36th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130229256 | SEMICONDUCTOR CERAMIC COMPOSITION FOR NTC THERMISTORS - A semiconductor ceramic composition for use as a component of the body of NTC thermistors contains at least manganese and cobalt as main ingredients and both aluminum and titanium as additional ingredients for resistance adjustment by annealing. It becomes easier to adjust the resistance of the composition by annealing when the titanium content is equal to or lower than about 9.2 parts by weight on a TiO | 2013-09-05 |
20130229257 | SEMICONDUCTOR CERAMIC AND RESISTIVE ELEMENT - Provided is a resistive element which is excellent in inrush current resistance even in the case of having a surface-mountable small chip shape. The resistive element has an element main body composed of a semiconductor ceramic in which a main constituent thereof is composed of a Mn compound represented by the general formula (Nd | 2013-09-05 |
20130229258 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING TRANSMITTER TRAINING WINDOW - A method for configuring a transmitter device to transmit a recognized transmission to a receiving device is provided. The method includes transmitting a first transmission and transmitting a second transmission after the first transmission. The method further includes receiving, during the second transmission, a user input signal from an interface for receiving signals from one or more user interface elements. The method further includes storing an attribute associated with the second transmission in a memory device in response to the user input signal. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229259 | STANDALONE BIOMETRIC AUTHORIZATION CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - A standalone biometric authorization control device ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130229260 | ELECTRONIC TAG SYSTEM - An electronic tag system includes a point of sale host, a client host, a coordinator, a router and an electronic tag group. The point of sale host is configured for transmitting textual data. The client host is configured to provide image data corresponding to the textual data received from the point of sale host. The coordinator is configured for transmitting the image data received from the client host. The router is configured for transmitting the image data received from the coordinator. The electronic tag group includes a plurality of electronic tags for displaying images according to the image data received from the router. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229261 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCANNING A USER ENVIRONMENT AND EVALUATING DATA OF INTEREST - According to various embodiments, a mobile device continuously and/or automatically scans a user environment for tags containing non-human-readable data. The mobile device may continuously and/or automatically scan the environment for tags without being specifically directed at a particular tag. The mobile device may be adapted to scan for audio tags, radio frequency tags, and/or image tags. The mobile device may be configured to scan for and identify tags within the user environment that satisfy a user preference. The mobile device may perform an action in response to identifying a tag that satisfies a user preference. The mobile device may be configured to scan for a wide variety of tags, including tags in the form of quick response codes, steganographic content, audio watermarks, audio outside of a human audible range, radio frequency identification tags, long wavelength identification tags, near field communication tags, and/or a Memory Spot device. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229262 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION READER ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT WITH MULTIPLE LINEARLY-POLARIZED ELEMENTS - An antenna method and apparatus for a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader includes an RFID reader, a plurality of radio ports of the RFID reader, and a plurality of linearly polarized antenna elements coupled to the radio ports, wherein the RFID reader directs the radio ports to sequentially communicatively connect only one antenna element at a time to the RFID reader such that only one antenna element is operable to transmit/receive at any instant in time. The antenna elements are mounted in an alternating vertically polarized and horizontally polarized configuration. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229263 | Real-Time Asset Tracking and Event Association - A system including a detector, a reader, and a tag. The detector includes a sensor to detect a user event, and a communication circuitry to communicate at a first frequency band. The reader includes communication circuitry to communicate at a second frequency band. The tag includes a first communication circuitry to communicate at the first frequency band and a second communication circuitry to communicate at the second frequency band. The detector is to communicate with the tag via the communication circuitry of the detector. The detector is to determine whether to associate the tag with the user event. The detector is to communicate the determined association. The tag is to communicate using the second communication circuitry of the tag with the reader. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229264 | MULTI-MODE RFID TAG ARCHITECTURE - A multi-mode RFID tag includes a power generating and signal detection module, a baseband processing module, a transmit section, a configurable coupling circuit, and an antenna section. In near field mode, the configurable coupling circuit is operable to couple the transmit section to a coil or inductor in the configurable coupling circuit to transmit an outbound transmit signal using electromagnetic or inductive coupling to an RFID reader. In far field mode, the configurable coupling circuit is operable to couple the transmit section to the antenna section, and the multi-mode RFID tag then utilizes a back-scattering RF technology to transmit the outbound transmit signal to RFID readers. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229265 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE USER-DIRECTED INTERFACING BETWEEN HANDHELD DEVICES AND RFID MEDIA - Systems and methods for interactively interfacing handheld devices and RFID media are described. A method for interactively interfacing HHDs and RFID media. The method includes starting an application on a HHD for interfacing with RFID media, the HHD including a RFID reader, receiving user input relating to the storing of commands or messages of RFID media, creating one or more commands or messages based on the received user input, and storing the one or more commands or messages on a RFID media using the RFID reader. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229266 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND WIRELESS CONTROL METHOD - In a wireless control method, functional components that can be wirelessly controlled in an electronic device are set to be remote control components. A wireless control means of each of the remote control components and functions of each of the remote control components are preset. The method determines a remote control component that is currently working in the electronic device. The method further receives a wireless control signal by the electronic device, and executes a function of the determined remote control component, when the received wireless control signal is used to perform the wireless control means of the determined remote control component. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229267 | EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A sensor pad ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130229268 | TRANSMISSION OF POWER AND DATA AT MULTIPLE POWER LEVELS - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a circuit coupled to a line, where the circuit may power a device, and where the power is transmitted to the device over the line as a pulse-width modulated signal. The circuit may set a duty cycle of the pulse-width modulated signal in order to transmit a determined power level to the device. The apparatus may vary a frequency of the pulse-width modulated signal to transmit data to the device while the duty cycle of the pulse-width modulated signal is fixed in order to continue to transmit the determined power level to the device. A variation in the frequency of the pulse-width modulated signal may be detectable by the device and represents at least a portion of the data. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229269 | REMOTE CONTROL HAVING INDICIA AND A LOCATOR BUMP - A remote control includes a plurality of actuators and plurality of similarly-shaped icons for indicating the function of actuators. At least one of the actuators includes a locator bump that is positioned inside the icon on the actuator and extends above the surface of the actuator to provide tactile feedback to assist a user's finger in locating the actuator (for example, to turn on a lighting load when the control device is being operated in the dark space). The icon that has the locator bump inside of it is bigger than the second icon, such that the icons appear to be the same size to the human eye. In addition, the line weight of the first icon may be smaller than the line weight of the second icon, and there may be a gap between the first icon and the locator bump. For example, the first and second icons may be triangularly shaped or circularly shaped. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229270 | PROVIDING DATA TO A MOBILE APPLICATION ACCESSIBLE AT A MOBILE DEVICE VIA DIFFERENT NETWORK CONNECTIONS WITHOUT INTERRUPTION - System and method of providing data to a mobile application accessible at a mobile device via different network connections without interruption are disclosed. The method, which may be implemented on a system includes, receiving data for the mobile application over a network connection different from a first network connection, and/or providing the data received over the network connection including any other data received from the first network connection, to the mobile application in a manner that is without interruption in data flow. The data is provided to the mobile application without interruption even when connections to the different network connections require change in IP addresses. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229271 | Haptic Systems, Devices, and Methods Using Transmission of Pressure Through a Flexible Medium - Systems, devices, and methods for producing haptic actuation are disclosed. An exemplary haptic system comprises a transducer and a transmission medium. The transducer induces pressure waves within the transmission medium, which is a sealed capsule with a flexible geometry. A surface of the sealed capsule thus produces haptic effects on a contact surface. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229272 | Manual control device and method - A manual control device for a machine includes a handle having a variable damper configured to alter a stiffness thereof in response to a control signal. A displacement sensor provides a displacement signal indicative of the displacement of the handle. A controller is associated with the variable damper, the manual control device, the displacement sensor, and the actuator. The controller determines a then present operating state of the actuator and a command provided to the actuator based on the displacement signal, and provides the control signal to stiffen the variable damper such that the displacement of the handle is limited to an additional displacement of the handle that corresponds to a difference between the then present operating state of the actuator and a maximum allowable operating state of the actuator. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229273 | TACTILE INPUT DEVICE, MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TACTILE INPUT DEVICE - The present invention pertains to a tactile input device comprising a control device, a proximity sensor unit arranged to provide a proximity detection signal to the control device, a tactile acoustic wave sensor unit operable in a low power mode and a high power mode according to a mode control signal from the control device, wherein the control device is arranged to control the power mode of the tactile acoustic wave sensor unit by providing a mode control signal based on the proximity detection signal received from the proximity sensor unit. The present invention also pertains to a microprocessor system comprising such a tactile input device and a corresponding method for controlling a tactile input device. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229274 | THEFT DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - One aspect of the invention provides a theft detection system including one or more tag nodes configured to detect movement and transmit a beacon message and one or more anchor nodes configured to receive the beacon message from the one or more tag nodes and alert a third party of the beacon message. Another aspect of the invention provides a theft detection node including a power source, a motion detector, a transmitter, and a microcontroller in communication with the power source, the motion detector, and the transmitter. The microcontroller is configured to determine whether the node is being transported and if the node is being transported, instructing the transmitter to transmit a beacon message. Another aspect of the invention provides a theft detection method including detecting motion in a motor vehicle and transmitting a beacon message to an anchor node. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229275 | INFORMATION ACQUIRING DEVICE - Electronic components, conductors, and the like that the form a detecting-and-transceiving circuit are positioned in a space inside a casing other than a space E that is enclosed by an imaginary surface that forms a predetermined angle θ with respect to a coil axis x toward the outside from a position on the edge of an aperture surface of the end part of a coil-shaped antenna | 2013-09-05 |
20130229276 | Systems and Methods for Providing Hand Washing and Sanitizing Alerts - Embodiments of the disclosure can include systems, methods, and apparatus for providing hand washing and sanitizing alerts. Certain embodiments of the disclosure can improve hand hygiene by pairing an alert with the action of cleansing. In one embodiment, a method for providing hand washing and sanitizing alerts can be provided. The method can include generating an alert based at least in part on detecting a person entering or exiting an area. The method can further include ceasing the alert based at least in part on detecting the person sanitizing his or her hands. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229277 | SECURITY SYSTEM WITH POWER SAVING FEATURE AND DEVICE - The invention relates to a security system with power saving feature and device comprises an electric magnet and a corresponding iron plate. The electric magnet is connected to a G-sensor module and the iron plate has a pressing face to contact with the G-sensor module. When the door is opened, the electric magnet does not supply power; when the door is closed, the electric magnet with electromagnetic attraction attracts the iron plate and the pressing face presses the G-sensor module. That is, the electromagnetic lock usually stays in a low-energy attraction state; however, when the G-sensor module is triggered, the electromagnetic lock returns to a normal lock state for achieving power saving effect and control of the external force detection improvement. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229278 | HEATING APPLIANCE EMERGENCY REMINDER DETECTION DEVICE - A device uses motion detection and heat detection to monitor a room and heating appliance and to remind a user to check on the appliance after a period of time. A motion detector sensor observes motion within a room or area by the heating appliance. If someone is in the area, then the device resets itself. If no one is detected, then the device alerts a user if heat is detected by a heat sensor. The alert prevents a possible heating or cooking emergency. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229279 | MULTIPURPOSE INDICATOR LIGHTS - A method of utilizing device indicator lights is disclosed herein. The method includes providing a device that includes a plurality of device indicator lights and a user control, and monitoring a first set and a second set of device states. The first set of device states correspond to binary device states, and the second set of device states correspond to analog device states. The method also includes utilizing each of the plurality of device indicator lights individually to communicate one of first set of device states, determining whether the user control has been activated, and utilizing at least two of the plurality of device indicator lights in concert to communicate one of the second set of device states upon a determination that the user control has been activated. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229280 | MOBILE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - A mobile information processing apparatus for wireless communication with a radio communication cassette comprises a first obtaining unit that obtains a remaining battery level of a battery provided in the radio communication cassette, a second obtaining unit that obtains power consumption necessary for the radio communication cassette to perform an inspection based on an inspection order, a discriminating unit that discriminates, based on the obtained remaining battery level and power consumption, whether or not the inspection using the radio communication cassette can be executed, a displaying unit that displays battery information of the radio communication cassette based on the discrimination, and a control unit that enables the second obtaining unit, the discriminating unit and the displaying unit to run, when the inspection order for the radio communication cassette is obtained or updated by connecting the mobile information processing apparatus to a network. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229281 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ACTIVATE A SECURITY PROTOCOL USING AN OBJECT WITH EMBEDDED SAFETY TECHNOLOGY - The present invention provides means for initiating a distress signal by knocking over an object, such as a table, decorative piece, furniture, etc., that includes a built-in or embedded safety device. When the safety device senses substantial movement (i.e., toppling) of the object, the safety device transmits a distress signal to third-party responders, and also can initiate various events in the environment surrounding the object to deter, delay, or disrupt a perpetrator. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229282 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT (PSAP) DISCREET ALERT SYSTEM - A method, apparatus and system for automatically generating an e911 alert are provided in a public safety answering point (PSAP) server including at least one messaging interface supporting message-based interaction with one or more user devices, wherein in response to a request for assistance message including location information associated with a user device, the PSAP server determines the emergency services resources proximate the requesting device and communicates location information associated with the requesting device toward the determined emergency services resources. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229283 | FACIAL RECOGNITION BASED MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system to monitor patient position in bed and related methods of use are disclosed. The system to monitor patient position in bed relies on facial recognition and determination of the time spent by the patient in a particular position. Appropriate alarms and messages are displayed if the patient remains in a particular position for a time period greater than a predetermined threshold. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229284 | GAS SAFETY MONITOR - A dangerous level of gas safety monitor for indicating a level of a target gas in an atmosphere comprising: a sol-gel layer comprising a first phosphorescent material, exposed to the atmosphere; a light source enabled to stimulate the phosphorescent material; a detector enabled to detect light emitted by the phosphorescent material; a pressure sensor to determine the pressure of the atmosphere; a processor enabled to determine relative phase shift or time delay between the detected light emitted by the phosphorescent material and the emitted light of the light source, wherein the monitor is configured to provide an output indicative of a dangerous level of the target gas in the atmosphere, the output based on the determined pressure and relative phase shift or time delay. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229285 | DETECTING A SIGNAL QUALITY DECREASE IN A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - Techniques for detecting a signal quality decrease are disclosed. A sensor or probe may be used to obtain a plethysmograph or photoplethysmograph (PPG) signal from a subject. A wavelet transform of the signal may be performed and a scalogram may be generated based at least in part on the wavelet transform. One or more characteristics of the scalogram may be determined. The determined characteristics may include, for example, energy values and energy structural characteristics in a pulse band, a mains hum band, and/or a noise band. Such characteristics may be analyzed to produce signal quality values and associated signal quality trends. One or more signal quality values and signal quality trends may be used to determine if a signal quality decrease has occurred or is likely to occur. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229286 | SAFETY BARRIER ALERT - At least some of the illustrative embodiments are a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium including executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to receive drilling rig safety barrier data based on conditions of safety barriers in one or more drilling rigs. The one or more processors are further caused to identify, based on the drilling rig of safety barrier data, an impending invalidation of at least one of the safety barriers. The one or more processors are further caused to identify, based on the impending invalidation, one or more profiles for alert, and output, based on the one or more profiles, an alert of impending safety barrier invalidation. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229287 | TRANSCEIVER UNIT IN A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A measurement system may comprise a sensor wire and a transceiver unit. The sensor wire may comprise an insertable portion configured to be inserted in a blood vessel of a patient's body and a sensor disposed within the insertable portion at a distal end of the sensor wire. The sensor is configured to measure a parameter when inserted inside the patient. The transceiver unit may comprise: a housing adapted to be connected to a proximal end of the sensor wire; and a first communication module within the housing adapted to wirelessly communicate by a communication signal with an external second communication module in order to transfer information to the external second communication module. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229288 | SERVER-SIDE INITIATED COMMUNICATION WITH ANALYTE METER-SIDE COMPLETED DATA TRANSFER - System and methods are provided to ameliorate a shortcoming identified by applicants for analyte meter in wireless communication to a server. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229289 | HAZARD WARNING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - A system adapted to provide a warning to a vehicle operator of nearby hazards, e.g., that a nearby vehicle has been in a collision or is otherwise inoperable. Embodiments include a detector operable to detect a hazard, a transmitter to transmit a warning signal, a receiver to receive a transmitted warning signal, and a display to warn the operator of an approaching vehicle of the hazard. Some embodiments incorporate feedback from a vehicle's airbag deployment circuitry to provide a trigger effective to broadcast the warning signal. The operator of an approaching vehicle may be provided with a visual and/or an audible warning signal, e.g., via a cellular telephone. Certain embodiments provide such warning to approaching vehicles via the transmitted warning signal and a display and/or speaker carried in the approaching vehicle. Audible and visual warnings may be transmitted directly from the crashed vehicle. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229290 | INSTRUMENT PANEL BUS INTERFACE - An instrument panel including a plurality of user interface components respectively configured to receive or generate an electrical signal and one or more electronic apparatus, such as a bus expander, configured to exchange data between the plurality of electronic user interface components and a bus. With embodiments, the instrument panel is configured without a microprocessor or a micro-coded component coupled to the bus. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229291 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The image forming method includes: applying two or more kinds of ink compositions having different hues onto a recording medium to form a multi-color image, each ink composition containing a pigment, water, and 5% by mass to 15% by mass of polyvalent (meth)acrylamide represented by the following formula (1) with respect to the total amount of the ink composition; and applying a treatment solution, containing an aggregation component onto the recording medium. In the image forming method, an average diameter φ | 2013-09-05 |
20130229292 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECODING - A decoding apparatus and method store at least one table including at least one code, receive at least one instruction signal, and extract a symbol value and a symbol length from the at least one table based on the at least one instruction signal. The decoding apparatus calculates a target suffix length that minimizes the size of a generated table and minimizes the size of a non-prefix length of the at least one code. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229293 | LOW POWER SLOPE-BASED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - Providing for a two-stage single-slope analog to digital converter (ADC) exhibiting high resolution in conjunction with reduced power consumption is described herein. The ADC can achieve a digital resolution of at least 13 bits according to one or more disclosed embodiments, with significantly lower power consumption than conventional high resolution analog to digital converters. In operation, bias current supplied to one or more components of the ADC can be ramped up to a high magnitude during high accuracy or high speed processes of the ADC. Upon completion of these processes, the bias current can be sharply reduced for at least a portion of a clock cycle. During a residue amplification process associated with a second stage of the ADC, bias current can be increased to a moderate level. Average power consumption can be reduced significantly, while maintaining peak power requirements. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229294 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - An embodied ADC includes a sampling unit sampling differential input signal to output differential sampled signal which has first and second sampled signals. The ADC includes a reference signal generator generating first and second reference signals and a preamplifier amplifying the differential sampled signal to output a differential amplification signal having first and second amplified outputs. The preamplifier has a first differential amplifier amplifying the first sampled signal using the first reference signal and a second differential amplifier amplifying the second sampled signal using the second reference signal. The ADC includes a comparator comparing the first and second amplified outputs and a correction controller controlling common-mode voltage levels of the first and second reference signals or common-mode voltage levels of the first and second sampled signals in accordance with the operations of the first and second differential amplifiers. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229295 | AD (ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL) CONVERSION CIRCUIT, MICRO-CONTROLLER, AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING SAMPLING TIME - An AD (analog-to-digital) conversion circuit includes a capacitor array formed of a plurality of capacitors; a sample hold circuit configured to apply an analog input voltage input through an input terminal to the capacitor array so that the analog input voltage is accumulated in the capacitor array until a sampling time set is elapsed; a comparator circuit configured to sequentially retrieve the analog input voltage accumulated in each of the capacitors of the capacitor array, and to compare the analog input voltage with a reference voltage defined in advance to generate a digital signal; and a sampling time adjusting circuit configured to measure a period of time when a voltage on an input side of the sample hold circuit reaches a threshold value defined in advance relative to the reference voltage, and to set a time determined according to the period of time as the sampling time. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229296 | MULTI-BEAM REFLECTARRAY - A multi-beam reflectarray includes two or more element arrays including plural elements aligned along a predetermined direction. The multi-beam reflectarray is such that, in each of a first element group and a second element group included in at least one of the element arrays, a difference between phases of radio waves reflected by corresponding two elements is in proportion to a first product of a distance between the two elements and a value of a trigonometric function with respect to an angle of reflection by the two elements, and a distance between neighboring elements in the first element group is equal to a product of a rational number and a distance between neighboring elements in the second element group. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229297 | RADAR APPARATUS - A pulse signal is produced in a pulse generating section, and repetitively transmitted from an antenna at constant time intervals. A reception signal, received through an antenna and including a reflective wave from an object, is amplified and gain-adjusted. Thereafter, a distance detecting section detects a reception pulse of the reflected wave, and calculates the distance to the object. The variable attenuator attenuates the reception signal by a gain adjusted in accordance with a gain control signal. The gain of the variable attenuator is controlled so as to be maximum immediately after the pulse signal is transmitted, and to be reduced with elapse of time. Based on a gain adjustment timing signal, a gain adjustment timing when the attenuation amount is changed is made different for each transmission of the pulse signal. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229298 | Threaded Track Method, System, and Computer Program Product - A system, method, and computer program product for determining a trajectory of an item includes segmenting surveillance point data of sensors, by sensor, into track segments for the item, associating the track segments for the item in a segment group for the item, and fusing the track segments in the segment group for the item into a synthetic threaded track for the item. The fusing may include filtering of the track segments for the item across track segments. The filtering across track segments may be based on a weighting of the point track data of the track segments for the item. A system for determining a trajectory of an item may include a processing device configured to execute a threaded track process to convert a data set of surveillance point data into a synthetic threaded track for the item. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229299 | ANTENNA COVER - An antenna cover ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130229300 | ON-BOARD RADAR APPARATUS, OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, AND OBJECT DETECTION PROGRAM - An on-board radar apparatus includes a plurality of reception antennas that form a reception array antenna that receives a reception wave obtained by causing an object to reflect a transmitted wave, the reception array antenna having two or more average pitches that do not have the relationship of integral multiplication, and an azimuth detecting unit configured to perform an azimuth detection process of detecting an azimuth of the target based on signals received by the respective reception array antennas, and to determine that the detected azimuth of the target is a real azimuth when it is determined that the azimuths of the target detected based on the signals received by the respective reception array antennas coincide with each other and to determine that the detected azimuth of the target is a pseudo azimuth when it is determined that the azimuths of the target detected based on the signals received by the respective reception array antennas do not coincide with each other. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229301 | ELECTRONIC SCANNING TYPE RADAR DEVICE, ESTIMATION METHOD OF DIRECTION OF RECEPTION WAVE, AND PROGRAM ESTIMATING DIRECTION OF RECEPTION WAVE - An electronic scanning type radar device mounted on a moving body includes: a transmission unit transmitting a transmission wave; a reception unit comprising a plurality of antennas receiving a reflection wave of the transmission wave from a target; a beat signal generation unit generating a beat signal from the transmission wave and the reflection wave; a frequency resolution processing unit frequency computing a complex number data; a target detection unit detecting an existence of the target; a correlation matrix computation unit computing a correlation matrix from each of a complex number data of a detected beat frequency; a target consolidation processing unit linking the target in a present detection cycle and a past detection cycle; a correlation matrix filtering unit generating an averaged correlation matrix by weighted averaging a correlation matrix of a target in the present detection cycle and a correlation matrix of a related target in the past detection cycle; and a direction detection unit computing an arrival direction of the reflection wave based on the averaged correlation matrix. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229302 | PASSIVE MILLIMETER WAVE DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST POLARIMETRY - Differential polarization imaging systems include an axicon configured to provide a displacement of ray bundles associated with different image patches. The displaced ray bundles are directed to antenna horns and orthomode transducers so as to provide outputs correspond to orthogonal linear states of polarization (SOPs). The outputs are directed to a differential radiometer so that Stokes parameter differences between image patches can be obtained. The ray bundle displacements can be selected to correspond to a mechanical spacing of antenna horns. In some examples, ray bundle displacement corresponds to a displacement less than the diffraction limit. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229303 | POSITIONING USING A LOCAL WAVE-PROPAGATION MODEL - A method and apparatus for assisting the calculation of the position of a receiver device ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130229304 | RECEIVING METHOD AND RECEIVING APPARATUS - In a baseband process circuit unit, a demodulation unit demodulates a received satellite signal which carries a navigation message to obtain a demodulated data. Further, an error bit detection unit detects an error bit from among the demodulated data using a parity code included in the demodulated data. An inconsistent bit detection unit detects an inconsistent bit by comparing the demodulated data with prescribed comparison data. An adoption determination unit determines whether or not to adopt the demodulated data, based on a difference between the error bit and the inconsistent bit. In addition, a correction unit corrects the demodulated data, in a case where the demodulated data is determined to be adopted by the adoption determination unit. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229305 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SATELLITE SIGNALS - A GNSS receiver configured to detect a presence of at least one GNSS satellite signal in a received signal is provided. The GNSS receiver includes a buffer loaded with sample sets corresponding to the received signal and a Doppler derotation block configured to perform a Doppler derotation corresponding to at least one Doppler frequency on a sample set received from the buffer. The GNSS receiver further includes an accumulator block configured to perform a coherent accumulation of a plurality of sample sets upon or subsequent to the Doppler derotation corresponding to a Doppler frequency, and, a first memory configured to store the results of the coherent accumulation. A register array is configured to be loaded with the results stored in the first memory and a correlator engine is configured to generate correlation results by correlating the results in the register array with a plurality of code phases of GNSS satellites. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229306 | SINGLE RF RECEIVER CHAIN ARCHITECTURE FOR GPS, GALILEO AND GLONASS NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, AND OTHER CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES - A wireless receiver for multiple frequency bands reception includes a single receive radio frequency (RF) circuit ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130229307 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ADAPTIVE BEAMFORMING GAIN IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for controlling a beamforming gain in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes determining whether to control a beamforming gain, controlling the beamforming gain via change of a beam width if it is determined to control the beamforming gain, and transmitting or receiving a signal according to the controlled beamforming gain. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229308 | ANTENNA SYSTEM - An antenna system, including: a TRX array module, an antenna element array module, a feeding network module and a Butler matrix module, is provided. The TRX array module includes multiple active TRX submodules and is configured to generate transmission signals that have undergone digital beam forming. The antenna element array module includes multiple antenna elements and is configured to transmit the transmission signals. The feeding network module is configured to form a vertical beam characteristic of the antenna element array module before the antenna element array module transmits the transmission signals. The Butler matrix module is configured to form a horizontal beam characteristic of the antenna element array module before the antenna element array module transmits the transmission signals. The antenna system reduces the feeder loss, reduces the labor and equipment costs, and enables the vertical and horizontal beam characteristics of the antenna to be adjusted more conveniently. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229309 | BEAM ALIGNMENT METHOD UTILIZING OMNI-DIRECTIONAL SOUNDING AND USE THEREOF - A method includes transmitting a training signal from each of N omni-directional beams corresponding to N entries in an omni-directional codebook, receiving feedback including indication(s) corresponding to an entry from a narrow beam codebook entry to use to transmit, determining, based on the indication(s), the entry from a narrow beam codebook entry to use to transmit, and transmitting a data signal using the entry from the narrow beam codebook. Another method includes receiving at a receiver a training signal including N omni-directional beams corresponding to N entries in an omni-directional codebook, determining a best entry from a narrow beam codebook to use by a transmitter in transmissions to the receiver, where the best entry is determined as a function of the received training signal including the N omni-directional beams, and transmitting to the transmitter indication(s) corresponding to the best entry of the narrow beam codebook. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229310 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GEO-LOCATING AND DETECTING SOURCE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSIONS - A system for identifying a real-world geographic location of an emission source emitting electromagnetic energy includes a platform configured for movement and an apparatus disposed on the platform and configured to collect and process, in a passive manner and during movement of the platform, at least a pair of successive samples of the electromagnetic energy emission and define angular and spatial coordinates of the emission source. The apparatus includes at least a pair of antennas, a receiver coupled to antennas and a processor executing a predetermined logic. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229311 | QUASI-FRACTAL ANTENNA - The present invention provides to an antenna. The antenna includes a piezoelectric-substrate layer; and a quasi-fractal radiating layer disposed on the piezoelectric-substrate layer and having a quadrangle sub-structure and a similar structure that is formed by a nth-order self-similar iteration process including a trimming step, a scaling step and a combining step on the basis of the quadrangle sub-structure, where n is an integer greater than zero. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229312 | ANTENNA MODULE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE EMPLOYING SAME - An antenna module includes an antenna, a connecting member attached to the antenna, a sliding board configured for sliding relative to connecting member, and a radiation member attached to the sliding board. When the sliding board is slid by a user, the radiation member makes contact with or separates from the connecting member, enabling one antenna module to receive and transmit wireless signals of different wavelengths. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229313 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a casing, a circuit board, and a feeding element. The casing is made of conducting material, and comprises at least one feeding point. The circuit board is disposed in the casing. The feeding element is disposed in the electronic apparatus, and contacts the feeding point of the casing for transmitting signals between the circuit board and the casing, so that the casing functions as a radiation body of an antenna. Accordingly, the signal shielding of the antenna can be avoided, and it is unnecessary to change the material of the casing to plastic, which needs additional manufacturing process. After several times of tests, configuring the feeding point at the corner of the casing can provide higher performance of transmission. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229314 | DEPOSITION ANTENNA APPARATUS AND METHODS - Space- and cost-efficient antenna apparatus and methods of making and using the same. In one embodiment, the antenna is formed using a deposition process, whereby a conductive fluid or other material is deposited directly on one or more interior components of a host device (e.g., cellular phone or tablet computer). The antenna can be formed in a substantially three-dimensional “loop” shape, and obviates several costly and environmentally unfriendly processing steps and materials associated with prior art antenna manufacturing approaches. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229315 | Low-Profile Antenna Assemblies - A low-profile antenna assembly includes at least two antennas co-located under a cover. At least one of the at least two antennas includes an antenna configured for use with AM/FM radio. And, at least one of the at least two antennas includes an antenna configured for use with at least one or more of SDARS, GPS, cell phones, Wi-Fi, DAB-VHF-III, DAB-L, etc. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229316 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ANTENNA - A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for coupling a primary antenna to an auxiliary antenna portion with a current-controlled switch. The method further includes generating a unidirectional direct current or a first bias voltage having a first polarity to cause the current-controlled switch to substantially form a conduction channel between the primary antenna and the auxiliary antenna portion. While the conduction channel is present, a first resonance frequency range of the primary antenna is frequency shifted to a second resonance frequency range. The method can also include removing the unidirectional direct current or generating a second bias voltage having a second polarity to cause the current-controlled switch to form an open circuit between the primary antenna and the auxiliary antenna portion. While the open circuit is present, the first resonance frequency range of the primary antenna is restored. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229317 | HANDHELD DEVICE WITH TWO ANTENNAS, AND METHOD OF ENHANCING THE ISOLATION BETWEEN THE ANTENNAS - The invention relates to a handheld device comprising a first antenna (401, 701, 901, 931, 961, 1101, 1151, 1301, 1501) arranged to operate in at least a first frequency band, and a second antenna (402, 702, 902, 1102, 1302, 1502, 2210) arranged to operate in at least a second frequency band, wherein said second frequency band is different from said first frequency band. According to the invention, the second antenna comprises a slot antenna comprising at least one slot in at least one conductive layer. The invention also relates to enhancement of the isolation between first and second antennas in a handheld device. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229318 | Multi-band Planar Inverted-F (PIFA) Antennas and Systems with Improved Isolation - Exemplary embodiments are provided of multi-band Planar Inverted-F antennas and antenna systems including the same. In an exemplary embodiment, a Planar Inverted-F antenna (PIFA) generally includes a planar radiator or upper radiating patch element having a slot. A lower surface of the PIFA is spaced apart from the upper radiating patch element. First and second shorting elements electrically connect the planar radiator to the lower surface. The PIFA also includes a feeding element electrically connected between the upper radiating patch element and the lower surface. The PIFA may be mounted on a ground plane that is larger than the lower surface of the PIFA. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229319 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS - An antenna device includes a base including a planar conductor disposed thereon, and a coil antenna. The coil antenna includes a coil conductor wound around a magnetic core. The coil antenna is arranged such that a coil opening of the coil conductor is closed to an edge of the planar conductor. A current passing through the coil conductor induces a current in the planar conductor. Thus, a first magnetic flux occurs in the coil antenna, and a second magnetic flux occurs in the planar conductor. Therefore, a third magnetic flux occurs in an area of the planar conductor. Accordingly, the antenna device achieves a small footprint, a small-sized communication terminal apparatus and a desired communication distance. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229320 | SMALL ANTENNA APPARATUS OPERABLE IN MULTIPLE BANDS INCLUDING LOW-BAND FREQUENCY AND HIGH-BAND FREQUENCY AND SHIFTING LOW-BAND FREQUENCY TO LOWER FREQUENCY - A radiator is provided with a looped radiation conductor, a capacitor, an inductor, a feed point on the radiation conductor, and a magnetic block provided at at least a part of the inside of a loop of the radiation conductor. When the radiator is excited at a low-band resonance frequency, a first current flows through a first path extending along an inner perimeter of the loop of the radiation conductor and including the inductor and the capacitor. Magnetic flux produced by the first current passes through the magnetic block, thus increasing the inductance of the radiation conductor. When the radiator is excited at a high-band resonance frequency, a second current flows through a second path including a section extending along an outer perimeter of the loop of the radiation conductor, the section including the capacitor but not including the inductor, the section extending between the feed point and the inductor. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229321 | ANTENNA FABRICATION - In one embodiment a method to form a load bearing antenna aperture comprises forming a honeycomb core structure having a plurality of wall sections, the wall sections including electromagnetic radiating elements, and wherein lower surfaces of the wall sections defines a first surface and upper surfaces of the wall sections define a second surface, positioning a back skin to the first surface of the honeycomb core structure with an adhesive layer which comprises a layer of adhesive film and a paste adhesive disposed on the layer of adhesive film. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229322 | Antenna System - An antenna system includes a dielectrically-loaded loop element electromagnetically coupled to a planar element. The antenna system exhibits uniform, broadband radiation and reception patterns. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229323 | INTERCONNECT FEED DEVICES FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, AND PROCESSES FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Interconnect feed devices ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130229324 | DISPLAY METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A display method and an electronic device are provided. The display method is applied to the electronic device, and includes: displaying each display object of the display unit according to a first display parameter, monitoring the operation state of the electronic device to obtain a monitored result; acquiring a display adjusting command if the monitored result indicates that a fold or unfold operation is performed on the electronic device; adjusting the first display parameter of at least one display object of the display unit according to the display adjusting command to generate a second display parameter, and displaying the at least one display object according to the second display parameter. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229325 | MULTIMEDIA INTERACTION SYSTEM AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT CAPABLE OF BLOCKING MULTIMEDIA INTERACTION COMMANDS THAT AGAINST INTERACTIVE RULES - A multimedia interaction system is disclosed, including: a plurality of member electronic devices; a plurality of deplays respectively arranged on the member electronic devices; a forwarding electronic device configured as a command transmission intermedium between the member electronic devices; and a location detection circuit configured to operably detect respective member electronic device's spatial position and orientation dynamically and to transmit detection results to at least one of the member electronic devices. When an user instructs a source electronic device of the member electronic devices to transmit a target image object toward a target direct, the forwarding electronic device transmits a target command corresponding to the target image object to a candidate electronic device of the member electronic devices to perform corresponding multimedia interaction operations only if a relative position between the candidate electronic and the target direct satisfies a predetermined condition. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229326 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND GATE SIGNAL LINE DRIVING METHOD - A control capacitor (CDown) is connected between a pixel electrode of a liquid crystal capacitor (CLC_Bn) in at least one sub-pixel and a common signal line (COM) through a TFT ( | 2013-09-05 |
20130229327 | BARRIER SUBSTRATE, BARRIER PANEL HAVING THE SAME AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A crosstalk-reducing barrier panel is provided atop of a 3D-capable image panel where the image panel displays 3D imagery by alternatingly projecting left-eye imagery and right-eye imagery and where crosstalk may develop between leaked portions of the left and right-eye light rays produced by the image panel. The barrier panel includes a base substrate, odd-numbered barrier electrodes, even-numbered barrier electrodes, first through fourth signal delivering lines, and one or more signal generators that generate a first signal and a second signal. The first signal is respectively delivered to opposed ends of the odd-numbered barrier electrodes by way of a respective first “short-path” delivery route and also by way of a respective first “long-path” delivery route. The second signal is respectively delivered to opposed ends of the even-numbered barrier electrodes by way of a respective second “short-path” delivery route and also by way of a respective second “long-path” delivery route. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229328 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING IMAGE STICKING IN LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANELS, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND DATA CARRIER - The invention relates to a method for reducing image sticking in liquid crystal display panels, in which the liquid crystal display panel is controlled by a control program running on a logic device, in which at least a number of selected pixels in the liquid crystal display panel are subjected to modified control at least for specified periods of time instead of the control normally necessary to display a specific image. The modified control is carried out under the condition that the maximum contrast between the selected pixels and their adjacent pixels is reduced. The invention further relates to a device for reducing image sticking and also to a computer program and a data carrier. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229329 | REPLACEABLE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A replaceable display system includes a display back plate having a driving array substrate, a front panel laminate, and a display region, a controller, and an image film. The front panel laminate is located on the driving array substrate and includes a transparent substrate and a display medium layer sandwiched between the driving array substrate and the transparent substrate. The display region is located on the front panel laminate and includes a plurality of sub-display regions. Each of the sub-display regions is displayed as a bright face or a dark face by the display medium layer. The controller is electrically connected to the display back plate to control each of the sub-display regions to display as the bright face or the dark face. The image film is detachably located on the display region and includes a light transmissive pattern portion aligned with at least one of the sub-display regions. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229330 | CONTROLLING IMAGES AT HAND-HELD DEVICES - Controlling images at hand-held devices using sensor input, for example, as detected by one or more orientation sensors in a hand-held computing device is described. In various embodiments images are displayed at a hand-held computing device according to orientation sensor readings observed at the device and before user input is received at the images. For example, two or more images with different opacities are superimposed and the opacities differentially varied as the hand-held device is tilted. In another example images are placed in a 3D space which is rotated as the device is tilted. In another example, a video is played either forwards or backwards according to an orientation of the device. In various examples the images are displayed as part of a web page by using a template in the web page to control the display of images according to sensor readings. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229331 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AN OPERATION BASED ON AN INDICATION ASSOCIATED WITH A TANGIBLE OBJECT - An apparatus, method, and computer program product are described that can receive a signal from a tangible object, where the signal includes an indication of an operation to be executed upon receipt of a user input applied by the tangible object, and that can determine the operation based on the indication. In this way, the user is not required to provide additional user input to define the particular operation that is desired. The apparatus may determine at least one recipient with whom data selected via a user input applied by the tangible object may be shared. The apparatus may further provide for the determination of an operation to be executed based on an identification of a selection of content and may provide for the association of the operation with the tangible object, such that subsequent user input applied via the tangible object causes execution of the operation. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229332 | ASSOCIATING STROKES WITH DOCUMENTS BASED ON THE DOCUMENT IMAGE - A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for associating strokes with a document image. In one embodiment, the method comprises capturing strokes written on a screen over a first document image while the document image is being displayed, associating captured stroke data of the captured strokes with underlying image patches of the document image being displayed, determining that a second document image is being displayed on the screen, determining whether one or more image patches of the second document image, or parts thereof, had previously been associated with captured stroke data, and drawing one or more previously captured strokes, or portions thereof, on image patches of the second document image based on results of determining whether one or more image patches of the second document image, or parts thereof, had previously been associated with captured stroke data. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229333 | AUTOMATIC ENDING OF INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD SESSIONS - A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for automatically ending an interactive device session. In one embodiment, the system comprises a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and operable to: log out a user, delete locally stored data created during a session, and place one or more system hardware components in a reduced power consumption state based on: occupancy sensor data indicating presence or absence of one or more individuals in proximity to an occupancy sensor, and activity information associated with a display surface. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229334 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A portable device which is capable of communicating with an external device and a control method thereof are discussed. A method for transmitting user input of a portable device includes detecting navigating input in a navigation mode for controlling an external device which is connected by a network, wherein the external device displays displayable content and the navigating input is for navigating the displayable content which includes at least one input box, transmitting a control signal corresponding to the detected navigating input to the external device, displaying an indicator which indicates capability of mode switching from the navigation mode to a user input mode, initiating the user input mode by displaying the input box which is extracted from the displayable content when user input for mode switching is detected, and transmitting user input which is received through the displayed input box. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229335 | SENSING USER INPUT AT DISPLAY AREA EDGE - One or more sensors are disposed to sense user inputs in an active display area as well as user inputs in an extended area that is outside of the active display area. Data for user inputs, such as gestures, may include data from user inputs sensed in both the active display area and outside of the active display area. The user inputs can begin and/or end outside of the active display area. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229336 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND CONTROL DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a stereoscopic image display device includes a display element in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix topology, an optical element coupled to the display element, the optical element having variable optical characteristics. The device also includes an acquirer, calculator, and controller. The acquirer is configured to acquire person's information including a position of each of at least one person viewing a stereoscopic image. The calculator is configured to calculate, based on the person's information, a weight representing a quality of stereoscopic viewing for each person. The controller is configured to select optical characteristic parameters corresponding to the weight, and control the optical characteristics of the optical element based on the optical characteristic parameters. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229337 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONTROLLING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes: a display controller; a user presence determination module; a reference elapsed time storage module; an interval time setting module; and a display controller. The display controller causes a display to display various types of information. The user presence determination module determines whether a user is present at a first time interval. The reference elapsed time storage module stores therein a second time for changing an operation mode to a power saving mode based on a time elapsed from when a user operation is ceased to be detected. The interval time setting module sets the first time interval shorter than the second time based on the second time stored in the reference elapsed time storage module. The display controller turns off the display if the user presence determination module determines that the user is absent. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229338 | TEXTILE INTERFACE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE WITH HUMAN BODY-WORN BAND - Disclosed herein is a textile interface device and method for use with a human body-worn band. The textile interface device includes a detection unit provided in wearing means that is worn on a human body and configured to detect bio-signals from the human body, an interface unit disposed inside accommodation means provided on one side of the wearing means and configured to communicate with an electronic device accommodated in the accommodation means, and a plurality of textile buttons configured to generate control signals adapted to control the electronic device. The interface unit includes, on a textile, an optical reception unit configured to receive optical signals, an optical transmission unit configured to send the optical signals, and a light diffusion unit configured to diffuse light when the optical signals are sent. The interface unit communicates with the electronic device by means of light. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229339 | INPUT DEVICE - There is provided an input device, including: a base; an operation portion; and an oscillatory wave motor including a stator and a rotor, the rotor thrusting the stator, the oscillatory wave motor providing haptic feedback to an operator via the operation portion. Displacement of one of the stator and the rotor from the base in an axial direction is allowed, displacement of the one of the stator and the rotor in a rotational direction is restricted, and the operation portion includes the other one of the stator and the rotor. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229340 | MULTIMEDIA INTERACTION SYSTEM AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT CAPABLE OF AVOIDING UNEXPECTED INTERACTION BEHAVIOR - A multimedia interaction system is disclosed, including: a plurality of member electronic devices; a plurality of displays respectively arranged on the member electronic devices; and a location detection circuit configured to operably detect respective member electronic device's spatial location and orientation dynamically and to transmit detection results to at least one of the member electronic devices. When an user instructs a source electronic device of the member electronic devices to transmit a target image object toward a target direct, the source electronic device transmits a target command corresponding to the target image object to a candidate electronic device of the member electronic devices to perform corresponding multimedia interaction operations only if a relative position between the candidate electronic and the target direct satisfies a predetermined condition. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229341 | HANDWRITING INPUT DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A position detecting unit is configured to detect an access position and a contact position of an operation tool. A guide figure display unit is configured to, when an access position of the operation tool is detected by the position detecting unit, display a guide figure for handwriting input on the display unit based on the detected access position. A handwriting position display unit is configured to, when a contact position of the operation tool is detected by the position detecting unit in a state where the guide figure is displayed by the guide figure display unit, display a locus of the detected contact position on the display unit. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229342 | INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - An apparatus of this invention is an information processing apparatus for providing information to general public. This information processing apparatus displays a screen including an inducement image to induce a hand motion. The hand motions of persons in the sensed public are recognized. According to the feature of this invention, out of the persons in the sensed public, a person whose recognized hand motion corresponds to the hand motion to be induced by the inducement image is identified. The identified person is set as the advertising target person, thereby producing an opportunity for persons to pay attention to advertising information. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229343 | DISABLING AN AUTOMATIC ROTATION FUNCTION OF MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES - Technology is generally described for disabling an automatic rotation function of mobile computing devices. The technology can detect a tilt angle of a display of the computing device in relation to a surface; and if the tilt angle is less than a specified threshold tilt angle, disable a rotation function. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229344 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HAND GESTURE CONTROL OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Systems and methods of generating device commands based upon hand gesture commands are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment generates image information from a series of captured images, generates commands based upon hand gestures made by a user that emulate device commands generated by a remote control device, identifies a hand gesture made by the user from the received image information, determines a hand gesture command based upon the identified hand gesture, compares the determined hand gesture command with the plurality of predefined hand gesture commands to identify a corresponding matching hand gesture command from the plurality of predefined hand gesture commands, generates an emulated remote control device command based upon the identified matching hand gesture command, and controls the media device based upon the generated emulated remote control device command. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229345 | Manual Manipulation of Onscreen Objects - According to some embodiments, hand gestures may be entirely used to control the apparent action of objects on a display screen. As used herein, using “only” hand gestures means that no physical object need be grasped by the user's hand in order to provide the hand gesture commands. As used herein, the term “hand-shaped cursor” means a movable hand-like image that can be made to appear to engage or grasp objects depicted on a display screen. In contrast a normal arrow cursor cannot engage objects on a display screen. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229346 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A CAMERA MODULE FOR OPERATING GESTURE RECOGNITION AND HOME APPLIANCE - A camera module for operating gesture recognition includes a camera, an evaluation unit which evaluates picture data generated by the camera for recognition of an operating gesture from a predefined set of operating gestures, wherein the operating gestures serve for operator control of a home appliance, wherein the home appliance includes a control device for function control separate from the camera module, and an interface for coupling of the camera module with the control device, wherein information according to the recognized operating gesture is transmitted to the control device via the interface. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229347 | Classifying the Intent of User Input - Different types of user inputs can be input by a user via a keyboard of an input device. These different types of user inputs include, for example, key strikes, multi-touch interactions, single finger motions, and/or mouse clicks. Touch information regarding the pressure applied to the keys of a pressure sensitive keyboard over time (or the contact area of the user input for other types of keyboards over time) is used to classify the intent of the user input as one of the various types of user inputs. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229348 | DRIVING METHOD OF VIRTUAL MOUSE - Provided is a new type of virtual mouse driving method which is independent from individual skin color and capable of being implemented in general environments having a certain degree of disturbance. The virtual mouse driving method according to the invention in which a method of driving the virtual mouse is controlled by a change of hand shape includes an input step of receiving a plurality of images captured by an imaging camera at mutually different time points, a difference image extracting step of extracting a difference image among a plurality of images, and a virtual mouse driving step based on the extracted difference image. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229349 | OPTICAL TOUCH INPUT BY GESTURE DETECTION FROM VARYING IMAGES - Optical imaging is used for touch input to implement device and method for gesture detection for better durableness, high resolution, simplifier structure, higher reliability, less power consumption, and faster response. A touch surface is provided for gesture operation thereon, and under light projecting to the touch surface, images are captured by receiving light from the touch surface. The varying images are monitored to detect if any gesture operates on the touch surface, and if a predefined gesture is detected, a gesture signal is generated. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229350 | Pressure Sensitive Keys - Pressure sensitive key techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a device includes at least one pressure sensitive key having a flexible contact layer spaced apart from a sensor substrate by a spacer layer, the flexible contact layer configured to flex responsive to pressure to contact the sensor substrate to initiate an input, for a computing device, associated with the pressure sensitive key. At least one of the flexible contact layer or the sensor substrate are configured to at least partially normalize an output resulting from pressure applied at a first location of the flexible contact layer with an output resulting from pressure applied at a second location of the flexible contact layer that has lesser flexibility than the first location. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229351 | Key Formation - Key formation techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an input device includes a key assembly including a plurality of keys that are usable to initiate respective inputs for a computing device, a connection portion configured to be removably connected to the computing device physically and communicatively to communicate signals generated by the plurality of keys to the computing device, and an outer layer that is configured to cover the plurality of keys of the key assembly, the outer layer having a plurality of areas that are embossed thereon that indicate one or more borders of respective said keys. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229352 | POS System, Control System, and Control Method of a Control System - When a dedicated user interface is displayed on the touch panel | 2013-09-05 |
20130229353 | Using Physical Objects in Conjunction with an Interactive Surface - An interaction management module (IMM) is described for allowing users to engage an interactive surface in a collaborative environment using various input devices, such as keyboard-type devices and mouse-type devices. The IMM displays digital objects on the interactive surface that are associated with the devices in various ways. The digital objects can include input display interfaces, cursors, soft-key input mechanisms, and so on. Further, the IMM provides a mechanism for establishing a frame of reference for governing the placement of each cursor on the interactive surface. Further, the IMM provides a mechanism for allowing users to make a digital copy of a physical article placed on the interactive surface. The IMM also provides a mechanism which duplicates actions taken on the digital copy with respect to the physical article, and vice versa. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229354 | FLEXIBLE HINGE SUPPORT LAYER - Flexible hinge and removable attachment techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a flexible hinge is configured to communicatively and physically couple an input device to a computing device and may implement functionality such as a support layer and minimum bend radius. The input device may also include functionality to promote a secure physical connection between the input device and the computing device. One example of this includes use of one or more protrusions that are configured to be removed from respective cavities of the computing device along a particular axis but mechanically bind along other axes. Other techniques include use of a laminate structure to form a connection portion of the input device. | 2013-09-05 |
20130229355 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD ENABLING THE OUTPUT OF NON-ALPHABETIC CHARACTERS IN A DISAMBIGUATION ENVIRONMENT - A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with text disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based largely upon the 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 and rather are provided by various logic structures resident on the device. The device includes a number of non-alphabetic characters that are assigned to keys and that can be accessed directly by the text disambiguation software without the need to active a non-alphabetic input routine or to additionally actuate and key or an key, for instance. | 2013-09-05 |