08th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 25 | ||
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20100045515 | Communications system and method of communicating data - A communications system and method thereof are provided, wherein the system includes a first receiver. The first receiver includes at least one antenna element configured to receive the first signal having a first polarization, and a combiner in communication with the at least one antenna element, wherein the combiner enhances the first signal and minimizes a second signal having a second polarization that is different than the first polarization of the first signal, such that an output is emitted by the first receiver based upon the received first signal. The first receiver further includes a beam steerer in communication with the combiner, wherein the beam steerer is configured to steer an antenna beam of the at least one antenna element in order to minimize reflection of the second signal, such that the second polarization of the second signal remains different than the first polarization of the first signal. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045516 | POSITIONING METHOD, POSITIONING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT - A positioning method that performs current position calculations and outputs a positioning result position includes searching for satellite signals transmitted from positioning satellites to acquire satellites, combining satellites among the acquired satellites to extract satellite sets used for positioning, performing first positioning calculations on each calculation-target satellite set among the extracted satellite sets using the satellite signals transmitted from the acquired satellites included in the calculation-target satellite set, performing second positioning calculations on each calculation-target satellite set among the extracted satellite sets using the satellite signals transmitted from the acquired satellites that are included in the calculation-target satellite set, but do not include a low-elevation-angle satellite, and determining whether or not a positioning result obtained using the calculation-target satellite set is appropriate based on the difference between a position calculated by the first positioning calculations and a position calculated by the second positioning calculations, the elevation angle of the low-elevation-angle satellite satisfying a given low elevation angle condition, and determining the positioning result position from the positions calculated by the first positioning calculations on the satellite sets for which the positioning result has been determined to be appropriate. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045517 | Precision GPS Driven Utility Asset Management and Utility Damage Prevention System and Method - A method and apparatus, including software, for the development and operational use of precise utility location and utility asset management information. Field-usable data sets may be produced that meet standards of accuracy and usability that are sufficient for use by field operations personnel participating in damage prevention activities associated with ground penetrating projects (e.g., excavating, trenching, boring, driving, and tunneling) or other asset applications. Some embodiments relate to integrating utility asset data including coordinate location, and geographical information data using a consistently available and accurate coordinates reference for collecting the data and for aligning the geographical information data. Some embodiments relate to managing projects with equipment that provides real time images and the updating of the data as required with this desired accuracy. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045518 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC GEOTAGGING - A mobile terminal and method for automatic geotagging are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a camera for capturing an image and for generating image data, a location information module for determining location information of the mobile terminal, and a controller configured to concurrently operate the camera and the location information module in response to a user input and to store the location information with the image data. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045519 | METHOD OF RECORDING POSITION OF MOBILE DEVICE, MOBILE DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - A method of recording the position of a mobile device, wherein the method is used to reduce power consumption, a mobile device having a position recording function, and a recording medium having embodied thereon a program for executing the method. The method includes calculating a moving speed of the mobile device; if the moving speed is not higher than a first speed, decreasing the frequency of recording of position information of the mobile device; if the moving speed is higher than the first speed, increasing the frequency of recording of position information of the mobile device; and if the moving speed is higher than the first speed and not higher than a second speed, exponentially-changing the frequency of recording of the position information of the mobile device according to the moving speed of the mobile device. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045520 | Culled satellite ephemeris information for quick, accurate assisted locating satellite location determination for cell site antennas - Locating satellites (e.g., GPS) are culled into a preferred group having a longest dwell time based on a time passing through an ellipsoid arc path through a cone of space, and communicated to mobile devices within a particular region (e.g., serviced by a particular base station). The culled locating satellites may select those visible, or more preferably those locating satellites currently within a cone of space above the relevant base station are selected for communication by a mobile device within the service area of the base station. The inverted cone of space may be defined for each antenna structure for any given base station, and each has 360 degrees of coverage, or less than 360 degrees of coverage, with relevant locating satellites. Thus, cell sites may be specifically used as reference points for culling the ephemeris information used to expedite Assisted GPS location determinations. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045521 | Method of Downloading Ephemeris Data Based on User Activity - Ephemeris data is downloaded intelligently to a GPS-enabled wireless communications device based on user activity rather than at fixed predetermined intervals. Ephemeris data can be downloaded to enable both Aided GPS and Assisted GPS. The device can download ephemeris data based on the frequency of requests into an API communicating with a GPS driver, based on the detection of a new network, or a change in time zone of the network time. Intelligent, adaptive downloading of ephemeris optimizes the usage of bandwidth and the data charge to the user while ensuring that ephemeris data is cached to provide assistance for location-based services such as turn-based navigation. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045522 | ANTENNA COMBINATION TECHNIQUE FOR MULTI-FREQUENCY RECEPTION - A set of receiver antennas, of which at least one of the receiver antennas has the capability of receiving frequencies that another receiver antenna from the set is incapable of receiving, is used for determining position and orientation in a navigation system. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045523 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING A CLOCK BIAS IN A GNSS RECEIVER - A method for compensating a clock bias in a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver includes deriving at least one clock drift value comprising a first clock drift value corresponding to a first time point, and calculating the clock bias according to the at least one clock drift value and at least one interval within the time period between the first time point and a specific time point after the first time point. An apparatus for compensating a clock bias in a GNSS receiver is also provided. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045524 | GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOG WITH LOW POWER CONSUMPTION - A global positioning system (GPS) log with low power consumption has an antenna, a GPS module, a power control module, a main control module, a power adjusting unit and a memory. The main control module is connected to the GPS module and the power control module to retrieve the computing results of the GPS module and controls the power control module to periodically provide power to the GPS module according to a predetermined and variable power providing period. The power adjusting unit is connected to the main control module, analyzes the computing results of the GPS module and assists the main control module to adjust the power providing period. Since the main control module automatically adjusts the power providing period, the GPS log does not deplete unnecessary power on the GPS module. Therefore, the power consumption of the GPS log is reduced and the GPS operates longer. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045525 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A FALLING STATE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system and method for detecting a falling state of an electronic device include setting a time interval to collect position information of the electronic device and one or more alarm means, activating a global position system to locate a position of the electronic device, and acquiring position information of the electronic device at each time interval. The system and method further include calculating an acceleration of the electronic device, and activating one or more of the alarm means if the calculated acceleration is larger or equal to the acceleration of gravity. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045526 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING SIGNAL OF SATELLITE - Disclosed is a method for acquiring a signal of a satellite by a receiver, including pre-storing weighting factors of satellites, which include possibility indexes of satellite signal acquisition with respect to positions and times of the receiver, receiving a request for acquisition of the satellite and initializing operational status information and search history information of the satellites, searching for the satellites in sequence according to the weighting factors, resetting the operational status information and search history information of the satellites based on whether signals of the satellites are detected, updating the weighting factor of a satellite having a signal that has been detected, and selecting the satellite having the signal that has been detected in consideration of the updated weighting factor, and acquiring the signal from the selected satellite. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045527 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING SUBFRAMES OF SATELLITE NAVIGATION DATA - A method and apparatus for collecting subframes of navigation data of satellites are disclosed. In the method of the present invention, the subframe is divided into several sub-units, each sub-units includes one or more words. When a receiver receives a subframe with a subframe ID, the respective required sub-units of the subframe are checked. A dummy sub-unit is not necessary to be considered. Valid ones of the required sub-units are collected. If not all the required sub-units of the subframe have been collected, the absent sub-units are to be collected when the next subframe with the same subframe ID is received. Some protection schemes can be applied to raise the reliability of such sub-unit collection. Especially when the signal is weak or unstable, the present invention may significantly improve the TTFF (Time To First Fix) performance of the receiver. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045528 | STEERABLE ANTENNA AND RECEIVER INTERFACE FOR TERRESTRIAL BROADCAST - Antennas with steerable antenna patterns and techniques for using such antennas are described. In accordance with the invention, antenna patterns with one or more NULLs are used. Through the use of digital control signals the antenna pattern is steered so that a source of signal interference, e.g., a multipath signal, will be located in a NULL. In this manner the received signal's S/N ratio can be maximized thereby facilitating demodulation. The techniques of the invention can be applied to television, computer devices, mobile devices and a wide range of other systems. Digital commands to control an antenna may include multiple information fields, e.g., a direction field, a channel field, a gain field and a polarity field. Antennas incapable of supporting the specified fields disregard information in fields which are not supported. Information in each supported field is decoded and used to adjust the corresponding antenna characteristic. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045529 | Antenna Positioning Method And Antenna Mounting Device For Communication Device, And Antenna Device - In an antenna positioning method for a communication device that performs communication using a plurality of antennas positioned on a straight line, the method has a first step of measuring radiation pattern characteristics of each antenna, a second step of detecting a direction in which fluctuation of the radiation pattern characteristics of each antenna is large, and a third step of positioning each antenna in the communication device so that the direction in which the characteristic fluctuation is large matches the straight line direction. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045530 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING AN OBJECT ON A SURFACE - A method of locating an object ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045531 | HARMONIC BLOCK TECHNIQUE FOR COMPUTING SPACE-TIME SOLUTIONS FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM NETWORK NODES - A space-time calibration system and method implement space-time solutions, in which, in one preferred embodiment, a single node determines its own space-time solutions based on other network nodes with which the single node communicates. In other preferred embodiments, space-time solutions for the node can be generated using other resources in the network. The disclosed system and method enable reliable, precise object positioning particularly for environments where the Global Positioning System (GPS) is blocked or subject to interference such as within the urban core. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045532 | ANTENNA USING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE INK AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an antenna having an antenna radiator formed by printing electrically conductive ink on a substrate. An antenna radiator according to an embodiment of the present invention is formed to the same thickness as a skin depth with respect to an operation frequency of the antenna. Therefore, an antenna can be fabricated using a small amount of electrically conductive ink while not reducing the gain of the antenna. Further, an antenna radiator according to another embodiment of the present invention is formed to the same thickness as a skin depth with respect to a predetermined frequency at a corresponding hot spot with respect to the frequency. Accordingly, an amount of electrically conductive ink used can be further reduced while maintaining the gain of the antenna. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045533 | DUAL-POLARIZED ANTENNA - A dual-polarized antenna device includes a base plate, a first polarized antenna, and a second polarized antenna. The second polarized antenna is arranged perpendicularly crossing the first polarized antenna without contact. The first polarized antenna and the second polarized antenna are respectively connected to the base plate integrally and inseparably, such that the dual-polarized antenna device has a reduced cost and is more convenient to assemble. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045534 | Antenna - An antenna includes: a grounding element extending along a first plane; a radiating element having a first side and extending along a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane, the radiating element being aligned with the grounding element in a normal direction transverse to the first and second planes; a bridging element interconnecting the grounding and radiating elements; and a feeding element extending and tapered from the first side of the radiating element toward the grounding element. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045535 | FLAT ANTENNA DEVICE - A flat antenna device is proposed, including a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a first. antenna module disposed on the first surface and having a first coupling unit, and a second antenna module disposed on the second surface and having a second coupling unit. The first and second coupling units are parallel and coupled to one another so as to constitute a transmission line structure, allowing signals passing through the first coupling unit to be coupled and fed into the second coupling unit such that a first resonant signal and a second resonant signal of approximately 910 MHz and 1710 MHz are generated through the transmission line structure and a hook-shaped radiation unit of the second antenna module and a third resonant signal of approximately 2400 MHz is generated through an open electromagnetic coupling groove formed in the second module, thereby providing a compact and low-cost flat antenna device for use with six commonly used frequency bands of GSM, GPS, DCS, PCS, UMTS and WLAN IEEE-802.11b/g/n. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045536 | Antenna apparatus - An antenna apparatus is disclosed. The antenna apparatus includes a board and a line antenna. The board includes: a base part having dielectric layers and a conductive layer disposed between the dielectric layers; multiple metal plates arranged on one surface of the base part while being spaced apart at even intervals so as to provide a band-gap surface; and a connection part via which the conductive layer is electrically connectable with the multiple metal plates. The line antenna is located on a band-gap surface side of the board, is arranged along the band gap surface, and is configured to receive and transmit the electromagnetic wave within an operating frequency band. The connection part includes a first adjustment circuit that is configured to individually adjust an impedance between the conductive layer and each of the plurality of metal plates. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045537 | RADIO FREQUENCY MULTILAYER SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF RADIO FREQUENCY MULTILAYER SUBSTRATE - A radio frequency multilayer substrate which has a connection portion connecting a strip line and a microstrip line, of which connection portion improves VSWR, is provided. The high frequency multilayer substrate has a through-hole which electrically connects a central conductor of the strip line and a central conductor of the microstrip line. The high frequency multilayer substrate also has an insulating hole which does not have a conductor inside. The through-hole is connected with the insulating hole. A length of the conductor layer of the through-hole from the central conductor to an insulating hole is smaller than one half the distance from the central conductor to a 2nd ground conductor. The insulating hole can be formed by cutting the through-hole. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045538 | RF TRANSPARENT HOUSING HAVING A METALLIC APPEARANCE - An apparatus and method for forming an electronic device ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045539 | ANTENNA AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING SAME - An antenna which is laid out efficiently while ensuring a predetermined antenna directivity. An antenna area is formed on a corner of a substrate. An antenna conductor is formed in the antenna area, and is shaped so that a bend is formed between its ground end and its open end. A first ground area is formed on the substrate near the ground end of the antenna conductor, and is connected to the ground end. A second ground area is formed on the substrate near the open end of the antenna conductor. A feed unit feeds electricity to the antenna conductor. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045540 | PLANAR ANTENNA AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A planar antenna disposed on a plate having a first surface and a second surface is provided. The planar antenna includes a metal layer, an antenna body, a stepped impedance device, a coupling device and a matching device. The metal layer is disposed on the first surface and has a slot line exposing the first surface. The antenna body, the stepped impedance device, the coupling device and the matching device are disposed on the second surface. The antenna body is corresponding to a surrounding of the metal layer except a feed end thereof, the stepped impedance device and the matching device are corresponding to the metal layer, and the coupling device is corresponding to the slot line. The matching device is coupled between the coupling device and the feed end. The stepped impedance device has a transmission zero in a radio frequency band operated by the antenna body. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045541 | MOBILE RADIO APPARATUS - A mobile radio apparatus improves the flexibility of the layout design of an antenna and a radio circuit by arranging the antenna and the radio circuit for supplying power to the antenna in separate housings and realizes a smaller apparatus size. In this apparatus, a first housing ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045542 | TESTING METHOD OF MULTIBAND ANTENNA - A testing method of a multiband antenna is provided. The testing method includes the following steps. Firstly, whether a testing angle of a multiband antenna is less than a default vale is determined, and if the testing angle is less than a default vale, then the testing frequency is set equal to a first default frequency according to the frequency table so as to obtain a first testing result corresponding to the first default frequency when the multiband antenna is at the testing angle. Next, whether the testing frequency needs to be changed is determined, and if the testing frequency needs to be changed, then the testing frequency is set equal to a second default frequency according to the frequency table so as to obtain a second testing result corresponding to the second default frequency when the multiband antenna is at the testing angle. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045543 | RADIATION EFFICIENCY MEASURING APPARATUS AND RADIATION EFFICIENCY MEASURING METHOD - A target antenna | 2010-02-25 |
20100045544 | AIRBORNE RADAR NOTABLY FOR A DRONE - The present invention relates to an airborne radar ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045545 | Ultra wideband buoyant cable antenna element - The invention as disclosed is of a buoyant cable antenna for use with underwater vehicles having improved bandwidth through the use of discrete distributed loading along the antenna. The buoyant cable antenna is designed with an antenna wire that is divided into N equal length segments of length d/2. A capacitor is coupled between every other segment such that capacitors are separated by a distance d. A shunt inductor is coupled to the antenna wire between the adjoining segments not separated by a capacitor such that the shunt inductors are separated by a distance d. This antenna design provides a substantially improved impedance bandwidth over existing prior art antennas at high frequency without increasing the physical profile of the antenna and without the use of active circuit elements. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045546 | UWB ANTENNA AND DETECTION APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTATION MEANS - A UWB antenna for transportation means comprises a metallic screen, a dielectric substrate and a rectangular printed metallic patch. The dielectric substrate is disposed on the printed metallic patch. The printed metallic patch is disposed on the dielectric substrate, and has a horizontal trench gap and two vertical trench gaps. The horizontal trench gap is parallel to the long side of the rectangular printed metallic patch, and the vertical trench gaps respectively extend upward from each end of the horizontal trench gap to form two resonance contours. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045547 | On-vehicle film antenna - An on-vehicle film antenna is constructed with a loop antenna and a monopole antenna and attached to a vehicle windshield. The loop antenna has a first element set in length to correspond to a first radio wave of a first frequency band. One end of the first element is connected to a power supply near a border section between a vehicle chassis and the vehicle windshield, and the other end of the first element is connected to the vehicle chassis. The monopole antenna has a second element set in length to correspond to a second radio wave of a second frequency band. One end of the second element is connected to the power supply near the border section in common with the one end of the first element, and the other end of the second element is disconnected from the vehicle chassis. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045548 | Motor-vehicle antenna for satellite data communication - In combination with a motor-vehicle body part, an antenna has a flat nonconductive support sheet, a conductive antenna structure applied to the sheet, and a coaxial cable connected to the antenna structure and adapted for connection to a transmitter or receiver. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045549 | DUAL CIRCULARLY POLARIZED ANTENNA SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF COMMUNICATING SIGNALS BY THE ANTENNA SYSTEM - An antenna system and a method for communicating signals by a dual circularly polarized antenna system are provided. The antenna system includes a substantially straight microstrip segment and a plurality of substantially straight microstrip projections. The plurality of microstrip projections extend from the microstrip segment in pairs at a predetermined angle, wherein each microstrip projection of the pair of microstrip projections extends from substantially the same location on the microstrip segment. A first microstrip projection extends from the microstrip segment on a first side of the microstrip segment and a second microstrip projection extends from the microstrip segment on a second side of the microstrip segment, such that the first and second microstrip projections at least one of emit and receive circularly polarized radiation in a first direction and circularly polarized radiation in a second direction simultaneously. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045550 | Method And Apparatus For A Tunable Channelizing Patch Antenna - A method and apparatus providing a tunable channelized patch antenna by selectively adjoining one or more radiating element extensions successively to a radiating element of the patch antenna, and adjusting fringe capacitance at active outer edges of the patch antenna. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045551 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES WITH ANTENNA ELEMENTS AND REFLECTORS - According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of antenna assemblies. In one exemplary embodiment, an antenna assembly generally includes at least one antenna element having first and second electrical paths. The antenna assembly may also include at least one reflector element spaced-apart from the antenna element for reflecting electromagnetic waves generally towards the antenna element. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045552 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A multi-resonant antenna device having good VSWR characteristics even in the UWB band, and a wireless communication apparatus including the antenna device are provided. The antenna device includes a substrate, an antenna main body surface-mounted at a corner of the substrate, and slits. The antenna device resonates at two different resonance frequencies. The slits are arranged to bring a VSWR value at a frequency between the two resonance frequencies closer to VSWR values at the two resonance frequencies. The slits include capacitive adjustment slit portions and inductive adjustment slit portions. The slits are provided in an area where the density of a current flowing on ground conductor surfaces is highest. The slits are arranged perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly to a direction of this current. Specifically, the slits are provided near and parallel or substantially parallel to an open end of the radiating electrode portion. The lengths of the slits are set to one-eighth of a wavelength at a frequency corresponding to the highest VSWR value in the range between the two resonance frequencies. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045553 | LOW-PROFILE ANTENNA STRUCTURE - A low-profile antenna structure can control its directivity with great flexibility. Excited elements | 2010-02-25 |
20100045554 | Metamaterial Antennas for Wideband Operations - Metamaterial antennas provide spatially varying electromagnetic coupling that enables impedance matching conditions for different operating frequencies of the MTM antennas so that such antennas can operate at different frequencies for wideband applications, including ultra wideband applications. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045555 | Array Antenna System Automatically Adjusting Space Between Arranged Antennas - An array antenna system including: a base frame; a plurality of antenna elements which is arranged on the base frame; a driving unit which provides a driving power to each of the plurality of antenna elements when the plurality of antenna elements is moved or transformed on the base frame; a sensor unit which senses a change of a radio wave environment; and a control unit which transmits a driving signal to the driving unit according to a change of the radio wave environment, the change of the radio wave environment being sensed by the sensor unit. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045556 | Multiband Monopole Slot Antenna - The present invention discloses a multiband monopole slot antenna. The antenna comprises a ground plane, a dielectric substrate, a radiating portion, and a microstrip feedline. The dielectric substrate is connected to an edge of the ground plane and extends toward the opposite direction of the ground plane. The radiating portion is on the metal surface of the dielectric substrate and comprises a first monopole slot, a second monopole slot and a third monopole slot. The microstrip feedline is on the surface opposite to the metal surface of the dielectric substrate. A first end of the microstrip feedline is connected to a signal source, and a second end of the microstrip feedline is an open end. The microstrip feedline passes over the first, second, and third monopole slots. A section of the microstrip feedline which passes over the third monopole slot is parallel to the third monopole slot, and the microstrip feedline is generally of a step shape. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045557 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus that may be adapted to various environments. The antenna apparatus includes a radiation unit to transmit and receive in a 360° radius including a plurality of radiators, each radiator configured to radiate a main emission pattern in different direction; and a switch unit configured to selectively operate each of the plurality of radiators. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045558 | Dual-Band Dipole Microwave Ablation Antenna - A triaxial microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The triaxial microwave antenna includes a feedline having an inner conductor, a central conductor disposed about the inner conductor and an outer conductor disposed about the central conductor and a radiating portion including a high frequency radiating section and a low frequency radiating section. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045559 | Dual-Band Dipole Microwave Ablation Antenna - A microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The microwave antenna assembly includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and an inner insulator disposed therebetween and a radiating portion including a dipole antenna having an operative length and an inductor. The inductor is adapted to adjust the operative length of the dipole antenna based on the frequency of the microwave energy supplied to the dipole antenna. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045560 | ANTENNA - An antenna includes a substrate made of a dielectric material, a first different dielectric constant region having a dielectric constant different from a dielectric constant of said substrate provided in said substrate, and a first antenna element provided on a front surface of said substrate. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045561 | Configurable Bipolarization Reflector - A configurable bipolarization reflector comprises intersecting first and second sets of parallel composite lines (LH | 2010-02-25 |
20100045562 | Antenna and a Method of Manufacturing an Antenna - A dielectrically-loaded antenna has a cylindrical ceramic core, a three dimensional antenna element structure comprising co-extensive helical conductors plated on a cylindrical side surface of the core and a dielectrically-loaded antenna has a solid cylindrical core made of a ceramic material, helical antenna elements made of a ceramic material, co-extensive helical antenna elements plated on the core, connecting conductors on a distal end surface, a matching section in the form of a printed circuit board overlying the core distal end surface and a coaxial feeder housed in an axial bore passing through the core. For ease of manufacture, the laminate board of the matching section contains a ball grid array having a plurality of solder elements which serve to connect the matching network to both the surface connection elements on the distal core end surface and to the feeder. At a proximal end of the feeder there is a transversely extending flange for connecting the shield of the feeder to a plating on a proximal end surface of the core, the plating forming part of an integral balun. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045563 | Deployable panel structure for an array antenna - A deployable panel structure for an array antenna comprising a first and a second set of panels hinged together for deployment between a folded configuration for stowage and an elongate unfolded configuration; wherein the panels of said first set are hinged together about a plurality of spaced-apart axes which are transverse to an elongate axis of the unfolded structure and the panels of said second set are hinged to panels of the first set about lengthwise axes parallel to said elongate axis of the unfolded structure; and wherein the number and arrangement of the panels is such that a width of the unfolded structure, measured transversely of its elongate extent, is less at one or both of its ends than the width of its middle portion | 2010-02-25 |
