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20100149742 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A handheld electronic device and an operating method thereof are provided. The handheld electronic device includes a first body, a second body, and a moving assembly. The moving assembly includes a sliding module and at least one rotating module. The sliding module is coupled to the second body, wherein the second body is moveable between a first position and a second position. The rotating module is coupled between the first body and the sliding module so that the second body is rotated relative to the first body. The second body is automatically rotated from the second position to a third position to form a first angle with the first body. The second body can be rotated between the third position and a fourth position to form a second angle with the first body, wherein the second angle is greater than the first angle. | 06-17-2010 |
20110096001 | OPTICAL TOUCH CONTROL SYSTEMS - An optical touch control system. A monitor includes a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side sequentially connected to each other. A first light guide, a second light guide, and a third light guide are respectively disposed on the first, second, and third sides of the monitor. A first beam splitter is adjacent to the first and second light guides. A second beam splitter is adjacent to the second and third light guides. A first light source and a second light source are respectively adjacent to the first and second beam splitters. A first image sensor is disposed between the first and fourth sides of the monitor. A second image sensor is disposed between the third and fourth sides. The first and second image sensors receive light transmitted onto the monitor via the first, second, and third light guides, identifying touch control operations. | 04-28-2011 |
20110102375 | OPTICAL TOUCH MODULE - An optical touch module includes a display panel, an optical sensor and a light emitting unit. The optical sensor is disposed on a corner of the display panel. The light emitting unit is disposed on the optical sensor and includes a light emitting member and a compensating member. The light emitting member emits light with a first light strength along a first direction and light with a second light strength along a second direction, wherein the first light strength is greater than the second light strength. The compensating member is disposed on a side of the light emitting member. After the lights pass through the compensating member, the second light strength is increased. | 05-05-2011 |
20110317347 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A handheld electronic device and an operating method thereof are provided. The handheld electronic device includes a first body, a second body, and a moving assembly. The moving assembly includes a sliding module and at least one rotating module. The sliding module is coupled to the second body, wherein the second body is moveable between a first position and a second position. The rotating module is coupled between the first body and the sliding module so that the second body is rotated relative to the first body. The second body is automatically rotated from the second position to a third position to form a first angle with the first body. The second body can be rotated between the third position and a fourth position to form a second angle with the first body, wherein the second angle is greater than the first angle. | 12-29-2011 |
20120105374 | Touch device and touch method - A touch device to sense and compute the coordinate of a touch object is provided. The touch device comprises a panel, a light-emitting element, an image sensor, a reflective strip and a processing unit. The panel has a sensing area surrounded by first to fourth boundaries where the first and the third boundaries define an x direction and the other two boundaries defines y direction. The light-emitting element and the image sensor are located on the first boundary with a specific distance therebetween. The reflective strip is located on the second to fourth boundaries. When the touch object touches the sensing area, a first and a second light path from the light-emitting element to the image sensor are blocked to form a real and a virtual image such that the processing unit computes the coordinate of the touch object according to the real and the virtual images. A touch method is disclosed herein as well. | 05-03-2012 |
20120223915 | TOUCH MODULE AND TOUCH DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A touch module disposed on a display panel of a touch display is provided. The touch module includes a glass substrate, a polymer layer, a lateral-side light sensor and a vertical-side light sensor. The polymer layer is transparent and flexible. The lateral-side and the vertical-side light sensors are sandwiched between the glass substrate and the polymer layer, and disposed on a lateral edge and a vertical edge of the substrate. A transparent transmission layer is formed between the glass substrate and the polymer layer. When a touch event is triggered on the polymer layer, the backlight corresponding to the touch point is transformed into a side-oriented backlight, which is transmitted in the transparent transmission layer and captured by the lateral-side and the vertical-side light sensor. | 09-06-2012 |
20140284096 | CASING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a casing of an electronic device including the following steps is provided. A metallic housing is provided, wherein the metallic housing has an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface. A plurality of apertures are formed on the inner surface of the metallic housing. A non-conductive layer is formed on the inner surface of the metallic housing, and part of the non-conductive layer is extended into the apertures. The outer surface of the metallic housing is dyed to form the casing of the electronic device. A casing of an electronic device is also provided. | 09-25-2014 |
20150205442 | OPTICAL TOUCH SCREEN - The present invention provides an optical touch screen including a transparent panel, a camera module and at least one retro-reflector. The transparent panel includes a bottom surface and a touch surface opposite to each other, a corner and sides. The camera module disposed on the corner includes a light source, a light guide component, an optical clear adhesive and an optical sensor. The light source is used for emitting an incident light, in which a vertical distance between the light source and the touch surface is greater than a vertical distance between the bottom surface and the touch surface. The optical clear adhesive is used to fix the light guide component on the transparent panel, and the incident light enters the transparent panel through the light guide component and the optical clear adhesive with total reflection between the bottom surface and the touch surface. | 07-23-2015 |
