Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130321135 | REMOTE CONTROL AND REMOTE CONTROL ASSEMBLY - A remote control for controlling an electronic device includes a first control panel and a second control panel. When the remote control is in a first operating state, the first control panel closes relative to the second control panel. The first control panel is used to receive operations from a user. When the remote control is in the second operating state, the first control panel opens relative to the second control panel in a first direction, both the first and second control panels are used to receive operations from a user. A remote control assembly is also provided. | 12-05-2013 |
20130335631 | VIDEO DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STARTING APPLICATION - An application starting method is applied to a video device. The video device can display television programs and perform other functions and applications. The application starting method includes providing a channel table, the channel table listing television channel numbers, and collections of information, each relating to a particular television channel, a plurality of application channel numbers, and a plurality of icons for the applications. By selecting channel numbers a user can start an application. | 12-19-2013 |
20140033105 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A control system for displaying a corresponding control interfaces on a control device based on different external devices comprises storage with a plurality of control interfaces corresponding to different external devices in one-to-one relationship, a searching module, a communicating module, a displaying module, and a selecting module. The searching module searches external devices matched with the control device in a predetermined range around the control device. The communicating module obtains feature information from the matched external devices in response to the communicating signal. The displaying module extracts and displays the obtained feature information. The selecting module selects one of matched external devices as an object device based on the displayed feature information. The display module further extracts and displays the control interface corresponding to the object device for controlling the object device. | 01-30-2014 |
20140049489 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ICON - An electronic device capable of being controlled by a remote device can present a display of relevant buttons. Each button on the remote device has at least one characteristic of appearance, and at least one function. The electronic device includes a displaying unit, a storing unit and a controlling unit. The storing unit stores at least one characteristic of appearance (first feature) and at least one button function (second feature). A controlling unit obtains the first and second features, and controls the displaying unit to display the first and second features together as a generated icon corresponding to the one of the buttons on the remote device. A method for displaying such icons is also provided. | 02-20-2014 |
20140169546 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING CALL TRANSFER FUNCTION - A method for transferring a call from a callee device to a call-transfer device. The method includes providing transfer information. The transfer information records at least one ID of the callee device, an information of at least one call-transfer device which is allowed to receive the call transferred from the callee device. Then, responding to a call request from a caller device and selecting at least one call-transfer device according to the transfer information. And transferring the call to the selected call-transfer device. | 06-19-2014 |
20140184493 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND GESTURE CONTOL METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A control method is applied to an electronic device to control the electronic device by a user's gestures in real time. When the user's gestures change from a first predetermined gesture to a second predetermined gesture, the control method controls the electronic device to perform a corresponding function. | 07-03-2014 |
20140340583 | TELEVISION AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING TELEVISION CHANNELS - A method for switching channels is applied in a television. A currently watched channel is set as a favorite channel. A return method for switching back to the favorite channel is set according to user input. A comparison object is set according to the set return method and user input. The television is switched from the favorite channel to a different channel. A time for switching back to the favorite channel is determined to whether or not arrive according to the set comparison object and the currently received content of the favorite channel. The television is switched back to the favorite channel when the time for switching back to the favorite channel arrives. | 11-20-2014 |
20140359530 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MANAGING ICONS REPRESENTING APPLICATIONS - An electronic device divides a display of the electronic device into a first display area and a second display area. The first display area displays the icons representing the applications, and the second display area displays a number of buttons for controlling the icons representing the applications. The electronic device determines which buttons in the second display area is selected and which icon representing the applications is selected. The electronic device further manages the selected icon according to the function of the selected button in the second display area. | 12-04-2014 |
20150026581 | INFORMATION INPUTTING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD - A handheld device in communication with an electronic device which requires confidential information to be inputted allows the information to be input into the handheld device in a private and secure manner. The handheld device comprises a communication module, a determining module, an interface establishing module, and an inputting module. Triggering information from the electronic device causes the interface establishing module to establish a visual interface when the determining module determines that triggering information is received from the electronic device. The input module allows the input of confidential information in more than one manner of input. The communication module further transmits the inputted confidential information to the electronic device. | 01-22-2015 |
20150138076 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING INCOMING CALL BY FACIAL IMAGE - A communication device able to manage incoming calls by reference to a user's facial expression includes a storage unit, an image capturing unit, an image recognition unit, and an incoming call processing unit. The storage unit stores preset facial images associated with predetermined processing operations. The image capturing unit capturing images of the user's face when an incoming call is received and the image recognition unit matches captured images against preset facial images. When at least one of the captured images matches one of the at least one preset facial images, the incoming call processing unit executes a predetermined processing operation. | 05-21-2015 |
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20130120670 | Liquid Crystal Display Panel with Multi-domain Pixel Layout - The invention provides a liquid crystal display panel with a multi-domain pixel layout, including: a plurality of pixel units arranged in a matrix formed by columns and rows, wherein each pixel unit is divided into a plurality of domains; a first alignment layer aligned to directions along the columns; and a second alignment layer aligned to directions along the rows. For two adjacent pixel units arranged in the column direction, the domains adjacent to a boundary between the two adjacent pixel units are defined with the same directions which liquid crystal molecules tilt toward by the first and second alignment layers. | 05-16-2013 |
20130300956 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH SHIFTED PIXELS - A liquid-crystal display (LCD) includes a backlight unit, a display module and a barrier. The display module is disposed above the backlight unit and has plural pixels. Each of the pixels includes at least three differently-colored sub-pixels, and the differently-colored sub-pixels at adjacent columns are in a shifting arrangement. The barrier is disposed correspondingly to the display module, and has several slanted transparent slits. The transparent slits substantially expose at least parts of regions of the sub-pixels corresponding to the same viewing position. The sub-pixels are rectangular, rhombus or hexagonal in shape. | 11-14-2013 |
20150212630 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE LAYER, TOUCH PANEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A transparent electrode layer includes plural touch units. Each of the touch units includes a sensing part and a wiring part. The sensing part has at least one dummy slit. The wiring part is electrically connected to the sensing part, and includes at least one conductor line and at least one slit. The at least one conductor line and the at least one slit are alternately formed in the wiring part. A density ratio, in a range between 0.5 and 2, is determined by a sensing part density parameter and a wiring part density parameter. | 07-30-2015 |
20150331288 | TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display comprises a display panel and a touch layer. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel areas. The touch layer is disposed over the display panel, and includes a plurality of conducting-wire portions and slits. The pixel area has a pixel pitch, and each of the conducting-wire portions and its adjacent slit have a predetermined pitch. A moiré ratio is defined as (the predetermined pitch/the pixel pitch)×100%. The moiré effect of the touch display is decreased, when the moiré ratio complies with the formula, 25%+(50%×N)−A%≦the moiré ratio≦25%+(50%×N)+A%, wherein N is 0 or a positive integer, and A is an adjustment value in a range from 0 to 20. | 11-19-2015 |