34th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150234398 | Evolving Interactive Virtual-Physical Hybrid Platforms, Systems, and Methods - Systems, methods, and platforms can be configured to use remote sensors to scan people's facial expressions, sounds, smells as well as outside data such as social feeds to create a situational profile for a designated target zone. This profile is fed into a central control unit which then looks at a target outcome to determine the optimal modification of physical and virtual objects within the target zone. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234399 | METHODS AND EQUIPMENT FOR REDUCING POWER LOSS IN CELLULAR SYSTEMS - Methods of powering a radio that is mounted on a tower of a cellular base station are provided in which a direct current (“DC”) power signal is provided to the radio over a power cable and a voltage level of the output of the power supply is adjusted so as to provide a substantially constant voltage at a first end of the power cable that is remote from the power supply. Related cellular base stations and programmable power supplies are also provided. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234400 | POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE REGULATING APPARATUS, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A power supply voltage regulating apparatus includes: a reference voltage generating circuit that generates a reference voltage; an operational amplifier that amplifies the reference voltage and outputs the amplified reference voltage as a power supply voltage; a switching circuit that is connected between an output terminal of the operational amplifier and ground, and that performs a switching operation; a ring oscillator that is connected in parallel with the switching circuit between the output terminal of the operational amplifier and ground, and that generates an oscillation signal; and a controller that is connected with an input terminal of the reference voltage generating circuit, and that controls the reference voltage in accordance with an oscillating frequency of the oscillation signal, a temperature of the switching circuit, and an operating frequency of the switching circuit, to regulate the power supply voltage that is output from the operational amplifier. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234401 | Temperature-Compensated Reference Voltage System With Very Low Power Consumption Based On An SCM Structure With Transistors Of Different Threshold Voltages - A simple SCM (Self Cascode MOSFET) structure to generate a sub-1V reference voltage in the SCM intermediate node. The structure requires only 2 transistors to create a temperature-compensated reference voltage. When sized correctly, the transistors in the SCM will operate both at weak, moderate or strong inversion, and in the saturation region or saturation and triode regions, providing good correspondence and low part to part variation. The following proposal innovates by operating with supply voltages on a broad variation range, from 3.6V through below 1V (sub-1V operation), with bias currents in the range of tens of nA (nano Amperes) and temperature variation smaller than ±1% from −40° C. through 85° C. This is an extremely low cost implementation (in terms of area and complexity), compatible with standard CMOS manufacturing processes, and very robust (in terms of fab-to-fab transference, technology mapping, and also well controlled part-to-part variation). | 2015-08-20 |
20150234402 | MULTIPLE MODE RF POWER CONVERTER - This disclosure relates to radio frequency (RF) power converters and methods of operating the same. In one embodiment, an RF power converter includes an RF switching converter, a low-drop out (LDO) regulation circuit, and an RF filter. The RF filter is coupled to receive a pulsed output voltage from the RF switching converter and a supply voltage from the LDO regulation circuit. The RF filter is operable to alternate between a first RF filter topology and a second RF filter topology. In the first RF filter topology, the RF filter is configured to convert the pulsed output voltage from a switching circuit into the supply voltage. The RF filter in the second RF filter topology is configured to filter the supply voltage from the LDO regulation circuit to reduce a ripple variation in a supply voltage level of the supply voltage. As such, the RF filter provides greater versatility. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234403 | LOW-DROPOUT REGULATOR - A low-dropout (LDO) regulator is provided. The LDO regulator comprises a first circuit operating as a closed loop control system. The first circuit is configured to control a voltage at a first node such that the voltage at the first node is substantially equal to a specified regulator output voltage. The LDO regulator comprises a second circuit operating as an open loop control system. The second circuit is configured to increase the voltage at the first node when a current flowing through a load changes from a first current to a second current. The first current is substantially equal to 0 amperes. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234404 | LOW DROPOUT VOLTAGE REGULATOR CIRCUITS - In an embodiment, a voltage regulator is disclosed. The voltage regulator circuit includes a switch, a first feedback circuit and a second feedback circuit. The switch is configured to receive an input signal at a first terminal and an error signal at a second terminal and configured to generate an output signal at a third terminal. The first feedback circuit includes a first transistor and a second transistor configured to control the error signal at the second terminal of the switch in response to a difference between the output signal and a reference signal. The second feedback circuit is configured to sense the error signal and generate a tail current at the second node and the fourth node to maintain substantially equal currents in the first transistor and the second transistor, respectively, thereby causing a voltage of the output signal as substantially equal to a voltage of the reference signal. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234405 | Programmable Power Supplies for Cellular Base Stations and Related Methods of Reducing Power Loss in Cellular Systems - Methods of powering a radio that is mounted on a tower of a cellular base station are provided in which a direct current (“DC”) power signal is provided to the radio over a power cable and a voltage level of the output of the power supply is adjusted so as to provide a substantially constant voltage at a first end of the power cable that is remote from the power supply. Related cellular base stations and programmable power supplies are also provided. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234406 | Electrical Energy Consumption Diagnostic Device, System and Method - A portable electrical energy consumption diagnostic device | 2015-08-20 |
20150234407 | POWER DEMAND ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM, POWER DEMAND ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AND POWER DEMAND ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS - A processing apparatus predicts a first demand amount and a first supply amount in the plan period, selects a candidate group, which is a candidate of a target of a load control, from among the plurality of devices, sends confirmation information that indicates a confirmation of the load control to a communication destination corresponding to the candidate group, upon receiving refusal information that indicates that the load control is refused, excludes the device corresponding to the refusal information from the candidate group, after the selection of the candidate group, receives second demand information and second supply information, predicts a second demand amount and a second supply amount in the plan period, selects a target group, which is a target of the load control, from among the candidate group, and sends a command to the control apparatus corresponding to the target group. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234408 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT CONSIDERING MULTIPLE CONTEXT - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for energy management considering multiple context. An embodiment of the present invention allows providing an energy management and saving plan, which is generated by collecting information about space, user, device, service profile, user's energy using pattern, user number, sensor data, energy saving information, weather information, regulations relating thereto, real-time energy price information, demand response information, big data and ontology, to manage and save energy efficiently. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234409 | SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING OPPORTUNITIES FOR POWER DEMAND CONTROL - Power demand information (e.g., a power demand profile) is obtained for a time period (e.g., a billing period) having a plurality of intervals. The power demand information represents power demand for the time period. The power demand information can be a historical power demand profile, in which historical power demand is represented for a past time period. Power demand can include one or more power loads. A target demand limit can be used to modify power demand profiles. The modified demand profiles can allow users to, for example, determine how an automated power control system can benefit them and visualize how the power demand patterns of their facilities can be adjusted to realize such benefits. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234410 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED OPTIMAL OUTAGE COORDINATION IN ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEMS - Embodiments provide systems and methods for operating a power system to deliver energy. Embodiments include obtaining initial resource schedules for network analysis using a set of input and data validation functions; performing a network analysis with a full AC power flow in the energy system; executing a security constraint unit commitment function using transmission constraints output from the network analysis; determining an optimized outage schedule using the output of the security constraint unit commitment function; distributing the optimized outage schedule to a generation control and load management system; and directing operation of generator resources and managing loads to deliver energy to customers based on the optimized outage schedule. Numerous other aspects are provided. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234411 | CIRCUIT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In order to suppress a negative influence on a circuit operation caused by variation in a substrate potential, a circuit device includes a bridge circuit having a high-side transistor and a low-side transistor, a detection circuit configured to detect current flowing in the bridge circuit, a control circuit configured to control switching on and off of the bridge circuit, and a guard region for setting a substrate PSB of the circuit device to a substrate potential. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234412 | FLIPPED GATE VOLTAGE REFERENCE HAVING BOXING REGION AND METHOD OF USING - A voltage reference includes a flipped gate transistor and a first transistor, the first transistor having a first leakage current, wherein the first transistor is connected with the flipped gate transistor in a Vgs subtractive arrangement. The voltage reference further includes an output node configured to output a reference voltage, the output node connected to the first transistor. The voltage reference further includes a second transistor connected to the output node, the second transistor having a second leakage current. The voltage reference further includes a boxing region configured to provide a voltage level at a drain terminal of the first transistor to maintain the first leakage current substantially equal to the second leakage current. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234413 | FLIPPED GATE VOLTAGE REFERENCE AND METHOD OF USING - A voltage reference includes a flipped gate transistor configured to receive a first current. The voltage reference further includes a first transistor configured to receive a second current, the first transistor having a first leakage current, wherein the first transistor is connected with the flipped gate transistor in a Vgs subtractive arrangement. The voltage reference further includes an output node configured to output a reference voltage, the output node connected to the first transistor. The voltage reference further includes a second transistor connected to the output node, the second transistor having a second leakage current, wherein the first leakage current is substantially equal to the second leakage current. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234414 | LOW POWER PROPORTIONAL TO ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE CURRENT AND VOLTAGE GENERATOR - A proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) circuit is provided. By judiciously combining circuit elements into two or more cell it is possible to effectively dump bias current into impedance resistive element of a first cell from other cells of the circuit. As a result the circuit as a whole can operate with smaller resistive elements and therefore occupy less area when implemented in silicon. It is also possible to reduce the supply current that is required for providing specific output currents or voltages. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234415 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ELECTRICAL ISOLATION - An isolation circuit arranged to provide electrical isolation between at least one control module and at least one driver module. The isolation circuit comprises at least one boost circuit arranged to receive at least one control signal from the at least one control module, and boost the at least one control signal from a first voltage level signal to an increased voltage level signal. The isolation circuit further comprising at least a first capacitive isolation component comprising a first electrically conductive element and at least one further electrically conductive element formed from at least a part of printed circuit board layer, the first and at least one further electrically conductive elements being electrically isolated with respect to one another and arranged to comprise capacitive characteristics there between. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234416 | ENERGY HARVESTING INTERFACE WITH IMPROVED IMPEDANCE MATCHING, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE ENERGY HARVESTING INTERFACE, AND ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM USING THE ENERGY HARVESTING INTERFACE - An energy harvesting interface receives an electrical signal from an inductive transducer and supplies a supply signal. The interface includes an input branch with a first switch and a second switch connected together in series between a first input terminal and an output terminal. The interface further includes a third switch and a fourth switch connected together in series between a second input terminal and the output terminal. A first electrical-signal-detecting device, coupled across the second switch, detects a first threshold value of an electric storage current in the inductor of the transducer. A second electrical-signal-detecting device, coupled across the fourth switch, detects whether the electric supply current that flows through the fourth switch reaches a second threshold value lower than the first threshold value. The second threshold is derived from the electric storage current. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234417 | GATE DRIVE CIRCUIT - A gate drive circuit includes: a modulation circuit that generates a first modulated signal and a second modulated signal; an isolator including a first electromagnetic resonance coupler that isolatedly transmits the first modulated signal, and a second electromagnetic resonance coupler that isolatedly transmits the second modulated signal; a first rectifier circuit that generates a first signal by rectifying the first modulated signal; a second rectifier circuit that generates a second signal by rectifying at least a part of the second modulated signal; a third rectifier circuit that generates charging voltage by rectifying a second radio-frequency wave; a capacitor that charges a charge in accordance with the charging voltage; and an output circuit which selects whether or not to supply the charge charged in the capacitor to a gate terminal of the semiconductor switch, in accordance with at least one of the first signal and the second signal. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234418 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A FUNCTIONAL DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - An operator control device for a functional device of a motor vehicle, includes a rotary actuator which is rotatably mounted on a retaining element and which has at least one coding element. A detection device detects an absolute rotational angle between the rotary actuator and the retaining element on the basis of coding of the at least one coding element. A latching device provides a plurality of latching positions that are predefined for the rotary actuator along a rotational direction. The detection device is designed to detect the respective latching position and the absolute rotational angle between at least two of the latching positions on the basis of the coding of the at least one coding element. A sensor device detects touching of the rotary actuator. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234419 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE TIME KEEPING FOR MULTIPLE TIMERS - A timer distribution module supports multiple timers and comprises: a command decoder arranged to determine expiration times of a plurality of timers; and a timer link list distribution adapter, LLDA, operably coupled to the command decoder. The LLDA is arranged to: receive a time reference from a master clock; receive timer data from the command decoder wherein the timer data comprises at least one timer expiration link list; construct a plurality of timer link lists based on at least one of: the timer expiration link list, at least one configurable timing barrier; dynamically split the link list timer data into a plurality of granularities based on the timer expiration link list; and output the dynamically split link list timer data. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234420 | Clock Switching Circuit - A clock switching circuit for an analog-to-digital converter includes a plurality of clock sources for generating a plurality of clock signals, a plurality of fail-detecting units, coupled to the plurality of clock sources, for generating a plurality of detecting results, and a priority selecting and switching circuit, for selecting and switching one of the plurality of the clock sources as an input clock of the analog-to-digital according to the plurality of detecting results. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234421 | MEMORY INITIALIZING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME - An electronic device and method in which a tuning process is performed during memory initialization, so as to reduce the occurrence of data read errors. The device may include a clock generator that generates a clock signal transmitted to a memory device, and a host control module that transmits to the memory device a change signal changing at least a portion of the clock signal, and/or a tuning related command. The host control module may receive setting data from the memory device, corresponding to at least one of the change signal and the tuning related command. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234422 | Tunable Sector Buffer for Wide Bandwidth Resonant Global Clock Distribution - A wide bandwidth resonant clock distribution comprises a clock grid configured to distribute a clock signal to a plurality of components of an integrated circuit and a tunable sector buffer configured to receive the clock signal and provide an output to the clock grid. The tunable sector buffer is configured to set latency and slew rate of the clock signal based on an identified resonant or non-resonant mode. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234423 | Baud Rate Phase Detector with No Error Latches - Phase detectors and timing recovery techniques that do not require error latches nor oversampling of the received input data are disclosed. The phase detection method includes separating an input signal into N consecutive data bits; comparing at least two consecutive data bits within the N consecutive data bits; estimating a data bit value for each of the N consecutive data bits; and determining a phase difference based on a data bit pattern formed by the data bit values of the N consecutive data bits and the comparison of the at least two consecutive data bits within the N consecutive data bits. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234424 | OPERATION SYSTEM - An operation system includes a sensor unit having a structure with protrusions or depressions on its surface, a display unit, and a selecting unit. The sensor unit detects a position at which a contact body touches the surface and outputs a position signal indicating the detected position. The display unit displays an image corresponding to the surface of the sensor unit and including operation key images. The selecting unit selects an operation key image corresponding to the position of the contact body from the operation key images displayed on the display unit. The position of the contact body at which selection of the operation key image is switched differs between the case where a continuous change in the position signal indicates a first direction and the case where the continuous change in the position signal indicates a second direction which is opposite to the first direction. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234425 | SENSOR SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND SENSING DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME - A sensor substrate includes a blocking pattern disposed on a base substrate, a first electrode disposed on the base substrate and overlapping the blocking pattern, the first electrode including a plurality of first unit parts arranged in a first direction, each of the first unit parts including a plurality of lines connected to each other in a mesh-type arrangement, a color filter layer disposed on the base substrate, a plurality of contact holes defined in the color filter layer and exposing the first unit parts, and a bridge line between and connected to first unit parts adjacent to each other in the first direction, through the contact holes. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234426 | SYSTEMS, ARTICLES, AND METHODS FOR ELASTIC ELECTRICAL CABLES AND WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES EMPLOYING SAME - Systems, articles, and methods for elastic electrical cables are described. An elastic electrical cable includes a molded band of elastomer with a length that follows a tortuous path including a number of semi-rigidly set changes in direction. The elastomer band is formed by an overmolding process to enclose or at least partially contain a flexible printed circuit board, with various access points provided to electrically couple to/from the flexible printed circuit board. An annular wearable electric device employing at least one such elastic electrical cable as an adaptive coupler that simultaneously provides both electrically conductive coupling and adaptive physical coupling is described. Methods of preparing/manufacturing such elastic electrical cables are also described. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234427 | DOCKING AND UNDOCKING MECHANISM FOR REMOTE DEVICES - Apparatus, system and method for docking and/or undocking a remote device, A docking body includes a docking cavity and an access cavity, for providing lateral support, guidance and access for the remote device. Communications is configured to receive a control signal based on a sensed condition, wherein the sensed condition may include a proximity and/or position of a user's hand relative to the docking body, and/or an operating parameter of a vehicle. A coupling apparatus is provided for magnetically coupling the body of the remote device to at least a portion of the docking body. The coupling apparatus may be configured to modify the strength of the magnetic coupling based on the control signal to assist in insertion/removal. Under illustrative configurations, the docking body and the coupling apparatus allow for oblique insertion and oblique removal of the body of the remote device. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234428 | ARRANGEMENT OF PORTABLE DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR RADIATION DETECTION - Arrangement of a portable display System for radiation detection, includes an adaptation board ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150234429 | HANDHELD COMPUTING DEVICE - A handheld computing device is disclosed. The handheld computing device includes a seamless housing formed from an extruded metal tube. The extruded tube includes open ends and internal rails which serve as a guide for slidably assembling an operational assembly through the open ends of the extruded tube, a reference surface for positioning the operational assembly relative to an access opening in the seamless housing, and a support structure for supporting the operational assembly during use. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234430 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE DISPLAY STACK - This disclosure describes electronic devices that include displays for rendering content, touch sensors disposed beneath the displays for detecting touch inputs, and antiglare components for reducing glare caused by ambient light. In some embodiments, the displays include a single transparent substrate, a thin film transistor array connected to a bottom surface of the transparent substrate, a conductive substrate, and a front plane laminate connected to the conductive substrate. In such embodiments, the front plane laminate is connected to the thin film transistor array, and the array comprises a plurality of transparent electrodes. This disclosure also describes techniques for manufacturing displays utilized with electronic devices. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234431 | DISPLAY MODULE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE PANEL - A display module may include a flexible panel that is bent in a direction such that a compressive stress is exerted on a display unit within a housing. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234432 | ELASTIC BODY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An elastic body and an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a casing, an electronic component, and a conductive base. The electronic component and the conductive base are installed in the casing. The conductive base includes a base body and the elastic body. The base body has a first opening. The elastic body includes a bottom plate and an elastic part. The bottom plate is installed on the base body and has a second opening. The first opening is communicated with the second opening. The elastic part is connected to the bottom plate and has a contacting portion. The contacting portion is installed corresponding to the second opening, and the contacting portion contacts the electronic component. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234433 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A FOLD MODE AND AN UNFOLD MODE - An electronic device with a fold mode and an unfold mode includes a display module and an input module. The display module includes a first connecting component, a second connecting component and a flexible displaying panel. The second connecting component rotates relative to the first connecting component via a first direction to form as the fold mode or the unfold mode. The flexible displaying panel is disposed on the first connecting component and the second connecting component. The flexible displaying panel is bent to be U-shaped when the display module is formed as the fold mode. The flexible displaying panel is flat when the display module is formed as the unfold mode, and a planar normal vector points toward a second direction. The input module is rotatably connected to the display module via a third direction. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234434 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a new touch display device. The touch display device comprises a touch panel, a display panel, a first frame, a second frame and a back plate. The touch panel is disposed on the display panel. The first frame is disposed adjacent to the display panel and has a first supporting surface supporting the touch panel. The second frame is connected with the first frame and has a second supporting surface supporting the display panel. The display panel is disposed between the back plate and the touch panel, and the back plate is connected with the first frame or the second frame. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234435 | Electronic Device and Component-Positioning Module Thereof - A component-positioning module comprises an elastic member, a plurality of fastening members, a plurality of adjustment elements and a positioning element. The elastic member is secured to a first component of the electronic device by the plurality of fastening members, and an operative portion of the elastic member is movable in a linear extension direction substantially perpendicular to an outer surface of the first component. The plurality of adjustment elements are secured between the elastic member and the first component by the fastening members respectively; the positioning element is combined with the operative portion to position a second component of the electronic device, and the positioning element at least partially protrudes from the outer surface. Manipulation of the plurality of fastening members deforms the plurality of adjustment elements and changes a distance of the positioning element protruding from the outer surface. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234436 | MOBILE TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - A mobile terminal, including detection section | 2015-08-20 |
