| 09th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
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| 20160062427 | PULSE WIDTH MODULATION BASED REAL-TIME CLOCK SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A pulse width modulation (PWM) based Real-time clock (RTC) system includes a voltage regulator circuit, a capacitor, an RTC circuit and an on-off logic. The voltage regulator circuit is arranged to generate a regulated voltage to a connection node when enabled; the capacitor is coupled to the connection node; the RTC circuit is coupled to the connection node; and the on-off logic is coupled to the voltage regulator circuit and arranged to alternately enable and disable the voltage regulator circuit. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062428 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a power supply apparatus that includes a main board, a power unit, a control unit, pads and a pin. The control unit and the power unit are stacked on the main board and at a position in adjacent to a load; the plurality of pads are distributed along the lateral side of the power unit and the lateral side of the control unit; the plurality of pins and pads are electrically coupled and electrically coupled with the main board, the control unit and the power unit; the control unit is configured to control the power unit, so that the power unit supplies electricity to the adjacent load. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062429 | Power Management for Battery-Powered Devices - A method enables the sharing of power between multiple battery-powered electronic devices. A determination is made as to which tasks, from multiple pending tasks on multiple battery-powered electronic devices, are to be selected for completion. A power requirement for each of the tasks that have been selected for completion is determined, and the tasks are prioritized. One or more processors calculates a quantity of amp-hours that are available to charge batteries on the battery-powered electronic devices. A power distribution hardware controller then distributes available amp-hours from the battery source to one or more of the battery-powered electronic devices based on the priority of the tasks. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062430 | MITIGATION OF POWER SUPPLY DISTURBANCE FOR WIRED-LINE TRANSMITTERS - A wired-line transmitter may include architecture that provides control of the current profile during power-up and/or power-down of the transmitter. The current profile may include a sloped ramp up during power-up and/or a sloped ramp down during power-down. The sloped ramps of the current profile mitigate supply bouncing during power-up and/or power-down. Individual enable signals may be derived from an enable signal provided to the transmitter. These individual enable signals may be provided (or turned off) in a time delayed (e.g., staggered) manner to provide the sloped ramps for the current profile. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062431 | REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM PROVIDING RAPID START OF BACKUP - A redundant power supply system providing rapid start of backup includes at least one primary power supply, at least one secondary power supply and a power integration panel. The secondary power supply includes a voltage regulation and energy saving element which has regulation potential after the secondary power supply being booted up. When the secondary power supply is triggered to shut down and the regulation potential is lower than a low voltage judgment criterion, it enters a standby working mode in which the secondary power supply is restarted for a transient working period to charge the voltage regulation and energy saving element. The power integration panel is electrically connected to the primary power supply and the secondary power supply, and inspects output status of the primary power supply and the secondary power supply in regular conditions to determine to boot up or shut down the secondary power supply. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062432 | PERSISTENT POWER OVER ETHERNET - Embodiments described herein improve availability of a power plane in a network device by using a PoE manager that is separate from an operating system in the network device. For example, when the operating system (or a PoE application executing in the operating system) becomes unavailable, either because of failure or system upgrade, the PoE manager continues managing a power plane in the network device such that connected PDs continue to receive DC power. Stated differently, by using a PoE manager that is separate from the operating system, there is no fate sharing between the PoE manager and the operating system. If the operating system is unavailable, the PoE manager continues to provide the same power allotment to the PDs. As such, updates and failures which previously made the power plane unavailable no longer affect the power supplied to the PDs. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062433 | AUX POWER CONTROLLER - A computing device including an AUX (auxiliary) power controller connected to the expansion slot to supply aux power to the expansion slot intermittently based on instructions from a baseboard management controllers (BMC). | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062434 | DEBUG SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, AND TRANSCEIVER CIRCUIT - An electronic control unit includes a microcomputer that controls an operation of a control target. A transceiver circuit is placed in a bench room to rapidly communicate data with the external unit for development, the external unit checking operation of the electronic control unit. A power supply unit supplying electrical power to the microcomputer is designed to operate the microcomputer under normal operation, using a battery, is insufficient to supply power at a speed sufficient during development testing of the electronic control unit using the wire coupling the transceiver to the external unit. The microcomputer includes a debug circuit that communicates data with the transceiver circuit during testing. The transceiver circuit operates on electrical power supplied from an external power supply unit, which differs from the power supply unit included in the electronic control unit. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062435 | MEMORY SYSTEM - A memory system includes a nonvolatile memory, a thermoelectric device configured to generate power from heat, a main power supply for the nonvolatile memory, a backup power supply for the nonvolatile memory, the backup power supply including a capacitor, and a power supply controller configured to supply the power generated by the thermoelectric device to the capacitor to charge the capacitor. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062436 | MONITORING POWER SOURCE REDUNDANCY VIA A POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT - A programmable logic circuit assigns a value to an outlet of a power distribution unit (PDU) that comprises a power source at an input of the PDU and at least one light-emitting diode (LED) associated with the outlet. The programmable logic circuit sends the value to a program on a hardware device that comprises one or more power supplies. The programmable logic circuit receives information from the program. Subsequently, an illumination state of the LED is modified based on the information. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062437 | APPLICATION PROCESSOR FOR ADJUSTING CLOCK SIGNAL USING HARDWARE POWER MANAGEMENT UNIT AND DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME - An application processor includes a central processing unit (CPU), intellectual properties (IPs), a hardware power management unit (PMU) configured to determine whether the application processor is in system idle based on a first idle signal output from the CPU and output control signals as a result of the determination, and a clock signal supply control circuit configured to change an output signal supplied to the CPU and the IPs from clock signals to an oscillation clock signal, based on the control signals. The oscillation clock signal has a frequency lower than that of the clock signals. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC QUALITY OF SERVICE LEVELS BASED ON COPROCESSOR OPERATION - Systems and methods that allow for dynamic quality of service (QoS) levels for an application processor in a multi-core on-chip system (SoC) in a portable computing device (PCD) are presented. During operation of the PCD an operational load of a co-processor of the SoC is determined, where the co-processor is in communication with an application processor of the SoC. Based on the determined load, the co-processor determines a QoS level required from the application processor. The QoS level is communicated to the application processor. The application processor determines whether it can implement power optimization measures, such as entering into a low power mode (LPM), based at least in part on the dynamically communicated QoS level from the co-processor. The present disclosure provides a cost effective ability to reduce power consumption in PCDs implementing one or more cores or CPUs that are dependent upon the application processor. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062439 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING SYSTEM POWER BUDGETING WITHIN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - A method for performing system power budgeting within an electronic device and an associated apparatus are provided. The method includes the steps of: utilizing a power consumption index generator positioned in a specific subsystem to generate a power consumption index corresponding to the specific subsystem, where the electronic device includes a plurality of subsystems, and the specific subsystem is one of the plurality of subsystems; and performing configuration adjustment on at least one portion of the electronic device according to the power consumption index corresponding to the specific subsystem. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062440 | STANDBY POWER CONTROLLER WITH EXTERNAL INFORMATION CAPABILITY - An energy saving device monitors computer activity to determine if the computer is in active use, and if not in active use, it commands the computer to power down to a low energy use power state (and cut power to computer peripherals) unless a user indicates otherwise. The device also communicates the computer's energy usage (as well as energy usage of peripherals) to a remote management center associated with the electricity supply network supplying the computer. When electricity usage needs to be reduced in the electricity supply network, the remote management center sends a demand response event request to the computer, with the request commanding the computer to enter a low energy power use state unless its user indicates otherwise. If the user signifies that the low energy power use state should not be entered, the computer instead enters an intermediate reduced energy use power use state. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062441 | POWER MANAGING METHOD AND POWER SUPPLYING SYSTEM APPLYING THE POWER MANAGING METHOD - A power managing method, applied to an electronic system comprising a power providing device and one or more system modules, the power providing device comprising at least one battery. The method comprises: (a) determining a total power budget of the power providing device; (b) obtaining system information of the electronic system; (c) determining an available power budget according to the total power budget and the system information; and (d) allocating the available power budget to the one or more system modules according to the system information. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062442 | CONTROL OF PERIPHERAL DEVICE DATA EXCHANGE BASED ON CPU POWER STATE - A method for processing data includes receiving in a peripheral device, which is connected by a bus to a host processor having host resources, a notification of a sleep state of at least one of the host resources. While the at least one of the host resources is in the sleep state, when the peripheral device receives data from a data source for delivery to the host processor, the peripheral device sends a message to the data source, which causes the data source to defer conveying further data to the peripheral device until the at least one of the host resources has awakened from the sleep state. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062443 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD - In one embodiment, an electronic device detachably connected to a mobile device is provided. The electronic device of the embodiment includes a power supply, a detector and a controller. The power supply is configured to supply power to the mobile device when the mobile device is connected to the electronic device. The detector is configured to detect whether a user is within the detector's range. The controller is configured to stop supplying power to the mobile device, when the detector detects a user while the mobile device is connected to the electronic device and to subsequently resume supplying power. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062444 | REDUCTION OF COMPUTER RESOURCE USE IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE - The invention provides a method, system, and program product for reducing use of one or more computer resources. In one embodiment, the invention includes monitoring a user's interaction with a virtual universe, determining whether the user's interaction with the virtual universe is consistent with the user's attention being diverted from the virtual universe, determining whether a computer resource allocated to the user should be reduced, and in the case that the computer resource should be reduced, reducing the computer resource. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062445 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER CONSUMPTION OF GRAPHIC PROCESSING UNIT (GPU) RESOURCES - A power consumption control apparatus includes a resource selecting unit configured to select resources, whose power consumption levels are to be determined, from among resources of a graphic processing unit (GPU), a resource use information acquiring unit configured to determine whether the selected resources are used from a code block which is all or part of a program executed using the GPU, and a power consumption controlling unit configured to determine a power consumption level of the selected resource based on a determination result of the resource information acquiring unit and to control the power consumption level of the selected resources based on a determined power consumption level of the selected resources. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062446 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING PERFORMANCE AND POWER UTILIZATION OF A PROCESSOR EMPLOYING A FULLY-MULTITHREADED LOAD THRESHOLD - A method for managing performance and power utilization of a processor in an information handling system (IHS) employing a balanced fully-multithreaded load threshold is disclosed. The method includes providing a maximum current thread utilization (Umax) and a minimum current thread utilization (Umin) among all current thread utilizations of the processor and determining a current performance state (P state) of the processor. The method also includes increasing a current P state of the processor to a next P state of the processor towards a maximum P state (Pmax) of the processor when the current P state of the processor is between Umax and Umin and the current utilization rate of the processor is less than a first threshold utilization rate. The method further includes engaging the processor in a turbo mode when the current P state of the processor reaches the Pmax and the current utilization of the processor is greater than the first threshold utilization rate of the processor. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062447 | METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR DYNAMICALLY MANAGING POWER OF MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR - A method and a computer-readable medium for dynamically managing power of a multi-core processor of a computing system are provided. The multi-core processor generates a dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS) table, determines a first index by alternatively selecting either a power budget or a required performance thereof, determines a current thread level parallelism (TLP) of the computing system, selects one of entries according to the current TLP and the first index, and configure first cores and second cores thereof according to a first settings and a second settings of the selected entry. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062448 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a status data signal generating unit receiving a status value of a processor and converting the status value into a status data signal, and a power control signal generating unit generating a power control signal for controlling power supplied from a power management integrated circuit (PMIC), the PMIC supplying power to the processor from outside of processor. The power control signal includes a power off signal for interrupting the power supplied from the PMIC and the status data signal is transmitted to the PMIC together with the power off signal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062449 | COMPUTING PLATFORM POWER CONSUMPTION LEVEL ADJUSTMENT - Example implementations relate to power consumption level adjustment of a computing device. For example, an implementation includes a computing cell and a power subsystem housed in a chassis. A power manager of the power subsystem is to assert an emergency brake signal to a power controller to the computing cell in response to a detection of a power output reduction, to transmit power consumption information to the power controller, and to assert a power restore signal to the power controller. The power controller is to transition a power consumption level of the computing cell from a first level to a second level based on the emergency brake signal, to transition the power consumption level from the second level to a third level based on the power consumption information, and to transition the power consumption level from the third level to the first level based on the power restore signal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062450 | DISPLAYING METHOD IN LOW POWER MODE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME - A method of displaying a user interface on an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying the user interface in a normal mode, determining whether or not the normal mode is converted into a low power mode, and if the normal mode is converted into the low power mode, displaying a first simplified user interface, which has at least some information identical to that of the user interface, and is configured by removing at least some information from an image displayed in the normal mode. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062451 | DYNAMIC CONTROL OF REDUCED VOLTAGE STATE OF GRAPHICS CONTROLLER COMPONENT OF MEMORY CONTROLLER - A method includes detecting a trigger condition, and in response to detecting the trigger condition, reducing a voltage applied to a graphics controller component of a memory controller. The reduction in voltage may cause the voltage to be reduced below a voltage level required to maintain context information in the graphics controller component. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062452 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING SCREEN MAGNIFICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method and an apparatus for providing screen magnification in an electronic device are provided. The method includes displaying a screen, detecting a screen magnification event, determining a target area on the screen based on the screen magnification event, and magnifying the target area on the screen. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062453 | MOTION TRACKING USER INTERFACE - A method to transition focus of a display corresponding to an object's motion tracked by a video camera or like device is disclosed. In one implementation, the display shows one or more windows or user interfaces on the display. The object's motion can be used to select one of the windows or user interfaces on the display and manipulate content presented in the window or user interface. In another implementations, the object's motion can manipulate a three-dimensional graphical icon in a three-dimensional display environment, for example, by rotating it. In another implementation, the method further tracks motion of a second object and shifts focus of the display corresponding to the motion of the second object. In another implementation, a second display may be added to mirror the focus transition corresponding to the object's motion. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062454 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY APPARATUS - A head-mounted display apparatus may include: a main frame, one surface of which faces a user's face; and a support part coupled to at least part of the main frame to fix the main frame to the user's face, wherein the main frame has a cavity structure such that an electronic device is mounted on an opposite surface thereof and includes a position adjustment part for adjusting the position of an electronic device, and a structure for preventing the electronic device from being tilted during the position adjustment is included in the interior of the main frame. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062455 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF DISPLAY SCREEN - In a display screen brightness adjustment method, vision information of a user is obtained. A nearest distance, a longest distance, and an optimal distance between the user and the display screen are determined. An actual distance between the user and the display screen is detected. The actual distance is compared to the nearest distance, the longest distance, and the optimal distance. Then a brightness value of the display screen is calculated. Accordingly, brightness of the display screen is adjusted. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062456 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIVE USER RECOGNITION - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for live user recognition. There is disclosed a method for live user recognition. The method comprises: obtaining an image containing a face; while recognizing the face based on the image, detecting whether gaze of the face moves into proximity of a random position on a display screen every time an object is displayed at the random position; and determining whether the image is obtained from the live user based on the detection. The corresponding apparatus is disclosed as well. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062457 | DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A display device includes a display unit which is able to take a first position which is a relative position with respect to user's eyes and a second position which is a relative position with respect to the eyes and is different from the first position. The display device further includes a display mode change unit which, when the display unit displaying an image at the first position is moved to the second position, changes the mode of the display continued on the display unit. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062458 | GAZE BASED TEXT INPUT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - According to the invention, a method for entering text into a computing device using gaze input from a user is disclosed. The method may include causing a display device to display a visual representation of a plurality of letters. The method may also include receiving gaze information identifying a movement of the user's gaze on the visual representation. The method may further include recording an observation sequence of one or more observation events that occur during the movement of the user's gaze on the visual representation. The method may additionally include providing the observation sequence to a decoder module. The decoder module may determine at least one word from the observation sequence representing an estimate of an intended text of the user. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062459 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOMECHANICALLY-BASED EYE SIGNALS FOR INTERACTING WITH REAL AND VIRTUAL OBJECTS - Systems and methods are provided for discerning the intent of a device wearer primarily based on movements of the eyes. The system can be included within unobtrusive headwear that performs eye tracking and controls screen display. The system can also utilize remote eye tracking camera(s), remote displays and/or other ancillary inputs. Screen layout is optimized to facilitate the formation and reliable detection of rapid eye signals. The detection of eye signals is based on tracking physiological movements of the eye that are under voluntary control by the device wearer. The detection of eye signals results in actions that are compatible with wearable computing and a wide range of display devices. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062460 | FORCE SIMULATION FINGER SLEEVE USING ORTHOGONAL UNIFORM MAGNETIC FIELD - An apparatus and method for providing feedback to a user of an electronic device is provided. The apparatus includes a magnetic user input device, a touch panel display configured to display application output and to receive application input, a series of solenoids positioned on each side of or wrapped around the touch panel display, the series of solenoids configured to output a magnetic field, and a processor programmed to execute an application that displays the application output via the touch panel display and in response to input received from the touch panel, drives a separate current to each solenoid of the series of solenoids to apply a force against the magnetic user input device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062461 | LOCALIZED HAPTIC RESPONSE - Touch interfaces for electronic devices including one or more tactile response mechanisms. The tactile response mechanisms receive user input and provide a tactile response to the user to indicate that the user has selected a particular location or selectable area on the interface. The underside of the interface includes recesses and/or channels corresponding to on each specific touch or selectable area that localize the tactile response to the individual selectable areas. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062462 | INTUITIVE THERMAL USER INTERFACE - An electronic device that provides thermal feedback to a user is described. In particular, when the user provides a setting via tactile interaction with a surface of a user-interface device in the electronic device, a thermal mechanism in the electronic device establishes a temperature gradient on the surface based on the setting. For example, the thermal mechanism may include a heat source that increases a temperature of the portion of the user-interface device and/or a heat sink that decreases a temperature of another portion of the user-interface device. Moreover, the thermal mechanism may dynamically modify the temperature gradient based on the tactile interaction and an environmental condition (such as the temperature) in an external environment that includes the electronic device. Note that the tactile interaction with the user may occur with a physical control object (such as a knob) and/or with a virtual icon displayed on a multi-touch display. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062463 | NANOWIRE ENABLED PAPER BASED HAPTIC INTERFACES - Paper, as a ubiquitous material in everyday life, has recently emerged as flexible substrates for electronics. It offers a basis for functional electronic modules with advantages of low cost, ease of fabrication, good printability, high flexibility, and light weight. To date, functional electronic components on paper and paper-like substrates have included diodes, transistors, capacitors, electrochemical biosensors and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). Accordingly, paper-based flexible sensors and electronics may be applied to a wide range of applications including flexible displays, energy storage, self-folding robotics, and biosensing. These may be further expanded through provisioning of a paper-based human-device interface that allows users to input information. By exploiting piezoelectric nanowires grown upon paper, a range of one- and two-dimensional haptic interfaces may be implemented. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062464 | Semantic Framework for Variable Haptic Output - Methods and apparatus organize a plurality of haptic output variations into a cohesive semantic framework that uses various information about the alert condition and trigger, application context, and other conditions to provide a system of haptic outputs that share characteristics between related events. In some embodiments, an event class or application class provides the basis for a corresponding haptic output. In some embodiments, whether an alert-salience setting is on provides the basis for adding an increased salience haptic output to the standard haptic output for the alert. In some embodiments, consistent haptics provide for branding of the associated application class, application, and/or context. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062465 | Semantic Framework for Variable Haptic Output - Methods and apparatus organize a plurality of haptic output variations into a cohesive semantic framework that uses various information about the alert condition and trigger, application context, and other conditions to provide a system of haptic outputs that share characteristics between related events. In some embodiments, an event class or application class provides the basis for a corresponding haptic output. In some embodiments, whether an alert-salience setting is on provides the basis for adding an increased salience haptic output to the standard haptic output for the alert. In some embodiments, consistent haptics provide for branding of the associated application class, application, and/or context. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062466 | Semantic Framework for Variable Haptic Output - Methods and apparatus organize a plurality of haptic output variations into a cohesive semantic framework that uses various information about the alert condition and trigger, application context, and other conditions to provide a system of haptic outputs that share characteristics between related events. In some embodiments, an event class or application class provides the basis for a corresponding haptic output. In some embodiments, whether an alert-salience setting is on provides the basis for adding an increased salience haptic output to the standard haptic output for the alert. In some embodiments, consistent haptics provide for branding of the associated application class, application, and/or context. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062467 | TOUCH SCREEN CONTROL - This document relates to touch screen controls. For instance, the touch screen controls can allow a user to control a computing device by engaging a touch screen associated with the computing device. One implementation can receive at least one tactile contact from a region of a touch screen. This implementation can present a first command functionality on the touch screen proximate the region for a predefined time. It can await user engagement of the first command functionality. Lacking user engagement within the predefined time, the implementation can remove the first command functionality and offer a second command functionality. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062468 | Gesture Processing Using a Domain-Specific Gesture Language - The claimed subject matter includes techniques for processing gestures. An example method includes receiving a gesture from an application. The gesture includes one or more primitives from a language that is domain-specific to gestures. The method also further includes receiving skeletal data from a motion detection system. The method also includes comparing the skeletal data with the gesture from the application in a runtime module. The method also further includes sending a gesture event to the application. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062469 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE GESTURE INTERACTION - A system and method for selective gesture interaction using spatial volumes is disclosed. The method includes processing data frames that each includes one or more body point locations of a collaborating user that is interfacing with an application at each time intervals, defining a spatial volume for each collaborating user based on the processed data frames, detecting a gesture performed by a first collaborating user based on the processed data frames, determining the gesture to be an input gesture performed by the first collaborating user in a first spatial volume, interpreting the input gesture based on a context of the first spatial volume that includes a role of the first collaborating user, a phase of the application, and an intersection volume between the first spatial volume and a second spatial volume for a second collaborating user, and providing an input command to the application based on the interpreted input gesture. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062470 | INSTRUMENT INTERFACE FOR REDUCING EFFECTS OF ERRATIC MOTION - Apparatus and methods to reduce effects of erratic motion input during operation of an instrument via a graphical user interface are described. Spatial motion input received from a user may be filtered using filter parameters obtained during a calibration procedure. The filtered motion input may be used to predict a trajectory of a cursor or object used to select an icon or text. The icon or text may be latched to the approaching cursor or object. The combination of motion smoothing and latching may improve ease-of-use of the graphical user interface for individuals having neuromuscular disorder, or users operating instruments in high-vibration environments. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062471 | GESTURE CONTROL SYSTEM CAPABLE OF INTERACTING WITH 3D IMAGES - A gesture control system capable of interacting with three-dimensional (3D) images comprises a 3D image display device, a gesture recognition device, and a data processing unit. The 3D image display device displays a 3D image. The gesture recognition device captures a hand(s) and finger(s) image of a user and then calculates a hand(s) and finger(s) coordinate. The hand(s) and finger(s) coordinate is transmitted to the data processing unit and is matched with an image 3-dimensional spatial coordinate for being output via the 3D image display device in order to achieve advantages of interacting with 3D images. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062472 | RECOGNITION DEVICE, INTELLIGENT DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD - An intelligent device is configured to provide relevant information related to an image. The intelligent device includes a sensor module, an activation module, an image capture module, an image recognition module, and an information providing module. The sensor module includes a magnetometer and a gyroscope. The magnetometer detects a direction of a gesture relative to the intelligent device. The gyroscope detects at least one angular velocity of the gesture. The activation module determines the gesture according to the direction and the angular velocities, and generates an activating signal according to the gesture determined. The image capture module captures the image according to the activation signal. The image recognition module identifies the image to retrieve relevant information related to the image. The information providing module provides the relevant information. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062473 | GESTURE-CONTROLLED COMPUTER SYSTEM - A gesture-controlled computer system includes a mobile computing device, a range camera, and a gesture-control subsystem. The gesture-control subsystem is in communication with the mobile computing device and the range camera. The gesture-control subsystem includes a gesture-capturing module that is configured for acquiring a first-taken range image of an articulating-gesture-controller. The gesture-control subsystem also includes a range-image-analysis module configured for generating a gesture-data-point profile derived at least in part from the first-taken range image. The gesture-data-point profile includes information regarding a plurality of gesture data points, including information about the relative position of the gesture data points. The gesture-control subsystem also includes a gesture-recognition module configured for (i) receiving the gesture-data-point profile from the range-image-analysis module, (ii) mapping the gesture-data-point profile to a corresponding device command, and (iii) transmitting the corresponding device command to the mobile device for execution of the device command by the mobile device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062474 | Unlocking a Head Mountable Device - Embodiments described herein may help to provide a lock-screen for a computing device. An example method involves, while a computing device is in a locked mode, the computing device: (a) analyzing head-pose data to determine whether a head pose associated with the computing device matches a predetermined head pose, (b) analyzing touchpad data associated with the computing device to detect a predetermined sequence of touch gestures, (c) if both (i) the head pose matches the predetermined head pose and (ii) the predetermined sequence of touch gestures is detected, then the computing device switching to an unlocked mode, and (d) otherwise, refraining from causing computing device switch to the unlocked mode. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062475 | 3D INPUT DEVICE HAVING AN ADDITIONAL CONTROL DIAL - The invention relates to a 3D input device ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062476 | Computer Keyboard Mouse - A computer keyboard mouse system for improved data entry is provided. The computer keyboard mouse system includes a housing. The housing includes a first top portion and a second top portion. A motion sensing relay device may be integrally attached to the housing. The motion sensing relay device inputs graphical location data to a graphical interface. At least two pointer select buttons may be disposed on the first top portion of the housing. The pointer select button is operative for selecting graphical objects on the graphical interface. A data entry portion is disposed on the second top portion of the housing. The data entry portion includes a plurality of keys. The data entry portion is operative for inputting data, such as numbers or letters, to the graphical interface. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062477 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CREATING VIRTUAL KEYBOARD - In a method for creating a virtual keyboard, multiple intersections formed as a honeycomb structure are set on a plane. A selected type of virtual keyboard is acquired according to a command input by a user. A number of keys according to the selected type of virtual keyboard are calculated to acquire intersections corresponding to the number of the keys from the plane. The keys are arranged to form a keyboard plane of the virtual keyboard. A standard difference of step lengths from a center key of the keyboard plane to the other keys is calculated. The virtual keyboard is displayed on a screen of a display device, in event the keyboard plane is determined available according to the calculated standard difference. Then the user can operate the virtual keyboard with a remote control device to input characters. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062478 | PEN/TOUCH TABLET COMPUTER HAVING MULTIPLE OPERATION MODES AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING OPERATION MODES - A tablet computer is provided, which includes a sensor section operable to detect positional input by a human operator and output a positional input signal; a display, laid over the sensor section, operable to receive and display a video signal; and a processor, coupled to a memory storing programs for running an operating system (OS) and executing software loaded to the memory, the processor being operable to receive and process the positional input signal from the sensor section and to output a video signal of the OS and the software to the display. The tablet computer further includes a sensor signal filter capable of selectively communicating the positional input signal from the sensor section to the processor, to a separate external processor, or to neither the processor nor the separate external processor; and a display switch capable of coupling the display to the processor or to the separate external processor. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062479 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The method includes displaying a pointer on a display, receiving a signal from a pointing device, calculating display coordinates for displaying the pointer based on the received signal and a scale mode of the pointing device, and moving the pointer to a point having the calculated coordinates and displaying the pointer at the point. The display coordinates of the pointer are calculated so that the pointer moves a different distance in correspondence with a movement distance of the pointing device according to a scale mode of the pointing device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062480 | INPUT DEVICE AND TOUCH PANEL DISPLAY SYSTEM - An input device with a plurality of terminals for inputting information in a touch panel includes three direction detecting contacts that are projecting portions to touch three positions on the touch panel and form a triangle having vertexes on the three positions, and at least one information identifying contact that touches the touch panel together with the three direction detecting contacts so that specific information to be displayed on a display panel is identified according to a placement position of the information identifying contact with respect to the triangle. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062481 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT DISPLAYING VARIOUS KINDS OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE BY WEARING ON BODY - Provided is an electronic equipment that displays information in response to a variety of display requests of a user. The electronic equipment of the present disclosure is worn on the body. A communication circuit acquires various kinds of information from a various-information database in which the various kinds of information are stored via a network. A display circuit displays the various kinds of information. An imaging circuit images a real space. An object recognition circuit recognizes an object from an image imaged by the imaging circuit. A display request determination circuit determines a display request based on a combination of recognized different objects. Further, the display request determination circuit makes a transmission request for information to the various-information database in response to the display request through the communication circuit. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062482 | A METHOD FOR INTERFACING BETWEEN A DEVICE AND INFORMATION CARRIER WITH TRANSPARENT AREA(S) - A computer-implemented method for interfacing with a device having a touch sensitive display comprises detecting the presence of an information carrier in overlay of the display. The information carrier has at least one transparent area determining the location of the information carrier on the display and modifying at least one portion of an image displayed in a surface portion of the display being covered by the at least one transparent area of the information carrier. The at least one portion of the image displayed behind the at least one transparent area of the information carrier and an image printed on the information carrier jointly create a combined image. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062483 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING FUNCTIONALITY BASED ON DEVICE ORIENTATION - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a first orientation in which a computing system is positioned. A first functionality can be provided when the computing system is positioned in the first orientation. It can be determined that the computing system becomes positioned in a second orientation. A second functionality can be selected, out of a set of functionalities, based on a current state associated with the computing system. The second functionality can be provided when the computing system becomes positioned in the second orientation. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062484 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR - An information processor includes a first housing including a display, a second housing including an input device, a connection terminal combined with the first housing so as to be detachable, and a hinge which couples the connection terminal to the second housing, and transforms a mode into an open state, a closed state, a standing state, or a tablet state. The display and the input device are operable in the open state. The display and the input device are inoperable in the closed state. The display and the input device are operable in the standing state. The display is operable, and the input device is inoperable in the tablet state. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062485 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device capable of performing display control based on bending is provided. The electronic device has a display, a detecting unit, and a controller. The controller has flexibility. The detecting unit is able to detect bending of the display. In a case where bending is detected by the detecting unit, the controller performs display control based on the bending. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062486 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROJECTING IMAGE BY USING THE MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device and a method of projecting an image by using the mobile device are provided. The method includes determining, as a projection image, an image area displayed on the mobile device, from among an entire image expressing content being replayed or accessed on the mobile device, projecting the projection image and a pointer disposed on the projection image, and changing the projection image in the entire image by detecting movement of the mobile device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062487 | BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY - Button functionalities for user interfaces, e.g., for use with a portable multifunction device, are disclosed. Exemplary button functionalities are described for an electronic device with a display, a rotatable and depressible input mechanism, and/or a button. Different device features may be accessed, depending on whether the rotatable and depressible input mechanism or the button is activated, and further depending on whether the activation represents a single press, a double press, or an extended press on the rotatable and depressible input mechanism or the button. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062488 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL AIR MOUSE AND DISPLAY USED TOGETHER THEREWITH - An air mouse system is described. The air mouse is configured to periodically transmit RF signals in order to trigger a plurality of ultrasonic transmitters arranged on a television. The ultrasonic transmitters transmit ultrasonic signals when being triggered by the RF signals from the RF trigger. An ultrasonic receiver receives the ultrasonic signals. A processor calculates a location of the air mouse with respect to the ultrasonic transmitters based on time differences of the ultrasonic signals transmitted by the ultrasonic transmitters arriving at the ultrasonic receiver. A series of locations of the air mouse forms a motion trail of the air mouse and the air mouse transmits the motion trail to the television wirelessly. The motion trail is projected as a cursor trail on the television screen by the television, to control the cursor on the television screen by virtue of the motion of the air mouse. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062489 | MULTI-SURFACE CONTROLLER - A control device is provided having multiple buttons with touch sensors attached on top of the buttons. The buttons and touch sensors may detect signals of finger movements and/or gestures. The detected signals may be used to control various operations in various operation modes of the controller. The control device may interface with multiple devices. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062490 | POSITION INDICATOR - A position indicator includes a first electrode receiving an alternating current (AC) signal from a position detecting sensor and a second electrode transmitting an AC signal to the position detecting sensor. The position indicator includes: a tubular pen-shaped chassis; a central electrode provided such that one end protrudes outside of the chassis from an opening of the chassis, and formed of an electrically-conductive member forming a first one of the first and second electrodes; a peripheral electrode surrounding the central electrode and formed of an electrically-conductive member forming a second one of the first and second electrodes; and a shield member having a hollow part housing at least a part of the central electrode surrounded by the peripheral electrode. The shield member includes a tubular part electrically connected to ground and an insulating layer formed on an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface of the tubular part. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062491 | HANDWRITING INPUT DEVICE, METHOD FOR OBTAINING HANDWRITING INFORMATION, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A handwriting input device includes: a touch panel which can detect a touch given through a sheet of paper; and a control section. The control section obtains position information of a touch point on the touch panel at first time intervals, and determines a location of a sheet on the touch panel to obtain sheet location information, at second time intervals. The control section outputs the position information of the touch points and the corresponding sheet location information. The control section optionally calculates displacement amounts of the sheet on the basis of a change of the sheet location information, and outputs the position information of the touch points and the corresponding displacement amounts of the sheet. The control section optionally corrects the position information of the touch points on the basis of the displacement amounts of the sheet. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062492 | OBJECT ORIENTATION DETECTION WITH A DIGITIZER - A digitizer system includes a stylus comprising a plurality of transmitters for transmitting signals, wherein each of the plurality of transmitters are distanced from one another by a defined distance, a digitizer sensor operable for sensing signals transmitted by the plurality of transmitters, and circuitry associated with the digitizer sensor for tracking a projected location on the digitizer sensor of each of the plurality of transmitters based on the signals sensed, and for tracking a geometric relationship between the projected locations. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062493 | Noise Reduction Through Democratic Alpha Smoothing - An iterative exponential moving average algorithm generates a smoothed output data stream from a noisy input data stream. A smoothing factor used in calculating the exponential moving average is updated with each iteration of the exponential moving average algorithm based on a cumulative vote value, which is based, at least in part, on an estimated state of the input data stream. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062494 | TOUCH SCAN MODES DURING DEVICE CHARGING - Touch scan modes for touch sensitive devices during device charge is disclosed. To prevent adverse effects to the touch sensor panel due to inductive noise while the device is charging, the touch controller can switch to a touch scan mode (i.e., power charging touch mode) that can cancel or reduce noise from the touch scan or touch image. Power charging touch modes can include low noise frequency selection, increased number of touch samples employed to calculate an average, and simultaneous sampling. In some examples, a power charging touch mode can be different from a normal touch scan mode (i.e., a touch scan mode when the device is not charging). With the one or more power charging touch modes, false touch readings, erroneous touch location identification, and/or undetected touches can be eliminated or reduced. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062495 | GLASS TOUCH SCREEN PROTECTOR - A glass touch screen protector for a portable electronic device having a front face that includes a touch screen portion and a chamfered outer perimeter, the glass screen protector including a glass sheet having front and back sides, an outer band that corresponds to that of the device, and having a transparent window portion that corresponds in size to the touch screen portion. A spacer is provided along the outer perimeter of the glass sheet substantially continuously surrounding the transparent window. The spacer increases in thickness toward the periphery of the glass sheet and has a thickness sufficient to space the glass sheet near but not in contact with the touch screen portion. The spacer has an exposed adhesive facing the portable device and having adhesive strength enabling repeated removal and re-attachment. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062496 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR EMPATHETIC COMPUTING - Devices, systems, and methods for empathetic computing are described herein. An example empathetic computing device includes an enclosure configured to fit into the palm of a user. The enclosure may have an upper portion and a lower portion and comprise an interface board, a processor, and a touch sensor. The interface board may have a plurality of light emitting devices configured to provide a light pattern of a visual response. The processor may be coupled to a memory device. The touch sensor may be configured to detect the touch of the user. The touch sensor may comprise a touch belt disposed along the enclosure circumferentially and a touch pad. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062497 | Ultrasound-Based Force Sensing and Touch Sensing - An input/output device for a computing device including one or more touch sensors and one or more force sensors. The touch sensors sense data including one or more locations at which a contact or near-contact occurs. The force sensor sense data including a measure of an amount of force presented at the one or more locations at which a contact occurs. The touch sensors and the force sensors responsive to signals occurring in response to whether the signals are in response to contact or in response to an amount of force. The input/output device also includes one or more circuits coupled to the touch sensors and to the force sensors, and capable of combining information from both sensors. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062498 | Ultrasound-Based Force and Touch Sensing - A touch input/output device for a computing device. The touch device includes a touch sensor for providing touch location information and a force sensor for providing force of touch information. The touch sensor determines touch location information. The force sensor determines the force of touch information. Both the touch sensor and the force sensor are integrated into a circuit responsive to signals, the signals occurring at discernible times in response to whether the signals are in response to contact or in response to an amount of force. Additionally, the touch device includes a circuit coupled to the touch sensor and to the force sensor, and capable of combining information from the touch sensors and from the force sensors. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062499 | TOUCH PIXEL DESIGN FOR REDUCING VISUAL ARTIFACTS - A touch sensor panel is disclosed. In some examples, the touch sensor panel comprises a first touch pixel electrode formed in a first layer, the first touch pixel electrode comprising a plurality of electrically coupled touch pixel segments separated by one or more touch pixel gaps. In some examples, the touch sensor panel comprises a sense connection formed in the first layer and coupled to the first touch pixel electrode, the sense connection configured to couple the first touch pixel electrode to sense circuitry. In some examples, the touch pixel segments and the touch pixel gaps are configured to provide optical uniformity on the touch sensor panel. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062500 | Force Sensor with Capacitive Gap Sensing - A force sensor and force-sensing structure for use as input to an electronic device. A user touch event may be sensed on a display, enclosure, or other surface associated with an electronic device using a force sensor adapted to determine the magnitude of force of the touch event. The sensor output, corresponding to the magnitude of force, may be used as an input signal, input data, or other input information to the electronic device. A force sensor may include an array of upper electrodes disposed on a first substrate and a compliant medium disposed in a gap between the first substrate and a second substrate. At least one lower electrode may be disposed on the second substrate. The first substrate may be configured to deflect relative to the second substrate over a localized region when a force is applied to the force-receiving surface. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062501 | TOUCH APPARATUS - A touch apparatus includes a substrate, a plurality of first sensing electrodes, a plurality of second sensing electrodes, a plurality of third sensing electrodes, a plurality of fourth sensing electrodes, a switch module and a control unit. The switch module is electrically connected with the first sensing electrodes, the second sensing electrodes, the third sensing electrodes and the fourth sensing electrodes. The control unit is electrically connected with the switch module. The touch apparatus decide the connection mode of the switch module according to the touch strength of a touch point on the touch apparatus. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062502 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A touch display device includes a substrate, a conductive layer and a transparent layer. The conductive layer is disposed on the substrate layer, and includes a plurality of metal lines, which extend along a first direction and are insulated from one another. The transparent layer is disposed on the conductive layer, and includes a plurality of first electrode strips, which extend along the first direction and individually overlap with at least one of the metal lines in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the substrate. The first electrode strips are disposed between a plurality of second electrode strips and the metal lines. The second electrode strips extend along a third direction different from the first direction and are disposed above the transparent layer. The second electrode strips form capacitance coupling with the metal lines via the first electrode strips to perform touch sensing. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062503 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a flexible display apparatus. A shape deformation sensor is formed in at least one of a first plurality of connection lines of a flexible display panel and a second plurality of connection lines of a touch screen panel. The shape deformation sensor is configured to sense a shape deformation of the flexible display panel. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062504 | TOUCH PANEL AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING THEREOF - Disclosed is a touch sensing display device capable of sensing both touch position and touch force, shortening a driving time for the touch sensing, and improving touch sensing efficiency, and an apparatus for driving thereof. The display device can include a color filter, a plurality of first touch electrodes for touch force sensing, and a plurality of second touch electrodes for touch position sensing and separated from the first touch electrodes by the color filter. The display can also include a force sensing touch driver for the first touch electrodes and a touch position touch driver for the second touch electrodes. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062505 | TOUCH PANEL HAVING A PLURALITY OF DUMMY SENSING ELECTRODES AND HAPTIC EFFECT - Embodiments relate to a touch panel with a haptic function and a method of operating the touch panel. The touch panel includes first electrodes and second electrodes intersecting the first electrodes. The touch panel further includes an elastic dielectric member disposed between the first electrodes and the second electrodes to separate the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The first electrodes are applied with a touch driving pulse during a sensing mode, and are applied with a voltage during a haptic mode. The second electrodes sense a touch sense signal responsive to the touch driving pulse in the sensing mode, and the second electrodes are applied with a reference voltage in the haptic mode. The elastic dielectric member vibrates in response to the voltage applied to the first electrodes in the haptic mode. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062506 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus, including a display panel generating an image; a window member on the display panel and including a display region transmitting the image and a non-display region adjacent to the display region; and a touch panel between the display panel and the window member, the touch panel including a lower base member; an upper base member including a front portion overlapped with an upper surface of the lower base member, and a side portion bent from the front portion and covering a side of the lower base member; touch electrodes on at least one of the upper surface of the lower base member and a lower surface of the upper base member; and signal lines connected to the touch electrodes. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062507 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device separated from a display unit for switchably displaying images hierarchized in hierarchy levels and configured to input a finger operation of a user to an operation surface to operate the images is provided. The input device includes a detector for detecting an operation state of the finger to the operation surface at a time of the finger operation and a controller for, when determining that the operation state detected by the detector is a proximity state, reducing sharpness of at least part of the image displayed on the display unit as compared with when determining that the operation state is a contact state. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062508 | Dynamic Drawers - An apparatus comprising a display and a processor configured to cause displaying a first set of display objects and a second set of display objects in such a way that user input activating a display object of the first set of display objects causes the second set of display objects to be revealed on the display. The second set of display objects is revealed in a direction corresponding to the user input and in synchronization with the user input. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062509 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A display device with a capacitive touch panel includes a laminate between a display panel and a cover layer, the laminate having a viewing-side polarizing plate, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a substrate. The first conductive layer, second conductive layer, and substrate are positioned closer to the cover layer than is the viewing-side polarizing plate. The first and second conductive layers are arranged apart from each other in a stacking direction so as to form a capacitive touch sensor. One of the first and second conductive layers is formed on one surface of the substrate. The substrate has an optical film with a phase difference of (2n−1)λ/4, where n is a positive integer. The viewing-side polarizing plate has a polarizing film. A slow axis of the optical film intersects a transmission axis of the polarizing film at about 45° as viewed in the stacking direction. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062510 | CONDUCTIVE FILM AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A conductive film is provided which is excellent in bending resistance, conductivity is not impaired even when the film is bent, and when the film is applied to an image display apparatus including a polarizing plate, the film can contribute to an improvement in visibility through a polarizing lens. A conductive film includes a retardation film; and a transparent conductive layer arranged on at least one surface of the retardation film, wherein: the retardation film has an in-plane retardation at a wavelength of 550 nm of from 90 nm to 190 nm; a ratio (Re[400]/Re[550]) of an in-plane retardation Re[400] of the retardation film at a wavelength of 400 nm to the in-plane retardation Re[550] of the retardation film at a wavelength of 550 nm is from 0.5 to 0.9; and the transparent conductive layer includes at least one of a conductive nanowire, a metal mesh, and a conductive polymer. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062511 | COORDINATE MEASURING DEVICES, COORDINATE MEASURING SYSTEMS AND COORDINATE MEASURING METHODS - Provided is a coordinate measuring device for sensing a location of a coordinate indicating device including a resonance circuit. The coordinate measuring device includes a panel including a plurality of channel electrodes configured to transmit a driving signal to the coordinate indicating device through capacitive coupling with the coordinate indicating device and receive a resonance signal generated by the coordinate indicating device, wherein the coordinate indicating device resonates based on the driving signal; and a controller configured to sense at least one of a frequency and a phase of the resonance signal and adjust the driving signal according to the at least one of the frequency and the phase, which is sensed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062512 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE, ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND INPUT DEVICE - A manufacturing process of an electrode substrate includes a step of forming a protective layer so as to cover a conductor pattern by applying raw material liquid discharged as droplets to an upper surface of a substrate in a first region and a second region of the upper surface of the substrate. At this time, an application amount of the raw material liquid per unit area in the second region is made smaller than an application amount of the raw material liquid per unit area in the first region, so that an average film thickness of the protective layer of a portion formed in the second region is made smaller than an average film thickness of the protective layer of a portion formed in the first region. