51st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120319895 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCURATELY DIRECTING ANTENNAS - A system for accurately directing a directional antenna, that includes a calibration system for finding the current azimuth of the antenna and a rotation sensor attached to the antenna, for measuring deviations from the current azimuth of the antenna. The calibration system includes a first GPS receiver located at the antenna's position; a second GPS receiver located adjacent to a visible object at a minimal distance from the antenna and in an arbitrary direction with respect to the first GPS receiver; rotatable optical means positioned adjacent to the antenna in an initial direction being parallel to the current direction of the antenna, the optical means being coupled to a meter for measuring the angle between the current direction and the direction to the visible object by rotating the optical means until seeing the visible object and means for calculating a first azimuth from the position of the first GPS receiver to the position of the second GPS receiver and the current azimuth of the antenna by subtracting the angle from the first azimuth. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319896 | GEOLOCATION SYSTEM AND METHOD HYBRIDIZING A SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND A DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM - Method of geolocation employing hybridization of a satellite navigation system and a data collection system. The method minimizes processing time by the means equipping the objects to be geolocated, given the processing effected in “masked time” by remote equipment, typically ground stations of the data collection system. To this end, the method necessitates only acquisition of the code phase of the positioning information coming from the satellite navigation system. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319897 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A GNSS RECEIVER ARRANGED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - Method and system for determining, via sensor network, position of GNSS receiver arranged in a motor vehicle intentionally is impaired in a targeted manner by interference source. Sensor network includes traffic route points having at least one sensor to detect a presence of interference source. Method includes detecting, as motor vehicle passes one of traffic route points, an interference signal emitted by interference source and/or a received signal of GNSS receiver impaired by interference source by the at least one sensor of the one traffic route point; processing the detected signals to establish whether interference source is present in passing motor vehicle; and when the presence of interference source established, generating information that signals at least a location of the one traffic route point and the interference source in the motor vehicle. A position of the motor vehicle is determined from the location of the traffic route point. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319898 | METHOD OF DETECTING MULTIPATH, GNSS RECEIVING APPARATUS , AND MOBILE TERMINAL - An existence of multipath is detected accurately based on not only a C/No. A C/No (iv) of a reception signal, a pseudorange PR(iv), and a delta range DR(iv) are acquired (S | 2012-12-20 |
20120319899 | DYNAMIC SWITCHING TO BIT-SYNCHRONOUS INTEGRATION TO IMPROVE GPS SIGNAL DETECTION - A method includes determining a bit edge associated with information transmitted through a satellite during a detection operation of a receiver through a processor associated therewith. The method also includes dynamically switching, through the processor, a mode of a signal acquisition of the receiver from a current integration mode of operation of a measurement to a bit-synchronous integration mode of operation of the measurement using a processor when the bit edge is determined. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319900 | ANTENNA WITH ADJUSTABLE BEAM CHARACTERISTICS - The present invention relates to an antenna comprising multiple array elements with a first and second feeding point, each associated with orthogonal polarizations, each array element has a first and second phase centre each associated with the orthogonal polarizations, the first and second phase centres of said array elements are arranged in at least two columns, and one antenna port connected to the first and second feeding points of at least two array elements with first phase centre and second phase centre arranged in the at least two columns via a respective feeding network. The feeding network comprises a beam forming network having a primary connection, connected to the antenna port, and at least four secondary connections. The beam forming network divides power between the first feeding point and the second feeding point and controls phase shift differences between the respective feeding points with phase centre arranged in different columns. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319901 | Multi-Aperture Electronically Scanned Arrays and Methods of Use - An electronically scanned array (ESA) system comprises a first ESA assembly including a first antenna system coupled to a first plurality of transmit/receive modules and a second ESA assembly including a second antenna system coupled to a second plurality of transmit/receive modules. The ESA system also includes a manifold system coupled to the first and second ESA assemblies. The manifold system including an RF signal processing system for processing signals received from the first and second ESA assemblies. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319902 | ANTENNA BEAM FORMING FOR TRACKING A TRASMITTER SIGNAL - Receiver using antenna beam forming for tracking a transmitter signal and method for tracking the transmitter signal. The receiver includes a beam forming network comprising at least one beam forming channel for weighting each of N signals received from an N-element antenna array with an assigned weighting factor for forming a beam for tracking a transmitter signal of a certain transmitter, and a calibrator structured and arranged to calibrate the weighting factor (Wi) assigned to a signal (i) selected from the N signals by determining an average phase difference (ΔΦ) between consecutive samples of the selected signal and consecutive samples of a reference signal and structured and arranged to adapt the weighting factor (Wi) of the selected signal depending on the determined average phase difference (ΔΦ), where (i) is a number between 1 and N. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319903 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING MOBILE DEVICES - A system includes a three dimensional antenna and mobile devices that wirelessly communicate with the antenna. A phase of arrival and a phase difference of arrival are calculated, and a distance between the three dimensional antenna and the mobile device is calculated. A direction between the three dimensional antenna and the mobile device is calculated. The direction calculation includes an angular spread function of multipath scattering in the communication between the three dimensional antenna and the mobile device. The direction calculation further includes an estimation of a propagation delay and an angle in the communication between the three dimensional antenna and the mobile device. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319904 | Multi-Input Multi-Output antenna with multi-band characteristic - The present invention relates to a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) antenna with a multi-band characteristic which includes a plurality of MIMO antenna, each having a pair of antenna elements, to support multiple bands, and is capable of guaranteeing high antenna efficiency for different bands by minimizing an interference between antenna elements of each MIMO antenna to improve an isolation characteristic. The MIMO antenna system having a multi-band characteristic, which includes two pairs of antenna patterns to support different band and coupling antenna parts separated from and coupled with the pairs of antenna patterns, can improve an isolation through the coupling antenna parts and guarantee an antenna gain. Moreover, since signal interference caused by the coupling effect can be cancelled to guarantee a band width with no change in antenna characteristics, it is possible to constructing two or more antennas to support a multi-band while guaranteeing stable operation of the antennas. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319905 | ANTENNA MODULE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - An antenna module includes a main body and an antenna radiator located on the main body. The antenna radiator is made of a liquid conductive material mixed by metal powders and diluting agent and is directly formed on the main body. A method for making the antenna module is also described. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319906 | ANTENNA AND PORTABLE WIRELESS TERMINAL - An antenna includes a first antenna element, a second antenna element, and a third antenna element. The second antenna element is placed between the first antenna element and the third antenna element. A first connecting end, a second connecting end, and a third connecting end are each placed in a position that is closer to a third apical end than to a first apical end. Thus, even in the case of an antenna including three antenna element that are used for an identical system, the antenna can be provided with a suppressed difference in radiation efficiency among frequency bands to which the antenna elements respectively correspond. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319907 | HOUSING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention discloses a housing for an electronic device and method for making the housing. The housing includes a base, an antenna radiator, and a decoration layer. The antenna is formed on the base by injection molding and is covered by the decoration layer. The antenna radiator is made of a primary layer, and plating plastic. The antenna is covered and protected by the decoration layer, thus, the housing can be used for a long period. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319908 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus is provided which includes a first housing that is provided with a first electronic component ( | 2012-12-20 |