20100045564 | DUAL-BAND ANTENNA - The present invention discloses a dual-band antenna integrated with GSM wireless communication apparatuses, comprising: a first radiation unit; a first connecting portion; a second radiation unit; a second connecting portion; a grounding unit; a grounding extension unit; a signal feed-in terminal; and a signal grounding terminal. Therefore, the dual-band antenna integrated with GSM wireless communication apparatuses of the present invention has a broad effective operating band to significantly enhance the transceiving performance. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045565 | FREE-SPACE-OPTICALLY-SYNCHRONIZED WAFER SCALE ANTENNA MODULE OSILLATORS - In one embodiment, a device is disclosed that includes: a first substrate, a plurality of antennas adjacent the first substrate; a plurality of oscillators integrated in the first substrate, each oscillator providing an output signal to drive a corresponding subset of the antennas; and a plurality of photodetectors corresponding to plurality of oscillators, each oscillator being adapted to injection lock its output signal to an electronic photodetector signal from the photodetector produced in response to an illumination of the photodetectors with a free-space optical signal modulated such that the photodetector signals are globally synchronized with each other, whereby the output signals driving the plurality antennas are also globally synchronized across the plurality of antennas. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045566 | SATELLITE BROADCAST RECEIVING CONVERTER - A satellite broadcast receiving converter includes a feedhorn to which a satellite broadcast radio wave is input, a circuit board on which a converting element for receiving and converting the satellite broadcast radio wave to an electric signal is mounted, and a support case which is provided on the periphery on the back end side of the feedhorn, and which supports and positions the circuit board at a position at which the satellite broadcast radio wave can be received. The feedhorn and the support case are made of synthetic resin formed by plating a surface of the synthetic resin with metal. At least the opening surface side surface and the inner side surface which serves as a waveguide path of the feedhorn are plated with metal. At least the inner side surface of the support case positioned between the inner wall of the feedhorn and a ground pattern of the circuit board is plated with metal. Further, the cross-sectional surface of a corner section surrounded by two or more wall surfaces of the metal-plated sections of the feedhorn and the support case is formed into an arc shape so as not to allow an air space to be formed at the time of plating. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045567 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING PRESENTATION - A method for facilitating presentation made by at least a first user to a set of users including a second user. The first user uses a first device having and/or associated with a first display area. The second user uses a second device having and/or associated with a second display area. The method may include generating a first presentation window within the first display area. The first presentation window may be smaller than the first display area with a first remaining area being formed in the first display area and outside the first presentation window. The method may also include receiving at the first presentation window a representation of a first object. The method may also include generating a first presentation object according to the first object. The method may also include filling the second display area with a first copy of the first presentation object. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045568 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Providing Content Synchronization Or Control Among One Or More Devices - Exemplary embodiments include a system for providing content including: a controller in operable communication with a first display device and a second display device that provides first interactive content to the first display device and second interactive content to the second display device and an interface for receiving a command from a user or application. The controller selectively controls the first and second content displayed by the first and second display devices, respectively, in response to the command. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045569 | Display Systems and Methods for Mobile Devices - Display systems and methods for mobile devices and mobile devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a display system for a mobile device is provided. The mobile device is handheld and includes a primary display screen. The display system includes an auxiliary screen and a connecting device coupled to the auxiliary screen and attachable to the mobile device. An image from the mobile device is producible on the auxiliary screen. The display system is removable from the mobile device. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045570 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND TRANSPARENT DISPLAY ELEMENT CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing device which includes: a transparent display element display unit ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045571 | BEAM-SCAN DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND VEHICLE - A beam-scan display apparatus ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045572 | SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES AND MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR DISPLAY PANELS - A system for displaying images is provided and includes a plurality of first signal lines, a plurality of second signal lines, a display area, and a first dummy line. The second signal lines are interlaced with the first signal lines. The display area comprises a plurality of display pixels. Each of the display pixels corresponds to the interlaced first signal line and second signal line. The first dummy line is disposed on a first side of the display area and interlaced with the second signal lines. A section of the first dummy line between every two adjacent second signal lines among the second signal lines has an opening. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045573 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention improves discharge characteristics of a protective layer in order to provide a PDP that exhibits excellent display performance even if the PDP is of a fine-cell structure. The present invention also provides a manufacturing method for the PDP. In particular, a protective layer | 2010-02-25 |
20100045574 | Filter for plasma display panel and plasma display apparatus having the filter - Provided is a filter for a plasma display panel and a plasma display apparatus having the filter. The filter that is attached to a front surface of the plasma display panel that includes a first and second substrates facing each other and a barrier rib structure that is disposed between the first and second substrates and comprises a plurality of first barrier ribs and second barrier ribs that define a plurality of discharge cells by crossing each other. The filter comprises a base film, and a plurality of pattern portions disposed on a surface of the base film and extending in a direction crossing the second barrier ribs. The pattern portions have a pitch of approximately 15% of the vertical length of the discharge cells. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045575 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to an OLED display. The OLED display according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes: a substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes on the substrate; a pixel defining layer on the substrate and having a plurality of openings exposing the plurality of pixel electrodes; a plurality of organic emission layers on corresponding pixel electrodes of the plurality of pixel electrodes; a sealing member including a plurality of concave lens containers and covering the plurality of organic emission layers and the pixel defining layer; and at least one condenser in the plurality of lens containers. The at least one condenser is configured to form a condensing area on the pixel defining layer for each of the plurality of lens containers. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045576 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - An organic light emitting diode display is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display includes 1) an organic light emitting diode comprising i) a pixel electrode, ii) an organic emission layer formed on the pixel electrode, and iii) a common electrode formed on the organic emission layer, 2) a dual brightness enhancement film formed over the common electrode of the organic light emitting diode, 3) a first phase delaying plate formed on the dual brightness enhancement film, 4) a corner cube film formed on the first phase delaying plate, 5) a second phase delaying plate formed on the corner cube film and a 6) polarizing plate formed on the second phase delaying plate, wherein at least one of the elements 2)-5) is configured to reduce reflection of external light incident onto the polarizing plate and/or reduce the loss of light emitted from the organic emission layer before outputting the emitted light through the polarizing plate. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045577 | ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAY DEVICE - In order to provide an active matrix display device in which parasitic capacitance or the like is suppressed by forming a thick insulating film around an organic semiconductor film and disconnection or the like does not occur in the opposing electrode formed on the upper layer of the thick insulating film, in an active matrix display device, first, a bank layer composed of a resist film is formed along data lines and scanning lines, and by depositing an opposing electrode of a thin film luminescent element on the upper layer side of the bank layer, capacitance that parasitizes the data lines can be suppressed. Additionally, a discontinuities portion is formed in the bank layer. Since the discontinuities portion is a planar section which does not have a step due to the bank layer, disconnection of the opposing electrode does not occur at this section. When an organic semiconductor film is formed by an ink jet process, a liquid material discharged from an ink jet head is blocked by the bank layer. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045578 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention is intended to suppress power consumption of an EL display. In accordance with the brightness of an image to be displayed in a pixel portion, the contrast of the image is determined whether to be inverted or not, and the number of bits of the digital video signal to be input into the pixel portion is reduced, and the magnitude of a current to flow through the EL element is allowed to be maintained at a constant level even when a temperature of an EL layer changes by providing the EL display with another EL element to be used for monitoring a temperature. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045579 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING WHITE BALANCE IN A FIELD SEQUENTIAL DISPLAY AND DEVICE THEREOF - A method for adjusting white balance includes generating a first matrix according to values in axes of a color gamut corresponding to optical characteristics of a plurality of first LEDs; generating a second matrix according to values in the axes of the color gamut corresponding to optical characteristics of the plurality of first LEDs while in white balance; generating a third matrix according to values in the axes of the color gamut corresponding to optical characteristics of a plurality of second LEDs; storing the first matrix, second matrix, and third matrix; generating a calibration matrix by multiplying the second matrix with an inverse of the first matrix; generating a fourth matrix by multiplying the third matrix with the calibration matrix. As a result, the optical characteristics of the plurality of second LEDs can be effectively and rapidly adjusted simply referring to the differences between the second and fourth matrices. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045580 | IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM - An original monochrome image recorded with an FPD (flat panel detector) which comprises an array, m rows and n columns, of pixels is reduced and converted into a display image which comprises an array, q rows and (3*n*q/m) columns, of pixels before the display image is transferred to a monochrome liquid crystal display equipped with a monochrome LCD which comprises an array, q rows and P columns, of pixels, where m, n, q, and P are natural numbers and m≦n, q q are given. The monochrome liquid crystal display drives the three sub pixels of each pixel independently aligned along the row of the monochrome LCD to display the display image of the pixels in q rows and (3*n*q/m) columns. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045581 | CONNECTOR UNIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A connector unit is connectable to a printed circuit board (“PCB”) and includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a first connector body having a receiving hole at one side, and a first terminal part disposed inside the receiving hole. The second connector includes a second connector body, and first and second fixing protrusions. The second connector body has a second terminal part formed at a first side. The second terminal part is inserted in the receiving hole, and is electrically connected to the first terminal part. First and second fixing protrusions are disposed at top and bottom surfaces of the second connector body, and are fixed to upper and lower edges of the receiving hole. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045582 | DISPLAY ELEMENT HAVING GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALLY TURNED-ON STEPS - A display element ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045583 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display and a method of operating the liquid crystal display, in which the liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel, a gate driver, a gamma voltage generator, a data driver, and a gamma voltage compensator. The liquid crystal panel has a plurality of pixels respectively arranged in pixel areas defined by gate lines and data lines. The gate driver drives the gate lines, and the gamma voltage generator generates gamma voltages having different voltage levels from each other. The data driver drives the data lines according to the gamma voltages. The gamma voltage compensator compensates for at least one of the gamma voltages, which are generated from the gamma voltage generator, by using one of a gate-off voltage provided to the gate lines and a storage voltage provided to a storage capacitor included in the pixel. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045584 | Display Device and Method for Fabricating the Same - An inexpensive display device, as well as an electrical apparatus employing the same, can be provided. In the display device in which a pixel section and a driver circuit are included on one and the same insulating surface, the driver circuit includes a decoder | 2010-02-25 |
20100045585 | METHOD FOR ELIMINATING DEFICIENT IMAGE ON LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A method for eliminating deficient image on a liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided. The method is used for eliminating the deficient image generated during the shutdown period in a normally white LCD. The method comprises the following steps. First, when a power indication signal changes from a first state to a second state, a black frame is displayed in a first period of time. At the end of the first period, a white frame is displayed in a second period of time. At the end of the second period, the supply of a negative scan voltage is stopped and a white frame is displayed in a third period of time. At the end of the third period, the power is turned off. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045586 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a pixel electrode disposed on a first substrate, and including a first portion, a second portion and a connection portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion, a capacitor line disposed on the first substrate and between the first substrate and the connection portion, a nonsymmetrical shaped capacitor electrode disposed on the first substrate and overlapping the pixel electrode and the capacitor line, and electrically connected to the pixel electrode through contact holes, and a common electrode disposed on a second substrate and including first and second opening patterns disposed overlapping the first portion and the second portion of the pixel electrode, respectively. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045587 | DRIVING APPARATUS FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A driving apparatus for a liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided. The driving apparatus includes a plurality of data driving ICs and a control board. The data driving ICs are used for receiving and transmitting a clock signal, a plurality of data signals and a first reference voltage from the 1st data driving IC to the last data driving IC in series. The control board is used for providing the clock signal, the data signals and the first reference voltage, and changing the first reference voltage received by each data driving IC according to a variation of the clock signal and the data signals transmitted between the data driving ICs, so that the operation frequency of the data driving ICs is unrestricted. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045588 | TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A timing control apparatus includes a memory part, a multi-timing control part, and a power supply part. The memory part stores data. The multi-timing control part includes a plurality of timing controllers that sequentially read the stored data from the memory part in response to a reset signal, and outputs a power control signal that controls an output timing of a power. The power supply part outputs the power in response to the power control signal. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045589 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING FIELD EMISSION UNIT WITH BLACK MATRIX - A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display front end component ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045590 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal panel module of a liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel on its front side and an EEFL backlight on its back side within a metal frame. A metal chassis is arranged at the center of the metal frame on the back surface of the liquid crystal panel module. A power supply circuit board and a video signal processing board are mounted on the metal chassis. An inverter board is arranged on the metal frame near one side of the metal frame on the back surface. The power supply circuit board includes a noise filter, an active filter and an isolation transformer. The inverter board includes a step-up transformer. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045591 | PARTICLES FOR DISPLAY MEDIA - As the particles for display media constituting the display media used for an information display panel, in which the display media are sealed between two substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and, in which the display media, to which an electrostatic field is applied, are made to move so as to display information such as an image, use is made of the polymer particles having a substantially spherical shape, which contain binder resin, charge control resin and coloring agent, wherein a blending amount of monomer with charged functional group is 0.3-50 mol % in a raw material monomer constituting the charge control resin. According to the invention, it is possible to obtain the particles for display media having a high heat resistance and an excellent charge amount necessary for maintaining a display quality. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045592 | DIELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAYS - A dielectrophoretic display comprises a substrate having walls defining at least one cavity, the cavity having a viewing surface and a side wall inclined to the viewing surface; a suspending fluid contained within the cavity; a plurality of at least one type of particle suspended within the suspending fluid; and means for applying to the fluid an electric field effective to cause dielectrophoretic movement of the particles to the side wall of the cavity. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045593 | DIRECTIONAL INPUT DEVICE - The object of the invention is to provide a directional input device that changes the distance between electrodes that are included in a capacitative element in correspondence with a sliding direction (that is, input direction) to which an input unit is made to slide, thereby changing the electrostatic capacity of the capacitative element. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045594 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF DATA STREAMS UPDATING DISPLAYS - Presented herein are methods, systems, devices, and computer-readable media for systems for dynamic management of data streams updating displays. Some of the embodiments herein generally relate to presenting video image data on an array of tiled display units, thereby allowing the display of much larger images than can be shown on a single display. Each display unit can include a video image display, a communication mechanism, such as a network interface card or wireless interface card, and a video image controller, such as a graphics card. Attached to the tiled display may be one or more user computers or other sources of video image data. A workstation may also be coupled to the tiled display and to the user computers. Each of the user computers can display data or images on the tiled display simultaneously. Since the tiled display is made up of multiple display units, the images from a single user computer may be on multiple, separate individual display units. The images from multiple user computers could also be shown on the same display unit and they may even overlap. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045596 | DISCREET FEATURE HIGHLIGHTING - A device may identify a first graphical feature at which a viewer is looking, remove a highlight from the first graphical feature, identify at least one graphical feature to be highlighted based on a location at which the viewer is looking, and highlight the at least one graphical feature. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045597 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A COMPUTER SYSTEM - The invention relates to a device ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100045598 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF AN OBJECT ON A PLANE - An apparatus is provided for controlling the movement of an object on a plane. The apparatus comprising a basin, a movable object positioned within the basin, and a sensor coupled to the apparatus for detecting the movement of the movable object within the basin, wherein the movement of the object on the plane is related to movement of the object within the basin. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045599 | INPUT APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD - An input apparatus includes a sensor, a calculation section, and a transmission section. The sensor detects a movement of the input apparatus and outputs a detection signal corresponding to the movement of the input apparatus. The calculation section calculates a corresponding value that corresponds to a movement of an image displayed on a screen in a predetermined calculation cycle, the corresponding value corresponding to the detection signal. The transmission section transmits the corresponding value in a transmission cycle shorter than the calculation cycle. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045600 | COMBINED MOUSE AND JOYSTICK INPUT DEVICE - A position input device is provided. The input device includes a mouse module configured for providing coarse position information, the mouse including a body having a housing, and a joystick module configured for providing fine position information, the joystick being disposed in the housing and supported by the mouse body, wherein the joystick has a retracted position and an extended position relative to the housing, such that in the extended position, movement of the joystick provides fine position information. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045601 | INTERACTION WITH A MULTI-COMPONENT DISPLAY - A system and method for interacting with at least one display screen of a multi-component display is disclosed. A system includes a first display screen operable to display a first image, wherein the first display screen includes a first plurality of pixels. A second display screen is operable to display a second image, wherein the second display screen includes a second plurality of pixels, wherein the second display screen overlaps the first display screen, wherein the second display screen is further operable to display the second image simultaneously with the display of the first image, and wherein a portion of the first image is viewable through the second display screen. A user interface is operable to enable interaction with at least one display screen selected from a group consisting of the first display screen and the second display screen. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045602 | POSITION INPUT DEVICE WITH ANCHORAGE - A position input device is provided. The input device includes a mouse module configured for providing position information, the mouse including a body, and a skirt element attached to the mouse body and extending from a lower surface of the mouse body, for maintaining the mouse in an essentially stationary position on a support surface by holding the skirt against a surface under the mouse module. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045603 | MOUSE DEVICE FOR USE WITH COMPUTER - A mouse device includes two buttons, a detection circuit, and a shell. The two buttons includes a conductor and a detection circuit electrically coupled to the electrical conductor. The detection circuit is configured to detect human micro-electrical signal transmitted from the electrical conductor and for generating a corresponding pulse. The signal processing circuit is configured to receive the pulse generated by the detection circuit, and to convert the received pulse into a control signals. The shell is configured to support the buttons and house the signal processing circuit. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045604 | MOUSE DEVICE - A mouse device for use with a computer includes a housing including a receiving part therein, a mouse body inside the receiving part, and a detecting means located on an inside wall of the receiving part. The detecting means detects movement of the mouse body when pressed by the mouse body, thereby causing the pointer to move. The mouse device provides user convenience. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045605 | KEYBOARD FOR A SMALL FORM FACTOR DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - A keyboard apparatus for a small form factor data processing device. For example, a data processing device is described comprising: a body having a memory for storing program code and data and a processor for processing the program code and data, the body further comprising a keyboard defining a first plane, the keyboard having a plurality of keys selectable by a user; a display having a surface defining a second plane, the display moveably coupled to the data processing device to move from a first position in which the display covers the keyboard to a second position in which the keyboard is exposed, wherein the first plane and the second plane remain substantially parallel as the display is moved from the first position to the second position; and wherein the keyboard comprises a plurality of holes formed in the body, and a corresponding plurality of keys operatively coupled to the body and immersed within each one of the holes, wherein the width and length of each hole is sized to provide sufficient spacing to accommodate the tip of a user's thumb as a key is depressed by the user into the hole. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045606 | PORTABLE COMPUTER - A portable computer including a host and an input device is provided. The host has a accommodating space and a first wireless transmission unit. The input device is detachably disposed in the accommodating space and has a touch pad, a plurality of control buttons and a second wireless transmission unit. The touch pad and the control buttons are electrically connected to the second wireless transmission unit. The second wireless transmission unit is used for performing wireless transmission with the first wireless transmission unit. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045607 | OPERATION INPUT DEVICE AND CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE - Provided is an operation input device to be attached to a base having a recessed portion including a side surface that faces one end of the base. The operation input device includes: a side surface portion formed into a shape corresponding to the side surface of the recessed portion; and first and second holding portions which fix the operation input device to the base by sandwiching the base, in which: a surface of one of the holding portions, which contacts the base, is bent toward the other holding portion; a tip end portion of the first holding portion moves toward an opposite side to the second holding portion, whereby the operation input device is attached to or detached from the base; and the side surface portion contacts with the side surface of the recessed portion, when the operation input device is attached to the base. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045608 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL NAVIGATION FOR TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY - A method performed by a device having a touch panel may include detecting a touch on the touch panel, determining a dimension of the touch, identifying the touch as a standard tap or a full tap based on the dimension of the touch, and generating a command signal based on the identifying of the touch as the standard tap or the full tap. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045609 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURING AN INTERACTIVE DEVICE BASED ON ORIENTATION OF A USER RELATIVE TO THE DEVICE - A method and apparatus are provided for use in association with a computer operated interactive device having a surface, wherein the interactive device is responsive to contact between its surface and persons or objects, and is adapted to selectively display images upon its surface. One embodiment, comprising a method, includes enabling the interactive device to access specified information pertaining to the user. Also, the device is selectively configured for interaction with a user, during a time related to performance of a specified activity. The method further includes using at least some of the specified user information to determine the orientation of the user with respect to a reference position of the surface, at a time related to performance of the specified activity. The method also includes performing a task, wherein performance of the task is related to the determined user orientation. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045610 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS - A transparent conductive film comprised of a carbon nanotube network and indium tin oxide composite and a method for manufacturing the transparent conductive film are provided. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045611 | TOUCH SCREEN MOBILE DEVICE AS GRAPHICS TABLET INPUT - A system and method for using a mobile device having a touch screen as a graphics tablet input device for a user computer is disclosed. A graphics tablet application executing at the mobile device displays a simulated graphics tablet surface and, optionally, programmable or nonprogrammable soft buttons. The graphics tablet application configures the mobile device to be recognized as a graphics tablet input device when connected to the user computer and sends an indication of user input to the user computer. A mobile device support pad stabilizes the mobile device while it is used as a graphics tablet input device. A recess in the support pad having length, width, and depth dimensions that are substantially similar to dimensions of the mobile device restricts movement of the mobile device and places the touch screen of the mobile device in substantially the same plane as a top surface of the support pad. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045612 | Integrated pressure sensitive lens assembly - A touch screen assembly for an electronic device such as a cell phone or PDA. The touch screen assembly generally comprises a floating lens suspended over the display and, optionally, the keypad to allow a degree of freedom. An underlying thin connecting layer such as a flex film is attached beneath the floating lens, and a plurality (for example, four) differentially-mounted pressure sensors are mounted beneath the floating lens and are electrically connected to the electronic device via the flex film. The pressure sensors are differentially positioned along an x- and y-axis for registering a pressure z from a touch to the lens at each of the four positions, to provide four data sets (x | 2010-02-25 |
20100045613 | TOUCH PANEL, DISPLAY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel including a substrate, at least one first sensing series and at least one second sensing series is provided. The first sensing series is disposed on the substrate and extends along a first direction. The first sensing series includes several first sensing pads and at least one first bridge line. The first bridge line connects two adjacent first sensing pads, and a material of the first bridge line differs from a material of the first sensing pads. The second sensing series is disposed on the substrate and extends along a second direction. The first direction is different from the second direction. The second sensing series includes several second sensing pads and at least one second bridge line. The second bridge line connects two adjacent second sensing pads. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045614 | Extended Touchscreen Pattern - Extended touchscreen pattern. A conductive pattern implemented within a touchscreen (e.g., using indium tin oxide (ITO) such as may be deposited on a substrate composed of polyester or some other material) provides paths for signals traveling through the touchscreen. By monitoring these signal in accordance with some means (e.g., cross point detection, zone detection, etc.) an estimate may be made as to a location of user's interaction with the touchscreen (e.g., finger or stylus touching of the touchscreen). The conductive pattern includes a number of conductors aligned in various directions (e.g., row and column conductors) across the touchscreen, and they may be co-planar or separated by a dielectric material. A conductor aligned in one direction includes one or more extended areas that complementarily align with a conductor aligned in another direction. The extended areas of one conductor may be viewed as filling voids (e.g., holes, notches, etc.) of another conductor. | 2010-02-25 |
20100045615 | Meshed touchscreen pattern - Meshed touchscreen pattern. A conductive pattern implemented within a touchscreen (e.g., using indium tin oxide (ITO) such as may be deposited on a substrate composed of polyester or some other material) provides paths for signals traveling through the touchscreen. By monitoring these signal in accordance with some means (e.g., cross point detection, zone detection, etc.) an estimate may be made as to a location of user's interaction with the touchscreen (e.g., finger or stylus touching of the touchscreen). The conductive pattern includes a number of conductors aligned in various directions (e.g., row and column conductors) across the touchscreen, and they are separated by a dielectric layer (e.g., air, SiO | 2010-02-25 |