29th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140197989 | ACTIVE POSITIONING SYSTEM - The object of the present disclosure is an active positioning system for positioning at least one mobile device ( | 2014-07-17 |
20140197990 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING LOCATION IDENTITY THROUGH INCORPORATION OF SHORTER RANGE COMMUNICATION AND SENSING (NEARLOCATE) - A method of determining location of a mobile device including estimating an absolute location using long range communication estimates, estimating a relative location based on shorter-range communications, receiving location information from a plurality of peer entities, and refining the absolute location and based on the received location information. | 2014-07-17 |
20140197991 | SPATIAL RECOGNITION OF RFID TAG PLACEMENT USING ANTENNA MULTIPLEXING - A system to determine the placement of multiple RFID tags uses multiple antennae. The RF communication (or NFC) includes read and/or read/write communication with the RFID tags. | 2014-07-17 |
20140197992 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND ANTENNA ELEMENT THEREIN - A communication device includes a ground element and an antenna element. The antenna element is close to an edge of the ground element, and includes a first metal portion and a second metal portion. The first metal portion has a plurality of bends, and includes a first segment and a second segment. The first segment and the second segment are close to each other, and are substantially parallel to the edge of the ground element. The first segment is disposed at the outmost periphery of the antenna element from the edge of the ground element. The second segment is disposed between the first segment and the edge of the ground element, and has a shorted point coupled to the ground element. The second metal portion is disposed between the second segment and the edge of the ground element, and has a feeding point coupled to a signal source. | 2014-07-17 |
20140197993 | FEEDING MATCHING APPARATUS OF MULTIBAND ANTENNA, MULTIBAND ANTENNA, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to the field of antenna technologies and discloses a feeding matching apparatus of a multiband antenna, a multiband antenna, and a radio communication device to improve a bandwidth and efficiency of a lower frequency band. The feeding matching apparatus of a multiband antenna includes: a grounding portion; a feeding portion connected to a signal source, where a signal of the signal source is input into the feeding portion; and two or more ground cable branches with different lengths, where one end of each ground cable branch is electrically connected to the feeding portion, the other end is electrically connected to the grounding portion, at least one ground cable branch is connected in series to a signal filtering component, and the signal filtering component is capable of preventing a signal lower than a frequency point corresponding to the signal filtering component from passing through it. | 2014-07-17 |
20140197994 | PATCH ANTENNA - A patch antenna includes a ground electrode arranged on one surface of a dielectric layer, a first patch which has a shape of a trapezoid, is arranged inside the dielectric layer and radiates a signal having a first frequency, a second patch which has a shape of a trapezoid, is arranged on the other surface of the dielectric layer and radiates a signal having a second frequency, and two conductors which connect the short sides of the two patches with the ground electrode. The two patches are arranged such that the short sides are both located on the side of the same end of the dielectric layer. The first patch is fed power via a feeding point near the short side, and the second patch is fed power via a feeding point which is located between the end of the dielectric layer and the short side of the first patch. | 2014-07-17 |
20140197995 | STACKED ANTENNA - A stacked antenna includes a first dielectric substrate, a second dielectric substrate, at least one vertical conductive structure, at least one transmission line structure, a driven element, at least one reflector and a director. The second dielectric substrate is stacked on the first dielectric substrate. The conductive structure penetrates the first dielectric substrate or the second dielectric substrate. The transmission line structure is disposed between the first and second dielectric substrates. The driven element is disposed between the first and second dielectric substrates and is electrically connected to the conductive structure through the transmission line structure. The reflector is spaced from the driven element by the first dielectric substrate and is disposed under the first dielectric substrate. The director is spaced from the driven element by the second dielectric substrate. | 2014-07-17 |
20140197996 | PLANAR INVERTED F ANTENNA - Provided is a planar inverted F antenna to which a feeding line can be readily connected. Two slits are provided from the open end side of a main conductive plate that functions as an excitation conductive plate up to locations where input impedance is Z (=50Ω). Between these slits is used as a microstrip line (MSL) and the width (w) is determined such that the characteristic impedance for the transmission line is Z. Power can be supplied by the MSL to the locations where input impedance is Z, by providing the slits from the radiation end side of the main conductive plate and using part of the main conductive plate as the MSL. For connection of the feeding line from the outside, a characteristic impedance (Z) connection line, for example the central conductor for a coaxial line, is used and connected as the feeding pin to the open end of the MSL. The connection position for the feeding pin is not a feeding point as required for position precision, because there is no need to consider position precision and connection can, therefore, be readily made. In addition, the connection end and the radiation end of the feeding pin can be provided on the same side. | 2014-07-17 |
20140197997 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure includes a portable electronic apparatus and an antenna. The portable electronic apparatus includes a housing. At least a metal block is arranged at a corner of the housing. The antenna is arranged in an accommodating space of the housing. The antenna includes a radiator. The radiator includes a rear end and a signal feed-in contact. A distance between the rear end, the signal feed-in contact, and the metal block is about one-fourth wavelength of communication signals, wherein the rear end faces the metal block. Therefore, the SAR of the antenna is reduced. | 2014-07-17 |
20140197998 | THREE DIMENSIONAL ANTENNA DOME ARRAY - According to one embodiment of the invention, a wireless network device comprises wireless logic and a heat dissipation unit that encases the wireless logic. The heat dissipation unit includes an antenna dome array that comprises a top surface having a convex-shaped outer periphery with a plurality of antenna elements positioned along the outer periphery. | 2014-07-17 |
20140197999 | OPTIMIZED CONFORMAL-TO-METER ANTENNAS - A dual-dipole, multi-band conformal antenna for facilitating optimized wireless communications of a utility meter. The antenna includes an antenna backing, the backing adapted to conform to an inside surface of a utility meter and an antenna trace affixed to the antenna backing. The antenna trace is made of a conductive material and includes a symmetric low-band portion and an asymmetric high-band portion. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198000 | Method and Device for Calibrating an Antenna - A method and device are for calibrating an antenna. At least one switch is spanning sections of a radiating antenna element. A controller is designed to selectively close the switch to be conductive, thus effectively short-circuiting the actual section of the antenna element. The method includes: installing the antenna for field use at least for transmission or reception of signals; then measuring the reflected power from the antenna at least for a number of frequencies or frequency ranges at more than one setting of the switch; and storing the settings that gives a desirable result of reflected power at an actual frequency or frequency range. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198001 | OUTER TYPE ANTENNA STRUCTURE - The invention relates to an outer type antenna structure comprising: a frame; an antenna arranged in the frame, the antenna extending to have a pin outside of the frame; and a connector. The antenna is integrated to the connector. The location of the antenna arranged in the portable electrically communicative device may be not limited so that the distribution of the antennas becomes easy. Therefore, the signal interference among the antennas can be reduced. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198002 | Dipole Antenna - A dipole antenna, comprising: a dipole arrangement comprising at least a pair of antenna arms, each antenna arm having a feed end and a distal end, the feed ends positioned in proximity to each other; a feed structure, coupled to said dipole arrangement, comprising a balun for providing the antenna with a balanced feed; wherein, each antenna arm comprises: a conductive end plate, located at the distal end of the respective antenna arm; and an inductive coil, located at the feed end of the respective antenna arm. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198003 | Antenna Device - An antenna device is provided and includes a circuit board, a first linear antenna, and a second linear antenna. The circuit board includes a grounding pattern and a feeding point insulated from the grounding pattern. The first linear antenna is connected to the grounding pattern and includes a first inductive element positioned between distal ends of the first linear antenna. The second linear antenna is connected to the feeding point and capacitively coupled to one of the distal ends of the first linear antenna. The second linear antenna includes a second inductive element positioned proximate a middle section of the second linear antenna. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198004 | FILTER ANTENNA - A multi-pole filter antenna may include aperture-coupled non-dominant mode cavity resonators, and an aperture-coupled dominant mode patch antenna. The filter antenna may be implemented in a multilayer printed circuit board or similar structure. The filter antenna may for example operate in the Ku-Band, the Ka-Band, the C-Band, or another band. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198005 | LOW PROFILE ANTENNA - There is provided a low profile antenna comprising a line source, a corporate feed network, and a plurality of radiating elements. The radiating elements are arranged in a linear array so as to be discrete in a first direction and each continuous in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The corporate feed network is integrated with the linear array of radiating elements to provide for a compact design. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198006 | ANTENNA DEVICE - A booster antenna having an aperture and a slit extending from the aperture to a distal end portion H, and a feeding coil having a coil conductor wound around a magnetic core. At least a part of an opening of the coil conductor is disposed at a position overlapping with the aperture of the booster antenna in plan view. The coil conductor is wound around the magnetic core such that a first conductor part disposed on a first surface of the magnetic core and a second conductor part disposed on a second surface of the magnetic core are located at different positions in plan view. The feeding coil is disposed such that the first surface faces the booster antenna and the first conductor part is disposed close to the distal end portion H of the booster antenna. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198007 | Antenna Assemblies Including Antenna Elements with Dielectric for Forming Closed Bow Tie Shapes - According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of bow tie antennas and antenna assemblies that include the same. In an exemplary embodiment, a bow tie antenna includes a pair of antenna elements. Each antenna element includes spaced apart end portions defining an open portion such that the antenna element has an open shape. The open shape is closed by dielectric material disposed between the spaced apart end portions and extending across a gap separating the spaced apart end portions, whereby the dielectric material and pair of antenna elements cooperatively define a closed bow tie shape for the bow tie antenna. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198008 | PASSIVE REPEATER FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Some embodiments provide a relatively small antenna apparatus that acts as a passive repeater. The antenna apparatus can be designed to facilitate radio frequency (RF) signal gain for a collection or range of frequencies. In some embodiments, the antenna apparatus is placed near a device with a wireless receiver and/or transmitter, where the antenna apparatus causes increased RF signal intensity at the device by coupling RF signals from a proximate area of higher RF signal intensity into the area around the device. Accordingly, in some instances, an embodiment of the antenna apparatus can be used to increase the RF signal intensity in a null spot or dead spot by coupling RF signal energy from an area proximate to the null spot that has higher RF signal intensity. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198009 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND MATCHING CIRCUIT MODULE FOR ANTENNA DEVICE - A low-frequency radiating element and a high-frequency radiating element are configured so as to respectively operate in a relatively low frequency band and a relatively high frequency band that are non-contiguous with each other. A matching circuit is inserted between a transmission/reception circuit and a branching point. A high-frequency variable reactance circuit is inserted between the branching point and the high-frequency radiating element. A low-frequency variable reactance circuit is inserted between the branching point and the low-frequency radiating element. The high-frequency variable reactance circuit and the low-frequency variable reactance circuit are configured such that their reactances can be adjusted independently of each other. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198010 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a conductive housing, a first antenna element, a second antenna element and an insulation structure. The first antenna element is disposed in the conductive housing. The second antenna element is disposed on an external surface of the conductive housing and is opposite to the first antenna element. The conductive housing generates a first current in response to the operation of the second antenna element. The insulation structure penetrates through the conductive housing and extends from at least one side of the conductive housing to the second antenna element. The conductive housing generates an induction current in response to the operation of the first antenna element. The insulation structure blocks the induction current so that the conductive housing generates a second current, and a direction of the first current is the same as a direction of the second current. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198011 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An antenna device includes a feeding coil antenna and a booster coil antenna electromagnetically coupled to the feeding coil antenna. The feeding coil antenna includes a plurality of coil portions including at least one magnetic body and each including a coil conductor wound around the at least one magnetic body. The plurality of coil portions are connected to one another in an in-phase mode, and are arranged near one another such that winding axes of the coil conductors are oriented approximately in the same direction and at least portions of respective openings of the coil conductors face one another. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198012 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH TWO ANTENNAS AND ANTENNA SWITCH MODULES - A mobile device includes a system circuit board, a ground element, a communication module, a first antenna, a second antenna, a first ASM (Antenna Switch Module), and a second ASM. The first antenna is configured to receive or transmit a first signal in a first frequency band. The second antenna is configured to receive or transmit a second signal in a second frequency band. The second frequency band is different from the first frequency band. The first ASM is coupled between the first antenna and the communication module, and is configured to separate frequencies of the first signal. The second ASM is coupled between the second antenna and the communication module, and is configured to separate frequencies of the second signal. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198013 | BACKSIDE REDISTRIBUTION LAYER PATCH ANTENNA - A patch antenna system comprising: an integrated circuit die having an active side including an active layer, and a backside; a dielectric layer formed on the backside; and a redistribution layer formed on the dielectric layer wherein the redistribution layer forms an array of patches. The patch antenna further comprises a plurality of through-silicon vias (TSV), wherein the TSVs electrically connect the array of patches to the active layer. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198014 | Patch Antenna - A patch antenna includes a dielectric substrate having a body that extends a thickness from a first side to a second side that is opposite the first side. The body of the substrate has a perimeter that is defined by at least one side wall that extends along the thickness of the substrate from the first side to the second side. The body of the substrate has a dielectric constant that is greater than air. The patch antenna also includes a radiating patch positioned on the first side of the body of the substrate, a ground plane positioned on the second side of the body of the substrate, and at least three feed probes electromagnetically coupled to the radiating patch such that the patch antenna is configured to generate a circularly polarized radiation pattern. The feed probes are positioned relative to the body of the substrate such that adjacent feed probes are spaced apart from each other along the body. The feed probes are configured to feed the radiating patch at at least three points with approximately equal power amplitude. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198015 | REFLECTIVE LINE SOURCE - There is provided a reflective line source for an antenna system. The reflective line source comprises at least one region adapted to receive an electromagnetic field and to expand the field in at least one dimension. The reflective line source further comprises a reflective phase compensator that is coupled to the region. The reflective phase compensator is adapted to correct a phase error resulting from propagation of the field through the region as well as to fold a direction of propagation of the field. For this purpose, the reflective phase compensator comprises at least two reflective phase compensating surfaces oriented at ninety degrees relative to one another. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198016 | LOW-POWER MODE FOR DISPLAY - The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for a low-power mode (or low-transmission state) associated with a display. An exemplary system comprises: a first display positioned on top of a second display, the first display at least partially covering the second display; the second display; a processor configured to: determine whether the first display is in low-transmission state or a high-transmission state; in response to determining the first display is in a low-transmission state, enable display of an image on the first display. Additionally, the system also updates an image on the display based on determining a frequency of updating an image on the display in the low-transmission state, and based on determining an amount of data to be updated on the display in the low-transmission state. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198017 | Wearable Behavior-Based Vision System - A see through display apparatus includes a see-through, head mounted display and sensors on the display which detect audible and visual data in a field of view of the apparatus. A processor cooperates with the display to provide information to a wearer of the device using a behavior-based real object mapping system. At least a global zone and an egocentric behavioral zone relative to the apparatus are established, and real objects assigned behaviors that are mapped to the respective zones occupied by the object. The behaviors assigned to the objects can be used by applications that provide services to the wearer, using the behaviors as the foundation for evaluation of the type of feedback to provide in the apparatus. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198018 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND A DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD FOR MULTI-USER CONNECTION - A display control device and a display control method for multi-user connection provides a control processing unit of a connection control module which executes a display application program to control a display unit for displaying a corresponding frame image. A plurality of mobile units are electrically connected to the connection control module via a wireless transmission interface, so the control processing unit of the connection control module controls the display unit to display the corresponding frame objects according to a connection of the mobile units. The control processing unit controls the display unit to display an interaction of the frame objects via input signals transmitted by the mobile units. Such invention allows multiple users to control the frame objects displayed by the display unit in the corresponding frame of a single display application program at the same time. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198019 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY PANEL THEREOF - A display apparatus and display panel thereof are provided. The display panel includes pixels, first lines, second lines, and data lines. The pixels are located at a display area of the display panel. The first lines are located on a first side of the display area and receive first data signals. The second lines are located on a second side of the display area and receive second data signals. The second side is opposite to the first side. The data lines are electrically connected to the corresponding pixels, respectively. Each of the (4i+1) | 2014-07-17 |
20140198020 | SPLICED LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (SLCD), METHOD FOR CHECKING THE SLCD, AND LCD DEVICE - A spiked liquid crystal display (SLCD) includes a plurality of LCD devices. Each LCD device includes an LCD panel, and a drive circuit controlling a display of the LCD pane The drive circuit includes an adjusting equipment storing a display parameter, and the display parameters of the adjusting equipments of at least two LCD devices of the plurality of LCD devices are different. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198021 | DISPLAY DRIVING APPARATUS - A display driving apparatus, including an image processor, a timing controller, and a plurality of source drivers, is provided. The image processor determines whether an image frame corresponding to a frame data is a static image and outputs the frame data and a determination result. The timing controller receives the frame data from the image processor and outputs the frame data. The source drivers receive the frame data from the timing controller and drive a display panel according to the frame data. Each of the source drivers includes a memory module configured to store the frame data corresponding to the static image. When the source drivers drive the display panel according to the frame data corresponding to the static image, the image processor stops outputting the frame data to the timing controller, and the timing controller stops outputting the frame data to the source drivers. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198022 | DRIVING MODULE WITH COMMON CONTROL NODE - A driving module with a common control node according to the present invention is revealed. The driving module comprises a plurality of output units, a forward input unit and a reverse input unit. The output units are all coupled to a control node to share the control node. The output units output forward scanning signals sequentially according to the charge of the control node when the control node is charged by the forward input unit. The output units output reverse scanning signals sequentially according to the charge of the control node when the control node is charged by the reverse input unit. Thus, the present invention is provided to output forward or reverse scanning signals from the output units by sharing the control node so as to decrease the circuit area in the driving module. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198023 | GATE DRIVER ON ARRAY AND METHOD FOR DRIVING GATE LINES OF DISPLAY PANEL - A gate driver circuit including a plurality of gate driver stages is provided. The gate driver stages are combined on the display panel and configured to receive a plurality of clock signals and a start pulse. After being started by the start pulse, the gate driver stages generate a plurality of scan signals based on the clock signals. The scan signals respectively drive a plurality of gate lines of the display panel in a plurality of scan sequences during different frame periods based on the clock signals, wherein at least two scan sequences of the scan sequences are different. Furthermore, a method for driving gate lines of the display panel including the foregoing gate driver circuit is also provided. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198024 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THREE DIMENSIONAL GESTURES TO INITIATE AND COMPLETE THE TRANSFER OF APPLICATION DATA BETWEEN NETWORKED DEVICES - An apparatus and method for detecting a three-dimensional gesture are provided. The method includes detecting, by at least one three dimensional motion sensing input device embedded in a network having a plurality of interconnected hardware, a three-dimensional gesture of a user, selecting, based on the detected gesture, application data corresponding to an application being executed, stored or displayed on a first device in the network to be transmitted to a second device in the network, transmitting the selected application data to hardware and software associated with the second device, and performing at least one of executing, storing or displaying the selected application data on the second device, wherein the at least one three dimensional motion sensing input device comprises gesture detection hardware and software. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198025 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISCERNING COMPLEX GESTURES USING AN ARRAY OF OPTICAL SENSORS - A method for gesture determination (e.g., discerning complex gestures) via an electronic system (e.g., a gesture sensing system) including an array of optical sensors is described herein. The method includes detecting a plurality of sub-gestures (e.g., simple gestures provided by a target located proximate to the system) via the array of optical sensors. The sensors generate signals based upon the detected (e.g., received) sub-gestures and transmit the signals to a processor of the gesture sensing system. The processor processes the signals to obtain data associated with the sub-gestures and analyzes the sub-gesture data to determine if the sub-gestures collectively constitute a gesture (e.g., complex gesture). When the analyzing indicates that the sub-gestures collectively constitute a complex gesture, the gesture sensing system detects the complex gesture. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198026 | DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA USING EARPHONE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to an embodiment, a method for controlling a portable device connected to an earphone having a coil includes detecting removal of one of left and right units of the earphone worn by a user, generating an electromagnetic pattern corresponding to an Identifier(ID) of the portable device at the removed unit of the earphone, and receiving data from the external device in correspondence with the ID of the portable device. According to an embodiment, a method for controlling a display device includes displaying a Graphic User Interface on a display unit, sensing an earphone within a detection area of the display unit, sensing an electromagnetic pattern of the earphone within a detection area of the display unit, acquiring an ID of an external device connected to the earphone from the sensed electromagnetic pattern, and transmitting data to the external device identified by the acquired ID of the external device. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198027 | Media Distribution System - Systems, devices, and methods for delivering and managing media whereby a first media element contains multiple media components and a combination of user activity and time are necessary to unlock a subset of the multiple media components. In one embodiment, the user activities include serving as a peer leader, purchasing a key that unlocks at least one of the multiple media components, and other activities having value to the system. The system may also update the media components individually, or in parallel. In addition, the requirements for unlocking one or more of the media components may vary dynamically, or the media components may vary based on: known individual characteristics of a user in a group of users, group characteristics of a subset of users within a group of users or other criteria. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198028 | DISPLAY PANEL DRIVER, METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY PANEL USING THE SAME AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A display panel driver including a moving image determining part, a sensing part and a dithering part. The moving image determining part determines whether an input image data represents a moving image or a static image. The sensing part senses a movement of a display apparatus or a user of the display apparatus. The dithering part performs a dithering operation to the input image data when the input image data represents the moving image or when at least one of the display apparatus and the user moves when the input image data represents the static image. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198029 | TECHNIQUES FOR GESTURE RECOGNITION - A method and system may provide gesture recognition techniques. An energy aggregation value may be determined for data corresponding to a gesture using principal component analysis. Based at least in part on the energy aggregation value, it may be determined whether the gesture is a one or two dimensional gesture. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198030 | IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE, IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD - An image projection device for projecting an image on a projection object includes a detecting unit configured to detect a detection object present within an object space corresponding to the image projected by the image projection device; a recognizing unit configured to recognize an instruction motion of a user based on detection of the detection object by the detecting unit; and an output unit configured to generate an output corresponding to the instruction motion recognized within the object space by the recognizing unit from the instruction motion and the image projected by the image projection device. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198031 | PALM GESTURE RECOGNITION METHOD AND DEVICE AS WELL AS HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed is a palm gesture recognition method comprising a step of obtaining plural images according to an order of time; a step of acquiring plural palm shaped images from the plural images; a step of extracting plural features describing an open or closed palm gesture from each of the plural palm shaped images; a step of calculating a maximum feature difference vector formed by a maximum difference of each of the plural features; and a step of determining, on the basis of the maximum feature difference vector, that there is the open or closed palm gesture or there isn't the open or closed palm gesture in the plural images. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198032 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING SCREEN WITH EYE TRACKING IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for displaying a screen using an eye tracking in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes displaying a message on the display unit, photographing a user's eyeball through the camera unit when the message is displayed to determine a position of the user's eyeball, determining whether the message is read by comparing eye tracking information gathered by the photographing of the user's eyeball with a message position of a time point of displaying the message, and distinguishing an unread message from a read message based on the determining | 2014-07-17 |
20140198033 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A head-mounted display device of a transmission type includes an operation unit, a control unit configured to transmit image data, and an image display unit configured to cause a user to visually recognize a generated image generated on the basis of the transmitted image data from the control unit. The control unit has, as an operation mode of the image display unit, a first mode for causing the user to visually recognize a plurality of selectable images in positions other than the center in an image generable region, which is a region where the image display unit can generate the generated image, and a second mode for causing, when a singularity of the selectable image is selected out of the plurality of selectable images, the user to visually recognize an associated image associated with the one selectable image as an image larger than the one selectable image in the first mode. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198034 | MUSCLE INTERFACE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTERACTING WITH CONTENT DISPLAYED ON WEARABLE HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYS - There is disclosed a muscle interface device and method for interacting with content displayed on wearable head mounted displays. In an embodiment, the muscle interface device comprises a sensor worn on the forearm of a user, and the sensor is adapted to recognize a plurality of gestures made by a user's hand and or wrist to interact with content displayed on the wearable head mounted display. The muscle interface device utilizes a plurality of sensors, including one or more of capacitive EMG, MMG, and accelerometer sensors, to detect gestures made by a user. The detected user gestures from the sensors are processed into a control signal for allowing the user to interact with content displayed on the wearable head mounted display in a discreet manner. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198035 | WEARABLE MUSCLE INTERFACE SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS THAT INTERACT WITH CONTENT DISPLAYED ON AN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - Systems, devices and methods that enable a user to access and interact with content displayed on a portable electronic display in an inconspicuous, hands-free manner are described. There is disclosed a completely wearable system comprising a wearable muscle interface device and a wearable head-mounted display, as well as methods for using the wearable system to effect interactions between the user and content displayed on the wearable head-mounted display. The wearable muscle interface device includes muscle activity sensors worn on an arm of the user to detect muscle activity generated when the user performs a physical gesture. The wearable system is adapted to recognize a plurality of gestures made by the user and, in response to each recognized gesture, to effect one or more interaction(s) with content displayed on the wearable head-mounted display. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198036 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PORTABLE APPARATUS INCLUDING A FLEXIBLE DISPLAY AND THE PORTABLE APPARATUS - An apparatus and method for controlling a portable apparatus including a flexible display are provided. The method includes detecting a bent portion of the flexible display; displaying a User Interface (UI) on the detected bent portion of the flexible display; detecting an input through the UI displayed on the detected bent portion of the display; and performing an operation corresponding to the input detected through the UI displayed on the detected bent portion of the display. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198037 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR LOGGING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS TAG INTERACTIONS - An apparatus, method and system for categorizing, parsing, grouping and displaying Near Field Communication (NFC) tags for presentation on a user device, including storing in a computer readable medium of a log of ones of the tags read by or written by the user device, assessing at least one category for each of the logged tags, and displaying, in conjunction with at least one indicator indicative of the respective at least one category, of each of the logged tags on the user device. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198038 | DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display device includes a plurality of displays provided on different surfaces of a body of the display device; a stationary state determination unit that determines whether or not the body is in a stationary state; a visibility determination unit that determines which of the displays is visible to a user if it is determined by the stationary state determination unit that the body is in a stationary state; and a display control unit that displays predetermined display information on at least the display that is determined by the visibility determination unit to be visible. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198039 | MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE - In a motor drive device ( | 2014-07-17 |
