43rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110260953 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY PANEL - A light emitting device includes a substrate, a patterned light-scattering layer, and an electroluminescent device. The patterned light-scattering layer is disposed on a portion of the substrate. The patterned light-scattering layer has a bottom surface in contact with the substrate, a top surface opposite to the bottom surface, and a plurality of sidewalls connecting the bottom surface and the top surface. The electroluminescent device is at least disposed on the sidewalls. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260954 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs); a planarization layer covering the plurality of TFTs; a plurality of pixel electrodes formed on the planarization layer, each of the pixel electrodes being connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of TFTs using a via-hole passing through the planarization layer and having a light-emitting portion and a non-emitting portion, and each of the via-holes being located at a point farthest from each of the light-emitting portions surrounding the via-hole; a pixel defining layer formed on the planarization layer to respectively cover each of the via-holes and the non-emitting portions; organic layers, each organic layer including an emission layer and being disposed in a corresponding one of the light-emitting portions; and a counter electrode disposed on each of the organic layers. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260955 | ORGANIC EL LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - An organic EL light emitting device is provided with: a substrate having a coloring region where two or more pixel regions are arranged in a line; line-shaped main banks which define the coloring region and face each other; pixel separation regions arranged among the pixel regions in the coloring region; a pixel electrode arranged for each of the pixel regions; and organic function layers arranged on the pixel electrodes. In the organic EL light emitting device, auxiliary banks, and grooves for communicating the pixel regions with each other are arranged in the pixel separation regions, and the projection of an end portion of a second pixel region side of a groove arranged in a pixel separation region (A) overlaps an auxiliary bank arranged in a pixel separation region (B) if the end portion thereof is projected from the first pixel region side to the second pixel region side in the line direction of the main banks when three successive pixel regions in the coloring region are set as the first pixel region, the second pixel region, and a third pixel region, and a pixel separation region between the first pixel region and the second pixel region is set as the pixel separation region (A), and a pixel separation region between the second pixel region and the third pixel region is set as the pixel separation region (B). | 2011-10-27 |
20110260956 | ACTIVE MATRIX CONTENT MANIPULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for sharing image data between interconnected pixels in a display device. Some implementations of a display device may include an array of pixels, where each pixel includes a display element, a memory element, one or more data interconnect lines connecting the pixel to one or more other pixels, one or more switches positioned in one or more of the interconnect lines and one or more scroll data lines connected to one or more of the switches. Some implementations may enable scrolling of image data on a display without writing new image data to the display. Further, in some implementations, the display element may be an interferometric modulator (IMOD). Some other implementations may additionally include a display, a processor configured to communicate with the display and a memory device that is configured to communicate with the processor. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260957 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a switching element disposed on the first substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the switching element and supplied with a data voltage; an opposing electrode disposed on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and including liquid crystal molecules. The pixel electrode includes a cutout and a liquid crystal direction controller that are alternately disposed. The cutout and the liquid crystal direction controller divide the pixel electrode into a plurality of sub-regions, and inclination directions of the liquid crystal molecules are different according to the plurality of sub-regions when the pixel electrode is supplied with the data voltage. The liquid crystal direction controller is concave downward or convex upward with respect to a surface of the first substrate. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260958 | ADJUSTING BACKLIGHT INTENSITY BASED ON A PROGRESS OF A TASK - A method of a method of adjusting an intensity of a backlight of a display is disclosed. The method includes dimming a backlight that illuminates a display of an electronic device in response to a task initiated by a user. The method also includes, prior to the task completing, automatically adjusting an intensity of the backlight based on a progress of the task. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260959 | Display Apparatus - Disclosed is a display apparatus which facilitates minimized thickness by innovatively removing a case and some portions of a set cover, which have been regarded as indispensable structures for the display apparatus, and simultaneously facilitates good aesthetic exterior appearance of the display apparatus by a novel design. The display apparatus comprises a set cover exposed externally to have a storage space; a support cover placed onto the storage space and formed to have a supporting space; a backlight unit received in the supporting space; a guide frame connected to the support cover while being supported by the support cover, and received in the storage space; and a liquid crystal display panel placed onto the guide frame, wherein the liquid crystal display panel displays images by adjusting transmittance of light emitted from the backlight unit. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260960 | Display Apparatus - Disclosed is a display apparatus which facilitates minimized thickness by innovatively removing a case and some portions of a set cover, which have been regarded as indispensable structures for the display apparatus, and simultaneously facilitates good aesthetic exterior appearance of the display apparatus by a novel design. The display apparatus comprises a set cover exposed externally and formed to have a storage space; a guide frame received in the storage space; a screw coupled to the guide frame by penetrating through the set cover so as to fix the guide frame to the set cover; a display unit placed onto the guide frame; and an adhesive member for fixedly adhering the display unit to the guide frame. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260961 | SERIES CONNECTED ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - An electrochromic device includes a first electrochromic region interconnected with a second electrochromic region by a plurality of conductive links disposed between sides of a substrate on which the material layers of the electrochromic device are formed. The plurality of conductive links interconnects a first isolated conductive region of the first electrochromic region with a first isolated conductive region of the second electrochromic region. A sequence of a counter electrode layer, an ion conductor layer and an electrochromic layer is sandwiched between the first conductive regions of the first and second electrochromic regions and respective second isolated conductive regions of the first and second electrochromic regions. The second conductive regions of the first and second electrochromic regions are connected to respective first and second bus bars which are for connection to a low voltage electrical source. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260962 | INTERFACING WITH A COMPUTING APPLICATION USING A MULTI-DIGIT SENSOR - A technology is described for interfacing with a computing application using a multi-digit sensor. A method may include obtaining an initial stroke using a single digit of a user on the multi-digit sensor. A direction change point for the initial stroke can be identified. At the direction change point for the initial stroke, a number of additional digits can be presented by the user to the multi-digit sensor. Then a completion stroke can be identified as being made with the number of additional digits. A user interface signal to can be sent to the computing application based on the number of additional digits used in the completion touch stroke. In another configuration of the technology, the touch stroke or gesture may include a single stroke where user interface items can be selected when additional digits are presented at the end of a gesture. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260963 | SYMBOLIC INPUT VIA MID-AIR FINGER/THUMB MOTIONS - An information system includes primary inductance coils driven by an energy source, secondary inductance coils, a processor, a display device, and a lookup table. The processor determines an inductance value generated when coils are brought into proximal interaction with each other. The processor extracts associates alphanumeric or other symbolic information from the lookup table, and transmits the symbolic information to the display device. A circuit is also provided that generates the symbolic information for presentation via the display device, and includes an electrically-driven inductance coil positionable on a thumb of a user, passively-driven inductance coils positionable on the various phalanges of the user's fingers, the processor, and the lookup table. A method for generating and recording symbolic information includes determining the inductance value, associating the inductance value with corresponding symbolic information in the lookup table, and transmitting the symbolic information to a display device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260964 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A DISPLAY TO GENERATE NOTIFICATIONS - The present specification provides a method and apparatus for controlling a display based on signals received from one or more input devices. In one implementation, a mobile device with a touch screen and a touch pad is provided. A notification module executable on the mobile device configures the processor of the mobile device to control the display to generate a notification bar and a content region. The notification bar contains an icon representing each application from which a notification has been generated and a number adjacent the icon for indicating how may notifications have been generated by the application. The content region includes data associated with the notifications, and is arranged in rows beneath a header identifying the application. The layout of the applications may be varied as well as the priority of ordering the application sin the content region. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260965 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USER INTERFACE FOR MANIPULATING MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS IN VEHICLE - Disclosed are provided an apparatus and a method of a user interface for manipulating multimedia contents for a vehicle. An apparatus of a user interface for manipulating multimedia contents for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a transparent display module displaying an image including one or more multimedia objects; an ultrasonic detection module detecting a user indicating means by using an ultrasonic sensor in a 3D space close to the transparent display module; an image detection module tracking and photographing the user indicating means; and a head unit judging whether or not any one of the multimedia objects is selected by the user indicating means by using information received from at least one of the image detection module and the ultrasonic detection module and performing a control corresponding to the selected multimedia object. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260966 | Fingerprint reader device and electronic apparatus - The present invention relates to a slide-type fingerprint reader device in which a finger is slid on the fingerprint sensor, and a positioning structure that causes a first joint portion of a finger to be positioned at the center point of the fingerprint sensor includes a sensor movement mechanism, which keeps the fingerprint sensor at a position bulging from a slide surface on which the finger is slid when the fingerprint sensor is not pressed down, and which allows the fingerprint sensor to move upon being pressed down. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260967 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY - In a head mounted display, when it is determined that a hand of a user is in a field angle, the head mounted display starts the playing of main manual information. When a standard time elapses after starting the playing of the main manual information without the determination that the hand of the user is not included in the field angle, the playing of the main manual information is switched to the playing of sub manual information. When it is determined that the hand of the user is not included in the field angle in a state where the playing of the main manual or the sub manual is underway, the playing of the main manual information or the sub manual operation underway is finished. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260968 | 3D POINTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING ROTATIONS OF THE 3D POINTING DEVICE THEREOF - A 3D pointing device utilizing an orientation sensor, capable of accurately transforming rotations and movements of the 3D pointing device into a movement pattern in the display plane of a display device is provided. The 3D pointing device includes the orientation sensor, a rotation sensor, and a computing processor. The orientation sensor generates an orientation output associated with the orientation of the 3D pointing device associated with three coordinate axes of a global reference frame associated with the Earth. The rotation sensor generates a rotation output associated with the rotation of the 3D pointing device associated with three coordinate axes of a spatial reference frame associated with the 3D pointing device itself The computing processor uses the orientation output and the rotation output to generate a transformed output associated with a fixed reference frame associated with the display device above. The transformed output represents a segment of the movement pattern. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260969 | REMOVABLY ATTACHABLE CONTROLLER FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A method and apparatus for removably attaching a controller onto a portable electronic device to control the operation of that device and, more specifically, to a joystick and button controller which is removably attached to the device that communicates through software with the device and is connected to the device by wire or wirelessly. A rechargeable Bluetooth chip and associated circuit is located in the controller and a joystick and action buttons are functionally coupled to the Bluetooth chip and associated circuit and, through the controller to the portable electronic device. The joystick and action buttons are removably attached to the portable electronic device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260970 | Portable Electronic Device and Method of Controlling Same - A method includes displaying a shutter adjacent to a boundary of an information display region on a display of a portable electronic device, the information display region for displaying first information; receiving an input associated with the shutter; and displaying second information. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260971 | MULTI-FUNCTION MOUSE DEVICE - A multi-function mouse device includes a casing with a casing upper surface and a casing lateral surface, a first button disposed on the casing upper surface, a first sensing element, a second sensing element and a controlling unit. The first sensing element is disposed on the first button. The second sensing element is disposed on the casing lateral surface. By using a first finger of a user to trigger the second sensing element and moving the user's palm, the cursor shown on a computer monitor is controllable. Moreover, by using a first finger of a user to trigger the second sensing element, using a second finger of the user to trigger the first sensing element and moving the user's palm, a preset instruction is executed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260972 | ACCOMMODATING DEVICE FOR RECEIVING A CONNECTOR OF A REEL-TYPE MOUSE - An accommodating device for receiving a connector of a reel-type mouse includes a mouse body, a reel unit, and an accommodating portion. The mouse body includes an operating surface, a bottom surface, an accommodating space, and an opening. The accommodating space is between the operating surface and the bottom surface. The operating surface has at least one button body. The reel unit is in the accommodating space, and has a cable and a cable connector. The cable is movable via the opening for linear displacement motion. The cable connector is connected to an end of the cable, and is outside the accommodating space. The accommodating portion is disposed on the bottom surface. An appearance of the accommodating portion corresponds to that of the cable connector so as to receive the cable connector. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260973 | ROTATIONAL MOUSE - This invention is concerning a mouse that is characterized by the way it moves like a swimming fish, and an objective is to provide a mouse configured to prevent sweat from collecting in the hand. The mouse in this invention designed to achieve said objective and is characterized by comprising: a body having buttons mounted on the top of the mouse that emits electrical signals, a button mounted on the bottom that recognizes the movements; wherein one side of said body is joined by a hinge to provide a rotating part that can rotate. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260974 | MANUAL POINTING DEVICE FOR A COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH INERTIAL CLICK EVENT DETECTION AND CORRESPONDING CLICK EVENT DETECTION METHOD - A manual pointing device for a computer system, the device having at least one key that can be actuated manually by a user, a click-event detection module coupled to the key to detect actuation thereof on first, second, and third detection axes via an inertial sensing circuit elastically coupled to a casing with a board, the inertial-sensor circuit structured to be carried on the board so as to oscillate and to rotate about the second detection axis. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260975 | MOUSE - A mouse includes a base ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110260976 | TACTILE OVERLAY FOR VIRTUAL KEYBOARD - The present disclosure provides for a computing system having virtual keyboard functionality that can be selectively enhanced through use of a tactile keyboard overlay. The tactile keyboard overlay includes a plurality of depressible key portions, and is placed onto an operative surface of a touch interactive display. The computing system configures the virtual keyboard functionality, so that each of the depressible key portions is operable to produce a touch input on the touch interactive display that causes performance of a corresponding input operation. The virtual keyboard functionality is dynamically and automatically located on the touch interactive display based on user placement of the tactile keyboard overlay. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260977 | KEYBOARD AND COMPUTING DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A SOFTWARE INPUT PANEL - A keyboard and a computing device for use with the keyboard to provide a software input panel (SIP). The keyboard comprises a keypad, a memory comprising a data structure for storing SIP data for use by the computing device to provide the SIP, and an interface for communicatively coupling the keyboard to the computing device. The computing device comprises a touch screen, an interface for communicatively coupling the computing device to the keyboard, a processor, and a memory having statements and instructions stored therein for execution by the processor to receive SIP data and selections of keypad keys from the keyboard, display the SIP on the touch screen, receive selections of the SIP keys from the touch screen, and process the selections of the keypad keys and the SIP keys. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260978 | TRANSPARENT KEYBOARD ASSEMBLY WITH UNDERLYING DISPLAY DEVICE - The disclosure provides for a computer peripheral having a keyboard assembly situated over a display device that produces images which are viewable through the keyboard assembly. The keyboard assembly has a plurality of keys, each of which includes a keycap and a mechanical understructure that is at least partially transparent. The mechanical understructure is disposed between the keycap and the display device to guide reciprocating movement of the keycap toward and away from the display device. In some embodiments, the mechanical understructure may have a non-oblique planar configuration, in which a majority of its surface area is composed of planar surfaces that are parallel or perpendicular to the underlying display device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260979 | COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH DDC/CI PROTOCOL - A display including an input unit and a data display channel command interface (DDC/CI) based microprocessor is provided. A host having a DDC/CI based microcontroller is also provided. The DDC/CI microprocessor is programmed so that when a specific operation is performed on the input unit, the specific operation is converted into a host-switching signal by the microprocessor. The host-switching signal is received by the microcontroller via a DDC/CI based data line connecting the display and the host under DDC/CI protocol and converted into a host-switching request by the microcontroller for requesting the host to be switched on or off. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260980 | System for enhancing the utilization of touch screen devices - This invention presents a system for adding unevenness to keyboards in touch screens. Said unevenness will help the user to better perceive the keys on which she is placing her fingers, therefore helping her to type faster and with higher confidence and accuracy. There exist several ways to add said unevenness. In one of them, a thin sheet is placed upon the touch screen, said sheet comprising several openings or cavities. When the user moves her finger over said openings, she will, by her sense of touch, perceive the keys on which her finger is moving. The previous sheet can be transparent to allow seeing the keys located on the screen, but it can also be opaque if the keys are printed on top of it in corresponding position to the keys that are shown on the touch screen. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260981 | HAND-HELD WIRELESS COMPUTER KEYBOARD - The computer keyboard is compact for easy holding and operating by hands. In a front portion, a wireless signal transmitter is housed. Two lateral sides are curved downward to form two hand-held portions for convenient hand holding. On the top surface of the computer keyboard where the two thumbs could easily reach, an ordinary computer key pad is laid out. In the key pad, a special key is provided, which could switch the definitions of some keys, and allow the configuration of key combinations to perform a specific control function. As such, the computer keyboard is able to use a minimum number of keys in the key pad. On the bottom surface where the index or middle fingers could easily touch, a touch pad is provided for controlling the computer cursor. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260982 | Data processing device - A data input device is disclosed herein. The input device includes a body having a rearward face and a forward face. Provided on the forward face is a display, and provided on the rearward face is a keyboard. The input device is configured to display a ghost image of the keyboard on the display to allow the user to locate the keys on the rearward face of the input device without having to turn the device around. The input device allows the user to operate a keyboard on the rear of the input device to increase the usable surface area of the display without having to include the extra bulk and size associated with a separate keyboard located adjacent the display. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260983 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A method includes determining first respective values representative of forces applied by a plurality of actuators to a touch-sensitive input device of an electronic device, controlling the actuators to cause the actuators to change the forces applied to the touch-sensitive input device, determining second respective values representative of the forces applied by the actuators to the touch-sensitive input device, and determining when there is a fault based on a change from the first respective values to the second respective values. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260984 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TACTILE TOUCH-SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICE - An electronic device includes a base, a touch-sensitive input surface spaced from and moveable relative to the base, and an actuating arrangement between the base and the touch-sensitive input surface. The actuating arrangement is arranged to vary a force on the touch-sensitive input surface in response to detection of a touch event on the touch-sensitive input surface. The actuating arrangement includes an actuator including a piezoelectric disk coupled to a substrate that includes an elastically deformable truncated disk. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260985 | APPARATUS, METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND USER INTERFACE - An apparatus, method, computer program and apparatus wherein the apparatus comprises: a user input device; at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, enable the apparatus to: control a display to display a user interface item; and associate, in response to actuation of the user input device, a user interface item with a tactile indication so that the tactile indication is provided whenever the user interface item is displayed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260986 | RECOGNIZING MULTIPLE INPUT POINT GESTURES - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for recognizing multiple input point gestures. A recognition module receives an ordered set of points indicating that contacts have been detected in a specified order at multiple different locations on a multi-touch input surface. The recognition module determines the position of subsequently detected locations (e.g., third detected location) relative to (e.g., to the left of right of) line segments connecting previously detected locations (e.g., connecting first and second detected locations). The gesture module also detects whether line segments connecting subsequently detected locations (e.g., connecting third and fourth detected locations) intersect line segments connecting previously detected locations (e.g., connecting first and second detected locations). The gesture module recognizes an input gesture based on the relative positions and whether or not line segments intersect. The gesture module then identifies a corresponding input operation (e.g., cut, paste, etc.) to be performed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260987 | DUAL SCREEN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A dual screen electronic device includes an E-paper display screen, an LCD screen, a command input unit, a touch input unit, and a processing unit. The E-paper display screen and the LCD screen are arranged on the same side of the electronic device. The command input unit corresponds to the E-paper display screen and produces a trigger signal to trigger the LCD screen. The touch input unit corresponds to the LCD screen and produces touch information in response to user operations. The processing unit receives the trigger signal and the touch information, and executes a function associated with the received trigger signal and touch information. If no touch information produced on the touch input unit over a predefined time, the processing unit drives the LCD screen to enter a rest mode; if a trigger signal is produced, the processing unit then wakes up the LCD screen. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260988 | Method and apparatus for increasing magnitude and frequency of forces applied to a bare finger on a haptic surface - A haptic device capable of providing a force on a finger or object in contact with a substrate surface includes a substrate having a touch surface, includes a substrate having a touch surface, at least one first actuator for subjecting the substrate to out-of-plane ultrasonic oscillations controlled to provide relatively low and high friction states of the touch surface and at least one second actuator for subjecting the substrate to lateral oscillations while the substrate is alternated between the low and high friction states in a manner to generate a force felt by a user's finger on the touch surface. A control device provides signals to the at least one first actuator to establish relatively low and high friction states of the touch surface. An electrical damping circuit between the control device and the at least one first actuator is implemented for reducing the transition time between the low and high friction states. Reduction of the transition time increases forces felt by a user's finger on the touch surface. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260989 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND WINDOW MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE DISPLAY DEVICE - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a display device includes a body, a display part disposed inside of the body, and configured to display information, a first window disposed on a front surface of the display part and maintaining a distance from the body and the display part, and a second window provided between the body and the first window. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260990 | SYSTEM INTEGRATION OF TACTILE FEEDBACK AND TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLLER FOR NEAR-ZERO LATENCY HAPTICS PLAYOUT - A haptic feedback system includes a user interface device, such as a touchscreen that includes a touch panel and one or more haptic drive elements coupled to the touch panel, a touch controller, and an actuator controller. The touch controller receives sensed data from the touch panel, and in response generates and sends a haptic signal to an actuator controller. Generation and transmission of the haptic signal bypasses any system host controller. A dedicated signal path couples the touch controller and the actuator controller, over which the haptic signal is transmitted. Alternatively, the haptic signal is transmitted from the touch controller to the actuator controller over a serial bus interface. In response to the received haptic signal, the actuator controller implements an appropriate drive signal in the form of a haptic waveform to the one or more haptic drive elements of the touchscreen. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260991 | INPUT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF INPUT APPARATUS - An input apparatus has a touch sensor for receiving an input, a load detection unit for detecting a pressure load on a touch face of the touch sensor , a tactile sensation providing unit for vibrating the touch face , and a control unit , when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies a first standard for providing a tactile sensation, for controlling drive of the tactile sensation providing unit such that a click sensation is provided to a pressing object (pressing means) pressing the touch face . The control unit , when the pressure load detected by the load detection unit satisfies a second standard lower than the first standard after the click sensation is provided in pressing, controls drive of the tactile sensation providing unit such that a release sensation corresponding to the click sensation is provided. Thereby, a realistic click sensation similar to that obtained when a push-button switch is operated is provided to an operator when the operator operates the touch sensor, allowing the operator to perform a continuous input operation without having a feeling of strangeness. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260992 | PANEL CONTROL DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A panel control device and an operation method thereof are provided. The panel control device includes a touch controller and a display controller. The display controller drives a touch display panel module to display an image. The touch controller senses a touch event of the touch display panel module. Wherein, the sensing operation of the touch controller is enabled/disabled in accordance with the driving operation of the display controller. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260993 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPACT RESISTANT TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY MODULE - A method and apparatus for an impact resistant touchscreen display module, such as for use in ruggedized mobile computing and display devices. The structure provided also allows for severability of the touchscreen and display screen portions, enhancing the practicability of replacing individual components for repair of a damaged touchscreen display module. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260994 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION AND PRESSURE OF A TOUCHLOAD APPLIED TO A TOUCHPAD - A computing device with a multi-touch touch interface having a plurality of rows of contact points and a plurality of columns of contact points. For each other row of contact points, every contact point in the row is connected to form a row sensor. For each other column of contact points, every contact point in the column that is not part of a row sensor is connected to form a column sensor. The contact points that are not part of a row sensor and not part of a column sensor are connected together to form at least one shape sensor. A computing device with a multi-touch touch interface having a plurality of contact points has at least one layer of piezoresistive material, an insulating structure disposed between the plurality of contact points and the piezoresistive material, and a gap between the plurality of contact points and piezoresistive material. A method of providing multi-layered password recognition for a computing device having a touch interface first provides a passcode associated with an alphanumeric symbol to the computing device. The alphanumeric symbol is associated with a passcode pressure level. A touch load is applied to the touch interface and a measured pressure level associated with the applied touch load is determined. Then it is determined whether the measured pressure level corresponds to the passcode pressure level associated with the alphanumeric symbol of the passcode. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260995 | Actuator module, haptic feedback device and electronic device - There is provided an actuator module, a haptic feedback device, and an electronic device having the same. The haptic feedback device includes a haptic device receiving a user contact applied thereto, and an actuator module generating vibrations according to the user contact applied to the haptic device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260996 | HAND-HELD MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE HAND-HELD MOBILE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a hand-held mobile device and a method for operating a hand-held mobile device that provide more realistic haptic feedback to a user, e.g. in response to an operation or in accordance with a displayed event or symbol. The hand-held mobile device comprises a housing; a first vibrating section operable to generate a first vibration; a second vibrating section operable to generate a second vibration; and a controller adapted to control operation of said first vibrating section and said second vibrating section depending on a signal associated with a display device, wherein said first vibrating section and said second vibrating section are spaced-apart from each other at two different positions in said housing. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260997 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DRAG CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first touch-screen display, a second touch-screen display, a first movement control module and a second movement control module. The first movement control module selects an object on the first touch-screen display in accordance with a touch position on the first touch-screen display, and moves a position of the selected object in accordance with a movement of the touch position on the first touch-screen display. The second movement control module moves the position of the selected object from the first touch-screen display to the second touch-screen display in order to display the selected object on the second touch-screen display when the selected object is moved to an end part on the first touch-screen display. The end part on the first touch-screen display is opposed to a boundary between the first touch-screen display and the second touch-screen display. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260998 | PIECEWISE-LINEAR AND PIECEWISE-AFFINE TRANSFORMATIONS FOR HIGH DIMENSIONAL TOUCHPAD (HDTP) OUTPUT DECOUPLING AND CORRECTIONS - Methods for piecewise-linear and piecewise-affine transformations parameter decoupling in High Dimensional Touchpad (HDTP) user touch interfaces including those with multitouch capabilities are described. A calculation chain provides a first-order calculation of up to six touch parameters (left-right, front-back, downward pressure, roll angle, pitch angle, yaw angle) responsive in real-time to user touch on a touch-responsive sensor array. A piecewise-affine transformation is applied to these first-order calculations to produce parameter decoupling. The piecewise-affine transformation can be structured to depend only on current numerical values from the first-order calculation. Alternatively, the piecewise-affine transformation can be structured to additionally depend on the positive or negative direction of change over time of at least one numerical value from the first-order calculation, thereby providing a correction for hysteresis effects. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260999 | SENSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND PORTABLE DEVICE - The invention provides a sensing method for a portable device with a touch panel. The touch panel is sequentially divided into a valid input region, a transition region and a peripheral region from a center to a periphery of the touch panel. The sensing method comprises sensing a contact signal generated from a contact motion of an input device on the touch panel. When the initial position of the contact motion is determined to be within one of the valid input region and the transition region according to the contact signal or the initial position of the contact motion is determined to be within the peripheral region and the contact motion moves into the valid input region according to the contact signal, an operation corresponding to the contact motion is executed according to the contact signal. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261000 | METHOD FOR ACCESSING ONE APPLICATION OR A SET OF APPLICATIONS FROM OR THROUGH A TOKEN, CORRESPONDING TOKEN AND SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for accessing an application or a set of applications from or through a token. The token is coupled to a terminal that comprises at least one touch surface. According to the invention, the method comprises steps in which the terminal compares an input touch pattern with at least one predetermined input touch pattern relating to one application or a set of applications accessible from the token, and, according to a comparison result, the terminal sends or not to the token either a command for requesting a display of a set of at least one application accessible from the token or a command for triggering an execution of an application accessible from the token, the command being associated with a matching predetermined input touch pattern. The invention relates also to a corresponding token and a corresponding system comprising the token. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261001 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPACT RESISTANT TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY MODULE - A method and apparatus for an impact resistant touchscreen display module, such as for use in ruggedized handheld computing and display devices. The structure provided also allows for severability of the touchscreen and display screen portions, enhancing the practicability of replacing individual components for repair of a damaged touchscreen display module. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261002 | DISPLAYING IMAGES ON SOLID SURFACES - An apparatus includes a case that has an outer surface constructed from a substantially opaque material, such as plastic or metal. A flexible, substantially transparent thin display is applied to at least a portion of the outer surface of the case. A substantially transparent touch material is applied to the flexible substantially transparent thin display. The touch material is configured to detect the location of a touch, such as by a finger or a stylus, on the touch material. A substantially transparent protective material is applied to the touch material. The display is substantially transparent when it is not active, thereby permitting the outer surface of the case to be viewed through the display and the protective layer. When portions of the flexible substantially transparent thin display are active, the active portions become substantially opaque, thereby obscuring the view of the outer surface of the case. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261003 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN - Disclosed herein is a display device having a capacitive touch screen, including: a display unit; and a capacitive touch screen that is coupled to the display unit by an adhesive layer and includes a base substrate, a plurality of first electrode patterns that are formed on an active region of the base substrate, ground patterns that are formed on the active region of the base substrate and are separated from the first electrode pattern, a transparent insulating layer that covers the first electrode patterns and the ground patterns and is formed on the base substrate, and a plurality of second electrode patterns that are formed on an active region of the transparent insulating layer. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261004 | HANDHELD APPARATUS - A handheld apparatus is provided. The handheld apparatus includes a first touch pad, a second touch pad, an impedance unit, and a microprocessor. When an input tool touches the first touch pad and the second touch pad simultaneously, a touch voltage signal is generated on a common contact of the second touch pad and the impedance unit, wherein the resistance of the impedance unit is greater than that of the input tool. The microprocessor executes a specific function according to the touch voltage signal. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261005 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING DYNAMIC RANGE OF A TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLLER - A touchscreen system for increasing the dynamic range of the system comprising a touchscreen coupled to an offset cancellation element and a capacitance measuring element. The offset cancellation element is configured to be dynamically changed in capacitance such that it offsets parasitic and sensor capacitances of the touchscreen sensors thereby leaving only touch event capacitance to be measured by the measuring element. The offset cancellation element is able to adjust to the initial unwanted capacitances of each sensor as well as dynamically adjust to changes in the unwanted capacitance due to the environment. In some embodiments, the offset cancellation element is a capacitance digital-to-analog converter that is controlled by a controller for offsetting the unwanted capacitance. As a result, the touchscreen system is able to utilize a small integrating capacitor thereby lowering cost and improving the dynamic range of the system. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261006 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF TRANSFERRING CHARGE TO CONVERT CAPACITANCE TO VOLTAGE FOR TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLLERS - A touchscreen controller system determines the actual locations of multiple simultaneous touches by eliminating mutual capacitance between adjacent rows and columns during self-capacitance measurements and selectively enabling mutual capacitance during mutual capacitance measurements. During the self-capacitance measurements, the controller system generates a set of candidate touch locations, which includes the locations of real and ghost touches. During the mutual capacitance measurements, only the locations in the candidate set are measured and, from these measurements, the actual touch locations are determined. By limiting the mutual capacitive measurements to only a small subset of the locations over the entire touch panel, real touch locations are determined on a linear order. Also, by using on-chip integration capacitors, embodiments of the invention are able to perform each measurement in a single cycle. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261007 | NOISE CANCELLATION TECHNIQUE FOR CAPACITIVE TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLLER USING DIFFERENTIAL SENSING - A differential sensing scheme provides a means for detecting one or more touch events on a touch sensitive device in the presence of incident noise. Instead of sensing one touch sensitive channel, such as a row, column, or single touch sensor, multiple touch sensitive channels are sampled at a time. By sampling two nearby channels simultaneously and doing the measurement differentially, noise common to both channels is cancelled. The differential sensing scheme is implemented using simple switch-capacitor AFE circuitry. The originally sensed data on each individual channel is recovered free of common-mode noise. The recovered sensed data is used to determine the presence of one or more touch events and if present the location of each touch event on the touch sensitive device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261008 | USE OF RANDOM SAMPLING TECHNIQUE TO REDUCE FINGER-COUPLED NOISE - Random sampling techniques include techniques for reducing or eliminating errors in the output of capacitive sensor arrays such as touch panels. The channels of the touch panel are periodically sampled to determine the presence of one or more touch events. Each channel is individually sampled in a round robin fashion, referred to as a sampling cycle. During each sampling cycle, all channels are sampled once. Multiple sampling cycles are performed such that each channel is sampled multiple times. Random sampling techniques are used to sample each of the channels. One random sampling technique randomizes a starting channel in each sampling cycle. Another random sampling technique randomizes the selection of all channels in each sampling cycle. Yet another random sampling technique randomizes the sampling cycle delay period between each sampling cycle. Still another random sampling technique randomizes the channel delay period between sampling each channel. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261009 | TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is an electrostatic capacitance type touch panel, wherein lead lines are connected to respective end portions of at least either one of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes respectively, the touch panel further comprises an inspection electrode which is laminated to respective end portions of the at least either one of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes with an insulation film sandwiched therebetween on a side where the lead lines are not connected to the at least either one of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes, and a voltage for inspection is supplied to the inspection electrode during an inspection time and a voltage at the same phase as the drive voltage supplied to the at least either one of the X electrodes and the Y electrodes is supplied to the inspection electrode during a usual operation time. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261010 | TOUCH PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is an electrostatic capacitance type touch panel in which lead lines are alternately connected to one end portions of a plurality of Y electrodes, the respective lead lines are formed outside an effective touch region, and are connected to terminals which are formed corresponding to the respective lead lines, inspection pads which are connected with the Y electrodes respectively are formed over end portions of the respective Y electrodes on a side where the lead lines are not connected to the respective Y electrodes, the plurality of inspection pads are formed in a region where the lead lines are formed outside the effective touch region, a shield electrode is provided between the lead lines and the respective inspection pads, and a voltage equal to a drive voltage supplied to the Y electrodes is supplied to the shield electrode. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261011 | METHOD OF DETECTING CONTACT STATE OF RESISTIVE TOUCH PANEL DEVICE, TOUCH PANEL DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of detecting a contact state of resistive touch panel device includes measuring a potential at both ends of a first resistive film, as viewed in a first direction, as a first-film-potential. At this time, the both ends of the first resistive film are short circuited, and a predetermined current is applied between both ends of a second resistive film, as viewed in a second direction. The method further includes measuring a potential at the both ends of the second resistive film as a second-film-potential. At this time, the both ends of the second resistive film are short circuited, and the current is applied between the both ends of the first resistive film. The method further includes deriving distance information between two contact points of the first and the second resistive film, based on the first-film-potential and the second-film-potential. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261012 | INPUT DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A game system as an information processing system includes a game apparatus and a controller, and the controller is attached with an attachment device. The controller images an image including infrared rays output from markers arranged on a monitor through a half mirror integrated in the attachment device. Furthermore, the controller images an image including an infrared ray from a pen input device reflected by the half mirror via a touch panel. In the former, the controller functions as an input device for a direct coordinate input, and in the latter, the controller functions as a pen tablet. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261013 | TOUCH SCREEN SYSTEM BASED ON IMAGE RECOGNITION - A touch screen system includes a touch screen corresponding to a Descartes coordinate system XOY, a first image capturing unit, a second capturing unit, and a processing unit. The first image capturing unit and the second capturing unit are arranged at the periphery of the touch screen and are substantially perpendicular to each other. Both the two image capturing units include a camera and a housing, the camera is housed in the housing to take images, an optical axis of the lens of each camera is perpendicular to X or Y axis of the system XOY respectively for acquiring images including one touch point. The processing unit identifies a touched point on the touch screen and determines X and Y coordinates of the touched point in the system XOY and executing a function corresponding to the X and Y coordinates of the touched point. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261014 | OPTICAL TOUCH APPARATUS - An optical touch apparatus is disclosed herein. The touch apparatus includes an infrared ray laser transmitting module, two infrared ray detective modules and a system controlling module. The infrared ray laser transmitting module is configured to generate an infrared ray laser light and the two infrared ray detective modules are configured to respectively detect the reflective infrared ray light reflected from a touch object. The system controlling module will receive the detective result from the infrared ray detective module so as to determine the coordinate location of the touch object. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261015 | OPTICAL TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical touch device includes a display panel and at least a light emitting and receiving unit. The display panel includes a transparent substrate having a touch surface and a plurality of side surfaces adjacent to the touch surface. At least one of the side surfaces is a first light incidence surface and at least one of the side surfaces is a first light emitting surface. Each light emitting and receiving unit includes a linear light source and a light sensing component. The linear light source is disposed beside the first light incidence surface and is configured for providing optical signals into the transparent substrate. The light sensing component is disposed beside the first light emitting surface. The light sensing component is configured for receiving the optical signals from the linear light source. The optical touch display device has advantages of low cost. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261016 | Optical touch screen system and method for recognizing a relative distance of objects - An optical touch screen system for recognizing a relative distance of an object based on optical sensors includes a display screen to display visual prompts to solicit actions from a user; first and second lighting and sensing modules mounted on two adjacent corners of the display screen for forming first and second visual fields above the display screen respectively, wherein the first and the second visual fields intersect to form a touch area on the display screen, and the first and the second lighting and sensing modules detect an object entering the touch area and generate a first electrical position signal and a second electrical position signal respectively; and a processor for calculating a position of the object based on the first electrical position signal and the second electrical position signal. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261017 | Light sensing circuit, and remote optical touch panel and image acquisition apparatus including the light sensing circuit - Example embodiments are directed to light sensing circuits having a relatively simpler structure by using light-sensitive oxide semiconductor transistors as light sensing devices, and remote optical touch panels and image acquisition apparatuses, each including the light sensing circuits. The light sensing circuit includes a light-sensitive oxide semiconductor transistor in each pixel, wherein the light-sensitive oxide semiconductor transistor is configured as a light sensing device, and a driving circuit that outputs data. The light sensing circuit may have a relatively simple circuit structure including a plurality of transistors in one pixel. As a result, the structure and operation of the light sensing circuit may be simplified. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261018 | OPTICAL TOUCH DEVICE AND LIGHT SENSING MODULE THEREOF - An optical touch device having a touch area is provided. The optical touch device includes at least a light sensing module disposed beside the touch area. The light sensing module includes a sensing unit and at least a reflecting member. The sensing unit has a plurality of sensing regions. Each of the sensing regions has a field of view. The at least a reflecting member is disposed in the front of at least one of the sensing regions so as to turn the field of view of the corresponding sensing region. The optical touch device is adapted to be applied to an electronic product. Moreover, two light sensing modules are also provided. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261019 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a thin-film transistor and a thin-film diode. The respective semiconductor layers and of the thin-film transistor and the thin-film diode are crystalline semiconductor layers that have been formed by crystallizing the same crystalline semiconductor film. Ridges have been formed on the surface of the semiconductor layer of the thin-film diode. And the semiconductor layer of the thin-film diode has a greater surface roughness than the semiconductor layer of the thin-film transistor. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261020 | TOUCH PANEL, METHOD FOR DRIVING TOUCH PANEL, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes: a substrate; a plurality of light emitting elements; and a plurality of light receiving elements, wherein the number of light receiving elements may be greater than the number of light emitting elements. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261021 | TRANSPARENT COMPOSITE PIEZOELECTRIC COMBINED TOUCH SENSOR AND HAPTIC ACTUATOR - A haptic device includes a substantially transparent composite piezoelectric cell configured to measure a deformation of a surface of the cell and to provide a haptic feedback effect as a result of the deformation. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261022 | STYLUS - An exemplary stylus includes a housing, a stylus body, a latching element and an elastic element. The housing has a receptacle defined therethrough. The stylus body is rotatably assembled to the receptacle. The latching element is slidably accommodated in the receptacle, the latching element is configured for interacting with the stylus body so that the stylus body rotates relative to the housing about an axis and the latching element moves linearly along another axis. The elastic element is resisted between the housing and the latching element, the elastic element is used for accumulating an elastic force with rotation of the stylus body relative to the housing and the movement of the latching element. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261023 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a shell, a stylus body and at least one stopping member. The shell has a compartment defined therethrough, the shell further has at least one first stopping hole and at least one second stopping hole defined in an inner surface thereof and adjacent to the first stopping hole. The stylus body is accommodated in the compartment and is capable of tilting relative to the shell. The at least one stopping member is retractably mounted to the stylus body, each stopping member is configured for selectively resisted one first stopping hole and one second stopping hole with the tilting of the stylus body relative to the shell so as to orient the stylus body in a retracted state or in a tilted state. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261024 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a housing, an axle, a follower, a connecting rod, a stylus body and a pin. The housing has a receptacle and a guiding groove. The axle is rotatably mounted in the receptacle and a threaded portion formed thereon. The follower includes a main body, a nut screwed on the threaded portion and a guiding block slidably located in the guiding groove. The connecting rod is accommodated in the receptacle, the connecting rod defines a sliding groove. The stylus body has a body, a head and an pin hole aligned with the sliding groove. The pin is located in the housing. The pin is inserted in the pin hole and the sliding groove so the connecting rod and a second body end are hinged in the housing; a first connecting rod end is hinged near the center of the stylus body, the second connecting rod end is hinged to another side of the follower opposite to the nut. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261025 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a housing, a stylus body and an elastic element. The housing has a receptacle longitudinally defined therethrough. The stylus body is hinged to housing and located in the receptacle. The elastic element is located between the housing and the stylus body. When the stylus body rotates relative to the housing from a retracted state to a tilted state, the elastic element is compressed and accumulate elastic force for restore the stylus to the retracted state. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261026 | STYLUS FOR CELLULAR PHONE - The present invention is to protect a pen tip by covering the pen tip of a touch pen used to input data on a touch screen or a touch panel with a conductive or nonconductive cap. A stylus for a cellular phone according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a pen tip for a touch pen including a connection groove into which a stick-type pen body is fitted and a void for restoring the shape of the pen tip by elastic force at the time of touching the touch screen; a thin-film type protective cap covering the pen tip; and a pointer of which one end is connected to the pen body and the other end is fitted into the connection groove of the pen tip and preventing the pen tip from being transformed due to excessive elastic force. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261027 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND A DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a display part including a plurality of data lines to display an image, a data driver electrically connected to the data lines to apply data signals to the data lines, a controller converting an input image signal into a data format used by the data driver and transmitting the converted image signal to the data driver using a differential signaling scheme, and a filter filtering the converted image signal provided from the controller in the differential signaling scheme and passing the filtered image signal to the data driver. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261028 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display comprising a plurality of pixels, each pixel of the plurality of pixels comprises a gate line which receives a gate signal; a data line which receives a data voltage; a first sub-pixel comprising a first transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, wherein the first transistor outputs the data voltage in response to the gate signal; and a first liquid crystal capacitor connected to the first transistor, wherein the first liquid crystal capacitor receives the data voltage output from the first transistor; a second sub-pixel comprising a second transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, wherein the second transistor outputs the data voltage in response to the gate signal; and a second liquid crystal capacitor connected to the second transistor, wherein the second liquid crystal capacitor receives the data voltage output from the second transistor; a resistor connected to the second transistor, wherein the resistor receives the data voltage output from the second transistor; and a first sharing capacitor connected to the resistor, wherein the first sharing capacitor receives the data voltage through the resistor. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261029 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed is an apparatus for driving an LCD device displaying 2D image, and 3D image through the use of shutter glass comprising: a lookup table part including a 3D lookup table for generating 3D overdriving data to be reflected in 3D image data, and a 2D lookup table for generating 2D overdriving data to be reflected in 2D image data; a lookup table selecting part for selecting the 2D lookup table or 3D lookup table provided from the lookup table part according to 2D or 3D mode input; an ODC data generating part for generating the 2D overdriving data to be reflected in the 2D image, and the 3D overdriving data to be reflected in the 3D image according to 2D or 3D mode input; and a shutter glass controlling part for controlling an operation of shutter glass so that a user recognizes an image displayed on a liquid crystal panel as the 3D image. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261030 | Enhanced Ebook and Enhanced Ebook Reader - An electronic device having enhanced search capability, the electronic device having executable instructions in device memory and a human-readable display. The device comprises in the memory an electronic source file of an electronic document, the electronic document comprising first and second searchable terms, the first searchable term at a first portion of the electronic document being selectable by a human reader without the human reader manually entering in the first searchable term, and the second searchable term being selectable by a human reader. Upon selection by the human reader of the first and second searchable terms, the executable instructions cause to be displayed on the display screen a second portion of the electronic document wherein the first and second search terms occur. The enhanced device can be an enhanced e-book comprising a source file of a base work and electronically accessible context-specific information. The enhanced device can be an enhanced e-book comprising a display screen, memory, and executable instructions in the memory for displaying on the display screen text from a source file of a base work in an electronic source file readable by the enhanced e-book reader. The base work can have at least one selectable term, which upon selection by a human reader of the selectable term there can appear displayed on the display screen the context-specific information relating to the selectable term. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261031 | METHOD OF DRIVING ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In an electro-optical device including: a plurality of scanning lines; a plurality of data lines intersecting the plurality of scanning lines; and a plurality of pixels arranged at positions corresponding to the intersections of the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of data lines, a method of driving the electro-optical device when refreshing only a part of the plurality of pixels includes: during a first period, selecting the scanning lines connected to part of the pixels and inputting display image data to the part of the pixels through the data lines; and during a second period, selecting the scanning lines which are not connected to the part of the pixels, wherein a period in which the respective scanning lines are selected during the second period is shorter than a period in which the respective scanning lines are selected during the first period. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261032 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electrophoretic display device includes: an electrophoretic layer which is sandwiched between a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein a disposition area of the electrophoretic layer is constituted by a display area and a sacrifice display area which is provided to surround the display area, and at the second substrate, a printed area which is set outside the display area in a plan view and overlaps an outer peripheral portion of the sacrifice display area is provided. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261033 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - A projection display device includes a light source, an imager which modulates light from the light source, a light-guiding optical part which guides the light from the light source to the imager, a projection optical part which enlarges and projects the light modulated by the imager, a light source drive part which drives the light source by pulse modulation, an imager drive part which drives the imager, and an output part which outputs a drive signal generated by the imager drive part to the imager. The output part is disposed in a first section within a main body cabinet, and the light source drive part is disposed in a second section arranged diagonally to the first section. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261034 | METHOD OF DRIVING STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS AND STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - A stereoscopic display includes an image displayer. The image displayer includes a display that is configured to sequentially display a right-eye image and a left-eye image. The display includes a first region that includes first rows and a second region that includes second rows. A method of driving the stereoscopic display includes sequentially repeating: writing first image data to the second region when the first region is in an image displaying state; setting the second region to the image displaying state and the first region to an image not-displaying state after the image data is written to the second region; writing second image data to the first region when the second region is in the image displaying state; and setting the first region to the image displaying state and the second region to the image not-displaying state after the second image data is written to the first region. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261035 | METHOD OF DRIVING ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is disclosed a method of driving an electrophoresis display device including a display unit having a plurality of pixel electrodes, a common electrode opposite to the plurality of pixel electrodes, and a first and second electrophoresis particles that are disposed between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode, the method including applying a first or second potential to each of the pixel electrodes, and applying the first or second potential, which is periodically switched, to the common electrode, when an image displayed on the display unit is rewritten, wherein, when the first and second potentials are periodically applied to the common electrode, the application of the first potential for a first application time and the application of the second potential for a second application time different from the first application time are repeatedly performed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261036 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MASSIVE PARALLEL DITHERING OF IMAGES - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for parallel dithering images are disclosed. In one aspect, a display device includes: a front substrate; a backplate opposing the front substrate; an array of display elements associated with the front substrate; and an array of processing units associated with the backplate. Each of the processing units is configured to process data for one or more of the display elements for dithering an image. Each of the processing units is spatially arranged to correspond to the one or more display elements for which it is configured to process data. The array of processing units can perform a faster dithering process than a single processor sequentially performing all computation for dithering. Further, the position of the array of processing units allows effective image data processing in an active-matrix type display device while utilizing the space of the backplate thereof. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261037 | ACTIVE MATRIX PIXELS WITH INTEGRAL PROCESSOR AND MEMORY UNITS - This disclosure provides methods, systems and apparatus for storing and processing image data at the pixel using augmented active matrix pixels. Some implementations of a display device may include a substrate, an array of display elements associated with the substrate and configured to display an image, an array of processor units associated with the substrate, wherein each processor unit is configured to process image data for a respective portion of the display elements and an array of memory units associated with the array of processor units, wherein each memory unit is configured to store data for a respective portion of the display elements. Some implementations may enable color processing image data at the pixel, layering of image data at the pixel or temporal modulation of image data at the pixel. Further, in some implementations, the display element may be an interferometric modulator (IMOD). Some other implementations may additionally include a display, a processor configured to communicate with the display and a memory device that is configured to communicate with the processor. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261038 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING VIEWING ANGLES OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - In an electronic device and a method of adjusting a viewing angle of a liquid crystal display (LCD), a face recognition reference is established. The face recognition reference is compared with faces in an image which is captured by a camera unit to locate a matched face. An adjusted viewing angle of the LCD is computed according to a default viewing angle of the LCD and an angle between a perpendicular of the LCD and a line formed by connecting a center of the LCD and a center of two eyes in the matched face. A voltage value is computed according to the adjusted viewing angle, and a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal molecules of the LCD according to the voltage value to change the default viewing angle of the LCD to the adjusted viewing angle. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261039 | VEHICLE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A vehicle display apparatus includes a first indicator, a second indicator, and an illuminance detector. The illuminance detector is configured detect illuminance outside a vehicle. Display luminance of the second indicator is capable of being changed in a specific luminance range in accordance with the illuminance outside the vehicle detected by the illuminance detector irrespective of daytime or nighttime. A luminance setting device is configured to set the specific luminance range. A controller is configured to increase or decrease the display luminance of the second indicator at least in a portion of the specific luminance range set by the luminance setting device based on display luminance for each of daytime and nighttime of the first indicator set by the luminance setting device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261040 | INFORMATION DETECTION DISPLAY - An information detection device includes: a plurality of light sensing units each configured to detect light; a plurality of sensor scanning drivers each configured to apply sensor scanning signals to the light sensing units; a sensing signal processor configured to receive position information detected by the light sensing units; a plurality of bias applying units each configured to apply bias voltages to the light sensing units; wherein each bias applying unit applies a different polarity of bias voltage. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261041 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVING PIXEL ARRAY - An image display system and a pixel array driving method thereof. The image display system has a source driver having a first and a second digital-to-analog converter and a first and a second switching circuit. The first digital-to-analog converter converts an N-bit digital code to a first analog signal, where N is a positive integer. The second digital-to-analog converter converts a K-bit digital code to a second analog signal, where K is a positive integer and is smaller than N. The first switching circuit controls coupling between a first display data, a second display data and the first and second digital-to-analog converters, and, the second switching circuit controls connections between the first and second analog signals and a first and a second operational amplifier. The first and second operational amplifiers are coupled to a first and a second data line of a pixel array, respectively. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261042 | Method for Driving Display Device - Objects are to provide a display device in which images with higher quality are displayed by a reduction in afterimages of a previously displayed image, and to reduce power consumption of the display device. A pixel in the display device is initialized to suppress an afterimage due to the previous gray level of a display element. Specifically, a voltage applied to the display element for initialization and the time for applying the voltage are changed in accordance with the previous gray level of the display element. Initialization of the display element can prevent an afterimage of a previously displayed image. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261043 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device in which power consumed in an image holding period is suppressed. The display device includes a liquid crystal display panel which is driven by power supplied from a converter or a backup circuit. A fixed potential may be supplied and a capacitor may be charged with the use of the converter in a writing operation where a load is large, and the fixed potential may be preferentially supplied from the capacitor without using the converter in an image holding period when the load is small. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261044 | LIGHT EMITTING PIXEL AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A light emitting pixel includes a first organic light emitting diode (OLED) and a capacitor supplying to the first OLED current generated by an electric charge corresponding to a difference between a first voltage supplied to a first electrode of the capacitor and a second voltage supplied to a second electrode of the capacitor. The light emitting pixel further include a second OLED to supply the first voltage to the first electrode. The light emitting pixel further includes a voltage supply device to supply the first voltage to the first electrode in response to the second voltage. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261045 | IMAGE REPRODUCING DEVICE, IMAGE RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE, IMAGE REPRODUCING METHOD, AND IMAGE RECORDING/REPRODUCING METHOD. - An objective of the present invention is to provide an image reproducing device in which energy saving characteristics and responsiveness are balanced. An image reproducing device according to this invention includes an operation-state-information acquisition unit for obtaining operation-state information of a display device for displaying the reproduced image signal, an operation input unit for inputting an operation command to operate the image reproducing device, and a mode setting unit for setting a mode for supplying electric power to the image reproducing device according to the operation-state information. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261046 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PIXEL-LEVEL VOLTAGE BOOSTING - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for displaying an image using voltage shifting. In one aspect, a display device includes an array of display elements, each display element configurable into one of a plurality of states upon application of one of a plurality of voltages, and an array of voltage shifters, each voltage shifter associated with one or more of the display elements and configured to receive at least one input voltage from a display driver circuit and output at least one output voltage different than the input voltage to the associated one or more display elements. The voltage shifters can include, for example, at least one of an amplifier, a differential amplifier, an operational amplifier, a charge pump, a level shifter and a digital-to-analog converter. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261047 | PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel having a plurality of sustain electrodes and a plurality of scan electrodes, a driver circuit to apply sustain pulses to the plurality of sustain electrodes and the plurality of scan electrodes to generate sustain discharges, and a control circuit to control the driver circuit such that a total light emitting pulse count defined as a total number of sustain pulses in one display frame is set equal to a predetermined pulse count defined as a function of a display load ratio, and such that the total light emitting pulse count is set lower than the predetermined pulse count upon detecting a predetermined condition, wherein the control circuit is configured to cause the driver circuit to selectively generate first sustain pulses with timing for clamping to a predetermined voltage being first timing and second sustain pulses with timing for clamping to the predetermined voltage being second timing, and configured to cause a ratio between a number of the first sustain pulses and a number of the second sustain pulses to be different between a case of the total light emitting pulse count being the predetermined pulse count and a case of the total light emitting pulse count being smaller than the predetermined pulse count. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261048 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE - A system and method for displaying a three dimensional (3D) image on a touch screen of an electronic device detects an initial touch point and an end touch point of a touch motion, when the touch screen is touched. Then the method creates a coordinate system for the touch screen, and calculates a motion direction and a motion angle of the touch motion according to coordinates of the initial touch point and the end touch point in the coordinate system. Additionally, the method adjusts a display orientation of the 3D image displayed on the touch screen according to the motion direction and the motion angle, and displays the adjusted 3D image on the touch screen. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261049 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA VISUALIZATION AND RELATED APPLICATIONS - In a data visualization system, a method of creating a visual representation of data, the method including the steps of providing instructions to an end user to assist the end user in: constructing multiple graphical representations of data, where each graphical representation is one of a predefined type and includes multiple layers of elements that contribute to the end user's understanding of the data; arranging multiple graphical representations of different types within the visual representation in a manner that enables the end user to understand and focus on the data being represented; and displaying the visual representation. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261050 | Intermediate View Synthesis and Multi-View Data Signal Extraction - An intermediate view synthesis apparatus for synthesizing an intermediate view image from a first image corresponding to a first view and a second image corresponding to a second view different from the first view, the first and second images including depth information, wherein the second image being is divided-up into a non-boundary portion, and a foreground/background boundary region, wherein the intermediate view synthesis apparatus is configured to project and merge the first image and the second image into the intermediate view to obtain an intermediate view image, with treating the foreground/background boundary region subordinated relative to the non-boundary portion. A multi-view data signal extraction apparatus for extracting a multiview data signal from a multi-view representation including a first image corresponding to a first view and a second image corresponding to a second view being different from the first view is also described, the first and second images including depth information. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261051 | Method and Device for Displaying Information, in Particularly in a Motor Vehicle - In a method for displaying information, particularly in a vehicle, at least one object for conveying a portion of gross information is represented graphically in at least one first display mode with the aid of a display mounted, e.g., in the vehicle, and as a function of a control signal of a control device, graphic data are generated which alter the representation of the graphical object such that the graphical object changes over to at least one second display mode. In the second display mode, the object is shown swiveled about an axis in a perspective or three-dimensional manner relative to the first display mode of the object, and the portion of the gross information conveyed by the object is greater in the second display mode than the portion of the gross information conveyed by the object in the first display mode. A corresponding display device is adapted to perform the method described above. | 2011-10-27 |
20110261052 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BROWSING VISUAL CONTENT DISPLAYED IN A VIRTUAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - The invention provides a method for constructing a zoom path between a predetermined viewing point P | 2011-10-27 |