40th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100253556 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING AN APPROXIMATED DYNAMIC HUFFMAN TABLE FOR USE IN DATA COMPRESSION - A novel and useful method of constructing a fast approximation of a dynamic Huffman table from a data sample comprising a subset of data to be compressed. The frequency of incidence of each symbol in the sample is calculated, and the symbols are then allocated to predefined bins based on their frequency of incidence. The bins are then transformed into binary sub-trees, where the leaf nodes of the binary sub-trees comprise the symbols of the bin associated with the binary sub-trees. The binary sub-trees are then combined via nesting, thereby creating a coarse grained binary tree, where all leaves are mapped to a specified number of depths. The coarse grained binary tree is then traversed, thereby yielding a canonical code for each symbol, thereby defining the entries for a dynamic Huffman table. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253557 | CALIBRATION OF OFFSET, GAIN AND PHASE ERRORS IN M-CHANNEL TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS - Techniques for correcting component mismatches in an M-channel time-interleaved Analog to Digital Converter (ADC). In order to obtain an error measure for offset, gain or phase, errors, outputs from each ADC are either summed or averaged over N | 2010-10-07 |
20100253558 | PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING ANALOG FILTER ACCORDING TO FREQUENCY-RELATED CHARACTERISTIC OF ANALOG FILTER, PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR GENERATING COMPENSATION PARAMETER USED TO CALIBRATE ANALOG FILTER, RELATED COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND METHODS THEREOF - A processing apparatus for calibrating an analog filter of a communication device in a digital domain is disclosed, wherein the analog filter is arranged to perform a filtering operation upon a communication signal in an analog domain. The processing apparatus includes a signal processing circuit and a digital filter. The signal processing circuit is used for transforming the communication signal between the digital domain and the analog domain. The digital filter is coupled to the signal processing circuit, and used for performing a filtering operation upon the communication signal in the digital domain, wherein a frequency response of the digital filter is arranged to compensate a frequency response of the analog filter according to at least a compensation parameter generated with reference to a frequency-related characteristic of the analog filter. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253559 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BUILT IN SELF TEST OF ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTORS - An apparatus configured for built in self test (BiST) of analog-to-digital convertors (ADCs) is described. The apparatus includes an ADC to be tested. The apparatus includes a ramp generator. The ramp generator provides a voltage ramp to the ADC. The apparatus further includes feedback circuitry for the ramp generator. The feedback circuitry maintains a constant ramp slope for the ramp generator. The apparatus includes an interval counter. The interval counter provides a timing reference. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253560 | Electronic apparatus, AD converter, and AD conversion method - An electronic apparatus includes: an AD conversion section that has a comparing section, which receives a reference signal whose level changes gradually from a reference signal generating section that generates the reference signal and which compares the reference signal with an analog signal to be processed, and a counter section, which receives a count clock for AD conversion and performs a count operation on the basis of a comparison result of the comparing section, and that acquires digital data of the signal to be processed on the basis of output data of the counter section; a count operation period control section that controls an operation period of the counter section in each processing period on the basis of the comparison result of the comparing section; and a driving control section that controls the reference signal generating section and the AD conversion section. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253561 | LOW NOISE CURRENT STEERING DAC - A low noise current steering digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The DAC includes a current reference for generating a bias current that biases a set of current elements. The set of current elements includes a reference element. The current reference includes a reference amplifier and a reference arm. The reference arm includes a reference resistor and the reference element. The DAC further includes a switch periodically coupling each current element including the reference element, to the reference resistor and an output of the DAC. This rotates the set of current elements and attenuates flicker noise from each of the set of current elements. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253562 | CURRENT STEERING DAC - In a multi-channel current steering DA converter, e.g., a two-channel current steering DA converter, reference current sources Irefa and Irefb that can serve as current mirror sources for current sources Ia and Ib are provided in current source matrices | 2010-10-07 |
20100253563 | CAPACITOR BASED DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTER LAYOUT DESIGN FOR HIGH SPEED ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER - A method and system for capacitor based digital to analog converter design layout for high speed analog to digital converter are provided. The method includes arranging a plurality of metal plates to form the capacitor. Each of the plurality of metal plates includes a driven plate and a common plate. The method also includes generating a plurality of interconnects in the common plate and extending the driven plate over the plurality of interconnects. Further, the method includes shielding the common plate by the driven plate. The system includes an analog to digital converter. The analog to digital converter also includes capacitor based digital to analog converter and digital logic for controlling digital operations in the analog to digital converter. The capacitor based digital to analog converter includes a plurality of capacitors, and a comparator for comparing the analog output from the digital to analog converter with a ground potential. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253564 | REDUCING RADAR SIGNATURES - A structure and a method for modifying an existing design of structure are provided, wherein the structure is provided to at least partially enclose an object that has a large radar cross section. The structure comprises a non-metallic portion having a radar-reflective layer applied to an inclined surface of the structure. The inclined surface is arranged with one or more angles of inclination selected so that the radar cross-section for the structure has a value that is lower than that for the object enclosed in one or more frequency ranges. In a preferred variation, an at least partially detached and appropriately shaped radar-reflective structure may be provided as an alternative to or to supplement the modification of an existing enclosure. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253565 | Method and apparatus to increase ADS-B squitter reception sensitivity - A TCAS receiver includes an antenna, an analog to digital converter (ADC), and a FPGA. The antenna receives an ADS-B squitter signal. The ADC converts the signal to a digital signal. The FPGA uses matched filters for matching at least a portion of the digital signal to a message, thereby increasing ADS-B squitter sensitivity. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253566 | SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR AND METHOD OF ANALYZING REPLIES FOR SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR - Provided is a secondary surveillance radar with an improved capability of eliminating an unnecessary Mode A/C target report, which includes a transmission unit transmitting interrogations, a reception unit receiving replies, from a transponder, corresponding respectively to the interrogations, and a signal processing unit generating a Mode S target report and a Mode A/C target report from the replies. The radar also includes a combiner generating a Mode S track and a Mode A/C track respectively from the Mode S and the Mode A/C reports, and then judging whether the Mode S report and the Mode A/C report are of the same target on the basis of the Mode S and the Mode A/C tracks. When the Mode S and the Mode A/C reports are of the same target, the combiner rejects the Mode A/C report. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253567 | Device, system and method of protecting aircrafts against incoming threats - Device, system and method of protecting aircrafts against incoming threats. For example, a system for protecting an aircraft against an incoming threat includes: one or more electro-optic sensors to substantially continuously search for the incoming threat, and to generate a signal indicating that a possible incoming threat is detected; one or more radar sensors to be activated in response to the signal, and to search for the incoming threat; and a central computer to determine whether or not the incoming threat exists, based on a sensor fusion algorithm able to fuse data received from the one or more electro-optic sensors and data received from the one or more radar sensors. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253568 | METHOD FOR EXCHANGING RADAR SIGNALS - A method for exchanging radar signals, in which it is provided that for a system having a number of radar transceiver chips, a detection range for radar signals is set for each chip so that a plurality of detection ranges for radar signals is covered for the entire system simultaneously. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253569 | Method and arrangement to measure the deflection of a wind turbine blade - A method and arrangement to measure the deflection of a blade of a wind-turbine are provided. The blade comprises a cavity inside the blade. A reflector, which is located inside the cavity of the blade, is coupled by a wireless signal with a distance-measurement-device. The distance-measurement-device uses the wireless signal to measure the distance between the distance-measurement-device and the reflector. A line of sight is established and maintained between the distance-measurement-device and the reflector even when the blade is deflected. The reflector is inclined relative to the line of sight in a way, that a lateral movement of the reflector relative to the line of sight results in a change of the distance between the distance-measurement-device and the reflector, while the lateral movement is caused by an deflection of the blade. The distance-measurement-device is designed to measure the change of the distance, which is used to determine the deflection of the blade. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253570 | ANTENNA CALIBRATION - The present invention relates to antenna calibration for active phased array antennas. Specifically, the present invention relates to a built in apparatus for autonomous antenna calibration | 2010-10-07 |
20100253571 | ANTENNA CALIBRATION - The present invention relates to antenna calibration for active phased array antennas. Specifically, the present invention relates to a built in apparatus for autonomous antenna calibration | 2010-10-07 |
20100253572 | Systems and Methods for Antenna Array Calibration - Antenna arrays are calibrated by providing one or more test signals from the antenna array to be calibrated to a receiving sensor while varying ambient operating conditions over some predetermined range of ambient operating conditions. The signal properties of these test signals may be measured by the receiving sensor or associated spectrum analyzer, and the ambient operating conditions under which the test signals are provided may be similarly measured. Thereafter, signal offsets for each of the antenna array's elements may be determined as a function of the measured ambient operating condition. Calibration information corresponding to these signal offsets may then be stored in a memory of the antenna array for use during operation of the antenna array. This calibration information may be in the form of a lookup table or a curve-fitting equation. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253573 | System and Method for Suppressing Close Clutter in a Radar System - A system for processing electromagnetic waves in a radar system is disclosed. The system includes a transmitter operable to transmit operating waves and calibration waves, one or more receivers operable to receive reflected calibration waves and operating waves, and a system controller operable to process the received calibration waves and operating waves. The system controller may process the received waves by generating a threshold signal based on the calibration waves, and comparing the threshold signal to the operating waves. The system controller may also process operating waves and calibration waves in accordance with one or more signal conditioning algorithms. Additionally, the system controller may display an image representing a target on a display by comparing received operating waves with the generated threshold signal. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253574 | WEATHER RADAR AND WEATHER OBSERVATION METHOD - A weather radar includes an antenna unit of an active phased array system in which a plurality of antenna elements configured to transmit a radar pulse and receive a reflected pulse are arranged in a vertical direction, a transmission beam formation unit configured to divide an observation range in the elevation angle direction into a plurality of observation elevation angles, subdivide each observation elevation angle into a plurality of regions, assign a set of a plurality of regions not adjacent to each other to a pulse repetition interval (PRI), and form a fan-shaped transmission beam in the elevation angle direction for each of the regions in the set, and a reception beam formation unit configured to form a plurality pencil-shaped reception beams for each of the plurality of regions. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253575 | GENERALIZED PARTIAL FIXING - Described is a generalized approach for integer parameter estimation, especially in the context of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). The problem solved is the case where a definitively correct integer solution cannot be identified for all ambiguity parameters in a reliable way. The proposed solution is to apply a linear transformation to the ambiguities (multiply with a matrix) such that the images of the first and the second candidate (or more) are identical. That way, from the first and second (and possibly more) candidates of the integer least-squares solution, a subset of ambiguity combinations is derived that can be fixed. Thus, it is no longer necessary to choose between the solutions as they coincide for the new ambiguities. The advantage of this approach is maximizing all information still available when finally deriving additional parameters such as position, clock error, atmospheric errors and/or time correlated noise. This technique is applicable to real-time and post-processing applications, as well as to pure GNSS applications, GNSS integrated with other sensors (e.g. INS) and other applications that have to resolve multiple integer ambiguities. This may also apply to optical distance-measurement. GNSS applications include kinematic and static positioning with single base stations as well as with multiple base stations or reference station networks. They also comprise the integer parameter estimation methods used within the reference station network computations. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253576 | RECEIVER FOR RADIO POSITIONING SIGNALS - A GPS, GLONASS or Galileo receiver for radio positioning signals wherein at least a part of the computing of position related data based on radio signals received from a plurality of space vehicles is carried out by a graphics or sound processor. The receiver thus makes use of available computing resources, thus achieving a lower bill of material. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253577 | Position measuring method and mobile communication terminal - A mobile communication terminal | 2010-10-07 |
20100253578 | NAVIGATION DATA ACQUISITION AND SIGNAL POST-PROCESSING - A navigation system comprises a radio receiver for the data acquisition of navigation satellite signals, a memory in which to store samples of those signals, and a post-processing unit to replay and signal-process the data in the memory to extract an original position fix for the radio receiver when it acquired the original navigation satellite signals. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253579 | Antenna with 3-D Configuration - Disclosed herein is an antenna comprising: a first dielectric element having a first slit formed thereon; a first radiator formed on the first dielectric element; a second dielectric element coupled to the first dielectric element in such a fashion as to be fit into the first slit of the first dielectric element; and a second radiator formed on the second dielectric element and coupled electrically with the first radiator through the coupling between the first dielectric element and the second dielectric element. The present invention provides an antenna which can maximize an electrical length thereof in a limited space, can be designed even in a three-dimensional space, and can be fabricated simply at low cost. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253580 | PRINTED ANTENNA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - A printed antenna includes a feeding portion, a radiating portion, a grounding portion, and a short portion. The feeding portion is operable to feed electromagnetic signals. The radiating portion is connected to the feeding portion, to radiate the electromagnetic signals. The radiating portion includes a first radiator and a second radiator. The first radiator is āLā shape, with a first end electrically connected to the feeding portion. The second radiator is formed by a plurality of radiating sections connected one by one. A first end of the second radiator is connected to a second end of the first radiator, a second end of the second radiator is floating and facing the feeding portion. A first end of the short portion is connected to a common node of the first radiator and the second radiator, and a second end of the short portion is connected to the grounding portion. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253581 | MULTIBAND ANTENNA AND PORTABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A multiband antenna includes a feed end, a grounding end, a first radiating arm, a connecting portion, a second radiating arm and a third radiating arm. The feed end and the grounding end are connected to the first radiating arm to form an F-shaped antenna, and obtain a first resonance frequency. The second radiating arm generates a coupling effect with the first radiating arm, and obtains a second resonance frequency. The third radiating arm generates a coupling effect with the second radiating arm, and obtains a third resonance frequency. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253582 | Information Communication Device and Antenna - Provided is an information communication device, including an enclosure, and an antenna disposed in the enclosure so that at least one surface of a radiation plate is oblique with respect to a bottom surface of the enclosure, the antenna having a feeding point located on the surface that is oblique with respect to the bottom surface. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253583 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ANTENNA AND ARTICLE - An electronic device includes an antenna and a semiconductor element. The antenna includes a first conductor section that includes a first feeding point and spreads flatly, and a second conductor section that includes a second feeding point and spreads flatly while facing the first conductor section, the first conductor section and the second conductor section being disposed so as to be symmetric with respect to a plane, including a position of the first feeding point and a position of the second feeding point. The semiconductor element supplies the first feeding point and the second feeding point with signals opposite to each other in polarity, respectively, thereby communicating via the antenna. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253584 | Antenna apparatus - An antenna apparatus includes a housing defining a plurality of walls and a plurality of included angle spaces between the walls. An inner surface of one of the walls is configured a telecommunication antenna. One of the included angle spaces opposite to the wall on which the telecommunication antenna is configured a global positioning system antenna. A broadcast receiving antenna positions in the housing and between the telecommunication antenna and the global positioning system antenna. Because the telecommunication antenna and the global positioning system antenna position away from each other, the interference therebetween will be reduced. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253585 | SUB-ARRAY POLARIZATION CONTROL USING ROTATED DUAL POLARIZED RADIATING ELEMENTS - A system and method of minimizing a polarization quantization error associated with an antenna sub-array. The antenna sub-array includes at least two radiating elements, with the radiating elements having different polarization orientations from other radiating elements in the antenna sub-array. The radiating elements are dual polarized and have electronic polarization control. In an exemplary embodiment, the radiating elements are configured to reduce the polarization quantization error to be less than half of a polarization quantization step size. In various embodiments, rotating the radiating elements and implementing a phase delay, individually or in combination, is used to change the polarizations of the radiating elements. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253586 | Dual Opposed Drive Loop Antenna Pointing Apparatus and Method of Operation - A pointing apparatus and method of operation for an antenna mount provided with a base frame and an antenna mount rotatably coupled together. A first wheel rigidly coupled to one of the base frame and the antenna mount driven by a mechanical linkage with a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel mounted to the base frame or the antenna mount not rigidly coupled to the first wheel. The first drive wheel and the second drive wheel driven against one another in opposite directions; a torque level unbalance applied between the first motor and the second motor operative to rotate the base frame and the antenna mount with respect to one another in a first desired direction. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253587 | ANTENNA FOR RECEPTION OF SATELLITE RADIO SIGNALS EMITTED CIRCULARLY, IN A DIRECTION OF ROTATION OF THE POLARIZATION - An antenna for reception of satellite radio signals emitted circularly in the direction of rotation of polarization has a conductive base surface, an antenna connection point, an antenna element connection point and at least two antenna elements. The first antenna element is a loop antenna formed as a conductor loop disposed substantially parallel but spaced apart from the base surface. The loop antenna has a plurality of capacitors disposed along the conductor loop. The antenna connection point is coupled to at least one interruption of the loop antenna. This connection point is configured to feed a ring current into the loop antenna. There is also at least one additional antenna element extending between the antenna element connection point and the loop antenna. There is at least one antenna output connector linearly polarized in a spatial direction and a plurality of networks forming a matching network and a phase shifter network configured to connect the antenna elements to at least one antenna output connector. The antenna element connection point and the loop antenna are coupled to each other by the two networks. In reciprocal operation of the antenna, the radiation fields of the loop antenna and of the additional antenna element are superimposed with different phases in a far field of the antenna. The additional antenna element has a polarization orientated substantially perpendicular to the polarization of the loop antenna and an essentially orthogonal phase in the far field. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253588 | Portal Stand for RFID Antenna - A portal stand for an RFID antenna comprises a pair of upright members and a front cover. The front cover is formed of a sheet of plastic that is resiliently biased to assume a flat configuration, with the front cover defining a flat width when it is in the flat configuration. The upright members include vertical slots and are spaced apart at a distance that is less than the flat width of the front cover. The front cover is disposed in the vertical slots and is bowed outwardly. The portal stand also includes a plurality of platforms that may be used for mounting RFID equipment such as antennas and readers. The platforms are secured to rails that are also secured to the upright members. The portal stand also includes a top cover, bottom cover, and rear cover, with the platforms being positioned between the front cover and rear cover. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253589 | ANTENNA OR A STRAP FOR ACCOMMODATING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AN ANTENNA ON A SUBSTRATE, A STRAP FOR AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND A TRANSPONDER - In a method of manufacturing an antenna ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100253590 | PRESENTATION MODULE - The present invention relates to a presentation module, especially for use as an electronic selling aid for advertisements, for example in print media, or for insurance policies, the presentation module ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100253591 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MULTI-DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display device comprises a display panel, an optical film and a convex lens. The display panel comprises a central axis, a display area, and a non-display area, wherein the non-display area is outside the region of the display area. The optical film is disposed near one side of the display panel and the convex lens is disposed near the other side of the display panel. The optical film comprises a microstructure configured to diverge incident light entered into the display panel and to redirect a portion of incident light near the border between the display area and non-display area to the non-display area. The convex lens is configured to converge the output light from the display panel and redirect the output light approximately parallel to the central axis. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253592 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS IMAGE TRANSMISSION TO A PROJECTOR - A method and apparatus is provided in which a digital image is transmitted to a presentation projector resource over a wireless transmission medium using a reduced amount of transmission bandwidth by transmitting a subset of the digital image data. The subset image data may be a delta subset that represents those areas of the image that have changed since the previous transmission. The subset image data may also be a scalable vector graphics representation of the subset of the digital image. Header data is provided to further describe the subset image data. A projector discovery logic selects a suitable projector resource based on the order or signal strength of the discovery replies. A wireless image transmission session is established with the selected projector resource during which the projector is unavailable to other devices. The subset image data may be compressed and transmission coordinated with the projector resource so that the data is sent only when it is ready to be received. A wireless to digital visual interface (DVI) graphics engine decompresses and renders the image for output to a DVI connector receptacle. The rendered image is projected by the projector resource in accordance with the associated header data so that the exact image that appears on the image generation device also appears on the projected display. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253593 | ENHANCED VISION SYSTEM FULL-WINDSHIELD HUD - A method to represent graphical images upon a transparent windscreen head up display of a vehicle includes monitoring informational inputs describing the operational environment for the vehicle, processing the informational inputs to synthesize an operational environment model, monitoring data related to an occupant eye location, converting the model into the graphical images registering the critical information according the model upon the transparent windscreen head up display based upon the monitored data related to the occupant eye location, and displaying the graphical images upon the transparent windscreen head up display. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253594 | PERIPHERAL SALIENT FEATURE ENHANCEMENT ON FULL-WINDSHIELD HEAD-UP DISPLAY - A method to selectively project graphical images upon a transparent windscreen head up display of a vehicle based upon visual information present in a peripheral zone of vision includes monitoring a location of visual information corresponding to critical information with respect to the windscreen, processing the location of the visual information to generate display requirements describing the visual information as present in the peripheral zone of vision, generating the graphical images to be projected based upon the display requirements, and projecting the graphical images upon the transparent windscreen head up display based upon the estimated operator gaze location. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253595 | VIRTUAL CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS BY LASER PROJECTION - A method to display a graphic control display in a vehicle and receive a control input based upon the graphic control display includes displaying upon a surface within the vehicle a graphic control display based upon a control configuration, the graphic control display comprising an illustrative graphic presenting for selection a setting of a feature of the vehicle wherein the surface is coated with a material reactive to display graphics in response to an excitation projector. A control input corresponding to the illustrative graphic is monitored, and the feature of the vehicle is controlled based upon monitoring the control input. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253596 | CONTINUATION OF EXTERIOR VIEW ON INTERIOR PILLARS AND SURFACES - A method to display a graphic illustrating an operational environment of a vehicle includes monitoring informational inputs describing the operational environment of the vehicle, processing the informational inputs to determine critical information, monitoring location of the eyes of an operator of the vehicle, determining a registered graphic describing the critical information hidden from a view of the operator by a non-transparent component of the vehicle based upon the location of the eyes of the operator, and displaying the registered graphic describing the critical information hidden from the view of the operator upon the non-transparent component of the vehicle, the non-transparent component including a material reactive to display graphics in response to an excitation projector. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253597 | REAR VIEW MIRROR ON FULL-WINDSHIELD HEAD-UP DISPLAY - A substantially transparent windscreen head up display includes one of light emitting particles or microstructures over a predefined region of the windscreen permitting luminescent display while permitting vision through the windscreen. A method to display a virtual rearview mirror graphic upon a substantially transparent windscreen head up display of a vehicle includes monitoring a camera configured to generate a view behind the vehicle, determining the virtual rearview mirror graphic based upon monitoring the camera, displaying the virtual rearview mirror graphic upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253598 | LANE OF TRAVEL ON WINDSHIELD HEAD-UP DISPLAY - A substantially transparent windscreen head up display includes one of light emitting particles or microstructures over a predefined region of the windscreen permitting luminescent display while permitting vision through the windscreen. A method to represent graphical images upon a transparent windscreen head up display of a vehicle describing transit of the vehicle with respect to a lane of travel includes monitoring informational inputs describing an operational environment of the vehicle. Monitoring these informational inputs includes monitoring a desired lane of travel, and monitoring a current position of the vehicle. The method further includes determining a relationship of the desired lane of travel to the current position of the vehicle, determining a graphic describing the relationship of the desired lane of travel to the current position of the vehicle, and displaying the graphic describing the relationship of the desired lane of travel to the current position of the vehicle upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253599 | LUMINANCE UNIFORMITY COMPENSATION OF VECTOR PROJECTION DISPLAY - A method to display a projected parametric curve upon a substantially transparent windscreen head-up display includes monitoring a desired parametric curve comprising a plurality of control points and a plurality of graphic segments based upon the control points, determining a luminance indicator for each of the segments, and utilizing the luminance indicator to command uniform luminance among the plurality of graphic segments. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253600 | FULL-WINDSHIELD HEAD-UP DISPLAY ENHANCEMENT: ANTI-REFLECTIVE GLASS HARD COAT - A substantially transparent windscreen head-up display of a vehicle is configured to display graphical images from a light source. The windscreen head-up display includes multiple layers having an outer layer including a transparent substrate. The multiple layers further include a second transparent substrate layer including light emitting material, wherein the light emitting material emits visible light in response to absorption of ultraviolet light from the light source, and wherein the light emitting material includes a plurality of light emitting particles. The multiple layers further include an inner ultraviolet anti-reflective layer. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253601 | FULL-WINDSHIELD HUD ENHANCEMENT: PIXELATED FIELD OF VIEW LIMITED ARCHITECTURE - A system projects graphics upon a transparent windscreen head-up display of a vehicle. The system includes a graphics projection system projecting light upon the transparent windscreen head-up display and the transparent windscreen head-up display emitting light in a limited field of view based upon the projected light. The transparent windscreen head-up display includes light emitting particles small enough that the transparent windscreen head-up display is substantially transparent. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253602 | DYNAMIC VEHICLE SYSTEM INFORMATION ON FULL WINDSHIELD HEAD-UP DISPLAY - A substantially transparent windscreen head up display includes one of light emitting particles or microstructures over a predefined region of the windscreen permitting luminescent display while permitting vision through the windscreen. A method to display a graphic head up instrument display upon a substantially transparent windscreen head up display of a vehicle includes monitoring operation of the vehicle, monitoring an operator-defined configuration of the graphic head up instrument display, determining the graphic head up instrument display based upon the operation of the vehicle and the operator-defined configuration of the graphic head up instrument display, and displaying the graphic head up instrument display upon the substantially transparent windscreen head up display. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253603 | PROTECTIVE SCREEN - The present invention generally relates to a screen | 2010-10-07 |
20100253604 | Electronic Apparatus Comprising A Flexible Display With Pressure Spreading Means - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100253605 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided, decreasing the influence of reflected incident/ambient light caused by patterned bus lines therein, wherein a backlight is disposed at a back side of a substrate comprising common electrodes and color filters, and images are viewed at a side of another substrate comprising pixel electrodes and thin film transistors. A layer (low-reflection layer) with an optical reflectivity lower than that of bus lines, is disposed in a buffer film formed between a viewing side of a glass substrate and an insulating film where the bus lines | 2010-10-07 |
20100253606 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A plasma display panel and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The plasma display panel includes a substrate and a plurality of electrodes that are positioned substantially parallel to each other on the substrate. The plurality of electrodes include a first electrode in a first area of the substrate and a second electrode in a second area of the substrate outside the first area. A shape of a cross section of the first electrode is different from a shape of a cross section of the second electrode. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253607 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is an organic electroluminescence display apparatus including: a substrate; a polarizing plate disposed on a display surface side being an opposite side of the substrate; a thin film transistor; and a planarization layer for reducing an irregular form corresponding to a circuit pattern of the thin film transistor, the planarization layer including a pixel electrode and an organic electroluminescence device and including at least two layers, a thickness of each of the planarization layers being set to be smaller than a maximum height of irregularities resulting from the thin film transistor, each of the planarization layers including a contact hole provided at a distinct planar position and a connection wiring layer capable of electrically connecting the thin film transistor and the pixel electrode via the contact hole, and a tapered portion of the planarization layer closest to the organic electroluminescence device having 30 degrees or less. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253608 | PIXEL AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A display device displays an image having a substantially uniform brightness by compensating for variations of the threshold voltages of driving transistors and compensating for the deterioration of an organic light emitting diode. A pixel includes an organic light emitting diode, two transistors, a storage capacitor, and a compensation unit. A driving transistor supplies a current to an OLED corresponding to the voltage in the storage capacitor. The compensation unit controls a voltage of a gate electrode of the driving transistor corresponding to a deterioration of the organic light emitting diode, and couples one electrode of the driving transistor to the data line during a compensation period, during which a threshold voltage of the driving transistor is compensated. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253609 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an image display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel has a light emitting device; a drive transistor electrically connected to the light emitting device; and a capacitor electrically connected to the drive transistor. A ratio of an area occupied by the drive transistor per one pixel to an area of the one pixel is equal to or more than 0.05. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253610 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus comprises a first thin film transistor (TFT) and a second TFT which are disposed in a display area. A first signal transmission line is disposed in a peripheral area surrounding the display area and is electrically connected to the first TFT. A second signal transmission line adjacent to the first signal transmission line is electrically connected to the second TFT. In a first portion of the peripheral area, the first signal transmission line is parallel to the second signal transmission line and is spaced by a first gap from the second signal transmission line. In a second portion of the peripheral area, the first signal transmission line is parallel to the second signal transmission line and is spaced by a second gap from and the second signal transmission line. The second gap is greater than the first gap. Other features are also provided. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253611 | Method and apparatus for adaptive black frame insertion - In some embodiments, a display device may include a flat panel display a controller coupled to the flat panel display. The controller may be configured to determine an operating mode for the flat panel display among a plurality of operating modes including at least a first operating mode and a second operating mode. In the first operating mode, the controller may set the flat panel display to utilize a first frame rate and a first inversion mode to save power. In the second operating mode, the controller may set the flat panel display to utilize a second frame rate, a second inversion mode, and black frame insertion to improve image quality. The second frame rate may be faster than the first frame rate. The second inversion mode and black frame insertion may be mutually configured to maintain a DC balanced operation of the flat panel display. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253612 | DYNAMICALLY ESTABLISHED BACKLIGHT FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION IN LCD - Backlighting lamps in an LCD are extinguished when they are in regions beyond the area of the demanded image produced by an associated LCD cell matrix that overlays the lamps. In some cases the size of the demanded image may be reduced according to a user-input energy savings mode and then lamps beyond the image region are extinguished. Energy savings are realized. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253613 | LED BACKLIGHT AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL - Embodiments comprise a backlight device and a method for controlling the chromaticity and/or luminance of the backlight device. More particularly, embodiments relate to a backlight device for a display which utilizes an array of LED pairs to create a desired chromaticity and luminance of light, whereby the chromaticity and luminance can be closely monitored and maintained throughout the life of the display. A pair of LEDs are used in an exemplary embodiment where the pair contains two blue LEDs with the first LED coated in a red phosphor and the second LED coated in a green phosphor. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253614 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, PHOTO DETECTING DEVICE AND LIGHT INTENSITY ADJUSTMENT METHOD - The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display panel, liquid crystal display device, photo detecting device and light intensity adjustment method. The liquid crystal display panel comprises a plurality of first scan lines, a plurality of first data lines, a plurality of first thin film transistors, a plurality of liquid crystal pixel units and a built-in photo detecting module. The plurality of first thin film transistors are respectively disposed at intercrosses of the plurality of first scan lines and the plurality of first data lines, and each of the first thin film transistors is connected to the first data line and the first scan line. Each of the first thin film transistors is used to drive a liquid crystal pixel unit. The built-in photo detecting module detects light and outputs a multi-bit digital signal corresponding to the intensity of the light. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253615 | Liquid crystal display and driving method thereof - A liquid crystal display and a driving method thereof capable of improving contrast properties by implementing a local dimming and achieving the slimness of the liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display comprises a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight unit including a light guide plate part in which a plurality of light guide channels are formed, and a plurality of light sources for illuminating light to the light guide channels, a division driving controller for mapping an input picture to a plurality of blocks in which a plurality of data channels are intersected with the plurality of light guide channels, analyzing luminance of the input picture for each block, determining dimming values of the plurality of light sources, and independently modulating the luminance of the input picture for each block based on the analyzed result, and a light source driver for independently controlling luminance of the light sources responding to the dimming values. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253616 | PHOTODETECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a photodetection device which is small in size and has excellent sensitivity. The photodetection device ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100253617 | Portable Electronic Apparatus and Control Method of Portable Electronic Apparatus - A portable electronic apparatus and a control method of the portable electronic apparatus with excellent operability capable of surely reflecting a user's intended input operation are provided. The portable electronic apparatus and the control method comprise: a first sensor group G | 2010-10-07 |
20100253618 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE - A projector producing an imaginary input plane with high operability is provided. A projector according to an embodiment projects a VUI screen picture onto a desk, and projects a main projection screen picture to a wall. The projector includes a light receiving element. The light receiving element is arranged in a position where light emitted toward the desk (VUI screen picture) and reflected (or scattered) by an object near the desk enters. The projector calculates a position of the object based on light sensing timing by the light receiving element and light scan positions at various points in time. The projector changes a projected screen picture when it determines that object is simultaneously in contact with a plurality of portions of the VUI screen picture and at least one of contact positions moves. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253619 | MULTI-RESOLUTION POINTING SYSTEM - A user control input system for a host with a display. A controller establishes a communication link with the host and includes a first motion sensor. At least a second motion sensor is also in communication with the host. First user movement induces the first motion sensor to generate a first signal that is communicated to the host such that the host induces movement of a cursor on the display to move with respect to control objects at a first resolution. Second user movement induces the second motion sensor to generate a signal that is communicated to the host such that the host processing unit induces movement of the cursor at a second coarser resolution. The cursor can include first and second indicia such that the second indicium is moved proportional to the second motion at a finer resolution than movement of the first indicia. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253620 | Apparatus and method for touch screen user interface for handheld electric devices Part II - A system of touch screen user interface in a touch screen equipped handheld electronic device has a bounded control area on a touch screen that is used for touch control in lieu of the entire touch screen surface. The control area is able to provide touch control user interface functions of scroll, zoom, action item selection, and other control functions. The control area may be minimized enabling the entire touch screen to resume its touch screen control function in lieu of the control area control and maximized enabling only the bounded control area to be used for touch screen control depending upon a user's preference. The bounded control area for selection control functions may be used in conjunction with unique type of hop-cursors, for different types of displays that change automatically when the display content changes. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253621 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - An image display apparatus includes: a communication section receiving a plurality of remote operation signals corresponding to remote operations of a plurality of input apparatuses; and a combination section combining a first image based on the plurality of individual remote operation signals received by the communication section and a second image supplied from other apparatus into a third image, and outputting the third image. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253622 | POSITION INFORMATION DETECTION DEVICE, POSITION INFORMATION DETECTION METHOD, AND POSITION INFORMATION DETECTION PROGRAM - A position information detection device, method, and program are provided, which are capable of detecting position information with high precision using simple and easily identified discrimination marks. A position information detection device has an image capture portion | 2010-10-07 |
