21st week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140139406 | Display System for Torque Tools - A display system for a torque tool which is provided for measuring or applying torque comprises a housing having a handle at one end. A measuring arrangement for detecting torque is arranged in the housing. At the other end of the housing a connection element is provided for transmitting torque to a workpiece. Furthermore, a processor-controlled control digitally processes set or measured data and a display cooperates with the control and displays graphic display contents or data, such as the applied or set torque. A transmission device and a separate display device for transmitting and displaying the graphical display contents or data are provided. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139407 | MODULAR HEADS-UP DISPLAY SYSTEMS - A Heads-Up Display (HUD) system comprises a processor, a power source, and one or more sensors coupled to a frame connector. The processor is configured to receive signals from the one or more sensors and output image data. A display is mounted on a display arm extending from the frame connector. The display is configured to display images based on the image data. A goggles frame is configured to releasably receive the frame connector. The display is located within a field of view of a user wearing the goggles frame when the frame connector is received by the goggles frame. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139408 | PIXEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a first transistor having a gate electrode coupled to a first node, a first electrode coupled to a first power supply, and a second electrode coupled to the OLED, a first capacitor for storing a data signal, and a second capacitor coupled between the first node and the second electrode of the first transistor to charge a voltage corresponding to the data signal and a threshold voltage of the first transistor, wherein, in a period where a voltage stored in the first capacitor is supplied to the first node, the second capacitor is electrically blocked from the first node. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139409 | DISPLAY MODULE - Organic EL display module including a pixel disposed in respective intersections between a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines, which lines are aligned in a matrix, and a current supply line that supplies electric current to the pixel, wherein the pixel includes an active device selected by the scanning line, a data storage device that stores a data signal that is supplied from the data line by control of the active device, and an organic light emitting device that emits light by the electric current supplied by the current supply line according to the data signal stored in the data storage device, wherein the data storage device provides a lower electrode, an insulating layer and an upper electrode, and wherein the lower electrode has a same layer with a channel layer of the active device and the upper electrode is made of a metal material. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139410 | MULTIPLE LIGHT MANAGEMENT TEXTURES - An optoelectronic device providing improved light management is provided. The optoelectronic device includes a substrate having a substantially flat surface, a light management layer provided on the flat surface, such that the light management layer includes a first light management texture. The optoelectronic device also includes a planarization layer on the first light management texture. The planarization layer has a top surface that is defined by a first portion and a second portion, such that the first portion is a substantially flat surface and the second portion includes a second light management texture corresponding to the first light management texture. Further, the second light management texture has dimensions relatively less than that of the first light management texture and the first light management texture and the second light management texture enable light management in a waveguide mode and a surface plasmon polariton (SPP) mode respectively. The optoelectronic device also includes a functional stack over the planarization layer, such that the second light management texture propagates into the functional stack. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139411 | DISPLAY UNIT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a display unit in which the method includes: forming a transistor on a substrate, in which a first direction to be scanned by an ion implantation apparatus intersects with a second direction to be scanned by an Excimer Laser Anneal apparatus; and forming a display element. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139412 | PIXEL, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device including a display unit having a plurality of pixels is disclosed. In one aspect, at least one first pixel among the pixels includes: a first compensation capacitor including one electrode connected to a data line and the other electrode connected to a first node; a first switching transistor including a gate electrode configured to have a scan signal, one electrode connected to the first node, and the other electrode connected to a second node; a first driving transistor including a gate electrode connected to the second node, one electrode connected to a first power source voltage, and the other electrode connected to a first organic light emitting diode (OLED); and a first link transistor including a gate electrode configured to have a link control signal, one electrode connected to the data line, and the other electrode connected to the first power source voltage. Pixels of the type with four transistors may be alternated with pixels of the type having three transistors (no link transistor) according to a desired aspect ratio. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139413 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - Discussed is an organic light emitting display device. The organic light emitting display device includes a first substrate configured to include an active area including a plurality of pixels and upper, lower, left, and right inactive areas defined near the active area, and a second substrate facing-coupled to the first substrate. The first substrate includes a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines formed in the active area, a plurality of driving power lines formed in parallel with the plurality of data lines to supply a driving voltage to the pixels, a cathode electrode layer connected to the pixels in common to supply a cathode voltage to the pixels, a plurality of driving power pads provided in each of the upper and lower inactive areas, and a plurality of cathode connection parts provided in each of the left and right inactive areas. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139414 | Liquid Crystal Display Panel and Liquid Crystal Display Device - The present invention discloses an LCD panel and an LCD device. The LCD panel includes a plurality of shift registers, a scan line including a plurality of a first scan lines and a plurality of a second scan lines, and a plurality of pixel unit sets. In each pixel unit set, the first row of the pixel units couples to the first scan lines, the m row of the pixel units couples to the (m−1)th of the second scan lines, and the M−1 second scan lines respectively couples to the first scan lines via M−1 shift registers where M and m are integer over 1, and m is equal or less than than M. Therefore, the present invention lowers cost by decreasing a number of the first scan lines and that of the gate driver chips. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139415 | DISPLAY DRIVER PRECHARGE CIRCUITRY - Systems and methods for efficiently generating display driver timing signals are provided. In one example, display driver circuitry of an electronic display may provide a negative voltage from a negative voltage supply to display control circuitry during a first period and may provide a positive voltage from a positive voltage supply to the display control circuitry during a second period. After providing the negative voltage during the first period but before providing the positive voltage during the second period, the display driver circuitry may precharge the capacitance of the display control circuitry to ground. In this way, the positive voltage supply substantially does not supply charge to raise the voltage on the capacitance of the display control circuitry from the negative voltage to ground. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139416 | LCD PANEL - An LCD panel includes first to fifth data lines, which are sequentially arranged, intersecting first to third scan lines, which are sequentially arranged, for forming first to fourth pixel units sequentially arranged in an identical row as well as fifth to eighth pixel units sequentially arranged in another row. The first pixel unit and the fourth pixel unit are respectively coupled to the first data line and the fifth data line, and the second pixel unit and the third pixel unit are respectively coupled to the second data line and the fourth data line. The fifth pixel unit and the eighth pixel unit are respectively coupled to the second data line and the fourth data line, and both the sixth pixel unit and the seventh pixel unit are coupled to the third data line. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139417 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - An apparatus for reducing power consumption of a liquid crystal panel is provided. The apparatus comprises Thin Film Transistors formed on each of data lines, cut line formed in the direction parallel to gate lines and connected to the gate of the TFTs, and a switching control unit; wherein, the switching control unit controls the on/off state of the TFTs via the cut line during transmission of a data signal so as to control the number of the capacitors to be charged on the data line of the liquid crystal panel. A method for reducing power consumption of a liquid crystal panel is provided at the same time. By adopting the apparatus and the method provided in the embodiments of the present invention, the power consumption of the liquid crystal panel can be reduced effectively during the operation of the liquid crystal panel. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139418 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a substrate; first and second pixel rows formed on the substrate and including a plurality of pixels; a first gate line extending in a row direction on the substrate and connected with the first pixel row; a second gate line extending in the row direction on the substrate, connected with the first pixel row; a third gate line extending in the row direction on the substrate, connected with the second pixel row, and adjacent to the second gate line; a fourth gate line extending in the row direction on the substrate, connected with the second pixel row; a plurality of data lines extending in a column direction on the substrate, wherein each of the data lines are disposed every two of the pixels; a first gate driver connected with the first and fourth gate lines and applying gate signals to the first and fourth gate lines; and a second gate driver connected with the second and third gate lines and applying gate signals to the second and third gate lines. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139419 | BACKLIGHT DRIVING CIRCUIT, BACKLIGHT MODULE, AND LCD DEVICE - A backlight driving circuit includes a power supply module, an inductor connected with an output end of the power supply module, and a light emitting diode (LED) lightbar connected with the inductor in series. A monitoring module detecting an output current of the inductor is coupled between the inductor and the LED lightbar. A controllable switch is connected between an output end of the inductor and a grounding terminal of the backlight driving circuit. The monitoring module is coupled with the controllable switch. When the output current of the inductor is lower than a preset value, the monitoring module controls the controllable switch to turn on. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139420 | HUMAN INTERACTION SYSTEM BASED UPON REAL-TIME INTENTION DETECTION - A system for human interaction based upon intention detection. The system includes a sensor for providing information relating to a posture of a person detected by the sensor, a processor, and a display device. The processor is configured to receive the information from the sensor and process the received information in order to determine if an event occurred. This processing includes determining whether the posture of the person indicates a particular intention, such as attempting to take a photo. If the event occurred, the processor is configured to provide an interaction with the person via the display device such as displaying a message or the address of a web site. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139421 | DEVICE HAVING VARIABLE-INPUT SELECTOR FOR ELECTRONIC BOOK CONTROL - This document describes techniques and apparatuses concerning e-book-reading devices having integral variable-input manual selectors through which selection to control an electronic book is enabled. One example of this control includes navigating pages of an electronic book through flipping pages. Control of this page flipping can be made through a single implement of the variable-input manual selector, such as to slow, speed up, stop, or reverse the page flipping. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139422 | User Gesture Input to Wearable Electronic Device Involving Outward-Facing Sensor of Device - In one embodiment, a wearable apparatus includes a sensor, a processor coupled to the sensor, and a memory coupled to the processor that includes instructions executable by the processor. When executing the instructions, the processor detects by the sensor movement of at least a portion of an arm of a user; detects, based at least in part on the movement, a gesture made by the user; and processes the gesture as input to the wearable apparatus. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139423 | Gesture Recognition Module and Gesture Recognition Method - A gesture recognition module for recognizing a gesture of a user is disclosed. The gesture recognition module comprises an image capturing unit, for capturing a first pixel value, a second pixel value, a third pixel value and a fourth pixel value sequentially of images of the gesture of the user; a computing unit, coupled to the image capturing unit, for determining a first minimum surrounding shape comprising a first pixel difference between the first pixel value and the second pixel value, and determining a second minimum surrounding shape comprising a second pixel difference between the third pixel value and the fourth pixel value; and a determining unit, coupled to the computing unit, for determining the gesture according to a relation between the first minimum surrounding shape and the second minimum surrounding shape. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139424 | FACIAL EXPRESSION CONTROL SYSTEM, FACIAL EXPRESSION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM THEREOF - A facial expression control system, a facial expression control method, and a computer system thereof are disclosed. The facial expression control system includes a face detection module, a database, and a processing module. The face detection module is used for determining whether a facial expression feature is detected in a captured image. The database is used for storing a control parameter table, wherein the control parameter table is corresponding to the facial expression feature. If the face detection module detects the facial expression feature, the control parameter table of the database is accessed according to the facial expression feature to get an encode signal and transmitted to the processing module. The processing module is used for generating a control signal according to the encode signal. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139425 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a usage state determination portion determining a usage state of a camera portion; and an object detection portion detecting an object from an image captured by the camera portion using a plurality of methods, in which the object detection portion detects the object from the captured image by prioritizing the plurality of methods based on the usage state. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139426 | SmartLight Interaction System - The conference room automation apparatus employs a processor-based integrated movement sensor, lights, cameras, and display device, such as a projector, that senses and interprets human movement within the room to control the projector in response to that movement and that captures events occurring in the room. Preferably packed in a common integrated package, the apparatus employs a layered software/hardware architecture that may be readily extended as a platform to support additional third-party functionality. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139427 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A portable display device includes a display unit, a first capturing unit, and a second capturing unit. The display unit includes a rectangular display screen for displaying an image. The first capturing unit is configured to capture an image of an object. The first capturing unit is arranged in a region, corresponding to a first side of the display screen, which is a part of a peripheral region of the display unit other than the display screen. The second capturing unit is configured to capture an image of the object. The second capturing unit is arranged in a region, corresponding to a second side adjacent to the first side, which is a part of the peripheral region. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139428 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING POSITION CODE - A position code consists of a plurality of cyclic main number sequences that are each shifted by a predetermined amount and arranged in a one-dimensional direction, each of the cyclic main number sequences consisting of cycles of a main number sequence that has a base number b and a length K and having K types of characteristic partial sequences with a predetermined length. A detection section is configured to detect, from each of at least two adjacent cyclic main number sequences among the plurality of cyclic main number sequences, a partial sequence having a length N and satisfying “K+K*(b−1)*N≦b | 2014-05-22 |