20150331543 | OPTICAL TOUCH MODULE - An optical touch module is disposed on a display. The display has two edges opposite to each other and a plurality of corners. The optical touch module includes two frames, a plurality of light-emitting units, a plurality of sensors, and two retro-reflectors. The frames are respectively disposed on the opposite edges. The light-emitting units are respectively disposed on the frames and correspond to different corners. The sensors are respectively disposed adjacent to the light-emitting units. The retro-reflectors are respectively disposed on the frames and reflect light emitted by the light-emitting units, such that after the light is reflected, the light travels in the reversed original direction and is captured by the corresponding sensors. | 11-19-2015 |
20160120052 | CASING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A casing of an electronic device including a metallic housing and a first non-conductive spacer is provided. The metallic housing has an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, the outer surface of the metallic housing is dyed, the inner surface is substantially a recessed structure, and the metallic housing has a first gap communicating the inner surface and the outer surface, wherein the metallic housing further comprises at least one connecting terminal. The first non-conductive spacer, disposed in the first gap of the metallic housing. | 04-28-2016 |
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20100090912 | Multi-frequency antenna and an electronic device having the multi-frequency antenna thereof - A multi-frequency antenna for wireless signal transmission of an electronic device is disclosed. The multi-frequency antenna comprises a base board, a radiating element, a grounding element, a shorting element, and a feeding point. The radiating element, the grounding element, and the shorting element are disposed on the base board. The shorting element comprises a first end and a second end; the first end is connected to the radiating element and the second end is connected to the grounding element; wherein, a first slot is disposed between the radiating element and the shorting element. The feeding point is used to feed a signal; wherein the feeding point is substantially disposed between one edge of the base board and the shorting element. | 04-15-2010 |
20100123629 | Dual-Polarized Antenna - A dual-polarized antenna includes a grounding plate, a vertically polarized portion and a horizontally polarized portion. The vertically polarized portion has a first connecting portion extending from one edge of the grounding plate, a vertical radiating element spaced at the edge for forming a simulation capacitance therebetween, and a first feeding portion connected to the first connecting portion and the vertical radiating element. The horizontally polarized portion has a second connecting portion extending from another edge of the grounding plate substantially perpendicular to the edge of the grounding plate, a horizontal radiating element spaced at the another edge for forming another simulation capacitance therebetween, and a second feeding portion connected to the second connecting portion and the horizontal radiating element. The two simulation capacitances help to adjust bandwidth and input impedance of the dual-polarized antenna for improving the gain of the dual-polarized antenna. | 05-20-2010 |
20100177006 | ANTENNA - An antenna connected with a matching circuit is mounted in a portable electronic device for receiving radio frequency band. The antenna includes a flat-plate coil with a shape thereof depending on a receiving space of the portable electronic device, a feeding portion defined at one free end of the coil for connecting with the matching circuit, and a grounding portion defined at the other free end of the coil. Accordingly, the antenna can be received in the portable electronic device with a small-occupied space, and is convenient for a user to listen to broadcast at random. | 07-15-2010 |
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20120013577 | OPTICAL TOUCH STRUCTURE - An optical touch structure including a light guide element, a light source, a reflecting mirror, and an image sensor is provided. The light guide element has a light-emitting surface. The light guide element guides the light provided by the light source to the light-emitting surface. The extending direction of the reflecting mirror is substantially perpendicular to the light-emitting surface. The intersection of the reflecting mirror and the light guide element is defined as a first position. The light guide element and the reflecting mirror define a touch range. The image sensor is disposed on a second position opposite to the first position. The sensing area of the image sensor at least covers the touch range. When the proceeding path of the first direction light is shorter than that of the second direction light, the strength of the second direction light is larger than that of the first direction light. | 01-19-2012 |
20150035799 | OPTICAL TOUCHSCREEN - An optical touchscreen includes a transparent panel, a plurality of optical modules, and at least one retro-reflector. The transparent panel includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, a plurality of corners, and a plurality of edges. The optical modules are respectively disposed on the corners, and each optical module includes an incident-light unit and a sensor. The incident-light unit is used for emitting an incident light, so that the incident light enters and passes through the transparent panel via total reflection between the first surface and the second surface. The sensor is disposed on one side of the incident-light unit. The retro-reflector is disposed on the edges, and the retro-reflector is used to reflect the incident light, so that the incident light is reflected by the retro-reflector, and the reflected incident light goes in a reversed path within the transparent panel and is captured by the sensor. | 02-05-2015 |
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20130241882 | OPTICAL TOUCH SYSTEM AND OPTICAL TOUCH POSITION DETECTING METHOD - The invention provides an optical touch system for detecting a position of a touch object on a touch area, including an active light source for lightening the touch area, a camera having two lenses and an image sensor to capture two images of the touch object on the image sensor through the two lens, and a processor for calculating the position of the touch object according to the two images of the touch object on the image sensor. | 09-19-2013 |
