33rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120206304 | HYBRID REFLECTOMETER SYSTEM (HRS) - A RF signal test and measurement system capable of measuring forward and reverse signal parameters of RF components including Electrically Small Antennas (ESA) and capable of being integrated within a communications system to aid the automatic retuning of antennas. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206305 | Testing of Automobile Mounted Antennas - A method and device provides for the testing and validation of a control module for receiving wireless data and communications utilizes a transmission line coupler mounted proximate the control module generates a signal that couples to an antenna of the control module. The control module produces a signal in response to coupling of the antenna with the signal produced by the transmission line coupler. The resulting signal is utilized to check, verify and validate operation of the control module. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206306 | Method of Providing an Antenna Mast and an Antenna Mast System - A method of providing an antenna mast for a wireless communication system is presented. The method comprises selecting a lower module and an upper module from a set of modules. This set of modules comprises at least two different lower modules, at least two different upper modules, or at least two different lower modules and at least two different upper modules. The method further comprises assembling the selected lower module and the selected upper module into a mast body of the antenna mast. This mast body forms a supporting structure for an antenna arrangement of the wireless communication system. In assembling the mast body, the method includes the antenna arrangement in the selected upper module and includes in at least one of the selected lower module and the selected upper module a device configured to perform a function other than supporting the antenna arrangement. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206307 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An antenna device includes an antenna coil that receives a magnetic field transmitted from a reader/writer and a capacitor. The antenna device also includes a magnetic sheet formed at a face-to-face position with respect to the antenna coil and configured for changing the inductance of the antenna coil. The capacitor has a temperature characteristic in which the capacitance of the capacitor is changed with changes in temperature. The magnetic sheet is formed of a magnetic material having a temperature characteristic in which the inductance of the antenna coil is made to be changed with an opposite sign of change to that of the capacitance of the capacitor that is changed with changes in temperature in the working temperature range. In this manner, the resonance frequency of the antenna circuit in the working temperature range may be brought approximately into coincidence with the oscillation frequency of the reader/writer. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206308 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND DUAL-MODE INTELLIGENT TERMINAL - Embodiments include an antenna apparatus having a CELL/GPS antenna, located at a short-side of a mainboard of a dual-mode intelligent terminal and configured to receive or transmit EV-DO signals, to receive GPS signals, and to transmit received signals to a CELL/GPS dual-frequency device. The CELL/GPS dual-frequency device is configured to transmit the received EV-DO and GPS signals to an EV-DO module and a GPS module, respectively. A GSM antenna, located at the other short-side of the mainboard of the dual-mode intelligent terminal, is connected with a GSM module, and configured to receive or transmit GSM signals. Embodiments further include a WiFi/BT antenna, located at a long-side of the mainboard of the dual-mode intelligent terminal, connected with a WiFi module and a BT module, and configured to receive or transmit WiFi signals or BT signals. The disclosure also discloses a dual-mode intelligent terminal. Such embodiments can avoid interference among antennae. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206309 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FAR FIELD RADIATION FROM AN ANTENNA - An adjustable antenna enables far-field radiation from the antenna to be reduced, minimized, and/or substantially eliminated while near-field radiation from the antenna may be substantially maintained. In some embodiments, an antenna includes a first loop defining a first enclosed area and having a first phase center point defined by the geometric center point of the first enclosed area, a second loop coupled to the first loop and disposed substantially parallel to the first loop, the second loop defining a second enclosed area and a second phase center point defined by the geometric center point of the second enclosed area, and a third loop coupled to the first loop and the second loop and substantially parallel to the first loop, the third loop defining a third enclosed area and a third phase center point defined by the geometric center point of the third enclosed area. The antenna includes a plurality of adjuster elements coupled to at least one of the first loop, the second loop, or the third loop, herein known as the adjustable loop, and configured to expand or contract the enclosed area of the adjustable loop. A line normal to the plane of the first loop passes through the first phase center point of the first loop, the second phase center point of the second loop, and the third phase center point of the third loop, and a current supplied to the antenna flows in a first polarity in the third loop and flows in a second polarity in the first loop and the second loop, the first and second polarities being opposite to each other. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206310 | HIGH PERFORMANCE LOW PROFILE ANTENNAS - A leaky travelling wave array of elements provide a radio frequency antenna. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206311 | DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDE ANTENNA - Disclosed herein is a dielectric waveguide antenna including: a dielectric waveguide transmitting a signal applied from a power feeder; a dielectric waveguide radiator radiating the signal transmitted from the dielectric waveguide to the air through a first aperture; and a matching unit formed in a portion of the dielectric waveguide and controlling a serial reactance and a parallel reactance to thereby perform impedance matching between the dielectric waveguide radiator and the air, in order to reduce reflection generated in the first aperture during the radiation of the signal through the first aperture. Reflection in the aperture is reduced through the matching unit having various structures, thereby making it possible to improve characteristics of the dielectric waveguide antenna. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206312 | Horn Antenna for a Radar Device - A horn antenna for a radar device comprising a metal body having a tubular hollow waveguide section opening into a hollow horn section, a dielectric filling body filling up the inner space of the horn section, and a dielectric cover, wherein the horn antenna is configured to protrude in a measurement environment, protected from highly aggressive process environments and is usable over a wide temperature range. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206313 | ANTENNA CONSTRUCTION, FOR EXAMPLE FOR AN RFID TRANSPONDER SYSTEM - The invention relates to an antenna construction for an RFID chip for long ranges, which comprises a substrate, an antenna of conducting material supported by the substrate, and coupling means for coupling the antenna to a circuit. In accordance with the invention the antenna is a magnetic dipole, and the coupling means are formed by extensions of the antenna conductor. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206314 | SURFACE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A surface communication device of the present invention includes: an electromagnetic wave propagation unit which propagates electromagnetic waves and has a sheet shape; and at least one of a power feeding device unit which is disposed on the electromagnetic wave propagation unit in a non-conductive state with the electromagnetic wave propagation unit and feeds the electromagnetic waves to the electromagnetic wave propagation unit, and a reception device unit which is disposed on the electromagnetic wave propagation unit in a non-conductive state with the electromagnetic wave propagation unit and receives the electromagnetic waves propagated via the electromagnetic wave propagation unit. The at least one of the power feeding device unit and the reception device unit includes: an electromagnetic wave coupling unit which transmits the electromagnetic waves to the electromagnetic wave propagation unit or receives the electromagnetic waves from the electromagnetic wave propagation unit; and an electromagnetic wave suppression unit which includes a plurality of conductor unit structures arranged along a surface of the electromagnetic wave propagation unit so as to surround the electromagnetic wave coupling unit, and suppresses leakage of the electromagnetic waves from a space between the electromagnetic wave coupling unit and the electromagnetic wave propagation unit. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206315 | Vehicle Pole Antenna - A vehicle pole antenna fixed to an antenna support base includes: a rod | 2012-08-16 |
