Abstract: The invention describes a device (101), in particular multimedia device, and a method, wherein the device at least comprises a screen (105), a processor unit (152) and at least one pressure sensor means (102), wherein the pressure sensor means (102) is mounted on a rigid element (106), wherein the rigid element (106) is more rigid than the screen (105), wherein the rigid element (106) is arranged on one side of the sensor means (102) and wherein the screen (105) is arranged on an opposing side of the sensor means (102), wherein a location detection unit (190) is provided, wherein the location detection unit (190) is configured to output a location signal, wherein the location signal provides location information for identifying the location where pressure is applied to the screen (105), wherein the pressure sensor means (102) is configured to output a pressure signal, wherein the pressure signal provides pressure information about the pressure measured by the pressure sensor means (102), wherein the processor

Abstract: There is provided an electrical socket apparatus 200 comprising a slot 210 for receiving a pin 310 of a corresponding electrical plug 300. The apparatus 200 comprises a light sensor 212 arranged relative to the slot 210 and configured to receive light emitted by a light source 312 of a said electrical plug 300. The slot 210 is movable to a position in which the slot 210 is aligned with the pin 310 of a said electrical plug 300 on the basis of light emitted by a light source 312 of a said electrical plug 300 and received by the light sensor 212.

Abstract: The present invention provides a virtualization system at least comprising a first device (101) having a first operating system (202) and a first display screen. The virtualization system also at least comprises a second display screen (105), which is separate from the first device, but which is connectable to the first device (101), for example by cable (104a) or wireless (104b) connection. The first device has a virtualization application (103) operable as a guest operating system (203) of the first operating system (202) acting as a host operating system. The guest operating system (203) is a desktop operating system or a desktop-optimized operating system. The virtualization application (103) is launched upon connection of the second display screen (105) to the first device (101) for display of the guest operating system (203) on the second display screen (105). The system may optionally further comprise one or more peripheral components, such as a keyboard (106) and/or a mouse (107), for example.

Abstract: A method for providing data representing body parts of a person comprises at least: providing a head mounted display unit that is arranged at a head of the person, wherein the head mounted display unit has a defined, screen section which is arrangeable in front of at least one eye of the person, wherein visual information is outputtable in the defined screen section for displaying the visual information to the at least one eye of the person, providing a camera means for capturing visual information in front of the person, wherein the camera means is part of the head mounted display unit or attached thereto, providing a mirror for mirroring the person while wearing the head mounted display unit, capturing the mirrored visual information with the camera means, processing the mirrored visual information by means of a processing unit, outputting the processed visual information to the person.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a visible light communication transmitter, a visible light communication receiver, a visible light communication system, and a method of visible light communication, which are suitable for colour shift keying (CSK), as well as providing a method of CSK. The transmitter comprises at least six graphene-based light emitting devices of different peak transmission wavelengths from each other. The receiver comprises a corresponding number of graphene-based photodetectors of different peak reception wavelengths from each other. A system according to the disclosure comprises such a transmitter and such a receiver, wherein each respective one of the different peak reception wavelengths of the six graphene-based photodetectors corresponds to a respective one of the different peak transmission wavelengths of the graphene-based light emitting devices. Such a system allows a method of visible light communication with a colour constellation of at least six base colours.

Abstract: To transfer data symbols to a device (10), the humidity in the vicinity of the device (10) is controllably altered. The humidity is set at a first level so as to represent a first symbol and the humidity is set at a second level so as to represent a second symbol which is different from the first symbol. The device (10) is able to measure the humidity in the vicinity of the device (10) to determine the level of humidity and thereby whether the first symbol or the second symbol is being transferred.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display device for displaying color image data, the display device comprising a plurality of first dedicated pixels comprising a square shape, and a plurality of second dedicated pixels comprising a rectangular shape, wherein the first dedicated pixels and the second dedicated pixels are arranged interlaced to form a display surface, and wherein each first dedicated pixel and each second dedicated pixel comprises exactly three light sources of different colors. Further, the present invention provides a respective assembly method.

