26th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130162477 | Antenna Selection for GNSS Receivers - Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method to improve the performance of a GNSS receiver using antenna switching. The system has a plurality of antennas and at least one radio frequency RF chain. There are fewer RF chain(s) than antennas. A receiver processes a plurality of signals sent by a plurality of transmitters. The system also includes antenna switches and switch controller. The method includes processing signals from a plurality of satellite vehicles SVs using an antenna selected from a plurality of antennas. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162478 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOUBLING THE CAPACITY OF A LENS-BASED SWITCHED BEAM ANTENNA SYSTEM - A lens-based switched beam antenna system including a beam-forming lens, and a beam port router coupled to the beam-forming lens, including a plurality of beam ports, and configured to transmit beams via corresponding ones of the beam ports, wherein a first group of the beam ports corresponds to a first signal, and wherein a second group of the beam ports corresponds to a second signal. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162479 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TESTING CRASH AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGIES - A Guided Soft Target (GST) system and method provides a versatile test system and methodology for the evaluation of various crash avoidance technologies. This system and method can be used to replicate the pre-crash motions of the CP in a wide variety of crash scenarios while minimizing physical risk, all while consistently providing radar and other sensor signatures substantially identical to that of the item being simulated. The GST system in various example embodiments may comprise a soft target vehicle or pedestrian form removably attached to a programmable, autonomously guided, self-propelled Dynamic Motion Element (DME), which may be operated in connection with a wireless computer network operating on a plurality of complimentary communication networks. Specific DME geometries are provided to minimize ride disturbance and observability by radar and other sensors. Computer controlled DME braking systems are disclosed as well as break-away and retractable antenna systems. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162480 | Optimization of Variable Coherence Integration for the Location of Weak Signals - In a network-based Wireless Location System (WLS), geographically distributed Location Measurement Units (LMUs) must be able to detect and use reverse channel (mobile to network) signals across multiple BTS coverage areas. By using Matched Replica correlation processing with the local and reference signals subdivided into discrete segments prior to correlation, the effects of mobile clock drift and Doppler shifts can be mitigated allowing for increased processing gain. By using historical network and real-time data about the radio signal and/or radio channel, the segmentation and computation scheme may be optimized to reduce latency and enhance capacity while maximizing location accuracy. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162481 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATION OF INDOOR GEOLOCATION - In a system facilitating the calibration of a map-point grid for an indoor location, the grid includes several map points, each having a radio frequency (RF) data fingerprint associated therewith. RF data are received from a device associated with a user, and a map point is identified or determined based on, at least in part, the received RF data. A reliability of a fingerprint to be associated with the map point is computed based on, at least in part, a comparison of a parameter associated with the map point with reference data associated with the indoor location such as topology of the location, and speed and orientation of the user. A fingerprint is associated with the first map point based on, at least in part, the first RF data and the computed reliability. The computation of the reliability may also be based on additional RF data and location determination based thereon and/or user feedback. An existing fingerprint may be adjusted based on the received RF data. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162482 | WIRELESS CHIP - The invention provides a wireless chip which can secure the safety of consumers while being small in size, favorable in communication property, and inexpensive, and the invention also provides an application thereof. Further, the invention provides a wireless chip which can be recycled after being used for managing the manufacture, circulation, and retail. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162483 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ANTENNA ASSEMBLY AND MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING ANTENNA ASSEMBLY - An antenna assembly may include a carrier and an antenna located on the carrier to transmit a frequency in a specific RF band. The antenna may include a first pattern and a second pattern formed separately from the first pattern and coupled to the first pattern. The antenna may be configured by combining the second pattern formed separately from the first pattern with the first pattern, and thus the antenna may have various frequency bands. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162484 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus includes a horizontal polarization antenna element, and the horizontal polarization antenna element includes a radiation conductor that includes two conductor plates subjected to bending work and arranged to be opposite to each other with a specific interval therebetween and has a tube shape extending in a vertical direction in whole, a ground conductor that is arranged in an inner space surrounded by the two conductor plates of the radiation conductor and is electrically grounded, and a feeding element that is arranged in the inner space, is arranged along inner walls of the conductor plates in a top view, operates as a reverse L antenna when electrical power is fed between one end thereof and the ground conductor, and feeds power to the radiation conductor by electromagnetic coupling. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162485 | WIRELESS HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A handheld electronic device may be provided that contains a conductive housing and other conductive elements. The conductive elements may form an antenna ground plane. One or more antennas for the handheld electronic device may be formed from the ground plane and one or more associated antenna resonating elements. Transceiver circuitry may be connected to the resonating elements by transmission lines such as coaxial cables. Ferrules may be crimped to the coaxial cables. A bracket with extending members may be crimped over the ferrules to ground the coaxial cables to the housing and other conductive elements in the ground plane. The ground plane may contain an antenna slot. A dock connector and flex circuit may overlap the slot in a way that does not affect the resonant frequency of the slot. Electrical components may be isolated from the antenna using isolation elements such as inductors and resistors. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162486 | SWITCHABLE DIVERSITY ANTENNA APPARATUS AND METHODS - An active diversity antenna apparatus and methods of tuning and utilizing the same. In one embodiment, the active diversity antenna is used within a handheld mobile device (e.g., cellular telephone or smartphone), and enables device operation in several low frequency bands (LBs). The exemplary implementation of the active LB diversity antenna comprises a directly fed radiator portion and a grounded (coupled fed) radiator portion. The directly fed portion is fed via a feed element connected to an antenna feed. The coupled fed portion of the LB antenna is grounded, forming a resonating part of the low frequency band. A gap between the two antenna portions is used to adjust antenna Q-value. Resonant frequency tuning is achieved by changing the length of the grounded element. The LB feed element is disposed proximate the feed element of a high band diversity antenna, thus reducing transmission losses and improving diplexer operation. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162487 | Antenna Assemblies with Tapered Loop Antenna Elements - According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of antenna assemblies. In an exemplary embodiment, an antenna assembly generally includes one or more tapered loop antenna elements. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162488 | ANTENNA UNIT AND RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An antenna unit and a radio communication device are provided. An antenna unit has a monopole antenna section and a loop antenna section. The monopole antenna section includes a linear radiating electrode that resonates at a first frequency and has an electrical length of one-quarter of the wave length corresponding to the first frequency. The loop antenna section includes a radiating electrode that resonates at a second frequency, is vertically erected on a non-ground region, and connected to a feed line. A proximal end of the radiating electrode of the loop antenna section is connected to an intermediate portion of the feed line, and a distal end thereof is connected to a ground region. The electrical length of the radiating electrode of the loop antenna section is one-half of the wave length of the second frequency. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162489 | MULTIBAND ANTENNA - A multiband antenna includes at least two polygons. The at least two polygons are spaced by means of a non-straight gap shaped as a space-filling curve, in such a way that the whole gap length is increased yet keeping its size and the same overall antenna size allowing for an effective tuning of frequency bands of the anenna. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162490 | DUAL-POLARIZED OPTICALLY CONTROLLED MICROWAVE ANTENNA - An optically controlled microwave antenna that reduces the optical power consumed by the antenna and to enable polarimetric detection an optically controlled microwave antenna comprises an antenna array and a feed for illuminating said antenna array with and/or receiving microwave radiation. The antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements each including a waveguide, two optically controllable semiconductor elements arranged within the waveguide in front of the light transmissive portion of the second end portion, a controllable light source arranged at or close to the light transmissive portion of the second end portion for projecting a controlled light beam onto said semiconductor element for controlling its material properties, and a septum arranged within the waveguide in front of the light transmissive portion of the second end portion and separating said waveguide into two waveguide portions. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162491 | DUAL RADIATION PATTERNS ANTENNA - A dual radiation patterns antenna is provided in the present invention. The dual radiation patterns antenna includes a substrate, a first antenna unit and a second antenna unit. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first antenna is formed on the first surface of the substrate and used to radiate a first radiation pattern. The second antenna is formed on the second surface of the substrate and used to radiate a second radiation pattern. A first vertical projecting plane of the first antenna unit on the second surface is overlapped with the second antenna unit completely or partially. A second vertical projecting plane of the second antenna unit on the first surface is overlapped with the first antenna unit completely or partially. The first radiation pattern and the second radiation pattern are perpendicular each other. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162492 | ANTENNA PROVIDED WITH FALL-OUT PREVENTING ARRANGEMENT - Provided is an antenna, including: a dielectric support portion mounted to a tip of a waveguide; and a reflector bonded and fixed to the dielectric support portion. The dielectric support portion includes: an accommodating portion accommodating the reflector therein; and a fall-off preventing arrangement preventing the reflector from falling off under a state in which the reflector is accommodated in the accommodating portion. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162493 | Phased Array Feeder (PAF) for Point to Point Links - A point-to-point (PtP) communication system includes a near end antenna device configured to transmit a narrow antenna beam over a wireless link, and includes a far end antenna device configured receive the narrow antenna beam over the wireless link. The near end antenna device including a directive element configured to focus an electrical field into the narrow antenna beam, and including a beam steering element (e.g., a phased array feeder (PAF) assembly) configured to generate the electrical field and to track the far end antenna, and further including a communication interface unit (e.g., an outdoor unit) configured to perform operations on a transmitted signal and a received signal. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162494 | COMMUNICATION ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ANTENNA STRUCTURE THEREOF - An antenna structure having a ground element and an antenna element is provided. The antenna element is disposed on a dielectric substrate, and includes a first radiation portion, a second radiation portion, and a spiral metal line. An end of the first radiation portion is a feeding point of the antenna element, and another end is open. An end of the second radiation portion is electrically coupled to the ground element, and the length of the second radiation portion is greater than that of the first radiation portion. The first radiation portion is surrounded by the second radiation portion. An end of the spiral metal line is coupled to the first radiation portion. The spiral metal line contributes a parallel resonance outside the antenna's operating band, and results in a resonant mode generated within the antenna element's operating band such that the operating bandwidth of the antenna element is increased. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162495 | FRONT-END APPARATUS OF WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER USING RF PASSIVE ELEMENTS - Disclosed is a front-end apparatus of an RF transceiver connected with an antenna in a wireless communication system. The front-end apparatus of an RF transceiver using radio-frequency passive elements includes: a plurality of band pass filters configured a transmission signal and a reception signal; a first circulator configured to output a first transmission signal to a second terminal and output a second reception signal input; a second circulator configured to output a second transmission signal input into the first terminal to the second terminal and output a first reception signal input into the second terminal to the third terminal; a passive directional double pole and double throw switch configured to process a route to be changed depending on directions of an input and an output; a first antenna configured to transmit the first transmission signal; and a second antenna configured to transmit the second transmission. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162496 | MULTI-ANTENNA DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A multi-antenna device includes a feeding element and a passive element. The feeding element has first and second antenna elements. The passive element is disposed between the first and second antenna elements. The passive element has a first portion that is grounded at one end, a second portion that is grounded at one end and a third portion that is grounded at one end via a serially connected member with inductance. The third portion is connected at the other end to the other ends of the first and second portions. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162497 | ANTENNA - A first antenna element is embodied in a blanched structure, and a second antenna element is embodied in a blanched structure. A low coupling circuit for increasing susceptance with an increase in frequency is interposed between the first antenna element and the second antenna element. The first antenna element and the second antenna element exhibit resonance of a Y12 component of an admittance matrix between first and second frequencies and between second and third frequencies. The first branch element and the third branch element assume a value of nearly a quarter of a resonant electrical length of the Y12 component of the admittance matrix between the first and second frequencies. The second branch element and the fourth branch element assume a value of nearly a quarter of the resonant electrical length of the Y12 component of the admittance matrix between the second and third frequencies. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162498 | Low-Profile Wide-Bandwidth Radio Frequency Antenna - The present invention relates to an RF antenna structure that includes a planar structure and a loading plate, such that the planar structure is mounted between a ground plane and the loading plate to form an RF antenna. The loading plate may be about parallel to the ground plane and the planar structure may be about perpendicular to the loading plate and the ground plane. The loading plate may allow the height of the RF antenna structure above the ground plane to be relatively small. For example, the height may be significantly less than one-quarter of a wavelength of RF signals of interest. The planar structure may include two conductive matching elements to help increase the bandwidth of the RF antenna structure. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162499 | APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING CROSS POLARIZED INTEGRATED ANTENNAS FOR MIMO ACCESS POINTS - An apparatus includes a processor disposed within an enclosure and configured to connect one or more wireless devices to a network. A first antenna has an orientation of polarization and is disposed within the enclosure. A second antenna has an orientation of polarization and is disposed within the enclosure at a non-zero distance from first antenna. A third antenna has an orientation of polarization and is disposed within the enclosure at a non-zero distance from each of the first antenna and the second antenna. The orientation of polarization of the first antenna is different from the orientation of polarization of the second antenna, and the orientation of polarization of the third antenna is different from the orientation of polarization of the first antenna and the orientation of polarization of the second antenna. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162500 | MIMO COVERAGE OVER BI-DIRECTIONAL LEAKY CABLES - The invention relates to a wireless communications system for communicating with user equipment located inside a physical structure. The system comprise a node having at least two antenna ports and being adapted for wireless communication with the user equipment, and at least one leaky cable having two ends wherein each end of the at least one leaky cable is connected to one of the antenna ports of the node. The at least one leaky cable is provided at least partially inside the physical structure and being adapted for wireless communication over a radio channel with the user equipment. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162501 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE DISPLAYS - An information-processing system includes: a first display; a second display, which is a device separate from the first display; and a controller that causes the first display and the second display to display an image, wherein the controller includes: a first display controller that causes the first display to display a first image in accordance with image data; and a second display controller that causes the second display to display selectively the first image having a first magnification, or a second image that is a partial image of the first image and has a second magnification greater than the first magnification. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162502 | DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING DISPLAY MODE OF EXTERNAL DEVICE COUPLED TO USER EQUIPMENT - Described embodiments provide a method and user equipment for dynamically controlling a display mode of an external device coupled to user equipment. The method may include determining whether to detect connection to an external device and upon the detection of the connection, controlling the coupled external device to display image data produced in the user equipment on a display unit of the coupled external device in a display mode different from a display mode of the user equipment. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162503 | DUAL DISPLAY STRUCTURE - A dual display structure including a light source, a light guide plate, a first display module and a second display module is provided. The light guide plate includes a light incident surface, a first light exiting surface and a second light exiting surface. The first and second display modules are respectively disposed at one side of the first and second exiting surfaces in parallel and back to each other. Light emitted from the light source enters the light guide plate through the light incident surface and emits to the first display module and the second display module through the first light exiting surface and the second light exiting surface. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162504 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes display units arranged with a predetermined space therebetween, each being capable of independently displaying an image, protection plates each being disposed at a front of each of the display units with a back surface thereof facing a display surface of each of the display units, a connecting sheet having flexibility and being stuck to the back surface of each of the protection plates to connect the protection plates to each other, and translucent adhesive layers each being disposed so as to cover the display surface of each of the display units. The protection plates connected by the connecting sheet are bonded to the display units by the translucent adhesive layers with the connecting sheet interposed therebetween or directly, so that the display units are connected to each other. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162505 | ENVIRONMENTAL-LIGHT FILTER FOR SEE-THROUGH HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE - An environmental-light filter removably coupled to an optical see-through head-mounted display (HMD) device is disclosed. The environmental-light filter couples to the HMD device between a display component and a real-world scene. Coupling features are provided to allow the filter to be easily and removably attached to the HMD device when desired by a user. The filter increases the primacy of a provided augmented-reality image with respect to a real-world scene and reduces brightness and power consumption requirements for presenting the augmented-reality image. A plurality of filters of varied light transmissivity may be provided from which to select a desired filter based on environmental lighting conditions and user preference. The light transmissivity of the filter may be about 70% light transmissive to substantially or completely opaque. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162506 | DISPLAY MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A display module including a backlight to more effectively dissipate heat generated at light emitting diodes (LEDs) and heat dissipation units to effectively dissipate heat generated at driver chips and prevent movement of the driver chips by attaching porous fillers to the heat dissipation units, and a display apparatus having the same are provided. The display module includes a display panel, a backlight disposed on a rear side of the display panel and including a plurality of printed circuit boards, a bottom chassis adapted to accommodate the backlight unit and provided with a plurality of seating grooves, a driving printed circuit board, a plurality of flexible printed circuit films which electrically connect the display panel and the driving printed circuit board, at least one heat dissipater disposed on an opposite surface of a corresponding one of the flexible printed circuit and provided with a porous filler. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162507 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROGRAMMING AND DRIVING ACTIVE MATRIX LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE PIXEL HAVING A CONTROLLABLE SUPPLY VOLTAGE - Method and system for programming and driving active matrix light emitting device pixel is provided. The pixel is a voltage programmed pixel circuit, and has a light emitting device, a driving transistor and a storage capacitor. The pixel has a programming cycle having a plurality of operating cycles, and a driving cycle. During the programming cycle, the voltage of the connection between the OLED and the driving transistor is controlled so that the desired gate-source voltage of a driving transistor is stored in a storage capacitor. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162508 | Driving Circuit of a Liquid Crystal Panel and an LCD - A driving circuit for use in an LCD is proposed. The driving circuit includes a first clock signal input, a second clock signal input, a first TFT, and a controlling terminal. The controlling terminal is connected to a gate of the first TFT. The first TFT is placed between the controlling terminal and the first clock signal input. The controlling terminal is placed between the first TFT and the second clock signal input. A parasite capacitor is formed in the first TFT. The driving circuit further includes a suppression capacitor placed between the second clock signal input and the controlling terminal. The suppression capacitor is used for adjusting a potential of the controlling terminal in response to transitions of the first clock signal and the second clock signal. The present invention provides a simplified layout, occupies less side area of the LCD, and upgrades image quality of the LCD. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162509 | Thin-Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display Device, Substrate,and Manufacturing Method - The present invention discloses a thin-film transistor liquid crystal display device, a substrate, and a manufacturing method. The thin-film transistor liquid crystal display device includes: a substrate and a signal line, a scan line, a pixel electrode, and a thin-film transistor that are formed on the substrate. The signal line and the scan line are arranged to intersect each other. The pixel electrode is located in a pixel display zone enclosed by the intersected signal line and scan line. The thin-film transistor includes a gate terminal, a source terminal, and a drain terminal. The gate terminal is electrically connected to the scan line. The drain terminal is electrically connected to the signal line. The source terminal is arranged at a position corresponding to the intersection of the signal line and the scan line and is electrically connected to the pixel electrode. With the above arrangement, the present invention can significantly reduce the amount of area of the pixel electrode occupied, increases the opening ratio of the pixel, and greatly reduces the influence on the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules thereby reducing asymmetry of the pixel quadrant and improving image quality. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162510 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION THEREOF - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus configured to collect magnetic resonance signals from a subject is provided. The apparatus includes a magnetic field generating device, and an electronic paper located at the magnetic field generating device and configured to display predetermined information. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162511 | ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY DEVICE - An E-paper display device an transparent upper substrate and a plurality of transparent and paralleled column electrodes attached on the upper substrate; a lower substrate and a plurality of parallel row electrodes attached on the lower substrate; and an electrophoretic medium arranged between the column electrodes and the row electrodes. The electrophoretic medium is brought to different optical states via controlling electric voltages between the column electrodes and the row electrodes. The E-paper display device is thinner, cheaper, and lighter than a E-paper display device employing a TFT pixel electrode. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162512 | FIXED IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a display device, which is arranged to display a predetermined fixed image, having a pixel electrode layer comprising a plurality of pixel portions, and opaque solidified electrolyte arranged in a plurality of separated segments in ionic contact with a respective pixel portion, wherein each electrolyte segment and respective pixel portion form a pixel element. The fixed image display further comprises at least one continuous electrode layer extending across at least two rows and two columns of the pixel matrix, and is connected to the electrolyte segments of a subset of the pixel elements. Upon application of an electric potential difference between the patterned electrode layer and the pixel electrode layer, the pixel portions of the subset of the pixel elements switch color. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162513 | USER GESTURE RECOGNITION - An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: determining at least one parameter dependent upon a user gesture wherein the parameter is rotation invariant, having the same value when determined at different arbitrary orientations between the apparatus and the user gesture; and using the at least one parameter to determine an action in response to the user gesture. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162514 | GESTURE MODE SELECTION - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for gesture mode selection. An apparatus for gesture mode selection includes a detection module, a gesture mode module, and a gesture recognition module. The detection module detects a triggering event. The gesture mode module sets a gesture mode from an idle mode to an enhanced mode based on the detection of the triggering event. The gesture recognition module processes data from a non-contact input device to detect gestures according to the gesture mode set by the gesture mode module. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162515 | METHOD FOR CHANGING DEVICE MODES OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONNECTED TO A DOCKING STATION AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR SAME - The present disclosure provides a docking station for docking one or multiple portable electronic devices, such as a tablet and a mobile telephone or smartphone. The present disclosure provides a method for changing device modes of an electronic device connected to a docking station, as well as an electronic device and a docking station configured for same. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162516 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRANSITIONS BETWEEN SCREENS - An apparatus, method, and computer program product are described that determine a destination screen for display and provide for a visual transition between an origin screen and the destination screen based on a position of a user input and a direction of the movement component of the input. The origin screen may, for example, associate certain areas of the screen with certain destination screens, such that an input received in one area invokes one destination screen and an input received in another area invokes another destination screen. The destination screen may also be determined based on the direction of the movement component of the input. Thus, one of several destination screens may be accessible to the user and may be determined based on the characteristics of the input received. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162517 | Gesturing Architecture Using Proximity Sensing - Proximity based system and method for detecting user gestures. Each of a plurality of proximity sensing circuits may collect digital data. Each proximity sensing circuit may include an antenna configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic signals and a shield driver configured to shield signals transmitted by the antenna in one or more directions. The digital data may be collected based on electromagnetic signals received from another proximity sensing circuit via the antenna. The received electromagnetic signals may be modified by one or more user proximity gestures. The digital data from each of the plurality of proximity sensing circuits may be received by a coordinating circuit. The coordinating circuit may produce coordinated digital data from the digital data received from each of the plurality of proximity sensing circuits. The coordinated digital data may be configured for use in determining that a user performed the one or more user proximity gestures. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162518 | Interactive Video System - An interactive video system includes an image capturing device, for example a video camera, for capturing user motion, and a graphical display which is arranged to be altered in response to detection of user motion as captured by the image capturing device. A user interface is arranged to display a visual representation of the motion detected by the system to assist in calibrating the system in relation to a surrounding environment. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162519 | CROSS-PLATFORM HUMAN INPUT CUSTOMIZATION - An input handler may receive first human input events from at least one human input device and from at least one user, associate the first human input events with a first identifier, receive second human input events from the at least one human input device from the at least one user, and associate the second human input events with a second identifier. A command instructor may relate the first human input events and the second human input events to commands of at least one application, and instruct the at least one application to execute the commands including correlating each executed command with the first identifier or the second identifier | 2013-06-27 |
20130162520 | GESTURE DETECTION AND COMPACT REPRESENTATION THEREOF - Techniques are described that may be implemented with an electronic device to detect a gesture within a field of view of a sensor and generate a compact data representation of the detected gesture. In implementations, a sensor is configured to detect a gesture and provide a signal in response thereto. An estimator, which is in communication with the sensor, is configured to generate an elliptical representation of the gesture. Multiple coefficients for the compact representation of the gesture can be used to define the ellipse representing the gesture. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162521 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USER INTERACTION - Disclosed are a device for user interaction with a combined projector and camera and a method and a device for user interaction for recognizing an actual object to augment relevant information on a surface or a periphery of the actual object. The device for user interaction, includes: at least one projector-camera pair in which a projector and a camera are paired; a motor mounted in the projector-camera pair and configured to control a location and a direction of the projector-camera pair; and a body including a computer capable of including a wireless network and configured to provide connection with an external device, and a projection space and a photographing space of the projector-camera pair overlap each other. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162522 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING POWER OF DISPLAY DEVICE USING FRONTAL FACE DETECTOR - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for controlling power of a display device using a frontal face detecting device. The method for controlling power of a display device includes: determining whether a face of a user is present in front of the display device; confirming a power state of the display device; and repeatedly performing the determining of whether the face of a user is present according to determined presence of the face and the confirmed power state to control power of the display device. The method intelligently recognizes a use purpose of a user from the display device, thereby managing power of the display device, and controlling power of the display device without requiring a separate action by a user for managing device power. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162523 | SHARED WIRELESS COMPUTER USER INTERFACE - A system and method for use in a point-to-point enabled device includes establishing a wireless point-to-point connection with a remote device, transmitting a request message to the remote device requesting information to clone a user interface of the remote device at the point-to-point enabled device, receiving at the point-to-point enabled device the information to clone the user interface of the remote device, displaying on a display associated with the point-to-point enabled device a cloned image of the user interface of the remote device, receiving, at the point-to-point enabled device, user-entered input data associated with an application running on the remote device, and transmitting the user-entered input data from the point-to-point enabled device to the remote device via the wireless point-to-point connection. The transmitted user-entered input data is usable by the remote device as if that data was received at the remote device from a user of the remote device. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162524 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OFFERING SERVICES ACCORDING TO USER FACIAL EXPRESSIONS - A method for offering services according to facial expressions is provided. The method has an electronic device storing a service database recording at least one user's information. The method activates an offering service function; captures facial expressions of the user; extracting the features of the facial expressions; compares the extracted features with the features in images of the facial expressions stored in the service database, so as to identify a corresponding feature stored in the service database, and determines the type of expression and the service corresponding thereto from images of the user stored in the service database; and activates and provides the determined service. An electronic device using the method is also provided. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162525 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MOTION RECOGNITION USING MOTION SENSOR FUSION, AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method and apparatus for performing motion recognition using motion sensor fusion and an associated computer program product are provided, where the method is applied to an electronic device. The method includes the steps of: utilizing a plurality of motion sensors of the electronic device to obtain sensor data respectively corresponding to the plurality of motion sensors, the sensor data measured at a device coordinate system of the electronic device, wherein the plurality of motion sensors includes inertial motion sensors; and performing sensor fusion according to the sensor data by converting at least one portion of the sensor data and derivatives of the sensor data into converted data based on a global coordinate system of a user of the electronic device, to perform motion recognition based on the global coordinate system, in order to recognize the user's motion. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162526 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING CURRENT CONSUMPTION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH FLEXIBLE DISPLAY - A portable device with a flexible display and a method for displaying information in the portable device with a flexible display are provided. The portable device includes a sensor for detecting at least one of a user's face and an ambient brightness, the flexible display including a first area and a second area, and a controller for displaying information in the first area when at least one of the user's face is detected and the ambient brightness has a value greater than a threshold, and for displaying the information in the second area when at least one of the user's face is not detected and the ambient brightness has value less than the threshold. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162527 | INTERACTION WITH PORTABLE DEVICES - A portable electronic device comprises means for generating or receiving a signal indicating that it has been placed in a predetermined position. The portable electronic device is configured upon receiving said signal to enable user interaction with the portable electronic device by a touchless interaction mode. Also disclosed are various arrangements of a peripheral device and a portable electronic device which cooperate to provide a touchless interaction mode—e.g. through transducers and/or processing means being provided in the peripheral device. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162528 | DISPLAY MOTION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT - An apparatus that includes a touch panel configured to receive user input, a display configured to show content, a motion quality improvement functionality for the display, at least one sensor configured to detect a pointing device approaching the apparatus, and a control unit configured to selectively activate the motion quality improvement functionality for the display in response to the detection of an approaching pointing device by the sensor. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162529 | System for Managing Risk in Employee Travel - A system for managing risk in employee travel may display a world risk map having countries color coded or otherwise indicating a risk level associated with each of the countries. The countries may be assigned to geographic groupings, such as continents, and the countries of the geographic grouping may change to a uniform color or other indication when the cursor is disposed within the boundaries of one of the countries of the geographic grouping. Clicking on the geographic grouping may cause the world risk map may cause the display to zoom in on an enlarged geographic group map with the countries displayed with their risk level indication. Clicking on one of the countries may cause a country information page to be displayed. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162530 | CONTENT REPRODUCING DEVICE AND CONTENT REPRODUCING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a content reproducing device includes a content reproducing module, a gesture recognizing module and a reproduction position controller. The content reproducing module is configured to output a signal representing a content in which information to be displayed changes with time upon start of reproduction of the content. The gesture recognizing module is configured to recognize gesture information corresponding to operations. The reproduction position controller is configured to adjust a reproduction position of the content based on a first gesture and a second gesture comprising moving the first gesture. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162531 | METHOD OF RECOGNIZING USER OPERATION AND CAPACITIVE POINTING DEVICE THEREOF - A method of recognizing user operation uses a capacitive pointing device. An original capacitance in the capacitive pointing device occurs when the capacitive pointing device is touched. The method includes the following steps of configuring the capacitive pointing device to detect a capacitance in the capacitive pointing device, and when the capacitance corresponds to the original capacitance, to implement an operation recognizing module to recognize the user operation by a duration of occurrence of the original capacitance, and to generate an operation command signal corresponding to the user operation determined thereby. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162532 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GESTURE-BASED HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - A method and system for gesture-based human-machine interaction and computer-readable medium are provided. The system includes a capturing module, a positioning module, and a transforming module. The method includes the steps of: capturing images from a user's video streams, positioning coordinates of three or more predetermined color blocks in the foreground, simulating movements of a mouse according to the coordinates of the first color block, and simulating click actions of the mouse according to the coordinates of the other color blocks. The embodiments according to the current disclosure position coordinates of a plurality of color blocks through processing the captured user's video streams, and simulate mouse actions according to the coordinates of the color blocks. Processing apparatuses like computers may be extended to facilitate gesture-based human-machine interactions through a very simple way, and a touch-sensitive interaction effect can be simulated, without the presence of a touch screen. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162533 | METHOD FOR OPERATING IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus and a method for operating the image display apparatus are disclosed. The method for operating an image display apparatus includes displaying at least one object on a display, displaying a pointer on the display, accumulating a movement value of a remote controller during a predetermined period, detecting reference coordinates of the displayed at least one object, correcting the accumulated movement value based on the reference coordinates if the reference coordinates are detected, and changing the location of the pointer based on the corrected value and displaying the pointer. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162534 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Manipulating a Three-Dimensional Map View Based on a Device Orientation - An electronic device displays on a display a first three-dimensional map view of a respective map location. The first three-dimensional map view is viewed from a first angle while an orientation of the electronic device corresponds to a first orientation. The electronic device detects a rotation of the electronic device with at least one orientation sensor, and determines a respective orientation of the electronic device. The respective orientation is distinct from the first orientation. While detecting the rotation of the electronic device, the electronic device updates the first three-dimensional map view with a respective three-dimensional map view of the respective map location. The respective three-dimensional map view is viewed from a respective angle distinct from the first angle. The respective angle is determined in accordance with the respective orientation of the electronic device. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162535 | MANIPULATION INPUT DEVICE WHICH DETECTS HUMAN HAND MANIPULATIONS FROM CAPTURED MOTION IMAGES - When a vehicle navigation system is manipulated by taking pictures of a user hand motion and gesture with a camera, as the number of apparatuses and operational objects increases, the associated hand shapes and hand motions increase, thus causing a complex manipulation for a user. Furthermore, in detecting a hand with the camera, when the image of a face having color tone information similar to that of a hand appears in an image taken with a camera, or outside light rays such as sun rays or illumination rays vary, detection accuracy is reduced. To overcome such problems, a manipulation input device is provided that includes a limited hand manipulation determination unit and a menu representation unit, whereby a simple manipulation can be achieved and manipulation can accurately be determined. In addition, detection accuracy can be improved by a unit that selects a single result from results determined by a plurality of determination units, based on images taken with a plurality of cameras. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162536 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING OR ACCESSING OR VIEWING COMPONENTS, INVOLVING AN INPUT ASSEMBLY AND A SCREEN - The present invention in a preferred embodiment provides systems and methods for enabling or accessing or viewing components through a graphical user interface, wherein the system comprises,
