16th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160109928 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND LOW POWER METHOD OF OPERATION - A system-on-chip device operates in a low power mode and keeps on-board peripherals such as FIFO registers operational by maintaining a low frequency bit clock and gating other clock sources. When a peripheral device initiates a DMA (direct memory access) operation, the SOC's bus clock is enabled in response to a signal generated by the peripheral. Once data has been moved between the peripheral and system memory, the bus clock can be gated again. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109929 | EFFICIENT POWER MANAGEMENT OF A SYSTEM WITH VIRTUAL MACHINES - Efficient power management of a system with virtual machines is disclosed. In particular, such efficient power management may enable coordination of system-wide power changes with virtual machines. Additionally, such efficient power management may enable coherent power changes in a system with a virtual machine monitor. Furthermore, such efficient power management may enable dynamic control and communication of power state changes. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109930 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A bus system includes a bus module which performs data transfer between a master module and a slave module and a detection module which detects transfer of transmission data from the master module to the bus module. When the bus module is shifted to a power saving mode and then is returned from the power saving mode, a power control module delays release of the power saving mode until a plurality of data transfer requests is detected. Accordingly, a power saving effect can be improved in the bus system. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109931 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - A display apparatus includes an image display unit that enables a user to visually recognize an image and transmits external scenery therethrough, a first battery, a second battery, a communication unit, and a control unit that switches a power source between the first battery and the second battery. The control unit causes an operation mode of the display apparatus to transition from a normal operation mode to a battery replacement mode in which power consumption of the image display unit and the communication unit is lower than that in the normal operation mode in a case where the power source is changed from the first battery to the second battery. The communication unit is maintained in a communicable state in the battery replacement mode. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109932 | SYSTEM-ON-CHIP INCLUDING A POWER PATH CONTROLLER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system on chip (SoC) includes a plurality of function circuits including a plurality of logic circuits and a plurality of function circuits each of which includes a logic circuit and a memory, and a plurality of power path controllers respectively coupled to a plurality of first power sources at first input terminals, commonly coupled to a second power source at second input terminals, and respectively coupled to the memories at output terminals. The logic circuits are respectively coupled to the first power sources, and configured to be supplied with a plurality of first power supply voltages from the first power sources, respectively. Each of the memories is configured to be selectively supplied, by a corresponding one of the power path controllers, with one of a corresponding one of the first power supply voltages from a corresponding one of the first power sources and a second power supply voltage from the second power source. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109933 | System and Method for a Power Sequencing Circuit - An embodiment is a circuit including a main power supply coupled to a first node, a charge reservoir coupled between a second node and ground, an isolation circuit coupled between the first node and the second node, and a plurality of secondary power supplies coupled to the second node, the plurality of secondary power supplies configured to receive power from the main power supply. The circuit further includes a detector circuit coupled to the first node, the detector circuit configured to detect the presence and absence of a first supply voltage at the first node, and a timing circuit coupled between the detector circuit and the plurality of secondary power supplies, the timing circuit configured to enable and disable the plurality of secondary power supplies in predetermined sequences based on the detection of the first supply voltage by the detector circuit. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109934 | DISPLAY DRIVER CIRCUIT INCLUDING HIGH POWER/LOW POWER INTERFACES AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display driver circuit can include an input selector circuit configured to receive first display data from a high power processor circuit and configured to operate in a normal mode in which the first display data is provided and in a dormant mode in which no image data is provided to the input selector circuit and configured to receive second display data from a low power processor circuit that is configured provide the second display data when the high power processor circuit is in the dormant mode. A controller circuit, can be coupled to switch the first display data or the second display data through the input selector circuit based on the mode of operation of the high power processor circuit. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109935 | System and Method for Providing Power-Save Operation in an In-home Communication Network - A first device of a multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) network may grant a second device of the MoCA network permission to enter a power-saving state. While the second device is in the power-saving mode, the first device may grant bandwidth to the second device during one or more predetermined timeslots. The bandwidth may be granted without a corresponding reservation request from the second device. While the second device is in the power-saving state, it may track time utilizing a clock that is synchronized to the system time of the MoCA network, and transmit during one or more of the predetermined timeslots without first transmitting a corresponding reservation request. The second device may utilize a first modulation profile when not operating in the power-saving state, and utilize a second modulation profile when operating in the power-saving state. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109936 | DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND PROTECTIVE COVER IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An input control method and an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display, a memory for storing data, and a processor functionally connected to the display and the memory. The processor detects a first input, determines whether a cover for the electronic device is covered on the display when the first input is detected, wherein the cover includes a first visual region and a second visual region, and displays first data corresponding to the first input through at least one of a first region and a second region of the display when the cover covers the display, wherein the first region is arranged in a location corresponding to the first visual region and the second region is arranged in a location corresponding to the second visual region. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109937 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SCREEN USING DEVICE - A method and an apparatus for processing a screen by using a device are provided. The method includes obtaining, at the second device, a display screen displayed on the first device and information related to the display screen according to a screen display request regarding the first device, determining, at the second device, an additional screen based on the display screen on the first device and the information related to the display screen, and displaying the additional screen near the display screen on the first device. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109938 | Silhouette-Based Limb Finder Determination - A silhouette-based limb finder may be used to detect limbs from a camera image. This limb determination may be used to control an application, such as a game, or a combination with other image processing. A first distance field indicating a distance from the edge of a silhouette in an image and a second distance field indicating distance from a location in the silhouette may be used to generate a path from an extremity point on the silhouette to the location. This path then may be used to determine a limb in the silhouette. This allows tracking of limbs even for hard to detect player poses. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109939 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECTING IMAGES OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE ON A VEHICLE WINDOW - A system for projecting an image onto a window of a vehicle is supplied. The system includes a support, a camera, a projector, and a projective film. The support is mounted in the vehicle for holding an electronic device. The camera is mounted to relative to the location for capturing an image of the display when the electronic device is mounted on the support. The projector is in signal communication with the camera. The projector projects an image from the camera onto the window. The projective film mounted on the vehicle window configured to act as a projection screen for the projector. When the electronic device is mounted on the support displays an electronic image, the camera captures the image and sends the image to the projector, and the projector projects the image onto the projective film on the window. The discourse also provides a method using the system. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109940 | Electronic Device Displays an Image of an Obstructed Target - An electronic device determines information about a target and provides the information to another electronic device that has an obstructed view of the target. The other electronic device displays an image of the target with an orientation and a location of the target. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109941 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING CONTENT TO A USER BASED ON USER'S INTEREST - Systems and methods for recommending content to a user based on the user's interests are described herein. In one example, the method comprises receiving at least one image of the user, and analyzing the at least one image to determine one or more facial attributes of the user. The method further comprises processing the at least one image to determine the gaze parameters of the user, determining based on the gaze parameters, an object of interest of the user and retrieving the characteristics of the object of interest. The method further comprises ascertaining, based on the facial attributes, an emotional index associated with the user, and generating recommendations of the content for the user based in part on the emotional index and characteristics of the object of interest. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109942 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING A VIDEO PRESENTATION BASED UPON AGE - A system, method and apparatus are set forth which adjusts one or more of the brightness, vibrancy and color shift of displayed content based upon the at least approximate age of the viewer. At a display ( | 2016-04-21 |
20160109943 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VISIBILITY OF A PROXIMITY DISPLAY - A system and method for controlling a proximity display system by providing the ability to rapidly blank and un-blank the display is provided. The system and method enable modifying, blanking and un-blanking in response to the detected location of the viewer's eye. The system and method optionally provide the viewer with cueing information that directs the viewer's eye toward the eyebox in response to detecting that the viewer's eye is out of the eyebox. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109944 | INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM FOR USER OF MOTOR VEHICLE - Provided is an information acquisition method in an information acquisition system including an information device possessed by a user. A detecting step detects a specific action performed by the user while driving a motor vehicle. A first saving step acquires and saves, in a storage unit, motor vehicle position information indicating a position of the motor vehicle if the specific action is detected by the detecting step. A deleting step deletes the motor vehicle position information from the storage unit in a case in which the specific action is an action other than an action of speaking a voice phrase, and when a designated time elapses in a case in which the user does not perform an action of speaking a voice phrase from a time at which the specific action was detected and before the designated time elapses. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109945 | SMOOTH PURSUIT GAZE TRACKING - A system and method to calibrate a gaze point on a screen of an eye as the eye watches an object move on the screen. A movement of an eye may be tracked in a series of images, and a pattern of the movement of the eye may be detected. Detection of a pattern of eye movements that is associated with watching the moving object on a screen may be an indication that the eye was watching the object at the time that the pattern of eye movements was detected. The identified gaze point may be part of a calibration for purpose of gaze tracking. The detected pattern may be included in an indication that the viewer looked at the moving object. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109946 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GAZE INPUT BASED DISMISSAL OF INFORMATION ON A DISPLAY - According to the invention, a method for dismissing information from a display device based on a gaze input is disclosed. The method may include determining that an object has been displayed on a display device. The method may also include determining an area on the display device associated with the object. The method may further include determining a gaze location of a user on the display device. The method may additionally include causing the object to not be displayed on the display device, based at least in part on the gaze location being located within the area for at least a first predetermined length of time. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109947 | SYSTEM FOR GAZE INTERACTION - A method and system for assisting a user when interacting with a graphical user interface combines gaze based input with gesture based user commands. A user of a computer system without a traditional touch-screen can interact with graphical user interfaces in a touch-screen like manner using a combination of gaze based input and gesture based user commands. A solution for touch-screen like interaction uses gaze input and gesture based input as a complement or an alternative to touch-screen interactions with a computer device having a touch-screen. Combined gaze and gesture based interaction with graphical user interfaces can be used to achieve a touchscreen like environment in computer systems without a traditional touchscreen or in computer systems having a touchscreen arranged ergonomically unfavorable for the user or a touchscreen arranged such that it is more comfortable for the user to use gesture and gaze for the interaction than the touchscreen. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109948 | TOUCHSCREEN PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A touchscreen panel includes: a panel; a piezoelectric vibrating part provided on a side of the panel to generate power and vibrations; a touch sensing part provided on one surface of the piezoelectric vibrating part opposite to the other surface of the piezoelectric vibrating part facing the panel; and a substrate provided on a side of the touch sensing part. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109949 | HAPTIC FEEDBACK APPARATUS AND METHOD USING VIBRATION ATMOSPHERE COMPENSATION ALGORITHM - A haptic feedback apparatus using a vibration atmosphere compensation algorithm may include: a vibration sensor configured to collect vibration atmosphere data; a memory configured to store a pattern for compensating for the vibration atmosphere and a haptic pattern corresponding to a touch input; a controller configured to generate a pattern for compensating for the vibration atmosphere based on the vibration atmosphere data, synthesize the haptic pattern stored in the memory with a pattern for compensating for the vibration atmosphere, when a touch input of the user is detected through a touch panel, and output the synthesized haptic pattern; and an actuator configured to vibrate according to the haptic pattern outputted from the controller. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109950 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAPPING MESSAGE CONTENTS TO VIRTUAL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES FOR VIBROTACTILE MESSAGING - Systems and methods for mapping message contents to virtual physical properties for vibrotactile messaging are disclosed. For example, one disclosed method includes the steps of receiving a sensor signal from a sensor, the sensor configured to detect an interaction with a messaging device, determining a virtual physical property of a virtual message object based at least in part on the sensor signal, determining a haptic effect based at least in part on the virtual physical parameter; and generating a haptic signal configured to cause an actuator to output the haptic effect. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109951 | Surface Determination Via Bone Conduction - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for surface determination via bone conduction. According to one aspect, a user device can identify a surface via bone conduction. The user device can identify one or more controllable devices to control using the surface. The user device can detect a user interaction, such as a gesture, performed by a user on the surface. The user device can provide an instruction to the controllable device(s) to cause the controllable device(s) to perform one or more operations in response to the user interaction with the surface. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109952 | Method of Controlling Operating Interface of Display Device by User's Motion - The invention relates to a method of controlling an operating interface of a display device by user's motion. The operating interface is displayed on a screen. The operating interface comprises columns extending along a horizontal direction and layers extending along a depth direction. The method comprises steps of: displaying the operating interface on the screen of the display device; detecting the user's motion by the display device; moving a hand to an initial position by the user; and corresponding the user's motion to the operating interface by the display device. When the user moves the hand left or right or rotates the eyes left or right along the horizontal direction of the screen, the operating interface accordingly switches the columns left or right. When the user moves the hand forward or backward along the depth direction of the screen, the operating interface accordingly switches the layers forward or backward. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109953 | Holographic Wristband - Disclosed is, among other things, a holographic wristband. It may comprise a wristband configured to emit two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) images. A holographic wristband may utilize lights or lasers to project images such as a virtual keyboard or an interactive holographic map. Sensors may be included to detect, receive, and analyze images, movements, and other data. The holographic wristband may comprise a light-emitting diode (LED) or e-ink touch-sensitive screen which may display images, icons, and other data. A holographic wristband may function as a watch, phone, or computer, for example, and may have capabilities such as Wi-Fi, WiDi, near-field communications (NFC), and Bluetooth. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109954 | Gesture Recognition Cloud Command Platform, System, Method, and Apparatus - Systems and methods described herein are for transmitting a command to a remote system. A processing system determines the identity of the user based on the unique identifier and the biometric information. Thereafter, a sensor detects a gesture performed by the user. The sensor is configured to detect the gesture performed by the user when the user is located within the detectable range of the wireless antenna. The processing system determines an action associated with the detected gesture based on the identity of the user and sends a command to a remote computer system to cause it to perform the action associated with the detected gesture. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109955 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING SCREEN IN RESPONSE TO EVENT RELATED TO MOTION OF EXTERNAL OBJECT - A method and an apparatus for displaying a screen in response to an event related to a motion of an external object, are provided. The method includes generating an event signal in response a motion of an external object being sensed, sensing a movement of the external object relative to an apparatus based on the event signal, and displaying a screen based on the movement of the external object. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109956 | Sensor and Tag to Determine a Relative Position - A computing device can include a first enclosure and a display enclosure. A tag can be on the first enclosure. A sensor on the display enclosure can detect the tag location and generate sensor data. A controller can determine from the sensor data the relative position between the display enclosure and the first enclosure. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109957 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND APPLICATION EXECUTION METHOD - A recording unit records an event list in which time information and physical solid image information are associated with an event. An image processing portion determines whether an image corresponding to physical solid image information recorded in the recording unit is included in a picked up image picked up within a time zone specified by the time information recorded in the recording unit. A condition determination portion determines that an event starting condition is satisfied if it is determined that the image corresponding to the physical solid image information is included in the picked up image. A starting instruction portion instructs an application execution section to execute processing of the application. The application execution section starts processing of the application associated with the event whose starting condition is satisfied. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109958 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING CONTENT - A wearable device includes a communication unit configured to communicate with a host device, a sensing unit configured to recognize at least one motion, and a control unit configured to control the host device to transmit to an external device first content mapped to a first motion recognized by the sensing unit. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109959 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and method are disclosed, the electronic device including a variable detection module operable in a plurality of modes, each of the plurality of modes configuring the variable detection module to detect a different external signal; and a controller. The controller may implement the method, including operating the variable detection module in one of the plurality of operating modes, and executing a function of the electronic device in response to a signal detected by the variable detection module. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109960 | Gesture Feedback for Non-Sterile Medical Displays - The present disclosure relates to a feedback system for control or input gestures in a medical environment, which includes a presence detector which generates a threshold and acquires detection data which describe whether a medical input gesture reaches and/or crosses the threshold; and a computer which is connected to the presence detector and triggers a sterility-preserving response to a positive detection by the presence detector, wherein the computer is configured to provide user guidance comprising a warning message if actual contact with a medical display has been detected by the presence detector or a touch screen display or a touch detector on the display. The invention also relates to a medical image display system comprising such a feedback system and to a method of providing sterility-preserving feedback with respect to control or input gestures in a medical system. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109961 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUSES, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - This application includes disclosure of methods, systems, apparatuses as well as principles/algorithms that can be implemented on computer readable medium, for defining user gestures, interpreting user actions, communicating and confirming user intent when communicating with electronic devices. A system for controlling an electronic device by a user is disclosed that includes a microprocessor and a communication link. The microprocessor runs control software for receiving a first signal indicative of a first action of the user, receives a second signal indicative of motion or position of a part of the user's body, and generates a command signal for the electronic device based on a user gesture performed by the user. The communication link communicates the command signal to the electronic device. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109962 | HANDWRITING INPUT DEVICE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A handwriting input device includes a shell, a refill, a light emitting unit, a pressure sensing unit, a light sensing unit, a track determining unit, and a transmitting unit. The refill includes a nib and a distal end. The light emitting unit emits light on a writing medium. The light sensing unit captures images on the writing medium and analyzes the images to obtain a track of the nib. The pressure sensing unit senses whether the nib writes on the writing medium. The track determining unit determines a writing track based on the track of the nib and a sensing result of the pressure sensing unit. The transmitting unit transmits the writing track to an electronic device. The writing track is used to determine an input operation of the electronic device. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109963 | COMPUTER MOUSE HAVING VARIABLE SIZE - A computer mouse includes a mouse device and a size-augmenting device. The mouse device includes a mouse body, a mouse button and a mouse roller mounted on a top side of the mouse body, and a sensing device mounted on a bottom side of the mouse body. The size-augmenting device includes a shell body defining a receiving slot for receiving the mouse body. The receiving slot extends through a top surface and a bottom surface of the shell body. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109964 | MOUSE ADJUSTING DEVICE - A mouse adjusting device of a mouse used to adjust the height of a sensing module of the mouse includes a slidable base, a sensor carrier, and an adjusting element. The moving base is movably disposed in the mouse. The bottom portion of the slidable base has at least a ramp portion. The sensor carrier is disposed in the mouse and below the slidable base. The sensor carrier with the sensing module is liftable and lowerable in the mouse. The top portion of the sensor carrier has at least a block portion abutting against the ramp portion of the slidable base. The adjusting element has a drive screw and a drive nut. The drive nut is embedded in the slidable base. An end of the drive screw is rotatably bolted to the drive nut, and another end of the driving screw is rotatably exposed outside the mouse. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109965 | TOUCH PEN - A touch pen includes a sleeve, a contact element, a sensing device and a buffering element. The contact element is penetrated through the sleeve and movably relative to the sleeve. The sensing device is disposed within the sleeve. The buffering element is disposed within the sleeve. The contact element and the sensing device are separated from each other by the buffering element. While the contact element is moved in response to an external force applied to touch pen, the impact of the contact element on the sensing device is largely reduced because the contact element and the sensing device are separated from each other by the buffering element. Moreover, since the external force is received by the buffering element, the sensing device can be protected by the buffering element. Consequently, the failure probability of the touch pen is reduced. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109966 | TOUCH PEN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A touch pen includes a casing, a pen core received in the casing, a vibrating member, a pressure sensor received in the casing, and a processor. The pressure sensor is attached to the pen core, and can generate an electric signal after sensing a pressure delivered by the pen core. The processor is electrically coupled to the vibrating member, and configured to convert the electric signal to a control command. The control command is configured to control the vibrating member to vibrate. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109967 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a first part extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end, the distal end being arranged to provide a tip for engagement with a touch screen device. A second part is moveable relative to the first part to vary a transverse displacement of the second part relative to the first part. A sensor incorporated within the first part and arranged to provide an output signal indicative of the displacement; and electronic circuitry is arranged to provide a signal to the touch screen device based on the sensor output signal. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109968 | METHOD FOR EXECUTING FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - Disclosed are a method and electronic device for executing a function. The method includes detecting a removal of an electronic pen from the electronic device by using a plurality of detection sensors, determining a time interval based on a first time of an inactivity release signal detected by a first detection sensor among the plurality of detection sensors, or a second time of the inactivity release signal detected by a second detection sensor among the plurality of detection sensors corresponding to the removal of the electronic pen, and executing at least one function related to a script input using the electronic pen if the time interval is less than a critical value. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109969 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING TOUCH ORIENTATION TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN USERS OF A TOUCH PANEL - Methods, devices, and computer program products for using touch orientation to distinguish between users are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a method of identifying a user of a touch device from a plurality of users of the touch device is described. The method includes receiving touch data from a touch panel of the touch device, the touch data indicating a user's touch on the touch screen. The method further includes determining an orientation of the user's touch based on the received touch data. Finally, the method includes identifying the user of the plurality of users which touched the device, based at least in part on the orientation of the touch. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109970 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Touch Functionality in a Repetitively Flexible Device - A method, information handling system, and display assembly utilizes wherein a first touch panel indication is detected, and it is determined whether the first touch panel indication is from a defined bending area or from a defined non-bending area. When the first touch panel indication is from the defined bending area, it is determined if there is a second touch panel indication from an other touch sensor element adjacent to the first touch sensor element. When there is a simultaneous second touch panel indication, the touch location is interpolated based on the locations of the first and the other touch sensor elements. When there is a sequential second touch panel indication, the touch location is extrapolated based on locations of the first and the other touch sensor elements and a sequence of the first touch panel indication and the second touch panel indication. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109971 | TOUCH PANEL, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, OPTICAL THIN FILM SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A touch panel of the present invention includes: a cover substrate; a connector being provided on an area of the cover substrate other than a display area, and including a color layer and a shield layer, the shield layer being formed from a multilayer structure, the multilayer structure being configured so that a metal layer and a dielectric layer which is thicker than the metal layer are alternately laminated; and a touch panel substrate being arranged to face the cover substrate with the connector interposed therebetween. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109972 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVELY RESISTING TOUCH-INDUCED MOTION - A system for actively resisting touch-induced motion includes a touchscreen device and a processing circuit. The touchscreen device includes one or more sensors configured to generate motion data based on a motion of a touchscreen display of the touchscreen device, where the motion is induced by a touch on the display. The touchscreen device further includes one or more motion control devices configured to apply a force to the display. The processing circuit is configured to determine, based on the motion data, a force to counteract the motion. The processing circuit is further configured to cause the motion control devices to apply a force to the display to counteract the motion of the display. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109973 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a display that has an adjustable transparency; a sensor configured to detect bending of the display; and a controller configured to recognize the display as being divided into a plurality of areas based on the detected bending, and individually control the transparency and a rendering state of each of the plurality of areas. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109974 | TOUCH PANEL AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL COVER PLATE THEREOF - A three-dimensional cover plate includes a transparent substrate, a side panel, and a first binding layer. The side panel is bonded to a part of the transparent substrate, and the first binding layer is disposed between the transparent substrate and the side panel to bond the transparent substrate and the side panel. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109975 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL PROGRAM - The present invention provides a new configuration for enabling an input only in the case where a user performs a touch operation with the intention of performing the operation. A control device includes a controller that monitors and controls at least a target device, and an input display that displays a monitoring/controlling screen associated with the target device and detects a touch operation performed by a user. When the input display detects that the user continues touching the monitoring/controlling screen at least at two points and performs a rotating operation by a predetermined angle or more, the controller changes a status value associated with touched positions of the at least two points. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109976 | CAPACITIVE GESTURE RECOGNITION BOOK - A capacitive gesture recognition book includes a plurality of capacitive sensors concealed in a base cover of the book. The capacitive sensors detect changes in capacitance brought on by a finger of a user coming in proximity with the capacitive sensor. A processor located in the base cover includes a plurality of capacitive activation sequences and a plurality of corresponding responses stored therein. Upon detection of a stored capacitive activation sequence, the processor initiates activation of the corresponding response which may be playback of an audio file. The book includes a plurality of pages that contain graphics and/or words for a storyline. The graphics can include images intended to direct a user of a desired motion to be made that corresponds with activation of sensors in a manner stored as a capacitive activation sequence. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109977 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL AND TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS - A touch display panel includes a substrate, a light-blocking matrix layer and a sensing circuit. The sensing circuit is disposed on a surface of the substrate and forms a single-layer structure and located at the light-blocking matrix layer. The sensing circuit includes a plurality of driving electrodes, a plurality of sensing electrodes and a plurality of signal wires. The driving electrodes and the sensing electrodes are insulated from each other. The signal wires are connected to the driving electrodes and the sensing electrodes. The sensing electrodes, the driving electrodes and the signal wires are disposed on the single-layer structure. A touch display apparatus is also disclosed. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109978 | MOBILE DEVICES, ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ACTIVATING APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A mobile device is provided with a touch panel and a processing unit. The touch panel includes one or more signal transmitting units and signal receiving units for sensing the nearness or contact of an electronic device having capacitive touch sensing functionality. The processing unit obtains a predetermined pattern signal according to a currently executed application, generates a transmitting signal with a signal energy matched with a predetermined energy requirement based on the predetermined pattern signal, and transmits the transmitting signal containing the predetermined pattern signal to the electronic device via the signal transmitting unit, so as to activate the respective application on the electronic device using the predetermined pattern signal. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109979 | IN-CELL MUTUAL-CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL AND TRACE LAYOUT THEREOF - An in-cell mutual-capacitive touch panel and its trace layout are disclosed. Horizontal traces of first direction touch electrode and horizontal traces of MFL electrode are disposed at both upper-side and lower-side out of an active area of in-cell mutual-capacitive touch panel respectively. The horizontal traces of MFL electrode are closer to the active area of in-cell mutual-capacitive touch panel than the horizontal traces of first direction touch electrode to reduce the additional coupling between the traces and electrodes. At least one trace is disposed at right-side and left-side out of an active area of in-cell mutual-capacitive touch panel to reduce entire RC loading of the in-cell mutual-capacitive touch panel. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109980 | IN-CELL TOUCH PANEL AND TRACE LAYOUT THEREOF - An in-cell touch panel and its trace layout are disclosed. The in-cell touch panel includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel has a laminated structure bottom-up including a substrate, a TFT layer, a liquid crystal layer, a color filter layer, and a glass layer. The TFT layer is disposed on the substrate. A first conductive layer and a second conductive layer are integrated in the TFT layer. The liquid crystal layer is disposed on the TFT layer. The color filter layer is disposed on the liquid crystal layer. The glass layer is disposed on the color filter layer. The design of touch sensing electrodes and their trace layout in the in-cell touch panel of the application is simple and it can effectively reduce cost and reduce the RC loading of a common electrode. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109981 | IN-CELL TOUCH PANEL AND TRACE LAYOUT THEREOF - An in-cell touch panel and its trace layout are disclosed. The in-cell touch panel includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel has a laminated structure bottom-up including a substrate, a TFT layer, a liquid crystal layer, a color filter layer, and a glass layer. The TFT layer is disposed on the substrate. A first conductive layer and a common electrode are disposed in the TFT layer. The first conductive layer is aligned in mesh type. The liquid crystal layer is disposed on the TFT layer. The color filter layer is disposed on the liquid crystal layer. The glass layer is disposed on the color filter layer. The design of touch sensing electrodes and their trace layout in the in-cell touch panel of the application is simple and it can effectively reduce cost and reduce the RC loading of a common electrode. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109982 | TRANSPARENT COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND TOUCH PANEL - A transparent composite substrate includes a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate, and a binding layer bonding the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate with a bond therebetween. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109983 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel that includes a piezoelectric film having a first principal surface and a second principal surface that are opposed to each other, a capacitance detection electrode arranged on one side of the first principal surface of the piezoelectric film and configured to detect a touched position, and a piezoelectric voltage detection electrode arranged on one side of each of the first principal surface and the second principal surface of the piezoelectric film and configured to detect a piezoelectric voltage in accordance with an amount pressed into the piezoelectric film. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109984 | SENSE POSITION PREDICTION FOR TOUCH SENSING METHODS, CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS - A method can include determining multiple sensed positions of an object path in a touch sense region; generating at least a first predicted position from the sensed positions; and filtering a sense position, including associating the sense position with the object path if it is within a first proximity to at least the first predicted position, and not associating the sense position with the object path if it is outside of at least the first proximity from the first predicted position. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109985 | FLEXIBLE DEVICE DEFORMATION MEASUREMENT - Monitoring deformation of a flexible electronic apparatus. Changes in space within the apparatus between at least two measurement points are detected; and degree of deformation of the apparatus is determined based on the detected changes in the space within the apparatus between the at least two measurement points. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109986 | MODULATED POWER SUPPLY FOR REDUCED PARASITIC CAPACITANCE - An input device comprising a display device having an integrated capacitive sensing device. The input device includes a plurality of sensor electrodes a plurality of display electrodes, a modulated power supply configured to provide a modulated reference signal, and a processing system. The processing system includes a sensor module configured to drive a plurality of sensor electrodes with a modulated capacitive sensing signal that is based on the modulated reference signal for capacitive sensing during a first time period. The processing system also includes a display driver module configured to drive a plurality of display electrodes of a display device with modulated signals based on the modulated reference signal during the first time period. The modulated signals cause voltage between the plurality of display electrodes and the plurality of sensor electrodes to remain substantially constant. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109987 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display section that has a first period to consume predetermined power and a second period to consume less power than in the first period, and power consumption of which periodically changes by repeating the first period and the second period; a smoothing capacitor that stabilizes power supplied to the display section; and a power consumption unit that consumes the supplied power in the second period. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109988 | Touch Display Panel and Display Device - Please amend the Abstract as follows: | 2016-04-21 |