20120319909 | ANTENNA DEVICES AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES COMPRISING SUCH ANTENNA DEVICES - An exemplary embodiment of an antenna device generally includes a radiator structure with at least one first radiator element. The antenna device also includes a first feeding connection coupling the radiator structure to a first radio circuit for operation in a first frequency band. The antenna device further includes a second feeding connection coupling the radiator structure to a second radio circuit for operation in a second frequency band. A set of capacitors is connected to the radiator structure. This set includes at least one capacitor where a first end of each capacitor in the set is connected to the radiator structure and a second end is provided at ground potential, at least for the first frequency band. The sum of the values of the capacitors in the set is below 15 picofarads. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319910 | CORRUGATED HORN FOR INCREASED POWER CAPTURED BY ILLUMINATED APERTURE - Feed horn transmitting and receiving signals and method of making. Feed horn includes a throat section structured to convert a TE | 2012-12-20 |
20120319911 | WIDE BANDWIDTH ANTENNA - A wide bandwidth antenna, wherein, at least an antenna module is provided on a substrate, said antenna module includes a plurality of antenna elements having spiral geometric patterns, that are connected one by one in series. Each antenna element is formed by an electrically conductive trace winding from outside said spiral geometric pattern to inside, then it winds back from inside to outside. A first antenna element in the antenna module is connected to a signal input terminal, and that is connected electrically to a signal transmission line. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319912 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP - A device includes a first substrate that has a first antenna having a first loop and second loop that form loop shapes viewed in a planar projection; and a second substrate that has a second antenna having a third loop and fourth loop that form loop shapes viewed in the planar projection. The first substrate and the second substrate are disposed so that the first antenna and the second antenna face each other. At least when the first substrate and the second substrate operate, the first antenna and the second antenna are in a state that the first antenna and the second antenna are capable of being magnetically coupled. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319913 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND WIRELESS APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an antenna device includes a feeding portion, first and second wire-like metal portions, third and fourth plate-like metal portions and a fifth metal portion. One ends of the first and second wire-like metal portions are connected to the feeding portion. The third and fourth plate-like metal portions are respectively connected to the other ends of the first and second metal portions and disposed separately from each other with a predetermined distance therebetween. The fifth metal portion is configured to connect the third metal portion to the fourth metal portion. A total electrical length of the first to fifth metal portions is 3/2 wavelength at operating frequency band. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319914 | ANTENNA - An antenna that can be used in a wide band and can arbitrarily adjust the working frequency band to a higher or lower frequency band includes a resonant conductor tube located on the outside of a feeding section of an unbalanced feed member and covering the feeding section, a ground conductor tube located on the outside of a passive section of the unbalanced feed member and covering the passive section, and a connection conductor guide located between the conductor tubes and the unbalanced feed member. In the antenna, the conductor tubes and the unbalanced feed member are electrically fixed to the connection conductor guide via a fixing unit, and the feeding section of the unbalanced feed member has an exposed portion with a predetermined size, the exposed portion exposed from the resonant conductor tube outward in the length direction thereof. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319915 | Helix Feed Broadband Antenna Having Reverse Center Feeder - Provided is a helix feed broadband antenna having a reverse center feeder, which minimizes an antenna enclosure and a radio wave shadow area by using the reverse center feeder including a reflecting plate and a rear radiation pattern, thereby enhancing performance of an antenna. The helix feed broadband antenna having a reverse center feeder, including a reverse center feeder which radiates an antenna radiation pattern backward; and a reflecting plate which is positioned at a rear side of the reverse center feeder so as to receive and transmit radio wave by reflecting an antenna beam radiated from the reverse center feeder. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319916 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A distributed antenna system (DAS) is described, including a wide band antenna device having respective transmit and receive antennas disposed in a single package and arranged to provide mutual isolation so that in use noise from the transmit antenna is isolated from the transmit antenna, whereby reception is possible at a frequency the same as transmission. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319917 | CIRCULARLY POLARIZED CERAMIC PATCH ANTENNA HAVING EXTENDED GROUND FOR VEHICLE - A circularly polarized ceramic patch antenna having an extended ground for a vehicle is provided. The extended ground is formed under a patch antenna, has a predetermined thickness, is formed of a metal conductor having the same shape as the patch antenna, and is electrically connected to a ground plane formed on a board. The thickness of the extended ground is adjusted, so that it is possible to adjust radiation efficiency of the ceramic patch antenna that operates at a specific frequency band. Thus, the ceramic patch antenna has the effect of improving directionality of a radiation pattern formed in a direction parallel to the ground plane, and the effect of reducing a null point caused by a field effect to increase an antenna gain thereof. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319918 | ANTENNA MATCHING APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods for matching the antenna of a radio device. In one embodiment, a capacitive sensor is arranged in the antenna structure and configured to detect the electric changes in the surroundings of the antenna. The mismatch caused by a change is rectified by means of the signal proportional to the sensor capacitance. This capacitance and the frequency range currently in use are input variables of a control unit. The antenna impedance is adjusted by means of a reactive matching circuit, the component values of which can be selected from a relatively wide array of alternatives by way of change-over switches, which are located in the transverse branches of the matching circuit. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319919 | PIFA ARRAY - A PIFA (Planar Inverted-F Antenna) array antenna has multiple PIFAs. The PIFA array is used to provide different radiation patterns for communication. A signal being emitted by the PIFA array is manipulated. According to the manipulation, the PIFA array may emit the signal with an omni-directional radiation pattern or a directional radiation pattern; the same PIFA array (antenna) is used for both directional communication and omni-directional communication. The PIFA array may be used in mobile computing devices, smart phones, or the like, allowing such devices to transmit directionally and omni-directionally. The signal manipulation may involve splitting the signal into components that feed PIFAs, and before the components reach the PIFAs, changing properties of the components (e.g., phase) relative to each other. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319920 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM NODE COMPRISING A RE-CONFIGURATION NETWORK - The present invention relates to a node ( | 2012-12-20 |