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20130162537 | ORIENTATION CALCULATION APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING ORIENTATION CALCULATION PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, GAME APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING GAME PROGRAM STORED THEREIN - An orientation calculation apparatus obtains data from an input device including at least a gyroscope and an acceleration sensor, and calculates an orientation of the input device in a three-dimensional space. Orientation calculation means calculates the orientation of the input device in accordance with an angular rate detected by the gyroscope. Acceleration vector calculation means calculates an acceleration vector representing an acceleration of the input device in accordance with acceleration data from the acceleration sensor. Correction means corrects the orientation of the input device such that a direction of the acceleration vector in the space approaches a vertically downward direction in the space. Also, the correction means corrects the orientation of the input device such that a directional change before and after the correction is minimized regarding a predetermined axis representing the orientation of the input device. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162538 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND DATA SUPPLY METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device can make it possible to easily recognize a plurality of indication bodies as a plurality of pointing devices. The display device is provided with a function device having a first interface and a second interface, and stores configuration information assigning the same class to the first interface and the second interface in a storage section. The display device detects a first position indicated by a first indication body to a display surface and a second position indicated by a second indication body to the display surface, assigns first coordinate data representing the first position to the first interface, assigns second coordinate data representing the second position to the second interface, and supplies a host device with the first coordinate data and the second coordinate data. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162539 | TOUCH KEYPAD MODULE AND MODE SWITCHING METHOD THEREOF - A touch keypad module includes a touch input panel having a touch input surface and physically representing at least one specific touch zone. When the specific touch zone is touched while a touch gesture is inputted through the touch input surface, or when the specific touch zone is lastingly touched, the touch input panel switches its input mode. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162540 | INPUT DEVICE WITH DIFFERENT INPUT FUNCTIONS - A multifunctional input device includes a keyboard body defining a recess, a flexible touch panel movably received in the recess of the keyboard body, and a switching sensor. The switching sensor generates a first mode signal or a second mode signal. Only the keyboard body works when the switching sensor generates the first mode signal, and only the flexible touch panel works when the switching sensor generates the second mode signal. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162541 | CONTROL KEY ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A key assembly is assembled to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a housing. The key assembly includes a number of keys and an elastic bracket. The keys are received in the housing. The elastic bracket includes a main plate and a plurality of pairs of pressing fingers extending from the main plate. Each pair of the pressing fingers press one of the keys for mounting the keys between the housing and the elastic bracket. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162542 | CONTROLLING INPUT DEVICES BASED UPON DETECTED ATTITUDE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including a processor, input device, an informing device and a sensor is presented. The sensor can be adapted to detect the attitude of the device, wherein the sensor can be adapted to communicate data indicative of the attitude of the device to the processor. The processor can be configured to execute instructions to: compare the attitude with a predetermined attitude criteria, and disable the further processing of data received from the input device in the event that the attitude is not less than the predetermined attitude criteria for at least a predetermined period of time. The informing device can be adapted to output a notification when further processing of data from the input device is disabled, the notification indicating the further processing of data from input device is being disabled. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162543 | Piezoelectric Actuator Interface and Method - An apparatus including a flexible circuit having a flexible substrate and at least one electrical conductor; and a least one piezoelectric member adapted to move when a voltage is applied to the piezoelectric member. The piezoelectric member is mounted to a first side of the flexible substrate and electrically connected to at least one of the electrical conductors. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162544 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR A MULTI-TOUCH BASED CORRECTION OF A HANDWRITING SENTENCE SYSTEM - A method and device is for a multi-touch based correction of a handwriting sentence system. The method includes receiving touch inputs, generating interpreted input data as a function of the touch inputs, and displaying the interpreted input data on a display device. A request to correct a portion of the interpreted input data then switches to a correction mode. During the correction mode, a correction user interface is displayed on the display device, a gesture is received so setting data is determined as a function of a first disposition of the gesture, the setting data indicating a type of correction to be applied to the portion of the interpreted inputs, a correction data is determined as a function of a second disposition of the gesture, and the portion of the interpreted input data is corrected as a function of the touch input, the setting data, and the correction data. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162545 | SENSING ELECTRODE PATTERN OF TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed herein is a sensing electrode pattern of a touch panel. The sensing electrode pattern of the touch panel includes a plurality of sensing electrodes disposed in parallel to each other; and a plurality of auxiliary electrodes extending from lateral surfaces of each sensing electrode. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162546 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A flexible display and a controlling method thereof are provided. The flexible display includes a plurality of pressure sensors, a display unit and a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is connected to the pressure sensors and the display unit. The processing unit obtains pressure values from each of the pressure sensors within a time unit and generates a pressure area and a pressure variance according to the pressure values from each of the pressure sensors. The processing unit further determines a display mode of the display unit according to the pressure area and the pressure variance. Therefore, the flexible display is capable of providing several kinds of display mode only based on the equipped pressure sensors. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162547 | TOUCH SCREEN - Disclosed herein is a touch screen. The touch screen according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a transparent substrate; a touch electrode formed on one surface of the transparent substrate; a digitizer electrode formed on the other surface of the transparent substrate; and an image display device provided in the other surface direction of the transparent substrate. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162548 | METHOD AND SOFTWARE FOR TESTING TOUCH PANELS - The method for testing a touch panel includes steps of providing the touch panel, providing a software for testing the touch panel, and determining the data variable parameter corresponding to the touch panel so as to test the touch panel. The software contains a data variable parameter, which includes one selected from a group consisting of an interface setting variable parameter, a touch controller IC variable parameter, an automatic test variable parameter, a manual test variable parameter and a combination thereof | 2013-06-27 |