20100253623 | REMOTE CONTROL, IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME - A remote control, an imaging device, a method and a system for the same are provided to realize the functions such as channel selection of programs, character input, etc. The remote control comprises: an operation means having multiple keys, an ultrasonic and radio signal transmitting means for transmitting radio signals and ultrasonic signals while one of the said multiple keys is operated to map the position of the remote control into a cursor displayer on a screen, and a control means for controlling the said operation means and the said ultrasonic and radio signal transmitting means. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253624 | SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING AND CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC OBJECTS - The present invention is directed toward a system and process that controls a group of networked electronic components using a multimodal integration scheme in which inputs from a speech recognition subsystem, gesture recognition subsystem employing a wireless pointing device and pointing analysis subsystem also employing the pointing device, are combined to determine what component a user wants to control and what control action is desired. In this multimodal integration scheme, the desired action concerning an electronic component is decomposed into a command and a referent pair. The referent can be identified using the pointing device to identify the component by pointing at the component or an object associated with it, by using speech recognition, or both. The command may be specified by pressing a button on the pointing device, by a gesture performed with the pointing device, by a speech recognition event, or by any combination of these inputs. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253625 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINATION OF COORDINATES OF A COMPUTER POINTING DEVICE SUCH AS MOUSE OR ELECTRONIC STYLUS - The invention relates to radio engineering, in particular to methods and devices for loading information into computers or game consoles. The inventive method for extending functionalities and the scope of a mouse- or electronic stylus pen-type manipulator involves emitting electromagnetic wave radiation with the aid of a main transmitter antenna built into the manipulator, receiving said electromagnetic waves with the aid of at least three, one base and two working, spaced antennas of a receiver, when the manipulator is moved on a plain, measuring the phase difference of the signals for the different pairs of the receiver antennas (the base antenna and each of the working antennas) with the aid of at least four, one base and three working, spaced antennas of the receiver, when the manipulator is three-dimensionally moved, and calculating the manipulator plane or three-dimensional coordinates according to the phase differences, wherein the device for determining the coordinates of a mouse- or electronic stylus pen-type manipulator comprises a manipulator transmitter with a base antenna built into the manipulator and a receiving device which contains at least three, one base and two working, spaced antennas, when the manipulator is moved on a plane, and at least four, one base and three working, spaced antennas, when the manipulator is three-dimensionally moved. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253626 | SLIM MOUSE FOR MOBILE APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A slim mouse for mobile appliances includes a lower polymer film having a metal layer on an upper surface of the lower polymer film, an upper polymer film having a metal layer on a lower surface of the upper polymer film, a donut force sensor array including multiple force sensors, a weight-bumper spacer including a donut sensor portion and a click-detection sensor portion, a pad including a donut sensor portion and a click-detection sensor portion, and a click-detection force sensor. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253627 | Motorized Mouse - A pointing device for a computer and a method of using the pointing device. The pointing device includes a base, a motion tracking device coupled to the base; and a body pivotably coupled to the base. A drive device pivots body with respect to the base about at least one axis. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253628 | ONE FINGER CONTROLLED COMPUTER MOUSE - A point and click computer device includes first and second pushbutton switches. An elongate rocker arm has first and second opposite ends. A housing contains the switches and includes a support supporting a mid-section of the rocker arm between the ends. The rocker arm is pivotable about the support between a first position in which the first end depresses the first pushbutton switch, a second position in which the second end depresses the second pushbutton switch, and an unbiased position in which neither of the switches is depressed. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253629 | Combined Mutual Capacitance and Switch-Actuated Keyboard for Enhanced Texting in an Electronic Device - In one embodiment, a mutual-capacitance sensing electrode array is disposed beneath a keyboard, and operates in conjunction with a series of single switches disposed beneath each of the keys in a keyboard. The electrode array and switches are employed in conjunction with one another to indicate that a letter, number or other symbol displayed on a particular key has been selected by a user. Although some embodiments find especially efficacious application in hand-held portable electronic devices such as mobile telephones, other embodiments are well suited for use in stationary equipment or other devices containing keyboards or control panels. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253630 | INPUT DEVICE AND AN INPUT PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is an input device, including: a manipulating block including an electrostatic capacitance detecting portion configured to detect a proximal distance to a manipulating body in accordance with a change in electrostatic capacitance; a shape detecting portion configured to detect an effective area; a determining portion configured to determine whether or not a key which the manipulating body contacts is depressed for a predetermined period of time; and a display processing portion configured to move an object being displayed on a display portion. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253631 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PERIPHERAL FOR DOCKING A HANDHELD COMPUTER - In one embodiment, a computer peripheral, is provided with 1) a human input interface; 2) a first computer interface; 3) a data link to provide data connectivity between the human input interface and first computer interface; and 4) a docking port to substantially encase a handheld computer engaged with the first computer interface. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253632 | INPUT MODULE HAVING PIEZOELECTRIC PAD - One or more piezoelectric pads are disposed into a keyboard and electrically connecting to a rechargeable battery of an electronic device or a portable electronic device. When one button of the keyboard is pressed, the movement of the button pushes and deforms the corresponding piezoelectric pad to generate a piezoelectric voltage for charging the battery. The electronic device or the portable electronic device can deal with power shortage during usage with the feature of transforming mechanical power into electrical power by using piezoelectric pads in the keyboard. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253633 | FINGERTIP TACTILE-SENSE INPUT DEVICE - To provide a fingertip tactile-sense input device in an input device having a plurality of keys within an extremely small range such as within a range of person's fingertip movement, which while being made extremely small and thin, enables key input while maintaining a sufficient click feeling, and also which is excellent for mass production. A base plate ( | 2010-10-07 |