20140139429 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTER VISION BASED HAND GESTURE IDENTIFICATION - The invention relates to a method for computer vision based hand gesture device control, which includes receiving 2D and 3D image information of a field of view which includes at least one user. An area of the user's hand is determined based on the 3D information and a shape of the user's hand is determined based on the 2D information. The detected shape of the hand and the position of the hand are then used to control a device. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139430 | VIRTUAL TOUCH METHOD - The invention provides a virtual touch method applied to a computer provided with a camera, including: defining a virtual touch plane in the space in front of the screen of the computer, capturing a reference fingertip image of a finger touching the virtual touch plane by the camera and storing the reference fingertip image, capturing an operation fingertip image of the finger in a touch operation by the camera, and comparing the sizes of the reference fingertip image and the operation fingertip image to determine whether the finger touches or pierces through the virtual touch plane. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139431 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES OF TOUCH CONTROL DEVICE ON EXTERNAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a method for displaying images of a touch control device on an external display device. The method comprises providing a graphical icon on the image displayed on the external display device; providing a control interface for controlling the graphical icon on the touch control device; receiving a control signal from the control interface; and performing an operation corresponding to the control signal. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139432 | System and Method for Determining an Attitude of a Device Undergoing Dynamic Acceleration - A system and a method for determining an attitude of a device undergoing dynamic acceleration is presented. A first attitude measurement is calculated based on a magnetic field measurement received from a magnetometer of the device and a first acceleration measurement received from a first accelerometer of the device. A second attitude measurement is calculated based on the magnetic field measurement received from the magnetometer of the device and a second acceleration measurement received from a second accelerometer of the device. A correction factor is calculated based at least in part on a difference of the first attitude measurement and the second attitude measurement. The correction factor is then applied to the first attitude measurement to produce a corrected attitude measurement for the device. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139433 | REMOTE CONTROLLER AND DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A remote controller includes a communicator configured to perform communication with a display apparatus which provides a user interface screen, a sensor configured to sense a movement of the remote controller, and a controller configured to control so that, when a preset event occurs, motion information of the remote controller as sensed at the sensor is mapped with a reference point of a pointer provided on the user interface screen. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139434 | INPUT DEVICE, INPUT SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example input device or the like includes: an input member; a sensing member for sensing a direction of an input operation conducted against the input member; a disposition member on which the sensing member is disposed; and a data processor capable of processing sense data sensed based on the sensing member and outputting output data of a predetermined output direction. The sensing member is disposed on the disposition member such that the direction sensible by the sensing member is rotated by a predetermined rotation angle with respect to the predetermined output direction, and the data processor is configured to execute an arithmetic process of rotational conversion to rotate the sense data in a direction opposite of a rotation direction of the predetermined rotation angle to output of the result of the arithmetic process as output data. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139435 | POINTING AND IDENTIFICATION DEVICE - A pointing and identification device (PID) allows the user to point at objects in the real world, on television or movie screens, or otherwise not on the computer screen. The PID includes a digital camera and one or both of a laser and a reticle for aiming the digital camera. An image taken with the digital camera is transmitted to a computer or the like. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139436 | EMP Actuators for Deformable Surface and Keyboard Application - A localized multimodal haptic system includes one or more electromechanical polymer (EMP) transducers, each including an EMP layer, such as an electrostrictive polymer active layer. In some applications the EMP transducer may perform an actuator function or a sensor function, or both. The EMP polymer layer has a first surface and a second surface on which one or more electrodes are provided. The EMP layer of the EMP actuator may be 5 microns thick or less. The EMP transducers may provide local haptic response to a local a stimulus. In one application, a touch sensor may be associated with each EMP transducer, such that the haptic event at the touch sensor may be responded to by activating only the associated EMP transducer. Furthermore, the EMP transducer may act as its own touch sensor. A variety of haptic responses may be made available. The EMP transducers may be used in various other applications, such as providing complex surface morphology, keyboard, braille display, and audio speakers. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139437 | SPEED ADJUSTABLE USB KEYBOARD - A speed adjustable USB keyboard is provided. The keyboard comprises a plurality of keys, wherein each of the keys generates a press signal when being pressed and a release signal when being released; and a control module, coupled between the keys and a computer, for simulating a part of the press signal as the release signal to respond to polling signals from the computer according to the setting of at least one of a repeat delay and a repeat rate of the keys. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139438 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC DISPLAY CONTROL IN MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for automatically controlling screens displayed on two display units installed in a mobile terminal are provided, in which, an event is identified, if an event occurs, and on and off states of the display units are controlled, if the event is identified as a control operation of the display units corresponding to a user's key input. If the event is identified as a control operation of the display units corresponding to an operation of a sensor, the display units are automatically controlled corresponding to rotation of the mobile terminal. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139439 | HEAD MOUNT DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A Head Mount Display (HMD) and a method for controlling the HMD are disclosed. The method includes detecting an external device in an image captured by the HMD, recognizing at least one component from a first User Interface (UI) of the external device, the at least one component including a keypad or a window for outputting data corresponding to an input signal to the keypad, generating a second UI including the recognized at least one component, displaying the second UI in the HMD, wherein the at least one component of the first UI being displayed on the external device is overlaid with the displayed second UI using the image from which the external device is detected, and displaying data corresponding to an input signal currently received at the external device on the second UI in the HMD. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139440 | TOUCH OPERATION PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE - A touch operation processing method is provided, which comprises the following steps: a terminal device detects a floating position of an operation object in a floating sensing area outside of a screen, and maps the floating position to a corresponding position on the screen; based on the type of an area where the corresponding position locates, the terminal device detects a floating touch operation of the operation object by adopting a way corresponding to the type of the area, and makes a response to the floating touch operation accordingly. Another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention provides a terminal device. The above solution proposed by the present invention provides a variety of choices for the user input operation by introducing floating touch technique during the user input. Further, according to the technical solution proposed by the present invention, manipulation functions corresponding to the floating touch operations can be defined according to the user's requirements, which allows the user input operation to be more efficient and convenient and brings a kind of totally new edit and input experience to the user. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139441 | ILLUMINATED KEYBOARD - An illuminated keyboard includes a key, a light guide plate, a sensing circuit layer, and a light-transmissible elastic element. The light-transmissible elastic element is disposed under the key. The light-transmissible elastic element has a light-diffusing part. The light guide plate and the sensing circuit layer are disposed under the light-transmissible elastic element. The sensing circuit layer is used for generating a non-contact key signal. After the light beam transferred within the light guide plate is transmitted upwardly through the light guide plate, the light beam is transmitted through the light-transmissible elastic element. Moreover, since the optical path of the light beam is changed by the light-diffusing part, the light beam can be projected onto the whole keycap more uniformly. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139442 | FULLY CLICKABLE TRACKPAD - According to one general aspect, an apparatus includes a trackpad that includes a cover member having a top surface and a switch coupled to the cover member. At least two spring members are coupled to the trackpad and are each disposed at a non-zero distance from each other and are each configured to collectively bias the trackpad in a first position in which the top surface of the cover member is in a first plane. The trackpad is movable to a second position in which the top surface of the cover member is in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane when an input force is exerted on the top surface of the cover member. The switch is configured to trigger an electrical signal within a computer when the trackpad is moved to its second position. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139443 | Touch Sensing Method and Portable Electronic Apparatus - A touch sensing method and a portable electronic apparatus are disclosed in this invention. The portable electronic apparatus includes a display module, a touch module and a processing unit. The display module is used for displaying a user interface. The user interface includes a plurality of interface layers. Each of the interface layers has a layer depth index respectively. The touch module is used for sensing a touch input. The processing unit is used for mapping the touch input to one of the interface layers according to the touch input and the layer depth indices of the interface layers, so as to select or execute an application function on the one of the interface layers. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139444 | Apparatus and Method for Detecting User Input - An apparatus including: an first electrode arrangement including a plurality of electrodes configured for use in detecting a location of a user input; a second electrode arrangement configured for use in detecting strain; and an inter-electrode layer extending between the first electrode arrangement and the second electrode arrangement. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139445 | TOUCH SENSING DEVICE AND A METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a touch sensing device and a method for fabricating the same. The touch sensing device comprises a touch panel and a flexible printed circuit board, wherein the touch panel comprises a first bonding mark and the flexible printed circuit board has a bonding surface bonded to the touch panel and has a non-bonding surface. The flexible printed circuit board comprises a second bonding mark disposed on the non-bonding surface. The second bonding mark and the first bonding mark have a relationship of contraposition. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139446 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING AN IMAGE - A method and system for receiving input from a touch-sensitive device for manipulating an image shown in a display area. The method and system involve receiving an initial input for initializing an image manipulation for generating a mirror image in a mirroring direction, the mirroring direction is defined by a start and an end, the initial input corresponds to an initial location within the display area; receiving a first subsequent input corresponding to a first location, the first location corresponds to the start of the mirroring direction; receiving a second subsequent input corresponding to a second location, the second location corresponds to the end of the mirroring direction, the first and second locations are positioned on opposite sides of the initial location; and in response to the second subsequent input, generating the mirror image by mirroring the image according to the mirroring direction. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139447 | FLEXIBLE TOUCH SCREEN PANEL AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE WITH THE SAME - A flexible touch screen panel includes a substrate, sensing patterns, sensing lines, and at least one bending sensor. The substrate is divided into an active area and a non-active area around the active area. The sensing patterns are on the active area of a first surface of the substrate. The sensing lines are on the non-active area of the first surface of the substrate and connected to the sensing patterns. The at least one bending sensor is implemented with a plurality of sensing patterns at an edge region in the active area. In the flexible touch screen panel, the substrate is configured to be bent along a folding axis in a first direction, and the at least one bending sensor is at a region along the folding axis. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139448 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC CUES FOR GUIDANCE AND ALIGNMENT WITH ELECTROSTATIC FRICTION - A haptic effect enabled device for producing a haptic effect. In some cases, the haptic effect may represent a component of a spatial pattern represented on a surface of the haptic effect enabled device. In some cases, the haptic effect enabled device may comprise a haptic output device, a drive module, and a drive circuit. The drive module may receive information indicative of a location of a touch input at the surface and determine whether the touch input's location corresponds with a location of one of multiple components of the spatial pattern. The drive module may generate a drive signal that the drive circuit then applies to the haptic output device to generate the haptic effect. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139449 | TRANSMISSION INTERFACE FOR A TOUCH SYSTEM - A transmission interface for a touch system is provided. The touch system includes a micro controller and a touch device, the transmission interface comprising: a single transmission wire, connected between the micro controller and the touch device, for bi-directional transmission between the micro controller and the touch device. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139450 | System and Method for Simulated Physical Interactions With Haptic Effects - A system of the present disclosure may include a sensor configured to detect user interaction with a touch surface and transmit a sensor signal associated with the user interaction; a processor in communication with the sensor, the processor configured to: determine a position of the user interaction based on the sensor signal, determine a feature associated with the position of the user interaction, control a device associated with the feature, modify a display signal based in part on the user interaction, select a haptic effect to generate based at least in part on user interaction and the position, the haptic effect selected to simulate the feature, and transmit a haptic signal to generate the haptic effect, and a haptic output device in communication with the processor and coupled to the touch surface, the haptic output device configured to receive a haptic signal and output a haptic effect. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139451 | Systems and Methods For Providing Mode or State Awareness With Programmable Surface Texture - Systems and methods of mode or state awareness with programmable surface texture are disclosed. For example, in one embodiment, a system of the present disclosure may include a sensor configured to detect an interaction with a touch surface and transmit a sensor signal associated with the interaction; a processor in communication with the sensor, the processor configured to: determine a mode of operation; control at least one feature of a system based on the mode of operation and the interaction; determine a simulated texture associated with the mode of operation; output a haptic signal associated with the simulated texture; and a haptic output device in communication with the processor and coupled to the touch surface, the haptic output device configured to receive the haptic signal and simulate the texture on the touch surface based in part on the haptic signal. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139452 | System and Method For Feedforward and Feedback With Haptic Effects - Systems and methods for feedforward and feedback with haptic effects are disclosed. One such system may include a sensor configured to detect an interaction with a touch surface and transmit a sensor signal associated with the interaction; a processor in communication with the sensor, the processor configured to: determine an operation available on a device, the operation associated with a first user interaction; determine a simulated texture associated with the operation; output a haptic signal associated with the simulated texture; determine whether to perform the operation based on a second user interaction; and a haptic output device in communication with the processor and coupled to the touch surface, the haptic output device configured to receive a haptic signal and simulate a texture on the touch surface based in part on the haptic signal. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139453 | OPTICAL-SEE-THROUGH HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY SYSTEM AND INTERACTIVE OPERATION - An optical-see-through head mounted display (HMD) system is provided. The optical-see-through HMD system has a camera for generating image frames, a display device and a processor. The processor proceeds an interactive operation on each image frame. In the interactive operation, an image analysis is performed on the image frame to obtain positioning information of a marker and 3-dimensional information of an input device. According to the positioning information, the 3-dimensional information and eye position of an user, an image shielding process is performed to correct a portion of the frame to be displayed which is corresponding to the input device and a collision test is performed according to the positioning information and the 3-dimensional information of an input device to determine whether the input device touches the virtual image displayed by HMD. Then, an event corresponding to the touch position of the virtual image is executed. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139454 | User Gesture Input to Wearable Electronic Device Involving Movement of Device - In one embodiment, a wearable computing device includes one or more sensors, one or more processors, and a memory coupled to the processors that includes instructions executable by the processors. When executing the instructions, the processors detect, by one or more of the sensors of the wearable computing device when worn on a limb of a user, a gesture-recognition-activation event associated with the wearable computing device; detect, by one or more sensors of the wearable computing device when worn on the limb of the user, a movement of the limb; determine a gesture made by the user based at least in part on the movement; and process the gesture as input to the computing wearable computing device. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139455 | ADVANCING THE WIRED AND WIRELESS CONTROL OF ACTIONABLE TOUCHSCREEN INPUTS BY VIRTUE OF INNOVATIVE ATTACHMENT-AND-ATTACHMENTLESS CONTROLLER ASSEMBLIES: AN APPLICATION THAT BUILDS ON THE INVENTOR'S KINDRED SUBMISSIONS - The application serves an eclectic mix of both wired (such as using a wired attachment interface for mapping an actionable object) and wireless (a system of attachmentless actuation ushered by software mapping) touchscreen controllers in an impetus to build on the inventor's previous discourse and to further highlight a continued theme of touchscreen controller innovation with this latest application entry. The inventor herein seeks to further revolutionize the face of touchscreen gaming by continuing with the theme of disclosing innovative touchscreen controller interfaces, and in so doing, the disclosure again attempts to quash many of the traditional limitations associated with a touchscreen's typical user interface; even introducing innovative serviceable User Interfaces that helps blur the lines of usability between touchscreen devices and competing platforms. A further injection of atypical controller interfaces are herein disclosed by the inventor in a continued attempt to break free from traditional applications. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139456 | HYBRID SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW-LATENCY USER INPUT PROCESSING AND FEEDBACK - A system for processing user input includes an input device, an input processing unit, a high-latency subsystem, a low-latency subsystem, input processing unit software for generating signals in response to user inputs, and an output device. The low-latency subsystem receives the signals and generates low-latency output and the high-latency subsystem processes the signals and generates high-latency output. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139457 | INTEGRATED DISPLAY AND TOUCH SCREEN - Liquid crystal display (LCD) touch screens integrate touch sensing elements with display circuitry and may include in-plane-switching (IPS) LCDs. A method of operating the integrated touch sensing elements with the display circuitry includes dividing touch-sensing circuitry of the touch screen into a plurality of drive segments, each drive segment overlapping one or more display rows; updating the display at a predetermined refresh rate; stimulating the plurality of drive segments at a predetermined scan rate; and changing the sequence of stimulating the plurality of drive segments as required to prevent simultaneously stimulating a drive segment that overlaps a display row currently being updated. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139458 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A transparent emissive device is provided. The device may include one or more OLEDs having an anode, a cathode, and an organic emissive layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. In some configurations, the OLEDs may be non-transparent. The device may also include one or more locally transparent regions, which, in combination with the non-transparent OLEDs, provides an overall device transparency of 5% or more. The device also may include a double-sided display capable of displaying different, identical, or related images on each side of the device. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139459 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a touch display device including: a lower substrate including a first inner surface and an first outer surface, wherein a thin film transistor array is formed on the first inner surface and provided with a plurality of gate electrodes, an upper substrate including a second inner surface facing the lower substrate and a second outer surface, and a sensing electrode layer formed on the first outer surface or the second outer surface, wherein the plurality of gate electrodes supply touch driving signals for the sensing electrode layer and the sensing electrode layer senses touch locations. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139460 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a touch display device, including: a lower substrate including a first inner surface and a first outer surface, wherein a thin film transistor array is formed on the first inner surface and provided with a plurality of source electrodes; an upper substrate including a second inner surface facing the lower substrate and a second outer surface; and a sensing electrode layer formed on the first outer surface and the second outer surface, wherein the plurality of source electrodes supply touch driving signals for the sensing electrode layer and the sensing electrode layer senses touch locations. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139461 | DISPLAY UNIT, DISPLAYING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A display unit includes: an image display panel; a backlight section disposed on a back surface of the image display panel, and including a light guide member and a polymer dispersed liquid crystal panel; a light source emitting light, the light being allowed to enter the light guide member of the backlight section; a polymer dispersed liquid crystal panel drive section driving the polymer dispersed liquid crystal panel of the backlight section in synchronization with writing of an image displayed on the image display panel to control a location that scatters light incident on the light guide member on the polymer dispersed liquid crystal panel; and a light source drive section allowing the light source to blink in synchronization with a period in which light is scattered by the polymer dispersed liquid crystal panel. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139462 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING TOUCH POSITION - A method for correcting a touch position and applied to an electronic apparatus is provided. The method includes: receiving a current touch event; obtaining prediction information of the current touch event based on correction information of a previous touch event which is received at a previous time point before the current touch event; obtaining correction information of the current touch event according to the prediction information and a measuring position of the current touch event; and updating a position of the current touch event at a display unit by using the correction information of the current touch event. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139463 | MULTIMEDIA DEVICE FOR HAVING TOUCH SENSOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A multimedia device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. A method for controlling a multimedia device, which includes an area based touch sensor, comprises the steps of recognizing at least one of a palm and a finger of a user through a touch sensor; determining at least one of a shape and a size of a touched area in accordance with the recognized result of the touch sensor; accessing a specific function stored in a memory module in accordance with the determined result; and outputting at least one of video data and audio data corresponding to the accessed specific function, wherein the determining step includes detecting the touched area and deciding whether the current touched area is a palm, on the basis of the detected touched area. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139464 | POINTER CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A pointer control method and an apparatus in an electronic device are provided. The pointer control method in the electronic device includes detecting a multi touch, determining a coordinate of a pointer based on the multi-touched points, and displaying the pointer at the determined coordinate. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139465 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SPECIALIZED COMPUTER INPUT DEVICE - A system and method for controlling a standalone computer through a separate touch screen input device. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139466 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Empathetic Computing - Devices, systems, and methods for empathetic computing are described herein. An example empathetic computing device includes an enclosure configured to fit into the palm of a user. The enclosure may have an upper portion and a lower portion and comprise an interface board, a processor, and a touch sensor. The interface board may have a plurality of light emitting devices configured to provide a light pattern of a visual response. The processor may be coupled to a memory device. The touch sensor may be configured to detect the touch of the user. The touch sensor may comprise a touch belt disposed along the enclosure circumferentially and a touch pad. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139467 | VCSEL Sourced Touch Screen Sensor Systems - Touch screen sensor systems that incorporate VCSELs or VCSEL arrays to provide illumination beams for sensing the position of objects such as a finger or stylus in a two dimensional space is provided. Normally the touch sensor is used with a display screen so that objects in the display screen are identified by positioning a finger or stylus at the object's position. The invention describes improved illumination methods using VCSELs that realize higher resolution in position sensing. VCSELs can also be integrated with detectors on a common substrate which provides both illumination and detection functions for the touch sensor system. Different methods to suitably couple light from VCSEL arrays directly, or through guided light paths such as fibers and waveguide arrays are provided to configure a touch sensor in different applications. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139468 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL MODULE AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREOF - A touch display panel module includes a display panel module, a touch panel module, and a combining unit. The display panel module is for displaying images, and the display panel module has a first side, a second side opposite to the first side and a plurality of lateral sides between the first side and the second side. The touch panel module is disposed on the first side of the display panel module for sensing touch input. The combining unit includes an anti-permeation tape and an optical adhesive layer. The anti-permeation tape continuously covers on at least one of edges around the first side of the display panel module. The optical adhesive layer is formed between the display panel module and the touch panel module for combining the display panel module and the touch panel module. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139469 | TOUCH PANEL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF TOUCH PANEL DEVICE - A touch panel device includes first and second electrode pairs each of which is provided on a substrate so as to form a capacitor, a first wire connected to one electrode of the first electrode pair, a second wire connected to one electrode of the second electrode pair, a voltage applying portion connected to the first and second wires and respectively applying first and second voltages to the first and second wires, a detector respectively detecting, as first and second detection voltages, voltages of the first and second electrode pairs respectively generated by applying the first and second voltages from the voltage applying portion, and a processor performing predetermined processing in response to the first and second detection voltages detected by the detector. The first wire is longer than the second wire. The voltage applying portion sets the first voltage higher than the second voltage. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139470 | Display Method And Display Device - A display method and display device are described where the method includes when a first device is in a first status, the first device displays a first output content of the first device in a first display area of a display module, when it is detected that the first device goes into a second status from the first status, the first device displays the first output content in a second display area of the display module, and displays a second output content in a third display area of the display module, wherein, the first output content is different from the second output content, the second area does not overlap with the third area, and the first area contains the second and third areas. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139471 | USER INTERFACE DEVICE CAPABLE OF IMAGE SCROLLING NOT ACCOMPANYING FINGER MOVEMENT, IMAGE SCROLLING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A process is disclosed of scrolling an image on a user interface device configured to display the image on a display screen and enable a user to input with the user's finger touch on a touch screen in association with the displayed image, the process including: scrolling the image in response to the finger's drag motion on the touch screen; and, in response to an event occurring in which, after the drag motion ended, the finger is held in touch with the touch screen at substantially the same location as where the finger was located when the drag motion ended, without releasing from the touch screen, further scrolling the image to perform follow-up scrolling, after experiencing an idle period or not. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139472 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is an electronic device including a contact detection unit | 2014-05-22 |
20140139473 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DATA DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF - A display device and a data displaying method thereof are disclosed. The device includes at least one sensor including a touch sensor to generate touch events according to touch events, a flexible sensor to generate a bend signal to detect bend events, and a pressure sensor to generate a pressure signal to detect pressure events, a storage unit to store a function table, and a controller to control the components of the device. The function table is configured to define control operations to reproduce currently output contents based on the touch events, the bend events, the pressure events, and events combined thereof. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139474 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USER KEYPAD IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method of providing a user defined user keypad and a mobile terminal supporting the same are provided. The method includes displaying guide information when entering a user keypad setting mode, determining a designation range for the user keypad according to a user interaction inputted based on the guide information, computing a key arrangement of the user keypad in response to the determined range, and configuring the user keypad according to the computed key arrangement. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139475 | INPUT DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An input device includes: a screen ( | 2014-05-22 |
20140139476 | OPERATOR CONTROL DEVICE - An operator control device has an operator control element with haptic feedback. The operator element includes one or more sensors and can be activated by an operator by an inputting element. The operating control device includes first and second ferromagnetic two-dimensional components. The components are arranged in parallel and configured to move relative to each other. The first ferromagnetic two-dimensional component is configured to form the operator control element. The first ferromagnetic two-dimensional component includes at least one flat coil that is arranged on a printed circuit board and is arranged between the ferromagnetic components. The first and second ferromagnetic two-dimensional components are configured to move with respect to each other when said at least one flat coil is energized, and the printed circuit board bearing the flat coil is permanently arranged on a face of said second ferromagnetic two-dimensional component. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139477 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program for Enabling Registration of User Actuations - A method, apparatus and computer program wherein the method includes determining that a cover is positioned overlaying a capacitive touch pad; and adjusting, in response to the determining, a threshold input at which user actuation of the capacitive touch pad is registered. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139478 | TOUCH SENSING METHOD AND TOUCH SENSING DEVICE - There are provided a touch sensing method and a touch sensing device. The touch sensing method includes: obtaining sensed data from a panel unit; calculating valid data by removing an offset value from the sensed data; calculating reference data by comparing the offset value with a backup offset value when the valid data is higher than a first reference value; and determining a touch based on the reference data and the valid data. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139479 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TRANSPARENT TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - An exemplary electronic device includes a housing, a transparent touch display panel, electronic components, a storage unit, a power supply, and a processing unit. The transparent touch display panel is in a light permeable state when electrified by the power supply. The storage unit stores running information of the electronic components, and a lookup table. The lookup table records relationships between the electronic components and certain of the coordinates according to physical locations of the electronic components relative to the transparent touch display panel. The transparent touch display panel receives a user touch input in the light permeable state. The processing unit identifies coordinates associated with a location of the user touch input, determines which electronic component corresponds to the user touch input based on the lookup table, acquires the running information of the electronic component, and displays the acquired running information on the transparent touch display panel. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139480 | TOUCH SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A touch sensing system and a method for driving the same are disclosed. The touch sensing system includes a touch screen including touch sensors and a touch sensing circuit applying a driving signal to the touch sensors. The touch sensing circuit applies at least one first driving signal to a first position of the touch screen and applies at least one second driving signal to a second position of the touch screen. When RC delay of the first position is less than RC delay of the second position, at least one of a width and a voltage of the second driving signal is greater than the first driving signal, or the number of second driving signals is more than the number of first driving signals. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139481 | ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITIVE TYPE TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - A touch screen panel includes a plurality of first touch electrode serials arranged in a first direction and a plurality of second touch electrode serials arranged in a second direction crossing over the first direction, and electrically insulated from the plurality of first electrode serials. The first touch electrode serial includes a plurality of first touch electrodes connected in serial, and the second touch electrode serial includes a plurality of second touch electrodes connected in serial. The first touch electrode has a first stem portion, and a plurality of first branch portions outwardly extended from both sides of the first stem portion. The second touch electrodes has a second stem portion, and a plurality of second branch portions outwardly extended from both sides of the second stem portion. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139482 | TOUCH SENSOR SYSTEM - The touch sensor system ( | 2014-05-22 |
