24th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140159974 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND METHOD OF SETTING RESONANT FREQUENCY OF ANTENNA DEVICE - In antenna device, a coil conductor of an antenna coil module and a conductor layer at least partially overlap. A current flows in the conductor layer to block a magnetic field generated by a current flowing in the coil conductor. A current, which flows around the periphery of an opening of the conductor layer, flows along the periphery of a slit and around the periphery of the conductor layer due to a cut-edge effect. Since magnetic flux does not pass through the conductor layer, magnetic flux attempts to bypass the conductor layer along a path in which the conductor opening of the conductor layer is on the inside and the outer edge of the conductor layer is on the outside. As a result, the magnetic flux generates relatively large loops that link the inside and the outside of a coil conductor of an antenna on a reader/writer side. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159975 | WIDEBAND COMPACT DIPOLE MANPACK ANTENNA - An compact manpack format antenna operating over a broad bandwidth. In one arrangement, the antenna is formed from a set of five hollow cylindrical conductive elements. Several cylinders provide, for example, a VHF/UHF radiator section and other cylinders form an L-band radiator section. A bottom leg of the L-band section operates as part of the VHF/UHF section via coupling between that lower L-band leg and the VHF/UHF section. This coupling arrangement reduces the required overall physical length of the antenna. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159976 | CERAMIC ANTENNA MODULE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Circuit modules and methods of construction thereof that contain composite meta-material dielectric bodies that have high effective values of real permittivity but which minimize reflective losses, through the use of host dielectric (organic or ceramic), materials having relative permittivities substantially less than ceramic dielectric inclusions embedded therein. The composite meta-material bodies permit reductions in physical lengths of electrically conducting elements such as antenna element(s) without adversely impacting radiation efficiency. The meta-material structure may additionally provide frequency band filtering functions that would normally be provided by other components typically found in an RF front-end. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159977 | Ultra-Wideband 180 Degree Hybrid For Dual-Band Cellular Basestation Antenna - Ultra-wideband 180° hybrids for feeding a radiator of one band of a dual-band dual-polarization cellular basestation antenna are disclosed. The hybrid comprises: metal plates configured in parallel as groundplanes, and a dielectric substrate disposed between plates. First and second metallizations are implemented on opposite exterior surfaces of substrate and are shorted together to keep metal tracks at same potential to form conductor. Plates and first and second metallizations form first stripline circuit implementing matched splitter with short-circuit shunt stub Sum input port is provided at one end and two output ports are provided at opposite ends. Branches of matched splitter narrow to provide gap between output tracks. Third metallization is disposed within substrate. First, second and third metallizations form second stripline circuit. Tracks of third metallization comprise quarter-length transformers of different widths. Difference input port is provided at one end of second stripline circuit and at short-circuit point of short-circuit shunt stub of first stripline circuit. Metal track extends across gap of first stripline circuit. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159978 | Dual-polarised, omnidirectional antenna - An improved dual-polarised, omnidirectional antenna is characterised inter alia by the following features:
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20140159979 | DUAL-POLARIZED DUAL-BAND BROAD BEAMWIDTH DIRECTIVE PATCH ANTENNA - An antenna architecture with a dual-band patch antenna structure having a broadened low-frequency beamwidth is disclosed. The dual band antenna structure comprises a high frequency patch antenna cavity stacked inline above a low frequency patch antenna cavity. An N-shaped metallic wall surrounds the low frequency patch antenna cavity and broadens the emission radiation beamwidth of the low frequency emission. As such, these dual band antenna structures can emit radiation with a beamwidth of approximately 90 degrees in the low frequency band of 700 MHz to 900 MHz as well as the high frequency band of 1.7 GHz to 2.2 GHz. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159980 | RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSION GUARD FOR PORTABLE WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A radio frequency and electromagnetic emission shield employed on wireless personal and portable electronic devices, containing one or more layers of radio frequency (RF) or electromagnetic (EM) screening material, shielding the user from harmful RF or EM radiation, or a redirection antenna that receives all RF signals, and redirects those signals away from the user. The RF emission shield may be contained within a plurality of outer layers, providing a secure fit to a wireless electronic device and an outer layer providing an easy grip for the user. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159981 | PCB APPLIED TO WIRELESS TERMINAL AND WIRELESS TERMINAL - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a PCB connected to a wireless terminal and a wireless terminal. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, distribution of current on a PCB may be changed by resonance current that is generated by a resonant component included in the PCB, so that isolation between at least two antennas increases. In addition, due to existence of the resonance current, electromagnetic radiation capability of the PCB may be increased, so that radiation efficiency of each antenna increases, thereby improving wireless performance of the wireless terminal and effectively ensuring wireless performance of the wireless terminal in various application scenarios. Furthermore, the wireless terminal provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure is simple and easy to implement and has a low cost. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159982 | RECONFIGURABLE MONOPOLE ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A reconfigurable monopole antenna is described which includes a radiator element coupled to a feed point through at least two different current paths. The current paths are of different lengths to accommodate different frequency bands. To change the current paths, a feed-point switch is positioned at the antenna feed point for selectively supplying current along either a first current path or a second current path. The current paths share a majority of the radiator element so that separate radiator elements need not be used. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159983 | MULTIFILAR ANTENNA - Disclosed herein are example embodiments of a dielectrically loaded multifilar antenna for circularly polarised radiation the antenna having a plurality of operating frequencies in excess of 200 MHz. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises: an electrically insulative core having proximal and distal surface portions and, between the proximal and distal surface portions, a laterally directed side surface portion; a pair of feed nodes; at least four elongate generally helical conductive radiating elements located on the core; and, arranged between and coupling together the feed nodes and the radiating elements, a phasing ring formed by a closed loop, wherein the phasing ring is resonant at at least two of the operating frequencies, the elongate antenna elements being coupled to the phasing ring at respective spaced apart coupling locations and extending from the phasing ring in a direction away from the feed nodes. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159984 | ANTENNA AND WIRELESS IC DEVICE - An antenna and a wireless IC device that includes the antenna are provided for which the manufacturing process is simple and for which there is a low probability of a poor connection occurring between a feeder portion and a radiation electrode. An antenna includes a radiation electrode that is provided on a main surface of an insulator board, a ground electrode and/or a counter electrode that is arranged so as to oppose the radiation electrode, and a magnetic field electrode that is connected to the radiation electrode through a connection portion. The magnetic field electrode is defined by line-shaped electrodes and feeds a signal to the radiation electrode from a feeder portion defined by ends of the line-shaped electrodes through the magnetic field electrode. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159985 | CURRENT BREAKER AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A current breaker comprises a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB), a ground plane, a metal component and a conductive via hole. The ground plane is disposed in a first metal layer of the multi-layer PCB and comprises a slot forming inductive impedance. The slot comprises an extended portion. The metal component is disposed in a second metal layer of the multi-layer PCB. Capacitive impedance is formed between the metal component and the ground plane. The projection of the metal component on the ground plane and the extended portion of the slot partially overlap. The conductive via hole penetrates the multi-layer PCB to connect metal component with the ground plane. The first and the second metal layers are any two metal layers of the multi-layer PCB. The inductive impedance formed by the slot and the capacitive impedance formed between the metal component and the ground plane create a parallel LC equivalent circuit. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159986 | RECONFIGURABLE MULTIBAND ANTENNA DECOUPLING NETWORKS - Multiband antenna decoupling networks and systems including multiband antenna decoupling networks are provided herein. A multiband decoupling network is connected to two or more closely spaced antennas. The multiband decoupling network includes lumped components and is reconfigurable to decouple the two or more antennas at a plurality of distinct communication frequency bands. The multiband decoupling network may include tunable lumped components and be reconfigurable through tuning the tunable lumped components. A pi network may be used for the multiband decoupling network. At least one separate impedance-matching network may also be used to match the input impedance of the multiband decoupling network to the output impedance of transmission lines leading to the multiband decoupling network. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159987 | RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICE WITH COMPENSATION OF PERMITTIVITY DISPERSION OF THE SUBSTRATE AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD - The invention relates to a device for transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency signals comprising at least one antenna and/or at least one filter realised in printed technology on a dielectric substrate. According to the invention, this device is equipped with means for compensating the permittivity dispersions of the substrate. For this purpose, the device comprises a circuit for measuring the dielectric permittivity of the substrate able to deliver a measured permittivity value and adjustment means able to adjust the impedance of the antenna and/or the frequency response of said filter according to said measured permittivity value. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159988 | ENHANCED TRANSMISSION-ENERGY MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention relates to a low dielectric loss material comprising a plurality of polyolefin tapes forming a sheet and a coating disposed onto said sheet, wherein said coating comprises an epoxy resin. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159989 | Adjustable Antenna Structures for Adjusting Antenna Performance in Electronic Devices - Adjustable antenna structures may be used to compensate for manufacturing variations in electronic device antennas. An electronic device antenna may have an antenna feed and conductive structures such as portions of a peripheral conductive electronic device housing member and other conductive antenna structures. The adjustable antenna structures may have a movable dielectric support. Multiple conductive paths may be formed on the dielectric support. The movable dielectric support may be installed within an electronic device housing so that a selected one of the multiple conductive paths is coupled into use to convey antenna signals. Coupling the selected path into use adjusts the position of an antenna feed terminal for the antenna feed and compensates for manufacturing variations in the conductive antenna structures that could potentially lead to undesired variations in antenna performance. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159990 | ANTENNA MOUNTED ON A CIRCUIT BOARD - An electronic circuit that needs to transmit or receive radio waves achieves that goal by using an antenna. This disclosure teaches an antenna that can be mounted on an edge of a circuit board. This disclosure teaches antenna shapes that, when mounted on an edge of a circuit board, can advantageously make contact with circuits on both sides of the board. Some antenna shapes have protruding portions with springiness that facilitates affixing the antenna to the board and facilitates reliable electrical contacts with the circuits. The disclosure also teaches methods for mounting an antenna on an edge of a circuit board. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159991 | SWITCHING POWER AMPLIFIER SYSTEM FOR MULTI-PATH SIGNAL INTERLEAVING - A switching power amplifier for multi-path signal interleaving includes a signal splitter configured to split a multi-bit source signal from a digital source into a plurality of multi-bit signals, one or more fractional delay filters configured to delay one or more signals of the plurality of signals by a selected time, a plurality of bit-stream converters, each bit-stream converter configured to receive one of the multi-bit signals, each bit-stream converter further configured to generate a single-bit signal based on a received multi-bit signal, a plurality of switching power amplifiers, each switching power amplifier configured to receive a single-bit signal from one of the bit-stream converters, and an interleaver configured to generate an interleaved output by interleaving two or more outputs of the switching power amplifiers, wherein a sampling frequency of the interleaved output of the interleaver is greater than the selected sampling frequency of the multi-bit source signal. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159992 | ADJUSTING A DISPLAY WALL THROUGH A PORTABLE DEVICE - A display wall can be adjusted by using a portable device including an image sensing unit, a wireless communication unit communicating with the display wall through a wireless communication network, and a control unit. The image sensing unit produces image(s) of the display devices within the display wall. The control unit analyzes the image(s) to obtain a display parameter, for example, the actual brightness of each of the display devices, and produces control information according to the display parameters of the display devices. The portable device transmits the control information to the display wall, such that the display parameter of the display wall can be adjusted overall according to the control information, by synchronizing the display parameters of the individual display devices. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159993 | Voice Recognizing Digital Messageboard System and Method - Provided is a system and method of updating a message displayed on an electronic screen via wireless communications device or remote website. Messages are entered into the communications device (input terminal) or web interface via verbal commands or entered text. The input is then transmitted to one or more electronic screens, where the message is displayed. Thus, users can update an electronic display without directly manipulating the display screen. Each electronic screen is in enabled to wirelessly communicate over cellular networks and via BlueTooth connections. These connection methods enable pairing of multiple electronic screens to a single wireless communications device, as well as allowing multiple communications devices to manipulate any given screen directly or via web interface. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159994 | COMBINED HUD/HDD DISPLAY - An integrated dual-mode visual display system which includes both a large-area heads down display and a heads up display combined in a single unit includes a housing or chassis, a flat panel display attached to the housing or chassis, a HUD projector for projecting HUD images and/or data, and a processor housed within the housing or attached to the chassis for driving both the HUD projector and the flat panel display. The processor comprises a video generator for generating video images to be displayed on the flat panel display and on the HUD. The HUD and the HDD (the flat panel display) can display the same information, completely distinct information, or information that has some commonality (some information is uniquely displayed on one or the other of the HUD and HDD displays, while some information is displayed on both the HUD and the HDD). | 2014-06-12 |
20140159995 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY HAVING TEMPLE ARMS TO PROVIDE LONG AXIS COMPRESSION - A HMD includes a pair of temple arms having spring steel that wraps around the head to provide long axis compression. The spring steel arms produce a compressive force along the long axis of the head that counters the gravitational force of a weight positioned at the forehead. The weight is supported by the long axis compression, rather than resting on the nose, ears or the top of the head. The front to back, long axis compressive force frees the head from all but the smallest amount of paraphernalia and allows for the weight to be worn in a way that is comfortable and non-intrusive. The spring steel temple arms are over bent inward well beyond the smallest size head and is used with a spine material that limits how far the temple arms can bend inward. An interface layer is also attached to provide comfort to the head. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159996 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROGRAMMING, CALIBRATING AND DRIVING A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE DISPLAY - A method and system for programming, calibrating and driving a light emitting device display is provided. The system may include extracting a time dependent parameter of a pixel for calibration. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159997 | GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT, GATE DRIVING METHOD, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A gate driving circuit comprises GOA units of multiple stages. Each GOA unit includes a pull-up module and an output module. The pull-up module outputs a second clock signal to the output module when an input signal is at a high level; and the output module is turned on when the second clock signal is at a high level, and outputs a third clock signal as a first gate driving signal and outputs a fourth clock signal as a second gate driving signal when being turned on; the third clock signal and the fourth clock signal have opposite phases but the same cycle, and the cycle of the second clock signal is twice that of the third clock signal. It also discloses a liquid crystal display and a gate driving method, two rows of pixels are driven by one GOA unit, thus the space for disposing TFTs is saved, the sealing area of the LCD is reduced. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159998 | Current Detecting Circuit, Temperature Compensating Device and Display Device - The invention discloses a current detecting circuit, a temperature compensating device and a display device, and relates to the field of display technology, which resolves the problem of image flicker in the display screen or abnormal display due to changes in the turn-on voltage of the thin film transistors in the display panel caused by changes in the temperature in the prior art. The current detecting circuit includes a voltage source, a first mirror current source for supplying a reference current, a second mirror current source for obtaining a difference between a current output from the first mirror current source and a current output from a unit to be detected and converting the difference into a voltage signal, and an inverter for amplifying the voltage signal and output a detection result. A temperature compensating device including the foregoing current detecting circuit. A display device including the above temperature compensating device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159999 | Gate Driving Circuit, Switching Control Circuit and Shift Register of Display Device - According to one aspect of the present invention, the provided is a gate driving circuit, comprising: a first switch control circuit, being configured to be respectively coupled to each of the multiple stages of shift register units; a second switch control circuit, being configured to be respectively coupled to each of the multiple stages of shift register units. The first switch control circuit controls the multiple stages of shift register units to turn on in a forward sequence; the second switch control circuit controls the multiple stages of shift register units to turn on in a backward sequence. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160000 | SHIFT REGISTER UNIT, GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - A shift register unit, a gate driving circuit, and a display device are disclosed. The shift register unit comprising: a pull-up module for pulling up level signal at present-stage signal output based on a signal at a pull-up control node and a first clock input; a control module connected to a first voltage terminal and a second voltage terminal for controlling the level at the pull-up control node based on a signal inputted to a first signal input and a second clock input; and a reset module for resetting the level signal outputted from the present-stage signal output based on a signal inputted to a second signal input. Signal lines and TFTs integrated in the shift register unit may be reduced, thereby saving space occupied by the circuit and reducing product cost. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160001 | MIXED REALITY PRESENTATION - Embodiments that relate to presenting a mixed reality environment via a mixed reality display device are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method for presenting a mixed reality environment via a head-mounted display device. The method includes using head pose data to generally identify one or more gross selectable targets within a sub-region of a spatial region occupied by the mixed reality environment. The method further includes specifically identifying a fine selectable target from among the gross selectable targets based on eye-tracking data. Gesture data is then used to identify a gesture, and an operation associated with the identified gesture is performed on the fine selectable target. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160002 | MOBILE DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HEADS-UP DISPLAY - A mobile device, system and method for controlling a heads-up display device is provided. A mobile device is in communication with a heads-up display (HUD) device. The mobile device is enabled to: transmit a portion of display data to the HUD device for display thereupon, rather than provide the portion to a display of the mobile device; and display a remaining portion of the display data at the display. The HUD device is enabled to: receive from the mobile device the display data for display at the HUD; display the data at the HUD. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160003 | Accelerometer-Based Biometric Data - A user can provide input to a device in a 2-dimensional manner (such as by entering the data using a stylus or finger to apply pressure to a touchscreen) or in a 3-dimensional manner (such as by moving the device in 3-dimensional space). While the user input is being received, biometric data in the form of accelerometer data is collected. The accelerometer data indicates an amount of force applied in each of one or more directions over time. The collected accelerometer data thus provides an indication of the manner in which the device was moved, whether intentionally or unintentionally, while the user input was being received. The collected accelerometer data can be used in various manners, such as to verify the user input, as a signature of the user, as an authentication value to access a service or device, and so forth. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160004 | USE OF PHYSICIAN EYE TRACKING DURING A PROCEDURE - A method for displaying information, including presenting on one or more monitors a plurality of distinct elements in a first spatial relationship with one another, the plurality of distinct elements being illustrative of a state of a medical procedure. The method also includes measuring gaze directions, towards the plurality of the elements, of an implementer of the medical procedure while the procedure is being performed. In response to the measured gaze directions, the plurality of distinct elements are rearranged on the one or more monitors into a second spatial relationship with one another. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160005 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GAZE TRACKING - An apparatus and a method that controls gaze tracking. The apparatus includes an imaging device that has an image sensor divided into a plurality of zones and a gaze tracking controller. The gaze tracking controller is configured to determine a lens PSF and an image sensor PSF of the camera, respectively, using images for each zone acquired from image elements disposed in each zone of the image sensor. In addition, the gaze tracking controller is configured to estimate illumination reflection points using an imaging device PSF determined from the determined lens and image sensor PSFs at the time of detecting a user gaze using the imaging device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160006 | PROJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A projection system includes an indicating device and a projection device, and the indicating device includes a button. When the button is pressed for the first time, the indicating device is configured to obtain a corresponding coordinate value and output a coordinate signal based on the coordinate value, and the projection device is configured to receive and process the coordinate signal to obtain and store the coordinate value. When the button is pressed for the second time in a first predetermined time, the projection device is configured to output a simulating double click signal to a computer. A method for controlling the projection system is also disclosed herein. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160007 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An electronic apparatus includes a physical button to be manipulated by a predetermined manipulation, a sensor to measure ambient illuminance when an operation mode of the electronic apparatus is a power saving mode or a power off mode and the physical button is manipulated, and a controller to perform an operation corresponding to the predetermined manipulation of the physical button when it is determined that the ambient illuminance measured by the sensor is greater than or equal to a predetermined illuminance value. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160008 | OPTICAL INPUT DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An optical input device includes a light source module, a scan unit, a detection unit and a processing unit. The light source module generates a detection beam. The scan unit drives the detection beam to scan multiple frames in an input detection space. When scanning the frames, the detection unit detects a reflected detection beam and outputs a corresponding detection signal. The processing unit generates a process result corresponding to each of the frames according to the detection signal, generates an operation instruction according to the process results, and outputs the operation instruction to a peripheral device to execute the operation instruction. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160009 | AUDIO BOOK FOR PEN-BASED COMPUTER - A system for producing audio output from interaction with printed material and a pen based computer system. The system includes a printed page including a substantially invisible position code and a human viewable image. The system further includes a pen-based computer system for determining a position of the human viewable image in response to interactions there between, e.g., based upon the pen tip's proximity to the image. The pen-based computer is operable to produce a human-audible output corresponding to the human viewable image contemporaneously with the interaction. The human viewable image may be produced independent of the pen based computer and may include a textual word and/or an image. A plurality of pages may be provided in book form allowing a plurality of audio recordings to be rendered in connection with a plurality of images, thusly providing an interactive audio book experience for the user. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160010 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; a body provided with a front surface, a rear surface and a lateral surface; a display unit disposed on at least the front surface and configured to display screen information; a squeeze sensing unit configured to sense a pressure applied to the body to detect a squeeze operation; and a controller configured to receive a control command for controlling a preset first operation of the mobile terminal, perform the first preset operation based on receiving only the control command and not detecting the squeeze operation, and perform a second preset operation different than the first preset operation based on receiving both the received control command and the detected squeeze operation. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160011 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHECKING GAZE OBJECT - An apparatus for checking a gaze object includes an eye detector configured to detect eyes from a captured image of a user who stares at objects while the objects displayed on a display move at certain frequencies, a frequency converter configured to check a motion of the detected eyes and convert the motion of the eyes into an eye moving frequency, and a discriminating unit configured to compare the eye moving frequency and moving frequencies of the objects and discriminate an object at which the user stares depending upon whether or not the eye moving frequency is identical with the moving frequencies of the objects. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160012 | AUTOMATIC CORRECTION DEVICE OF VEHICLE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An automatic correction device of a vehicle display system and method thereof, comprising following steps: firstly, transform an image of road in front into projection information, to calculate a coordinate model, then detect facial features of a driver, to calculate a face rotation angle and a facial features 3-D position of said driver, to estimate a position field of view for said driver looking to front. Then, said position field of view is substituted into an image overlap projection transformation formula, to generate an overlap error correction parameter. Subsequently, utilize said overlap error correction parameter to correct and update said coordinate model. Finally, utilize a display unit to project said corrected coordinate model to front of said driver, so that projection position of said coordinate model overlaps said position field of view of said driver. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160013 | SWITCHING DEVICE - There is provided a switching device including an image sensor, a processing unit and a transmission unit. The image sensor successively captures image frames. The processing unit is configured to generate a control signal when sequentially recognizing an open hand gesture and a closed fist gesture or sequentially recognizing a closed fist gesture and an open hand gesture according to the image frames within a predetermined time interval. The transmission unit is configured to transmit the control signal to an electronic device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160014 | DISPLAY SYSTEM CONTAINING AN ADAPTIVE SEMI-TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE AND MEANS FOR DETECTING THE LANDSCAPE VIEWED BY THE USER - The general field of the invention is that of display systems comprising an electronic calculator containing first image generation means and an associated semi-transparent display device, said display device intended to be arranged in front of an outside landscape. The display device according to the invention consists of two overlaid semi-transparent flat display screens, a photo-sensitive sensor and a position detection system. The first display screen is passive, its transmission rate being controlled by the first image generation means, the second display screen is active, its light emission being controlled by the first image generation means. The image generated is displayed either on the first display screen, or on the second display screen as a function of the outside landscape luminance information output by the photo-sensitive sensor and the position detection. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160015 | MANIPULATION INPUT DEVICE AND MANIPULATOR SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A manipulation input device includes a master grip having a grip part and manipulation handles movably supported on the grip part, a spring configured to generate manipulation resistance in response to a displacement amount of the manipulation handles when the manipulation handles are manipulated, and a force magnitude adjusting unit configured to adjust the force magnitude of the manipulation resistance relative to the displacement amount. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160016 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WITH AUTOMATIC CONTROL TO KEEP DISPLAY TURNED ON AND METHOD - Apparatus and method provide a hold on function in a mobile phone or other portable electronic equipment keeps the display thereof turned on in spite of a screensaver or other power saving feature while a user is reading or watching the display and allows activating of power saving facilities of the mobile phone or equipment only when a user no longer is reading or watching the display. Also, a computer program product stored in a storage medium, includes a storage medium, a computer program including face recognition software to recognize whether an input image represents that of a human face, and a control program to control operation of portable electronic equipment depending on whether or not an input image represents a human face. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160017 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTROLL METHOD FOR PERFORMING PREDETERMINED ACTION BASED ON OBJECT DISPLACEMENT AND RELATED APPARATUS THEREOF - An electronic apparatus controlling method includes: determining if displacement of an object in a first predetermined time period is smaller than a first predetermined distance to generate a determining result; and controlling the electronic apparatus to perform a first predetermined action if the determining result is no, and controlling the electronic apparatus to perform a deciding step if the determining result is yes. The deciding step is utilized for deciding if a second predetermined action is performed according to a coordinates of the object at the end of the first predetermined time period. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160018 | PROJECTOR SYSTEM - An image projection system includes a projector connected to a host computer to display images on a projection screen, an image capture device, and an operation pen. The operation pen emits a laser beam and has buttons. The image capturing device captures a photo with a point part of the projected image on which the laser beam falls. The host computer compares the photo with the image being supplied by the host computer to determine the point part being pointed by the laser beam, receives wireless control signals from the operation pen, and executes actions of buttons of the operation pen. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160019 | METHODS FOR ENHANCING USER INTERACTION WITH MOBILE DEVICES - A method for enhancing user interaction with mobile electronic devices is presented. The method includes determining screen orientation on the device by first detecting the presence of a user using data captured by a camera of the portable electronic device. The method further includes searching the data from the camera for a plurality of physical characteristics of the user if a user is detected. The method also includes determining a facial orientation of the user based on information regarding at least one physical characteristic of the user determined from the data. Finally, the method includes setting a screen orientation of a display device of the portable electronic device based on the determined facial orientation of the user. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160020 | OPTICAL TOUCH DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An operation method of an optical touch device includes: emitting, by a light emitting unit, a light beam to illuminate an object; capturing, by an image sensing device, an image of the object reflecting the light beam; selecting all pixels in the image having a brightness greater than or equal to a brightness threshold; sorting the selected pixels along a first coordinate axis of the image, a second coordinate axis of the image or based a pixel brightness; selecting the top first predetermined ratio of pixels from the sorted pixels as an object image of the object; and calculating a gravity center of the object image according to positions of the top first predetermined ratio of pixels or according to the positions of the top first predetermined ratio of pixels with a weight of pixel brightness. An optical touch device is also provided. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160021 | Optical Mouse with Cursor Rotating Ability - A surface navigation device for a computer or similar graphical display and methods for implementing its operation. The device moves sensitively and precisely over a surface such as a desktop and operator generated changes in its position relative to targetable objects on that desktop arranged about the circumference of a pseudo-circle are described in terms of a lumped motion vector. The motion vector is decomposed into a translational and rotational part by metrical and topological methods. The device communicates each part of the decomposed motion quickly and accurately to a computer screen or other display where it may implement the motion of a cursor or it may be used to manipulate objects having a 3D character by providing them with translational and rotational motions. The rotational parameter generated by the device may also be used independently to trigger some computer action. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160022 | TOUCHPAD FUNCTION MODIFICATION - For modifying touchpad function, a control module employs interim controls in an interim state for a touchpad in response to detecting use of a pointer embedded in a keyboard in a touchpad state. The control module further employs pointing controls in a pointing state in response to satisfying pointing criteria in the interim state. The control module also employs touchpad controls in a touchpad state in response to satisfying touchpad criteria in the pointing state. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160023 | PORTABLE INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A portable interactive electronic apparatus includes a shell and a touch control panel having a cover plate. The cover plate includes a first surface area and a second surface area, and the touch control panel is positioned on the shell. The first surface area is utilized for sensing a touch of a user's finger, and the second surface area is utilized for leading liquid components out from the cover plate. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160024 | OPTICAL NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL NAVIGATION METHOD - An optical navigation apparatus and an optical navigation method are provided. The optical navigation apparatus includes a light source unit, an image sensing unit, and a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is electrically connected to the light source unit and the image sensing unit. The light source unit generates a beam of light. The image sensing unit captures a plurality of images within a time interval. The processing unit determines that the beam of light is projected onto a touch object according to the images, calculates a piece of displacement information related to the touch object according to the images, generates a comparison result by comparing the piece of displacement information with a threshold, and sets a displacement resolution of the optical navigation apparatus according to the comparison result. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160025 | Stylus Keyboard - A combination of a stylus and a keyboard. A collapsible keyboard portion is coupled to a stylus tip. When in a collapsed state, the apparatus may be used as a stylus, or stored in a receptacle or a user's pocket. When a keyboard is needed, the stylus keyboard may be unrolled or unfolded, and used to control an electronic device via a wireless connection between a transceiver on the stylus keyboard and the electronic device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160026 | ABBREVIATED KEYBOARDS FOR MOBILE PASSWORD ENTRY - A computer implemented method is provided for receiving a password from a mobile device. A login initiation is received from a touch screen enabled mobile device to a password-protected service. The mobile device comprises a default keyboard including a set of alphanumeric or symbol characters. Responsive to initiating the login initiation, a customized shortened keyboard is retrieved. The customized shortened keyboard comprises a subset of the set of alphanumeric or symbol characters. The subset comprises alphanumeric or symbol characters within a password, and extraneous alphanumeric or symbol characters, but not the entirety of the set of alphanumeric or symbol characters. The customized shortened keyboard is returned to the mobile device. The password is received from the mobile device. The customized shortened keyboard is used to enter the password into the mobile device. The password is then validated. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160027 | ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENT FOR A KEYBOARD PROXIMITY AND TRACKING SENSOR - A keyboard assembly includes a transmitter electrode and one or more receiver electrodes that are used to generate an electric field above one or more keys of the assembly. The first electrode is located on a first level of a keyboard assembly and the second electrode is located on a second level of the keyboard assembly. The first level may correspond to a support plate of the assembly and the second level may correspond to a surface of a printed circuit board to which the second electrode is coupled. Alternatively, the first and second levels may correspond to different sides of a frame of the keyboard assembly. Disturbances in the electric field may be detected to perform a control operation of a host device that includes or is coupled to the keyboard assembly. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160028 | ELECTRONIC DISPLAY WITH PUSH BUTTONS - One or more buttons are associated with an electronic display screen. The display screen is configured to display various information, such as button labels. The buttons are configured, such as by being at least partially transparent, so that the display is visible there through. Input to or activation of the buttons is determined passively, such as by a RF board located at an opposing side of the display screen from the button(s), the board configured to transmit and receive radio frequency signals, and an interface configured to provide a data connection to an electronic device. In this embodiment, the one or more buttons comprise one or more RF transponders. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160029 | Systems and Methods for a Trackpad Within a Keyboard - In one embodiment, a method includes providing for display to a user a set of keys within a region of a touch-screen user interface, each key being responsive to a keystroke touch-gesture within an area of the key. The method also includes receiving a pre-defined user input other than a keystroke touch-gesture within an area of a key. The method further includes, in response to the pre-defined user input, providing within the region of the touch-screen user interface a trackpad in place of at least a portion of the set of keys. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160030 | SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING AND CREATING GESTURES - A computing system includes a sensor configured to detect user inputs. The system further includes a processor configured to receive a detected first user input from the sensor. The processor further receives a detected second user input from the sensor. In response, the processor assigns a command to the first user input based on the second user input. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160031 | QUADRATIC CONVERTER MINIMIZING DRIVER SIZE FOR PIEZO HAPTICS - A converter and switch mode power supply providing a high voltage signal. Generally described, the converter reduces the driver size required to generate high voltages. A controller which continuously operates the quadratic converter can reduce hard switch losses, electromagnetic interference, and component stress. The controller can utilize soft switching which improves efficiency, eliminates the need for snubbers, and reduces rating requirements. In one illustrative embodiment, the converter can include dual inductors with a single switch architecture. The switch can allow electric energy to be charged within each of the inductors during an “on” state of the switch, while said electric energy can be discharged delivering the same during an “off” state of the switch. A pulse train signal can be fed into the switch so that the converter provides a peak voltage much greater than the voltage placed into the converter. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160032 | Swipe Stroke Input and Continuous Handwriting - Swipe-stroke input and continuous handwriting are provided. A stroke sequence or a portion of a stroke sequence of a Chinese character may be input via selecting one or more stroke buttons via a swipe gesture. Candidate characters may be determined and provided when an indication is received that a stroke sequence input has ended. A candidate may be selected, or a next stroke sequence may be input. As additional input is received, phrase candidates may be predicted and dynamically provided. An end-of-input (EOI) panel may be provided, which when selected, provides an indication of an end of a current handwriting input and allowing a next handwriting input to be entered. By providing a selectable functionality to indicate an end of a current handwriting input, a continuous and more efficient handwriting experience is provided. Past handwriting input may be stored and accessed, allowing a user to edit the past handwriting input. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160033 | SLIDE TO APPLY - According to various exemplary embodiments, user input of a single continuous gesture from a touch-sensitive surface of a first device to a touch-sensitive surface of a second device is detected. It is determined that the gesture corresponds to a drag-and-drop operation performed on an icon displayed on the touch-sensitive surface of the first device, the icon representing user profile information. Moreover, it is determined that the gesture terminates proximate to a job position user interface element in a job recruitment user interface window displayed on the touch-sensitive surface of the second device. Thereafter, the user profile information of the user is transferred from the first device to the second device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160034 | ENHANCED DYNAMIC HAPTIC EFFECTS - A system is provided that generates a dynamic haptic effect that includes one or more key frames, where each key frame includes a first interpolant value and a first haptic effect. The system further receives an interpolant value, where the interpolant value is between at least two interpolant values of at least two key frames. The system further determines the dynamic haptic effect from the interpolant value. The system further distributes the dynamic haptic effect among a plurality of actuators. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160035 | FINGER-SPECIFIC INPUT ON TOUCHSCREEN DEVICES - This specification describes apparatus, computer-implemented methods, and systems for interacting with computing systems using finger-specific input. In one general embodiment, a finger-specific input device can identify and differentiate each finger of a user. For example, the finger-specific input device may be able to detect features of each individual finger, such as fingerprints or detectable finger attachments, and to determine a set of fingers using the input device by camera or other visual cue, among others. A user can use multiple fingers to interact with a computing system and generate commands based on the use of a particular finger, a particular combination of fingers, and particular gestures of specific finger or combination of finger movements. In some implementations, specific commands are assigned to corresponding fingers and/or finger-specific multi-touch gestures in a program environment. In some implementations, users can define specific commands for specific fingers and/or finger-specific multi-touch gestures. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160036 | Sending Drive Signals with an Increased Number of Pulses to Particular Drive Lines - In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a touch of an object on a device. The method also includes predicting an area of the device that the detected touch will move to. The method further includes sending a first set of drive signals to one or more drive lines within the predicted area, the first set of drive signals each having a first number of pulses. The method further includes sending a second set of drive signals to one or more drive lines outside the predicted area, the second set of drive signals each having a second number of pulses. Furthermore, the first number of pulses is greater than the second number of pulses. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160037 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING AND SELECTIVELY SENSING USE OF A DEVICE - A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for subdividing a touch-sensitive interface of a mouse accessory into a first plurality of sectors for defining a first plurality of mouse buttons, where each sector of the first plurality of sectors corresponds to a distinct mouse button. The method can further include receiving a first signal from the touch-sensitive interface of the mouse accessory, detecting, from the first signal a selection of a sector of the first plurality of sectors, and generating a second signal indicating the selection of the sector. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160038 | TOUCH SENSING METHOD AND TOUCH SENSING APPARATUS - There are provided a touch sensing method and a touch sensing apparatus. The touch sensing method includes calibrating an offset value; obtaining sensed data from a panel unit, performing a difference operation on the sensed data and the offset value to calculate valid data, when the valid data is higher than a first threshold value, calculating a correlation value between the valid data and reference data, and comparing the correlation value with a second threshold value to determine whether to update the offset value and whether to filter the valid data. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160039 | Electronic Apparatus, Control Method of an Electronic Apparatus, And Computer Readable Storage Medium - An electronic apparatus includes a touch manipulation portion, a touch input detector, a user manipulation portion, and an operation module. The touch manipulation portion is configured to receive a multitouch input. The touch input detector is configured to detect a single touch input that is made with the touch manipulation portion. The user manipulation portion is provided separately from the touch manipulation portion and can be manipulated by a user. The operation module is configured, when the touch input detector detects the single touch input and the user manipulation portion is manipulated, to perform an operation that is similar to an operation to be performed in response to the multitouch input. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160040 | DISPLAY DEVICE UNIT - A display device unit includes: a display device; and a sound element disposed at a side surface or a rear surface of the display device, where the sound element includes a vibration material layer which provides a sound based on an electric field applied therein, and a pair of electrodes which generates the electric field in the vibration material layer. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160041 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Discussed is a display device with integrated touch screen including a panel including a plurality of electrodes; a data driver for converting RGB data inputted from a timing controller into a data voltage, and supplying the data voltage to data lines; a gate driver for sequentially supplying a gate signal to gate lines so as to apply the data voltage to pixels of the panel during a high logic period of a horizontal sync signal; and a touch IC for supplying the touch scan signal to the plurality of electrodes every low logic period of the horizontal sync signal, wherein the touch IC applies the touch scan signal, at least once, to each of the electrodes during one frame. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160042 | TABLET COMPUTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a tablet computer and a method for controlling the same. The method includes steps of receiving a first video signal outputted from an external device; converting the first video signal into a first low voltage differential signal; receiving a second video signal outputted from a processor; converting the second video signal into a second low voltage differential signal; making the tablet computer selectively operate in a tablet computer mode or an external device mode; outputting the second low voltage differential signal to a display module to display corresponding data when the tablet computer operates in the tablet computer mode; and outputting the first low voltage differential signal to the display module to display corresponding data when the tablet computer operates in the external device mode. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160043 | METHOD OF COMPENSATING FOR EDGE COORDINATES OF TOUCH SENSING SYSTEM - A method of compensating for coordinates of an edge portion of a touch sensing system is disclosed. The method includes calculating coordinates of a touch point, suitably converting the coordinates of the touch point based on a resolution of a display panel, deciding whether or not current coordinates of the touch point are present in a bezel area outside an active area of the display panel, in which an image is displayed, and when the current coordinates of the touch point are present in the bezel area, modifying the current coordinates of the touch point into edge coordinates of the active area contacting the bezel area. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160044 | DYNAMIC TACTILE INTERFACE - One variation of a dynamic tactile interface includes: a substrate defining a fluid channel and a fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the fluid channel; a tactile layer comprising a peripheral region and a deformable region, the peripheral region coupled to the substrate, and the deformable region arranged over the fluid conduit, disconnected from the substrate, and operable between a retracted setting and an expanded setting, the deformable region elevated above the peripheral region in the expanded setting; a tube comprising a first end fluidly coupled to the fluid channel and constrained relative to the substrate; a volume of fluid within the tube; and a rotary actuator coupled to the tube remote from the first end and configured to transition the deformable region from the retracted setting to the expanded setting by winding the tube to displace a portion of the volume of fluid within the tube into the fluid channel. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160045 | TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE USING A PEN - A terminal and a method of providing a user interface using a pen are provided. The terminal includes a pen attachment/detachment perception switch configured to detect attachment and detachment of a pen; a touch screen panel configured to detect a state of the pen; and a controller configured to activate a terminal screen when a signal corresponding to the detachment of the pen from the pen attachment/detachment perception switch has been received, and to display a menu item list, including one or more applications, on the terminal screen when a hovering event by the pen has been detected by the touch screen panel. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160046 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTENT DISPLAYING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH BROWSING PROGRAM - A data processing apparatus includes a browsing portion to display a display area of content on a display portion, and a gesture event determining portion to determine a gesture event on the basis of position(s) designated by a user on a display surface of the display portion. The browsing portion includes a display area determining portion to determine a display area on the basis of the gesture event, a capture area determining portion to determine a capture area including the display area, a captured image generating portion to generate a captured image corresponding to the capture area on the basis of the content, a temporary memory control portion to temporarily store the captured image, a display image generating portion to generate a display image corresponding to the display area on the basis of the captured image, and a display control portion to display the display image on the display portion. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160047 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed is an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device which includes an OLED array formed on a lower substrate; a touch panel attached to the lower substrate and including first and second sensor electrodes for sensing a touch and a routing line electrically connected to at least one of the first and second sensor electrodes and exposed to an upper surface of the touch panel; and a connection line electrically connecting the OLED array and the touch panel through an exposed portion of the routing line. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160048 | TOUCH SENSOR CONTROLLER RESPONSIVE TO ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING CONDITIONS - A touch sensor controller system for use in a vehicle of the type utilizing a software application to be interfaced with by an operator of the vehicle includes a touch sensor and a touch detector associated with the touch sensor. A touch gesture processor is provided which prevents unwanted or unintended touch gestures from being communicated to the application software during certain operating conditions of the vehicle. The touch gesture processor receives inputs of the operating conditions of the vehicle and receives touch gesture information from the touch detector, and the touch gesture processor is operative to determine the types of touch gestures to be permitted to be passed to the software application. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160049 | CLIPBOARD FUNCTION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A clipboard function control method and apparatus of an electronic device is provided for copying at least one object into a clipboard and pasting the at least one copied object selectively according to a user input. The method includes detecting a user gesture on a page, checking a number of touch points of the user gesture, processing an object in association with the number of touch points of the user gesture, where the processing of the object is one of storing the object in association with the number of touch points as clipped data and pasting the clipped data identified with the number of touch points. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160050 | Method And System For Providing Haptic Effects Based On Haptic Context Information - The present disclosure is generally directed to a method for providing haptic effects based on haptic context data including receiving haptic context information associated with a user interface, receiving an input signal associated with a user interaction with the user interface; and determining a haptic effect based in part on the haptic context information and input signal; and outputting a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160051 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing device ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140160052 | Event Recognition - A method executes software including a view hierarchy with a plurality of views which displays one or more views of the view hierarchy. The method executes software elements associated with a particular view, wherein each particular view includes event recognizers. Each event recognizer has an event definition based on sub-events, and an event handler that specifies an action for a target, and is configured to send the action to the target in response to an event recognition. The method detects a sequence of sub-events, and identifies one of the views of the view hierarchy as a hit view that establishes which views in the hierarchy are actively involved views. The method delivers a respective sub-event to event recognizers for each actively involved view, wherein each event recognizer for actively involved views in the view hierarchy processes the respective sub-event prior to processing a next sub-event in the sequence of sub-events. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160053 | GESTURE RECOGNITION METHOD AND INTERACTIVE SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A gesture recognition method for an interactive system includes the steps of: capturing image windows with an image sensor; obtaining information of object images associated with at least one pointer in the image windows; calculating a position coordinate of the pointer relative to the interactive system according to the position of the object images in the image windows when a single pointer is identified according to the information of object images; and performing gesture recognition according to a relation between the object images in the image window when a plurality of pointers are identified according to the information of object images. The present invention further provides an interactive system. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160054 | ANCHOR-DRAG TOUCH SYMBOL RECOGNITION - Described herein are methods and devices that employ a predefined class of anchor-drag touches to minimize host processor use in a mobile computing device. As described, detecting anchor-drag touch gestures enables the touch screen controller to handle a large portion of touch processing, even in mobile devices with larger displays. A first touch establishes an anchor area, from which a drag area is calculated, and a second touch within the drag area provides a command to the device. Some embodiments may limit subsequent touch processing to the identified drag area. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160055 | WEARABLE MULTI-MODAL INPUT DEVICE FOR AUGMENTED REALITY - A wrist-worn input device that is used in augmented reality (AR) operates in three modes of operation. In a first mode of operation, the input device is curved so that it may be worn on a user's wrist. A touch surface receives letters gestured or selections by the user. In a second mode of operation, the input device is flat and used as a touch surface for more complex single or multi-hand interactions. A sticker defining one or more locations on the touch surface that corresponds a user's input, such as a character, number or intended operation, may be affixed to the touch surface. The sticker may be interchanged with different stickers based on a mode of operation, user's preference and/or particular AR experience. In a third mode of operation, the input device receives biometric input from biometric sensors. The biometric input may provide contextual information in an AR experience while allowing the user to have their hands free. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160056 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PROXIMITY EVENTS - Methods, systems and devices are described for determining positional information for objects using an input device. The various embodiments provide improved user interface functionality by facilitating user input with input objects that are at the surface and objects that are away from the surface. The input device includes a processing system and an array of sensor electrodes adapted to capacitively sense objects in a sensing region. The processing system is configured to determine first positional information for an input object in a first portion of the sensing region based on a difference between a first frame of the first plurality of frames and a filtered frame even when the input object is determined to be in the sensing region when the first plurality of frames are acquired, wherein the filtered frame is based on one or more of the first plurality of frames | 2014-06-12 |
20140160057 | TOUCH SENSING METHOD AND TOUCH SENSING APPARATUS - There is provided a touch sensing method including: classifying sensed pieces of data obtained from a panel unit as a plurality of groups according to a predetermined reference; selecting a portion of groups in which variations of the sensed pieces of data included in each of the plurality of groups are lower than a first threshold value; calculating representative values with respect to each of portion of the groups; and determining a noise canceling method by comparing the variations of representative values with a second threshold value. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160058 | DRIVING CIRCUIT AND TOUCH DISPLAY CAPABLE OF ENABLING A DISPLAY STRUCTURE TO PROVIDE A TOUCH FUNCTION - A driving circuit capable of enabling a display structure to provide a touch function, including: a first multiplexing interface for coupling with multiple gate driving lines; a second multiplexing interface for coupling with at least one storage capacitor driving line; a third multiplexing interface for coupling with multiple source driving lines; a fourth multiplexing interface for coupling with multiple transparent electrodes; and a control unit for driving the gate driving lines via the first multiplexing interface to form a capacitive network on a TFT display structure, and performing a capacitive touch detection procedure on the capacitive network via an interface selected from a group consisting of the second multiplexing interface, the third multiplexing interface, the fourth multiplexing interface, and any combination thereof. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160059 | TOUCH SENSOR MECHANISM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A touch sensor mechanism for a touch display device, includes a cover lens made by a transparent material having a dielectric constant greater than 4.5 and a compression strength greater than 700 MPa for generating a finger's touching capacitance (C | 2014-06-12 |
20140160060 | DETECTING METHOD FOR A TOUCH DEVICE - A detecting method for a touch device, the method includes the steps of reading all sensed values of a frame associated with the touch device, computing a difference between a maximum sensed value and a minimum sensed value of all the sensed values of the frame, comparing the difference with a base value to generate a comparison result and executing a corresponding operation based on the comparison result. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160061 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TOUCH SENSING METHOD THEREOF - Discussed is a display device. The display device includes a display panel including a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, a timing controller temporally dividing one frame period and driving the display panel such that a display mode for displaying an image in the display panel and a touch mode for sensing the user touch are alternately driven, a gate driver, and a data driver. Some of the gate lines and some of the data lines overlap each of a plurality of touch electrodes that are units for sensing a user touch. The gate driver simultaneously turns on a plurality of switching elements respectively connected to the gate lines overlapping each touch electrode in the touch mode. The data driver outputting display data having the same level to the respective data lines overlapping each touch electrode when the switching elements are turned on. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160062 | Display Device and Touch Sensing Method Thereof - Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes a timing controller and a touch sensing unit. The timing controller temporally divides one frame period and drives a display panel such that a display mode for displaying an image in the display panel and a touch mode for sensing a user's touch are alternately driven. The touch sensing unit detects the user's touch with a DTX compensation value calculated by multiplying a DTX weight value and a maximum DTX amplitude of a touch sensing block which is obtained when a maximum grayscale value is applied to a plurality of pixels corresponding to the touch sensing block, in the touch mode. The DTX weight value is calculated by substituting an average value of grayscale values applied to the plurality of pixels corresponding to the touch sensing block into a normalization curve. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160063 | USER INTERFACE AND METHODS - One variation of a method for controlling a dynamic tactile user interface includes: sensing a first capacitance value across a portion of a cavity in a retracted setting; sensing a second capacitance value across a peripheral region; generating a capacitance map according to the first capacitance value and the second capacitance value; modifying a fluid pressure within the cavity to transition the cavity into an expanded setting, the deformable region elevated above the peripheral region in the expanded setting; sensing a third capacitance value across the portion of the cavity in the expanded setting; updating the capacitance map according to the third capacitance value; and detecting an input on the tactile surface at the deformable region according to a comparison between a sensed capacitance value across the portion of the cavity and the capacitance map. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160064 | USER INTERFACE AND METHODS - One variation of a method for controlling a dynamic tactile user interface includes: sensing a capacitance value across a portion of a cavity, a tactile layer defining a deformable region and a peripheral region, the peripheral region adjacent the deformable region, and the deformable region cooperating with the substrate to define the cavity; estimating a vertical position of the tactile surface at the deformable region according to the sensed capacitance value across the portion of the cavity; manipulating a fluid pressure within the cavity to modify a vertical position of the tactile surface at the deformable region according to a difference between the estimated vertical position of the tactile surface at the deformable region and a target vertical position of the tactile surface at the deformable region; and sensing an input on the tactile surface according to a change in capacitance value across the portion of the cavity. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160065 | TIME SLOT SCANNING METHOD ENABLING THE CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN TO IMPLEMENT MULTIPLE SCANNING MODES - A time slot scanning method that enables the capacitive touch screen to implement multiple scanning modes, where the said capacitive touch screen comprises the capacitance matrix and data processing modules that are electrically connected thereto; the said scanning method refers to a data acquisition mode where the signal scanning is initiated in a cycle and the received data generated due to scanning are acquired. The present invention enables the touch screen to execute multiple scanning modes with the time slot scanning method. Under the circumstances where the master scanning mode is executed, the scanning course of the slave scanning mode will be inserted in sections into the scanning course of the master scanning mode. Through the alternate use of the master scanning mode and slave scanning mode, the present invention is able to utilize the strengths of the master scanning and slave scanning are utilized to solve the issue that fails to be resolve by only one scanning mode used; in the meantime, the alternate use of the master scanning mode and slave scanning mode ensures the homogeneity of the data acquisition time, thus enabling the reliability of data; only part of the slave scanning mode is executed, so as to minimize the additional time consumption. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160066 | TOUCH SENSOR INTEGRATED TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch sensor integrated type display device includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines crossing over the plurality of the gate lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes formed in areas defined by crossing over the gate lines and the data lines, a plurality of first electrodes formed between pixel electrodes which are neighbored to each other with a gate line therebetween, a plurality of second electrodes, each of the second electrodes formed to overlap with at least one portion of the pixel electrode and arranged in parallel with the gate line, wherein one of the first and second electrodes serve as common electrodes for driving the display device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160067 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - Disclosed is a display device with integrated touch screen that may include a panel including a plurality of electrodes; a touch IC that applies a touch scan signal to the plurality of electrodes during a predetermined period of an n-1th frame ('n′ is an integer above 2), and checking whether or not there is a touch input in the panel through the use of information received from the plurality of electrodes; and a display driver IC that applies a common voltage to the plurality of electrodes during a first period of an nth frame if there is the touch input in the panel, and applying the common voltage to the plurality of electrodes during a second period of the nth frame if there is no touch input in the panel, wherein the second period is longer than the first period. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160068 | SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR USE WITH A TOUCH SENSOR THAT IDENTIFIES HAND PARTS - Apparatus and methods are disclosed for simultaneously tracking multiple finger and palm contacts as hands approach, touch, and slide across a proximity-sensing, multi-touch surface. Identification and classification of intuitive hand configurations and motions enables unprecedented integration of typing, resting, pointing, scrolling, 3D manipulation, and handwriting into a versatile, ergonomic computer input device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160069 | Electronic Apparatus And Electronic System - The present invention provides an electronic apparatus and an electronic system. The electronic apparatus includes: at least one programmable electric conductive unit configured to switch a good conductor mode and a normal conductor mode according to a control signal when it contacts with a second electronic apparatus so as to transmit predetermined information to the second electronic apparatus contacting with the electronic apparatus; a control unit configured generate the control signal having a predetermined frequency; and a feedback information receiving unit configured to receive feedback information transmitted by the second electronic apparatus, the feedback information being transmitted in response to the reception of the predetermined information. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160070 | TOUCH PANEL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A touch panel system prevents an incorrect operation caused by an unintended contact of an object with a touch panel while suppressing a decline in sensitivity of detection of presence or absence of a touch on the touch panel. The touch panel system includes a touch invalidating section which, in a case where a specific point of a touch panel is continuously touched for a predetermined period of time, invalidates an instruction that is given, in accordance with the touch, to an electronic device including the touch panel. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160071 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING A POSITION-BASED ATTRIBUTE OF AN OBJECT USING DIGITAL CODES - Methods, systems and devices are described for detecting a position-based attribute of a finger, stylus or other object with a touchpad or other sensor having a touch-sensitive region that includes a plurality of electrodes. Modulation signals for one or more electrodes are produced as a function of any number of distinct digital codes. The modulation signals are applied to an associated at least one of the plurality of electrodes to obtain a resultant signal that is electrically affected by the position of the object. The resultant signal is demodulated using the plurality of distinct digital codes to discriminate electrical effects produced by the object. The position-based attribute of the object is then determined with respect to the plurality of electrodes from the electrical effects. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160072 | TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is an electrostatic capacitance type touch panel, wherein lead lines are connected to respective end portions of at least either one of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes respectively, the touch panel further comprises an inspection electrode which is laminated to respective end portions of the at least either one of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes with an insulation film sandwiched therebetween on a side where the lead lines are not connected to the at least either one of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes, and a voltage for inspection is supplied to the inspection electrode during an inspection time and a voltage at the same phase as the drive voltage supplied to the at least either one of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes is supplied to the inspection electrode during a usual operation time. | 2014-06-12 |
20140160073 | USER INTERFACE DEVICE WITH TOUCH PAD ENABLING ORIGINAL IMAGE TO BE DISPLAYED IN REDUCTION WITHIN TOUCH-INPUT SCREEN, AND INPUT-ACTION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A process is disclosed for displaying an image on a display screen and recognizing a user's input by the user's finger touch on a touch screen, the process including: a first step of displaying an original image; a second step of forming a screen pad, such that a reference image, which is a reduced duplicate of the original image, is displayed on the screen pad within the display screen, such that the reference image is overlaid with the original image, in a translucent mode that renders the original image visible through the reference image, or an opaque mode where the original image is not visible. The reference image is obtained by reducing the original image with or without image simplification. A third step, in response to the user touching the screen pad, detects finger position on the screen pad, and recognizes the user's input based on the detected finger position. | 2014-06-12 |