36th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100225508 | Variable-Length Code Decoding Device and Variable-Length Code Decoding Method - To provide a decoding device that compactly stores prefix related information therein compatible to variable-length codes used in various systems. The decoding device includes a register file in which a prefix common portion and a word length of the prefix common portion, prefix individual portions and word lengths of the prefix individual portions, word lengths of suffixes, and an input bit sequence are stored, a bit matching unit that determines a prefix included in the input bit sequence from prefixes generated from the prefix common portion and the prefix individual portions, a codeword computation unit that computes the word length of a codeword included in the input bit sequence using the respective word lengths of the prefix common portion, a prefix individual portion, and a suffix corresponding to the determined prefix, and an index computation unit that computes an index in a symbol table using the respective word lengths of the corresponding suffix and the codeword. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225509 | ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER WITH PIPELINE ARCHITECTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A PROGRAMMABLE GAIN AMPLIFIER - A device may include a programmable gain amplifier and an analog-digital converter with pipeline architecture having several stages. The first stage of the analog-digital converter may incorporate the programmable gain amplifier and an analog-digital conversion circuit with a programmable threshold. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225510 | Correction circuit for D/A converter - There is provided a correction circuit for a D/A converter, comprising: a constant current source to be connected between high- and low-potential power source lines for supplying a power source voltage to the D/A converter; and a current controller which is adapted to control a current flowing to the constant current source in accordance with an input digital signal to the D/A converter, so as to reduce a variation of a sum of currents which, when the input digital signal to the D/A converter is changed, flows to the low-potential power source line from the high-potential power source line through the D/A converter and the constant current source, respectively. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225511 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT - An integrated circuit device includes a plurality of data line driver circuits, a first correction D/A conversion circuit, and a plurality of D/A conversion circuits. Each of the data line driver circuits includes an operational amplifier, an input capacitor, and a first correction capacitor. Each of the D/A conversion circuits outputs an output signal to the input capacitor. The first correction D/A conversion circuit outputs a correction output voltage to the first correction capacitors to correct data signals output from the data line driver circuits. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225512 | A/D CONVERSION CIRCUIT FOR USE WITH LOW-POTENTIAL AND HIGH-POTENTIAL POWER SUPPLIES - A D/A conversion circuit for performing D/A conversion at high speeds. The D/A conversion circuit includes a resistor string including a plurality of resistor elements connected between a low-potential power supply and a high-potential power supply. A plurality of first switch groups are connected to the connection nodes between the resistor elements for selectively outputting voltages at the connection nodes. The outputs of the switches of the first switch groups are connected in common to a corresponding one of the nodes. The plurality of nodes are connected to an output terminal of the D/A conversion circuit via a second switch group. Predetermined switches of the first switch groups are connected in parallel to third switches to apply voltages to the nodes. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225513 | Self-Calibrating Pipeline ADC and Method Thereof - An inter-stage gain of a conversion stage of a pipeline ADC is calibrated by imposing a perturbation to a sub-ADC within the conversion stage and adjusting a gain factor in a closed loop manner so as to make a conversion output substantially independent of the perturbation. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225514 | ANALOG/DIGITAL CONVERSION DEVICE - An disclosed analog/digital conversion apparatus for converting an analog signal into digital data by cycling the analog signal through a fully differential amplifier circuit includes a polarity switching unit configured to switch connection polarities of the fully differential amplifier circuit; and a control unit configured to control the polarity switching unit in such a manner that the connection polarities of the fully differential amplifier circuit are switched between a first signal cycle and second and subsequent signal cycles. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225515 | TRACK AND HOLD AMPLIFIERS AND ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS - A track and hold amplifier is provided. The track and hold amplifier includes an input node receiving an analog signal, a buffer coupled between a first node and an output node, a first switch coupled between the input node and the first node, a plurality of switching circuits and a voltage generating unit. Each of the switching circuits includes a capacitor coupled between the first node and a second node. The voltage generating unit selectively provides a common signal or a reference signal to the capacitors of the switching circuits, wherein the reference signal is independent from the analog signal. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225516 | Semiconductor device and input selection control method - A semiconductor device includes: input terminals identified by channel numbers and configured to receive analog signals; analog input pads identified by pad numbers and connected with whole or part of the input terminals; a data holding section configured to hold a data of the input terminals; a channel designating section configured to generate a channel designation signal to designate one of the channel numbers; and a channel translating section configured to translate the channel number indicated by the channel designation signal into a specific one of the pad numbers based on the held data. An A/D converting section is configured to convert the analog signal inputted from the analog input pad corresponding to the specific pad number into a digital signal. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225517 | Delta-Sigma Modulator - The present invention provides a continuous-time delta-sigma modulator which is configured with an SC (SCR) feedback DA ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100225518 | DIGITAL/ANALOG CONVERTER CIRCUIT - A selection section ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100225519 | EDC ARCHITECTURE - A method and apparatus for performing pipelined capacitive folding and interpolation analog-to-digital conversion. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a multistage pipelined analog-to-digital converter having: a distributed sample/hold and preamp, folding and interpolation unit which combines a plurality of preamplified signals using a capacitive folding and capacitive interpolation; and a decoding unit coupled to decode the output signals from the folding and interpolation unit. The distributed sample/hold and preamp drastically improves the input dynamic range and hence increases ADC over all linearity. This technique offers an inherent dynamic offset cancellation in every sample and can be implemented in submicron CMOS, using the core digital supply. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225520 | Virtual Beam Forming In Ultra Wideband Systems - Systems and methods include up-converting a UWB frequency pulse from a UWB radar unit to a V band frequency pulse; transmitting the V band frequency pulse via an active array antenna; receiving a V band echo pulse via the active array antenna; down-converting the V band echo pulse from the active array antenna to a UWB pulse; and feeding the UWB pulse to the UWB radar unit for processing by the UWB radar unit. A V band antenna system includes: an antenna board that defines an antenna plane being the plane of the board and comprising a plurality of antenna elements; a mother board providing a corporate combining feed to the antenna board; and a power management board to which the antenna board and mother board are mounted perpendicularly to the antenna plane, wherein the antenna elements provide a beam forming antenna for ultra wide band pulses at V band frequencies. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225521 | OBJECT DETECTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An object candidate position detecting apparatus which detects a position of an object candidate includes a unifying mechanism which unifies a plurality of object candidates detected within a predetermined unified range into a single group. Where the relative positions of the object candidates stored in a unified information storage device changes such that the single group splits into a plurality of groups, a tracking mechanism judges whether any object candidate forming the group before the split continuously remains to be detected in a running lane in which a subject vehicle runs and which is estimated by a running lane estimator. Where any object candidate forming the group before the split is determined as continuously remaining to be detected in the running lane, the tracking mechanism determines that there is continuity between a group after the split including the thus-determined object candidate and the group before the split. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225522 | SENSOR SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN IMPENDING COLLISION OF A VEHICLE - In at least one embodiment of the present invention, a sensor system for detecting an impending collision of a vehicle is provided. The sensor system comprises a radar arrangement providing a radar output based on a plurality of radar measurements. A vision arrangement provides a side-looking image to an occupant of the vehicle and a vision output based on a plurality of vision measurements. The vision measurements include presence of the object within a vision range and a vision closing velocity of the object with respect to the vehicle. In communication with the radar and vision arrangements is an electronic control module that is configured to produce an actuation signal for a safety device based upon evaluation of the radar and vision outputs. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225523 | Radar apparatus configured to suppress effectes of grating lobes upon detection of direction of target based on phase difference between received reflected waves - A radar apparatus has a plurality of receiving antennas and an array transmitting antenna controlled to successively vary the direction of a transmitted beam within a range which includes a target detection range of directions. The direction of any target within the target detection range is detected based on a phase difference between incident reflected waves of adjacent receiving antennas. To eliminate false targets resulting from aliasing, each detected target is authenticated based upon closeness of its detected direction to the current transmitted beam direction. The receiving antennas and transmitting antenna are configured to exclude directions of grating lobes of the transmitted beam from the detection range, and thereby suppress effects of received reflected waves that originate from grating lobes. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225524 | SPECTRAL ANALYSIS AND FMCW AUTOMOTIVE RADAR UTILIZING THE SAME - A method of processing an input signal to perform frequency analysis is disclosed. The input signal comprises a desired signal and an interference signal. A crosslation is performed to generate a representation of the frequency content of the input signal. The representation comprises initial crosslation values predominantly corresponding to interference and subsequent crosslation values corresponding to the desired signal. For the crosslation values corresponding to interference, a maximum value and slope are calculated. These are used as parameter indicators of the interference and also to identify which values should be discarded in the processing of the desired signal. With the crosslation values corresponding to interference discarded, the remaining crosslation values are processed to calculate properties of the desired signal. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225525 | RADAR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF DETECTING A TARGET OBJECT USING RADAR - This disclosure provides a radar device including a transmission module for sequentially transmitting two or more kinds of pulse signals having different pulse widths by a predetermined transmitting pattern, a memory module for storing a predetermined number of pulse reply data corresponding to each kind of the pulse signals, the predetermined number being number of transmissions of the kind of the pulse signals, a pulse integrating module for performing pulse integration of the pulse reply data stored in the memory module for each kind of the pulse signal, and an image generating module for generating a radar image using the results of the pulse integration. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225526 | TRACKING WAVEFORM SELECTION FOR MULTI-FUNCTION RADAR - The present invention relates to tracking waveforms in radar which minimizes the dwell time and energy in a tracking waveform whilst maintaining a specified track positional accuracy and consequently velocity accuracy. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for selecting a tracking waveform in a radar apparatus comprising determining a target range rate; determining a signal strength; determining the radiated frequency of the subsequent transmitted tracking waveform; and modifying the energy and pulse repetition frequency used on subsequent tracking waveforms on the basis of the determined target range rate, signal strength and next transmitted tracking waveform frequency. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225527 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A RELATIVE DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLE COMPONENTS USING ULTRA-WIDEBAND TECHNIQUES - A system for measuring relative distance between a first component on a vehicle and a second component on the vehicle is provided. The system includes a wireless ultra-wideband (UWB) transceiver attached to the first component. The wireless UWB transceiver transmits a UWB measurement pulse toward the second component, and receives a reflected UWB pulse from a reflective surface of the second component. The reflected UWB pulse represents a reflected version of the UWB measurement pulse. The system also includes a processor coupled to the wireless UWB transceiver. The processor derives a relative distance between the first component and the second component, based upon characteristics of the UWB measurement pulse and the reflected UWB pulse. The system further includes a power generating system for the wireless UWB transceiver. The power generating system generates operating voltage for the wireless UWB transceiver from kinetic energy associated with motion of the first component relative to the second component. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225528 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND RADAR APPARATUS - An antenna device includes subarray antennas including antenna elements, feeding lines and feeding interfaces. At least one of the feeding lines includes a phase shifter which shifts phases of the signals feeding to corresponding antenna elements. The feeding lines feed signals to the antenna elements. Each feeding interface is connected to each of subarray antennas. The subarray antennas are arranged parallel to each other with an interval on a plane to be symmetrical about a central axis. The interval is less or equal than a free-space wavelength. The central axis is along with the center of two adjacent subarray antennas arranged at middle of the subarray antennas when the number of the subarray antennas is even. Moreover, the central axis is along with one subarray antenna arranged at the middle of the subarray antennas when the number of the subarray antennas is odd. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225529 | UNSWITCHED, ULTRA LOW POWER, LONG RANGE RADAR SYSTEM - An ultra low power, long range, robust radar system, for applications such as ionospheric sounding. The HF transmit signal and the received (reflected) signal are both unswitched and high frequency and share a path to a common loop antenna. The transmit signal originates at a local oscillator (LO), and is sufficiently low power to not saturate the receive signal path. A balun divides the local oscillator signal between the transmit path forward to the antenna and a mixer path, and also divides the received signal between the mixer path and the LO path. A mixer converts the mixed LO and received signal to baseband. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225530 | METHOD OF HANDLING RADAR SIGNALS FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method of handling radar signals for a wireless communication device includes operating the wireless communication device in a listening mode to detect the radar signals on a first channel for a listening time period, operating the wireless communication device in an idle mode when the radar signal is not detected on the first channel during the listening time period, starting an idle timer when the wireless communication device is operated in the idle mode, sending at least one clear-to-send frame when the idle timer expires, and operating the wireless communication device in a waiting mode to make sure the at least one clear-to-send frame is completely sent within a waiting time period. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225531 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Remote Measurement of Terrestrial Biomass - A system, method, and/or apparatus for remote measurement of terrestrial biomass contained in vegetative elements, such as large tree boles or trunks present in an area of interest, are provided. The method includes providing an airborne VHF radar system in combination with a LiDAR system, overflying the area of interest while directing energy toward the area of interest, using the VHF radar system to collect backscatter data from the trees as a function of incidence angle and frequency, and determining a magnitude of the biomass from the backscatter data and data from the laser radar system for each radar resolution cell. A biomass map is generated showing the magnitude of the biomass of the vegetative elements as a function of location on the map by using each resolution cell as a unique location thereon. In certain preferred embodiments, a single frequency is used with a linear array antenna. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225532 | OUTLIER DETECTION BY CROSS-COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT POSITION SOLUTION TYPES - Embodiments provided herein recite methods and systems for an accuracy estimator for a position fix. In one embodiment, a solution receiver for receiving a code solution and at least one additional solution from a different solution technique is utilized. In addition, a table of metric values comprising an associated accuracy estimate for at least one characteristic of each of the code solution and the at least one additional solution is also utilized. A comparator compares the code solution and the at least one additional solution with the table of metric values. In addition, a solution orderer orders the at least one additional solution above or below the code solution dependent on whether the at least one additional solution is within a pre-defined offset distance threshold. If the at least one additional solution is outside of the distance threshold, the code solution is chosen as the final solution. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225533 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOGGING POSITION DATA - According to embodiments, a method of logging position data is provided. An indication of a desired accuracy value for determining a geographic position is received. A geographic position is then received. A predicted post-processed accuracy value for the received geographic position is then calculated. The desired accuracy value is then compared with the predicted post-processed accuracy value for the received geographic position. When the predicted post-processed accuracy value for the received geographic position is at least as precise as the desired accuracy value, the geographic position is logged. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225534 | GPS RECEPTION APPARATUS AND POSITIONAL CALCULATION METHOD FOR THE SAME - A reception unit receives global positioning system signals transmitted by a plurality of satellites to obtain satellite information. A determination unit determines whether or not a state in which the reception unit receives the global positioning system signals is a predetermined reception state. A positional calculation unit calculates a current position based on ephemeris information and almanac information when the reception state is the predetermined reception state, the ephemeris information including at least orbital six elements and being obtained from satellite information of first and second satellites among satellite information of three satellites, and the almanac information including at least orbital six elements on a general orbit of a third satellite of the three satellites. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225535 | TARGET OBJECT POSITION EVALUATION DEVICED USED IN SPORT EVENTS - A target object position evaluation device of the present invention that is used at sport events includes a central processing unit (CPU), a global positioning system (GPS) module, an environment detection unit, a memory and a display device. In addition to the positioning function, the target object position evaluation device further uses the environment detection unit to collect various kinds of environmental information and estimate the mechanics of a motion trajectory in the CPU to provide better shooting information to a user, so that the user can easily obtain the shooting information such as the striking or shooting information required in an exercising process. In addition to the fitness effect, the user also can achieve a better result and gain more fun from the exercising process. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225536 | MOBILE UNIT POSITIONING DEVICE - A disclosed vehicle control device includes a first ionospheric state information receiving unit | 2010-09-09 |
20100225537 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEM SIGNAL USING A CELLULAR ACQUISITION SIGNAL - Method and apparatus for processing satellite positioning system signals is described. In one example, assistance data is received at a mobile receiver from a first wireless network using a wireless transceiver. The first wireless network may be a non-synchronized cellular network. A time synchronization signal is obtained from a second wireless network at the mobile receiver using a wireless receiver. A time offset is then determined in response to the time synchronization signal. Satellite signals are processed at the mobile receiver using the assistance data and the time offset. The second wireless network may be a synchronized cellular network or may be a non-synchronized cellular network that is externally synchronized to GPS time. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225538 | Frequency Mode Of Locking Phased Arrays For Synthesizing High Order Traveling Interference Patterns - The elements of a phased array antenna are driven by different frequencies, rather than the same frequency, to realize a scanning beam. The scan rate of the beam may be set arbitrarily high according to the frequencies used to drive the phased array, without expensive phase modulators. In particular, each successive element of the phased array antenna is driven with a frequency that is offset from the frequency used to drive the previous element in direct proportion to the spacing between antenna elements. Thus, for a straight line implementation of a phased array antenna with an antenna spacing offset of λ/2, the frequency offset between adjacent antenna elements is constant. For implementations of phased array antennas with another linear or a non-linear spatial relationship between antenna elements, the frequency offset between adjacent antenna elements is determined based on a linear or non-linear spatial relationship of the antenna. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225539 | BUTLER MATRIX FOR 3D INTEGRATED RF FRONT-ENDS - Examples of the present invention include a radar apparatus comprising a substrate, an antenna disposed on a first side of the substrate, a Butler matrix supported by same the substrate, output ports of the Butler matrix being electrically connected with a group of radiative elements; and input ports configured to be in communication with a radio frequency (RF) circuit. The RF circuit may be supported proximate or adjacent the substrate. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225540 | POSITIONING SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AND LIGHTING SYSTEM - To provide a positioning system that clearly defines a disposition of a base station for identifying a position of a radio set. While a wireless base station | 2010-09-09 |
20100225541 | Ultra-wideband radios for time-of-flight-ranging and network position estimation - This invention provides a novel high-accuracy indoor ranging device that uses ultra-wideband (UWB) RF pulsing with low-power and low-cost electronics. A unique of the present invention is that it exploits multiple measurements in time and space for very accurate ranging. The wideband radio signals utilized herein are particularly suited to ranging in harsh RF environments because they allow signal reconstruction in spite of multipath propagation distortion. Furthermore, the ranging and positioning techniques discussed herein directly address many of the known technical challenges encountered in UWB localization regarding synchronization and sampling. In the method developed, noisy, corrupted signals can be recovered by repeating range measurements across a channel, and the distance measurements are combined from many locations surrounding the target in a way that minimizes the range biases associated to indirect flight paths and through-wall propagation delays. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225542 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ANTENNA ELEMENT USED THEREFOR - An antenna device includes an antenna element and a printed circuit board on which the antenna element is mounted. The antenna element includes a base, a radiation conductor formed on an upper surface of the substrate and one end of the radiation conductor being an open end, a plurality of terminal electrodes formed on a bottom surface of the substrate, and a loop conductor of a substantially U-shape. The loop conductor is arranged to face one of the terminal electrodes via a gap having a predetermined width. An antenna mounting region is provided on a upper surface of the printed circuit board to be adjacent to an edge of a long side of the printed circuit board. A feed line is led in the antenna mounting region along the edge. One and the other end of the loop conductor are connected to the feed line and a ground pattern, respectively. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225543 | PORTABLE TERMINAL APPARATUS - The present invention has an object to provide a portable terminal apparatus capable of reducing that antenna characteristics of respective antenna elements are deteriorated due to antenna coupling phenomena even when a plurality of wireless communication functions are carried out at the same time by utilizing a plurality of antennas. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225544 | SLOT ANTENNA AND PORTABLE WIRELESS TERMINAL - To provide a portable wireless terminal having a reduced thickness and fine antenna performance. A slot antenna is provided with an antenna element having an aperture silt shaped slot; a reflection plate disposed by being opposed to the antenna element; and a power feeding device which is electrically and physically connected to the antenna element and the reflection plate. The slot antenna has a structure wherein an opening end of the slot and an end of the reflection plate are shifted from each other. Since only the antenna element and the reflection plate opposing to each other are disposed in the thickness direction (vertical direction) of the antenna, the size in the thickness direction of the antenna can be reduced. Further, through controlling the reactance component of the antenna, the characteristic of a transmitting/receiving antenna can be improved. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225545 | CAPACITIVE-FEED ANTENNA AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A dielectric substrate having a radiation electrode | 2010-09-09 |
