| 10th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
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| 20140062832 | ANTENNA SUPPORT, ANTENNA DEVICE AND ANTENNA SUPPORT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME - An antenna support, an antenna device and an antenna support assembly including the same are provided. The antenna support includes a tube-shaped support and at least one antenna fixing unit. The antenna fixing unit is disposed on the outer wall of the tube-shaped support for fixing an antenna unit. The antenna device includes the antenna unit and the antenna support. The antenna support assembly includes a plurality of antenna supports connected to each other at their ends. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062833 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure includes a base, at least one first extending member and at least one second extending member. The base is detachably and pivotally connected to the first extending member, and includes a first transmitting unit. The first extending member is detachably and pivotally connected to the second extending member, and includes a second transmitting unit. The second extending member includes a third transmitting unit. The first transmitting unit is electrically connected to the second transmitting unit, and the second transmitting unit is electrically connected to the third transmitting unit. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062834 | Wireless Communication Node With Antenna Arrangement For Dual Band Reception and Transmission - This disclosure relates to a network node comprising an antenna arrangement with an antenna column. The antenna column comprises a first and second set of subarrays with at least two subarrays each. Each subarray comprises at least one antenna element. The first and second set of subarrays comprise antenna elements having a first polarization and antenna elements having a second polarization, orthogonal to the first polarization, respectively. Each set of subarrays is connected to a corresponding filter device via a corresponding phase altering device. Each filter device is arranged to separate signals at a first frequency band and signals at the second frequency band between respective combined ports and respective filter ports such that first filter ports are arranged for transmission and reception of signals at one frequency band, and second filter ports are arranged for reception of signals at the other frequency band. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062835 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING AN IMAGE - An electronic device includes an image capturing unit configured to generate captured data, a display unit, a communication unit configured to transmit image data based on the generated captured data to an external device, and a controller. When transmitting first image data resulting in a first delay on transmitting the first image data to the external device, the controller causes an image which corresponds to the first image data and is based on the captured data to be displayed on the display unit. When transmitting second image data resulting in a second delay larger than the first delay on transmitting the second image data to the external device, the controller causes an image other than an image corresponding to the second image data to be displayed on the display unit. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062836 | VIDEO DISPLAY MODULE, SPLINE AND VIDEO DISPLAY ARRAY STRUCTURE USING SAME - Disclosed is a video display array structure comprising at least two spaced apart splines having a plurality of opposing pairs of catches regularly spaced along the opposing sides of adjacent splines and a latch notch for each pair of catches and a video display module releasably mounted between the at least two splines, the video display module including first and second handles rotatable between an open and a locked position for releasably mounting the video display to a spline. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062837 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SENDING DISPLAY DATA THEREFROM - In accordance with an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a sending section and an acquiring section. The sending section sends the display data to a display apparatus arranged at each area in a store. The acquiring section acquires a crowded degree with customers in each area. The sending section changes the display data which is sent to the display apparatus arranged at the area of which at least the crowded degree is equal to or greater than a specified value within the display apparatuses respectively arranged at each area. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062838 | MOBILE E-BINDER SYSTEM - Provided is a mobile e-binder system including at least one display configured to display data, a docking system electrically connected to the at least one display to exchange the data using a standardized communication protocol, and a computing device configured to store and process the data and send the data to the at least one display. The at least one display may be configured to be attachable and detachable to the docking system. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062839 | DUAL-FACE TRANSPARENT VIEWING SCREEN - The general field of the invention is that of hybrid viewing devices comprising several screens of different nature. The device according to the invention comprises a stack comprising three superimposed viewing screens of the same dimensions and means for generating and processing images, the first viewing screen being a transparent emissive matrix screen, the second viewing screen being a matrix screen with controlled transparency, the third viewing screen being a transparent emissive matrix screen, the second viewing screen being disposed between the first viewing screen and the third viewing screen so as to be able to block all or part of the image displayed by the first viewing screen and/or the third viewing screen, the stack of three screens thus being arranged so as to be able to display an image on its first face and an image on its second face, the two images being able to be identical. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062840 | WEARABLE DISPLAY AND ADJUSTING METHOD THEREOF - A wearable display and an adjusting method thereof are provided. The adjusting method comprises the following steps. A background image is provided. A central mark is displayed and overlapped with the background image. A first sight line passes through the central mark. A blind spot mark is displayed and overlapped with the background image. A second sight line passes through the blind spot mark. An included angle between the first sight line and the second sight line is substantially 14 to 16 degrees. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062841 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - A head-mounted display includes a main body, an operation unit, and a controller. The main body includes a display unit capable of displaying an image in front of an eye of a user. The operation unit includes a buffer that is connected to the main body and deformable with respect to the main body, and a first detector configured to output a detection signal depending on the deformation. The controller is configured to generate an image signal for generating an image based on the detection signal and to output the image signal to the display unit. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062842 | DISPLAY DEVICE - An information processing apparatus including a communication interface configured to be connected to an external posture detecting device to be worn by a user; a display configured to rotatably display a display image; and circuitry configured to control a rotation angle of the image displayed by the display based on posture information received from the external posture detecting device. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062843 | PIXEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A pixel capable of displaying an image with uniform brightness is disclosed. In one aspect, the pixel includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a first transistor for controlling an amount of current that flows from a first power supply to a second power supply via the OLED in response to a voltage applied to a first node. The pixel also includes a second transistor that is coupled between a bias power supply and the first node and whose gate electrode is coupled to an emission control line. The pixel further includes a third transistor that is coupled between an anode electrode of the OLED and a feedback line and whose gate electrode is coupled to a control line. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062844 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a display device including pixel circuits which are arranged and each of which includes a driving transistor to drive an electro-optical element and a capacitor connected between a gate electrode and one source/drain electrode of the driving transistor. The driving transistor is configured by stacking the gate electrode and the source/drain electrode and a peripheral portion of the gate electrode is covered by the source/drain electrode. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062845 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING SHEET RESISTANCE - The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for determining sheet resistance values in a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. In certain embodiments, a system for determining sheet resistance values in an LCD panel may include a display driver integrated circuit (IC). The display driver IC may include a first switch coupled to a first input/output (I/O) pad and a second I/O pad such that the first I/O pad is configured to couple to a voltage source and the second I/O pad is configured to couple to a current source. The display driver IC may also include a second switch coupled to a third I/O pad and the second I/O pa such that the second switch has substantially the same geometry as the first switch and the third I/O pad is configured to couple to a thin-film transistor (TFT) layer of the display panel. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062846 | SHIFT REGISTER, GATE DRIVER ON ARRAY PANEL AND GATE DRIVING METHOD - The embodiment of the present invention discloses a shift register for reducing the power consumption during driving. The shift register includes a protection circuit, a retaining circuit, an output circuit, a first driving circuit, a second driving circuit, a resetting circuit, a timing control terminal, a first power supply terminal, a second power supply terminal, a third power supply terminal and a fourth power supply terminal. The embodiment of the present invention further discloses a Gate driver On Array (GOA) panel and a method for gate driving. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062847 | SHIFT REGISTER CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A shift register circuit includes a first shift register string and a second shift register string. The first shift register string is configured to receive a first start signal and output a first-stage control signal. The second shift register string, electrically connected to the first shift register string, is configured to receive the first-stage control signal and a second start signal and output the first pulse of a first-stage scan signal according to the first-stage control signal and the second start signal and consequently output the second pulse of the first-stage scan signal according to the second start signal; wherein the first and second pulses are configured to have different pulse widths. A driving method of a shift register circuit is also provided. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062848 | SHIFT REGISTER CIRCUIT, DISPLAY PANEL, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a shift register circuit that is formed on an insulating substrate with thin film transistors having channels of the same conductivity type and includes shift stages, each of the shift stages including: a first thin film transistor; a second thin film transistor; a 3(1)-th thin film transistor; a 3(2)-th thin film transistor; a 4(1)-th thin film transistor; a 4(2)-th thin film transistor; a fifth thin film transistor; and a sixth thin film transistor. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062849 | CMOS-COMPATIBLE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - An electrical control system for controlling the electrical voltage applied to each of multiple pixel electrodes on one side of an electrophoretic display comprises (1) a substrate having a plurality of spaced parallel aluminum conductors on one side of the substrate; (2) a thin oxide layer on spaced pixel regions of each of the aluminum conductors to form a gate insulator over each of the spaced pixel regions; (3) a field-effect transistor (FET) formed on the thin oxide layer in each of the spaced pixel regions, the FET having a source terminal, a drain terminal, and a gate connected to the aluminum conductor on which the FET is formed; and (4) a CMOS controller connected directly to each of the aluminum conductors and adapted to supply gate control signals for the FETs. The controller supplies a separate gate control signal for each of the aluminum conductors. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062850 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE - An electro-optical device includes: a display section that has a plurality of pixels; a control value acquisition section that acquires an initial value of a control value c which is used when an image is displayed on the display section; a calculation section that decreases the control value c whenever the image of the display section is rewritten; and a control section that selects one driving method from a plurality of driving methods on the basis of the control value c and rewrites the image of the display section by using the selected driving method. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062851 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DOCUMENTING A PROCEDURE - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for documenting a procedure in a touchless environment. Example methods disclosed herein include identifying a position of one or more of a user's fingertips using a camera of a mobile device and an entropy-based segmentation of an image input, determining a correspondence between user fingertip position and a control interface of the mobile device, including a plurality of functions to be executed based on user input, triggering the mobile device to execute one or more of the plurality of functions based on the user fingertip position during a procedure, and documenting one or more events of the procedure based on the user input for generating a report to be stored in a storage device of the mobile device. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062852 | Proximity-Based Image Rendering - In one embodiment, a method includes adjusting the images or text rendered on a display based on the position of the viewers relative to the display. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062853 | DELAY OF DISPLAY EVENT BASED ON USER GAZE - Methods and systems of delaying the execution of a display event based on a detected user gaze are provided. Display events may be generated and executed to change a user interface of a display. For example, an autocorrect algorithm can automatically replace a typed word with a corrected word in a text field, generating a display event that causes the corrected word to be displayed instead of the typed word. Such a display event may be executed as soon as possible after its generation. However, a gaze detection device can obtain information that indicates a user is not looking at the typed word on the display. In such a situation, it may be more intuitive to delay the execution of the display event until the gaze information indicates that the user is looking at the typed word. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062854 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DIGITAL DEVICE USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method of receiving a gesture input of a user using a Head Mounted Display (HMD) and synthetically controlling a digital device using the received gesture input. The method includes detecting whether or not the HMD is worn by a user, detecting a positional state of an external digital device linked with the HMD, the positional state including a first state in which the external digital device is located in a preset view angle region of the HMD and a second state in which the external digital device is not located in the view angle region, detecting a gesture input of the user, determining at least one digital device to be controlled based on whether or not the HMD is worn by the user and the detected positional state, and controlling a display object of the determined digital device under application of the gesture input. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062855 | FITNESS APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PROJECTION - A fitness apparatus includes a framework, a control panel, and a microprojector. The framework includes a chassis and a handrail stand mounted to the chassis. The control panel is mounted to the handrail stand for displaying a variety of physical states in the process of the user's exercise. The microprojector is electrically connected with the control panel for projecting built-in information of the control panel or external information received by the control panel in such a way that the user can conveniently view the information and enjoy more fun. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062856 | FOLDABLE DISPLAY AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A foldable display and an image processing method thereof are disclosed. The foldable display comprises a display module, a memory, a sensor module, and a processing unit. The sensor module senses a bending state of the display module. The processing unit generates adjusted images according to an image signal, and stores those adjusted images to a plurality of memory addresses of the memory. The processing unit selects a reading address from those memory addresses according the bending state. The processing unit selects a corresponding adjusted image from the memory according to the reading address and outputs the corresponding adjusted image to the display module. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062857 | SMART SIGNAGE SYSTEM - The present patent application is directed to a smart signage system. In one aspect, the smart signage system includes at least a signage device; at least a signage display being connected to the at least one signage device and configured to display contents stored in the signage device; and a plurality of client devices being in wireless communication with the at least one signage device. Each client device is configured to recognize a gesture from a user in correspondence with a target content displayed on the signage display, and thereby to acquire a file of information associated with the target content from the signage device. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062858 | INFORMATION SYSTEM - An information system includes a camera located at a central position in a horizontal direction in front of two users who face the camera and who are aligned side by side, a gesture recognizing unit configured to recognize a gesture of a hand of a user based on a target image captured by the camera, a determining unit that determines whether a central point in a width direction of an arm in the target image is at a right side or at a left side with respect to a center of the hand in the target image, and an operation user configured to determine that a performer of the gesture is a right side or a left side user | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062859 | SENSING UNIT, FLEXIBLE DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A sensing unit measuring a bending degree of a flexible substrate includes: a first line formed on the flexible substrate; a second line adjacent to the first line; and a first controller applying a first sensing signal to the first line and measuring a change of crosstalk generated in the second line by the first sensing signal according to bending of the flexible substrate. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062860 | SMART SCREEN ROTATION BASED ON USER ORIENTATION - A method for performing smart screen rotation and an electronic device thereof are provided. A method for controlling screen rotation in an electronic device includes determining a direction of the electronic device, and determining a direction of a user, and determining whether to rotate a screen by comparing the direction of the electronic device with the direction of the user. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062861 | GESTURE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, DISPLAY INSTRUMENT, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A gesture recognition apparatus for recognizing a gesture of a hand of a user from a moving image in which action of the hand of the user is photographed is provided, the gesture recognition apparatus comprising: a face detector configured to detect a face of the user; a shape identification part configured to identify whether the hand is a right hand or a left hand; and a performer specification part configured to specify a person, who is closest to the identified hand and whose face is located on a right side of the identified hand, as a performer of the gesture when the identified hand is the right hand, and specify a person, who is closest to the identified hand and whose face is located on a left side of the identified hand, as the performer of the gesture when the identified hand is the left hand. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062862 | GESTURE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, DISPLAY INSTRUMENT, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A gesture recognition apparatus for recognizing a gesture of a user from a moving image in which the user is photographed is provided, the gesture recognition apparatus comprising: a sight line direction estimation part configured to estimate a sight line direction of the user; a determination part configured to determine that the user intends to start the gesture when an angle formed by a first predetermined direction and the sight line direction is less than a predetermined value in a predetermined period; and a notification part configured to notify the user that the determination is made, when the determination part determines that the user intends to start the gesture. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062863 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING ELECTRONIC BLACKBOARD SYSTEM - Provided are a method and apparatus for setting an electronic blackboard system. In response to a user input to a control apparatus requesting setting of the electronic blackboard, sensitivity of an IR camera is set so that visible rays are detected. A projector projects an image with a presentation region and a first guider therein for alignment. The IR camera transmits a first captured image of the presentation region, including at least a portion of the first guider, to the control apparatus. The projector is then controlled to project to the screen at least a portion of a second guider corresponding to the first guider in the first image received from the IR camera. The user may then make positional adjustments to the IR camera or projector using the second guider. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062864 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISTANCE INFORMATION FROM RECOGNITION TARGET - A method and apparatus for extracting three-dimensional distance information from a recognition target is provided, which enables a gesture input from a user to be correctly recognized using distance information from the recognition target, and at the same time makes it possible to efficiently save power required for detection of the gesture input. The method includes determining if a recognition target exists within a predetermined range; when the recognition target exists within the predetermined range, generating a 3D image for the recognition target; and calculating a distance to the recognition target by using the 3D image. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062865 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY PRESENTING CONTENT - A machine-implemented method includes obtaining input data and generating output data. The status of at least one contextual factor is determined and compared with a standard. If the status meets the standard, a transformation is applied to the output data. The output data is then outputted to the viewer. Through design and/or selection of contextual factors, standards, and transformations, output data may be selectively outputted to viewers in a context-suitable fashion, e.g. on a head mounted display the viewer's central vision may be left unobstructed while the viewer walks, drives, etc. An apparatus includes at least one sensor that senses a contextual factor. A processor determines the status of the contextual factor, determines if the status meets a standard, generates output data, and applies a transformation to the output data if the status meets the standard. A display outputs the output data to the viewer. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062866 | GESTURE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, DISPLAY INSTRUMENT, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A gesture recognition apparatus for recognizing a gesture of a user from a moving image in which the user is photographed is provided, the gesture recognition apparatus comprising: a determination part configured to determine a type of the gesture; and a recognition area definition part configured to define a recognition area, which is an area where the gesture is recognized in a whole area of the moving image, based on the type of the gesture determined by the determination part. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062867 | Electrode Blinking Device - An eyelid movement detector and communication system includes a first eyelid movement sensor for placement near a first eyelid of a first eye, and a second eyelid movement sensor for placement near a second eyelid of a second eye of a subject, wherein the first and second eyelid movement sensors detect movement of the first and second eyelids, respectively, and produce a first eyelid movement signal and a second eyelid movement signal in response to the movement detected. The system further includes a reference sensor located on the subject, and an amplifier for amplifying the eyelid movement signals of the first and second eyelids, wherein the signals are directed to a computer wherein the signals are processed and as a result, a function of the system may be activated. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062868 | VISUAL DISPLAY WITH ILLUMINATORS FOR GAZE TRACKING - A visual display includes hidden reference illuminators adapted to emit invisible light for generating corneo-scleral reflections on an eye watching a screen surface of the display. The tracking of such reflections and the pupil center provides input to gaze tracking. A method for equipping and an LCD with a reference illuminator are also provided. Also provides are a system and method for determining a gaze point of an eye watching a visual display that includes reference illuminators. The determination of the gaze point may be based on an ellipsoidal cornea model. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062869 | SINGLE USER INPUT MECHANISM FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATIONS - A unique input mechanism for controlling several operations of an electronic device is provided. Using the unique input mechanism, which may be the single input mechanism for providing user inputs to the electronic device, a user may provide different inputs or combinations of inputs to control different operations based on the current mode or capacity of the electronic device. For example, a single, short click of a button may control a media operation (e.g., play/pause) in a media mode, and the same input may control a telephony operation (e.g., initiate/terminate call) in a telephony mode. In some embodiments, different inputs may be associated with different types of operations. The unique input mechanism may include, for example, a button, a switch, a key, or an actuator. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062870 | ROTATING AN OBJECT ON A SCREEN - An apparatus ( | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062871 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH POINTING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses an electronic system and a pointing device thereof. The pointing device includes an image sensor and a processor. The image sensor sequentially generates a first image frame and a second image frame, wherein the first image frame has two images related to a sensed target, and the second image frame has one image related to the sensed target. The processor determines one image position representing the sensed target using the first image frame, and subsequently determines one image displacement using the first image frame and the second image frame. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062872 | INPUT DEVICE - There is provided an input device, including a steering pad that is arranged on a steering wheel of a vehicle and includes a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, a first input unit that is arranged on the first face of the steering pad and receives an operation causing a first change of a display form in a display unit, and a second input unit that is arranged on the second face of the steering pad and receives an operation causing a second change of a display form in the display unit. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062873 | INSERTION MARKER PLACEMENT ON TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY - In accordance with some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is performed at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display. The method can include: displaying graphics on the touch screen display, detecting a finger contact on the touch screen display, and, in response to the detected finger contact, inserting an insertion marker in the graphics at a first location. The method can further include detecting a finger movement on the touch screen display and, irrespective of initial distance from finger to insertion marker on the touch screen display, moving the insertion marker in accordance with the detected finger movement from the first location to a second location in the graphics. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062874 | CLIENT DEVICE ORIENTATION - Systems and methods are provided for determining an orientation of one or more client devices relative to a computing device. In various embodiments a method and system is provided for receiving, via a client device, data being displayed on a computing device. The data is used to determine an orientation of the client device relative to a computing device. The determined orientation of the client device is used to orient a user interface of a computing device. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062875 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH AN INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT TO ADJUST STATE OF GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE OR A NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING UNIT, AND INCLUDING A HOVER SENSING FUNCTION - A mobile device has an inertial measurement unit (IMU) that senses linear and rotational movement, a touch screen including (i) a touch-sensitive surface and (ii) a 3D sensing unit, and a state change determination module that determines state changes from a combination of (i) an output of the IMU and (ii) the 3D sensing unit sensing the hovering object. The mobile device may include a pan/zoom module. A mobile device may include a natural language processing (NLP) module that predicts a next key entry based on xy positions of keys so far touched, xy trajectory of the hovering object and NLP statistical modeling. A graphical user interface (GUI) visually highlights a predicted next key and presents a set of predicted words arranged around the current key above which the object is hovering as selectable buttons to enable entry of a complete word from the set of predicted words. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062876 | EYE-CONTROLLED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An eye-controlled communication system comprises an eye controlled aid and a visiting aid. The eye controlled aid has an eye controlled module, a first display module and a first processing unit. The eye controlled module detects eye movements of patient, generates a control command based on the detected results and then transmits to the first processing unit. The first processing unit bases the control command to allow patient to operate the first operator interface by using eye movements. The first processing unit generate an execute command according to the operating results, and performs the execute command, wherein the execute command includes information of transmitting messages to the second processing unit. The second processing unit receives the execute command and performs the execute command. Thus, the system of the present invention can help patient to easily express himself or herself to his or her family members or friends. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062877 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes: a signal reception unit receiving an image signal; a signal processing unit processing the image signal; a display unit displaying an image based on the processed image signal; a communication unit receiving a motion corresponding to an instruction of a user from a remote control unit; and a controller displaying a user directory interface having a predetermined area on the display unit and controlling to perform a function selected among a plurality of functions performed by the display apparatus based on a direction of the motion from the remote control to the user directory interface. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062878 | CONTROL DEVICE, INPUT DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, HANDHELD DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - A control device includes: a receiver for receiving first information regarding the movement of a casing, and second information regarding whether to reflect the first information on the movement of coordinate values; a storage unit for storing a whole-screen region including a real-screen region, and a virtual-screen region set around the real-screen region; a generator for generating the coordinate values within the whole-screen region based on the first information; a switcher for switching a first state in which the coordinate values are movable, and a second state in which the coordinate values are immovable, based on the second information; a determining unit for determining which of the real-screen region or the virtual-screen region the coordinate values belong to; and a coordinate-value control unit for controlling the coordinate values so as to move the coordinate values within the virtual-screen region to the position of predetermined coordinate values within the real-screen region. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062879 | USER INTERFACE SYSTEM BASED ON POINTING DEVICE - The user interaction system comprises a portable pointing device ( | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062880 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF A MOVABLE OBJECT ON A VIEWING DEVICE - A system for controlling the position of a movable object on a viewing device in an aircraft cockpit, which can be actuated by an operator includes means for determining, at least at one given moment, a position of a target zone on said viewing device toward which the operator's gaze is directed, and positioning means adapted for placing the object on the target zone of the viewing device. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062881 | ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE POSITIONING SENSOR FUSION IN AN INTERACTIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An interactive display system including a wireless pointing device, and positioning circuitry capable of determining absolute and relative positions of the display at which the pointing device is aimed. An error value between the absolute position and an estimated or actual relative position at the point in time of the absolute position is determined, and a compensation factor is determined from this error value that is applied to subsequent relative positioning results. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062882 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technique relates to a display control device, a method, and a program that can improve user's operability of a free-cursor type user interface. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062883 | Scroll Wheel Assembly for Scrolling an Image in Multiple Directions - A scroll wheel assembly for computer input device having a housing. The scroll wheel assembly includes a housing and an engagable scroll wheel. The scroll wheel is rotatable with a shaft to preferably cause vertical scrolling of an image on a display. The scroll wheel is laterally tiltable relative to the housing and the shaft. A sensor is preferably positioned within the housing for sensing tilting of the rotatable member. In response to sensed tilting movement of the rotatable member, the image is horizontally scrolled, preferably in the direction of the lateral movement. The computer input device having the rotatable member may take the form of a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball device, or another type of computer input device. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062884 | INPUT DEVICES - Input devices for a computer-based system include a touch screen comprising a dynamic input portion on which context-sensitive user inputs may be displayed, a cursor control comprising a palm rest and a track ball. The palm rest may be located relative to the track ball and the dynamic input portion of the touch screen for ease of use by the user. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062885 | Ergonomic Data Entry Device - A data entry device includes a housing comprising a front and rear surface and laterally separated grip portions each configured to engage with a hand of a user. The user may thereby support the housing by engaging the grip portions of the housing. The rear surface includes first and second generally concave portions disposed proximate the first and second grip portions, which curve generally towards the hand of the user when the housing is supported by the user. The device further includes input keys positioned on each of the first and second generally concave portions of the rear surface such that the user may actuate the input keys with fingers of each hand while engaging the grip portions, and such that the generally concave portions facilitate ergonomic access to the input keys. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062886 | RANKING PREDICTIONS BASED ON TYPING SPEED AND TYPING CONFIDENCE - A method that includes receiving an input string, ranking, by the processor, a predicted string associated with the input string, wherein the ranking depends on whether the input string is a substring of the predicted string and at least on one of a typing speed and a typing confidence, and displaying the ranked predicted string. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062887 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING KEY INPUT - A key input control apparatus includes a gesture recognizing unit which detects whether or not an input of a touch event generated on a screen corresponds to a predetermined gesture. A gesture area identifying unit which identifies a predetermined area where the input of the touch event corresponding to the predetermined gesture is generated. A key input recognizing unit which recognizes a hardware key allotted to the predetermined area and performs an operation corresponding to an input of the recognized hardware key. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062888 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE FOR A KEYBOARD AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A signal processing device for a keyboard and a signal processing method thereof. The signal processing device for a keyboard includes a key scanning unit, a pointer rod scanning unit, an analog-to-digital conversion unit and a processing unit. The key scanning unit is connected with the keys for generating a first digital input signal. The pointer rod scanning unit is connected with the pointer rod for generating an analog input signal. The analog-to-digital conversion unit is connected with the pointer rod scanning unit and receives the analog input signal, and converts the analog input signal into a corresponding second digital input signal. The processing unit is connected with the key scanning unit and the analog-to-digital conversion unit for receiving the first digital input signal and the second digital input signal, and processes the first digital input signal and the second digital input signal by time sharing. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062889 | METHOD OF PROCESSING TOUCH INPUT FOR MOBILE DEVICE - Reducing a touch input error rate for a touchscreen-enabled mobile device by displaying a keypad on the touchscreen; detecting a touch applied to the touchscreen; extracting, when the touch is released, a first set of coordinates; executing a function corresponding to a first key value mapped to the first set of coordinates from a key value table corresponding to the keypad; selecting a second set of coordinates within a predetermined threshold distance from the first set of coordinates, wherein a second key value is mapped to the second set of coordinates; and updating the key value table by changing the second key value for the second set of coordinates to the first key value. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062890 | KEYBOARD DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A keyboard device includes an operation surface. One long side of the operation surface is referred to as a proximal side, which nears a user operating the keyboard device; and the other long side is referred to as a distal side. A key unit is positioned on the proximal side, wherein the key unit includes a plurality of keys. A camera module is positioned on the distal side. An angle between a border of a field of view of the light sensor and the operation surface is set at a particular angle thus user's hand lays outside the field of view of the light sensor when the user is manipulating the key unit. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062891 | STEERING WHEEL WITH ROTATABLE DISPLAY AND FIXED/MOVABLE IMAGES - A control and display system for a steering wheel of a vehicle includes a touchscreen device, a first touch point, and a second touch point. The touchscreen device is mounted to the steering wheel and has a first surface and an opposing second surface. The first surface displays at least one vehicle control parameter. The first touch point is arranged on the first surface of the touchscreen device. The second touch point is arranged on the second surface of the touchscreen device. A phantom image of the second touch point is visible on the first surface of the touchscreen device. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062892 | Systems and Methods for A Wearable Touch-Sensitive Device - Systems and methods are provided for controlling functions associated with a touch-sensitive device ( | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062893 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE PROBABILITY OF ACCIDENTAL ACTIVATION OF CONTROL FUNCTIONS ON A TOUCH SCREEN - A system and method is provided for detecting the inadvertent touch of a user interface element on a touch screen. An analog signal stream associated with a touch sensor parameter is converted into a plurality of real-time, discrete signal stream packets. At least one of a plurality of modes for analyzing the discrete signal stream packets is selected, and the discrete signal stream packets are processed in accordance with the rules of the selected mode to determine if the user interface element has been inadvertently touched. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062894 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING A TABLET DEVICE TO PROVIDE CONTEXTUAL INPUT TO A COMPUTING DEVICE - A tablet device provides contextual input to a computing device by using a touchscreen to display a context menu related to a location on a display screen of the computing device, accessing a selection from the context menu from the touchscreen, and sending values corresponding to the selection to the computing device. The touchscreen may alternatively enable user Input related to the context menu or touchpad functions. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062895 | FINGERTIP MULTI-TOUCH INPUT DEVICE - Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter include a method for using a multi-touch device to enter multi-touch user input on a multi-touch display device. The method can include initiating a multi-touch mode for a computing device including a multi-touch display. The method can also include touching the multi-touch display with a multi-touch device, wherein the multi-touch device includes a sleeve configured to hold the multi-touch device to a finger, and a plurality of nubs connected to the sleeve and protruding radially outward from the sleeve, wherein the plurality of nubs make contact with multi-touch device. The method can also include moving the multi-touch device across the multi-touch touchscreen to provide user input. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062896 | Electronic Device With Adaptive Proximity Sensor Threshold - An electronic device may be provided with electronic components such as a touch screen display. The touch screen display may be controlled based on information from a proximity sensor. The proximity sensor may have a light source that emits infrared light and a light detector that detects reflected infrared light. When the electronic device is in the vicinity of a user's head, the proximity sensor may produce data indicative of the presence of the user's head. Variations in proximity sensor output due to user hair color and smudges on the proximity sensor can be accommodated by using a dynamically adjustable proximity sensor data threshold in processing proximity sensor data. Proximity sensor data may be analyzed in real time to detect signal strength fluctuations that are indicative of the presence of low-reflectively dark hair on the user's head. Threshold adjustments may be based on the presence of dark hair. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062897 | MANAGING DATA CONTENT ON A COMPUTING DEVICE - Techniques for managing content on a computing device include identifying a data object including business data values defined in a structured format, the structured format including the business data values defined by two or more first dimensions and one or more second dimensions; determining a particular first dimension of the two or more first dimensions and a particular second dimension of the one or more second dimensions; generating a display grid that is displayable on a computing device, the display grid including a portion of the business data values corresponding to the particular first dimension and the particular second dimension; and preparing the display grid for display on the computing device. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062898 | METHOD AND APPARATUS PERTAINING TO THE INTERLACING OF FINGER-BASED AND ACTIVE-STYLUS-BASED INPUT DETECTION - A control circuit controls detection of both finger-based input and active-stylus-based input as input via a display. In particular, during a single scan period, the control circuit interleaves use of the finger-detection resources with use of the active-stylus-detection resources. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062899 | DYNAMIC STOP DISPLAY DRIVING MECHANISM FOR TOUCH SENSING - A method for driving a touch display for sensing a touch event and displaying an image characterized with a series of frames includes performing a driving operation for a display device of the touch display to display the image, and a sensing operation for a touch sensing device of the touch display to sense a touch event. The driving operation is configured such that for selected frames of the series of frames, the display device is not driven, and for the other frames of the series of frames, the display device is driven. The sensing operation is configured such that during the selected frames in which the display device is not driven, the touch sensing device is driven, and during the other frames in which the display device is driven, the touch sensing device is not driven. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062900 | Virtual Reality Representation of Medical Devices - The present disclosure involves a method of facilitating visualization in a medical context. The method includes displaying a virtual reality representation of a medical device via a touch-sensitive user interface. The virtual reality representation of the medical device includes a movable and rotatable three-dimensional model of the medical device. The method includes displaying a virtual reality representation of an anatomical environment of a patient via a touch-sensitive user interface. The virtual reality representation of the anatomical environment is zoomable and scalable. The method includes customizing the virtual reality representation of the medical device. The method includes positioning the customized virtual reality representation of the medical device in an appropriate location of the virtual reality representation of the anatomical environment. The customizing and the positioning are performed in response to user input. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062901 | TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed herein is a touch panel, including: an electrode formed in a pattern including rectangles arranged while sharing sides, the rectangle includes a first side and a second side which are parallel and a third side and a fourth side which are parallel, the first side being longer than the third side, and in the rectangles, among the rectangles, a first side of a first rectangle and a third side of a second rectangle form a straight angle, a first side of the third rectangle and a third side of a fourth rectangle form the straight angle, and a first side of the second rectangle and a fourth side of the third rectangle form the straight angle. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062902 | TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed herein is a touch panel, including an electrode formed in a pattern including continuous rectangles, and in first rectangles which are continuous in a first direction among the rectangles, first common sides and second common sides are alternately formed among the first rectangles, in second rectangles which are continuous in a second direction among the rectangles, third common sides and fourth common sides are alternately formed among the second rectangles, and the first common sides, the second common sides, the third common sides, and the fourth common sides are parallel to each other and have the same length as each other. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062903 | SCREEN UNLOCKING METHOD WITH TIME INFORMATION SCREEN UNLOCKING SYSTEM WITH TIME INFORMATION, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A screen unlocking method with time information, a screen unlocking system with time information, and a recording medium are provided, and the method is applicable to an electronic device. The unlocking method includes the following steps: first, obtaining unlocking information through a detection module, where the unlocking information includes an unlocking instruction set and an unlocking time series; judging, by using an operation processing module, whether the unlocking instruction set and the unlocking time series in the unlocking information conform to a preset unlocking instruction set and a preset unlocking time series in preset unlocking information respectively; and if the unlocking instruction set and the unlocking time series conform to the preset unlocking instruction set and the preset unlocking time series respectively, enabling a touch display module to be unlocked and to correspondingly enter an operation picture with an application function. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062904 | SEARCHING AT A USER DEVICE - Method, computer program product and user device for searching implemented at the user device, wherein an input is received from a user via a touch screen of the user device. Without user initiation of a temporary character recognition mode specifically to receive the input, the input is analysed using character recognition. Responsive to the character recognition recognizing at least one character in said received input, a search mode is invoked in which one or more search results which at least partially match the at least one recognized character are displayed. The user may select one of the displayed search results. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062905 | TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed herein is a touch panel, including: a window; a transparent substrate having electrode patterns and electrode wirings formed thereon, the electrode wirings being connected to the electrode patterns; a sealing part formed along an edge of one surface of the window and an edge of one surface of the transparent substrate; and a first adhesive layer attaching one surface of the window and one surface of the transparent substrate to each other, the first adhesive layer being surrounded by the sealing part. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062906 | TOUCH SCREENS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed are touch screens and methods of manufacturing the same. The touch screen may include a substrate, a first electrode extending in a first direction on the substrate, an interlayer insulating layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the interlayer insulating layer and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction. The interlayer insulating layer may have quantum dots that induce a change of a capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode by a visible light incident on the substrate. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062907 | Display Device with an Integrated Touch Screen and Method of Driving the Same - A display device with an integrated touch screen and a method of driving the same are provided. In a method of driving a display device including an integrated touch screen, including a panel including a plurality of electrodes that are divided into n number of groups, where n is an integer greater than or equal to two, and a touch sensing unit, the method includes: applying data voltages to a plurality of pixels of the panel, during a high logic period of a horizontal sync signal, and applying, by the touch sensing unit, a touch scan signal to one of the n groups every n or more low logic periods of the horizontal sync signal, the touch scan signal being applied to each of the n groups at least one time, during one frame. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062908 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a touch panel including a transparent substrate divided into an active region and a non-active region as an edge of the active region, a printing layer formed in the non-active region of one surface of the transparent substrate, an adhesive film formed to cover the printing layer on one surface of the transparent substrate, an insulating layer formed on one surface of the adhesive film and having an intaglio portion open toward one surface thereof, and an electrode formed within the intaglio portion. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062909 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A organic light emitting display includes a plurality of touch pads spaced from one another in the touch pad portion, each of the touch pads including a metal pad layer and a transparent electrode pad layer connected to the metal pad layer via a plurality of first contact holes in a first insulating film, a dummy pad portion formed in the dead region of the first buffer layer, the dummy pad portion comprising a plurality of dummy pads corresponding to the touch pads, and a sealant comprising a plurality of conductive balls between the touch pad portion and the dummy pad portion. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062910 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING VIBRATIONS IN DISPLAY DEVICE - A device, such as a display device, including a plurality of vibration plates oscillating in response to one or more oscillation signals. While at least one of first vibration plates among the plurality of vibration plates are oscillating, effective oscillation does not occur in at least one of second vibration plates among the plurality of vibration plates. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062911 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A TOUCH DEVICE AND COMPUTER SYSTEM THEREWITH - The present invention discloses a display device for connecting a touch device. The display device includes a display screen, a screen stand and a signal transmission port. The screen stand is connected to the display screen and for supporting the display screen. A slot is formed on a side of the screen stand and for accommodating the touch device. The signal transmission port is installed on an end of the slot for connecting with a connection port of the touch device as the touch device is inserted into the slot, to transmit signals to the connection port, so that the display screen displays images corresponding to the signals transmitted from the touch device. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062912 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE PANEL - A touch-sensitive panel including a substrate, a plurality of sensing electrodes and a decoration layer is disclosed. The substrate has a touch-sensitive region and a decoration region arranged at the peripheral of the touch-sensitive region. A portion of the decoration region is a semi-transparent region. The sensing electrodes are disposed on the touch-sensitive region. The decoration layer is disposed on the decoration region. The decoration layer has a meshed pattern in the semi-transparent region. The meshed pattern has a plurality of openings. The side wall of each opening tilts to an angle with respect to a normal line perpendicular to a surface of the substrate to regulate the light transmittance of the light entering the semi-transparent region. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062913 | METHOD FOR DETECTING TOUCH POINT OF MULTI-TYPE OBJECTS - A method for detecting touch points of multi-type objects includes: determining whether or not there existing a touch point by a detection of an energy variation below a first effective value; referring the touch point having an area smaller than a first predetermined value as a first-type touch point; referring the touch point having an area larger than a second predetermined value as a second-type touch point; detecting, if there exists the second-type touch point, the energy variation below a second effective value; and determining the coordinate position of the second-type touch point according to the detecting result obtained from the energy variation below the second effective value. The second effective value is larger than the first effective value. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062914 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD USING THE SAME - Control methods of an electronic apparatus having a touch pad are provided. Touch event with the touch pad is first detected. It is then determined whether the touch event is a single-touch event or a multi-touch event. In response to the touch event being the multi-touch event, the touch event is simulated to a first event initialized by a touch panel by a simulation device to generate a multi-touch signal to an operation system such that the operation system performs a corresponding touch simulation. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062915 | TOUCHSCREEN PANEL AND TOUCHSCREEN DEVICE - There are provided a touchscreen panel and a touchscreen device, the touchscreen panel including: a plurality of first electrodes each including a base portion extended in a first axis direction and one or more branch portions connected to the base portion; and a plurality of second electrodes each extended in a second axis direction intersecting the first axis direction, wherein the branch portions may be extended from an intersection between the base portion of the first electrode and the second electrode. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062916 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a touch panel which facilitates to realize a simplified structure owing to a flexible printed circuit film which is formed on only one surface of a substrate without being formed on the other surface of the substrate, and a method of manufacturing the same, and a display device using the same. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062917 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ZOOM FUNCTION IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and an apparatus for magnifying or demagnifying a display in an electronic device are provided. A method for controlling display includes detecting at least one first touch, determining a first region according to the at least one first touch, determining whether an area of the first region changes, when the area of the first region is maintained, determining whether the first touch point resides in a display control region, and when the first touch point resides in the display control region, magnifying or demagnifying a display by considering a location change of the first touch point. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062918 | TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY-DRIVING METHOD - A touch display apparatus is disclosed in the disclosure. The touch display apparatus includes a panel module, a display driving circuit and a touch sensing circuit. The panel module includes pixel units, common electrode lines and touch receiving line. The common electrode lines are disposed vertical to the touch response lines. The display driving circuit is coupled to the panel module to drive the pixel units. The display driving circuit is synchronized to the touch sensing circuit. The touch transmission signal for touch-sensing are transmitted via the common electrode line sequentially. In addition, a display-driving method is also disclosed. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062919 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - TA mobile terminal is provided that is capable of controlling content displayed on a display device thereof. The mobile terminal may include a transparent display including a first surface and a second surface that overlap each other and that display content and sense a touch input, a memory that stores at least one application including a plurality of control functions for controlling the content, and a controller that may implement the application in response to a first touch input received at the first surface, and that may perform at least one of the plurality of control functions based on a second touch input received at the second surface when the application is carried out. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062920 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel including a transparent substrate, a touch module and a flexible circuit board is provided. The touch module is disposed on the transparent substrate. The flexible circuit board has a bonding segment, a bending segment and extending segment. The bonding segment is bonded to the touch module. The bending segment is located between the bonding segment and the extending segment. The bending segment has a bending line, and the bending segment is bended along the bending line. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062921 | DIGITIZER - Disclosed herein is a digitizer, including: a transparent substrate that is partitioned into an active area and an inactive area at an outside of the active area; an electrode that is formed in the active area on one surface of the transparent substrate; a coil that is formed in the active area on one surface of the transparent substrate; and a magnetic sheet that is formed in the inactive area on the other surface of the transparent substrate corresponding to the coil. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062922 | Touch Sensing Device and Touch Point Locating Method Thereof - A touch sensing device includes a plurality of first dimensional transparent electrodes and a plurality of second dimensional transparent electrodes, for forming a plurality of touch sensing points; one or more signal generators, for generating at least two orthogonal signals simultaneously coupled to at least two of the plurality of first dimensional transparent electrodes; one or more analog to digital converters for receiving a plurality of sensing signals from the plurality of second dimensional transparent electrodes; and one or more calculating units, for converting the plurality of sensing signals, to determine components of the at least two orthogonal signals in the plurality of sensing signals and locates at least one touch point on the plurality of touch sensing points. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062923 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEXT SELECTION - A method includes, displaying a content selection icon on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device, detecting touch input at a touch location on the display operable to select a content selection function associated with the content selection icon, and, modifying the displayed content selection icon to display a touch portion at a location on the display corresponding to said detected touch location and a content selection portion operatively coupled to, but spatially separated from, the touch portion. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062924 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND INTERPRETING PATH OF DESIGNATED POSITION - A method of detecting and interpreting a path of designated positions is disclosed. The method concurrently detects a plurality of designated positions on a touch panel, again detects the plurality of designated positions subsequent to a travel of the designated positions, determines the distances between each of the current designated positions and the respective immediately preceding designated positions, treats an immediately preceding designated position, closest to the current designated position of interest, as the immediately preceding designated position of the current designated position of interest, and acquires the path of each designated position, thereby recognizing the paths of the plurality of designated positions that move concurrently. A combination of the paths of the plurality of designated positions is interpreted to identify a designation input by a user, and an operation thus designated is executed. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062925 | METHOD FOR CHANGING OBJECT POSITION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An apparatus and a method for editing an object in an electronic device are provided. In the method, when a first event occurs depending on detected touch information of at least one object among a plurality of objects displayed on a display unit, a movement interval is determined depending on a characteristic of the first event. A position of the at least one object is changed depending on a movement interval corresponding to the characteristic of the first event. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062926 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal may include a display unit to display a sharing history list while the mobile terminal is executing a management application for managing contents sharing between the mobile terminal and at least one of a plurality of external devices, the displayed sharing history list including a plurality of sharing history items. The mobile terminal may also include a controller to determine, in response to a user input with respect to the sharing history items, connection environment information, a target device, and shared contents each corresponding to the sharing history items on the sharing history list, the controller to connect the mobile terminal to the target device based on the connection environment information, and the controller to play the shared contents such that the shared contents is output by at least one of the target device or the display unit of the mobile terminal. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062927 | HAPTIC FEEDBACK DEVICE AND HAPTIC FEEDBACK METHOD - A haptic feedback device which provides haptic feedback to a user touching a panel, the haptic feedback device including: the panel; a position obtaining unit which obtains a first touch position touched on the panel by the user and a second touch position touched on the panel by the user after the first touch position; a speed calculation unit which calculates a speed of a touch starting at the first touch position and ending at the second touch position; a modulation signal generation unit which generates a modulation signal having a frequency component at a frequency that increases with the speed; a carrier signal generation unit which generates a carrier signal for vibrating the panel; a modulation unit which modulates the carrier signal using the modulation signal; and an actuator which provides haptic feedback to the user by vibrating the panel in accordance with the modulated carrier signal. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062928 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided are an information processing apparatus provided with a display unit including a touch panel, and a method for controlling the same. The information processing apparatus detects a plurality of touch points on a display object displayed on the display unit, and, if the number of the detected plurality of touch points is a predetermined number or more, divides this display object into a plurality of display objects in response to at least some of the plurality of touch points moving in an opposite direction on the touch panel to other of the plurality of touch points. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062929 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING INPUT ON TOUCH SCREEN - An apparatus and method for processing a touch screen input are provided. The method includes determining if an input from an electronic pen on a touch screen is a contact input or a hovering input, calculating a coordinate of the electronic pen on an input sensing panel of the touch screen by applying a first preset movement determination reference filter in the contact input and applying a second preset movement determination reference filter in the hovering input, the second preset movement determination reference filter having a wider range than that of the first movement determination reference filter in the hovering input, and outputting a coordinate signal according to the calculated coordinate. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062930 | TOUCH CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A touch control system includes a touch sensing panel, a display device, a switch element and a controller. When the switch element is in a first state, the controller generates position information corresponding to a touch point when the touch sensing panel is touched, and provides the touch position information to a user. Once the switch element is switched from the first state to a second state, the controller performs a target procedure corresponding to a last touch point on the touch sensing panel. The controller does not perform the target procedure when the switch element is in the first state. | 2014-03-06 |
| 20140062931 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method for controlling a portable device and which includes detecting one of a first unlock command for switching a state of a first display unit to an active state and maintaining a state of a second display unit in a locked state or a second unlock command for switching the state of the first display unit to the active state and switching the state of the second display unit to a ready-to-activate state; switching the states of the first and second display units to the active state and the ready-to-activate state, respectively, when the second unlock command is detected; detecting an unlock trigger; and switching the second display unit to the active state according to the detected unlock trigger. | 2014-03-06 |
