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20080259250 | LOW LOSS TRANSFLECTIVE DEVICE DISPLAY - A device display includes a light guide with an optical fiber embedded in an optically transparent material, a pixel array that has a pixel aligned with a first end of the optical fiber, and a reflective mechanism provided at a second end of the optical fiber. The reflective mechanism is capable of reflecting light, received by the pixel, back to the pixel via the optical fiber. | 10-23-2008 |
20080278099 | Controlling electroluminescent panels in response to cumulative utilization - An electronic device includes a light source, which generates light in response to a signal, and a controller. Because the luminosity of the light source decays over time, the controller generates a utilization value based on a cumulative time that the light source is emitting light, and regulates the signal that is provided to the light source in response to the utilization value to at least partially compensate for decay in the luminosity of the light source. | 11-13-2008 |
20090002205 | DATA INPUT DEVICE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Embodiments include a data input device and a portable electronic device including such a data input device. The data input device may include a key sensing mechanism and a solid material layer provided above the key sensing mechanism. The solid material layer may include a least one cavity that may go through the whole of the solid material layer. The cavity may include an electroactive polymer and two electrodes for providing a key that may be changed in shape based on an applied voltage. One embodiment may also allows the registering of inputs in the key sensing mechanism based on a user pressing down the electroactive polymer on the key sensing mechanism. | 01-01-2009 |
20090154191 | ARRANGEMENT FOR GENERATING DUAL IMAGES - An arrangement and method for displaying at least a first and a second image. The arrangement comprises at least one light source ( | 06-18-2009 |
20090195861 | LIGHT CONTROL OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The invention is directed towards an electronic device including at least one electro active polymer element. The at least one electro active polymer element includes an electrode. The at least one electro active polymer element is configured to change volume when a voltage is applied to the electrode, where the change in volume results in a change in a luminous transmittance of the electro active polymer element. | 08-06-2009 |
20090215506 | SLIDER MECHANISM - Radio communication terminal comprising a first casing, a second casing and a slider mechanism, comprising a slider and a base, the slider is mounted on either one of the first casing and the second casing and the base is mounted on the other of the first casing and the second casing, wherein the slider mechanism further comprises at least one cam, which is mounted on either one of the slider and the base, and at least one follower, which is adapted to be moved along said cam and is mounted on the other of the slider and the base, wherein the first casing and the second casing is adapted to be moved in relation to each other between at least a first and a second position by movement of the follower along the cam. | 08-27-2009 |
20090256830 | HYBRID DISPLAY - A mobile communication device comprising a display assembly comprising a plurality of transistors, where each of the plurality of transistors includes a light-emitting region and a non-light-emitting region and a plurality of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), where the plurality of OLEDs are located directly on top of the non-light-emitting regions of the plurality of transistors; and logic configured to select and activate at least one of the plurality of transistors or the plurality of OLEDs to display information. | 10-15-2009 |
20090309616 | TOUCH AND FORCE SENSING FOR INPUT DEVICES - A device may include a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, a capacitive sensing component coupled to the first layer, and a force sensing component coupled to the first layer and the third layer and configured to detect the amount of force applied to the second layer. A method may include monitoring capacitance and voltage at one or more input sensors configured to detect changes in capacitance and to detect changes in applied force, detecting a change in capacitance, activating a capacitance response in response to detecting a change in capacitance, detecting a change in voltage, and activating a force response in response to detecting a change in voltage. | 12-17-2009 |
20100123686 | PIEZORESISTIVE FORCE SENSOR INTEGRATED IN A DISPLAY - A device may include a substrate including an input device on a substrate and at least one piezoresistive sensor formed on the substrate outside the area of the input device. A device may include a display formed on a substrate, at least one piezoresistive sensor formed on the substrate, and a processor to calculate an applied force and activate a force response based on the calculated applied force. A method may include monitoring resistance associated with one or more piezoresistive sensors to detect changes in a force applied to a display device, detecting a change in resistance associated with the one or more piezoresistive sensors, calculate a force applied to the display device based on the detected change in resistance, activating a force response in proportion to the change in resistance detected, and displaying a result of the force response via the display device. | 05-20-2010 |
20100201635 | SENSOR, DISPLAY INCLUDING A SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR USING A SENSOR - A sensor includes an insulating support defining a front side; a membrane arranged on the front side of the support, the membrane including at least one layer including a pattern of electrically conductive material; at least one capacitance measuring unit configured for measuring a capacitance between at least a portion of the pattern of one of the at least one layer and its surrounding environment; and at least one resistance measuring unit configured for measuring a resistance between a pair of points of the pattern of one of the at least one layer. A display including the sensor and a method of using the sensor are also disclosed. | 08-12-2010 |
20100302485 | LOW LOSS TRANSFLECTIVE DEVICE DISPLAY - A device display includes a light guide with an optical fiber embedded in an optically transparent material, a pixel array that has a pixel aligned with a first end of the optical fiber, and a reflective mechanism provided at a second end of the optical fiber. The reflective mechanism is capable of reflecting light, received by the pixel, back to the pixel via the optical fiber. | 12-02-2010 |
20120092816 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A HIDDEN INPUT KEY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device comprises a housing having an outer face and an inner face. A key is provided on the housing, which comprises a micro hole formed in the housing and a conductive material extending within the micro hole to the outer face of the housing. A sensor is coupled to the conductive material to detect whether an object is brought into contact or out of contact with the micro hole at the outer face. | 04-19-2012 |
20120262383 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Touch-sensitive device ( | 10-18-2012 |