20140139483 | CAPACITANCE DISTRIBUTION DETECTION METHOD, CAPACITANCE DISTRIBUTION DETECTION CIRCUIT, TOUCH SENSOR SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE - A capacitance distribution detection circuit ( | 2014-05-22 |
20140139484 | DISPLAY WITH DUAL-FUNCTION CAPACITIVE ELEMENTS - A touch screen including display pixels with capacitive elements is provided. The touch screen includes first common voltage lines connecting capacitive elements in adjacent display pixels, and a second common voltage line connecting first common voltage lines. Groups of pixels can be formed as electrically separated regions by including breaks in the common voltage lines. The regions can include a drive region that is stimulated by stimulation signals, a sense region that receives sense signals corresponding to the stimulation signals. A grounded region can also be included, for example, between a sense region and a drive region. A shield layer can be formed of a substantially high resistance material and disposed to shield a sense region. A black mask line and conductive line under the black mask line can be included, for example, to provide low-resistance paths between a region of pixels and touch circuitry outside the touch screen borders. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139485 | Display Device with Touch Panel - A touch panel includes a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction on the substrate and being disposed in parallel in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a plurality of second electrodes intersecting the plurality of first electrodes, extending in the second direction, and being disposed in parallel in the first direction. Each of the plurality of first electrodes includes a first portion and a second portion with the second portion of first electrode and the second electrode being made of a first conductive film, and the first portion of the first electrode being made of a second conductive film. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139486 | Placement of Optical Sensor on Wearable Electronic Device - In one embodiment, a wearable device includes a body that includes a touch-sensitive display. The wearable device includes a band coupled to the body and an optical sensor placed on or in the band so that an image of an object displayed on the touch-sensitive display is viewable while the object is also viewable without the wearable device blocking a view of the object. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139487 | OPTICAL TOUCH DEVICES AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An embodiment of the disclosure provides an operation method for an optical touch device. The optical touch device includes a panel, a left-side sensor and a right-side sensor. The operation method includes the steps of: sensing a sensing waveform on the panel; determining the number of peaks of the sensing waveform to control the optical touch device to be switched to a gesture mode or a touch mode; estimating a first variance according to a first sensing waveform sensed by the left-side sensor and a second variance according to a second sensing waveform sensed by the right-side sensor when the optical touch device is operating in the gesture mode; and determining the gesture made by the user according to the first variance and the second variance. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139488 | GESTURE RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND COMPLEX OPTICAL APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a gesture recognition apparatus including a substrate, a light emitting device, an image sensor and a processing unit. The light emitting device is for emitting a light beam according to a first clock signal. The image sensor is disposed on the substrate and is for receiving the light beam reflected by an object according to a second clock signal to generate an object image. The processing unit is disposed on the substrate and is for recognizing the object image detected by the image sensor to provide a command signal. There is a correlation between a period of the first clock signal and a period of the second clock signal. The present invention also provides a complex optical apparatus. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139489 | DISPLAY DRIVING CIRCUIT WITH PHOTO DETECTING INPUT - A display driving circuit with photo detecting input includes pixel regions, pixel electrodes, gate lines, data lines, at least one photo detecting unit, at least one readout line and at least one isolation electrode. The pixel regions are aligned in a matrix configuration. The pixel electrodes are disposed in the pixel region respectively. Each of the gate lines extends along a first direction and the gate lines are disposed parallel to one another. Each of the data lines extends along a second direction and the data lines are disposed parallel to one another. The gate lines cross the data lines. The photo detecting unit is at least partially disposed in one of the pixel region and electrically connected to the readout line. The readout line is disposed between two adjacent data lines. The isolation electrode is disposed between the readout line and one of the data lines. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139490 | DISPLAY DRIVING CIRCUIT WITH PHOTO DETECTING INPUT - A display driving circuit with photo detecting input includes pixel regions, pixel electrodes, gate lines, data lines, at least one photo detecting unit and at least one readout line. The gate lines cross the data lines. The data lines include a first data line and a second data line disposed adjacently to each other. There is no data line disposed between the first data line and the second data line. The photo detecting unit is electrically connected to one of the gate lines. The readout line is electrically connected to the photo detecting unit and disposed between the first data line and the second data line. A first spacing between first data line and the readout line is wider than or equal to a second spacing between the second data line and the readout line, and the first spacing is smaller than or equal to triple the second spacing. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139491 | COMMUNICATION METHOD OF DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS THEREFOR - A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes a display panel; a touch sensor which senses whether a display screen of an external display apparatus is touched on the display panel; and a controller which transmits first data to the external display apparatus through a touch area between the display panel and the external display apparatus, and obtains second data transmitted from the external display apparatus using the touch sensor. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139492 | SENSING DEVICE HAVING PHOTO SENSING ELEMENT ALTERNATELY OPERATED IN DIFFERENT BIASED STATES AND RELATED TOUCH-CONTROLLED DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a sensing device and a display device utilizing the sensing device. A photo sensing element of the sensing device is alternatively operated in a biased state and a reverse-biased state to prevent the stress issue. Furthermore, the sensing device improves the S/N ratio by generating an output signal through an active component. The display device including the sensing device prevents the stress issue and improves the S/N ratio by using specific driving signals. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139493 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING TOUCH EVENTS ON A DISPLAY - Methods and apparatus provide for a touch sensitive display, in which a transparent layer is disposed over a display layer; light is directed to propagate into and/or through the transparent layer; scattered light is measured in response to an object touching a surface the transparent layer and disturbing the propagation of the light therethrough; and one or more positions at which the object touches the transparent layer are computed based on signals obtained by the step of measuring the scattered light. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139494 | SEGMENTED WAVEGUIDE CORE TOUCH SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and related methods providing for touch sensors having a waveguide reflective array within a major reflective array are discussed herein. A touch sensor may include a substrate configured to propagate surface acoustic waves. The substrate may include a front surface, a back surface including the reflective arrays, and a connecting surface joining the front surface and the back surface. The reflective arrays may be configured to cause the surface acoustic waves to propagate from the back surface, via the connecting surface, to the front surface. The touch censor may further include circuitry configured to determine a coordinate of a touch event on the front surface based on received attenuations in the surface acoustic waves. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139495 | SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING TOUCH TRACKS AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING TOUCH TRACKS - A system for optimizing touch tracks includes a touch panel, a register, and a processor. The processor is used for receiving a plurality of touch signals of the touch panel, calculating a plurality of raw report points of the touch panel according to the plurality of touch signals, storing the plurality of raw report points in the register, utilizing a linear optimization method to generate an optimization curve corresponding to each raw report point of the plurality of raw report points according to previous i raw report points and following j raw report points of the plurality of raw report points corresponding to the raw report point, and generating an optimization report point corresponding to the raw report point according to the raw report point and the optimization curve, where i and j are positive integers. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139496 | APPARATUS FOR INTERFACING WITH A TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE - Included are embodiments of an apparatus for interacting with a touch screen. The apparatus may include a pin that includes a first end and a second end, where the first end removably attaches to the instrument. The apparatus may also include a base assembly that is coupled to the second end of the pin. The base assembly may include a substrate layer, that is substantially transparent in appearance and a conductive layer that is substantially transparent in appearance and electrically interacts with conductive regions of the touch screen device and the substrate layer. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139497 | Information Processing Method And Electronic Device - An information processing method and an electronic device are described. The information processing method is applied in a first electronic device which can perform data transmission with a second electronic device. The first electronic device includes a first detecting unit. The method includes acquiring a first rotation information through detecting the rotation of the first electronic device by the first detecting unit; determining the first control instruction corresponding to the first rotation information based on the relationship between the preset rotation information and the control instruction, wherein the first control instruction is provided to the second electronic device to be executed. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139498 | REDUNDANT OPERATION OF A BACKLIGHT UNIT OF A DISPLAY DEVICE UNDER OPEN CIRCUIT OR SHORT CIRCUIT LED STRING CONDITIONS - Disclosed embodiments relate to techniques for operating a backlight unit of a display device in a redundant mode and a non-redundant mode in the event of an open circuit condition or short string condition. For instance, in a redundant mode, multiple LED strings are driven to provide a first quantity of light, such that the combined output from all LED strings is capable of providing a total light output corresponding to a maximum brightness setting for the display device. In the case that one of the LED strings fails due to an open circuit condition or short string condition, the remaining LED strings may be driven to provide a second quantity of light that is greater than the first, such that the combined light output from the remaining LED strings provides the same total light output for achieving the maximum brightness setting. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139499 | REDUNDANT OPERATION OF A BACKLIGHT UNIT OF A DISPLAY DEVICE UNDER A SHORTED LED CONDITION - Disclosed embodiments relate to techniques for operating a backlight unit of a display device in a redundant mode and a non-redundant mode in the event of a shorted LED failure condition. For instance, in a redundant mode, multiple LED strings arranged in an end-to-end configuration are each driven to provide a first quantity of light, such that the combined output from all LED strings is capable of providing a total light output corresponding to a maximum brightness setting for the display device. In the case that an LED on one of the strings fails due to a shorted LED failure condition, the remaining functional LEDs of the affected string may be driven to provide a second quantity of light, such that the combined output from the affected strings and the non-affected strings may still provide the same total light output for achieving the maximum brightness setting. The second quantity of light is greater than the first quantity. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139500 | CONTROL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a control device includes a detection unit, a process control unit, and an acquisition unit. The detection unit is configured to detect attachment and detachment of a display device including an electronic paper. The process control unit is configured to write identification information for the display device and process information in association with each other in a storage unit when detachment of the display device is detected. The process information indicates a state of a process for processing content to be displayed on the display device. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire the identification information when attachment of the display device is detected. The process control unit acquires the process information associated with the acquired identification information and causes the process to be in an execution state at a time of detachment of the display device, based on the acquired process information. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139501 | ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAY WITH DUAL DRIVING MODES - An active matrix electro-optic display ( | 2014-05-22 |
20140139502 | PIXEL, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a plurality of pixels including a first capacitor connected between a data line and a first node, a switching transistor connecting the first node and a second node, a first light emitting transistor transmitting a first power source voltage to the second node, a driving transistor having one electrode connected to the second node and controlling a driving current flowing to an organic light emitting diode (OLED), and a reference voltage transistor transmitting a reference voltage to the first node, wherein, when the first power source voltage is applied to the second node through the first light emitting transistor such that a light emitting step in which the OLED emits light is simultaneously performed in a plurality of pixels. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139503 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (OLED) PIXEL, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device includes a plurality of OLED pixels. In one aspect, each pixel respectively includes a first capacitor connected between a data line and a first node, a switching transistor connecting the first node and a second node, a second capacitor connected between the second node and a third node, a driving transistor having a gate electrode connected to the third node and controlling a driving current flowing from a first power source voltage to an OLED, and a reference voltage transistor transmitting a reference voltage to the first node. When a light emitting step occurs in which the OLED emits light, it is simultaneously performed in a plurality of pixels by use of a driving current, the switching transistor is turned off and the reference voltage transistor is turned on such that the reference voltage is transmitted to the first node, and a data voltage corresponding to a scan signal of a gate-on voltage respectively corresponding to a plurality of pixels is stored to the first capacitor. Aspects also include pixel circuits and methods of driving the pixels in the display. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139504 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING FLICKER PATTERN, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING COMMON VOLTAGE, AND LCD MODULE - The present disclosure provides a method of a liquid crystal display (LCD) module, a method for adjusting a common voltage, and an LCD module. The method includes saving a flicker pattern is used to adjust the common voltage in the timing controller (T-CON), setting a trigger condition for the flicker pattern, and displaying the flicker pattern on the LCD module when the LCD module meets the trigger condition. | 2014-05-22 |
20140139505 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME - A display device and a driving method thereof. The display device includes a plurality of pixels, each receiving a predetermined on-bias voltage transferred through a data line during one frame, receiving a first image data signal corresponding to the corresponding frame through the data line and storing the same, and emitting light according to a driving current that corresponds to a second image data signal that corresponds to the previous frame of the corresponding frame, and a first period for storing the first image data signal and a second period for light emission according to a driving current corresponding to the second image data signal overlap each other in one frame. | 2014-05-22 |