03rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140015679 | Specialty Plant Moisture Sensing - A sensor for monitoring a nursery or specialty plant is disclosed herein. A tethered sensor is placed in a tree's rootball. The sensor is connected to a sensor monitor with a cable that can be disconnected from the sensor. The cable allows the sensor monitor to provide power as needed and to receive sensor readings from the sensor. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015680 | PHOTOELECTRIC SMOKE DETECTOR WITH DRIFT COMPENSATION - A smoke detector is disclosed that comprises a smoke detection chamber comprising: a light source operable to provide radiation to an interior space of the smoke detection chamber, and a light detector operable to receive radiation scattered by one or more radiation scatting particles in the interior of the smoke detection chamber; an alarm control module, in communication with the smoke detection chamber and a processor, operable to produce an alarm indicating a presence of a predetermined threshold of the one or more radiation scattering particles; a computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the detector to perform an alarm compensation threshold method comprising: comparing a calibrated clear air voltage measurement with an average clear air voltage measurement; adjusting an alarm threshold sensitivity, based at least in part, on the comparison of the calibrated clear air voltage measurement and the average clear air voltage measurement. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015681 | RECREATIONAL SMOKING MONITOR SYSTEM FOR USE IN OCCUPIED SPACES - A system detects presence of particles in the air of guest rooms of facilities such as motels and hotels for example that indicate that guests are engaged in recreational smoking. The system provides an indication to the facility manager of such behavior. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015682 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING LOW BATTERY INDICATION IN ALARMS - A method and apparatus for utilizing a timing component to optimize low battery indication in alarm devices. The method and apparatus may set a timing component based on a condition detected by a alarm device. Upon detection of a low battery condition within the alarm device, the alarm device can delay low battery indication, using the timing component, until a time of day with a higher probably of user suitability. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015683 | DETERRING ELECTRONIC DEVICE USAGE UNDER UNSUITABLE CONDITIONS - A system and method for deterring electronic device usage under unsuitable conditions are provided herein. In examples, a position of the electronic device relative to the velocity source and a speed of the device is determined using hardware of the electronic device. Operation of the electronic device under unsuitable conditions is determined using the speed and position of the electronic device. An alert is issued when the electronic device is operated under unsuitable conditions. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015684 | HOME APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING SIGNAL SOUND FOR DIAGNOSIS - Provided are a home appliance and a method of outputting a signal sound for diagnosis. The home appliance includes: a selection unit for receiving a diagnosis command on the home appliance from a user; a memory for storing diagnosis data on the home appliance; a controller for processing the diagnosis data stored in the memory in order to generate a packet according to a diagnosis command input through the selection unit; a conversion unit for generating a frame including a combination of symbols, which respectively correspond to four different carrier frequencies, on the basis of data constituting the packet, according to a Quadrature Frequency Shift Keying (QFSK) method. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015685 | ENGINEERING MACHINE AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A stability control system for an engineering machine and a control method are provided. The stability control system includes a detection device ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015686 | ACTIVE WARNING DEVICE FOR SERVER AND WARNING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides an active warning device for server and the warning method thereof. The active warning device is applied to a server. When a control module in the server is departing from a midplane board, the active warning device can provide warning actively. Thereby, a user can notice that the control module is been drawing out of the server and then uses his both hands to support it for preventing tilt, fall, and hence damage of the control module. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015687 | POSTURE CALIBRATION FOR ACTIVITY MONITORING - A method and system for activity monitoring of a user are disclosed. In a first aspect, the method comprises calibrating posture by the user to determine a calibration vector. The method includes validating the calibration vector by comparing an anteroposterior axis to a threshold, wherein activity of the user is monitored using the validated calibration vector. In a second aspect, a wireless sensor device comprises a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor, wherein the memory device includes an application that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to receive a posture calibration request from the user and to determine a calibration vector based on the received request. The application, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to validate the calibration vector by comparing an anteroposterior axis to a threshold, wherein activity of the user is monitored using the validated calibration vector. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015688 | Central Monitoring and Measurement System - A central monitoring and measurement system is described. A central user interface system for generation of a plurality of user-desired information based upon a plurality of measured data, the central user interface system may include a receiver system configured to receive wirelessly the plurality of measured data from a plurality of external sensor systems. An input/output system may be configured to provide output data to a display screen, receive input data from the display device, and provide output data to a processing system. The processing system may be configured to process the plurality of measured data from the plurality of external sensor systems into the plurality of user-desired information. Each external sensor system may include a transmission system configured to transmit wirelessly measured data to the central user interface system, and a measurement system configured to determine the measured data associated with an external device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015689 | Adaptive Bandwidth Consumption in Remote Monitoring of Agricultural Assets - Individual agricultural assets at a remote location are each equipped with at least one condition sensor in communication with a location-based controlling transceiver, which in turn communicates with a central monitoring system. The transceiver will monitor data received from the condition sensors and in accordance with predetermined notification parameters will send a signal to the central monitoring system only when a notification condition, for example an elevated temperature reading in the instance of a grain bin, is detected. By only communicating when a transmission bandwidth requirements between the transceiver and the central monitoring system are minimized. Further transmission bandwidth reduction can be achieved by limiting the notification condition parameters limiting transceiver packet. Various conditions including temperature, gas levels or presence, volume or other conditions of various types of assets could be monitored remotely in this way. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015690 | DNA, blood, heart, glucose, body temperature, skin and other medical diagnostic communications - Medical diagnostic and digital communication methods for processing in a mobile device a DNA, or blood, or heart or glucose, or body temperature or skin, or urine, or another medical device provided signal into a processed signal. Providing processed medical signals to a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) processor or to a Orthogonal Frequency Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) processor for processing, modulation and transmission of mobile device modulated signals in a wireless system. Processing a touch screen generated signal in mobile device into a touch screen processed signal for control of mobile device. Digital communications to and from a heart pacemaker for wireless mobile diagnostics and control of heart pacemaker. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015691 | Method and Apparatus for Diagnosis of a Communication Channel - An apparatus for diagnosis of a communication channel, wherein a communication signal serves for data transmission and is a frequency-modulated signal. The apparatus includes a receiving circuit, which serves for receiving the frequency-modulated signal. The receiving circuit includes a monitoring unit, which serves for determining a signal parameter of the frequency-modulated signal. The receiving circuit also includes a demodulator, which serves to demodulate the frequency-modulated signal. The receiving circuit also includes a signal processing unit, which is connected with the demodulator and with the monitoring unit, wherein the signal processing unit, at least at times, serves for evaluating the signal parameter of the frequency-modulated signal determined by means the monitoring unit and, at least at times, for evaluating the demodulated signal. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015692 | TRAFFIC CONE ASSEMBLY - A traffic cone assembly has a base, a telescopic unit and an illuminating unit. The base has an inner space and a base hole formed through a top surface of the base. The telescopic unit is capable of telescoping longitudinally, is securely connected with the base and has a bottom, a middle and a top. The bottom of the telescopic unit is securely mounted in the inner space of the base. The middle of the telescopic unit protrudes out from the base hole. An LED (light emitting diode) of the illuminating unit is securely mounted on the top of the telescopic unit. Because the LED mounted on the top of the telescopic unit can illuminate, the traffic cone assembly can be seen with good visibility. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015693 | REAR CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT DEVICE - Provided is a rear cross traffic alert device that allows a driver to understand that notification of the presence of an object (another vehicle, etc.) in an area directly behind the vehicle cannot be notified. The rear cross traffic alert device provided on a vehicle includes: an object detection section configured to detect the presence of an object laterally behind the vehicle; a movement determination section configured to determine whether or not the object has entered a predetermined area in a detection area in which the object detection section can detect the presence of the object; and a notification control section configured to stop notification when the movement determination section has determined that the object has entered the predetermined area. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015694 | Incentivized Recovery of Balloon Materials - Methods and systems involving an incentivized recovery of balloon materials are disclosed herein. An example system may be configured to: (a) determine a landing location of a balloon, where the balloon has been configured to operate as a node in a balloon network; (b) detect a removal event corresponding to the balloon ceasing to operate as a node in the balloon network and descending to the landing location; and (c) in response to detecting the removal event, initiate a transmission of a recovery-assistance signal that is comprised of (i) location data corresponding to the landing location of the balloon and (ii) an indication of an incentive to recover the balloon. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015695 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING RUNWAY INFORMATION - A display system and method for an aircraft are provided. The display device includes a processing unit configured to receive arrestor bed information associated with a runway and to generate display commands based on the arrestor bed information; and a display device coupled the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and to display symbology representing the arrestor bed information. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015696 | Vehicle System Passive Notification Using Remote Device - A method of vehicle monitoring includes monitoring one or more vehicle safety systems while a vehicle is in operation to detect an unsafe condition. The method also includes sending an alert to a handheld device if an unsafe condition is detected. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015697 | COMBINED WU AND CHASE DECODING OF CYCLIC CODES - An apparatus having a first circuit and a second circuit is disclosed. The first circuit may be configured to generate (i) a plurality of symbols and (ii) a plurality of decision values both in response to detecting an encoded codeword. The second circuit may be configured to (i) generate a plurality of probabilities to flip one or more of the symbols based on the decision values, (ii) generate a modified probability by merging two or more of the probabilities of an unreliable position in the symbols and (iii) generate a decoded codeword by decoding the symbols using a list decode technique in response to the modified probability. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015698 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FIXED RATE ENTROPY CODED SCALAR QUANTIZATION - A system and method combine an entropy coding algorithm like Huffman or arithmetic coding with a fixed length coding scheme and can improve the compression performance in a fixed rate compression scheme. The fixed length code assigns codes with a fixed length to symbols that have the highest probability of occurrence. Therefore, fixed length coding is used if all symbols in the sequence are from the set of symbols that have the highest probability values. Otherwise an entropy coding algorithm (e.g. Huffman coding) is used to encode quantized symbols. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015699 | System and Method for Analog to Digital (A/D) Conversion - In one embodiment, a method for converting an analog input value to a digital output value is disclosed. A successive approximation is performed. The analog input is quantized to a first quantized value, which is converted to a first analog value using a DAC. The first analog value is subtracted from the analog input value to form a first residue. The first residue is quantized to form a second quantized value, and a second residue is formed by converting the second quantized value to a second analog value using the DAC and subtracting the second analog value from the first residue value. The second residue is then quantized to form a third quantized value. The first, second and third quantized values are converted into a digital output value. The first, second and third quantized values each have at least three levels. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015700 | MASH SIGMA-DELTA MODULATOR AND DA CONVERTER CIRCUIT - A MASH sigma-delta modulator includes: parallel integration units in M stages configured to receive N pieces of data from a previous stage, to perform integral calculation in parallel; parallel differentiation units each configured to calculate a difference between neighboring overflows of the corresponding parallel integration unit of the integration part; and a parallel-to-serial conversion part configured to parallel-to-serial convert outputs from the differentiation part, wherein the parallel integration units receive pieces of input data in parallel, the parallel integration unit in each stage and the parallel differentiation unit in each stage perform integral calculation and differential calculation in each stage in one operation clock of a frequency 1/N times a master clock frequency, and the parallel-to-serial conversion part outputs the result of the parallel-to-serial conversion in synchronization with the master clock. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015701 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MODULATION OF A RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL - A method and apparatus for performing modulation of a radio frequency, RF, signal within a digital-to-RF converter. The method includes determining a desired digital control word switching frequency value based at least partly on at least one parameter corresponding to a bandwidth of the RF signal to be modulated and at least one from a group including: at least one parameter corresponding to an RF channel frequency of the RF signal to be modulated; and at least one parameter corresponding to a power level of the RF signal to be modulated. The method further includes dynamically configuring at least one digital control module to output at least one digital control word signal in accordance with the desired digital control word switching frequency value, and performing modulation of the RF signal in accordance with the at least one digital control word signal output by the at least one digital control module. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015702 | MIXED MODE ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An analog to digital converter in accordance with the inventive concept may include a reference voltage generation circuit outputting first and second reference voltages; a decompression part decompressing amplitude of an analog input signal and the first and second reference voltages; a flash ADC converting the decompressed analog input signal into a first digital signal with reference to the decompressed first and second reference voltages; and a successive approximation ADC converting the analog input signal into a second digital signal according to a successive approximation operation with reference to the first digital signal and the first and second reference voltages. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015703 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GAIN CONTROL FOR TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTOR (ADC) - A system for processing signals may be configured to apply digital conversion to analog signals, and to apply, prior to the analog-to-digital conversion, a gain to at least a portion of the analog signals. The gain may be controlled and/or adjusted based on processing of digital output generated based on the analog-to-digital conversion. The system may comprise a plurality of sampling slices, which may be configured to provide the analog-to-digital conversion in interleaved (e.g., time-interleaved) manner. Each of the sampling slices may comprise a dedicated gain element, for applying gain to signals handled by the corresponding slice. The gain applied by the gain elements of the sampling slices may be controlled, independently, collectively, and/or in based on grouping into subsets. The gain may be controlled based on application of a particular gain control algorithm, which may be selected from a plurality of predefined algorithms. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015704 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROTECT A TARGET AGAINST A MINIMUM OF ONE ATTACKING MISSILE - This invention describes an application and its methodology to protect a target against a minimum of one attacking missile through timely optimized ship maneuvers by using known RCS calculations against radar and/or infrared guided missiles. This application also provides the necessary measurement and analysis abilities of the many possible positions, or physical constraints a ship may need to be in, in order to significantly increase the effectiveness of current shipborne “state of the art” soft-kill systems against attacking unmanned missiles. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015705 | TRANSMITTING ELECTRIC POWER USING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - Technologies are generally described for transmitting electric power using electromagnetic waves. An example device may include a transmitting unit, a dielectric waveguide, and a receiving unit. The transmitting unit can be configured to transmit the electromagnetic wave through a first waveguide. The dielectric waveguide can be configured to direct the electromagnetic wave from the first waveguide to a second waveguide. Further, the receiving unit can be configured to receive the electromagnetic wave from the dielectric waveguide through the second waveguide. An example borehole radar system may generate an electromagnetic wave from a DC power supply and provide the electromagnetic wave to a power transmitting unit. The power transmitting unit can be configured to transmit the electromagnetic wave through a dielectric waveguide. The electromagnetic wave can be rectified to generate a DC voltage signal, by which a transmitting antenna may be powered to generate a radar signal. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015706 | PRESENCE DETECTION SYSTEM, PRESENCE DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A presence detection system is equipped with a transmitter that transmits a multipath wireless signal and a receiver that detects the presence of a person by receiving the transmitted wireless signal, within a prescribed space. On the basis of the reception level for a wireless signal received intermittently at the beginning of a first interval, the receiver determines whether there has been a change in the present/absent state of a person. When it is determined that there has been a change in the present/absent state of a person, the receiver determines whether a person is present/absent on the basis of variation in the reception level for a wireless signal received at the beginning of a second interval, which is shorter than the first interval. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015707 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DIVERSITY-DISTANCE-MEASURING EQUIPMENT - Systems and methods that allow for distance-measuring equipment (DME) to use either a lower or an upper fuselage-mounted antenna. An exemplary system located on an aircraft includes an aircraft configuration data source that generates aircraft configuration information, an aircraft orientation data source that generates aircraft orientation information, a positioning system that generates aircraft position information and a component that provides DME ground station position information. The system also includes a first antenna, a second antenna and a processing device that determines if a DME signal communication issue exists with the first antenna that is based on the generated aircraft position information, the DME ground station position information and at least one of the configuration or orientation information. The processing device switches DME signal communication to the second antenna if a DME signal communication issue has been determined to exist. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015708 | EXTENDED ANGULAR RESOLUTION IN SENSOR ARRAYS USING SECONDARY ECHOES - An apparatus and associated method for improved angular resolution capability of a remote sensing echo system based on utilizing both a first and a secondary echo of a single transmission signal. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015709 | WAVEGUIDE CONNECTING STRUCTURE, ANTENNA DEVICE AND RADAR DEVICE - There is provided a waveguide connecting structure, including first, second, third and fourth waveguides. A first coupling window at one of magnetic field planes of the third waveguide couples the first and third waveguides in such a manner that the electric field planes of both are in parallel. A second coupling window formed at one of the electric field planes of the third waveguide couples the second and third waveguides in such a manner that the electric field planes of the second waveguide is in parallel with the magnetic field planes of the first waveguide. A third coupling window formed at the other one of the electric field planes couples the fourth and third waveguides in such a manner that the electric field planes of the fourth waveguide is in parallel with the magnetic field planes of the first waveguide. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015710 | SAR AUTOFOCUS FOR GROUND PENETRATION RADAR - A method of synthetic aperture radar autofocus for ground penetration radar ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015711 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TIME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD OF THE SAME - A wireless communication system having a time synchronization mechanism is provided. The wireless communication system comprises a first receiver and a second receiver. The first receiver tracks a code phase data of a satellite to generate a synchronization data related to a sync phase position and a first receiver phase position corresponding to one of first receiver time pulses. The second receiver comprises a receiving unit, a tracking unit and a computing unit. The receiving unit receives the synchronization data from the first receiver through a network. The tracking unit tracks the code phase data of the satellite to obtain a second receiver phase position corresponding to one of second receiver time pulses. The computing unit performs a time synchronization process with the first receiver and the satellite according to the code phase data, the synchronization data and the second receiver phase position. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015712 | GNSS Signal Processing with Ionospheric Bridging for Reconvergence - Methods and apparatus provide for positioning of a rover antenna from GNSS data derived from multi-frequency signals and correction data derived from a network of reference stations. Rover antenna position and multi-frequency ambiguities are estimated at each epoch. An ionospheric filter models variation in ionospheric bias per satellite. A set of ionospheric carrier-phase ambiguities is estimated at least when the multi-frequency ambiguities have attained a predetermined precision. The estimated ionospheric carrier-phase ambiguities are cached. After detecting interruption of signal at the rover antenna and determining reacquisition of signals at the rover antenna, an ionospheric bias per satellite over an interruption interval is predicted. For each satellite, a cached ionospheric carrier-phase ambiguity is combined with a predicted ionospheric bias to obtain a post-interruption ionospheric ambiguity estimate. The post-interruption ionospheric ambiguity estimates are used to aid estimation of rover antenna position after signal reacquisition. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015713 | Reduced Sampling Low Power GPS - Some implementations provide low power reduced sampling of global positioning system (GPS) locations. A server may be configured to assist a mobile device in determining a location from a plurality of GPS signal samples and corresponding time stamps provided by the mobile device, such as by identifying a set of possible reference locations, which may be used to calculate a location of the mobile device. In another example, the mobile device may sample GPS signals using a GPS receiver, compress the samples, and provide the compressed samples to the server for processing. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015714 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND HINGE MECHANISM - A portable electronic device includes a casing unit, a first support unit, a second support unit, a first antenna unit, a second antenna unit, a first conducting unit and a second conducting unit. The casing unit includes a first outer casing and a second outer casing pivotally connected with the first outer casing. The first outer casing includes a hinge structure pivotally connected with the second outer casing. The first support unit includes a first support body disposed in the hinge structure, and the second support unit includes a second support body disposed in the hinge structure. The first antenna unit includes a first antenna structure disposed on the first support body and separated from the second outer casing. The second antenna unit includes a second antenna structure disposed on the second support body and separated from the second outer casing. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015715 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A portable terminal includes a metal frame on which an LCD is mounted, the metal frame being grounded; and an antenna element that includes a feed point between a first end and a second end and is formed from the same piece of sheet metal used for the metal frame, the first end of the antenna element being connected to the metal frame. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015716 | Window Assembly Having An Antenna Element Overlapping A Transparent Layer And An Adjacent Outer Region - A window assembly for a vehicle has a transparent layer including a metal compound such that the transparent layer is electrically conductive. The transparent layer defines an area covering the window assembly. An outer region which is electrically non-conductive surrounds the area. The window assembly includes an antenna element including wire or transparent coating which overlaps the transparent layer and overlaps the outer region. The antenna element is configured to receive linearly or circularly polarized radio frequency (RF) signals. A feeding element is coupled to the antenna element for energizing the antenna element. The antenna element is capacitively coupled to the transparent layer. The transparent layer operates as a parasitic or active antenna element with respect to the antenna element. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015717 | Antenna Mast Assemblies - Exemplary embodiments are disclosed of antenna mast assemblies, which may be configured for multiband operation for automobiles or other vehicular applications. In an exemplary embodiment, an antenna mast assembly generally includes a coil radiator including a first coil portion and a second coil portion. The antenna mast assembly also includes a support having a first end portion, a second end portion, a first protruding portion, and a second protruding portion. The coil radiator is disposed about at least a portion of the support such that the first coil portion is between the first protruding portion and the first end portion of the support, and such that the second coil portion is between the second protruding portion and the second end portion of the support. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015718 | TRI-BAND ANTENNA FOR NONCELLULAR WIRELESS APPLICATIONS - A tri-band antenna for noncellular wireless applications is provided. The antenna comprises: a first radiating arm for generating a first resonance in a first frequency band, the first radiating arm further enabled for connection to an antenna tuning circuit; the first radiating arm comprising a capacitive coupling structure; a coupling arm separated by a gap from the first radiating arm; a second radiating arm for generating a second resonance in a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band, the second radiating arm connected to the coupling arm such that the second radiating arm is capacitively coupled to the first radiating arm; and a third radiating arm for generating a third resonance in a third frequency band lower than the second frequency band, the third radiating arm connected to the coupling arm such that the third radiating arm is capacitively coupled to the first radiating arm. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015719 | SWITCHED ANTENNA APPARATUS AND METHODS - Dynamically switchable antenna apparatus and associated methods. In one embodiment, a switching antenna configuration is used within a portable device (e.g. mobile phone). The switching antenna comprises at least one antenna element which operates at one or more resonant frequencies, and one or more switching elements. In one implementation, the switching elements are autonomously controlled to correct for detuning effects experienced by the antenna (e.g., body tissue loading) by modifying the electrical length of the antenna radiator(s) and/or correcting antenna impedance mismatch. In another implementation, the switching elements are controlled to effectuate band switching of the antenna. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015720 | TRI-BAND ANTENNA FOR NONCELLULAR WIRELESS APPLICATIONS - A tri-band antenna for noncellular wireless applications is provided. The antenna comprises: a first radiating arm for generating a first resonance in a first frequency band, the first radiating arm further enabled for connection to an antenna tuning circuit; the first radiating arm comprising a capacitive coupling structure; a coupling arm separated by a gap from the first radiating arm; a second radiating arm for generating a second resonance in a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band, the second radiating arm connected to the coupling arm such that the second radiating arm is capacitively coupled to the first radiating arm; and a third radiating arm for generating a third resonance in a third frequency band lower than the second frequency band, the third radiating arm connected to the coupling arm such that the third radiating arm is capacitively coupled to the first radiating arm. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015721 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - Provided is an antenna device which is capable of flexibly adjusting multiple resonance frequencies. The antenna device is provided with a substrate main body ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015722 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND FEEDING STRUCTURE THEREOF - Embodiments provide connecting various circuits to which capacitive elements are connected to obtain an optimal capacitive reactance value needed in a resonance. Embodiments provide a capacitance value of an optimal capacitive reactance needed in a resonance by connecting a plurality of capacitive elements to a conductive line connecting an emitter and a ground in series or connecting one or more capacitive elements in parallel/series. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015723 | BROADBAND VARIABLE ANTENNA DEVICE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed is an antenna device for a portable terminal, including a circuit board having a conductive layer attached on a surface, a first slit formed by partially removing the conductive layer in a position adjacent to one side of the circuit board, the first slit extending in parallel with a lateral periphery of the circuit board, a radiation portion comprising part of the conductive layer positioned on the lateral periphery of the circuit board in one side of the first slit, and a feed line placed on the first slit and adapted to feed the radiation portion from the other side of the first slit. The radiation portion further comprises a second slit extending from the first slit to the lateral periphery of the circuit board across part of the conductive layer forming the radiation portion, and a frequency adjustment element placed on the second slit. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015724 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND TERMINAL DEVICE ASSOCIATED WITH ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus may include a conductor layer having an aperture and a slit that adjoins the aperture; and a resonance tuning component including a first element, a second element, and a third element coupled with the first and second elements. The slit may have an opening at a periphery of the conductor layer. A first gap may be arranged between the first element and the conductor layer. At least a part of the first element may be coupled with the conductor layer. A second gap may be arranged between the second element and the conductor layer. The antenna apparatus may include a capacitor and an inductor. The capacitor may be connected with the inductor in parallel between the first element and the conductor layer. The terminal device may include the antenna apparatus. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015725 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MODELING ANTENNA EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS - A method and an arrangement for modeling antenna emission characteristics are disclosed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015726 | RADIOFREQUENCY CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein are embodiments of a radiofrequency circuit assemblies and dielectrically-loaded antennas for use in the assembly, the assembly and the antenna being for operation at a frequency in excess of 200 MHz. The disclosed assemblies and antennas should not be construed as limiting in any way. Instead, the present disclosure is directed toward all novel and nonobvious features and aspects of the various disclosed embodiments, alone and in various combinations and subcombinations with one another. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015727 | ALL-METAL CASING STRUCTURE AND ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An all-metal casing structure includes a casing unit, a first substrate unit, a second substrate unit, an antenna unit and a conductive unit. The casing unit includes at least one metal casing having at least one through opening. The first substrate unit includes at least one first substrate body disposed in the metal casing and neighboring to the through opening. The second substrate unit includes at least one second substrate body disposed in the metal casing and neighboring to the first substrate body. The antenna unit includes at least one antenna module disposed on the first substrate body and corresponding to the through opening, and the antenna module is electrically connected to the second substrate body. The conductive unit includes at least two conductive elements separated from each other by a predetermined distance and electrically connected between the metal casing and the first substrate body. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015728 | Wireless Handheld Devices, Radiation Systems and Manufacturing Methods - A radiating system for transmitting and receiving signals in first and second frequency regions includes a radiating structure, a radiofrequency system, and an external port. The radiating structure has first and second isolated radiation boosters coupled to a ground plane layer. A first internal port of the radiating structure is between the first radiation booster and the ground plane layer, and a second internal port is between the second radiation booster and the ground plane layer. A distance between the two internal ports is less than 0.06 times a wavelength of the lowest frequency. The maximum size of the first and second radiation boosters is smaller than 1/30 times the wavelength of the lowest frequency. The radiofrequency system includes two ports connected respectively to the first and the second internal ports of the radiating structure, and a port connected to the external port of the radiating system. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015729 | ANTENNA DEVICE - A first antenna element | 2014-01-16 |