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062513 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SWITCH WITH FALSE TRIGGER PROTECTION - An electronics module proximate an exterior surface of a vehicle is disclosed. The module comprises a housing configured for mounting to an interior surface of the vehicle. An electronic circuit is enclosed in the housing. The electronic circuit comprises a proximity sensor and a sensor guard. The proximity sensor is configured to detect an object proximate the housing. The sensor guard is disposed between the interior surface and the proximity sensor and configured to limit a detection by the proximity sensor of an input originating from the exterior surface of a vehicle. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062514 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An electronic device, a method for controlling the electronic device, and a recording medium are provided. The electronic device includes a display, a storage module, and a processor configured to detect a reference screen setting event in relation to a screen being displayed on the display module and to control the storage module to store at least part of information about the screen being displayed on the display as a reference screen information. Upon occurring of a reference screen display event, the processor controls the display to display a reference screen based on the stored reference screen information. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062515 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH BENT DISPLAY AND METHOD FORCONTROLLING THEREOF - A electronic device and a display method thereof are provided. A control method of the electronic device includes: detecting a touch input on an auxiliary display area; in response to a touch input being detected on a first area of the auxiliary display area in a and the electronic being in a state in which the electronic is gripped by a user, processing the touch input as a user input; and, in response to the touch input being detected on a second area of the auxiliary display area different from the first area and the electronic being in the state in which the electronic is gripped by the user, disregarding the touch input. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062516 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided. The display device includes a screen display unit, a first nontransparent layer, and a second nontransparent layer. The screen display unit includes a first screen region and a second screen region of which at least a portion is curved from the first screen region. The first nontransparent layer is disposed in at least one side of border portions of the screen display unit. The second nontransparent layer is disposed in at least one side of border portions of the second screen region and is separated from at least a portion of the first nontransparent layer in a direction perpendicular to the first nontransparent layer. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062517 | Multi-Layer Transparent Force Sensor - An optically transparent force sensor element includes multi-layer electrodes of two materials having different gauge factors to increase sensitivity of measured force magnitude. A passivation layer is positioned between the electrode layers in each element. One gauge factor may be positive while the other gauge factor may be negative. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062518 | TOUCH SUBSTRATE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF, AND TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS - A touch substrate, a fabricating method of a touch substrate and a touch display apparatus are disclosed. The touch substrate includes a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer which are arranged on a base substrate; the first electrode layer includes a plurality of first electrodes, the second electrode layer includes a plurality of second electrodes, each of the first electrodes includes a plurality of first electrode units and first connecting portions connected between every two adjacent first electrode units, each of the second electrodes includes a plurality of second electrode units and second connecting portions connected between every two adjacent second electrode units, and the first connecting portions and the second connecting portions are insulated and intersected with each other. The first electrode units are transparent electrode blocks, and the second electrode units are wire gauze electrode blocks. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062519 | TOUCH PANEL AND COORDINATE MEASURING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes a channel electrode unit configured to include a plurality of first electrodes disposed in a first direction and a plurality of second electrodes disposed in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and a controlling unit configured to apply a driving signal to the electrodes in the channel electrode unit in a unit of a plurality of electrodes, transmit the driving signal to a resonance circuit of a stylus pen approaching the touch panel through a capacitive coupling, and receive response signals generated from the resonance circuit of the stylus pen from each of the plurality of electrodes to determine a location of the stylus pen including the resonance circuit. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062520 | IN-CELL TYPE TOUCH PANEL INTEGRATED FLEXIBLE ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - A flexible organic light emitting display device is provided. The flexible organic light emitting display device comprises a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate spaced apart from the first flexible substrate, the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate configured to have a first gap at a display area and a second gap at a peripheral area surrounding the display area, a first touch line unit connected with a first pad unit on the first flexible substrate at the peripheral area, a second touch line unit connected with a second pad unit on the second flexible substrate at the peripheral area and a gap balancing conductive element included in a conductive adhesive layer configured to electrically connect the first pad unit and the second pad unit for maintaining the second gap on the basis of the first gap. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062521 | NOTIFYING USERS OF OPTIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN META GAMES - In a method of notifying a user of an option to participate in a meta game, a presence of a player of a computer-implemented game at a location is detected. An association between a computer-implemented meta-game and the location is identified. The player of the computer-implemented game is presented with an option to participate in the computer-implemented meta-game. An indication of an acceptance of the option to participate in the computer-implemented meta game is received from the player of the computer-implemented game. A performance of an action within the computer-implemented game by the player of the computer-implemented game is reflected within the computer-implemented meta game. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062522 | PIXEL DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed are a pixel driving circuit and method, an array substrate and a display apparatus. The driving circuit comprises: a data line, a first scan line (Scan[ | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062523 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INTEGRATED WITH TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - A liquid crystal display device integrated with a touch screen panel includes a liquid crystal panel, a touch screen panel, a backlight unit, a mold frame and a fixing member. The liquid crystal panel displays an image. The touch screen panel is provided on a front side of the liquid crystal panel. The backlight unit irradiates light onto the liquid crystal panel. The mold frame accommodates and supports the liquid crystal panel and the backlight unit. The fixing member is fastened to one side of the mold frame to fix the touch screen panel on the liquid crystal panel. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062524 | INTEGRATION SHEET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TOUCH SCREEN USING THE SAME - Embodiments of the disclosure disclose an integration sheet, a method for manufacturing the same and a method for manufacturing a touch screen using the same. The integration sheet comprises a polarizing sheet and an optically clear adhesive attaching with each other, a release film provided on a side of the optically clear adhesive away from the polarizing sheet and another release film provided on a side of the polarizing sheet away from the optically clear adhesive. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062525 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: a display panel including a display device to generate a visible ray; an optical functional layer on a surface of the display panel where a visible ray is generated; a circuit on the display panel such that the circuit overlaps with at least an area of an edge of the display panel; and a reinforcement on a surface of the display panel that faces the optical functional layer, to abut the display panel without overlapping with the circuit. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160062526 | INTERFACE MODULE - The invention relates to an interface module, comprising:—a touchpad ( | 2016-03-03 |
