Abstract: A position pointer includes a first electrode disposed so as to project from one end portion of a pen-shaped housing in an axial direction; a second electrode disposed in a proximity of the first electrode so as to surround a center axis of the pen-shaped housing; and a signal generation circuit which, in operation, generates a given signal. The signal generated by the signal generation circuit is outputted to a sensor provided in a position detection apparatus. The signal generation circuit, in operation, generates a signal of a first signal level and a signal of a second signal level lower than the first signal level. A signal supply controlling circuit, in operation, selectively supplies the signal of the first signal level and the signal of the second signal level generated by the signal generation circuit to the second electrode.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a fingerprint sensor having a set of capacitive elements configured for capacitively coupling to a user fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor may be disposed under a control button or display element of an electronic device, for example one or more of a control button and a display component. A responsive element is responsive to proximity of the user fingerprint, for example one or both of a first circuit responsive to motion of the control button, and a second circuit responsive to a coupling between the fingerprint and a surface of the display element. The fingerprint sensor is disposed closer to the fingerprint than the responsive element. The control button or display component may include an anisotropic dielectric material, for example sapphire.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a fingerprint sensor having a set of capacitive elements configured for capacitively coupling to a user fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor may be disposed under a control button or display element of an electronic device, for example one or more of a control button and a display component. A responsive element is responsive to proximity of the user fingerprint, for example one or both of a first circuit responsive to motion of the control button, and a second circuit responsive to a coupling between the fingerprint and a surface of the display element. The fingerprint sensor is disposed closer to the fingerprint than the responsive element. The control button or display component may include an anisotropic dielectric material, for example sapphire.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes pixel unit, a power supply, and a timing controller. The power supply supplies a driving voltage to the pixel unit. The timing controller divides the pixel unit into a plurality of regions, calculates color on-pixel ratio (C-OPR) values of the regions based on image data, and controls the power supply based on the C-OPR values of the regions.

Abstract: Inputs to a projected or other type of displayed user interface are verified with a verification device that enhances input detection accuracy. For example, inputs at a projected keyboard are detected by an infrared curtain projected over the keyboard and breached by an end user finger as it strikes a key. The inputs are verified with a capacitive sensor device disposed below the keyboard that confirms a user touch. Alternatively, proximity sensing by the capacitive sensor measures distance and velocity associated with a finger to verify the inputs detected by breaching of the infrared curtain are intended inputs. Other verification devices may include an accelerometer that detects accelerations associated with inputs and three dimensional cameras that capture finger positions. Verification devices may be selectively enabled based upon power and accuracy constraints.

Abstract: An electronic device has a display and has a touch sensitive bezel surrounding the display. Areas on the bezel are designated for controls used to operate the electronic device. Visual guides corresponding to the controls are displayed on the display adjacent the areas of the bezel designated for the controls. Touch data is generated by the bezel when a user touches an area of the bezel. The device determines which of the controls has been selected based on which designated area is associated with the touch data from the bezel. The device then initiates the determined control. The device can have a sensor for determining the orientation of the device. Based on the orientation, the device can alter the areas designated on the bezel for the controls and can alter the location of the visual guides for the display so that they match the altered areas on the bezel.

Abstract: A method of operating a wearable watch includes recognizing a predetermined gesture including pitching or rolling, setting a yaw reference value when recognizing the predetermined gesture and compensating a display orientation according to a change in yaw data corresponding to yawing from the yaw reference value to uniformly keep a target shape according a gaze direction of a user.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a transparent substrate having first and second sides, an array of LED micro-display panels, and an array of collimating reflectors. The LED micro-display panels are disposed within the transparent substrate between the first and second sides and oriented to emit sub-image portions of a display image towards the first side. The collimating reflectors are disposed within the transparent substrate between the first side and the array of LED micro-display panels. The collimating reflectors are aligned with the LED micro-display panels to reflect the sub-image portions back out the second side of the transparent substrate. The LED micro-display panels are offset from the collimating reflectors to expand the sub-image portions prior to reflection by the collimating reflectors.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a driving unit. The driving unit is configured to perform polarity inversion driving by applying, to the pixel electrode, positive and negative video signals. When applying the video signals to the pixel electrode, the driving unit superposes a correction signal corresponding to a polarity inversion frequency and the gray level on the video signals in advance.

