| 49th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
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| 20090295667 | ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY PLANAR ANTENNA - An ultra high frequency antenna includes a first plane, a second plane opposite to the first plane by a distance, a driven dipole, at least a parasitic element having an indentation, and a balun. The balun includes a coplanar strip line and a microstrip line which has a first strip, a second strip area parallel to the first strip, and a third strip perpendicular to the first and second strips. The coplanar strip line coupled to a truncated ground plane with two narrow slots. The present planer antenna features a compact size, wide impedance bandwidth, moderate gain, and excellent front-to-back ratio. This antenna is well suitable for the applications in RFID handheld readers. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295668 | ENHANCED BAND MULTIPLE POLARIZATION ANTENNA ASSEMBLY - An antenna assembly is provided for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals over an enhanced frequency band. A first radiative element has a first end, a second end, and an associated length, and is comprised of an electrically conductive material. The first end of the first radiative element is electrically connected to an antenna feed at an apex and at least a portion of the first radiative element is disposed outwardly away from the apex at an acute angle relative to, and on a first side of, an imaginary plane intersecting the apex. A second radiative element has a first end and a second end and is comprised of an electrically conductive material. The first end of the second radiative element is electrically connected to the antenna feed and the first radiative element at the apex. The second end of the second radiative element has an associated height above the imaginary plane that is less than the product of the length of the first element and the sine of the acute angle at which the first element is disposed outwardly from the apex. The assembly further comprises an electrically conductive ground reference. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295669 | Wire Antenna - A wire antenna comprises a main radiating element, a grounding element, a shorting element, and a coaxial cable. The said main radiating element and the said grounding element are linked by the said shorting element. A central conducting wire and an outer grounding conductor of the coaxial cable are electrically connected to the first and the second points on the said main radiating element and the said grounding element respectively. The main radiating element and the grounding element are all made of a single metal wire with compact size and low cost. The present invention is capable of single or dual-band operation for applications in WLAN devices. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295670 | Flat antenna and antenna device - A flat antenna is used for a cable inputting a signal. The flat antenna comprises a base board, a radiator element, a filter unit, and a ground element wherein the radiator element, the filter unit, and the ground element are disposed on the board. The filter unit is used for eliminating or keeping the specific range of the frequency. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295671 | Method of Producing Communication Circuit, Communication Device, an Impedance- Matching Circuit, and an Impedance-Matching Circuit, and an Impedance-Matching Circuit Design Method - Communication circuit | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295672 | ANTENNA AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - An antenna and methods for manufacturing the antenna is provided. The antenna ( | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295673 | RADIOFREQUENCY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a radiofrequency device ( | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295674 | Slidable Choke Microwave Antenna - A microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and an inner insulator disposed therebetween and a radiating portion including a dipole antenna coupled to the feedline and a trocar coupled to the dipole antenna at a distal end thereof. The antenna assembly also includes a slidable outer jacket disposed about the radiating portion and the feedline. The slidable outer jacket being configured to slide about at least one of the radiating portion and the feedline from a closed configuration, in which the slidable outer jacket is mated with the trocar and a retracted configuration, in which the slidable outer jacket is retracted in a proximally exposing at least a portion the radiating portion. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295675 | IC package antenna - An IC package antenna of which a metal radiating member is firstly provided on a board to form an antenna base board; the board is formed thereon at least a feed point; and the IC package antenna is packaged with an IC packaging housing and a packaging bottom portion to form an IC chip. The IC packaging housing has a plurality of connecting pins extending outward from inside of itself; wherein the inner end of at least one connecting pin is soldering connected with a feed point of the base board of the antenna. Such an IC package antenna can allow standardized and miniaturized antenna designing, and is applicable to Surface Mount Technology (SMT). | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295676 | Communication apparatus - A communication apparatus communicating other apparatuses includes: a switch for switching between a vertical polarized antenna and a horizontal polarized antenna; a communication device for transmitting and receiving the electric wave via one of the antennas, which is selected by the switch; a monitor for monitoring a relative distance between the apparatus and other apparatuses; and a controller for controlling the switch such that the switch selects the vertical polarized antenna when the relative distance is equal to or larger than a distance threshold, and the switch selects the horizontal polarized antenna when the relative distance is smaller than the distance threshold. The distance threshold is larger than a distance between the apparatus and a dip point. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295677 | SECURING RING AND ASSEMBLIES - Various embodiments of a securing ring are described along with assemblies utilizing the securing ring. A securing ring includes a curvilinear body defining an opening and having a gap that defines confronting ring ends that are separable to receive at least one curvilinear device within the opening. The curvilinear body includes an outer surface and opposing first and second side walls that define a slot therebetween. The slot is configured for receiving the curvilinear device, and the outer surface, the first wall and the second wall provide a clamping force on the curvilinear device in the slot when the confronting ring ends are drawn together, with the clamping force securing the curvilinear device within the slot. The securing apparatus further includes a locking mechanism coupled to the confronting ring ends and configured to releasably engage the confronting ring ends to secure the confronting ring ends together. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295678 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus is disclosed. A circuit board has a first face, a second face opposite to the first face, and an edge formed with a notch connecting the first face and the second face. A circuit is arranged on the first face. An antenna element is configured to receive radio waves. A connecting member includes a first part coupled to the antenna element at a position opposing the second face and a second part fitted with the notch and elastically connected to the circuit. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295679 | MULTIPLE DISPLAY NETWORK SUPPORTING HDMI-CEC - Methods and devices for manipulating HDMI-CEC messages transmitted over a network including at least two HDMI-CEC display devices with their associated at least two HDMI-CEC cluster trees that at least partially overlap, and enabling each of the HDMI-CEC display devices to communicate using HDMI-CEC with its associated HDMI-CEC cluster tree according to its current HDMI-CEC network view. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295680 | OPERATING A MULTI DISPLAY NETWORK SUPPORTING HDMI-CEC - Method and devices for operating a network including at least two HDMI-CEC display devices using HDMI-CEC. Some embodiments include creating and displaying a control menu which includes the HDMI-CEC display devices. Other embodiments include creating a unique control menu for each of the HDMI-CEC display devices. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295681 | Virtual Image System for Windshields - A virtual image system for windshields that permits an image source to reflect off the windshield so that a virtual image, free of ghost image, is visible to the driver. Either a matte black material is applied to a windshield glass pane at any of the outer glass pane windshield surfaces | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295682 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING SENSOR DATA COLLECTION USING REFLECTING USER INTERFACES - One challenge with using sensing devices to collect information about a person is that the person needs to stay within reach of sensor. Several solutions exist to resolve this issue, some relay on improving the machinery of the sensor, while other relay on constraining the movements of the person tracked. Both these methods have limitations. In this invention proposal, we describe a method for improving data collection without restraining the user unnecessary or that require a leap in sensor technology. By providing subtle feedback of the sensor's field of sensitivity in the form of a reflecting UI, the user can adjust his or her position in front of the sensor to improve the data collection. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295683 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY WITH VARIABLE FOCAL LENGTH LENS - This invention discloses methods and apparatus for generating a head mounted display with a first resolution area and a second resolution area. One or more variable focal length lenses are utilized to increase the resolution of the second resolution area. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295684 | FLEXIBLE FILM AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A flexible film and a display device including the same are disclosed. The flexible film includes an insulating film and first and second metal layers on the insulating film. The insulating film including at least one hole, a first surface corresponding to an inner circumferential surface of the hole, a second surface corresponding to an upper surface of the insulating film, and a third surface corresponding to a lower surface of the insulating film. The first metal layer and the second metal layer are positioned on the first surface and at least one of the second and third surfaces. An angle between the first surface and the second surface is equal to or greater than an angle between the first surface and the third surface. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295685 | FLEXIBLE FILM AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A flexible film and a display device including the same are provided. The flexible film includes an insulating film including a hole, an inner surface surrounding the hole, a first surface, and a second surface opposite to the first surface and a metal layer covering the inner surface and at least one of the first and second surfaces. The metal layer includes a first layer and a second layer. The metal layer has a first portion on the inner surface and a second portion on the first surface or the second surface. The first portion has a thickness smaller than a thickness of the second portion. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295686 | FILTER AND PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE THEREOF - A plasma display device is provided. The plasma display device includes a plasma display panel (PDP) which includes an upper substrate on which a plurality of black matrices are formed; and an external light shielding sheet which is disposed at a front of the PDP and includes a base unit and a plurality of pattern units that are formed on the base unit and that have a lower refractive index than the base unit. A distance between a pair of adjacent black matrices is 4-12 times greater than a distance between a pair of adjacent pattern units. Therefore, it is possible for a plasma display device to effectively realize black images and enhance bright room contrast with the aid of an external light shielding sheet which is disposed at a front of a PDP and which absorbs and shields as much external light incident upon the PDP as possible. Also, it is possible to reduce the probability of occurrence of the moire phenomenon and enhance the luminance of images displayed by a PDP by forming a plurality of pattern units on an external light shielding sheet so that the distance between the pair of adjacent pattern units can fall within a predetermined percentage range of the distance between the pair of adjacent black matrices formed on a PDP, or that the width of the pattern units can fall within a predetermined percentage range of the width of black matrices formed on the PDP. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295687 | Plasma display panel including TCC EMI filter, and/or method of making the same - A plasma display panel (PDP) includes an EMI filter supported by a glass substrate for blocking/shielding substantial amounts of electromagnetic waves, with the filter being supported by a side of the substrate opposite a viewer. In certain example embodiments, a black frit and a silver frit comprise a filter frame and are supported by the filter such that the filter is closer to the glass substrate than either or both of the frits. Alternatively, in certain example embodiments, a conductive black frit comprises a filter frame and is supported by the filter such that the filter is closer to the glass substrate than the frit. The filter has high visible transmission, and is capable of blocking/shielding electromagnetic waves. Advantageously, a transparent conductive coating (TCC) can be coated on a stock, non-cut glass sheet. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295688 | PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A plasma display apparatus and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The method includes assigning a predetermined number of sustain signals to each of subfields constituting a frame depending on weight values of the subfields, selecting some of combinations of the subfields, actually measuring a luminance of light emitted by the plasma display apparatus during a frame comprised of the selected subfield combination, normalizing a luminance corresponding to each subfield combination depending on the actually measured highest luminance to calculate a reference normalized gray level, and calculating an intermediate gray level between the reference normalized gray levels. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295689 | TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONAL VIEW DISPLAY - A display device ( | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295690 | Electronic circuit and panel having the same - Disclosed herein is an electronic circuit, including: a light emitting element, having diode characteristics, for emitting a light in accordance with a drive current; a sampling transistor for sampling a video signal; a driving transistor for supplying the drive current to the light emitting element; and a hold capacitor for holding therein a predetermined potential, the hold capacitor being connected to each of an anode side of the light emitting element, and a gate of the driving transistor; wherein a laminated portion of a first metallic layer serving as a gate of the sampling transistor, and a second metallic layer serving as a source of the sampling transistor is formed so as to have an area equal to or smaller than a predetermined area. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295691 | Image display device - The present invention disposes a switch transistor between a driving transistor and a light emitting element, and sets the switch transistor in an off state during a non-emission period. Thereby, a variation in threshold voltage of the driving transistor is corrected while destruction of the light emitting element due to a reverse bias is avoided. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295692 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device having optical sensors, for sensing a touch, embedded in a liquid crystal panel to improve touch sensitivity is disclosed. The liquid crystal display device includes pixel regions spaced from each other on a first substrate, gate lines formed to separate the pixel regions in a first direction, driving voltage lines parallel to the gate lines, data lines formed between the pixel regions in a second direction intersecting the first direction, storage lines parallel to the driving voltage lines, read-out lines separated from neighboring data lines by one pixel region in the second direction, display transistors formed at intersections of the gate and data lines, pixel electrodes formed in the pixel regions, output switching transistors formed between the gate and read-out lines, capacitors formed between the output switching transistors and storage lines, and photo sensing transistors formed on the output switching transistors and storage lines. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295693 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display comprising a pixel electrode comprising a first sub-pixel electrode, a second sub-pixel electrode and a third sub-pixel electrode, separated from each other; a first thin film transistor connected to the first sub-pixel electrode; a second thin film transistor connected to the second sub-pixel electrode; a gate line connected to the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor; a data line, insulated from and crossing the gate line, connected to the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor; and a first storage line, parallel with the gate line, extending across the first sub-pixel electrode, wherein the first and second thin film transistors comprise a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line and a drain electrode connected to the first sub-pixel electrode and the second sub-pixel electrode respectively, and the drain electrode of the first or second thin film transistor overlaps with the third sub-pixel electrode. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295694 | Liquid Crystal Display and Array Substrate Thereof - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display and an array substrate thereof The array substrate comprises scan lines, data lines and a plurality of pixel defined by a crosswise arrangement of the scan lines and the data lines. The pixel comprises a first sub-pixel electrode; a second sub-pixel electrode electrically isolated from the first sub-pixel electrode; a first switching element for controlling the first sub-pixel electrode; and a second switching element for controlling the second sub-pixel electrode. When the control of the first sub-pixel electrode by the first switching element cannot be carried out normally, the second switching element can control at least a part of the first sub-pixel electrode in place of the first switching element. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295695 | Display Apparatus, Pixel Structure and Driving Method Thereof - A display apparatus, pixel structure and drive method thereof are provided. The display apparatus comprises a gate drive chip, a first gate line, a second gate line, a first pixel unit, and a second pixel unit. The gate driver is configured to generate a first gate drive signal and a second gate drive signal. The first and second gate drive signals are outputted to the first and second gate lines, respectively. Furthermore, the first and second gate drive signals are configured to adjust a first feed through (FT) voltage generated by a first pixel area of the first pixel unit, a second FT voltage generated by a second pixel area of the first pixel unit, a third FT voltage generated by a first pixel area of the second pixel unit, and a fourth FT voltage generated by a second pixel area of the second pixel unit. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295696 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device which can ensure the correction of a black spot, for example, in forming an opening portion in a portion of a scanning signal line where the scanning signal line intersects a video signal line and forming a semiconductor layer and a conductor layer by a resist reflow method is provided. A conductor layer includes a video signal line, a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a connecting line. A semiconductor layer is formed so as to cover at least a region of the insulation film which is larger than a region where the video signal line and the connecting line are formed. The connecting line is connected with the video signal line over an opening portion which is formed in the scanning signal line. A cutout portion, a projecting portion or an enlarged-width portion is formed on the video signal line and/or the connecting line in a region which corresponds to the opening portion or in the vicinity of the region. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295697 | Liquid crystal display panel - A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel includes scanning lines to receive scanning signals, data lines to receive data signals; and pixel pairs. Each pixel pair includes a first pixel and a second pixel. The first pixel includes a first thin film transistor (TFT), and the second pixel includes a second TFT. The first pixel and the second pixel of each pixel pair are arranged on two sides of the data line in each row, and connected to a single data line via the first TFT and the second TFT respectively. One of the two TFTs is a p-type TFT, and the other one is an n-type TFT. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295698 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus having a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of signal lines is provided. A plurality of first pixels are arranged between first and second scanning lines adjacent to each other, and arranged near at least some of the signal lines. A plurality of second pixels are arranged, some on one side of the signal line arranged near the first pixels, and the others on the other side of the signal. A plurality of first switching elements are connected to the first pixels, to the signal line near the first pixels and to the first scanning line. A plurality of second switching elements are connected to the second pixels and to the signal line near the first pixels. A plurality of third switching elements are connected to the second switching elements, to the first scanning line and to the second scanning line. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295699 | DRIVE CIRCUIT, ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Off-leak current of a TFT, required for a drive circuit configured with a TFT of a single conductivity type, is realized with simple manufacturing steps. The impurity concentration of a source region and a drain region of a TFT is set between 2*10 | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295700 | Display Device - A display device includes a display region which is constituted of a plurality of partial regions, and drive circuits which are connected to a plurality of video signal lines for respective partial regions. The video signal lines and the drive circuits are connected with each other via relay lines. A center line of the drive circuit and a center line of the partial region are arranged at positions displaced from each other, and the relay lines have a bent portion between the drive circuit and the video signal lines. By forming the bent portion on the relay line, the line resistances of the relay lines can be adjusted thus decreasing display irregularities generated by the positional displacement of the drive circuit. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295701 | Display Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A display device which surely allows the black-spot-forming correction at the time of forming an opening portion in a portion of a scanning signal line where a scanning signal line and a video signal line intersects each other and forming a semiconductor layer and a conductor layer by a resist flow method is provided. A scanning signal line which forms an opening portion in a portion thereof which intersects a video signal line, an insulation film, a semiconductor layer which covers a region which spreads larger than a conductor layer, and the conductor layer are sequentially stacked. The conductor layer includes the video signal line, a drain electrode and a source electrode of a thin film transistor, and a connecting line which connects the video signal line and the drain electrode. The connecting line is branched from the video signal line over the opening portion, and the opening portions is formed in a projecting manner toward both edges of the scanning signal line such that a width of the opening portion in the direction which intersects the connecting line is set larger than a width of the semiconductor layer. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295702 | LCD DRIVE METHOD - The present invention discloses an LCD drive method, which uses a signal of at least one segment electrode of a multiplex drive element as a common-electrode signal and uses the voltage difference of the above-mentioned segment electrode and the signal of another segment electrode to present images, whereby the multiplex drive element can function as a static drive element. Via the present invention, the multiplex drive element, which can be mass-produced in low costs, can replace the high-cost customized static drive element. Therefore, the present invention can be used as a solution for the static drive LCD and reduce the costs thereof. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295703 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display panel includes a plurality of pixels and each of the pixels includes a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel individually load a source voltage according to a first gate pulse and a second gate pulse, respectively. The second sub-pixel includes a first storage capacitor and a first compensation capacitor. The first compensation capacitor charges or discharges to a predetermined voltage before performing charge neutralization with the first storage capacitor according to a second gate pulse. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295704 | Shift Register Circuit, Driving Circuit of Display Device, and Display Device Using the Driving Circuit - There is provided a driving circuit which is simple and has a small occupied area. A shift register circuit of the present invention includes a plurality of register circuits. Each of the register circuits includes a clocked inverter circuit and an inverter circuit. Both are connected in series with each other so that an output signal of the clocked inverter circuit becomes an input signal of the inverter circuit. Further, the register circuit includes a signal line by which an output signal of the inverter circuit is transmitted. Since a number of elements are connected to the signal line and parasitic capacitance is large, it has a high load. The shift register circuit of the present invention uses the fact that since the parasitic capacitance of the signal line is large, it has a high load. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295705 | LCD Backlight Dimming, LCD / Image Signal Compensation and method of controlling an LCD display - A method of reducing power consumption in a liquid crystal display illuminated by a backlight device includes dimming the backlight and adjusting the intensity of the image to compensate for the dimmed backlight. A dimming factor for the backlight is based on a clipping point determining from the pixel intensity distribution of the image signal. The intensity of the image is adjusted based on the dimming factor, wherein a first tone mapping function is used to adjust pixel intensities below an intensity threshold and a second tone mapping function is used to adjust pixel intensities above the intensity threshold | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295706 | Methods and Systems for Reduced Flickering and Blur - Elements of the present invention relate to systems and methods for generating, modifying and applying backlight array driving values. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295707 | Illuminating apparatus and display apparatus - The present invention provides an illuminating apparatus locally reducing light intensity without depending on the configuration of a light source itself. An illuminating apparatus used as a backlight of a display apparatus having a liquid crystal display panel with a pair of first polarizers, including a light source and a liquid crystal light control panel. The liquid crystal light control panel has a pair of second polarizers and suppresses amount of transmission of light from the light source, thereby allows the light from the light source to have such a light intensity distribution along a plane that light intensity is locally reduced. The polarization degree in the second polarizers is optimized so that transmission light amount ratio of the second polarizers is lower than that of the first polarizers. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295708 | Back Light Apparatus and Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus - A back light apparatus includes an external light quantity detecting unit having a first and second light quantity detecting sections, both of which are provided at a predetermined position of the housing, a first polarizing plate provided on a light receiving surface of the first light quantity detecting section, which first polarizing plate has a polarizing axis perpendicular to that of a polarizing plate provided on the rear surface side of the liquid crystal panel, a second polarizing plate provided on the light receiving surface of the second light quantity detecting section, which second polarizing plate has the same polarizing axis as that of the polarizing plate provided on the rear surface side of the liquid crystal panel, and an external light quantity calculating section to calculate the external light quantity based on the difference value between light quantities detected by the first and second light quantity detecting sections. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295709 | Electrophoretic Display - An electrophoretic display includes a display region. The display region includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes a plurality of sub-pixels. Each sub-pixel has a plurality of charged particles. The charged particles of the sub-pixels of each pixel exhibit the same color. The sub-pixels of each pixel are capable of displaying different gray levels in a frame time. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295710 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided an electrophoretic display device that is formed by pinching an electrophoretic element containing electrophoretic particles between one pair of substrates. The electrophoretic display device includes a display unit that is formed of a plurality of pixels. One substrate of the one pair of substrates includes a pixel electrode and a pixel switching element that are formed for each of the plurality of pixels, a memory circuit that is electrically connected between the pixel electrode and the pixel switching element and can hold an image signal supplied through the pixel switching element, and an electrostatic protection unit that is electrically connected between the pixel electrode and the memory circuit and is formed of at least one of a capacitor element, a resistor element, and a diode. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295711 | MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECONFIGURING OF CHARACTERISTIC POINT IN MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM - In an optical motion capture system, it is possible to measure spatially high-dense data by increasing the number of measuring points. In the motion capture system using a mesh marker, intersections of lines for the mesh marker are called nodes and the lines connecting the nodes are called edges. The system includes a plurality of cameras for capturing a two-dimensional image of the mesh marker by imaging a subject having the mesh marker, a node/edge detecting section for detecting node/edge information on the mesh marker from the two-dimensional image captured by the respective cameras, and a three-dimensional reconstructing section for acquiring three-dimensional position information of the nodes by using the node/edge information detected from the plurality of two-dimensional images captured by different cameras. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295712 | PORTABLE PROJECTOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING A PORTABLE PROJECTOR - A portable projector comprising a projection unit for projecting an image onto a projection surface. The portable projector comprises a stabilization unit for stabilizing the projecting of the image. The portable projector further comprises a light sensing unit for scanning a region surrounding the portable projector. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295713 | POINTING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED CURSOR CONTROL IN-AIR AND ALLOWING MULTIPLE MODES OF OPERATIONS - Cursor resolution of a device is based upon a user's gripping (or squeezing) of the device in one embodiment, in accordance with a user's natural usage patterns. In one aspect, a device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention offers multiple modes of operation depending on its orientation (e.g., which side of the device is facing upward). A device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can be used as a mouse, a presentation device, a keyboard for text entry, and so on. In one aspect of the present invention, circular gesture based controls are implemented, specifically for repetitive type functions. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295714 | POWER CONSERVING SYSTEM FOR HAND-HELD CONTROLLERS - A manual controller operates through a wireless communication link with a computing device to manipulate images or symbols on a display associated with the computing device. An electrical power conserving system allows such a wireless controller to conserve electrical power as the controller operates with electrical power supplied by replaceable batteries or rechargeable battery packs. In preferred embodiments, electronic manual-contact sensing circuitry enables more rapid turnoff of the controller during periods of game play inactivity. This eliminates a long timeout period and allows electrical current drain only when the controller is actually being held by a user. Preferred embodiments of the electronic manual-contact sensing circuitry detect electrical resistance of a user's hands and thereby enables delivery of different amounts of electrical power as required. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295715 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING PROXIMITY SENSOR AND DISPLAY CONTROLLING METHOD THEREIN - A mobile communication terminal having a function of detecting a proximity touch and a display controlling method therein are disclosed. The present invention includes a touchscreen configured to display prescribed data, the touchscreen detecting a real touch or a proximity touch to a surface contact point, a proximity sensor outputting a proximity signal corresponding to a proximity position of a proximate object, and a controller controlling an implementation of an operation associated with the prescribed data displayed on the touchscreen according to the proximity signal detected by the proximity sensor. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295716 | METHOD FOR MOVING CURSOR AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF - A method for moving cursor and a storage medium thereof are provided for a computer system connected to a first display and a second display. In the present method, a user-define cursor position in the second display is stored when a cursor position storing instruction is received. After a cursor moving instruction is received, the cursor located in the first display is switched and displayed at the user-define cursor position in the second display. And the cursor in the second display is switched and displayed on the previous position of the first display if the cursor moving instruction is received again. As a result, the operation of dragging a mouse repeatedly to move the cursor can be avoided, so that the cursor can be directly and quickly moved to a position predetermined by a user. Accordingly, utilization facility of an extended display is improved. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295717 | OPERATION FEELING GIVING INPUT DEVICE - An operation feeling giving input device includes an operation member that is displaced to an arbitrary operational position according to the operation of an operator, actuators that change the operational position of the operation member separately from the operation of the operator by applying an operational force to the operation member, operational position detecting means that detects the operational position of the operation member, storage means that stores information about display areas of buttons displayed on a predetermined display screen, and control means. The control means outputs a control signal for displaying a pointer on a display screen at an indicated position corresponding to the operational position of the operation member on the basis of the operational position of the operation member, and drives the actuators so that the operational position of the operation member is changed to generate a lead-in force that moves the pointer toward the inside of the buttons displayed on the display screen. If the length of a display area of the button in a vertical direction is different from the length of the display area of the button in a horizontal direction, the control means calculates the magnitude of the lead-in force on the basis of a relative relationship between the indicated position of the pointer and any one of vertical and horizontal virtual central axes extending in the longitudinal direction through a central position of the display area. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295718 | MULTIPLE INPUT OPTICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM - An optical navigation system with optical imaging of multiple inputs using a single navigation sensor. The optical navigation system includes a tactile interface device, an image sensor, and a processor. The tactile interface device facilitates a navigation input. The image sensor intermittently generates images of a surface of the tactile interface device and images of a contact navigation surface. The image sensor also generates the images of the surface of the tactile interface device exclusive of the images of the contact navigation surface. The processor is coupled to the image sensor. The processor generates a first navigation signal based on the images of the tactile interface device and generates a second navigation signal based on the images of the contact navigation surface. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295719 | DTV CAPABLE OF RECEIVING SIGNAL FROM 3D POINTING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF EXECUTING FUNCTION AND ADJUSTING AUDIO PROPERTY OF DTV EMPLOYING 3D POINTING DEVICE - A system and method for controlling a digital TV, the system including the DTV; and a 3D pointing device. The DTV includes a receiver to receive control signals from the 3D pointing device; and a control unit to select one of a plurality of functions provided by the DTV in response to a selection signal received from the 3D pointing device, each function having a corresponding execution profile, and execute the selected function in accordance with the corresponding execution profile and a motion parameter sensed by the 3D pointing device including a direction of movement and one of a distance and velocity corresponding to the direction of movement. The 3D pointing device includes a transmitter to transmit the control signals and motion parameter; and a sensor to sense within the 3D pointing device the motion of the 3D pointing device and generate the corresponding motion parameter. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295720 | METHOD FOR EXECUTING MOUSE FUNCTION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for executing a mouse function of electronic device and an electronic device thereof are provided. In the present method, an amount and a relative position of input signals are detected by a sensor module. Then, whether the amount and the relative position are respectively conformed to a predetermined value is determined. If the predetermined values are conformed, whether the input signal is conformed to a specific signal is determined when a variation of the relative position is occurred. Finally, a corresponding mouse function is executed according to a type of the variation if the variation is conformed to the specific signal. As a result, a mouse device is no longer needed for a user to accomplish a directional operation on the electronic device so as to prevent inconvenience of particularly carrying a mouse device. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295721 | INPUT APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD - An input apparatus is provided, and includes: a main body operated by a user in a first operation form of pointing a predetermined position on a screen using a pointer on the screen and a second operation form different from the first operation form. The input apparatus includes an operation form detection section to detect which of the first operation form and the second operation form an operation form of the main body is; a movement detection section to detect a movement of the mail body. The input apparatus includes an operational section to switch a first operational mode corresponding to the first operation form and a second operational mode corresponding to the second operation form therebetween according to the operation form of the main body, and calculating a corresponding movement value corresponding to the movement of the pointer on the screen that corresponds to the detected movement of the main body. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295722 | INPUT APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, HANDHELD APPARATUS, AND CALIBRATION METHOD - An input apparatus includes a casing, an output section, a processing section, a judgment section, and a calibration section. The output section includes a reference potential and outputs, as a detection signal, a fluctuation of a potential with respect to the reference potential, that corresponds to a movement of the casing. The processing section executes processing for generating a control command for controlling a screen based on an output value of the output section. The judgment section judges an operational state of the input apparatus. The calibration section executes, when it is judged that the input apparatus is moving, a calibration mode as processing for correcting the reference potential by obtaining the output value over a data obtainment period that is a sampling period of the output value and calculating a correction value of the reference potential based on the obtained output value. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295723 | INTERACTIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An interactive display system comprises a white board which communicates with a PC. A projector receives signals from the PC which are translated into corresponding project image which is projected on to the white board. The image projected on to the white board is the same as that shown on a computer screen. By using an electronic pen the position of which can be detected electronically by means of a plurality of wires embedded beneath the surface of the white board and using methods already known in the art, the electronic pen can function in the same way as a computer mouse. The image projected on to the white board may also be manipulated by means of a remote control device, which uses Infra red communication to transmit signals to a transponder built within the white board. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295724 | Adjustable torque joystick - An adjustable torque joystick control assembly includes a housing and a stick assembly mounted in, and extending from, the housing. A gimbal assembly is coupled to the stick assembly and contained within the housing. A torque or force adjustment assembly is located in the housing above the gimbal assembly and, in one embodiment, includes a spring compression member adapted to exert a force against one end of a spring to compress the spring and cause an opposite end of the spring to exert a force against the gimbal assembly and increase the force required to move the stick assembly. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295725 | SCROLL WHEEL MODULE - The present invention discloses a scroll wheel module, which comprises: a scroll wheel; a displacement seat accommodating the scroll wheel; and a carry seat arranged outside the displacement seat. The displacement seat has a receiving member, which receives the scroll wheel and implements the displacement seat to move in the same direction as the scroll wheel moves. The displacement seat has at least one actuation member, and the carry seat has at least one instruction switch corresponding to the actuation member. At least one support member is arranged in between the displacement seat and the carry seat. The support member implements the displacement seat to move horizontally inside the carry seat, which makes the actuation member trigger the instruction switch to generate and output an instruction signal. Thereby, the assembling process of the scroll wheel module is simplified, and the volume of the scroll wheel module is reduced. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295726 | Angle adjustable computer mouse that can be used with either hand - An angle adjustable computer mouse that allows users to adjust angles to their preferred positions and allows usage for both right handed and left handed users by simply sliding the top component of the computer mouse over the base component of the computer mouse. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295727 | CONFIGURABLE APPARATUS FOR DIRECTIONAL OPERATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEM - A configurable apparatus for directional operation and a computer system are provided. The configurable apparatus for directional operation includes a touch screen for detecting a touch signal, and an operation interface construction module. The operation interface construction module is provided for displaying a configurable interface of directional operation on the touch screen. The configurable interface of directional operation is thus adapted for change the displaying position, the displaying direction, or the layout thereof according to different application demands, so as to provide the user an operation method for ascertaining the convenience of operation and portability of the mobile electronic apparatus at the same time. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295728 | Signal processing method for optical trace-detecting module - A signal processing method for an optical trace-detecting module is adapted to perform signal processing between a hardware device having an optical trace-detecting module and a computer device. After a hardware device performs signal connection with a computer device, a fingerprint recognition start-up is implemented by an optical trace-detecting module of the hardware device. Continuous image detection is then performed for displacement control. The presence of the hardware device is confirmed by a start-up procedure of the computer device. A single fingerprint image is picked up by the optical trace-detecting module of the hardware device so as to perform start-up ID recognition. After that, a plurality of frames of object images is continuously picked up by the optical trace-detecting module, and then converted into a displacement signal to be transmitted to the computer device, so as to control a window interface. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295729 | INPUT DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD OF COMPUTER SYSTEM - An input device for a computer is provided. The input device includes a motion detector and a receiver. The motion detector has an inertia sensor, a gyro, an optical mouse module, and a microprocessor. When the motion detector is in a motion operation mode, the inertia sensor and the gyro are enabled for detecting a motion state and direction of the motion detector in a 3-D space, so as to generate an inertia data and a direction data. When the motion detector is in a mouse operation mode, the optical mouse module is enabled for detecting a motion stat of the motion detector on a 2-D plane, so as to generate a coordinate data. The microprocessor codes the coordinate data or codes the inertia data and the direction data to generate a detecting data for the receiver. Then, the detecting data is transmitted to the computer for operating the computer. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295730 | VIRTUAL OPTICAL INPUT UNIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided are an input unit and a control method thereof. In an embodiment of the method, a portion of an input member such as a finger, and a portion of a shadow of the input member generated by a light source are perceived through image processing. Relationship information between the image and shadow of the input member are used, so as to determine if an input is made. Also, the input pattern can be provided to a user using an imaging light, whereas the images can be detected using a detection light. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295731 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A terminal including a first body, a second body connected to the first body, a first display disposed on the first body, a second display disposed on the second body and having a transparency such that information displayed on the first display can be seen though the second display having the transparency when the first and second displays overlap each other, and a controller configured to control a movement of a displayable object between the first and second displays based on a particular condition occurring on the terminal. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295732 | DEVICES HAVING INPUT CONTROLS FOR EFFICIENT INPUT OF DATA - Embodiments of the subject invention relate to systems, methods, and devices providing a reduced number of selectable inputs that enable efficient communication. One aspect of what is disclosed are embodiments of a systematic code, which systematic code enables efficient communication. Another aspect of the invention is the implementation of embodiments of a systematic code on interactive devices, thereby enabling efficient communication using such interactive devices. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295733 | ERGONOMIC KEYBOARD SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Ergonomic computer control and/or input systems and components, such as, for example, keyboards and touchpad, and methods of using such computer control and/or input systems and components keyboard components that can be placed at varied or desired locations relative to the keyboard and devices that allow such keyboard components to be placed at the varied or desired locations. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295734 | AUDIO BOOK FOR PEN-BASED COMPUTER - A system for producing audio output from interaction with printed material and a pen based computer system. The system includes a printed page including a substantially invisible position code and a human viewable image. The system further includes a pen-based computer system for determining a position of the human viewable image in response to interactions there between, e.g., based upon the pen tip's proximity to the image. The pen-based computer is operable to produce a human-audible output corresponding to the human viewable image contemporaneously with the interaction. The human viewable image may be produced independent of the pen based computer and may include a textual word and/or an image. A plurality of pages may be provided in book form allowing a plurality of audio recordings to be rendered in connection with a plurality of images, thusly providing an interactive audio book experience for the user. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295735 | Electronic Device and Method for Automatically Converting Text into a Speech Signal - An electronic device and a method for automatically converting text to be displayed on a display screen of an electronic device into a speech signal when ambient light conditions affect viewing of the text. The method is performed by the electronic device and the method includes receiving a command to display text on the display screen and determining if an ambient light signal provided by an ambient light sensor is above a pre-determined viewing threshold. This ambient light signal corresponds to ambient light conditions adjacent the display screen. The method also includes automatically converting the text to a speech signal when the ambient light signal is above the pre-determined viewing threshold. Suitably, there is performed a step of emitting the speech signal in an audible form from a speaker. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295736 | DEVICE HAVING AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A GEMSTONE KEYMAT - A key includes a key body made of sapphire and a supporting body made of a silicone elastomer. The key body is bonded through a physical vapour deposition layer to the supporting body. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295737 | IDENTIFICATION OF CANDIDATE CHARACTERS FOR TEXT INPUT - Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for identifying candidates for text entry. One or more inputs entering one or more characters are received. One or more first candidate characters are identified and presented for the inputs using a first dictionary. One or more second candidate characters related to a respective first candidate character are identified and presented. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295738 | Method of controlling an object by user motion for electronic device - The present invention provides a method of controlling a virtual object or instruction for a computing device comprising: detecting a user activity by a detecting device; generating a control signal in responsive to the user activity detection; controlling an object displayed on a display in responsive to the control signal to execute the instruction. The user activity is detected by CMOS or CCD. The user activity includes facial motion, eye motion, or finger motion. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295739 | HAPTIC TACTILE PRECISION SELECTION - A feedback control system and a method for controlling a tactile feedback are disclosed, wherein the feedback control system provides users with full precise control of infinite tactile feedback settings. The tactile feedback control system includes a user interface adapted to generate and transmit an information signal including data and information representing a user-provided input, wherein the user interface also generates a tactile sensation to the user, a controller adapted to receive the information signal, analyze the information signal, and generate and transmit a control signal for controlling a tactile feedback in response to the information signal, and a haptic system adapted to receive the control signal and generate the tactile feedback. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295740 | INPUT/OUTPUT APPARATUS - An input/output apparatus includes a main body and a display. The main body includes a power supply, a driver and a controller connected to the power supply. The driver is used for sending drive signals. The display module is fixed to the main body and connected to the power supply. The display module is driven by the driver to display information. The display module includes a display and a sensor. The display is used for displaying information according to the drive signals. The display is E-paper type. The sensor is attached to the display, and is capable of sensing external operations and generating corresponding sensor signals. The controller is connected to the sensor and used for receiving the sensor signals and controlling the sensor. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295741 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY MODULE - An electro-optical apparatus includes a display module and a touch panel. The display module includes a body, at least a first positioning element, and at least a second positioning element. The body has a display surface and a bottom surface opposite to the display surface. The first positioning element and the second positioning element are connected to the body. The first positioning element is disposed on a first side of the body and the second positioning element is disposed on a second side of the body that is adjacent to the first side. The first positioning element and the second positioning element protrude from the display surface in a direction away from the bottom surface. The touch panel is disposed on the display surface of the body, and edges of the touch panel abut against the first positioning element and the second positioning element. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295742 | TOUCH SCREEN APPARATUS - The invention provides a touch screen apparatus. The touch screen apparatus, applied to a touch panel, includes an indicating device and a processing module. The indicating device comprises a signal generating module and a conductive touch end, wherein the touch end touches the touch panel, and the signal generating module, electrically connecting with the touch end, generates an electric signal transmitted through the touch end. The processing module electrically connects with the touch panel to detect the electric signal, and calculates a contact position between the touch end and the touch panel according to the electric signal. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295743 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal is provided with a touch screen for displaying and inputting data, a detection unit for detecting the input path of the diagonal line upon input through the touch screen, a set unit for setting the user's operating hand based on the input path, and the display control unit for displaying the display mode determined based on the operating hand. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295744 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND ELECTRO-OPTICAL APPARATUS - An illumination device is provided which includes: an illumination light source that emits an illumination light; a first position-detecting light source that emits a first position detecting light; a second position-detecting light source that emits a second position detecting light; a first light guide plate which is provided with a first light incident surface that introduces the illumination light and the first position detecting light to an inside thereof and a first light emitting surface that is disposed to cross the first light incident surface while being disposed to be adjacent thereto and that emits therefrom the illumination light and the first position detecting light propagating through the inside; and a second light guide plate which is provided with a second light incident surface that is disposed to overlap with the first light guide plate in plan view and that introduces the second position detecting light to an inside thereof and a second light emitting surface that is disposed to cross the second light incident surface while being disposed to be adjacent thereto and that emits therefrom the second position detecting light propagating through the inside concurrently with the first position detecting light. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295745 | Input Method for Touch Panel and Related Touch Panel and Electronic Device - An input method for a touch panel includes displaying a plurality of selecting objects each corresponding to a control signal, enlarging the plurality of neighboring selecting objects in the plurality of selecting objects when the plurality of neighboring selecting objects in the plurality of selecting objects are selected, receiving a direction indication signal corresponding to a direction toward to a first selecting object of the plurality of neighboring selecting objects from a first position, and outputting a control signal corresponding to the first selecting objects according to the direction indication signal. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295746 | EVENT REGISTRATION AND DISPATCH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-POINT CONTROLS - Dynamic registration of event handlers in a computer application or operating system recognizes multiple synchronous input streams by identifying each new stroke in a frame representing a single moment in time and mapping in a registration process each identified new stroke to a listening process that is associated with the user interface element to which the new input stream is to be applied. In the same frame, released strokes are unmapped and then each active listening process is called to carry out a respective control operation. When called, the strokes have the correct data for the given frame. The process is repeated for subsequent frames. By carrying out various processes in a sequence of frames, the concept of concurrency is preserved, which is particularly beneficial to multi-touch and multi-user systems. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295747 | Touch-sensitive liquid crystal display device with built-in touch mechanism - A touch-sensitive liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates. A first sensing line, a second sensing line, a reference capacitor, and a variable capacitor connected with the reference capacitor in series are arranged on the first substrate. A node between the reference capacitor and the variable capacitor is couple to the first and second sensing lines. A capacitance of the variable capacitor is changeable when acted upon an external pressure. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295748 | Touch panel display device - A touch panel display device includes a touch panel and a frame enclosing the touch panel therein. The touch panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer disposed on inner surfaces of the first and second substrates respectively, an enhancive layer sandwiched between the frame and the peripheral area of the first substrate, and an insulating film sandwiched between the peripheral areas of the first and second substrates. The insulating film secures the first and second substrates together, and a void is formed between the insulating film and the second conducting layer, where the enhancive layer partially overlaps the void. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295749 | COMMODITY INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display or a display terminal includes a display panel. The display panel displays commodity information of commodities displayed in a store. A touch panel is stacked and arranged on a display surface of the display panel. An RFID reader reads administrator information stored in an authentication card. When a microcomputer determines that the administrator information is read, the microcomputer changes a mode of the display or the display terminal from a normal mode to a changing mode. In the normal mode, display content of the display panel is not changed even if the touch panel is touched and designated. In the changing mode, the display content of the display panel is switched according to the touch and designation on the touch panel. When the touch panel is touched and designated under the changing mode, the microcomputer switches display content of a display area corresponding to a touched and designated coordinate between normal display for displaying only the commodity information and special display for displaying sold-out information together with the commodity information. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295750 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CHARACTER INPUT METHOD - The present invention provides a mobile terminal having a touch panel, which is capable of improving the convenience and operability of character input. The mobile terminal having a touch panel includes an input control unit that detects a switching instruction for switching a screen of the touch panel, the switching instruction being issued by a user, and a screen display control unit that displays a text sheet displaying the character string input by the user on the touch panel, and when the switching instruction is detected by the input control unit, displays a character input sheet having a software keyboard for inputting a character string, on the text sheet in an overlapping manner on the touch panel, and makes the character string displayed on the text sheet visible. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295751 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROLLING METHOD - The invention provides a portable electronic device including a display unit and an operating module coupled to the display unit. The display unit is for displaying a frame including at least one first icon corresponding to a first file or a first program. The operating module includes a touch/display unit for displaying the first icon and for enabling a user to click through the first icon. When the user clicks through the first icon displayed on the touch/display unit, the portable electronic device executes the first file or the first program corresponding to the first icon. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295752 | Touch Screen - A touch screen includes a liquid crystal layer, an upper transparent conductive layer, a lower transparent conductive layer, an upper transparent plate, a lower transparent plate, an upper polarizing plate, a lower polarizing plate and a circuit unit. The upper transparent conductive layer, the upper transparent plate, the circuit unit and the upper polarizing plate are disposed on the liquid crystal layer in the above-mentioned order from one side of the liquid crystal layer. The lower transparent conductive layer, the lower transparent plate and the lower polarizing plate are disposed under the liquid crystal layer in the above-mentioned order from another side of the liquid crystal layer. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295753 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING DISPLAY AND SURROUNDING TOUCH SENSITIVE BEZEL FOR USER INTERFACE AND CONTROL - An electronic device has a display and has a touch sensitive bezel surrounding the display. Areas on the bezel are designated for controls used to operate the electronic device. Visual guides corresponding to the controls are displayed on the display adjacent the areas of the bezel designated for the controls. Touch data is generated by the bezel when a user touches an area of the bezel. The device determines which of the controls has been selected based on which designated area is associated with the touch data from the bezel. The device then initiates the determined control. The device can have a sensor for determining the orientation of the device. Based on the orientation, the device can alter the areas designated on the bezel for the controls and can alter the location of the visual guides for the display so that they match the altered areas on the bezel. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295754 | TOUCH PANEL - Touch panels comprising a bias line biased at a bias voltage, a select line, a readout line, a photo cell and a readout circuit. The photo cell comprises a first photo switch, a second photo switch and a storage capacitor. The first photo switch and the storage capacitor is coupled in series between the readout line and the bias line, and the first photo switch is further controlled by the select line. The second photo switch is connected between the readout line and the bias line. The readout circuit and the select line are managed by a reset mode, an exposure mode and a readout mode. The voltage variation of output terminal of the readout circuit is used in obtaining the state of the photo cell. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295755 | RETROREFLECTOR FOR USE IN TOUCH SCREEN APPLICATIONS AND POSITION SENSING SYSTEMS - A touch screen system and prismatic film includes a retroreflective substrate having a plurality of retroreflective elements having triangular cube corners. A metallized layer is disposed over at least a portion of the retroreflective elements. In one embodiment, the prismatic film includes two colored substrates mounted over the retroreflective elements. In another embodiment, a single substrate is mounted over the retroreflective elements. It is often desired that a color of the substrate(s) be chosen that is highly transparent in the infrared spectrum, but is also non-transparent in the visible light spectrum, giving the prismatic film a dark appearance. The prismatic film includes a plurality of retroreflective elements having triangular cube corners with a cant in a range between about 4 degrees in a face more parallel direction to 18 degrees in an edge more parallel direction and a cube depth between about 0.002 and 0.008 inches or with a cant of about 5.5 to 22 degrees in an edge more parallel direction and a cube depth between about 0.0005 and 0.004 inches, or with a cant of about 8 to 35 degrees in a face more parallel direction and a cube depth between 0.001 and 0.012 inches. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295756 | Detecting and tracking objects in images - According to one disclosed method, coordinates in a multi-dimensional space are determined for an image point characterizing a particular object. An equation describing a model in the space is provided. The model is characteristic of a set of training images of one or more other objects. The coordinates are applied to the equation to determine a distance between the image point and the model. Based on the determined distance, a determination is made as to whether the particular object matches the one or more other objects. A set of training images may be received. A multi-dimensional space (e.g., eigenspace) may be determined based on the set of training images. A set of training points may be generated by projecting the set of training images into the multi-dimensional space. An equation describing a model in the multi-dimensional space that is characteristic of the set of training points may be determined. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295757 | Multi-mode ultrasonic system - In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a switching mechanism to switch an input line between a first input voltage and a second input voltage, a pulse generator coupled to the switching mechanism to generate an electronic pulse train at a high frequency in response to the first input voltage and an electronic pulse train at a low frequency in response to the second input voltage, an oscillator circuit coupled to the pulse generator to receive the electronic pulse train, and an ultrasonic transmitter coupled to the oscillator circuit to produce an ultrasonic signal at a frequency that is a function of a frequency of the electronic pulse train. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295758 | METHOD FOR WRITING MOTION AND TRAJECTORY RECOGNITION AND WRITING APPARATUS AND RECOGNIZING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a method for writing motion recognition, wherein a sound signal generated when a writing apparatus is contacting and moving on a writing surface is acquired. According to the occurrence of the sound signal, the writing apparatus can be determined whether it is on the writing surface or not. In another embodiment, the present invention further provides a method for writing trajectory recognition, wherein the foregoing method and character recognition techniques are combined to convert a writing trajectory into a character. In addition, the present invention further provides a writing apparatus and a recognition system, wherein a device is installed in the writing apparatus for collecting sound signal generated during the writing process and a processing unit which adapts the foregoing method is used to recognize the motion trajectory of the writing apparatus so as to form the corresponding character. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295759 | WIRELESS TOUCH SCREEN PEN - A method and apparatus for producing a signal in a pen is disclosed. When at least one section of the pen is deformed, a hammer device strikes a piezo-electronic component. In response to being struck by the hammer device, the piezo-electric component generates an electric signal. The electric signal is then applied to a wire wound inductor to create an electromagnetic nearfield. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295760 | TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY - A device may include a display and at least one electromagnetic radiation source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation not visible to a user through an upper surface of the display. The device may also include a number of sensors configured to detect electromagnetic radiation that is reflected from the user's finger or a stylus contacting the upper surface of the display. The device may further include logic configured to receive an indication from at least one of the plurality of sensors that a contact was detected and process the contact. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295761 | LIGHT CONTROLLED SCREEN - A screen controlled by light includes a display and a resistor film cover on an outer surface of the display. The resistor film includes two separated transparent conducting layers. A plurality of photoresistors is coupled between the two transparent conducting layers, wherein the resistance value of each photoresistor is capable of varying under different light conditions. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295762 | DISPLAY AND METHOD THEREOF FOR SIGNAL TRANSMISSION - A display and a method for signal transmission of the display are provided. The display has a source driver, a panel, and a timing controller having at least one data pin and a clock signal pin. The timing controller sends a clock signal to the source driver via the clock signal pin, and then sends a start pulse pattern to the source driver via the at least one data pin such that the source driver is notified to receive setting signals and display data signals. The source driver drives the panel according to the setting signals and the display data signals received from the timing controller via the at least one data pin. One or more of the setting signals are received by the source driver within every clock of the clock signal. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295763 | DISPLAY DRIVING CIRCUIT - A display driving circuit includes a temperature compensation adjustment circuit, a control circuit, a full bridge circuit, and a transformation circuit. The temperature compensation adjustment circuit provides a current signal for the control circuit. The value of the current signal changes along with environment temperature changes. The control circuit controls the full bridge circuit based on the current signal. An output voltage signal of the full bridge circuit decreases as the current signal increases, and when the environment temperature decreases. The transformation circuit amplifies the output voltage signal of the full bridge circuit to drive a display. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295764 | PROGRAMMING METHOD FOR DISPLAY DRIVER AND DISPLAY DRIVER AND DISPLAY USING THE SAME - The invention relates to a programming method for a display driver, and the display driver and a display using the same. The programming method includes: providing programming data; providing a display buffer, which is used for pre-storing display data in a display period, in the display driver; providing a non-volatile memory, which is coupled to the display buffer through a data bus; and proceeding a programming procedure, which includes the steps of: inputting the programming data to the display buffer; and programming the programming data from the display buffer to the non-volatile memory through the data bus. | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295765 | ELECTROPHORETIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an electrophoretic device where a viewing electrode, which is used to attract an electrophoretic medium to a viewing area, is divided into a first ( | 2009-12-03 |
| 20090295766 | Liquid crystal display and method for repairing the same - A method for repairing a liquid crystal display. The method includes preparing a liquid crystal panel including a signal pad part and a repair pad part connected to signal lines; testing a driving circuit connected to the signal pad part on the liquid crystal panel; opening signal links connecting the signal lines and the signal pad part, connected to the driving circuit, if the driving circuit is detected in a defect as a result of the test; and mounting a repair driving circuit to be connected to the repair signal pad part on the liquid crystal panel. | 2009-12-03 |