20140198040 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF-CALIBRATION OF INDIRECT POINTING DEVICES - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for pointing device calibration. An observation module may track physical movement sensed by an indirect pointing device and record actual cursor behavior corresponding to the physical movement. An analysis module may compare the actual cursor behavior to reference cursor behavior to detect a deviation. A calibration module may adjust one or more settings of the pointing device in a manner calculated to reduce the deviation. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198041 | POSITION INFORMATION OBTAINING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A position information obtaining device and a position information obtaining method are provided. Each of the position information obtaining device and the position information obtaining method captures images to which a light pointer is directed and on which a light spot is formed, in chronological order, and estimates position information of a specified position on the images specified by the light pointer using a plurality of pieces of image information obtained from the captured image. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198042 | OPERATION INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An operation input device includes: angular velocity detecting means for detecting an angular velocity; relative velocity detecting means for contactlessly detecting a relative velocity to a target object; distance detecting means for detecting a distance to the target object; and computing means for computing an amount of movement based on the angular velocity, the relative velocity, and the distance. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198043 | THE METHOD FOR GENERATING POINTER MOVEMENT VALUE AND POINTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - Disclosed are an apparatus for calculating the movement value of a pointer, a method of correcting the movement value of the pointer, and a 3D pointing device. The method of generating correction information of pointer includes acquiring movement data of a 3D pointing device during a predetermined time, adding up values of the movement data, generating control information and moving the pointer if an added-up result of the movement data is greater than or equal to a threshold value, and transmitting the control information to the pointer. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198044 | REMOTE CONTROL METHOD OF MULTI-MODE REMOTE CONTROLLER, REMOTE CONTROLLER, USER TERMINAL AND SYSTEM - Described is a remote control method of a multi-mode remote controller, comprising the following steps of: determining a current control mode, the remote controller comprising various control modes; obtaining a touch control signal of a user on a touch screen; and analyzing the touch control signal, generating a remote control instruction corresponding to the touch control signal under the current control mode, and sending the instruction to a user terminal, so that the user terminal operates currently displayed content. It is further provided a multi-mode remote controller, a user terminal and a system. Seamless automatic switching among multiple control modes in the remote controller with a touch screen can be realized, so as to meet various interaction requirements of different kinds of users. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198045 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, LETTER INPUTTING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An electronic device comprises a display unit that displays a letter/character; a touch pressing input unit including a plurality of keys arrayed in a matrix; the touch pressing input unit allowing touch-inputting a letter/character corresponding to a key touched by a user's finger; the touch pressing input unit allowing pressing-inputting a letter/character corresponding to a key pressed; and a control unit that manages control to cause the letter/character input by the touch pressing input unit to be displayed on the display unit; the control unit managing control so that, if a key is touched and pressed at the touch pressing input unit with the user's finger, a letter/character corresponding to the key pressed is displayed on the display unit, and so that, if a key is touched and released without being pressed by the user's finger at the touch pressing input unit, a letter/character corresponding to a key displaced at a position from which the user's finger has been released is displayed on the display unit. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198046 | IGNORING TACTILE INPUT BASED ON SUBSEQUENT INPUT RECEIVED FROM KEYBOARD - A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions stored thereon. When executed by at least one processor, the instructions may be configured to cause a computer system to at least monitor for a post-tactile keyboard input within a post-tactile input threshold time after receiving a tactile input device input, ignore the tactile input device input if the post-tactile keyboard input is received within the post-tactile input threshold time after receiving the tactile input device input, and recognize the tactile input device input if the post-tactile keyboard input is not received within the post-tactile input threshold time after receiving the tactile input device input. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198047 | REDUCING ERROR RATES FOR TOUCH BASED KEYBOARDS - The present technology provides systems and methods for reducing error rates to data input to a keyboard, such as a touch screen keyboard. In one example, an input bias model dynamically changes the keyboard functionality such that the keyboard will not necessarily produce the same result for an identical tap coordinate. Rather, the keyboard functionality is adapted to account for key offset bias that occurs when the user has a tendency to select a tap coordinate that would otherwise return an unintended key. Additionally, the present technology provides a language feedback model that may provide a probability for a next tap coordinate and may augment the key corresponding to the most probable next tap coordinate, thereby allowing the user to more easily select the correct key. Further details are provided herein. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198048 | REDUCING ERROR RATES FOR TOUCH BASED KEYBOARDS - The present technology provides systems and methods for reducing error rates to data input to a keyboard, such as a touch screen keyboard. In one example, an input bias model dynamically changes the keyboard functionality such that the keyboard will not necessarily produce the same result for an identical tap coordinate. Rather, the keyboard functionality is adapted to account for key offset bias that occurs when the user has a tendency to select a tap coordinate that would otherwise return an unintended key. Additionally, the present technology provides a language feedback model that may provide a probability for a next tap coordinate and may augment the key corresponding to the most probable next tap coordinate, thereby allowing the user to more easily select the correct key. Further details are provided herein. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198049 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING USER INPUT IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FIELD - In accordance with one implementation, a method is illustrated that allows a computing device to determine a user input. The method includes detecting one or more user input objects in a 3-dimensional field relative to a 2-dimensional surface. The method also includes determining coordinates for the one or more user input objects relative to the 2-dimensional surface. And, the method further includes determining a user input based on the coordinates. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198050 | MULTIFUNCTION TOUCH KEYBOARD MODULE - A multifunction touch keyboard module includes a touch panel. The touch panel includes an ordinary area and a function area. The ordinary area and the function area are opposite to trigger positions of keys. The ordinary area is used for keying texts or symbols. The function area is used for function keys. The ordinary area is switched to a mouse movement area when a switching condition is achieved. A user can touch the mouse movement area to control a mouse cursor of an electronic device. The user can use the ordinary area and the function area at the same time. The user can use the mouse movement area and the function area at the same time after the ordinary area is switched to the mouse movement area. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198051 | Apparatus and Method Pertaining to the Stylus-Initiated Opening of an Application - A particular application is pre-associated with the detection of a predetermined stylus action that occurs while a given electronic device is in a standby mode of operation. Upon then detecting that predetermined stylus action these teachings provide for responsively opening that particular application. By one approach this opening of the particular application occurs in conjunction with switching the electronic device from the standby mode of operation to the active mode of operation. The pre-association can be based, at least in part, upon an automatic association based upon identifying the most-used application for the electronic device. As another example, the pre-association can be based, at least in part, upon a specific user-based selection. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198052 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TOUCH DETECTION ON A DISPLAY PANEL - Discussed herein is an information processing apparatus that detects a touch input at a touch panel disposed on or formed integrally with a display panel, performs sampling of the detected touch position and utilizes a predictive filter to estimate the coordinates of the touch position. The apparatus comprises a controller that actuates the predictive filter based on the application being executed and updates the display panel with the estimated coordinates when a predetermined condition is satisfied. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198053 | METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SENSING TOUCH ON TOUCH PANEL - A method for sensing touch on a touch panel including a plurality of drive lines and a plurality of sensing lines, wherein the drive lines and the sensing lines cross each other, the method including: applying parallelly sensing signals having mutually different frequencies to at least two out of a plurality of the drive lines; and separating only a signal having a specific frequency from signals outputted from the sensing line. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198054 | SCREEN FREEZING FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device comprises a touchscreen and a processing system. The touchscreen is configured to display a graphical user interface. The processing system is configured to receive a freeze command from a user of the wireless communication device and, responsive to the freeze command, hold at least a portion of the touchscreen in a frozen state, direct the touchscreen to display a status notification indicating that the at least the portion of the touchscreen is in the frozen state, and unfreeze the at least the portion of the touchscreen responsive to an unfreeze event. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198055 | ENHANCED DISPLAY OF INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS IN A BROWSER - A method, system and electronic device are provided for processing touch inputs on a touchscreen display. A starting touch input is detected on a document displayed at an initial scale on the touchscreen. If the starting touch input is within a disambiguation region for a number of interactive elements in the document, while contact is maintained on the display a further view of the document at an enlarged scale is displayed showing the area of the touch input. When an ending touch input is detected, one interactive element may be selected according to the location of the ending touch input, and an interaction function, such as requesting a resource hyperlinked by the selected interactive element, is automatically initiated. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198056 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE THEREOF - A computing device-implemented method and the computing device thereof are provided. A center area and an outer area of the picture displayed on the touch-sensitive screen are defined. An image processing operation, such as zooming in, zooming out, or movement on the picture displayed on the touch-sensitive screen is performed based on the relationship of the initial location and the orientation of the sliding motion, and the center area and the outer area of the picture. Therefore, basic picture operations can be carried out by a single finger possibly while holding the device with the same palm to improve usability and to user safety. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198057 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ADAPTIVE EDGE-TO-EDGE DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR MULTI-TOUCH DEVICES - An apparatus and method for adjusting a display of a portable electronic device having a display unit are provided. The method includes detecting a user's touch of the portable electronic device, determining touch information including at least one of a location and an area of the user's touch on the display unit, determining whether the user's touch is a touch input for executing an operation on the portable electronic device or a user's gripping of the portable electronic device according to the touch information, and adjusting the displaying of a User Interface (UI) according to the user's gripping of the portable electronic device, wherein an entirety of an outward facing surface of the display unit is touch-enabled so as to receive a touch input of a user at any point of the outward facing surface. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198058 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND GESTURE-DETECTION - A method includes utilizing transmitters and receivers, performing detection of objects spaced from an electronic device, when an object that is spaced from the electronic device is detected, continuing performing detection of objects, when no object is detected, discontinuing performing detection of objects, and utilizing touch sensors of the touch-sensitive display, performing touch detection. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198059 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND GESTURE-DETECTION - A method includes utilizing transmitters and receivers in an electronic device to detect at least one object spaced from a touch-sensitive display of the electronic device, determining first signal values utilizing touch sensors of the touch-sensitive display to obtain baseline noise values when no touch is detected and the transmitters are transmitting, and when a touch is detected, applying the baseline noise values to second signal values to reduce the effect of noise when identifying the touch location. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198060 | TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS - A touch display apparatus including a display panel, a touch panel, a transparent conductive layer, and a conductive adhesive layer is provided. The touch panel is disposed on the display panel, and includes a cover lens, a touch device, and a shielding conductive ring. The touch device is disposed on the cover lens and located between the display panel and the cover lens. The shielding conductive ring is disposed on the cover lens and located between the display panel and the cover lens. The shielding conductive ring surrounds the touch device. The transparent conductive layer is disposed on the display panel and located between the display panel and the touch panel. The conductive adhesive layer is disposed between the display panel and the touch panel. The shielding conductive ring is electrically connected with the transparent conductive layer through the conductive adhesive layer. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198061 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UNLOCKING TOUCH SCREEN OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In a method for unlocking a touch screen of an electronic device, an unlocking interface is displayed on the touch screen. The unlocking interface includes a question input box that reminds a user of the electronic device to input a correct answer to the question input box. The method receives an answer from the question input box inputted by the user, and unlocks the touch screen if the inputted answer is correct. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198062 | Input Element for Operating a Touch-Screen - There is described an input element for operating a touch-screen, said input element comprising an electrically conductive layer which is applied to an electrically non-conductive substrate. The electrically conductive layer is structured and has at least one button, conductor track and/or electrode, wherein at least one electrode and/or conductor track is operatively connected to the touch-screen. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198063 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A data processing device includes a processor that executes a procedure. The procedure includes: (a) detecting contact with an operation face and outputting contact position data expressing a contact position at the operation face; (b) predicting a contact operation based on a number of contact positions identified based on the contact position data output at (a) prior to the contact operation to the operation face being identified based on a time series of the contact positions expressed by the contact position data output at (a); and (c) executing processing according to the contact operation predicted at (b). | 2014-07-17 |