20130241883 | OPTICAL TOUCH SYSTEM AND OPTICAL TOUCH-POSITION DETECTION METHOD - The invention provides an optical touch system, including a camera having a lens and an image sensor to capture an image of a touch object on the image sensor through the lens, an active light source for lighting the touch object, and a processor for determining the distance between the touch object and the camera according to the size of the image or the brightness of the image on the image sensor, determining the direction of the touch object according to the position of the image on the image sensor, and calculating the position of the touch object | 09-19-2013 |
20130249865 | OPTICAL TOUCH CONTROL SYSTEMS - An optical touch control system is disclosed. A reflector surrounds a monitor. At least one image detection module is adjacent to the monitor and includes an image sensor, a reflective mirror, and a light source. The image sensor is electrically connected to an image processor. The reflective mirror is disposed on the image sensor and inclines to the image sensor by a predetermined angle. The light source outputs light onto the monitor. The reflective mirror reflects the light reflected by the reflector to the image sensor, identifying a touch control operation. | 09-26-2013 |
20140015807 | OPTICAL TOUCH CONTROL SYSTEMS - An optical touch control system. A monitor includes a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side sequentially connected to each other. A first light guide, a second light guide, and a third light guide are respectively disposed on the first, second, and third sides of the monitor. A first beam splitter is adjacent to the first and second light guides. A second beam splitter is adjacent to the second and third light guides. A first light source and a second light source are respectively adjacent to the first and second beam splitters. A first image sensor is disposed between the first and fourth sides of the monitor. A second image sensor is disposed between the third and fourth sides. The first and second image sensors receive light transmitted onto the monitor via the first, second, and third light guides, identifying touch control operations. | 01-16-2014 |
20140062890 | KEYBOARD DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A keyboard device includes an operation surface. One long side of the operation surface is referred to as a proximal side, which nears a user operating the keyboard device; and the other long side is referred to as a distal side. A key unit is positioned on the proximal side, wherein the key unit includes a plurality of keys. A camera module is positioned on the distal side. An angle between a border of a field of view of the light sensor and the operation surface is set at a particular angle thus user's hand lays outside the field of view of the light sensor when the user is manipulating the key unit. | 03-06-2014 |
20140078060 | INPUT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An input device is equipped with a cursor pointing unit including a mechanical control stick and an optical sensor. The optical sensor is mounted on the mechanical control stick and has a contact surface for sensing object motion thereon. A cursor signal is generated when the mechanical control stick is inclined by an exerted pressure. When the mechanical control stick is not inclined, a position frame of the object on the contact surface is retrieved as a reference frame. A real-time position frame of the object is retrieved when the object remains on the contact surface. A speed of the object is calculated according to the reference frame and the real-time position frame. When the speed does not exceed a threshold, a cursor position move is generated according to the speed; and when the speed exceeds the threshold, a switch signal is generated to initiate a gesture controlling mode. | 03-20-2014 |
20140152569 | INPUT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An input device applied on an electronic device including a keyboard, an image-detection module, and a processing device. There is a selection-operating area, a gesture-operating area, and a key-in area above the keyboard. The image-detection module is embedded in the keyboard for detecting the location of the user's hand. The processing device informs the electronic device to operate in either the selection-operating mode, the gesture-operating mode, or the key-in mode, according to the location of the hand as detected by the image detector. | 06-05-2014 |
20150261382 | TOUCH CONTROL SYSTEM - A touch control system is provided and connected to a display surface, including a stylus and at least two sensing devices. The stylus includes a housing, a first opening, a second opening, a contacting member, and a reflecting member. The housing has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The first opening is formed at the first end. The second opening is formed between the first end and the second end. The contacting member protrudes from the first opening. The reflecting member is disposed in the housing, situated between the first opening and the second opening, and connected to the contacting member. When the contacting member contacts the display surface and moves along a direction from the first opening toward the second opening, the reflecting member is exposed to the second opening and reflects a light signal emitted from the sensing devices. | 09-17-2015 |
20150293689 | TOUCH-CONTROL SYSTEM - A touch-control system is provided. The touch-control system includes: at least two image capturing units, configured to capture a plurality of hand images of a user; and an electronic device, coupled to the image capturing units, configured to recognize a target object from the hand images, and detect motions of the target object in an operating space, wherein the electronic device includes a display unit, and the operating space includes a virtual touch-control plane, wherein when the target object touches a virtual touch-control point on the virtual touch-control plane, the electronic device generates a touch-control signal and performs an associated touch-control operation at a position corresponding to the virtual touch-control points on the display unit. | 10-15-2015 |
20150317022 | OPTICAL TOUCH SYSTEM - An optical touch control system is disclosed, includes a display panel, first and second optical sensors, first and second light-emitting devices, and a controller. The first and second optical sensors are respectively disposed at opposite corners of the display panel. The first and second light-emitting devices are disposed on the first and second optical sensors, respectively. The controller turns off the first and second light-emitting devices and turns on the first optical sensor to obtain a first frame, only turns on the second light-emitting device and the first optical sensor to obtain a second frame, turns off the first and second light-emitting devices and turns on the second optical sensor to obtain a third frame, only turns on the first light-emitting device and the second optical sensor to obtain a fourth frame, and determines a gesture according to the first through the fourth frames. | 11-05-2015 |