45th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120280866 | Systems and Methods for Using a Satellite Positioning System to Detect Moved WLAN Access Points - The disclosed subject matter generally relates to hybrid positioning systems and methods and, more specifically, systems and methods of detecting moved WLAN assess points using a wireless local area network based positioning system (WLAN-PS) and a satellite-based positioning system (SPS) with at least two satellites measurement. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280867 | INTERNAL ANTENNA MODULE - Disclosed herein is an internal antenna module that is installed in a terminal and that can receive signals in both the FM and Bluetooth frequency bands so as to achieve a small-sized, slim terminal. The internal antenna module includes a polyhedral chip antenna configured to have a first radiant pattern and a coupling pattern formed thereon, a flexible circuit board configured to have a first conductive pad connected to the first radiant pattern, a second conductive pad connected to a coupling pattern, and a second radiant pattern connected to the first radiant pattern, and a signal switching unit formed between the second conductive pad and a ground, and configured to prevent any one of a first frequency band signal and a second frequency band signal, received through the chip antenna and the flexible circuit board, from reaching the ground. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280868 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE HAVING ANTENNA ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE BASE ENCLOSING AN ELONGATE SLOT AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing carrying a circuit board and wireless communications circuitry. An antenna assembly is carried by the housing and coupled to the wireless communications circuitry. The antenna assembly may include an electrically conductive base having a rectangular shape with opposing first and second ends and opposing first and second sides extending between the first and second ends. The electrically conductive base may have an elongate slot therein extending within a medial portion thereof and contained within the opposing first and second ends and the opposing first and second sides. The antenna assembly also may include an electrically conductive feed arm extending outwardly from the first side of the electrically conductive base adjacent the first end thereof. The electrically conductive feed arm may have a distal end with an antenna feed defined thereon. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280869 | ANTENNA MOUNT - Pedestrian transportable antenna systems can include an antenna mount and an antenna for satellite based or other communication mounted on a top face of the antenna mount. A bottom face of the antenna mount may be attached to a bendable rigid rod that is sufficiently rigid to provide support for the mounted antenna such that a user can walk around with the antenna deployed while the bendable rigid rod of the antenna system is mounted to the user's back (e.g., mounting into a back portion of a vest or flak jacket). The bendable rigid rod is sufficiently rigid to support the antenna without allowing the rod to “flop” over under the load of the antenna. At the same time, the rod is sufficiently bendable so as to permit the system to be drawn closer into a user's body when the antenna is not deployed (e.g., while stepping into a vehicle). | 2012-11-08 |
20120280870 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DYNAMIC LIQUID CORE PATCH ANTENNA AND BROADBAND FREQUENCY AGILITY - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a tunable liquid core patch antenna comprising a top-side patch, a ground plane, and a liquid core substrate positioned substantially between the top-side patch and the ground plane. The liquid core substrate can comprise a first liquid having a first dielectric constant and a second liquid having a second dielectric constant greater than the first dielectric constant. The first liquid and second liquid can form a mixture having an effective dielectric constant greater than the first dielectric constant and less than the second dielectric constant. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280871 | ANTENNA WITH ACTIVE ELEMENTS - A multi-frequency antenna comprising an IMD element, one or more active tuning elements and one or more parasitic elements. The IMD element is used in combination with the active tuning and parasitic elements for enabling a variable frequency at which the antenna operates, wherein, when excited, the parasitic elements may couple with the IMD element to change an operating characteristic of the IMD element. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280872 | ANISOTROPIC METAMATERIAL GAIN-ENHANCING LENS FOR ANTENNA APPLICATIONS - Examples of the present invention include metamaterials, including metamaterial lenses, having material properties that approximate the behavior of a material with low (02012-11-08 | |
20120280873 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MEMS ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An integrated circuit (IC) antenna structure includes a micro-electromechanical (MEM) area, a feed point, and a transmission line. The micro-electromechanical (MEM) area includes a three-dimensional shape, wherein the three dimensional-shape provides an antenna structure. The feed point is coupled to provide an outbound radio frequency (RF) signal to the antenna structure for transmission and to receive an inbound RF signal from the antenna structure. The transmission line electrically coupled to the feed point. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280874 | RECONFIGURABLE BASE STATION ANTENNA - The invention relates to a base station antenna, that includes two or more reflector plates, each provided with a radiating element. The base station antenna also includes a reflector plate connecting member connected to each reflector plate for enabling the rotation of the reflector plates. The base station antenna also includes a reflector plate controller providing control signals for controlling the rotation and stoppage of the reflector plates. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280875 | SPHERICAL PERTURBATION OF AN ARRAY ANTENNA - The present invention provides a high-performance and small sized helical antenna element and array thereof for use in an aircraft communication system or the like, where stringent spatial restrictions and gain requirements generally apply. The performance of the array is enhanced by increasing the lateral distances between the antenna elements over a portion of the elements where the windings thereof have high current amplitude. The sweeping envelope of the array is maintained small by recovering the initial distancing over a portion of the elements where the windings thereof have low current amplitude. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280876 | Wireless equipment - The disclosure discloses a wireless device, includes a shell and a signal circuit board, wherein one or more loop-closed slot antennae are arranged on the shell; the slot antenna is provided with a feeding point and a grounding point; the feeding point and the grounding point are respectively connected with two ends of an slot antenna; and the feeding point is connected with the signal circuit board polarly. In the wireless device provided by the disclosure, one or more loop-closed slot antennae are arranged on the shell, and receiving and transmitting effects are achieved directly by utilizing a conductor slot on the shell, so that antenna in the shell can be saved; therefore, the space on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) is saved and the wireless device is miniaturized. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280877 | ANTENNA HAVING AN EMBEDDED RADIO DEVICE - An antenna for radio frequency (RF) applications comprising: a dielectric element including a dielectric material; an active element attached to a first external surface of the dielectric element; a cavity in the dielectric element; a radio device deposited in the cavity and adapted for coupling to the active element; and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield positioned in the cavity and between the radio device and the dielectric element, the EMI shield configured for inhibiting EMI between the radio device and the active element. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280878 | Multiband Antenna - A multiband antenna is provided having a longitudinal ground plane and several linear arrays of radiating elements mounted on the ground plane. A first set of first radiating elements may be disposed lengthwise along a center of the ground plane. The first radiating elements may be dimensioned to operate in a first frequency band, such a frequency range of about 790-960 MHz. A second set of second radiating elements may also be disposed lengthwise along the center of the ground plane. The second radiating elements may be dimensioned to operate in a second frequency band, such as a frequency range of about 1710-2170 MHz. A third set of third radiating elements is disposed lengthwise on the ground plane on a first side of the first and second sets of radiating elements. The third radiating elements may be dimensioned to operate at a third frequency band, such as about 2.5-2.7 GHz and/or 3.4-3.8 GHz. The fourth set of fourth radiating elements is disposed lengthwise on the ground plane on a second side of the first and second sets of radiating elements. The fourth radiating elements are dimensioned to operate in the same frequency band as the third radiating elements. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280879 | Tri-Pole Antenna Element And Antenna Array - A dual polarized base station antenna is provided, including a reflector having a longitudinal axis and an array of tri-pole elements disposed on the reflector. Each tri-pole element has a first side arm and a second side arm. The tri-pole element also includes a center arm which is approximately perpendicular to the first and second side arms. The tri-pole elements are oriented such that either the side arms or the center arm are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the reflector. The antenna further includes a feed network having a first signal path coupled to the first arms of the tri-pole elements and a second signal path coupled to the second anus of the tri-pole elements. In this example, the array of tri-pole elements produces a cross-polarized beam at +45 degrees and −45 degrees from the longitudinal axis. Tri-pole arrays may be used in a multiband antenna. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280880 | ANTENNA ARRAY ARRANGEMENT AND A MULTI BAND ANTENNA - Antenna array arrangement for a multi band antenna, comprising a plurality of first dual band antenna elements adapted for transmitting/receiving in a lower antenna frequency band and in a higher antenna frequency band, a plurality of first single band antenna elements adapted for transmitting/receiving in the higher antenna frequency band, the first dual band antenna elements and the first single band antenna elements being arranged in a row, wherein at least two first single band antenna elements are arranged adjacent to each other. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a multi band antenna comprising at least one such antenna array arrangement. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280881 | REFLECTOR AND A MULTI BAND ANTENNA - The present invention relates to a reflector for an antenna comprising a first reflector assembly and at least one second reflector assembly, the first reflector assembly having a first reflector structure adapted for a first antenna frequency band f | 2012-11-08 |
20120280882 | MODULAR TYPE CELLULAR ANTENNA ASSEMBLY - A individually formed radiating unit, an antenna array, and an antenna assembly are provided. The individually formed radiating unit includes a reflector, at least one radiating element integrated into a first side of the reflector, and a housing disposed on a second side of the reflector. The housing forms a chamber for housing a feed network. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280883 | ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT - The embodiments herein relate to an antenna arrangement comprising a ground element, and a first branch comprising a first inductor loading (L | 2012-11-08 |
20120280884 | CO-AXIAL QUADRIFILAR ANTENNA - Antennas that include an inner set of four helical antenna elements and a co-axially arranged outer set of four helical antenna elements. The helical winding directions of the two sets of elements may have the same handedness or opposite handedness. Certain embodiments provide for switch handedness of circularly polarized radiation of the antennas and certain embodiments provide for shifting the directivity of the antenna pattern in polar angle. Systems in which the antennas are used and methods of use are also taught. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280885 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an antenna apparatus and a communication apparatus able to provide an antenna apparatus having wide band characteristics or diversity characteristics. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280886 | DEVICE FOR RECEIVING AND/OR EMITTING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE, SYSTEM COMPRISING SAID DEVICE, AND USE OF SUCH DEVICE - A device for receiving and/or emitting an electromagnetic wave having a free space wavelength λ | 2012-11-08 |
20120280887 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is an antenna device, including insulating base substrate ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120280888 | LOW PROFILE ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES - An antenna assembly including a ground plane and a radiator supported above the ground plane is disclosed. The radiator may include a slot to configure the radiator to be resonant in at least two frequency ranges and a grounding point coupled to the ground plane. The radiator may be a dual-band planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) having an upper surface opposite the ground plane. First and second antenna modules may be coupled to the upper surface of the PIFA. The first and second antenna modules may be patch antennas, such as stacked patch antennas. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280889 | Extended Varying Angle Antenna for Electromagnetic Radiation Dissipation Device - An extended varying angle antenna is used with an electromagnetic radiation dissipation device to reduce exposure to electromagnetic radiation. The extended antenna captures radiation from an active emission source, such as a transmitting cellular telephone. The device converts the captured radiation into an electric current and dissipates the collected current by operating the dissipation device. The extended antenna is a printed circuit board trace antenna comprising a microstrip having a meandering portion with several serially connected meandering segments and an extended portion. One or more meandering segments include 90-degree bends in the microstrip, and one or more meandering segments include bends of more and less than 90 degrees. The extended portion includes two or more parallel horizontal portions and at least one vertical portion, all connected by 90-degree bends. The extension is connected to the meandering portion or to the dissipation device to provide additional current to the dissipation device. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280890 | ANTENNA AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An antenna having a high design freedom, a wide bandwidth characteristic, and a high efficiency characteristic, and a wireless communication device equipped therewith, are provided. The antenna includes at least first and second radiation electrodes and a feeding electrode that faces each of the radiation electrodes such that capacitance occurs between each of the radiation electrodes and the feeding electrode. Each of the radiation electrodes includes a first end portion thereof connected to a ground electrode and a second end portion open, and is capacitively fed by the feeding electrode. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280891 | DISPLAY AND DISPLAY ASSEMBLY - A display includes a frame component, a display module, a first outer frame and a second outer frame. The frame component includes a first side and a second side. The display module is configured on the frame component. The first outer frame is configured at the second side, while the second outer frame is configured at the first side. The length of the second outer frame is shorter than or equal to the length of the first side, so that the two sides of the second outer frame are adapted without exceeding the two ends of the first side. By means of such a design structure, two displays may be connected into a display assembly with a larger display area. When connecting two displays, the first outer frames are able to be removed and the second sides of the two displays are inclined close to each other. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280892 | Multi-Directional Multi-Screen Display System - A multi-screen display system is described that includes a base, a column coupled to the base and an arm coupled to the column. The system also includes a first monitor, a first monitor connector for connecting the rear of the first monitor to the arm, a second monitor, and a second monitor connector for connecting the rear of the second monitor to the arm. The system further includes an extension, such that the first monitor and the second monitor are capable of being a) removed from the arm, b) connected together by connecting the first monitor connector to the second monitor connector via the extension, and c) supported on a work surface by resting the bottom edge of the first monitor and the bottom edge of the second monitor thereon, such that the angle between the first screen and the second screen can exceed two hundred and seventy degrees. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280893 | FREE-HORIZON BINOCULAR IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED VIDEO SIGNAL SOURCE - A binocular display device comprises a head-mounted supporting frame and two image display blocks arranged below eye level, said blocks comprising a display and a magnifying optical system. The device further comprises a case arranged above eye level, a transversal console arranged below eye level, said consol projecting from the central plane of the head, wherein said blocks are fixed to the end portions of the console, a bridging element adapted to rigidly connect a bottom central part of the case to a central part of the console, said bridging element being arranged between the eyes and extending immediately adjacent the head and leaning, at its lower end, directly or indirectly against the nose ridge. The device further comprises a video signal source arranged in the case, and a plurality of wires extending from the video signal source through the bridging element and the console to the displays. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280894 | Organic light-emitting display device - An organic light-emitting display device including: pixels on a first surface of a substrate, each pixel having a first region and a second region; pixel circuit units in the first region, each pixel circuit unit including at least one TFT; a first insulation film covering the pixel circuit units; first electrodes on the first insulation film, each first electrode being independently disposed in the first region and electrically connected to each pixel circuit unit; a second insulation film covering at least part of the first electrodes; a second electrode facing the first electrodes, the second electrode being electrically connected throughout the pixels and formed in at least the first region; an organic film between the first electrodes and the second electrode; a sealing member facing the first surface of the substrate; and a reflection preventing film on a second surface of the substrate. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280895 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel divided into a first and a second regions respectively having a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in array is provided. Each sub-pixel has a first display area providing a first main alignment vector, a second display area providing a second main alignment vector, and a compensation display area. A direction of the first main alignment vector is opposite to that of the second main alignment vector. When the liquid crystal display panel states in the narrow viewing angle display mode, driving voltages of the first display areas in the first region are substantially greater than driving voltages of the second display areas in the first region, driving voltages of the first display areas in the second region are smaller than driving voltages of the second display areas in the second region, and all the compensation display areas in the first and the second regions are enabled. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280896 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device according to the present invention, a plurality of subpixels are arranged in one column and n rows (where n is an even number that is equal to or greater than four) within each pixel (P). In two arbitrary ones of the pixels (P), which are adjacent to each other in the row direction, subpixels that represent the same color belong to the same row. If two arbitrary ones of the pixels (P), which are adjacent to each other in the column direction, are called first and second pixels (P | 2012-11-08 |
20120280897 | Attribute State Classification - Attribute state classification techniques are described. In one or more implementations, one or more pixels of an image are classified by a computing device as having one or several states for one or more attributes that do not identify corresponding body parts of a user. A gesture is recognized by the computing device that is operable to initiate one or more operations of the computing device based at least in part of the state classifications of the one or more pixels of one or more attributes. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280898 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION DETAIL IN A MULTI-DEVICE ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided for controlling information detail in a multi-device environment. In particular, example methods may provide for operating a device in a multi-device environment, directing the presentation, on a display of the device, of a first image, detecting a motion of the device, directing a change of the image presented on the display of the device from the first image to a second image in response to detecting the motion of the device. The first image presented on the device is related to images displayed on other devices in the multi-device environment. The second image may be a scaled version of the first image and the second image may be scaled based on at least one property of the motion. Each device in the multi-device environment may be directed to display a portion of a complete image, where the first image is a portion of the complete image. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280899 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DEFINING THE ACTIVE CHANNEL IN A STEREOSCOPIC VIEW BY USING EYE TRACKING - Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating interaction with a three-dimensional user interface. A method may include receiving an indication of an eye movement input to an imaging sensor. The method may further include determining, by a processor, a relation of the eye movement to at least one of a displayed element of a three-dimensional user interface. The method may additionally include causing, based at least in part on the determined relation, a selection of at least one of a displayed element of the three-dimensional user image. The method may also include causing a modification of a displayed element of the at least one selected displayed element of the three-dimensional image. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280900 | GESTURE RECOGNITION USING PLURAL SENSORS - Apparatus comprises a processor; a user interface enabling user interaction with one or more software applications associated with the processor; first and second sensors configured to detect, and generate signals corresponding to, objects located within respective first and second sensing zones remote from the apparatus, wherein the sensors are configured such that their respective sensing zones overlap spatially to define a third, overlapping, zone in which both the first and second sensors are able to detect a common object; and a gesture recognition system for receiving signals from the sensors, the gesture recognition system being responsive to detecting an object inside the overlapping zone to control a first user interface function in accordance with signals received from both sensors. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280901 | ENVIRONMENT-DEPENDENT DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL FOR GESTURE RECOGNITION - Technologies are generally described for environment-dependent dynamic range control for gesture recognition. In some examples, user environment including, but not limited to, location, device size, virtual or physical display size, is detected and gesture control range adjusted according to the detected environment. In other examples, a controller user interface or dynamic range status indicator may be adjusted based on the modified gesture recognition range control. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280902 | PROXIMITY SENSOR MESH FOR MOTION CAPTURE - Apparatuses for motion capture are disclosed that includes a surface configured to support an object; and at least one sensor arranged with the surface, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to communicate with one or more remote sensors to obtain at least one of ranging or inertial information for use in a kinematic model of the object. A method for motion capture is also disclosed that includes providing a surface configured to support an object; and arranging at least one sensor with the surface, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to communicate with one or more remote sensor to obtain at least one ranging or inertial information for use in a kinematic model of the object. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280903 | Motion Sensing Display Apparatuses - Motion-sensing display apparatuses supported near a user's eye including partially transparent screens at least partially disposed within the user's field of vision, image generators positioned to display an image on a first side of the screen, motion capture devices positioned near the screen and configured to capture a user gesture occurring beyond the screen in the user's field of vision, and processors in data communication with the image generator and the motion capture device, the processors configured to execute computer executable instructions in response to the user gesture. In some examples, motion-sensing display apparatuses include cameras. In some further examples, image generators display user interfaces on screens. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280904 | METHOD FOR DETECTING GESTURES USING A MULTI-SEGMENT PHOTODIODE AND ONE OR FEWER ILLUMINATION SOURCES - A gesture sensing device includes a multiple segmented photo sensor and a control circuit for processing sensed voltages output from the sensor. The control circuit processes the sensed voltage signals to determine target motion relative to the segmented photo sensor. The control circuit includes an algorithm configured to calculate one of more differential analog signals using the sensed voltage signals output from the segmented photo sensors. A vector is determined according to the calculated differential analog signals, the vector is used to determine a direction and/or velocity of the target motion. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280905 | IDENTIFYING GESTURES USING MULTIPLE SENSORS - Systems and methods for recognizing human gestures are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for recognizing a gesture made by an operator with a portable device, may comprise: obtaining a first sensor data profile associated with measurements made by the first sensor while the operator made a specific gesture involving the portable device; obtaining a second sensor data profile associated with measurements made by the second sensor while the operator made the specific gesture involving the portable device; and identifying the specific gesture by analyzing the first sensor data profile and the second sensor data profile. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280906 | Portable Information Processing Device - A portable information processing device ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120280907 | Portable Information Processing Device and Media Data Replay System - A portable information processing device ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120280908 | Smartphone-Based Methods and Systems - Arrangements involving portable devices (e.g., smartphones and tablet computers) are disclosed. One arrangement enables a content creator to select software with which that creator's content should be rendered—assuring continuity between artistic intention and delivery. Another utilizes a device camera to identify nearby subjects, and take actions based thereon. Others rely on near field chip (RFID) identification of objects, or on identification of audio streams (e.g., music, voice). Some technologies concern improvements to the user interfaces associated with such devices. Others involve use of these devices in connection with shopping, text entry, sign language interpretation, and vision-based discovery. Still other improvements are architectural in nature, e.g., relating to evidence-based state machines, and blackboard systems. Yet other technologies concern use of linked data in portable devices—some of which exploit GPU capabilities. Still other technologies concern computational photography. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280909 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An image display system includes an image projection unit that projects image information; a light pointer that designates a point in the image information by irradiating pointing light, wherein the irradiation of the pointing light can be turned on and turned off; a photographing unit that photographs an area on which the image information is projected, and that outputs photographed information; an instruction detection unit that detects an irradiation position of the pointing light in the image information based on the photographed information, and that detects whether the irradiation of the pointing light is turned on or turned off; and a control unit that sets additional image information at a timing in which the instruction detection unit detects that the irradiation of the pointing light is turned off, depending on a position at which the irradiation of the pointing light is turned off. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280910 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF COMPUTER DEVICES - The invention provides a control system for controlling a plurality of computer devices, the computer devices each having at least a processing unit, the control system comprising a pointer device, a tracking system connected to a processing unit of each of the plurality of computer devices, the tracking system comprising at least a tracking unit arranged to determine an actual position and/or orientation of the pointer device, wherein the tracking system is arranged to determine a parameter set representative of at least one of position and orientation of the pointer device and to select one of a plurality of computer devices depending on said parameter set and to send a control signal from the tracking system to a processing unit of the selected computer device wherein the control signal is based on said parameter set. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280911 | INDICATING DEVICE USED FOR A PROJECTION SYSTEM - An indicating device used for a projection system is provided. The indicating device comprises a body, a transmission device and a photovoltaic conversion device. The transmission device is disposed in the body to emit a signal. The photovoltaic conversion device is disposed on the body and partially converts the optical energy into electrical power for the projection image. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280912 | COMPUTER MOUSE PROVIDING A TOUCHLESS INPUT INTERFACE - A computer input device, such as a mouse, has a surface movement sensor in communication with a processing circuit for providing to the processing circuit first signals indicative of sensed movement of the computer input device upon a surface, and one or more touchless sensor subsystems in communication with the processing circuit for providing to the processing circuit second signals indicative of sensed surface movements relative to the computer input device. A transmission circuit under control of the processing circuit issues transmissions to a computer representative of the first and second signals. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280913 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A handheld electronic device is provided, which includes a body and a key layout. The body has a base surface. The key layout is disposed on the base surface of the body and includes a plurality of keys. The key layout is a QWERTY key layout and the keys are adapted for users to press with their left or right thumb while holding the body in single hand or both hands. Each key has a curved surface protruded from the base surface and each curved surface has an inflection point. A distance between two inflection points of the curved surfaces of any two adjacent keys is greater than a distance between two figure centres of the orthogonal projections on the base surface of the curved surfaces of the two adjacent keys. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280914 | HANDHELD MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH MOVEABLE DISPLAY/COVER MEMBER - Handheld mobile communication devices according to the disclosure have a closed position, in which the display member of the device covers at least a portion of the keys of on the keypad member of the device, and an open position, in which the keys are accessible and the device is operated. When the display member is in the open position, it forms an ergonomically desirable angle (e.g., on the order of about 155°) relative to the keypad member. However, unlike clamshell-type cellular phones, the display member does not simply flip open about a conventional pivot joint. Rather, it moves from the closed position, where it is parallel and adjacent to the keypad member, to the open, angled position through a sliding/sweeping motion; through an eccentric, “up-and-over” rotational motion; or through a combination sliding/“up-and-over” motion. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280915 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING INTERACTING WITH A MULTIMODAL USER INTERFACE - Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating interaction with a multimodal user interface. A method may include displaying at least one display element on a touch display, the display element comprising a voice input capable indicator and being configured to perform an operation. The method may further include receiving a voice input. The method may additionally include causing, based at least in part on the voice input, the performance of the operation associated with the display element of the touch display user-interface. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280916 | Methods and Systems for Facilitating Data Entry by Way of a Touch Screen - An exemplary method includes 1) detecting an initialization action performed by a first extremity of a user and a second extremity of the user, the initialization action comprising a touching of a first arbitrary location on the touch screen by the first extremity and a touching of a second arbitrary location on the touch screen by the second extremity, 2) designating, in response to the initialization action, the first arbitrary location as a first reference position and the second arbitrary location as a second reference position, 3) detecting one or more tapping actions performed on the touch screen, 4) determining a relative position on the touch screen of each of the one or more tapping actions with respect to the first and second reference positions, and 5) identifying one or more data entry commands associated with the one or more tapping actions. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280917 | Adjusting Mobile Device State Based on User Intentions and/or Identity - In one embodiment, while a mobile electronic device is in a first operation state, it receives sensor data from one or more sensors of the mobile electronic device. The mobile electronic device analyzes the sensor data to estimate a current intention of a user with respect to the mobile electronic device; and transition from the first operation state to a second operation state based on the current intention of the user with respect to the mobile electronic device. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280918 | MAXIMUM SPEED CRITERION FOR A VELOCITY GESTURE - An apparatus, system, and method for a maximum speed criterion for a velocity gesture. The apparatus includes an input sensor, a processor, and a memory. The apparatus also includes a detection module that detects fulfillment of velocity gesture criteria on the input sensor in communication with the processor. The velocity gesture criteria may include a movement below a maximum speed. The apparatus also includes an initiation module that initiates a velocity gesture function in response to the detection module detecting fulfillment of the velocity gesture criteria. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280919 | Electronic Paper Display Apparatus with Touch Control Function - An electronic paper display apparatus is disclosed. The electronic paper display apparatus includes an electronic paper device and a color filter. The color filter is disposed on the electronic paper device. The color filter includes a filter substrate, a color resist layer and a sensing electrode of a touch panel. The sensing electrode and the color resist layer are formed on different surfaces of the filter substrate, or on the same surface of the filter substrate. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280920 | TACTILE DISPLAY USING DISTRIBUTED FLUID EJECTION - A tactile display for providing tactile feedback has a touch surface layer formed of a plurality of pixels. Each pixel has an aperture for ejecting a fluid, and a valve for opening and closing the aperture. The valve is operable to modulate the fluid ejection through the aperture at a frequency selected for detection by the somatic sensors of a human finger. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280921 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BRIGHTNESS IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for controlling a screen brightness of a portable terminal are provided. The method includes sensing a screen touch action, and setting a screen brightness value of a screen area where the screen touch action is sensed to a first value and setting a screen brightness value of the remaining screen areas to a second value lower than the first value. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280922 | METHOD FOR FINELY CONTROLLING CONTENTS AND PORTABLE TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A method for coarsely and finely controlling contents via respective main and auxiliary sliders, and a portable terminal supporting the same are provided. The portable terminal includes: a display unit displaying a main slider including a slidable path of a predetermined length for designating a predetermined region of contents and an auxiliary slider extending at least a part of a slidable path of the main slider; a touch screen detecting a signal for selectively displaying the auxiliary slider; and a controller for performing a control operation to display the auxiliary slider according to generation of the signal. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280923 | SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING PIN DATA WHEN USING TOUCH CAPACITIVE TOUCH TECHNOLOGY ON A POINT-OF-SALE TERMINAL OR AN ENCRYPTING PIN PAD DEVICE - A system and method for providing security for a point-of-sale (POS) terminal or an encrypting PIN pad (EPP) by protecting the signals that could be directly probed on a touch sensor electrode grid or remotely probed such as through power supply signals or RF emissions, wherein the drive signals are randomly applied to drive electrodes in order to prevent tracking of drive signals, and charge is injected on sense lines to hide PIN data. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280924 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH EXTENDABLE SCREEN - Described herein are apparatuses and mechanisms for providing an extendable screen in a portable communications device. A portable communications device may be provided with a multi-part screen, a portion of which may be extended to provide an expanded viewing display surface or may be retracted to provide a reduced viewing mode and increased portability. In a reduced viewing mode, a graphical display may be provided on a first, visible portion of a multi-part display screen, where one or more other screen portions are retracted and/or obscured from view in order to provide a portable mode for the communications device. In an extended viewing mode, the one or more other screen portions may be extended and/or brought into the same plane as a first portion of the multi-part display in order to provide increased display size and resolution. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280925 | Handheld Electronic Device and Method for Calibrating Input of Webpage Address - A method for calibrating an input of webpage address used in a handheld electronic device is provided. The handheld electronic device comprises a touch display unit, a storage unit for storing a plurality website address data and a processing unit being electrically connected to the touch display unit and the storage unit. The method comprises the steps outlined in the sentences that follow. At least one character is received from the touch display unit, wherein each of the character has a plurality neighboring characters on a keyboard. A plurality of string combinations are generated by the processing unit according to the neighboring characters. The storage unit is searched by the processing unit according to the string combinations to generate an address suggestion list. A handheld electronic device is disclosed herein as well. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280926 | CLIP-ON TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The general field of the invention is that of touch-sensitive devices comprising a touch-sensitive screen connectable to a display device of the aeronautical type including at least a front face, a rear face and a locking handle situated on the front face. The touch-sensitive screen according to the invention comprises at least, fixed onto its members, two fastening clips and two retaining clips, all four clips ensuring the fastening of the touch-sensitive screen on the front face of the display device when the locking handle is in the locked position, the retaining clips being locked by the lateral arms of said locking handle. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280927 | SIMPLE TOUCH INTERFACE AND HDTP GRAMMARS FOR RAPID OPERATION OF PHYSICAL COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (CAD) SYSTEMS - A tactile grammar method for implementing a touch-based user interface for a Computer Aided Design software application is provided. A tactile array sensor responsive to touch of at least one finger of a human user provides tactile sensing information that is processed to produce a sequence of symbols and numerical values responsive to the touch of the finger. At least one symbol is associated with one or more gesteme, and each gesteme is comprised by at least one touch gesture. A sequence of symbols is recognized as a sequence of gestemes, which is in turn recognized as a sequence of touch gestures subject to a grammatical rule producing a meaning that corresponds to a command. The command is submitted to a Computer Aided Design software application which executes the command, wherein the grammatical rule provides the human user a framework for associating the meaning with the first and second gesture. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280928 | TOUCHPAD USER INTERFACE - A method of implementing a touch user interface for an electronic device including a overlaying a plurality of transparent sensors on top of a visual display associated with the electronic device and where the transparent sensors are configured to be responsive to touch by at least one user finger and the visual display is for rendering visual information provided by the electronic device is disclosed. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280929 | MULTI-TOUCH AND SINGLE TOUCH DETECTION - An input device includes a touch sensitive sensor operative to detect finger touch, a controller for controlling the touch sensitive sensor, the controller operative to set at least one area of the touch sensitive sensor for sampling output with a single touch sampling method and to set at least one other area of the touch sensitive sensor for sampling output with a multi-touch sampling method, wherein the multi-touch sampling method is other than a single touch sampling method, and a detection unit of the touch sensitive sensor controllable to apply the single touch sampling method over the at least one area of the touch sensitive sensor and to apply the multi-touch sampling method over the at least one other area of same touch sensitive sensor. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280930 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION SCROLLING ON TOUCH-SCREEN - A method of controlling scrolling of contents provided in an electronic device including a touch screen and a scroll controlling region including a scroll pointer. The method includes sensing a touch on at a location in the scroll controlling region on the touch screen; sensing movement of the touch on to a location out of a scroll moving region on the touch screen; and changing a scrolling rate based on the sensed location out of the scroll moving region to control scrolling of the provided contents. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280931 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTABLE INPUT WITH A TOUCH SCREEN - A selective input system and method are provided which track the motion of a pointing device over a region or area. The pointing device can be a touchpad, a mouse, a pen, or any device capable of providing two or three-dimensional location. The region or area is preferably augmented with a printed or actual keyboard/pad. Alternatively, a representation of the location of the pointing device over a virtual keyboard/pad can be dynamically shown on an associated display. The system identifies selections of items or characters by detecting parameters of motion of the pointing device, such as length of motion, a change in direction, a change in velocity, and or a lack of motion at locations that correspond to features on the keyboard/pad. The input system is preferably coupled to a text disambiguation system such as a T9® or Sloppytype™ system, to improve the accuracy and usability of the input system. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280932 | SCAN SEQUENCE GENERATOR - A sensor panel device that can generate and use a stimulus signal having multiple different waveforms for detecting events on or near the sensor panel is disclosed. Among other things, such a stimulus signal can be used to reject environmental noise present in the device. In some embodiments, the stimulus signal has multiple waveforms having different frequencies. Logic circuitry can generate representative values from output of the different waveforms applied to one or more sensing nodes in the sensor panel device. From the representative values, a final value can be generated that represents whether an event occurred at or near the one or more sensing nodes. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280933 | MANAGEMENT AND APPLICATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS THEREOF - Management and application methods and systems for an electronic apparatus having touch-sensitive devices are provided. First, at least one sensing electrode of a touch-sensitive device is scanned. It is determined whether a sensed value corresponding to the sensing electrode is greater than a first threshold value and whether the sensed value corresponding to the sensing electrode is greater than a second threshold value, wherein the second threshold value is greater than the first threshold value. When the sensed value is greater than the first threshold value, and is not greater than the second threshold value, it is determined that a first event is detected by the touch-sensitive device, for example, an object is close to the touch-sensitive device. When the sensed value is greater than the second threshold value, it is determined that a second event is detected by the touch-sensitive device, for example, the touch-sensitive device is touched by the object. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280934 | Simulating Single and Multi-Touch Events for Testing A Touch Panel - An apparatus for testing a touch panel is disclosed. The apparatus includes a robot hand that is to be positioned over a touch panel under test. The robot hand moves toward and away from the touch panel. A first testing finger and a second testing finger are coupled to the robot hand. As the robot hand moves toward the touch panel, the first testing finger is to contact the touch panel to simulate a one finger touch, and the second testing finger is to subsequently contact the touch panel to simulate a two finger touch. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280935 | ARTIFICIAL TOUCH DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC TOUCH SCREENS - An artificial touch device ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120280936 | Touch Panel - The Present Disclosure provides a touch panel, comprising a main panel and a light-emitting touch module disposed underneath. The main panel is provided with a plurality of display patterns thereon. A light-emitting touch module includes a first circuit board provided with a plurality of touch sensors, a plurality of light-emitting devices and a plurality of light guiding parts attached to the side edges of the light-emitting devices so as to evenly project the light emitted from the light-emitting devices upward to the display patterns. The light-emitting touch module further comprises a light reflecting part disposed underneath the light guiding parts capable of reflecting the light emitted from the bottom surface of the light guiding parts back to the light guiding parts, which is further projected upward from the display patterns so as to improve the brightness of the patterns. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280937 | Touch Panel - The Present Disclosure proposes a touch panel, comprising a main panel and a light-emitting touch module mounted below the main panel. A combination touch area and a plurality of sub display units corresponding to the combination touch area are arranged on the main panel. The light-emitting touch module at least comprises a first circuit board and a touch control circuit. The first circuit board is correspondingly provided with a plurality of continuously arrayed touch sensors below the combination touch area and correspondingly provided with light-emitting devices below the sub display units. These touch sensors can be used for sensing a proximity signal and sending the sensed signal to the touch control circuit to control the light-emitting state of the light-emitting device below each sub display unit. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280938 | TOUCH TYPE ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - A touch type electrophoretic display apparatus, including: at least one photo-controlled voltage source, used for generating at least one reference voltage, wherein the level of the at least one reference voltage gets lower/higher as the intensity of environmental light increases/decreases; and a plurality of photo sensing circuits, each of which including: a photo transistor, generating a channel current according to an incident light; a light intensity storing capacitor, used for integrating the channel current to generate a photo sensing voltage; and an output switch, used for providing an output signal. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280939 | Optical Touch Screen Apparatuses And Methods Of Driving The Optical Touch Screen Apparatuses - An optical touch screen apparatus in which an oxide semiconductor transistor is used as a light sensing device, and a method of driving the optical touch screen apparatus. The optical touch screen apparatus includes an array including a plurality of light sensing pixels for sensing incident light, a gate driver for providing each of the light sensing pixels with a gate voltage and a reset signal and a signal output unit for receiving a light sensing signal from each of the plurality of light sensing pixels to output a data signal. The gate driver includes a plurality of gate lines that provide a gate voltage to each of the light sensing pixels and at least one reset line that provides a reset signal to each of the light sensing pixels and is electrically connected to the plurality of light sensing pixels. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280940 | POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM, DISPLAY PANEL, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed are: a position detection system having improved flexibility in selection of line sensors; and others. In the position detection system (PM) of the present invention, a phosphor ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120280941 | Projection display system for table computers - The invention pertains to a multiple-touch detection device for projection displays. According to one aspect of the present invention, an image sensor is disposed in a light engine of a projection system. The sensor detects signals from respective touches on a display screen and transmits the signals to an image processing module to determine respective coordinates of the touches. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280942 | TOUCHSCREEN FOR DETECTING MULTIPLE TOUCHSCREENS - A touchscreen system comprises a touch area. At least one transmitter is positioned proximate to outer edges of the touch area for transmitting first beams in a first direction. At least one beam splitter is positioned proximate to the outer edges of the touch area for splitting the first beams into at least second and third beams that travel through the touch area in at least second and third directions, respectively. The at least one beam splitter comprises a plurality of deflecting elements. Receivers are positioned proximate to the outer edges of the touch area for receiving the at least second and third beams. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280943 | SIZE/SCALE AND ORIENTATION DETERMINATION OF A POINTER IN A CAMERA-BASED TOUCH SYSTEM - A touch system includes a touch surface and at least two cameras associated with the touch surface. The at least two cameras acquire images of the touch surface from different locations and having overlapping fields of view. A digital signal processor is associated with each camera. The digital signal processors process pixel data acquired by selected pixel subsets of the at least two digital cameras to generate pointer characteristic data when a pointer exists in the acquired images. The pointer characteristic data identifies edges of the pointer. A master digital signal processor triangulates the edge information in the pointer characteristic data to determine a bounding area that represents a pointer perimeter. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280944 | TOUCH SENSOR WITH MODULAR COMPONENTS - A bending wave-type touch sensitive device for resolving moving and stationary contacts made to a substrate, the touch sensitive device comprised of a plurality of transducer boards coupled to a substrate. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280945 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display device includes a touch panel, a driving and sensing circuit, a data memory, a processor and a display apparatus. The touch panel is adapted to receive a touch trace including at least one touch point. The driving and sensing circuit is adapted to detect an actual signal value V | 2012-11-08 |
20120280946 | TOUCH INPUT DEVICE - A touch input device includes a touch panel, a driving and sensing circuit, a data memory, and a processor. The touch panel is adapted to receive a touch trace including at least one touch point. The driving and sensing circuit is adapted to drive the touch panel and detect actual signal value V | 2012-11-08 |
20120280947 | STYLUS WITH PRESSURE SENSITIVE MEMBRANE - A stylus including a pressure sensitive membrane deployed as a pressure sensor therein. The pressure sensitive membrane is deformed upon the application of pressure to the stylus tip. The deformation changes an electrical property of the pressure sensitive membrane, said property being measured and used as an analog for pressure applied by a user to a surface via the stylus. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280948 | INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD USING DISAPPEARING WRITING MEDIUM - Techniques for enabling interactive whiteboard functionality using a disappearing writing medium. In one set of embodiments, an image of a surface can be received, where the image can include one or more physical marks made on the surface by a user. The physical marks can be made using a writing medium that is configured to disappear over time. Electronic representations of the physical marks can be generated based on the image, and the electronic representations can be displayed on the surface. The electronic representations can be displayed such that they visually replace the physical marks made on the surface as the physical marks fade and disappear. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280949 | TOUCH PEN - A touch pen comprises a barrel, a laser module, a touch head and batteries: the barrel with a hollow interior which is separated into a barrel part and a necking nib part; the laser module which is disposed in the barrel and close to the nib part for generation of a laser beam as one pointer; the touch head featuring conductivity, covering the nib part and provided with a penetrating optical channel for a laser beam; the batteries held in the barrel part and supplying electricity necessary to the laser module; the touch pen is applicable to operation of a capacitive touch panel and regarded as one pointer projecting a laser spot. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280950 | SELECTIVE INPUT SYSTEM AND PROCESS BASED ON TRACKING OF MOTION PARAMETERS OF AN INPUT OBJECT - A selective input system and associated method is provided which tracks the motion of a pointing device over a region or area. The pointing device can be a touchpad, a mouse, a pen, or any device capable of providing two or three-dimensional location. The region or area is preferably augmented with a printed or actual keyboard/pad. Alternatively, a representation of the location of the pointing device over a virtual keyboard/pad can be dynamically shown on an associated display. The system identifies selections of items or characters by detecting parameters of motion of the pointing device, such as length of motion, a change in direction, a change in velocity, and or a lack of motion at locations that correspond to features on the keyboard/pad. The input system is preferably coupled to a text disambiguation system such as a T9® or Sloppytype™ system, to improve the accuracy and usability of the input system. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280951 | MOOD-BASED MESSAGING - A method for social interacting, including using a portable messaging device for designating, from time to time, a plurality of friends, selecting a mood, sending one or more representations of the selected mood to each of the plurality of designated friends, further selecting an updated mood, and further sending one or more representations of the updated mood to each of the plurality of designated friends, to supersede the previously sent one or more representations of the mood. A user interface is also described and claimed. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280952 | ELECTROPHORETIC PANEL AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An electrophoretic display includes an electrophoretic panel, a timing control circuit, a source driver, a gate driver, and a gate line enable circuit. The timing control circuit generates a timing control signal corresponding to a refresh area of a frame according to the refresh area. The gate driver generates output enable signals corresponding to the refresh area according to the timing control signal, and the gate line enable circuit transmits scan signals of first gate lines corresponding to the refresh area to second gate lines corresponding to the refresh area according to the enabled output enable signals. The source driver drives data lines corresponding to the refresh area according to the timing control signal to charge/discharge pixels corresponding to the refresh area. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280953 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device including a display module, a light source module, a turning optical film, a first compensation film and a second compensation film is provided. The display module includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a display medium. The light source module generates directional light. The display module is disposed above the light source module. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The display medium is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and is optically isotropic. The turning optical film is disposed on the second substrate of the display module. The directional light enters the turning optical film and then exits the turning optical film to form an output light. The first compensation film is disposed on the first outer surface of the first substrate. The second compensation film is disposed between the second substrate and the turning optical film. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280954 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING METHOD AND PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - Stable address discharge is caused even in a plasma display panel where the definition is enhanced and the screen is enlarged. For this purpose, in a driving method of a plasma display panel, the image display region of the panel is divided into a plurality of partial display regions each of which includes a plurality of consecutively arranged scan electrodes. In each partial display region, a sequential address operation of sequentially applying scan pulses to the scan electrodes based on the arranging sequence of the scan electrodes on the panel is performed in the address period. To the scan electrode to which a scan pulse is to be firstly applied in the address period, a scan pulse of which the pulse width is set longer than that of the scan pulse to be applied to the other scan electrodes is applied. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280955 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH REDUCED INTERFERING ENERGY FROM THE DISPLAY AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and circuit board carried by the housing and includes radio frequency (RF) circuitry and a processor carried by the circuit board and operative with each other. A display connector for an LCD connector is mounted on the circuit board and adapted to be connected to a display. Display connection lines are carried by the circuit board and interconnect the display connector and processor for carrying signals from the processor to the display connector and a connected display. Filters are carried by the circuit board and connected to the display connection lines and reduce any interfering energy from the processor and display. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280956 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus that displays an image on a retina of a user, the display apparatus comprising: an image output unit ( | 2012-11-08 |
20120280957 | DISPLAY EDGE SEAL IMPROVEMENT - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and electronic devices incorporating LCDs having an organic passivation layer positioned between edge-sealed two substrates. Specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure employ lithographic techniques (e.g., a half-tone mask, diffractive exposure mask, etc.) to remove or not deposit a portion of the organic passivation layer near the edges of the substrates prior to sealing the substrates along these edges. As described herein, this reduction in the thickness of the organic layer near the edges of the device may improve the strength of the edge seal due to reduced strain in the organic layer. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280958 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY APARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - In an electrophoretic display apparatus, a first substrate includes a plurality of pixels each including at least two sub-pixels which display colors different from each other, and a second substrate which faces the first substrate and includes a reference electrode corresponding to a boundary between adjacent sub-pixels in each pixel. An electrophoretic material is between the first substrate and the second substrate. A barrier wall is between the first substrate and the second substrate, and defines the pixels. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280959 | SOURCE DRIVER AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A source driver includes an output buffer, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The output buffer includes a first terminal for outputting a plurality of drive voltage to drive a display panel, a second terminal for outputting a first control signal, and a third terminal for outputting a second control signal. The first switch is connected between the first terminal and a display panel. The first transistor includes a first electrode connected to the second terminal via the second switch, a second electrode connected to a first power supply, and a third electrode connected between the first switch and the display panel. The second transistor includes a fourth electrode connected to the third terminal via the third switch, a fifth electrode connected to a second power supply, and a sixth electrode connected to the third electrode of the first transistor. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280960 | CIRCUIT FOR USE WITH DISPLAY DEVICES AND POWER SUPPLYING METHOD - An embodiment is a circuit for use with a display device, the circuit including: a first input node configured to be operatively coupled to a first port of a data source device that provides the display device with data, to receive a first direct voltage used for a real-time display of the data on the display device; and at least one output node, configured to operatively provide the display device with at least one output voltage generated based on the first direct voltage, wherein the first port is isolated from a data port used to transmit the data. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280961 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR DISPLAY STABILIZATION - Disclosed is a liquid crystal panel driving circuit of display stabilization, including: a plurality of output buffers buffering data voltage and supplying or cutting off the buffered data voltage to or from each of the plurality of data lines; an output MUX switch receiving outputs from two adjacent output buffers of the plurality of output buffers and transferring one of the two outputs to the plurality of data lines; a garbage switch connecting each of the plurality of data lines to a ground terminal; and a power on sensor or a power off sensor generating a power on or off reset signal in response to a turn on/off of a power supply voltage, wherein the output MUX switch is turned-off and the charge share switch and the garbage switch are turned-on, in response to the power on reset signal or the power off reset signal. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280962 | PIXEL CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE - [Problem to be solved] Obtain a constitution for a data driver which does not easily affected by transistor characteristics. [Solution] A plurality of coupling capacitances | 2012-11-08 |
20120280963 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING METHOD AND PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention allows a plasma display apparatus having a high-luminance panel to decrease initializing bright points that easily occur just after power-on of the apparatus, enhancing the quality of display image. The panel has discharge cells, each of which including a data electrode, and a display electrode pair formed of a scan electrode and a sustain electrode. In the driving method of the panel, one field period is formed of subfields, each of which including an initializing period for generating initializing discharge in the discharge cells, an address period for applying scan pulses to the scan electrodes and applying address pulses to the data electrodes, and a sustain period for applying sustain pulses to the data electrode pairs. In the structure above, a predetermined period after power-off of the apparatus has no generation of the address pulses, the scan pulses, and the sustain pulses. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280964 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY-APPARATUS DRIVING METHOD - Disclosed herein is a driving method and display apparatus, the display apparatus including light emitting units, scan lines, data lines, a driving circuit provided for each of the light emitting units to serve as a circuit having a signal writing transistor, a device driving transistor, a capacitor and a first switch circuit, and a light emitting device. | 2012-11-08 |
20120280965 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SLEW RATE OF A SIGNAL - Techniques for controlling the slew rate of a signal independently of RC time constants are disclosed. In one embodiment, a gate driver circuit for an LCD panel may include a rail-to-rail operational amplifier having an output stage configured to produce a gate activation signal for switching pixels of the LCD panel. A slew rate control circuit may be provided for adjusting the slew rate of the gate activation signal by varying a bias current of the output stage relative to a compensation capacitance and a gain of the operational amplifier. For instance, the slew rate may be increased by increasing the bias current, and decreased by decreasing the bias current without the need to adjust RC variables. | 2012-11-08 |