20100225546 | ICING AND SNOW ACCRETION PREVENTIVE INSULATOR, ELECTRIC WIRE, AND ANTENNA, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEM, AND TRANSMISSION LINE TOWER USING THEM - Conventional chemisorption films use only a chemical bond between an adsorbent and a flat base material surface and thus have a problem that the contact angle of water droplets is about 120 degrees at the highest and, thus, water repellent, oil repellent and anti-fouling properties and water take-off properties are unsatisfactory for spontaneous removal of water droplets and dirt as in a lotus leaf. This invention provides an icing and snow accretion preventive insulator, electric wire and antenna. They are manufacture by a method characterized by comprising at least the step of forming a fine particle fusion film on the surface of a base material, the step of coating a fine particle liquid, prepared by dispersing fine particles in a solvent which does not dissolve the film, and drying the coating, the step of firing, the step of removing, by washing, fine particles not fused to the film, and the step of forming a water repellent, oil repellent and anti-fouling film. Alternatively, they may be manufactured by a method characterized by comprising at least the step of coating a fine particle liquid, prepared by dispersing fine particles in a solvent, onto the surface of a base material and drying the coating, the step of firing, the step of removing, by washing, fine particles not fused to the film, and the step of forming a water repellent, oil repellent and anti-fouling film. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225547 | Vehicle concealed antenna - An antenna assembly for use in a vehicle is provided, whereby the assembly is preferably concealed within a vehicle bumper or non-conductive fender. The assembly includes a flexible antenna radiator directly connected with an output of a tunable matching circuit contained within a housing, whereby the housing further provides a connection means between the input of the matching circuit and a radio system in the vehicle. The matching circuit is tunable by control means provided externally on the housing, enabling the antenna assembly to be easily tuned prior to or during installation. The inventive antenna assembly advantageously provides a low cost antenna with ease of installation, small size, and direct integration with a tunable matching circuit. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225548 | FLAT ANTENNA WITH AT LEAST TWO EMITTER SECTIONS FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNALS - An antenna has a flat support and two separate and flat emitter sections for transmitting or receiving high-frequency signals flatly fixed to the support. One of the emitter sections is flat and areal and the other of the emitter sections is a meander. A coil is fixed flatly on the support and connected to both of the emitter sections, and a ground terminal is also fixed flatly on the support. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225549 | CENTER HIGH MOUNT STOP LAMP ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED RADIO FREQUENCY ANTENNA - A center high mount stop lamp (CHMSL) assembly for a vehicle includes an integrated radio frequency (RF) antenna. The CHMSL assembly has an outer lens element, a lamp assembly configured to emit light through the outer lens element, and a housing for the outer lens element and the lamp assembly. The housing is adapted for attachment to an upper rear portion of the vehicle, and the housing has an interior region defined therein. The CHMSL assembly also has an RF antenna element located within the interior region. The RF antenna element is configured and positioned such that it does not obstruct a light path from the lamp assembly to the outer lens element. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225550 | MULTIBAND ANTENNAS AND DEVICES - An apparatus includes an antenna (e.g., a monopole), a first load, and a second load. The antenna, which extends substantially along an axis, has a first end and a second end. The first load is coupled to the antenna at the first end, while the second load is coupled to the antenna between the first end and the second end. Both the first and second loads are symmetrical with reference to the axis. The apparatus is arranged to operate in at least two frequency bands, such as the AMPS band from about 824 MHz to 894 MHz and the PCS band from about 1850 MHz to 1990 MHz. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225551 | Multi-Band Antenna - A multi-band antenna includes a ground portion, a radiating element spaced from the ground portion, a tuning conductor extending from the radiating element and parallel to the ground portion to form a gap therebetween, a short-circuit conductor interconnecting the ground portion and the radiating element, and a feed point disposed at the radiating element and adjacent to the short-circuit conductor. The radiating element, the short-circuit conductor and the feed point function as a first inverted-F antenna obtaining a first high frequency band, and a second inverted-F antenna obtaining a low frequency band and a second high frequency band higher than the first high frequency band. The ground portion and the tuning conductor cause a capacitance effect to shift the second high frequency band to be close to the first high frequency band. It can cover various wireless communication frequency bands. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225552 | Mobile communication base station antenna - A mobile communication base station antenna has a plurality of array antenna blocks. Each of the array antenna blocks has a plurality of antenna element pairs. Each of the antenna element pairs has a plurality of antenna elements that are disposed to be orthogonal to each other. Tilt angles in the vertical plane of the respective array antenna blocks are different from each other. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225553 | Compact antenna system - The present invention relates to an antenna system comprising on a substrate, at least a first and a second printed radiating elements, each supplied by a feed line, with, between the two radiating elements, at least one transmission line comprising a first extremity and a second extremity. The first and the second extremities of the transmission line are respectively coupled to the first and the second radiating elements according to a coupling function with a ratio 1:b, b>1 and a phase φ, linked to the physical difference between the radiating elements, the length of the transmission line bringing a phase difference θ such that θ compensates for φ. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225554 | Balanced Metamaterial Antenna Device - This document describes designs and techniques for directly feeding an unbalanced transmission line with a balanced antenna using Composite Right and Left Handed (CRLH) and balun structures. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225555 | CIRCUIT BOARD FOLDED DIPOLE WITH INTEGRAL BALUN AND TRANSFORMER - An antenna is described having an RF connection and a second connection. The antenna includes a dielectric panel having a first longitudinal edge and second, opposing longitudinal edge and a first transverse edge and second, opposing transverse edge, a first antenna element disposed on a first predominant surface of the panel, said first antenna element extending along a periphery of the dielectric panel and only along the periphery of the first surface with a second connection located midway along the first longitudinal edge of the board and a gap in the first antenna element located midway along the opposing second longitudinal edge and a second antenna element disposed on a second predominant surface of the panel, said second antenna element extending along the periphery and only along the periphery, said second antenna element electrically connecting with the RF connection located midway along the first longitudinal edge adjacent the second connection and extending along the first longitudinal edge, across the transverse edge and along the second, opposing longitudinal edge to terminate adjacent the gap on a distal end. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225556 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWER COMBINING IN A MULTI-PORT DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA - Methods and systems for power combining in a multi-port distributed antenna are disclosed and may include power combining signals from power amplifiers (PAs) on a chip. The PAs may be coupled to a single distributed antenna via antenna ports. A phase of each of the signals may be matched at the antenna ports via phase-matching circuitry. A characteristic impedance may be configured at the ports based on a location of the ports. The PAs may be impedance matched to the antenna ports via impedance matching elements. A power level of the power-combined signals may be monitored via a power detector coupled to the distributed antenna. The power detector may include an envelope detector, such as a diode. The antenna may be integrated on the chip or may be located external to the chip. The signals may include RF signals and the antenna may include a microstrip antenna. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225557 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN ON-CHIP AND/OR AN ON-PACKAGE TRANSMIT/RECEIVE SWITCH AND ANTENNA - Methods and systems for an on-chip and/or on-package T/R switch and antenna are disclosed and may include selectively coupling one or more low noise amplifiers (LNAs) and/or one or more power amplifiers (PAs) to one or more ports of a multi-port distributed antenna utilizing configurable transmit/receive (T/R) switches integrated on a chip with the LNAs and PAs. The LNAs and PAs may be impedance matched to the antenna by coupling them to a port based on a characteristic impedance at the port. The T/R switches may be integrated on a package to which the chip may be coupled. The signals transmitted and received by the antenna may be time division duplexed. The antenna, which may include a microstrip antenna, may be integrated on the chip or the package. The LNA and the PA may be coupled to different ports on the antenna via the T/R switches. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225558 | ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT - Antenna arrangement for a multi-radiator base station antenna, the antenna having a feeding network based on air filled coaxial lines ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100225559 | RF RECEPTION SYSTEM AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH PROGRAMMABLE IMPEDANCE MATCHING NETWORK AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes an on-chip antenna interface, coupled to an off-chip antenna interface having at least one off-chip impedance matching component, that forms a programmable impedance matching network with the at least one off-chip impedance matching component. The programmable impedance matching network is programmable based on a control signal. An RF receiver, coupled to the programmable impedance matching network, that generates inbound data in response to a received signal from the programmable impedance matching network. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225560 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna element is formed by providing a radiation electrode on a base member made of a dielectric material. To protect the antenna element from external impact, a void is formed between a housing and the antenna element. This void is filled with a solid member. The relative permittivity of the solid member is equal to or higher than the relative permittivity of the housing, and equal to or lower than the relative permittivity of the base member. The solid member is formed as an elastic member. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225561 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A TELEVISION SIGNAL RECEIVING FUNCTION - An electrical connector with a television signal receiving function includes a PCB module, a television signal receiving module, an antenna module, an electrical connector plug and an electrical connector casing. The television signal receiving module is electrically disposed on the PCB module. One end of the antenna module electrically is fixed on the PCB module, and the antenna module has an antenna unit disposed at its other end. One end of the electrical connector plug is electrically fixed on the PCB module, and the electrical connector plug has a plug body disposed at its other end. The electrical connector casing encloses the whole PCB module, the whole television signal receiving module, the end of the antenna module in order to expose the antenna unit, and the end of the electrical connector plug in order to expose the plug body. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225562 | BROADBAND METAMATERIAL APPARATUS, METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA - Broadband metamaterial apparatus, methods, systems, and computer readable media are disclosed, as well as exemplary embodiments that provide cloaking, beam steering, and beam focusing. In one exemplary implementation, a broadband interface structure has a front surface region and a back surface region. The broadband interface structure is arranged to provide electromagnetic energy characteristic of an apparent profile of the back surface region substantially different than an actual profile of the back surface region for electromagnetic energy received at the front surface region. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225563 | DUAL POLARIZATION ANTENNA STRUCTURE, RADOME AND DESIGN METHOD THEREOF - A dual polarization antenna radome includes a plurality of dielectric substrates. Each dielectric substrate provides a plurality of metal totems, and the pattern of the metal totems is unchanged after the metal totems rotate by 90 degrees around the axis perpendicular to the dielectric substrate. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225564 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device includes plural display elements with display screens on which two-dimensional images are displayed. Optical paths of display light for forming the two-dimensional images are disposed to overlap each other. An image transmission panel is provided on the optical paths for transmitting the display light to display the two-dimensional images in a space on a side opposite to the display screens. An image pickup element is integrated with the display screens of the display element or provided in the vicinity of the display screens for picking up images of objects entering the space through the display panel. The image display device has a position specifying element for specifying positions of the picked-up objects in accordance with results of the images picked up by the image pickup element, and an image control element for controlling the display element to switch the two-dimensional images based on the specified positions. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225565 | MIPI ANALOG SWITCH FOR EFFICIENT SELECTION OF MULTIPLE DISPLAYS - An MIPI controller using undefined or unknown MIPI LP codes to select among several destinations is disclosed. The codes may be intercepted and decoded to select among analog switches that, in one illustrative embodiment, connects the MIPI clock and data signals to a first or a second or to both displays of a mobile phone. In other applications additional destinations may also be selected. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225566 | Head mount display - In a head mount display, an imaging unit detects hands of a user in such a manner by imaging a range which includes at least a display region displayed by a display unit out of a field of view of a user. In displaying a reference image which is used as a reference when a user performs a predetermined operation, the head mount display reduces visibility of the reference image for the user in a region defined between one hand and the other hand of the user. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225567 | ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - An electronic display comprising a pixel array having staggered pixels and a processor. Methods of operating and manufacturing the electronic display comprising a pixel array having staggered pixels and a processor are also disclosed, | 2010-09-09 |
20100225568 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL-APPARATUS SUBSTRATE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE - An electro-optical-apparatus substrate includes, a substrate, a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines provided on the substrate, the scanning lines and data lines intersecting each other; a plurality of pixel electrodes provided at intersections of the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of data lines; and a plurality of semiconductor devices that control on/off switching of the pixel electrodes, each of the plurality of semiconductor devices corresponding to the pixel electrode. At least one semiconductor device among the plurality of semiconductor devices is arranged so as to be at least partially covered by another pixel electrode that is adjacent to one pixel electrode that corresponds to the one semiconductor device when viewed on the substrate in plan view. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225569 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THE SAME, AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - The blue phase mode may include a photo polymerizing process to sustain the blue phase molecule alignment at room temperature which is called polymer stabilized blue phase (PBP) mode. The blue phase mode LCD or the PBP mode LCD may have a hysteresis characteristic. The hysteresis can be reduced by driving the LCD using an impulsive method. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225570 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE WITH MULTI-DOT INVERSION - An LCD device includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality gate lines, a pixel matrix, and a source driver. The pixel matrix includes an mth pixel column and an (m+1)th pixel column. The odd-numbered pixels of the mth pixel column are coupled to an mth data line and corresponding odd-numbered gate lines. The even-numbered pixels of the mth pixel column is coupled to an (m+1)th data line and corresponding even-numbered gate lines. The odd-numbered pixels of the (m+1)th pixel column is coupled to the (m+1)th data line and corresponding odd-numbered gate lines. The even-numbered pixels of the (m+1)th pixel column is coupled to an (m+2)th data line and corresponding even-numbered gate lines. The gate driver outputs the data driving signals having a first polarity to the odd-numbered data lines, and outputs the data driving signals having a second polarity to the even-numbered data lines. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225571 | CIRCUITRY FOR INDEPENDENT GAMMA ADJUSTMENT POINTS - A display architecture providing independent adjustment of gamma with respect to each color channel of a display is provided. In one embodiment, gamma adjustment circuitry may utilize separate resistor strings for each color channel of the display. Gamma adjustment voltage taps for each resistor string may each be coupled to a respective switching logic block that includes a plurality of switches, each of which may be coupled to different respective locations of the resistor string. Based upon a gamma correction profile defining optimal gamma adjustment points for a particular color channel based at least partially upon its transmittance sensitivity characteristics, appropriate control signals may be provided to each of the switching logic blocks to facilitate the connection of the gamma adjustment voltage taps to desired adjustment points on a respective resistor string in order to optimize gamma correction and provide for increased accuracy in color output. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225572 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight (illumination device; | 2010-09-09 |
