| 14th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
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| 20110080292 | Security Device and Security System - This security device includes a control portion determining whether or not a user can hear an alarm sound for informing the user of an abnormality when the abnormality occurs and informing the user of the abnormality by generating the alarm sound, or illuminating or blinking a light in a house of the user, depending on determination whether or not the user can hear the alarm sound. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080293 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MONITORING APPARATUS - A biological information monitoring apparatus operable to receive biological information measured by a detector adapted to be attached to a patient, and operable to display the biological information on a display, includes: a first display controller which displays an alarm on the display; and a second display controller which displays, on the display, first information which responses to the displayed alarm. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080294 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MONITORING APPARATUS AND ALARM CONTROL METHOD - A biological information monitoring apparatus operable to measure biological information of a patient by detecting a biological signal of the patient, and operable to output an alarm, includes an alarm controller which changes the alarm. The alarm includes a first alarm of a first priority and a second alarm of a second priority. When a first condition is satisfied, the first alarm is output. When a second condition is satisfied after the first alarm is output, the alarm controller changes from the first alarm to the second alarm to be output. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080295 | FIRE-PREVENTING TERMINAL DEVICE - To provide a fire-preventing terminal device that can eliminate the need to newly lay a power line and a signal line and can avoid problems caused by battery driving. Display lights | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080296 | Fire Detection Fault Enhancement - A fire detection switch for use in a fire detection circuit of a aircraft engine, having: a first resistor and a second resistor disposed in series between a common terminal and an alarm terminal; and a thermally-sensitive element having a different resistance at low temperature than at high temperature, the thermally-sensitive element disposed in series with the second resistor and in parallel with the first resistor. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080297 | DEVICE FOR EVAPORATING A FLUID THAT IS ABSORBED BY A POROUS SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING A LEVEL OF FLUID THAT IS ABSORBED BY A POROUS SUBSTRATE - Method of estimating a level of fluid that is absorbed by a porous substrate, wherein fluid is absorbed by the substrate, wherein a light is arranged near the substrate such that it emits light rays directed to the substrate, wherein the light intensity of the light rays transmitted through the substrate changes under influence of the decrease of the amount of fluid that is absorbed by the substrate. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080298 | MAGNETIC ROTARY ENCODER WITH FEEDBACK UNIT - A magnetic rotary encoder with feedback unit, including a base, a cover body, a sensing element and a display element. The base has a hollow main body formed with a receiving space. The receiving space has an opening at one end of the main body. The cover body is disposed at the end of the main body of the base to block the opening. The cover body is formed with a through hole in communication with the receiving space. The sensing element is disposed in the receiving space for sensing the motion of a magnetic element disposed on a rotor of a rotary motor. The display element is arranged on the sensing element in alignment with the through hole of the cover body for receiving signals transmitted from the sensing element. The display element has different display modes in accordance with different signals for a user to easily judge the operation state of the rotary motor. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080299 | EMERGENCY POWER ACTIVATION DEVICE - An emergency power activation device includes at least one power module and a main control module. Each of the at least one power module includes an output end. The main control module includes an interface unit and a monitoring unit. When the interface unit is electrically connected with the power module, the electric energy stored in the power module can be outputted to the output end. The monitoring unit monitors the power storage of the power module and the electric connection between the power module and the main control module in real time. In this way, the emergency power activation device can keep the power supply stable while on standby for a long time and monitor the storage of its internal electric energy for an emergency power generator. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080300 | MONITORING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A monitoring device for use in a vehicle includes a body configured to be mounted within the vehicle. A controller is housed within the body that has a communication module configured to detect the presence and/or absence of at least one electronic device in the vicinity of the monitoring device by attempting wireless communication with at least one electronic device. An indicator is held by the body and is operatively connected to the controller for controlling the operation of the indicator. The controller is operated in a first mode when the communication module detects the presence of the at least one electronic device and is operated in a second mode when the communication module does not detect the presence of the at least one electronic device. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080301 | POWERLINE NETWORK SYSTEM HAVING DATA RELAY FUNCTION - A powerline network system having data relay function includes a plurality of power monitoring zones mutually connected with a powerline network and at least one repeater. Each of the power monitoring zones has at least one power monitoring device. The repeater is connected with each power monitoring device in two adjacent power monitoring zones through powerlines and has a first and a second relay units. The first and second relay units employ two different sets of transmitting and receiving bands to fetch data contained in powerline signals transmitted by each power monitor in adjacent power monitoring zones. The data are received by a relay unit are modulated with different transmitting band and then transmitted to powerlines of another power monitoring zone. The repeaters are not required to be serially connected to the powerlines, and incorrect data read can be also eliminated. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080302 | Reducing the Computational Load on Processors by Selectively Discarding Data in Vehicular Networks - A method is provided for efficiently processing messages staged for authentication in a security layer of a protocol stack in a wireless vehicle-to-vehicle communication system. The vehicle-to-vehicle communication system includes a host vehicle receiver for receiving messages transmitted by one or more remote vehicles. The host receiver is configured to authenticate received messages in a security layer of a protocol stack. A wireless message broadcast by a remote vehicle is received. The wireless message contains characteristic data of the remote vehicle. The characteristic data is analyzed for determining whether the wireless message is in compliance with a predetermined parameter of the host vehicle. The wireless message is discarded prior to a transfer of the wireless message to the security layer in response to a determination that the wireless message is not in compliance with the predetermined parameter of the host vehicle. Otherwise, the wireless message is transferred to the security layer. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080303 | COMPUTERIZED TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM - Traffic through a portion of a city formed of streets defining a grid includes clusters of traffic signs, each cluster being positioned at an intersection and having its own cluster process controller. The clusters also include cameras monitoring traffic through and at each intersection. The cameras provide information used locally or at remote localities to control traffic. The remote localities may include a traffic command center, fire/police stations or a home security office. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080304 | Vehicle Park Assist System and Method for Parking a Vehicle Using Such System - A method for parking a vehicle in a parking spot comprises the steps of: providing a vehicle having a sensing system and a park assist system, the sensing system including a sensor which provides an input signal; scanning neighboring objects to determine if a feasible target parking space is available; determining whether there is a sufficient slot length in which to park the vehicle and calculating a trajectory path to guide the vehicle into the space; starting a parking maneuver; deactivating the assist system by a driver/passenger action; storing the parking information determined above; and requesting a driver command to resume the parking maneuver, wherein if the driver selects to resume the parking maneuver the assist system uses the stored parking information to guide the vehicle into the space. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080305 | Vehicle Park Assist System and Method for Parking a Vehicle Using Such System - A park assist system for parking a vehicle in a target parking space includes a sensing system. The sensing system determines whether there is a sufficient slot length in a target parking space too small to complete a parking maneuver in a single maneuver, but large enough to complete a parking maneuver in more than one maneuver. During each of the more than one parking maneuvers, the driver is prompted to execute a calculated steering trajectory. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080306 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DIRECTION, SPEED AND/OR DISTANCE OF VEHICLES - The invention relates to the determination of direction, speed and/or distance of vehicles on a roadway by means of a sensor, which operates according to the light-section procedure and is directed onto the roadway, for recording the surface contour of a vehicle, and an evaluation unit, which is connected to the sensor and determines the direction, speed and/or distance of the vehicles therefrom. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080307 | Device and Method for Detecting Wheel Axles - The invention relates to the detection of wheel axles of a vehicle on a roadway by means of a sensor, which operates according to the light-section procedure and emits at least one fan of light from a first location along the roadway to project a line of light onto the roadway and a vehicle possibly located thereon, and records this line of light from a second location along the same side of the roadway and detects a wheel axle as soon as the recorded line of light exhibits, in its course emanating from the said side of the roadway, a shift-free change in direction differing from its course when the roadway is empty. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080308 | VARIABLE LENGTH CODE DECODING DEVICE AND DECODING METHOD - A variable length code decoding device for decoding variable length code data, including: a table memory that stores a plurality of decoding process tables having a reference relationship therein; and a decoding control unit that sequentially selects the decoding process tables according to the decoded data to control a process of decoding the variable length code data, wherein when referring to the decoding process table to perform an initial decoding of the variable length code data, the initial decoding process is conducted by a longer bit length to be clipped from the variable length code data for referring to the decoding process table than the bit length used when referring to the other portions of the decoding process table. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080309 | BANDWIDTH MISMATCH ESTIMATION FOR TIME INTERLEAVED ADCS - With high speed, high resolution time-interleaved (TI) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), bandwidth mismatches between the various ADC branches can pose a significant problem. Previously, though, no adequate solution has been found. Here, a method and apparatus are provided that can calculate and compensate for bandwidth mismatches in a TI ADC, enabling a high speed, high resolution TI ADC to be produced. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080310 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER (DAC) WITH REFERENCE-ROTATED DAC ELEMENTS - In accordance with at least some embodiments, an electronic device comprises a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) having a DAC element array. Reference-rotated data weighted averaging (RRDWA) is applied to the DAC element array. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080311 | HIGH OUTPUT LASER SOURCE ASSEMBLY WITH PRECISION OUTPUT BEAM - A laser source assembly ( | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080312 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DRIVING SAFETY - A safe driving providing system for supporting a safe driving of a vehicle includes: a radar for transmitting a signal of a predetermined frequency bandwidth to a plurality of vehicles, analyzing signals provided by the vehicles, calculating location information and distance information of the vehicles, and finding inter-vehicle distance information of the vehicles based on the location information and the distance information; and a controller for receiving operation speed information from a vehicle information terminal device installed in each vehicle, determining driving safety of the plurality of vehicles based on the received operation speed information and inter-vehicle distance information provided by the radar, and transmitting a warning message for safe driving to the vehicle information terminal device. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080313 | Radar Sensor with Frontal and Lateral Emission - The invention relates to a radar system for recording the environment of a motor vehicle, comprising: | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080314 | Radar System Comprising Overlapping Transmitter and Receiver Antennas - The invention relates to a radar system for recording the environment of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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| 20110080315 | SURVEILLANCE WITH REANALYSIS OF SCREENING DATA - A surveillance system may include at least one controller configured to receive information data from at least one information source and to control operation of at least one controllable subsequent information source based, at least in part, on the information data. A surveillance method may include analyzing screening data, obtaining information data, and reanalyzing the screening data based, at least in part, on the obtained information data. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080316 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR DETECTING TARGETS WITH HIGH CROSS-RANGE RESOLUTION BETWEEN TARGETS - A surveillance system for detecting targets with high cross-range resolution between targets. The system includes at least two radar antennae mounted on blades of a windmill and is configured to apply a compressive sensing technique when the blades do not rotate. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080317 | METHOD OF DETERMINING POSITION IN A HYBRID POSITIONING SYSTEM USING A DILUTION OF PRECISION METRIC - The disclosed subject matter relates to a method for determining the position of a device in a hybrid positioning system. The method includes determining an initial position estimate of a device using a non-satellite positioning system, obtaining satellite measurements from less than four satellites, wherein the measurements include each satellite's position with respect to the initial position estimate, determining a dilution of precision (DOP) based on the satellite measurements, if the DOP is small, refining the initial position estimate using the satellite measurements, and if the DOP is large, providing the initial estimate as a final position estimate for the device. In some embodiments, the non-satellite positioning system is a WLAN positioning system. In some embodiments, the method includes obtaining satellite measurements from two satellites or three satellites. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080318 | Determining A Dilution of Precision Metric Using Two or Three GPS Satellites - The disclosed subject matter relates to a method for determining a Dilution of Precision Metric (DOP) with less than four satellites in a hybrid positioning system. In some embodiments, the method includes determining an initial position estimate of a device using a non-satellite positioning system, obtaining satellite measurements from less than four satellites, wherein the measurements include each satellite's position with respect to the initial position estimate, constructing a geometry matrix corresponding to the measurements from the less than four satellites using each satellite's position and the initial position estimate, multiplying the geometry matrix by its transpose to construct an H matrix, determining an inverse of the H matrix, and determining the DOP based on a sum of the diagonal elements of the inverse H matrix. In some embodiments, the non-satellite positioning system is a WLAN positioning system. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080319 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RF INTERFERENCE MITIGATION USING A BLANKING WATCHGUARD - A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) enabled mobile device may be operable to monitor and determine counts at which autoblank signals are asserted over time intervals corresponding to consecutive time windows during the RF interference mitigation process using autoblanking. The GNSS enabled mobile device may be operable to disable the generation of a blank signal when the count may be greater than a particular count threshold at the end of the time window. The GNSS enabled mobile device may be operable to enable the generation of a blank signal when the count may be less than or equal to a particular count threshold at the end of the time window. The blank signals may be used to blank the processing of the received GNSS signals. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080320 | Signal processing techniques for improving the sensitivity of GPS receivers - A system for measuring the pseudo range from a target GPS sensor to a designated navigational satellite, for use in a satellite positioning system (SPS) is comprised of multiple GPS sensors for receiving and recording portions of the signals transmitted by designated navigational satellites, the recordings referred to as datagrams; and means for transmitting the datagrams to a datagram processing facility wherein the pseudo range from the target GPS sensor to the designated navigational satellite is derived. The datagram processing facility for deriving the pseudo range is further comprised of a pseudo range engine for deriving a pseudo range from a datagram originating with said target GPS sensor, the location of which is to be determined, the derivation accomplished with the aid of a perfect reference; a perfect reference engine for generating a perfect reference from one or more satellite-specific datagrams: and a strong signal suppression engine for synthesizing satellite-specific datagrams from I/F signals recorded by reference GPS sensors designated for the express purpose of perfect reference generation. The perfect reference reduces the minimum signal strength required to acquire and accurately track GPS satellites at or near the horizon. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080321 | Signal processing techniques for improving the sensitivity of GPS receivers - The use of multiple GPS sensors provides the conceptual framework for novel techniques for reducing the minimum signal strength required by a GPS assistance system to acquire and accurately track GPS satellites at or near the horizon. A strong signal attenuation system for synthesizing GPS satellite-specific I/F signals, enabling more efficient and effective acquisition of GPS satellites, is disclosed, comprising N+1 reference GPS sensors, each with an omni-directional antenna and front end, for down converting composite GPS satellite signals, and strong signal suppression (SSS) means for synthesizing, from the I/F signals produced by the N+1 reference GPS sensors, a set of one or more I/F signals (corresponding to a set of designated satellites), each with at least N of the strongest potentially-interfering satellite signals suppressed. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080322 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING GROUP DELAY ERRORS IN A COMBINED GPS AND GLONASS RECEIVER - A combined GPS and GLONASS receiver receives GPS signals and GLONASS signals. A calibration signal is generated utilizing the received GPS signals and/or the received GLONASS signals to offset group delay errors in the received GLONASS signals. The generated calibration signal is filtered through Kalman filters to estimate group delay variations in the received GLONASS signals. The estimated group error delay variations are combined with the received GLONASS signals to calibrate the received GLONASS signals by offsetting the estimated group error delay variations. When GPS signals are not available for use, the combined GPS and GLONASS receiver obtains group delay errors stored or in the received GLONASS signals to estimate calibration coefficients. The estimate calibration coefficients are updated utilizing received GPS and/or GLONASS signals. The updated estimated calibration coefficients are stored before turning off the combined GPS and GLONASS receiver to expedite calibrating of GLONASS signals received upon turning on. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080323 | LOW PROFILE ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES - An antenna assembly including a ground plane and a radiator supported above the ground plane is disclosed. The radiator may include a slot to configure the radiator to be resonant in at least two frequency ranges and a grounding point coupled to the ground plane. The radiator may be a dual-band planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) having an upper surface opposite the ground plane. First and second antenna modules may be coupled to the upper surface of the PIFA. The first and second antenna modules may be patch antennas, such as stacked patch antennas. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080324 | SINGLE-BAND ANTENNA - A single-band antenna, comprising: a substrate; a first radiation unit; a conductive material; an impedance matching circuit; a signal feed-in terminal; a second radiation unit; and a wire connecting unit. Therefore, the single-band antenna can be miniaturized to be installed with or inside a compact wireless transmission device with enhanced transceiving performance. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080325 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BEAM STEERING USING STEERABLE BEAM ANTENNAS WITH SWITCHED PARASITIC ELEMENTS - An antenna is described. The antenna includes a planar circular structure. The antenna also includes a radiating element located at the center of the planar circular structure. The antenna further includes one or more parasitic elements located on a contour around the radiating element. The parasitic elements are aligned in parallel direction with the radiating element. The parasitic elements protrude from the planar circular structure. The antenna includes switches separating each of the one or more parasitic elements from ground. A switch in a first position creates a short between a parasitic element and ground. A switch in a second position creates an open circuit between the parasitic element and ground. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080326 | DATA SENDING AND RECEIVING TERMINAL - According to one embodiment, a data sending and receiving terminal includes a first body, a second body connected to the first body, the second body forming an opening and closing mechanism for the first body, a plurality of first antennas embedded in the first body, and a plurality of second antennas embedded in the second body. According to another embodiment, a method of configuring a data sending and receiving terminal having a first body and a second body is disclosed. The method includes: embedding a plurality of first antennas in the first body; embedding a plurality of second antennas in the second body; and coupling the first body and the second body such that the second body has an open state and a closed state relative to the first body. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080327 | PORTABLE WIRELESS MACHINE - A decrease in antenna currents that are oriented in opposite directions and that flow through enclosures and enhancement of an antenna characteristic are accomplished without impairment of a design characteristic of the enclosures and while being made feasible to achieve a reduction in size and thickness. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080328 | ANTENNA UNIT FOR WIRELESS AUDIO TRANSMISSION - There is provided an antenna unit comprising a first metallic main surface ( | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080329 | Thz Antenna Array, System and Method for Producing a THz Antenna Array - A THz antenna array has a plurality of THz antennae, a THz antenna having a photoconductive region and a first electrode and a second electrode which are arranged interspaced from each other via a spacer region that extends laterally across at least a part of the photoconductive region. In order to simplify the structure and facilitate its production, a lateral region between adjacent THz antennae of the array is not photoconductive. It is especially free from photoconductive material. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080330 | MULTIBAND ANTENNA SYSTEM WITH SHIELD - A multiband antenna system installed onto a circuit board of a mobile device is provided. The antenna system includes a planar dielectric substrate, an upper conductor formed on an upper surface of the dielectric substrate and shaped as a coplanar wave guide and includes first and second ground parts and a radiator, and a lower conductor formed on the lower surface of the dielectric substrate and shaped as a coplanar wave guide and includes third and fourth ground parts and an electrode part, via-holes that pass through the dielectric substrate and are electrically connected to the first ground part to the third, the second ground part to the fourth, and the radiator to the electrode part, respectively, and solder balls connect the electrode part to an electric wire of the circuit board and also the third and fourth ground parts to the ground of the circuit board. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080331 | WIRELESS IC DEVICE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC COUPLING MODULE - A wireless IC device includes a wireless IC chip, a feeder circuit substrate which is coupled to the wireless IC chip and includes a feeder circuit including an inductance element, and a radiation plate. The inductance element includes a plurality of stacked layers having coil conductors electrically connected, and a coil conductor electrically connected in a middle portion of the inductance element is arranged at an end position in the coil axis direction and faces a coupling portion of the radiation plate. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080332 | MULTIMODE ANTENNA STRUCTURE - One or more embodiments are directed to a multimode antenna structure for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals in a communications device. The communications device includes circuitry for processing signals communicated to and from the antenna structure. The antenna structure is configured for optimal operation in a given frequency range. The antenna structure includes a plurality of antenna ports operatively coupled to the circuitry, and a plurality of antenna elements, each operatively coupled to a different one of the antenna ports. Each of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to have an electrical length selected to provide optimal operation within the given frequency range. The antenna structure also includes one or more connecting elements electrically connecting the antenna elements such that electrical currents on one antenna element flow to a connected neighboring antenna element and generally bypass the antenna port coupled to the neighboring antenna element. The electrical currents flowing through the one antenna element and the neighboring antenna element are generally equal in magnitude, such that an antenna mode excited by one antenna port is generally electrically isolated from a mode excited by another antenna port at a given desired signal frequency range without the use of a decoupling network connected to the antenna ports, and the antenna structure generates diverse antenna patterns. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080333 | Electronic Device with Embedded Antenna - An electronic device with an embedded three-dimensional antenna is disclosed. The electronic device includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and an embedded three-dimensional antenna. The embedded three-dimensional antenna includes a radiation element and a connection element. The connection element includes a first connection part and a second connection part. The first and second connection parts are coupled to the PCB, and utilized for transferring signals of the embedded three-dimensional antenna to the PCB. The first and second connection parts further clamp the PCB to attach the embedded three-dimensional antenna on the PCB. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080334 | VISUAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUSES AND METHODS - Visual image display apparatuses and visual image display apparatus fabrication methods are described. According to one arrangement, a visual image display apparatus includes a front plane comprising a display system configured to generate a plurality of visual images as a result of a plurality of electrical control signals and an interconnect apparatus adjacent to the display system and which comprises an electrically-insulative substrate and a plurality of electrical conductors within the electrically-insulative substrate, and wherein the electrical conductors are configured to conduct the electrical control signals with respect to the display system to control the generation of the visual images. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080335 | BEDROOM PROJECTOR WITH CLOCK AND AMBIENT LIGHT CONTROL FEATURES - The brightness of a bed-mounted projector that projects images on a wall or ceiling is established in proportion to the ambient light level in the room. A motion detector can be used to operate room lights in the room only at user-defined times. Keystone correction of the image can be made based on the projection angle as sensed by an orientation sensor. An input strip on the headboard centerline can be used as a control input device. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080336 | Human Tracking System - An image such as a depth image of a scene may be received, observed, or captured by a device. A grid of voxels may then be generated based on the depth image such that the depth image may be downsampled. A background included in the grid of voxels may also be removed to isolate one or more voxels associated with a foreground object such as a human target. A location or position of one or more extremities of the isolated human target may be determined and a model may be adjusted based on the location or position of the one or more extremities. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080337 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an image display device capable of recognizing a hand of a user and predefining an operating region. Image recognition means recognizes the position of a hand of the user. Operating region setup means predefines the operating region, on an imaging region plane of imaging means and around a position on which the user's hand is projected, for the purpose of enabling the user to issue instructions to the image display device. When the position on which the user's hand is projected moves and comes close to the periphery of the operating region, the operating region setup means moves the operating region in the direction of the movement of the position on which the user's hand is projected. Further, the image recognition means recognizes a hand-waving motion of the user, whereas the operating region setup means sets the size of the operating region in accordance with the magnitude of the user's hand-waving motion. Consequently, the image display device provides increased ease of operation and makes it possible to define the operating region in accordance with a user's intention without imposing a significant processing load on itself. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080338 | A Display Device - The present invention relates to a display device comprising a battery ( | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080339 | Motion Sensitive Gesture Device - A wireless wrist mouse, used with an apparatus including a display having a cursor, has a body mountable to a user's hand/wrist by wrist mounting structure. A motion sensor and motion circuitry are carried by the body and are operably connected to one another. The motion circuitry includes a library of command motions. The motion circuitry is constructed to generate first and second command signals corresponding to the first and second command motions when the body has been moved in predetermined manners for receipt by and operation of the apparatus. The first command signals correspond to cursor movement directions for controlling movement of the cursor over the display. The second command signals correspond to control functions for the apparatus. In some examples, the motion sensor comprises a MEMS sensor. In some examples, the motion sensor comprises a translational, rotational, and vibrational movement motion sensor. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080340 | System And Method For Remote Control Of A Computer - A remote control system for a computer, and a corresponding method include a Web camera having an image capture unit, the image capture unit including one or more devices capable of receiving imagery from multiple, distinct sections of the electromagnetic spectrum; a detection and separation module capable of detecting and separating the imagery into at least one signal capable of cursor control, wherein the signal capable of cursor control is generated by a remote control device; and a processing unit that receives the signal capable of cursor control and generates one or more cursor control signals, wherein the one or more cursor control signals include signals indicative of movement of the remote control device, the movement capable of translation to movement of a cursor displayed on a display of the computer. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080341 | Indirect Multi-Touch Interaction - Indirect multi-touch interaction is described. In an embodiment, a user interface is controlled using a cursor and a touch region comprising a representation of one or more digits of a user. The cursor and the touch region are moved together in the user interface in accordance with data received from a cursor control device, such that the relative location of the touch region and the cursor is maintained. The representations of the digits of the user are moved in the touch region in accordance with data describing movement of the user's digits. In another embodiment, a user interface is controlled in a first mode of operation using an aggregate cursor, and switched to a second mode of operation in which the aggregate cursor is divided into separate portions, each of which can be independently controlled by the user. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080342 | DOCKING STATION - An exemplary docking station includes a first computer port, a second computer port, and a controller. The first computer port is provided to receive a first video signal. The second video port is provided to receive a second video signal. The controller is provided to selectively drive displays of a first monitor and a second monitor according the first and second video signals. In particular, the controller configured to selectively operate in one of a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode. In the first mode, the controller drives the display of the first monitor according to the first video signal and drives the display of the second monitor according to the second video signal. In the second mode, the controller drives the displays of the first and second monitors according to the first video signal. In the third mode, the controller drives the displays of the first and second monitors according to the second video signal. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080343 | Apparatus and Method for Providing Wireless Communication and FM Transceiver Operation for a Wireless Computer Mouse - Wireless computer mouse operation may be provided by receiving a user detection signal from a sensor of the wireless computer mouse to determine the presence of a user. In one embodiment, an operation mode of the wireless computer mouse may be determined by a controller based, at least in part, on the user detection signal. Thereafter, the controller can enable at least one of a short range wireless communication module and a FM transceiver of the wireless computer mouse based on the operation mode determined by the controller. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080344 | BLENDING TOUCH DATA STREAMS THAT INCLUDE TOUCH INPUT DATA - A system includes multiple touch input devices. Each of the touch input devices generates a set of touch data. A blending component receives the sets of touch data and generates a corresponding combined set of touch data that is outputted to a touch input application. In one embodiment, at least one of the multiple touch input devices is a multitouch input device that supports multiple simultaneous touch inputs. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080345 | LETTER INPUT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOBILE TERMINAL - A letter input method and system for inputting a sequence of letters are provided. The letter input method includes activating a toggle input mode in response to a stroke on one of toggle keys, detecting an input event on a letter key in the toggle input mode, and inputting a letter which is fixed to the letter key in association with the toggle key activated in the toggle input mode among multiple letters assigned to letter keys. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080346 | LETTER INPUT DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING THE SAME - A letter input device, which includes a letter input unit including alphabetical letter input keys for entering alphabetical letters, and letter creation means for selecting the alphabetical letters according to patterns in which the alphabetical letter input keys are pressed and for sequentially combining the selected alphabetical letters together. The alphabetical letter input keys include one or more alphabetical letter input keys on each of which alphabetic consonants having one or more similar distinctive features are arranged together. This configuration enables a keypad layout to be more easily learned and letters to be rapidly entered. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080347 | PIEZOELECTRIC ASSEMBLY - A piezoelectric assembly is provided, including an electrode assembly, a signal electrical connector, and a reference electrical connector. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a piezoelectric material. The signal electrical connector is in electrical communication with the first electrode and configured to be connected to the current or voltage source so as to provide electrical communication with a current or voltage source. The reference electrical connector is in electrical communication with the second electrode and configured to be connected to the reference source so as to provide electrical communication with a reference source. One of the signal electrical connector and the reference electrical connector includes a metal shim for supporting the electrode assembly. A flexible printed circuit board is provided including a trace. An interconnecting structure effects electrical communication between the trace and the metal shim. The interconnecting structure is disposed within a passage provided between a first side surface and an opposite second side surface of the flexible printed circuit board, and extends through the first side surface to provide a coupling structure coupled to the metal shim at a coupling structure surface interface, and also extends through the second side surface to provide a retainer disposed in opposition to the first side surface to provide a retainer disposed in opposition to the first side surface. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080348 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH A PRIMARY DISPLAY AND A SELECTIVELY ILLUMINATED SECONDARY DISPLAY - Systems and methods for selectively illuminating a secondary display are provided. An electronic device can include a primary display (e.g., a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen) and a printed segmented electroluminescence (secondary) display. The primary display can be used to convey visual content to a user, and the secondary display can be used to guide a user providing inputs to the device. For example, the secondary display can be selectively illuminated to provide one or more indicators that represent where or how a user can provide inputs to the device. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080349 | METHOD OF WAKING UP AND A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONFIGURED TO PERFORM THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a method of waking a portable electronic device and a portable electronic device configured to perform the same. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of conserving power on a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device having a device housing which comprises a touch-sensitive display, an accelerometer, and a force sensing transducer, the method comprising: causing the portable electronic device to enter a sleep mode in response to a trigger condition, wherein the touch-sensitive display is deactivated in the sleep mode and the force sensing transducer measures forces applied to the touch-sensitive display at a reduced rate relative to a rate of a full power mode when in the sleep mode; detecting an inertial event using the accelerometer; causing the force sensing transducer to measure forces applied to the touch-sensitive display at the rate of the full power mode in response to detection of an inertial event; detecting forces applied to the touch-sensitive display using the force sensing transducer at the rate of the full power mode; causing the touch-sensitive display to be reactivated in response to detection of a force which is greater than a predetermined wake force threshold; detecting touch events on the touch-sensitive display; and causing the portable electronic device to wake from the sleep mode in response to detection of a touch event within a first predetermined duration of the detection of the force which is greater than a predetermined wake force threshold. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080350 | METHOD OF SYNCHRONIZING DATA ACQUISITION AND A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONFIGURED TO PERFORM THE SAME - A method of synchronizing force data with touch data and a portable electronic device configured to perform the same are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of synchronizing data acquisition in a portable electronic device, the method comprising: detecting touch events on a touch-sensitive display and storing touch data for each touch event with a time stamp for the touch event; detecting force events on the touch-sensitive display and storing force data for each force event with a time stamp for the force event; matching touch data for a particular touch event with force data for a force event corresponding to the particular touch event; and outputting the matched touch data and force data for input processing operations. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080351 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING TOUCH INPUT ON A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY WHEN A DISPLAY ELEMENT IS ACTIVE AND A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR THE SAME - A method of controlling touch input on a touch-sensitive display when a display element is active and a portable electronic device configured for the same are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of controlling touch input on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device, the method comprising: displaying a widget having at least one field on a user interface screen displayed on the touch-sensitive display; selecting the field in the widget in response to predetermined interaction with the touch-sensitive display; changing the value of the selected field in accordance with a predetermined touch gesture at any location on the touch-sensitive display; and re-displaying the widget on the user interface screen with the changed value of the selected field. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080352 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ENHANCED KEYPAD - This invention relates generally to software and devices, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing an enhanced keypad. In one embodiment, the invention includes a method including operations of establishing a character set by assigning characters of the character set to character buttons configured to being reassigned different characters for a different character set; receiving one or more input selections; determining whether the one or more input selections is from a character button; and if the one or more input selections is from a character button, identifying a character assigned to the character button. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080353 | Electrode pattern for touch screen, driver for touch screen, and touch screen - Disclosed is a touch screen to accurately receive a user selection by applying differential signals to the electrode patterns of a touch screen, each having a different capacitance. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080354 | TOUCH PAD MODULE ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE - A touch pad module assembly structure includes a housing, a touch pad module and a metal bracket. The housing includes a generally rectangular opening. The touch pad module is assembled into the opening. The touch pad module includes a support member and a circuit board. An edge of the support member has a through hole and a pair of resilient members. An opposite edge of the support member has a connection member secured to a surrounding surface of the opening. The circuit board is disposed over the support member and includes a switch aligned with the through hole. The metal bracket is secured to a surrounding edge of the opening to be in to contact with the switch and expose the connection member. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080355 | Touch Screen Devices Employing Nanostructure Networks - Touch screen displays comprising at least one nanostructure-film, and fabrication methods thereof, are discussed. Nanostructure-films may comprise, for example, a network(s) of nanotubes, nanowires, nanoparticles and/or graphene flakes. Such films are preferably at least semi-transparent and relatively flexible, making them well-suited for use in a variety of touch screen applications. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080356 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING APPLICATION EXECUTION IN A MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and application execution controlling method in a mobile terminal are provided. The present invention includes executing a first application and a second application, displaying an execution picture of the first application and an execution notification indicator of the second application, receiving a touch and drag action from the execution notification indicator of the second application to the execution picture of the first application, displaying information provided by the second application during the touch and drag action, and adding the information provided by the second application to information of the first application corresponding to an execution status of the first application. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080357 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH BUILT-IN TOUCH SCREEN - A liquid crystal display (LCD) with a built-in touch screen includes: a first substrate including a pixel area having a plurality of pixels and a sensor area having a plurality of photosensors; a second substrate positioned over the first substrate, and including a color filter, a light receiving portion, a transparent electrode layer, and a front polarizing plate; an LCD panel including a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates; and a touch screen driver circuit to sense a capacitance variation provided through a first sensing line connected to the transparent electrode layer when an object is in contact with the LCD panel, and to output position information of the object, sensed by using optical information sensed through a second sensing line connected the plurality of photosensors when the capacitance variation is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080358 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH BUILT-IN TOUCH SCREEN - A liquid crystal display (LCD) with a built-in touch screen includes: a first substrate including a sensor area having a plurality of photosensors; a second substrate positioned over the first substrate, and including a color filter, a light receiving portion, and a transparent electrode layer and a front polarizing plate; an LCD panel including a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates; a touch screen driver circuit to measure a capacitance variation sensed through a first sensing line connected to the transparent electrode layer and to calculate a touch area using optical information sensed through a second sensing line connected to the photosensors when a contact object is in contact with the LCD panel, and to output position information of the contact object, sensed by determining whether a touch occurs and whether a multi-touch occurs using the capacitance variation and the touch area. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080359 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE SAME - An apparatus and method for providing a user interface for interacting to various touch events detected by multiple touch sensors formed on the different surfaces of a mobile terminal are provided. The method, for a mobile terminal having a first touch area and a second touch area, includes detecting a touch event that includes a first touch sensed on the first touch area and a second touch sensed on the second touch area, identifying a movement pattern of the touch event, and providing a user interface in accordance with the movement pattern. The apparatus and method for providing a user interface according to the present invention is advantageous to input various user commands intuitively using multi-touch gestures and improve utilization of the mobile terminal with enriched emotional expressions. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080360 | UNIVERSAL TOUCH INPUT DRIVER - A universal touch input driver includes a device driver interface through which touch data is obtained from a device driver. Also included is a computation module that processes the touch data and converts it into a standardized format. Also included is an application interface through which the standardized touch data is transferred to a touch input application. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080361 | TOUCH INPUT HARDWARE - A touch-based input system includes a screen and multiple projectors that project graphics onto the screen. A processor processes user interactions with the screen and generates touch data based upon the interactions. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080362 | ELECTRONIC INFORMATION DISPLAYS - The present invention offers an electronic information display which can be updated at a very low cost. This is accomplished by an electronic display device and a separate writer device. The writer device may comprise an electronic backplane, a mechanical fixture which can be easily be pressed against the electronic information display, and a wireless network and computational infrastructure which connect the writer device to a data base. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080363 | TOUCH-CONTROL SYSTEM AND TOUCH-SENSING METHOD THEREOF - An exemplary touch-control system and an exemplary touch-sensing method thereof are provided. The touch-control system comprises a touch-control panel, at least an image sensing apparatus and a processing circuit. The touch-control panel has a touch surface and adopts a touch-sensing structure. The touch-sensing structure comprises at least a plurality of conducting wires paralleled to each other. The image sensing apparatus is used for sensing an image of the touch surface. When two pointers touch the touch surface, the processing circuit acquires the information related to the positions of the pointers in the touch surface by the conducting wires and the processing circuit, so as to acquire the actual touch positions of the pointers according to the sensing results of the two sensing manners. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080364 | Method, System, and Graphical User Interface for Positioning an Insertion Marker in a Touch Screen Display - An insertion marker that is displayed on a touch screen may be moved by a user via an insertion marker placement aid. The insertion marker placement aid is displayed on the touch screen after a contact with the touch screen is detected. The insertion marker placement aid provides visual feedback to the user, indicating that the insertion marker is subject to repositioning by the user. When the contact is moved across the touch screen, the insertion marker and the insertion marker placement aid is moved in accordance with the movement of the contact. When the contact is broken (i.e., no longer detected), the insertion marker placement aid is removed from display and the insertion marker comes to rest. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080365 | MULTI-TOUCH INPUT DISCRIMINATION - Techniques for identifying and discriminating between different input patterns to a multi-touch touch-screen device are described. By way of example, large objects hovering a short distance from the touch-surface (e.g., a cheek, thigh or chest) may be identified and distinguished from physical contacts to the surface. In addition, rough contacts due to, for example, ears and earlobes, may be similarly identified and distinguished from contacts due to fingers, thumbs, palms and finger clasps. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080366 | RESOLUTION AND SENSITIVITY BALANCE METRIC - In a method for determining a resolution metric, sampled touch input data is accessed for at least one of a plurality of capacitive sensor channels in capacitive touch sensors. A resolution metric is determined based on a ratio of a required resolution and a channel resolution of at least one of the plurality of capacitive sensor channels, where for a plurality of channels the resolution metric is set to a minimum of determined individual resolution metrics for each of the plurality of channels. The resolution metric is provided as an output. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080367 | LOW POWER WAKEUP DETECTION CIRCUIT AND A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A LOW POWER WAKEUP DETECTION CIRCUIT - The present disclosure provides a low power wakeup detection circuit and a portable electronic device having a low power wakeup detection circuit. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a portable electronic device, comprising: a housing; a controller received within the housing; a touch-sensitive display having a touch-sensitive overlay, the touch-sensitive display being mechanically constrained by the housing; at least one force sensing transducer located below the touch-sensitive display on an opposite side to the touch-sensitive overlay, the at least one force sensing transducer being connected to the controller and measuring forces applied to the touch-sensitive display; wherein the controller is configured for: initiating a sleep mode from a full power mode in response to a trigger; when in the sleep mode, reading force data measured by the at least one force sensing transducer at a reduced duty cycle relative to the full power mode, comparing the force data to a wakeup force threshold, and returning to the full power mode from the sleep mode when the force data is greater than the wakeup force threshold. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080368 | Input device of touch screen and method of manufacturing the same - There is provided an input device of a touch screen and a method of manufacturing the same. A input device of a touch screen according to an aspect of the invention may include: a first board and a second board arranged to face each other; a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer provided on the first board and the second board, respectively, while the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer face each other; and a zinc oxide thin film provided on the first conductive layer and aligned in a c-axis direction, wherein electrical changes in the zinc oxide thin film caused by mechanical deformation, applied to one region of the second conductive layer, are detected in the first conductive layer. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080369 | TOUCH PANEL ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THEREOF - A touch panel electrical device includes a touch panel, a notice signal generator and a processing unit. The processing unit is electrically connected with the touch panel and the notice signal generator respectively. The touch panel senses a touched position on the touch panel. The processing unit includes a notice-generating module. The notice-generating module makes the notice signal generator generate a notice sound signal or a notice vibration signal according to the touched position to notice a user a touched instruction corresponding to the touched position he/she touches. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080370 | TOUCH DEVICE - A touch device includes a plurality of row electrodes, a plurality of column electrodes and a plurality of sensing units. The sensing units are used for detecting touched positions according to potentials of the row electrodes and column electrodes. The sensing units include at least a first sensing unit and a second sensing unit. The first sensing unit is coupled to a first portion of the row electrodes and a first portion of the column electrodes. The second sensing unit is coupled to a second portion of the row electrodes that is different from the first portion of the row electrodes, and a second portion of the column electrodes that is different from the first portion of the column electrodes. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080371 | RESISTIVE TOUCH CONTROLLING SYSTEM AND SENSING METHOD - A resistive touch controlling system includes a first sensing module, a second sensing module and a processing circuit. The first sensing module includes a plurality of sensing line groups. The processing circuit is electrically coupled to the first sensing module and the second sensing modules. When the first sensing module senses at least two touch points, the processing circuit takes a combination of touch points sensed by the first and second sensing modules as a first candidate list. After that, the processing circuit turns off some of the sensing line groups of the first sensing module sensing one of the sensed touch points, and takes a touch point(s) sensed by the first sensing module and the second sensing module as the second candidate list. Finally, the processing circuit compares the first candidate list with the second candidate list to determine a current touch sensing result. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080372 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An organic light emitting display device comprises: a display panel disposed between first and second substrates and comprising subpixels; a touch screen panel disposed on a display surface of the display panel; a sensing unit for sensing a position by a change in the resistance of the touch screen panel; and a polarizing plate disposed on the touch screen panel, wherein the touch screen panel comprises first transparent electrodes formed on one surface of the second substrate, spacers formed on the first transparent electrodes, a glass substrate attached to the second substrate, and second transparent electrodes disposed on one surface of the glass substrate so as to face the first transparent electrodes. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080373 | Touch Panel and Display Device Using the Same - A touch panel includes a first substrate, a sensing electrode structure, a second substrate, a soft spacer layer and a shielding layer. The first substrate and the second substrate are parallel to each other, and the soft spacer layer is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate for maintaining a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate. The sensing electrode structure is disposed on the first substrate for producing a first capacitance between the sensing electrode structure and an exterior object. The shielding layer is disposed on the second substrate, electrically connected to a ground side, and used for producing a second capacitance between the shielding layer and the sensing electrode structure when the exterior object is pressed and causes the gap to vary. The quantity of variation in the first and second capacitances is used for detecting a touch-control action of the exterior object. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080374 | OPTICAL TOUCH APPARATUS, OPTICAL TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND LIGHT SOURCE MODULE - An optical touch apparatus includes at least one light source, at least one light guide unit, at least one optical detector, and a light reducing structure. The light source is disposed beside a display area of a display and capable of providing a light beam. The light guide unit is disposed beside the display area and in a transmission path of the light beam. The light guide unit has a first surface, a second surface, and a light incident surface. The light beam is capable of entering the light guide unit through the light incident surface and being transmitted to a sensing space in front of the display area through the first surface. The optical detector is disposed beside the display area. The light reducing structure covers a portion of the first surface adjacent to the light incident surface. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080375 | IMAGE DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An image display panel includes an image display plate that includes an image display screen and a frame surrounding an outer circumference of the image display screen; a protective component that covers a front surface of the image display screen; and a double-sided adhesive tape of which one surface is adhered to the frame and another surface is adhered to the protective component so that one end portion thereof protrudes from the frame. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080376 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A touch display panel including a first substrate, a touch sensing device, and a display medium layer is provided. The first substrate has a display area and a non-display area located outside the display area. The touch sensing device may be directly disposed on the first substrate and located within the non-display area, wherein the touch sensing device is consisted of two or more groups of receiving elements. The display medium layer is disposed in the display area. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080377 | Virtual image feedback for input devices - A display screen above a signature tablet faces downwards, towards the signature tablet. A transparent plate is located at a height half way between the tablet and the screen. A user observing the tablet through the transparent plate also sees a reflection of the screen. The reflection of the screen, called a virtual image, appears to be in the same plane as the top surface of the tablet. As the user signs the tablet with a stylus, the virtual image of the resulting signature follows behind the stylus. The signature appears to be on the top surface of the tablet, coplanar with the stylus path, rather than within the tablet. This allows the system to better simulate a traditional pen-on-paper signature. Separating the components responsible for sensing the stylus tip location and displaying the signature also allows for the independent optimization of the sensing and display functions. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080378 | Eraser System - The present invention relates to an eraser system, and particularly relates to an independent eraser system for the digitizer coordinate system. The independent eraser system for the digital coordinate system is separated from the digitizer pen, and thus, the independent eraser system and the digitizer pen can be operated independently and simultaneously. The independent eraser system comprises an erasing function circuit and the erasing function circuit comprises a power supplier for providing the electric energy, an oscillating circuit for providing the electric signals and a converter for converting the electric signals into magnetic signals. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080379 | DRIVING CIRCUIT - The present invention provides a driving circuit comprising a first data logic unit, a latch unit, and a determining unit. The first data logic unit is utilized for receiving at least a digital data signal and a first control signal, and for selectively inversing the digital data signal to generate a first digital output data signal according to the first control signal. The latch unit is utilized for receiving the first digital output data signal and a second control signal, and for selectively setting a second digital output data signal whether inversed from the first digital output data signal according to the second control signal. The determining unit is utilized for receiving the digital data signal and determining a transition number of the digital data signal in comparison with a previous digital data signal, and outputting the first control signal and the second control signal according to the transition number. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080380 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - A plasma display device has a plasma display panel, a scan electrode driving circuit, a sustain electrode driving circuit, and a data electrode driving circuit. In the sustain period of at least one subfield, the scan electrode driving circuit and the sustain electrode driving circuit apply a plurality of sustain pulses alternately to scan electrodes and sustain electrodes, and the data electrode driving circuit applies a data pulse to data electrodes by changing the timing according to the sustain pulses while the sustain pulses are applied. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080381 | Portable Control Apparatus and Method Thereof - A portable control apparatus includes a driver, a baseband controller, and a crystal oscillator. The driver includes an oscillating circuit that generates a feedback signal. The baseband controller coupled to the driver receives the feedback signal, and outputs a calibrating signal to the driver according to the feedback signal. The crystal oscillator coupled to the baseband controller generates an accurate output frequency for operating the baseband controller. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080382 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a plurality of source drivers and a timing controller. The timing controller generates a plurality of output clock signals corresponding to respective source drivers and provides a data signal to each of the plurality of source drivers in synchronization with the plurality of output clock signals. The output clock signals have a different phase relative to the output clock signals corresponding to adjacent source drivers among the plurality of source drivers. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080383 | Display panel with optimum pad layout of the gate driver - A display panel includes a display area, a first bonding area, and a second bonding area. The second bonding area is used for bonding with a gate driver. The second bonding area includes a plurality of input pads and a plurality of output pads. The plurality of input pads is disposed on the two sides of the second bonding area in the first direction and on the two sides of the second bonding area only the plurality of input pads is disposed in the second direction. The plurality of output pads is disposed on the center region of the second bonding area in the first direction and on the center region of the second bonding area only the plurality of output pads is disposed in the second direction. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080384 | Flat Panel Display with Circuit Protection Structure - A flat panel display with a circuit protection structure is provided. The flat panel display includes a substrate, an electrode array control circuit, a driving circuit, a display panel, and a protection unit. The substrate has a first surface. The electrode array control circuit is formed on the first surface. The driving circuit is formed on the first surface and on one side of the electrode array control circuit. The display panel including a plurality of display particles is disposed on the electrode array control circuit. The electrode array control circuit controls operations of the display particles. The protection unit is formed on one side of the display panel to cover the driving circuit. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080385 | SHIFT REGISTER CIRCUIT, SCANNING LINE DRIVING CIRCUIT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A one-stage shift register includes: a first transistor with a drain electrode connected to a corresponding scanning line and with a source electrode connected to a power supply; a second transistor of a same conductivity type, with a drain electrode connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor, with a source electrode connected to the power supply, and with a gate electrode connected to a first external control signal line; a third transistor of the same conductivity type as the fist transistor, with a drain electrode connected to the drain electrode of the second transistor, with a source electrode connected to the power supply, and with a gate electrode connected to a node that uses a bootstrap effect; and a load circuit with one end thereof connected to a second external control signal line and the other end thereof connected to the drain electrode of the second transistor. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080386 | LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY - A light-emitting display device includes a pixel circuit that transmits a data signal using switches responding to control signals. The pixel circuit of the light-emitting display device includes first and second switching transistors serially coupled to a data line. A capacitor is charged with charges in response to a data signal from the data line through the first and second switching transistors. A driving transistor outputs a current corresponding to the charges in the capacitor. A light-emitting diode emits light corresponding to the current. One of the first and second switching transistors is turned on in response to a select signal from a first scan line and the other one is turned on in response to a control signal for controlling an operation of a second pixel circuit. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080387 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE IN THE SAME - The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display and a method of displaying images, and a liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal panel assembly including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines crossing with the gate lines, and a plurality of pixels which are respectively connected to one of gate lines and one of the data lines; and a driver providing an image signal to the pixels. At least a portion of a non-display area of the liquid crystal panel assembly is cut and removed, and the driver displays black at a first display area in the vicinity of the removed non-display area. An area displaying images can be surrounded by black and thus image can be well-balancedly displayed without being biased in the whole screen so as to improve display quality. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080388 | DISPLAY PANEL AND ACTIVE DEVICE ARRAY SUBSTRATE THEREOF - A display panel including an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate and a display medium is provided. The active device array substrate includes a substrate, scan lines, data lines, pixel units, and data signal transmission lines. The scan lines and data lines define a plurality of pixel regions on the substrate. Each pixel unit is disposed within one of the pixel regions respectively, and each pixel unit includes a plurality of sub-pixel units. The sub-pixel units within the same pixel unit are electrically connected with the same data line, and each sub-pixel unit within the same pixel unit is electrically connected with one of the scan lines respectively. Each data signal transmission line is electrically connected with one of the data lines, and an extending direction of the data signal transmission line is substantially parallel with an extending direction of the scan lines. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080389 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes an image display panel that includes an image display screen to display an image on a front side; a light emitting/receiving unit that is disposed at an end of a first side of the image display panel and emits and receives light to detect a position of an object proximal to or on a front surface of the image display panel; a cover that exposes the image display screen and that includes a plate covering at least the first side of the front surface of the image display panel with a gap; and a reinforcement component that contacts the plate between the image display panel and the plate. | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080390 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a display device with a photosensor having little variation between sensors. The display device includes a photosensor in a pixel region of an active matrix substrate. The photosensor includes a photodetection element (M | 2011-04-07 |
| 20110080391 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a photosensor in a pixel region ( | 2011-04-07 |
