open ends, feeding portions arranged inside the first loop electrode, a second loop electrode connected to the feeding portions, and a coupling electrode that couples the first loop electrode and the second loop electrode to each other. The wireless communication device is obtained by coupling the wireless communication element which processes a high-frequency signal to the feeding portions. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002514 | Multi-band, broadband, high angle sandwich radome structure - A multi-band, broadband, high angle, sandwich radome structure including a structural layer; a first inside matching layer adjacent to one side of the structural layer; an outside matching layer adjacent to the other side of the structural layer; and a second inside matching layer for increasing broadband microwave and millimeter wave frequency transparency. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002515 | Radome Attachment Band Clamp - A band clamp for coupling a radome to a distal end of a reflector dish for improving the front to back ratio of a reflector antenna, is provided with an inward projecting proximal lip and an inward projecting distal lip. The distal lip is dimensioned with an inner diameter equal to or less than a reflector aperture of the reflector dish. The proximal lip may be provided with an inward bias dimensioned to engage the reflector dish in an interference fit and/or turnback region dimensioned to engage an outer surface of a signal area of the reflector dish in an interference fit. A variety of different configurations of protruding portions extending from the band clamp may be applied to further improve electrical performance. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002516 | RECEIVING APPARATUS - A switching diode | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002517 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC ANTENNA MOUNTING - An electronic device may have magnetically mounted antenna structures. The electronic device may have a dielectric member against which one or more antennas are mounted. The dielectric member may be a cover glass layer that covers a display in the electronic device, a dielectric antenna window, or other dielectric structure. Each antenna may have an antenna support structure. Conductive antenna structures for the antenna may be mounted to the antenna support structure. The antennas may be cavity-backed planar inverted-F antennas. Portions of each antenna support structure may be configured to receive magnets. The magnets may be attracted towards ferromagnetic structures mounted on the dielectric member. As the magnets are attracted towards the ferromagnetic structure, the antennas may be held in place against the dielectric member. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002518 | ADJUSTING MECHANISM AND RELATED ANTENNA SYSTEM - An adjusting mechanism of adjusting an angle of an antenna module is disclosed in the present invention. The adjusting mechanism includes a base, a supporter pivotally connected to the base for supporting the antenna module, a connecting component pivoting to the supporter, and a jointing component disposed on the base and slidably inserting into a slot on the connecting component. The connecting component is for pivoting to the supporter and sliding relative to the jointing component along a direction of the slot simultaneously, so as to adjust an angle between the supporter and the base. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002519 | Electronic Device Antenna - Antennas for electronic devices such as portable computers are provided. An antenna may have a dipole structure in which one antenna element serves as a matching element and another antenna element serves as a radiating element. The antenna elements may be mounted on a substrate. The substrate may be mounted on a support structure that is attached to a grounding plate. The grounding plate may be grounded to a conductive housing portion of a portable computer. The antenna may be mounted within the conductive housing in the vicinity of an opening in the housing. The opening may be a slot opening that is used to accommodate optical disks or other storage media. Radio-frequency signals for the antenna may pass through the opening. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002520 | ACTIVE METAMATERIAL DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - Provided are an active metamaterial device operating at a high speed and a manufacturing method thereof. The active metamaterial device includes a first dielectric layer, a lower electrode disposed on the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer disposed on the lower electrode, metamaterial patterns disposed on the second dielectric layer, a couple layer disposed on the metamaterial patterns and the second dielectric layer, a third dielectric layer disposed on the couple layer, and an upper electrode disposed on the third dielectric layer. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002521 | SCREEN RELAY DEVICE, SCREEN RELAY SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER -READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, a screen relay device includes a communication unit that receives first image information from relay source devices, and transmits second image information to a relay destination device, a determining unit that determines a storage area of the first image information in a first storage unit, a rendering unit that renders the first image information in the determined storage area, and a screen transfer unit. The screen transfer unit compares the first image information corresponding to an updated region where the image information stored in the first storage unit has been updated by the rendering of the rendering unit and the second image information corresponding to the updated region to extract a difference region, and writes the first image information of the difference region to a second storage unit as the second image information. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002522 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SIMULTANEOUS LOCAL AND CONTEXTUAL DISPLAY - Methods and systems for simultaneous local and contextual display comprise displaying a smaller, “local” image on a first surface using a first device having limited screen real estate. A second, larger, “contextual” image is simultaneously displayed on a larger second surface, which may comprise a projector screen or a separate computer monitor screen. The contextual image may be projected onto the second surface using the first device, or the first device may be coupled to a second device for displaying the contextual image. The local image comprises a subset of the contextual image such that a user may view both the fine detail of the local image using the first device and the context of the local image within the contextual image on the second surface. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002523 | DIGITAL READING DEVICE AND METHOD - A digital reading device comprises a pair of tablet portions each having a display screen, with the tablets being foldable relative to each other between a closed position wherein the display screens are protected and not visible and an open position wherein the screens are adjacent and coplanar with respect to each other so as the present a book-like viewing area. A receiver is provided for receiving text and graphics separable into units or pages from a remote source and displaying the text and graphics on the display screens. The text and graphics received from the remote source may be stored in memory. A set of simple navigation keys is provided for storing the text and graphics in the memory and reading the text and graphics. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002524 | SMART PAD OPERATION WITH DIFFERING ASPECT RATIOS - A computational device divides, by a seam, a screen into first and second logical displays; in a first mode, moves the seam to a first position to provide logical displays having different selected aspect ratios, viewing angles, and/or a viewable image sizes and, in a second mode, moves the seam to a second different position to provide logical displays having still different selected aspect ratios, viewing angles, and/or a viewable image sizes. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002525 | SYSTEM FOR LOCATING A POSITION OF AN OBJECT - A system is disclosed which includes a camera structured to detect an electromagnetic emission and a module to resolve the location of the object based upon the detected emission. In one form a scene captured by the camera can be filtered to highlight a wavelength, or range of wavelengths of interest. A helmet having a display coupled to it can be worn by an operator such as a pilot. A tracking device can be used to determine the orientation of the helmet relative to a vehicle and a module can be used to resolve the location of the object and indicate the position to the operator using the display. In one form the camera can be mounted to the operator's helmet. Multiple objects can be detected. Information about a position of an object can be relayed to other operators or systems. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002526 | NOVEL ORGANIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A novel organic compound suitable for emitting green light and an organic light-emitting device including the organic compound are provided. The organic compound is represented by general formula (1). | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002527 | DISPLAY DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICES - A display device includes a substrate having a pixel region and a peripheral circuit region, peripheral circuits disposed in the peripheral circuit region, an insulation layer covering the peripheral circuits, a first electrode disposed on the insulation layer in the pixel region, at least one protection structure disposed on the insulation layer in the peripheral circuit region, and a light emitting structure or a liquid crystal layer disposed on the first electrode. The protection structure can prevent damage to the peripheral circuits caused by static electricity generated in manufacturing processes, so that the display device can have improved reliability while reducing defects of pixels in the display device. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002528 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, PIXEL CIRCUIT, AND DRIVING METHOD - A liquid crystal display device includes: pixels each composed of n sub-pixels, the pixels being arranged in a matrix; a switching element provided for each sub-pixel; a liquid crystal element provided for each sub-pixel; n reference potential trunk lines having a mutually different magnitude of potential; a first display signal line that supplies a display signal; a scanning line; a controller; a first substrate on which the n reference potential trunk lines and the switching elements are disposed; and a second substrate on which the first display signal lines are disposed. The liquid crystal elements are formed in between the first substrate and the second substrate. A pole at one end of each liquid crystal element of the n sub-pixels is connected to the first display signal line, and a pole at the other end of each liquid crystal element of the n sub-pixels is connected to the respective first to nth reference potential trunk lines via the respective switching elements. From the scanning line, the controller supplies an on-state signal to each switching element of the n sub-pixels with the same timing. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002529 | BACKLIGHT APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed is a backlight apparatus comprising a plurality of light sources; and a control unit which drives the plurality of light sources at an identical driving frequency and which performs pulse-width modulation control for a turned-on period and a turned-off period of each of the light sources; wherein the control unit is capable of setting a duty ratio for each of the light sources and each of driving cycles; and the control unit sets the duty ratio for at least two of the light sources respectively so that a condition, in which one cycle period composed of one turned-on period and one turned-off period is N times the driving cycle, is fulfilled, and the duty ratio is 0 or 1 in at least one driving cycle of N pieces of the driving cycles for constructing the one cycle period if N is not less than 2. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002530 | SEGMENT DISPLAY DEVICE - A segment display device includes an e-paper segmented display module, a first circuit module and a second circuit module. The e-paper segmented display module includes a group of first contacts. The first circuit module includes a first substrate, a first control unit, a group of second contacts and a group of third contacts. The first control unit, the second contacts and the third contacts are disposed on the first substrate. The first control unit is electrically connected with the second contacts and the third contacts. The second contacts are electrically connected to the first contacts. The second circuit module includes a second substrate, a second control unit and a group of fourth contacts. The second control unit and the fourth contact group are electrically connected with each other and both are disposed on the second substrate. The fourth contacts are electrically connected to the third contacts. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002531 | Portable Electronic Device Having Interchangeable User Interfaces and Method Thereof - A portable electronic device comprising a housing, and a first user interface, a second user interface and one or more sensors supported by the housing, and a method thereof. The first user interface has an active state, and the second user interface has an inactive state while the first user interface is in the active state. The sensor or sensors detect an environmental condition. The second user interface changes from the inactive state to the active state and the first user interface changes from the active state to the inactive state in response to one or more sensors detecting the environmental condition. For another embodiment, the device may detect an energy level of a power source of the portable electronic device. The second user interface of the portable electronic device is then activated and the first user interface of the portable electronic device is deactivated in response to detecting the energy level of the power source. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002532 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SHARED SYNCHRONOUS VIEWING OF CONTENT - Provided herein is a technique by which content may be shared with a remote user. An example method may include providing for display of content on a first device, synchronizing content between the first device and a second device, providing for display of an image captured by the second device on the first device, and providing for presentation of audio captured by the second device by the first device. The content may include an image of a page of a book. Synchronizing content between the first device and the second device may include directing advancing of a page on the second device in response to receiving an input directing the advancing of a page on the first device. Providing for display of an image captured by the second device on the first device may include providing for display of a video captured by the second device on the first device. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002533 | USER EXPERIENCE - Example embodiments relate to systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media relating to user interface, that may for example, receive and/or process physical activity data and allow interaction with the received information in novel implementations. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002534 | Systems and Methods for Controlling a Cursor on a Display Using a Trackpad Input Device - Systems and methods for controlling a cursor on a display using a trackpad input device are disclosed. The systems and methods may be directed to controlling the cursor on a display separate from the trackpad input device, based on information identified about a motion of a trackpad input device or a computing device. A conversion factor may be determined to relate input to the trackpad input device with control of the cursor on the display in response to the input. The conversion factor can be adjusted when the motion information indicates that the trackpad input device or computing device is in motion. An input signal from an input to the trackpad input device may be smoothed by filtering out a mechanical vibration signal within the input signal. The input signal may also be smoothed by subtracting the absolute motion of the trackpad input device from the input signal. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002535 | OPTICAL POSITION DETECTION DEVICE AND DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH INPUT FUNCTION - In an optical position detection device, when emitting the detection light from the light source section, the light receiving section receives the reflected light from the target object with the first light receiving element and the second light receiving element. The first light receiving element and the second light receiving element are arranged to have the intersection angle greater than 90° and smaller than 180°, the intersection angle being formed between the normal direction with respect to the light receiving surface of the first light receiving element and the normal direction with respect to the light receiving surface of the second light receiving element. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002536 | INDICATION MEMBER, OPTICAL POSITION DETECTION DEVICE, AND DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH INPUT FUNCTION - A detectable indication member for an optical position detection device includes a round bar shaped shaft and a spherical body provided at the distal end of the shaft. The outer peripheral surface of the spherical body and the outer peripheral surface of an end portion of the shaft portion connected to the spherical body form a retroreflective portion. A portion of the shaft adjacent the base end of the end portion absorbs infrared light. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002537 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes: a control unit configured to move a focusing lens, and detect a focus position; wherein the control unit executes auto-focus (AF) scan processing in which only a part of a range of movement of the focusing lens is set as a scan range, as first scan processing, and executes auto-focus (AF) scan processing in which a region including a region differing from the scan region of the first scan processing is set as a scan range, as second scan processing, in the event that a focus point is not detected in the first scan processing. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002538 | GESTURE-BASED USER INTERFACE FOR A WEARABLE PORTABLE DEVICE - A gesture-based user interface comprises a wearable portable device storing a gesture profile for each of a plurality of different applications on the wearable portable device to define different gestures for the different applications, wherein each of the gesture profiles includes at least one gesture and a predetermined function associated with the at least one gesture; and a profile web service, wherein the portable device is in communication with the profile web service and is configured to download from the profile web service to the wearable portable device a customizable gesture profile for a particular one of the applications, wherein the customized gesture profile modifies at least one of the different gestures, the customized gesture profile comprising personal preferences of the user regarding the modified gesture, including physical attributes of the user. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002539 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTING WITH A DISPLAY - A system and method of interacting with a display. The method comprises recognizing a disturbance in a display zone of a projected image and displaying a selected state in response to the recognized disturbance. The method further includes recognizing a gesture which interrupts a light source and is associated with an action to be taken on or associated with the displayed selected state. An action is executed in response to the recognized gesture. The system includes a server having a database containing data associated with at least one or more predefined gestures, and at least one of a hardware and software component for executing an action based on the at least one or more predefined gestures. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002540 | OPERATION INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE - According to an embodiment, an operation information generation device includes a receiver configured to receive content from a server connected to a first network; a processor configured to decode the content; a display control unit configured to display the decoded content on a displaying unit; a reception unit configured to receive an operation from a user; and an operation information generation unit configured to execute an operation information generation process of generating operation information indicative of substance of the operation received for the content displayed on the displaying unit. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002541 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - Embodiments of the technology involve apparatus and methods for control of displaying of images. In an example, an apparatus may include an image display, a sensor to detect posture of the image display and a processor to control sequentially displaying images of a group of images on the image display based on changes in the detected posture. The processor may control a display of a posture indicator on the image display such that the indicator may represent a relation between a change in the detected posture and an image of the group of images. Optionally, the indicator may be represented by a tilt meter. Moreover, in some embodiments, the sensor may be implemented with a gyroscopic sensor. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002542 | COORDINATE INPUT DEVICE AND PROGRAM - With respect to a coordinate designation device capable of detecting simultaneous operational input for a plurality of coordinates, occurrences of erroneous operations during textual input, etc., are suppressed. An elapsed time from a previous up operation up to a new down operation is calculated, and, if the calculated elapsed time is equal to or less than a threshold, an event for the input information is issued at the detected coordinates of the down operation. In addition, a traveled distance from coordinates at the time of starting input up to the current coordinates is calculated, and, if the calculated traveled distance is equal to or greater than a threshold, an event for the input start point is issued at the coordinates at the time of starting input. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002543 | INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION SYSTEM OF ELECTRONIC READING DEVICE WITH ON-PAPER WINDOW SYSTEM - The invention relates to an electronic reading device that can be used in combination with print media, and more particularly, to an interactive presentation system for an electronic reading device having an on-paper window system. The interactive presentation system is composed of a plurality of electronic reading device. One of the electronic reading devices is set as a leading device, and the others of the electronic reading devices are set as auxiliary devices. The interactive presentation system can read various data from media, having information messages, and an electronic coordinate circuit, respectively. The data can be transmitted to a circuit substrate for a central processor, which is provided with a storage, and then processed into combined data of electronic files. Thereby, associated information can be readily searched for and read using a connected electronic reader or a projector for projecting it to a projecting board. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002544 | INPUT DEVICE, METHOD AND MEDIUM - An input device comprises: a detection unit that detects as detection data an oscillation generated by tapping a body of a user and transmitted via the body; and an input information identification unit that refers to the detection data, identifies a tap site based on a fact that the detection data varies depending on a physical property of a body tissue associated with the tap site, and outputs an operation command allocated to the identified tap site. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002545 | WEARABLE COMPUTER WITH CURVED DISPLAY AND NAVIGATION TOOL - Disclosed are systems, methods, and devices for interfacing with a wearable heads-up display via a touch-operable input device. The wearable heads-up display may include a display element for receiving and displaying display information received from a processor, and may also include a wearable frame structure supporting the display element and having a side-arm extending away from the display element. In some embodiments, the display information may appear at least partially curved to a user. In some embodiments, only a portion of the display information is shown on the at least one display element. The side-arm may be configured to secure the heads-up display to a user's body in a manner such that the display element is disposed within a field of view of the user. The touch-operable input device secured to the wearable frame structure is configured to sense at least one of a position and movement of a touch or finger along a planar direction relative to a surface of the input device, and to provide corresponding input information to the processor. A navigation tool may also be displayed on the at least one display element for indicating the location of the touch on the touch-operable input device. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002546 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing device includes: a display device; a pointing device; a cursor display unit that displays a cursor on a screen of the display device in accordance with operations of the pointing device; a first acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating a position, on the screen, of a function handle to which a function of processing a user interface object is assigned and which is displayed on the screen of the display device; and a position changing unit that changes a display position of the cursor such that the cursor on the screen is at the position indicated by the position information acquired by the first acquisition unit, in response to commands inputted via a specific switch. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002547 | POINTING DEVICE - A point device is used with a computer device, and the point device includes a fixed base and a main body. The fixed base has a first hinge portion and a sensing displacement module, the first hinge portion locates on one end of the fixed base, and the sensing displacement module is electrically located in the fixed base to generate a displacement signal. Further, the main body includes a second hinge portion and a processing unit, and the second hinge portion locates on one end of the main body and pivoted on the first hinge portion. The main body and the fixed base are selectively rotated to a first angle or a second angle. Wherein, the processing unit is electrically located in the main body and is electrically connected to the sensing displacement module for receiving the displacement signal and transmitting the displacement signal to the computer device. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002548 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to an aspect, a display device includes a display unit and a control unit. The display unit stereoscopically displays a display object. When a movement of an object is detected in a three-dimensional space where the display object is stereoscopically displayed, the control unit for changes the display object in the three-dimensional space according to the movement of the object. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002549 | REMOTE-CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SCREEN - A control system for controlling an operation of a screen having a first geometric reference includes a marking device and a remote-control device. The marking device displays a first pattern associated with the first geometric reference on the screen. The remote-control device obtains a signal from the screen. The signal represents an image having a second geometric reference and a second pattern associated with the first pattern. The second pattern and the second geometric reference have a first geometric relationship therebetween. The remote-control device uses the first geometric relationship to transform the second pattern into a third pattern, and calibrates the first geometric reference according to the third pattern for controlling the operation of the screen. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002550 | DETERMINATION OF CONTROLLER THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOCATION USING IMAGE ANALYSIS AND ULTRASONIC COMMUNICATION - Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for determining the location of a controller. One method includes an operation for capturing image data of a capture area in front of a display. Additionally, the method includes another operation for capturing sound data emitted by the controller in the capture area in front of the display. The two-dimensional location of the controller is calculated based on the captured image data, and the third dimensional location of the controller is calculated based on the captured sound data. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002551 | INSTRUCTION INPUT DEVICE, INSTRUCTION INPUT METHOD, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An instruction input device includes: a first direction detection unit detecting the first direction in which the user is looking; a second direction detection unit detecting a second direction in which the user is performing a pointing operation; a gaze position calculation unit calculating a gaze position of the user on the screen; a reference coordinate group calculation unit calculating a reference line in space corresponding to the gaze position and connecting the user and the screen; an offset amount calculation unit calculating a distance of the second direction between the reference line and the input coordinate indicating the user's hand as an offset amount with respect to the gaze position; and a pointer display position calculation unit calculating a position in which a distance of the first screen predetermined direction between the position and the gaze position is the offset amount on the screen. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002552 | INTERACTIVE IMAGE SYSTEM, INTERACTIVE CONTROL DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An interactive image system includes a host generating interactive images; a light source generating at least one light beam; and an interactive control device transmitting data to the host and switching between an operation status and an idle status. The interactive control device includes: an image sensor capturing a first picture in the idle status, wherein the first picture has a reference point image formed by the light beam; and a control circuit selecting a pixel area according to the position of the reference point image in the first picture, controlling the image sensor to obtain a second picture according to the pixel area, and comparing a threshold value with the brightness information of at least one pixel in the pixel area of the second picture to confirm whether the interactive control device is still in the idle status. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002553 | CHARACTER ENTRY APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An apparatus comprising:
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| 20130002554 | SOLAR-POWERED MOUSE - A mouse includes a shell, a solar panel, a dry battery, a rechargeable battery, a power switch element and a circuit board. The dry battery, the rechargeable battery, the power switch element and the circuit board all are positioned in the shell. The solar panel is configured to convert light energy into an electrical voltage to recharge the rechargeable battery. The rechargeable battery and the dry battery are electrically connected to the power switch element. The power switch element is configured to select one of the dry battery and the rechargeable battery to power the circuit board. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002555 | High Resolution and High Sensitivity Optically Activated Cursor Maneuvering Device - A cursor-manipulating device comprising a light diffusing surface, for example a Lambertian surface, covering a cavity containing a light source and an image sensor, wherein the cursor-manipulating device is a touch pad like device. The image detector senses the touching of the outer surface of the cursor-manipulating device with a pointing device, for example a finger, in which the outer surface comprises a light diffusing surface that allows the image sensor to capture and track an image of the pointing device touching the light diffusing surface in order to control a cursor of an electronic device. Multiple touching devices, like fingers, can be used to control simultaneous events on the screen of an electronic device, e.g. a notebook PC, cellular phone, game device and a GPS device. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002556 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEAMLESS SWITCHING AMONG DIFFERENT TEXT ENTRY SYSTEMS ON AN AMBIGUOUS KEYBOARD - An electronic text-generating device for generation of a text is disclosed. The device comprises an input member for which a set of selections in a first text entry mode corresponds to a first set of characters and the set of selections in a second text entry mode corresponds to a second set of characters, the first text entry mode and the second text entry mode being two different modes of entering text. The device further comprises a processor for generating the text in a mixed text entry mode, wherein the processor generates one of the first set of characters in response to detecting the set of selections of the input member in the first text entry mode and generates one of the second set of characters in response to detecting the set of selections of the input member in the second text entry mode. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002557 | SLIM KEYPAD STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A slim key includes a supporting plate, at least one key cap, at least one dome and a light-permeable circuit board. The supporting plate is disposed above the circuit board and has at least one frame part. Each frame part is formed with a light-permeable hole at a central portion thereof. The key pad is disposed on the top surface of the frame part correspondingly. The circuit board has at least one conductive circuit formed thereon under the dome correspondingly. The dome is correspondingly disposed between the frame part and the circuit board. According to one embodiment, the instant disclosure also provides an electronic device with the slim keypad structure. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002558 | INPUT METHOD AND INPUT DEVICE - The present disclosure generally relates to an input method including the steps of: receiving a key event sequence inputted by a keyboard; comparing the key event sequence with prestored data, determining whether the key event sequence is a sequence predefined by the prestored data; if the key event sequence is determined to be the sequence predefined by the prestored data, finding an input command corresponding with the key event sequence according to a mapping relationship and sending the input command to a command processing system. By using the input method, a keyboard using feature value of the key event sequence to map to a corresponding input command, which makes the condition of the keyboard determines whether an input command is triggered no longer depending on the physical location of one key strictly. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002559 | DESKTOP COMPUTER USER INTERFACE - A user interface, comprising: video glasses ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002560 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method of controlling an electronic device, an electronic device using the same, and a computer program product are provided. The method includes detecting a plurality of touch areas on a touch screen so that a plurality of touch points contained within each of the touch areas are obtained, respectively determining a typical coordinate value corresponding to each of the touch areas according to a coordinate value of each of the touch points within the touch areas, selecting one or more active objects displayed on the touch screen according to the typical coordinate value corresponding to each of the touch areas, and triggering an action associated with the one or more active objects. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002561 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE AND CHARACTER INPUT METHOD - According to an aspect, a character input device includes a display unit, an input detecting unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays a screen having a character entry area and a virtual keyboard. The virtual keyboard includes a plurality of keys each of which corresponds to a character. The input detecting unit detects a touch by an operator. The control unit detects a key selection operation and an input determination operation through the input detecting unit. Upon detecting the key selection operation for the first key, the control unit displays the first key in the character entry area as a character to be input. Upon detecting the input determination operation, the control unit displays the first character in the character entry area as an input character. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002562 | VIRTUAL KEYBOARD LAYOUTS - A method, apparatus, and computer product for: receiving an indication of a size for a virtual keyboard; determining, based at least in part on the size, a layout for a virtual keyboard; and causing the display of a virtual keyboard according to the layout. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002563 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TEXT DISAMBIGUATION - A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides a default output based upon a frequency and variants that are not based solely on frequency. The device enables editing during text entry and also provides a learning function that allows the disambiguation software to adapt to provide a customized experience for the user. The disambiguation function can be selectively disabled. Additionally, the device can facilitate the selection of variants by displaying a graphic of a special key of the keypad, enabling a user to progressively select variants without changing the position of the user's hands on the device. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002564 | METHOD AND HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FIRST INPUT COMPONENT AND SECOND TOUCH SENSITIVE INPUT COMPONENT - A handheld electronic device includes a housing having a surface; a first input component having input members disposed external to the surface; a second touch sensitive input component disposed about the input members, the touch sensitive input component being separate and distinct from the input members and the first input component and being structured to provide one of: a contact point with respect to the surface responsive to actuation of a first number of the input members, and a number of responses responsive to actuation of a second number of the input members. A processor cooperates with the first input component and the touch sensitive input component to determine if a plurality of the input members are actuated contemporaneously and to output a representation of a single one of the input members based upon one of: the contact point, and the number of responses. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002565 | DETECTING PORTABLE DEVICE ORIENTATION AND USER POSTURE VIA TOUCH SENSORS - Concepts and technologies are described herein for processing touch sensor signals from sensors located on a portable touch screen device along with accelerometer data, to determine if, and how, the device is currently being used. Data from touch sensors along with accelerometer data are analyzed to identify a manner in which the device is being held, including how the user is holding the device. The touch sensor signals can be used to better control the device, including placing the device into a sleep state, and waking up the device. The touch sensor signals can also be used to configure the display contents, including where to locate various virtual keys or function keys on the screen or how to present a virtual keyboard based on how the user is holding and using the device. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002566 | Multi-Surface Touch Sensitive Apparatus and Method - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a first side, second side and touch sensitive layer, the touch sensitive layer coupled with the apparatus and comprising a wiring pattern for receiving a touch signal, the touch sensitive layer having a first portion opposing the first side and a second portion opposing the second side. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002567 | Method and System of Implementing Multi-Touch Panel Gestures in Computer Applications Without Multi-Touch Panel Functions - A method and system allows the use of multi-touch panel gestures for PC games and applications where it is not natively supported by the games or applications. Each game or application can have its own gestures and key mappings with the use of multiple profiles available to the user of the game or application. By establishing a profile a user remaps multi-touch panel gestures that the game or application does not natively support to mouse clicks or keyboard strokes that the game or application does support. A gesture parser listens for individual touch gestures of the user. Once the system recognizes a touch gesture it matches the gesture with the established game profile, and then it sends the gesture in remapped form to the game or application, where the touch gesture is recognized and executed as a mouse click or keystroke associated with a computer OS or a computer game. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002568 | FULL SCREEN MODE - Systems for, and methods of, dual screen smartphones are described herein. The dual screens are hingedly coupled and can be rotated into an open position forming one contiguous screen. A processor is configured to dismiss any action bar or status bar in response to a prompt thereby maximizing media across the entirety of any of the dual screens or contiguous screen formed by their intersection. An overlay command presented by the processor allows a user to minimize, tile, zoom, pan or dismiss the media when it is maximized. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002569 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - A touch screen panel includes a thin film substrate having sensing patterns formed thereon that is implemented as an isotropic film, and a polarizing plate is disposed on the sensing patterns so that it is possible to minimize or reduce degradation of image quality. The touch screen panel includes a thin film substrate, sensing patterns, and sensing lines. The thin film substrate is divided into an active area and a non-active area. The sensing patterns are formed in the active area of the thin film substrate. The sensing lines are formed in the non-active area of the thin film substrate so as to be connected to the sensing patterns. In the touch screen panel, the thin film substrate is implemented as an isotropic film. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002570 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal as broadly described herein may comprise a terminal body including a display module, a touch sensor disposed to overlap the display module and configured to be touch sensitive, haptic modules mounted at the body, and a controller configured to feed a current to at least one of the haptic modules when the touch sensor senses a touch input. Each haptic module may include a chamber covered by a flexible membrane and an actuating module accommodated in the chamber and configured to press the flexible membrane based on an energy conversion of the current such that the flexible membrane is expanded | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002571 | DEVICES AND PROCESSES FOR DATA INPUT - Devices are disclosed for inputting data to a touch sensitive user interface, which devices comprise a base operative to affix to the user interface, a button having an outer touch surface and an inner surface operative to engage the user interface to convey a data input signal thereto in response to presence of a user's finger at the outer touch surface of the button, and an arm connecting the button to the base; processes for data input are also disclosed. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002572 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL - A flexible display panel includes a flexible substrate including a first region including a display region and having a curved display surface, and a plurality of non-display regions that is located outside the display region and including a second region located outside the first region and folded in a direction different from a display direction of the first region, and an encapsulation member for encapsulating the display region along the curved display surface. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002573 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a touchscreen display, a touchpad display module, and a pointer display module. The touchscreen display includes a touchpanel and a display. The touchpad display module is configured to display, on a display screen of the display, a virtual touchpad window includes a pad area. The pointer display module configured to display a pointer at a position corresponding to a change of a touch position within a first area of the touchscreen display if a position where the virtual touchpad window is first touched is within the pad area, the first area is an entire area of the touchscreen display. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002574 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING APPLICATION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING TOUCH SCREEN - An apparatus and method for defining objects representing respective applications, verifying an object used as an input tool by a user through an input size and an input shape which are input on a touch screen, and executing an application defined by the verified object. The apparatus preferably includes an object analyzing unit for verifying a touch input size and identifying a type of an object input on the touch screen and a controller for executing an associated application that corresponds to or is linked with the identified object. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002575 | CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE - An information processing apparatus that determines a position of a touch input received at a display of the information processing apparatus, controls the display to display a string of candidate characters for input at a position on the display corresponding to the position of the touch input, detects selection of a desired character from the string of candidate characters, and controls the display to display the desired character in a character input field on the display. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002576 | REMOTE CONTROLLER AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS CONTROLLABLE BY REMOTE CONTROLLER - A remote controller and an image display apparatus controllable by the remote controller are disclosed. The image display apparatus includes a display, an interface for receiving from the remote controller a signal based on a motion of the remote controller or a signal based on a touch input on the remote controller, and a controller for operating the image display apparatus in motion mode to control the image display apparatus according to the motion of the remote controller, if the degree of the motion is equal to or larger than a reference value and operating the image display apparatus in touch mode to control the image display apparatus according to the touch input on the remote controller, if the degree of the motion is smaller than the reference value. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002577 | ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACE - Technologies are generally described for providing an adaptive user interface. In some examples, a gesture-based apparatus may include a distance measuring unit configured to measure a distance between the gesture-based apparatus and a user, a gesture recognition unit configured to recognize a gesture of the user, and a control unit configured to compare the measured distance with a predetermined distance and configured to control the gesture recognition unit based at least in part on the comparison result. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002578 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - Systems and methods for modifying one or more touch sensitive regions of a touch device are provided. In one aspect, the touch device may be provided as part of a display, such as a touch screen display. In various aspects, a processor may be configured to detect an operation performed by a user on the touch device. The processor may determine whether the operation was performed on the touch device using the right hand, the left hand, or both hands by the user. The processor may then modify one or more regions of the touch device based on the determination. Where the touch device is provided as part of a display, the processor may be further configured to display one or more graphical UI components (e.g., an icon) on the display based on the touch sensitive regions of the touch device. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002579 | COORDINATE DETECTING DEVICE - A coordinate detecting device includes a plurality of first and second electrodes, a detecting unit for scanning the first and second electrodes to detect sensor output values of the first and second electrodes, and an arithmetic processing unit for performing an arithmetic process on the basis of the detected sensor output values. When there are a plurality of peak regions in which the sensor output values of both the first and second electrodes are equal to or greater than a first threshold value, the detecting unit detects the sensor output values at intersection points between the first and second electrodes in the peak regions. The arithmetic processing unit calculates the coordinates of a detection target on the basis of the sensor output values at the intersection points between the first and second electrodes in the peak regions and the coordinates of the first and second electrodes in the peak regions. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002580 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, INFORMING CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM - According to an aspect, an electronic device includes an informing unit, an operating unit, and a control unit. The informing unit performs informing of first information and informing of second information to be informed after the first information. The operating unit accepts an operation. The control unit causes the informing unit to suppress the informing of the second information when the operation is performed for the operating unit during a period of time from when the informing of the first information is performed until the second information is informed, or during the informing of the second information. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002581 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The electronic device for executing the predetermined operation based on the press includes a control unit configured to set an execution standard for executing the predetermined operation based on the pressure data and a cancellation standard for canceling the predetermined operation. The control unit sets the cancellation standard to be higher than the execution standard. Also, the control unit sets a plurality of execution standards for executing predetermined operations based on the pressure data and a cancellation standard for canceling the predetermined operations associated with the plurality of execution standards. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002582 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a display unit configured to display characters, a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact, a tactile sensation providing unit configured to provide a tactile sensation to an object contacting the contact detection unit, and a control unit configured to control such that predetermined characters are displayed as turned characters on the display unit, wherein the control unit, when the contact detection unit detects the contact at a position corresponding to the turned characters displayed on the display unit, controls the tactile sensation providing unit such that a tactile sensation associated with the characters corresponding to the turned characters is provided to the object. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002583 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL - A flexible display panel including: a flexible panel including a first region including a display region and oriented on a first plane and a second region including a non-display region and oriented on a second plane different from the first plane; and a flexible encapsulation member disposed on the flexible panel so as to encapsulate at least the display region. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002584 | Low power touch screen overlays for providing tactile feedback - Tactile feedback for touch screens is provided by an overlay structure disposed on the top surface of the touch screen. This overlay structure can be in either of two states. In the first state (non-typing), the overlay structure has a uniform top surface. In the second state (typing), the overlay structure top surface has localized regions of increased vertical elevation to provide tactile feedback for typing. The overlay structure is configured to be switched between these two states by actuator(s) disposed to provide mechanical force(s) in lateral direction(s) to the overlay structure. Preferably, the actuator is a latching actuator (e.g., magnetic solenoid) that does not consume power to hold the overlay structure in either of its states. Thus, power is only consumed to switch the state of the overlay structure. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002585 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; a display unit including a touchscreen; and a controller configured to display on the display unit a log information region representing page edges of an e-book executed on the mobile terminal, determine a variable characteristic of the executed e-book including at least one of 1) a number of times prescribed pages of the e-book have been displayed, and 2) an amount of time spent displaying the prescribed pages of the e-book, and distinctively mark the page edges of the e-book in accordance with the determined variable characteristic of the executed e-book. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002586 | MODE SWITCH METHOD OF MULTI-FUNCTION TOUCH PANEL - The mode switching method of multi-function touch panel comprises a touch panel receiving a touch signal and identifying whether the touch signal is a multi-touch signal; if the touch signal is a multi-touch signal, the multi-function touch panel performing multi-touch mode; if the touch signal is not a multi-touch signal, the multi-function touch panel is going to determine whether performing functional mode switch; if determining to perform functional mode switch, the multi-function touch panel will chose to enter keyboard set mode or transform gesture mode; if determined not to perform functional mode switch, the multi-function touch panel will check the touch signal belong to keyboard mode, mouse mode, or other mode, and respectively perform identifying keyboard input, mouse mode, or controlling the single-touch gesture detective and switch mode. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002587 | HAPTIC APPARATUS AND TECHNIQUES FOR QUANTIFYING CAPABILITY THEREOF - A computer-implemented method of quantifying the capability of a haptic system. The haptic system comprises an actuator. The computer comprises a processor, a memory, and an input/output interface for receiving and transmitting information to and from the processor. The computer provides an environment for simulating the mechanics of the haptic system, determining the performance of the haptic system, and determining a user sensation produced by the haptic system in response to an input to the haptic system. In accordance with the computer-implemented method, an input command is received by a mechanical system module that simulates a haptic system where the input command represents an input pressure applied to the haptic system. A displacement is produced by the mechanical system module in response to the input command. The displacement is received by an intensity perception module. The displacement is mapped to a sensation experienced by a user by the intensity perception module and the sensation experienced by the user in response to the input command is produced. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002588 | TOUCH LOCATION DETECTING PANEL HAVING A SIMPLE LAYER STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a touch location detecting panel and, more particularly, to a touch location panel having a plurality of sensing areas arranged two-dimensionally. The touch location detecting panel of the invention has on a surface at one side of a single film a plurality of sensing areas arranged two-dimensionally. Each of the sensing areas includes a plurality of partitioned areas electrically isolated from each other, and the partitioned areas are respectively connected to separate channels of a circuit for detecting a user's touch on each of the partitioned areas. Accordingly, durability and productivity of the touch location detecting panel can be improved by simplifying the panel structure. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002589 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION SCROLLING ON TOUCH-SCREEN - An apparatus to control playback of multimedia contents comprising a touch screen to display an information scroll controlling bar and a scroll pointer, the information scroll controlling bar and the scroll pointer being included in an information scroll controlling region, and a controller to sense a touch at the scroll pointer on the touch screen, to sense a movement of the touch in a direction to a location outside the information scroll controlling region on the touch screen, to set a moving rate of the scroll pointer based on the sensed location outside the information scroll controlling region to control playback of multimedia contents, and to move the scroll pointer in a moving direction based on the direction of the movement. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002590 | MODE SWITCHING - Based on one or more characteristics of a received translation input, a computing device is switched between two or more states. The translation input may be a touch input, for example a drag operation. The states may relate to locked and unlocked states, idle screens, or other suitable examples. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002591 | VIRTUAL OBJECT ADJUSTMENT VIA PHYSICAL OBJECT DETECTION - Various embodiments related to the location and adjustment of a virtual object on a display in response to a detected physical object are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment provides a computing device comprising a multi-touch display, a processor and memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to display on the display a virtual object, to detect a change in relative location between the virtual object and a physical object that constrains a viewable area of the display, and to adjust a location of the virtual object on the display in response to detecting the change in relative location between the virtual object and the physical object. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002592 | Smart Keyboard Management for a Multifunction Device with a Touch Screen Display - A method is performed at a multifunction device with a touch screen display. The method includes displaying a text entry interface with a soft keyboard in a first area and a viewing area with a first size to display scrollable information. The method detects a finger gesture on the viewing area, and responds to the gesture. When the viewing area displays only a portion of the information, the response includes: (1) ceasing to display the soft keyboard, (2) expanding the viewing area to a second size, including at least some of the first area, and (3) scrolling the information in the expanded viewing area. When the viewing area with the first size displays all of the information, the response includes: (1) maintaining display of the soft keyboard, (2) keeping the viewing area at the first size, and (3) moving the information in the viewing area based on the finger gesture. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002593 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DISPLAY AND TOUCH-SENSITIVE USER INTERFACE - Display devices and methods for operating the same are provided. In one embodiment, the display device has an electronic display having an active area for presenting visual content; a housing holding the electronic display and having an opening allowing a person to view a first portion of the active area; and a bezel about the opening, the bezel covering a second portion of the active area and providing a window through which at least a part of the second portion can be viewed. A sensor system senses when a person is close to touching the bezel or when a person is in touch with the bezel and generates a sensor signal; and a controller is operable to adjust the appearance of the active area in the part of the second portion when the controller determines that a person has touched the bezel or is close to touching the bezel. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002594 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus comprising a touch screen which detects a touch input by a user detects the position and pressure of each of a plurality of pressed points corresponding to a plurality of touch inputs existing at the same time on a touch screen. Then, the front/rear overlap relationship of the plurality of objects displayed on the touch screen is changed based on the difference in pressure between the detected plurality of pressed points. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002595 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY SWITCHING METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is an information processing device that, for an information processing device provided with a plurality of display devices, has improved ease of use. Also provided are a display switching method, a program, and a recording medium. In the disclosed information processing device, a first housing provided with a first display unit and a second housing provided with a second display unit are movably connected. The information processing device is provided with a determination means, which determines which housing is primary and which is secondary, and a display switching means, which switches the display units between primary and secondary in accordance with the aforementioned determination. The first and second display units also serve as input units which receive user input by sensing contact made with the display units. The display switching means displays a screen on the display unit determined to be primary. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002596 | COMPUTER, DISPLAY CARD, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UPDATING DISPLAY INFORMATION - A computer, a graphic card, a display apparatus and a method of updating information is described, wherein, the computer has a first status and a second status, and the system power consumption of computer in the first status is larger than the system power consumption of computer in the second status. The computer includes a graphic card having display memory and a display apparatus connected to the graphic card, and further includes an input processing module for acquiring input information when the computer is in the second status, and updating first display information stored in the display memory outputted to the display apparatus according to the input information to obtain second display information. The graphic card outputs the second display information to the display apparatus when the computer is in the second status. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002597 | TOUCH SENSOR-EQUIPPED DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a touch sensor-equipped display device that is not susceptible to the effect of noise caused by the reversal of polarity of the common voltage of the display device, without using special circuits. The touch sensor-equipped display device includes: a touch sensor unit | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002598 | Circuits and Methods for Tracking Multiple Objects Relative to a Touch-Sensitive Interface - An integrated circuit includes a processor configured to receive position data corresponding to positions of objects relative to a touch-sensitive interface. The processor is configured to determine a first index point for the position data and a second index point of previous position data corresponding to previous positions of the objects relative to the touch-sensitive interface. The processor aligns the first and second index points and assigns an index to link the positions of the objects to the previous positions based on distances between the objects in the position data relative to the previous position data. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002599 | Method and Apparatus for Arbitrating Among Contiguous Buttons on a Capacitive Touchscreen - Various embodiments of a capacitive touchscreen system and corresponding methods are described. A touchscreen controller is operably connected to a first plurality of drive electrodes, a second plurality of sense electrodes, and a host processor. The touchscreen controller has computer-readable button group programming instructions and data loaded into a first memory portion thereof from the host processor that comprise steps for sensing and arbitrating among touches occurring on and within a first plurality of buttons. Firmware instructions and data are loaded into a second portion of the memory of the touchscreen controller. The first plurality of buttons is arranged in a first group on the touchscreen, and the first group is located within a first portion of the touchscreen. Capacitive sensing of touches occurring on and within at least second portions of the touchscreen that are located outside the first portion of the touchscreen are controlled by the firmware instructions. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002600 | TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE ADAPTIVE SCALING - A method for performing adaptive scaling in a touch sensitive device including a touch pad is provided. The method includes obtaining a trajectory of touch positions from the touch pad; setting a first scaling factor; comparing an acceleration factor to a deceleration factor, and: setting a second scaling factor to the acceleration factor if the first scaling factor is lower than the acceleration factor when the acceleration factor is greater than the deceleration factor; setting the second scaling factor to the deceleration factor if the first scaling factor is greater than the deceleration factor when the acceleration factor is lower than or equal to the deceleration factor; and updating the trajectory with a new touch position provided by the touch pad and a scaling factor set to the second scaling factor. A touch sensitive device coupled to a display for use with the above method is also provided. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002601 | TOUCH DEVICE GESTURE RECOGNITION - A method for recognizing a gesture made on a touch sensitive device is provided. The method includes obtaining a record of positions for a touch from a touch device using a pad and initializing a vote count to select each of a plurality of gestures; selecting a method from a plurality of gesture identification methods; for each of the selected methods obtaining a measure of the touch from the touch device using the record of positions; updating the vote count according to the obtained measure; determining the gesture from the touch when a plurality of votes is obtained for the vote count for one of the plurality of gestures; and determining the gesture from the touch according to the gesture having a maximum vote count. Touch sensitive devices for using the above method are provided. A method for ranking gesture identification methods in a device as above is also provided. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002602 | Systems And Methods For Touch Screen Image Capture And Display - Included are embodiments for touch screen image capture. Some embodiments include receiving data related to a multi-point touch from a multi-point input touch screen, the multi-point input touch screen configured to receive the multi-point touch from a user, determining, from the data related to the multi-point touch, a plurality of respective sizes of the multi-point touch that was detected by the multi-point input touch screen, and determining, from the data related to the multi-point touch, a plurality of respective shapes of the multi-point touch that was detected by each of the multi-point input touch screen. Some embodiments include combining the plurality of respective sizes to determine a total size of the multi-point touch, combining the plurality of respective shapes to determine a total shape of the multi-point touch, and rendering an image that represents the total size and the total shape of the multi-point touch. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002603 | SENSOR MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a sensor module includes a first sensor circuit, a second sensor circuit and a differential circuit. The first sensor circuit includes a first detection electrode, a first amplifier formed of a thin-film transistor and a first coupling capacitor. The second sensor circuit includes a second detection electrode, a second amplifier formed of a thin-film transistor and a second coupling capacitor. The differential circuit is connected to the drain electrode of the first amplifier and the drain electrode of the second amplifier. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002604 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD - The invention relates to a user interaction arrangement for interaction with a user using a pointing object. The arrangement comprises: a detector for detecting position of said object, a controller for computing a distance of said object to a surface of a display, and an image generating part for generating an image on said surface of display. The controller is further configured to compute a position on said surface based on said position and distance of said object, and the arrangement further comprises an image generating part configured to generate a dynamic guiding image on said surface of display based on said position and distance. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130002605 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR ENTERING CONTROL COMMANDS INTO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A control device for entering control commands into an electronic device. The control device includes a touch screen. Various control menus can be displayed on the touch screen. The touch screen is disposed behind a colored transparent cover and transparent or semitransparent sensors are disposed behind the colored transparent cover adjacent to the touch screen. The sensors are implemented for detecting the presence of an input organ in front of the colored transparent cover. Illuminable symbols and/or illuminable characters are disposed in front of the transparent or semitransparent sensors, and light sources for illuminating the touch screen and the illuminable symbols or characters are present. | 2013-01-03 |