20160109989 | Backlight Module with Low Electromagnetic Interference and Display Device Using the Same - A display device includes a display panel, an electromagnetic touch panel, and a backlight module overlapping one another. The backlight module has a light guide plate and a light source module consisting of a flexible circuit board strip. The flexible circuit board strip includes a light source section and a signal transmission section extending along a light entrance edge and a side edge adjacent to the light entrance edge of the light guide plate, respectively. Two ends of a connection section are connected to the light source section and the signal transmission section, respectively. The connection section includes at least one first fold making the light source disposing plane of the light source section and the wiring disposing plane of the signal transmission section be non-coplanar and also makes the wiring disposing plane be parallel to the plane of the side edge of the light guide plate. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109990 | WIRING STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME - A wiring structure and a display panel are provided, and have red, green, and blue (RGB) signal lines; three signal control lines; and a switching line having a switching transistor disposed thereon. Each of the RGB lines has a terminal connecting correspondingly to the switching transistor, and connects correspondingly with the signal control lines through the switching transistor. The switching transistor comprises a control terminal for receiving a control signal, and controls the connection or disconnection between the three signal control lines and the RGB lines according to the control signal. The wiring structure can be used as an inspection system for the display panel. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109991 | TOUCH DETECTION DEVICE - According to an embodiment of the present invention, provided is a touch detection device comprising: a plurality of sensor pads disposed to configure a plurality of columns for forming touch capacitance in a relationship with a touch generation means; and a plurality of signal wirings extending from each of the plurality of sensor pads and connected to a touch detection unit which detects touch generation on the basis of output signals from the plurality of sensor pads, wherein at least a part of the plurality of signal wirings extends through the gap between the plurality of sensor pads belonging to the same column. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109992 | IN-CELL TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An in-cell touch display device includes a first substrate, a plurality of common lines and a plurality of data lines. The common lines are disposed on the first substrate and extend along a first direction. The data lines are disposed on the first substrate and extend along a second direction. The common lines intersect and are insulated from the data lines. A plurality of touch sensing capacitors are formed at intersections of the common lines and the data lines to perform touch sensing. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109993 | IN-CELL TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - An in-cell touch display panel includes a substrate, a semiconductor stack, a transparent layer, an insulation layer and a metal layer. The semiconductor stack is disposed on the substrate, and includes a plurality of pixel control elements. The transparent layer is disposed on the semiconductor stack, and includes a plurality of first touch electrode strips extending along a first direction. The insulation layer is disposed on the transparent layer. The metal layer is disposed on the insulation layer, and includes a plurality of second touch electrode strips extending along a second direction. The first touch electrode strips intersect and are insulated from the second touch electrode strips. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109994 | IN-CELL TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - An in-cell touch display panel includes a substrate, a semiconductor stack, a transparent layer, an insulation layer, and a metal layer. The semiconductor stack is disposed on the substrate, and includes a plurality of pixel control elements. The transparent layer is disposed on the semiconductor layer stack, and includes a plurality of first touch electrode portions and a plurality of first connecting lines extending along a first direction. The insulation layer is disposed on the transparent layer. The metal layer is disposed on the insulation layer, and includes a plurality of second touch electrode portions and a plurality of second connecting lines extending along a second direction. The second connecting lines and the first touch electrode portions form a plurality of first touch electrode strips, and the first connecting lines and the second touch electrode portions form a plurality of second touch electrode strips. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109995 | GAMING MACHINE - The application describes a gaming system including a gaming machine comprising a player registration module for receiving a registration request from a plurality of players, a wagering module to receive a wager from each of the plurality of players, a gaming module to randomly or pseudo randomly to select at least one of the players as a winner, and a display generating module for generating a display to be displayed to each of the players, the display including a spinning wheel with a number of slots, and a memory for storing player identifications, wagered amounts and selected winning player(s). In some examples, each slot on the spinning wheel includes a player identification, and the display generating module generates a display in which the spinning wheel spins and a first selection token moves into a slot displaying the player identification of the selected winning player(s). | 2016-04-21 |
20160109996 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED TOUCH SCREEN - A liquid crystal display panel is provided, which includes an array substrate, a color filter substrate, a display driving chip, a touch driving chip and liquid crystal layer. The array substrate includes a data wire, a pixel electrode and common electrodes. The common electrodes include a touch driving common electrode and a touch sensing common electrode. The touch driving common electrode is connected with a common voltage source via a first switch. The touch sensing common electrode is connected with the common voltage source via a second switch. The technical feature ensures the displaying effect of the display panel. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109997 | TOUCH SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - Embodiments of the present invention provide a touch substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a touch display panel to solve the problem in the prior art that leads connected with a touch unit excessively occupy the peripheral area of an active area. According to the touch substrate, the manufacturing method thereof and the touch display panel provided by embodiments of the present invention, the peripheral area of the active area occupied by the leads is reduced as the first or second leads are provided within the active area, so that the design of narrow bezel for touch screen can be achieved. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109998 | Touch Panel and Electronic Device - Provided is a touch panel or the like including a touch sensor that can perform high-speed detection and have high detection accuracy. The touch panel includes a data input device and a display panel. The data input device overlaps with the display panel and includes a light-blocking layer, first to third conductive layers, an insulating layer, and a coloring layer. The light-blocking layer overlaps with the first to third conductive layers. The first conductive layer overlaps with the third conductive layer. The second conductive layer overlaps with the third conductive layer. The second conductive layer is electrically connected to the third conductive layer. The widths of the first to third conductive layers are smaller than the width of the light-blocking layer. The first to third conductive layers are arranged to have a mesh pattern when seen from the top, and to surround pixels in the display panel. | 2016-04-21 |
20160109999 | PROVIDING METHOD FOR INPUTTING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A mobile electronic device is provided. The mobile electronic device includes a display configured to display at least one object, at least one hardware component disposed in an area other than an area of the display, a guard touch area disposed within a distance from the at least one hardware component, wherein a touch event is generated when the guard touch area is touched, and a processor configured to control the display to display an object associated with operation of one or more of the at least one hardware component based on the touch event. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110000 | TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A touch panel includes a strengthen cover lens and a touch electrode layer. The strengthen cover lens includes a first non-planar surface, and is planned with a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region. The touch electrode layer is formed on the first non-planar surface and overlaid on the display region and at least part of the peripheral region for manufacturing a non-planar touch panel. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110001 | INTERACTIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An interactive display system including a first assembly, a touch screen assembly and a display assembly is provided. The first assembly includes a glass sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The glass sheet is etched at one or more of the first surface and the second surface. The first assembly further includes a first coating, a second coating, a third coating, a fourth coating, and a fifth coating. The first coating, the second coating and the third coating are applied at the first surface of the glass sheet. The fourth coating and the fifth coating are applied at the second surface of the glass sheet. The touch screen assembly includes a touch screen and is optically bonded to the glass sheet at the second surface of the glass sheet. The display assembly is optically bonded to the touch screen assembly. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110002 | Touch Input Method and Apparatus - A touch input method includes reading an (N−1) | 2016-04-21 |
