03rd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160018869 | ASYNCHRONOUS PROCESSOR - There are disclosed asynchronous computing devices and methods of operating asynchronous computing devices. An asynchronous computing device may include an asynchronous processor and a voltage regulator circuit that outputs an operating voltage to the asynchronous processor in response to a voltage request received from the asynchronous processor. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018870 | CONTROLLING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN RESPONSE TO AVAILABILITY OF AN ENERGY SOURCE - An apparatus and methods for controlling energy consumption of an electronic device determine an availability of an energy source to provide energy to the electronic device. The apparatus and methods control, by power management control logic of the electronic device, energy consumption of the electronic device in response to determining the availability of the energy source. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018871 | TELEMETRY FOR POWER AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT - Power and thermal management that uses trigger circuits to activate power telemetry. A power consumption level of a subsystem is monitored using a trigger circuit while power telemetry mode for the subsystem is inactive. When the monitored power consumption level exceeds a threshold, the trigger circuit activates the power telemetry mode of operation in which telemetry information of the subsystem is provided to a controller. Power consumption of the subsystem is then managed by the controller based on telemetry information obtained under the power telemetry mode. The controller can determine whether a power consumption level of the subsystem has dropped below a threshold, based on telemetry information obtained under the power telemetry mode. The controller may terminate the power telemetry mode when the power consumption level has dropped below the threshold. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018872 | RAISE GESTURE DETECTION IN A DEVICE - A wearable computing device can detect device-raising gestures. For example, onboard motion sensors of the device can detect movement of the device in real time and infer information about the spatial orientation of the device. Based on analysis of signals from the motion sensors, the device can detect a raise gesture, which can be a motion pattern consistent with the user moving the device's display into his line of sight. In response to detecting a raise gesture, the device can activate its display and/or other components. Detection of a raise gesture can occur in stages, and activation of different components can occur at different stages. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018873 | Low-Power Communication Apparatus with Wakeup Detection and Associated Methods - An apparatus includes a communication circuit coupled to a communication link, a wakeup detector, and a power control circuit. The communication circuit has a first state and a second state. The power consumption of the communication circuit is lower in the second state than in the first state. The wakeup detector is coupled to the communication link. The wakeup detector generates a wakeup signal to cause the communication circuit to make a transition from the second state to the first state in response to an occurrence of an event on the communication link. The power control circuit selectively supplies power to the communication circuit in response to the wakeup signal. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018874 | Power Management Method and Apparatus, and Power Supply System - A power management method and apparatus, and a power supply system are provided. The method includes: obtaining a power demand value of each module and a rated output power of each power supply unit (PSU) in a communication equipment; calculating the obtained power demand value of each module to acquire a total power demand value of the modules; and adjusting, according to the calculated total power demand value of the modules and the obtained rated output power of each PSU, the current number of the PSUs actually turned on in the communication equipment. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018875 | Dynamic System Management Communication Path Selection - An information handling system includes a processor, a controller hub, a shared higher bandwidth path coupling the processor to the controller hub, and an exclusive lower bandwidth path coupling the processor to the controller hub. The processor communicates system management information over the bandwidth path in response to a first set of criteria and communicates the information over the lower bandwidth path in response to the second set of criteria. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018876 | SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY, A CONTROLLER THEREFOR, A LIGHTING CIRCUIT AND A CONTROL METHOD - A switched mode power supply for converting an input voltage and comprising: a series arrangement of an inductor, a power switch and a control switch for controlling the power switch; a controller configured to control the control switch and having a supply terminal and a ground terminal; a capacitor coupled between the controller ground terminal and supply terminal and for providing power to the controller; a first current path arranged to provide charge to the capacitor only when the control switch is open and the power switch is closed; a connectable second current path arranged to draw current from the control terminal of the power switch thereby opening the power switch, and a connection switch configured to connect the second current path in response to a voltage across the capacitor exceeding a threshold voltage. A controller, lighting circuit and corresponding method are also disclosed. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018877 | REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN A SERVER CLUSTER - A method of reducing power consumption of a server cluster of host systems with virtual machines executing on the host systems is provided. The method includes recommending host system power-on when there is a host system whose utilization is above a target utilization, and recommending host system power-off when there is a host system whose utilization is below the target utilization. Recommending host system power-on includes calculating impact of powering on a standby host system with respect to reducing the number of highly-utilized host systems in the server cluster. Recommending host system power-off includes calculating impact of powering off a host system with respect to decreasing the number of less-utilized host systems in the server cluster. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018878 | Methods and Systems for Multiple Bus Generator and Load Control - Multiple bus generator and load control monitoring system for electrical switchgear is provided. In one arrangement, the system is designed to allow for the increased functionality of a single bus system to be used in multiple bus systems wherein the multiple buses are separated or combined together to act as a single bus. Each bus within the multiple bus system may be able to utilize increased functionality of a typical generator bus and load control system independently if separated. Separate bus structures may be separated by some sort of isolation device, for example: a circuit breaker, transfer switch, or the like. If the bus segments are connected together via isolation devices, then the combination of the overall connected bus structure will act as a single entity, while containing enhanced automation functions. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018879 | POWER-SAVING METHOD AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A power-saving method and associated electronic device are provided. The electronic device is connected with a first external electronic device and a second external electronic device, and a first sensor and a second sensor are deployed on the first external electronic device and the second electronic device, respectively. The electronic device includes: a third sensor, and a processor, wherein the first, second, and third sensors have the same type. The processor gathers information from the first pedometer sensor, the second pedometer sensor, the first external electronic device, and the second external electronic device, and determines whether to turn off at least one of the first, second, and third pedometer sensors according to the information gathered. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018880 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT - An apparatus is provided comprising a system including one or more electronic components; a power input unit arranged to supply power to the system; and a power management module configured to: detect whether the system is in an abnormal state, and in response to detecting that the system is in the abnormal state, adjust at least one of (i) power supplied from a battery to the system, (ii) the power supplied from the power input unit to the system, and (iii) power supplied from the power input unit to the battery. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018881 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POWER-EFFICIENT FRAMEWORK TO MAINTAIN DATA SYNCHRONIZATION OF A MOBILE PERSONAL COMPUTER TO SIMULATE A CONNECTED SCENARIO - An apparatus and method for a power-efficient framework to maintain data synchronization of a mobile personal computer (MPC) are described. In one embodiment, the method includes the detection of a data synchronization wakeup event while the MPC is operating according to a sleep state. Subsequent to wakeup event, at least one system resource is disabled to provide a minimum number of system resources required to re-establish a network connection. In one embodiment, user data from a network server is synchronized on the MPC without user intervention; the mobile platform system resumes operation according to the sleep state. In one embodiment, a wakeup alarm is programmed according to a user history profile regarding received e-mails. In a further embodiment, data synchronizing involves disabling a display, and throttling the system processor to operate at a reduced frequency. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018882 | OPERATING POINT MANAGEMENT IN MULTl-CORE ARCHITECTURES - For one disclosed embodiment, a processor comprises a plurality of processor cores to operate at variable performance levels. One of the plurality of processor cores may operate at one time at a performance level different than a performance level at which another one of the plurality of processor cores may operate at the one time. The plurality of processor cores are in a same package. Logic of the processor is to set one or more operating parameters for one or more of the plurality of processor cores. Logic of the processor is to monitor activity of one or more of the plurality of processor cores. Logic of the processor is to constrain power of one or more of the plurality of processor cores based at least in part on the monitored activity. The logic to constrain power is to limit a frequency at which one or more of the plurality of processor cores may be set. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018883 | DYNAMIC POWER LIMIT SHARING IN A PLATFORM - A method and apparatus for dynamic power limit sharing among the modules in the platform. In one embodiment of the invention, the platform comprises a processor and memory modules. By expanding the power domain to include the processor and the memory modules, dynamic sharing of the power budget of the platform between the processor and the memory modules is enabled. For low-bandwidth workloads, the dynamic sharing of the power budget offers significant opportunity for the processor to increase its frequency by using the headroom in the memory power and vice versa. This enables higher peak performance for the same total platform power budget in one embodiment of the invention. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018884 | POWER THROTTLE MECHANISM WITH TEMPERATURE SENSING AND ACTIVITY FEEDBACK - Integrated circuit devices, methods, and other embodiments associated with power throttling with temperature sensing and activity feedback are described. In one embodiment, an integrated circuit device includes temperature sensing logic, activity sensing logic, comparison logic, and signal logic. The temperature sensing logic is configured to output a temperature signal indicative of a temperature of a selected region of the device. The activity sensing logic is configured to output an activity signal indicative of a level of activity of a selected device function. The mode selection logic is configured to select the temperature signal or the activity signal. The comparison logic is configured to compare the selected signal to a series of threshold levels and output a comparison result. The signal logic is configured to generate a throttle signal based on the comparison result. The throttle signal is used to control a frequency of operation of a selected device component. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018885 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to provide a user interface to a user, determine whether a predetermined object is present in an input recognition area of a sensor, and determine a region of interest within the user interface. The circuitry is further configured to determine, while the predetermined object is determined to be present in the input recognition area, whether the region of interest within the user interface changes. The circuitry is further configured to perform an operation based on whether the region of interest is determined, while the predetermined object is determined to be present in the input recognition area, to change. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018886 | MULTIPARTY OBJECT RECOGNITION - Multiparty object recognition systems and methods are disclosed. A method of interactively manipulating virtual object data, wherein an object database is configured to store first party object data that corresponds to a first real-world object and is further configured to store second party object data that corresponds to a second real-world object, includes obtaining the first party object data and the second party object data for storage within the object database. Access to the object database is controlled such that the first party object data and the second party object data is accessible to the first party and the second party. Modification of the first party object data by the second party is facilitated to generate modified first party object data that is in accordance with at least one context parameter of the second party object data, and the modified first party object data is communicated to the first party. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018887 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A device may include a display control unit to move a displayed object on a screen of a display device according to movement of the display device. The displayed object is moved to a predetermined position on the screen after the display device stops moving without any user input. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018888 | INDICATION OF EYE TRACKING INFORMATION DURING REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS - Embodiments disclosed herein provide methods, systems, and computer readable storage media for indicating eye tracking information during a real-time communication session. In a particular embodiment, a method provides receiving first eye tracking information captured by a first computing system operated by a first user during the communication session with a second computing system operated by a second user, wherein the first eye tracking information represents a first location on a display of the first computing system to where eyes of the first user are directed. The method further provides determining a second location on a display of the second computing system that corresponds to the first location and instructing the display of the second computing system to display a first indication of the second location in real-time with the communication session. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018889 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND FOLLOWING AN EYE AND/OR THE GAZE DIRECTION THEREOF - An eye-tracking system comprises an illuminator that directs infrared light towards a detection region, a camera configured to generate an image of the detection region and a controller configured to detect a calibration target in the image and to detect or determine changes in the position and/or orientation of the camera relative to the calibration target. The eye-tracking system can be installed in a vehicle. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018890 | HAPTIC GUIDES FOR A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY - This disclosure describes techniques and apparatuses enabling haptic guides for a touch-sensitive display. The techniques enable users to interact with their mobile devices using haptics, including to make touch selections for their devices. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018891 | Systems And Methods For Determining Haptic Effects For Multi-Touch Input - A system of the present disclosure may include a haptic output device configured to output a haptic effect to a touch surface; a touch sensitive input device configured to detect a first user interaction and transmit a first sensor signal, the touch sensitive input device further configured to detect a second user interaction and transmit a second sensor signal, wherein at least part of the first user interaction occurs at the same time as the second user interaction; a processor in communication with the sensor, the processor configured to: receive the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal; determine a haptic effect based in part on the first user interaction and the second user interaction; transmit a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect to the haptic output device. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018892 | HAND MOTION-CAPTURING DEVICE WITH FORCE FEEDBACK SYSTEM - This disclosure includes a hand motion-capturing device with a force feedback system. In some embodiments the device includes a base, a microcontroller connected to the base, a thumb sensor module and four-finger sensor modules each electrically connected to the microcontroller. In some embodiments, the device may include five-link rods that interconnect the thumb sensor module to the base and each of the four-finger sensor modules to the base. In some embodiments, the device includes a thumb force feedback system adapted and configured to receive a human thumb and a four-finger force feedback system adapted and configured to receive an index finger, a middle finger, a ring finger, and a little finger. The thumb force feedback system and the four-finger force feedback system may each be movably connected to respective link rods and the thumb sensor module and four-finger sensor modules, respectively. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018893 | HAPTIC FEEDBACK SCREEN USING PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMER - The present invention relates to a haptic feedback screen using a piezoelectric polymer. The present invention provides a haptic feedback screen using a piezoelectric polymer, which comprises: a piezoelectric polymer layer made of a transparent piezoelectric polymer material; an upper electrode and a lower electrode disposed on an upper surface of and under a lower surface of the piezoelectric polymer layer, respectively, the upper electrode and the lower electrode being made of a transparent material; a transparent cover disposed on the upper electrode; and a transparent substrate disposed under the lower electrode, wherein the piezoelectric polymer layer generates vibration in a touch area by a power applied between the upper electrode and the lower electrode when a touch occurs on the transparent cover. The present invention can implement an overall or partial haptic feedback function by applying a transparent piezoelectric polymer material to a touch screen. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018894 | A Touch Display Device with Tactile Feedback - An apparatus comprising: an image processor configured to determine at least one image parameter with respect to at least one image displayed on at least one display; a touch controller configured to determine at least one touch parameter with respect to the at least one display configured to display the at least one image; and a tactile effect generator configured to generate at least one tactile signal based on the at least one touch parameter and the at least one image parameter. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018895 | PRIVATE MESSAGING APPLICATION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A mobile device application that enables users to easily engage in a private chat that. Users can switch from a normal chat to the private chat by performing a simple gesture. Once the users are finished, they can deactivate the private chat by performing another gesture. Once a user leaves the private chat, all digital data from the chat is permanently deleted and cannot be retrieved. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018896 | MULTI-PROCESS INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A multi-process interactive system is described. The system includes numerous processes running on a processing device. The processes include separable program execution contexts of application programs, such that each application program comprises at least one process. The system translates events of each process into data capsules. A data capsule includes an application-independent representation of event data of an event and state information of the process originating the content of the data capsule. The system transfers the data messages into pools or repositories. Each process operates as a recognizing process, where the recognizing process recognizes in the pools data capsules comprising content that corresponds to an interactive function of the recognizing process and/or an identification of the recognizing process. The recognizing process retrieves recognized data capsules from the pools and executes processing appropriate to contents of the recognized data capsules. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018897 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL USER INTERFACE DEVICE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPERATION PROCESSING METHOD - A three-dimensional user interface device includes a coordinate setting unit setting a three-dimensional coordinate space (3DCS) on the basis of a line-of-sight image, a virtual data generation unit generating three-dimensional area data representing a transparent virtual three-dimensional operation area (V3DOA) arranged in an arbitrary position in the 3DCS in a state in which at least a boundary of the area is visible, a display processing unit displaying a V3DOA represented by the generated three-dimensional area data by using a visible space in the 3DCS corresponding to a space shown on the line-of-sight image as a display reference, and an operation detection unit detecting an operation performed by the operator with the specific region in the V3DOA on the basis of the three-dimensional position acquired with respect to the specific region of the operator in the 3DCS and a position of the V3DOA in the 3DCS. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018898 | RAISE GESTURE DETECTION IN A DEVICE WITH PREHEATING OF A PROCESSOR - A wearable computing device can detect device-raising gestures. For example, onboard motion sensors of the device can detect movement of the device in real time and infer information about the spatial orientation of the device. Based on analysis of signals from the motion sensors, the device can detect a raise gesture, which can be a motion pattern consistent with the user moving the device's display into his line of sight. In response to detecting a raise gesture, the device can activate its display and/or other components. Detection of a raise gesture can occur in stages, and activation of different components can occur at different stages. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018899 | DETECTING LOSS OF USER FOCUS IN A DEVICE - A wearable computing device can detect device-raising gestures. For example, onboard motion sensors of the device can detect movement of the device in real time and infer information about the spatial orientation of the device. Based on analysis of signals from the motion sensors, the device can detect a raise gesture, which can be a motion pattern consistent with the user moving the device's display into his line of sight. In response to detecting a raise gesture, the device can activate its display and/or other components. Detection of a raise gesture can occur in stages, and activation of different components can occur at different stages. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018900 | WAKING A DEVICE IN RESPONSE TO USER GESTURES - A wearable computing device can detect device-raising gestures. For example, onboard motion sensors of the device can detect movement of the device in real time and infer information about the spatial orientation of the device. Based on analysis of signals from the motion sensors, the device can detect a raise gesture, which can be a motion pattern consistent with the user moving the device's display into his line of sight. In response to detecting a raise gesture, the device can activate its display and/or other components. Detection of a raise gesture can occur in stages, and activation of different components can occur at different stages. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018901 | ENABLING DATA TRACKING WITHOUT REQUIRING DIRECT CONTACT - A system and method for activating and deactivating a device that is capable of performing monitoring functions such as the recording of physical parameters such as heart rate, time exercised, or capable of recording using a video camera, and may be referred to as a Tracker, wherein the system and method enables a user to quickly activate or deactivate a function by simple movement of a signaling device near the Tracker, wherein the Tracker may be toggled on and off whenever the signaling device is moved adjacent to the Tracker, and wherein toggling may be indicated by an audible, visual and/or haptic indicator. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018902 | HANDHELD COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR CHARACTER AND COMMAND RECOGNITION RELATED TO HUMAN MOVEMENTS - Systems and methods for human hand gesture recognition through a training mode and a recognition mode are disclosed. In the training mode, a user can move a handheld device with a hand gesture intended to represent a command. Sensors within the handheld device can record raw data, which can be processed to obtain a set of values corresponding to a set of discrete features, which is stored in a database and associated with the intended command. The process is repeated for various hand gestures representing different commands. In the recognition mode, the user can move the handheld device with a hand gesture. A computer system can compare a set of values corresponding to a set of discrete features derived from the hand gesture with the sets of values stored in the database, select a command with the closest match and displays and/or executes the command. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018903 | INPUT DEVICE FOR OPERATING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - An input device includes an input unit for inputting a predetermined motion image signal, a motion detector for detecting a motion on the basis of the motion image signal inputted into the input unit, a video signal processor for outputting a predetermined video signal, and a controller. The controller controls the video signal processor so that, when a motion detector detects a first motion, the video signal processor outputs a video signal to explain a predetermined second motion to be next detected by the motion detector after the detection of the first motion to a user. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018904 | Gesture Recognition in Vehicles - A method and system for performing gesture recognition of a vehicle occupant employing a time of flight (TOF) sensor and a computing system in a vehicle. An embodiment of the method of the invention includes the steps of receiving one or more raw frames from the TOF sensor, performing clustering to locate one or more body part clusters of the vehicle occupant, calculating the location of the tip of the hand of the vehicle occupant, determining whether the hand has performed a dynamic or a static gesture, retrieving a command corresponding to one of the determined static or dynamic gestures, and executing the command. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018905 | PROJECTOR, INTERACTIVE SYSTEM, AND INTERACTIVE CONTROL METHOD - A projector comprising: an image acquiring unit acquiring projection images; an identification information acquiring unit acquiring identification information of a target device among source devices that provide the projections images; a projecting unit that generates a composite image collectively including the acquired projection images, and projects the composite image on a projection plane; a position coordinates detecting unit detecting position coordinates of a pointing object that operates on the plane; a detecting unit that detects a projection region of a projection image provided by the target device, by using the acquired identification information; a converting unit that, when the position coordinates of the pointing object is in the projection region of the projection image, converts the position coordinates of the pointing object to operating information on a coordinate system of the target device; and a transmitting unit that transmits the operating information to the target device. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018906 | Fingernail System for Use with Capacitive Touchscreens - Capacitive fingernail systems adapted to fit on a fingernail and for use with a capacitive touchscreen, as well as methods of creating such systems, are disclosed. The capacitive fingernail system may include a conductive base layer secured to the fingernail, a conductive upper layer, and a dielectric medium between the base and upper layers. The capacitive fingernail system stores an amount of charge that is sufficient to permit the fingernail to successfully interact with a capacitive touchscreen. Also disclosed is a fingernail stylus for use with a capacitive touchscreen, having a shaped conductive device that is pre-formed so that it can be secured to a curvature of a fingernail. The shaped conductive surface transfers an effective amount of electrical energy to successfully interact with a capacitive touchscreen. Preferably, the capacitive fingernail systems are sized and shaped to fit unobtrusively on a fingernail without interfering with everyday activity. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018907 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND DATA SUPPLY METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device can make it possible to easily recognize a plurality of indication bodies as a plurality of pointing devices. The display device is provided with a function device having a first interface and a second interface, and stores configuration information assigning the same class to the first interface and the second interface in a storage section. The display device detects a first position indicated by a first indication body to a display surface and a second position indicated by a second indication body to the display surface, assigns first coordinate data representing the first position to the first interface, assigns second coordinate data representing the second position to the second interface, and supplies a host device with the first coordinate data and the second coordinate data. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018908 | PHYSICAL ORIENTATION CALIBRATION FOR MOTION AND GESTURE-BASED INTERACTION SEQUENCE ACTIVATION - The presentation of interaction sequences to a user on a mobile communications device is disclosed. A first external input corresponding to a triggering of an interaction sequence delivery is received on a first input modality. An overlay is displayed in a graphical user interface in response to receiving the external input. Interaction sequence invocation instructions are displayed within the overlay. A second external input is received on a second input modality different from the first input modality. The second external input is translated to a set of quantified values. An interaction sequence results content is then displayed within the overlay in response to a substantial match between the set of quantified values translated from the received second external input to the set of predefined values corresponding to the interaction sequence invocation instructions. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018909 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING A SMART DEVICE - A method and an apparatus of controlling a smart device are disclosed. The method includes receiving a key signal of a triggered key that is sent by a control apparatus of the smart device; obtaining image information corresponding to the triggered key of the control apparatus from a pre-stored correspondence relationship between the key and the image information based at least in part on the key signal; determining a matched image from a currently displayed view based at least in part on the image information; and simulating a click event on the matched image. The disclosed method and apparatus solve the problems regarding a touch-screen based application of a mobile terminal failing to support a joystick operation and the need of modification of the code of the application after the application is ported to a smart television system, thus reducing the cost of developing the application. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018910 | METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING A PEN SHAPED HAND HELD INSTRUMENT WITH A SUBSTRATE AND/OR FOR DETECTING A SWITCHING OF THE SUBSTRATE AND PEN SHAPED HANDHELD INSTRUMENT - The invention relates to a method for associating a pen shaped hand held instrument with a substrate and/or for detecting a switching of the substrate, wherein the hand held instrument, includes at least one pen tip which generates a marking, a shaft, and at least one optical sensor which detects at least a coarse pattern from an identification position in which the pen tip has a distance from the substrate, wherein the at least one optical sensor detects at least the coarse pattern at least in an identification area which includes a portion of the substrate and at least a lateral edge of the substrate and/or at least a portion of a surrounding area of the substrate which surrounding area is directly adjacent to all edges of the substrate. The invention also relates to a pen shaped hand held instrument including at least one pen tip. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018911 | TOUCH PEN - A touch pen controls a capacitive touch screen and an electronic device. The electronic device includes a first wireless transmission module. The touch pen includes a pen tip, a second wireless transmission module, a G-sensor, and a pressure sensor. The pen tip is interacted with the capacitive touch screen. The second wireless transmission module is in communication with the first wireless transmission module. According to an angle change of the touch pen sensed by the G-sensor, a first control signal is transmitted from the second wireless transmission module to the first wireless transmission module to control the electronic device. According to a pressure exerted on the pen tip and sensed by the pressure sensor, a second control signal is transmitted from the second wireless transmission module to the first wireless transmission module or the capacitive touch screen to control the first wireless transmission module or the capacitive touch screen. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018912 | POSITION POINTING DEVICE AND CORE BODY FOR POSITION POINTING DEVICE - A position pointing device includes a pressure detecting part which detects a pressure applied in an axial direction of a core body. The core body includes: a leading end part formed from an elastic material; a pedestal part which is formed from a material harder than the material of the leading end part and is joined to the leading end part; and a core body main body part which is joined to the pedestal part, is smaller than the pedestal part in thickness in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction, and is formed from a hard material. The core body is housed in a casing and is movable in the axial direction, such that the leading end part is exposed via an opening of the casing, and a pressure exerted on the leading end part in the axial direction is transmitted to the pressure detecting part. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018913 | APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An apparatus, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: differentiate between two or more current possible inputs associated with a particular region of a user interface by dynamically assigning respective probabilities to two or more of the current possible inputs, wherein the dynamic assignment of the probabilities is based on at least one or more of: the time between the two or more current possible inputs and one or more previous inputs in the current view; the current view in which the two or more current possible inputs are received; the two or more current possible inputs being received at an edge region of a display showing the current view; and a specific displayed user interface element associated with the particular region, the particular region being an edge region of a display of the user interface. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018914 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND SIGNATURE WAKEUP METHODS THEREOF - An electronic device including a touch sensor and a processing unit is provided. The touch sensor is disposed on or under a display, and generates touch data for a touch detected thereon or therenear when the electronic device is locked with the display in a sleep state. The processing unit determines whether the touch data matches a predetermined signature according to the touch data, and wakes the display from the sleep state and unlocks the electronic device when the touch data matches the predetermined gesture. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018915 | TOUCH SENSING PANEL AND TOUCH SENSING CONTROL UNIT THEREOF - A touch sensing panel including a substrate, an electrode array, and a plurality of third electrodes is provided. The substrate has an active area and a peripheral area. The electrode array is located at the active area and includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes, wherein the second electrodes and the first electrodes are electrically insulated to each other and intersected with each other. The third electrodes area located at different sides of the peripheral area, respectively, and electrically insulated to the electrode array. A touch sensing control unit applied to the touch sensing panel is also provided. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018916 | IN-CELL TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - An in-cell touch display device. A panel has a plurality of data lines, a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of touch electrodes disposed thereon. A touch driving signal is applied to the plurality of touch electrodes when a driving mode is a touch mode. A data driver drives the plurality of data lines. A gate driver drives the plurality of gate lines. The gate driver sequentially outputs a scanning signal for driving the plurality of gate lines to the plurality of gate lines when the driving mode is a display mode, and outputs a load-free driving signal corresponding to the touch driving signal to at least one gate line when the driving mode is the touch mode. A level shifter generates the load-free driving signal. A multiplexer inputs a scanning voltage or the load-free driving signal to the gate driver depending on the driving mode. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018917 | TOUCH SYSTEM, TOUCH APPARATUS, AND MOBILE DEVICE - A touch system, a touch apparatus and a mobile device are disclosed by the present disclosure. The touch system comprises a touch apparatus and an operational device, wherein the touch apparatus comprises at least one position sensor and a first communication interface, and the operational device comprises a host machine and a second communication interface; the at least one position sensor is configured to sense an overhead touch operation over the at least one position sensor to obtain overhead touch information, and transmit the overhead touch information to the second communication interface of the operational device via the first communication interface so that the host machine of the operational device operates according to the overhead touch information. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018918 | TOUCH CIRCUIT, TOUCH SUBSTRATE AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure discloses a touch circuit, a touch substrate and a touch display device. The touch circuit includes a light sensing module arranged corresponding to a touch area and configured to, when the touch area receives light which meets a first preset condition, transmit a first signal transmitted via a signal input line as a sensing signal to a processor through a first sensing signal transmission line and a second sensing signal transmission line, respectively. The processor determines position information of the touch area based on a first sensing signal transmitted via the first sensing signal transmission line and a second sensing signal transmitted via the second sensing signal transmission line. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018919 | GLASS SHEET HAVING HIGH INFRARED RADIATION TRANSMISSION - The invention relates to a glass sheet having high infrared radiation transmission, intended, in particular, for use in a touch tablet, panel or screen. More specifically, the invention relates to a glass sheet having a composition comprising, concentrations expressed as a percentage of the total weight of the glass: 55-78% SiO2; 0-18% Al2O3; 0-18% B2O3; 5-20% Na2O; 0-15% CaO; 0-10% MgO; 0-10% K2O; 0-5% BaO; 0.002-0.06% total iron (expressed as Fe2O3), and selenium (expressed as Se) varying between 0.001 and 1%. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018920 | WEARABLE HAPTIC AND TOUCH COMMUNICATION DEVICE - This disclosure describes techniques and apparatuses enabling a wearable haptic and touch communication device. The techniques enable users to interact with their mobile devices using haptics, both to receive information from their devices and to make selections for their devices. The techniques may also enable users to interact with mobile devices without the aid of visual display or audio output. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018921 | ADJUSTMENT OF TOUCH SENSING STIMULATION VOLTAGE LEVELS BASED ON TOUCH PERFORMANCE - The adjustment of stimulation signal amplitudes in capacitive touch sensor panels and/or styli to reduce power consumption while preserving satisfactory touch performance is disclosed, in particular in situations where the noise level is not significant and there is excess SNR margin. To accomplish this, one or more metrics can be measured, calculated or otherwise determined to use as a predictor of touch performance, and these metrics can be processed to determine the minimum stimulation voltage required to maintain acceptable touch performance. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018922 | IN-CELL TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An in-cell touch panel and a display device are provided. The touch panel includes: an upper substrate and a lower substrate provided opposite to each other, a plurality of self-capacitance electrodes which are disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate and provided in a same layer and insulated from each other, and a touch detection chip configured to determine a touch position by detecting capacitance variation of the self-capacitance electrodes in the touch time-period. Thus, an in-cell touch panel with higher touch accuracy, lower cost, higher productivity and higher transmittance can be obtained. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018923 | DOUBLE-SIDED TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to the field of display technology, and particularly to a double-sided touch display device which comprises a touch feedback electrode, a first touch receiving electrode and a second touch receiving electrode, wherein the first touch receiving electrode and the second touch receiving electrode are provided at both sides of the touch feedback electrode, respectively. The double-sided touch display device achieve functions of both double-sided touch and transparent display, and has a simple structure and low production cost. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018924 | TOUCH DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING TOUCH METHOD - A touch device is disclosed by the present disclosure. The touch device comprises at least one position sensor and a controller connected to the at least one position sensor; the at least one position sensor is disposed in a non-display region of a screen of the touch device to sense an overhead touch operation over the at least one position sensor; and the controller is configured to obtain overhead touch information according to the overhead touch operation so as to operate according to the overhead touch information. In the aforesaid way, the present disclosure allows a touch medium to accomplish a touch operation without the need of touching the screen so as to make the touch operation convenient and quick and to enhance the entertainment in using the product. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018925 | TOUCH-PANEL SUBSTRATE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided are (i) a touch panel substrate improved in uniformity of in-plane light transmittance and (ii) an electronic device employing the touch panel substrate. First sensor electrodes ( | 2016-01-21 |
20160018926 | TOUCH PANEL USING SINGLE LAYER PATTERN AND TOUCH SENSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE TOUCH PANEL - The touch panel includes a touch detecting region in which a plurality of sensing regions are two-dimensionally arranged on a single substrate, a plurality of first electrodes formed in shapes of predetermined patterns in the plurality of sensing regions, respectively, and sensing a position of a vertical axis of touch applied to the touch detecting region, and a plurality of second electrodes electrically insulated from the first electrodes in the plurality of sensing regions, respectively. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018927 | SELF-CAPACITIVE TOUCH DEVICE AND CALCULATION METHOD THEREOF - A self-capacitive touch device includes a transparent substrate, multiple sensing electrodes and multiple trace lines. The sensing electrodes are alternately disposed on the transparent substrate, and each of the sensing units has a polygonal planar contour having M sides, where M is a positive integer equal to or greater than 4. A side of each of the sensing electrodes corresponds to sides of at least two of the remaining sensing electrodes. The trace lines are electrically connected to the sensing electrodes in a way that a part of segments of the trace lines are disposed in an active region of the self-capacitive touch device. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018928 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH DETECTION FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes a display area and a touch detection electrode that includes thin wire segments having first and second ends. Thin wire segments include a thin wire segment extending in a direction different from a pixel arrangement direction in which color regions having the highest human visibility are arranged. The second end is located away from the first end in a direction toward a target position that is distant from the first end in a pixel orthogonal direction by N times of a maximum length of one of the pixels in the pixel orthogonal direction, and in the pixel arrangement direction by M times of a maximum length of one of the pixels in the pixel arrangement direction. Each of N and M is an integer of 2 or larger. N and M are different from each other. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018929 | TOUCH PANEL SUBSTRATE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention provides a touch panel substrate that allows for greater design freedom when designing conductive wire patterns for reducing occurrence of the moiré effect. The touch panel substrate includes: a first electrode layer that includes first conductive wires and second conductive wires; and a second electrode layer that includes third conductive wires and fourth conductive wires. When viewed in a plan view, the first conductive wires and the third conductive wires form first quadrilaterals, and the second conductive wires and the fourth conductive wire form second quadrilaterals. The first quadrilaterals and the second quadrilaterals are not identical to one another. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018930 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel may include: a substrate; touch electrodes formed on the substrate as zigzag lines consisting of first unit electrodes disposed to be inclined in one direction with respect to a first axis that is parallel to one side of the substrate and second unit electrodes disposed to be inclined in the other direction with respect to the first axis, the first unit electrodes and second unit electrodes being disposed to alternate each other consecutively in a direction of the first axis; and overcoating layer formed as zigzag lines consisting of first overcoating members disposed to be inclined in a direction intersecting with the first unit electrodes, and second overcoating members disposed to be inclined in a direction intersecting with the second unit electrodes, the first overcoating members and second overcoating members disposed to alternate each other consecutively in the direction of the first axis. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018931 | SENSOR-EQUIPPED DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes a display panel, a sensor and a controller. The sensor includes a plurality of detection electrodes. Each of the detection electrodes includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode includes a greater area in a rear part than in a front part in the first direction in the detection electrode. The second electrode includes a greater area in the front part than in the rear part in the first direction in the detection electrode. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018932 | TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch panel and a display device are disclosed. Either a cell or a cell, which is formed by the intersections of silver fine wires which form either first electrodes or second electrodes, forms parallelogram shapes (preferably rhomboids), having opposite angles wherein intersection angles are obtuse angles and intersection angles are acute angles. The first electrodes and/or the second electrodes have an adhesive (OCA) deployed thereupon, which has a loss coefficient (tan δ) of 0.13 or more at 140° C. and 1 Hz, and a reserve elasticity of 8.9×10 | 2016-01-21 |
20160018933 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, INFORMATION APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A display control device includes: detection means that detects an inclination and movement amount of the display control device; and control means that switches a display direction of an image according to the inclination if the movement amount satisfies a predetermined condition, and maintains the display direction of the image irrespective of the inclination if the movement amount does not satisfy the predetermined condition. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018934 | Ranking of User-Generated Game Play Advice - Management of user-generated game play advice is disclosed. The present invention allows for management of game play advice that is complete and up-to-date regardless of when a particular interactive gaming title is released. Game play advice is pervasive and easily accessible to game players in addition to being accurate and credible such that game players can trust or rely upon the rendered advice. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018935 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide an array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof and a touch display device. The array substrate comprises multiple data lines, multiple gate lines and multiple thin film transistors. The data lines and the gate lines intersect with each other in different planes to divide the array substrate into multiple pixel units, in each of which a thin film transistor is provided, wherein the array substrate further comprises multiple first touch sensing electrodes and multiple second touch sensing electrodes. The first touch sensing electrodes are provided below active regions of the thin film transistors and also serve as metal shielding layers for blocking light emitted by a backlight source. The first touch sensing electrodes and the second touch sensing electrodes intersect with each other in different planes, and capacitances are formed at intersections of the first touch sensing electrodes and the second touch sensing electrodes. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018936 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display device includes a transparent substrate, a first ink layer, a shading layer, and a decorative layer. The transparent substrate has a visible region and an non-visible region. The non-visible region is located at the peripheral of the visible region. The first ink layer is disposed on the non-visible region of the transparent substrate. The shading layer is disposed on the first ink layer. The decorative layer is disposed on a portion of the first ink layer and located between the first ink layer and the shading layer. The optical density of the first ink layer is between 0.3 and 0.67. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018937 | CONVERSION METHOD, DEVICE, AND EQUIPMENT FOR KEY OPERATIONS ON A NON-TOUCH SCREEN TERMINAL UNIT - The embodiments of the present invention disclose a conversion method for key operations on anon-touch screen terminal unit, comprising: detecting a click action on a target key on the terminal unit, and acquiring the ID information of the target key; searching position information corresponding to the ID information in a preset profile according to the ID information; and, generating a touch screen event at the position indicated by the position information on the display screen of the terminal unit. With the present invention, application programs developed for touch screens can run on non-touch screen terminal units compatibly, and thereby the compatibility of the terminal units is improved. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018938 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE, ITS DRIVING METHOD AND NON-TRANSIENT STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention relates to the field of display technology, and provides a touch display device and its driving method, so as to increase the time spent for scanning a touch signal. In the method for driving the touch display device, the touch display device comprises n display regions, each of which corresponding to a plurality of rows of pixels, and n is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The method comprises the step of: during a progressive scanning procedure, scanning one of the n display regions and outputting a display signal to the scanned display region, and at the same time inputting a touch signal to the remaining n−1 display regions that are not scanned. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018939 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR USER INPUT INTERPRETATION AND INPUT ERROR MITIGATION - Provided herein are a method, apparatus and computer program product for interpreting user input and mitigating erroneous inputs on a device. In particular, methods may include receiving an indication of a first touch event, determining, by a touch mediation function, if the first touch event is an erroneous touch event, causing the first touch event to be sent to an application in response to the touch mediation function determining that the touch event is not erroneous; and causing the first touch event to not be sent to the application in response to the touch mediation function determining that the first touch event is erroneous. The first touch event may occur proximate a first capture area for the user interface and the method may further include causing the first capture area for the user interface to be adjusted in response to the first touch event. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018940 | METHOD FOR INCREASING SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO OF CAPACITIVE TOUCH DEVICE AND CAPACITIVE TOUCH DEVICE AND TOUCH PANEL USING THE SAME - A method for increasing a signal to noise ratio of a capacitive touch device and a capacitive touch device and a touch panel using the same are provided. The capacitive touch device includes a first sensing electrode, a second sensing electrode, a touch detector, a resonant inductor and a detection signal output circuit. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018941 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed is a mobile terminal which is capable of executing applications and a control method thereof. The mobile terminal includes a user input unit that receives setting of at least one mode and at least one application executable n each mode, a display unit that outputs first screen information corresponding to a first application executable in a selected first mode, and a controller that controls the display unit such that the first screen information is converted into second screen information corresponding to a second application executable in the first mode, in response to a control command for an application conversion which is input in the first mode. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018942 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal for classifying a touch type according to a finger portion brought into contact with the touch screen to perform a different function and a control method thereof, and the mobile terminal may include a touch screen, a sensing unit configured to sense a touch input applied to the touch screen, and a controller configured to control at least one of executable functions in the terminal when a touch input corresponding to a preset scheme is applied to the touch screen, wherein the controller executes a first function when the touch input corresponding to the preset scheme is applied with a fingertip, and executes a second function different from the first function when applied with a nail. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018943 | Display Device - A display device configured to be connected to an information terminal, includes: a video reception unit that receives video information about a screen including a cursor from the information terminal; a touch panel that brings up the screen on display based on the video information received by the video reception unit and detects a touch position specified by a touch operation; and a transmission unit that transmits operation information in correspondence to the touch operation to the information terminal. The transmission unit transmits the operation information in a delay when the touch operation is performed continuously. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018944 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TOUCH INPUTS BY USING HUMAN BODY - A touch input method, a terminal contacting a first body part, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and a chipset are provided. The touch input method includes receiving, by a terminal contacting a first body part, a touch input applied by a second body part; measuring a distance between the terminal and the second body part; sensing, by the terminal, whether the second body part contacts the first body part; and determining input information for controlling the terminal, based on the measured distance between the terminal and the second body part and changed information of an electrical signal transmitted from the terminal to the first body part. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018945 | HEURISTIC PALM DETECTION - Method for detecting touches on a multi-touch interface comprising of receiving information relating to a first touch and information relating to one or more other touches through a touch-based display. The method further comprising performing a touch analysis, the analysis being a comparison of the first touch as compared to the one or more other touches in order to determine a writing touch and one or more non-writing touches. The analysis including an influence score component for performing a distance based comparison of the first touch to the one or more other touches, the comparison determining an influence score between the first touch and each of the one or more other touches. The analysis also including an impact score component for determining an impact score for each touch, the impact score based on the one or more influence scores between the first touch and the one or more other touches. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018946 | TOUCH SENSING ERROR COMPENSATION - Error compensation of a touch sensing signal is provided. A touch screen can include a drive region that can be driven by a drive signal, and a sense region that can output a sense signal that includes information of a first amount of touch on or near the touch screen and information of a first amount of error. The first amount of touch can be based on the drive signal. The touch screen can include a compensation sensor that can output a compensation signal that includes information of a second amount of error, and an error compensator that can compensate for the first amount of error in the sense signal based on the second amount of error. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018947 | OPTICAL TOUCH-CONTROL SYSTEM - An optical touch-control system is provided. The optical touch-control system includes: a display unit; a light source; a retro-reflective touch-control device; at least two image capturing units, and a processor. The image capturing units are configured to capture a plurality of images in front of the display unit, which are generated by the retro-reflective touch-control device reflecting the light emitted from the light source. The processor determines whether at least one first cluster is in the images from the image capturing units based on a first threshold. The processor further calculates a touch position of the retro-reflective touch-control device on the display unit based on the at least one first cluster. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018948 | WEARABLE DEVICE FOR USING HUMAN BODY AS INPUT MECHANISM - The invention relates to wearable devices for sensing gestures. A watch, which is a wearable device, includes an ultrasonic system that has an ultrasonic transducer and one or more sensors and measures the location of a finger on the back of the user's hand. Using the ultrasonic system, it is possible to use the back of the hand as an extension to the screen display of the watch. The watch can be used as a motion detector and interface with various types of mobile devices, such as computerized eyeglass. The watch can also function as a generic input mechanism for various types of devices, such as tablet, TV, or laptop computer, where these devices are coupled to the watch via a suitable communication system, such as Bluetooth® interconnection system. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018949 | GLASS SHEET HAVING HIGH INFRARED RADIATION TRANSMISSION - The invention relates to a glass sheet having high infrared radiation transmission, intended, in particular, for use in a touch tablet, panel or screen. More specifically, the invention relates to a glass sheet having a composition comprising, concentrations expressed as a percentage of the total weight of the glass: 55-78% SiO2; 0-18% Al2O3; 0-18% B2O3; 5-20% Na2O; 0-15% CaO; 0-10% MgO; 0-10% K2O; 0-5% BaO; 0.002-0.06% total iron (expressed as Fe2O3), and cobalt (expressed as CoO) varying between 0.001 and 1%. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018950 | POSITION SENSOR - A position sensor includes: a sheet-form optical waveguide including an under cladding layer, linear cores arranged in a lattice on the under cladding layer, and an over cladding layer formed to cover the cores; a light-emitting element connected to one end surface of the cores; and a light-receiving element connected to the other end surface of the cores. A refractive index difference between the cores and the under cladding layer and a refractive index difference between the cores and the over cladding layer are set in a specific range. The cores have an elasticity modulus higher than those of the under and over cladding layers. The deformation rate of a cross section of the cores as seen in a pressed direction is lower than the deformation rates of cross sections of the over cladding layer and the under cladding layer when a surface of the optical waveguide is pressed. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018951 | CONTEXTUAL VIEW PORTALS - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for populating a map interface with a contextual view portal and/or for tracking contextual information. In an example, a map interface may be populated with a map canvas depicting a first location according to a first view setting (e.g., a city level view providing relatively lower level of detail of a city). A contextual view portal, corresponding to an area within the first location, may be populated within the map interface such as overlaying the map canvas. The contextual view portal may depict imagery of the area according to a second view setting (e.g., a photorealistic view setting, an aerial view setting, a street-side view setting, etc.). A user may relocate the contextual view portal to view imagery of various areas. A task tracking interface may be populated with contextual information associated with an area depicted by the contextual view portal. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018952 | Multi-Format Editors - A multi-format editor for creating a software application. The editor is suitable for running on a computing device having at least a processor, a memory, a display device and an input device. The editor comprises a graphical editor for: retrieving from the memory and displaying on said display device a number of graphical elements; and enabling a user to select and arrange at least some of the graphical elements on the display device using the input device so as to form a graphical representation of a process to be performed by the software application. The editor further includes a textual editor for displaying on the display device a textual representation of computer instructions describing a process to be performed by the software application, and enabling the user to edit the textual representation. The processor is arranged to automatically maintain the graphical and textual representations synchronized following amendment of the graphical representation in the graphical editor or amendment of the textual representation in the textual editor. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018953 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AN INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACE FROM A DATABASE - Systems and methods are provided for generating interactive user interface pages from a data store. At least a portion of metadata is received from a data store, wherein the appearance and functionality of a plurality of interactive user interface pages is based on the metadata. The display and functionality of an interactive maintenance page is generated based on at least a portion of the metadata, wherein the interactive maintenance page is one of the plurality of interactive user interface pages, and wherein the interactive maintenance page maintains the plurality of interactive user interface pages. One or more instructions are received from the interactive maintenance page. The metadata is updated based upon the one or more instructions, and the appearance and functionality of at least one of the interactive user interface pages and/or the interactive maintenance page is modified based on the metadata. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018954 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An operating method of an electronic device is provided. The operating method includes selecting an object displayed in a window and calling another window corresponding to the object on the basis of the selected object. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018955 | User Interface Spaces - A user interface can have one or more spaces presented therein. A space is a grouping of one or more program windows in relation to windows of other application programs, such that the program(s) of only a single space is visible when the space is active. A view can be generated of all spaces and their contents. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018956 | Localization System for Mounting Game in Portable Storage Device on Game Console and Method Therefor - A localization system for mounting a game includes at least a portable storage device, wherein each portable storage device comprising a target word unit, linked to small database having an identification code, wherein small database accesses a logic allocation unit comprising at least one file and each file comprises a file identification code; and a game console, comprising at least an interface, linked to a storage unit storing at least an application program for linking portable storage device and for downloading or overwriting existing file; and a central process unit; wherein the application program is utilized to access small database and display relevant information about file having file identification code corresponding to identification code of small database; wherein when game is selected to be executed, central process unit loads file of game into a free space in a main memory of game console and executes file of game. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018957 | STACKABLE PAGINATION INDICATORS - Instead of displaying interface elements such as pagination indicators side-by-side on a display, a device can present such interface elements in other visible configurations relative to each other. For example, the device can display pagination indicators of different sizes stacked on top of each other. When such stacked pagination indicators are presented as viewed from directly overhead, the pagination indicators can be appear as concentric rings. Alternatively, the device can display such stacked pagination indicators from various different non-overhead angle perspectives. When shown at some of these angles, the stacked pagination indicators can appear as a three-dimensional stack of discs. The device can highlight a particular pagination indicator to distinguish that particular pagination indicator visibly from the other pagination indicators. The highlighted pagination indicator can serve to indicate which of several interface segments, such as pages, is currently being shown on the display. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018958 | CONTENT VISUALIZATION - Displaying a preference by a user of a content contribution is disclosed. A preference event by the user is detected. A plurality of detected events is stored. In response to a query from a client, at least a portion of the stored detected events is stored. At least a portion of the received events is displayed in an interface. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018959 | ADAPTIVE BACKGROUND PLAYBACK BEHAVIOR - A computer-implemented method for providing adaptive background playback behavior is provided herein. Embodiments of the method include steps of playing a media item in a media viewer executing on a processor of a computing device. The media item includes both an audio component and a video component. The method further includes steps of detecting an event that causes the playing of the video component of the media item to be suspended and of identifying data pertaining to user behavior associated with the event. Additionally, the method includes determining whether to continue playing the audio component of the media item in view of the identified data. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018960 | HANDEDNESS DETECTION - A method can include receiving information via a touch-sensitive user interface; analyzing at least a portion of the information to determine a hand preference; and controlling a graphical user interface based at least in part on the determined hand preference. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018961 | AUTOMATED DATA OVERLAY IN INDUSTRIAL MONITORING SYSTEMS - Systems and methods include receiving an indication of a selection of a first piece of equipment in an industrial monitoring system. The systems and methods also include determining a first feature of interest in a plot corresponding to a first sensor. Additionally, the systems and methods include matching the first feature of interest with corresponding second features of interest in a second. Furthermore, the systems and methods include overlaying the first plot with the second plot based at least in part on the first feature of interest and the corresponding second feature of interest. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018962 | USER-INTERFACE FOR DEVELOPING APPLICATIONS THAT APPLY MACHINE LEARNING - The various embodiments described herein include methods, systems and/or devices used to visualize data. In one aspect, a method is performed by a computing system having one or more processors and memory. The method includes (1) receiving a request from a user to visualize data, the data stored in a graph dataflow processing system, and (2) in response to the request, invoking an interactive graphical user interface (GUI) for display to the user, the GUI including a first set of visualization data corresponding to a first subset of the data. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018963 | OPERATING ROOM CHECKLIST SYSTEM - Techniques for generating and providing a checklist, and for providing updates to a checklist based on event data. In some aspects, a checklist is provided to a terminal device by receiving a notification of a trigger event, which is used, at least in part, to obtain a checklist template and to generate a checklist from the checklist template, which is then provided to the terminal device. In some aspects, a server device provides a checklist to a terminal device, the checklist comprising a sequence of prompts, each prompt indicating one or more actions, and the server device provides an update to the checklist based on received event data. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018964 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - When a screen displayed on a display includes a scrollable scroll region, and a first condition is satisfied which defines that the scroll region is not scrolled to a scroll position at which the last part of the displayed content in the scroll region is displayed on a display, a control module executes a first control of setting a time limit to be longer as compared to a case where the screen does not include the scroll region or not darkening or turning off the display based on the time limit. On the other hand, when a screen displayed on the display includes a scroll region, and the first condition is not satisfied, the control module executes a second control of setting the time limit to be shorter as compared to the first control or darkening or turning off the display based on the time limit | 2016-01-21 |
20160018965 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by a user's reading history for the e-book content can be outputted through the progress bar. The present invention includes a display unit configured to display an e-book content and a controller, if a preset user input is received while a prescribed page of the e-book content is displayed, controlling a progress bar indicating a position of the prescribed page in a total amount of the e-book content to be outputted, the controller controlling a user's reading history for the e-book content to be outputted through the progress bar. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018966 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING USER INTERACTION WITH DISPLAYED INFORMATION - A method of enhancing user interaction with content displayed on a display of a touch screen device is provided. The method includes displaying at least one enhanced cursor within a viewable area of the display, the at least one enhanced cursor having a predefined action associated therewith, and receiving a selection of the at least one enhanced cursor. The method also includes detecting movement of the selected at least one enhance cursor onto displayed content, and executing the predefined action on the content. The method may further include detecting a subject matter of content being displayed on a display of a device coupled to the processor. Furthermore, a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for execution by a processor that cause the processor to perform the provided method may also be provided. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018967 | WORKING PROCESS PROCESSING SYSTEM AND WORKING PROCESS PROCESSING METHOD - A working process processing system of an embodiment has: a 3D data storage for storing the 3D data; a working process data storage to store the working process data; an animation data processor to process animation data based on the 3D data stored in the 3D data storage and the working process data stored in the working process data storage, the animation data comprising displaying data showing a plurality of changing situations of the working processes; wherein the animation data processor is configured to include the comment information relating to the work attribute information of at least one of the working processes with the displaying data of the respective working process of the animation data processed thereof. | 2016-01-21 |
20160018968 | DIGITAL FLASH CARDS INCLUDING LINKS TO DIGITAL CONTENT - Techniques are disclosed for creating digital flash cards that include links to content from one or more digital content sources, referred to herein as a flash card mode. The mode allows a user to create a digital flash card by selecting a portion of a digital content source and performing a create command. The created flash card includes at least two virtual sides and a first side of the flash card identifies the location of the selected portion of digital content. The location may be identified, for example, by a canonical fragment identifier (CFI). Text can then be entered for a second side of the flash card. Flash cards can be shared with other users, and because the flash cards only identify locations of content within digital content sources, the mode is well-suited to handle sources including digital rights management (DRM) protection, for example. | 2016-01-21 |