20120206316 | ANTENNA SEAL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An antenna and method of making the same is disclosed wherein the antenna includes a seal assembly comprising a seal plate to prevent material used to form a seal around the conductor element from entering into the air gap of the antenna body. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206317 | DEVICE AFFILIATION PROCESS FROM SECOND DISPLAY - Apparatus and methods for using a second display with a network-enabled television. In one implementation, this feature allows the user to conveniently affiliate their IPTV devices with various service providers and manage such affiliations directly from a second display device instead of going to a separate affiliation website. The second display could be a smart phone that can often be found beside the user, a laptop or tablet PC, a desktop PC, or the like. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206318 | LOCATING AND DISPLAYING METHOD UPON A SPECIFIC VIDEO REGION OF A COMPUTER SCREEN - A locating and displaying method upon a specific video region of a computer screen comprises the steps of: capturing a plurality of computer screens during a predetermined time period; comparing one computer screen with the following computer screen to locate a plurality of screen differences, in which every single screen difference includes at least one different region; judging a respective position of every individual different region of each screen difference so as to locate an object window containing the different region; determine one object window as a video region by comparing a size or an appearance time of the object window; capturing a film of the video region; forwarding the film to a distant displayer; and then the displayer broadcasting the film on a display. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206319 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING MEDIA IN A MULTI-DEVICE ENVIRONMENT - An approach is provided for sharing media in a multi-device environment. A group of devices for sharing one or more media files is determined. A shared media manager causes joining of one or more displays of the devices. The shared media manager then determines to generate a common user interface for presenting the one or more media files on the joined one or more displays. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206320 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a display apparatus comprising front display unit ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120206321 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a display apparatus comprising front display unit ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120206322 | AR GLASSES WITH EVENT AND SENSOR INPUT TRIGGERED USER ACTION CAPTURE DEVICE CONTROL OF AR EYEPIECE FACILITY - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes event and sensor input triggered user action capture device control. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206323 | AR GLASSES WITH EVENT AND SENSOR TRIGGERED AR EYEPIECE INTERFACE TO EXTERNAL DEVICES - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes event and sensor triggered interface to external devices. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206324 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A display device is disclosed. The display device includes: a pixel array unit and a driving unit which drives the pixel array unit. The pixel array unit includes rows of first scanning lines and second scanning lines, columns of signals, pixels in a matrix state arranged at portions where the scanning lines and the signal lines cross each other and power supply lines and ground lines supplying power to respective pixels. The driving unit includes a first scanner performing line-sequential scanning to pixels by each row by supplying a first control signal to each first scanning line sequentially, a second scanner supplying a second control signal to each second scanning line sequentially so as to correspond to the line-sequential scanning and a signal selector supplying a video signal to rows of signal lines so as to correspond to the line-sequential scanning. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206325 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel and a shutter panel that is provided on the viewer side of the display panel and includes a first liquid crystal element and a second liquid crystal element adjacent to each other. In a first display state, a first light-shielding region and a first light-transmitting region are formed in the shutter panel by the first liquid crystal element, and light from the display panel is emitted through the first light-transmitting region. In a second display state, a second light-shielding region larger than the first light-shielding region and a second light-transmitting region smaller than the first light-transmitting region are formed in the shutter panel by the first liquid crystal element and the second liquid crystal element, and light from the display panel is emitted through the second light-transmitting region. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206326 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention comprises a pixel including a plurality of sub pixels. The plurality of sub pixels include a red sub pixel (R), a green sub pixel (G), a blue sub pixel (B), a yellow sub pixel (Ye) and a cyan sub pixel (C). The aperture area size of one of the cyan sub pixel (C) and the blue sub pixel (B) is larger than the aperture area size of any of the other of the cyan (C) and blue (B) sub pixels, the green sub pixel (G) and the yellow sub pixel (Ye); and the aperture area size of the red sub pixel (R) is larger than the aperture area size of any of the other of the cyan (C) and blue (B) sub pixels, the green sub pixel (G), and the yellow sub pixel (Ye). | 2012-08-16 |
20120206327 | DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel is disclosed has a plurality of source data lines and at least a first and a second gate scan lines and includes at least a first, a second, a third and a fourth display rows. Gates of a plurality of the first and second driving transistors of the first and the second display rows respectively are commonly coupled to the first gate scan line. First sources/drains of the first and the fourth driving transistors are sequentially coupled to odd columns of the source data lines. First sources/drains of the second and the third driving transistors are sequentially coupled to even columns of the source data lines. Gates of a plurality of the third and fourth driving transistors of the third and the fourth display rows respectively are commonly coupled to the second gate scan line. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206328 | Dual particle electrophoretic display and method of manufacturing same - Single particle and dual-particle electrophoretic display devices are disclosed. The display comprises a back substrate and including a substantially hollow container that includes a transparent substrate forming a cavity therebetween. The transparent substrate including one or more cathode electrodes forming a plurality of electronically and selectively addressable pixels; one or more side walls extending from the transparent substrate, the side walls defining corresponding pixels, and a suspension fluid including a plurality of pigment particles in fluid communication with each of the cells by a gap formed between the top of the side walls and the back substrate. In addition, the displays include a thin-film transistor (TFT) active matrix substrate to selectively drive one or more cathode electrodes. In addition, methods for manufacturing of the displays are disclosed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206329 | OPTICAL NAVIGATION MODULE WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURES - An optical navigation module comprising a rigid flange having a top surface. An optical navigation unit can be coupled to the top surface of the rigid flange with an electrical connection electrically coupled to the optical navigation unit. An alignment flange can be coupled to the rigid flange with the alignment feature including one or more alignment features. The alignment feature can be a hole adapted to receive an alignment pin to hold and align the optical navigation module. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206330 | MULTI-TOUCH INPUT DEVICE WITH ORIENTATION SENSING - A multi-touch orientation sensing input device may enhance task performance efficiency. The multi-touch orientation sensing input device may include a device body that is partially enclosed or completely enclosed by a multi-touch sensor. The multi-touch orientation sensing input device may further include an inertia measurement unit that is disposed on the device body, The inertia measurement unit may measures a tilt angle of the device body with respect to a horizontal surface, as well as a roll angle of the device body along a length-wise axis of the device body with respect to an initial point on the device body. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206331 | Methods and Systems for Supporting Gesture Recognition Applications across Devices - Embodiments herein disclose methods and systems for supporting gesture recognition capable applications to be supported across gesture recognition capable devices. Further disclosed are the marketplace, and network mechanisms to deliver applications and advertisements to multiple devices. A middleware is provided for a gesture recognition device that will provide the common API for a gesture recognition capable application. The same application may be used or played on any other device hosting the supported middleware specific to the device. Developers of applications are provided with a single SDK. The middleware also hosts a network application that will enable a user to search and download supported applications, provide feedback to the network, and provide configuration capabilities. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206332 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORIENTATION SENSITIVE BUTTON ASSIGNMENT - Methods and apparatus are provided for orientation sensitive configuration of a device. In one embodiment a method includes detecting a change in orientation of a device, and configuring a display of the device based on the change in orientation. The method may further include assigning operation of one or more buttons of the device based on the change in orientation, wherein a button of the device is assigned one or more functions not previously assigned to the button. The method may be performed by one or more of portable electronic device, media player, eReader, personal communication device, handheld computing device, imaging device, tablet computing device, imaging device, gaming device and computing devices in general. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206333 | VIRTUAL TOUCH APPARATUS AND METHOD WITHOUT POINTER ON SCREEN - Provided is a virtual touch apparatus and method for remotely controlling electronic equipment having a display surface. The virtual touch apparatus includes a three-dimensional coordinate calculator and a controller. The three-dimensional coordinate calculator extracts a three-dimensional coordinate of a user's body. The controller includes a touch location calculation unit and a virtual touch processing unit. The touch location calculation unit calculates a contact point coordinate where a straight line connecting between a first spatial coordinate and a second spatial coordinate meets the display surface using the first and second spatial coordinates received from the three-dimensional coordinate calculator. The virtual touch processing unit creates a command code for performing an operation corresponding to the contact coordinate received from the touch location calculation unit and inputs the command code into a main controller of the electronic equipment. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206334 | AR GLASSES WITH EVENT AND USER ACTION CAPTURE DEVICE CONTROL OF EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes an event and user action capture device control of external applications. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206335 | AR GLASSES WITH EVENT, SENSOR, AND USER ACTION BASED DIRECT CONTROL OF EXTERNAL DEVICES WITH FEEDBACK - This disclosure concerns an interactive head-mounted eyepiece with an integrated processor for handling content for display and an integrated image source for introducing the content to an optical assembly through which the user views a surrounding environment and the displayed content, wherein the eyepiece includes an event, sensor, and user action based direct control of external devices with feedback. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206336 | DETECTOR FOR OPTICALLY DETECTING AT LEAST ONE OBJECT - A detector ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120206337 | MULTIPLE CAMERA CONTROL SYSTEM - A multiple camera tracking system for interfacing with an application program is provided. The tracking system includes multiple cameras arranged to provide different viewpoints of a region of interest, and are operable to produce a series of video images. A processor is operable to receive the series of video images and detect objects appearing in the region of interest. The processor executes a process to generate a background data set from the video images, generate an image data set for each received video image, compare each image data set to the background data set to produce a difference map for each image data set, detect a relative position of an object of interest within each difference map, and produce an absolute position of the object of interest from the relative positions of the object of interest and map the absolute position to a position indicator associated with the application program. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206338 | OPERATIONAL INPUT DEVICE - An operational input device that outputs a signal corresponding to a displacement amount of an operational input, includes a coil annularly extending from a first side toward a second side; a core configured to vary the inductance of the coil by being moved within the coil along an axis of the coil by the operational input applied from the first side toward the second side; and a yoke provided at an end surface of the coil at the second side and provided with an opening at a position facing an end surface of the core at the second side. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206339 | CONTROL USING MOVEMENTS - A movement of an object is recognised as a predetermined movement, by transmitting signals between transmitter-receiver pairs, which are reflected from the object. A first event is recorded for one of the transmitter-receiver pairs if a reflected signal meets a predetermined proximity criterion, and a second event is recorded for a second transmitter-receiver pair if after the first event, a subsequent reflected signal meets a predetermined proximity criterion. The first and second events are used to identify the movement. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206340 | DISPLAY METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - To provide a display method capable of displaying the original power saving effect if a monitoring display of the power saving effect is not made when the monitoring display of the power saving effect is made. Provided is a display method including capturing an image in front of an image display surface included in a display apparatus that displays the image and detecting presence of a moving body positioned in front of the image display surface, deciding a power saving amount of the display apparatus including the power saving amount of the image display surface by using an analysis result of the presence or absence of a human face and a detection result of the moving body in the captured image, and deriving and displaying the actual power saving amount when no display is made on the image display surface on the image display surface when information about the power saving amount is displayed on the image display surface. Accordingly, when a monitoring display of a power saving effect is made, an original power saving effect if no monitoring display of the power saving effect is made can be displayed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206341 | Presenting Information on a Card with a Passive Electronic Paper Display - With a card including a passive electronic paper display configured to display a visual image, a method of presenting information on a card includes selectively changing a visual image displayed on the passive electronic paper display to update information represented by the visual image, and wherein the card is sized to be carried by a user. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206342 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING AND PRESENTING LIFE STORIES - A system to access information about a deceased individual includes a memory device and a mobile unit. The memory device contains a non-volatile computer readable medium to store the information on the deceased individual. The mobile unit interfaces with the memory device to access the information. The memory device may include a memory tube or a microchip. In some versions, the memory device may be mounted to a headstone or associated with the gravesite. The mobile unit may include a viewing screen to display information about the deceased individual via a user interface. In another version, a computer may host the information and an identifier is used by a mobile unit to access the information. The identifier may be associated with a burial site. In some versions, the identifier is an electronic identifier that communicatively couples to the computer. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206343 | MULTI-SOURCE PROJECTION-TYPE DISPLAY - A display device capable of displaying a plurality of projection images is provided. The display device includes a light source within a base and a plurality of projection outputs. Each projection output comprises an optical modulation device and a projection lens system. The light source includes a switch and a plurality of light sources such as lasers or LEDs with different color to one another. The switch receives and diverts light beams from the light sources in a predetermined sequential order to the plurality of projection outputs. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206344 | INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM AND TOOL TRAY THEREFOR - A tool tray for an interactive input system comprises a housing having an upper surface defining at least one receptacle sized to receive a tool for interacting with an interactive surface, a sensor configured to detect the presence of the tool within the receptacle and at least one display in communication with the sensor. The display is configured to present a pointer attribute selection screen upon removal of the tool from the receptacle. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206345 | PUSH ACTUATION OF INTERFACE CONTROLS - A computing system translates a world space position of a hand of a human target to a screen space cursor position of a user interface. When the cursor overlaps a button in the user interface, the computing system actuates the button in response to a movement of the hand in world space that changes the cursor position by a depth threshold along a z-axis regardless of an initial z-axis position of the cursor. When the button includes an activation lock, the computing system unlocks the activation lock, prior to button actuation, if the cursor path satisfies unlocking criteria. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206346 | FINGER CONTROL DEVICE - A finger control device for controlling an electronic device to switch an operating mode thereof includes a main body, a sensor unit and a control unit. The main body includes a first securing part to be disposed on a palm, and a second securing part to be disposed on a finger. The sensor unit includes a first sensor element disposed at a first section of the finger, and a second sensor element disposed at a second section of the finger. Interaction between the two sensor elements is controlled through bending of the finger. The control unit controls the electronic device to operate in a first mode when the first sensor element interacts with the second sensor element, and to operate in a second mode when the first sensor element does not interact with the second sensor element. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206347 | IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE FOR OPTICAL POINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A method of smoothing the movement of a cursor controlled by an optical pointing apparatus includes the steps of sensing an image of a surface and generating a sensing signal by an optical pointing apparatus, continuously outputting a movement signal to control the movement of a cursor on a display by the sensing signal, and smoothing the continuously outputted movement signal at different levels according to the speed represented by the movement signal. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206348 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A display device and a method of controlling the same are provided. The display device comprises: a camera for acquiring an image comprising a gesture taken by a user; and a controller for extracting the gesture from the image acquired by the camera and for setting a specific point of an object in which the gesture is performed as a reference point when the gesture corresponding to acquisition of a control right is comprised in the extracted gesture. Therefore, by setting a specific point of an object in which the gesture corresponding to acquisition of a control right is performed as a reference point, a gesture taken by a user can be accurately and effectively recognized. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206349 | UNIVERSAL STYLUS DEVICE - A stylus device receives light from a display though an optical element that is adapted to increase the field curvature of an image formed on an image sensor of the stylus device. Based on the size and shape of a portion of the image that is in focus, a distance, orientation, and/or azimuth of the stylus device with respect to the display can be determined. In addition, a position corresponding to each pixel, or groups of pixels, is encoded into blue light emitted by each pixel or group of pixels of the display. Upon initialization, or after a loss of synchronization, the stylus device can determine its position with respect to the pixels by decoding the encoded position. After synchronizing its position with the display, the stylus device can determine its subsequent positions by tracking pixels of the display. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206350 | Device Control of Display Content of a Display - Methods, apparatuses and systems of providing control of display content on a display with a device are disclosed. One method includes establishing a fixed reference on the display. A user input is received indicating that the device is at a user selected position corresponding to the fixed reference and capturing a position of the device in order to establish a corresponding reference position. The display content on the display is determined based on measured displacement of the device relative to the established reference position. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206351 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A first housing including an orientation detection section for detecting an orientation, and a second housing including a screen section for displaying a predetermined image are connected to each other such that the relative orientation of the second housing with respect to the first housing can be changed. The relative orientation of the second housing is estimated based on a value obtained by adding a predetermined offset to detected data detected by the orientation detection section, and predetermined display processing is performed for the screen section, based on the relative orientation of the second housing. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206352 | IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE FOR OPTICAL POINTING APPARATUS - An image-capturing device configured for an optical pointing apparatus includes a plurality of image-sensing units arranged adjacently. The plurality of image-sensing units are configured to sense images of a surface and generate sensing signals that are used for evaluating the velocity of the optical pointing apparatus. The image-capturing device is configured to use different image-sensing units arranged differently to sense the surface according to the velocity of the optical pointing apparatus. When the optical pointing apparatus moves at a first velocity, the image-capturing device uses the image-sensing units configured to occupy a smaller area to sense the surface. When the optical pointing apparatus moves at a second velocity, the image-capturing device uses the image-sensing units configured to occupy a larger area to sense the surface. The first velocity is lower than the second velocity. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206353 | HYBRID POINTING DEVICE - The present invention discloses a hybrid pointing device including an optical navigation module and a pointing module. The optical navigation module is configured to replace the conventional buttons of a convention pointing device, such as an optical mouse or a trackball mouse. The optical navigation module is configured to sense gestures of at least one object operated by a user to activate commands associated with particular programs running on the host. Since the optical navigation module is only configured to sense gestures of the object but not the movement of the hybrid pointing device relative to a surface, the resolution thereof is aimed to be sufficiently high enough for sensing gestures and no need to be relatively high. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206354 | INTEGRATED INPUT APPARATUS - An integrated input apparatus includes a panel, a sensing layer, a backlight layer, and a bottom layer. The panel includes a plurality of hot key patterns, a typing key group pattern, a cursor control pattern, and a response key pattern (a left key and a right key). When anyone of the hot key patterns, the typing key group pattern, the cursor control pattern, or the response key pattern is touched, a sensing control signal is sensed by the sensing layer and sent to a computer host for further processing. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206355 | REMOTE CONTROL - The remote control device contains two keypads, of which the second keypad is able to be slid into a housing or extracted from it. A sensor detects the sliding position of the second keypad and generates an output signal, that assigns differing control signals to preset keys of the first keypad depending on the sliding position of the second keypad. Additionally the remote control device has two transmission devices with differing directions of emission, with always only one transmission device being activated and in fact depending on the output signal of the sensor. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206356 | Foot-Operated Mouse - A foot operated mouse for use on a surface comprises a housing including a heel portion, a toe portion, a pivot member, and a sensor mechanism. The pivot member is configured and arranged to contact the surface and allow the housing to pivot between an operating position and a nonoperating position. The operating position is when the sensor mechanism is proximate the surface, and the nonoperating position is when the sensor mechanism is pivoted upward away from the surface. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206357 | Systems and Methods for Character Input on a Mobile Device - Methods and systems for selecting input in a portable electronic device comprising a display and a plurality of input members are disclosed. The methods and systems use a combination of two input apparatuses to select input for the device. For example, the method includes detecting an actuation of one of the input members of the electronic device immediately followed by an action performed on an input device, such as a tap of a trackpad or a click of a trackball. The method also includes determining the representations associated with the actuated input member and outputting at least one of the representations using the display, with one representation selectable and marked for selection. The method optionally further includes detecting another action on the input device and in response changing the representation marked for selection. The method further includes detecting a release of the actuated input member and outputting the representation marked for selection using the display. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206358 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING AN INFORMATION DISPLAY - A vehicle instrument system is described. The vehicle instrument system includes an input device configured to receive an input command, a display screen configured to display information, and a processing device coupled to the input device and the display screen. The processing device is configured to determine at least one parameter limit, receive at least one input signal from the input device that corresponds to a manual adjustment of the at least one parameter limit from a first limit value to a second limit value, and provide the second limit value to the display screen for display on the display screen. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206359 | POINTING DEVICE WITH SOLID-STATE ROLLER - A solid-state roller on a pointing device with enhanced features. The solid-state design described herein allows the sensor to be placed on any shape of surface, such as one that has curvature in two directions. In one embodiment, a trench or downward curve contains sensors for detecting finger movement. The user's finger can thus bend about a knuckle in a curved motion to activate the sensor, requiring little or no movement of the finger up and down. The solid-state sensors can be of one of a number of designs. In one embodiment, multiple electrodes are contacted by a finger as it moves. Each electrode is coupled to a capacitive detection circuit, for detecting the change in capacitance as the electrode is contacted by the finger. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206360 | Mouse Pen and Photoelectric Control Switch Thereof - A mouse pen and a photoelectric control switch thereof are provided, the photoelectric control switch includes a control rod in a shell moving between on-position and off-position, an optical coupling sensor comprising a light emitter and light receiver disposed on an extension line of the control rod, and an elastic element for resetting the control rod. The control rod includes a first end near the optical coupling sensor and equipped with a reflection element, and a second end for driving the control rod towards the optical coupling sensor which protrudes an orifice of the shell; at the on-position, light emitting from the light emitter is received by the light receiver after being reflected by the reflection element, while at the off-position, light cannot be received. The photoelectric control switch implements non-contact on/off controlling with the optical coupling sensor and the control rod, responses sensitively, and has longer lifetime. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206361 | KEYPAD HAVING A METAL GRID FOR USE WITH A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A keypad for a portable electronic device includes a keymat having a plurality of actuation members and a plurality of key caps. Each of the plurality of key caps is associated with a respective one of the plurality of actuation members. The keypad further includes a metal grid disposed between the plurality of key caps and the keymat. The metal grid is adhered to a bottom surface of each of the plurality of key caps. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206362 | COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS - A computerized readable apparatus for presentation of information, including contextually related secondary content. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a computer readable medium having at least one computer program disposed thereon, the at least one program being configured to facilitate ad hoc communication with a personal electronic device of a user, and provide the user with requested information (such as for example direction to a desired business or other entity). At least a portion of the information is obtained via a wireless link with a remote server. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206363 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method includes detecting a first touch at a first location, and a second touch at a second location, on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. In response to detecting the first and second touches, a first section of a virtual keyboard having a first boundary associated with the first location and a second section of the virtual keyboard having a second boundary associated with the second location are displayed on the touch-sensitive display. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206364 | USER INTERFACE SYSTEM - The user interface system of one embodiment of the invention includes a sheet that defines a surface on one side and at least partially defines a first cavity and a second cavity on an opposite side; a fluid network coupled to the first and second cavities; a displacement device coupled to the fluid network that displaces fluid within the fluid network and expands both the first and second cavities concurrently, thereby deforming a first and a second particular region of the surface; and a touch sensor coupled to the sheet and adapted to sense a user touch proximate the first and second particular regions of the surface. The user interface system of another embodiment of the invention includes a displacement device coupled to the fluid network that displaces fluid within the fluid network and selectively expands one of the first and second cavities. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206365 | Method and System for Controlling a Computer with a Mobile Device - Methods and systems in accordance with the present invention allow connection of a cellular telephone or other mobile device to a computer or other receiving device with a processor and user interface and thus allow input of text into the computer via the keypad of the cellular telephone or other mobile device. Methods and systems in accordance with the present invention further allow input of abbreviations common to character limited messaging formats; for example text messaging, Twitter, and Facebook; and translate such abbreviations into the words or phrases they commonly represent. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206366 | Systems and Methods for Character Input Using an Input Member on a Mobile Device - Methods and systems for selecting input in a portable electronic device comprising a display and a plurality of input members are disclosed. At least some of the input members used in the methods and system are capable of achieving a first state and a second state. For example, the method includes detecting the start of a first state for one of the input members of the electronic device, such as a press, followed by the occurrence of a second state for the input member in the first state, such as a further actuation of the input member. In response to the occurrence of the second state during the first state, the method further includes determining the representations associated with the input member in the first state. The method further includes outputting the representations using the display, with one representation marked for selection and detecting the occurrence of another second state of the input member, such as another further actuation, and in response to the another second state, changing the representation marked for selection. The method further includes detecting an end of the first state and outputting the representation marked for selection using the display. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206367 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR TEXT INPUT - A handheld electronic device for generation of text in a language is provided. The handheld electronic device comprises a memory for storing a plurality of linguistic objects of the language, and a set of input members consisting of no more than two input members that, when actuated, initiate input of characters of the language. Every alphabet character in the language is assigned to one actuation of one of the input members. Further, the handheld electronic device includes a processor for detecting a set of actuations of at least one of the input members and for determining a set of linguistic objects that correspond to the actuations, wherein each determined linguistic object includes a set of alphabet characters assigned to the set of actuations. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206368 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD EMPLOYING A MULTIPLE-AXIS INPUT DEVICE AND ELEVATING THE PRIORITY OF CERTAIN TEXT DISAMBIGUATION RESULTS WHEN ENTERING TEXT INTO A SPECIAL INPUT FIELD - A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY-keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based upon frequency, i.e., the likelihood that a user intended a particular output, but various features of the device provide additional variants that are not based solely on frequency utilizing various logic structures resident on the device. The device enables editing during text entry and also provides a learning function allowing the disambiguation function to adapt to provide a customized user experience. The disambiguation function can be selectively disabled and an alternate keystroke interpretation system provided. If a field into which text is being entered is determined to be a special input field, a disambiguated result can be sought from a predetermined data source prior to seeking results from other data sources on the device. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206369 | CONTROL METHOD FOR GENERATING FLICKERING COLOR-LIGHT ALTERATION OF ILLUMINATED KEYBOARDS - A control method is to generate flickering color-light alteration of an illuminated keyboard which includes a plurality of keys depressed to provide at least one key-in signal, a plurality of backlight units and a control unit. The illuminated keyboard is divided into a plurality of illumination zones according to the backlight units. The control method includes steps of: first, setting multiple different illumination times corresponding to the backlight units through the control unit; next, detecting the key-in signal not being generated over a preset time or detecting the key-in signal matching a working condition to activate the control unit; and sending out a driving signal respectively by the control unit within the illumination time to the corresponding backlight units to generate illumination asynchronously in the illumination zones. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206370 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING KEYS OF A VIRTUAL KEYBOARD - A method and apparatus for a touch sensitive device to display a first set of keys on a first window on a display of the touch sensitive device. The touch sensitive device receives a first touch event comprising a plurality of first touch values. The touch sensitive device receives a second touch event comprising a plurality of second touch values associated with a touch detected by the touch sensitive device. The touch sensitive device displays a second set of the one or more keys on a second window of the one or more windows based at least in part on the second touch event. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206371 | Direction Sensation Haptic Motion - An apparatus including a housing; and a haptic system. The haptic system includes a plurality of haptic devices. The haptic system is configured to generate a linear motion sensation in a direction at an exterior side of the housing to a user touching the housing. The haptic devices do not move in the direction during the generated linear motion sensation. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206372 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLEXIBLE USE OF TABLET INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM RESOURCES - A primary information handling system and tablet information handling system interact through a tablet docking station to allocate processing and display resources between each other for an improved end user experience. The tablet display is used as a secondary display of the primary information handling system for presenting information generated by the primary information handling system. A remote desktop protocol executing on the primary information handling presents information generated at the tablet information handling system through the primary system display and allows the end user to interact with applications of the tablet system through I/O devices of the primary information handling system. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206373 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method includes detecting movement of a touch on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device from a first touch location to a second touch location. When the distance between the first touch location and the second touch location meets a first threshold, the second touch location is reported to an application layer of the electronic device. After the first threshold is met, a third touch location is reported to the application layer when movement of the touch from the second touch location to the third touch location is detected and the distance between the second touch location and the third touch location meets a second threshold. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206374 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCREEN DATA MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems for screen data management are provided. First, a screenshot is generated for screen data displayed in a touch-sensitive display unit. Contacts and movements of an object on the touch-sensitive display unit are received. It is determined whether the object is a pen or not. When the object is a pen, gestures corresponding to the contacts and movements of the object are recorded. Then, an event is received. In response to the event, the screenshot and the gestures corresponding to the contacts and movements of the object are merged to generate an integrated screenshot. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206375 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method includes: detecting a first touch at a first location on a touch-sensitive display; detecting a second touch at a second location on the touch-sensitive display; and displaying a navigation indicator on the touch-sensitive display in response to detecting the second touch while first touch contact is maintained. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206376 | TRANSPARENT TOUCH PANEL - A transparent touch panel comprises a first axis sensing layer, a second axis sensing layer and an insulating layer between the first axis sensing layer and the second axis sensing layer; the first axis sensing layer and second axis sensing layer being transparent conductive films, and the insulating layer being transparent insulated film. In each of the first axis sensing layer and second axis sensing layer, first insulating wires serve to delimit a plurality of electrode areas and a plurality of waste etching areas; and signal conductive wires serve to delimit a dummy pattern in the waste etching areas; the electrodes areas include a plurality of sensing electrodes and/or a plurality of signal conductive wires and the dummy pattern includes a plurality of small sub-areas which are disconnected to each other. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206377 | ANGULAR CONTACT GEOMETRY - In embodiments of angular contact geometry, touch input sensor data is recognized as a touch input on a touch-screen display, such as a touch-screen display integrated in a mobile phone or portable computing device. A sensor map is generated from the touch input sensor data, and the sensor map represents the touch input. The sensor map can be generated as a two-dimensional array of elements that correlate to sensed contact from a touch input. An ellipse can then be determined that approximately encompasses elements of the sensor map, and the ellipse represents a contact shape of the touch input. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206378 | TOUCH DEVICE - A touch device is provided, which includes a touch display panel, a memory unit, and a processing unit. The memory unit is used to at least store both an operating system with a supporting touch function and a virtual mouse application program. The processing unit is coupled to the touch display panel and the memory unit and is used to operate the operating system and accordingly control the touch display panel to display an operation window. When the virtual mouse application program is executed by the processing unit in response to a command of a user, the virtual mouse application program generates a virtual mouse on the operation window, so as to allow the user to operate the virtual mouse through the touch display panel and thus achieve functions of a physical mouse. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206379 | Single-layer and multi-touch projected capacitive apparatus - A single-layer and multi-touch projective-capacitive apparatus includes: (a) a substrate, (b) a conductive layer configured on the substrate, wherein the conductive layer consists of a plurality of first patterns, a plurality of second patterns, a plurality of third patterns and a plurality of fourth patterns, and (c) a plurality of conductive wires configured on the substrate respectively to connect with the first patterns, the second patterns, the third patterns and the fourth patterns. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206380 | PREDICTION-BASED TOUCH CONTACT TRACKING - In embodiments of prediction-based touch contact tracking, touch input sensor data is recognized as a series of components of a contact on a touch-screen display. A first component of the contact can be identified, and a second component can be determined to correlate to the contact. The first component and the second component can then be associated to represent a tracking of the contact. Subsequent components of the contact can be determined and associated with the previous components of the contact to further represent the tracking of the contact. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206381 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method includes displaying information in a display area of a touch-sensitive display, receiving touch data from the display area and touch data from a non-display area where information is not displayed, and determining a touch location in the display area based on the touch data from the display area and the touch data from the non-display area. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206382 | INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS - An information input apparatus including a user interface that detects a first input operation and a processor that assigns information to each of a plurality of directions from a position centered at the first input operation detected by the user interface. The user interface detects a second input operation corresponding to one of the plurality of directions, and the processor selects information assigned to the one of the plurality of directions as an input. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206383 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL - A touch screen panel includes a display unit including a timing controller for receiving a vertical synchronizing signal and a horizontal synchronizing signal to display an image, a touch sensing unit including driving electrodes, a control signal generator for generating a control signal from the vertical synchronizing signal and the horizontal synchronizing signal, and a touch controller for supplying a driving signal to the touch sensing unit in response to the control signal from the control signal generator. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206384 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING SURFACE SANITATION - An intelligent touch-sensitive surface that is easy to clean, that self-monitors when it has become contaminated, and can discern when it has been cleaned. The surface incorporates a plurality of sensors that detect events that contribute to contamination and/or cleaning, including, but not limited to, detecting users' touches, movement of the surface, when liquid is present on the surface, when there has been a change of users, time passage since the last cleaning, and how well the surface was wiped. The surface then reports its cleaning status to software residing on a host computer, which in turn can transfer the information to a host server. In this way, the cleaning status of each surface can be monitored remotely and/or logged. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206385 | METHOD OF BLOCKING TRANSMISSION OF SCREEN INFORMATION OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL WHILE PERFORMING REMOTE CONTROL - Disclosed is a technique for allowing a user of the mobile communication terminal | 2012-08-16 |
20120206386 | PORTABLE TERMINAL - The present invention provides a portable terminal, comprising: a first body provided with a first transparent display panel; a second body provided with a second transparent display panel; and a connecting part for movably connecting the first body with the second body; wherein both surfaces of the first transparent display panel are provided with a touch screen respectively; and at least one surface of the second transparent display panel is provided with a touch screen. The present invention provides a display area as large as possible. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206387 | COORDINATE DETECTION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE CARRIER MEDIUM - A coordinate detection system includes a coordinate detecting apparatus that is mounted on a display apparatus, detects approach of an indicating object toward the display apparatus, detects a position coordinate of the indicating object on the display apparatus, and outputs a notice indicating the approach of the indicating object and the position coordinate; a contact detecting apparatus that detects whether the contact detecting apparatus is in contact with the coordinate detecting apparatus and outputs a notice indicating contact or non-contact of the contact detecting apparatus; and an information processing apparatus that includes a control unit that, upon reception of the notice indicating the approach of the indicating object, determines whether the notice indicating the contact of the contact detecting apparatus is received within a predetermined time, and issues an event indicating the contact of the contact detecting apparatus when receiving the notice of the contact of the contact detecting apparatus. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206388 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TERMINAL DEVICE EACH HAVING TOUCH PANEL - Continuously after two contacts are made on a touch panel, when a gesture of moving the two contacts in a direction that a spacing therebetween is decreased and then releasing the two contacts after being moved is detected, an image forming apparatus identifies a program presented by an icon displayed in an area defined by the two contacts at least either of before and after being moved, as a program subjected to the gesture, and stores information that identifies the program subjected to the gesture. The image forming apparatus reads the information that identifies the program subjected to the gesture in accordance with a command related to the program subjected to the gesture to execute an operation related to the program, and transmits information depending on the operation to another device indicated by the command. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206389 | TOUCH SENSING APPARATUS - A touch sensing apparatus includes a plurality of pins, a logic control module, and at least one amplifier module. The logic control module generates a plurality of control signals having different control timings, wherein the control signals include an amplifying control signal and a compensating control signal. Each amplifying module includes an amplifying unit and an automatic compensating unit. The amplifying unit includes a positive input end and a negative input end, wherein the amplifying unit determines, according to the amplifying control signal, a difference between a first sensing voltage and a second sensing voltage respectively received by the positive input end and the negative input end and amplifies the difference to output an analog data. The automatic compensating unit records, according to the compensating control signal, a digital compensation value corresponding to one of the pins and outputs the digital compensation value according to the compensating control signal. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206390 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide corresponding tactile sensations in accordance with a characteristic of an image displayed. Specifically, an electronic device | 2012-08-16 |