20160110003 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal which includes a terminal body; a display mounted to the terminal body; a window disposed to cover the display and including central and edge regions wherein the central region is formed of a transmissive material and configured to align with the display, and the edge region is formed of an opaque material and configured to surround the central region. The mobile terminal further includes a first touch sensor disposed to span at least the central region and configured to detect a touch input to the central region; and a second touch sensor disposed to span at least part of the edge region and configured to detect a touch input to the at least part of the edge region, wherein the second touch sensor is configured to have a higher touch sensitivity than the first in order to detect a touch input to the opaque edge region. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110004 | Display Module Support - Display module support techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an apparatus includes an external enclosure forming a cavity and a touch display module. The touch display module includes a touch panel assembly having one or more touch sensors and a display module to output a display through at least a portion of the touch panel assembly. The apparatus also includes a support that secures the touch display module to the external enclosure. The support is secured to the external enclosure using a reworkable connection. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110005 | Tapping Control Method and Terminal - A tapping control method and a terminal, which relate to the communications field and can avoid frequent automatic setting of the terminal caused by an unconscious operation of a user, thereby implementing accurate operation control on the terminal and improving a capability of the terminal to interact with the user. A specific solution is as follows. The terminal detects a tapping trigger signal within a preset frequency range by using a shock sensor; after the tapping trigger signal is detected, identifies a tapping action type corresponding to the tapping trigger signal; acquires a tapping response event that matches the identified tapping action type; and executes the tapping response event. The present disclosure can be used in a process of operation control on the terminal. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110006 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVELY RESISTING TOUCH-INDUCED MOTION - A system for actively resisting touch-induced motion includes a touchscreen device and a processing circuit. The touchscreen device includes one or more sensors configured to generate motion data based on a motion of a touchscreen display of the touchscreen device, where the motion is induced by a touch on the display. The touchscreen device further includes one or more motion control devices configured to apply a force to the display. The processing circuit is configured to determine, based on the motion data, a force to counteract the motion. The processing circuit is further configured to cause the motion control devices to apply a force to the display to counteract the motion of the display. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110007 | Novel Driving Algorithm on Projected Capacitance Touch - A projected capacitive touch panel comprises a touch control integrated circuit, sensing electrodes, driving electrodes, a MCU, a AC signal generator, a sensing bus, and a driving bus. The driving electrodes are made of high resistance material. One driving electrodes is selected by MCU based on firmware program as selected driving electrode. A low voltage AC signal is generated by the AC signal generator. The AC signal is transmitted to the selected driving electrode and its adjacent two driving electrodes via the driving bus. The rest of driving electrodes are connected to a fixed DC level. Providing the same AC signal to three driving electrodes simultaneously can induce higher sensing signal in the sensing electrodes. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110008 | IN-CELL MUTUAL-CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL AND TRACE LAYOUT THEREOF - An in-cell mutual-capacitive touch panel having low RC loading and its trace layout are disclosed. A first conductive layer and a second conductive layer are used as bridge of TX electrode and MFL electrode above an active area of in-cell mutual-capacitive touch panel. The second conductive layer and a transparent conductive layer are used as bridge of TX electrode and MFL electrode at the lower-side out of the active area. Cooperated with at least one driving IC having more than two sets of TX electrode pins and MFL electrode pins and the number of the at least one driving IC is determined according to the size of the in-cell mutual-capacitive touch panel. At the same time, the second conductive layer has traces in parallel distributed in the same electrode area of the active area. Therefore, the RC loading of the in-cell mutual-capacitive touch panel of the invention can be largely reduced. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110009 | SENSOR SIDE CHARGE CANCELLATION - An input device includes a receiver electrode, a transmitter electrode and a processing system coupled to the receiver electrode and transmitter electrode. The processing system is configured to transmit a transmitter signal with the transmitter electrode during a first time period, inject a charge onto the receiver electrode during a second time period, and receive a resulting signal from the receiver electrode during a third time period. The resulting signal includes effects corresponding to the injected charge. The second time period and the third time period are non-overlapping. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110010 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a first touch screen, a second touch screen overlaid with or unfolded from the first touch screen and projecting a screen on the first touch screen when the second touch screen overlays the first touch screen, a sensing unit sensing a disposition form of the first touch screen and the second touch screen, and a control unit displaying a user interface (UI) element corresponding to a user touch on at least one of the first touch screen and the second touch screen depending on the disposition form of the sensed two touch screens. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110011 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display apparatus, a controlling method thereof, and a display system are provided. According to the display apparatus, in response to detecting a plurality of input apparatuses having different touch patterns through a display allowing a touch and including a touch panel, the plurality of input apparatuses are identified using the detected touch patterns, and the display apparatus is controlled independently according to each of a plurality of touch interactions which are input through the plurality of input apparatuses. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110012 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR SUPPORTING COMMUNICATION WITH THE DEVICE - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with a wearable device; a touch screen; a sensor unit configured to sense at least one of a mobile terminal acceleration signal and a mobile terminal vibration signal; and a controller configured to display a screen corresponding to an application executing on the mobile terminal, receive first state information from the wearable device indicating at least one of a wearable device acceleration signal and a wearable device vibration signal of the wearable device, receive second state information from the sensor unit indicating said at least one of the mobile terminal acceleration signal and the mobile terminal vibration signal of the mobile terminal, and transfer operations of the application executing on the mobile terminal to the wearable device, based on the first and second state information. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110013 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SECURITY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An apparatus and a method for controlling security in an electronic device are provided. The operating method of an electronic device includes detecting at least one touch input, detecting at least one of a touch area, a touch shape, or the number of touches, which correspond to each of the at least one touch input, and creating a reference pattern for the unlocking, based on at least one of the touch area, the touch shape, or the number of touches, which correspond to each of the at least one touch input. Other embodiments may be provided. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110014 | TOUCH PANEL APPARATUS AND TOUCH PANEL CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a touch panel apparatus capable of easily setting a touch sense produced by oscillatory waves of plural piezoelectric elements according to a user's taste. To this end, a touch sense pattern table ( | 2016-04-21 |
