20th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120119906 | System and method for performing chemical analysis of fingerprints for providing at least one response - A fingerprint recognition system is presented including a fingerprint collecting module positioned about an electronic device for collecting fingerprint information related to one or more fingerprints; a chemical analysis module for performing a chemical analysis of the fingerprint information collected; and an evaluating module for evaluating the chemical analysis of the fingerprint information collected to provide at least one response. Additionally, a chemical analysis system for performing substantially instantaneous chemical analysis of received fingerprints and providing substantially instantaneous recommendations or feedback or responses based on the chemical analysis of the fingerprints received is presented. The chemical analysis indicates at least one or more of the following: age, gender, race, dietary information, and lifestyle information or a combination thereof. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119907 | WARNING STANCHION - A warning stanchion that has a vertical support structure, a belt receptacle affixed to the vertical support structure, a tilt sensor, and a warning signal generator in communication with the belt receptacle and the tilt sensor. Typically, a plurality of the warning stanchions are used to created a warning barrier around an object so that the warning signal generates a signal when the warning barrier is breached. The warning signal generator may emit a visual warning, an audio warning, or a frequency signal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119908 | COMMUNICATIONS-PAIRED EMERGENCY INFORMATION CONTAINER - A system and method for pairing an emergency information container to communications technology. A sensor for signals when the emergency information container is placed on or removed from a location and an interface allows a user to input the name of the person identified in the emergency information container as well as one or more emergency contact numbers. A communications device is included that is able to communicate with the one or more emergency contact numbers, and a control system receives signals from the sensor that indicate when an emergency information container is placed on or removed from the location. The control system utilizes the interface to receive and store the name of the person identified in the container and the one or more emergency contact numbers, and the control system utilizes the communications device to contact the one or more emergency contact numbers. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119909 | SECURITY ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH DISPOSABLE DISPLAYS - A system and method for displaying merchandise item is presented. A disposable merchandise display includes a disposable display stand, an alarm unit and tethers. The disposable display stand is interchangeable with other disposable display stands and the alarm unit. The disposable display stand further includes one or more display areas for displaying merchandise items and allowing for the handling of the merchandise times. The alarm unit is configured to be placed inside the disposable display stand. Each of the tethers can be connected between the alarm unit and a corresponding merchandise item. The alarm unit is configured to generate an alarm when a merchandise item displayed at the merchandise display is moved away from the disposable merchandise display or a tether is cut. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119910 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEACTIVATING AN ALARMING UNIT - A system and method for displaying merchandise item is presented. A merchandise display system includes a display cabinet, an alarm unit and a key extension device. The display cabinet can display several different kinds of merchandise items. The alarm unit generates an alarm when one of the merchandise items is removed from a predetermined distance from the display cabinet. The key extension device can be mounted on the display cabinet away from the alarm unit to allow an electronic key to be inserted into the key extension devise to control the alarm unit. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119911 | EXERCISE MONITORING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - An exercise monitoring apparatus capable of allowing a user to conveniently check a progressed exercise state and capable of properly controlling an exercise amount, by comparing a progressed exercise amount measured based on scheduling information received from an external apparatus and acceleration information of the exercise monitoring apparatus, with a goal exercise amount, and by visually providing a comparison result, a system and an exercise monitoring method thereof. The exercise monitoring apparatus comprises a communication unit configured to receive exercise scheduling information from an external apparatus, a sensing unit configured to detect acceleration information of the exercise monitoring apparatus, a controller configured to measure a progressed exercise amount based on the acceleration information, to acquire a goal exercise amount from the exercise scheduling information, to compare the progressed exercise amount with the goal exercise amount, and to generate a notification message indicating a result of the comparison, and an output unit configured to output the notification message. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119912 | ACTIVE ON-PATIENT SENSOR, METHOD AND SYSTEM - A sensor (which could be detachable) to sense a condition (including pressure from body weight or moisture from incontinence; applied by adhering to skin of a human body or by putting a diaper on the human body, for example), a signal processing circuit, a periodic or continuous transmitter, and a power supply (typically including a battery) are associated with a flexible substrate in low profile enabling disposition adjacent the human body. A transmitter antenna is on the substrate. Insulator film between battery contacts and a switch-and-transistor combination are two power-on techniques. A bedside monitor, a transceiver configured to receive signals from and transmit signals to the bedside monitor, and a computer connected with the transceiver can be included. Other features include: notification signaling; differently responsive antennas; unique identification; low battery detection; anti-collision transmission; patient protocol scheduling; local data transfer from the bedside monitor; and out-of-range transmission detection. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119913 | CONTROL CIRCUIT - A control circuit includes a temperature detection circuit, a comparison circuit, and an alarm circuit. The temperature detection circuit detects the temperature of a first socket and outputs a first temperature signal correspondingly. The comparison circuit compares the temperature signal with a reference temperature signal corresponding to a reference temperature, and outputs a control signal according to the comparison result. The alarm circuit alerts the users according to the control signal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119914 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A power transmission device includes a power supply unit configured to supply power by a resonance frequency for magnetic resonance; a power transmission resonance coil capable of magnetic resonance with a power reception resonance coil in the resonance frequency, the power transmission resonance coil being configured to supply the power from the power supply unit as magnetic field energy caused by the magnetic resonance; a temperature detector provided in the power transmission resonance coil; and a control unit configured to refer to a table stored in a memory expressing an allowable temperature range, determine whether a detected temperature detected by the temperature detector at an elapsed time is within the allowable temperature range at the elapsed time, and stop an operation of the power supply unit when the detected temperature is not within the allowable temperature range. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119915 | SELF-POWERED RFID TAG ACTIVATED BY A FLUID - RFID tag and a system and method involving a plurality of RFID tags. Each RFID tag is attached to an object on which the presence of a predefined fluid is monitored. In a first state, (absence of the monitored fluid), the tag acts as a passive RFID tag, and the information it holds can be read with a proximity reader. This operation is performed when the RFID tag is attached to the object to be monitored. In a second state, whenever the monitored fluid appears on the tagged object, a fluid activated battery generates the electrical power which is used to power the RFID tag. The RFID tag then acts as an active RFID tag and starts to emit messages which can be received by a RFID reader. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119916 | Fuel Usage Monitoring - Various methods and systems are provided for monitoring fuel usage and/or remaining run time of backup power sources. In one embodiment, a method includes tracking run time of a backup power source; determining a current fuel level associated with the backup power source; and providing a fuel level warning. In another embodiment, a system includes a fuel monitoring system including logic that obtains a current run time corresponding to a backup power source; logic that determines a current fuel level based at least in part upon the current run time, the current fuel level corresponding to a fuel source supplying the backup power source; and logic that provides a fuel level warning based upon the current fuel level and a predefined fuel level threshold. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119917 | TRANSMISSION OF DATA TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL - A system includes a fire extinguisher station having a number of sensors to detect various predetermined conditions that can be communicated in alarms to a central station. The central station receives alarms from the fire extinguisher and determines whether to contact emergency personnel and/or building maintenance personnel. Other items of emergency equipment can be included in the system for improved detection and response to emergency conditions. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119918 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC TRIP DEVICE - An electronic trip device is described that includes a test signal generator coupled to at least one of a line conductor and a neutral conductor and configured to create a test signal. The electronic trip device also includes a leakage current detection circuit configured to compare a current in the line conductor and a current in the neutral conductor, the leakage current detection circuit configured to output an error signal if the test signal is not detected. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119919 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL TORQUE DETECTION DEVICE - A multifunctional torque detection device includes a toque-strain bar enclosed by an enclosure and having opposite ends respectively forming coupling terminals for coupling with an adaptor and a coupler in either direction. The adaptor is connectable to a torque device, such as a hand tool, an electric tool, or a pneumatic tool. The coupler is connectable to a tool piece, such as a wrench socket. A strain gauge is directly mounted to the toque-strain bar to detect a torque applied thereto and to convert the torque into a torque value signal. An angle sensor is mounted inside the enclosure to detect a horizontal angle of the torque-strain bar and the enclosure and to convert the detected angle into an angle value signal. Both signals can be outputted in either wired or wireless manner. The information display unit is mounted to the enclosure and is coupled to the strain gauge and the angle sensor to receive the torque value signal and the angle value signal, whereby the information display unit may perform displaying of torque and angle values, alarming, and storage according to the torque value signal and the angle value signal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119920 | PORTABLE SENSORY DEVICES - A portable sensory device may be a portable object including a portable sensory system. The portable object may be a walking cane or an item of clothing. The portable sensory system may include a proximity sensor configured to generate an output signal in response to detecting an object in a predetermined sensory range, such as a solid angle. The portable sensory system may further include a sensory actuator, to which a control signal is sent to generate user feedback in response to the output signal provided by the proximity sensor. In this manner, sensory information associated with specific visual information for the sensory range may be provided to the user. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119921 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY OVERRIDE OF INFORMATIONAL DISPLAYS - Various embodiments are generally directed to a system and method for providing emergency override of informational displays in an emergency notification system. An embodiment may include an emergency detection module coupled to a display override module. The display override module may be coupled to a third-party display driver. When an emergency condition is detected, the emergency detection module may use the display override module to override any display messages from the third-party display module in order to display an emergency display message. In an embodiment, the display override module may be a switch box. In another embodiment, the display override module may be a RSS feed subscribed to by the third-party display driver. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119922 | System and Method for Monitoring, Controlling, and Displaying Utility Information - A system and method for monitoring, controlling, and displaying utility information is provided. A collar communicatively connected to the utility meter monitors power usage and provides usage data, power quality data, and other data to the utility and the customer. The system provides for pre-pay power, and the collar relay can automatically connect or disconnect power to a customer as required. The system provides intelligent remote control of utility meters via wireless or other communications means. A display unit communicatively coupled to the collar displays customer utility usage data. In one embodiment, the system allows reconnect after disconnect upon receiving a confirmation to restore power from a customer input device at the customer premises. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119923 | OUTAGE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - The present technology relates to protocols relative to utility meters associated with an open operational framework. More particularly, the present subject matter relates to protocol subject matter for advanced metering infrastructure, adaptable to various international standards, while economically supporting a 2-way mesh network solution in a wireless environment, such as for operating in a residential electricity meter field. The present subject matter supports meters within an ANSI standard C12.22/C12.19 system while economically supporting a 2-way mesh network solution in a wireless environment, such as for operating in a residential electricity meter field, all to permit cell-based adaptive insertion of C12.22 meters within an open framework. Cell isolation is provided through quasi-orthogonal sequences in a frequency hopping network. Additional features relate to Outage notification system features, and corresponding methodology and apparatus subject matters, both at the network and device level. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119924 | ILLUMINATED SIGN FOR DISPLAYING A COMMAND AND/OR NOTICE FOR TAXIING AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC AT AN AIRPORT - The invention relates to a light sign ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120119925 | Illuminated Aircraft Wheel Chock Indicator - A visual display used to indicate when aircraft wheel chocks have been inserted against the aircraft tires and the tarmac. The display is mounted on the exterior of an aircraft terminal at an elevation that is easily viewable by an aircraft operator. The indicator system contains illuminated characters operated from an electrical switch. The electrical switch is located remotely from the display where it is accessible by personnel standing on the tarmac. The switch positions include “OUT” and “IN”. When the switch is moved to the “IN” position, the arrow characters are illuminated. When the switch is moved to the “OUT” position, the arrow characters are not illuminated. This system provides a safe and efficient means for ground personnel to signal the aircraft operator that the wheel chocks are in place against the aircraft wheel assembly. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119926 | Encoding and Decoding Information - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for encoding and decoding information. In one aspect, methods of encoding information in an encoder include the actions of receiving a signal representing information using a collection of discrete digits, converting, by an encoder, the received signal into a time-based code, and outputting the time-based code. The time-based code is divided into time intervals. Each of the time intervals of the time-based code corresponds to a digit in the received signal. Each digit of a first state of the received signal is expressed as a event occurring at a first time within the corresponding time interval of the time-based code. Each digit of a second state of the received signal is expressed as a event occurring at a second time within the corresponding time intervals of the time-based code, the first time is distinguishable from the second time. All of the states of the digits in the received signal are represented by events in the time-based code. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119927 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CREATING, COMPRESSING AND SEARCHING BINARY TREE - Methods and devices for creating, compressing and searching a binary tree are provided by the present disclosure, which relates to t he field of traffic classification. Binary tree compression includes: determining a number of a compression layer or a number of an intermediate node, compressing a binary tree according to the number of the compression layer or the number of the intermediate node to form at least one compression node, and creating a bitmap of the compression node. Therefore, the depth of the decision tree is reduced, the search speed is increased, rule expansion is avoided, and rule replication is reduced. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119928 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING EFFICIENT DECODING USING A HYBRID DECODER - Systems and methods for decoding data using a hybrid decoder are provided. A data signal that includes a codeword is received. A signal quality indicator for the data signal is computed. One of a plurality of decoders is selected based on the computed signal quality indicator. Each of the plurality of decoders is configured to decode information based on a different decoding technique. The codeword included in the data signal is decoded using the selected one of the plurality of decoders. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119929 | INTEGRATORS FOR DELTA-SIGMA MODULATORS - Methods, systems and devices are disclosed. Among the disclosed devices is an electronic device that, in certain embodiments, includes a plurality of memory elements or imaging elements connected to a bit-line and a delta-sigma modulator connected to the bit-line. The delta-sigma modulator may include an integrator having a differential amplifier. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119930 | Background Calibration Method For Fixed Gain Amplifiers - A method for calibrating a fixed gain amplifier configured as a front-end amplification stage of an analog-to-digital converter including sampling a calibration voltage with normal and inversed polarity and with the fixed gain amplifier bypassed and with the fixed gain amplifier connected. An actual gain value of the fixed gain amplifier is computed from offset corrected digital output codes generated from converting the calibration voltage. A gain correction value for the fixed gain amplifier can then be computed based on the ratio of the actual gain to the ideal gain. In another embodiment, a method for calibrating an analog-to-digital converter including a fixed gain amplifier, an input buffer and a modulator generates an offset correction value using normal and polarity inversed input samples. The offset correct value provides correction for at least offset errors in the fixed gain amplifier, the input buffer and the modulator. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119931 | DEVICE HAVING DIGITALLY CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR - A device includes a digital-to-time converter and an interpolator having a data input and a data output coupled to the digital-to-time converter. The interpolator may be configured to receive a converter control signal at the data input and to provide an interpolated converter control signal at the data output. An interpolation rate of the interpolator may depend on the converter control signal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119932 | Radar module - An integrated antenna package includes an interposer, an integrated circuit die, and a cap that forms a cavity within the integrated antenna package. A lossy EBG structure resides at the cap overlying the integrated circuit device. A lossless EBG structure resides at the cap overlying a microstrip feedline. A radar module includes a plurality of receive portions, each receive portion including a parabolic structure having a reflective surface, an absorber structure, a lens, and an antenna. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119933 | ELECTRONIC COUNTER MEASURE SYSTEM - A tactical electronic counter measure system comprising a first retro-directional transceiver sub system, receiving signals at a first frequency band, and first retro-directional transceiver re transmitting a signal at least substantially toward the direction from which the sources signal was received, and first retro directional transceiver sub system including a plurality of blade antennas and a controller, coupled with and first retro-directional transceiver, and controller controlling the activity of and first retro directional transceiver sub system, and controller further managing the missions of and first retro directional transceiver sub system. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119934 | GLOBALLY REFERENCED POSITIONING IN A SHIELDED ENVIRONMENT - A method, apparatus and system for globally referenced positioning in a shielded environment includes integrating and correlating information from a UWB receiver, a GPS receiver, and a bent-path GPS receiver adapted to extract a GPS radio frequency wave from a heterodyned GPS signal. The method, apparatus, and system is resistant to interference and can be used in a shielded environment such as indoors or behind a line-of-sight barrier. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119935 | REMOTE INTERROGATION FOR DETECTION OF ACTIVITY OR LIVING ORGANISMS INSIDE ELECTRONICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONTAINERS - A system includes: a radar scanner disposed to scan the interior of a container; an interrogator in communication with the scanner; and a processing system in communication with the interrogator, in which the processing system displays information about the interior of the container. A method includes: mounting a radar scanner antenna to a container so as to scan the interior of the container; connecting a coupler to the scanner so that the scanner communicates scanning data via the coupler to the exterior of the container. Another method includes: coupling an interrogator and radar processing system to a scanner mounted on a container; and processing radar scan data from the interior of the container. Another method includes: linking a radar processing system via a communications link to an interrogator that is coupled to a scanner mounted on a container; and processing radar scan data from the interior of the container. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119936 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING VEHICLE INFORMATION TO AN OCCUPANT COMMUNICATION DEVICE - In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for transmitting vehicle information to an occupant communication device (OCD) is provided. The system comprises a communication module positioned within the vehicle. The communication device is configured to receive a transmission status signal indicative of a transmission mode for the vehicle. The communication device is further configured to transmit the transmission status signal over a wireless protocol to the OCD such that the OCD is disabled from being controlled by switches positioned thereon if the transmission mode enables movement of the vehicle. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119937 | RADAR DEVICE - A radar device 100 includes: a receive antenna | 2012-05-17 |
20120119938 | FMCW RADAR APPARATUS HAVING PLURALITY OF PROCESSOR CORES USED FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING - A FMCW radar apparatus obtaining information about a target object includes: a transmitter generating a transmission signal of which frequency is modulated based on the FMCW method, the receiver receiving the radar waves reflected at the object, a mixer that generates a beat signal from a mixed signal of the received signal and the transmission signal, and a signal processing unit processing the beat signal to obtain the information including a distance between the own vehicle and the target object, and a relative velocity of the target object. The signal processing unit includes first calculating means and second calculating means, which operate in parallel each other to calculate the information about the object based on the beat signal from an upward-modulation period when the frequency is modulated to be increased and from a downward-modulation period when the frequency is modulated to be decreased respectively. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119939 | RADAR APPARATUS - A radar apparatus includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a signal processor. The transmitter outputs a radar wave. The receiver includes a plurality of receiving antennas and a plurality of receiving devices. Each of the receiving devices mixes a reception signal from the corresponding receiving antenna with a local signal and outputs a beat signal. The signal processor samples the beat signal while selecting one of the receiving devices in order with a selecting period that is less than a half of a sampling period. The signal processor samples the beat signal with the sampling period and derives position information of a target by pair matching of peaks of a rising-modulation signal and a falling-modulation signal of the beat signal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119940 | RADAR APPARATUS WITH MULTI-RECEIVER CHANNEL - In a radar apparatus, a signal processor successively selects outputs of a plurality of receiving channels at time intervals and repeat, at a sampling cycle, a sequence of the successive selections of the outputs of the plurality of receiving channels, thus sampling values of a beat signal. The signal processor changes a value of the time interval for a current sequence of the successive selections of the outputs of the plurality of receiving channels so that the value of the time interval for the current sequence of the successive selections of the outputs of the plurality of receiving channels is different from a value of the time interval for a previous sequence of the successive selections of the outputs of the plurality of receiving channels. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119941 | AUGMENTING RADAR CONTACT SIZE ON A RADAR PLAN POSITION INDICATOR (PPI) DISPLAY - In certain embodiments, a method includes receiving a radar signal comprising one or more radar contacts each having associated location information. The method further includes determining, based on at least a portion of the location information associated with each of the one or more radar contacts, one or more pixels associated with each of the one or more radar contacts, the one or more pixels associated with each of the one or more radar contacts being one or more of a plurality of pixels of a radar PPI display. The method further includes determining that a particular radar contact of the one or more radar contacts is a trackable radar contact, determining a number of additional pixels associated with the particular radar contact, and illuminating the one or more pixels associated with the particular radar contact and the number of additional pixels associated with the particular radar contact on the radar PPI display. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119942 | RADAR WAVE TRANSMIT/RECEIVE DEVICE - Device for transmitting/receiving frequency modulated type radar waves that includes: a circuit for generating radar waves which includes a voltage-controlled oscillator coupled to a circulator which is itself connected to a transmit/receive antenna; a detection circuit including a first mixer which is fed by the circulator and the voltage-controlled oscillator, wherein voltage-controlled oscillator incluing an input for injecting a signal generated by an additional circuit, the additional circuit having its input fed by the output signal of voltage-controlled oscillator and including a second mixer which is fed by two signals generated on the basis of the output signal of voltage-controlled oscillator. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119943 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A DOPPLER CENTROID IN A SYNTHETIC APERTURE IMAGING SYSTEM - There is described a method for determining a Doppler centroid in a synthetic aperture imaging system, comprising: receiving raw data representative of electromagnetic signals reflected by a target area; selecting, among the raw data, at least two sets of sub-area data each representative of electromagnetic signals reflected by a corresponding sub-area of the target area, the sub-areas being substantially aligned along an azimuth axis of the target area and having a substantially identical surface area; for each one of the sets of sub-area data, generating an image corresponding to the corresponding sub-area; and measuring a mean intensity of the image; and estimating the Doppler centroid from a skew of an intensity function representing the mean intensity as a function of a look number for the corresponding sub-area. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119944 | GNSS ATMOSPHERIC ESTIMATION WITH AMBIGUITY FIXING - Methods and apparatus are presented for estimating environmental parameters from GNSS signals in real time. Some embodiments estimate a float solution using a federated ionospheric filter. Some embodiments fix ambiguities for improved estimates. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119945 | SATELLITE ORBITAL DATA COMPRESSION METHOD, SATELLITE ORBITAL DATA PROVIDING METHOD, SATELLITE ORBITAL DATA EXPANSION METHOD, SERVER, AND POSITIONING APPARATUS - A compression method of satellite orbital data includes: calculating an estimate value of a first parameter from a predetermined calculation using either another parameter value or a first parameter in a different unit term, and replacing the first parameter value with the difference value between the estimate value and the first parameter value. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119946 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING PERFORMANCE OF TRANSPONDER - Disclosed is a satellite performance monitoring system. The satellite performance monitoring system may include a satellite communication controlling apparatus that is installed outdoors to transmit a test signal for measuring a performance of a satellite transponder to the satellite transponder and thereby receive a test response signal from the satellite transponder, and to transmit a reference signal to the satellite transponder and thereby receive a reference response signal from the satellite transponder; and a satellite performance monitoring apparatus that is installed indoors to generate the test signal and the reference signal, to generate a frequency response characteristic with respect to the satellite transponder using the test response signal, to compute a signal change amount occurring due to a weather condition using the reference signal and the reference response signal, and to apply the computed signal change amount to the frequency response characteristic. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119947 | System and/or method for reducing ambiguities in received SPS signals - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for resolving ambiguities associated with signals received from space vehicles (SVs) in a satellite navigation system. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119948 | POSITION INFORMATION DETECTION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A position detection device includes a first position obtaining unit obtaining position information by receiving a GPS signal, a second position obtaining unit obtaining position information based on information obtained from a plurality of peripheral base stations, a position information obtainment determining unit determining whether or not the first position obtaining unit obtains position information, a movement detection unit detecting a movement of the first position obtaining unit, a first ON and OFF state control unit controlling ON and OFF states of the first position obtaining unit, a second ON and OFF state control unit controlling ON and OFF states of the second position obtaining unit, a monitor cycle control unit controlling a monitor cycle that the first position obtaining unit obtains position information, and an output unit selecting and outputting one piece of position information obtained by the first position obtaining unit and the second position obtaining unit. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119949 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISCRIMINATING AMONG LOCATIONS OF A MOBILE TERMINAL - A location-information discrimination method and device are provided that can accurately discriminate between locations of a mobile terminal in keeping with an actual environment. A discrimination value calculator calculates a discrimination value that is dependent on the amount of a change, from a predetermined value, in the received power of a radio signal received by a mobile terminal from a base station and on the duration of that change in the received power. The determination section compares the discrimination value with a predetermined value, thereby determining whether the mobile terminal is located indoors or outdoors. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119950 | NAVIGATION SATELLITE SIGNAL REPEATER AND NAVIGATION SATELLITE SIGNAL REPEATING METHOD - A navigation satellite signal repeater and a navigation satellite signal repeating method are provided. The navigation satellite signal repeater includes an outdoor navigation satellite receiver and a plurality of navigation satellite signal generators. The outdoor navigation satellite receiver is configured to receive a navigation satellite signal from a navigation satellite and extract satellite information from the received navigation satellite signal. The navigation satellite signal generators are disposed in a building and are configured to receive the extracted satellite information through a transmission line, generate new satellite information in consideration of a time delay of the transmission line, and transmit a new navigation satellite signal corresponding to the new satellite information. The navigation satellite signal repeater repeats a new navigation satellite signal by reflecting a time delay of satellite information, thus enabling accurate location detection even in a poor environment (e.g., an indoor environment) where a navigation satellite signal is not received. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119951 | Global navigation satellite antenna systems and methods - A method for reducing multipath when determining a location of a stationary or near stationary position, includes receiving a signal from an antenna moving continuously with respect to the stationary or near stationary position, the signal including a multipath component, processing the received signal including the multipath component, wherein multipath error in the received signal is reduced during the processing and determining a location of the stationary or near stationary position based on the processed received signal with the multipath error reduced. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119952 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SIDELOBES OF AN ACTIVE ANTENNA ARRAY - A method of controlling sidelobe distribution in an active electronically steered array, including electronically reshaping the array aperture so as to reduce sidelobes over a selected region of a coverage volume of the array. In one example, reshaping of the aperture is achieved by electronically turning on and/or off selected radiators in the array to vary the angle of edge discontinuities of the aperture, and thereby move the main sidelobes off the principal plane(s) of operation of the array. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119953 | CONTROL METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF ARRAY WEIGHT VECTOR, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - To suppress an adverse effect caused by side lobes of an antenna array when determining an AWV to be used in communication. A first communication device transmits/receives a training signal while scanning a beam pattern, and a second communication device receives/transmits the training signal with a fixed beam pattern. A primary DOD/DOA in the first communication device is determined based on the transmission/reception result of the training signal. Then, second round training is performed. In this point, the first communication device transmits/receives the training signal while scanning a beam pattern in a state where transmission to the primary DOD or reception from the primary DOA is restricted. A secondary DOD/DOA is determined based on the result of the second round training. An AWV corresponding to the primary DOD/DOA and an AWV corresponding to the secondary DOD/DOA are selectively used in communication between the first and second devices. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119954 | DUAL-POLARIZED DUAL-FEEDING PLANAR ANTENNA - A dual-polarized dual-feeding planar antenna includes a first substrate, a second substrate and an air layer. The first substrate includes at least one first microstrip and at least one patch electrically connected with each other. The second substrate is disposed on one side of the first substrate and includes a common ground layer, a slot, a first feeding port, a second feeding port and a second microstrip. The slot is disposed corresponding to the patch. The air layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first microstrip is electrically connected to the first feeding port through a conducting wire. The patch couples to the second microstrip via the slot, and the second microstrip is electrically connected to the second feeding port. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119955 | ADJUSTABLE MULTIBAND ANTENNA AND METHODS - An adjustable multiband antenna especially intended to mobile terminals. The antenna structure comprises a radiator ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120119956 | Antenna Device - A DTV receiving antenna device includes a case, a DTV receiving antenna. The case includes a top cover and a bottom cover. The antenna is situated in the case, including a metal conductor, a circuit board, a matching circuit and a conductive line. The metal conductor is disposed into the top cover. The circuit board is disposed into the bottom cover and includes a ground layer. The matching layer is formed on the circuit board, including a first metal part and a second metal part and a capacitance. The second metal part has a signal feeding point, and there is a gap formed between the first metal part and the second metal part. The capacitance is disposed on the gap and electrically connected to the first metal part and the second metal part. The conductive line is electrically connected to the first metal part and the metal conductor disposed into the top cover. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119957 | SHEET-SHAPED ANTENNA APPARATUS - A sheet-shaped antenna apparatus includes an antenna element formed by pasting a conductive foil or coating a conductive paint, a power feeding line connected to the antenna element, a power generation unit connected to the power feeing line, and a bonding unit detachably bonded to a fixed surface to which the antenna apparatus is attached. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119958 | PORTABLE RADIO - There is provided a portable radio capable of facilitating assuring water-tightness of a neighboring area of power feed sections and assuring a stable state of connection between a conductor, such as an antenna, and a circuit board. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119959 | PORTABLE RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A portable radio communication device includes a first circuit board provided in a first housing, first and second radio frequency sections provided on the first circuit board, a first power supply section that supplies power from the first radio frequency section to a core wire of a coaxial cable, a second power supply section that supplies power from the second radio frequency section to an outer conductor of the coaxial cable, and an antenna element provided in the first housing. One end portion of the outer conductor is connected to a ground pattern of the first circuit board via a first reactance element, and the other end portion of the outer conductor is connected to the ground pattern of the first circuit board via a second reactance element. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119960 | Waveguide radiating element of an antenna suitable to operate in the Wi-Fi band, and system for measuring the performances of an antenna operating in the C band and using such a radiating element - Structures and methods for a tunable waveguide radiating element are disclosed. The waveguide radiating element comprises a rectangular tube, which includes partially filled dielectric slabs that are disposed on parallel planes and incident on a lower edge of the element's mouth. The faces of each slab are engraved with a number of concentric SRR squares that present a gap on one of its sides. The distance between any two consecutive slabs may vary. The gaps of the outmost square may be arranged in such a way that, on the facing sides of two adjacent slabs, the gaps are rotated with respect to each other. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119961 | DECORATIVE RADOME FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICULAR APPLICATIONS - A molded radome for the beam path of a radar device with low radio transmission loss and improved resistance to attack by the environmental elements comprises a base layer or body composed of a resin and a decoration layer bearing an image. The decoration layer is characterized with bright metallic looking coat disposed on the surface of the base layer or body. The decoration layer is composed of a metalloid such as germanium or a germanium alloy applied to the base layer by sputtering deposition. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119962 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The invention includes a first circuit board on which a plurality of first terminal sections is arranged, a high-frequency circuit arranged on the first circuit board and connected to at least one of the plurality of first terminal sections, a second circuit board on which is arranged a plurality of second terminal sections facing the plurality of first terminal sections, a first internal circuit arranged on the second circuit board and connected to at least one of the plurality of second terminal sections, and electrical continuity unit providing electrical continuity among the plurality of first terminal sections and the plurality of second terminal sections. At least two contiguous terminals of the plurality of first terminal sections and/or the plurality of second terminal sections including a terminal connected to the high-frequency circuit are connected via a capacitor and function as an antenna for wireless communication. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119963 | RADIO APPARATUS AND ANTENNA DEVICE - There is provided a radio apparatus which includes an antenna device and a housing to which the antenna device is attached. The antenna device includes a substrate includes an electrically conductive layer with a slit. The slit is formed at an end of the electrically conductive layer so that the slit includes an opening end. The antenna element is electrically coupled with the electrically conductive layer across the opening end via a matching circuit, and receives an electric power through one end of the antenna element. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119964 | VHF/UHF Broadband Dual Channel Antenna - A compact dual-channel antenna operating at least in two frequency bands, comprises at least the following elements: a coaxial cable connected to a reference ground, an antenna element designed to operate in the high-frequency band, having a length L | 2012-05-17 |
