| 23rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
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| 20110133995 | BEZEL GAP ANTENNAS - Electronic devices are provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. A parallel-fed loop antenna may be formed from portions of an electronic device bezel and a ground plane. The antenna may operate in multiple communications bands. An impedance matching circuit for the antenna may be formed from a parallel-connected inductive element and a series-connected capacitive element. The bezel may surround a peripheral portion of a display that is mounted to the front of an electronic device. The bezel may contain a gap. Antenna feed terminals for the antenna may be located on opposing sides of the gap. The inductive element may bridge the gap and the antenna feed terminals. The capacitive element may be connected in series between one of the antenna feed terminals and a conductor in a transmission line located between the transceiver circuitry and the antenna. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110133996 | ANTENNA FEEDING MECHANISM - An access point is provided with an electronics enclosure which is surrounded by antenna panels. An antenna feeding mechanism operates using spatial multiplexing multiple input multiple output. Three radio frequency chains are used in a pattern that feeds a total of eight antenna elements. Multiple streams are supported by using two polarizations. Additionally a maximal ratio combiner is used to combine signals from different antennas. The hardware within the access point supports three radio frequency chains which are mapped to four antenna panels, each panel containing two elements; one for vertical and one for horizontal polarization. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110133997 | BUILT-IN ANTENNA APPARATUS SERVED AS STYLUS PEN IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A built-in antenna apparatus for digital broadcasting reception in a portable terminal is provided. The apparatus includes a digital broadcasting reception module installed in a main board of the portable terminal, a fixing piece slidably installed in a guide slit having a specific length and disposed on a side of the broadcasting reception module, an electrical connection element for electrically connecting the fixing piece and the digital broadcasting reception module, and a built-in antenna detachably connected to an end of the fixing piece, insertable inside the portable terminal together with the fixing piece, having a specific length, and is electrically connected to the digital broadcasting reception module, wherein the built-in antenna is useable as a stylus pen when detached from the fixing piece. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110133998 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CABLE GROUNDING - A handheld electronic device may be provided that contains a conductive housing and other conductive elements. The conductive elements may form an antenna ground plane. One or more antennas for the handheld electronic device may be formed from the ground plane and one or more associated antenna resonating elements. Transceiver circuitry may be connected to the resonating elements by transmission lines such as coaxial cables. Ferrules may be crimped to the coaxial cables. A bracket with extending members may be crimped over the ferrules to ground the coaxial cables to the housing and other conductive elements in the ground plane. The ground plane may contain an antenna slot. A dock connector and flex circuit may overlap the slot in a way that does not affect the resonant frequency of the slot. Electrical components may be isolated from the antenna using isolation elements such as inductors and resistors. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110133999 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING RADIATED POWER OF TERMINAL - An apparatus for measuring radiated power of a terminal includes: an enclosure including a pair of couplers configured to couple an electromagnetic field radiated from the terminal or a substitution antenna and a measurement jig configured to rotate the terminal or the substitution antenna, the terminal or the substitution antenna being supposed to be arranged between the pair of couplers, with reference to at least one of X, Y, and Z axes; a driver installed outside the enclosure to drive the measurement jig; a signal generator configured to generate a feed signal transferred to the substitution antenna when the substitution antenna is arranged on the measurement jig; a feed signal transmitter configured to transfer the feed signal generated by the signal generator to the substitution antenna; and a spectrum analyzer configured to measure power of a radiated signal radiated from the terminal or the substitution antenna. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134000 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING RADIATED POWER - A radiated power detection apparatus including a reception antenna and a probe in a Fresnel zone determines a measurement parameter of a wireless communication device and coincides central points of an antenna that is included in the wireless communication device, the reception antenna, and the probe. Next, the radiated power detection apparatus measures the magnitude of an electric field corresponding to at least one measurement point while transferring the reception antenna and the probe according to a measurement parameter, calculates the magnitude of a maximum electric field in a far-field using the magnitude of an electric field, and thus detects radiated power of the wireless communication device based on the magnitude of a maximum electric field. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134001 | ANTENNA EVALUATION APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING MULTIPLE WAVE OF RADIO WAVES TRANSMITTED FROM SCATTERER ANTENNAS WITH FUNCTION OF CALIBRATION FOR THE SAME APPARATUS - A computer measures amplitudes and phases respective received signals S | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134002 | Capacity loaded planar antenna with short stubs - Provided is a capacity loaded planar antenna with short stubs that can be brought to a small size and a low profile, achieves wider bandwidth, and can be tuned to multiple frequencies. A capacity loaded planar antenna with short stubs that has a simple structure and can be easily manufactured includes a base plate, an antenna element disposed so as to be parallel to the base plate, a plurality of short stubs that connect the antenna element to the base plate, and a side wall formed on the end of the base plate. The capacity loaded planar antenna achieves wider bandwidth with the small size and low profiled, can be tuned to multiple frequencies by adjusting the length of the short stubs, and uses plate-shaped foldable short stubs that are integrated with the antenna element. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134003 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes an antenna unit, a power supply terminal and a time constant circuit. The antenna unit includes an antenna element and a variable capacitance element that is variable in capacitance in accordance with a voltage applied to the variable capacitance element, and resonates in such a manner that the antenna element and the variable capacitance element cooperate with each other. The power supply terminal supplies the voltage applied to the variable capacitance element. The time constant circuit gradually increases the voltage applied to the variable capacitance element when a voltage applied to the power supply terminal is changed from an off state to an on state. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134004 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An antenna device includes: a line-shaped antenna conductor with a predetermined length; an actuator member that directly supports the line-shaped antenna or supports the line-shaped antenna via an auxiliary member and is displaceable integrally with the antenna conductor, where the actuator member is displaced to change a position of the antenna conductor in a space; and an attaching member that attaches the actuator member and the antenna member in one longitudinal end of the antenna conductor to a communication apparatus. The actuator member performs displacement control in which one longitudinal end of the antenna conductor serves as a fixed support and the other end thereof serves as a free end to be displaceable depending on the control voltage. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134005 | APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING AN INCLINATION ANGLE IN AN ANTENNA - An apparatus for adjusting an inclination angle of an antenna using a rotatory power is disclosed, wherein a remote control unit is easily combined with the apparatus. The apparatus in an antenna having a phase shifter includes a power delivering member connected to the phase shifter, and a driving member combined with the power delivering member, and for providing a power to the power delivering member. Here, an inserting section is formed at a part of outside surfaces of the driving member, a remote control unit is inserted into the inserting section and rotates the driving member, and the power delivering member rotates in response to the power provided from the driving member. Accordingly, any given member is not removed when the remote control unit is combined with the apparatus. As a result, the remote control unit may be easily combined with the apparatus, and any member is not lost. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134006 | Broadband circularly polarized annular ring slot antenna - A broadband circularly polarized annular ring slot antenna is disclosed, which includes a substrate, an annular ring slot antenna portion located on the upper surface of the substrate, and a microstrip feeding portion located on the lower surface of the substrate. The annular ring slot antenna portion includes a grounding unit, an annular ring slot unit, a central metal unit, a first perturbation metal unit and a second perturbation metal unit. The first perturbation metal unit and the second perturbation metal unit are extended from the grounding unit, towards the central metal unit, respectively. The microstrip feeding portion includes a vertical feeding unit, a bent feeding unit and a rectangular microstrip unit. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134007 | FLAT ANTENNA FOR MOBILE USE - A surface antenna for mobile use has a flat fiberglass base having a thickness of between 7.62 mm (0.300 in) and 12.70 mm (0.50 in), and at least one radiator on the base. The base is coated with a metal on its face lying the face carrying the antenna radiator. This coating forms a ground plane for the surface antenna, so that it can easily be used at the installation site in or on the mobile object. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134008 | Circularly-Polarized Antenna - A circularly-polarized antenna is provided, and includes a conductive backplane with a plurality of panels, a vertical array of patch radiators disposed on one of the backplane panels, and a feed stripline disposed on the backplane panel. The backplane panels are vertical, planar, rectangular and form a right prism. The vertical array has a radiator spacing of one wavelength, each radiator has a face and four edges, and each edge has a length of approximately one half wavelength. The feed stripline includes an input coupled to a coaxial feed cable, and a pair of outputs, orthogonal in position and phase, coupled to each of the radiators. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134009 | MULTIBAND ANTENNA AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR MULTIBAND ANTENNA - An antenna includes a first LC parallel circuit provided between a feeding element and a feeding circuit, and a second LC parallel circuit provided between a parasitic element and a ground. Multiple resonance frequencies of the feeding element including the feeding radiation electrode and the parasitic element including the parasitic radiation electrode are frequencies intermediate between a low operating frequency and a high operating frequency in a case where the impedances of the first and second LC parallel circuits are set to 0. The inductors of the LC parallel circuits cause the fundamental wave resonance frequencies of the feeding element and the parasitic element to shift to a an operating frequency band on the lower frequency side of the two operating frequency bands, and the capacitors of the LC parallel circuits cause the fundamental wave resonance frequencies of the feeding element and the parasitic element to shift to an operating frequency band on the higher frequency side of the two operating frequency bands. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134010 | STRUCTURE, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, ANTENNA, TRANSMISSION LINE TO WAVEGUIDE CONVERTER, ARRAY ANTENNA, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A structure includes a first conductor plane; a plurality of second conductor planes, at least a portion thereof being provided facing the first conductor plane; a transmission line that is provided with at least a portion thereof facing one conductor plane of the first conductor plane and the second conductor plane, and that is disposed on an opposite side of the other conductor plane with respect to the one conductor plane; and a first conductor connecting portion that electrically connects the transmission line with the other conductor plane, and a unit structure that includes at least the second conductor plane, the transmission line, and the first conductor connecting portion is repeatedly disposed. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134011 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus includes an antenna linear element including a linear conductor provided with a first end and a second end, a ground conductor connected to the linear conductor at the second end, a transmission line connected to the linear conductor at the first end, and a matching circuit including a first impedance adjustment element connected to the transmission line at an end on an opposite side to the end of transmission line connected to the linear conductor and a second impedance adjustment element which is connected to the first impedance adjustment element on an opposite side to the end of the first impedance adjustment element connected to the transmission line and an end of which on an opposite side to the end connected to the first impedance adjustment element is grounded, a connection part between the first impedance adjustment element and second impedance adjustment element receiving a power feed. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134012 | HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A housing includes a first main body, a second main body, and a antenna. The second main body is attached to the first main body. The antenna is formed between the first main body and the second main body by an injection molding process. The antenna is partially exposed from the first main body and the second main body to form a terminal. The present disclosure further discloses a method for making the housing. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134013 | RADIO FREQUENCY ANTENNA IN A HEADER OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - An apparatus and method for enabling far-field radio frequency communications with an implantable medical device in which an antenna structure is disposed within a header assembly of the device. The antenna structure, in various embodiments, includes a monopole antenna, a dipole antenna, an inverted F antenna, a patch antenna and a slot antenna. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134014 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - At least three resonance frequencies are obtained by two antenna elements. The antenna device includes antenna elements ( | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134015 | HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A housing includes an antenna module having a carrier and a main body. The antenna module includes a first carrier portion, a second carrier portion attached to the first carrier portion, and an antenna coating the second carrier portion. The main body is molded to the antenna module and partially covering the antenna, such that the antenna is partially exposed from the main body to form a terminal. Also provided is a method for manufacturing the housing. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134016 | PERIPHERAL WITH A DISPLAY - A headset may include a communication interface to receive one or more images from a device. The headset may further include a pair of earpieces, each earpiece including a speaker and a display to show at least one of the one or more images from the device. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134017 | COMPACT NEAR EYE DISPLAY WITH SCANNED IMAGE GENERATION - A compact near eye display generates image segments for a first dimension of an intended image. Each of the image segments is transformed into angularly distinguished beamlets that converge through a first dimension pupil within an eyebox. A scanning optic angularly separates the angularly distinguished beamlets of different image segments for creating a second dimension pupil. The angularly distinguished and separated beamlets propagate along a waveguide in a form that minimizes the thickness of the display in front of a viewer's eye and limits the overall size of the optics required to support the projection of virtual images into the viewer's eye. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134018 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a flexible display apparatus, and more particularly, to a flexible display apparatus including a display unit including a thin-film transistor which is easily encapsulated. The method of manufacturing a flexible display apparatus includes: sequentially forming a first plastic film and a first barrier layer on a first substrate; forming a thin-film transistor on the first barrier layer; forming on the thin-film transistor a display device that is electrically connected to the thin-film transistor; forming an encapsulation member including a second substrate, a second plastic film, and a second barrier layer, wherein the second substrate and the second film are sequentially stacked on the second barrier layer; combining the encapsulation member with the upper portion of the display device; ablating the first substrate from the first plastic film; and ablating the second substrate from the second plastic film. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134019 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DEVICE - An organic light emitting diode device is disclosed. The organic light emitting diode device includes a color calibration layer which is applied to the white sub-pixel. The color calibration layer selectively absorbs light in a given wavelength region thereby increasing luminance due to the white sub-pixel while simultaneously preventing the deformation of white color coordination. The contrast ratio may also be improved by reducing the reflection of external light, thereby minimizing the need for a polarizer, and the thickness of the device may thus be decreased and processing costs may be reduced. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134020 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - An organic light emitting diode display is disclosed. The display includes a first semitransparent electrode, an organic emissive layer placed on the first semitransparent electrode, a second semitransparent electrode placed on the organic emissive layer, and a first selective reflection layer placed on the second semitransparent electrode. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134021 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LED DRIVER COLOR-SEQUENTIAL SCAN - A light emitting diode (LED) driver for an LED backlight of a color-sequential liquid crystal display (LCD) and method for operation thereof includes a plurality of LED strings having one or more LEDs emitting light at wavelength corresponding to a predetermined color. A plurality of switches is respectively coupled to the plurality of LED strings. A current source is switchably coupled respectively and sequentially to each of the plurality of switches by control signals to open and close the switches in a pattern that illuminates the LED strings. The switches are opened and closed sequentially to permit a respective LED string to provide an output of the predetermined color for a specific period of time such that a total output of the plurality of LED strings provides an output having the desired overall color perceived through temporal integration of an output of each respective LED string. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134022 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel having a narrower frame region than in the conventional art. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a liquid crystal layer | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134023 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND DIMMING METHOD AND DIMMING DEVICE FOR BACKLIGHT MODULE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display including a display panel, a detector, a backlight module and a dimming circuit. The display panel displays a frame. The detector includes a resistor, a first terminal of the resistor is electrically connected to a power system and a second terminal of the resistor is electrically connected to the display panel. The detector detects a real-time current of the display panel through the resistor for estimating an average gray scale value of the frame. The dimming circuit is electrically connected to the backlight module and the detector for adjusting a brightness of the backlight module according to the real-time current of the display panel so that the brightness is in direct or inverse proportion to the average gray scale value of the frame. Thereby, a power consumption of the backlight module is economized. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134024 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and a control method thereof are disclosed. The display apparatus includes: a connection unit which is to be connected with at least one external device; a signal processing unit which processes an image signal; a display unit which displays an image on the basis of the image signal processed by the signal processing unit; a storage unit which stores therein a setting menu regarding a plurality of functions of the display apparatus; and a controller which controls the signal processing unit so that the setting menu regarding at least one of the plurality of functions of the display apparatus corresponding to the external device which is connected to the connection unit, is displayed through the display unit, and so that the image is displayed through the display unit according to user's setting through the setting menu. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134025 | INPUT DEVICE - A plurality of cylindrical-shaped or spherical-shaped magnets each including the N-pole and the S-pole formed at a predetermined angle interval are rotatably placed between upper case and lower case, and a plurality of magnetic detection elements are disposed opposite to the magnets at a predetermined gap. When a plurality of small magnets having a diameter of about 2 to 3 mm are rotated by the finger, from the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the magnets the operation direction and the operation amount of the finger can be detected. Therefore, it is possible to obtain an input device capable of making an entire input device with a low dimension so as to make the device thin, and capable of reliable operation. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134026 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a method for controlling an image display apparatus includes obtaining, by the image display apparatus, emotion information associated with a user of the image display apparatus, determining a contents to be recommended for the user among a plurality of different contents, based on the obtained emotion information associated with the user, and selectively or automatically reproducing one of the recommended contents at the image display apparatus. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134027 | INPUT DEVICE - Used in a multimedia operating system for controlling multiple computers, an input device includes a memory unit adapted for storing the ID codes of the computers, a control unit adapted for receiving an external switching signal and fetching the ID code from the memory unit subject to the content of the received external switching signal and then producing a switching packet containing the fetched ID code, a wireless transmitter and receiver unit adapted for transmitting the switching packet produced by the control unit to the computers, and a power supply unit adapted for providing the input device with the necessary working power supply. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134028 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION PROGRAM - A communication terminal device includes: a display for displaying image information; a communication device for transmitting and receiving information to and from another terminal via a network; an input device for entering command information and image information, and a processor configured to perform a first control for causing the display to show, based on input of first command information from the input device during display of a first image, a second image, and transmitting first information to the other terminal via the communication device and perform a second control for causing the display to show the first image based on input of second command information from the input device during display of the second image, and transmitting second information to the other terminal via the communication device. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134029 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND A POINTER MOTION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided are an electronic device and a method for controlling movement of a pointer of the electronic device. Movement of a pointer (or a cursor or an activated icon region) displayed on a display unit can be smoothly controlled using a sensing signal output according to two-dimensional movement of an intermediate member (that is, a magnet part or a senor part) for providing improved manipulation sensitivity to users. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134030 | MOBILE TERMINAL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal, an electronic device and a method of controlling the same are provided. The electronic device can be controlled easily and intuitively by using the mobile terminal including a touch device. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134031 | INNER-SENSOR BASED POINTING DEVICE - An inner-sensor based pointing device is presented. The pointing device includes a central housing having an aperture and a sleeve disposed surrounding a portion of the central housing, the sleeves rotatable about the portion of the central housing and slidable along a generally horizontal axis about the portion of the central housing. The pointing device further includes a sensor disposed in the central housing and aligned with the aperture, the sleeve positioned surrounding the sensor, wherein the sensor is capable of detecting rotational movement of the sleeve relative to the central housing and wherein the sensor is capable of detecting axial movement of the sleeve relative to the central housing. Additionally, the pointing device has a circuit in communication with the sensor, the circuit disposed within the central housing, the circuit capable of transmitting data to a computer regarding the movement of the sleeve. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134032 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TOUCH CONTROL MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for controlling a touch control module and an electronic device are provides. The electronic device includes a display and a host. The host includes a sensing module, a touch control module and a control unit. The sensing module includes a sensing unit for detecting the gesture and generating the corresponding sensing signal. The control unit determines whether the gesture complies with a preset condition according to the sensing signal. When the determining result is yes, the control unit controls the touch control module to enter the first control mode. On the contrary, if the determining result is no, the control unit controls the touch control module to enter the second control mode. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134033 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A mobile communications device includes a radiofrequency antenna, a navigation pad and a signal processor. The radiofrequency antenna, navigation pad, and signal processor cooperate to encode and transmit motion signals from the navigation pad to a computer so that the mobile communications device functions as a pointing device therefore. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134034 | Input Device and Method, and Character Input Method - There is provided an input device capable of detecting a motion of a hand of a user ( | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134035 | Transmitting Apparatus, Display Apparatus, and Remote Signal Input System - Disclosed is a remote signal input system. The remote signal input system comprises a transmitting device for generating signal light and a display panel comprising a plurality of sensors for sensing the signal light. Location signals are input into a display device having the display panel by using the signal light generated from the transmitting device. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134036 | Touchscreen Display With Plural Cameras - A display system (AP | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134037 | MOUSE - A mouse includes a bottom casing and a top casing coupled with the bottom casing to receive a PCB and a roller unit therebetween. The PCB defines an opening penetrating a front side thereof to form two opposite side edges and a rear edge connected to the two side edges. The PCB further has at least three switches two of which respectively located near the two side edges of the opening and the other one located near the rear edge of the opening. The roller unit includes a roller bearing which has a pair of press wings extended outwardly from two opposite lateral sides thereof for corresponding to the two switches located near the two side edges of the opening, and a projection protruded from a bottom of a rear thereof for corresponding to the switch located near the rear edge of the opening. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134038 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a housing having an outer surface for touching by an external object, object sensors mounted in the housing for sensing the location of an external object touching the outer surface of the housing and generating a corresponding location signal, a displacement sensor module for sensing the amount and direction of movement of the housing and generating a corresponding displacement coordinate signal, and a control module for calculating track signals subject to received location signals and displacement coordinate signals for transmission to an external computer for cursor control. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134039 | USER INTERFACE DEVICE, SUCH AS A MOUSE, WITH A PLURALITY OF SCROLL WHEELS - A computer mouse having a housing is provided with at least two independent scroll wheels and a user interface sensor arrangement that provides signals responsive to movement of the housing relative to two orthogonal axes. The independent scroll wheels produce signals responsive to their respective operation. Signals from the scroll wheels and signals from the user interface sensor arrangement can be multiplexed before transmission to an external device such as a computer. The two independent scroll wheels can be physically oriented orthogonally to each other. Signals from the two independent scroll wheels can be used to control the horizontal and vertical position of a visual object displayed in a computer window, adjust vertical and horizontal scroll bars, and for other purposes. Implementations can also include a visual display and an auditory output. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134040 | OPTICAL NAVIGATION DEVICE - A device for optical navigation, containing an image sensor which has a large number of image sensor units which are disposed in an array-like manner with respectively at least one light-sensitive surface and at least one lens which is disposed between an object to be imaged and the image sensor. A microlens array is present, at least one microlens being assigned to one image sensor unit. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134041 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a case, a ball, a magnetic detecting element, a wiring board, and a rocking part. The ball is rotatably accommodated in the case, exposed from an opening of the case, and is embedded with a magnetic substance having a plurality of protrusions or with a plurality of magnets. In a case the magnetic substance is embedded in the ball, a magnet is placed where its magnetism affects the plurality of protrusions. The magnetic detecting element is disposed facing the ball with a certain gap. The switch is mounted on the wiring board. The rocking part is placed between the case and the switch, supporting the case in a swingable manner with respect to the switch. The switch is turned on and off corresponding to a rocking motion of the rocking part. The ball and the magnetic detecting element are attached to the rocking part so that the gap is kept constant with each other when the rocking part rocks. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134042 | NAVIGATION TOOL INCLUDING INDUCTION FUNCTIONALITY - There is provided a handheld electronic device including a support structure, a display, a navigation tool assembly and a coil. The display is located on a front face of the device and upon which graphical user interface information is displayed to the user of the device. The navigation tool assembly is coupled to the support structure and includes a navigation tool that is moveable relative to the support structure. The navigation tool is configured to control motion of a selection or position indicator on the display. The coil is coupled to the support structure. A movement of the navigation tool relative to the support structure effects induction of current through the coil. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134043 | MULTI-STATE INPUT SYSTEM - A multi-state input system is described. Specifically, one embodiment of the disclosure sets forth a method, which includes the steps of receiving a first input signal, determining a first set of input parameters associated with the first input signal, and executing a predetermined function when the first set of input parameters is identified. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134044 | FUEL DISPENSER USER INTERFACE - A user interface for a fuel dispenser comprising a display, a display controller, and control circuitry. The control circuitry comprises a processing device, memory, and at least one microswitch. The display controller and the control circuitry are positioned such that the microswitch connects the control circuitry to the display controller. The microswitch is activated if the control circuitry is separated from the display controller. Activation of the microswitch causes any sensitive information stored by the control circuitry to be erased. In one aspect, separation of the display controller from the control circuitry is the only manner by which the processing device and/or the memory may be accessed. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134045 | METHOD OF FABRICATING AN ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND SYSTEM OF DISPLAYING IMAGES - A method for fabricating organic electroluminescent devices is disclosed. The method comprises providing a substrate divided into first and second regions, forming an amorphous silicon layer on the substrate, forming a protection film on the amorphous silicon layer within the second region, performing an excimer laser annealing process on the amorphous silicon layer for converting it to a polysilicon layer, removing the protection film, patterning the polysilicon layer, thus a first patterned polysilicon layer in the first region and a second patterned polysilicon layer in the second region are formed. A resultant organic electroluminescent device is obtained. Specifically, the grain size of the first patterned polysilicon layer is large than that of the second patterned polysilicon layer. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134046 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device including a remote control unit and a display panel unit is provided. The display panel unit includes a plurality of optical receivers and a track recognizer. The remote control unit emits a light beam. The optical receivers receive the light beam and convert the light beam into a plurality of sensing voltages. The track recognizer generates a control command according to the sensing voltages so that the display panel unit sets an on-screen display (OSD). | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134047 | MULTI-MODAL INTERACTION ON MULTI-TOUCH DISPLAY - Embodiments are disclosed herein that relate to multi-modal interaction on a computing device comprising a multi-touch display. One disclosed embodiment comprises a method of multi-modal interaction including recognizing a hand posture of a user's first hand directed at the display and displaying a modal region based on the hand posture, wherein the modal region defines an area on the display. The method further includes receiving an input selecting a mode to be applied to the modal region, wherein the mode indicates functionalities to be associated with the modal region and defines a mapping of touch gestures to actions associated with the mode. The method further includes, while the modal region remains displayed, recognizing a touch gesture from a user's second hand directed at the display within the modal region and performing an action on the display based upon a mapping of the touch gesture. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134048 | System for Interpretation of Gesture on a Non-All-Points-Addressable Multi-Touch Input Device Having Integrated Buttons - A system for interpretation of gesture on a non-all-points-addressable multi-touch input device having integrated buttons. The system for interpretation of gesture on a non-all-points-addressable multi-touch input device having integrated buttons implements a time based method of disregard of a certain button input for a predefined period of time if a user has not actuated the button for a predefined period of time. In certain embodiments, the system detects that a user has had a finger resting on the left button area but has not actuated the left button. If a finger is actively detected performing cursor movement, then another finger is placed on top of the certain button area (i.e., a resting finger), the system can choose to ignore the resting finger with an assumption that the user intends to navigate with the cursor and rest the other finger based on the action and surface area of the second finger (i.e., the other finger). | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134049 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING MULTIPLE TOUCH INPUT ON A COMPUTING DEVICE - A system for handling multi-touch input on a computing device enables the device to handle multi-touch input where each touch input is provided to a separate application executing on the device. In response to a first touch input, a first application generates and registers a first connection point with a link component. Similarly, a second application generates and registers a second connection point in response to a second touch input. The link component then provides the second connection point to the first application and notifies the first application that it should complete a communication connection with the second application. The two applications then exchange information to determine a coordinator application that will execute first in response to the input. The information exchange may include a handshake process in which each application may request or provide information and notify the other application that it will or will not execute an operation. After the coordinator is selected, the selected application executes an operation. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134050 | FABRICATION OF TOUCH SENSOR PANEL USING LASER ABLATION - Fabrication of a touch sensor panel using laser ablation is disclosed. The fabricated touch sensor panel can have its touch sensors formed on an under surface of its cover substrate. A fabrication method can include depositing a conductive layer onto a substrate, depositing a dielectric material onto the conductive layer, ablating the conductive layer to define different regions for the touch sensors, and depositing a conductive material on the dielectric material. Another fabrication method can include sputtering a conductive material onto a substrate at discrete locations on the substrate, printing a dielectric material on the conductive material at the discrete locations, depositing a conductive layer over the substrate, and selectively ablating the conductive layer at the discrete locations to define different regions for the touch sensors. The touch sensor panel can be incorporated into a mobile telephone, a digital media player, or a personal computer. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134051 | Liquid crystal display system integrated with touch detector - The present invention offers a liquid crystal display system integrated with touch detection circuit. The electrodes used in the display function can be also used as the touch sensors of the touch detection function. Time multiplexing technology is used in the present invention. No additional fabrication process is required in the present invention as compare with that of liquid crystal display panel without touch detection function. No additional fabrication process means there is no additional absorption and reflection of light. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134052 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL AND TOUCH SUBSTRATE - A touch display panel including a flat display panel and a touch sensing device disposed on the flat display panel is provided. The touch sensing device includes a plurality of the center sensing series and at least a margin sensing series corresponding to the display area of the flat display panel. Each center sensing series is formed by a plurality of center sensing electrodes serially connected. The margin sensing series disposed along the margin of the display area is formed by a plurality of margin sensing electrodes serially connected. Each of the margin sensing electrodes includes an inner portion and a rectangular outer portion. An area of the inner portion is substantially half of an area of the center sensing electrode. A parallel hemline is formed by the rectangular outer portions serially connected. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134053 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL, PIXEL STRUCTURE AND MULTI-SENSING STRUCTURE - A touch display panel which includes a first substrate, a second substrate, at least a multi-sensing structure, a display medium and at least a display controlling device is provided. The multi-sensing structure is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the multi-sensing structure includes a sensing upper electrode and a plurality of first sensing lower electrodes. The sensing upper electrode is disposed on the second substrate. The first sensing lower electrodes are disposed on the first substrate and electrically connected to each other in serious, wherein a plurality of first sensing gaps are designed between the first sensing lower electrodes and the sensing upper electrode, and the first sensing gaps have different distances. The display medium is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. The display controlling device is disposed on the first substrate for controlling the display medium. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134054 | INPUT DEVICE OF TOUCH PANEL TYPE FOR VEHICLE - The present invention features an input device for a touch panel type for a vehicle, wherein, by replacing the conventional switch of a tact type into a touch panel using an electric field sensor, it is able to change an analog input method according to an operation of the conventional switch of the tact type into a digital input method according to electric signals, and also, by a touch panel of a button-integrated type that senses a change of an electric field, it is able to improve utilization of the inner space in the vehicle, and for unifies the panel. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134055 | TOUCH PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A touch panel includes a plurality of first sensors disposed on a substrate, the plurality of first sensors including a plurality of first electrodes spaced from one another in a first direction and a first connection pattern to connect two adjacent first electrodes, the plurality of first sensors arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction; a plurality of second sensors disposed on the substrate, the plurality of second sensors including a plurality of second electrodes spaced from one another in the second direction and a second connection pattern composed of a metal to connect two adjacent second electrodes, the plurality of second sensors arranged in the first direction; and at least one metal pattern connected to the first connection pattern, wherein the at least one metal pattern overlaps the first connection pattern. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134056 | Flat panel display integrated with touch screen panel - A FPD integrated with a touch screen panel includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate facing each other, the upper substrate including a display region and first and second non-display regions surrounding the display region, a plurality of sensing patterns on the display region of the upper substrate, a plurality of sensing lines on the first non-display region of the upper substrate, a sealing material on the second non-display region of the upper substrate, the sealing material connecting the upper and lower substrates, and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) bonding pad unit on the second non-display region of the upper substrate, the FPC bonding pad unit including a plurality of bonding pads coupled to the plurality of sensing lines, the bonding pads including a transparent conductive material in regions overlapping the sealing material. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134057 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display panel includes a first end portion and a second end portion facing each other. A face panel is arranged above the front side of the display panel including a first extending portion and a second extending portion extending to the outside from the first and second end portions of the display panel. An adhesive element is provided on the display panel along its end portions to adhere the display panel to the face panel. A frame is arranged so as to being spaced apart from the display panel having a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion to support the first and second extending portions of the face panel. The first and the second extending portions of the face panel are sandwiched between the bezel and the first and second supporting portions of the frame so that the display panel does not contact with the frame. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134058 | TOUCH PANEL INCORPORATING CARBON NANOTUBE FILM - A touch panel includes a first electrode plate having a first conductive layer and a second electrode plate including a second conductive layer opposite to the first conductive layer. At least one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer includes a carbon nanotube film. The carbon nanotube film includes a number of thin regions and at least one normal region having a number of successively oriented carbon nanotubes joined end-to-end by Van der Waals attractive force therebetween. The carbon nanotubes are substantially aligned along a same direction. The at least one normal region has a density of carbon nanotubes greater than that of the number of thin regions, and the number of thin regions form at least one row extending along the aligned direction of the carbon nanotubes of the at least one normal region. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134059 | PIEZOELECTRIC ASSEMBLY - A piezoelectric assembly is described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a piezoelectric assembly comprising: an electrode assembly; a signal electrical connector electrically connected to the electrode assembly; a reference electrical connector electrically connected to the electrode assembly; and a spacer positioned about a perimeter of the electrode assembly and disposed between the signal electrical connector and the reference electrical connector such that no electrical communication is provided between the signal electrical connector and the reference electrical connector through the spacer; wherein a humidity barrier space is defined between the signal electrical connector, the reference electrical connector and the spacer, and wherein the electrode assembly is disposed in the humidity barrier space. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134060 | Touch Screen Substrate and Method of Manufacturing a Touch Screen Substrate - A touch screen substrate includes an insulation ball formed on a substrate having a first diameter, a sensing electrode formed on the substrate, and a conductive ball formed on the sensing electrode having a second diameter shorter than the first diameter. A cell gap spacer for maintaining a cell gap of a touch screen panel and a spacer for electrically connecting a lower substrate with an upper substrate of the touch screen panel may be formed via a single spraying process. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134061 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A MOBILE DEVICE ACCORDING TO THE RATE OF CHANGE OF THE TOUCH AREA - A method and system for operating a mobile device according to a rate of change of a touch area are provided. The system includes a touch screen for creating a touch event according to a touch and a controller. The controller detects the rate of change of the touch area, according to information of a location where the touch event occurred and the occurrence of the touch event. The controller performs a function linked to the touch event detected location, by varying a property of the function according to the rate of change of the touch area. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134062 | NETWORK SYSTEM, CONTENT PROVIDING METHOD, SERVER, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND CONTENT OBTAINING METHOD - A content providing method includes the steps of: a communication terminal transmitting a first request to a server; in response to the first request, the server transmitting, to the communication terminal, a first content and information for specifying a second content; the communication terminal displaying the first content on a first display; the communication terminal transmitting a second request to the server based on the information; in response to the second request, the server transmitting the second content to the communication terminal; and the communication terminal displaying the second content on a second display. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134063 | INFORMATION INPUT DEVICE, INFORMATION INPUT METHOD, AND INFORMATION INPUT PROGRAM - For input devices of mobile apparatuses placing more importance on the portability and mobile apparatuses placing more importance on display unit such as displays, it is possible to provide an input device and an input method which can easily be operated by a user even if an input unit in the apparatuses is small. The input device includes: an input unit formed by first vibration detection units which detect vibration transmitted via a body of a user holding the input device when a part of the user's body is brought into contact, and a second vibration detection unit; and an input information identification module which calculates a detection time difference between the moment when the vibration is directed by the first vibration detection units and the moment when the vibration is directed by the second vibration detection unit and outputs a code signal corresponding to the time difference. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134064 | ON A SUBSTRATE FORMED OR RESTING DISPLAY ARRANGEMENT - A touch screen including a display unit on which a plurality of icons are displayed, a touch detector operable to detect contact between a pointer and the display unit at a plurality of locations on the display unit, the plurality of locations forming a pattern that substantially surrounds more than one displayed icon, and a calculating unit to disambiguate an intended one of the plurality of icons, based on the pattern of locations that is detected by the touch detector, by determining which of the displayed icons are substantially completely surrounded, and by selecting an appropriate one of the substantially completely surrounded displayed icons. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134065 | Notebook Computer with Hidden Touch Sensitive Unit - A notebook computer includes a main portion, a display, and a touch sensitive unit. The main portion includes a housing has a first identifying portion formed on an external surface and a second identifying portion formed on an internal surface that corresponding to each other. The second identifying portion is identifiably served, and the touch sensitive unit is disposed in the second identifying portion. With such manner, the touch sensitive unit is thus unexposed, and assembling of the touch sensitive unit is facilitated. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134066 | Method, System, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying Hyperlink Information - Methods, systems, and graphical user interfaces for displaying hyperlink information are disclosed. In one embodiment, a portable electronic device with a touch screen display: displays content on the touch screen display, wherein the content includes a plurality of links to additional content; detects a contact by a finger with the touch screen display, wherein the contact includes an area of contact; determines a point within the area of contact; choosing a first link in the plurality of links based on proximity of the first link to the determined point; and displays information associated with the first link over the displayed content, wherein the information associated with the first link includes information other than anchor text of the first link. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134067 | METHOD FOR THE ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS OF A MULTI-CONTACT TACTILE SENSOR USING A DICHOTOMOUS PRINCIPLE, AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND MULTI-CONTACT TACTILE SENSOR IMPLEMENTING ONE SUCH METHOD - A method for acquisition and analysis of a multi-contact tactile sensor including a matrix of capture points and an electronic analysis circuit for controlling the acquisition and analysis of the matrix. The method includes acquisition of a sensor detection zone to determine a state of each of contact points of the detection zone and analysis of detection zone to deliver information as a function of an activation state of the contact points. The acquisition and the analysis are repeated iteratively. The acquisition is performed on a detection zone containing the activated contact points determined during a preceding analysis. The detection zone is smaller than the detection zone acquired during the preceding acquisition. The iteration is performed until a pre-determined spatial resolution is obtained. An electronic acquisition and analysis circuit and a multi-contact tactile sensor can implement such a method. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134068 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF STROKE BASED USER INPUT - A method of inputting a character to a computing unit. The method comprises capturing a stroke drawn by a user in relation to a reference zone, identifying a combination of a shape and a relative position of the stroke in relation to the reference zone, automatically selecting one of a plurality of characters from according the combination, and providing the selected character as an input to the computing unit from the user. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134069 | LINEAR COMPENSATION METHOD OF TOUCH PANEL - A linear compensation method of a touch panel is utilized to a touch control computer system. According to the method, a compensation reference table, including reference temperatures and reference surface resistances at pre-determined reference points having known coordinates at the reference temperatures, is obtained at first. Then, a set of user calibration resistance at the pre-determined reference points is obtained through a user calibration process, so as to obtain ratios of the user calibration resistances to interpolation surface resistances as correction weights. Under different temperature, interpolation surface resistances corrected by utilizing the correction weight to derive the current correction surface resistances that are corrected and nearly identical to actual surface resistances. Therefore, relatively precise coordinates are obtained through resistance-coordinate conversion process. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134070 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A capacitive touch panel including a transparent substrate, a plurality of first metal wires, an insulation layer, a plurality of first sensing units, a plurality of second sensing units and a plurality of second metal wires are provided. The transparent substrate has a substrate surface on which the first metal wires, the first sensing units and the second sensing units are formed. The insulation layer can cover a portion of each first metal wire, which is connected to two of the first sensing units, wherein each second metal wire is connected to two of the second sensing units. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134071 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND TOUCH SENSING METHOD - A display apparatus and a touch sensing method are provided. The display apparatus includes a touch screen which senses a touch by a user using a plurality of sensing types; and a controller which selects a sensing type based on an application. Therefore, a user's touch is sensed using an optimal sensing type for each application. In doing so, malfunction or inconvenience in manipulating the touch screen can be reduced. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134072 | RESISTIVE TOUCH PANEL AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR - A resistive touch panel includes a first substrate, a second substratem and a driving circuit. A first conductive layer is disposed on the first substrate and includes a first, a second, a third, and a fourth corners which are different from each other. A first, a second, a third, and a fourth conducting wires are electrically connected to the first, second, third, and fourth corners, respectively. The second substrate is disposed parallel to the first substrate. A second conductive layer is disposed on the second substrate and faces the first conductive layer. A fifth conducting wire is electrically connected to a first side of the second conductive layer while a sixth conducting wire is electrically connected to a second side of the second conductive layer. The driving circuit is electrically connected to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth conducting wires. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134073 | TOUCH PANEL DEVICE OF DIGITAL CAPACITIVE COUPLING TYPE WITH HIGH SENSITIVITY - The present invention relates to a capacitive touch panel device of a high-sensitivity digital system. The capacitive touch panel device of a high sensitivity digital system according to the present invention includes a substrate, a display area formed at the center of the substrate to display images, a non-active area formed along the outer periphery of the display area, extending to the end of the substrate, and mounted with a plurality of signal transmitting wire electrodes, two pairs of position sensing main sensor electrodes arranged in a two-dimensional fashion in the display area to display coordinates, a plurality of bridge electrodes interposed between the two pairs of position-sensing main sensor electrodes such that the two pairs of position-sensing main sensor electrodes are electrically connected in each direction, an external terminal unit electrically connected to the ends of the plurality of signal transmitting wire electrodes the other ends of which are connected to the two pairs of position-sensing main sensor electrodes, and a position sensing sub electrode electrically connected to each of the two pairs of position-sensing main sensor electrodes, and arranged in the direction different from the direction wherein the bridge electrodes are connected. Whereby, the present invention can be employed in a large size touch panel device without increasing the number of input/output signal transmitting wire electrodes, and may sense an accurate position of coordinates in the touch panel apparatus at the same time. Therefore, the present invention saves space owing to the reduced number of signal transmitting wire electrodes under the condition of the same number of position-sensing main sensor electrodes, thereby providing a capacitive touch panel device of a digital system with the advantages of being lightweight and having a slim size. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134074 | POSITION INFORMATION INPUT DEVICE AND POSITION INFORMATION INPUT METHOD - A position information input device is provided with input positions assumed to be some positions of the surface of a conductive object, one or more signal receiving electrodes provided in other positions on the conductive object correspondingly thereto, for receiving a positioning signal inputted to each input position, and a signal input transfer module for transferring the same positioning signal specific to the input position. A signal generation/output module is provided together with the signal input transfer module, for generating the positioning signal in which a plurality of signals having different frequencies are defined as one group. The position information input device calculates path resistance values between the input position and the signal receiving electrodes from the respective values of the positioning signals received by the signal receiving electrodes and specifies the input position from the differences thereof. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134075 | TOUCH PANEL, DISPLAY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A touch panel ( | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134076 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH DETECTION FUNCTION - A capacitive touch panel capable of reducing a disturbance noise and reducing touch detection time with a simple structure is obtained. The capacitive touch panel includes: a plurality of drive electrodes each to which a drive signal for touch detection is applied; a plurality of touch detection electrodes arranged to intersect the plurality of drive electrodes, and each outputting a detection signal synchronized with the drive signal; a first sampling circuit (A/D conversion circuits | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134077 | Input Device and Input Method - The present invention discloses an input device and an input method. The input device is configured to indicate a lateral movement of a finger by comparing the two orthogonal components of a finger movement. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134078 | Distance-measuring device, 3D image-sensing device, and optical touch system - A distance-measuring device includes a light-emitting/sensing controlling circuit, a light-emitting component, a light-sensing group, a background-calculating circuit, a frequency-adjusting circuit, and a distance-calculating circuit. The light-emitting component emits a detecting light to a measured object. The light-emitting/sensing controlling circuit controls the light-sensing group receiving and accumulating the energy of a reflective light generated by the measured object reflecting the detecting light, so that the distance-calculating circuit can calculate a measured distance between the measured object and the distance-measuring device according the accumulated energy of the light-sensing group. In addition, the distance-measuring device calculates the energy accumulated by the light-sensing group sensing the background light per unit time, by means of the background-calculating circuit. In this way, the effect of the background light is reduced so that the distance-measuring device can more correctly calculate the measured distance. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134079 | TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE - A radiation source emits radiation, with respect to a touch sensitive surface, which is detected by a corresponding sensor. By sensing radiation levels in a sensing plane substantially parallel with said surface, a determination is made as to an instance of at least one touch of the surface by a touching object. Furthermore, the sensed radiation levels are processed to determine a relative pressure applied to the surface by the at least one touch based upon a parameter related to an approaching speed of the touching object. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134080 | OPTICAL POSITION DETECTION DEVICE AND PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical position detection device includes: a light source section adapted to emit a position detection light beam to form a light intensity distribution in which the intensity varies along a reference surface; a light detection section adapted to detect the position detection light reflected by a detection target object located in a detection space in which the light intensity distribution is formed; and a position detection section adapted to detect a position of the detection target object based on a detection value of the light detection section, wherein the light detection section has a light receiving section provided with a light detection surface, and a light blocking section adapted to block a part of the position detection light, and the light blocking section has an opening section disposed between the detection space and the light detection surface with a distance from the light detection surface. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134081 | OPTICAL POSITION DETECTION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE WITH POSITION DETECTION FUNCTION - An optical position detection device includes: a detecting light source section adapted to emit a detection light beam; a light source drive section adapted to drive the detecting light source section to form an X-coordinate detecting light intensity distribution in which an intensity of the detection light beam varies in an X-axis direction, and a Y-coordinate detecting light intensity distribution in which an intensity of the detection light beam varies in a Y-axis direction intersecting the X-axis direction; a light detection section adapted to receive the detection light beam reflected by a target object; and a position detection section adapted to detect a position of the target object based on a reception intensity in the light detection section. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134082 | INFORMATION INPUT SYSTEM, METHOD FOR INPUTTING INFORMATION AND INFORMATION INPUT PROGRAM - Provided is an information input system, wherein an operator can easily conduct information input actions to a small information device. The information input system is provided with a vibration element that applies a vibration to a forefinger of an operator, a vibration sensor that measures the vibration transmitted through the forefinger and the thumb, and a first input information specifying module that specifies the position on the thumb where another finger of the operator is in contact with the thumb based on a change in transmission property of the transmission system caused by the fact that the finger of the operator, which is in contact with the thumb, is in contact with the vibration transmission system formed by including the forefinger and the thumb. The information input system outputs the detected position of the contact of the finger as positional information. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134083 | COMMAND INPUT DEVICE, MOBILE INFORMATION DEVICE, AND COMMAND INPUT METHOD - Provided are a command input device, a mobile information device, and a command input method which can easily be operated by a user even when the input unit in the device is small. A first and a second detection modules arranged on a device which is brought into contact with a user body detect vibration caused by a tapping operation on the user body and transmitted via the user body. The position of the tapping operation on the user body is identified according to analysis data obtained by analyzing the vibration relations detected by the first and the second detection modules such as a known correspondence between a time difference between the detection timings and the position of the tapping operation on the user body. Since the user body can be used as a space for inputting a command, it is possible to secure a sufficient input space. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134084 | TOUCH PANEL INPUT STYLUS - A touch panel input stylus comprises a casing, a lens, a shading member, and a light emitting element. The lens, the shading member, and the light emitting element are received in the casing. The shading member defines a stepped through aperture. The stepped through aperture includes a light through hole and a receiving hole having a greater diameter than the light through hole. A longitudinal positioning structure is provided in the receiving hole. The light emitting element is received and fixed in the receiving hole firmly by the longitudinal positioning structure. The longitudinal positioning structure is deformable. The light emitted from the light emitting element passes through the light through hole and then travels through the lens. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134085 | INPUT DEVICE - In an input device, a switch contact is partially located under a display element, and one of a case and an operation body includes grooves, and the other includes projections to be engaged with the grooves. This saves the space of the top surface of a wiring board, thereby reducing the entire size of the input device. This also allows the operation body to move vertically by the grooves and the projections. As a result, the operation body is prevented from wobbling or tilting, thereby ensuring the electrical connection and disconnection of the switch contact. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134086 | DISPLAY METHOD FOR E-PAPER APPARATUS - The present invention provides a display method for an e-paper apparatus. The display method is applied to the e-paper apparatus having a memory unit, a control unit, an e-paper driver unit and an e-paper unit. The display method comprises steps as follows. The control unit controls the e-paper driver unit to update all pixels in a picture frame of the e-paper unit to a predetermined gray scale when the displayed picture frame of the e-paper unit is to be changed. The control unit looks up a waveform table in the memory unit according to the updated picture frame, and it controls the e-paper driver unit to generate the required waveform and drive the e-paper unit. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134087 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes flexible substrate, a display unit including multiple light-emitting elements arranged at the substrate and configured to display an image according to an image signal, a displacement sensor provided to at least one of a front surface and a back surface of the substrate and configured to detect a curved state of the substrate, and a control unit configured to perform a flip control with respect to the image displayed in the display unit when a curve of the substrate is detected by the displacement sensor. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134088 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CAPABLE OF PROVIDING TWO SUB-GRAY LEVEL VOLTAGES TO PIXELS IN POLARITY REVERSED LOWS - A liquid crystal display comprises a data driver, a scanning driver, and a pixel matrix. The pixel matrix is driven by the data driver and scanning driver, and the pixel matrix comprises a plurality of first pixels positioned in non-polarity reversed rows and a plurality of second pixels positioned in polarity reversed rows. The data driver provides a first gray level voltage signal for the first pixels, and provides a second gray level voltage signal for the second pixels. The second gray level voltage signal includes a first sub-gray level voltage and a second sub-gray level voltage which are sequentially outputted to the second pixels. An absolute value of the first sub-gray level voltage is greater than that of the second sub-gray level voltage, and the absolute value of the second sub-gray level voltage is the same with that of the first gray level voltage signal. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134089 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE - A display panel includes a plurality of display lines provided in each of blocks and extending in parallel with each other, a plurality of drive circuits provided outside a display region and connected to the display lines in the respective blocks, a plurality of first lines provided outside the display region and intersecting end portions closer to the drive circuits of the display lines in the respective blocks, the first lines being insulated from the display lines, and a second line provided outside the display region and intersecting end portions farther from the drive circuits of the display lines of all the blocks, the second line being insulated from the display lines. The second line is configured to intersect the first lines while being insulated from the first lines, and be supplied with a display signal from each of the drive circuits via an amplifier circuit. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134090 | SHIFT REGISTER CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SHIFT REGISTER CIRCUIT - A control section prepares a control signal and supplies the control signal to a control terminal of a first switching element, the control signal causing the first switching element to turn on in accordance with a non-active voltage level of a storage node and an active voltage level of a second clock signal which active voltage level is obtained in a period in which the second clock signal is active. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134091 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus and a backlight brightness control method thereof are provided. The control method includes the following steps. Detection of an ambient brightness for the electronic apparatus is made to output an ambient brightness signal. Next, whether to adjust the backlight brightness for the display is determined according to a comparison between the ambient brightness signal and a current backlight brightness. If the comparison result indicates that the ambient brightness decrement is lower than a decrement threshold, then an adjustment value is selected from a plurality of step sizes according to the current backlight brightness to decrease the backlight brightness gradually, so that the backlight brightness changes towards a target backlight brightness corresponding to the ambient brightness signal. The step sizes include a first step size and a second step size. The backlight brightness for the display is adjusted according to the current backlight brightness and the adjustment value. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134092 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display, wherein the liquid crystal display includes a POL conversion control signal generating unit for generating a POL conversion control signal that is inverted at predetermined time intervals in a black data insertion mode and is fixed at a specific logic level in a normal drive mode, a timing controller for outputting a first polarity control signal that is inverted every a predetermined period, a POL conversion circuit that receives the POL conversion control signal and the first polarity control signal to output a second polarity control signal, a data driving circuit that supplies a data voltage to data lines and inverts a polarity of the data voltage in response to the second polarity control signal, and a gate driving circuit that sequentially supplies a gate pulse to gate lines. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134093 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A driver unit comprises a latch circuit for holding digital image data in a voltage state, a digital-to-analog converter, and a voltage compensator circuit for raising the analog display voltage. The digital-to-analog converter can access content of the digital image data from the voltage state in the latch circuit, and convert the digital image data into analog display signals. In other embodiments, a method of driving a liquid crystal display comprises storing digital image data in a latch circuit under a voltage state, accessing a content of the digital image data from the voltage state held in the latch circuit, selecting a reference voltage according to the content of the digital image data for converting the digital image data into analog display signals, and raising the analog display voltage for obtaining a driving voltage. | 2011-06-09 |
| 20110134094 | SYSTEM AND DRIVING METHOD FOR ACTIVE MATRIX LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE DISPLAY - Active matrix light emitting device display and its driving technique is provided. The pixel includes a light emitting device and a plurality of transistors. A capacitor may be used to store a voltage applied to a driving transistor so that a current through the light emitting device is independent of any shifts of the transistor and light emitting device characteristics. A bias data and a programming data are provided to the pixel circuit in accordance with a driving scheme. | 2011-06-09 |
