23rd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160162022 | WEARABLE WIRELESS HMI DEVICE - A wearable gesture control interface apparatus is used to control a controllable device based on gestures provided by a user. The wearable gesture control interface apparatus includes (i) sensors configured to detect user orientation and movement and generate corresponding sensor data and (ii) a microcontroller configured to: sample the sensor data from the sensors, determine whether the sensor data from one of the sensors meets transmission criteria; and if the sensor data meets the transmission criteria, transmitting control data corresponding to all of the sensors to the controllable device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162023 | VISUALLY ENHANCED TACTILE FEEDBACK - In an approach for visually enhancing tactile metadata, a computer receives an image on a first computing device. The computer selects an object from one or more objects depicted within the received image. The computer determines boundaries of the selected object. The computer assigns an object tag to the selected object within the determined boundaries, wherein the assigned object tag includes one or more keywords and terms describing the selected object. The computer assigns tactile metadata to the selected object within the determined boundaries based on one or more physical properties associated with the assigned object tag. The computer creates a visually enhanced image based on the assigned tactile metadata, wherein the assigned tactile metadata includes one or more physical properties associated with the assigned object tag capable of being represented visually. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162024 | VISUALLY ENHANCED TACTILE FEEDBACK - In an approach for visually enhancing tactile metadata, a computer receives an image on a first computing device. The computer selects an object from one or more objects depicted within the received image. The computer determines boundaries of the selected object. The computer assigns an object tag to the selected object within the determined boundaries, wherein the assigned object tag includes one or more keywords and terms describing the selected object. The computer assigns tactile metadata to the selected object within the determined boundaries based on one or more physical properties associated with the assigned object tag. The computer creates a visually enhanced image based on the assigned tactile metadata, wherein the assigned tactile metadata includes one or more physical properties associated with the assigned object tag capable of being represented visually. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162025 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING HAPTIC SIGNALS - Systems and methods for controlling a haptic output device include a processor, a haptic peripheral including a haptic output device, and a sensor coupled to the haptic output device. The haptic output device is configured to receive a control signal from the processor and output a haptic effect having a profile to the haptic peripheral in response to the control signal from the processor. The sensor is configured to sense a current operational status of the haptic output device. The processor is configured to generate the control signal for the haptic output device depending on a plurality of inputs including a desired haptic effect waveform and a signal received from the sensor. The inputs may also include at least one parameter of the haptic output device. As such, the control signal causes the profile of the haptic effect to substantially match the desired haptic effect waveform. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162026 | OPERATION APPARATUS - A touch sensor that generates an output based on an operation performed to the touch sensor by an operator; a transducer attached to the touch sensor and configured to vibrate the touch sensor so as to give a touch feeling to the operator contacting the touch sensor; and a controller configured to (i) determine a content of the operation performed to the touch sensor by the operator based on the output of the touch sensor and (ii) select one of the plurality of operation modes based on the determined content of the operation performed to the touch sensor by the operator. The controller causes the transducer to vibrate the touch sensor with different patterns of vibration so as to give different touch feelings to the operator contacting the touch sensor depending on the determined content of the operation performed to the touch sensor by the operator. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162027 | HAPTIC EFFECT CONVERSION SYSTEM USING GRANULAR SYNTHESIS - A system is provided that converts an input, such as audio data, into one or more haptic effects. The system applies a granular synthesis algorithm to the input in order to generate a haptic signal. The system subsequently outputs the one or more haptic effects based on the generated haptic signal. The system can also shift a frequency of the input, and also filter the input, before the system applies the granular synthesis algorithm to the input. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162028 | HAPTIC SENSATION RECORDING AND PLAYBACK - A system includes a video recorder configured to record video data, a sensor configured to sense movement of an object and output sensor data representative of the movement of the object, a transformer configured to transform the sensor data into a haptic output signal, a haptic output device configured to generate a haptic effect to a user based on the haptic output signal, a display configured to display a video, and a processor configured to synchronize the video data and the haptic output signal, and output the video data to the display and the haptic output signal to the haptic output device so that the haptic effect is synchronized with the video displayed on the display. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162029 | DYNAMIC TACTILE INTERFACE - A dynamic tactile interface including a substrate including an attachment surface, a cavity, and a fluid channel fluidly coupled to the cavity; a pedestal arranged within the cavity, pivotable within the cavity, and including a mating surface and an exterior surface; a tactile layer including a peripheral region coupled to the attachment surface, a deformable region adjacent the peripheral region and arranged over the pedestal, and a tactile surface opposite the substrate; and a displacement device displacing fluid to transition the deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting, the pedestal pivotable within the cavity between a first position and a second position in the retracted setting, the deformable region flush with the peripheral region in the first position and the pedestal partially elevated out of the cavity and the deformable region defining a second formation tactilely distinguishable from the peripheral region in the expanded setting. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162030 | HAPTIC FEEDBACK ASSEMBLY - A haptic feedback assembly includes interconnections for mechanically and electrically securing a haptic actuator in a track pad assembly so as to securely and efficiently provide haptic feedback to a user. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162031 | Thresholds for Determining Feedback in Computing Devices - The present application is related to a computer for providing output to a user. The computer includes a processor and an input device in communication with the processor. The input device includes a feedback surface and at least one sensor in communication with the feedback surface, the at least one sensor configured to detect a user input to the feedback surface. The processor varies a down-stroke threshold based on a first factor and varies an up-stroke threshold based on a second factor. The down-stroke threshold determines a first output of the computing device, the up-stroke threshold determines a second output of the computing device, and at least of the first factor or the second factor are determined based on the user input. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162032 | INTERACTIVITY MODEL FOR SHARED FEEDBACK ON MOBILE DEVICES - A system that produces a dynamic haptic effect and generates a drive signal that includes a gesture signal and a real or virtual device sensor signal. The haptic effect is modified dynamically based on both the gesture signal and the real or virtual device sensor signal such as from an accelerometer or gyroscope, or by a signal created from processing data such as still images, video or sound. The haptic effect may optionally be modified dynamically by using the gesture signal and the real or virtual device sensor signal and a physical model, or may optionally be applied concurrently to multiple devices which are connected via a communication link. The haptic effect may optionally be encoded into a data file on a first device. The data file is then communicated to a second device and the haptic effect is read from the data file and applied to the second device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162033 | APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING GESTURE USING INFRARED RAY AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method of recognizing a gesture using an infrared ray. The present invention provides an apparatus of recognizing a gesture, including: a sensing unit which detects a gesture using an infrared sensor to obtain a sensing value from the sensing result; a control unit which performs gesture recognition to which an intention of a user is reflected in accordance with a predetermined recognizing mode based on the obtained sensing value; and a storing unit which stores the recognizing mode when the gesture recognition set in advance by the user is performed, in which the recognizing mode includes a first recognizing mode in which the gesture is directly recognized and a second recognizing mode in which the gesture is recognized after recognizing a hold motion for determining start of the gesture recognition. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162034 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosure provides an information processing method and an electronic device using the same. The method comprises: when the electronic device is in a first operation mode in which there is a first angle between a first body and a second body of the electronic device, acquiring first operation information of an operating object, the first operation information including at least a first angle; acquiring a predefined correspondence relationship set; matching the acquired first angle with a first relationship in the relationship set to obtain a first matching result; and outputting the first matching result. The disclosure also provides an electronic device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162035 | Remote Controller for Controlling Mobile Device - Provided is a remote control for controlling a mobile device. The remote control includes a communications transceiver configured to communicate with the mobile device and an actuator for receiving a user input while the remote control is communicatively coupled to the mobile device. The actuator comprises a touchpad including buttons for receiving the user input which can include a gesture including depressing the touchpad by a thumb; and concurrently moving the thumb across the touchpad. In response, the remote control may be operable to cause swiping a screen associated with a user interface of the mobile device; scrolling a portion of the screen; selecting and launching an application on the mobile device and controlling the functionality of the application; and/or selecting letters on a virtual keyboard provided by the user interface of the mobile device. The remote control is sized to comfortably fit in the user's palm for operation. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162036 | SYSTEM AND ACCOMPANYING METHOD FOR INTERACTING WITH A CARD ON AN INTERACTIVE SURFACE - The present invention discloses a system and accompanying method for interacting with a card marked with a user interface element on an interactive surface wherein, upon a capacitive action being performed on the card placed upon the interactive surface, a processor is configured to detect a change in capacitive coupling, and recognizes that a first parameter of a user interface element has been specified by a user. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162037 | APPARATUS FOR GESTURE RECOGNITION, VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR GESTURE RECOGNITION - A gesture recognition apparatus may execute a command by recognizing a user's gesture. The gesture recognition apparatus includes a gesture sensor that detects a position and movement of an object in space, and a cover that includes a contact surface which is positioned away from the gesture sensor by a predetermined distance and is brought into contact with the object. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162038 | Method For Performing Operation On Intelligent Wearing Device By Using Gesture, And Intelligent Wearing Device - A method for performing an operation on an intelligent wearing device by using a gesture, and an intelligent wearing device is presented. First, an operation gesture is identified according to an operation gesture signal. Then, a control instruction is determined according to the identified operation gesture. Finally, the intelligent wearing device is controlled, according to the control instruction, to perform a corresponding operation. The intelligent wearing device is controlled, according to an operation gesture of a user, to perform a corresponding operation, which ensures accuracy of performing, by the user, the operation on the intelligent wearing device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162039 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TOUCHLESS ACTIVATION OF A DEVICE - A method and system are provided for computer vision based control of a device by obtaining an image via a camera, the camera in communication with a device; detecting in the image a user pointing at the camera; and controlling the device based on the detection of the user pointing at the camera. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162040 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMPUTER PROGRAM WITH PHYSICAL OBJECTS - The present invention provides a system and method to enable a user to use physical objects to interact with a computer program. The system includes an interactive surface without a display screen; a computer system operatively linked to the interactive surface and configured to execute a plurality of computer programs; a plurality of physical objects, each comprising an identifier and marked with an element of a user interface of a computer program, and a physical sheet configured to substantially cover the interactive surface. Once the physical sheet is placed on or near the interactive surface, the computer system is configured to load up the computer program corresponding to the physical sheet. And once a physical object is placed on the physical sheet, the interactive surface is configured to recognize the identifier and location information of the physical object, the computer system is configured to execute the computer program corresponding to the physical sheet, and the computer program is configured to be operated through an interaction with the physical object. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162041 | Input device - Input devices allow a hand and/or fingers to relay input to machines. Input devices include an operation unit coupled with an X-, Y-, and/or Z-axis sensor that detects movement of the operation unit by a human hand for input. The operation unit includes a base configured to receive a thumb on the hand of a human operator and a cover that covers the thumb. A frontwall blocks further movement in front of the cover. Input devices may further include a base or cover nail configured to hook the thumb for backward pulling. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162042 | 3D POINTING DEVICES AND METHODS - Systems and methods according to the present invention address these needs and others by providing a handheld device, e.g., a 3D pointing device, which uses at least one sensor to detect motion of the handheld device. The detected motion can then be mapped into a desired output, e.g., cursor movement. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162043 | REQUEST FOR CONFIRMATION OF ACTION TO BE TAKEN AFTER DETECTION OF ACTIVITY USING SENSOR DATA OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE (WCD) - Various embodiments of a wireless communication device (WCD) that can be transported by a user are provided. One embodiment comprises a user interface that enables the WCD to receive inputs from the user and to provide outputs to the user. A sensor associated with the WCD produces sensor data. The sensor data indicative of physical movement of the WCD in three dimensional space. Computer program code is executed on the WCD and enables detection of a mobile thing motion activity (MTMA) associated with the user that is transporting the WCD based at least in part upon the sensor data. The code identifies an action to initiate based at least in part upon the detected MTMA, communicates a message to the user that requests confirmation that the action should be initiated, and initiates the action when the user provides the confirmation that the action should be initiated. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162044 | ACTIVE STYLUS PEN AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHODS FOR STYLUS PEN AND TOUCH PANEL - The disclosure provides an active stylus pen and signal transmission methods for the active stylus pen and a touch panel. The stylus has a touch module, a switching module, a signal comparison module, a control module and a pressure sensing module. The stylus determines a first signal generated by a touch panel, and compares an intensity of the first signal and a reference value through a first transmission path. When the intensity of the first signal exceeds the reference value, the stylus outputs a second signal to the touch panel. After the stylus outputs the second signal to the touch panel, the stylus switches to a second transmission path from the first transmission path. The stylus outputs a header signal to the touch panel. When determining a first time sequential distribution, the stylus outputs at least one bit of a pressure signal according to a second time sequential distribution. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162045 | PAINT BRUSH CAPACITIVE STYLUS TIP - A system and method for using changes in capacitance between two or more conductive elements to detect a magnitude of stylus tip pressure, degree of rotation and movement, using a change in capacitance between alternative layers of conducting and insulating materials that are disposed in an elastomeric stylus tip and deformed to cause a change in capacitance, using a conductive element that is disposed in the stylus tip and passing into the stylus body and then measuring a deflection of the conductive element from a centered position when the stylus tip is deformed by using capacitive sensing electrodes disposed on the inner wall of the stylus body or a single proximity sensing capacitive sensor disposed perpendicular to a length of the conductive element. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162046 | DEVICE THAT MANAGES POWER PROVIDED TO AN OBJECT SENSOR - A hand-held device with a sensor for providing a signal indicative of a position of the hand-held device relative to an object surface enables power to the sensor at a first time interval when the hand-held device is indicated to be in a position that is stationary and adjacent relative to the object surface, enables power to the sensor at a second time interval shorter than the first time interval when the hand-held device is indicated to be in a position that is moving and adjacent relative to the object surface, and enables power to the sensor at a third time interval when the hand-held device is determined to be in a position that is removed relative to the object surface. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162047 | PEN-TYPE INPUT DEVICE AND INPUT METHOD USING THE SAME - Methods and apparatuses are provided for providing input to a host device using a pen-type input device. A first signal is transmitted, from the pen-type input device, to the host device, when a first switch senses pressure applied to a pen tip of the pen-type device. The first signal is used for inputting a character stroke in the host device. A second signal is transmitted from the pen-type input device, to the host device, when a second switch is activated. The second signal is used for performing a mouse click operation in the host device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162048 | USER INTERFACE FOR AN ELECTRONIC STYLUS - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus related to an electronic stylus, the stylus having a manual user interface and including a nib and an ultrasonic transmitter configured to transmit an ultrasonic signal. The manual user interface includes one or both of: (i) a removable cap, wherein installing the cap covers the nib and switches the ultrasonic transmitter to a power down mode and removing the cap exposes the nib and switches the ultrasonic transmitter to a power up mode; and (ii) an actuator configured to switch the stylus between a first mode and a second mode, wherein, in the first mode, the nib is in an exposed position and the ultrasonic transmitter is switched to the power up mode; and, in the second mode, the nib is in a covered position and the ultrasonic transmitter is switched to the power down mode. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162049 | POSITION INDICATOR - A position indicator includes a columnar magnetic core provided within a cylindrical casing with an axial direction of the casing as a direction of a central axis of the magnetic core. A coil is wound so as to have the central axis of the columnar magnetic core as a center. A core body is provided so as to have a tip portion exposed to an outside from an opening formed on one end side in the axial direction of the cylindrical casing. The magnetic core has a flat cross-sectional shape, and has a tapered portion formed on a side of the tip portion of the core body in the direction of the central axis of the magnetic core, the tapered portion being tapered off toward the tip portion of the core body. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162050 | IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM EMPLOYING INTERACTIVE INPUT-OUTPUT CAPABILITY - An image projection apparatus includes an image receiver; an image processor; a projection unit to project a projection image on a projection screen; a coordinate calculator to calculate coordinates of a point in the projection image when the point is identified by a coordinate input device; an interactive communication unit to perform communication related to the interactive input-output capability with the coordinate input device, and the external apparatus; an operation information converter to convert the calculated coordinates of the point and an operation information of the coordinate input device to an operation information for the image projection apparatus and the external apparatus; a distance calculator to calculate distance between the coordinate input device and the projection screen; and an input-action-reproducing determination unit to determine whether movement of coordinates of the point on the projection screen identified by the coordinate input device is reproduced depending on the calculated distance. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162051 | STYLUS FOR OPERATING A DIGITIZER SYSTEM - A handheld device includes a conductive tip configured to interact with a capacitive based digitizer sensor, an active transmission module, a reflective transmission module, a switch configured to connect the conductive tip to one of the active transmission module and the reflective transmission module and a controller configured to toggle position of the switch. The active transmission module configured to generate a first signal on the conductive tip independent from a drive signal transmitted on the digitizer sensor. The reflective transmission module is configured to generate a second signal on the conductive tip based on the drive signal transmitted on the digitizer sensor and picked by the conductive tip during interaction with the digitizer sensor. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162052 | Collaboration System - A collaboration system provides enhanced user interface to enable users to interact with electronic devices. In one embodiment, users can add content to a digital system by using a pen that streams coordinates so that input to the digital system may be based on conventional pen and paper handwriting. In another embodiment, a pie-based menu system is used for input to large display area digital devices in which an occluded portion of the pie-based menu system is not used for direct input by the user. The selection of which areas of the pie-based menu system should be omitted from use is adaptive and responsive to whether the user is left-handed or right-handed, and the wrist angle defined by the user's posture. In still another embodiment, an ergonomic open-shaped pie menu system is provided to facilitate selection of options on a digital surface. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162053 | POSITION POINTER OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION TYPE AND ELECTRONIC INK CARTRIDGE - A position pointer is disclosed, in which an electronic ink cartridge of an electromagnetic induction type is accommodated. The electronic ink cartridge includes a resonance circuit having a coil and a capacitor circuit, and is configured to detect pressure applied to a core member accommodated in the position pointer based on a variation of a resonance frequency of the resonance circuit. The cartridge includes a tubular member, in which the core member and the coil are accommodated such that the coil is positioned between the core member, which extends outwardly from one end of the tubular member, and the capacitor circuit along a direction of a center axis of the tubular member. The cartridge also includes a connection member in the tubular member, which electrically connects a first end and a second end of the coil to a first terminal and a second terminal of the capacitor circuit, respectively. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162054 | POINTER, POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS AND POSITION DETECTION METHOD - A position detection apparatus of the electrostatic coupling type is provided, to detect not only a position of a pointer but also information other than the position information such as, for example, pointer pressure or side switch information. The pointer transmits two codes such that a pressure applied to a pen tip is associated with a time difference between the two codes. A position detector carries out a correlation matching operation between signals generated in reception conductors and correlation calculation codes corresponding to the two codes, to thereby detect a position on a sensor section pointed to by the pointer from a result of the correlation matching operation and based on at least one of the codes. The position detector further includes a pressure calculation circuit for detecting pressure applied to the pointer, which is associated with the time difference between the two codes, from the result of the correlation matching operation calculated by the correlation matching operation and based on the two codes. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162055 | STRUCTURE FOR A TOUCH-CONTROL TOOL - A structure for a touch-control tool includes a grip handle and a touch-control assembly. The grip handle includes an operating end. The touch-control assembly is disposed on the operating end, and the touch-control assembly includes a ball bearing, a touch-control pad, and an elastic element. The ball bearing protrudes from the operating end, a ball base is disposed on the touch-control pad, the elastic element is disposed between the ball base and the operating end, and the ball bearing contacts the ball base in a movable manner therein by means of the elastic element, thereby enhancing operation accuracy and smoothness. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162056 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing system includes a touch pad; a display unit; and a processing unit configured to move a cursor shown on a screen of the display unit, depending on an amount of movement and a movement direction of a contact point of a finger of an operator on the touch pad. The processing unit differentiates an amount of movement of the cursor with respect to the amount of the movement of the contact point, for a case where the number of the contact points on the touch pad is one, and for a case where the number of the contact points on the touch pad is two or more. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162057 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing method including: storing sequential data relating to movements of a target object over a specified plain, sequentially estimating a plurality of first likelihoods of a position of the target object in a direction of the specified plain based on the sequential data, each of the plurality of first likelihoods associating with each hypothesis on the movements of the target object, sequentially estimating a plurality of second likelihoods of touch of the target object on the specified plain based on the sequential data, each of the plurality of second likelihoods corresponding to each of the plurality of first likelihoods, and updating the plurality of first likelihoods based on the plurality of second likelihoods. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162058 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING TOUCH INPUT - An electronic device and a control method of an electronic device are provided. A control method of an electronic device includes determining to switch from a touch mode to a touchpad mode for processing a touch input received on a touch screen, and processing the received touch input based on the touchpad mode. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162059 | DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD FOR USE IN TOUCH DISPLAY SCREEN - A driving method and a driving circuit for use in a touch display screen are disclosed. The driving method comprises the steps of: sensing the number of touch control points; performing driving scanning to the touch display screen in a self capacitance scanning mode when the sensed number of the touch control points is one; and performing driving scanning to the touch display screen in a mutual capacitance scanning mode when the sensed number of the touch control points is more than one. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162060 | TOUCH WINDOW - Disclosed is a touch window including a cover substrate, a first intermediate layer on the cover substrate, an electrode layer on the first intermediate layer, and a second intermediate layer provided on the first intermediate layer. The first intermediate layer has a refractive index different from a refractive index of the second intermediate layer. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162061 | LOW LATENCY INKING - This disclosure generally provides an input device that includes a by-pass path for improving latency between a touch controller and a display driver. In one embodiment, the by-pass path directly connects the touch controller and display driver, thereby by-passing a host processor (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU) or graphic processing unit (GPU)) in the input device. By doing so, the input device can detect user input and update a display to reflect the user input faster than if the display driver had to wait until updated display frames are sent from the host processor. For example, the host processor may transmit touch data received from the touch controller to an application that uses the touch data to change the display. In some input devices, this process can take hundreds of milliseconds, which may be enough time for the user to notice a delay. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162062 | TOUCH SENSOR AND TOUCH SENSOR MANUFACTURING METHOD - In a flexible printed circuit (FPC) connection structure for a touch sensor, corrosion of an electrode terminal is prevented without reducing connection reliability. In a touch sensor, a tip of a first passivation layer and a tip of an FPC wiring are spaced apart from one another, and consequently an exposed portion, which is adjacent to a tipmost part and is not covered by the first passivation layer, is formed on a connection terminal. An FPC film includes a tip, which further extends from the FPC wiring and extends to a location at which it overlaps, in a plan view, the first passivation layer, and thereby a space is formed between the tip and the exposed portion. The touch sensor further includes an anti-rust material, which fills the space and thereby covers the exposed portion of the connection terminal. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162063 | PATTERNING OF A COMPOSITION COMPRISING SILVER NANOWIRES - The present invention relates to the production of a layer structure, comprising the following process steps:
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20160162064 | METHOD FOR ACTUATING A TACTILE INTERFACE LAYER - One variation of the method includes registering interaction with a dynamic tactile interface including a tactile layer and a substrate, the tactile layer defining a tactile surface, a deformable region, and a peripheral region adjacent the deformable region and coupled to the substrate opposite the tactile surface, the method including: detecting an orientation of the device; predicting a location of an upcoming input related to a native application executing on the device; selecting a particular deformable region from a set of deformable regions, the particular deformable region substantially coincident the input location; selectively transitioning the particular deformable region from a retracted setting into an expanded setting, the deformable region substantially flush with the peripheral region in the retracted setting and tactilely distinguishable from the peripheral region in the expanded setting; and detecting an input, corresponding to the upcoming input, on the particular deformable region. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162065 | INPUT DEVICE - There is provided an input device capable of retrieving inputted information from data stored in a storage means in a short time. This input device includes: an optical waveguide including an under cladding layer, linear cores, and an over cladding layer; a light-emitting element connected to one end surface of the cores; a light-receiving element connected to the other end surface of the cores; and a storage means for storing therein information inputted to an input region. A specific region is defined in part of the input region. The input device further includes a management information recognition means for recognizing a management number inputted into the specific region as management information for management of a note inputted to part of the input region which lies outside the specific region. The management number and the note are stored in a pair in the storage means. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162066 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE ON A DISPLAY - The position of a smartphone placed on a touchscreen is determined. Smartphones are placed on a touchscreen of a table PC, and user interface images are displayed respectively around the smartphones to perform cooperation. The table PC displays a position pattern to determine the position of a smartphone being placed. The position pattern includes a pattern of two tones. A camera of the smartphone captures a blurred image of a predetermined location of the position pattern. The table PC identifies the position of the smartphone, from a tone value of the captured image received wirelessly from the smartphone. The table PC can thus determine the position of the smartphone without using special hardware. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162067 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INVOCATION OF MOBILE DEVICE ACOUSTIC INTERFACE - The mobile computing device, or electronic personal display, includes a housing and a touch screen display providing a touch-based gesture interface. The housing includes an acoustic sensor operational to receive acoustic input generated at a tactile interface thereon. The processor is capable of detecting a presence of one or more extraneous objects, such as a water droplet or splash, on the display screen. In response to detecting the presence of the one or more extraneous objects on the display screen, input commands are dissociated from the touch-based gesture interface, and instead, re-associated via re-mapping to a respective acoustic input received at the computing device for performing a given output operation. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162068 | Multi-Shield Capacitive Sensing Circuit - A proximity sensor includes a capacitive touch controller. A first shielding area is coupled to a first shield terminal of the capacitive touch controller. A second shield area is coupled to a second shield terminal of the capacitive touch controller. A first sensing element is disposed adjacent to the first shielding area. The first sensing element is coupled to a first sensing terminal of the capacitive touch controller. A second sensing element is disposed adjacent to the second shielding area. The second sensing element is coupled to a second sensing terminal of the capacitive touch controller. The capacitive touch controller is configured to associate the first sensing element with the first shielding area. A self-capacitance of the first sensing element is measured while the second shielding area is inactive. The self-capacitance of the first sensing element is measured at a first frequency. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162069 | TOUCH SCREEN AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AS WELL AS DISPLAY DEVICE - This disclosure provides a touch screen and a manufacturing method thereof, as well as a display device. The touch screen comprises a first substrate and a second substrate arranged above the first substrate, the touch screen further comprises a first electrode layer directly formed on the second substrate and a second electrode layer arranged above the first electrode layer, wherein the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer are electrically isolated. The transmittance of the touch screen is significantly increased, and the thickness thereof is prominently reduced, while the touch performance is not reduced. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162070 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A capacitive touch panel and a display device are provided. The capacitive touch panel includes a touch structure including at least one first wire, a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes; the first electrodes and the second electrodes intersect each other; each of the first electrodes includes a plurality of first sub-electrodes sequentially connected; each of the second electrodes includes a plurality of second sub-electrodes sequentially connected; the first wire each is connected with one of the first electrodes; and an orthographic projection of the first wire on the capacitive touch panel extends in at least a gap between an orthographic projection of one first sub-electrode and an orthographic projection of one second sub-electrode, on the capacitive touch panel. The capacitive touch panel can reduce the frame size and achieve the narrow-frame design. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162071 | TOUCH PANEL AND SENSING ELECTRODE THEREOF - A touch panel includes a transparent substrate, a sensing electrode and plural metallic traces. The transparent substrate includes a visible touch zone and a periphery wiring zone. A first side and a second side of the visible touch zone are in parallel with a first axis and a second axis, respectively. The sensing electrode is disposed on the transparent substrate and included in the visible touch zone. The sensing electrode includes plural first metal lines and plural second metal lines. The plural first metal lines are separated from each other. The plural second metal lines are separated from each other. The plural first metal lines and the plural second metal lines are non-linear and tilted relative to the first axis and the second axis. The plural metallic traces are included in the periphery wiring zone and electrically connected with the sensing electrode. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162072 | TOUCH PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are disclosed. The touch panel includes a first sensing layer ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160162073 | Capacitive Position Sensor - In certain embodiments, an apparatus includes a first substrate with sense electrodes of a touch sensor disposed on it and a second substrate with drive electrodes of the touch sensor disposed on it. One or more of the following is true: the sense electrodes of the first substrate are made of a first conductive mesh of conductive material such that the sense electrodes include the first conductive mesh; and the drive electrodes of the second substrate are made of a second conductive mesh of conductive material such that the drive electrodes include the second conductive mesh. The apparatus also includes an insulating layer between the sense electrodes of the first substrate and the drive electrodes of the second substrate. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162074 | TOUCH DRVING SYSTEM WITH LOW DISPLAY NOISE - A touch driving system with low display noise comprises a TFT layer having a plurality of display elements for display based on a display driving signal and a display pixel signal; and a touch detection device for detecting if an external object has approached based on a touch driving signal. In a first time period of a display frame, a touch and display control subsystem provides the display driving signal, the display pixel signal, and the touch driving signal to display and perform touch detection simultaneously. In the first time period, the display pixel signal is a constant signal. In a second time period of the display frame, the touch and display control subsystem only provides the display driving signal and the display pixel signal to display. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162075 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH CONTROL CIRCUIT POWERED BY DEDICATED POWER SOURCE - An electronic device with touch control circuit powered by dedicated power source includes a functional circuit, a plurality of touch sensing electrodes, and a touch sensing control circuit. The functional circuit is powered by a first power source. The touch sensing electrodes are provided for sensing a touch from an external object. The touch sensing control circuit is powered by a second power source which is different from the first power source. The touch sensing control circuit is connected to the touch sensing electrodes for driving the touch sensing electrodes to sense the touch, wherein there is no common current loop between the first power source and the second power source during an operation of touch sensing. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162076 | ADHESIVE SHEET FOR TOUCH PANELS, LAMINATE FOR TOUCH PANELS AND CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - An adhesive sheet for touch panels at least includes: a (meth)acrylic adhesive; and a hydrophobic additive, in which a ratio of the number of moles of oxygen atoms with respect to the number of moles of carbon atoms in the (meth)acrylic adhesive is 0.08 to 0.20, a ratio of the number of moles of oxygen atoms with respect to the number of moles of carbon atoms in the hydrophobic additive is 0 to 0.10, the content of the hydrophobic additive is 20 mass % to 80 mass % with respect to the total mass of the adhesive sheet, a ratio of the number of moles of oxygen atoms with respect to the number of moles of carbon atoms contained in the adhesive sheet is 0.03 to 0.15, and a maximum value of loss tangent is shown within a range of −5° C. to 60° C. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162077 | CAPACITIVE INPUT DEVICE - A capacitive input device having a curved surface shape includes: an external body molded with a synthetic resin, the external body having an external curved surface facing a user; a film base, which is integrally provided so as to conform to the internal curved surface of the external body; a conductive layer made of conductive macromolecules, the conductive layer being formed on an opposite surface of the film base, the opposite surface being opposite to a bonded surface, of the film base, that is bonded to the external body; and wiring layers that are electrically connected to the conductive layer. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162078 | TOUCH DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICE - A touch detection method and device are provided. The method includes: obtaining coordinates of a point associated with touch points; obtaining distances between the touch points in a direction of an axis to be measured; determining indeterminate coordinates of the touch points based on the coordinates of the point associated with the touch points and the distances between the touch points in the direction of the axis to be measured; and determining actual coordinates of the touch points according to the indeterminate coordinates of the touch points. The device includes: an associated point determining unit, adapted for obtaining coordinates of a point associated with touch points; a distance determining unit, adapted for obtaining distances between the touch points in a direction of an axis to be measured; an indeterminate coordinate determining unit, adapted for determining indeterminate coordinates of the touch points based on the coordinates of the point associated with the touch points and the distances between the touch points in the direction of the axis to be measured; and an actual coordinate determining unit, adapted for determining actual coordinates of the touch points according to the indeterminate coordinates of the touch points. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162079 | Array Pressure-Sensing Imaging Device - An array pressure sensing imaging device is provided. The array pressure-sensing imaging device includes a flexible surface sensing layer, a pressure sensing layer, a three-dimensional pressure sensing layer, a pressure adjustment layer laminated in a sequence and communicatively connected to a control unit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162080 | TOUCH PANEL STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A contact hole that penetrates a protective insulating film, an interlayer insulating film, and a transparent cap film and has a surface of a low-reflection film uncovered as a bottom surface is formed in a lead-out wiring region. A lower-layer terminal portion is formed by the low-reflection film and a low-resistance conductive film below the bottom surface of the contact hole. A contact hole that penetrates the protective insulating film and a transparent cap film and has a surface of a low-reflection film uncovered as a bottom surface is formed in the lead-out wiring region. An upper-layer terminal portion is formed by the low-reflection film and a low-resistance conductive film below the bottom surface of the contact hole. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162081 | Circuit arrangement having a resistive touch screen, medical imaging appliance having a resistive touch screen and method for operating a resistive touch screen - A circuit having a resistive touch screen, a medical imaging appliance having a resistive touch screen and a method for operating a resistive touch screen are provided. The circuit has a resistive touch screen with a resistive first layer and a resistive second layer that are arranged parallel above one another. Voltage dividers of the first and second layers are formed by contact with the touch screen and are extended by electrical resistors arranged at edges of the first and second layers. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162082 | POINTER PROJECTION FOR NATURAL USER INPUT - A method to identify a targeted object based on eye tracking and gesture recognition. The method is enacted in a compute system controlled by a user and operatively coupled to a machine vision system. In this method, the compute system receives, from the machine vision system, video imaging a head and pointer of the user. Based on the video, the compute system computes a geometric line of sight of the user, which is partly occluded by the pointer. Then, with reference to position data for one or more objects, the compute system identifies the targeted object, situated along the geometric line of sight. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162083 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display panel, including a touch display panel body, a control board and a display circuit connection board, wherein the a display driving circuit which drives the touch display panel body to display is arranged on the control board and electrically connected to the control board; the display circuit connection board is electrically connected to the control board and the touch display panel body, respectively; the touch display panel further includes a touch circuit connection board, wherein the touch circuit connection board is electrically connected to the control board and the touch display panel body; a touch driving circuit which drives the touch display panel body to touch is arranged one the control board and electrically connected to the control board. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162084 | TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND TOUCH DEVICE - A touch display panel is disclosed. The touch display panel includes first touch electrodes and second touch sub-electrodes. The first touch electrodes are insulated from and intersect with the second touch sub-electrodes. At least two of the first touch electrodes are connected as at least one first touch electrode group, where each first touch electrode group is connected with a touch drive detection unit through a wire. In addition, second touch sub-electrodes corresponding to each of the first touch electrode groups form a second touch electrode group. Each second touch electrode group includes second touch electrode units, each including at least two second touch sub-electrodes. Each of the second touch sub-electrodes is connected with the touch drive detection unit through a different wire. Additionally, the touch drive detection unit transmits a touch drive signal to or receives a detection signal from the first touch electrodes or the second touch sub-electrodes. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162085 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TOUCH SENSOR - A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a plurality of driving electrodes disposed on the display panel and extending in a first direction; a plurality of sensing electrodes disposed on the driving electrodes and extending in a second direction; a plurality of first sensing wires connected to one end of each of the driving electrodes; a plurality of second sensing wires connected to each of the sensing electrodes; a plurality of third sensing wires connected to the other end of each of the driving electrodes that are disposed in a partial region; and a touch controller configured to apply a touch detection signal to the driving electrodes through the first sensing wires and the third sensing wires, and to receive a sensing signal representing a change in capacitance of the sensing electrodes through the second sensing wires, so as to detect a touch position. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162086 | TOUCH CONTROL ELECTRODE, TOUCH SCREEN, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch control electrode, the square resistance of the touch control electrode can be reduced, thereby improving sensitivity of the touch screen. The material of the touch control electrode comprises doped graphene. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162087 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device having the liquid crystal display panel are provided in which a dummy gate line outputting a dummy gate pulse having an inverted waveform of gate pulse is formed to be parallel to gate lines outputting the gate pulses and to be perpendicular to touch electrodes supplied with a common voltage. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162088 | SMARTPHONE - A smartphone includes: a cover layer; a display module, and comprises a component configured to cause the LCD panel to perform a display function; a pressure electrode which is located under the display module; and a shielding member which is located under the pressure electrode. At least a portion of a touch sensor which senses touch in a capacitive manner is located in the display module. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162089 | SMARTPHONE - A smartphone includes a cover layer; an LCD panel which is located under the cover layer and includes a liquid crystal layer, and a first glass layer and a second glass layer between which the liquid crystal layer is placed, wherein at least a portion of a touch sensor which senses touch in a capacitive manner is located between the first glass layer and the second glass layer; a backlight unit which is located under the LCD panel; a pressure electrode which is located under the backlight unit; and a shielding member which is located under the pressure electrode. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162090 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel is presented, which includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a third substrate. The first substrate includes a first side having a first circuit. The second substrate includes a first side arranged on the first side of the first substrate and a second side having a second circuit. The third substrate is arranged on the second side of the second substrate. Therefore, by using the structure of the touch panel, the substrates of the touch panel can be integrated, so as to achieve the objective of decreasing the overall thickness of an electronic device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162091 | CHIP ON FILM PACKAGE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A chip on film package includes a flexible base film having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other that includes at least one through hole therein, a plurality of wirings disposed on the first surface and the second surface of the base film, respectively, that include a first lead and a second lead connected to each other through the at least one through hole, and a display panel driving chip and a touch panel sensor chip, each mounted on any one of the first surface and the second surface of the base film, wherein at least one of the display panel driving panel and the touch panel sensor chip is electrically connected to the first and second leads. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162092 | OPERATION DEVICE - An operation device, includes: a touch sensor; a deriving unit that acquires information representing a point on the touch sensor subjected to an operation, and derives an amount of the operation on the basis of the point information; and a tactile sensation giving unit that gives a tactile sensation to an operator, in which the tactile sensation giving unit gives a first tactile sensation at intervals of a first operation amount from an operation start point. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162093 | HYBRID TOUCH-BASED ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic device capable of detecting a touch and a pressure is provided. The electronic device includes a display interposed between a transparent protective window and a pressure sensing panel, a touch panel on the transparent protective window and electrically connected to a first control circuit to sense a touch input and identify a location of the touch input, a black sheet directly adhered onto a back surface of the display, an insulating layer laminated to a conductive pattern included in the pressure sensing panel under the black sheet, uniformly disposed across an area of the pressure sensing panel substantially aligned with the view area of the display and electrically connected to a second control circuit, wherein the second control circuit identifies a pressure of the touch input and wherein the location and the pressure of the touch input are provided to a main control circuit as a user input. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162094 | Touch input device - A touch input device capable of detecting a pressure of a touch on a touch surface includes: a display module including a display panel; a substrate which is located under the display module and is spaced apart from the display module by a spacer layer; and a pressure electrode. An electrical signal, which is changed according to a capacitance between the pressure electrode and the substrate, is detected from the pressure electrode, and the capacitance changes depend on a change of a relative distance between the pressure electrode and the substrate, such that the pressure of the touch is detected based on the capacitance. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162095 | EVALUATION OF DIGITAL CONTENT USING INTENTIONAL USER FEEDBACK OBTAINED THROUGH HAPTIC INTERFACE - Systems and methods are provided for evaluating the quality of automatically composed digital content based on intentional user feedback obtained through a haptic interface. For example, a method includes accessing intentional user feedback collected by a haptic interface executing on a computing device, wherein the intentional user feedback provides an indication as to a user's reaction toward digital content that the user interacts with on the computing device. The digital content includes content that is automatically generated using content generation rules. The method further includes evaluating a quality of the digital content based on the intentional user feedback, and generating an evaluation report that includes information providing an evaluation of the quality of the digital content. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162096 | OLED TOUCH CONTROL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides an OLED touch control display device and a manufacture method thereof, comprising: an OLED display ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160162097 | EMBEDDED DISPLAY PANELS AND TERMINALS WITH TOUCH FUNCTION, AND TOUCH DETECTING METHOD - An embedded display panel and a terminal with touch function and a touch detection method are disclosed. The display panel includes an up substrate, a down substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the up substrate and the down substrate. In addition, a touch electrode layer is formed between the liquid crystal layer and the up substrate, and the touch electrode layer includes a plurality of electrodes arranged in a matrix. A driving selector is arranged between the up substrate and the down substrate, and each of the electrodes is connected to the corresponding driving selector via lead wires. A touch controller is arranged outside a space defined by the up substrate and the down substrate. The touch controller is connected to the driving selector via a signals selection line and a scanning signal line, and a number of the signal selection line and the scanning signal line is less than the number of the lead wires. The touch controller is configured for transmitting selection signals to the driving selector via the signal selection line, and driving selector is configured for selecting at least one of the lead wires to be connected with the scanning signal line in response to the selection signals. In this way, the number of the lead wires needed to connect with the touch controller may be greatly reduced. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162098 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE USING MULTI-POINT TOUCH AND APPARATUS FOR SAME - The present invention relates to a method for providing a user interface using a multi-point touch capable of immediately carrying out various user commands by changing the direction of force applied to two or more different points inside a touch area, and to an apparatus for same, wherein when contact on two or more different points inside the touch area is sensed, directions of force applied to the two or more points are detected while the contact to the two or more points is maintained when the contact on the two or more points is detected, and a predetermined user command is carried out according to a combination of the directions of force detected from the points. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162099 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes an input part and a display part. By operating the input part, an input signal is transmitted to an electronic device. The display part is movable relative to the input part. Moreover, a display content of the electronic device may be displayed on the display part. When the display part is accommodated within a receiving slot of the input part, the input part is in a first operating mode. When the display part is pulled out from the receiving slot of the input part, the input part is in a second operating mode. Consequently, the input device of the present invention has operating convenience and slim outer appearance. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162100 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A display device including a display unit including sensing input signal lines, sensing output signal lines, and touch sensors disposed on the sensing input signal lines and the sensing output signal lines, a sensor unit including gripping sensors corresponding to the sensing input signal lines, the sensor unit configured to generate a gripping signal including touch information of a first gripping sensor and position information of a first sensing input signal line corresponding to the first gripping sensor, and a signal controller configured to control a sensing scan control signal such that a first sensing input signal including a higher voltage than a reference voltage is applied to the first sensing input signal line according to gripping signal, and a sensing scan driver configured to generate a sensing input signal that is applied to the sensing input signal lines according to the sensing scan control signal. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162101 | COARSE SCAN AND TARGETED ACTIVE MODE SCAN FOR TOUCH AND STYLUS - Power consumption of touch sensing operations for touch sensitive devices can be reduced by implementing a coarse scan (e.g., banked common mode scan) to coarsely detect the presence or absence of an object touching or proximate to a touch sensor panel and the results of the coarse scan can be used to dynamically adjust the operation of the touch sensitive device to perform or not perform a fine scan (e.g., targeted active mode scan). In some examples, the results of the coarse scan can be used to program a touch controller for the next touch sensing frame to idle when no touch event is detected or to perform a fine scan when one or more touch events are detected. In some examples, the results of the coarse scan can be used to abort a scheduled fine scan during the current touch sensing frame when no touch event is detected. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162102 | COARSE SCAN AND TARGETED ACTIVE MODE SCAN FOR TOUCH - Power consumption of touch sensing operations for touch sensitive devices can be reduced by implementing a coarse scan (e.g., banked common mode scan) to coarsely detect the presence or absence of an object touching or proximate to a touch sensor panel and the results of the coarse scan can be used to dynamically adjust the operation of the touch sensitive device to perform or not perform a fine scan (e.g., targeted active mode scan). In some examples, the results of the coarse scan can be used to program a touch controller for the next touch sensing frame to idle when no touch event is detected or to perform a fine scan when one or more touch events are detected. In some examples, the results of the coarse scan can be used to abort a scheduled fine scan during the current touch sensing frame when no touch event is detected. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162103 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel having an active area where a touch input is performed, including: a tempered glass substrate having a compressive stress layer formed in a surface thereof; a transparent electrode made of an inorganic oxide film formed within the active area of the touch panel over the tempered glass substrate; a base layer made of an organic film provided between the transparent electrode and the compressive stress layer, the base layer being sandwiched between the transparent electrode and the compressive stress layer such that the transparent electrode and the compressive stress layer are not in contact with each other; and an overcoat layer made of an organic film provided on a side of the transparent electrode that is opposite to the compressive stress layer, the overcoat layer covering the transparent electrode so as to contact the transparent electrode on the base layer. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162104 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ZINC OXIDE NANOSHEET STRUCTURE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND TOUCH SENSOR APPARATUS HAVING THE ZINC OXIDE NANOSHEET STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a zinc oxide nanosheet structure. The zinc oxide nanosheet structure may be manufactured by forming a zinc oxide seed on a substrate and growing zinc oxide from the zinc oxide seed in a zinc oxide growth solution in which zinc precursors and a doping-element-containing compound are dissolved. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162105 | INPUT SYSTEM FOR A POINTING DEVICE - In an input system, an arithmetic device includes a judgment unit that judges whether a pointing stick is electrically connected, the arithmetic device transmits, to a control unit, identification information indicating that the pointing stick does not exist if the pointing stick is not connected to the arithmetic device, the arithmetic device transmits, to the control unit, identification information indicating that the pointing stick exists if the pointing stick is connected to the arithmetic device, the control unit operates in a first mode in which control is performed based only on a first coordinate if the identification information indicating that the pointing stick does not exist is received, and the control unit operates in a second mode in which control corresponding to each of the first coordinate and a second coordinate is performed if the identification information indicating that the pointing stick exists is received. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162106 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING TOUCH INPUT - An apparatus and a method for controlling at least another electronic device in an electronic device. The method of may include sensing at least one sub electronic device functionally connected to the first electronic device, detecting a multi-touch input, determining whether the multi-touch input is detected through single electronic device of the first electronic device or at least one sub electronic device, and controlling an application based on whether the multi-touch input is detected through the single electronic device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162107 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus having a touch panel capable of detecting multi-touch operations detects a touch event based on an operation by a user on the touch panel, and generates a single touch event based on a detected multi-touch event. Then, the information processing apparatus transmits the generated single touch event to an application not supporting multi-touch events. Thus, conventional operabilities can be maintained even in a case where an application not supporting multi-touch events is operated. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162108 | Touch Sensor Driver With Selectable Charge Source - An apparatus may include an internal charge pump within an integrated circuit package, an external pin positioned at an exterior of the integrated circuit package, and a select circuit configured to operate independently from the internal charge pump and located within the integrated circuit package, wherein the select circuit is configurable to selectively couple at least one of the internal charge pump and the external pin to a transmit (TX) sensor electrode. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162109 | Display Device with Touch Panel - A manufacturing method of a touch panel includes the steps of providing a substrate, forming a first conductive film on the substrate, forming a first mask on the first conductive film, etching the first conductive film to form electrode portions and lower intersect portions of the touch panel, forming an insulating film made of a negative resist on the first conductive film, and forming a contact hole above the electrode portion by removing the insulating film. The steps further include forming a second conductive film on the insulating film, forming a second mask on the second conductive film, etching the second conductive film to form an upper intersect portion connected between two adjacent electrode portions via the contact hole and intersecting with the lower intersect portion, and forming protective film on the second conductive film. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162110 | Touch Sensing Device and Method for Driving the Same - A touch sensing device includes a touch screen coupled with a display panel including data lines, gate lines crossing the data lines, and pixels arranged in a matrix form, and a touch sensing circuit which supplies a driving signal to lines of the touch screen and senses a touch input. The touch sensing circuit detects an optimum sensing time, in which changes in a voltage change of the gate lines are maintained within a previously determined allowable range, in a touch screen drive period in which data is not written to the pixels of the display panel. The touch sensing circuit supplies the driving signal to the lines of the touch screen only in the optimum sensing time of the touch screen drive period. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162111 | TIME BASED TOUCH SCREEN INPUT RECOGNITION - A time based touch screen input recognition system detects a touch on a touch screen display by receiving a first signal indicating a start of the touch and starts a timer in response to the first signal. The system monitors a length of the touch as the touch continues, determines a current time period covering the length of the touch using a current value of the timer and identifies a first function corresponding to a current time period. The system further identifies a second function corresponding to a second signal indicating an end of the touch and causes a processing device to implement the corresponding function. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162112 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling the same. A mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a terminal body; a display located on a first side of the terminal body; a first touch sensor located at the display; a second touch sensor located on a second side of the terminal body, the second side being an opposite side of the first side; and a controller configured to cause the display to display screen information relating to a function corresponding to preset touches in response to the preset touches comprising a first touch applied to a first touch region including the first touch sensor and a second touch applied to a second touch region including the second touch sensor. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162113 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device capable of presenting appropriate tactile feeling in various use situations is provided. The electronic device according to one exemplary embodiment includes: a touch panel on which a user touches; touch detector that detects the touch of the user on the touch panel; vibrator that vibrates the touch panel; driver that drives the vibrator with a first drive signal within a first frequency band and a second drive signal within a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band; vibration detector that detects a vibration of the touch panel that vibrates due to a drive with the second drive signal and outputs a detection signal; and drive frequency determinator that determines a frequency of the first drive signal based on the detection signal. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162114 | FACILITATION OF ERROR TOLERANT IMAGE TRACING OPTIMIZATION - A stroke refinement technique can be used refine the location, orientation, and shape of input strokes by exploiting gradient features from an underlying image being traced. The technique can also be used to adjust user strokes with respect to image gradients. The stroke refinement technique can comprise a local optimization, a semi-global optimization, and a global optimization to facilitate error tolerant image optimization. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162115 | TOUCH POINT SENSING METHOD AND OPTICAL TOUCH SYSTEM - A touch point sensing method and an optical touch system are provided. The optical touch system includes a first lens and a second lens. The touch point sensing method includes the following steps. Images including at least two touch objects in a touch detecting area captured by the first lens and the second lens are obtained and analyzed. Based on the obtained images, distance values between the first touch signal group at the first instant and the first and second touch signal groups at the second instant are calculated for determining whether the first and second touch signal groups at the second instant are overlapped. When the first and the second touch signal groups at the second instant are overlapped, locations of the touch signals in the first touch signal groups and in the second touch signal groups are exchanged. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162116 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device with a lock function includes a touch panel; a display panel control unit that drives the display panel; a touch panel control unit that controls the touch panel; a lock setting unit that, at a prescribed timing, makes the display panel control unit display a lock screen showing an unlock image and activates the lock function; and an unlock unit that deactivates the lock function when a specific touch operation with respect to the unlock image is received; a coordinate setting unit that sets, when the lock function is deactivated, coordinate data that represents the coordinate range of the touch panel in accordance with the specific touch operation and the display location of the unlock image; and a correction unit that, after the lock function is deactivated, corrects the input location of an touch operation performed on the touch panel in accordance with the coordinate data. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162117 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device capable of judging information not intended for an input operation as unwanted information to input information properly even when the unintended information is sensed during the input of information such as a character with an input element such as a pen is provided. The input device includes an optical waveguide including an under cladding layer, a plurality of linear cores, and an over cladding layer covering the cores. A CPU for controlling the input device incorporates a program which recognizes pressing as unwanted information when the pressing is sensed at a position at least a distance from the position of a tip input part of the input element corresponding to a number of the vertical or horizontal cores which corresponds to 3% of a total number of vertical or horizontal cores while the tip input part is continuously moved in the input region. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162118 | STYLUS WITH A DYNAMIC TRANSMISSION PROTOCOL - A system includes a display integrated with a digitizer sensor, a handheld device configured to transmit a signal to the digitizer sensor based on a defined protocol, a power supply and a controller. The controller is configured to sample output from the digitizer sensor, detect parameters characterizing noise from at least one of the display and the power supply, characterize a noise environment on the digitizer sensor based on the parameters detected and provide instructions to alter a transmission protocol of the handheld device based on the noise environment. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162119 | DISPLAY TO TOUCH CROSSTALK COMPENSATION - A touch sensitive display capable of compensating for crosstalk in the display is disclosed. Crosstalk in display components can be reduced, eliminated, or otherwise compensated for by reducing or eliminating parasitic capacitances that cause the crosstalk. To do so, gate voltages to the display components, such as thin film transistors (TFTs), that introduce the parasitic capacitances can be reduced or otherwise adjusted. In one approach, the gate voltage can be set at multiple different low levels to generate respective sets of touch signals having different amounts of crosstalk. The different crosstalk amounts can then be used to determine and compensate for the crosstalk in the touch signals. In another approach, gate voltage can be modulated between multiple different low levels to push crosstalk out of band with the generated touch signals. The out-of-band crosstalk can then be used to compensate for the crosstalk in the touch signals. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162120 | SPATIAL INPUT DEVICE - A spatial input device includes a light beam scanner that emits light beams toward a spatially projected image while two-dimensionally scanning the light beams, a photodetector that detects the light beams that have been reflected by an input object within a detection range, with the detection range extending inward of the spatial input device relative to the image, and a controller that counts a scan line number indicative of a number of the light beams that have been detected by the photodetector, and detects a depth position of the input object based on the scan line number. The controller further detects the depth position of the input object based on a depth conversion table, with the depth conversion table specifying depth layer levels corresponding to scan line numbers. | 2016-06-09 |
20160162121 | OPTICAL POSITIONAL INFORMATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND OBJECT ASSOCIATION METHOD - An optical positional information detection apparatus for detecting a position indicated by a pointer on a display surface. The optical positional information detection apparatus includes an imaging unit that captures an image of one or more pointers situated within a predetermined distance from the display surface; an image obtaining unit that obtains a first image captured by the imaging unit and a second image captured by the imaging unit; a movement distance calculation unit that uses a first feature amount based on the first image in which first pointers are captured and a second feature amount based on the second image in which second pointers are captured so that the movement distance calculation unit calculates a movement distance from the first pointers to the second pointers; and an association unit that associates the second pointers with the first pointers based on a limitation on the movement distance. | 2016-06-09 |