Abstract: A sensor device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The sensor device includes a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, a plurality of sensor units, and a contact layer. The first electrodes and the second electrodes are located on at least one of surfaces of the substrate. The first electrodes are arranged along a first direction and extended along a second direction, and the second electrodes are arranged along the second direction and extended along the first direction. A plurality of intersection regions are formed by a projection of the first electrodes and the second electrodes onto the substrate. The sensor units are electrically connected to each of the first electrodes and each of the second electrodes respectively. The contact layer is located on at least the first electrodes or the second electrodes.

Abstract: A portable terminal and a method for providing a haptic effect to an input unit are provided. The method includes displaying at least one object on a touch screen, detecting a touch input by the input unit with respect to the object displayed on the touch screen, determining a preset mode based on the detected touch input of the input unit, and transmitting a control signal corresponding to a predetermined haptic pattern based on the preset mode to the input unit.

Abstract: A mobile terminal is presented. The mobile terminal includes a display including a touchscreen, and a controller for performing an editing operation on information displayed on the touchscreen according to a state of an object in near-proximity to the displayed information.

Abstract: A 3 dimensional (3-D) user interface system employs: one or more 3-D projectors configured to display an image at a first location in 3-D space; one or more sensors configured to sense user interaction with the image and to provide user interaction information; and a processor configured (i) to receive the user interaction information from the one or more sensors; (ii) to correlate the user interaction with the image; and (iii) to provide one or more indications responsive to a correlation of the user interaction with the image, including displaying the image at a second location in 3-D space.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to detecting hand gesture input using an electronic device, such as a wearable device strapped to a wrist. The device can have multiple photodiodes, each sensing light at a different position on a surface of the device that faces skin of a user. Examples of the disclosure detect hand gestures by recognizing patterns in sensor data that are characteristic of each hand gesture, as the tissue expands and contracts and anatomical features in the tissue move during the gesture.

Abstract: A case for an electronic device including a coupling member detachably coupled to at least a part of the electronic device. A cover, which has one or more folded positions ranging between an opened state and a closed state, the cover extends from the coupling member in a to cover a display of the electronic device, and at least one Force Sensing Resistor (FSR) sensor disposed in the cover to generate an interrupt based on a pressure applied thereto. The at least one FSR sensor includes one or more inner FSR sensors disposed on an inner surface of the cover, and one or more outer FSR sensors disposed on an outer surface of the cover.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a scan driver configured to provide a scan signal to the pixels via a plurality of scan lines, a data driver configured to provide a data signal to the pixels via a plurality of data lines, and a readout circuit connected to the pixels via a plurality of readout lines, the readout circuit including a current-voltage converter configured to convert a current flowing through one of the readout lines into a first voltage, an analog-digital converter configured to convert the first voltage or a second voltage of the one of the readout lines into a digital data, and a switching circuit configured to control a connection among the one of the readout lines, the current-voltage converter, and the analog-digital converter.

Abstract: According to some aspect, an image display apparatus may include a communication section receiving a plurality of remote operation signals corresponding to remote operations of a plurality of input apparatuses, and a combination section combining a first image based on the plurality of individual remote operation signals received by the communication section and a second image supplied from other apparatus into a third image, and outputting the third image.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to an array substrate having a touch function and a display device. The display device comprises a plurality of touch electrodes arranged in an array, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of data lines. The scan lines and the data lines intersect with each other to define pixel regions on the display device. Each of the pixel electrodes is arranged in the corresponding pixel region and electrically connects to the corresponding scan line and the corresponding data line. Each touch electrode corresponds to at least one pixel region; at least an opening portion is formed at the overlapping regions between each of the touch electrode and at least one of the scan lines and the data line to reduce the coupling capacitance. Through the above-described manner, the disclosure can effectively improve the precision of the touch screen.

Abstract: A system includes an image capture device configured to capture images, and a processor programmed with one or more computer program modules. When executed, the one or more computer program modules are configured to receive the images captured by the image capture device, generate a control signal for a haptic output device as the images are received, synchronize the images and the control signal, and output a video with the synchronized images and the control signal.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels arranged in columns and rows in a display area, a data line extending in a first direction and connected with pixels of a k-th column (‘k’ is a natural number) and a (k+1)-th column, a gate line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction and connected with ones of the pixels, a gate signal line extending in the first direction and connected with the gate line, and a gate driver in a first peripheral area adjacent to a first longer side of the display area and having a first width, and configured to apply a gate signal to the gate line.