20150234437 | EXPANSION CARD HAVING SYNERGISTIC COOLING, STRUCTURAL AND VOLUME REDUCTION SOLUTIONS - Systems and methods of fabricating circuit board assemblies may provide for a circuit board assembly that includes an expansion card having a first side and a second side, a first set of semiconductor packages coupled to the first side and a second set of semiconductor packages coupled to the second side. The circuit board assembly may also include a synergistic combination of cooling solutions for the expansion card such as a metallic duct, centrifugal fan or secondary plate, structural solutions for the expansion card such as a clamp structure or retention interlock, and volume reduction solutions for the expansion card such as one or more flipped power connectors. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234438 | Cooler for Computing modules of a Computer - The present invention describes a cooling unit for a central processing unit (the CPU) that comprises two flat grooved plates fastened together that jointly form at least one channel that is sealed by hermetic insert blocks wherein the cooling liquid circulates. These plates have heat-dissipating properties for heat-generating electronic components of the CPU contacting with them, while the channel in which the cooling liquid circulates has an inlet and an outlet, to supply and discharge the cooling liquid, respectively. The technical result of the proposed technical solution is to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of a cooling system for the CPU, simplify its design, improve reliability characteristics, and reduce energy consumption of the cooling system. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234439 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing system that includes a casing and a plurality of other casings, the casing containing a plurality of information processing devices which are respectively connected through communication paths to a plurality of other information processing devices contained in the plurality of other casings, wherein the plurality of information processing devices each includes; a detection unit that detects connection states of all target communication paths to and from a plurality of target information processing devices contained in target casings, among the plurality of other casings, in a range of influence, such as commonly cooled by a same cooling device; a holding unit that holds the connection state information of all the target communication paths detected by the detection unit; and a control unit that controls power supplies for the information processing device, based on the connection state information the holding unit holds. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234440 | POWER ROUTING ASSEMBLY FOR DATA CENTER - A power routing rack can be used to provide various power support redundancies to one or more computing racks in a data center. Power feeds are supplied to bus bars in a power bus bar array extending through the rack, and power routing assemblies positioned in the rack route power from one or more of the bus bars to a computing rack. Each assembly includes circuit breakers that couple to separate bus bars and a routing module that routes power from one or more of the circuit breakers to one or more computing racks. The routing module can include a transfer switch that selectively routes power. The routing module can include an electrical bridge that concurrently routes power. Each assembly can be positioned within the rack to couple the circuit breakers to various power bus bars to adjust the power support redundancy provided to one or more computing racks. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234441 | System and Method for Managing Energy Consumption in a Compute Environment - A system, method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium are disclosed for managing workload in a data center. The method includes receiving data related to at least one of a current state of workload in the compute environment at a current time and future workload scheduled to consume resources in the compute environment at a future time relative to the current time, wherein the compute environment comprises a plurality of nodes in which compute resources are reserved by a workload manager for consumption, and controlling a cooling system to selectively modify a temperature of at least one node in the compute environment based on the data. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234442 | WAKE LOCK MANAGEMENT THROUGH APPLICATION MONITORING - Methods, systems, and devices are described for managing wake locks in a wireless communication device. The described methods, systems and devices may enable a wireless communication device to monitor activity of an application for which a wake lock is held. The described approach may manage the wake lock based at least in part on the activity or inactivity of the application. For example, when the application is inactive or has activity below a particular threshold for a certain amount of time, the described approach may determine to release the wake lock. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234443 | SELECTIVE WAKEUP OF DIGITAL SENSING AND PROCESSING SYSTEMS USING RECONFIGURABLE ANALOG CIRCUITS - According to some embodiments, a sensor network may be provided with re-programmable and/or reconfigurable analog circuitry configured to monitor data collected by the sensor network. The re-programmable and/or reconfigurable analog circuitry may also generate a wakeup signal in response to a defined wakeup event detected by the sensor network. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234444 | POWER AND LOAD MANAGEMENT BASED ON CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION - A power context system is described herein that makes decisions related to device power usage based on factors such as location, load, available alternatives, cost of power, and cost of bandwidth. The system incorporates contextual knowledge about the situation in which a device is being used. Using the context of location, devices can make smarter decisions about deciding which processes to migrate to the cloud, load balancing between applications, and switching to power saving modes depending on how far the user is from a power source. As the cloud becomes more frequently used, load balancing by utilizing distributed data warehouses to move processes to different locations in the world depending on factors such as accessibility, locales, and cost of electricity are considerations for power management. Power management of mobile devices is becoming important as integration with the cloud yields expectations of devices being able to reliably access and persist data. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234445 | Interface expending method and device for tablet computer - Provided are an interface expanding method and device. It is detected whether there is a voltage input at a power supply pin of the interface, an impedance between a signal indication pin of the interface and a ground pin of the interface is detected when no voltage input is detected, and a type of a cable inserted into the interface is determined according to the detected impedance; it is detected whether there is a short circuit or an open circuit between a data signal positive pin of the interface and a data signal minus pin of the interface when the voltage input is detected, and the type of the cable inserted into the interface is determined according to the detected result; and a relevant component in the tablet computer is controlled, according to the determined type of the calle inserted into the interface, to operate correspondingly. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234446 | DYNAMIC SWITCHING OF POWER MODES FOR TOUCH SCREENS USING FORCE TOUCH - Switching of power modes for touch screens is disclosed. In example embodiments a touch detect mode may be activated for touchscreen operation. The touchscreen may be a projected capacitance screen that includes force sensing based on piezo electric sensors. The touch detect mode may be a low power mode in which at least one channel, but fewer than all channels of the touch screen are monitored. When is determined that a touch event has occurred a switch to a scan mode for touchscreen operation may be performed. Scan mode may be a higher power mode in which all channels of the touch screen are scanned at least for position sensing. The touch detect mode monitoring may be implemented by monitoring the total charge on the at least one channel and providing a voltage signal. When the voltage signal meets predetermined criteria an indication of a touch event may be generated. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234447 | DEVICE OPTIMIZED POWER MANAGEMENT - A data storage system including memory configured to store content, a host configured to determine time to next data information based on the content stored in the memory, and a data storage device including a controller. The controller can be configured to receive the time to next data information from the host, select a power mode for the data storage device from a plurality of power modes for the data storage device based on the time to next data information, and place the data storage device in the selected power mode. The host can be configured to transmit the time to next data information to the data storage device. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234448 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an information processing system includes a first storage device, a second storage device, and a host device that controls the first and second storage devices. When a first condition is satisfied, the host device transfers data stored in the first storage device to the second storage device, and thereafter, turns off the first storage device. When it is required to perform data processing by the first storage device, the host device turns on the first storage device. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234449 | FAST POWER GATING OF VECTOR PROCESSORS - Techniques for fast power gating of vector processors are described herein. In one embodiment, a method for power gating a vector processor comprises powering up a vector unit from an inactive state at approximately a boundary of a transmission time interval, and powering down the vector unit within the transmission time interval after the vector unit completes a task within the transmission time interval. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234450 | CONTROL OF PERFORMANCE LEVELS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROCESSORS VIA A USER INTERFACE - An apparatus and a method for controlling power consumption associated with a computing device having first and second processors configured to perform different types of operations includes providing a user interface that allows, during normal operation of the computing device, at least one of: (i) a user selection of desired performance levels of the first and second processors relative to one another, such that higher desired performance levels of one processor correspond to lower desired performance levels of the other processor, and (ii) a user selection of a desired performance level of the first processor and a user selection of a desired performance level of the second processor, the two user selections being made independently of one another. The apparatus and method control, during normal operation of the computing device, performance levels of the processors in response to the one or more user selections of the desired performance levels. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234451 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A power supply system includes: a switching power supply; and a control device, wherein the switching power supply includes: a transformer; a semiconductor switching element; a switch control unit; and a rectifying/smoothing circuit, the switch control unit is supplied with power from the main power supply, starts to control the switching of the semiconductor switching element, and oscillates a primary side of the transformer to induce a voltage on the secondary side of the transformer, the control device outputs a control pulse signal to the switch control unit to stop the oscillation of the transformer, thereby changing the mode of the switching power supply to an output stop mode, in an output mode in which the switching power supply smoothes the voltage induced on the secondary side and outputs the smoothed voltage. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234452 | POWER MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND SYSTEM-ON-CHIP INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a power management device which includes a first regulator, a second regulator and a control register unit. The first regulator provides a first driving voltage to a first power domain of an application processor. The second regulator provides a second power domain of the application processor with a second driving voltage having a correlation with the first driving voltage. The control register unit controls, in response to a command from the application processor, a reference voltage generation circuit that provides a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage to the first regulator and the second regulator, respectively. The level of the first driving voltage is maintained in a first driving mode. The first driving voltage and the second driving voltage have a set voltage difference in a second driving mode. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234453 | DATA COMMUNICATION ON A VIRTUAL MACHINE - In some examples, when a user requests a media device to play media data generated on a virtual machine or receive media data generated by the media device, the media data may be transmitted by sharing physical memory pages among different virtual machines and other virtual components. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234454 | METHOD OF DEVICE FOR DETECTING A TOUCH BETWEEN A FIRST OBJECT AND A SECOND OBJECT - The present disclosure is related to a method and device for detecting a touch between at least part of a first object and at least part of a second object, wherein the at least part of the first object has a different temperature than the at least part of the second object. The method includes providing at least one thermal image of a portion of the second object, determining in at least part of the at least one thermal image a pattern which is indicative of a particular value or range of temperature or a particular value or range of temperature change, and using the determined pattern for detecting a touch between the at least part of the first object and the at least part of the second object. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234455 | Perception Based Predictive Tracking for Head Mounted Displays - There is disclosed a method of and apparatus for predictive tracking for a head mounted display. The method comprises obtaining one or more three-dimensional angular velocity measurements from a sensor monitoring the head mounted display and setting a prediction interval based upon the one or more three-dimensional angular velocity measurements such that the prediction interval is substantially zero when the head mounted display is substantially stationary and the prediction interval increases up to a predetermined latency interval when the head mounted display is moving at an angular velocity of or above a predetermined threshold. The method further includes predicting a three-dimensional orientation for the head mounted display to create a predicted orientation at a time corresponding to the prediction interval, and generating a rendered image corresponding to the predicted orientation for presentation on the head mounted display. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234456 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method for controlling a head mounted display (HMD) includes detecting an external device, displaying an augmented reality image as a first mode, changing the first mode to a second mode when the gaze of the user to the augmented reality image is detected in the first mode, and executing a function corresponding to the augmented reality image when the augmented reality image and the external device are aligned in the second mode. The first mode is a mode in which a display position of the augmented reality image depends on a position of the external device the second mode is a mode in which the display position of the augmented reality image remains fixed even when the position of the external device is changed. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234457 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT PROVISION USING GAZE ANALYSIS - A system for content provision based on gaze analysis may include a display screen to display a initial content item and a processor to perform gaze analysis on acquired image data of an eye of a viewer viewing the screen to extract a gaze pattern of the viewer with respect to one or a plurality of initial content items, and to cause a presentation of one or a plurality of supplementary content items to the viewer, based on one or a plurality of rules applied on the extracted gaze pattern. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234458 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY - A head-up display including a display panel, a non-mechanical focusing lens, and a determining unit is provided. The display panel is configured to emit an image beam. The non-mechanical focusing lens is disposed on a transmission path of the image beam and generates an image of the image beam. The determining unit is electrically connected to the non-mechanical focusing lens and configured to adjust a focal length of the non-mechanical focusing lens according to a sensing signal, so as to change an image distance from the image to a user's eye. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234459 | GAZE DRIVEN INTERACTION FOR A VEHICLE - According to the invention, a method for changing information on a display in a vehicle based on a gaze direction of a driver is disclosed. The method may include displaying information on the display in the vehicle. The method may also include receiving gaze data indicative of the gaze direction of a user. The method may further include changing the display based at least in part on the gaze data. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234460 | GESTURE RECOGNITION DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING GESTURE RECOGNITION DEVICE - To prevent actions other than gestures from being falsely recognized as gestures by a gesture recognition device that recognizes gestures performed by a user. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234461 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a display control device including a display controller configured to display a predetermined image on a display part, a gaze detection part configured to detect a user's gaze, a determination part configured to determine whether to perform unlocking, based on a plurality of setting positions set to the predetermined image and a gaze while the predetermined image is displayed, and a calibration part configured to perform calibration of the gaze based on the gaze while the predetermined image is displayed. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234462 | INTERACTING WITH A NETWORK TO TRANSMIT VIRTUAL IMAGE DATA IN AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEMS - One embodiment is directed to a system for enabling two or more users to interact within a virtual world comprising virtual world data, comprising a computer network comprising one or more computing devices, the one or more computing devices comprising memory, processing circuitry, and software stored at least in part in the memory and executable by the processing circuitry to process at least a portion of the virtual world data; wherein at least a first portion of the virtual world data originates from a first user virtual world local to a first user, and wherein the computer network is operable to transmit the first portion to a user device for presentation to a second user, such that the second user may experience the first portion from the location of the second user, such that aspects of the first user virtual world are effectively passed to the second user. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234463 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A PLURALITY OF USERS TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER IN AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEMS - One embodiment is directed to a system for enabling two or more users to interact within a virtual world comprising virtual world data, comprising a computer network comprising one or more computing devices, the one or more computing devices comprising memory, processing circuitry, and software stored at least in part in the memory and executable by the processing circuitry to process at least a portion of the virtual world data; wherein at least a first portion of the virtual world data originates from a first user virtual world local to a first user, and wherein the computer network is operable to transmit the first portion to a user device for presentation to a second user, such that the second user may experience the first portion from the location of the second user, such that aspects of the first user virtual world are effectively passed to the second user. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234464 | APPARATUS DISPLAYING ANIMATED IMAGE COMBINED WITH TACTILE OUTPUT - An apparatus comprising: an input configured to receive at least one animated image and at least one metadata, wherein the at least one animated image comprises at least two frames for generating a dynamic region and at least one data region for generating a substantially static region, and the at least one metadata comprises at least one audio/tactile signal data and at least one touch parameter control data; a touch controller configured to receive at least one touch parameter; an image decoder configured to separate the at least one animated image and the at least one metadata, and configured to generate an animated image comprising the substantially static region and the dynamic region; an event decoder configured to decode the at least one metadata of the animated image and determine at least one feedback event based on the at least one touch parameter; and an event output configured to produce an output based on the at least one feedback event, such that the feedback event is associated with the animated image displayed. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234465 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION THEREOF - An electronic device includes a pressure providing part, a fluid, and a tactile sensation providing layer. The pressure providing part generates an initial pressure by an electrical signal. The fluid generates a fluidic pressure by the initial pressure in each of active regions partitioned from each other. The tactile sensation providing layer is configured to protrude by the fluidic pressure. The pressure providing layer may include piezoelectric elements mechanically modified by the electrical signal. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234466 | Management Methods and Systems for Item Change - Management methods and systems for item change are provided. First, a plurality of items are provided. An instruction for performing a change between the items is received. When the change between the items is performed, a notification is generated to inform the performance of the corresponding change. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234467 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GESTURE DETECTION AND DISPLAY CONTROL - A device includes a display and one or more motion sensors configured to track positions of two or more feature points of an object when the object is used to perform a gesture at a position remote from the display, and generate, based on the tracked positions of the feature points, sequential position data that indicates a relative position of the feature points with respect to each other and to the display. The device includes circuitry configured to determine, based on the sequential position data, whether the gesture corresponds to one of a plurality of predetermined input operations, and execute processing related to the predetermined input operation when a correspondence is determined. The circuitry is configured to determine whether the gesture corresponds to the predetermined input operation based on variations in the relative positions of the feature points with respect to each other and to the display. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234468 | Hover Interactions Across Interconnected Devices - Example apparatus and methods support interactions between a hover-sensitive apparatus and other apparatus. A hover action performed in the hover space of one apparatus can control that apparatus or another apparatus. The interactions may depend on the positions of the apparatus. For example, a user may virtually pick up an item on a first hover-sensitive apparatus and virtually toss it to another apparatus using a hover gesture. A directional gesture may selectively send content to a target apparatus while a directionless gesture may send content to a distribution list or to any apparatus in range. A shared display may be produced for multiple interconnected devices and coordinated information may be presented on the shared display. For example, a chessboard that spans two smartphones may be displayed and a hover gesture may virtually lift a chess piece from one of the displays and deposit it on another of the displays. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234469 | INPUT DEVICE, INPUT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An input device is a device determining an input by a user based on a motion of a hand of the user in picked-up images associated with an operation screen displaying a selectable area. The input device includes an input determiner ( | 2015-08-20 |
20150234470 | Method and device for operating a motor vehicle component by means of gestures - A method for operator control of a motor vehicle component by a gesture includes: detecting the gesture being executed by an input unit of an operator in a three-dimensional operator control space, which is part of an interior of a motor vehicle; executing an operator control function associated with the identified gesture; and outputting a feedback signal as soon as the input unit enters or has entered the three-dimensional operator control space from outside the three-dimensional operator control space. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234471 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute: acquiring an image which includes a first region and a second region of a user; detecting, from a group of candidate areas for the first region and the second region included in the image, the candidate area corresponding to the first region based on biometric characteristics of the first region; determining a connection direction between the first region and the second region based on outer edges of the candidate area corresponding to the first region; and selecting the candidate area corresponding to the second region from the group of candidate areas based on the connection direction. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234472 | USER INPUT PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING VISION SENSOR - A method and apparatus for processing a user input are provided. The method includes: determining a type of the user input based on a change amount of an input image; and processing the user input based on the determined type. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234473 | Methods and Systems for Commencing A Process Based on Motion Detection - Methods and systems for commencing a process based on motion detection are provided. First, a first electronic device obtains an input, and receives motion information from a second electronic device, wherein at least one sensor detects a motion of the second electronic device to generate the motion information. The first electronic device determines whether the motion information conforms to the input. When the motion information conforms to the input, a process on the first electronic device is performed. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234474 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus capable of entering a power saving state includes a detection unit configured to detect an object, a determination unit configured to determine whether there is a human hand in a position higher than a predetermined height based on a detection result of the detection unit, and a control unit configured to, if the determination unit determines that there is a human hand in the position higher than the predetermined height, make the image processing apparatus return from the power saving state. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234475 | MULTIPLE SENSOR GESTURE RECOGNITION - Methods for recognizing gestures using adaptive multi-sensor gesture recognition are described. In some embodiments, a gesture recognition system receives a plurality of sensor inputs from a plurality of sensor devices and a plurality of confidence thresholds associated with the plurality of sensor inputs. A confidence threshold specifies a minimum confidence value for which it is deemed that a particular gesture has occurred. Upon detection of a compensating event, such as excessive motion involving one of the plurality of sensor devices, the gesture recognition system may modify the plurality of confidence thresholds based on the compensating event. Subsequently, the gesture recognition system generates a multi-sensor confidence value based on whether at least a subset of the plurality of confidence thresholds has been satisfied. The gesture recognition system may also modify the plurality of confidence thresholds based on the plugging and unplugging of sensor inputs from the gesture recognition system. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234476 | DETERMINING USER ACCOMMODATION TO DISPLAY AN IMAGE THROUGH A WAVEGUIDE ASSEMBLY - Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one or more frames of image data in a time-sequential manner, a light modulator configured to transmit light associated with the one or more frames of image data, a substrate to direct image information to a user's eye, wherein the substrate houses a plurality of reflectors, a first reflector of the plurality of reflectors to reflect transmitted light associated with a first frame of image data at a first angle to the user's eye, and a second reflector to reflect transmitted light associated with a second frame of the image data at a second angle to the user's eye. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234477 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING USER INPUT BASED ON GESTURE - A waveguide apparatus includes a planar waveguide and at least one optical diffraction element (DOE) that provides a plurality of optical paths between an exterior and interior of the planar waveguide. A phase profile of the DOE may combine a linear diffraction grating with a circular lens, to shape a wave front and produce beams with desired focus. Waveguide apparati may be assembled to create multiple focal planes. The DOE may have a low diffraction efficiency, and planar waveguides may be transparent when viewed normally, allowing passage of light from an ambient environment (e.g., real world) useful in AR systems. Light may be returned for temporally sequentially passes through the planar waveguide. The DOE(s) may be fixed or may have dynamically adjustable characteristics. An optical coupler system may couple images to the waveguide apparatus from a projector, for instance a biaxially scanning cantilevered optical fiber tip. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234478 | Mobile Device Application State - Techniques for mobile device application state are described. In one or more implementations, a mobile device includes a computing device that is flexibly coupled to an input device via a flexible hinge. Accordingly, the mobile device can operate in a variety of different power states based on a positional orientation of the computing device to an associated input device. In one or more implementations, an application that resides on a computing device can operate in different application states based on a positional orientation of the computing device to an associated input device. In one or more implementations, techniques discussed herein can differentiate between vibrations caused by touch input to a touch functionality, and other types of vibrations. Based on this differentiation, techniques can determine whether to transition between device power states. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234479 | SELECTIVELY ARRANGEABLE, MULTI-MODE INPUT CONTROLLER - An apparatus for providing input via a selectively arrangeable, multi-mode input controller is disclosed. A method and computer program product also perform the functions of the apparatus. The apparatus includes a processor, a first body having a first input device, a second body pivotably connected to the first body and having a second input device, and a memory that stores code executable by the processor, the code comprising code that receives indication of an orientation of the first body with respect to the second body and code that alters operation of the first input device based on the orientation of the first body with respect to the second body. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234480 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR CREATING DIGITAL GLITTER WITH ACCELEROMETER - Methods and systems for rendering an electronic greeting card to a portable computing device, wherein the visually-perceived light effects of the electronic greeting card are updated in real time. The electronic greeting card is dynamically rendered to the portable computing device including these dynamic light effects. An accelerometer is used to generate an input signal capable of initiating an algorithm that generates the dynamic light effects. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234481 | INTERFACING APPLICATION PROGRAMS AND MOTION SENSORS OF A DEVICE - Interfacing application programs and motion sensors of a device. In one aspect, a high-level command is received from an application program running on a motion sensing device, where the application program implements one of multiple different types of applications available for use on the device. The high-level command requests high-level information derived from the output of motion sensors of the device that include rotational motion sensors and linear motion sensors. The command is translated to cause low-level processing of motion sensor data output by the motion sensors, the low-level processing following requirements of the type of application and determining the high-level information in response to the command. The application program is ignorant of the low-level processing, and the high-level information is provided to the application program. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234482 | HIGHLY PORTABLE MEDIA DEVICE - An improved portable media device and methods for operating a media device are disclosed. According to one aspect, the portable media device can also function as a solid-state drive for data storage. The form factor of the portable media device can be hand-held or smaller, such that it is highly portable. The portable media device can use one or more status indicators. The portable media device can also include a peripheral bus connector, a rechargeable battery, and one or more input devices. According to another aspect, the portable media device has the capability to store media device status information in persistent memory before powering down. Thereafter, when the portable media device is again powered up, the stored media player status information can be retrieved and utilized. According to still another aspect, the portable media device can form and/or traverse a media asset playlist in an efficient manner. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234483 | DYNAMIC SCALE FOR MOUSE SENSOR RUNAWAY DETECTION - A method for dynamically setting a scale for performing a cross-correlation check between a reference image and a comparison image of a mouse includes: setting a plurality of scale sizes for a cross-correlation check; providing a look up table (LUT) mapping the plurality of scale sizes to a plurality of overlapped areas of the reference image and comparison image and a plurality of predicted locations for the cross-correlation; determining a velocity of motion of the mouse, and using the determined velocity to generate a predicted location; inputting the predicted location to the LUT and mapping to a scale size; and performing the cross-correlation check according to the scale size. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234484 | USE OF HYPER GLIDING FOR REDUCING FRICTION BETWEEN AN INPUT DEVICE AND A REFERENCE SURFACE - An input device is communicatively coupled to a host, wherein a movement of the input device is measured relative to a reference surface, and wherein the friction between the input device and the said reference surface is dynamically reducible. The input device comprises a housing and an actuator for contacting the reference surface. The actuator comprises a first layer comprising a piezo-electric material to which a voltage is applied and a second layer, comprising a material different than the first layer, bonded to the first layer. The application of voltage to the first layer results in a layer of air being trapped between the actuator and the reference surface. The layer of air reduces the friction from a first amount of friction to a second amount of friction between the input device and the reference surface. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234485 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A THREE DIMENSIONAL TACTILE DISPLAY OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An apparatus providing a three dimensional tactile sense on a display of an electronic device. The apparatus comprises two layers. The bottom layer is a set of channels that form a matrix along x and y axes. The top layer comprises a matrix of small transparent columns. When the user interface provides the sensation of a three dimensional surface, the corresponding x and y coordinates that are mapped to the three dimensional surface are inflated. The change in volume forces a subset of columns upward in the direction orthogonal to the plane of the screen. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234486 | TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of a touch panel is provided. The method comprises the following procedures: forming a sensing electrode layer on a cover plate, wherein the sensing electrode layer comprises a plurality of first axis electrodes, a plurality of second axis electrodes, a plurality of bonding pads and a plurality of first periphery traces; forming a insulating layer on the sensing electrode layer, wherein a plurality of first via holes and a plurality of second via holes are formed on the insulating layer; forming a jumper layer on the insulating layer, wherein the jumper layer comprises a plurality of jumper traces and a plurality of second periphery traces. Moreover, the sensing electrode layer, the insulating layer and the jumper layer are formed through a printing process, a photo etching process, a spraying process, a slit coating process, a laser scribing process, a laminating process or any combination thereof. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234487 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel used for a touch control electronic device is disclosed. The touch panel comprises a first board. The first board has a first surface, wherein the first surface undergoes an atomizing process to have at least one semitransparent area. The at least one semitransparent area has a first semitransparent figure which is interlaced by an atomized area and a non-atomized area for changing a light shielding rate of the first semitransparent figure by adjusting the atomized area. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234488 | SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING SMART DEVICE WITH VEHICLE - A system for accessing functionality of a smart device in a vehicle. The system includes a connection system for connecting the smart device to a vehicle system. A vehicle interface is configured to access functionality of the smart device when the smart device is connected to the vehicle system. A controller of the vehicle interface is configured to access and control functionality of the smart device when the smart device is connected to the vehicle system. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234489 | DIGITIZER FOR MULTI-DISPLAY SYSTEM - A multi-display system that uses back lights and light guides of an electronically addressable display to provide position-unique signals that both uniquely identify positions on a given display, but also uniquely identify displays within a multi-display system. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234490 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITION DETECTION - The present invention provides a method and device for position detection. For detection of a touch position, a segment of surface acoustic wave (SAW) is provided multiple times to be propagated on a SAW touch panel, and the multiple SAW segments are received by the SAW touch panel. In addition, during or after reception, partial output electrical signals are provided based on different portions of each received SAW segment to construct a complete output electrical signal. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234491 | Data Transmission System, Data Transmission Method, Data Receiving Method, and Electronic Device - A data transmission system, a data transmission method, a data receiving method, and an electric device are disclosed. The data transmission method is adapted to transmit data of a first device to a second device. The first device includes a first capacitance touch panel, and the second device includes a second capacitance touch panel. The data transmission method includes the following steps. After the data is selected in the first device, the first capacitance touch panel is aligned with the second capacitance touch panel. The first device supplies the data to the first capacitance touch panel to form the capacitive coupling between the first capacitance touch panel and the second capacitance touch panel. The second device obtains the data through the capacitive coupling between the first capacitance touch panel and the second capacitance touch panel. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234492 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL - An embodiment of the present invention discloses a capacitive touch panel, which is provided with an electrostatic protection touching layer, the electrostatic protection touching layer comprises a touching array pattern and an electrostatic protection discharging pattern, and the electrostatic protection discharging pattern is disposed in a space of the touching array pattern, complementing with the touching array pattern. The capacitive touch panel of the embodiment of the present invention, reduces the thickness of touch panel, and saves the material by forming the electrostatic protection layer and the touch sensing layer on one layer, which realizes the touching sense as well as the electrostatic protection, eliminates the capacitance between the electrostatic protection layer and the touch sensing layer, and improves the sensitivity of touching sense. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234493 | VARYING OUTPUT FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE BASED ON TRACKING WINDOWS - The present application is related to a method for providing output for a computing device. The method includes determining, by a processor, a location of a cursor, the cursor corresponding to an input device; analyzing, by the processor, whether the location is in a first tracking area for a first application; if the location is in a first tracking area, activating a first feedback profile for the first tracking area; sensing, by the input device, a first input to the input device; and providing a first output corresponding to one or more parameters determined by the first feedback profile. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234494 | NON-OVERLAPPED INTEGRAL CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN WITH ITO (INDIUM TIN OXIDE) LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a non-overlapped integral capacitive touch screen with an ITO (indium tin oxide) layer and the manufacturing method thereof. The non-overlapped integral capacitive touch screen with the ITO layer comprises a transparent substrate, and a silicon dioxide layer, a niobium pentoxide layer, a black resin layer, ITO electrodes and an insulating layer sequentially laminated on the transparent substrate. The silicon dioxide layer convers the transparent substrate completely, and the niobium pentoxide layer covers the silicon dioxide layer completely. The ITO electrodes are horizontally or vertically conductive electrodes having regular graphic structures. The ITO electrodes include the first ITO conductive electrode and the second ITO conductive electrode, and the first ITO conductive electrode and the second ITO conductive electrode are positioned on the same plane, independent and insulated mutually and are staggered. The transparent substrate comprises a windowing region and a non-windowing region, and the black resin layer covers the non-windowing region of a display screen. Since the laminated structure of the capacitive touch screen is designed reasonably, transmittance of the capacitive touch screen is improved effectively, visibility of ITO graphics is lowered, and reliability of the touch screen is improved further. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234495 | SINGLE LAYER SOLUTION TOUCH PANEL - A single layer solution touch panel includes a substrate, sensing patterns, conductive circuit patterns and a controller. The substrate includes a touch area and a peripheral area. The sensing patterns are disposed on the touch area. The conductive circuit patterns are disposed at the touch area and the peripheral area, in which the sensing patterns and the conductive circuit patterns are arranged alternately. At least a part of material of the sensing patterns is different from at least a part of material of the conductive circuit patterns. The controller is electrically connected to the sensing patterns via the conductive circuit patterns respectively. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234496 | DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a plurality of first lines, a plurality of second lines, a plurality of swith elements, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a plurality of third lines, a display layer, and a controller. The plurality of first lines extend in a first direction. The plurality of second lines extend in a second direction. The plurality of third lines extend in the second direction. The switch elements are electrically connected to the first lines and the second lines. The pixel electrodes are connected to the switch elements. The display layer performs an optical operation based on an electrical signal applied to the pixel electrodes. The controller includes at least one switch connected between the second lines and the third lines. | 2015-08-20 |
20150234497 | ELECTRODE OF SELF-CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL UTILIZING SERPENTINE TRACE TO INCREASE RESISTANCE - An electrode of a self-capacitive touch panel is provided. The electrode, coupled to a control circuit of the self-capacitive touch panel via a conducting wire, includes: a serpentine portion, having a first side; a main portion, having a second side; and a connecting portion, connected to the first side and the second side to connect the serpentine portion and the main portion. A length of the connecting portion is smaller than a length of the first side and a length of the second side. | 2015-08-20 |