40th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170285724 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An electronic apparatus operates in a normal mode and a power-saving mode. A smaller amount of electricity is consumed in the power-saving mode than in the normal mode. The electronic apparatus includes a control section and a connection interface to which a reader that reads information from an external storage medium is connectable. When the electronic apparatus transits from the normal mode to the power-saving mode, if the reader is connected to the connection interface, the control section transits to a first power-saving mode in which both the connection interface and the reader are operable, or if the reader is not connected to the connection interface, the control section transits to a second power-saving mode in which a lower amount of electricity is consumed than in the first power-saving mode. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285725 | DATA PROCESSING - A data processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to predict whether a region of output data to be generated by the apparatus for a current set of output data will be similar to a region of output data generated and stored in memory for a previous set of output data. When it is predicted that the new region of output data will be similar to the previous region of output data, the new region of output data is prevented from being generated and the previous region of output data is used for the current set of output data instead. The data processing apparatus can provide a way to avoid generating areas of sets of output data that are static from one set of output data to the next. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285726 | MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERAL DEVICE INCLUDING PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT (PCI) DEVICE CONNECTED TO PCI BUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus including a processor and a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) device includes a device controller configured to change a state of the PCI device between a first power state and a second power state in which electric power is consumed less than the first power state, and a power mode controller configured to control a power mode of the information processing apparatus in the standby state. The device controller maintains a power state of the PCI device in the first power state when a power mode of the information processing apparatus in the standby state controlled by the power mode controller is a first power mode, and changes the power state of the PCI device between the first and second power states in a second power mode in which electric power is consumed less than the first power mode. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285727 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC POWER REDUCTION IN A UNIFIED SCHEDULER - A scheduler and method for dynamic power reduction, e.g., in a processor core, is proposed. In conventional processor cores for example, the scheduler precharges grant lines of many instructions only to discharge a great majority of the precharged lines in one cycle. To reduce power consumption, selective precharge and/or selective evaluation are proposed. In the selective precharge, the grant lines of instructions that will evaluate to false (e.g., invalid instructions) are not precharged in a cycle. In the selective evaluation, among the precharged instructions, instructions that are not ready are not evaluated in the same cycle. In this way, power consumption is reduced by avoiding unnecessary precharge and discharge. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285728 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMART POWER CLAMPING OF A REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for smart power clamping of a redundant power supply. A system configured according to this disclosure can measure, at a baseboard management controller, a system power consumption which indicates total power being delivered by a first power supply unit and a second power supply unit. The system can determine that the system power consumption exceeds a system power consumption capacity and, in response to the determination, communicate a power clamping signal to a processor, resulting in a reduced system power consumption. The system can further identify that the reduced system power consumption exceeds the system power consumption capacity and initiate a hardware throttling of at least one of the first power supply unit and the second power supply unit. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285729 | Priority Based Power-Off During Partial Power Loss - In one embodiment, a system includes a number of networking modules. Each module includes a respective voltage controller and a voltage-configuration circuit. The voltage-configuration circuit includes a number of transistors that are each coupled to a respective resistor. The system also includes one or more processors coupled to the voltage controllers including instructions executable by the processors. The processors being operable when executing the instructions to configure, for each module, an on-state or off-state of the transistors coupled to the respective resistor. The transistors coupled to the respective resistor correspond to a bit of a number of under-voltage thresholds. The processors are also operable to preset, during a module initialization, a relative ranking of under-voltage shutdown between the modules by setting the transistors. At least one of the number of networking modules has a different under-voltage threshold level relative to another one of the networking modules. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285730 | COORDINATING POWER MANAGEMENT BETWEEN VIRTUAL MACHINES - A method and apparatus for cooperative power management by virtual machines is disclosed. In an example apparatus, a computing device includes a number of virtual machines (VMs), each sharing a resource with another of the VMs. A virtual machine monitor (VMM) includes a shared memory object accessible by the VMs, wherein the shared memory object comprises a current power state requested by a VM for the resource. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285731 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL REALITY CONTENTS BASED ON BODY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM USER - There is provided a virtual reality (VR) contents providing system. The system includes a storage unit, a VR contents playing device, a sensor and a control unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of VR contents. The VR contents playing device provides a VR content among the VR contents. The sensor measures biometric information of a user of the VR contents playing device. The control unit is configured to receive the biometric information from the sensor, calculate reaction value for the user based on the biometric information every predetermined time interval, determine property information for a VR content to be played based on the reaction value, and control the VR contents playing device to play its VR content having the determined property information. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285732 | QUEASINESS MANAGEMENT FOR VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEMS - Input VR imagery is received. Global motions as represented in the input VR imagery relative to a viewer of a virtual reality (VR) application is extracted. A dampening factor is applied to the global motions to generate dampened global motions. VR imagery to be rendered to the viewer at a time point is generated based on the input VR imagery and the dampened global motions. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285733 | TEAM FLOW CONTROL IN A MIXED PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT - The flow of teams of one or more players is controlled through different geographical areas of a mixed virtual reality and physical experience that takes place on an attraction stage. The geographical areas may include rooms, compartments, or other geographical areas through which a team may progress. Within each geographical area, a team may engage in an experience and accomplish one or more checkpoints. Based on the time to achieve each checkpoint, the experience may be shortened or lengthened, either within the particular geographical area or the experience as a whole, to control the flow of the particular team through the series of geographical areas. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285734 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY, DETECTION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A head mounted display for supporting improvement in an act of moving a body is provided. The head mounted display includes image display unit that transmits external scenery therethrough and forms an image, a body motion detection unit that detects motions of a body of a user and at least a part of a tool bundled with the body, a model moving image acquisition unit that accesses a model moving image storage unit which stores, as a model moving image, a moving image showing a motion of the body, used as a reference of the act and stores the model moving image for each type of act, and acquires one or a plurality of model moving images corresponding to a detection result from the body motion detection unit, and a display control unit that causes the image display unit to form the acquired model moving image. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285735 | REDUCING RENDERING COMPUTATION AND POWER CONSUMPTION BY DETECTING SACCADES AND BLINKS - Gaze tracking data may be analyzed to determine the onset and duration of a vision interrupting event, such as a blink or saccade. Presentation of images to a viewer may then be suspended during the vision interrupting event and resumed in sufficient time to ensure that the viewer sees the image at the time the vision interrupting event has concluded. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285736 | REDUCING RENDERING COMPUTATION AND POWER CONSUMPTION BY DETECTING SACCADES AND BLINKS - Gaze tracking data may representing a user's gaze with respect to one or more images transmitted to a user are analyzed to determine one or more regions of interest. Compression of the one or more transmitted images is adjusted so that fewer bits are needed to transmit data for portions of an image outside the one or more regions interest than for portions of the image within the one or more regions of interest. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285737 | Methods and Systems for Gaze-Based Control of Virtual Reality Media Content - An exemplary virtual reality media system presents a field of view of an immersive virtual reality world on a display screen of a media player device associated with a user. The field of view includes content of the immersive virtual reality world and dynamically changes in response to user input provided by the user as the user experiences the immersive virtual reality world. Additionally, the virtual reality media system detects that a gaze of the user is directed for a predetermined amount of time at a gaze target included within the field of view. In response to the detection, the virtual reality media system presents an interactive user interface associated with the gaze target. In some examples, the interactive user interface is presented within the field of view together with the content of the immersive virtual reality world. Corresponding methods and systems are also described. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285738 | Methods and Systems for Determining an Effectiveness of Content in an Immersive Virtual Reality World - An exemplary virtual reality media system provides a field of view of an immersive virtual reality world for display. The field of view includes content of the immersive virtual reality world and dynamically changes in response to user input provided by a user. The virtual reality media system integrates a virtual object into the immersive virtual reality world and detects that a gaze of the user is directed at the virtual object while the virtual object is within the field of view. The virtual reality media system tracks an amount of time that the gaze of the user is directed at the virtual object and, based on the tracked amount of time, generates effectiveness data for the virtual object with respect to the user. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285739 | Methods and Apparatus for Repositioning a Computer Display Based on Eye Position - Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided that facilitate a user operating a computing device in an atypical body position, such as using a computing device while lying in a horizontal position. An exemplary computer-implemented method can include providing an adjustable display for a computing system of a user; obtaining one or more images of the user from a vicinity of the adjustable display; evaluating a relative position of one or more of eyes and ears of the user and the adjustable display using the one or more images to determine whether the user is facing the adjustable display; and readjusting one or more of a position and an orientation of the adjustable display based on the relative position. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285740 | IMPROVING READABILITY OF CONTENT DISPLAYED ON A SCREEN - A device for improving readability of content displayed to a viewer is provided. The device has a screen for displaying the content, a motion sensor for measuring a displacement, and an eye tracker for measuring a change in gaze of the viewer when gazing at the screen. The device is operative to adjust the displayed content so as to improve its readability in response to determining that the change in gaze and the displacement of the device are out-of-sync. The out-of-sync condition may be determined by deriving a phase difference between the measured change in gaze and the measure displacement of the device, and comparing the derived phase difference to a threshold value. The displayed content is adjusted by at least one of increasing a font size of displayed text, enlarging one or more displayed graphical objects, and increasing a zoom level of the displayed content. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285741 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle control apparatus for a vehicle, and including a display configured to display image information associated with the vehicle; at least one light source configured to emit light so as to form at least one reflected light in one region of a pupil and eyeball of a user gazing at one region on the display; a memory configured to store coordinate information on each region within the vehicle and the at least one light source; at least one camera configured to obtain an image including the one region of the pupil and eyeball of the user; and a controller configured to calculate a first coordinate from a center of the pupil and calculate a second coordinate from the at least one reflected light included in the obtained image, calculate a coordinate of one point within the vehicle as a reference coordinate from prestored coordinate information of the at least one light source when a distance between the first coordinate and the second coordinate is less than a preset distance, and perform calibration on the reference coordinate for a coordinate corresponding to a direction in which the user gazes. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285742 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL MARKS BASED ON GAZE TRACKING - An electronic system generates at a display virtual writing corresponding to tracked motion of the tip of a pointer with respect to a surface based on proximity of the tip of the pointer to the surface and the gaze of a user's eye. The electronic system determines the location and motion of the tip of the pointer with respect to the surface based on images captured by scene cameras, and determines the focus and gaze direction of the user's eye based on images captured by a user-facing camera. By generating virtual writing at the display corresponding to tracked motion of the tip of the pointer based on proximity of the tip of the pointer to the surface and based on the focus and gaze direction of the user's eye, the electronic system can enable virtual writing and associated collaboration services without the need for a specialized writing surface or pointer. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285743 | ROTATION OF VISUAL CONTENT ON A DISPLAY UNIT - A graphics presentation apparatus including a display unit, an eye-tracking module, and a data output module. The eye-tracking module registers image data representing at least one eye of a user of the apparatus. Furthermore, the eye-tracking module determines, based on the registered image data, an orientation of the at least one eye relative to the display unit. Finally, in response thereto, the eye-tracking module generates a control signal controlling the data output module to produce visual content with such orientation on the display unit that a misalignment between the orientation of said at least one part and the orientation of the at least one eye of the user is minimized. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285744 | SENSOR SIGNAL PROCESSING TO DETERMINE FINGER AND/OR HAND POSITION - Systems, apparatuses, and/or methods to determine finger and/or hand position. For example, sensors on a wrist of a user may provide sensor signals. A filter may generate filtered sensor signals from the sensor signals, wherein each filtered sensor signal may include a modified signal component. A sorter may sort each filtered sensor signal in a composite pattern based on each modified signal component. A classifier may determine finger and/or hand position based on the composite pattern. In one example, a function of a computing platform may be controlled based on the finger and/or hand position. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285745 | SYSTEM TO PROVIDE TACTILE FEEDBACK DURING NON-CONTACT INTERACTION - This disclosure is directed to a system to provide tactile feedback during non-contact interaction. A system may comprise at least display circuitry, sensing circuitry, tactile feedback circuitry and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry may cause the display circuitry to present a user interface. The sensing circuitry may sense when a body part of a user (e.g., a hand, a finger, etc.) is proximate to the user interface and may generate position data based on a sensed position of the body part. The processing circuitry may determine a relative position of the body part with respect to the user interface based on the position data, and may determine if the body part is interacting with the user interface based on the relative position. If it is determined that the body part is interacting with the user interface, the processing circuitry may cause the tactile feedback circuitry to generate directional feedback. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285746 | Force Sensor in an Input Device - An input device can be integrated within an electronic device and/or operably connected to an electronic device through a wired or wireless connection. The input device can include one or more force sensors positioned below a cover element of the input device or an input surface of the electronic device. The input device can include other components and/or functionality, such as a biometric sensor and/or a switch element. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285747 | Dampening Mechanical Modes of a Haptic Actuator Using a Delay - Described herein is a method for determining a higher order resonance mode frequency of a haptic actuator for an electronic device. The higher order resonance mode frequency may correspond to a frequency in which a mass of the haptic actuator exhibits undesired movement. The movement may cause the mass to collide or otherwise impact an enclosure of the haptic actuator. Once the higher order resonance mode frequency is determined, a delay or a polarity inversion may be added to one or more of a series of input waveforms to suppress or brake the undesired movement. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285748 | LOCALIZED HAPTIC FEEDBACK BY ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Various embodiments concern electronic devices capable of providing localized haptic feedback. More specifically, an electronic device can include an array of piezoelectric actuators that is disposed within the housing of the electronic device. When a user interacts with the electronic device (e.g., with content presented on a display), one or more of the piezoelectric actuators in the array can be induced into performing a haptic event. For example, a power source may selectively apply voltage to one or more piezoelectric actuators (and thus induce the haptic event). The localized haptic feedback provided by the piezoelectric actuator(s) can increase the realism of content experienced by the user. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285749 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH ADAPTIVE FRICTION OF THE HOUSING - A mobile communication device ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170285750 | HAPTIC EFFECT CONVERSION SYSTEM USING GRANULAR SYNTHESIS - A system is provided that converts an input, such as audio data, into one or more haptic effects. The system applies a granular synthesis algorithm to the input in order to generate a haptic signal. The system subsequently outputs the one or more haptic effects based on the generated haptic signal. The system can also shift a frequency of the input, and also filter the input, before the system applies the granular synthesis algorithm to the input. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285751 | TACTILE VIBRATION APPLYING DEVICE - To provide a tactile vibration applying device that efficiently outputs vibrations using an electrostatic or piezoelectric actuator. The tactile vibration applying device includes the electrostatic or piezoelectric actuator formed in a flat shape, and expanding and contracting in a thickness direction, a first elastic body having an elastic modulus smaller than an elastic modulus of the actuator in the thickness direction and disposed to contact a surface of the actuator on a side of the first electrode, and a first cover covering a surface of the first elastic body opposite to a surface of the first elastic body contacting the actuator, pressing the actuator and the first elastic body in the thickness direction of the actuator, and holding the first elastic body in a state that the first elastic body is compressed more than the actuator. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285752 | Systems and Methods for Haptically-Enabled Conformed and Multifaceted Displays - One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a touch-sensitive surface, which includes: a first surface on a first plane; and a second surface adjacent to the first surface, wherein the second surface is on a second plane different from the first plane. The illustrative system also includes a haptic output device configured to receive a haptic signal and output a haptic effect. Further, the illustrative system includes a processor coupled to the haptic output device and the touch-sensitive surface, the processor configured to: determine an event; determine the haptic effect based at least in part on the event; determine the haptic signal based at least in part on the haptic effect; and transmit the haptic signal associated with the haptic effect to the haptic output device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285753 | HAPTIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC EFFECTS VIA AUDIO TRACKS - Embodiments hereof relate a system that includes a processor and a haptic peripheral with a haptic output device. The processor is configured to receive an audio file, or a haptic file generated from the audio file, that includes a first channel having a first set of control parameters to generate a first haptic effect and a second channel having a second set of control parameters to generate a second haptic effect and to output a control signal that includes the first and second sets of control parameters for the haptic effect. The haptic output device is configured to receive the control signal from the processor and to output the haptic effect to the haptic peripheral. In an embodiment, the haptic output device is coupled to a bi-directional trigger and the control parameters move the trigger in opposing directions. In another embodiment, the control parameters generate different timelines of haptic effects to a user input element. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285754 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING GESTURE INDICATIVE DATA VIA A HEAD WEARABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - Computationally implemented methods and systems include facilitating a head wearable computing device to receive one or more solicitations via one or more solicitation signals that solicit to provide to a limb wearable computing device gesture indicative data that is indicative of one or more user gestures, the head wearable computing device being designed to be worn on a head of a user and the limb wearable computing device being designed to be worn around a limb of a user; and directing the head wearable computing device to transmit to the limb wearable computing device the gesture indicative data via one or more low-power gesture indicative data signals, the limb wearable computing device being within communication range of the head wearable computing device. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285755 | METHODS FOR ANALYSING USER INTERACTIONS WITH A USER INTERFACE - Computer-implemented methods for analysing interactions between a user and a computing device include analysing user interaction data to identify a plurality of user gestures, and analysing the gestures to identify those likely to represent user struggles or difficulties encountered with a user interface. A predictive model is generated from this analysis for use in identifying user gestures likely to represent user struggles during further user sessions. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285756 | GESTURE CONTROL OF INTERACTIVE EVENTS USING MULTIPLE WEARABLE DEVICES - Systems and methods for gesture control of an interactive event using multiple wearable devices are herein disclosed as comprising, in an implementation, receiving signal data indicative of at least one gesture from a first sensor of a first wearable device and a second sensor of a second wearable device, performing pre-processing on the signal data by a computing device in communication with the first wearable device and the second wearable device, performing feature extraction on the pre-processed signal data by the computing device, and determining the at least one gesture based on the feature extracted signal data and offline training data by the computing device. In an implementation, the first sensor and the second sensor comprise one or more of a three-axis accelerometer, a six-axis accelerometer, or an electromyography sensor, and can be configured to calibrate the other. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285757 | CONTROL SYSTEM USING AESTHETICALLY GUIDED GESTURE RECOGNITION - A method for facilitating and enhancing computer-based authoring of gesture definitions that are useful in controlling a walk-around character and other systems using gesture controls. The method includes, during performance of a gesture by a performer, collecting sets of raw sensor data each corresponding to differing parameters of the performance of the gesture. The method includes displaying a graphical user interface with a graphical plot of each of the sets of raw sensor data. The method includes receiving user input identifying which of the parameters to include in a gesture definition. The method includes, for the graphical plots associated with the chosen parameters receiving user input defining a starting position, an ending position, a maximum value, and a minimum value. The gesture may involve movement of a performer's arms, legs, hands, head, eyes, and so on in a particular manner. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285758 | Sharing Across Environments - Techniques for sharing across environments are described. Generally, different types of input may be employed to share content, such as using a pen, a stylus, a finger, touchless gesture input, and so forth. According to various embodiments, content may be shared between devices in local proximity, and/or between devices that are remote from one another. In at least some embodiments, content is shared based on an identity of a sharing user and/or sharing device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285759 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING HAND GESTURE - Provided is a hand gesture recognition technique. A hand gesture recognition system according to one aspect of the present invention includes an image capturing unit that captures an image of a gesture recognition region to acquire a depth image; a hand region extractor that extracts a hand region from the depth image; and a hand gesture recognizer that analyzes the extracted hand region to recognize a hand gesture included in the depth image as a grasp gesture or a release gesture. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285760 | APPARATUS FOR PROJECTING IMAGE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - An apparatus for projecting an image, according to one embodiment of the present invention, projects an image, detects a user gesture operation in an area between an image screen area, where an image screen corresponding to the projected image is displayed, and the apparatus for projecting an image, and carries out a control operation corresponding to the detected gesture operation. The operation of detecting the user gesture operation includes distinguishing, into a plurality of areas, the area between the image screen area and the apparatus for projecting an image, and detecting the user gesture operation with respect to the plurality of distinguished plurality of areas. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285761 | CHARACTER INPUT METHOD, PROGRAM FOR CHARACTER INPUT, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE - The layout of character keys each having a plurality of characters allocated thereto is established on a virtual surface (first layer) including a detection position of a gesture that satisfies predetermined conditions, and when a gesture moving along the first layer is detected, a selection position with respect to the layout of character keys is moved in accordance with the gesture movement. When the movement direction of the gesture is switched to a direction away from the first layer under the condition that a prescribed character key in the layout is selected, each character allocated to the character key being selected is arranged outside the first layer at individually different positions relative to a virtual axis passing through the character key. Thereafter, in response to detection of a gesture moving toward any character, a character disposed at a moving destination is selected as an input character. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285762 | Method for Controlling a Vehicle System - A method for controlling a vehicle system by a user is provided. A series of sensor data is received, where a series of positions is generated and the position of a body part is determined from each element of the series of sensor data. A first position, a second position, and a third position are selected from the series of positions, and a first circumferential angle is determined, the angle being defined by the first, second, and third positions. A first circular direction in the clockwise direction is detected if the first circumferential angle lies between a first lower threshold value and a first upper threshold value, and a first circular direction in the counter clockwise direction is detected if the first circumferential angle lies between a second lower threshold value and a second upper threshold value. The vehicle system is controlled depending on the first circular direction detected. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285763 | 3D SILHOUETTE SENSING SYSTEM - A 3D silhouette sensing system is described which comprises a stereo camera and a light source. In an embodiment, a 3D sensing module triggers the capture of pairs of images by the stereo camera at the same time that the light source illuminates the scene. A series of pairs of images may be captured at a predefined frame rate. Each pair of images is then analyzed to track both a retroreflector in the scene, which can be moved relative to the stereo camera, and an object which is between the retroreflector and the stereo camera and therefore partially occludes the retroreflector. In processing the image pairs, silhouettes are extracted for each of the retroreflector and the object and these are used to generate a 3D contour for each of the retroreflector and object. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285764 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal including a first body unit having a display on a front surface, and having an opened end portion; a second body unit coupled to the opened end portion of the first body unit, and having a plurality of keys including a capture mode switching key for switching between a camera capture mode and a general mode of the mobile terminal; and a controller configured to perform a first function in response to a manipulation of a first key among the plurality of keys when a current operation mode of the mobile terminal is the camera capture mode, and perform a second function in response to the manipulation of the first key when the current operation mode of the mobile terminal is the general mode. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285765 | INPUT APPARATUS, INPUT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An input apparatus includes at least two buttons each of which is allowed to have an input-on state and an input-off state and a control section, and the control section performs output corresponding to flick input in a case where a result of detection of the states of the buttons includes a pre-specified pattern. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285766 | IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image display control device according to the present invention includes a display control unit, an obtaining unit, a drawing unit, a deleting unit, and an operating unit. The display control unit displays an image on a display device. The obtaining unit obtains contact position information or proximity position information of a drawing device, which is relative to a display area of the display device. The drawing unit generates a drawn image, compose a display image of an information processing apparatus with the drawn image, and displays the composite image on the display device. The deleting unit deletes the drawn image from the displayed image, and display on the display device. The operating unit operates the information processing apparatus. The drawing device switches and specifies a generation and deletion of the drawn image, and an operation of the information processing apparatus. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285767 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - Disclosed are a display device and a display method. The display device includes a display; and a controller configured to display a cursor at a location on the display corresponding to an input for controlling the display device, to detect that the cursor has entered an object region corresponding to an original location of an object displayed on the display, and to move the object toward the cursor that has entered the object region in response to detecting that the cursor has entered the object region. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285768 | ROTATIONAL SENSING - Improved means and methods to sense rotation using magnetic field sensors, inductance sensing and capacitive sensing employ a user interface comprising a knob and an integrated circuit containing a magnetic field sensor and inductance measuring circuitry. A permanent magnet and a metal member are attached to the knob, allowing detection of rotation of the knob and when the knob is depressed. A first press is interpreted as an activation command, a subsequent rotation is detected, indicated and stored, a second press is interpreted as a deactivation command and a third press is interpreted as a command to reactivate and automatically select a specific rotational position. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285769 | POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS AND POSITION DETECTION METHOD - A position detection apparatus includes a projection unit that projects an image, a radiation unit that radiates light, a detection unit that detects reflected light of the light radiated from the radiation unit, and an output control unit that performs control for outputting information corresponding to a detection position of the reflected light based on a detection result from the detection unit when a radiation direction of the light radiated from the radiation unit is adjusted. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285770 | ENHANCED USER INTERACTION WITH A DEVICE - A method, for a device, for enhancing user interaction with the device is provided. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a user input; receiving a signal comprising information indicating a motion and/or orientation of a sensor during a period of time occurring before, during, and/or after occurrence of the user input; performing an operation depending on the user input and the motion and/or orientation of the sensor. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285771 | ACTIVE STYLUS PEN AND TOUCH SENSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - An active stylus pen is insensitive to external noise and has enhanced sensing performance with respect to an uplink signal input from a touch screen. The active stylus pen includes a housing connected to a ground, a conductive tip protruding outwardly from one side of the housing and brought into contact with a touch screen, a conductor layer surrounding an outer surface of the housing with an insulator interposed therebetween, a pen driving circuit connected to the conductor layer, and a switch connecting the conductor layer and the pen driving circuit. The pen driving circuit is cased by the housing, receives an uplink signal and a touch sensor driving signal from the touch screen, generates a pen driving signal synchronized with the touch sensor driving signal and outputs the generated pen driving signal to the touch screen through the conductive tip. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285772 | POSITION INDICATOR - A single position indicator that can be used with a plurality of different types of position detection systems. The position indicator includes a communication circuit which, in operation, communicates with an outer device, a configuration circuit which, in operation, performs an initial setting process based on a signal from the outer device, a signal generation circuit which, in operation, generates a stylus position signal, and a control circuit. The control circuit, in operation, controls transmission of the stylus position signal based on an initial setting of at least one switch circuit that is set by the initial setting process performed by the configuration circuit, and controls reception of a signal received from the outer device via the communication circuit. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285773 | ACTIVE PEN SIGNAL DETECTION - In a method of active pen signal detection, a signal is received from an active pen, wherein the active pen is configured for use with a capacitive sensing input device. At least one of downconverting and aliasing is performed on the signal to achieve a resulting signal. Presence of one of a plurality of possible resulting signal frequencies present in the resulting signal is detected. The detected resulting signal frequency is associated with a particular one of a plurality of possible transmission frequencies of the signal, and each of the plurality of transmission frequencies of the signal represents information about operation of the active pen. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285774 | CHARACTERIZATION AND SIMULATION OF WRITING INSTRUMENTS - An active stylus enables an electronic device to provide a user-friendly user input. The active stylus uses various sensors and feedback mechanisms to characterize or simulate the audible and haptic feedback associated with various writing instruments. The sensors capture pressure, speed, vibration, sound, and other characteristics of using a specific writing instrument on a given surface. This enables the active stylus to simulate the writing instrument accurately while avoiding increased haze and optical distortions due to etching or engineered film. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285775 | ELECTRONIC PEN INCLUDING WATERPROOF STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - According to various exemplary embodiments, an electronic pen and an electronic device for detecting the same are provided. The electronic pen includes: a pen housing; a substrate assembly mounted inside the pen housing, and comprises a coil and a substrate which configured to generate a resonant frequency by an induced current generated in the coil; and at least one packing member disposed on at least a part of the substrate of the substrate assembly, and includes at least a part thereof overlap an inner surface of the pen housing when the substrate assembly is mounted in the pen housing. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285776 | TOUCH PAD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A touch pad for an electronic device is provided. The touch pad includes a circuit board member; and a detection member mounted in at least one area of the circuit board member to detect a user's contact, wherein the detection member includes a plurality of film layers; and detection patterns disposed on at least two adjacent film layers, among the plurality of film layers, so as to be misaligned with each other, wherein the detection patterns at least partially overlap each other. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285777 | PRESSURE SENSING ON A TOUCH SENSOR USING CAPACITANCE - A system and method for measuring pressure by using two substrates that are separated by a distance, each substrate having at least one electrode, and wherein touch sensor capacitance circuitry coupled to electrodes on each of the substrates and transmitting a drive signal may be used to detect a bending or deflection of at least one of the substrates by measuring a change in distance between the electrodes on the different substrates when pressure is applied to one of the substrates, and wherein a compressible substrate may be disposed between the two substrates. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285778 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FINGERPRINT SENSOR - An electronic device having a display panel, a touch panel, and a fingerprint sensor panel. The touch panel is disposed on the display panel. The fingerprint sensor panel is disposed on the touch panel. The touch panel has a touch sensor. The fingerprint sensor panel has a fingerprint sensor. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285779 | Touch Panel And Junction Structure Of Touch Panel And Flexible Printed Circuit Board - A touch panel includes: an adhesive layer formed on a base film; a protective layer formed on the adhesive layer; a touch sensor portion formed on the protective layer; a bonding pad portion comprising a plurality of unit bonding pads formed on the protective layer as electrically connected to the touch sensor portion; and a first insulating layer formed on the protective layer to extend from a unit bonding pad while filling separation regions between the unit bonding pads. Since the deformations in the elements of the touch panel during the process of bonding the touch panel and the flexible printed circuit board are prevented, there are effects that the degradation in the performance of the touch panel is prevented, and the structural stability of the junction structure of the touch panel and the flexible printed circuit board is secured. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285780 | TOUCH SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a touch sensor and a fabrication method thereof in which sensor electrodes in the active area is connected to the trace via a bridge electrode. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285781 | Movable Track Pad with Smudge-Resistant Input Surface - An input device is disclosed. The input device includes a movable touch-sensitive track pad capable of detecting an object in close proximity thereto so as to generate a tracking control signal. The input device also includes a movement indicator capable of detecting the movements of the ovable track pad so as to generate one or more other control signals (e.g, button signals). The control signals can be used to perform actions in an electronic device operatively coupled to the input device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285782 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch panel having a central region and a peripheral region, including: a substrate; a touch sensing layer disposed on the substrate; a wiring layer disposed on the peripheral region of the substrate electrically connected to the touch sensing layer; a first decorative layer disposed on the peripheral region and covering the wiring layer; a transparent adhesive layer disposed on the touch sensing layer and the first decorative layer; a cover substrate disposed on the transparent adhesive laver; and a second decorative layer disposed between the cover substrate and the transparent adhesive layer, and corresponding to the peripheral region. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285783 | NAVIGATION OF A VIRTUAL PLANE USING A ZONE OF RESTRICTION FOR CANCELING NOISE - A touchless human computer interface (HCI) provides a virtual surface in three-dimensional space and a zone of restriction for defining a level of sensitivity to movements in order to cancel noise that may be caused by natural wobble of a human appendage. The touchless HCI may receive input regarding a user movement, process the input to generate clean gesture data and analyze at least one dynamic variable to determine an interpreted action based upon a relationship of the clean gesture data with respect to the virtual surface. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285784 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM THAT STORES CONTROL PROGRAM - A mobile electronic device includes a housing, an atmospheric pressure sensor configured to detect atmospheric pressure inside the housing, and at least one controller configured to shift a current first mode to a second mode when it is determined that the housing is gripped by a user of the mobile electronic device based on the detected atmospheric pressure. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285785 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a watch-type electronic device and a manufacturing method therefor, the electronic device comprising: a main body including a display unit; a frame provided to the main body and having an upper surface, a lower surface formed to face the upper surface, and side surfaces formed so as to cover the upper surface and the lower surface; and a touch sensor formed on the frame, wherein the upper surface comprises: a planar part formed to be parallel to the lower surface; and a curved part formed so as to be inclined toward the end of the lower surface from an end portion of the planar part, the touch sensor is formed on the curved part so as to be spaced apart from the display unit, the display unit is placed on the planar part, the frame includes a laser direct structuring (LDS) material, and the touch sensor is formed of a metal thin film. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285786 | WIRING BODY, WIRING BOARD, TOUCH SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING BODY - A wiring body includes an adhesive :layer and a conductor pattern bonded to the adhesive layer. A surface roughness of an adhesive surface in the conductor pattern bonded to the adhesive layer is rougher than a surface roughness of another surface, which is a surface of the conductor pattern except for the adhesive surface in the conductor pattern. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285787 | TOUCH SENSOR PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention provides a touch sensor panel and a fabrication method thereof, in which metal wires for forming a metal mesh are subject to patterning to have symmetrical components being in correlation with each other on the basis of x and y axes, thereby improving visibility. In the touch sensor panel and the fabrication method thereof, the metal wires consist of continuous unit wires in which a unit wire and another unit wire crossing with the unit wire have symmetrical components being in correlation with each other and the size of the symmetrical components is determined based on the line width of the unit wires. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285788 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SHARING CONTENTS IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system which is provided to support a higher data transmission rate after 4G communication systems such as LTE. A first electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a control unit, an input unit, an output unit and a communication unit. The input unit recognizes occurrence of a touch input for transmitting or receiving contents, and the communication unit, on the basis of the received signal strength of a search signal or a response signal received from at least one other electronic device, transmits the contents to the at least one other electronic device or receives the contents from the at least one other electronic device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285789 | PRESSURE SENSING DISPLAY - A device includes an electronic display formed with a stackup of layers and an array of optical sensing elements embedded on at least one layer of the stackup or on a chassis of the electronic display and a circuit connected to the optical sensing elements. The circuit is configured to relate output from the optical sensing elements to pressure applied on the electronic display. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285790 | PRESSURE SENSING DISPLAY - A device includes an electronic display supported in a display chassis, a digitizer sensor overlaid on the electronic display, a circuit configured to detected touch interaction with the digitizer sensor based on output sampled and a display controller configured to control output on the electronic display. The electronic display includes an electrostatic discharge (ESD) shield layer. The ESD shield layer is electrically connected to device ground and the impedance to the device ground of the ESD shield layer is configured to be sensitive to pressure applied on the digitizer sensor during user interaction. The digitizer sensor output is sensitive to the change in the impedance of ESD shield layer to the device ground. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285791 | TOUCH DETECTION ON A CURVED SURFACE - A system includes a curved window and a light energy emitter arranged exterior to the curved window. The system includes a light energy receiver arranged exterior to the curved window and arranged to detect light energy emitted by the light energy emitter. The light energy passes over a touchpad provided on the curved window. A touch on the touchpad may be detected by the system. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285792 | TOUCH SENSING APPARATUS BASED ON ULTRASONIC WAVES, COOKING APPARATUS AND HOME APPLIANCE INCLUDING THE SAME - A touch sensing apparatus includes a first plate configured to receive a touch input, a second plate spaced apart from the first plate, a piezoelectric element disposed between the first and second plates, the piezoelectric element being configured to generate electrical signals corresponding to the touch input received on the first plate, an ultrasonic output unit configured to output ultrasonic signals based on the electrical signals generated from the piezoelectric element, a plurality of microphones configured to receive the ultrasonic signals, and a processor configured to determine a position of the touch input on the first plate based on the ultrasonic signals received by the plurality of microphones. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285793 | OPTIMIZING PIXEL SETTLING IN AN INTEGRATED DISPLAY AND CAPACITIVE SENSING DEVICE - An example method of performing capacitive sensing and display updating in an integrated capacitive sensing device and display device includes driving a plurality of sensor electrodes of the capacitive sensing device for input sensing during a blanking period. The method further includes driving a plurality of source lines using a plurality of source drivers during the blanking period to update a first display line of the display device. The method further includes driving the plurality of source lines using the plurality of source drivers during a display update period to update one or more additional display lines of the display device. The method further includes adjusting an operational mode of the plurality of source drivers during the blanking period to equalize display pixel settling between the blanking period and the display update period. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285794 | CAPACITIVE SIDE POSITION EXTRAPOLATION - A method for capacitive sensing includes acquiring a mutual capacitive measurement including effects of sensing signals of a sensing region, and acquiring an absolute capacitive measurement including effects of the sensing signals. The method further includes performing a comparison of the mutual capacitive measurement and the absolute capacitive measurement, and detecting a presence of an input object proximate to a side surface of an input device based on the comparison. The side surface is at least substantially orthogonal to the sensing region on the input device. The method further includes reporting the presence of the input object. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285795 | CAPACITIVE SENSING USING NON-INTEGER EXCITATION - Capacitive sensing includes concurrently driving a first transmitter electrode with a first transmitter signal and a second transmitter electrode with a second transmitter signal. The first transmitter signal is based on a first digital code and the second transmitter signal is based on a second digital code. The first digital code and the second digital code each include at least one non-integer multiple. Capacitive sensing further includes receiving resulting signals using multiple receiver electrodes, the resulting signals include effects of the first transmitter signal and the second transmitter signal. Capacitive sensing further includes determining positional information based on the resulting signals. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285796 | LIKELIHOOD DETECTION OF PRESSING FINGER IN TWO-FINGER TOUCH - A processing system for a force sensing device, including: sensor circuitry that receives resulting signals from force sensors; and processing circuitry that: determines a first location of a first input object and a second location of a second input object on a surface; determines force values for the force sensors based on the resulting signals; obtains a first plurality of expected force values for the force sensors based on the first location and a second plurality of expected force values for the force sensors based on the second location; executes a first comparison of the first plurality of expected force values to the force values; executes a second comparison of the second plurality of expected force values to the force values; and determines, based on the first comparison and the second comparison, that the first input object is applying an input force to the surface. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285797 | COMBINING TRANS-CAPACITANCE DATA WITH ABSOLUTE-CAPACITANCE DATA FOR TOUCH FORCE ESTIMATES - Techniques for obtaining force-based data of an input device are provided. The techniques include driving sensor electrodes in transcapacitive mode and in absolute capacitive mode, obtaining profiles for each of the modes, scaling the transcapacitive profile, and subtracting the scaled transcapacitive profile from the profile for absolute capacitive sensing. The result of this subtraction is force-based data that indicates the degree of force with that input object applies to the input device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285798 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REALIZING FUNCTIONAL KEY ON SIDE SURFACE - A method and a system for implementing a side function key is provided, comprising: detecting whether a side of a mobile terminal simultaneously has at least two finger touch points, if yes, displaying an icon of the function key on the a side of the touchscreen of the mobile terminal, and implementing a corresponding function in response to a clicking of the icon of the function key. The method and system may comprise: detecting whether one side of a mobile terminal has finger touch points, if at least two finger touch points are simultaneously detected, then displaying a function key, thereby achieving a function of the function key on a side of the mobile terminal. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285799 | DETECTING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to an aspect, a detecting apparatus includes: a touch detection electrode provided along a touch detection surface; a strain gauge integrated with the touch detection electrode. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285800 | TOUCH SENSOR AND TOUCH SCREEN PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME - A touch sensor includes a substrate having at least one bending portion; and a sensing pattern on the substrate, the sensing pattern including a first pattern and a second pattern, the first pattern being arranged along a first direction parallel to a surface of the substrate, the second pattern being arranged along a second direction, the second direction being parallel to the surface of the substrate and crossing the first direction. The second pattern includes unit patterns isolated from each other, and a bridge electrode electrically connecting neighboring unit patterns of the unit patterns. The bridge electrode extends along the same direction as a bending direction of the bending portion. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285801 | TOUCH SENSOR - The present invention relates to a touch sensor comprising: a plurality of first sensing electrode patterns formed in a way that they are connected to each other along a first direction on a substrate; a plurality of second sensing electrode patterns formed in a way that they are separated from each other along a second direction on the substrate; insulating portions electrically insulating the first sensing electrode patterns and the second sensing electrode patterns; and bridge pattern portions electrically connecting the adjacent second sensing electrode patterns, wherein the bridge pattern portions comprise: contact portions which are respectively contacted to the adjacent second sensing electrode patterns, and connecting portions connecting the contact portions and having a narrower width than the contact portions. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285802 | DETECTION DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A detection device includes a substrate; a plurality of first conductive thin wires provided in a plane parallel to the substrate and extending in a first direction; a plurality of second conductive thin wires provided in the same layer as that of the first conductive thin wires and extending in a second direction forming an angle with the first direction; first groups that are disposed in first strip-like regions respectively having a first width, each of the first groups including at least two of the first conductive thin wires displaced from one another in the second direction; and second groups that are disposed in second strip-like regions respectively having a second width, each of the second groups including at least two of the second conductive thin wires displaced from one another in the first direction. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285803 | TOUCH WINDOW, TOUCH DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESS SENSING - A touch window is provided. The touch window may include a substrate including an effective region and an ineffective region and a plurality of pressure detection members provided in the ineffective region. The pressure detection members may be spaced apart from each other, and each of the pressure detection members may include a strain gauge or a capacitance detection electrode. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285804 | UNGROUNDED USER SIGNAL COMPENSATION FOR PIXELATED SELF-CAPACITANCE TOUCH SENSOR PANEL - A touch controller is disclosed. The touch controller can include sense circuitry configured to sense, during a self-capacitance portion of a touch frame, first one or more self-capacitances associated with a first plurality of touch pixels on a touch sensor panel, and sense, during a mutual capacitance portion of the touch frame, first one or more mutual capacitances associated with the first plurality of touch pixels. A touch processor can be configured to, based on the first one or more self-capacitances and the first one or more mutual capacitances, sense a single touch event associated with the touch frame. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285805 | Terminal, Touch Control Unit, Touchscreen, Screen Protector, and Operation Detection Apparatus and Method - The present disclosure discloses a terminal, a touch control unit, a touchscreen, a screen protector, and an operation detection apparatus and method, and pertains to the field of terminal control. The terminal includes a touchscreen, a controller connected to the touchscreen, and at least one touch control unit, where the touch control unit includes a detection electrode, an induction electrode, and a conducting wire connecting the detection electrode and the induction electrode. The detection electrode is located outside a touch area of the touchscreen, the induction electrode is located in the touch area of the touchscreen, and the induction electrode is coupled to at least one capacitance node on the touchscreen. An existing capacitance node on the touchscreen identifies a touch operation performed by a user on the detection electrode disposed outside the touchscreen, and the terminal is controlled according to the touch operation. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285806 | TOUCH SUBSTRATE, TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL AND TOUCH DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - The present application discloses a touch substrate including a first touch electrode layer having a plurality of rows of first touch electrodes; each of the plurality of rows including a plurality of first electrode segments spaced apart from each other and a plurality of second electrode segments spaced apart from each other; and a second touch electrode layer having a plurality of columns of second touch electrodes; each of the plurality of columns including a plurality of third electrode segments spaced apart from each other and a plurality of fourth electrode segments spaced apart from each other. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285807 | Touch Display Panel, Method For Fabrication Thereof And Display Device - The embodiments of the disclosure disclose a touch display panel, a method for fabrication thereof and a display device. The touch display panel comprises a display substrate, a transparent conductive layer formed on the display substrate, a transparent insulating layer formed on the transparent conductive layer, and a touch electrode formed on the transparent insulating layer. The embodiments of the disclosure can reduce accumulation of static electricity in the manufacture procedure of the display substrate and prevent electromagnetic interference when performing cell test by adding a transparent conductive layer and a transparent insulating layer between the touch substrate and the touch electrode. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285808 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING TOUCH PANEL ELECTRODE PROTECTIVE FILM, TRANSFER FILM, TRANSPARENT LAMINATE, PROTECTIVE FILM FOR TOUCH PANEL ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME, CAPACITIVE INPUT DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - The composition contains a compound represented by Formula 1, a binder polymer, a photopolymerization initiator, and a monomer having a carboxy group, in which the content of the compound represented by Formula 1 is 5% by mass or more and less than 50% by mass with respect to the total mass of monomer components, and in Formula 1, Q | 2017-10-05 |
20170285809 | FAST MULTI-TOUCH SENSOR WTIH USER IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUES - A method and system for distinguishing between sources of simultaneous touch events on a touch sensitive device with row conductors and column conductors, the path of each of the row conductors crossing the path of each of the column conductors. Orthogonal signals are simultaneously transmitted on a respective one of the rows. Each column is processed to determine strength of each of the orthogonal signals present thereon. Simultaneous touch locations are associated with a discrete source based on the presence of body-transmitted cross-talk therebetween, as reflected by the determined signal strength corresponding to the touch locations. Alternatively or additionally, a user-coupled signal generator generating another orthogonal signal provides a user-unique signal to the receivers. The signal strength of the user-unique signal is used to associate one or more touch locations with the user coupled to the user-coupled signal generator. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285810 | Electronic Device with an Integrated Touch Sensing and Force Sensing Device - An integrated touch sensing and force sensing device is included in an electronic device. The integrated touch sensing and force sensing device includes a force-sensitive layer operably attached to an input surface, a first electrode layer attached to a first surface of the force-sensitive layer, and a second electrode layer attached to a second surface of the force-sensitive layer. An analog front end processing channel is operable to process a touch signal that is based on a change in an electrical property between the first and second electrode layers and operable to process a force signal that is based on an electrical property generated by the force-sensitive layer based on a force applied to the input surface. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285811 | DISPLAY PANEL WITH TOUCH DETECTION FUNCTION, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, DRIVING CIRCUIT, AND ELECTRONIC UNIT - There are provide a display panel with a touch detection function, in which display operation is less affected by touch detection operation, a method of driving the display panel with a touch detection function, a driving circuit, and an electronic unit having the display panel with a touch detection function. The display panel with a touch detection function includes: one or more display elements; one or more drive electrodes; one or more touch detection electrodes; and a drive section selectively applying a DC drive signal or an AC drive signal to the drive electrodes. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285812 | ELECTROMAGNETIC TOUCH PANELS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC TOUCH SYSTEMS - An electromagnetic touch panel includes a total-reflection light guiding plate and a side frame surrounding the total-reflection light guiding plate. The side frame includes a first side frame, a second side frame opposite to the first side frame, a third side frame, and a fourth side frame opposite to the third side frame. The first side frame and the second side frame are respectively configured with a plurality of first infrared (IR) emitters and a plurality of first IR receivers, and the third side frame and the fourth side frame are respectively configured with a plurality of second IR emitters and a plurality of second IR receivers. Polarized directions of IR rays emitted from the first IR emitters and the second IR emitters are different. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285813 | Touch-Input Support for an External Touch-Capable Display Device - Touch-input support for an external touch-capable display device is described. A computing device (e.g., a smartphone) is configured to form a connection with an external touch-capable display device that is separate from the computing device. The computing device controls the display of information on the touch-capable display device. A user of the computing device can interact with the external touch-capable display device, such as by touching the screen of the touch-capable display device to select items, perform gestures, or type on the on-screen keyboard. When the user provides touch-input to the external touch-capable display device, the computing device receives an indication of the touch-input via the wired or wireless connection. The computing device then modifies the display of information on the touch-capable display device based on the touch-input. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285814 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A performance of a display device having an input device is improved. A display device includes: an electro-optical layer; a first driving electrode and a second driving electrode which drives the electro-optical layer; a driver chip which outputs a video signal; a switch circuit which is arranged outside the driver chip, which selects a potential to be supplied to the second driving electrode, and which includes a first switch element and a second switch element; a shift register circuit connected to the switch circuit; and a detection circuit which detects that an object is close or in contact. Each of the first switch element and the second switch element is selectively turned ON or OFF by the shift register circuit. The detection circuit is electrically connected to the first switch element and the second switch element. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285815 | DISPLAY PANEL, INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE, AND DATA PROCESSOR - A novel display panel that is highly convenient or highly reliable is provided. In addition, a novel input/output device that is highly convenient or highly reliable is provided. Furthermore, a novel data processor that is highly convenient or highly reliable is provided. A structure including a pixel and a functional film in which the functional film includes a region overlapping with the pixel, the pixel includes a first display element and a second display element, the functional film includes a first region and a second region, the first region includes a region overlapping with the first display element, and the second region includes a region overlapping with the second display element and has a function of transmitting less polarized light as compared with light transmitted through the first region has been devised. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285816 | DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH TOUCH DETECTION FUNCTION - According to an aspect, a display apparatus with a touch detection function includes: a display device including a display region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged; a pixel signal line that transmits a pixel signal to the pixel; outer display region wiring including wiring that is electrically coupled to the pixel signal line and extends along a predetermined direction outside the display region; and a touch detection electrode arranged at a position overlapping the outer display region wiring in a non-contact state, a longitudinal direction of the touch detection electrode being along a direction intersecting with the predetermined direction. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285817 | Display Device, Display Module, and Electronic Device - A display device with improved display quality and reduced power consumption is provided. The display device includes a gate driver, a display portion, and a selection signal output circuit. The display portion includes pixel circuits and scan lines. Each of the pixel circuits includes a display element. The gate driver is electrically connected to the scan lines. The first scan lines are electrically connected to the pixel circuits. The scan lines are each configured to receive a first scan signal. The selection signal output circuit is configured to output a first selection signal. The first selection signal is configured to supply the first scan signal to a selected scan line. The display element is configured to update display by the first scan signal. In the pixel circuits, one display element displays an image updated with a different update frequency from another display element. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285818 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING REINFORCED GLASS SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING DISPLAY DEVICE AND THE DISPLAY DEVICE - A method for fabricating a reinforced glass substrate includes forming a plurality of groove patterns in at least one surface of a plate glass, applying an ion exchange paste to the at least one surface in which the groove patterns are formed, applying an electric field to the plate glass coated with the ion exchange paste to form a reinforced plate glass, and cutting the reinforced plate glass to form a reinforced glass substrate. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285819 | Display Panel, Manufacturing Method Thereof and Display Device - A display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are disclosed. The display panel is divided into a display area and a non-display area, and the display panel includes: a display substrate; an upper substrate which is arranged on the display side of the display substrate and cell-assembled with the display substrate; and an adhesive layer which is arranged between the upper substrate and the display substrate, and the display panel further includes a thin film layer which is arranged on the side of the upper substrate away from the display substrate, a region of which corresponding to the non-display area is an opaque area, and a region of which corresponding to the display area is a transparent area. Thus, the structure is simplified, the manufacturing method of the display panel is simplified without side curing, and the cost is also reduced. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285820 | Touch Substrate And Touch Display Device - The present disclosure provides a touch substrate and a touch display device. The touch substrate comprises a touch region and a frame region. A base substrate, a shielding layer and a wiring are sequentially layered in the frame region. The shielding layer comprises a non-black photoresist layer and a black photoresist layer. The touch substrate further comprises an anti-reflective layer disposed between the non-black photoresist layer and the black photoresist layer. The base substrate, the non-black photoresist layer, the anti-reflective layer, the black photoresist layer and the wiring are sequentially layered. The anti-reflective layer is configured to reduce the reflection of the black photoresist layer against incident light from the direction of the base substrate. By providing the anti-reflective layer, the present disclosure can achieve the technical effect of reducing the reflection of the black photoresist layer. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285821 | A TOUCH DISPLAY SCREEN, A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND A DISPLAY DEVICE - This disclosure discloses a touch display screen, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device. The touch display screen comprises: an opposite substrate, an array substrate, and a liquid crystal layer located between the opposite substrate and the array substrate, a side of the opposite substrate facing the liquid crystal layer being provided with a black matrix. The touch display screen further comprises: a first touch electrode, an insulating layer and a second touch electrode arranged in stack successively at a side of the opposite substrate back to the liquid crystal layer. The first touch electrode and the second touch electrode are located within an area corresponding to the black matrix respectively. The first touch electrode comprises a plurality of first touch sub-electrodes distributed along a first direction. The second touch electrode comprises a plurality of second touch sub-electrodes distributed along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285822 | DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE - This disclosure relates to the field of display technologies, and specifically to a display panel, a method for forming the same and a display device. The display panel includes an array substrate; a counter substrate aligned with the array substrate; and a parallel plate capacitor for realizing signal transmission between the array substrate and the counter substrate. Two capacitive plates of the parallel plate capacitor are located on opposite surfaces of the array substrate and the counter substrate respectively. Thus, conduction between the array substrate and the counter substrate is realized, and existing problems such as non-uniform cell thickness and light leakage caused by such conduction realized through conductive gold balls and so on are eliminated. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285823 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL, AND TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - An array substrate includes a first touch electrode array having m number of strip-shaped first touch electrodes extending in a first direction, a first integrated circuit having m number of touch signal terminals, each of which provides a drive signal to a corresponding first touch electrode; and a plurality of first touch signal lines, each of which is connected between one of the touch signal terminals and one of the first touch electrodes for transmitting the drive signal supplied from each touch signal terminal to the corresponding first touch electrode. The drive signal includes a touch drive signal and a display drive signal; during a display stage, each touch signal terminal supplies the display drive signal to the corresponding first touch electrodes; and, during a touch detection stage, each touch signal terminal supplies the touch drive signal to the corresponding first touch electrode. | 2017-10-05 |