20100225573 | BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - In a backlight device ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100225574 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An objective of the present invention is to provide an image display device that performs area active drive and that can suppress the occurrence of flicker upon displaying a moving image. An APL calculating unit ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100225575 | PARTICLE DISPERSION FOR DISPLAY, DISPLAY MEDIUM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A particle dispersion for display including: first particles for display including a colorant and a first polymer having a first charging group, the first particles for display being movable in response to an electric field; a first polymeric dispersant attached to the first particles for display; second particles for display including a colorant and a second polymer having a second charging group, the second particles for display being movable in response to an electric field; a second polymeric dispersant attached to the second particles for display; and a dispersing medium in which the first particles for display and the second particles for display are dispersed, the first polymeric dispersant and the second polymeric dispersant having different weight average molecular weights so that the first particles for display and the second particles for display start moving upon application of different voltages. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225576 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTERACTIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for providing an intuitive interactive control object in stereoscope comprising the steps of: (a) providing a display capable of displaying in stereoscope; (b) providing a system capable of motion tracking; (c) tracking a visual signal motion performed by a user; (d) providing a stereoscopic image of a remote control, on said display in response to said signal performed by said user; (e) tracking user's motion aimed at interacting with said displayed stereoscopic image of said remote control; (f) analyzing said user's interactive motion; and (g) performing in accordance with said user's interactive motion. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225577 | Devices And Associated Hinge Mechanisms - A device comprising first and second housings arranged to swivel about a swivel axis, wherein the device is arranged such that relative turning of the first and second housings about the swivel axis in a first direction reveals a first device user operational area, and relative turning of the first and second housings in the second opposing direction reveals a second device user operational area. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225578 | Method for Switching Multi-Functional Modes of Flexible Panel and Calibrating the Same - A method for switching multi-functional modes and calibrating an electronic device and the electronic device using the method are disclosed. The method for switching multi-functional modes comprises: detecting at least one sensing device to identify a specific shape of a flexible panel of the electronic device; and matching the specific shape with the multi-functional modes according to a corresponding table so as to execute one specific functional mode. The corresponding table comprises a corresponding relationship between the specific shapes of the flexible panel and the specific functional modes, and a specific functional mode executed by the electronic device corresponds to the specific shape according to the corresponding relationship. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225579 | IMAGE SENSOR AND OPTICAL POINTING SYSTEM - Provided is an optical pointing system. The optical pointing system has an image sensing unit for receiving light and generating a plurality of first analog signals corresponding to a quantity of the received light in response to a reset signal and a pixel selection signal, at least one pixel for shutter control for receiving light, each of the pixel for shutter control generates a second analog signal corresponding to a quantity of the received light, a first comparator for comparing voltages of the plurality of first analog signals to generate a first comparison digital signal in response to a shutter control signal, an image processor for receiving the first comparison digital signal to calculate a movement value of the optical pointing system, and a shutter control unit for generating the shutter control signal based on the at least second analog signal. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225580 | System and method of remote operation using visual code - A remote operation method using a visual code, and an apparatus executing the method. A mobile device encodes unique data into the visual code, and displays the visual code, and a display apparatus recognizes the displayed visual code, and performs a wireless connection with the mobile device. The mobile device remotely operates a pointer of the display apparatus mapped with the visual code when the wireless connection with the display apparatus is performed. In the display apparatus without a separate operation means, a remote operation is performed using the visual code of the mobile device. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225581 | OPTICAL POSITION DETECTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE WITH POSITION DETECTING FUNCTION, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An optical position detecting device for optically detecting a position of a target object within a detection region, includes: a position detecting light source which emits position detecting light; a position detecting light source driving circuit which drives the position detecting light source; a light detector of which a light receiving portion faces the detection region; and a signal processing unit which creates an environment light intensity determining signal corresponding to intensity of environment light within the detection region and a position detecting signal for detecting the position of the target object within the detection region on the basis of a detecting signal of the light detector. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225582 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY RANGE CONTROL METHOD - An information processing apparatus inputs an angular rate detected by a gyroscope included in an input device and displays an image on a display device. The information processing apparatus initially calculates an orientation of the input device based on the angular rate. Then, the information processing apparatus calculates a coordinate point at an intersection between a line extending from a predetermined position in a predetermined space toward a vector representing the orientation and a predetermined plane within the predetermined space. A display range of a display target that is to be displayed on the display device is controlled based on the coordinate point. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225583 | COORDINATE CALCULATION APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING COORDINATE CALCULATION PROGRAM STORED THEREIN - A coordinate calculation apparatus calculates a coordinate point representing a position on a display screen based on an orientation of an input device. The coordinate calculation apparatus includes direction acquisition means, orientation calculation means, first coordinate calculation means, and correction means. The direction acquisition means acquires information representing a direction of the input device viewed from a predetermined position in a predetermined space. The orientation calculation means calculates the orientation of the input device in the predetermined space. The first coordinate calculation means calculates a first coordinate point for determining the position on the display screen based on the orientation of the input device. The correction means corrects the first coordinate point such that the first coordinate point calculated when the input device is directed in a predetermined direction takes a predetermined reference value. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225584 | SILENT OR LOUD 3D INFRARED FUTURISTIC COMPUTER MICE AND KEYBOARD DESIGN FOR A MICE&KEYBOARD LESS COMPUTER - New futuristic silent or loud 3D computer mice and key board design for a mice and keyboard less computer is presented. The current invention uses the fact that each word spoken by humans has a distinctive three dimensional pattern of the mouth and face and unique infrared spectrum. Using this fact, the present invention presents a method where the facial expression, irradiated by an array of infrared diodes, of the spoken word is picked up by infrared sensors installed either in stand alone mode, on top of the computer display or directly into the computer display to translate any spoken word silent or loud into computer commands that will facilitate the interaction of humans and computers without the use of a keyboard or mouse. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225585 | METHOD FOR NAVIGATING AND SELECTING ITEMS WITH A RETURN-TO-CENTER NAVIGATION COMPONENT - A user interface for a portable electronic device and associated method, wherein the device includes a display for displaying a plurality of selectable items circumscribing a center portion and a multi-directional user input device, such as a joystick, having a return-to-center mechanism for biasing the device toward a center position. The method comprises displaying the plurality of selectable items, shifting display focus to any one of the selectable items responsive to lateral movement of the user input device away from the center position toward the selectable item, and moving the selectable item to the center portion while maintaining focus responsive to the user input device returning to its center position. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225586 | IMPACT FORCE FEEDBACK DEVICE AND INTERACTIVE SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An impact force feedback device and an interactive system using the same are provided, wherein a large impact force feedback is generated to provide a real force feedback sensation to the user. The impact force feedback device includes a housing, a magnet, and at least one actuator assembly. The housing carries the actuator assembly. The actuator assembly includes a guide rod device, a mass, and a coil. The guide rod device is disposed on the housing. The mass is disposed on the guide rod device in a sliding manner. The coil generates an electric field when a current is conducted through it. An electromagnetic force is generated by supplying the current in a direction orthogonal to a magnetic field. The electromagnetic force is supplied to the mass such that the mass moves on the guide rod device and impacts the housing to generate the unidirectional impact force feedback. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225587 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PROGRAM FOR ENTERING CHARACTER - An electronic device which allows an entry of a character string has a display which indicates an entered character, a toggle key adapted for entering a plurality of assigned characters, a shift key adapted for shifting a character entry position on the display, and a controller which allows consecutive first to third operations. The controller is adapted for entering one of the assigned characters at a first position on the display as the first operation. The controller is adapted for shifting the character entry position from the first position to a second position on the display as the second operation. The controller is adapted for displaying one of the assigned characters at the second position on the display as the third operation. The controller is adapted for allowing consecutive two of the first to third operations by means of either one of the toggle key and the shift key. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225588 | Methods And Systems For Optical Detection Of Gestures - A position detection system can comprise a display device, an input device, and an optical assembly positioned adjacent to the display device. The optical assembly can comprise an image sensor configured to detect light in a space between the display device and the input device. One or both of the imaging assembly and the input device can be configured to direct energy into the space between the display device and the input device, with directing energy comprising reflecting energy and/or emitting energy. A processing device can be configured to use the imaging sensor to determine when an object is in the space and/or to determine motion of the object. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225589 | MULTI-OBJECT SWITCH TRANSMISSION METHOD - A multi-object switch transmission method to establish a data transmission linkage between an input device and at least one information process system includes: starting an object detection mode; obtaining a device identification code (Bd_address) and a device authorization code (pin_code) of the information process system to form a corresponding access relationship with a device selection code; judging whether to start anew the object detection mode; and establishing the data transmission linkage with the corresponding information process system based on the device selection code generated by a user. The device selection code is generated through the input device by depressing or other means so that the input device can search and access the corresponding device identification code and device authorization code through the device selection code. The device identification code and device authorization code are sent via wireless transmission to the corresponding information process system to establish the data transmission linkage. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225590 | Portable Wearable Input Apparatus - A portable wearable input apparatus and method are provided for furnishing input to one or more devices. The portable wearable input apparatus comprises a wearable unit, for example, a mitten, a finger band, etc., configured to conform to a wearer's body part, keystroke registering units detachably disposed on the wearable unit, a mounting unit, and removable electrical connectors. The chamber accommodates the wearer's body part, for example, the wearer's hand. A thumb opening is disposed alongside the chamber of the wearable unit for passing the wearer's thumb. The keystroke registering units enable the wearer to register keystrokes on activation. The mounting unit is in electric communication with the keystroke registering units. The mounting unit mechanically supports the keystroke registering units and transmits the registered keystrokes to the devices. The removable electrical connectors are in electric communication with the mounting unit for transmitting the registered keystrokes as input to the devices. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225591 | HIGHLY COMPACT KEYBOARDS - Rules of operation for a first keyboard having a small number of keys based which exploit user familiarity with the physical layout and operation of a second keyboard having a much greater number of keys. The second keyboard is a familiar keyboard such as a QWERTY keyboard or a phone keypad, and the rules of operation for the first keyboard reflect the location of the keys of the second keyboard that are used to enter specific text characters and how those keys are operated to enter them. This method can apply to keyboards operating under predictive text algorithms, and enables modification of existing predictive text algorithms by enabling correction of incorrect guesses starting at different points in a guessed word, including from the first letter in the word. The rules of operation enable construction of keyboards with very few keys that are easy to master and efficient to operate. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225592 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING CHARACTERS/NUMERALS FOR COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for inputting characters/numerals for a communication terminal provided with a touch part is disclosed. A plurality of block groups including 9 touch regions are formed on a panel of the touch part, through which designation of coordinates or selection of characters can be performed using a finger or a tool, for communications with an outside or data storage, and characters for each language and numerals/symbols can be conveniently inputted through at least one active block generated by a touch signal in each block. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225593 | Shelf Display Device - A display device configured to be mounted on a shelf includes a strip member sized to be mounted at a front end of the shelf, the strip member defining a front display area and a hollow interior, and a printed circuit board positioned within the hollow interior of the strip member. A button membrane is coupled to the front display area of the strip member, the button membrane defining a plurality of buttons, each of the buttons corresponding to a product located on the shelf behind the respective button, and each button being electrically coupled to the printed circuit board. A speaker is coupled to the printed circuit board, and the display device delivers an audio advertisement based on a selection by a user of one of the buttons. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225594 | Video frame recorder - The invention comprises a video framed electronic frame display screen with a touch screen LCD, a power supply, a microprocessor, a memory component, video and audio input and output jacks adaptable to DVD and VCR players, cameras and mp3 players, and speakers. The video frame can contain a camera. The video frame display screen can be controlled by operation of the touch screen display or by a remotely operated infrared controller. The video frame display screen can also be controlled by a mouse and keyboard connected to the video frame. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225595 | TOUCH DISCRIMINATION - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates distinguishing input among one or more users in a surface computing environment. A variety of information can be obtained and analyzed to infer an association between a particular input and a particular user. Touch point information can be acquired from a surface wherein the touch point information relates to a touch point. In addition, one or more environmental sensors can monitor the surface computing environment and provide environmental information. The touch point information and the environmental information can be analyzed to determine direction of inputs, location of users, and movement of users and so on. Individual analysis results can be correlated and/or aggregated to generate a inference of association between a touch point and user. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225596 | Elastomeric Wave Tactile Interface - A tactile interface includes a plurality of individually controllable drivers positioned about a perimeter of a tensioned elastomeric material. Each driver includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a piezoelectric material. A top surface of the first electrode is coupled to the tensioned elastomeric material. The piezoelectric material is disposed between a top surface of the second electrode and a bottom surface of the first electrode. Driver circuitry can apply control information to each of the plurality of individually controllable drivers to produce a wave pattern in the tensioned elastomeric material. Some example methods of providing a tactile image on a tactile interface include producing a time-varying potential difference across the top electrode and the bottom electrode of the drivers so that a standing wave pattern can be created in the elastomeric material. The tactile image can be formed by modulating a subset of the plurality of drivers. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225597 | TOUCHSCREEN MODULE - A touchscreen module comprises a display for presenting information to a user of the touchscreen module; a touch panel mounted in overlapping relationship with the display; a touch panel controller coupled to the touch panel for detecting a point on the touch panel touched by the user; and non-volatile memory associated with the display. The non-volatile memory includes a first memory portion for storing information relating to the display, and a second memory portion for storing calibration data relating to the touch panel, thereby enabling calibration data to be retrieved from the touchscreen module when the touchscreen module is installed in a terminal. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225598 | MULTI-TOUCH AND HANDWRITING-RECOGNITION RESISTIVE TOUCHSCREEN - The present invention discloses a multi-touch and handwriting-recognition resistive touchscreen, which comprises a touch layer, a spacer layer, a sensing layer and a controller. The touch layer and the sensing layer are separated by the spacer layer and respectively have a plurality of strip-like touch loops and a plurality of strip-like sensing loops. The touch layer is superimposed on the sensing layer with the touch loops oriented vertically to the sensing loops. The controller respectively connects to and supplies voltages to the two terminals of each touch loop and the two terminals of each sensing loop to enable a digital-mode driving and an analog-mode driving in different time intervals. The controller can integrate the multi-touch function and the handwriting-recognition function. Alternatively, a switch is used to switch the controller to operate in the digital mode enabling the multi-touch function or the analog mode enabling the handwriting-recognition function. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225599 | Text Input - An apparatus comprising a controller, wherein said controller is arranged to receive input referring to a key and identifying a touch point; display a first set of candidates comprising a plurality of candidates arranged around the touch point; receive input referring to a first candidate being comprised in said first set; receive a select command of said first candidate; and input said selected candidate as text. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225600 | Display Structure with Direct Piezoelectric Actuation - A user friendly display structure ( | 2010-09-09 |
20100225601 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes: touch operation sections provided to be spaced from each other by a specified distance and detect a position touched by an operating part; a drag detection section to detect a drag moved in a state where the operating part touches the touch operation sections; a vibration detection section to detect a vibration amount of the touch operation sections; a vibration acquisition section to acquire the vibration amount in a period after the drag detection section detects that an arbitrary touch operation section is dragged among the touch operation sections and before the drag detection section detects that another touch operation section adjacent to the arbitrary touch operation section is dragged; and a drag determination section to determine, based on the vibration amount, whether the drag on the arbitrary touch operation section is continuous with the drag on the another touch operation section. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225602 | INPUT DEVICE AND INPUT METHOD - An input-mode determination unit determines an input mode to be a graphic mode in the case where the number of sets of coordinates included in a coordinate sequence stored in the coordinate-sequence storage unit is smaller than a predetermined number and points represented by the coordinates are within a predetermined distance range, and otherwise, determines the input mode to be a curve mode. A line-to-draw sequence generation unit generates a line-to-draw sequence according to the input mode which the input-mode determination unit has determined to be. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225603 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND OPTICAL TOUCH PANEL - An optical touch panel of the present invention is capable of protecting a core | 2010-09-09 |
20100225604 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, THRESHOLD VALUE SETTING METHOD, AND THRESHOLD VALUE SETTING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes: a recognition section which recognizes the shape of an object being in contact with an operation screen of an operating section; a pressure detecting section which detects the pressure of the object on the operation screen; a threshold value setting section which sets a threshold value of the pressure, which is a value for determining a pressure operation on the operation screen, on the basis of the shape of the object recognized by the recognition section; and a determination section which determines whether or not a pressure operation has been performed on the operation screen on the basis of the pressure detected by the pressure detecting section and the threshold value set by the threshold value setting section. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225605 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A LCD panel comprises a first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate comprises a pixel, a sensor pad arranged adjacent to the pixel, a switch electrically coupled to the sensor pad, a pixel gate line electrically coupled to the pixel, a sensor gate line electrically coupled to the switch, and a readout line. The second substrate comprises a sensing device protruding form the second substrate, and a conducting layer covering on the sensing device and electrically coupled to a predetermined power. When assembling the second substrate with the first substrate, the sensing device is opposite to the sensor pad. When pressing the second substrate, the conducting layer covering on the sensing device contacts with the sensor pad. The sensor gate line controls on/off state of the switch to determine whether the sensor pad is electrically conducted with the readout line. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225606 | TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate, a resistive film formed on the second substrate, spacer receivers formed of an insulating material on the resistive film, projecting spacers formed on the first substrate, and projecting contacts formed on the first substrate. The spacer receivers have a predetermined area and a predetermined thickness. The projecting spacers protrude at a predetermined height. The projecting contacts protrude equally in height to the projecting spacers. The tips of the projecting spacers are in contact with the spacer receivers. The tips of the projecting contacts are out of contact with the spacer receivers. | 2010-09-09 |
20100225607 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes displaying an operation screen on a display module capable of identifying a fingerprint; if a multi-fingerprint-touch input including first and second fingerprint-touch inputs is received through the display module, selecting a locked operation menu from the operation screen; and if fingerprint information of the multi-fingerprint-touch input is authenticated, unlocking and then executing the selected operation menu. Therefore, it is possible to perform fingerprint authentication and the execution of an operation at the same time in response to a multi-fingerprint-touch input. | 2010-09-09 |