20140015730 | Concentrated Wireless Device Providing Operability in Multiple Frequency Regions - A radiating system for transmitting and receiving signals in first and second frequency regions includes a radiating structure, a radiofrequency system, and an external port. The radiating structure has first and second isolated radiation boosters coupled to a ground plane layer. A first internal port of the radiating structure is between the first radiation booster and the ground plane layer, and a second internal port is between the second radiation booster and the ground plane layer. A distance between the two internal ports is less than 0.06 times a wavelength of the lowest frequency. The maximum size of the first and second radiation boosters is smaller than 1/30 times the wavelength of the lowest frequency. The radiofrequency system includes two ports connected respectively to the first and the second internal ports of the radiating structure, and a port connected to the external port of the radiating system. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015731 | CONTACT MEMS ARCHITECTURE FOR IMPROVED CYCLE COUNT AND HOT-SWITCHING AND ESD - The disclosure is directed to optimized switching circuitry utilizing MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems) circuitry in series with solid state circuitry. Specifically, the MEMS circuitry includes a first MEMS circuit in parallel with (and separate from) a second MEMS circuit. A paired signal is defined as a transmit signal and a receive signal (in a single band) that are transmitted or received on separate paths or on separate nodes. The transmit signal is associated with the first MEMS circuit, and the receive signal is associated with the second MEMS circuit. The solid state circuitry switches between the first MEMS circuit and second MEMS circuit without requiring any switching in the first or second MEMS circuits. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015732 | Card Guide And Cap Antenna Retention System - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a structure and method for providing better antenna element retention in the any environment. The structure may comprise at least two card guides attached to a base. Each card guide may have at least one antenna slot, and individual antenna elements may be guided into position by an antenna slot of two different card guides. The individual antenna elements may have their freedom of motion restricted in the direction of their insertion by caps attached to the card guides. The individual antenna elements may have their freedom of motion restricted in a direction transverse to their direction of insertion by retention members attached to the card guides. By allowing for the “top-down” assembly of individual antenna elements in a modular fashion, embodiments of the present invention may facilitate easier repair of antenna element arrays, than prior art array assemblies. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015733 | Low Profile Pass-Through Electrical Connector - A low profile pass-through electrical connector is designed for aerospace applications. The connector allows voltage and current to pass-thru a conductive wing surface, while maintaining a low profile height for aerodynamic performance considerations. Examples of applications of the electrical connector include power for thin film heaters and communication antennae applications. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015734 | Antenna Apparatus - An antenna apparatus includes a cable structure, a feed fitting, a ground fitting, and an antenna. The cable structure includes a feed segment and a ground segment, wherein the feed segment and the ground segment are arranged along an axial direction of the cable structure. The feed fitting and the ground fitting respectively electrically fit the feed segment and the ground segment. The antenna includes a body, a feed holding portion and a ground holding portion, wherein the body extends along the axial direction of the cable structure, the feed holding portion and the ground holding portion are arranged on the body along the axial direction, and the feed holding portion and the ground holding portion electrically clamp the feed fitting and the ground fitting, respectively. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015735 | Telecommunication Antenna Reflector For High-Frequency Applications in a Geostationary Space Environment - An antenna reflector compatible with applications at high frequencies between 12 and 75 GHz and suitable for a paraboloidal or ellipsoidal geostationary space environment comprising a reflective face to focus electromagnetic radiation, comprises a superposition of at least one layer comprising a fibre composite material, the at least one layer of fibre composite material comprising angular sectors arranged around a center, each defined by a first central angle and oriented in a radial direction the median of the central angle, each of the angular sectors comprising the fibre composite material comprising first and second fibres oriented different first and second respective directions, the first direction forming a second angle with the radial direction of the angular sector. The angular sectors comprise three concentric areas: a central area, a peripheral area and an intermediate area situated between the central area and the peripheral area, the intermediate area forming a rim. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015736 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING A CONTENT USING THE SAME IN WHICH THE SAME IDENTICAL CONTENT IS DISPLAYED - The present invention relates to a method of outputting a content using a head mounted display (HMD), and more particularly, to a method of outputting a currently displayed content of a digital device to an HMD. The present invention includes performing a pairing with a digital device having at least one display unit configured to display the content, detecting a location state of the paired digital device, and outputting the content displayed on the digital device to the HMD, wherein the location state comprises a first state in which a display unit of the digital device is located within a preset view angle region of the HMD and a second state in which the display unit of the digital device is not located within the view angle region. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015737 | INFORMATION PRESENTATION SYSTEM AND IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS - A mobile terminal displays a screen image provided by an image data which is produced. An in-vehicle apparatus is fixed to a vehicle or is mounted on the vehicle to be portable. The mobile terminal sends the image data to the in-vehicle apparatus through communication such that a vehicle display portion of the in-vehicle apparatus displays a screen image provided by the image data. In a case where a communication between the in-vehicle apparatus and the mobile terminal is established, when one of the mobile terminal or the in-vehicle apparatus, in which an input operation has been performed prior to the other of the mobile terminal or the in-vehicle apparatus, is in operation, only the one of the mobile terminal or the in-vehicle apparatus is operable. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015738 | Light Emitting Device, Method of Driving a Light Emitting Device, Element Substrate, and Electronic Equipment - A display device capable of obtaining a constant luminance without being influenced by temperature change is provided as well as a method of driving the display device. A current mirror circuit composed of a first transistor and a second transistor is provided in each pixel. The first transistor and second transistor of the current mirror circuit are connected such that their drain currents are kept almost equal irrespective of the level of load resistance. By controlling the OLED drive current using the current mirror circuit, a change in OLED drive current due to fluctuation in characteristics between transistors is avoided and a constant luminance is obtained without being influenced by temperature change. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015739 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel includes a substrate, gate lines, data lines, pixel electrodes, an insulating layer, patterned common electrodes and connection lines. Each pixel electrode includes a transparent electrode. The insulating layer covers the pixel electrodes. The patterned common electrodes are disposed on the insulating layer. Each patterned common electrodes includes a plurality of electrode branches, and at least one slit disposed between two adjacent electrode branches. The patterned common electrode includes a transparent electrode. The connection line is disposed on the insulating layer, and each connection line is in contact with and electrically connects to the patterned common electrodes of two adjacent sub-pixel regions. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015740 | Liquid Crystal Display Panel - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel containing an array substrate and a color filter substrate opposing the array substrate. The array substrate has a first pixel electrode and a storage electrode with the storage electrode configured below the first pixel electrode. The color filter substrate has a second pixel electrode. The first and second pixel electrodes cross each other laterally; and at least one of the first and second pixel electrodes has a number of ITO slits of unequal lengths at a location corresponding to an edge of the storage electrode. By configuring ITO slits of different lengths on the pixel electrodes corresponding to the edge of storage electrode can enhance the electric field pattern, effectively overcome the interference from lateral electric field, and avoid the abnormal display, resulted from the abnormal metal taper, thereby achieving enhanced display quality. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015741 | PROGRAMMABLE GAMMA CIRCUIT FOR LCD DISPLAY DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD AND DRIVER CIRCUIT - A programmable Gamma circuit of a LCD display device includes a control signal generator for generating multiple control signals; one or more voltage-reducing circuits for generating multiple voltage-reduced signals corresponding to a common voltage feedback signal outputted from a LC array of the LCD display device; and multiple amplifying circuits for respectively amplifying the multiple coupled signals to generate multiple Gamma calibration signals. The multiple voltage-reduced signals are respectively coupled with the multiple control signals to generate multiple coupled signals. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015742 | INPUTTING/OUTPUTTING APPARATUS AND METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - An inputting/outputting apparatus and method is disclosed wherein the position of an object which is in contact with or in the proximity of the apparatus can be detected with a high degree of accuracy with a simple structure without deteriorating the picture quality while the convenience in use is assured. Each pixel of a display section includes a display cell and a light reception cell. Emission of light of the display cell is controlled so that it blinks by a number of times per unit time corresponding to the number of frames per unit time. Reception of light by the light reception cells is controlled such that the amount of light incoming to all light reception cells is acquired within one light emission period and also within one no-light emission period. The invention can be applied to an image display apparatus. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015743 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A flexible display apparatus is provided. The flexible display apparatus includes a display, a sensor which senses shape deformation of the display, a storage which, if a shape deformation is sensed, stores operation state information of a first operation state of the flexible display apparatus prior to the first shape deformation being performed, and a controller which performs a function corresponding to the first shape deformation if a second shape deformation different from the first shape deformation is sensed, returns to the first operation state according to the operation state information stored in the storage. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015744 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DISPLAY - A control system for a display includes a number of motion sensors and a processor. The sensors detect objects and movement thereto and issue signals accordingly, the processor controlling the display to turn off after a set period without movement, and turn on again according to the detection of further movement, to save unnecessary display power. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015745 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND HANDLING FLEXION STATES OF FLEXIBLE DISPLAY - Disclosed is a flexion state detecting and handling method and apparatus for detecting and handling a flexion state of a flexible display. A sensing unit includes a bend sensor array having a plurality of bend sensors arranged on the flexible display in a predetermined form. Each of the bend sensors detects a degree of bending as the bend sensor is bent along a flexion of the flexible display at a point where the bend sensor is arranged. A controller generates flexion state information indicating a flexion state of the flexible display based on the degree of bending detected by the bend sensors. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015746 | SINGLE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CONFIGURED TO OPERATE BOTH A CAPACITIVE PROXIMITY SENSOR DEVICE AND A RESISTIVE POINTING STICK - A single integrated circuit for operating both a capacitive proximity sensor device and a resistive pointing stick comprises sensor circuitry to drive a first varying voltage signal onto a transmitter electrode of the capacitive proximity sensor device. The sensor circuitry is also configured to drive a second varying voltage signal onto a voltage divider of the pointing stick and a third varying voltage signal onto the voltage divider of the pointing stick. The sensor circuitry is configured to receive a first resulting signal from a receiver electrode of the proximity sensor device and receive a second resulting signal from the pointing stick. The single integrated circuit includes determining circuitry configured to determine positional information for input received in a sensing region of the proximity sensor device based on the first resulting signal; and to determine force information received as input to the pointing stick based on the second resulting signal. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015747 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A FUNCTION OF A MOUSE USING A TERMINAL INCLUDING A TOUCH SCREEN - A method and an apparatus for providing a function of a mouse, using a terminal that includes a touch screen, are provided. A first touch input is received and the first touch input is set as a first reference touch input. A first function is performed, when a touch input is received in a first direction relative to the first reference touch input while the first reference touch input is being received. A second function is performed, when the touch input is received in a second direction, which is opposite the first direction, relative to the first reference touch input while the first reference touch input is being received. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015748 | High Resolution and High Sensitivity Optically Activated Touch Sensing Device Using Multiple Color Light Sources - A cursor maneuvering device comprises a cavity containing a plurality of colored lights and an image sensor and covered with a light mixing plate. The colored lights are located in the cavity in an as largely departed as possible manner and illuminate a pointing device contacting the surface of the light mixing plate. The image sensor detects a hue of light illuminating the pointing device and controls a cursor depending upon the hue. Changes in the hue of a moving pointing device are translated into movement of the cursor on the display of an electronic device. The pointing device may be anything touching the light mixing plate, for instance a finger. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015749 | CLOSED-LOOP CROWD CONTROL OF EXISTING INTERFACE - “A computer-implemented method and system (“Legion”) for capturing and outsourcing an existing graphical user interface (“GUI”) of an application to a crowd for their collaborative real-time control using an input device are provided. A crowd refers to a dynamic pool of one or a plurality of anonymous worker of varying skill level and/or reliability. The pool is dynamic because workers are able to come and go at their leisure and no specific worker can be relied upon to be available at a given time or to continue working on a job for a specific amount of time. Mediation strategies for integrating the input of multiple crowd workers in real-time is also provided.” | 2014-01-16 |
20140015750 | Multimode pointing device - A method of controlling a screen pointer (cursor) is based on the general optical computer mouse by sensing the motion of an object ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140015751 | CAPACITIVE SENSING DEVICE - A device and method include an enclosure having a top layer with an external touch surface and an oppositely disposed back surface, a flexible substrate including a first portion affixed to the back surface, a second portion separate from the first portion, and an intermediate portion between the first second portions. An array of capacitive sensors is configured to sense objects proximate the external surface. A processor mounted to the second portion is configured to obtain signals from the sensors, determine object motion proximate the external surface using the signals, cause scrolling in response the object moving along a first axis, cause continued scrolling in response to the object lifting with a substantially non-zero speed along the first axis, and to not cause continued scrolling in response the object lifting with a substantially zero speed along the first axis. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015752 | POWER-SAVING METHOD FOR WHEEL MOUSE - A power-saving method for a wheel mouse is provided. The power-saving method is used to control the illumination cycle of a light emitter by judging whether a scroll wheel is triggered or judging whether the output signal from the light receiver is changed. In a case that the illumination cycle of the light emitter is a shorter second cycle, the light emitter can quickly generate the optical signal. Consequently, the optical signal is not lost, and the possibility of erroneously operating the wheel mouse is eliminated. Whereas, in a case that the illumination cycle of the light emitter is a longer first cycle, the controlling unit can reduce the power consumption in order to achieve the power-saving efficacy. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015753 | METHOD FOR SIMPLIFYING A SWYPE BASED TOUCH-SCREEN KEYPAD FOR FAST TEXT ENTRY - A method, apparatus and computer program product for entering text on a touch-screen device is presented. Entry of at least one letter of a word on a virtual keypad of a touch-screen device is detected. In response to the detection of an entry of least one letter of a word on a virtual keypad of a touch-screen device a first row of keys is displayed on the virtual keypad, the first row of keys comprising a predictive character set of keys based on the entry of at least one letter of a word. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015754 | KEY CONTROL DEVICE FOR CLICK PAD - The present disclosure relates to a key control device for click pad. The key control device comprises a first driving member, a second driving member, a first connecting rod, and a second connecting rod. When the first driving member is pressed, it drives the first, connecting rod for activating the key functions of the click pad. When the second driving member is pressed, it drives the second connecting rod and drives the first, driving member to drive the first connecting rod to recover to the original position for shutting down the key functions of the click pad. The key control device according to the present disclosure can control the activation or shutdown of the key functions of the click pad. Because the key control device is hidden below a click pad of a notebook computer, the appearance of an electronic device will not be influenced. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015755 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDWRITING INPUT USING A TOUCHPAD - A handwriting input method and apparatus use a determining process to determine whether or not to enter a handwriting mode according to a first touch when the first touch is detected by a touchpad, define and mark a writing frame corresponding to the touchpad on a screen upon entrance into the handwriting mode, and in the handwriting mode, when the touchpad detects a second touch, use a ratio to calculate coordinates of the second touch to generate corresponding coordinates for the writing frame according to an initial location of the second touch. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015756 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING TOUCH-SENSITIVE PROTECTIVE COVER - An electronic device includes a protective cover. A portion of the protective cover is capable of both displaying and accepting touch input. The display by the protective cover may repeat the display by the electronic device, or the display of the protective cover may be independent. The touch display portion detects touch operations applied on the touch display portion, and outputs signals to the electronic device to execute corresponding functions according to the touch operations. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015757 | ENABLING DATA ENTRY BASED ON DIFFERENTIATED INPUT OBJECTS - Methods and apparatus for facilitating virtual input in devices that differentiates input objects are provided. Various methods for automatically configuring component settings and features of such devices are described. Changes in the component settings of the device and the corresponding operational characteristics of the device that triggered said changes may be grouped into profiles and selected by users. The component settings may include useful assisting features such as additional lighting provide by a LED and illuminated visual guides of the virtual input interface projected by a laser or LED. The characteristics of such assisting features may be modified dynamically in response to changes in the state of a reference object. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015758 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD ENABLING TEXT INPUT IN A LANGUAGE EMPLOYING NON-ROMAN CHARACTERS - A handheld device includes a plurality of input members, a first set of which each have a Roman character assigned thereto, a least some of which have a first non-Roman, second non-Roman character, and third non-Roman characters assigned thereto. The device is switchable between first and second modes. In the first mode, each Roman character may be input in response to actuation of the input member to which it is assigned, and in the second mode, each first non-Roman character may be input in response to a first type of actuation of the input member to which it is assigned, each second non-Roman character may input in response to a second type of actuation of the input member to which it is assigned, and each third non-Roman character may be input in response to a third type of actuation of the input member to which it is assigned. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015759 | INPUT DEVICE FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to an input device and method of a portable terminal. The present invention includes generating an input event by a first input mode, generating a second input event by a motion of the portable terminal simultaneously or consecutively with the input event, and controlling operation of an application program according to the user function of the portable terminal in consideration of the first and second input events. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015760 | AUDIOVISUAL INFANT STIMULATION CENTER - The invention consists of a display screen embedded with a book or other object, intended to provide visual (and possibly audible) stimuli to an infant. This device may show a series of static images or video, and may be accompanied by sound from speakers. The device may be provided with sensory apparatus, communications means, and storage means for purposes of image display, transfer, and information exchange. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015761 | GENERATING HAPTIC EFFECTS FOR DYNAMIC EVENTS - A system that generates a dynamic haptic effect for a dynamic event receives a first endpoint and a second endpoint for dynamic events. The first endpoint includes a first endpoint value and a corresponding first haptic effect, and the second endpoint includes a second endpoint value and a corresponding second haptic effect. The system receives a dynamic value for the dynamic event. The dynamic value is between the first endpoint value and the second endpoint value. The system then determines the dynamic haptic effect from the dynamic value by interpolating the dynamic haptic effect from the first haptic effect and the second haptic effect. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015762 | INTERACTIVE-TYPE DISPLAY WINDOW DEVICE - An interactive-type display window device comprises a receiving unit, a light-pervious panel, at least one sensor, at least a lighting module, and a processing unit. The receiving unit is provided with at least one display shelf for placing display commodities thereon. The light-pervious panel is provided on a front surface of the receiving unit and can be a transparent display panel with a touch control area. Each sensor is a photo sensor or a proximity sensor. Each lighting module is provided within the receiving unit for emitting light onto the display commodities. The processing unit is used for controlling the lighting module according to the sensor's detection results or the consumers' preference. Thereby, it is able to adjust the luminous intensity, luminous chromaticity, luminous color temperature, luminous frequency spectrum, and/or the rotation of the lighting module in order to achieve the desired luminous design. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015763 | Touch-Sensor-Controller Sensor Hub - In one embodiment, a method includes controlling a touch sensor of a device. The control of the touch sensor includes a first processing cycle executed by the controller that comprises acquisition of touch-sensor signals from the touch sensor; a second processing cycle executed by the controller that comprises pre-processing of the touch-sensor signals; and a third processing cycle executed by the controller that comprises processing of the touch-sensor signals to determine whether a touch or proximity input has occurred with respect to the touch sensor. If the touch or proximity input has occurred with respect to the touch sensor, a location of the touch or proximity input is determined. The method also includes controlling other sensors of the device. The control of the other sensors includes one or more fourth processing cycles executed by the controller concurrently with the first processing cycle or the second processing cycle. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015764 | Display - Methods and apparatus for an electronic display. A display assembly comprises an electronic display device comprising an upper and a lower substrate. The upper substrate extends beyond the lower substrate and joins with at least a portion of a housing of a user device to enclose a space within the user device in which the display assembly is enclosed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015765 | Method for integrating flexible touch-screen module into display device - The invention relates to a simplified method for directly integrating a flexible touch-screen module into a display device. The method comprises adhering one surface of the flexible touch-screen module to one of an upper component and a lower component of the display device and then adhering the other surface of the flexible touch-screen module, opposite to the one surface of the flexible touch-screen module, to the other one of the upper component and the lower component of the display device, thereby obtaining a finished display device integrated with the flexible touch-screen module. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015766 | TOUCH UNIT - A touch unit includes multiple first axial electrodes and multiple second axial electrodes. The first axial electrodes extend in a first direction. Each first axial electrode includes multiple first sensing electrodes arranged in the first direction. Each first sensing electrode is formed with a hollow section and has a first extension end and a second extension end. The first and second extension ends defines therebetween a passageway in communication with the hollow section. Each second axial electrode includes multiple second sensing electrodes and multiple second connection lines. The second sensing electrodes are respectively disposed in the hollow sections. The second connection lines are connected with the second sensing electrodes and extend in a second direction through the passageways. By means of the design of the first and second axial electrodes, the manufacturing cost is effectively lowered and the total thickness of the touch unit is reduced. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015767 | TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - A touch panel including a first and a second substrates, a first and a second sensing electrode layers, plural first lines, plural second lines, a conductive material layer and a shielding layer is provided. The first and the second sensing electrode layers are respectively disposed on the first and the second substrates and located in a sensing region. The first and the second lines are disposed on the first substrate and located in a periphery region. The first lines connect to the first sensing electrode layer. The optical adhesive layer encapsulates the first and the second sensing electrode layers and the first and the second lines. The optical adhesive layer has an opening. The conductive material layer is disposed inside the opening. The second lines connect to the second sensing electrode layer via the conductive material layer. The shielding layer is located above the first and the second lines. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015768 | EDGE-BY-EDGE INTEGRATION AND CONVERSION - An apparatus includes a transmission system configured to transmit a drive signal to a touch screen device. The apparatus also includes a reception system configured to integrate an output signal received from a touch screen device in response to the drive signals and to filter the integrated output signal to suppress noise in the output signal, wherein the reception system is configured to integrate the output signal for a period of time that is less than or equal to a signal period corresponding to the drive signal. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015769 | TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed herein is a touch panel including: a first substrate; a second substrate; a sensor provided between the first and second substrates and sensing a touch; and a sealing part provided at an edge between the first and second substrates to enclose the sensor and including micro-structured materials having a plate shaped structure. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015770 | DISPLAY DEVIVE WITH INTERGRATED TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device with an integrated touch screen and a method of driving the same are provided. The display device with an integrated touch screen includes a gate driver that is configured with a plurality of stages that include a pull-up transistor and first and second pull-down transistors and are respectively connected to a plurality of gate lines. The method includes: turning on the pull-up transistor to output a pull-up signal to each of the plurality of gate lines and, after the pull-up signal is outputted, turning on the first pull-down transistor to output a pull-down signal to each of the plurality of gate lines, during an image output period in each frame; and turning on the second pull-down transistor to output the pull-down signal to each of the plurality of gate lines, during a touch sensing period in each frame. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015771 | TOUCH SCREEN PANELS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are touch screen panels with improved transmittance and methods of fabricating the same. the method may include preparing a substrate including a cell region and an interconnection region provided around the cell region, sequentially forming a first buffer layer and a second buffer layer on the substrate, the second buffer layer having a refractive index less than that of the first buffer layer, and forming a transparent electrode on the second buffer layer. The second buffer layer is formed of a SiOC material. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015772 | FLEXIBLE TOUCH-SENSING DISPLAY PANEL - The present invention provides a flexible touch-sensing display panel including a flexible display panel, a flexible transparent substrate and a first patterned transparent conductive layer. The flexible display panel has a display surface, and the flexible transparent substrate is disposed on the display surface of the flexible display panel. The flexible transparent substrate has a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to each other, and the first patterned transparent conductive layer is disposed on the first surface of the flexible transparent substrate. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015773 | HAPTIC SENSATION FOR TOUCH-SCREEN INTERFACES - A method and system of remotely controlling a second device with a first device is provided. A haptic touch-screen control is configured on a touch-screen of the first device to remotely control an operation of the second device. The haptic touch-screen control has a surface that overlays a display of the first device and indicates a positioning of control icons on the display. The position of the control icons is identified using the haptic touch-screen control. Operation of the second device is controlled using the haptic touch-screen control to activate the control icons displayed on the touch screen of the first device. The adjustment is performed without viewing the display of the first device. A result of the adjustment of the second device is observed simultaneously with the controlling. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015774 | Redundant Sensing Element Sampling - A sensor system and method that adjusts sensor data to account for the presence of noise that causes variations in signal amplitude between sensor blocks and between sensor rows. In order to account for the presence of noise in a sensor apparatus, various embodiments apply a first adjustment to the sensor data to account for variations in signal amplitude that occur from block to block. Various embodiments may also apply a second adjustment to the sensor data to account for variations in signal amplitude that occur from row to row. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015775 | TOUCH MODULE WITH LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a touch module with liquid crystal lens that includes only two transparent substrates, a touch sensing conductive pattern, a liquid crystal light valve conductive pattern, a shielding conductive layer, an insulating layer and a liquid crystal layer. The touch sensing conductive pattern is formed on the lower surface of the first transparent substrate. The liquid crystal light valve conductive pattern is formed on the upper surface of the second transparent substrate. The shielding conductive layer is formed under the first transparent substrate. The insulating layer is formed between the first transparent substrate and the shielding conductive layer and covers the touch sensing conductive pattern to insulate the touch sensing conductive pattern from the shielding conductive layer. The liquid crystal layer is positioned between the shield conductive layer and the second transparent substrate. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015776 | USER INTERFACE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USER TERMINAL - A handwriting-based User Interface (UI) apparatus in a user terminal supporting a handwriting-based memo function and a method for supporting the same are provided, in which upon receipt of a handwritten input on a memo screen from a user, the handwritten input is recognized, a command is determined from the recognized input, and an application corresponding to the determined command is executed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015777 | FILM HAPTIC SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE OPERATION POINTS - Provided is a thin film type actuator having multi-operation points, capable of various feels of touch or sounds. The film type actuator includes an upper plate and a lower plate, formed of a single plate. Between the upper plate and the lower plate, pairs of electrode parts capable of attracting one another via an electrostatic force. Since each of the pairs of electrode parts functions as an operation point and the upper plate and the lower plate are formed of the single plate, movements of the respective operation points in such a way that a new physical movement different from an original individual movement is generated to generate a haptic feel or a sound. It is possible to generate various haptic feels or sounds by modulating and combining amplitudes and frequencies of the respective operation points. | 2014-01-16 |
20140015778 | TABLET DEVICE, AND OPERATION RECEIVING METHOD - A tablet device | 2014-01-16 |