Abstract: A method is provided for configuring a touch sensor controller coupled to a touch panel and a host computing device. The method includes receiving, by the controller, first input for starting a configuration mode of operation. The first input may be received independent of the host computing device. The controller initiates the configuration mode of operation responsive to the first input. The controller receives at least one second input via the touch panel for configuring at least one operational setting of the controller. The method also includes configuring, by the controller, the at least one operational setting according to the received at least one second input.

Abstract: A display device including: pixels coupled to first scan lines, second scan lines, emission control lines, and data lines; a first scan driver configured to supply a first scan signal to each of the first scan lines at a first frequency; a second scan driver configured to supply a second scan signal to each of the second scan lines at a second frequency corresponding to a driving frequency of the pixels; an emission driver configured to supply an emission control signal to each of the emission control lines at the first frequency; a data driver configured to supply a data signal to each of the data lines at the second frequency; and a timing controller configured to control the first scan driver, the second scan driver, the emission driver, and the data driver.

Abstract: System for detecting a touch gesture of a user on a detection surface, comprising: a processing unit; and an accelerometer to detect a vibration at the detection surface and generate a vibration signal. The processing unit is configured to: acquire the vibration signal, detect, in the vibration signal, a signal characteristic which can be correlated to the touch gesture of the user, detect, in the vibration signal, a stationarity condition preceding and/or following the detected signal characteristic, and validate the touch gesture in the event that both the signal characteristic and the stationarity condition have been detected. An electrostatic charge sensor may also be used as a further parameter to validate the touch gesture.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting the angle of passive rotary knob partially located on a touch screen are described. In embodiments the apparatus includes a touch screen having an array of sensors and a dial that includes a base and a knob attached to the base and rotatable relative to the base. The knob includes a plurality of conductive elements, each positioned a distance from a center point of the knob. A controller is also included, coupled to the touch screen, and configured to receive signals generated by one or more sensors of the array in response to the sensors detecting one or more of the conductive elements. The controller can determine a rotational angle of the knob based on the signals generated by the one or more of the sensors in the array while a portion of the knob does not overlap the array of sensors.

Abstract: The method disclosed herein includes determining a user interaction pattern with respect to a digital marker, the user interaction pattern based at least in part on user interaction with a capacitive sensor of a computing device, determining a geometric characteristic of the digital marker, and generating a predicted digital marking position of the digital marker on a digital medium of the computing device based at least in part on the determined geometric characteristic of the digital marker and the determined user interaction pattern.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for implementing a technique for performing calibration of an electromagnetic tracking apparatus on-the-fly while operating the apparatus. The apparatus and method uses a non-magnetic tracking device to determine position and orientation of a tracked object that is not subject to magnetic distortion or interference, and store calibration data for future measurements by the electromagnetic tracking apparatus based on the measurements made by the non-magnetic tracking device.

Abstract: A handwriting processing method, a handwriting processing device and a non-transitory storage medium. The handwriting processing method includes: acquiring a handwriting point group corresponding to a stroke on a working surface of a touch device, the handwriting point group including a plurality of handwriting points arranged in sequence, and data of each handwriting point in the plurality of handwriting points including a coordinate and an action type, determining a plurality of model patterns corresponding to the plurality of handwriting plurality of model patterns being in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of handwriting points; and sequentially connecting the plurality of model patterns, to determine a handwriting track for displaying corresponding to the handwriting point group.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control device of a capacitive touch surface capable of detecting the position or movement of at least one finger or a control stylus of a user in the proximity of the capacitive touch surface. The device includes a three-dimensional control member secured to the capacitive touch surface and provided with an electrically insulating body having a lower surface facing the capacitive touch surface and a three-dimensional surface intended to be touched or scanned by at least one finger or a stylus of a user. The three-dimensional control member is provided with a plurality of electrical conductors separated in pairs by an electrically insulating space and configured to exchange electrical charges with the capacitive touch surface when a user touches or swipes the three-dimensional surface, such that a user can interact with the capacitive touch surface via the three-dimensional control member.

Abstract: A display device includes a multiple of light-emitting elements and a multiple of driving circuits. Each of the multiple of driving circuits is configured to generate a driving current to illuminate one of the multiple of light-emitting elements. Each of the multiple of driving circuits includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a reset circuit, a first control circuit and a second control circuit. The driving current flows from a first system high voltage terminal through the first transistor, the second transistor and one of the multiple of light-emitting elements to a system low voltage terminal. The first control circuit is configured to control the first transistor to modulate pulse amplitude of the driving current. The second control circuit is configured to control the second transistor to modulate pulse width of the driving current.

Abstract: A touch pad is configured to receive input operations using objects including a finger and a stylus. The touch pad includes a touch screen including a touch detection surface that serves as a button and as a position detection region for detecting positions of the objects. The touch pad includes an integrated circuit having an object detection function of detecting the positions of the objects on the touch detection surface and a button function of detecting a press state of the button based on a force applied to the touch detection surface. The touch pad includes a button function stop unit configured to cause, according to an operation state of the stylus or according to a setting related to an input operation of the stylus, the integrated circuit to stop outputting a button press state value indicative of the press state detected by the button function.

