44th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100277344 | REFLECTOR POLE - The invention relates to a Reflector pole ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277345 | Vehicle-Based Threat Detection System - A vehicle-based threat detection system ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277346 | Slat Skew Detection System - An apparatus comprises a sensor system, a flexible line, and a sensor. The sensor system is capable of detecting skew in at least some of a plurality of control surfaces for a vehicle. The flexible line extends across a number of interfaces for a portion of the plurality of control surfaces. The sensor is connected to the flexible line and is capable of detecting the skew in the portion of the plurality of control surfaces in response to a selected amount of movement of the flexible line. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277347 | AIRCRAFT UPLINK MESSAGE RESPONSE PROMPT - A method for prompting an operator to reply to a first data link message before it expires includes receiving the first data link message, storing the first data link message, starting a timer at an initial timer value when the first data link message is received, determining whether a response to the first data link message has been input, determining whether the timer will expire in less than a predefined amount of time, requesting an input from the operator before the timer expires, determining whether the input has been received since requesting input, and determining whether the timer has expired before the input is received. In cases where the input is received before the timer expires, a second data link message is sent. In cases where the input is not received before the timer expires, a status for the first data link message is set to expired. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277348 | MOBILE PHONE WITH IMPROVED KEYBOARD SCANNING AND COMPONENT REDUCTION AND METHOD - Apparatus and method to detect one or more keys of a mobile wireless electronic device that have received an activating input, e.g., have been pressed, interrogates simultaneously several keys of a group of keys to reduce time required to detect which of the keys is pushed to provide inputs to the electronic device. The keys are arranged in a two dimensional matrix that facilitates organized interrogation of the keys. Resistors are used in providing a decoupling effect with respect to the antenna function of the wireless electronic device. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277349 | SAFETY CONSOLE - The invention relates to a console ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277350 | GROUP KEYPADS IN COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARD KEYBOARD INSTALLATION - A group keypad structure in compliance with a standard keyboard installation includes group keypads corresponding to characters of a standard keyboard input method; for example, the structure includes ten group keypads installed from left to right on a base, and the ten group keypads include characters of “Q, A, Z”, “W, S, X”, “E, D, C”, “R, F, V”, “T, G, B”, “Y, H, N”, “U, J, M”, “I, K, ,”, “O, L, .” and “P, ;, /” respectively, and further includes ten numeric characters “ | 2010-11-04 |
20100277351 | CAPACITIVE SENSING USER INTERFACES AND IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF - Methods and apparatus for determining the operating states of a plurality of capacitive sensing buttons in a capacitive sensing user interface are disclosed. The capacitive sensing buttons are sampled in a round-robin fashion such that the decay time samples for the buttons are acquired in an interleaved manner during each sampling cycle. Provisions are made to reduce the initialization delay, to reduce transient-induced errors, and to obtain the operating states based on updated decay data samples for the buttons. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277352 | Variable length encryption - A communication system using two computers. The first computer takes a textual string in the open, and, using a varying length representation, associates each character within the textual string to a varying length digital representation. The resulting digital string is then broken into prescribed lengths and the resulting character string is communicated to a second computer. The second computer breaks the character string into the underlying bit map and converts back to the textual string in the open using the varying length representation. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277353 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPRESSION OF LOGICAL DATA OBJECTS FOR STORAGE - There is provided a compression system configured to compress logical data objects into one or more accommodation blocks with a predefined size, and a method of operating thereof. The compression system comprises a compression engine capable of compressing input data with the help of sequential encoding one or more input strings and a counter operatively coupled to the compression engine. The counter is configured to keep its ongoing value indicative of a number of input bytes in one or more strings successfully encoded into a given accommodation block; and, responsive to unsuccessful compression of a string into the given accommodation block, to provide the compression engine with information indicative of starting point in the input stream for encoding into the next accommodation block, thus giving rise to a “start indication”. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277354 | Technique for photonic analog-to-digital signal conversion - In an inventive photonic analog-to-digital signal converter (ADC), multiple opto-electric sampling devices are employed to successively sample an analog signal input. Optical clock signals having the same frequency but different clock phases are used, which are associated with the opto-electric sampling devices, respectively. Each sampling device takes samples of the analog signal input in response to the optical clock signal associated therewith. The resulting samples are processed to produce quantized samples. The inventive ADC outputs a digital signal representing the quantized samples. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277355 | Dynamic element matching digital/analog conversion system and sigma-delta modulator using the same - A dynamic element matching sigma-delta modulator includes an adder to receive an analog input signal and a feedback signal to generate an error signal; a loop filter to generate a filtered signal according to the error signal; a quantizer to change the filtered signal into a quantized output signal; a digital/analog converter (DAC) having a plurality of digital/analog elements to generate the feedback signal corresponding to the quantized output signal; and a dynamic element matching device to receive the quantized output signal to accordingly set an element of the DAC to be a previous non-participant element and the other elements to be previous participant elements, and reselects participant elements according to the quantized output signal and the previous participant elements for further generating the feedback signal corresponding to the quantized output signal. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277356 | OSCILLATION FREQUENCY CONTROL CIRCUIT, DC-DC CONVERTER INCLUDING THE OSCILLATION FREQUENCY CONTROL CIRCUIT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An oscillation frequency control circuit controls a second oscillation circuit, which generates and outputs a second clock signal of a second frequency according to a received control signal, to control the second frequency. The oscillation frequency control circuit includes a frequency difference detection circuit unit configured to detect a difference between a predetermined first frequency of a first clock signal generated by an external first oscillation circuit and the second frequency, and generate and output an output signal indicating a detection result, and a frequency control circuit unit configured to control, according to the output signal of the frequency difference detection circuit unit, the second oscillation circuit to control the second frequency of the second clock signal to make an absolute value of the difference between the first frequency and the second frequency greater than a predetermined value. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277357 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - Provided is an analog-to-digital converter. The analog-to-digital converter includes a resistor string for generating a plurality of reference voltages; a plurality of differential difference amplifiers for detecting zero-crossing points according to interpolation by using the plurality of reference voltages and input signals; and a plurality of comparators for receiving outputs of the plurality of differential difference amplifiers, detecting zero-crossing points according to 4X interpolation, and generating a digital code corresponding to the input signals. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277358 | Detection of surface and buried objects - A sensor head includes a ground penetrating radar (GPR) system and a continuous-wave metal detector (CWMD). The GPR system includes a transceiver configured to transmit radiation toward an object and to receive radiation from the object. The CWMD includes a transmission antenna configured to produce a first magnetic field in the vicinity of the object sufficient to generate a current in the object, and a receive antenna configured to sense a second magnetic field produced by the current generated in the object. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277359 | Vehicle radar apparatus having variable output power controlled based on speed of vehicle - A vehicle radar apparatus that controls millimeter-wave radar operation is provided. The radar apparatus is configured to control the radar operation based on the speed of the vehicle. In the radar apparatus, the vehicle speed is detected and the output power of the radar apparatus (radar output power) is controlled such that the radar output power is set with at least two different output power levels in response to the vehicle speed. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277360 | HIGH-RESOLUTION, ACTIVE REFLECTOR RADIO FREQUENCY RANGING SYSTEM - A radio frequency ranging system is grounded in establishing and maintaining phase and frequency coherency of signals received by a slave unit from a master unit and retransmitted to the master unit by the slave unit. For a preferred embodiment of the invention, coherency is established through the use of a delta-sigma phase-lock loop, and maintained through the use, on both master and slave units, of thermally-insulated reference oscillators, which are highly stable over the short periods of time during which communications occur. A phase relationship counter is employed to keep track of the fractional time frames of the phase-lock loop as a function of the reference oscillator, thereby providing absolute phase information for an incoming burst on any channel, thereby enabling the system to almost instantaneously establish or reestablish the phase relationship of the local oscillator so that it synchronized with the reference oscillator. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277361 | MOTOR VEHICLE FMCW RADAR HAVING LINEAR FREQUENCY RAMPS OF DIFFERENT SLOPES THAT ARE SET APART, WHICH ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT ANGULAR RANGES - An FMCW radar locating device includes a transmitting device having a controllable transmitting-signal-generating device generating a transmitting signal having a frequency corresponding to an input control signal; a control device connected to the transmitting-signal-generating device and generating the input control signal which controls the transmitting signal such that it rises periodically in a discontinuous, inconsistent linear fashion in first frequency segments, and drops periodically in a discontinuous, inconsistent linear fashion in second frequency segments; and a receiving device for receiving an echo signal reflected by an object and locating an object based on the received echo signal. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277362 | RADAR DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for detecting radar signal comprises the steps of: receiving a signal by a receiver, wherein the strength of the received signal is controlled within a range; sampling the received signal so as to obtain a plurality of sampling values; dividing the sampling values into a plurality of segments; summing up the absolute values of the sampling values in each segment; and determining that the received signal includes radar signals if at least one summation is greater than a threshold. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277363 | USER-EXECUTABLE ANTENNA ARRAY CALIBRATION - A system used for calibrating a direction-finding system. A device may include a signal receiver array. The signal receiver array may be utilized to determine the direction of arrival for signals emitted by other devices, and therefore, may be used to resolve the direction towards another device using the received signal. For example, an external tag may be utilized to emit a wireless signal usable inducing a response in each signal receiver of the signal receiver array. The device may also include one or more sensors usable in determining device orientation and/or a change in device orientation. The combined signal receiver response information and orientation information may be recorded at various instants as the device is moved for use in calibrating the antenna array. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277364 | TARGET IDENTIFICATION METHOD FOR A SYNTHETIC APERATURE RADAR SYSTEM - In a synthetic aperture radar system ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277365 | MOBILE TERMINAL TO PROVIDE LOCATION MANAGEMENT USING MULTIMEDIA DATA AND METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal to manage a location using multimedia data and a method thereof are disclosed. The mobile terminal acquires a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite signal in a camera preview and utilizes the GPS satellite signal in a map service in association with multimedia data. In addition, the mobile terminal acquires and stores place name information from a location guide service using location information, and provides a service using the location information stored in the multimedia data. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277366 | Positioning system, terminal apparatus, control method of terminal apparatus - The terminal apparatus has: base station and terminal error information generating means for generating base station and terminal error information indicating a rate of the base station and terminal frequency difference with respect to the official frequency; fixed satellite and terminal difference information generating means for generating fixed satellite and terminal difference information indicating a fixed satellite and terminal frequency difference; fixed satellite and terminal error information generating means for generating fixed satellite and terminal error information indicating a rate of the fixed satellite and terminal frequency difference with respect to the fixed satellite frequency; base station frequency error information generating means for generating base station frequency error information indicating a frequency error of a transmitting radio wave from the communication base station based on the base station and terminal error. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277367 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO DETERMINE OUT OF COVERAGE FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A method and a mobile device configured to obtain position information from a position broadcast system, the position broadcast system comprising a plurality of transmitters that each broadcast a respective signal containing position information for the respective transmitter. The method comprising: measuring signal strengths of signals from a plurality of the transmitters of the position broadcast system; and determining that the mobile device is out of range of the position broadcast system if the measured signals strengths satisfy at least one out of range criterion. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277368 | Multi-Pattern Wireless Frame Transmission - Multi-pattern transmission of wireless frames. A digital device contains a transmitter feeding an electronically steerable antenna system where the radiation pattern produced by the antenna system may be selected. Different antenna radiation patterns are used in transmitting a first portion of a wireless frame and a second portion of a wireless frame in a wireless digital network. In one embodiment, a first portion of a wireless frame is transmitted using a wide radiation pattern while the second portion of the frame is transmitted using a second radiation pattern. Switching among radiation patterns in the electronically steerable antenna system may be accomplished by switching between antenna types, such as an omnidirectional antenna for the wide pattern, and beam-steered or sectorized antennas for the second radiation pattern. Beam-forming and/or phasing approaches may also be used. The first and second portions of the frame may be transmitted at different power levels. For high throughput (HT) frames such as IEEE 802.11n frames, the non-HT preamble and L-Sig are taken as the first portion of the frame, with the HT-Sig, HT-training and HT-data portions of the frame taken as the second portion of the frame, transmitted using a narrower radiation pattern. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277369 | MICROWAVE COUPLER - The present invention relates to directional couplers for microwave signals, and in particular to a combline directional coupler ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277370 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RADIATION DIRECTION - Provided are an apparatus and method for controlling a radiation direction. The apparatus includes parasitic elements disposed in proximity to the antenna, wherein each of the parasitic elements comprises an antenna; a first portion that is inclined with respect to a prepared ground surface at a first angle and a second portion that is inclined with respect to the first portion at a second angle; a lumped element having a variable reactance, which is disposed on each of the first and second portions; and a determination unit controlling the reactance of the lumped element so as to determine the radiation direction of the antenna. By using the apparatus and the method, the antenna has various radiation directions. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277371 | TRUE TIME DELAY SYSTEMS WITH ARRAY ANTENNA FOR THE SPATIALLY CHANGEABLE RADIATION PATTERN FOR MAXIMUM POWER ULTRA-WIDEBAND PULSES - An HPEM module ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277372 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A RADAR SYSTEM IN A CONTINUOUS WAVE MODE FOR DATA COMMUNICATION - A system and a method for operating a radar system in a continuous wave mode for communicating information are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for operating a radar system, having an antenna including a plurality of active array elements, in a continuous wave mode to communicate information, the method including receiving an instruction to enter the continuous wave mode, loading a plurality of tables, where each table includes information indicative of a primary group of the active array elements to be activated and a secondary group of elements to be deactivated, receiving a communication signal to be transmitted, and providing, repeatedly, the communication signal, for a preselected period of time, to the primary group of elements of each of the plurality of tables. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277373 | Positioning Method and System - A positioning method applied between a portable electronic apparatus, a wireless communication network and a server is provided. A positioning request signal is transmitted from the portable electronic apparatus to the server. The positioning request signal includes identity codes and signal intensities received from a plurality of base stations of the wireless communication network by the portable electronic apparatus at a predetermined position. The server compares and determines an estimated position data from a database according to the identity codes and the signal intensities from the plurality of base stations, and transmits the estimated positioning data to the portable electronic apparatus. The portable electronic apparatus considers the estimated position to determine a position data to complete positioning the predetermined position. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277374 | ANTENNA HAVING METAMATERIAL SUPERSTRATE AND PROVIDING GAIN IMPROVEMENT AND BEAMFORMING TOGETHER - Provided is antenna having metamaterial and providing gain improvement and beamforming together. The antenna includes a resonator and a superstrate. A feed antenna is disposed in the resonator. The superstrate includes a conductive pattern on the resonator for improving gain and beamforming of the feed antenna. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277375 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND FIXING STRUCTURE THEREOF - An electronic device and a fixing module are provided. The electronic device further includes a housing and an antenna module. The antenna module includes an antenna, a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion. The first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are installed on two ends of the antenna. The first engaging portion includes an upper surface. The fixing module installed on the housing includes a first limiting element and a second limiting element. When the antenna module is fixed with the fixing module, the first limiting element is engaged with the first engaging portion, and the second limiting element is engaged with the second limiting element. The first limiting element includes a protrusion. When the antenna module is fixed with the fixing module, the protrusion covers the upper surface of the first engaging portion. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277376 | MULTI-PART ANTENNA HAVING A CIRCULAR POLARIZATION - An antenna device has a first antenna branch and a second antenna branch. Both the first and the second antenna branches have the shape of a non-closed conductor loop and are connected to each other to form a cohesive conductor loop. The respective loop ends are disposed parallel to each other at a distance directed perpendicular (z axis) to the course of the loop. The antenna device has two connections that are disposed in the center section of the cohesive conductor loop at a distance from each other. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277377 | PORTABLE WIRELESS DEVICE - Provided is a portable communication device, specifically a portable wireless device which is thin while maintaining excellent reception sensitivity even when the device is laid on a metal top panel. As such device ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277378 | ANTENNA - The antenna includes a power-feeding radiation electrode and a non-power-feeding radiation electrode are provided adjacent to each other with a gap therebetween on the flexible substrate, which also is bendable. The power-feeding radiation electrode is used to perform antenna operation in a basic mode in which resonant operation is performed at a basic frequency and antenna operation in a high-order mode in which resonant operation is performed at a frequency higher than the basic frequency. The power-feeding radiation electrode includes a loop path configured such that the power-feeding radiation electrode first extends in a direction away from a power-feeding end and an open end is bent toward the power-feeding end. The non-power-feeding radiation electrode has one end serving as a ground-side end and the other end serving as an open end. A dielectric body having permittivity higher than the bendable, flexible substrate is provided on a front surface or a back surface of the power-feeding radiation electrode provided in a region including a portion in which voltage of a resonant frequency in the high-order mode is zero potential and a region in the vicinity of that portion. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277379 | INTERCHANGEABLE SLIDABLY MOUNTABLE FINS FOR ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES - An antenna assembly for installation to a mobile platform generally includes a base portion and an antenna module removably coupled to the base portion. The base portion generally includes a longitudinal axis and defines a channel extending generally along at least part of the longitudinal axis. The antenna module generally includes a mount and an antenna element coupled to the mount. The mount and antenna element can be removably received, for example, slid, into the channel of the base portion, in electrical contact therewith. The antenna module may also include a cover providing the antenna assembly with a generally fin-shaped structure. And, any one of multiple different antenna modules each having, for example, different antenna elements therein may be releasably coupled to the mount as desired. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277380 | Vehicle Antenna Device Using Space-Filling Curves - The vehicle antenna device disclosed is constituted by space-filling curves. The vehicle antenna device includes an antenna element having space-filling curves that initial shape is constituted by two parallel lines and a slant line continuously connecting therebetween. Specifically, the antenna element has space-filling curves that initial shape has a start point at one end of the one parallel line and an end point at the other end of the other parallel line. More specifically, the antenna element has space-filling curves that initial shape is an N-shape or reversed N-shape. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277381 | Metamaterial Cloaked Antenna - In the method for operating a plurality antenna having near-field (NF) zone mounted on a vehicle, wherein the improvement comprises the step of cloaking in the near-field (NF) zone of each of said plurality of antennas. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277382 | ANTENNA SHEET, TRANSPONDER,AND BOOKLET - An antenna sheet is provided with a flexible substrate, and an antenna coil, which is connected to a terminal section of an external IC module having an IC chip and is arranged on the substrate. On the substrate, a storing section that stores at least a part of the IC module is formed. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277383 | Multiprotocol antenna for wireles systems - First, second and third feed ports interface to an antenna that has an impedance disposed between its ends which are defined by the first and second feed ports. The third feed port interfaces to the antenna at an intermediate point between the ends. In a first mode (balanced mode) the impedance enables signals to/from the first and second feed ports to resonate along the whole of the antenna, and in a second mode the impedance enables signals to/from the third feed port to resonate along a portion of the antenna, the portion terminating at the impedance. In embodiments, the first mode is for RFID signals and the second mode is for any one or more of Bluetooth/WLAN/GPS/FM signals. The first and second mode may operate simultaneously. Also detailed is a method for making an electronic device having such an antenna. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277384 | Antenna Positioning System - An apparatus for positioning and controlling a spherical, inflatable antenna includes a driven rotating table disposed in the horizontal plane which supports and drives a horizontal arm member to which is hingedly connected first and second upright support members at either end. The upright support members include journal bearings attachable to the surface of an inflatable antenna. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277385 | PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA - Phased array antennas, in particular highly coupled arrays of dipoles having a vertical electrical feed structure. A phased array antenna including a plurality of antenna elements and a plurality of electrical feed structures, wherein each feed structure serves an antenna element and each electrical feed structure is at least partially substantially surrounded by a ferrite element. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277386 | Magnetically coupling near-field RFID antenna - An improved magnetically coupling near-field RFID antenna is embodied as a magnetic H-field coupler, and the near-field RFID antenna is embodied as a looped and/or frame-shaped antenna. The looped and/or frame-shaped antenna comprises a looped or frame-shaped strip conductor. The strip conductor is arranged set apart from a ground surface parallel thereto. A dielectric is interposed. The start and the end of the strip conductor end close to each other forms, a gap or spacing. The start of the strip conductor is fed to ground. The end of the strip conductor is terminated by a terminating resistor. The terminating resistor is connected between the end of the strip conductor and a ground surfaces. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277387 | Space Efficient Magnetic Antenna Method - A space efficient magnetic antenna is disclosed for use in tracking, positioning and other applications. In a preferred embodiment, a space efficient magnetic antenna system comprises a first magnetic antenna with a first null axis aligned within a predetermined plane and a second magnetic antenna having a second null axis aligned substantially orthogonal to a first null axis. A second magnetic antenna system lies in a minimal coupling orientation with respect to a first magnetic antenna system. Additionally, a first magnetic antenna may further comprise a plurality of interconnected magnetic antenna elements. A space efficient magnetic antenna system may include an RF module. In further embodiments, the antenna system may enclose a substantial majority of the device including the RF module; the RF module may be enclosed substantially or wholly within one or more antennas of the antenna system. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277388 | Portable yagi antenna kit for being frequency/wavelength adjustable by virtue of being knockdownable - A portable Yagi antenna kit for being frequency/wavelength adjustable by virtue of being knockdownable, wherein the Yagi antenna is for mounting to a mast. The antenna includes a boom, a reflector element, a driven element, and a director element. The reflector element, the driven element, and the director element each extend outwardly from the boom, respectively. The boom, the reflector element, the driven element, and the director element are each knockdownable so as to be portable and form the kit, and as such, are length adjustable, and as such, are frequency/wavelength adjustable. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277389 | COMPACT CIRCULAR POLARIZED ANTENNA - According to one embodiment, an antenna comprises a plurality of elongated side radiating elements having longitudinal axes oriented at angles of between about 10 and about 80 degrees from a line perpendicular to an imaginary base plane extending across ends of the side radiating elements. In another embodiment, an antenna comprises a plurality of elongated side radiating elements each lying along a unique side plane and having longitudinal axes oriented at angles of between about 10 and about 80 degrees from a line perpendicular to an imaginary base plane extending across ends of the side radiating elements and a plurality of top radiating elements each electrically coupled to an associated one of the side radiating elements and lying along a top plane. Of course, many other systems and antennas according to other embodiments are included in the invention. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277390 | MULTIBAND ANTENNA - A multiband antenna includes a first antenna unit and a second antenna unit. The first antenna unit includes a first radio member and a second radio member connected to the first radio member. The second antenna unit includes a third radio member and a fourth radio member connected to the third radio member. The first antenna unit receives/sends wireless signals at relatively higher frequencies; the second antenna unit receives/sends wireless signals at relatively lower frequencies. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277391 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure includes a circuit board with a ground surface and a printed antenna. The printed antenna includes a signal feed-in portion, a first radiating unit connected to the signal feed-in portion and a second radiating unit connected to the first radiating unit. The first radiating unit includes a first printed thickness, and the second radiating unit includes a second printed thickness. At least part of the second printed thickness is larger than the first printed thickness. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277392 | CAPACITOR - This invention relates to a capacitor, especially an energy discharge capacitor, which can also be used to improve the quality factor of antenna circuit and solve eddy current problem induced on a conductor. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277393 | DUAL LOOP MAGNETIC EXCITATION FOR MAIL TAG - A logistical passage measurement system comprising an excitation unit having dual loop antennae, and a control box for exciting said antennae in order to generate a non-zero magnetic field at each point and each orientation in an immediate vicinity of said antennae. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277394 | Adaptive Adjustment of an Antenna Arrangement for Exploiting Polarization and/or Beamforming Separation - It is described an antenna arrangement for transmitting and/or for receiving electromagnetic radiation. The antenna arrangement includes two antenna elements, which are adapted for transmitting and/or for receiving electromagnetic radiation of a first polarization. The antenna arrangement further includes one antenna element, which is adapted for transmitting and/or for receiving electromagnetic radiation of a second polarization being different from the first polarization. Furthermore, there is provided one coupling unit, which is adapted to couple, based on an appropriate control signal, the antenna elements selectively with one terminal of the antenna arrangement in such a manner, that the polarization direction of the antenna arrangement can be adjusted to the first polarization or to a combination of the first and the second polarization. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277395 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An antenna device and a communication device capable of changing over polarization characteristics of an antenna to improve transmission capacity in various kinds of polarization environments and used configuration by preventing reduction of the communication capacity for a reception signal degrading or varying depending on momentarily changing polarization conditions between a base station and a terminal. The antenna device ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277396 | RESTRICTED SPACE SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - A system providing RF signals to an RF enabled device is described. In some aspects, a connector configured to convey RF signal is provided with a security tether. In other aspects, a connector may be attached to a cradle or display case where the RF enabled device is separately disposed. The connector may provide the RF signal to the RF enabled device via electromagnetic coupling and/or through an external RF antenna coupling. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277397 | Detection of surface and buried objects - An antenna includes a resistive element formed in a casing, and a feed line formed in the casing and electrically coupled to the resistive element. The positioning of the resistive element and the feeding is such that the feed line is approximately perpendicular to the resistive element. The positioning of the feed line and the resistive element may result in the antenna being sized to allow integration of the antenna into a sensor head. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277398 | LENS FOR SCANNING ANGLE ENHANCEMENT OF PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS - A method and apparatus for a negative index metamaterial lens. The method is used for creating a negative index metamaterial lens for use with a phased array antenna. A design is created for the negative index materials lens that is capable of bending a beam generated by the phased array antenna to around 90 degrees from a vertical orientation to form an initial design. The initial design is modified to include discrete components to form a discrete design. Materials are selected for the discrete components. Negative index metamaterial unit cells are designed for the discrete components to form designed negative index metamaterial unit cells. The designed negative index metamaterial unit cells are fabricated to form fabricated designed negative index metamaterial unit cells. The negative index metamaterial lens is formed from the designed negative index metamaterial unit cells. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277399 | COMMON-VOLTAGE COMPENSATION CIRCUIT AND COMPENSATION METHOD FOR USE IN A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A common-voltage compensation circuit functions to provide a crosstalk interference suppressing mechanism for use in a liquid crystal display having a liquid-crystal capacitor and a storage capacitor. The compensation circuit includes a buffer for receiving a preliminary common voltage, a current/voltage converter, a high-pass filter and a ripple-voltage inverter. The current/voltage converter is utilized for generating a liquid-crystal capacitor common voltage furnished to the liquid-crystal capacitor according to an output current of the buffer. The high-pass filter performs a high-pass filtering operation on the liquid-crystal capacitor common voltage for extracting a ripple voltage. The ripple-voltage inverter is employed to generate a storage capacitor common voltage furnished to the storage capacitor through performing an inverting operation on the ripple voltage based on the preliminary common voltage. The ripple voltage of the storage capacitor common voltage has a phase opposite to that of the liquid-crystal capacitor common voltage for suppressing crosstalk interference. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277400 | CORRECTION OF AGING IN AMOLED DISPLAY - The data line voltage on the data line of the AMOLED sub-pixels is measured while the OLED is being driven by a reference current, in order to determine the age of the OLED in the sub-pixel. The pixel transistor serves as a current source for driving the OLED in the sub-pixel with the reference current. The data line voltage is substantially equal to the forward voltage VF(aged) of the aged OLED being driven at the reference current. The forward voltage VF (un-aged) of a reference (un-aged) OLED sub-pixel also measured at the reference current, and is subtracted from the measured OLED diode forward voltage VF (aged) to obtain their difference ΔVF=VF(aged)−VF(un-aged). ΔVF is an indicator of the age of the OLED in the sub-pixel, and is used as an index to a look-up-table that stores the corresponding aging offset data for generating the incremental pixel current needed to maintain constant luminance in the aged OLED pixel. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277401 | EL DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING METHOD - In order to charge and discharge parasitic capacitance of a source signal line sufficiently and program a predetermined current value into a pixel transistor, it is necessary to output a relatively large current from the source driver circuit. However, if such a large current is passed through the source signal line, the value of this current is programmed into the pixel, causing a larger than desired current to flow through an EL element. For example, if a 10 times larger current is used for programming, a 10 times larger current flows through the EL element, and thus the EL element illuminates 10 times more brightly. To obtain predetermined emission brightness, the time during which the current flows through the EL element can be reduced to 1/10 of one frame (1 F). This way, the parasitic capacitance of the source signal line can be charged and discharged sufficiently and the predetermined emission brightness can be obtained. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277402 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An aspect of the present invention provides an electro-optical device including a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of power lines extending in a direction intersecting with the plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixel circuits provided corresponding to intersections of the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of data lines, wherein pixel circuits of the plurality of pixel circuits provided adjacent to each other along one of the plurality of data lines is coupled to one of the plurality of power lines. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277403 | PIXEL STRUCTURE OF ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A pixel structure of an organic electroluminescent display panel has a plurality of sub-pixel regions. Each of the sub-pixel regions has a plurality of organic luminescent devices electrically connected in series, and the organic luminescent devices disposed in a same sub-pixel region are disposed between a source electrode of a thin film transistor and a voltage source Vdd. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277404 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER - A lighting device | 2010-11-04 |
20100277405 | CONTAINER FOR A DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE CONTAINER - In a container for a display device, a method of manufacturing the same, and a display device including the container, the container includes an inner layer including carbon of about 0.001 wt % to about 0.1 wt %, silicon of about 0.002 wt % to about 0.05 wt %, manganese of about 0.3 wt % to about 2 wt %, impurities of about 0.08 wt % to about 0.29 wt % based on a total weight of the inner layer and a remainder of iron, a plating layer formed on the inner layer and including electric zinc, and a polymer chrome-free layer formed on the plating layer. Thus, a weight and a thickness of the container may be reduced so that the container may have a light weight and a thin thickness. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277406 | METHOD FOR DRIVING A DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method for driving a display panel, the display panel including a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including a cholesteric liquid crystal capacitor, includes; applying a common voltage to the display panel, displaying a video on the display panel by applying a data voltage to at least one of the plurality of pixels, the data voltage having a phase which is one of inverted to and substantially the same as a phase of the common voltage with respect to a reference voltage. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277407 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MODULE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display (LCD) module includes a display unit for displaying images, a temporary storage unit electronically connected to the display unit for temporarily storing image data, and a timing unit electronically connected to the display unit. The display unit displays images corresponding to the image data stored in the temporary storage unit, and the timing unit generates a synchronous signal corresponding to the displaying operation. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277408 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE OUTPUT OF ONE OR MORE FULL-BRIDGES - A control device ( | 2010-11-04 |
20100277409 | TERMINAL, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM WHERE PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY IS RECORDED - A terminal which a user can easily view a display by a display control is provided. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277410 | LED SELECTION FOR WHITE POINT CONTROL IN BACKLIGHTS - Systems, methods, and devices are provided for maintaining a target white point on a light emitting diode (LED) based backlight. In one embodiment, the backlight may include two or more groups of LEDs, each driven at a respective driving strength. Each group may include LEDs of a different chromaticity, and the respective driving strengths may be adjusted, for example, by varying the duty cycles, to maintain the target white point. To ensure that the white point may be maintained over an operational temperature range of the backlight, the LEDs may be selected so that the chromaticities of each group of LEDs are separated by at least a minimum chromaticity difference. Further, the LEDs may be selected so that at the equilibrium temperature of the backlight, the LEDs may produce the target white point when driven at substantially equal driving strengths. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277411 | USER TRACKING FEEDBACK - Technology is presented for providing feedback to a user on an ability of an executing application to track user action for control of the executing application on a computer system. A capture system detects a user in a capture area. Factors in the capture area and the user's actions can adversely affect the ability of the application to determine if a user movement is a gesture which is a control or instruction to the application. One example of such factors is a user being out of the field of view of the capture system. Some other factor examples include lighting conditions and obstructions in the capture area. Responsive to a user tracking criteria not being satisfied, feedback is output to the user. In some embodiments, the feedback is provided within the context of an executing application. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277412 | Camera Based Sensing in Handheld, Mobile, Gaming, or Other Devices - Method and apparatus are disclosed to enable rapid TV camera and computer based sensing in many practical applications, including, but not limited to, handheld devices, cars, and video games. Several unique forms of social video games are disclosed. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277413 | DATA INPUTTING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A data inputting apparatus includes a plurality of keyswitches, an optical module, a sensing module and a processing module. The keyswitches are disposed on the data inputting apparatus. The optical module is disposed on a first side of the data inputting apparatus and is used for emitting a plurality of lights along a first direction, and the lights are corresponding to the keyswitches respectively. The sensing module is disposed on a second side opposite to the first side and is used for receiving the lights and generating a sensing result. The processing module is coupled to the sensing module. When one of the keyswitches is pressed, one of the lights is blocked by the pressed keyswitch resulting in the sensing module adjusting the sensing result, and the position of the pressed keyswitch is determined by the processing module based on the sensing result. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277414 | KEYBOARD FOR A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - A method for managing a virtual keyboard is disclosed and may include detecting whether a button is pressed and determining a contact patch size associated with a user digit pressing the button. The method may also include determining a button size associated with the button, determining whether the button size satisfies an optimized condition, querying a user to re-size the button when the button size does not satisfy the optimized condition, and automatically re-sizing the button so the button size satisfies the optimized condition. Further, the method may include querying a user to re-size all buttons and automatically re-sizing all buttons based on an optimized button size. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277415 | MULTIMEDIA MODULE FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile communication device includes a touch screen device, and a multimedia module that moveably connects to the touch screen device. The multimedia module includes a first input or output mechanism provided at a first location of the multimedia module that is below the touch screen device. The first input or output mechanism is moveable from the first location to above a first end portion of the touch screen device. The multimedia module also includes a second input or output mechanism provided at a second location of the multimedia module that is below the touch screen device. The second input or output mechanism is moveable from the second location to above a second end portion of the touch screen device. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277416 | DIRECTIONAL INPUT SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC CORRECTION - A system associated with a text entry application, such as email or instant messaging, comprises an optional onscreen representation of a circular keyboard, a list of potential linguistic object matches, and a message area where the selected words are entered. The circular keyboard is manipulated via a hardware joystick or game-pad with analog joystick or omni-directional rocker switch built therein. The user points the joystick in the general direction of the desired letter, and then continues pointing roughly to each letter in the desired word. Once all letters have been roughly selected, buttons are used to select a specific word from the list of potential matches and send the selected word to the message area. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277417 | Resistive touch screen apparatus, a method and a computer program - An apparatus including: a first resistive screen extending in a first direction and a second direction; a second resistive screen extending in the first direction and the second direction and separated from the first resistive screen; a first reference resistor; a voltage source configured to apply a voltage across a series combination of the first reference resistor and the first resistive screen; and a voltage detector configured to measure a first voltage across the reference resistor. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277418 | Patterned resistive touch panel - A touch panel having a first panel and a second panel, wherein the first panel has a voltage providing area connected to a power source and the second panel has a patterned resistive element facing the voltage providing area so that when a touch event on the touch panel occurs, the first panel is caused to make contact with and provide a voltage to the second panel at one or more contact points on the resistive element. By measuring the voltage on one or both ends of the resistive element, it is possible to determine the two-dimensional coordinates of each contact point. The touch panel can have one or more resistive elements located at different touch areas for sensing one or more touch points in a touch event. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277419 | REFINING MANUAL INPUT INTERPRETATION ON TOUCH SURFACES - A computer system displays an object on a touch surface and detects multiple touch points on the touch surface in proximity to the displayed object. Next, the computer system detects one or more touch point movements originating from one or more of the plurality of touch points and determines a type of sector in which each of the touch point movements enters. In turn, when one of the touch point movements enters a rotate sector, the computer system performs a rotate command on the object. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277420 | Hand Held Electronic Device and Method of Performing a Dual Sided Gesture - A method and hand held electronic device are provided for performing a dual sided gesture on respective touch sensitive surfaces of a hand held electronic device. The method includes displaying an object on a display screen of the hand held electronic device, that is viewable from at least one side of the hand held electronic device. A virtual center of gravity associated with the displayed object is then defined. Simultaneous gestures are then received tracking the position and movement of an end of a pointer on each of a pair of respective surfaces of the hand held electronic device, each surface having a corresponding touch sensitive input. The location and movement of each gesture is then compared relative to the defined virtual center of gravity, and the displayed object is repositioned in response to the location and movement of each gesture relative to the defined virtual center of gravity. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277421 | Device with a Transparent Display Module and Method of Incorporating the Display Module into the Device - A portable electronic device including a transparent display module, and a method of incorporating a transparent display module into a portable electronic device, are provided. The portable electronic device includes a front side surface which is intended to be primarily used facing toward a principal user and a back side surface, which is intended to be primarily used facing away from the principal user. The portable electronic device includes a transparent display module including a primary light emitting transparent display having a first side surface and a second side surface, which emits a light toward each of the first side surface and the second side surface in disproportionate amounts, where an amount of light emitted toward the first side surface is less than an amount of light emitted toward the second side surface. The transparent display module is mounted in the portable electronic device, so that the first side surface of the transparent display module which emits the lesser amount of light is oriented toward the front side surface of the portable electronic device, and the second side surface of the transparent display module which emits the greater amount of light is oriented toward the back side surface of the portable electronic device. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277422 | TOUCHPAD DISPLAY - A computing system is provided, including a primary display and a touchpad having an operative surface that is distinct from a display surface of the primary display. The computing system further includes an interface subsystem having a touchpad input module and a touchpad output module. The touchpad input module is responsive to touch inputs applied to the operative surface to provide cursor control over data represented on the primary display. The touchpad output module may be driven to provide visual effects output based on cursor control inputs received on the touchpad and/or primary display output in which at least a portion of the touchpad provides an additional primary display of the computing system. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277423 | TOUCH SENSITIVE LCD PANEL - Described herein is a liquid crystal display apparatus that includes a liquid crystal display panel comprising. The liquid crystal display panel includes a receiver component that receives a sensed parameter of a column line in the liquid crystal display apparatus, wherein electrical voltage is transmitted along the column line and directed at a particular sub-pixel. An output component outputs an indication that a member is in physical contact with the display panel based at least in part upon the received sensed parameter of the column line. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277424 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING WORD INPUT - An electronic device and a method for predicting word input include generating a virtual keyboard comprising a plurality of virtual keys and receiving input letters and searching an English word database according to the input letters. The electronic device and the method further include retrieving the one or more possible words that begin with the input letters, confirming one or more virtual keys corresponding to the retrieved one or more possible words, and displaying the confirmed one or more virtual keys different from other virtual keys. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277425 | DISPLAY DEVICE - An embodiment of this document provides a display device comprising a panel, a touch screen panel, and a sense unit. The panel comprises subpixels placed in a display region defined in one face of a first substrate and a second substrate bonded with the first substrate. The touch screen panel is placed on the panel and configured to comprise electrode units. The sense unit is coupled to the electrode units and configured to sense a position through the electrode units. At least some of the electrode units are formed of a multi-layer with heterogeneous metals. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277426 | Multi-point touch screen and touch detection method - A multi-point touch screen suitable for a mobile apparatus is disclosed, which can output accurate touch images of a touch region by scanning, line by line, the touch region via an induction region positioned below the touch region. A method for detecting the occurrence of touch is characterized in that variations of rays are detected to determine the occurrence of touch, such variations are caused by the fact that media propagated by the rays response to variation of an electric field, and the variation of the electric field results from approaching of a conductor or an electrified body. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277427 | DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS - A display processing apparatus includes a display, a display control unit, and a detection unit configured to determine an inputted position of the display. The display processing apparatus includes a processing performing unit configured to determine a selected designator and to perform the processing indicated by the selected designator. The display processing apparatus further includes a judging unit configured to judge whether or not the inputted position determined by the detection unit is included in a direction selecting portion of the display. When the judging unit judges that the inputted position determined by the detection unit is included in the direction selecting range of the display, the display control unit changes a display direction of the designator in such a way that the designator orients the direction selecting portion which is judged to include the inputted position. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277428 | TOUCH PANEL INPUT ASSISTING DEVICE, COMPUTER OPERATING METHOD USING THE DEVICE, AND TACTILE SENSE INTERLOCKING PROGRAM - [PROBLEMS] To detect any of various movements of a finger by using the touch panel of an existing device and to give tactile sense to facilitate operation. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277429 | OPERATING A TOUCH SCREEN CONTROL SYSTEM ACCORDING TO A PLURALITY OF RULE SETS - An electronic device comprises a display screen configured for displaying images, a touch sensor configured to detect user input in a sensing region, a host processing system and a touch screen control system. The touch screen control system comprises control circuitry and a memory configured for holding rules. The control circuitry is configured for updating the display screen in response to image data from the host processing system and for operating according to a first set of rules held in the memory. The control circuitry is also configured, in response to receiving an indication from the host processing system, for switching from operating according to the first set of rules to operating according to a second set of rules. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277430 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC FEEDBACK TO NON-INPUT LOCATIONS - A handheld apparatus includes a top surface that includes a touch screen defining a plurality of keys, and a bottom surface on an opposite side of the first surface. The apparatus further includes a processor and an actuator coupled to the processor and located on the bottom surface. The processor is adapted to detect an object moving across the keys and in response generate an actuation signal to the actuator to generate a haptic feedback on the back surface. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277431 | Methods of Operating Electronic Devices Including Touch Sensitive Interfaces Using Force/Deflection Sensing and Related Devices and Computer Program Products - An electronic device may include a touch sensitive user interface and a contact detector configured to detect a location of contact on a surface of the touch sensitive user interface. A force detector may be configured to detect a force/deflection on/of the surface of the touch sensitive user interface using electromagnetic radiation. A controller may be coupled to the touch sensitive user interface. The controller may be configured to provide a first response to the contact on the surface of the touch sensitive user interface when the detected force/deflection is less than a threshold. The controller may be further configured to provide a second response to the contact on the surface of the touch sensitive user interface when the detected force/deflection is greater that the threshold with the first and second responses being different. Related methods are also discussed. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277432 | Multi-touch controlled apparatus and method thereof - The present invention discloses a multi-touch controlled apparatus and the method thereof. The method of multi-touch control includes the steps of: touching a resistive touch display interface to generate a first position signal and a pressure signal; determining whether or not the pressure signal is greater than a predetermined pressure threshold; recording a first position signal and a second position signal if the pressure signal is greater than the predetermined pressure threshold; determining whether or not a moving direction from the first position signal towards the second position signal is the predetermined moving direction; and issuing an instruction to execute a predetermined action, if the moving direction from the first position signal towards the second position signal is the predetermined moving direction. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277433 | TOUCH PANEL DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTING CONTACT POSITION THEREOF - Provided are a touch pad device and a method of detecting a contact position thereof. The touch panel device includes: a touch panel having a surface on which at least one pair of touch patterns formed of a conductive material are formed; and a touch sensor for generating a contact signal corresponding to a contact position of a contact object using impedances of a pair of touch patterns when the pair of touch patterns are contacted by the contact object. The touch panel device includes a plurality of pairs of touch patterns formed of a conductive material. A first axis position of a contact object is determined depending on whether or not the touch patterns are contacted by the contact object, and a second axis position of the contact object is determined by detecting variations in capacitance of the touch patterns or delay times by which a reference signal applied to the touch patterns is delayed. Thus, a contact position of the contact object can be detected using the first and second axis positions. Since the touch panel uses a one-layer ITO film, manufacturing the touch panel device with improved transparency can be easy and economical. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277434 | DISPLAY MODULE AND REACTION DEVICE - A display module includes a display panel and a reaction device. The reaction device includes a feedback unit array and a control unit. The feedback unit array has multiple feedback units to be arranged on the display panel in an array to divide the display area into multiple sub display areas, and each sub display area corresponds to one of the feedback units, respectively. When one of the sub display areas is touched, the control unit outputs a control signal to the feedback unit array, and the feedback unit corresponding to the touched sub display area generate a microcurrent. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277435 | EXTERNAL DEVICE IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS IN A DEVICE INCLUDING A TOUCH SPOT, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMS HAVING RECORDED THEREON PROGRAMS FOR EXECUTING THE EXTERNAL DEVICE IDENTIFICATION METHOD IN A DEVICE INCLUDING A TOUCH SPOT - An external device identification method in a device including a touch spot, an apparatus, and a recording medium are provided. The external device identification method includes generating a first micro-current signal that is induced when the touch spot is touched by a human being and includes device information about the device including the touch spot, propagating the first micro-current signal to an external device via a human being, receiving a second micro-current signal including device information about the external device from the external device via the human being, detecting the device information about the external device from the second micro-current signal, identifying the external device by using the device information about the external device, and connecting the device including the touch spot to the external device through a communication channel. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277436 | Sensing System for a Touch Sensitive Device - A sensing system for sensing a touch input on a touch sensitive device, the system including: a sensing plane; a well-collimated light source for generating a plurality of light rays along one or more planes different from the sensing plane; and a reflecting means adjacent one edge of the sensing plane for transforming at least a subset of the light rays into substantially parallel light rays and redirecting the subset of light rays along the sensing plane, at least one of the light rays along the sensing plane being interruptable by the touch input thereby allowing the sensing system to determine a position coordinate of the touch input. A related method of sensing a touch input on a touch sensitive device is also provided. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277437 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device includes a touch-screen, an infrared emitter, an infrared sensor and a control module. The touch-screen is configured for displaying a interface with various touchable items. The infrared emitter is configured for emitting infrared light. The infrared sensor is configured for receiving reflected infrared light, and for generating an electrical signal according to the reflected infrared light. The control module is configured for receiving the electrical signal and determining whether the value of the electrical signal is higher than a standard value. If the value of the electrical signal is higher than the standard value, the control module is further configured for invoking the touch interface on the touch-screen. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277438 | Operation apparatus for in-vehicle electronic device and method for controlling the same - An operation surface detects a touch point specified by an operator. An imaging area obtains a hand image of the operator. A fingertip detection unit detects a fingertip of the hand image. A display device includes a display screen having coordinates uniquely corresponding to the operation surface and the imaging area. The display device indicates the fingertip and an operation panel specific to an in-vehicle electronic device to be operated. An interface engine having a prescribed interface relationship between an input, which is specified by at least one of the touch point and the fingertip, and an output to be outputted to the in-vehicle electronic device according to a combination of the input and the interface relationship. An alteration unit alters the interface relationship according to a detected traveling state of the vehicle. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277439 | Dual Sided Transparent Display Module and Portable Electronic Device Incorporating the Same - A dual sided transparent display module and an electronic device incorporating the same are provided. The dual sided transparent display module includes a primary transparent display having a first surface side and a second surface side. The transparent display module further includes a first side touch sensor array and a second side touch sensor array respectively located at the first surface side and the second surface side of the primary transparent display. The transparent display module still further includes a shutter element located at one of the first surface side and the second surface side of the primary transparent display. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277440 | CHIPLET DISPLAY WITH ORIENTED CHIPLETS AND BUSSES - A display device includes a substrate having a display area; two or more column-driver chiplets having connection pads, each column-driver chiplet having a long axis and located over the substrate in the display area, the long axis of each column-driver chiplet oriented in a row direction; one or more row-driver chiplets having connection pads, each row-driver chiplet having a long axis and located over the substrate in the display area, the long axis of each row-driver chiplet oriented in a column direction different from the row direction; and a first common buss extending over the display area in the row direction connected to a connection pad on each of the row-driver chiplets, the first common buss further including one or more electrically connected first buss portions oriented in the column direction, each first buss portion electrically connected to a connection pad of a respective column-driver chiplet. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277441 | SECURITY ELEMENT FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF A SECURITY DOCUMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - The invention relates to a security element for the identification of a security document, in particular a banknote, a valuable paper or a paper document, comprising at least one electrically controllable display element and at least one piezoelectric energy source which controls the at least one display element. The security element is formed by a flexible multilayered film body comprising the at least one electrically controllable display element containing a display layer having liquid crystals that can be oriented in an electric field, and comprising the at least one piezoelectric energy source which controls the at least one display element and has at least one layer composed of piezoelectric material, wherein the security element has a thickness of at most 70 μm in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the film body. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277442 | SEIF-EMISSION TYPE DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A system for displaying images is provided. The system includes a self-emission type display device including a substrate, a first sub-pixel unit disposed on the substrate, and a second sub-pixel unit disposed on the substrate and adjacent to the first sub-pixel unit. Each of the first and second sub-pixel units comprises a light-emitting device, a power line electrically connected to the light-emitting device, and a storage capacitor having an electrode electrically connected to the power line. The electrodes of the storage capacitors of the first and second sub-pixel units are formed of a continuous conductive layer, such that the power lines of the first and second sub-pixel units are electrically connected to each other through the continuous conductive layer. | 2010-11-04 |
20100277443 | Electronic Book - An e-book reader in which destruction of a driver circuit at the time when a flexible panel is handled is inhibited. In addition, an e-book reader having a simplified structure. A plurality of flexible display panels each including a display portion in which display control is performed by a scan line driver circuit and a signal line driver circuit, and a binding portion fastening the plurality of display panels together are included. The signal line driver circuit is provided inside the binding portion, and the scan line driver circuit is provided at the edge of the display panel in a direction perpendicular to the binding portion. | 2010-11-04 |