| 38th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
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| 20120235833 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING DATA LINK AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER MENUS - Methods and systems for generating a data link air traffic control center menu are provided. In one implementation, a method includes calculating a distance between each of a plurality of air traffic control centers and an aircraft during flight. The method further includes displaying a sorted list of the plurality of air traffic control centers, wherein the list is sorted by the calculated distance, from closest to the aircraft to farthest from the aircraft. The method further includes receiving an input, the input selecting one of the air traffic control centers. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235834 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SETTING FUNCTIONS ACCORDING TO LOCATION - An apparatus, system, and method for controlling functions of a vehicular alarm. The method includes receiving one or more signals including location information, determining a location of the vehicle using the location information, setting one or more functions based on the location information, determining whether an alarm function is activated, and activating the one or more functions according to the setting upon determining that an alarm has been activated. The method may further include using GPS data or signals transmitted from one or more base stations (e.g., from cellular telephone base stations, computer networks, proprietary transmitters, etc.) to determine the position of the apparatus (e.g., installed in the vehicle). The apparatus may also inform a user of regulations relating to an area dependent upon its location. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235835 | Musical Key Fob Vehicle Locator - A musical key fob vehicle locator is disclosed that provides the ability to locate one's vehicle audibly. The musical key fob vehicle locator provides a radiofrequency linked controller to a vehicle and contains a digital audio file system to play music, a song, a riff or other recorded music composed and performed by musicians using actual musical instruments to facilitate the recording. This approach provides a pleasant, personalized, and uniquely recognizable audio locator that reflects the taste, personality, and likes of the vehicle owner. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235836 | STATE DETERMINATION DEVICE, STATE DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a state determination device including an input point acquisition section which acquires position information of an input point specified by an operating object, a reference region setting section which sets a reference region including the input point acquired by the input point acquisition section at a current time point, an input point-number acquisition section which acquires a number of input points acquired by the input point acquisition section in past and included in the reference region, and a determination section which determines, based on the number of input points acquired by the input point-number acquisition section, whether the operating object is in a moving state or in a still state. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235837 | Membrane Circuit Board and Keyboard Having the Same - A membrane circuit board and a keyboard device having the same are provided in the invention. The membrane circuit board is defined with a plurality of key regions. Each of the key regions is with a pressing region and at least one light-pervious region thereon. The membrane circuit board comprising at least two light-pervious membranes stacked with each other, and at least one light-pervious adhesive layer sandwiched between the two light-pervious membranes and at least fully filled in the light-pervious region. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235838 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHARACTER INPUT BY DIECTION KEY - A method and a device for character input by direction key are disclosed. The method comprises: a mapping relation between characters in input character set and direction key input sequences is constructed, and at least a code table representing the mapping relation is established; the character is inputted by a code table selection key and a direction key, the character input comprises the following steps: a code table as a current code table is determined according to the input of a code table selection key (S10); a prompting message of the current code table is displayed on a display screen (S20); an input character is determined in the current code table according to a direction key input sequence (S30). The used direction key, the confirmation key and the code table selection key are based on an existing key of an existing e-book reader, media player and other electronic devices. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235839 | Data Interface Circuit - In an illustrative embodiment, a data interface circuit is provided. The data interface circuit comprises data sources, input blocks, a space switch, output blocks and a multi-core processor. The data interface circuit allows data provided in different voltage ranges and sampling frequencies to be transmitted to the appropriate core in the multi-core processor via the switch. Data conversion elements in the input blocks convert data from the data sources and having varying voltage ranges and sampling frequencies into data having a voltage range and sampling frequency suitable for the space switch. Analogously, data conversion elements in the output blocks convert data from the space switch into data having a voltage range and sampling frequency suitable for the corresponding core in the multi-core processor. In one embodiment, level shifters and FIFO buffers are used in the input blocks and output blocks. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235840 | Encoder that Optimizes Bit Allocation for Information Sub-Parts - A digital information encoder including a divider configured to divide a block of information into a plurality of sub-parts, an initial bit allocator configured to perform an initial allocation of bits to a K | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235841 | DIGITAL CORRECTION TECHNIQUES FOR DATA CONVERTERS - A method and apparatus is disclosed to compensate for impairments within a data converter such that its output is a more accurate representation of its input. The data converter includes a main data converter, a reference data converter, and a correction module. The main data converter may be characterized as having the impairments. As a result, the output of the main data converter is not the most accurate representation of its input. The reference data converter is designed such that the impairments are not present. The correction module estimates the impairments present within the main data converter using its output and the reference data converter to generate corrections coefficients. The correction module adjusts the output of the main data converter using the corrections coefficients to improve the performance of the data converter. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235842 | Apparatus and Methods Thereof for Reducing Energy Consumption for PWM Controlled Integrated Circuits in Vehicles - An apparatus, protocol and methods for reducing vehicle energy consumption and for precise electronic event control, by implementing full CPU off-loading, using pulse-width modulation (PWM) with analog feedback diagnosis enabling real-time operation. Accordingly, analog feedback is used for external integrated circuits (IC) controlled by a PWM output, for processes to be analyzed. The apparatus includes a microprocessor that integrates an autonomous PWM module and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) group manager, each including register modules for enabling analog-to-digital signal conversion comparisons of PWM feedback data, and generating of an interrupt command when required, and more specifically to automatically initiate transfer of data from the ADC to memory responsive of an interrupt trigger. As may be necessary the output of the ADC is calibrated or otherwise scaled to enable proper operation. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235843 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER AND CIRCUIT - The selection circuit is supplied with a low-voltage-side power supply voltage from a low-voltage-side power supply, and outputs a voltage that changes in 2 | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235844 | Comparing Circuit and Parallel Analog-To-Digital Converter - First and second resistor series divide a predetermined voltage range to generate first reference voltages and second reference voltages, respectively. First and second switch controlling circuits select respective ones of the first reference voltages and the second reference voltages. A comparing unit generates a logical signal representing a logical value by comparing a combined transistor current based on the selected first and second reference voltages with a transistor current based on an input signal. The first switch controlling circuit specifies two adjacent first reference voltages where the logical value is inverted by sequentially selecting the first reference voltages, and determines to select one of the adjacent reference voltages. Te second switch controlling circuit specifies two adjacent second reference voltages where the logical value is inverted by sequentially selecting the second reference voltages, and determines to select one of the adjacent reference voltages. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235845 | AD CONVERTING DEVICE, DIAL-TYPE INPUT DEVICE, AND RESISTANCE-VOLTAGE CONVERSION CIRCUIT - An AD converting device includes a resistance-voltage conversion circuit which changes a first integrated voltage in proportion to a product of a varied resistance of a variable resistance and an electrical current applied to the variable resistance and changes a second integrated voltage and a reference voltage in proportion to a product of a total resistance of the variable resistance and the electrical current. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235846 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR REDUCING ERRORS IN ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS - Successive approximation Analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and related methods are disclosed. A successive approximation ADC includes a comparator with a comparator output and inputs coupled to a common model signal and a compare input. Control logic generates one or more control signals responsive to the comparator output. A capacitor array includes first sides of capacitors operably coupled to an array output. The capacitor arrays selectively couples each of second sides of the capacitors to an analog input signal and one or more input reference signals responsive to the one or more control signals. A voltage limiter is operably coupled between the array output and the compare input of the comparator and limits a voltage on the compare input to within a predefined range relative to the array output. The successive approximation ADC may also be configured differentially with a second comparator and a second voltage limiter. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235847 | Non-linear resonating sensor and a method - Described herein is a passive wireless resonating non-linear sensor that is typically based on a ferroelectric varactor. The sensor replies its data at an intermodulation frequency when a reader device illuminates it at two closely-located frequencies. Furthermore, described herein is a general intermodulation read-out principle for passive wireless sensors. A sensor utilizes a mixing element, such as a varactor and it can be equipped with a capacitive, inductive, or resistive sensor element. When the sensor is illuminated with signals with two frequencies it replies the sensor data at an intermodulation frequency. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235848 | METAMATERIAL FOR A RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS - A metamaterial for a radio frequency communications apparatus is disclosed. The metamaterial can comprise a flex circuit and an array of circuit elements mounted on the flex circuit. Each of the circuit elements can comprise a conductive trace and at least one hybrid component electrically coupled to the conductive trace. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235849 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THROUGH THE WALL RADAR IMAGING - The present invention comprises a method for through the wall radar imaging. An impulse synthetic aperture radar system transmits short, ultra-wideband carrierless microwave pulses at an obstacle behind which a target of interest is located. The return signals are received, stored and analyzed. Portions of the return signals that represent reflections from the obstacle are identified and analyzed in the time domain to estimate the transmission coefficient of the wall, either by estimating wall parameters or by using a novel shift and add procedure. The estimated transmission coefficient is used to filter the received signals to reduce the components of the received signal that are generated by the obstacle, and to compensate for distortion caused by the obstacle in the portions of the transmitted signal that are reflected by the target and returned, through the obstacle, to the radar system. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235850 | MOBILE OBJECT DETECTING APPARATUS - A mobile object detecting apparatus includes first radiation detecting means ; and second radiation detecting means for radiating an electromagnetic wave having the same frequency as the electromagnetic wave radiated by the first radiation detecting means such that the radiated electromagnetic wave passes near a point in the first radiation detecting means from which the electromagnetic wave is radiated, and detecting a standing wave which is generated due to reflection of the radiated electromagnetic wave at an object; wherein a distance, over which the electromagnetic wave radiated by the first radiation detecting means travels until it reaches near the first radiation detecting means, corresponds to a distance of an integral multiple of a wave length of a half cycle of the electromagnetic waves radiated by the radiation detecting means plus a wave length of a predetermined period which is smaller than the half cycle. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235851 | ALIGNMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RADAR OF VEHICLE - A vertical alignment method for a radar of a vehicle includes the steps of radiating radio wave to a forward ground by a radar which is installed on the vehicle; receiving reflected wave which is reflected from the ground; and determining whether or not a vertical misalignment of the radar occurs, based on the reflected wave. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235852 | DRIVING ASSIST APPARATUS - A driving assist apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The driving assist apparatus includes a transmitter for transmitting a transmission wave, a receiver for receiving a reflected wave, an obstacle presence determination section for detecting a presence of an obstacle in the surrounding of the vehicle based on the reflected wave, a measurement section for measuring a frequency of phase delay and advance of the reflected wave with respect to a reference signal, and a detection section for detecting the obstacle having a specific relation with the vehicle based on the presence of the obstacle determined by the obstacle presence determination section and the frequency of delay and the frequency of advance measured by the measurement section. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235853 | COLLISION AVOIDANCE APPARATUS - A collision avoidance apparatus capable of executing an appropriate vehicle control in order to avoid a collision between an own vehicle and a movable object is provided. A collision avoidance apparatus for avoiding a collision between an own vehicle and a movable object includes: a laterally-existing movable object detector for detecting for a movable object that approaches from a direction lateral to the own vehicle; a side collision determination section for determining whether or not a risk that the own vehicle and the movable object collide with each other is high, when the laterally-existing movable object detector has detected the movable object that approaches from the direction lateral to the own vehicle; a passage and avoidance determination section for determining, when the risk that the own vehicle and the movable object collide with each other is determined to be high, whether or not a possibility that a collision between the own vehicle and the movable object can be avoided by the own vehicle passing in front of the movable object, is high; and an accelerated state/decelerated state controller for controlling the own vehicle to be in one of an accelerated state and a decelerated state, according to a determination result of the passage and avoidance determination section. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235854 | OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an object detection system and method for determining range and velocity of a target object by transmitting a frequency modulated continuous wave transmission signal and receiving transmission signal reflections of the transmission signal from the target object as a reception signal. Each modulation block of the transmission signal comprises a number of first type chirps, each first type chirp having a first slope, and a number of second type chirps, each second type chirp having a second slope different from the first slope. Two consecutive chirps of the same type have a frequency offset A mixed signal based on the transmission signal and the reception signal and using the first type chirps and the second type chirps is processed, in order to determine the range and velocity of the target object. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235855 | ADVANCED LOW POWER PERSONNEL/VEHICLE DETECTING RADAR - Embodiments of the subject invention relate to a method and apparatus for signal processing that reduces the average power used in a small size, frequency modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar. Such a small size, frequency modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar is referred to herein as a micro radar. Specific embodiments of the invention can be used to detect and/or track personnel, vehicle, and/or other targets. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235856 | COMMUNICATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD IN COMMUNICATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A radio frequency signal oscillator and an intermediate frequency signal oscillator are incorporated in a communication processing device, and a carrier wave with which an intermediate frequency signal is overlapped is generated using the oscillators and transmitted from an antenna. Mixers separate and extract an I signal and a Q signal from the intermediate frequency signal in the signal received by the antenna. A phase difference detector detects a phase difference of the intermediate frequency signal in a reflected wave to the intermediate frequency signal in the carrier wave using the I signal and the Q signal after the reception of the reflected wave from a tag is started. A distance calculator calculates a distance from the antenna to the tag using the phase difference and a wavelength of the intermediate frequency signal. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235857 | RADAR APPARATUS SUPPORTING SHORT AND LONG RANGE RADAR OPERATION - Disclosed is a radar apparatus supporting short range and long range radar operations, wherein a plurality of short range transmitting chirp signals and a plurality of long range transmitting chirp signals are generated by a predetermined modulation scheme and is transmitted to an object through at least one transmitting array antenna and signals reflected from the object is received through at least one receiving array antenna, and the plurality of long range transmitting chirp signals have transmission power larger than that for the plurality of short range transmitting chirp signals. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235858 | RADAR APPARATUS CALIBRATION VIA INDIVIDUAL RADAR COMPONENTS - A method, system and computer program product for calibrating and operating a radar apparatus provides for obtaining calibration response data from, for example, a radar cylinder and a plurality of radar columns, prior to assembling the radar cylinder and plurality of radar columns into an assembled radar apparatus. The calibration response data for the exemplary radar cylinder and the plurality of radar columns is evaluated to provide a simulated response of the assembled radar apparatus. Actual measured responses from the assembled radar apparatus may then be correlated with the simulated response through use of a look-up table. The particular method, system and program product for calibrating and operating the radar apparatus provides for avoidance of field calibration of the assembled radar apparatus, which is generally neither desirable nor feasible under hostile conditions. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235859 | RADAR APPARATUS - Provided is a radar apparatus that can detect the failure of the transmission switch. The radar apparatus includes: a plurality of transmission antennas; transmission switches that select a transmission antenna for transmitting an electromagnetic wave from among the plurality of transmission antennas; a plurality of reception antennas that receive a reflected wave which is the electromagnetic wave reflected from a target as a reception signal; a signal processing unit that detects the target based on a sampling signal obtained by sampling the reception signal; and a failure judgment unit that compares first reception signals transmitted from one of the plurality of transmission antennas and received by the plurality of reception antennas, with second reception signals transmitted from another of the plurality of transmission antennas and received by the plurality of reception antennas, and judges whether or not any one of the transmission switches has failed based on a comparison result. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235860 | Automatic GPS tracking system with passive or active battery circuitry - An automatic GPS tracking system consists of a GPS tracking unit secured to a person or an asset that includes a GPS receiver and a first battery powering a processor and first RF transceiver. A home base station receives the RF signal within a pre-selected proximity. A monitoring station which is in communication with the GPS tracking unit such that, if a person or asset having the tracking system secured thereon moves beyond the pre-selected proximity from a home base unit, the first transceiver RF communication signals is lost, and the processor activates an alerting device to indicate the GPS tracking unit is beyond the limited range of the home base station unit. When a second confirmation signal is not received from the home base station unit, a second battery is activated to power GPS receiver and the cellular modem to track the person or asset. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235861 | PROVIDING EPHEMERIS DATA AND CLOCK CORRECTIONS TO A SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM RECEIVER - A device can access scaled values and scaling factors, which are used to convert the scaled values into coefficients and residuals. The coefficients and residuals can in turn be used with time-dependent functions to reconstruct predicted ephemeris data, including clock correction data, for satellite navigation system satellites. Ephemeris data that is broadcast from any of the satellites can be used to update the calculated ephemeris data. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235862 | DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR IDENTIFYING UNNECESSARY SIGNAL, GNSS RECEIVING APPARATUS AND MOBILE TERMINAL - To achieve an unnecessary signal identifying device that can accurately identify an unnecessary signal from a reception signal. Correlators | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235863 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED UNMANNED VEHICLE COMMUNICATION USING TELEMETRY - In one embodiment a communications system includes an unmanned vehicle and a communications station located remote from the unmanned vehicle. The unmanned vehicle has a first wireless communications system and a first directional antenna for wirelessly communicating with the remote communications station. A first antenna control system tracks the remote communications station and aims the first directional antenna, in real time, at the remote communications station during wireless communications with the remote communications station. The remote communications station has a second wireless communications system having a second directional antenna for wirelessly communicating with the unmanned vehicle. A second antenna control system of the remote communications station tracks the unmanned vehicle and aims the second directional antenna at the unmanned vehicle, in real time, during wireless communications with the unmanned vehicle. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235864 | System and Method for Three-Dimensional Geolocation of Emitters Based on Energy Measurements - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a three-dimensional (3-D) energy-based emitter geolocation technique determines the geolocation of a radio frequency (RF) emitter based on energy or received signal strength (RSS) of transmitted signals. The technique may be employed with small unmanned air vehicles (UAV), and obtains reliable geolocation estimates of radio frequency (RF) emitters of interest. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235865 | System and Method for Proximity Detection - The present invention is for a system and method for determining the proximity of a mobile device to a location without the use of a satellite based or other location awareness system, nor a stationary beacon of any kind Instead, the mobile device monitors radio frequency broadcast identification codes from nearby mobile devices, and determines if the set of detected identification codes is sufficiently similar to a weighted set of identification codes attributed to specified location. If the calculation of similarity meets the confidence conditions of the system, notification is made that the customer or visitor has arrived. The invention utilizes a combination of confidence interval computation, machine learning, and fault tolerance mechanisms to optimize the success of correctly detecting that the device is near the relevant location. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235866 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal includes a main body having a ground, a first conductor installed in the main body and connected with the ground so as to be power-fed, and a second conductor facing the first conductor in order to be configured to transmit and receive radio signals of a plurality of mutually adjacent frequency bands to and from the first conductor. The second conductor includes a first portion spaced apart by a pre-set distance from the first conductor so as to be coupled with the first conductor, and second portions extending from the first portion in both directions and coupled at a plurality of locations with the ground in order to form a plurality of conductive loops extending from the ground, the first conductor, and the second. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235867 | META-MATERIAL MIMO ANTENNA - A meta-material MIMO antenna is disclosed, wherein the meta-material MIMO antenna includes a substrate; a first top radiator formed at one side of top surface of the substrate, and including an inner radiator and an outer radiator discrete from the inner radiator to encompass the inner radiator from outside; a second top radiator symmetrically formed against the first top radiator and formed on the other side of the top surface of the substrate; a first bottom radiator electrically connected to the first top radiator and formed on one side of bottom surface of the substrate; a second bottom radiator symmetrically formed against the first bottom radiator and formed on the other side of the bottom surface of the substrate; and a coupler remover interposed between the first and second bottom radiators, whereby the antenna can be miniaturized to enhance a high isolation. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235868 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An antenna structure includes an external antenna disposed on a cover detachable from an opening of a housing portion of a casing; an internal antenna disposed on a storage unit and configured to transmit internal information and receive external information and is disposed in the housing portion; and a relay antenna having a first coupling part electromagnetically coupled with the external antenna and a second coupling part electromagnetically coupled with an internal antenna under the condition in which the cover is attached to the opening of the casing. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235869 | POWER APERTURE LINEARIZATION - Antennas systems are disclosed providing for the use of heat harvesters such as thermophotovoltaic cell materials for converting waste heat from antenna transmitters into useful electricity. A further aspect of the present disclosure provides for transmitters that include high-temperature solid-state power amplifiers for operation at relatively high temperatures, reducing or eliminating the need for thermal heat spreaders or heat sinks. Quantum-effect thermophotovoltaic cells, including quantum-dot based thermophotovoltaic cells are described. Field-coupling is described to extract energy from a quantum-dot based TPV. Novel solar cells are also disclosed. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235870 | Dual Band RFID Device and Method of Formulation - A dual band antenna device and method of formation is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a planar conductive sheet; forming a slot antenna in the conductive sheet; the slot antenna configured to communicate at a first frequency; forming a multi-turn antenna in the conductive sheet; the multi-turn antenna configured to communicate in a second frequency that is different from the first frequency; and connecting at least one integrated circuit to said first antenna and said second antenna; enclosing said first antenna, said second antenna, and said at least one integrated circuit in a wearable enclosure. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235871 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND RADIO FREQUENCY IC DEVICE - An antenna device is arranged to transmit or receive a radio frequency communication signal to or from an external device such as a reader/writer, and is arranged such that an antenna resonance circuit including an antenna coil and a capacitor is connected to an additional resonance circuit including an inductor and a capacitor. A radio frequency IC device preferably includes the antenna device and a radio frequency IC. The antenna device is constructed such that a change in characteristics thereof caused by a change in the distance between a radio frequency IC device and a reader/writer is minimized, and the radio frequency IC device performs communication with high reliability. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235872 | TRANSVERSE DEVICE PHASE SHIFTER - A phase shifter operable at microwave or millimeter-wave frequencies includes a dielectric substrate with a bottom surface having a conductive ground plane layer and a conductive patterned layer formed on a top surface to define a conductor pattern. A series of active tuning elements is mounted on the top surface and cascaded along a propagation direction in a spaced arrangement along a longitudinal extent. A housing structure includes a bottom housing structure with a planar conductive bottom surface for contacting the ground plane layer, and a top housing structure fabricated with a channel which extend along the longitudinal extent and provide clearance for the active tuning elements. A bias circuit is connected to the respective series of active tuning elements. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235873 | Radiating Element for Antenna - A radiating element includes a supporting element and a plurality of radiating units formed at one end of the supporting element. Each of the radiating units has a lower surface facing towards the supporting element and an upper surface facing away from the supporting element. The radiating element further includes a first and second dividing pieces symmetrically disposed on each of the radiating units. The radiating element also includes a loading element formed on the lower surface of each of the plurality of radiating units, wherein the loading element extends outward from the supporting element and along an edge of the radiating unit. Moreover, the radiating element includes an electrical connecting element for connecting the radiating units to a feeding cable, the electrical connecting element being lower than the upper surfaces of the radiating units. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235874 | DEPLOYABLE REFLECTARRAY ANTENNA - A deployable reflectarray antenna includes a plurality of reflectarray antenna panels each having one edge connected to be folded and unfolded. Each reflectarray antenna panel includes a membrane having reflecting elements and a support frame. The support frame includes outer frames surrounding edges of the membrane, and a plurality of reinforcing members disposed in a vertical direction between the outer frames in a length direction. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235875 | SMALL SHORTED PATCH ANTENNA - A patch antenna includes a metal plate having two parallel long edges and two short edges connected together. The metal plate has a first fold line and a second fold line that are parallel to the two short edges and that partition the metal plate into a ground portion and a radiating portion, the former being longer than the latter but not longer than twice the length of the latter. The metal plate has a shorting portion between the first and second fold lines. A feed-in portion extends from the second fold line toward the first fold line, forms a first slit with the ground portion, and forms a second slit with the shorting portion. Both slits are interconnected. The shorting portion is perpendicular with respect to the ground portion. The radiating portion is perpendicular with respect to the shorting portion and the feed-in portion. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235876 | ANTENNA ARRAY - An antenna assembly is disclosed which includes a layered structure having a planar array of antenna elements; and a feed arrangement perpendicular to the antenna elements; the layered structure further having layers over the planar array of antenna elements with holes provided therethrough to allow the feed arrangement to be connected to contacts for the antenna elements. The layered structure may include vias provided such that heat may be applied remotely to the contacts. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235877 | BAND REJECT FILTERS - Distributed band reject filters are disclosed. A band reject filter includes a first acoustic resonator and a second acoustic resonator, each of which has either shunt resonators adapted to resonate substantially at respective resonance frequencies defining a rejection frequency band or series resonators adapted to anti-resonate substantially at respective anti-resonance frequencies defining the rejection frequency band. These resonators are connected through a phase shifter which imparts an impedance phase shift of approximately 45° to 135°. Exemplary applications of the band reject filters disclosed herein include implementation as an inter-stage band reject filter for a base station power amplifier for a wireless communication system, as a radio frequency band reject filter in a duplexer for a wireless communication terminal, and in a low noise amplifier input stage. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235878 | RADIO DEVICE - There is provided a radio device including an antenna, a first impedance converting circuit, a second impedance converting circuit and a differential output unit. The antenna has a first terminal and a second terminal to receive a signal. The first impedance converting circuit and the second impedance converting circuit have a first impedance and a second impedance, respectively. The first impedance and the second impedance each are controllable. One end of the first impedance converting circuit and one end of the second impedance converting circuit are connected to the first terminal and the second terminal of the antenna, respectively. The differential output unit is connected to the other end of the first impedance converting circuit and the other end of the second impedance converting circuit through which the signal received by the antenna is input to the differential output unit, and transform the signal into a differential signal. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235879 | THREE DIMENSIONAL ANTENNA - An antenna shape can be inked onto a thin film and then the thin film can be shaped to form a three dimensional (3D) flex-film. The 3D flex-film can then be integrated into a carrier using conventional molding processes. The resultant housing includes a carrier that supports the 3D flex-film on an inner or outer surface of the carrier. The resultant housing thus allows for improved integration of an antenna with a housing so as to provide a more desirable housing for devices that can benefit from the corresponding antenna, such as, but not limited to, mobile devices. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235880 | ULTRAHIGH-FREQUENCY PACKAGE MODULE - An ultrahigh-frequency package module is provided, including a first substrate having a plurality of power lines and a plurality of signal lines, and one or more second substrates provided on one surface of the first substrate and each being provided with at least one antenna. The second substrates are independently arranged one by one in a grid pattern along one surface of the first substrate. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235881 | MM-WAVE PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION ON SEMI-FLEX PACKAGING - Embodiments of wireless antenna array systems to achieve three-dimensional beam coverage are described herein. Disclosed is an integrated multiple phased antenna array on a flexible substrate with one RFIC. In this way the module can be molded onto the contour of a platform such as a notebook or a hub of the personal area network or local area network. The multiple phased array can be 3D bent in a compact size to fit into thin mobile platforms. Different array antennas or antennas radiate in different spherical directions with beam scanning capabilities while driven simultaneously by one RFIC chip. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235882 | DUAL MODE ROTARY JOINT FOR AN ELECTROMAGNETIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A dual mode rotary joint as described herein can be utilized in an electromagnetic communication system such as a radar system. The dual mode rotary joint can be used to rotatably couple an antenna architecture to its mounting structure. One embodiment of the dual mode joint includes a waveguide configured to propagate radio frequency (RF) signals, and endcaps coupled to the ends of the waveguide. Each endcap is reflective for RF signals and transmissive for optical signals. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235883 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES WITH A LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE WEDGE SHAPED ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - 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 optical assembly comprises a light transmissive wedge-shaped illumination system with an LED lighting system coupled to an edge of the wedge, and wherein an angled surface of the wedge directs light from the LED lighting system to uniformly irradiate a reflective image display to produce an image that is reflected through the illumination system to provide the displayed content to the user. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235884 | OPTICAL IMPERFECTIONS IN A LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES - 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, and an LED lighting system coupled to a light transmissive illumination system of the optical assembly. An optical imperfection of the illumination system directs light from the LED lighting system to uniformly irradiate a reflective image display to produce an image that is reflected through the illumination system to provide the displayed content to the user. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235885 | GRATING IN A LIGHT TRANSMISSIVE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES - 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 optical assembly comprises a light transmissive illumination system and an LED lighting system coupled to a light transmissive illumination system of the optical assembly. A grating of the illumination system directs light from the LED lighting system to uniformly irradiate a reflective image display to produce an image that is reflected through the illumination system to provide the displayed content to the user. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235886 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES WITH A SMALL SCALE IMAGE SOURCE - 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 height of the image source is at least 80% of a display active area width of the optical assembly. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235887 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES INCLUDING A PARTIALLY REFLECTIVE, PARTIALLY TRANSMITTING OPTICAL ELEMENT AND AN OPTICALLY FLAT FILM - 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 optical assembly comprises an optically flat film, disposed at an angle in front of a user's eye, that reflects a portion of the image light from the image source to a curved partially reflecting mirror. The curved partially reflecting mirror reflects a portion of the image light from the image source and transmits a portion of the scene light from a see-through view of the surrounding environment, so that a combined image comprised of portions of the reflected image light and the transmitted scene light is transmitted through the optically flat film and provided to the user's eye. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235888 | NEW BENZO[c]PHENANTHRENE COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE CONTAINING SAME - There is provided a benzo[c]phenanthrene compound represented by formula [1]: | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235889 | AUTOMOBILE-MESSAGING SYSTEM HAVING GOVERNMENT OVERRIDE CAPABILITY - The automobile-messaging system having government override is a messaging system that sits atop a vehicle and of which delivers highly visible messages in both a forward and rearward direction. A front display and rearward display are contained with a triangularly-shaped housing that includes translucent sides that enable sunlight to enter in order to produce electricity with solar cells located on an interior base of the housing. A remote can communicate with either the front or rear display to enable the respective motorist to input a desired message. A government override feature enables the government to commandeer use of the display by emitting a wireless signal that overrides any use of the system, and will display the desired government message. The messaging system is secured atop the vehicle by adhesives, magnets, clips, or clamps. The messaging system is powered via cigarette lighter electric cord, rechargeable batteries, and/or a plurality of solar cells. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235890 | BI-DIRECTIONAL SHIFT REGISTER - A shift register of an LCD device includes a plurality of shift register units coupled in series. Each shift register unit includes an input circuit and a pull-down circuit having symmetric structures which enable the LCD device to function in a forward-scan mode and a reverse-scan mode. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235891 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device has a first backlight unit and a second backlight unit. The first backlight unit includes a first optical member that transmits light incident from the second backlight unit, converts light output from a light source to light having a narrow-angle directional distribution, and radiates the converted light toward the rear surface of the liquid crystal display panel. The second backlight unit includes a second optical member that converts light output from a light source to light having a wide-angle directional distribution, and radiates the converted light toward the rear surface of the liquid crystal display panel. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235892 | TOUCHLESS INTERACTIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A touchless interactive display system includes a display with a display area bounding the display. A reflective surface is located along an edge of the display. One optical sensor opposes and faces the reflective surface so that the optical sensor has a primary, non-reflected field of view and a secondary, reflected field of view that is reflected back from the reflective surface. The primary field of view covers a first portion of the display area that is less than the whole display area, and the reflected field of view covers a second portion of the display area, such that the first and second portions of the display area cover the entire display area. The optical sensor and a processor are operable to detect an object placed within at least one of its first and second fields of view without having the object touch the display. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235893 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BENDABLE DISPLAY - Systems, methods and apparatus are described for displaying visual information on a deformable display device, and for compensating for distortion of images of the visual information that results from the deformation of the display device and the viewing orientation of a viewer of the display device, or for improving or enhancing the displayed visual information in response to the deformation of the display device and the viewing position of the viewer. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235894 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOLDABLE DISPLAY - As described herein, there is provided methods, apparatus and computer program products to display visual information on a foldable display device. Display control signals are altered or modified to avoid display of or compensate for impairment in the display of visual information on fold deformations introduced in a display unit of the display device in response to folding of the display unit, or to reverse any alterations or modifications in the event that the fold deformations are eliminated by unfolding of the display unit. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235895 | CONTENT OUTPUT CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTENT OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD - When a content output apparatus ( | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235896 | BLUETOOTH OR OTHER WIRELESS INTERFACE WITH POWER MANAGEMENT FOR HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY - A Head Mounted Display (HMD) system that includes a wireless front end that interprets spoken commands and/or hand motions and/or body gestures to selectively activate subsystem components only as needed to carry out specific commands. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235897 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - One of the aspects of the disclosure is directed to displaying an image according to attribute information thereof in a display area having a time axis based on an item of predetermined attribute information, and when changing a display range on the time axis, allowing a user to easily designate a point to be a reference thereof. An information processing apparatus according to the present invention displays an image in the display area having the time axis according to date and time information of the image. The information processing apparatus moves a mouse cursor on the display area according to a user's operation, and sets a reference after the display range is changed. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235898 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - There is provided an electronic device which includes a display device, a case configured to retain the display device, a stopper disposed between the retained display device and the case, and a component arranged in a space formed by disposing the stopper. Further, there is provided an electronic device which includes a display device, a case including a first space for retaining the display device, the display device being operable to be slid into the first space, a stopper disposed in a second space between the retained display device and the case, and an electronic device arranged in a third space formed by arranging the stopper. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235899 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL OBJECT - An apparatus, system, and method for controlling a virtual object. The virtual object is controlled by detecting a hand motion of a user and generating an event corresponding to the hand motion. Accordingly, the user may control the virtual object displayed on a 3-dimensional graphic user interface (3D GUI) more intuitively and efficiently. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235900 | SEE-THROUGH NEAR-EYE DISPLAY GLASSES WITH A FAST RESPONSE PHOTOCHROMIC FILM SYSTEM FOR QUICK TRANSITION FROM DARK TO CLEAR - 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 optical assembly comprises a photochromic layer and a heater layer disposed on a see-through lens of the optical assembly, wherein the photochromic layer is heated by the heater layer to accelerate its transition from dark to clear. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235901 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL BASED ON FACE OR HAND GESTURE DETECTION - System and method for control using face detection or hand gesture detection algorithms in a captured image. Based on the existence of a detected human face or a hand gesture in an image captured by a digital camera, a control signal is generated and provided to a device. The control may provide power or disconnect power supply to the device (or part of the device circuits). The location of the detected face in the image may be used to rotate a display screen to achieve a better line of sight with a viewing person. The difference between the location of the detected face and an optimum is the error to be corrected by rotating the display to the required angular position. A hand gesture detection can be used as a replacement to a remote control for the controlled unit, such as a television set. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235902 | CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEAD-MOUNTED INFORMATION SYSTEMS - A head-mounted information system is provided, the head-mounted information system comprising a frame configured to be mounted on a head of a user, a display unit coupled to the frame, a sensor unit coupled to the frame comprising one or more motion sensors, and, a processor unit coupled to the frame and connected to receive signals from the motion sensors. The processor unit comprises a processor and a memory accessible by the processor. The processor unit is configured to monitor the received signals and enter a gesture control mode upon detection of a gesture control enable signal. In the gesture control mode the processor is configured to convert signals received from the motion sensors into menu navigation commands. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235903 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR GESTURE RECOGNITION - The present invention relates to a method for gesture recognition and an apparatus for gesture recognition carrying out the method. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for gesture recognition recognizing a finger gesture by using depth information and an apparatus for gesture recognition carrying out the method. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235904 | Method and System for Ergonomic Touch-free Interface - With the advent of touch-free interfaces such as described in the present disclosure, it is no longer necessary for computer interfaces to be in predefined locations (e.g., desktops) or configuration (e.g., rectangular keyboard). The present invention makes use of touch-free interfaces to encourage users to interface with a computer in an ergonomically sound manner. Among other things, the present invention implements a system for localizing human body parts such as hands, arms, shoulders, or even the fully body, with a processing device such as a computer along with a computer display to provide visual feedback on the display that encourages a user to maintain an ergonomically preferred position with ergonomically preferred motions. For example, the present invention encourages a user to maintain his motions within an ergonomically preferred range without have to reach out excessively or repetitively. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235905 | POINTING METHOD, A DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME - The invention shows a method to control a pointing device with an angular, rate sensor, that comprises generating an ensemble of orthogonal unit vector associated signals by at least one angular rate sensor to represent angular rates in a dimensional space for each mutually orthogonal unit vector direction of said dimensional space, amplifying the at least one of said signal non-linearly for determination of cursor on a screen for (x,y) coordinates of the screen, applying a decision criterion to determine the state of the pointing device as based on said unit vector associated signals. The invention also shows a pointer utilising the method and a system comprising such a pointer. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235906 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING INFORMATION BASED ON EVENTS - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for inputting events. An embodiment of the present invention can generate left and right click events in addition to activating and stopping pointers by sensing a rolling of a wrist and calculate and output a coordinate displacement according to the motion of the hand at the time of activating the pointers according to the events. Further, the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a large-sized display or a contactless spatial input apparatus of an HMD, entertainment such as games, and the like, and can overcome restricted environments by a gesture input scheme under special environment. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235907 | SENSOR MAPPING - Techniques, systems and computer program products are disclosed for providing sensor mapping. In one aspect, a method includes receiving input from a user. The received input includes at least one of motion, force and contact. In addition, a sensor signal is generated based on the received input. From a choice of data structures a data structure associated with a selected application having one or more functions is identified. The data structure indicates a relationship between the generated sensor signal and the one or more functions of the selected application. The generated sensor signal is selectively mapped into a control signal for controlling the one or more functions of the selected application by using the identified data structure. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235908 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH AUTOMATIC CURSOR SPEED CONTROL - A multi-directional remote control system and method is adapted for use with an entertainment system of a type including a display such as a monitor or TV and having display functions employing a mouse type control. The remote controller may be conveniently held in one hand of a user and still provides full mouse type functionality. The remote control system and method images the controller to detect relative motion between the controller and screen. This position information is used for control of a cursor or other GUI interface with automatic control of cursor speed based on detected controller distance from the screen and characteristic hand movement. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235909 | CONTROLLING AND/OR OPERATING A MEDICAL DEVICE BY MEANS OF A LIGHT POINTER - The invention relates to a system for controlling and/or operating a medical device ( | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235910 | Environmentally Sealed Controller - A test device is provided. The test device comprises a motion-sensing joystick and a pliable, substantially impermeable membrane coupled to the test device such that the joystick is sealed from at least one environmental contaminant. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235911 | Deformable Computer Mouse - A deformable computer mouse for easy storage and portability. The mouse housing includes a flat top layer having at least two splittable pieces and an intermediate layer sliding mounted underneath. By pulling the two splittable pieces upward, the intermediate layer slides out and forms an arced surface together with the two splittable pieces, thus forming a full sized computer mouse. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235912 | Input Device User Interface Enhancements - Some embodiments provide a device, method, system, computer program product and user interface for pointer movement analysis with modal continuous controller conversion. Specifically, some embodiments adapt movements issued from a mouse input device, trackpad, or touchscreen to adjust a position of a UI element. Some embodiments analyze a first set of movements and adapt a subsequent second set of movements to adjust the position of the UI element within a range of UI element positions when the first set of movements satisfies a movement threshold. The movement threshold includes a spiral pattern. In some embodiments, adjusting the position of the UI element includes performing scrolling within a scroll area based on the second set of movements when the first set of movements satisfies the spiral pattern. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235913 | DATA CARD - A data card includes an apparatus body, a plug, and a cap, where the cap is disposed with a mouse module and a mouse power supply, and the apparatus body is disposed with a receiving module. The mouse module is configured to sense and calculate a moving distance of a spatial position of the cap, convert the calculated moving distance of the spatial position of the cap into an instruction for moving computer cursor position, and send the instruction for moving the computer cursor position to the receiving module; the receiving module is electrically connected to the plug and is configured to receive the instruction for moving the computer cursor position, input the instruction for moving the computer cursor position into a chip of a computer through the plug and a slot, and control a position of a cursor on a computer screen through the chip of the computer. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235914 | MONITOR - A monitor is disclosed and includes a displaying device, a supporting device, and a console. The supporting device is connected to and supports the displaying device. The console is connected in communication to the displaying device and is capable of being engaged with the supporting device. The console includes a first switch key and a second switch key. The displaying device can be triggered to switch to a first displaying mode by the first switch key or to a second displaying mode by the second switch key. The detachable design for the console of the invention not only allows a user to quickly switch the displaying modes, but also avoids shaking due to performing the switching on the displaying device by fingers in the prior art. Therefore, the invention can effectively solve the inconvenience of switching or setting the displaying modes in the prior art. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235915 | TERMINAL TRACKBALL NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND NAVIGATION METHOD - A navigation method for preventing mobile phone communication from interfering with the mobile phone navigation apparatus based magnetic induction includes: receiving electrical pulse signals sent by a light-receiving counter; recognizing a displacement direction of a trackball according to a position of a light-receiving counter that sends the electrical pulse signals; recognizing a rotation speed and a rotation distance of the raster wheel according to a duration and a period of the electrical pulse signals; and calculating a displacement speed and a distance of the trackball according to the rotation speed and the rotation distance of the raster wheel, and enabling a navigation chip to generate navigation information. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235916 | USER INPUT DEVICE - An input device that alleviates repetitive stress injuries by eliminating static repetition in the use. The input device includes a plurality of zones, the zones being adapted to move. The zones are moved by moving elements. The zones move when any one or more of predetermined conditions occur such as a set time, number of keystrokes, time interval, keystrokes in a zone or area, preprogrammed injury status, preprogrammed injury prevention, programmed diagnosed condition, key temperature, vibration, manual adjustment, and user pattern or preference. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235917 | CONTEXT-BASED KEYBOARD - Some demonstrative embodiments, include devices, systems and/or methods of context-based keyboards. For example, a virtual context-based keyboard may be customized based on an input context to be provided from a user to at least one application. The input context may include a predefined combination of a plurality of context components including input elements selected from a respective plurality of predefined sets of input elements, such that a context component has an input element selected from a set of input elements corresponding to the context component. The virtual keyboard may include a plurality of keyboard elements representing input elements of the plurality of sets of input elements, each keyboard element representing a different input element. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235918 | SOFT KEY HOT SPOT ACTIVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The device and method of the present invention includes an operating system that operates on an operating system level and one or more software applications that operate at an application level above the operating system level. Applications are configured to, when running at the application level, present at said display one or more display locations each associated with a user input event selection. Soft keys adjacent to said display are configured to be acted upon by a user to generate input signals to the operating system level independent of any one application configured to run at said application level. A control module is configured to receive said input signals from said one or more soft keys, map and transmit said input signals to a corresponding user selected display location of an application running at the application level to provide an application-related input. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235919 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method of facilitating input at a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display including: when a first portion of a keyboard is displayed in a keyboard area on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a navigation input in a navigation area on the touch-sensitive display; and in response to detecting the navigation input, displaying a second portion of the keyboard; wherein the keyboard area and the navigation area do not overlap. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235920 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUT OF IDEOGRAPHIC KOREAN SYLLABLES FROM REDUCED KEYBOARD - A method is for input of text symbols into an electronic device having a reduced keyboard. The reduced keyboard has keys representing a plurality of characters. The method includes receiving character inputs from the reduced keyboard and identifying symbol variants based on the received character inputs. A list of symbol variants is displayed. An input symbol from the list of symbol variants is selected, wherein the input symbol is a Korean Hangul syllable. At least one Chinese Hanzi syllable is designated, to correspond to at least one Korean Hangul syllable. The Korean Hangul syllable is replaced with a Chinese Hanzi syllable. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235921 | Input Device Enhanced Interface - Some embodiments provide an interactive viewer for an input device interface. Specifically, some embodiments provide a Keyboard Enhanced Interface (KEI) system that includes a KEI viewer. The KEI viewer includes multiple graphical keys that correspond to keys of a key based input device. The KEI viewer also includes multiple symbols that identify different output actions and logic for presenting a set of symbols over a set of graphical keys to identify a set of keys of the key based input device that are usable to directly invoke a set of output actions based on an active operational mode of the KEI system. A symbol identifies a particular output action that is directly invocable with a press of a key of the key based input device that corresponds to a graphical key over which said symbol is presented. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235922 | CENTRAL DISPLAY WITH PRIVATE SECONDARY DISPLAYS - An apparatus, system, and method for a central display with private secondary displays. The apparatus includes a central information handling device and a secondary generation module. The central information handling device generates a central image for a central display. The central display is in communication with a plurality of secondary devices communicating with a plurality of secondary displays. Each secondary device communicates with a distinct secondary display. The secondary generation module generates a secondary image for two or more of the secondary displays of the secondary devices. The central display is viewable concurrently by users of each secondary display. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235923 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE SYSTEM WITH NOTES AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of an electronic device system includes: providing a display interface; monitoring a screen pointer in direct contact with the display interface; detecting a raw movement having movement deviations on the display interface with the screen pointer for forming a geometric shaped area; generating a path based on the raw movement and compensated for movement deviations in the raw movement to define a perimeter of the geometric shaped area; generating a graphical area having a geometric shape defined by the path; and displaying the graphical area in the display interface. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235924 | DISPLAY SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS - In one implementation, a display system includes a first display client module, a second display client module, and a display control module. The display control module provides a first data set associated with a first region of a virtual display to the first display client module. The display control module also provides a second data set associated with a second region different from the first region of the virtual display to the second display client module. The first display client module is configured to output the first data set and to provide a first input event descriptor to the display control module at a first time. The second display client module is configured to output the second data set and to provide a second input event descriptor to the display control module at a second time. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235925 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Establishing an Impromptu Network - An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and a device motion sensor detects a predefined gesture on the touch-sensitive surface. The predefined gesture has one or more gesture components. The device detects a predefined movement of the electronic device with the device motion sensor. The predefined movement has one or more movement components. In response to detecting the predefined gesture and the predefined movement, the device, in accordance with a determination that the one or more gesture components and the one or more movement components satisfy predefined concurrency criteria, performs a predefined operation that is associated with concurrent detection of the predefined gesture and the predefined movement, and in accordance with a determination that the one or more gesture components and the one or more movement components do not satisfy the predefined concurrency criteria, foregoes performing the predefined operation. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235926 | HANDHELD DEVICES AND RELATED DATA TRANSMISSION METHODS - Data transmission methods for handheld devices at least including a touch-sensitive screen are provided. The data transmission method includes the steps of: detecting an edge movement touch which is generated by first detecting that an object has contacted a point which is inside of the touch-sensitive display unit and has been dragged to an edge of the touch-sensitive display unit; when detecting the edge movement touch, generating first information according to the edge movement touch; and determining whether to transmit a file according to a comparison result of the first information and second information generated on an electronic device that is located neighboring to the handheld device. The file is transmitted to the electronic device when the comparison result matches a predetermined condition. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235927 | TOUCH DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A touch device is provided. The touch device, having a sensing area and a peripheral area, includes a touch-sensing layer, a shielding layer disposed at the peripheral area of and separated from the touch-sensing layer, and an insulating layer disposed between the touch-sensing layer and the shielding layer. Moreover, a fabrication method of a touch device is provided. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235928 | TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a touch sensitive display, which includes an upper substrate with a mask layer placed thereon, a touch sensing layer, a lower substrate, and an organic light-emitting assembly. The touch sensing layer is disposed below the upper substrate, and the lower substrate is disposed by facing with the upper substrate. The organic light-emitting assembly is disposed above the lower substrate with facing to the touch sensing layer. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing the touch sensitive display is provided. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235929 | PAPER FEEDING DEVICE, IMAGE SCANNING DEVICE, PAPER FEEDING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - There is provided a paper feeding device including: a microphone which detects sound occurred on a paper conveying path; a pre-processing unit which performs pre-processing on a signal of the sound detected by the microphone; and a jam detection unit which detects a jam of paper based on the sound signal on which the pre-processing is performed, a reference value about intensity of the sound, and a reference value about a duration time of the sound. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235930 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A GESTURE - A method includes displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. A gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display information associated with a second application. At least part of the information associated with the second application is displayed without opening the second application. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235931 | TOUCH SCREEN PANEL APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED ELECTRODE STRUCTURE - A touch screen panel apparatus is provided. The touch screen panel apparatus includes a first electrode layer including a plurality of first electrode lines arranged in a first direction to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance; a plurality of first odd-numbered electrode plates coupled to odd-numbered lines of the first electrode lines; and a plurality of first even-numbered electrode plates coupled to even-numbered lines of the first electrode lines. The plurality of first odd-numbered electrode plates and the plurality of first even-numbered electrode plates are alternately arranged in a second direction different from the first direction. | 2012-09-20 |
| 20120235932 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE PRODUCED BY SAID METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing human-machine interfaces ( | 2012-09-20 |