20130162549 | DISPLAY DEVICE INTEGRATED WITH TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - A display device integrated with a touch screen panel. The display device includes a plurality of pixels formed on a substrate, color filter patterns on a surface of the display device, corresponding to the pixels and containing a conductive material, and a black matrix formed between the color filter patterns. Each of the color filter patterns is electrically connected to an adjacent one of the color filter patterns to be used as sense electrodes of a touch screen panel. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162550 | Touch Panel Device and Scanning Method Therein - A touch panel device and a scanning method in the touch panel device are provided. The touch panel device includes first sensing lines, second sensing lines and a controlling module. The first sensing lines and the second sensing lines are alternately arranged and are in parallel with each other along a first direction. The controlling module is configured to scan the first sensing lines and the second sensing lines during a plurality of first frame periods and a plurality of second frame periods, respectively, which are alternately arranged according to a predetermined frame rate. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162551 | Electronic Device - According to one embodiment, the electronic device of this embodiment includes a housing, a first substrate provided in the housing and including a sensor region configured to sense a touch of a hand and a translucent portion provided on an inner side of the sensor region, a second substrate separated from the first substrate and includes a light source configured to emit light towards the translucent portion and an elastic member intermediated between the first and the second substrate and including a through hole portion inside of which the light source and the translucent portion are provided, in which an edge portion which defines a circumference of the through hole portion is situated on an outer side to the translucent portion and on an inner side to the sensor region. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162552 | TOUCH DEVICES AND FABRICATION METHODS THEREOF - A touch device and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The touch device includes a cover lens, a light shielding pattern disposed on the cover lens, a UV cut layer disposed on the light shielding pattern and the cover lens, and a plurality of transparent conductive patterns disposed on the UV cut layer, wherein the transparent conductive patterns are formed by using a laser beam to etch a transparent conductive layer. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162553 | CHARACTER RECOGNITION FOR OVERLAPPING TEXTUAL USER INPUT - Techniques described herein may recognize handwritten characters that are written at least partially over the top of one another that are input to a computing device. The handwritten characters may be formed of one or more strokes. A user may write characters or parts of words over approximately the same area of graphical user interface (i.e., on top of each other) without having to wait for a timeout between character input and without having to select a button or provide another input indicating the character is complete before entering input for another character. Once a character is at least partially recognized, a graphical indication corresponding to the user input displayed on a screen may be altered. Such alterations may include fading or changing size or location of the graphical indication. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162554 | MULTI-PEEK MODE TABLET DEVICE - A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162555 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF TOUCH - The present invention relates to a method and a device for detection of position of touch. The device comprises a waveguide, at least one light source, and at least one detector device. The waveguide has a touch-surface with a surface structure defining a pattern that defines active surface areas and passive surface areas. The pattern is distributed such that an object that contacts a first area will cause a different disturbance of light than an object that contacts a second area, and such that correct positions of a plurality of concurrent touches may be deduced. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162556 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A portable terminal includes an apparatus for controlling a flexible display in a touch screen of the portable terminal. The portable terminal includes a controller that detects a curvature of a screen, determines a point in the screen, at which a curvature degree is greatest, as a center, and moves an object on the screen toward the center. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162557 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING TOUCH SENSORS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING TOUCH COORDINATE DATA THEREOF - A display device having touch sensors includes a display panel having a touch screen, a Tx driving circuit supplying a touch driving pulse to Tx electrode lines of the touch screen, an Rx driving circuit which samples voltages of the touch sensors received through Rx electrode lines of the touch screen due to the supply of the touch driving pulse and outputs touch raw data from the voltages of the touch sensors, and a touch controller which obtains a plurality of touch groups based on the touch raw data, sets a transmission format of an effective touch group, on which a touch operation is performed, among the plurality of touch groups to a variable touch coordinate packet, and transmits the variable touch coordinate packet to an external host system. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162558 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY SWITCHING OPERATION INTERFACES BETWEEN LEFT-HANDED MODE AND RIGHT-HANDED MODE - An electronic device capable of selectively switching operation interfaces between a left-handed mode and a right-handed mode is provided. The electronic device includes a touch screen, a storage unit, a touch detecting unit, a processing unit and an interface switching unit. The storage unit stores a left-handed mode operation interface, a right-handed mode operation interface, and a corresponding relationship among a number of predetermined touch operations and the left-handed and right-handed mode operation interfaces. The touch detecting unit detects a touch operation on the touch screen. The processing unit outputs a switching signal if it determines that the detected touch operation matches a predetermined touch operation. The interface switching unit determines an intended operation interface corresponding to the detected touch operation, and switches the current operation interface to the intended operation interface corresponding to the detected touch operation, according to the switching signal. A related method is also provided. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162559 | INPUT SYSTEM - An input system and method are provided. The input system includes a display device having a display screen and an input detection device that has an operation surface provided at a distance from the display device and that is configured to detect an operation performed on the operation surface. The input system also includes an elevation formation device configured to form an elevated portion on the operation surface. As control device is also include, the control device is configured to control a display content to be displayed on the display screen, decide a position of the elevated portion on the operation surface in accordance with the display content, and control the elevation formation device so as to form the elevated portion at the decided position. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162560 | TOUCH DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a touch display and an electronic apparatus. The touch display comprises a display device; a touch device, positioned on a display surface side of the display device, and the touch device comprising a touch-sensitive layer; a shielding circuit layer, disposed between the touch-sensitive layer and the display device; and a transparent insulating layer, disposed between the touch-sensitive layer and the shielding circuit layer, wherein the shielding circuit layer and the touch-sensitive layer are equipotential. The electronic apparatus comprises the touch display. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162561 | TOUCH MODULE - Disclosed herein is a touch module including: a touch electrode formed on one surface or both surfaces of a transparent substrate; a connection part coupled to the touch electrode; and a coating layer coating the touch electrode and the connection part. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162562 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An information processing device includes a display section, and a touch sensor superposed on the display section, the touch sensor being responsive to touch operation by a user. An estimation unit is also provided and is configured to identify a region on the display section, the region being covered by a part of the user, when the touch sensor detects the touch operation by the user. A display controller is provided that displays information on the display section so as to avoid the region identified by the estimation unit. In addition a computer program product is described. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162563 | OPERATION INPUT SYSTEM - An operation input device and method are provided. The operation input device includes a touch pad having an operation plate on a surface of which an operation surface is formed. The operation plate is configured to sense an object in contact with or in proximity to the operation surface to receive input corresponding to a position of the sensed object. The device also includes a protrusion member that can penetrate through the operation plate to protrude from the operation surface and a protrusion control section that controls a position of the protrusion member. The operation input device also includes a display device that displays an image on the display screen and a depiction control section that controls depiction of the image to be displayed on the display screen, wherein the protrusion control section correlates coordinates of the display screen and coordinates of the operation surface with each other. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162564 | OPERATION INPUT SYSTEM - An operation input system and method are provided. The system includes a touch pad having an operation plate on a surface of which an operation surface is formed. The touch pad is configured to sense an object in contact with or in proximity to the operation surface to receive input corresponding to a position of the sensed object. A plurality of protrusion members are provided having distal end portions which are configured to penetrate through the operation plate to protrude from the operation surface. The system also includes a state sensing section that senses a first state in which at least one of the distal end portions are above the operation surface and a second state in which no distal end portions are above the operation surface and an input reception section that receives input when the protrusion member has been changed from the first state to the second state. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162565 | TOUCH SENSOR PANEL USING OSCILLATION FREQUENCY - Disclosed are a device and a method of sensing a touch using an oscillation circuit. Touch sensor lines that detect a position by using a resistor and a capacitor of an RC oscillation circuit face each other to make pairs in a panel, and an oscillation frequency generated according to capacitance of the panel which is changed by a touch is measured through the adjacent touch sensor lines and two or more characteristics of the measured oscillation frequency are calculated to determine the touched position. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162566 | TERMINAL DEVICE - An information processing apparatus that controls a display to display captured image at a first portion of the display; detects whether an image of a specific pattern exists in the captured image; controls the display to display an image corresponding to data in a second portion of the display; detects that a user input was received at a first position corresponding to the first portion of the display and a second position corresponding to the second portion of the display; and transmits data corresponding to an image displayed at the first position to another information processing apparatus corresponding to the captured image displayed at the second position. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162567 | METHOD FOR OPERATING TOOL LIST AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method for operating a tool list applied to a portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device comprises a display surface including an operation area and a tool control area. The tool control area includes a tool list for receiving a tool selection signal. The method for operating the tool list includes following steps: receiving a first control signal by the display surface, wherein the first control signal is different from the tool selection signal, and disabling the tool list according to the first control signal. A portable electronic device using the method described above is also disclosed. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162568 | SETTING VIBRATION PORTIONS IN PIECES OF ELECTRONIC DATA THAT ARE DISPLAYABLE ON A DISPLAY DEVICE - Vibration portions are set in electronic data displayable on a display device. In response to a first portion in the one or more pieces of electronic data being specified on the display device, an embodiment sets the specified first portion as a first vibration portion. The first vibration portion triggers a first vibration in response to the first vibration portion being specified with a movable object. Moreover, in response to a second portion in the one or more pieces of electronic data being specified on the display device, an embodiment sets the specified second portion as a second vibration portion. The second vibration portion triggers the second vibration in response to the second vibration portion being specified with a movable object. The data storing settings for generating the first vibration and the second vibration include an order in which the first vibration and the second vibration are generated. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162569 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An object of the present invention is to provide a device, a method, and a computer-readable recording medium, all of which improve the operability for enlarging or reducing an image. A controller sets a scale factor for enlarging or reducing a display image displayed on a touch-screen display, in response to detecting a touch to a plurality of points on the touch-screen display. The controller enlarges or reduces the display image, based on a gesture after touching the plurality of points (multi-touch gesture), and the scale factor thus set. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162570 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFATURING THE SAME - Disclosed is an LCD device which realizes decreased thickness, simplified process, and decreased cost by using a common electrode for formation of electric field to drive liquid crystal as a sensing electrode, and removing a touch screen from an upper surface of the liquid crystal panel, the LCD device comprising gate and data lines crossing each other to define plural pixels on a lower substrate; a pixel electrode in each of the plural pixels; plural common electrode blocks patterned at the different layer from the pixel electrode, wherein the common electrode blocks, together with the pixel electrode, forms an electric field, and senses a user's touch; and plural sensing lines electrically connected with the common electrode blocks, wherein, if the sensing line is electrically connected with one of the common electrode blocks, the sensing line is insulated from the remaining common electrode blocks. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162571 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a lock screen provided with a display area in which any of a plurality of icons is displayed. The controller displays any of the icons in the display area according to a first touch gesture detected through the touch screen display while the lock screen is displayed. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162572 | TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed is a touch panel. The touch panel includes a transparent window; a printed pattern disposed under the transparent widow and spaced apart from the transparent window; and an intermediate layer between the transparent window and the printed pattern. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162573 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ITS MOVEMENT DETECTING METHOD FOR REMOTE OBJECT - A display device comprises a display module, at least two sensing devices and a control module. The sensing devices are disposed at the opposite sides or the adjacent sides of the display module. The control module is coupled with the sensing devices to respectively detect coupling capacitances formed between the sensing devices and a remote object, and determines the movement of the remote object according to the coupling capacitances. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162574 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a lock screen and a first object that moves on the lock screen. When a gesture is performed on the first object, the controller releases a locked state in which the lock screen is displayed. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162575 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM TO BE EXECUTED BY THE SAME, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND TERMINAL DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes: a display; a first display controller configured to display a background screen image(s); and a second display controller configured to display, within each background screen image, at least one object image each for receiving a command for executing a corresponding predefined processing. The first display controller executes a display switch processing to switch the background screen image being displayed on the display from a first background screen image to a second background screen image by moving the first and second background screen images in a first direction. The second display controller executes a shaking display processing in which the object image displayed within the second background screen image is repeatedly moved between two positions. The shaking display processing is started upon a start of the display switch processing and finished after an end of the display switch processing. | 2013-06-27 |
20130162576 | USER INTERFACE APPARATUS - A user interface apparatus includes a first updater. A first updater updates a display of a monitor screen according to a first rule when a touch operation of a first manner to the monitor screen is detected. A second updater updates the display of the monitor screen according to a second rule when a touch operation of a second manner to the monitor screen is detected. A displayer displays a specific icon on the monitor screen when an updating manner of the display of the monitor screen satisfies an error condition. A specific updater updates the display of the monitor screen according to the first rule when a touch operation to the specific icon displayed by the displayer is detected. | 2013-06-27 |