30th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200233452 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD - The disclosure discloses a wearable computing device (WCD) that would selectively and automatically activate a transceiver of the WCD for data transmission based on sensor data obtained from a sensor module of the \VCD. In some example, the sensor module may convert the physical movements of the WCD into sensor data. Then, a processor module of the WCD compares the sensor data to a predetern lined pattern pre-stored in the memory. If the sensor data matches the predetermined pattern, the processor module activates the transceiver to receive/transmit data packets. If the sensor data does not match the predetermined pattern, the process goes back to the beginning, where the processor module monitors the movement of the WCD through the sensors. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233453 | Head-Mounted Display and Facial Interface Thereof - A head-mounted display includes a display unit and a facial interface. The display unit includes a display for displaying graphical content to a user. The facial interface is coupled to the display unit and configured to engage a face of the user to support the display unit thereon. The facial interface includes an upper portion that engages a forehead of the user and side portions that engage temple regions of the user. The facial interface converts forward force applied to the upper portion by the forehead into inward force applied by side portions to the temple regions. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233454 | SOCIAL WEARABLE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A social wearable including a controller, a power source, a display, a sound emitting mechanism and a vibration emitting mechanism. The controller is capable of wirelessly receiving an alert when a social media posting is detected on a social media service. The power source is operably connected to the controller. The display has an array of light sources operably connected to the controller. The sound emitting mechanism is operably connected to the controller. The vibration emitting mechanism is operably connected to the controller. A notification is defined relating to the social media posting, wherein the controller activates at least one of the display, the sound emitting mechanism and the vibration emitting mechanism that are associated with the notification to alert a person associated with the social wearable that the social media posting has been detected. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233455 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION DEVICE - The present invention provides a display device and a television device with which it is possible to reduce the thickness of the device profile while also realizing desirable acoustic characteristics. This display device includes: a first plate-shaped object; a display module including a display element and a second plate-shaped object that supports the display element, the display module being disposed so as to face the first plate-shaped object; a liquid layer formed by sealing up a liquid between the first plate-like object and the display module; and a vibrator provided to the first plate-shaped object and/or the display module. The loss coefficient of the display device at 25° C. is 1×10 | 2020-07-23 |
20200233456 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a connecting structure and a display device, the connecting structure includes a base, a connecting rod, an elastic arm, and a clamping ring. The connecting rod includes two ends, the connecting rod defines a guiding groove between the two ends; the base is fixedly connected to one end of the connecting rod; the connecting rod defines a guiding groove between the two ends, the elastic arm is fixedly connected to the other end of the connecting rod; the clamping ring is sleeved on the elastic arm; the clamping ring defines a clamping component, the clamping component is received in the guiding groove, the clamping component moves in the guiding groove under an action of an external force, allowing the clamping ring to reciprocate along a direction of the guiding groove; the clamping ring is capable of moving to generate a force on the elastic arm. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233457 | PROTECTION MEMBER FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING PROTECTION MEMBER - A protection member for a display device includes a first glass substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposed to each other in a thickness direction and side surfaces; and a first coating layer covering and in contact with the side surfaces of the first glass substrate, and including a first surface and a second surface opposed to each other in the thickness direction and having side surfaces, wherein the first surface of the first glass substrate is exposed via the first coating layer, and the first surface of the first coating layer is located in substantially the same extended plane of the first surface of the first glass substrate. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233458 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel that has a display region in which an image is displayed, a first adhesive layer disposed below the display panel, a translucent protective film disposed below the first adhesive layer, a fingerprint sensor disposed below the protective film and that overlaps the display region, the first adhesive layer, and the protective film when viewed in a plane, and a cover layer disposed below the protective film and in which an opening for accommodating the fingerprint sensor is formed. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233459 | ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED VARIABLE HINGE TORQUE - A portable information handling system rotationally couples housing portions with a hinge having an adjustable friction device that adjusts a torque resisting rotation of the housing portions between alternate settings by sending an electronic pulse to an electropermanent magnet. For instance, activation of a magnetic field pulls a lever that compresses compression discs coupled to a hinge axle to increase torque, such as to hold the housing portions in position. An electronic pulse deactivates the magnetic field when an end user desires to rotate the housing portions, such as may be indicated by an end user touch at a housing portion. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233460 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes: a display, a support member, and a fixing member. The display includes: a first face, a second face opposite to the first face, and a lateral face extending between the first face and the second face. The support member includes a support face on which the first face is disposed, and a projection. The fixing member includes a first fixing part fixed to at least one of the second face and the lateral face, and a second fixing part that faces the projection along the first face and is fixed to the support member. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233461 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING DAMAGE OF DISPLAY - An foldable electronic device and method are disclosed. The device includes: a foldable housing rotatable about a hinge, enabling folding of a flexible display. The device further includes a touch sensor, a first processor and a second processor. The processors implement the method, including: by the first processor, detecting an external object contacting the flexible display and requesting activation of the second processor based on the detection; and by the second processor: activating and outputting a notification warning of potential damage to the flexible display if the device is folded closed with the external object present on the flexible display. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233462 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes: a display; a housing including a first cover that covers an end of the display; a panel that is supported by a first face of the first cover and covers the display; and an elastic member that is bonded with the first face, faces a first end face of the panel, extends along the first end face crossing a front face of the panel, and protrudes beyond the front face. The first face is on an opposite side of the display. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233463 | POWER LINE WIRING STRUCTURE AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAY PANEL HAVING SAME - A power line wiring structure and a flexible display panel having the same are provided. The power line wiring structure includes a first power line and a second power line. The first power line includes a first lateral section, a first connection section, and a second lateral section. The first connection section includes at least two first sub-connection lines. The second power line includes a retracted section, a second connection section, and a peripheral section. The second connection section includes at least two second sub-connection lines, and the at least two second sub-connection lines are respectively disposed outside the at least two first sub-connection lines. A width of the second sub-connection line is less than a width of the first sub-connection line. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233464 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is capable of substantially preventing damage to a display panel and a hinge portion, the display device including: a panel support portion including a first support portion, a second support portion, and a third support portion; a first hinge portion connecting the first support portion and the second support portion; a second hinge portion connecting the second support portion and the third support portion; a flexible display panel disposed on the panel support portion; and a hinge controller controlling each of the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion to be rotatable or unrotatable based on a first angle between the second support portion and the first support portion and a second angle between the second support portion and the third support portion. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233465 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING KEYBOARD AND KEYBOARD UNIT THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a foldable image display device or a foldable and rollable composite application image display device, which has a flexible display device capable of meeting requirements for a large screen and portability. The image display device having a keyboard is configured such that in a minimized state of the image display device, an attachable/detachable keyboard unit is mounted on the body of the image display device so that the attachable/detachable keyboard unit can be carried as a single piece with the image display device, and in a partially unfolded or wholly unfolded state of the image display device, the keyboard unit is detached to function as a keyboard, where a camera unit applied to the keyboard unit recognizes a user's one-handed gesture, such that it is possible for a user to perform tasks with the device even in the absence of a mouse. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233466 | MULTI-AXIS HINGE TRANSLATION TO ADJUST HOUSING POSITION RELATIVE TO FLEXIBLE DISPLAY POSITION - A portable information handling system rotationally couples first and second housing portions with a multi-axis hinge and disposes a flexible display over the first and second housing portions supported by a first sliding support over the first housing portion and a second sliding support over the second housing portion. An actuator interfaced with the multi-axis hinge translates hinge axis rotation into lateral movement of the sliding supports to adjust sliding support positions relative to flexible display positions as the flexible display folds around the hinge inner circumference. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233467 | HINGE FOR ROTATING PART AND A MOBILE TERMINAL - The present utility model discloses a hinge for rotating part, and the hinge comprises a first cam, a second cam, a fixed cam, a slide cam, a spring and a damper, and further discloses a mobile terminal that uses the hinge. The hinge for rotating part provided in the present utility model has the advantages of simple structure and easy assembling. It can be connected with a third rotating body in addition to two relatively rotatable bodies, and can achieve independent rotation and linkage of the second rotating body and the third rotating body according to the designed rotation procedure as required and achieve self-locking of hinge, and the third rotating body can be damped and buffered at the end of the rotating stroke. The hinge of the present utility model can be applied to the connection of various three rotating bodies, especially suitable for the connection of bracket, keyboard and screen in the mobile terminal. It is easy to open and close and it can provide stable support when the mobile terminal is within the range of opening angles. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233468 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - An antenna structure able to function in a 5G environment is disposed on a supporting member within an electronic device. The antenna structure includes a large number of antenna arrays, the antenna arrays include antenna units arranged in a line, and current is fed to each of the antenna units. A wireless communication device with enhanced transmission rates is also provided. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233469 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel, and a heat-dissipating member disposed on the display panel and including a conductive metal. The display device further includes a sound generator disposed on the heat-dissipating member and generating sound by vibrating the display panel and the heat-dissipating member. The display device additionally includes a display circuit board disposed on the heat-dissipating member. The heat-dissipating member includes openings and a first line formed in the openings, and the first line electrically connects the sound generator with the display circuit board. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233470 | COOLING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - There is a cooling device for electronic devices. The cooling device comprises: a frame body having an array of apertures disposed therethrough, from a front of the frame body to a back of the frame body, the array of apertures separated from each other by a framework; a top slot disposed along a top end of the frame body, parallel to a top edge thereof; a bottom pair of tabs coupled to a bottom end of the frame body and extending frontward orthogonally from the bottom end of the frame body, and; a fluid absorbent strip coupled to the front of the frame body and disposed on the frame body and through the top slot. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233471 | SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM, SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT, AND RESET CONTROL METHOD - A CPU needs to perform reset operation when a secondary arithmetic processing unit controlled by the CPU controls a signal processing circuit. CPU A controls module A. CPU B controls module B. Module A and module B control a signal processing circuit. CPU A and CPU B issue a reset request to the signal processing circuit. The signal processing circuit performs a reset process based on the reset request accepted from the CPU and a control origin identification signal that identifies a CPU as an origin of controlling the module having started a signal processing section. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233472 | TRANSMISSION OF PULSE POWER AND DATA OVER A WIRE PAIR - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an interface for transmitting pulse power and data to a powered device over a wire pair and a controller for receiving input identifying power transitions in the pulse power and suspending data transmission during the power transitions. A method is also disclosed herein. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233473 | System for Transmitting Power to a Remote PoE Subsystem by forwarding PD Input Voltage - The present disclosure describes a system | 2020-07-23 |
20200233474 | DELAY OF POWER OFF TO WRITE DATA FROM VOLATILE TO NON-VOLATILE MEMORY OF A SOLID STATE DRIVE - In an example, a method, non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, and apparatus is described for preserving data in a solid state drive in the event of an unclean shutdown of the host computing system. A controller of the host computing system detects an unclean shutdown that initiates a power down of the host computing system, In response to the detecting the controller asserts a first signal that signals the solid state drive to write data in a volatile memory of the solid state drive to a non-volatile memory of the solid state drive, The controller then initiates a timer to count down a predefined delay period after the asserting. Upon an expiration of the timer, the controller asserts a second signal that instructs a power supply of the host computing system to power off. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233475 | THREAD CHECKPOINT TABLE FOR COMPUTER PROCESSOR - Examples of techniques for a thread checkpoint table for a computer processor are described herein. An aspect includes, based on detecting an early power-off warning (EPOW) signal, determine, based on a thread checkpoint table, whether a status of a thread of a processor indicates that the thread has begun a unit of atomic work. Another aspect includes, based on determining that the status of the thread of the processor indicates that the thread has begun the unit of atomic work, allowing the thread to continue execution of the unit of atomic work. Another aspect includes determining, based the status of the thread in the thread checkpoint table, that the thread has completed the unit of atomic work. Another aspect includes, based on determining that the thread has completed the unit of atomic work, suspending the thread. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233476 | Computer system and system board - The invention relates to a computer system including at least one power supply for providing a standby voltage and at least one system board with a plurality of system components arranged thereupon. A first group of system components of the plurality of system components is connected to the at least one power supply via a first supply path for providing the standby voltage. A second group of system components, different from the first group, of the plurality of system components is connected to the at least one power supply via a second supply path for providing the standby voltage which is electrically independent of the first supply path. The described computer system or the described system board allow reliable provision of a standby voltage for system-critical components of the computer system. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233477 | COMPUTER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT METHOD AND COMPUTER SYSTEM - A computer system management method including the following steps is provided. First, a target value and at least one input parameter are set. The target value and the at least one input parameter are related to at least one of a first data type and a second data type, and the first data type is related to the second data type. Then, a first algorithm is determined based on a third data type, and an input value of the third data type is calculated by using the first algorithm. The third data type is related to the first data type and the second data type. Afterward, a second algorithm is determined based on the target value, the at least one input parameter, and the input value, and an estimated value of the second data type is calculated by using the second algorithm. A computer system is also provided. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233478 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM - A semiconductor device selects one start sequence of the normal start and the low-power-consumption start based on the determination result of the determination circuit. According to the configuration, the operation in the start sequence from the power supply input to the processor operation start can be selected from the operation in which the instantaneous current is suppressed and the high-speed operation based on the supplied power supply. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233479 | CONTROLLING POWER EFFICIENCY OF AN INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An apparatus for controlling power efficiency of an information processing device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a voltage converter that converts an input voltage into a predetermined output voltage, an information processing device that consumes power supplied by the voltage converter, a battery pack that is charged using power supplied at a predetermined charging voltage by the voltage converter, and a controller that determines the input voltage where the power supplied by the voltage converter exceeds power consumed by the information processing device and a difference between the input voltage and the predetermined charging voltage is minimized. A method and a system also perform various functions of the apparatus. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233480 | SHELF WITH SOLAR CELL EVENT TRIGGER - An apparatus includes a shelf having a front edge, a solar cell circuit disposed at the front edge, a display screen, and a controller operatively coupled to the solar cell circuit and the display screen. The controller monitors the period of a waveform of a charging voltage of a storage capacitor of the solar cell circuit, displays an image on the display screen in response to a change in the waveform timing. A system includes a plurality of shelves each having a front edge, a solar cell circuit disposed at the front edge of each of the plurality of shelves, and a controller operatively coupled to the solar cell circuits. The controller monitors the frequency at which a power transfer of each solar cell circuit occurs, and signals a device in response to a change in the frequency at which the power transfer occurs. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233481 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING OPERATION MODE BY ONE KEY - A method for switching an operation mode by one key may include that a central controller sets three operation modes: a test mode, a shipping mode, and a normal usage mode. The central controller connects a control key, and three operation modes switch mode in sequence by a button rule of the control key. When the central controller leaves a factory, a test mode button rule is inputted, and the central controller is set as the test mode. In the test mode, a shipping mode button rule is inputted, the central controller issues a command of switching the shipping mode, and a system enters the shipping mode. The present invention sets up a control key that can switch different modes through a specific button mode, which can have simple operation and low error probability, improve the convenience and efficiency of production. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233482 | Power Management For An Analog Neural Memory In A Deep Learning Artificial Neural Network - Numerous embodiments of power management techniques are disclosed for various operations involving one or more vector-by-matrix multiplication (VMM) arrays within an artificial neural network. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233483 | SYSTEM ON CHIP FOR REDUCING WAKE-UP TIME, METHOD OF OPERATING SAME, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - A system on chip (SoC) includes an internal read-only memory (ROM) configured to store a first boot loader; a first internal static random access memory (SRAM) configured to receive a second boot loader output from a booting device, store the second boot loader, and perform a booting sequence according to control of the first boot loader; a second internal SRAM configured to receive a third boot loader output from the booting device, store the third boot loader, and perform a wake-up sequence according to control of the first boot loader; and a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) controller configured to load an operating system (OS) from the booting device into a DRAM according to control of the second boot loader. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233484 | ENHANCED REALITY SYSTEM WITH HAPTIC RETARGETING - An enhanced reality system, in an example, includes an input device, the input device including a first arm and a second arm configured to be held together by a user; a sensor to sense, at least, a relative position of at least a portion of the first and second arms; wherein sensing, at least, the relative position of the first and second arms comprises a haptic retargeting process that simulates a touching of ends of the first and second arms to the outer surface of a virtual object presented in the enhanced reality environment. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233485 | VIRTUAL REALITY APPARATUS - Provided is a virtual reality (VR) device, system and framework for generating VR continuum experience choreographed to a physical procedure incorporating at least one procedural action associated with a physical sensation and potentially inducing an anxiety or pain response. The VR continuum experience can modify perceptions of pain and anxiety associated with the procedure. The virtual reality device is configured to allow device control via a device user interface accessible to an operator other than the wearer (i.e. a medical practitioner), to allow the operator to control device calibration and virtual reality (VR) experience start while the apparatus is worn by the wearer, and to provide one or more VR experiences each associated with a physical procedure. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233486 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - An advanced system and method of communication wherein users can communicate via audio, visual, or haptic signals over a wireless network. Non-verbal communication can be conducted via a lip-reading system with video sensors and an interpretive software model, facial and eye movements, and other methods. In some embodiments, the apparatus can be contained within a helmet and/or other wearable device. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233487 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An input of a command for controlling an electronic device is provided. The method of operating the electronic device includes determining at least one anchor point by designating a target to be controlled, based on a first input, identifying an operation to be performed for the target designated by the at least one anchor point, based on a second input, and performing the operation. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233488 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INPUTTING PASSWORD IN VIRTUAL REALITY SCENE - In an implementation, inputting a password in a virtual reality (VR) scene is described. An interactive input interface in the VR scene for a user of a VR device is presented. The interface comprises multiple input units used for an overall input. Each input unit comprises one or more input elements. A determination is made that a user scene focus in the VR scene is on a selected input unit. A determination is made that a movement track of the user scene focus on the selected input unit satisfies an input condition. In response to a determination that the movement track of the user scene focus on the selected input unit satisfies the input condition, the input elements in the selected input unit are used as a part of an input password. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233489 | GAZED VIRTUAL OBJECT IDENTIFICATION MODULE, A SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING GAZE TRANSLUCENCY, AND A RELATED METHOD - The present invention relates to a method, system and related devices for identifying, for a user, a virtual child object of a virtual parent object of virtual parent objects based on a determined distance between a gazed virtual child object of a virtual parent object of said virtual parent objects and a gaze distance origin, based on captured gaze information, where the captured gaze information comprising gaze coordinates representing a position on a display at which said user is looking, said display being configured to display a virtual scene representation of a virtual scene, said virtual scene representation comprising virtual object representations of virtual parent objects; each virtual parent object of said virtual parent objects comprising at least one virtual child object, wherein said method comprises the step of identifying, for said user, said virtual child object of said virtual parent object of said virtual parent objects based on said determined distance and additionally identifying said virtual parent object of said virtual parent objects corresponding to said virtual child object gazed at, based on said virtual child object identified and an object hierarchy associated to said virtual parent object. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233490 | EYE TRACKING FOR MANAGEMENT OF MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device includes an eye sensor and an eye track control system. The eye detection sensor detects movements of a human eye generates an eye detection signal indicative of detected eye movements of a user. The eye tracking control system determines a concentrated state of the user and a distracted state of the user based on the detected eye movements. The eye tracking control system is further configured to selectively operate the mobile device in different modes based on the concentrated state and the distracted state. The eye tracking control system operates the mobile device in a first mode that provides a plurality of device capabilities to the user in response to determining the concentrated state, and operates the mobile device in a second mode that applies at least one limitation to the plurality of device capabilities in response to determining the distracted state. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233491 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A PROJECTION VIDEO - A method for generating a projection video for a user on a carrier simulating movement of a vehicle and wearing a display device is provided. The method includes steps of: while the carrier is in motion, continuously determining an estimated eyesight direction of the user and determining a current state of the carrier; obtaining to-be-presented image data in a specific environment based on the estimated eyesight direction and the current state of the carrier; based on the to-be-presented image data, generating the projection video that reflects a part of a simulated environment reflecting the specific environment; and presenting, using the display device, the projection video to the user. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233492 | LIGHT FIELD VISION TESTING DEVICE, ADJUSTED PIXEL RENDERING METHOD THEREFOR, AND VISION TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SAME - Described are various embodiments of a light field vision testing device, adjusted pixel rendering method and computer-readable medium therefor, and vision testing system and method using same. In one embodiment, a device or computer-implemented method is provided to dynamically adjust user perception of an input image to be rendered via a set of digital display pixels and a corresponding array of light field shaping elements until an optimal visual acuity level is identified. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233493 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRELATING AN IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE TO A HUMAN USER FOR ANALYZING GAZE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE - The present invention provides a method for a finalized processed image and related data to identify a spatial location of each pupil in the region. Each pupil is identified by a two-dimensional spatial coordinate. The method includes processing information associated with each pupil identified by the two-dimensional spatial coordinate to output a plurality of two-dimensional spatial coordinates, each of which is in reference to a time, in a two-dimensional space. The method then includes outputting a gaze information about the human user. The gaze information includes the two-dimensional spatial coordinates each of which is in reference to a time in a two-dimensional space. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233494 | RESPONSIVE MOUSE CLICK MECHANISM - A responsive mouse click mechanism includes a body comprising a pivotal notch; a switch arranged on the body; a key comprising an extension arm and a pivotal shaft; and an elastic member disposed between the body and the key, wherein the elastic member causes the extension arm to contact the switch without triggering the switch, and wherein the elastic member presses the pivotal shaft into the pivotal notch. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233495 | Electronic Device with an Input Device Having a Haptic Engine - An electronic device is configured to provide haptic feedback to a user based on an input action associated with an input device. The electronic device includes a haptic engine operably connected to a processing device. The haptic engine includes an electromagnetic actuator that detects an input action associated with the input device. The electromagnetic actuator also produces a haptic output in response to the detection of the input action. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233496 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD USING HAPTIC ACTUATOR - A device and method are provided to provide haptic signals when a user touches the device. In one embodiment, the haptic signal provided represents a summary of messages or notifications accumulated since the user last touched the device. In another embodiment, the haptic signal corresponds to the presence or absence of specific messages or persons attempting to contact the user. In another embodiment, the haptic signal corresponds to arbitrary input from a remote user. In another embodiment, the haptic signal corresponds to a user-authored mapping between a data source and the haptic signal. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233497 | INTERACTIVE DISPLAY WITH TACTILE FEEDBACK - An electronic device including a housing having a first surface and a second surface, and an interactive display having a keyboard-enabled mode and a keyboard-disabled mode. The interactive display includes a first image display device disposed at the first surface that displays image data, and a physical keypad disposed at the second surface that provides tactile feedback to a user only when the interactive display is in the keyboard-enabled mode, the physical keypad being substantially smooth when the interactive display is in the keyboard-disabled mode. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233498 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORCE FEEDBACK INTERFACE DEVICES - This application is directed to systems, methods, and program code directed to providing accurate interactions with simulations. The present invention provides various embodiments of executing a simulation, including detecting user inputs via an interface device, converting inputs to torque and/or position information for control, adapting this information to specific object or vehicle parameters, combining with vehicle parameters and in simulation information, and outputting new interface device setpoints to the interface device via a continuous control loop. Further, providing stiff position control with variable compliance of this interface device. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233499 | METHOD FOR DETECTING INPUT USING AUDIO SIGNAL, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - Various embodiments of the present disclosure may provide an electronic device for detecting an input. The electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may comprise: a speaker; a microphone; and a processor coupled to the speaker and the microphone. The processor may be configured to output a sound through the speaker on the basis of a first audio signal; obtain a second audio signal from the sound through the microphone; detect an input on the basis of a result of comparison between the first audio signal and the inputted second audio signal; and perform an operation according to the input. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233500 | MITIGATING UNINTENTIONAL TRIGGERING OF ACTION KEYS ON KEYBOARDS - A system is described that mitigates the unintentional triggering of action keys on keyboards. The system detects and interprets first and second keyboard input events. If the first keyboard input event is interpreted as a character input and the second keyboard input event is interpreted as an action input, the system performs a pattern analysis based at least on an elapsed time between the first and second keyboard input events. If the second keyboard input is determined to be unintentional, the system may mitigate the unintentional triggering of the second keyboard input event by ignoring it or by interpreting the second keyboard input event as something other than the action input. If the second keyboard input is determined to be intentional, then the second keyboard input is accepted as the action input. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233501 | METHOD AND DEVICE AND SYSTEM WITH DUAL MOUSE SUPPORT - A computer-implemented method for a computer device with two pointer devices and/or a mouse filter driver and/or a hub configured to convert certain messages from the pointer devices into movement sequences. The method includes the steps of: (b) allowing the operating system to display the native mouse cursor; (d) providing a message processor to process raw input messages from the pointer devices; (e) maintaining a first and second position according to movements of the first and second pointer device; (f) adjusting a position of the native mouse cursor according to movements of the first or second pointer device which was moved or operated most recently; and g) detecting and converting the movement sequences into a corresponding command. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233502 | POSITION-BASED LOCATION INDICATION AND DEVICE CONTROL - Systems and methods for identifying locations and controlling devices are provided. For example, a user may indicate a location by aiming at the location from multiple positions in a physical space. The user may also identify a controllable device to control by aiming at the device. Example systems and methods include determining a first position within a three-dimensional space, receiving a first directional input, and determining a first ray based on the first position and first directional input. Example systems and methods also include determining a second position within the three-dimensional space, receiving a second directional input, and determining a second ray based on the second position and second directional input. Example systems and methods may also include identifying a location within a three-dimensional space based on the first ray and the second ray. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233503 | VIRTUALIZATION OF TANGIBLE OBJECT COMPONENTS - Various implementations for virtualization of tangible object components include a method that includes capturing a video stream a video stream of a physical activity scene, the video stream including a first tangible interface object and a second tangible interface object positioned on the physical activity scene, identifying a combined position of the first tangible interface object relative to the second tangible interface object, determining a virtual object represented by the combined position of the first tangible interface object relative to the second tangible interface object, and displaying a graphical user interface embodying a virtual scene, the virtual scene including the virtual object. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233504 | METHOD AND DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DUAL MOUSE SUPPORT - A computer implemented method for providing at least a first visible object movable by a first pointer device, and at least one other visible object separately movable by a second pointer device, said first and second pointer device being connected to a computer device running an operating system O/S with a graphical user interface GUI that provides a native mouse cursor, the method comprising: a) configuring the O/S and GUI to provide said native mouse cursor as the first visible object; b) providing a graphical overlay window comprising said at least one other visible object; c) configuring said graphical overlay window in click-through mode; e) adjusting a position of the first/second visible object in accordance with movements of the first/second pointer device. A computer program product for performing said method. A computer device comprising said computer program product. A computer system. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233505 | Mouse - A mouse including a housing, an image sensing element, a lens, or a laser Doppler cursor positioning sensor; a light-transmitting hole is located where the housing is intersected with a third plane, the third plane is defined by an edge intersecting a first plane and a second plane and a halving line of an angle of the first plane and the second plane; a light source is provided and configured to emit a light beam from the light-transmitting region to the working surface, and the lens is configured to focus a reflected light of the light beam on the working surface to be transmitted to the image sensing element through the light-transmitting hole; or the laser Doppler cursor positioning sensor is configured to project a light from the light-transmitting region to the working surface, and a reflected light is also fed back to the sensor through the light-transmitting hole. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233506 | SMART PEN DEVICE AND METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING A SMART PEN DEVICE - An electronic device adapted to apply information to a surface is described. The electronic device comprising a writing element; and a detection circuit adapted to detect the information; wherein the detection circuit identifies portions of the information. A method of implementing an electronic device adapted to apply information to a surface is also described. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233507 | TOUCH PAD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A touch pad includes: a center button region; a first button region disposed adjacent to the center button region; a second button region disposed adjacent to the center button region on the opposite side of the first button region; a load sensor configured to detect load at least at the center button region, the first button region and the second button region; and a controller configured to determine a detection by the load sensor of load of a first upper-limit value or higher at least at one of the first and second button regions as a depressed state, and determine a detection by the load sensor of load of a second upper-limit value or higher at the center button region as a depressed state. The second upper-limit value and the first upper-limit value are different. Particularly, the second upper-limit value is larger than the first upper-limit value. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233508 | SENSING FILM WITH AN INTEGRATED STRUCTURE - A flexible transparent sensing film with embedded electrodes is described in the present invention, which would greatly improve the optical transmittance, electrical conductivity and reliability. The present sensing film can also simultaneously enable multiple touches for distinct locations sensing and at least another set of electrical signal sensing. The present sensing film includes a top conductive electrode, a bottom conductive electrode ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200233509 | Touch Panel - To provide a thin touch panel, a touch panel with high visibility, a lightweight touch panel, or a touch panel with low power consumption. A pair of conductive layers included in a capacitive touch sensor have a mesh shape including a plurality of openings. Furthermore, a material blocking visible light is provided to overlap with a region between two display elements in a plan view; thus, a light-blocking layer can be obtained. Furthermore, the pair of conductive layers included in the touch sensor are provided between a pair of substrates included in the touch panel, and a conductive layer capable of supplying a constant potential is provided between a circuit which drives a display element and the pair of conductive layers. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233510 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch panel and method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the touch panel includes a substrate, a first touch electrode line formed over the substrate and including a plurality of first touch electrodes which are electrically connected to each other, and a second touch electrode line formed to cross the first touch electrode line and being electrically insulated therefrom. The second touch electrode line can include a plurality of second touch electrodes which are electrically connected to each other. The touch panel can also include a plurality of connecting wires respectively connected to the first and second touch electrode lines. At least one of the first touch electrode line, the second touch electrode line, and the connecting wires can include at least one photosensitive conductive layer having a metal nanowire. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233511 | SENSOR DEVICE AND SENSOR-EQUIPPED DISPLAY DEVICE - A sensor-equipped display device is provided and includes a display panel and a detection electrode. The panel includes a display area in which pixels are arranged with a first pixel pitch in a first direction and a second pixel pitch in a second direction. The electrode includes an pattern having line fragments. The pattern has connection points at which ends of the fragments are connected to each other, and at least part of the connection points is arranged linearly such that an arrangement gaps thereof in the first and second direction is set to a first and second connection point pitch. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233512 | TOUCH PANEL INCLUDING MESH HAVING A TRAPEZOID SHAPE - A touch panel including a sensing cell and a sensing line disposed on a transparent substrate. Each of the sensing cell and the sensing line includes at least one pattern line. The at least one pattern line includes unit patterns, each of the unit patterns including a first line extending in a first direction, a second line connected to the first line and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a third line connected to the first line and extending in a third direction intersecting the first direction, and a fourth line connected to the third line and extending in the first direction. The first line, the second line, the third line, and an extension of the fourth line form a trapezoid. The unit patterns are repeatedly arranged and adjacent unit patterns are connected each other. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233513 | DECORATIVE CONDUCTIVE FILM, RESISTANCE FILM TYPE TOUCH PANEL, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - To provide a decorative conductive film, which is capable of simplifying manufacturing steps and has a small thickness to enable reduction in input load when used for a resistance film type touch panel, a resistance film type touch panel, and an electronic device. The decorative conductive film includes: a transparent resin film; a decorative layer and a hard coat layer provided on one surface of the transparent resin film; and a conductive layer provided on another surface of the transparent resin film, wherein the decorative conductive film is to be used for a resistance film type touch panel. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233514 | TOUCH DISPLAY MODULE, CONTROLLING METHOD, PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display module, a controlling method, a panel and a display device are provided in embodiments of the disclosure, all belong to the technical field of display technology, the touch display module including: a touch circuit, an auxiliary circuit, a base substrate, a plurality of electrode blocks and a plurality of electrode lines; the touch circuit is configured to provide the plurality of electrode lines with respective display signals at a display stage, and to provide the plurality of electrode lines with respective touch signals at a touch stage; and the auxiliary circuit is configured to provide the plurality of electrode lines with respective display signals at the display stage, and to stop providing the plurality of electrode lines with the respective display signals at the touch stage. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233515 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display device including a drive chip and a touch display panel is provided. The drive chip includes a first common voltage source and a second common voltage source. The touch display panel includes a plurality of touch electrode including a plurality of rows and columns, wherein the number of columns is odd-numbered. The touch display panel includes a middle column, a first region and a second region. The middle column is interposed between the first region and the second region having the same number of touch electrodes. The touch electrodes in the first region and that in the second region are coupled to the first common voltage source and the second common voltage source respectively. The middle column is divided into a first half and a second half by a reference line. The first half and the second half have the same number of touch electrodes. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233516 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A touch display device comprises a display panel including a plurality of light-emitting diodes respectively including an anode electrode and a cathode electrode; a touch sensor disposed at a first area of the display panel; a light-emitting element disposed on the cathode electrode at a second area of the display panel; and a light-receiving sensor disposed on a rear surface of the display panel. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233517 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A display device including a substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a form of a matrix in a plane parallel with the substrate, a display functional layer exerting an image display function on a basis of an image signal supplied to the plurality of pixel electrodes, a driving electrode opposed to the plurality of pixel electrodes, and a plurality of detecting electrodes arranged in a form of a plane opposed to the driving electrode, separated and arranged at a pitch of a natural number multiple of an arrangement pitch of the pixel electrodes in one direction in the arrangement plane, and each capacitively coupled with the driving electrode. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233518 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH SENSOR AND TOUCH SENSING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A display device includes at least one touch sensor configured to sense a touch in response to a touch signal, a display panel including the at least one touch sensor and configured to operate in one of a display mode and a touch-sensing mode, a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit is configured to supply at least one of a first touch signal and a second touch signal to the at least one touch sensor during the touch-sensing mode, to yield at least one supplied signal, the first touch signal being different from the second touch signal. The second circuit is configured to control signal lines corresponding to the at least one touch sensor to receive a signal corresponding to the at least one supplied signal or to be in an electrically open state. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233519 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided and includes a first substrate comprising first and second areas, first and second terminals located in the first area, and first wiring electrically connects the first terminal with the second terminal; a second substrate comprising a detection electrode for sensing and a third terminal electrically connected to the detection electrode; and connecting member comprising a base layer, and a conductive member electrically connects first and third terminals, wherein the first area is an area in which the second substrate does not overlap the first substrate, the second area is an area in which the first substrate and the second substrate overlap each other, the connecting member does not extend outside first substrate, the conductive member is provided on an undersurface of the base layer, and the undersurface is opposed to the first surface and the third surface. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233520 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND CHARACTERIZING FORCE INPUTS ON A SURFACE - One variation of a method for detecting and characterizing force inputs on a surface includes: during a resistance scan cycle of a sampling period, driving a shield electrode arranged over a resistive touch sensor to a reference potential and reading resistance values across sense electrode and drive electrode pairs in the resistive touch sensor; during a processing cycle of the sampling period, transforming the resistance values into a position and a magnitude of a force applied to a tactile surface over the shield electrode, releasing the shield electrode from the reference potential, reading a capacitance value of the shield electrode, and detecting proximity of an object to the tactile surface based on the capacitance value; and generating a touch image representing the position and the magnitude of the force on the tactile surface based on the proximity of the object to the tactile surface. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233521 | OPERATION INPUT DEVICE - An operation input device is provided with: a knob for operations, disposed in a display region of a touch display; a conductor column that is provided in the knob, and that can be detected as a touch point irrespective of whether or not the knob is in a state of being touched with user's finger; a touch point detecting unit for detecting a plurality of touch points including the touch point corresponding to the conductor column, and outputting touch information related to the plurality of detected touch points; a knob touch point determining unit for determining, by using the touch information, the touch point corresponding to the conductor column among the plurality of touch points detected by the touch point detecting unit; and a touch strength value calculating unit for calculating a touch strength value at the touch point corresponding to the conductor column by using the touch information and a determination result by the knob touch point determining unit; and a finger-touch-on-the-knob determining unit for determining, by using the touch strength value, whether or not the knob is in a state of being touched with user's finger. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233522 | Display Panel Having Built-In Touchscreen, Display Device Having Built-In Touch Screen, Integrated Driving Circuit, and Driving Method - A display panel having a built-in touchscreen, a display device having a built-in touchscreen, an integrated driving circuit, and a driving method. The display panel includes an integrated pad electrically connected to an integrated driving circuit, a data line electrically connected to the integrated pad, and a touch line electrically connected to the integrated pad. The data line is electrically connected to and the touch line. The display device includes the display panel. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233523 | SEQUENTIAL TWO-HANDED TOUCH TYPING ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods of providing sequential two-handed touch typing. In aspects, a client device may provide a touch-based input receiving application. The client device may include one or more sensors operable to detect the approach of a user's hand or touch-based tool. In response to a detection, the client device may determine input interaction information, such as aspects of the hand (e.g., right or left) and/or finger(s) being used. The input interaction information may be used to detect candidate keys and to provide a keyboard (or a portion of a keyboard) based thereon. In aspects, the provided keyboard or keyboard portion may be altered in response to a subsequent detection. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233524 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL CIRCUIT - A display device with a touch detection function is provided and includes a display unit that includes a plurality of pixel electrodes, and a plurality of counter electrodes facing the pixel electrodes, and that displays an image at a resolution in accordance with the number of the pixel electrodes; and a controller that alternately executes, in one frame period, a display operation in a display period by driving the pixel electrodes and the counter electrodes, and a touch detection operation in a touch period by driving the counter electrodes, wherein the controller that changes a ratio between the display period and the touch period in the one frame period in accordance with a resolution of an image to be displayed in the one frame period. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233525 | TOUCH SENSING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SAME - The present disclosure provides a touch sensing method, including receiving a touch sensing signal of a touch sensing panel; determining a type of a touch sensing operation according to the touch sensing signal and generating a determining result; determining a position of a non-fingerprint touch sensing operation according to a position generated using the touch sensing signal when the determining result indicates that the type of the touch sensing operation is not a fingerprint touch sensing operation; and suspending processing of the touch sensing signal generated of a portion of the touch sensing panel corresponding to the position of the non-fingerprint touch sensing operation. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233526 | TOUCH APPARATUS AND TOUCH DETECTION METHOD THEREOF - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a touch apparatus including: a touch panel configured to include a plurality of touch electrodes; a touch driver configured to apply a first driving signal to a first touch electrode of the touch electrodes during a first period, and a second driving signal to the touch electrodes during a second period subsequent to the first period; and a touch controller configured to determine a detection signal as a valid touch signal based on whether a signal strength of the detection signal received in response to the first driving signal exceeds a first threshold during the first period, wherein the detection signal include at least one of a first detection signal generated by a first touch object and a second detection signal generated by a second touch object, and the first detection signal is determined as a valid touch signal, while the first threshold is set to filter the second detection signal. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233527 | Method and Device for Improved Accuracy of Proximity and Touch Detection in Mobile Devices - A mobile device has a proximity sensor. A compensation value of the proximity sensor is determined. The compensation value is compared to a reference compensation value to determine validity of the compensation value. A capacitance of the proximity sensor is measured. A value of the capacitance of the proximity sensor is adjusted based on the compensation value. A coefficient defining a relationship between a capacitance of the proximity sensor and a temperature of the mobile device is calculated. A temperature sensor is coupled to the proximity sensor. The temperature of the mobile device is measured. A value of the capacitance of the proximity sensor is adjusted based on the coefficient and the temperature of the mobile device. The adjusted capacitance value is compared to a threshold capacitance value to determine proximity of an object to the mobile device. A radio frequency signal is adjusted by detecting proximity. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233528 | TOUCH SCREEN HAVING SENSING ELECTRODE HAVING ELECTRICALLY SEPARATED FIRS AND SECOND REGIONS - A touch screen including a plurality of first sensing electrode columns having a plurality of first sensing electrodes, the plurality of first sensing electrode columns extending in one direction, and a plurality of second sensing electrode columns alternately disposed with the first sensing electrode columns, the plurality of second sensing electrode columns including a plurality of second sensing electrodes having a plurality of sub-electrodes. Sub-electrodes of one of adjacent second sensing electrodes are electrically connected to sub-electrodes of another of the adjacent second sensing electrodes. At least some of the first sensing electrodes include a first region and a second region electrically separated from the first region. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233529 | REJECTION OF FALSE TURNS OF ROTARY INPUTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Various embodiments for detecting and rejecting false, unintended rotations of rotary inputs of electronic devices are disclosed herein. In one example, an electronic device is provided with an optical detector that measures the distance between the electronic device and the wearer's forearm or hand, and when the distance is smaller than a threshold distance, the turns of the rotary input are false, unintended turns. In another example, a crown of a rotary input includes a plurality of capacitive sensors that detects the presence of a wearer's finger, which when absent, the turns of the rotary input are false turns. In another example, deflections or positions of a shaft of the rotary input are measured and if the deflections/positions indicate an upward force on the rotary input (which are likely caused by the wearer's forearm or hand), the turns of the rotary input are false turns. Other embodiments are described herein. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233530 | TOUCH PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a touch display device are provided in the field of display technology. The touch panel includes: a base substrate, and first touch electrodes and second touch electrodes that are disposed on the base substrate. The first touch electrodes are disposed in a center region of the base substrate, and the second touch electrodes are disposed in an edge region of the base substrate. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233531 | Transcapacitive and Absolute Capacitive Sensing Profiles - A processing system includes a sensor module configured to receive first and second signals from first and second sensor electrodes, respectively, and generate a combination signal. The processing system further includes a determination module configured to determine, using the first sensor electrode, an absolute capacitive coupling to an input object; determine, using the first and second sensor electrodes, a transcapacitive coupling; determine a ratio of the absolute to transcapacitive coupling; determine, using the combination signal, in absence of a predetermined low ground mass state, and when the ratio fails to exceed a predetermined threshold, first positional information regarding a location of the input object; and determine, when the ratio fails to exceed the predetermined threshold and in presence of the predetermined low ground mass state, second positional information regarding the location of the input object in the sensing region using an absolute capacitive scan. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233532 | TOUCH SUBSTRATE, TOUCH PANEL, AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a touch substrate, a touch panel and a touch display device. The touch substrate includes a first electrode extending in a first direction. The first electrode is of a U shape, and includes a first longitudinal portion extending in the first direction, a second longitudinal portion extending in the first direction, and a third connecting portion. The first longitudinal portion includes a first terminal at an distal end from the connecting portion, and the second longitudinal portion includes a second terminal at an distal end from the connecting portion, In the touch substrate, the first and second electrodes are powered from both ends. The metal wirings connecting the electrodes to the bonding pins do not cross. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233533 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes image lines, a signal source, position detecting lines, and a switch circuit. The image lines are disposed in a display area in which an image is displayed. The signal source is disposed outside the display area and connected to the image lines. The signal source is configured to supply image signals and position detecting signals to the image lines with time-division. The position detecting lines are disposed in the display area. The switch circuit is disposed on an opposite side from the signal source relative to the display area outside the display area and connected to the image lines and the position detecting lines. The switch circuit is configured to electrically connect the image lines and the position detecting lines in synchronization with feedings of the position detecting signals to the image lines by the signal source. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233534 | CONDUCTIVE MEMBER AND TOUCH PANEL - A conductive member includes: a plurality of first electrodes; and a first dummy electrode which is arranged between the first electrodes adjacent to each other, in which the first electrode has a first detection electrode portion having a first mesh pattern constituted by electrically connecting a plurality of first mesh cells formed of metal fine wires and a dummy pattern portion in the first electrode which is formed of metal fine wires arranged inside the first mesh cell of the first mesh pattern so as to be insulated from the first detection electrode portion, the dummy pattern portion in the first electrode includes metal tine wires intersecting to each other, and the first dummy electrode is electrically insulated from the first detection electrode portion and is formed of metal fine wires. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233535 | WIRING BODY, WIRING BOARD, AND TOUCH SENSOR - A wiring body includes: a resin portion; and a conductor portion disposed on the resin portion and that has a mesh shape in which first conductor wires and second conductor wires intersect with one another. The conductor portion includes a wide portion disposed to correspond to an intersection portion where one of the first conductor wires intersects with one of the second conductor wires, and following Formula (1) is satisfied: 62020-07-23 | |
20200233536 | INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM SEE DO USER INTERFACE MANAGEMENT - A portable information handling system applies context determined from sensors to selectively configure a display to present either a single user interface for a single user or two separate user interfaces for first and second users. For instance, detection of rotational portions in a flat orientation in proximity of multiple users results in a separate user interface at each rotational portion so that each end user has a user interface to interact with. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233537 | PORTABLE INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM TO ALL-IN-ONE TRANSFORMATION - A portable information handling system applies multi-structural sensor inputs to define a task context associated with provision of various applications. For example, keyboard location, housing portion rotational orientation, acceleration, magnetometer and ambient light sensor inputs transition user interfaces presented at plural display portions between tablet, clamshell and all-in-one visual information presentation modes. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233538 | ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM USER INTERFACE MANAGEMENT - A portable information handling system selectively attaches and detaches housing portions that each include a display for presenting information as visual images. The housing portions align in an attached state to present visual images at each display aligned with each other. Upon detachment, housing portion alignment is compared with each other to present each user interface aligned in a coordinated fashion at the displays by compensating for misalignment of the housing portions. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233539 | NOTIFICATION DISPLAY METHOD AND TERMINAL - This application discloses a notification display method. The method comprises: when there is a to-be-notified event, displaying, by a terminal, a notification by classification based on a notification type of the notification corresponding to the to-be-notified event; and displaying, by the terminal, in different display modes based on a priority of the notification, wherein the different display modes comprise: displaying in expanded form or displaying in collapsed form in the corresponding display pane, or the different display modes comprise: displaying in a first mode or displaying in a second mode in the corresponding display pane, and content displayed in the first mode is more than content displayed in the second mode. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233540 | VEHICLE INPUT DEVICE HAVING OFFSET REGISTRATION - A vehicle keypad device is provided that includes a touchscreen having an array of proximity sensors located on an exterior of a vehicle, a keypad display displaying virtual input button icons proximate the proximity sensors, and a controller determining a location of a user input from the proximity sensors, determining an offset of the input from one of the virtual input icons and adjusting a sensor area of the proximity sensors for the icon based on the offset. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233541 | INTERACTIVE DIMENSIONAL HIERARCHY DEVELOPMENT - Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: examining change request data defined by the certain analyst user with use of a user interface of a planning application, the change request data defining a change to the dimensional hierarchy used by the planning application, wherein the user interface includes an area that displays a dimensional hierarchy being authored by a certain analyst user; generating a change request data record in dependence on the examining, wherein the change request data record specifies attributes of the change to the dimensional hierarchy; and using data of the change request data record to present prompting data for guiding the certain analyst user in further changing the dimensional hierarchy. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233542 | INTERACTIVE DIMENSIONAL HIERARCHY DEVELOPMENT - Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: examining change request data defined by the certain analyst user with use of a user interface of a planning application, the change request data defining a change to the dimensional hierarchy used by the planning application, wherein the user interface includes an area that displays a dimensional hierarchy being authored by a certain analyst user; generating a change request data record in dependence on the examining, wherein the change request data record specifies attributes of the change to the dimensional hierarchy; and using data of the change request data record to present prompting data for guiding the certain analyst user in further changing the dimensional hierarchy. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233543 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus may include a display; a communicator including circuitry configured to communicate with a server; a user input unit including circuitry configured to receive a user input; a processor configured to: based on a first user input, control the display to display a menu providing at least one image quality of a preview content that is selectable, receive a second user input of selecting the at least one image quality of the preview content, control the communicator to transmit a request for the preview content at the selected image quality to the server, and control the display to display an image based on the preview content received from the server. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233544 | DATA-AGGREGATING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES - The disclosed embodiments include computer-implemented devices and processes that generate, present, and manipulate data-aggregating graphical user interfaces. For example, a network-connected device may generate a first interface element representative of an obligation and may display, through a display unit, an graphical user interface that includes the first interface element and a plurality of second interface elements representative of time periods available for resolving the obligation. The network-connected device may receive, from an input unit, first input data indicative of a selection of the first interface element and second input data indicative of a movement of the selected first interface element from the first position to a second position within the interface. The network-connected device may associate the second position with a corresponding one of the second interface elements, and in response to the association, schedule the obligation for resolution during the time period represented by the corresponding second interface element. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233545 | HANDHELD DEVICES AS VISUAL INDICATORS - A computing device is configured with a multifunctional backlit display. The backlighting can be operated in at least a first mode and a second mode. In a first mode, the backlighting provides luminance to the display so that images on the display can be easily seen. In a second mode, the backlighting provides visual stimulus for relaying information to a user or a user's surroundings. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233546 | Side Menu Displaying Method and Apparatus and Terminal - A side menu displaying method receiving a sliding operation of sliding starting from a side of a screen; detecting whether the sliding operation meets a predefined condition, where the predefined condition includes that a sliding speed of the sliding operation is greater than a preset threshold, and an end position of the sliding operation is not within a preset false touch area; and displaying a side menu corresponding to the side of the screen if a detection result is that the sliding operation meets the predefined condition. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233547 | Context Aware Typing System to Direct Input to Appropriate Applications - An approach is provided that receives a textual user input at a graphical user interface (GUI) that is displayed on a display screen. The GUI includes a number of windows that each correspond to a different application with one of the windows having the input focus. The approach determines an input context type for the received textual input and compares the input context type to application contexts that correspond to the applications being displayed in the windows. One of the applications is selected based on the comparison and the received textual user input is then directed to the window that corresponds to the selected application. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233548 | CONNECTED COMPUTING DEVICE SOFTWARE INTEGRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An interactive display system, according to particular embodiments, comprises: (1) one or more interactive display devices, which may, for example, include any suitable interactive display device; and (2) one or more connected computing devices operatively coupled to the one or more interactive display devices (e.g., via any suitable wireless and/or wired connection). In some embodiments, the one or more interactive display devices are configured to display data (e.g., video data, image data, etc.) from the one or more connected computing devices on at least a portion of a display screen of the one or more interactive display devices. In particular embodiments, the one or more interactive display devices are configured to pass one or more inputs received at the one or more interactive display devices to the one or more connected computing devices. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233549 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200233550 | Context Aware Typing System to Direct Input to Appropriate Applications - An approach is provided that receives a textual user input at a graphical user interface (GUI) that is displayed on a display screen. The GUI includes a number of windows that each correspond to a different application with one of the windows having the input focus. The approach determines an input context type for the received textual input and compares the input context type to application contexts that correspond to the applications being displayed in the windows. One of the applications is selected based on the comparison and the received textual user input is then directed to the window that corresponds to the selected application. | 2020-07-23 |
20200233551 | TASK SWITCHING METHOD AND TERMINAL - This application relates to the field of electronic technologies, and provides a task switching method and a terminal to reduce user operations in task switching, improve human-machine interaction performance, and improve user experience. A specific solution includes: displaying, by a terminal with a sensor installed on a side edge, a first interface in response to a pressing operation of a user on the side edge, where the first interface includes at least one task window; detecting a sliding operation of the user on the side edge, where the sliding operation and the pressing operation are continuous operations of a finger without leaving the side edge; displaying a first task window in a preset manner in response to the sliding operation, where as a sliding position of the sliding operation changes, when the at least one task window includes a plurality of task windows, the first task window displayed in the preset manner is switched in the plurality of task windows; and displaying a second interface in response to detecting that the sliding operation is ended and that the finger of the user leaves the side edge, where the second interface is an interface of a task corresponding to the first task window displayed by the terminal in the preset manner when the sliding operation is ended and the finger of the user leaves the side edge. | 2020-07-23 |