20140198064 | TOUCH SENSITIVITY CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - An apparatus and a method for controlling touch sensitivity according to hydroplaning of a touch screen in an electronic device are provided. The method includes estimating whether a water film is generated on a surface of a touch screen in consideration of at least one of position information, humidity, and a temperature change of the electronic device and adjusting touch detection sensitivity of the touch screen when it is estimated that the water film is generated on the surface of the touch screen. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198065 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display control device including a display control unit that displays a decoration image on a display unit, the decoration image being different from images used for operation, a detection unit that detects a user's touch operation made on the display unit, and a processing unit that executes a process associated with the touch operation involving a predetermined trajectory. When the touch operation involving the predetermined trajectory is detected while the decoration image is displayed, the display control unit displays a feedback image that is made up of the decoration image and indicates that the touch operation involving the predetermined trajectory has been detected. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198066 | TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - To shield the noise generated due to deformation or the like of the conductive frame. The touch panel includes: a detection region which generates detection signals according to a contact position of a conductor; a plurality of detection electrodes which output detection signals generated in the detection region; a conductive frame which covers above the outer side of the detection region and above the detection electrode; and shield electrodes formed on the outer side of the detection region on the CF substrate and between each of the plurality of detection electrodes, to which shield signals for shielding the electric influence on the detection region and the detection electrodes are supplied. Further, the distance between the shield electrodes and the detection region is shorter than distance between the conductive frame and the detection region. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198067 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY INTEGRATED WITH TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - An organic light emitting display integrated with a touch screen panel includes a first substrate, the first substrate having pixels and having signal lines coupled to the pixels, and a second substrate, the second substrate being on the first substrate to seal the first substrate, the second substrate having sensing electrodes of the touch screen panel on a surface thereof. The signal lines include first and second signal lines, the first and second signal lines being arranged in a direction that intersects the sensing electrodes, the first and second signal lines receiving different signals, respectively, and functioning as first and second driving electrodes of the touch screen panel. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198068 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC EFFECT IN PORTABLE TERMINAL, MACHINE-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - A portable terminal and a method for providing a haptic effect in the portable terminal are provided. The method includes displaying an application on a touch screen, detecting a touch in a haptic providing region set by a user, and providing a haptic effect corresponding to the haptic providing region in response to the detected touch. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198069 | PORTABLE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC EFFECT TO INPUT UNIT - A portable terminal and a method for providing a haptic effect to an input unit are provided. The method includes displaying at least one object on a touch screen, detecting a touch input by the input unit with respect to the object displayed on the touch screen, determining a preset mode based on the detected touch input of the input unit, and transmitting a control signal corresponding to a predetermined haptic pattern based on the preset mode to the input unit. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198070 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION - A mobile device control method for displaying information on a touch screen of a mobile device is provided. The method includes determining a type of a cover for the mobile device, the cover having a screen projection portion, detecting a gesture or a trigger, and displaying a screen corresponding to a current state of the mobile device on the touch screen depending on the type of the cover, in response to the detection of the gesture or the trigger. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198071 | Force Sensing Touchscreen - A touchscreen that determines the point of touch and magnitude of a force applied to the touchscreen is disclosed. The force can be perpendicular, parallel, or sloped with respect to the touchscreen surface. The force can also be a plurality of forces simultaneously applied to the touchscreen surface where the centroid and resultant of the plurality of forces are determined. The touchscreen can take the form of various two-dimensional or three-dimensional shapes such as a circle, cube, sphere, cylinder, or the like. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198072 | In-Pixel Ultrasonic Touch Sensor for Display Applications - A video display is provided with a planar piezoelectric transmitter to transmit ultrasound signals, and a display panel including a plurality of pixels. Each pixel has a data interface to accept a video signal with a variable voltage associated with a range of light intensity values, and to supply a touch signal with a variable voltage derived from a range of reflected ultrasound signal energies. Each pixel is made up of a light device to supply light with an intensity responsive to the video signal voltage, and a storage capacitor to maintain a video signal voltage between refresh cycles. A piezoelectric transducer accepts a reflected ultrasound signal energy and maintains a touch signal voltage between refresh cycles. In one aspect, the storage capacitor and the piezoelectric transducer are the same device. The light device may be a liquid crystal (LC) layer or a light emitting diode. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198073 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THREE-DIMENSIONAL GESTURE DETECTING DISPLAY - An electronic device includes a display, a plurality of antennae arranged and constructed to emit a signal and to receive backscatter from the signal, and a processor operably coupled to the antennae to utilize the received backscatter to detect location and at least one of size and shape of an object spaced from the display. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198074 | PORTABLE COMPUTER - A computer includes a display screen, a computer body, a keyboard input portion and a touch input device. The computer body is connected with the display screen vie a connecting piece. The touch input device includes a touch panel. The keyboard input portion and the touch panel are located on a same surface of the computer body. The touch panel extends from one side to another side of the surface, and covers the whole surface of the computer body with the keyboard input portion. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198075 | DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TOUCH SCREEN - A detection method and device for a touch screen is provided. When a pen touching or approaching the touch screen is detected, only the location of the pen in a predetermined range is provided, and the locations of all other objects within the predetermined range are not provided, such as the location of a palm. Only when the pen is no longer detected over a predetermined period of time, then the locations of objects other than the pen in the predetermined range are provided again. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198076 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-FINGER SEARCH USING OVERSAMPLING HILL CLIMBING AND DESCENT WITH RANGE - A method for detecting and tracking multiple fingers in a two dimensional set of results using oversampling hill climbing and descent with range. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198077 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION - An information processing apparatus includes a sensor for generating a sensor output signal responsive to the three-dimensional coordinate position of a detection target in a monitor space by detecting a capacitance in the monitor space, and outputting the sensor output signal, a position detector for detecting the three-dimensional coordinate position of the detection target in the monitor space from the sensor output signal of the sensor, a storage unit for storing coordinate information identifying a three-dimensional space region set in the monitor space, a determining unit for determining whether the three-dimensional coordinate position of the detection target in the monitor space is contained in the three-dimensional set space region, based on the three-dimensional coordinate position of the detection target detected by the position detector and the coordinate information stored on the storage, and an output unit for outputting determination results of the determining unit. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198078 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - A transparent capacitive touch panel comprising a transparent substrate, a transparent cover lens and a transparent adhesive layer is provided, wherein a first transparent electrode layer and a second transparent electrode layer are disposed on the transparent cover lens and the transparent substrate respectively. The transparent adhesive layer is used to bind the first transparent electrode layer and second transparent electrode layer in order to combine the transparent cover lens and the transparent substrate disposed in parallel. Thereby, the manufacturing process of the transparent capacitive touch panel is simplified, and the manufacturing cost of the same is lowered. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198079 | INTERACTIVE PROJECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - An interactive image projecting device that projects an image onto a display surface and controls the projected image based upon movement of the image projecting device or the detection of another image. The image projecting device includes a projector that generates an image from a control unit. The device includes a position indicating emitter that generates a position indicator and an image sensor that is operable to detect the position indicator from either the device including the image sensor or a position indicator from another device. Based upon the sensed position indicator from another device, the control unit operates to modify the image projected from the device such that the image from a first device can interact with an image from a second device. The first and second devices each have a wireless transceiver such that the devices can communicate with each other during operation. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198080 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Pre-Associated Stylus-Input User Preferences - A control circuit stores profiles of stylus-input user preferences and pre-associates individual ones of those profiles with corresponding different applications. Upon opening one of those applications the control circuit then automatically uses the corresponding pre-associated stylus-input user preferences. So configured, a user's specific preferences regarding how the control circuit will render electronic ink on a display in response to stylus-based input are automatically utilized on an application-by-application basis without requiring the user to access and change global settings for stylus input. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198081 | IMAGE ZOOM CONTROL USING STYLUS FORCE SENSING - The present disclosure provides for an electronic device and method for displaying an image on a screen of the electronic device. In response to a stylus location input, a region of the screen is selected. A first part of the image associated with the selected region of the screen is determined, along with a second part of the image associated with the region of the screen outside of the selected region. In response to a stylus force input, the first part of the image is modified and displayed in the selected region of the screen. The second part of the image is displayed on the screen outside of the selected region. The modified image may be a magnified image, for example. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198082 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING REAL AND DIGITAL INK - An electronic drawing system configured to edit a physical drawing and communicate the edit to a host electronic device that renders a digital rendition of the physical drawing. The electronic system device includes a control circuit configured to communicate with an element that enables erasing at least a portion of the physical drawing. The control circuit generates at least one signal representative of the erasing, where the at least one signal is capable of being processed to edit the digital representation corresponding to the erasing. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198083 | DRIVING CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A DISPLAY - In one aspect of the invention, a driving circuit for driving a display having pixels spatially arranged in a matrix form, includes an input interface for processing input image signals into pixel signals associated with the pixel matrix and grayscales of the display; a timing controller for generating a polarity control signal; a pair of multiplexors electrically coupled to the input interface for receiving the pixel signals therefrom and controlled by the polarity control signal for selecting transmitting paths of the parallel pixel signals; a data register electrically coupled to the pair of multiplexors for stored the pixel signals including its transmitting paths determined by the polarity control signal; and a source driver having a latch array electrically coupled to the data register for receiving the stored pixel signals therefrom, the source driver configured to write the stored pixel signals into the pixel matrix according to the polarity control signal. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198084 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS AND COLOR OPTIMIZATION - Systems and methods for display brightness and color optimization include detecting, by a sensor communicatively coupled to a display, a change in an environmental brightness level. Additionally, in response to the change in the environmental brightness level, modifying a brightness level of the display and modifying a color gamut available to the display. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198085 | PIXEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode, a first driver and a second driver. The second driver controls an amount of current supplied from a first power source to the organic light emitting diode, corresponding to a previous data signal. The first driver stores a current data signal supplied from a data line and supplies the previous data signal to the second driver. In the pixel, the second driver includes a sixth transistor coupled between an initialization power source and a first node coupled to a gate electrode of a first transistor, the sixth transistor being configured to turn on when a first control signal is supplied; and a seventh transistor coupled between the first power source and a second node commonly coupled to the first and second drivers, the seventh transistor being configured to turn on when the first control signal is supplied. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198086 | SOURCE DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A source driver including a controller, a plurality of flip-flops, a plurality of shift registers and a plurality of driving channels is provided. The controller extracts control information from an image data stream. Each of the flip-flops respectively receives a corresponding control bit of the control information, and output the corresponding control bit. The shift registers correspond to the flip-flops one by one, and sequentially transmit an enable pulse. Each of the shift registers determines whether to output the enable pulse according to the control bit outputted by the corresponding flip-flop. The driving channels correspond to the shift registers one by one. Each of the driving channels switches an operation state into an enable mode or a disable mode according to the enable pulse outputted by the corresponding shift register. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198087 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT TO OPTIMIZE N-LINE LCD POWER CONSUMPTION - Embodiments of the invention generally provide an input device that includes one or more source drivers that are coupled to a display screen. Specifically, one of the source drivers may be coupled to a plurality of source lines (or column lines) on the display screen which the source driver uses to set voltages associated with one or more sub-pixels that determine the color displayed by the pixel. When driving voltages onto subsequent source lines, the input device may precharge the source driver using a latent voltage stored on the source lines. That is, if the source line was previously driven to a particular voltage by the source driver, the input device uses that latent voltage to precharge the output of the source driver to the same voltage. The source driver may then adjust its output to a desired voltage and drive the desired voltage onto the source line and sub-pixel. | 2014-07-17 |
20140198088 | METHOD AND DRIVING APPARATUS FOR OUTPUTTING DRIVING SIGNAL TO DRIVE ELECTRO-PHORETIC DISPLAY - The present invention provides a driving apparatus, the driving apparatus is used for outputting a driving signal to drive an electro-phoretic display, and the driving apparatus includes a driving signal generator, a temperature sensor, and a selector. The driving signal generator generates a plurality of periodic alternative current signals and a plurality of direct current signals. The temperature sensor generates a temperature parameter by sensing an environment temperature. The selector is coupled to the driving signal generator and the temperature sensor. The selector selects one of the periodic alternative current signals or one of the direct current signals as the driving signal according to the temperature parameter. | 2014-07-17 |