26th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210200233 | MOTION CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - Disclosed are a motion control method, apparatus and system. The method includes: acquiring a detection signal, wherein the detection signal is generated by an electronic device through sensing a color state of a present motion track of the electronic device; and controlling motion of the electronic device according to the detection signal. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200234 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREOF - A robot vacuum cleaner is provided. The robot vacuum cleaner includes a camera, a memory configured to store an artificial intelligence model trained to identify an image from an input image and shape information corresponding to each of a plurality of objects, and a processor configured to control the electronic apparatus by being connected to the camera and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to input an image obtained by the camera to the artificial intelligence model to identify an object included in the image, obtain shape information corresponding to the identified object among the plurality of shape information stored in the memory, and set a traveling path of the robot vacuum cleaner based on the shape information and size information related to the object. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200235 | NAVIGATION WITH A SAFE LONGITUDINAL DISTANCE - Systems and methods are provided for navigating a host vehicle. A processing device may be programmed to receive an image representative of an environment of the host vehicle; determine a planned navigational action for the host vehicle; analyze the image to identify a target vehicle travelling toward the host vehicle; determine a next-state distance between the host vehicle and the target vehicle that would result if the planned navigational action taken; determine a stopping distance for the host vehicle based on a braking rate, a maximum acceleration capability, and a current speed of the host vehicle; determine a stopping distance for the target vehicle based on a braking rate, a maximum acceleration capability, and a current speed of the target vehicle; and implement the planned navigational action if the determined next-state distance is greater than a sum of the stopping distances for the host vehicle and the target vehicle. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200236 | CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF A ROBOTIC CLEANING DEVICE - A method of controlling movement of a robotic cleaning device over an area to be cleaned. The method includes storing at least one representation of the area over which the robotic cleaning device is to move, receiving an instruction to execute a cleaning program, localizing, in response to the instruction, the robotic cleaning device relative to the stored representation, and moving over the area to be cleaned as stipulated by the cleaning program by taking into account the stored representation. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200237 | FEATURE COVERAGE ANALYSIS - The present invention relates to a method for evaluating map quality in relation to the suitability of the map for visual localization. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for providing feedback for identifying where maps need improvement and/or deciding when a map is of sufficient quality to perform localization. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200238 | LONG-TERM OBJECT TRACKING SUPPORTING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NAVIGATION - This disclosure relates in general to systems and methods for tracking objects proximate an autonomous vehicle. In particular, an object tracking system capable of re-identifying objects it has temporarily lost line of sight to is described. Re-identification of the objects allows earlier object detections to be used more effectively to predict motion likely to be taken by the objects. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200239 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A PLURALITY OF ROBOTS - Disclosed is a device and method of controlling a plurality of robots. According to an embodiment, a device and method of controlling a plurality of robots periodically measures variations in the density of people per unit quarter and deploys a robot, which is positioned close to a high-density unit quarter and has a low workload, in the unit quarter. According to an embodiment, the artificial intelligence (AI) module may be related to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), robots, augmented reality (AR) devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, and 5G service-related devices. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200240 | AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automated guided vehicle (AGV) management system including a battery recharge management module, a task management module, and an AGV path planning module is provided. The battery recharge management module manages the AGVs to be recharged by at least one wireless charging unit in a parking area. The AGV leaving the parking area has a battery charge higher than a charge threshold. The task management module receives tasks and assigns the tasks to the AGVs. The task includes information including at least one pick-up location, at least one drop-off location, and a due time. The AGV path planning module plans paths for the AGVs, respectively, according to the information of the assigned tasks. The task management module delays assigning the task to the AGV if the AGV is expected to complete the task earlier than the due time of the task. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200241 | MOBILITY INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM, SERVER, AND VEHICLE - A mobility information provision system includes a collector, a mapping unit, a generator, a controller, and an identification unit. The collector collects information about movement of mobile bodies. The mapping unit maps positions of the mobile bodies on the basis of the information collected by the collector. The generator generates course-related information by using information including the mapped positions. The controller controls movement of each of the mobile bodies, by using the generated course-related information. The identification unit identifies one or more first mobile bodies to be caused to make movement different from or to be prioritized over movement of one or more second mobile bodies, on the basis of the collected information, or the information including the mapped positions. The mapping unit assigns a tag to make the identified first mobile bodies distinguishable from the second mobile bodies, in the information including the mapped positions. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200242 | SELF-DRIVING COORDINATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A self-driving coordination system and the control method thereof are disclosed. The system and the control method are applied to an all-self-driving vehicle fleet. The self-driving coordination system comprises a leader control device, a follower control device, and a server. The leader control device is mounted in a leader. The follower control device is mounted in a follower. The leader control device and the follower control device communicate with each other for bidirectional data transmission. The server communicates with the leader control device and the follower control device for respective bidirectional data transmission. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200243 | CARAVANNING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - A caravanning vehicle system includes a lead vehicle having an engine and at least one trailing vehicle having an electric motor. The at least one trailing vehicle is non-mechanically connected to the lead vehicle. The lead vehicle includes a power transfer system that is configured to transfer electric power, wirelessly, to the at least one trailing vehicle. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200244 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING TRIM RATE OF TRIMMABLE MARINE DEVICES WITH RESPECT TO A MARINE VESSEL - A method of controlling tilt-trim position of a trimmable device on a marine vessel includes receiving an engine speed, a vessel speed, a vessel pitch, and/or a vessel acceleration. A trim rate is then determined based on the engine speed, the vessel speed, the vessel pitch, and/or the vessel acceleration. The trim rate specifies a rate of rotation of the trimmable device about a horizontal axis, and the trim rate is determined such that the rate of rotation is minimized at high vessel speeds and high engine speeds and the rate of rotation is maximized at low vessel speeds and low engine speeds. A variable speed trim actuator is then controlled to rotate the trimmable device based on the trim rate so as to adjust a trim position of the trimmable device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200245 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FOR FLEET OPERATION AND FLEET OPERATION SYSTEM - A fleet operation system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided. The UAV according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of UAVs configured to fly in a fleet according to a determined task plan; and a ground control device for a fleet operation of the plurality of UAVs. The ground control device includes a first communication unit configured to receive flight information comprising a locations from the plurality of UAVs and transmit the task plan and satellite correction information to each of the plurality of UAVs; a second communication unit configured to transmit the satellite correction information to each of the plurality of UAVs; and a central processing unit configured to generate and transmit the task plan of each of the plurality of UAVs to each of the plurality of UAVs through the first communication unit. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200246 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A MOVING OBJECT - The invention relates to a method for determining the relative position of a moving object in relation to an environment modelled by a set of geometric surfaces that form a 3D model in accordance with a frame of reference in the environment, comprising a step ( | 2021-07-01 |