20120319921 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A communication device is disclosed that includes an antenna apparatus including a feeding portion, a looped antenna element connected to the feeding portion, and a resistor inserted into the looped antenna element, and a communication circuit configured to process data that is transmitted and received via the antenna apparatus. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319922 | SINGLE-FEED MULTI-FREQUENCY MULTI-POLARIZATION ANTENNA - An antenna capable of receiving both left-hand circularly polarized (LHCP) signals and right-hand circularly polarized (RHCP) signals, and outputting both signals on a single feed. The antenna includes two coplanar concentric patches. The inner patch is substantially square. The outer patch surrounds the inner patch to define a gap therebetween. A resonant parallel inductive/LC circuit interconnects the two patches. The circuit includes a plurality of printed traces within the gap and interconnecting the concentric patches. The gap and each trace function as an LC circuit. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319923 | HOUSING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD - In the present disclosure, a housing for electronic device and method for making the housing is disclosed. The housing includes a base, an antenna radiator, and a decoration layer. The antenna is formed on the base by injection molding and is covered by the decoration layer. The antenna radiator includes a primary layer and a plating layer. The antenna is covered and protected by the decoration layer, thus, the housing can be used for a long period. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319924 | SINGLE-FEED MULTI-FREQUENCY MULTI-POLARIZATION ANTENNA - An antenna capable of receiving both left-hand circularly polarized (LHCP) signals and right-hand circularly polarized (RHCP) signals, and outputting both signals on a single feed. The antenna includes two coplanar concentric patches. The inner patch is substantially square. The outer patch surrounds the inner patch to define a gap therebetween. A resonant parallel inductive/LC circuit interconnects the two patches. The circuit includes a plurality of printed traces within the gap and interconnecting the concentric patches. The gap and each trace function as an LC circuit. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319925 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, AND SETTING METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS - When a first display device displays image data, a display control apparatus reserves a memory space having the first horizontal pixel number in the storage unit, and sets the frequency of a clock signal supplied to the display control unit to a first frequency. When a second display device displays image data, a display control apparatus reserves a space of the second horizontal pixel number, which is higher than the first horizontal pixel number, and sets the frequency of a clock signal supplied to the display control unit to a second frequency which is higher than the first frequency. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319926 | MULTI-CHANNEL LED SIGN MODULE - An electronic display includes a controller transmitting display data from a data communication port. Modules are electrically connected to each other in a series connection. Each of a first module and a last module in the series connection receives the display data directly from the controller and transmits the display data to intermediate modules in the series connection. The intermediate modules pass the display data along the series connection in a first direction until the display data is received for a second time by the last module, and in a second direction until the display data is received for a second time by the first module. Each of the modules controls activation of a respective plurality of lighting elements based on the received display data. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319927 | REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF A SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT IN DISPLAY DEVICES - A method includes simultaneously supporting a number of display devices coupled to a host computing device in a computer communication network through a multimedia processor provided on the host computing device. In addition, the method includes controlling a display attribute of one or more display device(s) of the number of display devices coupled to the host computing device from a remote computing device in the computer communication network to simultaneously control a multimedia content to be displayed on the one or more display device(s) of the number of display devices. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319928 | Systems and Methods for Adaptive Transmission of Data - The present disclosure describes systems and methods for transmitting, receiving, and displaying data. The systems and methods may be directed to providing a constant or substantially constant data transmission rate (e.g., frame rate per second) to a device and controlling bandwidth by presenting information directed to an area of interest to a user. Bandwidth can be lowered, for example by presenting high resolution data directed to the area of interest to the user (e.g., an area to which the user is looking or “gazing” using a heads-up display), and lower resolution data directed to other areas. Data can be transmitted and received at a constant frame rate or substantially constant frame rate, and gaze direction and progressive compression/decompression techniques can be used to transmit data focused on areas directed to an area of interest to the user. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319929 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A pixel has an outer region extending linearly along a boundary with an adjacent pixel and an inner region extending along the inner side of the outer region. Wiring lines are arranged across the outer region and the inner region. An outer uneven zone is formed along the outer region and on a substrate due to level differences resulting from the presence of the wiring lines. Similarly, an inner uneven zone is formed along the inner region and on the substrate due to level differences resulting from the presence of the wiring lines. A pattern of a conductor film of which the wiring lines are made is formed properly such that recessed portions of the outer uneven zone are located directly behind their corresponding raised portions of the inner uneven zone, as viewed from inside the pixel. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319930 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND FABRICATION METHOD FOR DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a display apparatus, including: a plurality of pixel circuits arrayed in a matrix; a driving wiring line to which the pixel circuits are connected; and a plurality of signal lines wired so as to cross with the driving wiring line and having the pixel circuits connected; the signal lines being wired in parallel to each other. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319931 | DRIVING CIRCUIT OF A DISPLAY - The current disclosure discloses a driving circuit of a liquid crystal display. The driving circuit comprises a P-DAC, an N-DAC, a first input amplifier, a second input amplifier, a first output amplifier, a second output amplifier, a first switching circuit, a second switching circuit and a third switching circuit. The driving circuit is able to provide better brightness compensation for a corresponding pixel electrode and reduce the time needed to drive the corresponding pixel electrode. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319932 | ESD Protection Device of LCD Display - The present invention discloses an ESD protection device of an LCD display. The LCD display includes a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines, the scan lines and the data lines are crossed. The ESD protection device includes a discharging extension part, positioned at ends of the scan lines and the data lines, wherein a width of the discharging extension part is larger than line widths of the scan lines or the data lines; and an electro-static conducting part, positioned in peripheral of the discharging extension part, wherein the electro-static conducting part is close to the discharging extension part without touching the discharging extension part, and the electro-static conducting part is coupled to a common conducting layer to release electro-static charges on the scan lines and data lines via the common conducting layer. The present invention can enormously reduce the ESD damages on the pixel areas. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319933 | MULTI DOMAIN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT LIQUID DISPLAY AND A SUBSTRATE THEREOF - A multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display and a lower substrate thereof are disclosed. The voltage provided by coupling electrode lines is swung between a high voltage level and a low voltage level. Therefore, with different coupling of a large pixel electrode and of a small pixel electrode that both receive the same color displaying data, the voltage on the large pixel electrode is different from that on the small pixel electrode. The tilt angle of the liquid crystal between the large pixel electrode and the upper electrode is different from the tilt angle of the liquid crystal between the small pixel electrode and the upper electrode for compensating the gamma value of the color. Besides, through adjusting the value of the voltage respectively on the coupling electrode lines to compensate the gamma values of different colors and the gamma values of different colors will tend to be uniform. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319934 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device includes a pixel that has an electro-optical element with a light transmittance that changes to a predetermined value in response to an applied voltage, which changes in response to the temperature. A light source irradiates light to the pixel. A driving unit includes a predetermined number of sub-fields having the same length in one frame. The driving unit provides either an on-voltage indicating light-on or an off-voltage indicating light-off to the pixel in each of the predetermined number of the sub-fields in response to the grayscale to be displayed. A temperature measuring unit measures the temperature and outputs a temperature signal. A time controlling unit controls the length of one sub-field on the basis of the temperature signal. A light intensity controlling unit controls the intensity of the light incident on the pixel on the basis of the temperature signal. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319935 | DISPLAY DEVICE - An objective of the present invention is to provide a display device which operates with low power consumption and is highly flexible with respect to design of image display. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319936 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a display device capable of changing a video image display area of high significance so as to be brighter than a video image display area of low significance, from among a plurality of video images. The display device comprises a liquid crystal display panel ( | 2012-12-20 |