20120206391 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of transmitting and receiving data between a mobile terminal and a display device is provided. The method establishes network connection for communication with the mobile terminal, detects a touch location of the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal touches the display device, designates a first region corresponding to the touch location to the mobile terminal when the touch of the mobile terminal is ended, and transmits data corresponding to an object to the mobile terminal when the object displayed on a screen moves to the designated first region. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206392 | ILLUMINATED TOUCHPAD - The present invention pertains to improved feedback mechanisms for touch pads. One aspect relates to devices capable of illuminating the touch sensitive surface of the touch pad. Another aspect relates to methods for providing visual feedback at the touch pad. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206393 | METHOD AND APPARATUS CONTINUING ACTION OF USER GESTURES PERFORMED UPON A TOUCH SENSITIVE INTERACTIVE DISPLAY IN SIMULATION OF INERTIA - A method and apparatus for identifying user gestures to control an interactive display identifies gestures based on a bounding box enclosing points at which a user contacts a touch sensor corresponding with the display surface and permits use of inexpensive and highly reliable grid-based touch sensors that provide a bounding box to describe contact information. In identifying gestures, position, motion, shape, and deformation of the bounding box may be considered. Center, width, height, aspect ratio, length and orientation of the bounding box diagonal may be determined. A stretch factor, defined as the maximum of the ratio of the height of the bounding box to the width of the bounding box and the ratio of the width of the bounding box to the height of the bounding box, may also be computed. Gestures may be identified based on the changes in time of these characteristics and quantities. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206394 | TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes a substrate, a jumper metal, a first insulation layer, first and second conductive patterns, first and second metal electrodes, and a second insulation layer. The jumper metal is formed on the substrate. The first insulation layer includes an opening and is formed on the jumper metal. The first and second conductive patterns are formed on the first insulation layer. The first and second metal electrodes are respectively connected to end portions of the first and second conductive patterns. The second insulation layer is formed on the first and second conductive patterns and the first and second metal electrodes. One of the first and second conductive patterns is connected by the jumper metal exposed through the opening of the first insulation layer. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206395 | TOUCH PANEL-EQUIPPED DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch panel-equipped display device is provided that includes, on the front substrate of the display panel, touch electrodes that allow an exact touch location to be determined with simple structure. The device includes: a display panel ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120206396 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH ATTACHED TOUCH PANEL - In a display device with an attached touch panel in which a touch electrode is provided on a front substrate of a display panel, the frame area is reduced by raising the proportion of the image display region to the overall surface area of the display device. The display device with an attached touch panel ( | 2012-08-16 |
20120206397 | INK CONTROL ON TABLET DEVICES - A method includes sensing two successive positional inputs input via a sensor display; determining a time difference between the two successive positional inputs; and rendering, to the sensor display, a graphic between the two successive positional inputs if the time difference does not exceed a time difference threshold. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206398 | RESISTIVE TOUCH DEVICE WITHOUT PERCEPTION OF COLOR DIFFERENCE - A resistive touch device with no visual color difference comprises a first transparent conductive substrate, a second transparent conductive substrate and a spacer layer. The first transparent conductive substrate with a bottom thereof has a plurality of first transparent conductive electrodes, and a first voltage difference in a first direction. The second transparent conductive substrate with a top thereof has a plurality of second transparent conductive electrodes, and a second voltage difference in a second direction. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. The spacer layer is formed between the first and second transparent conductive substrates, which is used for isolating the first transparent conductive electrode and the second transparent conductive electrode. The first transparent conductive electrodes are configured to comply with certain specifications included a differential value of Euclidean distance, a yellow/blue differential value in a color space, or dimensions between each adjacent electrodes. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206399 | Method and System for Processing Signals of Touch Panel - A method and system for processing the signals of a touch panel are provided. Therein, the capacitive values of each sensor on the touch panel are successively taken during a period of time. Then, the average capacitive value of each sensor is calculated for computing estimated touch point coordinates. The distance between each two sets of such coordinates sensed respectively at two sensing time points is calculated. If a distance thus calculated is less than a predetermined distance, the two sets of estimated touch point coordinates corresponding to the distance are defined as valid touch point coordinates. If a series of estimated touch point coordinates are successively defined as valid touch point coordinates for a predetermined number of times, the touch point corresponding to each set of valid touch point coordinates in the series is defined as a valid touch point. Thus, the precision of touch point determination is enhanced. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206400 | TOUCH PANEL OPERATION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A touch panel operation apparatus and a method thereof is provided. The touch panel operation apparatus includes a controller and a touch panel module. The controller generates a simulated figure touch signal and adds spatial static points on a tangible object, and the touch panel module detects the simulated figure touch signal and spatial distribution of the static points to identify the tangible object. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206401 | HYBRID TOUCH PANEL DEVICE - A hybrid touch panel device includes a resistive touch panel and capacitive touch sensing panel having a single sensing electrode pattern. The resistive touch panel is operable to generate a press position signal in response to pressure detected thereby. The capacitive touch sensing panel is disposed on top of the resistive touch panel and is operable to generate a touch position signal in response to at least one touch action detected thereby. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206402 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN PANEL DISPLAY - A capacitive touch screen panel display, in which a touch sensor pattern may be prevented from being damaged during an ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD) test, is provided. The capacitive touch screen panel display includes a plurality of trace lines for transmitting touch signals from touch sensor patterns to a touch screen flexible printed circuit board, and a first length extension unit formed on a shortest trace line among the plurality of trace lines to extend a trace line length. Thus, touch sensor patterns may be prevented from being broken during the ESD test. | 2012-08-16 |
20120206403 | TOUCH-SENSING DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch-sensitive display device includes a color filter substrate, an array substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a touch-sensing structure. The touch-sensing structure is disposed on the color filter substrate and includes at least one first sensing series and at least one second sensing series overlapped with and spaced apart from the first sensing series. During a touch-sensing operation, the first sensing series receives a common voltage scanning signal, and the second sensing series receives a sensing signal to sense coupling capacitance formed as a result of a touch action when the common voltage scanning signal drives the first sensing series. | 2012-08-16 |