20100253634 | OPTICAL TOUCH DEVICE AND KEYBOARD THEREOF - The invention provides an optical touch device, including a main body, a keyboard and a light emitting member. The keyboard, placed on the main body and having a first end portion and a second end portion, includes a supporting frame, a keycap and a stopping member. The keycap is connected to the supporting frame and moves between a first position and a second position. The stopping member is connected to the keycap and moves simultaneously with the keycap. The light emitting member generates a light beam to the keyboard. When the keycap is in the first position, the light beam passes through the first end portion to the second end portion, and when the keycap is in the second position, the light beam is terminated by the stopping member, such that the light does not reach the second end portion. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253635 | Touch control click structure - A touch control click structure includes at least an action board swayable up and down, a click switch and a touch panel. The action board has an axle mechanism at one end that is fastened to a chassis in an integrated manner, an extension zone in a middle portion and a click zone at another end that is swayable. The click switch aims to control input movements and is located below the action board. The touch panel is located above the click zone. The extension zone is formed at a desired length such that any position of the click zone can get a depressing pressure approximate to each other when depressed. Therefore the click zone can be swayed steadily up and down. The touch panel also provides position detecting function such that different output signals are generated when different positions are depressed | 2010-10-07 |
20100253636 | Method for correcting typing errors according to character layout positions on a keyboard - A method for correcting typing errors according to character layout positions on a keyboard which consists of depressing responsive touch panels to do character entry to correct typing errors caused by mistakenly hitting a neighboring key of a targeted character due to a swerved typing position includes at least the steps of (1) corresponding a character; (2) calculating a swerved amount; (3) selecting a prepared character; (4) determining whether input is finished; (5) judging rules; (6) getting the prepared character; and (7) switching the character. Through this method input accuracy can be improved and input characters can be automatically amended as desired. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253637 | Drift Compensated Optical Touch Screen - An optical touch screen including a display surface, an optical illumination assembly arranged along at least part of a periphery of the display surface, at least one light detector arranged to detect light distribution produced by the optical illumination assembly and changes in the light distribution produced by the presence of an object in predetermined propinquity to the display surface, detection circuitry receiving at least one output from the at least one light detector and providing an output indication of a two-dimensional location of the object relative to the display surface, calibration functionality responsive to changes in light distribution other than changes produced by the presence of an object in predetermined propinquity to a region of the display surface for calibrating the detection circuitry, at least one auxiliary illumination source, and at least one partially transmissive, partially reflective optical element disposed along a light path to the at least one light detector, providing a light transmissive optical path for light to the at least one light detector and a light reflective optical path for light from the at least one auxiliary illumination source. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253638 | Integrated Touch Sensitive Display Gate Driver - A gate driver circuit for switching gate line voltage supplies between display and touch modes is disclosed. The circuit can include one or more switches configured to switch one or more gate lines of an integrated touch sensitive display between a display mode and a touch mode. During touch mode, the circuit can be configured to switch the gate lines to connect to a more stable voltage supply. The circuit can also be configured to reduce or eliminate interference from the display circuitry to the touch circuitry that could affect touch sensing. During display mode, the circuit can be configured to switch the gate lines to connect to a fluctuating voltage supply. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253639 | METHOD OF DETECTING A TOUCH EVENT FOR A TOUCH PANEL AND RELATED DEVICE - A method of detecting a touch event for a touch panel which comprises a plurality of intersecting traces. The method includes outputting a charge control signal to a trace of the plurality of traces, and keeping other traces except for the trace floating and determining whether the touch event happens according to a voltage signal on the trace. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253640 | TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A touch screen display device includes; a touch screen display panel including; first sensing lines which extend in a first direction, second sensing lines which extend in a second direction , and a plurality of touch sensors located at a plurality of sensing positions, each of which provides touch data or untouch data, a readout unit which reads the touch data or the untouch data and outputs the read data as sensing data corresponding to each of the sensing positions, and a sensing unit which groups the sensing positions into at least one pre-touch areas using the sensing data and which recognizes at least one touch positions using the pre-touch areas, wherein when first and third sensing positions from among first through third sensing positions provide the touch data while the second sensing position provides the untouch data, the sensing unit recognizes the untouch data as the touch data. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253641 | Touch sensitive display device - A touch sensor is disclosed comprising a display device having a substrate on which substrate at least one display electrode is disposed for the display of a shape on the display device. An interface is coupled to the at least one display electrode for receiving display data to the display device. Moreover is a measuring circuit coupled to the at least one display electrode. Switching means are provided for connecting the interface to the at least one display electrode when the switching means is in a first state of operation and connecting the measuring circuit to the at least one display electrode when the switching means is in a second state of operation. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253642 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE INPUT DEVICE AND IMAGE INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE - An image processing apparatus which is allowed to achieve a higher speed of a labeling process than ever before is provided. Sequential scanning is performed on pixels in a picked-up image represented by binarized data Din. Moreover, during the sequential scanning, while label information representing an identification number for each connected region in the picked-up image is, as occasion arises, allocated to a target pixel based on values of pixel data of the target pixel and neighboring pixels thereof, additional information (position information and area information) for each connected region corresponding to each label information is updated as occasion arises. Thereby the label information, the position information and the area information about the whole picked-up image are obtained by one sequential scanning process. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253643 | INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC DIRECTORY SERVICE, PUBLIC INFORMATION AND GENERAL CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention might is a large-screen electronic building directory system that also integrates advertising and non-commercial content and is positioned and deployed in various public spaces, such as commercial building lobbies, indoor shopping malls, airports or other commercial and transportation hubs. The system combines facility directory, facility services information, concessionaires and advertising sponsor information in a user interface suitable for use in the target environment. A self contained, computer integrated plasma display has a 16:9 aspect ratio and is subdivided into a 14:9 media window portion and a 2:9 control portion. Interaction is through touchsensitive panel sections. Content establishment and updating is effected through a wide area network communication interface, which also supports bi-directional videophone communication between a system user and offsite service providers. The system is configured to be mounted on the exterior surface of a public space wall, and protrude no further than 4.0 inches from the wall in conformance with ADA building code requirements. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253644 | TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a display panel, a plurality of pixels formed on the display panel, a plurality of sensing units formed on the display panel and generating sensor output signals in response to a touch exerted on the display panel, a sensing signal processor receiving and processing an analog sensor data signal originated from the sensor output signals to generate a digital sensor data signal, a first touch-determination unit detecting whether a touch exists based on the digital sensor data signal for a plurality of frames, and operating in a power saving mode, and a second touch-determination unit detecting whether and where a touch exists based on the digital sensor data signal for the plurality of frames, and operating in a normal mode. The display device includes hardwired logic units for detecting the touch, it detects the touch using the hardwired logic units in the power saving mode and converts the operation mode to the normal mode when the touch is detected, thus reducing power consumption. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253645 | INPUT DEVICE WITH CAPACITIVE FORCE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING THE SAME - Input devices which include a capacitive force sensor, along with methods of making and using such, are provided. The input device includes a structural component having first and second substantially opposing sides, a plurality of sensor electrodes located on the first side of the structural component, the plurality of sensor electrodes configured to capacitively sense positional information associated with user input in a sensing region, a first capacitive electrode located on the second side of the structural component, the first capacitive electrode being configured to capacitively couple to a second capacitive electrode that is separated from the first capacitive electrode by a gas and moveable relative to the first capacitive electrode, and a biasing member configured to be physically coupled to the structural component such that a force associated with the user input causes a change in a separation distance between the first and second capacitive electrodes based on the force. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253646 | POSITION INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a base plate having a front surface and a rear surface, and a plurality of first electrodes formed on the front surface of the base plate and parallel to each other, where each of the first electrodes includes a plurality of first electrode elements arranged in a first direction. The input device also includes a plurality of second electrodes formed on the front surface of the base plate and parallel to each other, where each of the second electrodes includes a plurality of second electrode elements arranged in a second direction different from the first direction. Further, a controller is provided for detection of a conductor approaching the first electrodes and the second electrodes in a thickness direction of the base plate. The controller is configured to detect an access position of the conductor with respect to the first direction and the second direction based on a capacitance change in the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The base plate is formed with a plurality of first wiring elements each connecting the first electrode elements of a corresponding one of the first electrodes. One of the first wiring elements is formed in a first gap flanked by adjacent ones of the first electrode elements and the second electrode elements. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253647 | TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - A touch panel capable of calculating touch position coordinates of an indicator with high accuracy in a desired detection time even if a large number of detection wire groups are provided. An oscillator circuit selects one of detection wires selected by a circuit or the like according to a command from a detection control circuit and oscillates. A circuit counts an output signal from the oscillator circuit up to a first count value. A circuit measures a period of the count. A circuit determines that there is a touch when it detects the detection wire of which the measured period is equal to or higher than a threshold value and sends the detection wire giving a maximum value equal to or higher than the threshold value to a circuit as a touch detection wire. The circuit causes the circuit or the like to select the touch detection wire and the detection wires adjacent thereto on both sides, the circuit counts up until the count value becomes a second count value larger than the first count value, and the circuit measures the count period. The circuit performs interpolation on the basis of the count value obtained by subtracting a background capacitance value from a measured value obtained by the circuit, to thereby determine the touch coordinates. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253648 | TOUCH SENSOR WITH MODULAR SENSING COMPONENTS - A bending wave-type touch sensor for resolving contacts to a substrate, the touch sensor comprised of a plurality of sensor boards coupled to the substrate. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253649 | OPTICAL TOUCH MODULE - An optical touch module is used for providing a touch space, and includes a substrate, a sensor, and a light guiding element. The substrate is located below the touch space, and the sensor is disposed on a surface of the substrate facing the touch space. The light guiding element is located at a corner of the touch space. The light guiding element includes a light incident surface facing the touch space, and a light exit surface facing the sensor. Therefore, by fabricating the sensor on the substrate below the touch space, the thickness of the optical touch module and the cost of the substrate can be reduced. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253650 | OPTICAL SENSOR FOR MEASURING A FORCE DISTRIBUTION - According to one aspect, the invention provides an optical sensor for measuring a force distribution, comprising a substrate; one or more light emitting sources and one or more detectors provided on the substrate, the detectors responsive to the light emitted by the sources; wherein a deformable opto-mechanical layer is provided on said substrate with light responsive properties depending on a deformation of the opto-mechanical layer. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253651 | INPUT DEVICE WITH DEFLECTABLE ELECTRODE - Devices and methods are provided that facilitate improved input device performance. The devices and methods utilize a set of sensor electrodes comprising at least one transmitter sensor electrode and at least one receiver sensor electrode that are capacitively coupled to form a transcapacitance for capacitively sensing input objects in a sensing region. A measure of the transcapacitance may be used to determine positional information for the input objects in the sensing region. In accordance with the various embodiments, the devices and methods additionally utilize at least one deflectable electrode, where the deflectable electrode is electrically floating. The deflectable electrode is configured to be deflectable toward the set of sensor electrodes, where the deflection causes a change in the transcapacitance. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253652 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus is disclosed which includes: an operation display device displaying a plurality of virtual operation keys on a display screen in a predetermined key layout so as to detect operations performed by a user on the display screen; a vibration detection device detecting vibration changes of the operation display device; a key operation determination device determining whether a key input operation is performed on each of the virtual operation keys based on results of the detection by the operation display device and on results of the detection by the vibration detection device; and a notification control device giving notification selectively to the user based on those results of the determination by the key operation determination device. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253653 | VIRTUAL KNOB INTERFACE AND METHOD - A virtual knob interface includes a substrate, a virtual knob associated with the substrate, and a number of touch sensors associated with the substrate and with the virtual knob. The virtual knob and touch sensor are configured and arranged such that the touch sensors detect manipulation of the virtual knob by a user. The knob can be removable from the substrate. Features can be provided to disable control of a device or function controlled by the knob when the knob has been removed. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253654 | DISPLAY CONTROLLING SYSTEM UTILIZING NON-IDENTICAL TRANSFER PULSE SIGNALS TO CONTROL DISPLAY AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A display controlling system utilized in a display, such as an LCD, includes a plurality of data lines and a plurality of source drivers. The source drivers receive a plurality of transfer pulse signals, each of which corresponds to one of the source drivers, and drive the corresponding data lines upon receiving the corresponding transfer pulse signal, wherein the transfer pulse signals are not all identical. The transfer pulse signal can be produced by the timing controller of the display, or the transfer pulse information required for generating the transfer pulse signals can be embedded in the source data to be delivered to the source drivers that generate the transfer pulse signals after obtaining the transfer pulse information. The transfer pulse signal lines between the timing controller and the source drivers can therefore be removed. | 2010-10-07 |
20100253655 | PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - A protective layer of a plasma display panel has a base protective layer formed of a thin film containing metal oxide, and a particle layer formed by sticking, to the base protective layer, agglomerated particles where single crystal particles of magnesium oxide are agglomerated. A panel driving circuit drives the panel by forming one field period by temporally arranging a second subfield group after a first subfield group. The first subfield group has subfields having initializing period Ti for producing wall charge for causing an address discharge, address period Tw for producing wall charge for causing a sustain discharge, and sustain period Ts for causing a sustain discharge to emit light in the discharge cells. The second subfield group has subfields having address period Tw for erasing wall charge for causing a sustain discharge and sustain period Ts for causing a sustain discharge to emit light in the discharge cells. | 2010-10-07 |