20120119965 | TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION ANTENNA AND TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION DEVICE USING SAME - Provided are a transmission/reception antenna and a transmission/reception device using the same wherein the transmission/reception antenna comprises an excitation loop antenna ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120119966 | DIPOLE ANTENNA - A dipole antenna of the present invention is more compact and has a wider bandwidth as compared with a conventional dipole antenna. A dipole antenna (DP) includes antenna elements (E | 2012-05-17 |
20120119967 | ANTENNA WITH NEAR-FIELD RADIATION CONTROL - An antenna and a wireless mobile communication device incorporating the antenna are provided. The antenna includes a first conductor section electrically coupled to a first feeding point, a second conductor section electrically coupled to a second feeding point, and a near-field radiation control structure adapted to control characteristics of near-field radiation generated by the antenna. Near-field radiation control structures include a parasitic element positioned adjacent the first conductor section and configured to control characteristics of near-field radiation generated by the first conductor section, and a diffuser in the second conductor section configured to diffuse near-field radiation generated by the second conductor section into a plurality of directions. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119968 | Radial-free collinear omni-directional antenna with gain and virtual ground - An omni-directional antenna operable absent ground radials and providing at least 3 dB gain at a chosen wavelength relative to a dipole includes first and second like-oriented J-pole antennas and, coupled intermediate said J-pole antennas, a quarter-wavelength non-radiating delay line. Each J-pole antenna includes a half-wave radiating element, and a quarter-wavelength non-radiating section. The quarter-wavelength non-radiating delay line together with the quarter-wavelength non-radiation section of the second J-pole provide a half-wave non-radiating delay line. The result is that RF energy radiated by the first and second half-wave radiating elements are in proper phase, whereby gain is achieved. RF energy is coupled to the first J-pole antenna a distance Δ above the zero impedance end of that antenna. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119969 | Integrated antenna package - An integrated antenna package includes an interposer, an integrated circuit die, and a cap that forms a cavity within the integrated antenna package. A lossy ERG structure resides at the cap overlying the integrated circuit device. A lossless EBG structure resides at the cap overlying a microstrip feedline. A radar module includes a plurality of receive portions, each receive portion including a parabolic structure having a reflective surface, an absorber structure, a lens, and an antenna. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119970 | MULTIBAND ANTENNA - A multiband antenna includes a feeding end, a ground end, and a main body. The main body includes a first radiating path, a second radiating path, a main radiating portion and a transmitting portion. The main radiating portion connected to the feeding end by the first and second radiating paths. The transmitting portion is connected to the main radiating portion and the ground end. The first and second radiating paths, the main radiating portion and the transmitting portion are coplanar. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119971 | Apparatus For Controlling Impedance in Adaptive Tuning Antenna Circuit - An apparatus for controlling impedance in an adaptive tuning antenna circuit is disclosed, wherein a matching unit is connected to an output terminal where a coupler outputs a coupled power of a transmission signal, a controller adjusts an impedance of the matching unit to cause the reflected power outputted by the coupler to be minimized, and the controller adjusts an impedance of a tuner to allow a combined impedance of the tuner and an antenna to be equal to the impedance of the matching unit but with opposite phases, thereby adjusting the impedance of the antenna in the optimal state. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119972 | GSM ANTENNA, IN PARTICULAR FOR A DEVICE USING THE PUBLIC NETWORK - The invention relates to a GSM antenna for transmitting or receiving information between a machine or a network of machines and a server, said antenna including a metal strand ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120119973 | Holder for a Movable Sensor - A mount for a movable sensor on a support structure is provided. The sensor is alignable with a sensor target. The mount includes at least two mutually spaced sensor-based bearings, at least two mutually spaced support-structure-based bearings, at least two longitudinally adjustable actuator units arranged between an associated sensor-based bearing and an associated support-structure-based bearing, and a center bearing that is configured to pivotably support the sensor on the support structure about a kinematic center point on at least two spatial axes. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119974 | DUAL FREQUENCY ANTENNA - A dual frequency antenna is provided, which includes a helical radiator electrically connected to a main body via a feed point of the main body, a first radiator for generating resonance is formed on the lower portion of said radiator, a second radiator for generating resonance is formed on the upper portion of said radiator, wherein the resonance frequency of the second radiator is higher than that of the first radiator, and the helical pitch of the second radiator is larger than that of the first radiator. The dual frequency antenna easily enables tuning in a whole UHF frequency band, and work performance of an upper semi-sphere of the dual frequency antenna is improved in a GPS frequency band. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119975 | MULTI-SECURED RFID ELECTRONIC SEAL - A multi-secured RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) electronic seal includes a bolt, a bolt pedestal and a RFID system. The bolt has a male bolt portion with an electrical connecting point. The bolt pedestal has a female pedestal portion with several nodes to electrically connect with the electrical connecting point to provide plural selections of connecting and disconnecting. The RFID system includes a RFID chip and a transmission conductor embedded in the bolt, and an antenna installed on the bolt pedestal. When the bolt and the bolt pedestal is securely locked together, whether the RFID chip is electrically connects to the antenna depends on if the electrical connecting point connects a preset node, so that a RFID signal may be selectively transmitted by the RFID chip through the antenna. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119976 | ANTENNA AND TRANSFORMER INCLUDED IN THE SAME - An antenna having a transformer exchangeable in accordance with tilting angle adjustment rate is disclosed. The antenna includes a phase shifter, a tilting adjustment apparatus and a transformer configured to move linearly in response to a force provided from the tilting adjustment apparatus, and deliver a force corresponding to the moving to the phase shifter. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119977 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device has liquid crystal display panels aligned in a horizontal scan direction. The liquid crystal display panels constitute one virtual display area. A decoder decodes image data, to thereby generate pieces of pixel data having addressees corresponding to the virtual display area. A bridge circuit specifies a target (display destination) on which the pixel data is to be displayed on the basis of a parameter table indicating a correspondence between the virtual display area and each of display areas of the liquid crystal display panels. The pixel data are stored in line buffers corresponding to the specified display destinations and outputted to the liquid crystal display panels. Out of the pixel data, pixel data corresponding to a gap formed between two liquid crystal display panels are discarded. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119978 | LIGHT CONTROL IN HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYS - A see-through head mounted display apparatus with reduced eyeglow is disclosed. Two images of a scene are combined and presented to a user, the combined image including portions of reflected image light and light from a see-through view of an external environment. The apparatus includes a light control element to block escaping portions of image light and reflected portions of scene light, while allowing incoming scene light to be transmitted from the external environment. The images are produced using a partially reflecting mirror and a light control element. A portion of scene light is transmitted through the partially reflecting mirror and is combined with a portion of image light reflected from the partially reflecting mirror. A light control element is used to block a portion of the image light and a portion of the scene light to reduce eyeglow. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119979 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes an insulating substrate; a first conductive layer in which a first signal line and a second signal line are formed on the insulating substrate; an insulating layer provided in an upper layer of the first conductive layer; and a semiconductor layer, which is provided in an upper layer of the insulating layer, and in which a semiconductor film, which overlaps the first signal line and the second signal line in plan view, is formed. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119980 | PIXEL INTERLEAVING CONFIGURATIONS FOR USE IN HIGH DEFINITION ELECTRONIC SIGN DISPLAYS - Pixel interleaving configurations for use in high definition electronic sign displays where each and every scan line includes full red, green, and blue color representation to provide for high resolution electronic video sign displays. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119981 | DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING APPARATUS, DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING METHOD, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - In a display panel driving apparatus which generates gray scales corresponding to first through nth sub-frames into which one frame is divided, and drives a display panel based on the gray scales thus generated, in a rising response in which a gray scale of a previous frame is Tf and a gray scale of a subsequent frame is Tr, T | 2012-05-17 |
20120119982 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one aspect, a liquid crystal display device includes a display region formed of a plural divided regions in a row direction. First and second driving circuits are arranged to face each other interposing the display region therebetween in the row direction. The first driving circuit is connected with odd scanning lines, and the second driving circuit is connected with the even scanning lines. A channel area of the TFT of the pixels connected to the odd scanning lines is the smallest in the divided region nearest to the first driving circuit and becomes larger gradually in the divided regions distant from the first driving circuit. A channel area of the TFT of the pixels connected to the even scanning lines is the smallest in the divided region nearest to the second driving circuit and becomes larger gradually in the divided regions with distant from the second driving circuit. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119983 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - A drive order control circuit | 2012-05-17 |
20120119984 | HAND POSE RECOGNITION - Hand pose recognition comprises determining an initial hand pose estimate for a captured input hand pose and performing iterations based upon hand pose estimates and residues between such estimates and hand pose estimates. One or more control signals are generated based upon the hand pose recognition. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119985 | METHOD FOR USER GESTURE RECOGNITION IN MULTIMEDIA DEVICE AND MULTIMEDIA DEVICE THEREOF - A display device includes a first sensor to detect a first image of a person and a second sensor to detect a second image of the person. A storage device stores first information and second information, where the first information identifies a plurality of gestures mapped to respective ones of a plurality of functions identified by the second information. A processor recognizes a gesture of the person based on the first and second images, and performs a function corresponding to the recognized gesture based on the first and second information. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119986 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTROL APPARATUS OF COMPUTER INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A three-dimensional (3D) control apparatus for a computer input device, used to sense 3D motion relations to output multiple 3D control signals, includes a first element comprising a plurality of sensing units and a second element comprising a plurality of transmitting coils. Each sensing unit of the first element has two adjacent receiving coils. The second element is capable of performing a 3D multi-axial motion with respect to the first element to generate multiple 3D control signals according to relative position relations between the plurality of transmitting coils and the plurality of receiving coils, so as to perform 3D control. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119987 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING GESTURE RECOGNITION USING OBJECT IN MULTIMEDIA DEVICES - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a gesture recognition method for use in a multimedia device includes capturing, via an image sensing unit of the multimedia device, a peripheral image, recognizing a first object contained in the captured peripheral image and a gesture made using the first object, mapping a multimedia device operation to the gesture, and entering into an input standby mode associated with the gesture. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119988 | IMAGE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, OPERATION DETERMINING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An accurate determination of an operation is possible. Data photographed by a video camera is read by an image reading unit, and an image of an operator is extracted from the data by an image extracting unit. As a result of such preparation, a virtual operation screen and an operation region are created based upon the extracted image of the operator. In a case of an adult operator, an operation region can be created in consideration with a length (position of sight line) or a length of an arm, and in a case of a child, since a length is lower and a length of an arm is shorter, an operation region can be set to match it. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119989 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOVING A CURSOR ON A SCREEN - The invention provides a system ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120119990 | POINTER CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A pointer control system includes a pointer control device and a pointer sensing device. The pointer control device includes two coils. The two coils respectively transmit a first signal and a second signal to the pointer sensing device, so that the pointer sensing device senses a first coordinate and a second coordinate. The pointer sensing device outputs a control signal which is corresponding to a distance between the first coordinate and the second coordinate. Therefore, the pointer control system can use an angle formed between the pointer control device and the pointer sensing device to control the operation mode of the pointer. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119991 | 3D GESTURE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - A 3D gesture control method is provided. The method includes the steps of: obtaining a series of images by a stereo camera; recognizing a control article in the images and acquiring 3D coordinates of the control article; determining the speed of the control article according to the 3D coordinates of the control article; and operating a visible object according to the speed. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119992 | INPUT SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND SPECIFIED POSITION CALCULATION METHOD - An example input system calculates a specified position on a screen of a display device, the position being specified by an operating device. The input system includes an attitude calculation section, an identification section, and a specified position calculation section. The attitude calculation section calculates an attitude of the operating device. The identification section identifies one of a plurality of display devices toward which the operating device is directed, based on the attitude of the operating device. The specified position calculation section calculates a specified position in accordance with the attitude of the operating device as a position on a screen of the display device identified by the identification section. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119993 | METHOD FOR CAPTURING AND TRANSMITTING MOTION DATA - In a method for capturing and transmitting motion data (s | 2012-05-17 |