Abstract: An electronic device obtains an included angle between a touchscreen (a curved screen with a radian on a side edge) and a horizontal plane; starts a camera in response to the included angle between the touchscreen and the horizontal plane falling within a first preset angle range; obtains a distance between the electronic device and a user and a face yaw degree of the user in response to the camera collecting a face image; and performs anti-mistouch processing on a preset mistouch operation of the user on the touchscreen in response to the distance between the electronic device and the user being less than a first distance threshold and the face yaw degree falling within a second preset angle range.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of high-distance directional proximity sensors are described. One apparatus includes at least three electrodes in a sensor layer, an electrode in a shield layer, and an insulator located between the layers. A processing device is configured to scan the at least three electrodes over a period of time to obtain a digital signal for each of the at least three electrodes while driving a shield signal on the electrode of the shield layer. The processing device detects a gesture by an object using the digital signals. The processing device measures an amplitude value of the digital signal for each of the at least three electrodes and outputs an indication of the gesture responsive to a ratio of a highest amplitude value and a lowest amplitude value satisfying a first threshold criterion that represents the object being within a proximity detection area above the sensor layer.

Abstract: A capacitive sensor includes a sensor unit including a detection electrode, a capacitance detection unit configured to detect a capacitance value of the detection electrode of the sensor unit, a difference value calculation unit configured to calculate a difference value between the capacitance value and a reference value, a filter calculation unit configured to perform a time-directional filtering process using a filter parameter on the difference value and calculate a filter calculation value, a determination unit configured to determine a condition around the sensor unit on the basis of the filter calculation value calculated by the filter calculation unit, and a filter parameter calculation unit configured to calculate the filter parameter on the basis of the difference value calculated by the difference value calculation unit.

Abstract: A pixel circuit and a display device including the same are disclosed. The pixel circuit includes a driving element including a first electrode connected to a first node to which a pixel driving voltage is applied, a gate electrode connected to a second node, and a third electrode connected to a third node; a light emitting element including an anode electrode connected to the third node, and a cathode electrode to which a pixel ground voltage supply voltage is applied; a first switch element configured to supply a data voltage to the second node in response to a scan pulse; and a second switch element configured to supply a first initialization voltage set to a negative voltage that is less than the pixel ground voltage supply voltage to the third node in response to a first initialization pulse.

Abstract: A voltage drop compensation system and a display driving device for compensating for a voltage drop of a display panel. The voltage drop compensation system generates a voltage drop compensation value for each of a plurality of regions into which a test image of a panel is divided, and the display driving device compensates for a voltage drop for each region of image data using the voltage drop compensation value.

Abstract: An input device is an input device provided for a table including a placement surface on which an object can be placed, and includes: a sensor that includes a touch sensor of a capacitive type for receiving a touch input on the placement surface; and a controller that determines, based on a detection result from the sensor, whether to enable or disable the touch input received by the touch sensor.

Abstract: An interface for controlling at least one function of a unit of a motor vehicle, comprising a display screen (7) and at least one control member (2) comprising a mobile gripping element (2a) that is rotatably mobile about an axis (A), at least two conductive indicators (10) that are borne by the mobile element (2a) and that are mobile together with same and a guide (2b), the interface being characterized in that it comprises a capacitive sensor (6) comprising a plurality of electrodes (12) that are configured to detect a variation in the angular position of the conductive indicators (10) and in that the guide (2b) is at least partly fixed to the display screen (7) such that the mobile element (2a) partially covers the screen, the electrodes (12) being arranged in a contiguous region (6a) of the screen (7), such that the indicators (10) are movable so as to face the electrodes (12) when the mobile element (2a) is moved about its axis.

Abstract: A cover film used together with a pen sensor including a plurality of sensor electrodes, and a sensor controller which detects a position of an active pen in reference to a distribution of signal levels each corresponding to an amount of electric charge induced in an individual one of the plurality of sensor electrodes by a pen signal transmitted from a pen tip electrode disposed at a tip of the active pen. The cover film includes a conductive resin that covers an effective area formed by the sensor electrodes for detection of the position of the active pen and that includes a substantially uniform resistance component at least within a range of the effective area. The cover film is arranged, without via a cover glass, on an upper surface of a sensor electrode group including the plurality of sensor electrodes.

Abstract: A signal transmission method is provided, which may be implemented by a position indicator. The signal transmission method includes a step of dividing first information, which is represented in a digital signal of a first defined number of bits, into a plurality of information parts respectively represented in digital signals of a second defined number of bits smaller than the first defined number of bits. The signal transmission method includes a step of transmitting, from the position indicator to a position detecting device, the information parts, and distinguishing information usable for distinguishing the information parts from each other, wherein each of the information parts is transmitted with second information different from the first information.

Abstract: A display device of the invention includes: a pixel portion including first pixel rows connected to first scan lines and second pixel rows connected to second scan lines; a scan driver including first and second stages connected to the first scan lines and the second scan lines; and a data driver connected to the first and second pixel rows through same data lines. The first stages are connected to first clock lines, the second stages are connected to second clock lines, a first start stage of the first stages and a second start stage of the second stages are connected to a same scan start line, each first stage excluding the first start stage is connected to a first scan line of a previous first stage, and each second stage excluding the second start stage is connected to a second scan line of a previous second stage.