20120319937 | PRESSURE DETECTING USER INPUT DEVICE - A pressure sensitive device and operating method thereof that detects a location and magnitude of an applied pressure. The device has a base and a deformable surface that enclose a deformable material that has an electrical impedance. Impedance measurements are made at multiple points along the base and the deformable surface. A contour of the deformable surface, caused by the applied pressure, is estimated. The position of the pressure relative to the center of the device is estimated based on contour and is interpreted as a user input specifying a direction. The amount of applied pressure is also estimated based on contour and is interpreted as a user input specifying a magnitude. The user input specifying location direction and magnitude is provided to processing for any application, such as controlling a user interface. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319938 | HAPTIC THEME FRAMEWORK - A haptic theme system is provided that can create a haptic theme, where a haptic theme is an installable package that includes one or more haptic effects, and a mapping of the one or more haptic effects to one or more user interface (“UI”) events of a device. The haptic theme can be installed on the device, and the device can then dynamically load and play a haptic theme in real-time. The haptic theme system can display one or more haptic themes within a user interface. Upon receiving a selection, the haptic theme system can generate haptic feedback based on the haptic effect that is mapped to a received user interface event within the mapping. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319939 | PARAMETER INPUT APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A parameter input apparatus for inputting a parameter, including: a control portion configured to display, in a display portion, an operational screen for inputting the parameter; and an operating portion for operating the operational screen, wherein the control portion is configured to display, in the display portion, the operational screen that includes a target area which is a target of an operation by the operating portion and is configured such that a view of the target area and a view of the operating portion are made uniform when the operational screen is displayed. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319940 | Wearable Digital Input Device for Multipoint Free Space Data Collection and Analysis - A new computer wearable input device, referred to as Imagine, may be used to control electronic devices in a natural, intuitive, convenient and comfortable manner, having a form factor which does not impede normal daily or business activities. For example, an Imagine may serve as an alternative to input devices such as a mouse, keyboard, or game controller. An Imagine device is able to recognize complex gestures, such as a person signing American Sign Language. An Imagine device may include a plurality of motion sensors affixed to a user's fingers and a plurality of motion sensors affixed to a user's wrists, a processing component and a communication component designed to communicate with a second electronic device. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319941 | INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A method of operating an interactive input system comprises capturing images of a region of interest at a first frame rate; processing a first pixel subset of images captured at the first frame rate to detect the presence of an object; and if an object is detected, capturing images of the region of interest at a second frame rate. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319942 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR SETTING REMOTE CONTROLLER DEVICE AND DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus, a displaying method thereof, and a remote controller device are provided, the display method including: a displaying method of a display apparatus which is connected to at least one external device and which communicates with a remote controller, the displaying method including: acquiring selection conditions for the at least one external device connected to the display apparatus; and if an external device from among the at least one external device is selected according to the selection conditions, displaying a first user interface (UI) comprising a setting code for setting the selected external device as a control object of the remote controller device, wherein the setting code comprises code values corresponding to interface types of the display apparatus and the selected external device. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319943 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - [Issues] An aim of the present invention is to provide information processing apparatus, display control method, program and computer-readable recording medium to improve the operabilities in accordance with the open/close angle of the device. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319944 | CONTROL SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH PROGRAMMABLE DISPLAY, PROGRAMMABLE DISPLAY, AND DRAWING DATA GENERATION MEANS - A control system including, a programmable display, and an external device that is connected to the programmable display, wherein the external device stores specific display control information into a first device for each display designation information in correspondence with the display designation information; and wherein the programmable display includes a first memory block that stores the display designation information and all display-specific communication setting information, and a control block that makes an access to the first device of the external device according to the display designation information and the all display-specific communication setting information, to thus acquire its specific display control information corresponding to the display designation information, that stores the acquired specific display control information into a second memory block, and that controls the programmable display according to the specific display control information stored in the second memory block. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319945 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPORTING DATA IN A COMPUTER VISION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a system and method for reporting data in a computer vision system. According to one embodiment, the presence of an object is detected within a display area of a display panel via at least one three-dimensional optical sensor. Measurement data associated with the object is received, and processor extracts at least one set of at least seven three-dimensional target coordinates from the measurement data. Furthermore, a control operation for the computer vision system is determined based on the at least one set of target coordinates. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319946 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL INTERACTION OF A SUBJECT - Method, computer program and system for tracking movement of a subject. The method includes receiving data from a distributed network of camera sensors employing one or more emitted light sources associated with one or more of the one or more camera sensors to generate a volumetric three-dimensional representation of the subject, identifying a plurality of clusters within the volumetric three-dimensional representation that correspond to motion features indicative of movement of the motion features of the subject, presenting one or more objects on one or more three dimensional display screens, and using the plurality of fixed position sensors to track motion of the motion features of the subject and track manipulation of the motion features of the volumetric three-dimensional representation to determine interaction of one or more of the motion features of the subject and one or more of the one or more objects on the three dimensional display. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319947 | TRACK INPUT DEVICE AND SCROLLING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A scrolling control method for a track input device including a sensing area and a controller is disclosed. The scrolling control method includes configuring a scrolling triggering area and a cursor area in the sensing area, receiving a first track signal at the sensing area, determining whether a displacement quantity of the first track signal is greater than a triggering threshold value when the first track signal is received by the scrolling triggering area, and entering a scrolling mode and sending a scrolling signal when the displacement quantity of the first track signal is greater than the triggering threshold value. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319948 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a mobile terminal includes: a touchscreen configured to display a first menu and receive a plurality of touch inputs of a first pattern via the first menu and to display a second menu and receive a plurality of touch inputs of a second pattern via the second menu; and a controller configured to: calculate a first moving distance of a pointer for each of the received touch inputs of the first pattern; determine a minimum among the plurality of calculated first moving distances; calculate a second moving distance of the pointer for each of the received touch inputs of the second pattern; determine a maximum among the plurality of calculated second moving distances; and determine a threshold moving distance of the pointer for discriminating the touch input of the first pattern from the touch input of the second pattern by using the minimum and the maximum. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319949 | POINTING DEVICE OF AUGMENTED REALITY - The present invention relates to a pointing device capable of inputting a particular position of augmented reality to a computer. The invention comprises: a camera which takes a picture of a feature point or a mark used to generate an augmented reality image; and an imam processor which recognizes the feature point or the mark taken by the camera, and outputs position information indicative of a particular position in the augmented reality. Mouse cursor images can be synthesized as augmented reality images at the position outputted from the image processor. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319950 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING DEPTH AND DIRECTION DETECTION WHEN INTERFACING WITH A COMPUTER PROGRAM - One or more images can be captured with a depth camera having a capture location in a coordinate space. First and second objects in the one or more images can be identified and assigned corresponding first and second object locations in the coordinate space. A relative position can be identified in the coordinate space between the first object location and the second object location when viewed from the capture location by computing an azimuth angle and an altitude angle between the first object location and the object location in relation to the capture location. The relative position includes a dimension of depth with respect to the coordinate space. The dimension of depth is determined from analysis of the one or more images. A state of a computer program is changed based on the relative position. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319951 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MULTI-INPUT AND MULTI-OUTPUT USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A multi input control window in one-to-one correspondence with an external information device can be programmed and activated in the mobile communication terminal in diverse ways through a multi input mode application unit, depending on the type of a multi-input operation. Also, a first input signal with respect to a touch screen, a second input signal with respect to an acceleration sensor, and a third input signal based on the location of a mobile communication terminal that moves in the X, Y and Z axes measured by a gyroscope sensor are wirelessly transmitted from the mobile communication terminal to the external information device. A fourth input signal for the voice-to-text conversion can be transmitted wirelessly. During a multi-input operation in the external information device, an event signal for outputting a vibration or speaker sound is sent as an output signal to the mobile communication terminal. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319952 | SENSING MOUSE - A sensing mouse includes a base, an upper cover, a plurality of touch-sensitive members and a controlling unit. The base has a curvy surface. The base is sheltered by the upper cover. The touch-sensitive members are disposed on the curvy surface and in communication with the controlling unit. When one of the touch-sensitive members is contacted with a working surface, a moving direction of the cursor is determined by the controlling unit according to a touching signal from the pressed touch-sensitive member, and a displacement amount of the cursor is determined by the controlling unit according to a contact area between the pressed touch-sensitive member and the working surface. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319953 | MOUSE WITH SWITCH DEVICE AND SWITCH DEVICE THEREOF - A switch device includes a positive power terminal, a negative power terminal, a plurality of battery slots and a change-over switch. Each battery slot has a positive battery terminal and a negative battery terminal. The positive battery terminal of a battery slot electrically connects to the positive power terminal. The negative battery terminal of another battery slot electrically connects to the negative power terminal. The change-over switch electrically connects with the positive power terminal, the negative power terminal, the negative battery terminal of the battery slot which electrically connecting to the positive power terminal, and the positive battery terminal of the battery slot which electrically connecting to the negative power terminal. The change-over switch is toggled to connect the battery slots as a parallel connection or a series connection optionally. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319954 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL WIRELESS MOUSE - A multi-functional wireless mouse includes a mouse module, for implementing functions of a conventional mouse; a wireless transmission module, electronically connected with the mouse module, for wirelessly transmitting operational signals of the mouse module; a battery, electronically connected to the mouse module, for providing power to the mouse module; a charging module, electronically connected with the battery for charging the battery; a card reader, for reading data in a memory card; and a USB port connected to the charging module, to be connected to a computer via a USB line, for obtaining power from the computer to charge the battery via the USB line and the charging module, and transmitting data between the computer and the memory card via the USB line. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319955 | COMPUTER MOUSE - A computer mouse include a sliding member having a shape of a sliding rod to be used for a long period of time. The sliding rod is accommodated in a mouse body, and the lower end of sliding rod protrudes from the bottom of the mouse body. In addition, a screwdriver, which is used for enabling the sliding rod to protrude from the bottom of the mouse body, can be stored together with the computer mouse | 2012-12-20 |
20120319956 | EAVESDROPPING RESISTANT TOUCHSCREEN SYSTEM - An eavesdropping-resistant touchscreen system suitable for use by visually impaired users, the system including a visual eavesdropping-resistant security layer for restricting viewability of visually sensible indicia to within a relatively narrow limited field of view and a tactile layer providing a plurality of preferably selectably actuable tactile indicia at least one of which is associated with the visually sensible indicia. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319957 | TRANSACTION TERMINAL COMPRISING A VIEW SHIELD - A transaction terminal is provided. The transaction terminal comprises a display configured to present information to a user of the terminal, a keypad which is separate from the display and configured to receive input from the user, and a view shield. The view shield is arranged to prevent a view of at least a part of the keypad in a first direction, and allow a view through the view shield of at least a part of the display in a second direction, wherein the second direction is different from the first direction. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319958 | PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL AND KEY ARRANGEMENT ALTERATION METHOD THEREFOR - A portable information terminal includes: an operation image display unit that display a key arrangement including a plurality of keys that include specific keys; a detection unit that detects the key operation of a user upon the operation image display unit; a prediction unit that predicts the key that will possibly be operated next from among the plurality of keys upon the operation image display unit, on the basis of the detection results of the detection unit; and a display control unit that, when the key predicted by the prediction unit is predicted to be a key in the vicinity of the specific keys from among the plurality of keys upon the operation image display unit, alters the key arrangement upon the operation image display unit in a manner such that the specific keys are distanced from the predicted key. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319959 | DEVICE INTERACTION THROUGH BARRIER - There is provided an electronic device having a touch-sensing element configured for sensing touches on a surface thereof. A baseline sensitivity setting determines a sensitivity of the touch-sensing element. The touch-sensing element is configured to register a touch that meets or exceeds the baseline sensitivity setting, and to ignore a touch that does not meet the baseline sensitivity setting. The device further includes a sensor that senses an operating condition of the device. A memory of the device includes code executable by the device and configured to adjust the baseline sensitivity setting based upon the sensed operating condition. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319960 | CAUSING TRANSMISSION OF A MESSAGE - A method comprises receiving an indication of a bending force in excess of a first predetermined threshold being applied to a communications device, and responding to receipt of the indication of the bending force in excess of the first predetermined threshold by causing a message to be transmitted from the communications device to a remote receiver, or responding to subsequent receipt of an indication that the bending force has subsequently fallen below a second predetermined threshold by causing a message to be transmitted from the communication device to a remote receiver. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319961 | TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a touch sensitive display, which comprises a merged layer made of sensing electrodes and organic light-emitting electrodes. The touch sensitive display further comprises a first touch sensing layer and an organic light-emitting assembly, wherein the first touch sensing layer has a plurality of first sensing electrodes, which are formed onto a surface of an upper substrate. This organic light-emitting assembly is disposed on an upper surface of a lower substrate, and the merged layer is formed on the surface of the organic light-emitting assembly. The sensing electrodes that comprised in this merged layer are second sensing electrodes, while the organic light-emitting electrodes are counter electrodes which originally belong to the organic light-emitting assembly. In addition, the present invention also provides a manufacturing method of a touch sensitive display. Thereby, the present invention could reduce the manufacturing procedure and efficiently increase the yield rate of production. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319962 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONS OF A TOUCH PANEL - A method for controlling operations of a touch panel includes synchronizing timing of a plurality of gate lines and timing of a plurality of touch sensors; determining whether polarities of common voltages of a display layer are consistent when driving signals are outputted to a first gate line and a second gate line, the second gate line following the first gate line; and if the polarities are consistent, outputting at least one driving pulse to a touch sensor of the plurality of touch sensors after image data corresponding to the second gate line is transmitted to the display layer. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319963 | TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed herein is a touch panel including a base member; a transparent electrode formed on the base member and made of metal; and gloss reduction layers formed on the transparent electrode. The gloss reduction layers tinged with a dark color are formed on the transparent electrode made of metal to block metallic gloss, thereby making it possible to prevent the transparent electrode from being viewed and reduce reflectivity on the surface of the transparent electrode. In addition, the transparent electrode made of metal is patterned in a mesh shape, thereby making it possible to enhance light transmitivity of the touch panel. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319964 | TOUCH SENSING LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a touch sensing layer which comprises at least one first-axis sensing electrode, second-axis sensing electrode, insulating element and conductive bridge. Each first-axis sensing electrode comprises a plurality of first electrode patterns with discontinuity-in-series, and each second-axis sensing electrode is configured to interlace with each first-axis sensing electrode and comprises a plurality of second electrode patterns with continuity-in-series. Each insulating element is continuously formed on the corresponding second-axis sensing electrode, and each conductive bridge is also continuously formed above the corresponding first-axis sensing electrode and crosses the insulating element to connect those first electrode patterns with discontinuity-in-series. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319965 | PROCESS MANAGEMENT IN A MULTI-CORE ENVIRONMENT - Technologies are generally described for an intuitive process management mechanism in a multi-core environment. An example electronic device may include a processor with a first core and a second core, an operating system, a process-core assignment module operatively coupled to the operating system, and a graphical user interface system operatively coupled to the process-core assignment module and configured to provide a first display screen and a second display screen, the first display screen and the second display screen being associated with the first core and the second core, respectively. An example method for the electronic device may include: displaying a graphical element associated with a process of an application program on the first display screen, wherein the process is executed by the first core; detecting a movement of the graphical element from the first display screen to the second display screen; and assigning the process to the second core. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319966 | TOUCH AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING AN INTEGRATED SENSOR CONTROLLER - Embodiments of the invention generally provide an input device having a smaller overall physical size and a lower production cost, and is minimally affected by electrical interference versus conventional input devices. Embodiments discussed herein include an input device that has a sensor controller disposed in close proximity to a plurality of sensing elements that are used to sense and acquire positional information of an input object. In one embodiment, the sensor controller and at least portions of the sensor electrodes are disposed between two transparent substrates that are positioned near a display device. In some embodiments, the sensor controller is disposed in an edge region of a substrate which has a sensing region through which the adjacently positioned sensor electrodes are configured to sense the presence of an input object. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319967 | SINGLE FPC BOARD FOR CONNECTING MULTIPLE MODULES AND TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY MODULE USING THE SAME - A single flexible printed circuit (FPC) board for connecting multiple modules including a thin film is provided. The thin film has a first module connecting portion, a second module connecting portion and a third module connecting portion. The first module connecting portion is located on a first side of the thin film. The second module connecting portion and the third module connecting portion are located on a second side of the thin film. The first side is opposite to the second side. At least one first line is disposed between the first module connecting portion and the second module connecting portion. At least one second line is disposed between the first module connecting portion and the third module connecting portion. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319968 | IMAGING CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGING CONTROL METHOD - An apparatus includes an operation signal reception unit and a control unit. The operation signal reception unit receives an operation signal which corresponds to a vertical operation in a vertical direction of a screen with respect to a panel which is able to detect a touch or an approach with respect to a plurality of positions on the screen. The control unit is configured to independently control processing related to each of a plurality of imaging units according to the vertical operation. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319969 | OPERATION ACCEPTING APPARATUS - An operation accepting apparatus includes a moving portion that has a region to receive a pressing force by a pressing operation of a user and moves in a first direction after receiving the pressing force, a biasing portion that biases the moving portion in a second direction, which is a direction opposite to the first direction, an abutting portion that stops movement of the moving portion in the first direction by abutting the moving portion while the moving portion receives the pressing force, and an indication portion that indicates the region to the user so that the pressing force is not received in a position overlapping with the abutting portion when viewed from the first direction. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319970 | DETECTION CIRCUIT AND DETECTION METHOD FOR TOUCH-SENSING PANEL - A detection circuit for a touch-sensing panel includes a successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter (SAR-ADC) and a timing control device. The SAR-ADC is configured to detect a coupling voltage to generate a multi-bit digital detection value. The timing control device is configured to control a detection time of each bit for the SAR-ADC. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319971 | INFORMATION VIEWING APPARATUS, CONTROL PROGRAM AND CONTROLLING METHOD - Disclosed is an information viewing apparatus, which makes it possible for the user to conduct operations for inputting information and establishing various kinds of functions only by conducting consecutive simplified operations from a multi-touchable touch panel. The apparatus includes a display section provided with a multi-touchable touch panel having first and second touch panels, and a control section that controls the display section. In a state that the display section is displaying a document, when detecting a predetermined dragging action, the control section makes the display section displays an inputting screen, which allows the user to conduct an inputting operation from the second touch panel, during a time when a touching status is maintained in such a manner that the inputting screen overlaps the document. When the touching status is released, the control section controls the display section so as to make the inputting screen evacuate from the document. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319972 | INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An interactive input system comprises an interactive surface; at least one proximity sensor in proximity with the interactive surface and generating output signifying user proximity to the interactive surface; and processing structure configured to process user input generated in response to user interaction with said interaction input system and output from the at least one proximity sensor, said processing structure controlling interactive input system operation based upon at least one of said user input and proximity sensor output. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319973 | ELECTRONIC CHALKBOARD SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND POINTING DEVICE - Disclosed is an electronic chalkboard system including: a display device including a display panel; image processor which displays an image corresponding to the coordinate information onto the display panel; and a plurality of pointing devices, wherein each pointing device respectively calculates coordinate information about a touch position if the respective pointing device touches the display panel and transmits the calculated coordinate information to the image processor at a predetermined transmission time of the calculating of the calculated coordinate information, wherein a first pointing device transmits first coordinate information corresponding to a first touch position of the first pointing device to the image processor at a first transmission time, and wherein a second pointing device transmits second coordinate information corresponding to a second touch position of the second pointing device to the image processor at a second transmission time which is different from the first transmission time. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319974 | TOUCH SENSOR PANEL - A touch sensor panel used for a display device is provided. The touch sensor panel can precisely determine a touch location with a given area of electrodes, can reduce the number of channels required, and can reduce the influence of noise. In addition, the touch sensor panel can improve sensing resolution with a given number of electrode channels, can be robust against noise, and can improve linearity by precisely determining a touch location and visibility of displayed image by dummy electrodes. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319975 | SCREEN UNIT WITH A TOUCH PANEL - A screen unit is connected via a first connection to a control unit. The control unit is connected via a second connection to an output unit. The control unit and also the screen unit are jointly supplied with electrical energy via the second connection. Moreover, data for controlling the screen unit are transmitted to the latter via both connections. In this context, the screen unit additionally provides a touch panel, wherein the touch and is connected only to the control unit. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319976 | TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A touch panel comprising a first substrate; a second substrate disposed facing the first substrate; a first conductive layer disposed on at least one surface of the first substrate; a second conductive layer disposed on at least one surface of the second substrate; first electrodes electrically connected to the first conductive layer; and second electrodes electrically connected to the second conductive layer, wherein at least one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer comprises graphene. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319977 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TOUCH PANEL, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a display device equipped with a touch panel that can be operated with ease and with a high accuracy. The display device equipped with a touch panel of the present invention includes a touch panel and a display panel. The touch panel includes a touch input section, a finger location detecting section, a fingertip orientation detecting section, and an information output section. The touch input section receives a touch operation performed by a plurality of fingers of a user. The finger location detecting section detects the locations of the fingers used to perform the touch operation. The fingertip orientation detecting section detects the fingertip orientations of the fingers used to perform the touch operation. The information output section outputs information on finger location detected by the finger location detecting section, and on the fingertip orientation detected by the fingertip orientation detecting section. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319978 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is an optical-sensor-equipped display device, in which a lens structure for improving a light condensing ratio regarding the condensation of light toward light-receiving elements and widening a dynamic range is realized, without an increase in its thickness. This display device includes a liquid crystal display panel ( | 2012-12-20 |
20120319979 | PORTABLE TERMINAL, INPUT CONTROL PROGRAM, AND INPUT CONTROL METHOD - A portable terminal including a touch-sensitive first input device and a touch-sensitive second input device that receive input when contact is made thereto, the portable terminal comprising: a first execution unit configured to execute processing that is in accordance with input received by the first input device; a second execution unit configured to execute processing that is in accordance with input received by the second input device; and a control unit that controls whether or not to inhibit the execution of the second processing by the second execution unit according to which position on the first input device is contacted. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319980 | CIRCUIT BOARD, SUBSTRATE MODULE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a circuit board in which visibility of an alignment mark is improved. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319981 | VISUAL AND TACTILE DISPLAY - The present invention relates to a device, system and apparatus for a visual and tactile display and in particular, to a tactile and visual display device system capable of displaying both alphanumeric and Braille characters in a manner suitable for individuals that are visually impaired, blind or having normal range vision. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319982 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING TERMINAL SYSTEM - A terminal device is provided enabling automatic switching of an LCD display of a slave device to a touch panel manipulation screen when a master and the slave devices are unified; particularly, a compact, highly convenient terminal device and a method of controlling a terminal system that enables removal and attachment of a plurality of terminals. The terminal device has a structure in which a slave terminal having a unification/separation detection section, an LCD display screen, and a short range wireless communication section is inserted into a master terminal having a unification/separation detection section, a touch panel, and a short range wireless communication section, the compact touch panel being provided in the master terminal at a position where the compact touch panel overlaps the LCD display screen of the slave terminal, and short range wireless communication sections can perform linked communication control of the master and slave terminals. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319983 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REVISING USER INPUT POSITION - A method and system for revising user input position. The method for revising user input position includes, detecting input position of a user, revising the input position of the user based on a predefined revising model, to obtain an accurate position, where, a wrong input position of the user is at least analyzed in advance to obtain the revising model and in response to obtaining the accurate position, triggering an application corresponding to the accurate position. With the technology for automatically revising the input position of the user on the touch screen provided by the invention, it is possible to help the user more conveniently locate the needed content, so as to save the time of the user and improve the user experience. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319984 | MODE SWITCHING - Based on one or more characteristics of a received translation input, a computing device is switched between two or more states. The translation input may be a touch input, for example a drag operation. The states may relate to locked and unlocked states, idle screens, or other suitable examples. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319985 | Portable Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Using Emoji Characters While in a Locked Mode - In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method performed at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display includes simultaneously displaying a character input area operable to display text character input and emoji character input selected by a user, a keyboard display area, and a plurality of emoji category icons. In response to detecting a gesture on a respective emoji category icon, the method also includes simultaneously displaying: a first subset of emoji character keys for the respective emoji category in the keyboard display area and a plurality of subset-sequence-indicia icons for the respective emoji category. The method also includes detecting a gesture in the keyboard display area and, in response: replacing display of the first subset of emoji character keys with display of a second subset of emoji character keys for the respective emoji category, and updating the information provided by the subset-sequence-indicia icons. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319986 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL VOLUME AND VIBRATION CONTROLS FOR A HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system and method for adjusting a notification setting of a handheld electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving a request to adjust a notification setting which causes the electronic device to display a notification module on a display of the electronic device. The notification module includes a plurality of control portions each corresponding to a notification setting which can be adjusted within the corresponding control portion. The method further includes detecting a selection proximate to a control portion and inputting a notification setting change based upon a selection executed within one of the control portions. The notification setting is adjusted in response to the notification setting change. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319987 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING AN INPUT DEVICE - The embodiments described herein provide devices, systems and methods that facilitate improved performance in an input device. The input device, for example, may include an input surface configured to be touched by input objects, a haptic mechanism configured to provide a haptic effect to the input surface, a force sensor configured to sense force applied to the input surface, and a processing system communicatively coupled to the haptic mechanism and the force sensor. The processing system may be configured to actuate the haptic mechanism to apply a first force to the input surface, determine a representation of the first force using the force sensor, and determine a calibration parameter for at least one of the haptic mechanism and force sensor based at least in part upon the representation of the first force. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319988 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSOR DEVICE SIGNALING USING A POLARITY RESET INTERVAL - A capacitive sensing method includes transmitting a first transmitter signal with a first transmitter electrode such that the first transmitter signal includes a first plurality of sensing cycles. A resulting signal is received with a receiver electrode, wherein the resulting signal comprises effects corresponding to the first transmitter signal. The polarity of each sensing cycle of the first plurality of sensing cycles corresponds to a respective bit within a bit sequence of a first spreading code, and each sensing cycle of the first plurality of sensing cycles comprises a measurement interval and a polarity reset interval. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319989 | VIDEO-GAME CONTROLLER ASSEMBLIES DESIGNED FOR PROGRESSIVE CONTROL OF ACTIONABLE-OBJECTS DISPLAYED ON TOUCHSCREENS: EXPANDING THE METHOD AND BREADTH OF TOUCH-INPUT DELIVERY - Remote-controller assemblies for touchscreens provide for the capture, translation and/or transmission (both directly, in a conductive channel, and indirectly) of the control input of a user—user motions, thematically—for corresponding capacitive discharge at a touchscreen. A remote motion-sensing input device plurality register a user motion input or input plurality for respective output to an intermediary-transceiver device for processing and transmission of a capacitive load to attached output ends connected to a touchscreen. The attached output ends act as a capacitive input in controlling an on-screen actionable object or object plurality seeking said capacitive input. Various specialty controllers are introduced as mats, musical instruments, steering-wheel assemblies, hockey sticks, golf clubs, baseball bats and gloves, bowling balls and DJ stations. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319990 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display device is provided. The touch display device includes a touch panel disposed on a display panel. The touch panel includes a plurality of first conductive patterns arranged along a first direction, wherein the first conductive patterns are separated from each other. A plurality of second conductive patterns is arranged along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the second conductive patterns are connected with each other. An isolation structure is disposed between any two adjacent first conductive patterns. A plurality of conductive bridge structures is disposed on the isolation structure for electrically connecting any two adjacent first conductive patterns. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319991 | CAPACITIVE TYPE TOUCH PANEL - Disclosed herein is a capacitive type touch panel, including: a sensing electrode formed on one surface of a first transparent substrate and having a mesh structure where a plurality of openings with a width of 2X are surrounded by patterned lines; and a driving electrode formed on one surface of a second transparent substrate, which faces the surface of the first substrate, and having a mesh structure where a plurality of openings with a width of 2X are surrounded by patterned lines in a region corresponding to the sensing electrode and a plurality of openings with a width of X are surrounded by patterned lines in the other region. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319992 | TOUCH CELL STRUCTURE OF A TOUCH PANEL AND THE TOUCH PANEL USING THE SAME - Provided is a touch cell structure for a touch panel in which a touch cell is configured into a new pad to gate mode in order to solve a problem of a conventional capacitive-type touch input device. The touch cell structure includes: a conductive pad that forms an electrostatic capacitance with respect to a touch unit when a finger of a human body or the touch unit having an electrical characteristic similar to the finger approaches the conductive pad within a predetermined distance; and a three-terminal type switching device whose gate terminal is connected with the conductive pad and whose output signal is changed in correspondence to a change in electric potential of the gate terminal of the three-terminal type switching device by the electrostatic capacitance between the touch unit and the conductive pad. Since the potential of the gate terminal of the switching device is determined by an electrostatic capacitance formed in the conductive pad, a difference of the output signal output from the switching device becomes large depending on whether a touch input occurs or not. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319993 | MULTITOUCH TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE WITH MULTIFREQUENCY CAPACITIVE DETECTION - The general field of the invention is that of touchscreen devices with projected capacitive detection comprising a matrix-form touch pad comprising conductive rows and columns, said pad being linked to control means and electronic reception and analysis means. The control means generate, for each conductive row and column, a first periodic emission voltage emitted at a first working frequency and a second periodic emission voltage emitted at a second discrimination frequency, different from the first frequency. The electronic reception and analysis means are arranged so as to determine, for each row and for each column, the impedance of a first reception voltage at the working frequency and the impedance of a second reception voltage at the discrimination frequency. According to predetermined values, the values of the two impedances are representative of a touch on the touch pad and its location on the row or on the column concerned. | 2012-12-20 |
20120319994 | COORDINATE DETECTING DEVICE AND COORDINATE DETECTING PROGRAM - A coordinate detecting device includes a detecting unit configured to detect the capacitance of each of a plurality of electrodes arranged in a predetermined direction and an arithmetic processing unit configured to calculate the coordinates of a detection target using different calculation methods according to the state of a variation in the capacitance of the plurality of electrodes. The arithmetic processing unit calculates the coordinates of the detection target, using one of a centroid calculation method of calculating the coordinates of the centroid and a curve approximation method of calculating a peak of a curve according to a comparison value between a capacitance variation of a peak electrode and a capacitance variation of an electrode which is not adjacent to the peak electrode. | 2012-12-20 |