Abstract: The novel linear resonance actuator driving pattern embodied by the AC driving signal waveform may have an all positive (or all negative) actuation, starting oscillations with a first frequency just under the resonance frequency of the linear resonance actuator driving in a first time segment of the drive period. In the first time segment, the amplitude of the AC driving signal also reaches a local maximum. The frequency is then increased to the resonance frequency in a second time segment longer than the first time segment. In the second time segment, the amplitude reaches an overall peak amplitude. Then, the driving frequency along with the amplitude is gradually reduced in a third time segment longer than the second time segment.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for suppressing notifications during usage of a processor device by a user, wherein the processor device at least comprises an information outputting unit for outputting information to the user and an information inputting unit for inputting information by a user. The inventive method at least comprises the steps: detecting an interaction value representing user inputs in a predefined time; detecting a priority value, wherein the priority value is at least computed from the interaction value and the predefined time; comparing the determined priority value with a list of pre-set values or pre-set value ranges, wherein each pre-set value or pre-set value range represents a priority level, wherein each priority level suppresses one or more predefined or definable types of notifications; suppressing notifications in dependency of the determined priority value.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are portable devices and methods for their use.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cover (201, 220, 230) for removably attaching to a mobile device (101, 117) with an antenna (118), comprising a battery (204), which is configured to provide electrical supply power, an electrical contacting element (205, 206, 211), which is configured to electrically couple the battery (204) to the antenna (118) of the mobile device (101, 117), and a blocking filter (207), which is coupled between the electrical contacting element (205, 206, 211) and the battery (204) and which is configured to block RF signals from the electrical contacting element (205, 206, 211) to the battery (204) and to allow transmission of the electrical supply power between the battery (204) and the electrical contacting element (205, 206, 211). Further, the present invention provides a corresponding mobile device (101, 117) and a corresponding method.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for simulating a reaction force from a virtual object. The system at least comprises an input force sensor, calculating means connected to the input force sensor, at least a first pair (201a, 201b) of linear resonant actuators (LRAs) and a driver for the LRAs connected to the calculating means. The input force sensor is to sense an input force applied to the virtual object by a user. The calculating means is to receive the input force from the input force sensor and to calculate the reaction force to apply to the user. The pair of LRAs (201a, 201b) are constrained to move along a first axis (Y). The driver is to receive from the calculating means drive signals to alternately drive each one of the pair of LRAs (201a, 201b) in a first direction along the first axis by an amount determined by the reaction force, whilst allowing the other one of the pair of LRAs to recover more gently in a direction opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: A video signal processing apparatus (202) for transmitting a video signal when the apparatus (202) is powered on. The video signal is one of a first video signal (CLK1, DATA1) and a second video signal (CLK2, DATA2). The first video signal comprises a first video clock (CLK1) and first video data (DATA1), and the second video signal comprises a second video clock (CLK2) and second video data (DATA2). The apparatus (202) is arranged to detect at an input of the apparatus (202) a presence or an absence of the first video signal, transmit the first video signal to an output of the apparatus (202) when the first video signal is detected, and transmit the second video signal to the output of the apparatus (202) when the first video signal is not detected, the second video signal being already stored in a memory (204) of the apparatus (202).

Abstract: A display device comprising a light source configured to output light of a first wavelength. The display device has a plurality of display elements comprising a first display element and a second display element. A first photoluminescent material associated with the first display element is located at a first side of a first substrate; and a second photoluminescent material associated with the second display element is located at a second side of the first substrate.

Abstract: An acousto-optic transducer comprises a graphene resonator, a substrate, an entry window and an exit window. The graphene resonator bears at least one donor molecule. The substrate bears at least one acceptor molecule. The graphene resonator is responsive to sound to bring the at least one donor molecule within range of the at least one acceptor molecule for Förster resonance energy transfer from the at least one donor molecule to the at least one acceptor molecule to take place. The entry window is arranged to permit incoming light to fall on the at least one donor molecule. The exit window is arranged to allow light emitted by the at least one acceptor molecule to leave the acousto-optic transducer. Thus, the acousto-optic transducer can function as a passive device using only energy derived from ambient light to convert sound into light.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a data transmission method for transmitting data. via visible light with a display device that displays an image. The method comprises detecting eye movements of a number of users of the display device, calculating the focus areas of the users in the displayed image, and modulating the displayed image in a modulation area according to the data to be transmitted, wherein the modulation area comprises the image surface without the focus areas of the users. Further, the present disclosure provides a data transmission device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display device (1; 101) comprising an imaging plane (2; 103) configured to controllably display an image, a backplane (3) located behind the imaging plane (2; 103), a number of sound actuators (4; 104, 105) configured to produce vibrations based on a driving signal (5), and at least one mechanical coupling element (6) for every sound actuator (4; 104, 105) configured to mechanically couple the imaging plane (2; 103) through the backplane (3) with the sound actuators (4; 104, 105).

Abstract: The novel linear resonance actuator driving pattern embodied by the AC driving signal waveform may have an all positive (or all negative) actuation, starting oscillations with a first frequency just under the resonance frequency of the linear resonance actuator driving in a first time segment of the drive period. In the first time segment, the amplitude of the AC driving signal also reaches a local maximum. The frequency is then increased to the resonance frequency in a second time segment longer than the first time segment. In the second time segment, the amplitude reaches an overall peak amplitude. Then, the driving frequency along with the amplitude is gradually reduced in a third time segment longer than the second time segment.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a visible light communication transmitter, a visible light communication receiver, a visible light communication system, and a method of visible light communication, which are suitable for colour shift keying (CSK), as well as providing a method of CSK. The transmitter comprises at least six graphene-based light emitting devices of different peak transmission wavelengths from each other. The receiver comprises a corresponding number of graphene-based photodetectors of different peak reception wavelengths from each other. A system according to the disclosure comprises such a transmitter and such a receiver, wherein each respective one of the different peak reception wavelengths of the six graphene-based photodetectors corresponds to a respective one of the different peak transmission wavelengths of the graphene-based light emitting devices. Such a system allows a method of visible light communication with a colour constellation of at least six base colours.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display device for displaying color image data, the display device comprising a plurality of first dedicated pixels comprising a square shape, and a plurality of second dedicated pixels comprising a rectangular shape, wherein the first dedicated pixels and the second dedicated pixels are arranged interlaced to form a display surface, and wherein each first dedicated pixel and each second dedicated pixel comprises exactly three light sources of different colors. Further, the present invention provides a respective assembly method.