20210200247 | GIMBAL CONTROL METHOD, GIMBAL, MOBILE PLATFORM AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A gimbal control method, including: upon detecting that a gimbal including a rotation shaft structure enters a storage mode, rotating the rotation shaft structure to a set position to make the gimbal satisfy a preset storage form; and controlling the rotation shaft structure to remain at the set position for a preset duration. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200248 | OPERATING STRUCTURE OF PILOT-OPERATED SOLENOID VALVE - An operating structure of a pilot-operated solenoid valve is provided. The pilot-operated solenoid valve includes a valve body having a main valve orifice and a pilot valve orifice to open and close the main valve orifice. The pilot valve orifice communicates with an accommodating chamber of the valve body. The operating structure includes a knob, an adjustment rod, and a water stop nut. The knob is positioned and fitted to an opening of the accommodating chamber. The adjustment rod is hermetically fitted in the accommodating chamber. One end of the adjustment rod is threadedly connected to the knob, and the other end of the adjustment rod is connected to the water stop nut. The adjustment rod is driven to move axially by rotation of the knob for driving the water stop nut to control the opening and closing of the main valve orifice. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200249 | AUTOMATED BLENDER BUCKET TESTING AND CALIBRATION - A pump control system includes an additive pump, the additive pump being fluidly coupled to a component of a hydraulic fracturing system. The system also includes an additive container, the additive container configured to provide an additive to the additive pump via a flow path. The system further includes a diversion system, arranged within the flow path between the additive pump and the component of the hydraulic fracturing system, the diversion system configured to redirected at least a portion of additive directed toward the component of the hydraulic fracturing system. The system includes a calibration system configured to receive the redirected portion of the additive, the calibration system adapted to adjust one or more operational parameters of the additive pump responsive to an evaluation of a flow parameter of the redirected portion of the additive. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200250 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC CONCENTRATION CONTROL - Semiconductor processing systems and methods are provided in which an amount or concentration of a chemical in a chemical mixture contained in a tank is automatically controlled based on a sensed properties of the chemical mixture. In some embodiments, a semiconductor processing system includes a processing tank that is configured to contain a chemical mixture. A chemical sensor is configured to sense one or more properties of the chemical mixture. The system further includes an electrically controllable valve that is configured to adjust an amount of the first chemical in the chemical mixture based on the sensed one or more properties of the chemical mixture. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200251 | ELECTRONIC LOAD APPARATUS - An electronic load apparatus is provided and adapted to allow an enhanced driving circuit to be disposed between a voltage-dividing circuit and power components to ensure the driving capability of the power components not coupled to a control circuit to thereby adjust a response voltage quickly, shorten a response time period and thus increase overall response speed, suppress transient voltage variation and thus preclude a signal delay otherwise arising from a load circuit, allow the power components series-connected in an electronic load apparatus to be driven quickly, reduce the risk of damaging the power components, and enhance the stability and reliability of the electronic load apparatus. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200252 | ADJUSTER AND CHIP - An adjuster includes a power transfer circuit, a negative feedback circuit, a constant current source circuit and a control circuit. Two inputs of an error amplifier in the negative feedback circuit receive a reference voltage and a feedback voltage corresponding to an output signal of the adjuster respectively, and the error amplifier is configured to output a first voltage signal when the feedback voltage is less than the reference voltage, and output a second voltage signal when the feedback voltage is greater than the reference voltage, during the starting process of the adjuster. The control circuit is configured to control the negative feedback circuit to be turned off and the constant current source circuit to be turned on, and control the constant current source circuit to be turned off and the negative circuit to be turned on according to the second voltage signal. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200253 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING LOAD PEAKS AND VALLEYS - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for shaping the load of a building for more efficient sizing and/or economics of an energy storage and/or microgrid system. Shaping the load of a building can include identifying a plurality of core hours of a time period increasing a load of the building, a plurality of different increase instances, by interfacing with a BAS and an ESS during the plurality of core hours, and decreasing the load of the building, a plurality of different decrease instances, by interfacing with the BAS and the ESS during the plurality of core hours, wherein each increase instance from the plurality of different increase instances of the load profile is followed by a decrease instance from the plurality of decrease instances of the load profile. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200254 | Power Measurement In A Two-Wire Load Control Device - A two-wire load control device may be configured to compute an accurate estimate of real-time power consumption by a load that is electrically connected to, and controlled by, the two-wire load control device. The load control device may be adapted to measure a voltage drop across the device during a first portion of a half-cycle of an AC waveform provided to the device. The device may be further configured to estimate a voltage drop across the load during the second portion of the half-cycle. The estimated voltage drop may be based on the measured voltage drop. The device may be further configured to measure a current supplied to the load during a second portion of the half-cycle. The device may be configured to estimate power consumed by the load based on the measured current and the estimated voltage drop. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200255 | HIGHER GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT CLOCKS FOR LOW POWER CONSUMING OPERATIONS - Methods, systems, and devices for processing are described. In some devices, a command processor (CP) block may determine a first workload type for processing by a graphics processing unit (GPU). The first workload type may be a low power-consuming workload type or a high power-consuming workload type. The CP block may signal a request to a graphics power management unit (GMU) of the GPU to update the upper clock rate of the GPU while processing the first workload type. The GMU may configure the upper clock rate of the GPU based on the request from the CP block and a current limit of the device, and the GPU may process the first workload type based on using the updated upper clock rate. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200256 | MULTI-PHASE CLOCK SIGNAL PHASE DIFFERENCE DETECTION AND CALCULATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD AND DIGITAL PHASE MODULATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a multi-phase clock signal phase difference detection and calculation circuit and method, and a digital phase modulation system. The detection and calculation circuit includes an auxiliary digital-to-time conversion circuit, a main digital-to-time conversion circuit, a phase detector, and a state machine. The auxiliary digital-to-time conversion circuit selects a first phase clock signal and outputs an auxiliary clock signal, adjusts the phase of the auxiliary clock signal; the phase detector detects the phases of the auxiliary clock signal and a target clock signal output by the main digital-to-time conversion circuit; the state machine adjusts the phase of the auxiliary clock signal, and adjusts the phase of the target clock signal. When the phase difference between the two signals is zero, the amount of phase adjustment by the main digital-to-time conversion circuit is the phase difference between the first phase clock signal and the second phase clock signal. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200257 | CLOCK DUTY CYCLE ADJUSTMENT AND CALIBRATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A clock circuit includes a set of level shifters, a duty cycle adjustment circuit and a calibration circuit. The set of level shifters is configured to output a first set of phase clock signals having a first duty cycle. The duty cycle adjustment circuit is configured to generate a first clock output signal responsive to a first phase clock signal, a second phase clock signal and a set of control signals, and adjust the second duty cycle responsive to the set of control signals or a phase difference between the first phase clock signal and the second phase clock signal. The calibration circuit is configured to perform a duty cycle calibration of a second duty cycle of the first clock output signal based on an input duty cycle, and to generate the set of control signals responsive to the duty cycle calibration. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200258 | MID POWER MODE FOR AN OSCILLATOR - Methods, systems, and circuitries are provided to generate clock signals of different qualities in a device. A method includes determining whether the device is operating in a mid power mode or a high power mode. In response to determining that the device is operating in the mid power mode, oscillator circuitry is controlled to cause the oscillator circuitry to consume a lower amount of power, such that the oscillator circuitry generates a lower quality clock signal. In response to determining that the device is operating in the high power mode, the oscillator circuitry is controlled to cause the oscillator circuitry to consume a higher amount of power, such that the oscillator circuitry generates a higher quality clock signal. The lower amount of power and the higher amount of power are different from one another. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200259 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING SENSING SIGNALS OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIPS - A system and method for synchronizing multiple integrated circuit (IC) chips for an input device having a display device integrated with a capacitive sensing device. A first one of the IC chips is a master IC chip and a second one of the IC chips is a slave IC chip. The master IC chip is configured to transmit synchronization signals to and from the slave IC chip, such that capacitive frames are acquired by each of the IC chips at substantially the same time, the initiation of the sensing signals is synchronized for each of the IC chips and the clock signals of the slave IC chips are synchronized with the clock signal of the master IC chip. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200260 | Real-Time Clock Device And Electronic Apparatus - A real-time clock device includes a resonator, a clock signal generation circuit, a time-counting circuit, a terminal, and a time-to-digital conversion circuit. The clock signal generation circuit outputs a time-counting clock signal based on an oscillation clock signal. The time-counting circuit generates time-counting data based on the time-counting clock signal. An external signal is input to the terminal. The time-to-digital conversion circuit measures a time difference between a transition timing of a first signal based on the external signal and a transition timing of a second signal based on the oscillation clock signal or the time-counting clock signal with a resolution higher than a time-counting resolution of the time-counting circuit, and obtains time difference information corresponding to the time difference. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200261 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first display and a second display. The first display includes a first body and a first magnet disposed in the first body. The first body has a first side and a slot located at the first side. The first magnet is disposed corresponding to the slot, and the first magnet is adjacent to the first side. The second display is detachably mounted to the first display. The second display includes a second body and a magnetic hook. The second body has a second side and a recess located at the second side, and the magnetic hook is movably disposed in recess. The first side of the first body abuts against the second side of the second body, and the slot is aligned to the recess. The magnetic hook is driven by a magnetic force of the first magnet to be engaged with the slot. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200262 | A WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A wearable ring-shaped electronic device having a ring portion engageable with a first finger of a user wearing the device is provided. The ring portion includes an interface, and a display unit operatively coupled with the ring portion. The display unit comprising a face that is coupled with any or a combination of a face cover and a face edge such that, upon interaction between a second finger of the user and the interface, interaction-based data is transmitted to and processed by at least one processor of the device so as to enable one or more notifications to be either displayed on any or a combination of the face cover and the face edge, or audibly notified to the user. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200263 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display panel and a display device are provided in the present disclosure. The display panel includes a first display region and a second display region. The second display region includes a plurality of light-transmitting hole combination regions. At least one light-transmitting hole group is disposed at each light-transmitting hole combination region; each light-transmitting hole group includes a plurality of light-transmitting holes; a boundary line of each light-transmitting hole is a closed arc; and centers of all light-transmitting holes in each light-transmitting hole group are distributed along a ring shape. The second display region further includes a plurality of pixels and a plurality of pixel drive circuits. Pixel drive circuits used for driving pixels in the light-transmitting hole combination region are first pixel drive circuits, and at least a portion of the first pixel drive circuits is at a region outside the light-transmitting hole combination region. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200264 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND SOUND OUTPUTTING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus including a display panel configured to display an image in a front direction; a main speaker provided on a rear surface of the display panel; and an auxiliary speaker provided on the rear surface of the display panel, the auxiliary speaker being configured to output a sound in a rear direction opposing the front direction. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200265 | FLEXIBLE VIBRATION FILM AND DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a flexible vibration film and a display apparatus having the same. A flexible vibration film includes: a vibration layer; a first electrode layer disposed on a bottom surface of the vibration layer; and a second electrode layer disposed on a top surface of the vibration layer, wherein the vibration layer includes: a first vibration unit having a first vibration characteristics; a second vibration unit having a second vibration characteristics; and a flexible insulating part disposed between the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit, and wherein the first electrode layer includes: a first part corresponding to the first vibration unit; and a second part corresponding to the second vibration unit. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200266 | MOVABLE MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES - An example electronic device includes an outer housing, a shoulder connected to the outer housing, and a mounting assembly moveably coupled to the outer housing to mount a peripheral module. The mounting assembly has a rotatable arm biased to a first angular position. The rotatable arm is to remain in the first angular position when a first peripheral module is mounted, whereby the mounting assembly is moveable to extend the first peripheral module to a first clearance distance. The rotatable arm is rotatable to a second angular position in response to mounting a second peripheral module, whereby the mounting assembly is moveable to engage the rotatable arm against the first shoulder and to extend the second peripheral module to a second clearance distance that is less than the first distance. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200267 | RIGID CARRIERS FOR PLASTIC LAYERS OF DEVICES - In some examples, an assembly includes a plastic layer to cover a surface of a display panel, a rigid carrier to support the plastic layer, and a removable fastener to attach the plastic layer to the rigid carrier, the removable fastener to release the rigid carrier from the plastic layer. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200268 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a display device. The display device includes a display module, a plurality of joint units, and a mesh pattern layer. The display module includes a first non-folding region, a second non-folding region, and a folding region disposed between the first non-folding region and the second non-folding region. The plurality of joint units are disposed under the display module, overlapped with the folding region, and sequentially arranged in a first direction. The mesh pattern layer is disposed between the display module and the plurality of joint units and includes a mesh pattern and a plurality of openings defined by the mesh pattern. Therefore, the display device according to an embodiment of the inventive concept may have excellent visibility. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200269 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a host, a main display, an auxiliary display, and a hinge mechanism. The auxiliary display is located between the host and the main display and includes a sliding part and a lifting part. The sliding part is slidably connected to the host. The hinge mechanism includes a first bracket, a second bracket pivotally connected to the first bracket, and a third bracket pivotally connected to the second bracket. The first bracket is secured to the host, and the second bracket is secured to the main display. The third bracket is secured to the lifting part of the auxiliary display. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200270 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention provides a flexible display panel and an electronic device. The panel includes: a main body having a bending region and a non-bending region, the main body including an accommodating cavity arranged corresponding to the bending region; and a support member placed in the accommodating cavity. The support member includes a first support sheet and a second support sheet. The second support sheet keeps the bending region flat when the flexible display panel is in a flat state. The first support sheet keeps a bending radius of the bending region within a preset range when the flexible display panel is in a bent state. The flexible display panel and the electronic device of the present invention avoids breakage of a circuit in the flexible display panel and prolongs a product's service life. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200271 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The invention provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a bending area which includes at least one trace, with openings formed on an edge of one side of the trace. A first hole array and a second hole array are located on the trace. The second hole array is located at a configuring side of the first hole array. The configuring side is a side adjacent to the openings. The first hole array includes a plurality of primary holes. The second hole array includes a plurality of secondary holes. The positions of the primary holes correspond to the positions of openings, and the positions of secondary holes corresponds to a connecting position where two adjacent first openings connect. The display panel and display device of the invention can avoid trace breaking and improve product yield | 2021-07-01 |
20210200272 | COMPUTING DEVICE WATER PROTECTION - A device can include a housing that defines an interior space and an exterior space and that includes air passages between the interior space and the exterior space; electronic components disposed in the interior space of the housing, where the electronic components include a processor and memory accessible to the processor; and a material that, upon exposure to water, transitions from a first state to a second state that protects at least one of the electronic components from damage. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200273 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUPPORTING PART - A display device includes a display module, a supporting plate disposed under the display module, supporting bars disposed under the display module and arranged in a first direction with the supporting plate, a supporting film disposed between the display module and the supporting plate and between the display module and the supporting bars, a first case accommodating the display module, the supporting plate, the supporting film, and the supporting bars, and a second case coupled to the first case to move in a direction to be close to or to be far away from the first case along the first direction. Opposite sides of the supporting bars are respectively inserted into first guide grooves defined in inner side surfaces of the first case, which face each other in a second direction crossing the first direction, and the supporting bars move along the first guide groove. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200274 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a display panel including first, second, and third areas; a first rear cover on a rear surface of the display panel; a second rear cover covering at least a portion of the first rear cover; a first partition between the rear surface of the display panel and the first rear cover to partition the first area, the second area and the third area from one another; a first sound generating module in the first area and the second area to contact the rear surface of the display panel; a second sound generating module in the third area to be spaced apart from the rear surface of the display panel, and a port hole provided in the third area by removing a portion of the first rear cover to allow the second sound generating module to face the rear surface of the display panel. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200275 | ROTARY SHAFT LINK ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE - A rotary shaft link assembly structure is connected between a first support and a second support of two articles. The rotary shaft link assembly structure has a rotary shaft assembly and at least one synchronous rotational assembly. The rotary shaft assembly has multiple connection members side-by-side disposed between the first and second supports. Each connection member is correspondingly formed with at least one hollow section. The synchronous rotational assembly passes through the hollow sections of the connection members to respectively connect with the first and second supports, whereby the connection members are transversely serially connected to drivingly bend and connect along with the synchronous rotational assembly. The connection members respectively shield a part of the synchronous rotational assembly to provide a protection effect and reduce the dropped powder and oil leakage caused by the friction. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200276 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a flexible display panel including a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area, and a folding area disposed between the first non-folding area and the second non-folding area, and a support structure that supports the flexible display panel. The support structure includes a first support portion, a second support portion, a hinge shaft portion disposed between the first support portion and the second support portion and having a semi-cylindrical shape, a first hinge portion, a second hinge portion, a first sliding portion slidable with respect to the first support portion and the hinge shaft portion, and a second sliding portion slidable with respect to the second support portion and the hinge shaft portion. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200277 | HINGE STRUCTURE FOR TERMINAL FOLDABLE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS - A hinge structure for a mobile communication terminal that is foldable in both directions is provided. The hinge structure for a mobile communication terminal having a flexible display panel installed therein is foldable in two opposite directions is foldable inward and outward in a fully unfolded state and a screen on which an image such as a moving image is displayed is invisibly disposed inside or visibly disposed outside in a state in which the mobile communication terminal is folded. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200278 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes at least one hinge assembly and two bodies. The hinge assembly includes a main body and two shafts. One end of each of the shafts is pivotally connected to the main body, another end of each of the shafts has an embedded portion, and the embedded portion has a roughened structure thereon. The two bodies correspond to the two shafts respectively, each of the bodies has at least one depression, and the embedded portion of each of the shafts is embedded in the depression of the corresponding body and contacts an inner wall of the depression through the roughened structure. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200279 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided, including at least one body, at least one functional assembly, and at least one elastic positioning assembly. The functional assembly is slidably disposed on the body along a sliding direction. The elastic positioning assembly is disposed on the body and adapted to prop the functional assembly along a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction, so that a gap is formed between the functional assembly and the body. When the functional assembly slides to a predetermined position with respect to the body, the elastic positioning assembly provides a positioning force to the functional assembly along a direction parallel to the sliding direction. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200280 | CONTROL METHOD, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND EXPANSION DEVICE - A control method includes making, by a first interaction component, a wireless connection according to a connection rule in response to the first interaction component switching from a first state to a second state; and making, by a second interaction component, the wireless connection according to the connection rule in response to the second interaction component switching from the first state to the second state. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200281 | POSITIVE DISCONNECTION OF INTEGRATED INPUT DEVICES - A computer device including an integrated input device is provided. The integrated input device includes a positive disconnect system including a display of an open connection to the integrated input device when the integrated input device is deactivated. The open connection comprises a visible metal trace on a line coupling the integrated input device to the computer device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200282 | CAMERA SYSTEM HOUSING - Example implementations relate to a camera system housing. In some examples, an apparatus may comprise a camera system housing including a camera and a gear mechanism. The camera housing may be coupled to a computing device. In some examples, the camera system housing may retract into the computing device to an enclosed position such that the housing is disposed at a first angle relative to the computing device responsive to actuation of the gear mechanism in a first direction and open out of the computing device to an enclosed position such that the housing is disposed at a second angle relative to the computing device responsive to actuation of the gear mechanism in a second direction. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200283 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display; a main body on which the display is mounted; a cover; a mounting member configured to separably mount the main body to the mounting member; and a guide member disposed at a back surface of the main body, the guide member including a plate member and side-surface members extending from opposite side surfaces of the plate member, wherein each of the side-surface members has an inclined shape. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200284 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A control device includes a first interface configured to transmit an image signal and receive power, a second interface A configured to receive power, a second interface B, a detection circuit configured to detect a connection of an external device, an internal battery, and a CO control unit configured to charge the internal battery with power supplied from the external device connected to the first interface when a connection of the external device to the first interface and at least one of the plurality of second interfaces is detected and the connected device is operable as a source. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200285 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF POWER MODULE - A power module and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The power module includes a substrate, a power device, a leading component and a molding component. The substrate includes a first side, a second side and a conductive wire. The power device is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected with the conductive wire. The leading component is disposed on the substrate and includes a first horizontal portion and a vertical portion connected with each other. The vertical portion is electrically connected with the conductive wire. The leading component includes a first contact surface and a second contact surface, which are non-coplanar. The molding component is disposed on the substrate and covers at least portion of the substrate and at least portion of the leading component. The first contact surface and the second contact surface are uncovered by the molding component. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200286 | Adaptive On-Chip Digital Power Estimator - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing a dynamic power estimation (DPE) unit that adapts weights in real-time are described. A system includes a processor, a DPE unit, and a power management unit (PMU). The DPE unit generates a power consumption estimate for the processor by multiplying a plurality of weights by a plurality of counter values, with each weight multiplied by a corresponding counter. The DPE unit calculates the sum of the products of the plurality of weights and plurality of counters. The accumulated sum is used as an estimate of the processor's power consumption. On a periodic basis, the estimate is compared to a current sense value to measure the error. If the error is greater than a threshold, then an on-chip learning algorithm dynamically adjust the weights. The PMU uses the power consumption estimates to keep the processor within a thermal envelope. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200287 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Global Chip Power on a Multicore System on Chip - According to at least one example embodiment, a method and corresponding apparatus for controlling power in a multi-core processor chip include: accumulating, at a controller within the multi-core processor chip, one or more power estimates associated with multiple core processors within the multi-core processor chip. A global power threshold is determined based on a cumulative power estimate, the cumulative power estimate being determined based at least in part on the one or more power estimates accumulated. The controller causes power consumption at each of the core processors to be controlled based on the determined global power threshold. The controller may directly control power consumption at the core processors or may command the core processors to do so. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200288 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, DISPLAY SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME, AND POWER SELECTION METHOD FOR POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A power supply device and a display system including the same are provided. A power supply device according to the disclosure is disposed so as to be spaced apart from a display device and supplies power to the display device, and includes a first power supplier which supplies power to the display device through a cable in a wired manner, a second power supplier which supplies power to the display device in a wireless manner, a detector for detecting whether the power supply device is connected to the display device through the cable, and a processor configured to control the second power supplier in a state in which the display device and the power supply device are disconnected, such that power is supplied in the wireless manner, and control the first power supplier based on detecting connection between the display device and the power supply device, such that power is supplied in the wired manner. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200289 | Sealed Enclosure Power Control System - A sealed enclosure power control system for controlling power to an electrical component within an enclosure. The sealed enclosure power control system generally includes an electrical component within the sealed enclosure, a first connector on the sealed enclosure adapted to provide a sealed electrical interface to the electrical component. The first connector has at least one first connector conductor element, and the system further includes a battery within the sealed enclosure, and the system also has a second connector, wherein when the first connector and the second connector are connected together, electrical power from the battery is applied to the electrical component, and when the first connector and the second connector are not connected together, the electrical power is not applied to the electrical component. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200290 | TECHNIQUES FOR MONITORING POWER DEVICE ALARMS - Techniques and apparatus for providing power monitoring processes are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may include at least one storage device and logic coupled to the at least one storage device. The logic may be configured to poll a power device comprising a plurality of power elements via an alarm status identifier operative to cause the power device to return an alarm status string comprising a plurality of alarm status bits, each of the plurality of alarm status bits indicating an active alarm state of one of the plurality of power elements, and determine each of the plurality of power elements in the active alarm state based on the alarm status string. Other embodiments are described. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200291 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF POWER SUPPLY PROTECTION FOR CONNECTION PORT - An electronic device and a method of a power supply protection for a connection port are provided. The electronic device includes a first connection port with a first switch and a first controller and a first control circuit. The first controller determines a first preset value according to a state of the first switch activation signal correspondingly, and detects whether the first input voltage of the first connection port is greater than the first preset value. When the first input voltage is greater than the first preset value, the first controller enables a first abnormal signal on the first abnormal state detection pin. In response to a first forced closing signal being enabled, the first controller controls the first switch to disconnect both terminals. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200292 | POWER DELIVERY TIMING FOR MEMORY - A system can comprise a memory device and sequencing circuitry configured to provide enable signals to a number of voltage regulators in association with providing sequenced power signals to the memory device. The system can include voltage threshold detection circuitry configured to: detect primary supply voltage events; and responsive to detecting a primary supply voltage event, deassert a timer enable signal provided to timing circuitry. The timing circuitry is configured to, responsive to the deassertion of the timer enable signal: deassert a primary enable signal provided to the sequencing circuitry; and maintain the primary enable signal in a deasserted state for a particular amount of time prior to reasserting the primary enable signal. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200293 | System, Apparatus And Method For Responsive Autonomous Hardware Performance State Control Of A Processor - In one embodiment, processor includes a first core to execute instructions, and a power controller to control power consumption of the processor. The power controller may include a hardware performance state controller to control a performance state of the first core autonomously to an operating system, and calculate a target operating frequency for the performance state based at least in part on an energy performance preference hint received from the operating system. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200294 | CONTROLLING OPERATIONS OF CAMERAS BASED ON POWER STATE TRANSITIONS - A technique includes detecting a power transition of a processor-based system and controlling operation of a camera of the processor-based system based on the detection of the power transition. Controlling the operation of the camera includes triggering a process to disable the camera in response to detection of the power transition. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200295 | IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to an image displaying apparatus. The image displaying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an input unit, a camera, a display, and a controller configured to: when the display is turned on and a screen is displayed, check whether a user input is received through the input unit; in response to the user input not being received within a predetermined first period of time, acquire a first image through the camera; determine whether at least one object, corresponding to a face of a user, is included in the acquired first image; and when the at least one object, corresponding to the face of the user, is not included in the acquired first image, control the display to be turned off. Various other embodiments are possible. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200296 | CAPACITANCE DETECTION CIRCUIT, TOUCH CONTROL CHIP AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present application provides a capacitance detection circuit, which could reduce the influence of screen noise on capacitance detection. The capacitance detection circuit includes: an amplification circuit connected to the capacitor to be detected, and configured to convert a capacitance signal of the capacitor to be detected into a voltage signal, the voltage signal being associated with the capacitance of the capacitor to be detected; and a control circuit connected to the amplification circuit, and configured to control an amplification factor of the amplification circuit to be a first amplification factor in a first period, and to control the amplification factor of the amplification circuit to be a second amplification factor in a second period, where noise generated by the screen in the first period is less than noise generated by the screen in the second period, and the first amplification factor is greater than the second amplification factor. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200297 | Electrical Power Operating States for Core Logic in a Memory Physical Layer - An electronic device has a memory functional block that includes memory circuits and a memory physical layer (PHY) functional block with core logic that controls operations in the memory functional block, a memory PHY voltage regulator, a system voltage regulator, and a controller. The electronic device also includes a switch having an input coupled to an output of the memory PHY voltage regulator, another input coupled to an output of the system voltage regulator, and an output coupled to a power supply input of the core logic. The controller sets the switch so that electrical power is provided from the memory PHY voltage regulator to the core logic in a full power operating state. The controller sets the switch so that electrical power is provided from the system voltage regulator to the core logic in one or more low power operating states. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200298 | LONG-IDLE STATE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods, devices and systems for power management in a computer processing device are disclosed. The methods may include selecting, by a data fabric, D23 as target state, selecting D3 state by a memory controller, blocking memory access, reducing data fabric and memory controller clocks, reduce SoC voltage, and turning PHY voltage off. The methods may include signaling to wake up the SoC, starting exit flow by ramping up SoC voltage and ramping data fabric and memory controller clocks, unblocking memory access, propagating activity associated with the wake up event to memory, exiting D3 by PHY, and exiting self-refresh by a memory. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200299 | MANAGING REDUCED POWER MEMORY OPERATIONS - A memory device includes a hardware suspend mechanism configured to place a component of a memory controller into a lower power mode while a memory operation is being completed. A timer is provided to wakeup the CPU out of the lower power mode; and hardware interrupts can be used in determining to either enter or wake from the lower power mode. Memory monitoring circuitry is provided to estimate the duration of memory operations; and timers are provided to wake the component in the absence of hardware interrupts or additional commands. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200300 | Low-Power Wakeup Pattern Detection of Multiple Data Streams - Described herein is a technology for a wakeup pattern—data stream correlation by a detector to provide a trigger condition for a microcontroller in a wakeup receiver (WuRX). For example, the detector includes a data packet layer with a plurality of index registers that are updated through sampling of data streams. A sample clock is coupled to each of the plurality of index registers to independently activate each of the plurality of index registers. A shared comparator will then compare the updated plurality of index registers to corresponding shift registers that are initialized with rotating wakeup pattern bits. Based upon a number of matching results, the detector generates a triggering signal that facilitates a low-power operating mode to a high-power operating mode change. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200301 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - This information processing apparatus includes a display control unit that generates display information for controlling a display device to display a first virtual object defined in a virtual space, and a second virtual object different from the first virtual object; and a controller that controls the display device to move the first virtual object in the virtual space on the basis of a reference position based on an operation input of a user, controls, when determining that the reference position of the first virtual object is located inside the second virtual object, the display device to display the first virtual object at a position at which the first virtual object is externally tangent to the second virtual object, and controls, when determining that an operation to space the first virtual object away from the second virtual object is performed, a display position of the first virtual object such that the reference position and the display position of the first virtual object gradually become the same in association with the operation. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200302 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A wearable device receives control information for controlling the wearable device from a virtual reality (VR) device, determines force output information corresponding to a walking environment of a user in a VR based on the received control information, and outputs force feedback based on the determined force output information. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200303 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A VIRTUAL REALITY SCENE BASED ON INDIVIDUAL ASYNCHRONOUS MOTION CAPTURE RECORDINGS - A system configured to generate and/or modify three-dimensional scenes comprising animated character(s) based on individual asynchronous motion capture recordings. The system may comprise sensor(s), display(s), and/or processor(s). The system may receive selection of a first character to virtually embody within the virtual space, receive a first request to capture the motion and/or the sound for the first character, and/or record first motion capture information characterizing the motion and/or the sound made by the first user as the first user virtually embodies the first character. The system may receive selection of a second character to virtually embody, receive a second request to capture the motion and/or the sound for the second character, and/or record second motion capture information. The system may generate a compiled virtual reality scene wherein the first character and the second character appear animated within the compiled virtual reality scene contemporaneously. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200304 | DISPLAY METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a display method. The display method includes obtaining a selection operation of a user's face; obtaining image data of a local area of the user's face corresponding to the selection operation; determining a target position at a display area for displaying the image data of the local area; and displaying the image data of the local area at the target position. When the user looks at the target position relative to other positions at the display area, the local area of the user's face is close to a main optical axis of a photographing unit. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200305 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POSITION OF USER - Various embodiments disclose an electronic device including a camera, at least one mmWave antenna module, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: acquire image information of a surrounding environment via the camera; acquire signal information resulting from a signal emitted from the at least one mmWave antenna module by the surrounding environment; and track a position of the user, based on at least one of the image information acquired via the camera and the signal information acquired via the at least one mmWave antenna module. Various other embodiments derived from the specification are possible. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200306 | CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL APPARATUS OF DISPLAY UNIT IN MEDICAL SYSTEM - A control method of a display unit in a medical system, the control method including: acquiring an environmental image of the display unit; acquiring, according to the environmental image, feature information of at least one user therein; and determining a specific user of the at least one user according to the feature information so as to generate a control signal, the control signal being used to drive the display unit to rotate such that the specific user watches the display unit easily. The present invention also provides a control apparatus of a display unit in a medical system to implement the method. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200307 | USER RECOGNITION AND GAZE TRACKING IN A VIDEO SYSTEM - Some embodiments include a method comprising receiving gaze data from an image sensor that indicates where a user is looking, determining a location that the user is directing their gaze on a display based on the gaze data, receiving a confirmation input from an input device, and generating and effectuating an input command based on the location on the display that the user is directing their gaze when the confirmation input is received. When a bystander is in a field-of-view of the image sensor, the method may further include limiting the input command to be generated and effectuated based solely on the location on the display that the user is directing their gaze and the confirmation input and actively excluding detected bystander gaze data from the generation of the input command. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200308 | AUTOMATIC DEVICE DISPLAY ORIENTATION DETECTION - The present disclosure provides techniques for automatically changing device display orientation. A computing device includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU), a camera to detect user eye position on a continuing basis, a display, memory, and at least one processor to execute machine-readable instructions to cause the at least one processor to: access data from the inertial measurement unit IMU; analyze IMU data for changes in an orientation of the electronic device; determine the user eye position in relation to the display; and orient the display in accordance with the orientation of the electronic device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200309 | CONTEXT AWARE SELECTIVE BACKLIGHTING TECHNIQUES - Context aware backlighting techniques include determining a focal point of a display space based on a user display context. The user display context represents an area of interest on the monitor. The user display context can be based on eye tracking data, ambient light data, motion sensing data, cursor location in the display space, an image content, proximity data, or the like and any combination thereof. A first set of one or more of a plurality of backlight sections corresponding to the determined focal point of the display space can be driven to output at a first intensity level, while a second set of one or more of the plurality of backlight sections can be driven to output at a second intensity level. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200310 | Relative Position Based Eye-Tracking System - A relative position based eye tracking system includes a light source to illuminate a portion of the eye and an optical sensor to capture a sequence of samples of the portion of the eye. The system further includes a sample comparator to compare two samples and a relative position calculator to calculate a change in the position of the eye based on data from the sample comparator. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200311 | PROXY CONTROLLER SUIT WITH OPTIONAL DUAL RANGE KINEMATICS - A proxy controller suit for enabling an operator to control an actual or virtual proxy in an actual or virtual remote space includes a central tracking unit that is configured to provide the position of the operator in a tracked space. The proxy controller suit includes a first motion sensor attached to a first location on a first appendage of the operator at a known first distance from the central tracking unit, wherein the movement of the first motion sensor is determined with reference to the first motion sensor. The proxy controller suit also includes a second motion sensor attached to a second location on the first appendage of the operator at a known distance from the first motion sensor, wherein the movement of the second motion sensor is determined as a function of the measurements made by the first motion sensor. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200312 | ANALYSIS DEVICE, ANALYSIS METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An analysis device according to the present invention includes a memory, and processing circuitry coupled to the memory and configured to analyze data indicating a biosignal by using a predetermined analysis technique and an updated parameter corresponding to the predetermined analysis technique every time the parameter is updated, control a display to display an analysis result obtained together with an interface capable of changing display modes in response to user's operation, and update the parameter based on change in the display modes for the interface. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200313 | WEARABLE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORS - A wearable computing device with bio-signal sensors and a feedback module provides an interactive mediated reality (“VR”) environment for a user. The bio-signal sensors receive bio-signal data (for example, brainwaves) from the user and include bio-signal sensors embedded in a display isolator, having a deformable surface, and having an electrode extendable to contact the user's skin. The wearable computing device further includes a processor to: present content in the VR environment via the feedback module; receive bio-signal data of the user from the bio-signal sensor; process the bio-signal data to determine user states of the user, including brain states, using a user profile; modify a parameter of the content in the VR environment in response to the user states of the user. The user receives feedback indicating the modification of the content via the feedback module. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200314 | TACTILE FEDBACK BY A LONGITUDINALLY MOVED MAGNETIC HAMMER - The electronic device generally has a housing; a tactile input interface mounted to the housing; a tactile feedback actuator having a hammer path having two ends, with at least one of said two ends end being provided in the form of a stopper and a coil element fixed relative to the housing, and a magnetic hammer movable between the ends of the hammer path, the magnetic hammer having two opposite ends, each end of the magnetic hammer having a corresponding permanent magnet, the two permanent magnets having opposing polarities, the magnetic hammer being electromagnetically engageable by a magnetic field emitted upon activation of the coil element so as to be longitudinally moved along the hammer path to strike the stopper; and a controller housed within the housing and in communication with the tactile input interface and the tactile feedback actuator. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200315 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT WAVEFORM INTERRUPTION - Various implementations provide intelligent interruption of waveform-based feedback. Various systems and methods coordinate a transition from a current waveform associated with a current feedback control signal to a subsequent waveform associated with a subsequent feedback control signal such that an amplitude and a direction of a beginning of the subsequent waveform matches an amplitude and a direction of an ending of the current waveform. For example, various implementations include an electronic device that includes a touch sensitive interface, a waveform actuator, a memory, and a processor. The touch sensitive interface includes one or more touch sensors and a touch surface. The touch sensors identify a touch event on the touch surface. For example, touch sensors may include force-based sensors (e.g., MEMS sensors). | 2021-07-01 |
20210200316 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A VIBRATIONAL OUTPUT SYSTEM AND/OR OPERATION OF AN INPUT SENSOR SYSTEM - Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for controlling an operation of a vibrational output system and/or an operation of an input sensor system, wherein the controller is for use in a device comprising the vibrational output system and the input sensor system. A controller comprises an input configured to receive an indication of activation or de-activation of an output of the vibrational output system; and an adjustment module configured to adjust the operation of the vibrational output system and/or the operation of the input sensor system based on the indication to reduce an interference expected to be caused by the output of the vibrational output system on the input sensory system. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200317 | DISPLAY-BASED SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USE - Implementations include a display assembly for a switch assembly, comprising a display assembly touch overlay plate, wherein at least a portion of the display assembly touch overlay plate is comprised of a transparent or translucent material; a display, wherein the display is disposed underneath the display assembly touch overlay plate and wherein at least a portion of the display is visible through the portion of the display assembly touch overlay plate; a display assembly first housing and a display assembly second housing, wherein the display assembly touch overlay plate is in communication with the display assembly first housing, wherein a force applied to the display assembly touch overlay plate is at least partially transmitted from the display assembly touch overlay plate to the display assembly first housing to a switch assembly through a central portion of the display assembly first housing. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200318 | STYLUS WITH SHEAR FORCE FEEDBACK - Touch-based input devices, such as a stylus, can provide feedback in the form of shear forces applied to the user. A stylus can produce shear forces that act on a user to provide unique tactile sensations. For example, a shear device can be included at a grip region of a stylus to provide shear sensations at the user's hands (e.g., fingers). The shear forces can be unaligned forces that urge one part of the user's hand in one direction and another part of the user's hand in an opposite direction or that tend to maintain the other part of the user's hand in a stationary location. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200319 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD WITH FEEDBACK TO PERCEIVE PRESENCE AND ACTIVATION OF AN OBJECT - An electronic device having a display screen that displays a user interface including at least one object, comprising: a display mechanism that displays the user interface; a coordinate detection mechanism that detects coordinates of a user touch point on the display screen; a first feedback presentation mechanism that presents tactile feedback at a prescribed point to make the user perceive the presence of an object; a measurement mechanism that measures a force generated by the user pressing the display screen; and a second feedback presentation mechanism that detects an operation trigger based on the force and generates mechanical vibration. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200320 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD WITH FEEDBACK TO PERCEIVE PRESENCE AND ACTIVATION OF AN OBJECT - An electronic device having a display screen that displays a user interface including at least one object, comprising a display mechanism that displays the user interface; a coordinate detection mechanism that detects coordinates of a user touch point on the display screen; a first feedback presentation mechanism that presents tactile feedback at a prescribed point to make the user perceive the presence of an object; a measurement mechanism that measures a force generated by the user pressing the display screen; and a second feedback presentation mechanism that detects an operation trigger based on the force and generates mechanical vibration. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200321 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing device includes a processor configured to perform a first process in response to detection of a first movement of a tangible object in a real world, the first movement comprising a first pass-through of a first region from a first space to a second space, the first region corresponding to a first image presented in midair to a user, the first space being a space on one side of the first region, the second space being a space on an opposite side of the first region, and perform a second process in response to detection of a second movement of the object, the second movement comprising an entrance to the first region from the first space but not comprising an exit to the second space from the first region. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200322 | SELECTION OF A FACE WITH AN IMMERSIVE GESTURE IN 3D MODELING - A computer-implemented method for selecting a face among faces of a 3D object in a 3D immersive environment. Each face is oriented in the 3D immersive environment. The method comprises displaying the 3D object in the 3D immersive environment. The method further comprises detecting S | 2021-07-01 |
20210200323 | SELECTION OF A VERTEX WITH AN IMMERSIVE GESTURE IN 3D MODELING - A computer-implemented method for selecting a vertex among vertices of a 3D object in a 3D immersive environment of a CAD system where each vertex has a position in the 3D immersive environment including displaying the 3D object in the 3D immersive environment, detecting a hand gesture including opposing the pads of the index finger and the thumb, both pads being spaced, determining a segment parallel to a segment connecting the pads of the index finger and the thumb, the determined segment having a position in the 3D immersive environment, and identifying the vertex of the 3D object having the closest position with the determined segment. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200324 | SELECTION OF AN EDGE WITH AN IMMERSIVE GESTURE IN 3D MODELING - A computer-implemented method for selecting an edge among edges of a 3D object in a 3D immersive environment of a CAD system. Each edge is oriented in the 3D immersive environment. The method comprises displaying the 3D object in the 3D immersive environment, detecting a hand gesture including all fingers folded except thumb, determining an oriented line formed with the folded fingers of the hand in the 3D immersive environment, and identifying the edge of the 3D object having the closest orientation with the oriented line. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200325 | Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Providing a Home Button Replacement - An electronic device with a display and an embedded fingerprint sensor displays a lock screen on the display. While displaying the lock screen, the electronic device detects a first touch input on the embedded fingerprint sensor. In response to detecting the first touch input on the embedded fingerprint sensor: the electronic device, in accordance with a determination that first timing criteria are met, displays content of a plurality of messages; and the electronic device, in accordance with a determination that second timing criteria, different from the first timing criteria are met, ceases to display the lock screen and displaying a home screen use interface for the electronic device with a plurality of application icons. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200326 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TRIGGER METHOD OF MACRO KEY USING EXTERNAL INPUT SIGNAL - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes: a display apparatus and a host. The display apparatus includes a display controller and a display panel. The host executes an application to render a display image, and transmits the display image to the display controller through an image-transmission channel between the host and the display controller, and the display controller displays the display image on the display panel. The display controller determines whether an external input signal from a user satisfies a predetermined condition. In response to the external input signal satisfying the predetermined condition, the display controller triggers a virtual input signal corresponding to a specific macro key, and transmits the virtual input signal to the host through a data-transmission channel between the host and the display controller, so that the host executes a keystroke sequence corresponding to the specific macro key. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200327 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: a display panel; a housing configured to support and protect the display panel; a support, the support being arranged between the display panel and the housing; a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors being fixed on the support; a window, the window being located in the display panel or the housing and being configured to expose at least one sensor; and a driver, the driver being configured to control the support to move along a plane parallel to the display panel, and to control the support to stop moving when a required sensor moves to a position of the window. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200328 | CHARACTER EDITING ON A PHYSICAL DEVICE VIA INTERACTION WITH A VIRTUAL DEVICE USER INTERFACE - In certain embodiments, a message including a plurality of characters may be obtained from an application hosted on a physical client device and a first position of a user interaction with a user interface accessed via the application may be obtained, where the user interface displays the message. A second position within the message may be determined based on the first position. A first and second set of characters may be extracted from the message based on the second position, such that (i) a first number of characters prior to the second position within the message is extracted for the first set of characters and (ii) a second number of characters subsequent to the second position within the message is extracted for the second set of characters. The first and second set of characters may be sent to the physical client device. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200329 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND FLEXIBLE-SCREEN TERMINAL - An image processing method and a flexible-screen terminal are provided. The method includes: receiving a first input by a flexible-screen terminal user, the first input being used for bending the flexible-screen terminal; in response to the first input, displaying a number N of images in a first display area of the flexible-screen terminal and displaying an operational control zone in a second display area of the flexible-screen terminal; receiving a second input by the user, the second input being used for selecting a number M of target images from the number N of images; in response to the second input, displaying the number M of target images selected by the second input in the operational control zone; displaying text information of the number M of target images in the first display area. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200330 | CONTROL AREAS ON MEDIA - In some examples, a controller is to track markings of an input element in a content area defined on a medium without electronic input capability, and track an input made with the input element in a file handling control area defined on the medium, the input made with the pen in the file handling control area comprising information relating to a file and is to cause saving of a representation of the markings made in the content area according to the information relating to the file. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200331 | DIVOTS FOR ENHANCED INTERACTION WITH STYLUSES - A system for providing input to a computer, the system including: a stylus with a first end, the first end to provide position information to the computer; and a plurality of divots, wherein when the first end of the stylus is in a divot, the system detects an orientation of the stylus. | 2021-07-01 |
20210200332 | DETERMINING ORIENTATION OF A TRACKBALL - A model controller includes a trackball having a spherical surface with one of latitudinal or longitudinal data tracks formed thereon. The model controller includes a base unit including a first image sensor adjacent to the trackball to capture images of the data tracks, wherein the captured images of the data tracks include orientation information to determine an absolute orientation of the trackball. | 2021-07-01 |