20160110015 | TOUCH PANEL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A touch panel system includes a touch panel which includes a plurality of horizontal signal lines and a plurality of vertical signal lines, a touch panel controller which controls the touch panel, and a touch pen. The touch panel controller drives the horizontal signal lines in one of successive two frame periods and drives the horizontal signal lines or the vertical signal lines in the other of the frame periods, the touch pen outputs a state signal about a state of the touch pen in each frame period, and a first item representing a state of the touch pen is expressed by a plurality of state signals which are outputted in a plurality of successive frame periods. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110016 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - A display control device ( | 2016-04-21 |
20160110017 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING PALM AREA OF A TOUCH PANEL AND A UPDATING METHOD THEREOF - A method of identifying a palm area for a touch panel has steps of: receiving sensing frame information having multiple touching sensing points from the touch panel; selecting one of the touching sensing points; outwardly extending a distance from an outline of the selected touching sensing point to define a searching range; checking whether other touching sensing points are within the searching range; marking the touching sensing points in the searching range and expanding the searching range based on the currently marked touching sensing points; sequentially selecting and checking each touching sensing point if it is within the present searching range; and finally merging all the outlines of the marked touching sensing points to form a final outline as a palm area. Other unmarked touching sensing points are defined as touching reference points. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110018 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes: a request receiving unit configured to receive a deactivation request signal to deactivate touch input signals; an area distinguishing unit configured to divide a display area of the display apparatus into a first area and a second area; a mode determining unit configured to determine whether an operation mode of the display apparatus is a motion picture playback mode; and an input receiving unit configured to process touch operations based on the association from the area distinguishing unit, the operation mode of the display apparatus, and the deactivation request signal. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110019 | TOUCH APPARATUS AND CORRECTION METHOD THEREOF - A touch apparatus and a correction method thereof are provided. Whether to divide a correction block is determined by calculating distortion error quantity of the correction block, so as to make the distortion error quantity of each divided correction block is less than or equal to a preset threshold. A correction parameter set of each correction block is obtained. Accordingly, in an operation procedure, correction for a touch behavior of a user is executed based on the correction parameter set. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110020 | TOUCH SENSING METHOD, TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A touch sensing method, a touch display apparatus and a portable electronic device thereof are provided. A system, a driving method and an architecture of a provided touch display panel are used for decreasing a resistance value between the ultrathin touch display panel (for example, a combination of an AMOLED display panel and a touch panel) or decreasing an influence of the resistance value, so as to decrease a chance of induction error of the touch event or induction misjudgement. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110021 | Testing Stylus - Embodiments of the invention relate to a calibration device for interaction with a cognitive assessment device, employing the calibration device as a quality control device for interaction with the assessment device, and the calibration device in combination with the assessment device for every assessment. The calibration device includes at least two sensors for measurement of light and pressure. As the calibration device interfaces with the assessment device, or an alternative secondary device, both light intensity and capacitance are applied to test reaction time. Latencies associated with reaction time testing are detected, and thereafter are applied to assessment output. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110022 | TOUCH PANEL CONTROLLER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A touch panel controller of the invention is provided with a driving unit which drives drive lines and causes a linear sum signal based on charges accumulated in respective electrostatic capacitances to be output from a sense line, and a correction processing unit which corrects influence on a change in the electrostatic capacitances by a parasitic capacitance which exists in the sense line. Thereby, it is possible to provide the touch panel controller and an electronic device capable of performing estimation of an electrostatic capacitance value more correctly by correcting the influence of the parasitic capacitance which exists in the sense line. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110023 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH TOUCH SENSOR CIRCUIT - A semiconductor device includes a terminal to which a touch electrode may be coupled; a source voltage drop circuit generating a constant voltage; a phase shift circuit generating a phase shifted clock in response to a first clock and a phase control signal; and a switching circuit to which the constant voltage is supplied. The switching circuit generates drive pulses for applying the constant voltage to the terminal in response to the phase shifted clock. The phase shift circuit varies the phase of the drive pulses based on the phase control signal. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110024 | UNINTENTIONAL TOUCH REJECTION - A method for rejecting an unintentional palm touch is disclosed. In at least some embodiments, a touch is detected by a touch-sensitive surface associated with a display. Characteristics of the touch may be used to generate a set of parameters related to the touch. In an embodiment, firmware is used to determine a reliability value for the touch. The reliability value and the location of the touch is provided to a software module. The software module uses the reliability value and an activity context to determine a confidence level of the touch. In an embodiment, the confidence level may include an evaluation of changes in the reliability value over time. If the confidence level for the touch is too low, it may be rejected. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110025 | METHOD FOR OPTICALLY DETECTING A FINGERPRINT OR AN OBJECT, AND DEVICE WITH AT LEAST ONE SCREEN - In a method for optically capturing a fingerprint or an object on a surface ( | 2016-04-21 |
20160110026 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSPARENT PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS AS TOUCH SCREEN SENSORS AND SOLAR ENERGY SOURCES - A method of creating a touch sensitive surface comprising detecting a voltage change in a light sensitive voltage generating device from among an array of light sensitive voltage generating devices that comprise a touch sensitive surface, in response to a lack of energy within a non-visible light spectrum reaching the light sensitive voltage generating device when a user contacts the touch sensitive surface, generating one or more location coordinates corresponding to a location in the array at which the voltage change occurred, and transmitting the one or more location coordinates to a processor configured to process a touch command received by the touch sensitive surface. | 2016-04-21 |
20160110027 | MULTI-TOUCH INPUT DISCRIMINATION - Techniques for identifying and discriminating between different types of contacts to a multi-touch touch-screen device are described. Illustrative contact types include fingertips, thumbs, palms and cheeks. By way of example, thumb contacts may be distinguished from fingertip contacts using a patch eccentricity parameter. In addition, by non-linearly deemphasizing pixels in a touch-surface image, a reliable means of distinguishing between large objects (e.g., palms) from smaller objects (e.g., fingertips, thumbs and a stylus) is described. | 2016-04-21 |