20120119994 | ROTATABLE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A rotatable light source device includes an upper cover, a circuit board, plural light-emitting elements and a base. The circuit board is disposed under the upper cover, and connected with the upper cover. The light-emitting elements are mounted on the circuit board. One of the light-emitting elements is electrically connected to a power source to illuminate. The base includes a receptacle for accommodating the upper cover and the circuit board. By rotating the upper cover and the circuit board with respect to the base, another of the light-emitting elements is electrically connected to the power source to illuminate. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119995 | KEYBOARDLESS TEXT ENTRY - Keyboardless text entry methods and systems are described. Various display tools are used in conjunction with, for example, pointing, scrolling and/or clicking actions to enter text into an interface. Once display tool is a pie widget shape, another display tool uses a box like shape containing other box like shapes which are scaled according to a propationate chance of containing the desirable selection. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119996 | KEY STRUCTURE AND CAPACITIVE SENSING DEVICE USING THE SAME THEREOF - A key structure and a capacitive sensing device using the same are provided. The key structure is disposed on the capacitive sensing panel. The key structure comprises a pressing portion and a support portion. The pressing portion has a pressing surface and a conductive surface opposite to the pressing surface. The pressing surface is connected to the conductive surface, which faces the capacitive sensing panel. The support portion is connected to the pressing portion. When the pressing portion is pressed, the conductive surface of the pressing portion is close to or touches the capacitive sensing panel. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119997 | KEYBOARD COMPRISING SWIPE-SWITCHES PERFORMING KEYBOARD ACTIONS - The present disclosure provides for an ambiguous keyboard comprising at least two switches for performing keyboard actions, at least one of the two switches being a swipe-switch. The swipe switch can alter at least one characteristic selected from a group including: a) a function of at least one switch of the at least two switches of the ambiguous keyboard; and b) a mode of a second swipe-switch of the ambiguous keyboard. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119998 | SERVER DEVICE, DISPLAY OPERATION TERMINAL,AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - Systems and methods for operating an operational terminal and a server are provided. In various aspects, an operational terminal may transmit information regarding the operational terminal and a remote commander for controlling a device. A server may receive the information, and transmit display information and signal code information to the operational terminal. The display information may include information for displaying operational elements of the remote commander on a display screen. The signal code information may include control information corresponding to each of the operational elements. The operational terminal may display the operational elements on a display screen for selection by a user. Upon selection of a particular operational element, the operational terminal may transmit a control signal for remotely controlling an operation of the device, where the control signal may be transmitted in accordance with the received signal code information corresponding to the selected operational element. | 2012-05-17 |
20120119999 | Adaptive Keyboard for portable device - An adaptive keyboard on a touch screen device. The keyboard can reuse key areas, can detect positions of fingers, and can make it in general easier for users to type. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120000 | METHOD OF INTERACTING WITH A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a method of interacting with a portable electronic device and a portable electronic device configured to perform the same. In accordance with one embodiment, the method comprises: detecting motion of the portable electronic device; determining whether detected motion matches a first motion gesture or a second motion gesture; when the first motion gesture is detected, showing a designated user interface element in a user interface screen displayed on a touch-sensitive display of the portable electronic device; and when the second motion gesture is detected, hiding the designated user interface element from the user interface screen displayed on the touch-sensitive display of the portable electronic device. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120001 | CHARGE AMPLIFIER FOR MULTI-TOUCH CAPACITIVE TOUCH-SCREEN - A circuit for measuring the cross-capacitance of a touch-screen sensor includes a charge amplifier having an input for coupling to the touch-screen sensor and an output for providing a voltage pulse, and a measurement delay chain having an input coupled to the output, and an output for providing a digitized output signal of the voltage pulse width, which is proportional to the value of the cross-capacitance. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120002 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY PROXIMITY BASED CONTROL OF A TOUCH SCREEN USER INTERFACE - A touch screen user interface features manipulating an object (e.g. a fingertip) near a display, identifying a target point according to the object trajectory and a nonzero display distance, and performing an interface event at the target point computed as a projected intersection point between the object and the display, a hovering point, or by determining when the object crosses a display distance threshold or approaches the display faster than a predetermined speed. The interface event includes triggering a popup menu, moving a cursor, clicking a tool tip, clicking a hotkey, or adjusting a display image, and is activated by hovering the object for a duration, moving the object faster than a velocity threshold, crossing a second display distance threshold, crossing multiple display distance thresholds within a time limit, or by moving multiple objects simultaneously. The interface may properly control Flash®-based applications without separate pointing and selecting mechanisms. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120003 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL AND FABRICATING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A method of fabricating a touch screen panel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: forming a reinforcing layer on the top and the bottom of a glass substrate by reinforcing the entire surface of the glass substrate defining a plurality of unit cell regions; forming the touch screen panels in the unit cell regions on a side of the glass substrate with the reinforcing layers; cutting the reinforced glass substrate into the touch screen panels; forming passivation layers on the outer surfaces of the touch screen panels and sequentially stacking the touch screen panels; and simultaneously with the stacking, performing healing on the non-reinforced cut-sides of the stacked touch screen panels. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120004 | TOUCH CONTROL DEVICE AND TOUCH CONTROL METHOD WITH MULTI-TOUCH FUNCTION - A touch control device includes a housing having a first side and a second side different from the first side. The touch control device further includes a first touch sensing unit installed on the first side of the housing for detecting a first touch event so as to generate a first sensing signal according to the first touch event, and a second touch sensing unit installed on the second side of the housing for detecting a second touch event so as to generate a second sensing signal according to the second touch event. The touch control device further includes a control unit coupled to the first touch sensing unit and the second touch sensing unit, for generating corresponding operation instruction according to the first sensing signal and the second sensing signal simultaneously. | 2012-05-17 |
20120120005 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL DISPLAY - A touch screen panel display for displaying a three-dimensional image including a display, a touch screen panel sensor film stacked on top of the display, and a window stacked on top of the touch screen panel sensor film is provided. The touch screen panel display includes a viewing angle difference barrier film stacked between an upper surface of the touch screen panel sensor film and a lower surface of the window and for transmitting light of a pixel corresponding to a left eye and light of a pixel corresponding to a right eye to a left eye and a right eye, respectively. The touch screen panel display displays a three-dimensional image using a two-dimensional liquid crystal display. | 2012-05-17 |