17th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130099959 | HIGH SPEED HIGH RESOLUTION WIDE RANGE LOW POWER ANALOG CORRELATOR AND RADAR SENSOR - Systems, methods and apparatus related to a high speed, high dynamic range and low power consumption radar system are provided herein. The radar system may include an analog correlator which combines various pulse replication schemes with various parallel integrator architectures to improve the detection speed, dynamic range, and power consumption of conventional radar sensors. The radar system may further include a matched filter for determining a match of a portion of a received PCR signal and producing an output signal in response to further improve the speed of detection of the radar system. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099960 | ICE DATA COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) collect and transmit information about ice floe thickness; this is combined with SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR images from satellites to identify and track dangerously thick regions of ice. The overlayed data is presented graphically to allow tracking of the thick ice regions over time. This information is used to alert drilling platforms in icy ocean conditions of pending ice floe dangers. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099961 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A wireless communication apparatus may include an instruction unit that instructs a peripheral terminal to acquire a navigation message transmitted from a global positioning system (GPS) satellite, an acquisition unit that acquires the navigation message, which has been acquired by the peripheral terminal, from the peripheral terminal, and a calculation unit that carries out a positioning calculation by using the navigation message acquired by the peripheral terminal. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099962 | INDOOR ALTITUDE MEASURMENT BY GNSS RECEIVER - Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as the US GPS, the European GALILEO and the Russian GLONASS are very limited indoors, due to very low power levels and significant multipath. So, though hundreds of millions of people around the world use GPS receivers, particularly embedded in mobile devices, they cannot use these devices indoors, where they stay most of the time. Present art methods for augmenting or assisting GPS indoors, are mainly based on cellular or WLAN networks, and embedded sensors such as accelerometers and compasses, yet no integrated solution was launched. The present invention discloses a method that may contribute to GNSS indoors navigation, enabling a GNSS receiver to measure its elevation above sea level, indoors, to a floor resolution. The disclosed method is based on terrestrial infrastructure, yet possibly only one beacon per building. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099963 | TECHNIQUES FOR AFFECTING A WIRELESS SIGNAL-BASED POSITIONING CAPABILITY OF A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON ONE OR MORE ONBOARD SENSORS - Various methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture are provided which may, for example, be implemented to compute one or more inferences from signals generated by one or more inertial sensors or environmental sensors, detect an erroneous condition responsive to a comparison of the computed inference(s) with an initial position or a position fix, and, in response to the detection of the erroneous condition, affect at least one process at the mobile device that is used, at least in part, to obtain a position fix. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099964 | GPS RECEPTION APPARATUS AND POSITIONAL CALCULATION METHOD FOR THE SAME - A reception unit receives global positioning system signals transmitted by a plurality of satellites to obtain satellite information. A determination unit determines whether or not a state in which the reception unit receives the global positioning system signals is a predetermined reception state. A positional calculation unit calculates a current position based on ephemeris information and almanac information when the reception state is the predetermined reception state, the ephemeris information including at least six orbital elements and being obtained from satellite information of first and second satellites among satellite information of three satellites, and the almanac information including at least six orbital elements on a general orbit of a third satellite of the three satellites. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099965 | Satellite Based Positioning - The invention relates to a positioning of an assembly | 2013-04-25 |
20130099966 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROPAGATING GNSS ASSISTANCE DATA AMONG COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A communication device within a GNSS group propagates GNSS assistance data to one or more other communication devices in the GNSS group. The GNSS assistance data includes ephemeris received from one or more GNSS satellites and/or predicted ephemeris. As a source device, the communication device generates, and/or acquires from other resources such as a remote location server, the predicted ephemeris. As a destination device, the communication device receives existing GNSS assistance data from a source device and/or other communication devices in the GNSS group. A GNSS position for the communication device and corresponding time information are used to refresh the received GNSS assistance data. In instances where the communication device further acts as a relay device, the refreshed GNSS assistance data is relayed to other communication devices over wired and/or wireless direct device-to-device connections utilizing appropriate communication technologies such as WiFi, Bluetooth and/or Bluetooth low energy. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099967 | CLOCK DRIFT PROFILE DETERMINATION IN NAVIGATION SYSTEM RECEIVERS - Navigation system receiver, and test circuits and methods for determining drift profile of a receiver clock in the navigation system receiver are disclosed. In an embodiment, the navigation system receiver includes a clock source configured to generate a receiver clock for the navigation system receiver and a test circuit. The test circuit is configured to facilitate determination of a drift profile associated with the receiver clock based on detection and tracking of a test signal received by the test circuit, where the test signal comprises at least one continuous wave (CW) signal. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099968 | GNSS POSITIONING IN ELEVATOR - The present invention discloses a radio beacon coupled to an altimeter, for GPS positioning in an elevator, configured to broadcast signals forcing a nearby GPS receiver to read constant latitude and constant longitude, associated with the position of the elevator shaft, and altitude associated with the altimeter reading. The acquired in-elevator position can serve as an initial fix for further navigation, particularly indoors. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099969 | Method and System for Extending the Usability Period of Long Term Orbit (LTO) - Aspects of a method and system for extending the usability period of long term orbit (LTO) are provided. A GPS enabled handset may receive LTO data from an AGPS server via a wireless communication network such as 3GPP or WiMAX. The GPS enabled handset may be enabled to receive broadcast GPS signals. The GPS enabled handset may extract navigation information from the received broadcast GPS signals to be used to adjust the received LTO data. The usability period of the received LTO data may be extended, accordingly. A clock model and a satellite health model associated with the extracted navigation information may be used to update or replace the clock model and/or the satellite health model of the received LTO data, respectively. A navigation solution for the GPS enabled handset may be determined more accurately based on the adjusted LTO data. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099970 | POSITIONING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A signal processing method of a positioning apparatus includes the following steps. A satellite signal is received to provide at least a distance information. A correction value of a phase measurement time is generated according to the distance information and phase data of the satellite signal are corrected in sequence accordingly. The phase data are received and when a quantity of the phase data is equal to a preset quantity, a first low order polynomial fitting and a first Chi-square test are performed to generate an estimated parameter. A next phase data of the satellite signal is estimated to generate an estimated phase data according to the estimation parameter. An actual phase data is obtained. A detection and a compensation of a cycle slip are performed according the estimated phase data and the actual phase data to output a corrected phase observation value. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099971 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, RECEPTION INFORMATION SERVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a satellite positioning unit that performs positioning based on a positioning signal received from a positioning satellite, an environment information acquiring unit that acquires environment information unique to a current location, a reception information acquiring unit that acquires reception information indicating a state of the positioning signal at the current location based on the environment information, and an operation condition setting unit that sets an operation condition of the satellite positioning unit based on the reception information. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099972 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - Provided is an antenna apparatus which employs a small number of antenna devices and is intended to obtain a desired pattern without adjusting current level and phase of each antenna device. The antenna apparatus includes a first ridge horn antenna, and a second ridge horn antenna spaced apart from the first ridge horn antenna by a predetermined distance. Here, a multi-beam pattern is generated using a third-order mode beam pattern of a synthetic beam obtained by synthesizing beams respectively radiated from the first and second ridge horn antennas. Accordingly, the antenna apparatus can be simplified, and a desired multi-beam pattern can be obtained without adjusting signal level and phase of each antenna device. Also, by employing the ridge horn antennas as array devices, the antenna apparatus can be used in a wide frequency band. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099973 | RANDOM JITTER BEAMFORMING METHOD AND TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER USING THE SAME - A random jitter beamforming method for reducing the influence of a side lobe to decrease a beam width, and a transmitter and a receiver using the same are provided. The random jitter beamforming method includes dividing a series of binary sequences to generate a plurality of bit groups, designating a beam pattern, corresponding to each of the bit groups, from a set of two or more beam patterns having the same gain and phase in a target direction, and forming a beam with the corresponding beam pattern, for each of the bit groups. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099974 | SWITCHED BEAM SMART ANTENNA APPARATUS AND RELATED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT - A switched beam smart antenna apparatus is disclosed including: a first, a second, a third, and a fourth beam adjusting elements substantially perpendicular to a substrate; a radiation strip positioned within an area surrounded by the first to fourth beam adjusting elements and substantially perpendicular to the substrate; a first beam control module positioned between the first beam adjusting element and the substrate; a second beam control module positioned between the second beam adjusting element and the substrate; a third beam control module positioned between the third beam adjusting element and the substrate; and a fourth beam control module positioned between the fourth beam adjusting element and the substrate. When the first beam control module turns on the first beam adjusting element, at least one of the second through the fourth beam control modules turns off corresponding beam adjusting element. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099975 | SEARCH AND RESCUE METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method for locating a transmitter using a receiver which include, but are not limited to the steps of transmitting a plurality of distinctive and orthogonally polarized signals from a transmitter; receiving the transmitted signals at a pair of separated antennas; demodulating the distinctive orthogonal signals received at each of the pair of separated antennas; and determining a direction to the transmitter from the signals received at the pair of antennas. The system for determining the location of a transmitter using a receiver includes, but is not limited to, having a transmitter adapted for orthogonally transmitting a plurality of distinctive signals; a receiver having a pair of separated antennas for receiving the orthogonally transmitted signals; separate demodulators in the receiver for each antenna of the pair of separated antennas for demodulating the distinctive signals; and signal processing circuitry in the receiver adapted for using the demodulated distinctive signals for determining a direction to the transmitter. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099976 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LOCATING MISSING NODES IN NETWORKS - Systems and methods of locating missing endpoints in a utility meter network include periodically receiving electronic GPS data including coordinates identifying the physical location of a mobile meter reading device and collecting radio frequency (RF) data transmissions sent by one or more missing endpoints in proximity to the mobile meter reading device. Energy levels associated with the RF data transmissions can be used to determine a signal strength indicator for each transmission. The transmissions are collected while the mobile meter reading device is positioned in at least first and second different locations relative to each missing endpoint. A triangulation procedure is electronically implemented using the GPS coordinates and the signal strength indicator for a given missing endpoint as determined in the at least first and second different locations in order to identify an estimated location for the given missing endpoint, which is provided as electronic output to a user. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099977 | METHOD AND/OR APPARATUS FOR GEOFENCE MANAGEMENT - Disclosed are a system, method or device for maintaining a geofence to provide alerts in response to an object entering or exiting an area bounded by the geofence. In one example implementation, a geofence may be temporarily altered. In particular examples, such an alteration of a geofence may comprise changing a size or shape of the geofence. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099978 | INTERNAL PRINTED ANTENNA - An internal printed antenna is revealed. The internal printed antenna includes a dielectric substrate, a ground plane, a metal loop radiating portion, and a microstrip feed line. The metal loop radiating portion includes a plurality of bends and a gap area is formed between adjacent bends. Two short circuit parts are arranged at the gap area. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099979 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND ANTENNA STRUCTURE THEREOF - A communication device has an antenna structure including a substrate, a ground element, an open slot and a radiating metal portion. The ground element is disposed on a first surface of the substrate. The open slot is formed on the ground element and substantially parallel with an edge of the ground element, wherein the open slot at least generates a first resonant mode, and a distance between the open slot and the edge of the ground element is shorter than 0.05 wavelength of a center frequency of the first resonant mode. The radiating metal portion is disposed on a second surface of the substrate, wherein the open slot at least partially covers the radiating metal portion, the radiating metal portion at least generates a second resonant mode, and a feed point of the radiating metal portion is electrically coupled to a signal source on the substrate. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099980 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING ANTENNA DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an antenna device according to this embodiment includes an antenna ground portion and first and second antenna units. The first antenna unit includes a first feed point, a first feed element connected to the first feed point, and a first parasitic element which operates upon electrically coupling to the first feed element. The second antenna unit includes a second feed point, a second feed element connected to the second feed point, and a second parasitic element which operates upon electrically coupling to the first parasitic element and the second feed element. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099981 | ANTENNA BANDWIDTH-OPTIMIZED BY HYBRID STRUCTURE COMPRISING PLANAR AND LINEAR EMITTERS - The invention relates to a hybrid antenna structure that comprises at least one electrically insulating substrate, at least one electrically conductive coating that covers at least one surface of the substrate at least section-wise and serves as a planar antenna for reception of electromagnetic waves, as well as at least one coupling electrode electrically coupled to the conductive coating for coupling out of antenna signals from the planar antenna. It is essential here that the coupling electrode be electrically coupled to an unshielded, linear antenna conductor that serves as a linear antenna for reception of electromagnetic waves, with the antenna conductor situated outside an area that can be projected by orthogonal parallel projection onto the planar antenna serving as a projection area, by which means an antenna foot point of the linear antenna becomes a common antenna foot point of the linear and planar antenna. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a hybrid antenna structure. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099982 | PATCH ANTENNA - There is provided a patch antenna that includes a substrate, a ground electrode placed on the substrate, a first patch configured to be electrically conductive and placed above the ground electrode for transmitting or receiving a first frequency, a second patch configured to be electrically conductive and placed above the first patch for transmitting or receiving a signal of the second frequency, a dielectric member configured to be placed on the ground electrode and support the first patch and the second patch, a first conductor configured to be formed in a cylindrical shape, the first conductor being connected to the first patch and the ground electrode, a second conductor configured to be formed in a cylindrical shape, the second conductor being connected to the second patch and the ground electrode, a first feed line connected to the first patch, and a second feed line connected to the second patch. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099983 | Wireless Communication Device with an Antenna Adjacent to an Edge of the Device - A wireless communication device comprising a housing comprising a plurality of edges and configured to serve as an external surface for the wireless communication device, and an antenna adjacent to at least a first edge of the housing, wherein the antenna comprises at least a conductive strip and at least one slot and wherein the antenna is configured to receive and transmit wireless signals, wherein the first edge of the housing is one of an edge of the housing nearest an ear piece and an edge of the housing that is opposite the edge of the housing nearest the ear piece, and wherein the conductive strip and the slot are adjacent to at least the first edge of the housing. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099984 | ANTENNA COMBINED WITH TERMINAL HOUSING - An antenna combined with a terminal housing is disclosed. The disclosed antenna includes an outer frame radiator, which is joined to a side wall of the terminal housing, and an inner frame radiator, which has one end joined to a first point on the outer frame radiator and the other end joined to a second point on the outer frame radiator, and which forms a loop by joining the outer frame radiator, where a feed signal is provided to the inner frame radiator. The disclosed antenna provides the advantages of preventing property changes caused by contact between a person's body and the terminal, and of minimizing mounting space while maintaining stable characteristics. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099985 | SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENVIRONMENTS INCLUDING A NETWORK OF A PLURALITY OF PROBES - The invention concerns a system for simulating electromagnetic environments, including a network of emitting and/or receiving probes to test at least one test antenna, channels for connecting the probes to a channel emulator, a signal emitting unit, a signal receiving unit, one of the units being connected to the emulator. The invention is characterized by a switching device having a first measurement position, in which the device connects the emulator respectively to at least one of the probes via the associated channel and connects the other unit to the test antenna, and a second position for calibrating the channels, in which the switching device connects the emulator to the other unit via the associated channel without passing through the network of probes. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099986 | ANTENNA ARRAY WITH CAPACITIVE COUPLED UPPER AND LOWER ANTENNA ELEMENTS AND A PEAK RADIATION PATTERN DIRECTED TOWARD THE LOWER ANTENNA ELEMENT - An antenna system includes a substrate, a conductive ground plane, and an upper antenna element. A slot that is free of conductive material extends through the ground plane to define a lower antenna element from a portion of the ground plane. The upper antenna element is spaced apart and overlies at least a portion of the lower antenna element. The upper antenna element is electrically connected to the ground plane and to an antenna feed element. The upper antenna element is configured to electrically resonate responsive to a defined RF signal. The lower antenna element is configured to resonate through capacitive coupling to the resonating upper antenna element. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099987 | MULTI-FUNCTION ARRAY FOR ACCESS POINT AND MOBILE WIRELESS SYSTEMS - A multi-function array is described where several communication system functions are realized using the same antenna architecture. An array of antenna elements where each antenna element can generate multiple radiation patterns is described; the multiple radiation patterns from each antenna element provides increased capability and flexibility in generating a phased array, a MIMO antenna system, a receive diversity antenna system, as well as direction finding feature by way of an interferometer function provided by one or multiple elements. The small volume attributes of the antenna elements populating the array lend this technique to mobile wireless devices as well as access points. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099988 | ANTENNA - A planar Vivaldi antenna array, and method of forming such an array, the array comprising: a plurality of slots at an end of the antenna array, the slots extending through the whole thickness of the planar structure of the antenna array; and a plurality of grooves extending from the slots; wherein: the grooves do not extend through the whole thickness of the planar structure of the antenna array; and the cross-sectional shape of the grooves is complementary to the cross-sectional shape of the slots. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099989 | Horn Antenna For A Radar Device - A horn antenna for a radar device including a dielectric filling body arranged in a hollow horn section of a metal body and a dielectric cover attached to the filling body and sealingly closing the open end of the metal body. The filling body includes a first conical portion that is fittingly received in the hollow horn section, and a second conical portion that is situated away from the open end and dimensioned to leave a gap between itself and the wall of the hollow horn section. The dielectric filling body has a third portion between the first and second portions, where the third portion and the opposite portion of the wall of the hollow horn section are provided with circumferential grooves arranged in pairs opposite each other to provide a wear and maintenance-free attachment of the dielectric filling body in the horn antenna. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099990 | REFLECTOR ARRAY ANTENNA WITH CROSSED POLARIZATION COMPENSATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH AN ANTENNA - A reflector array antenna with cross-polarization compensation including at least one radiating element having an etched pattern dissymmetric with respect to at least one direction X and/or Y of the plane XY of the radiating element, the dissymmetry of the pattern of the radiating element being calculated individually on the basis of a radiating element of the same symmetric pattern along the two directions X and Y, so as to engender a reflected wave having a controlled depolarization which opposes a depolarization, engendered in a plane normal to a direction of propagation, by the reflector array illuminated by a primary source . | 2013-04-25 |
20130099991 | Method and Apparatus for Radome and Reflector Dish Interconnection - An interconnection retaining a radome upon a periphery of a reflector dish has a plurality of curved channel portions, each of the channel portions provided with an open periphery slot and an open retention slot. The periphery slot dimensioned to receive the peripheries of the radome and reflector dish. The channel portions are arranged end-to-end adjacent to one another, encircling the peripheries of the radome and reflector dish seated within the periphery slot. A gap may be provided between one or more of the channel portions. A link member is seated within the retention slot at an end of each adjacent channel portion. The retention slot at the end of each of the adjacent channel portions is crimped upon the link member. The link member may be, for example, a portion of threaded rod or a molded portion of polymer material. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099992 | ANTENNA MODULE - An antenna module mainly includes at least one antenna capable of radiating signals of two frequencies, a grounding portion, and at least one isolation metal sheet capable of isolating signals of a frequency generated by different antennas from each other to avoid interference. The antenna module is integrally formed, which can reduce the volume of the antenna module, and provide a stable radiation pattern and broadband and multi-band functions. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099993 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROCESSING RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS AND MATCHING CIRCUIT FOR PROVIDING VARIABLE IMPEDANCE - An electronic device includes an antenna, an RF circuit, and a matching circuit. The matching circuit is configured to provide variable impedance between the antenna and the RF circuit, wherein the matching circuit includes a first element having a first terminal and a second terminal, and wherein the first terminal is coupled to the antenna; a second element having a third terminal connected to the second terminal of the first element and a fourth terminal coupled to the RF circuit; a first tuning cell connected to the second terminal of the first element and the third terminal of the second element, and comprising a first tuning element, a second tuning element and a first control element, wherein the first control element determines whether to make a first node connected between the first and second tuning elements couple to a voltage level. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099994 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL INSTRUMENT - In an antenna apparatus, a first current is induced in a first booster conductor by a current flowing through a coil conductor of a power feed antenna, and the first current circulates along a circumference of the first booster conductor. A second current is induced in a second booster conductor by the current flowing through the coil conductor of the power feed antenna, and the second current circulates along a circumference of the second booster conductor. A third current is induced in the first booster conductor by the second current flowing through the second booster conductor, and the third current circulates along the circumference of the first booster conductor. Thus, the antenna apparatus is much less influenced by nearby metallic objects and a shape of an included radiation plate may be more freely determined without requiring a highly accurate positional relationship between the radiation plate and the coil conductor. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099995 | INDOOR CEILING-MOUNT OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNA AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A ceiling-mount omnidirectional antenna for indoor distribution system of mobile communication network and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The antenna includes: a monopole consisting of a cone part and a columnar part; a reflecting plate consisting of a cone part and a platform part; and a feed connector. The monopole and the reflecting plate are arranged in such that the tips of cone parts are opposite to each other. The signal is fed into the antenna through the feed connector and radiated outward by the monopole and the reflecting plate. In high frequency band, the maximal gain appears at about 70°, so that the signal power focuses at radiating angles of 60°˜85°. Comparing to the existing antenna, the gain of the antenna increases 4.22 dB at a radiating angle of 85° and decreases 10 dB at a radiating angle of 30°. So, the maximal permissible value of antenna aperture power of mobile communication signal in high frequency band, such as 3G, is increased; and the field strength of signal covering the edge is increased. The antenna can increase the covering range of a single antenna, increase the signal quality, and cover 2G and 3G networks in the same time so as to reduce the difficulty and the cost for building and reconstructing an indoor distribution system in 3G. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099996 | HANDHELD DEVICE AND PLANAR ANTENNA THEREOF - A handheld device and a planar antenna thereof are provided. The planar antenna comprises a radiator with an open terminal, a short terminal, a first feeding terminal and a second feeding terminal. The short terminal is coupled to a ground terminal. The first feeding terminal is formed between the open terminal and the short terminal, and coupled to a radio frequency (RF) signal terminal. The second feeding terminal is formed between the open terminal and the first feeding terminal, and coupled to the first feeding terminal by a transmission line and a switch element. The radiator resonates at the first central frequency when the switch element is turned off, and resonates at the second central frequency when the switch element is turned on. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099997 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL RECEIVING ANTENNA ARRAY - Techniques for providing multi-directional receiving antenna arrays are described herein. According to an embodiment, an apparatus includes an antenna array including multiple antennas and an orientation system. The orientation system includes multiple orientation marks and multiple alignment marks. At least one of the multiple antennas is configured to be positioned toward a respective station transmitter location based at least partially on an alignment of one of the multiple orientation marks relative to one of the multiple alignment marks. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099998 | Three Dimensional Combo Antenna and Manufacturing Method thereof - A three dimensional combo antenna having a first insulating substrate, a second insulating substrate, a first antenna and a second antenna. The first insulating substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second insulating substrate, perpendicular to the first insulating substrate is positioned on the first surface. The first antenna, formed on the first insulating substrate, is coupled to a first ground. The second antenna, formed on the second insulating substrate, is coupled to a second ground that is different from the first ground. The first and the second antennas operate at a first frequency band. | 2013-04-25 |
20130099999 | RADIOFREQUENCY CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY - This disclosure relates to a radiofrequency circuit assembly and a dielectrically-loaded antenna for use in the assembly. The antenna comprises a solid electrically insulative core having a passage therethrough extending from a first core surface portion to a second, oppositely facing core surface portion, and a printed circuit feeder structure secured in the core passage and having exposed antenna mounting projections at opposite respective ends of the passage. The printed circuit board mounting the antenna has a cut-out dimensioned to accommodate the antenna core with the passage extending substantially parallel to the plane of the board. The antenna mounting projections at both ends of the passage engage respective edge portions of the said printed circuit board adjacent the cut-out so that the antenna core is supported by the printed circuit board between spaced-apart mounting locations adjacent the oppositely facing core surface portions. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100000 | Planar Antenna Array and Article of Manufacture Using Same - A planar antenna array and articles of manufacture using the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, close-packed antenna elements, disposed on a substrate, number N where N=3x and x is a positive integer. Each of the close-packed antenna elements includes a substantially continuous photonic transducer arranged as an outwardly expanding generally logarithmic spiral having six turns. Each of the outwardly expanding generally logarithmic spirals may be a golden spiral. As an article of manufacture, the planar antenna array may be incorporated into a chip, such as a cell phone, or an article of clothing, for example. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100001 | DISPLAY CLIPPING - Embodiments are described for handling situations when a window or application is repositioned and clipped in a multi-screen device. In embodiments, if the window is repositioned such that it cannot be displayed entirely on one display, but would otherwise spillover or spill onto another display, the window or application is clipped. Such clipping is performed based on the size and location of the window and the size and location of the display. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100002 | ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic electro-luminescence (EL) display device including: above a substrate, scanning lines; data lines; emissive pixels disposed near cross-points of the scanning lines and the data lines; and power supply lines for supplying currents to the emissive pixels, wherein the emissive pixels each have: a switching thin film transistor having a gate to which a scan signal is supplied via one of the scanning lines; a current control thin film transistor for controlling a current to be applied to the emissive pixel, in accordance with the voltage determined based on a data voltage supplied from one of the data lines via the switching thin film transistor; and an organic EL element to which a current is supplied from one of the power supply lines via the current control thin film transistor, the organic EL element including a lower electrode, an organic light-emissive layer, and an upper electrode. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100003 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANIPULATING COLOR IN A DISPLAY - A method and device for manipulating color in a display is disclosed. In one embodiment, a display comprises interferometric display elements formed to have spectral responses that produce white light. In one embodiment, the produced white light is characterized by a standardized white point. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100004 | DRIVING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY DRIVING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A driving apparatus and a display driving system. The driving apparatus includes a first amplification unit receiving a first signal and outputting a driving signal of a positive polarity voltage with respect to a reference voltage, a second amplification unit receiving a second signal and outputting a driving signal of a negative polarity voltage with respect to the reference voltage, and a controller for determining a chopping signal applied to a chopping terminal of the second amplification unit such that an offset polarity of an output voltage of the first amplification unit and an offset polarity of an output voltage of the second amplification unit are the same. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100005 | LCD Panel and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A liquid crystal display panel and its manufacturing method are proposed. The liquid crystal display includes pixels, scan lines, and data lines. The scan lines are formed by a first metallic layer. Each pixel includes multiple subpixels. Each subpixel includes a pixel electrode, a thin-film transistor, and a common electrode line. The common electrode line includes a main branch, a first shielding metallic area, and a second shielding metallic area. The first and second shielding metallic areas are parallel to the scan lines and are connected to the main branch. The data lines and the common electrode lines are formed by the second metallic layer. The scan line and the common electrode line are formed after the first and second metallic layers undergo different etching processes, causing the distance between the scan line and the common electrode line to be shortened and the width of the common electrode line serving as a shielding metallic area partially to be properly decreased. Accordingly, the pixel aperture ratio is increased. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100006 | DISPLAY PANEL AND GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT THEREOF - A display panel and its gate driving circuit are provided. The gate driving circuit includes a plurality of shift registers. Each of the shift registers includes a first scan signal generator for generating a first scan signal, a second scan signal generator for generating a second scan signal, a first control unit for generating a first control signal, and a second control unit for generating a second control signal. Here, the first control signal and the second control signal are shared by the first scan signal generator and the second scan signal generator. Based on the above, the abatement of signal intensity of the first scan signal and the second scan signal caused by circuit sharing can be precluded, and a chip area occupied by each of the shift registers can be reduced. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100007 | SHIFT REGISTER AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A shift register | 2013-04-25 |
20130100008 | Haptic Response Module - Embodiments provide an apparatus that includes a tracking sensor to track movement of a hand behind a display, such that a virtual object may be output via a display, and a haptic response module to output a stream of gas based a determination that the virtual object has interacted with a portion of the image. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100009 | MULTI-USER INTERACTION WITH HANDHELD PROJECTORS - A device-mounted infrared (IR) camera and a hybrid visible/IR light projector may be used to project visible animation sequences along with invisible (to the naked eye) tracking signals, (e.g. a near IR fiducial marker). A software (or firmware) platform (either on the handheld device or to which the device communicates) may track multiple, independent projected images in relation to one another using the tracking signals when projected in the near-IR spectrum. The resulting system allows a broad range of new interaction scenarios for multiple handheld projectors being used in any environment with adequate lighting conditions without requiring the environment to be instrumented in any way. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100010 | Control Method and System of Brain Computer Interface with Stepping Delay Flickering Sequence - A control method of a brain computer interface (BCI) with a stepping delay flickering sequence is provided. First, a plurality of different flickering sequence signals are generated by encoding a static flashing segment and a plurality of stepping delay flashing segments divided in different time sequences. Then, a plurality of target images corresponding to the flickering sequence signals are displayed. Thereafter, a response signal generated by an organism evoked by the target images is acquired. Then, signal processing is performed on the response signal by using a mathematic method to distinguish which one of the target images is gazed by the organism. Thereafter, a controlling command corresponding to one of the target images is generated. A control system of a BCI with a stepping delay flickering sequence is also provided herein. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100011 | HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE DEVICE - A human-machine interface device suitable for being electrically connected to an electronic device. The human-machine interface device includes a flexible carrier having at least one flexible portion, a bending sensor, and a control module. The bending sensor is disposed on the flexible portion of the flexible carrier. The control module is disposed on the carrier, connected to the bending sensor, and electrically connected to the electronic device. A first operation signal from the bending sensor is transmitted to the electronic device through the control module so that the electronic device performs according to the first operation signal. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100012 | DISPLAY WITH DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE DISPLAY MODE - A display mode, including an update rate and/or resolution of an electronic display device, is dynamically adjusted by computing a change rate metric (CRM) representative of an image change rate, and adjusting, based on the CRM, at least one of the update rate and the image resolution. The display device may be switched between at least two display modes, based on the CRM, which may be computed by comparing each pixel row in a first frame with a corresponding pixel row in a comparison frame, and determining a number of pixel rows that have changed. A cyclic redundancy check (CRC) value for each pixel row may be computed, and the CRM may then be computed by determining a number of pixel rows that have a changed CRC value with respect to a corresponding pixel row of the comparison frame. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100013 | PORTABLE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF SHARING A COMPONENT THEREOF - A portable terminal capable of sharing at least a portion of a component, and a method therefor, are provided. The portable terminal includes an interface unit configured to connect with another portable terminal and a controller configured to activate a sharing mode in which at least a portion of a component is shared with the other portable terminal when connected with the other portable terminal through the interface unit. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100014 | DEVICE FOR HANDLING BANKNOTES - The invention relates to a device ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130100015 | OPTICAL INPUT DEVICES - A system may be provided that includes computing equipment and an optical input accessory. The computing equipment may include an imaging system, storage and processing circuitry, a display, communications circuitry, and input-output devices. The optical input accessory may include one or more light sources and optical markers representing instrument components for multiple instruments. The optical markers may be printed, molded or otherwise formed on a surface of a housing structure. The light sources may each emit a particular type of light. The computing equipment may use the imaging system to track the relative locations of the light sources and to continuously capture images of the optical markers and of user input objects. The computing equipment may generate audio, video or other output based on user input data generated in response to detected changes in position of the user input object with respect to the optical markers in the images. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100016 | INPUT DEVICE - An operation body, which includes an operation surface of a hemispherical surface, is supported so as to be capable of tilting by only a slight angle. Continuous vibration of which the amplitude is parallel to a vertical direction is applied to the operation body by a vibrating unit. When a finger comes into contact with the operation surface, an amplitude component parallel to a tangent line is generated at a contact portion of the finger by the continuous vibration. Accordingly, when the finger is moved, it is possible to obtain a feeling as though the operation surface is rotated following the movement of the finger. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100017 | Notification Profile Configuration Based on Device Orientation - In one embodiment, a user places a mobile device (e.g., a smart phone) facing downward on a table. A process running on the mobile device determines an orientation of the mobile device (i.e., a facing downward orientation), and determines that the mobile device has been in the facing downward orientation for over a threshold period of time (e.g., 3 seconds), then the process automatically selects a “Quiet” notification profile, and turn off the mobile device's display, without additional input from the user. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100018 | ACCELERATION-BASED INTERACTION FOR MULTI-POINTER INDIRECT INPUT DEVICES - An indirect interaction input device, such as but not limited to a touch sensor, can provide multiple points of input. These multiple points are in turn mapped to multiple positions on an output device such as a display. The multiple points of input, however, make the application of pointer ballistics and resolution differences between the input sensor and target display more difficult to manage. Thus, a characteristic of the set of points is identified and used to adjust the mapping of each of the points. For example, one way to solve this problem is to identify the input point with the least displacement from a prior frame, whether from its prior point or from a reference point. This displacement is used to adjust the mapping of the set of input points from the input device to their corresponding display coordinates. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100019 | ENHANCED PROJECTED IMAGE INTERFACE - An interactive display projection system, includes a pointing device which determines a location on the projected display indicated by the pointing device using a combination of a location signal in the display captured by the pointing device and optical mouse circuitry to determine motion of the pointing device when the pointing device is close to the projected display. In another embodiment, the pointing device also includes an inertial sensor and associated circuitry which detects linear accelerations and rotational rates to determine motion and orientation of the pointing device, which are also used to determine the location on the projected display indicated by the pointing device. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100020 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH CAMERA-BASED USER INTERFACES - Electronic devices may include touch-free user input components that include camera modules having overlapping fields-of-view. The overlapping fields-of-view may form a gesture tracking volume in which multi-dimensional user gestures can be tracked using images captured with the camera modules. A camera module may include an image sensor having an array of image pixels and a diffractive element that redirects light onto the array of image pixels. The diffractive element may re-orient the field-of-view of each camera module so that an outer edge of the field-of-view runs along an outer surface of a display for the device. The device may include processing circuitry that operates the device using user input data based on the user gestures in the gesture tracking volume. The processing circuitry may operate the display based on the user gestures by displaying regional markers having a size and a location that depend on the user gestures. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100021 | MULTI-SENSORED CONTROL STICK FOR ENHANCED INPUT SENSITIVITY AND FUNCTIONALITY - Systems and methods incorporating an embedded sensor in a control stick to detect the presence of an object, such as a thumb. A presence detect signal may be generated by the additional sensor and auto calibration logic then may automatically remove bias from the control stick in real time when the presence detect signal indicates the control stick is not under the influence of a force external to the controller, and therefore at its neutral mechanical position. In further embodiments, embedded sensors are arrayed across an exterior surface of a control stick as a secondary control stick-based positional input device. In such embodiments, tactile or proximity sensor technology may be applied to either improve precision of first positional information generated by the control stick or to control a coordinate space separate from that controlled by first position information provided by the control stick. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100022 | INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM AND PEN TOOL THEREFOR - A pen tool for use with a machine vision interactive input system comprises an elongate body, a tip on the body and a variable reflector disposed on the body. The variable reflector comprises a reflecting portion and an attenuating portion configured to control the amount of illumination reflected by the reflecting portion. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100023 | CLICK-EVENT DETECTION DEVICE - There is provided a click-event detection device including a light source, a light control unit, an image sensor and a processing unit. The light control unit is configured to control the light source to illuminate a finger. The image sensor receives reflected light from the finger to accordingly output a plurality of bright image frames and dark image frames. The processing unit is configured to calculate a differential image characteristic between the bright image frames and the dark image frames, to determine a plurality of operating states according to the differential image characteristic, to count a residence time at each of the operating states, and to identify a click-event according to the operating states and the residence time. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100024 | ROLLING TYPE INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SETTING SENSITIVITY THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - The embodiments of the present invention disclose a rolling type input apparatus, a method for setting sensitivity thereof and electronic equipment. The method comprises: detecting a rolling direction and the rolling distance of a rolling device ( | 2013-04-25 |
20130100025 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING USER COMMAND FROM GAZE DIRECTION - In one embodiment of the present invention, a computer-implemented method for obtaining a command of a user includes capturing an image of the eyes of a user. The coordinates of a glint center point and the coordinates of an eye center point are calculated from the image. The gaze direction of the user is calculated from the coordinates of a glint center point and the coordinates of an eye center point to determine a corresponding command. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100026 | Proximity Screen Display and User Interface - A communication device is disclosed that includes a proximity screen display that includes one or more imaging elements that are configured and arranged around a periphery of a display area of the proximity screen display and/or integrated within the display area. The one or more integrated imaging elements are configured and arranged to sense light in their field of view. The one or more integrated imaging elements provide one or more various sensing signals whose magnitudes depend upon an amount of light sensed in their field of view. The communication device can adjust various parameters of video data and/or image data that is being displayed by the display area in response to the various sensing signals. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100027 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a casing, a display module and at least one ouch input module. The display module is disposed on the casing and has a display surface. The touch input module is disposed on the casing and located below the display module with respect to the display surface. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100028 | In-Plane Keyboard Illumination - A computer keyboard includes a plurality of keys arranged in a pattern contained within a plane, a webbed structure defining openings for each of the keys, an illumination source, and one or more light pipes positioned along the webbed structure and arranged to deliver light from the illumination source to the keys, wherein each of the keys is illuminated thereby. Although the keys have the appearance of being backlit similar to traditional illuminated keyboards, the illumination source is actually located along at least one side of and within the same plane as the pattern of keys, rather than beneath the keys. The keyboard can thus be made thinner in such arrangements where the illumination source does not need to be located beneath the keys. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100029 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENGLISH KEYPAD AND MOBILE DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of providing an English letter keypad and a mobile device having the same are provided. The method of providing an English letter keypad of the present disclosure includes generating an English letter keypad, displaying the generated English letter keypad, and receiving an input of a user manipulation using the displayed English letter keypad, and English letters having high use frequencies are placed on the English letter keypad first, and English letters having low use frequencies are placed on the English letter keypad later. By the above, it is possible to significantly reduce the number of typing for inputting English letters, increasing English typing speed and user convenience. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100030 | KEYPAD APPARATUS HAVING PROXIMITY AND PRESSURE SENSING - Keypad apparatus and methods are described herein. An example keypad includes a dome-switch assembly having a dome aligned relative to a first trace pattern and a second trace pattern of a printed circuit board and a key aligned with the dome. The key is depressible between an initial position, an intermediate position and a depressed position, where the key is to deflect the dome to electrically couple the first and second trace patterns when the key is in the depressed position. A touch sensing film detects a touch on a keycap of the key when the key is in the initial position and a pressure sensing film detects a force on the keycap when the key is in the intermediate position. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100031 | DIRECTIONAL INPUT SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC CORRECTION - A system associated with a text entry application, such as email or instant messaging, comprises an optional onscreen representation of a circular keyboard, a list of potential linguistic object matches, and a message area where the selected words are entered. The circular keyboard is manipulated via a hardware joystick or game-pad with analog joystick or omni-directional rocker switch built therein. The user points the joystick in the general direction of the desired letter, and then continues pointing roughly to each letter in the desired word. Once all letters have been roughly selected, buttons are used to select a specific word from the list of potential matches and send the selected word to the message area. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100032 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR PRODUCTION MACHINE - A display device with a touch panel and a controller having a computer function to display various kinds of screens on a display surface of the display. The controller includes a multiple screen display processing function part wherein at least two independent screen display parts are displayed side by side, a screen switch processing function part to enable switching of a touched screen to the other screen by a touch/slide operation on the screen, and a switch key display processing function part by which a key display part is arranged on the display surface in an area other than the screen display parts. A plurality of switch keys are arranged and displayed in the key display part according to a key pattern corresponding to the order of the screens switched by a touch/slide operation so as to enable selection of the screens to display by a touch operation. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100033 | TOUCH-TYPE SENSING APPARATUS FOR BATHROOM PRODUCT AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A touch sensing device for a kitchen or bath appliance includes a control panel. A sensing guide and a plurality of sensing function keys are provided on the control panel. The sensing guide and the plurality of sensing function keys operate via capacitive touch sensing. The plurality of sensing function keys correspond to a plurality of functions of the kitchen or bath appliance. The touch sensing device further includes a controller connected to the sensing guide, the plurality of sensing function keys, and the kitchen or bath appliance. The controller is configured to activate the control panel after the controller detects that the sensing guide has been touched in a predetermined manner. Activating the control panel can include enabling capacitive touch sensing for the plurality of sensing function keys. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100034 | Mobile Device with Concave Shaped Back Side - In one embodiment, a mobile device comprises a display disposed on the mobile device's front side and a touch surface disposed on the mobile device's concavely-shaped back side. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100035 | Graphical User Interface Interaction Using Secondary Touch Input Device - In one embodiment, a user of a mobile device comprising a front-side display and a back-side touch surface selects a control key mode for an application user interface displayed in the front-side display by using touch input on the back-side touch surface. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100036 | Composite Touch Gesture Control with Touch Screen Input Device and Secondary Touch Input Device - In one embodiment, a mobile device comprising a front-side touch display and a back-side touch surface determines a touch gestured by a user of the mobile device based on touch inputs to the front-side touch display and touch inputs to the back-side touch surface. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100037 | ADAPTIVE TOUCHSCREEN SYSTEM - A touchscreen system for adapting a user interface broadly comprises a controller and a display screen, the display screen comprising a touchscreen. The display screen is operable to present the user interface. The controller may be configured to detect a defect in an area of the touchscreen, determine a location on the display screen related to the defect, and adapting the user interface on the display screen to compensate for the defect. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100038 | Single-Layer Touch Sensor - In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes multiple first electrode lines along a first direction. Each of the first electrode lines includes multiple first electrodes. The touch sensor also includes multiple second electrode lines along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. Each of the second electrode lines includes one second electrode. The second electrode of each of the second electrode lines is interdigitated with one of the first electrodes of each of the first electrode lines. The first and second electrodes are disposed on one side of a substrate. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100039 | OPAQUE THIN FILM PASSIVATION - A touch sensitive device that includes a touch sensor having an opaque passivation layer is disclosed. The opaque passivation layer can be made from an organic or inorganic material, such as acrylic. The opaque passivation layer can be positioned in the touch sensitive device between the cover material of the device and conductive traces located on the touch sensor to hide the conductive traces from the user's view and protect the conductive traces from corrosion. Processes for making the touch sensitive devices that include a touch sensor having an opaque passivation layer are also disclosed. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100040 | MULTIFORM MULTISCREEN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A multiform multiscreen electronic device includes a first electronic device, a second electronic device, and a third electronic device. The first electronic device has a first electronic device screen integrated with a frontside of a first electronic device body. The second electronic device has a second electronic device screen integrated with a frontside of a second electronic device body, and the second electronic device body is coupled to the first electronic device body by a first hinge. The third electronic device body has a third electronic device screen integrated with a frontside of a third electronic device body, and the third electronic device body is coupled to the second electronic device body by a second hinge. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100041 | SYSTEM FOR A SINGLE-LAYER SENSOR HAVING REDUCED NUMBER OF INTERCONNECT PADS FOR THE INTERCONNECT PERIPHERY OF THE SENSOR PANEL - The structure disclosed reduces the number of bonding pads and interconnect traces in the opaque portion of a single-layer touch panel. By sharing and multiplexing the bonding pads in the opaque portion of panel, half as many pads are needed to provide the interconnection bases for the traces in the opaque portion of the panel that extend to the control electronics subsystem. Further, by connecting the ground plane structures that are adjacent to each TCO column electrode, all ground planes are made part of a common ground-plane electrode. That single common ground-plane electrode can be connected to the appropriate trace and control electronic subsystem using a single pad, rather than several individual ground-plane pads. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100042 | Touch screen implemented control panel - A control panel and method for using the same for controlling a device attached thereto is disclosed. The control panel includes a touch screen and a widget implemented on the touch screen. The widget controls a parameter in a device that is controlled by the control panel. The widget responds to first and second gestures. The first gesture sets a value for the parameter, and the second gesture alters a function that determines a relationship between the first gesture and the value. The touch screen may include an overlay that restricts the position of the widget and/or provides tactile feedback to a user while the user executes the first gesture. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100043 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING VALID TOUCH SCREEN INPUTS - A method of operating an aircraft, which has a cockpit with a flight deck having at least one touch screen display includes sensing an object touching on the at least one touch screen display to define an input touch and determining whether the input touch on the at least one touch screen display is invalid. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100044 | Method for Detecting Wake Conditions of a Portable Electronic Device - There is described a portable electronic device capable of detecting wake conditions comprising a motion sensor, a touch sensor and a processor. The motion sensor is configured to detect tap data associated with user input within a predetermined time period. The touch sensor is configured to detect touch data associated with the user input within the predetermined time period. The touch sensor is activated in response to detecting the tap data at the motion sensor. The processor is configured to determine whether the touch data corresponds to at least one touch criterion, and activate a function of the portable electronic device in response to determining that the touch data corresponds to the at least one touch criterion. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100045 | PRESSURE-BASED INTERACTION FOR INDIRECT TOUCH INPUT DEVICES - In an indirect interaction input device, z-information can be considered in defining a user interaction model for the device. Any measurement of displacement in a z-direction can be used, if such information is available from the input device. The pressure data can be used to define states of interaction, with transitions between these states determined by various thresholds. The device can provide raw or normalized data, and can provide state information or data defining its thresholds that specify state transitions. This information can be provided as an attribute of a contact point provided by the device. Data can be normalized across various similar devices. Applications can use the raw pressure data from the device for their own purposes, or rely on the device itself or host operating system software to interpret the pressure data according to thresholds and states. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100046 | HAPTIC FEEDBACK MODULE - The present invention is directed to a haptic feedback module, which includes a vibration plate, and at least one first actuator that is disposed along a lateral surface of the circumference of the vibration plate. The vibration plate contacts with a top plate member. When the first actuator presses the vibration plate, the vibration energy of the vibration plate is transferred to the top plate member to result in haptic feedback. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100047 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display device is provided. The touch display device includes a touch panel, a display panel, an anti-splinted film and a transparent conductive layer. The anti-splinted film is disposed between the touch panel and the display panel. The transparent conductive layer is disposed between the display panel and the anti-splinted film. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100048 | Optical Element for Correcting Color Blindness - Described herein are devices, compositions, and methods for improving color discernment. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100049 | INPUT CONTROL DEVICE, INPUT CONTROL METHOD, AND INPUT CONTROL PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY TARGET UPON RECEIVING INPUT ON DISPLAY SCREEN OF DISPLAY DEVICE - A game device includes: a display control unit that displays a plurality of display targets on a display screen of a display device; an input acquiring unit that acquires a position of input from a front touch panel or a rear touch panel, which can detect input on the display screen; and a movement control unit that defines as a target to be moved a display target displayed by the display control unit on the display screen at a position corresponding to the position of a first input entry acquired by the input acquiring unit, and operative to scroll a display target other than the target to be moved in accordance with a second input entry acquired by the input acquiring unit while keeping the display position of the target to be moved at the position of the first input entry. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100050 | INPUT CONTROL DEVICE, INPUT CONTROL METHOD, AND INPUT CONTROL PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY TARGET UPON RECEIVING INPUT ON DISPLAY SCREEN OF DISPLAY DEVICE - A game device includes: a display control unit that displays a plurality of display targets on a display screen of a display device; an input acquiring unit that acquires a position of input from a front touch panel or a rear touch panel, which can detect input on the display screen; and a deformation control unit that defines as a reference position a position on the display screen corresponding to the position of a first input entry acquired by the input acquiring unit, and that deforms, in accordance with a second input entry acquired by the input acquiring unit, a display target displayed on the display screen, while keeping the reference position as the center of the deformation. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100051 | INPUT CONTROL DEVICE, INPUT CONTROL METHOD, AND INPUT CONTROL PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY TARGET UPON RECEIVING INPUT ON DISPLAY SCREEN OF DISPLAY DEVICE - A game device includes: a display control unit that displays a plurality of display targets that are classified into a plurality of layers of a hierarchy; an input acquiring unit that acquires input on a front touch panel or a rear touch panel; and a switch control unit that switches display targets in a first layer in case that the input acquiring unit acknowledges a first operational input entry, which includes an input entry on the front or rear touch panel and movement of the position of the input entry thereafter, and that switches display targets in a second layer on a level upper than the first layer in case that the input acquiring unit acknowledges a second operational input entry, which includes a concurrent input entries on the front and rear touch panel and movement of the positions of the input entries thereafter. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100052 | Touch-Sensitive User Interface - A touch-sensitive user interface includes a sensor element providing a plurality of sensing areas, a measurement circuit coupled to the sensor element and operable to iteratively acquire measurement signal values indicative of the proximity of an object to the respective sensing areas, and a processor operable to receive the measurement signal values from the measurement circuit and to classify a sensing area as an activated sensing area for a current iteration according to predefined selection criteria, wherein the predefined selection criteria are such that activation of at least a first sensing area in a current iteration is suppressed if at least a second sensing area has previously been classified as an activated sensing area within a predefined period before the current iteration. Thus a sensing area may be prevented from being activated for a predefined period of time after another sensing area has been activated. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100053 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is a flexible display device adapted to accurately detect bending information when the flexible display device is flexed, bent or folded, and to be capable of variously controlling an image displayed on a screen on the basis of the detected bending information. The flexible display device includes a flexible touch screen part, and a bending detection part provided on the touch screen part, the bending detection part having an electrostatic capacitance or electric resistance that changes depending on a bending of the touch screen part, so as to detect bending information. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100054 | Dual-Substrate-Sensor Stack With Electrodes Opposing a Display - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a display and a first and second substrate. Each substrate has a surface facing toward the display; a surface facing away from the display; and drive or sense electrodes of a touch sensor disposed on the surface of each substrate facing away from the display. The drive or sense electrodes are made of a conductive mesh of conductive material. The apparatus also includes an adhesive layer between the first and second substrates. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100055 | COVER FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100056 | METHOD OF DETECTING AND TRACKING MULTIPLE OBJECTS ON A TOUCHPAD USING A DATA COLLECTION ALGORITHM THAT ONLY DETECTS AN OUTER EDGE OF THE OBJECTS AND THEN ASSUMES THAT THE OUTER EDGES DEFINE A SINGLE LARGE OBJECT - A system and method for detecting and tracking multiple objects on a touchpad or touchscreen, wherein the method provides a new data collection algorithm, wherein the method reduces a calculation burden on a processor performing detection and tracking algorithms, wherein multiple objects are treated as elements of a single object and not as separate objects, wherein the location of the objects are treated as end-points of a single object when two objects are detected, and treated as a perimeter or boundary when more than two objects are detected. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100057 | PROXIMITY-AWARE MULTI-TOUCH TABLETOP - A proximity-aware multi-touch tabletop is disclosed that includes both a touch screen display and proximity sensors. The proximity sensors are disposed in one or more annular groups around the touch screen display and are positioned in upward-and outward-facing directions. The proximity sensors allow the multi-touch tabletop to sense the distance of a body, arm, hand, or fingers of a user from the multi-touch tabletop. Thus, hand, arm, and finger positions of a user can be determined relative to the body position of the user, which enables the multi-touch tabletop to differentiate between left hand/arm gestures and right hand/arm gestures. Further, because the multi-touch tabletop can correlate left arm and right arm movements to a user body, the multi-touch tabletop can differentiate gestures originating from different users. The ability of the multi-touch tabletop to distinguish between users greatly enhances user experiences, particularly in a multi-user environment. | 2013-04-25 |
20130100058 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - A touch display panel includes a transparent substrate, a touch sensing device layer, an isolating layer, and a display device layer. The touch sensing device layer is located on the transparent substrate. The isolating layer has hydrophobic characteristics and covers the touch sensing device layer. The display device layer is located on the isolating layer, and the isolating layer is located between the touch sensing device layer and the display device layer. By this way, a touch sensing function and a display function can be integrated on a transparent substrate, so as to provide a thin touch display panel. | 2013-04-25 |