Abstract: An approach is provided in which an information handling system detects fingertip movements of a user based on an imaginary grid imagined by the user. The information handling system determines a key entry or control request based upon matching the fingertip movements to fingertip movement patterns corresponding to the imaginary grid. In turn, the information handling system displays characters on a wearable computing device or performs actions based on the control requests.

Abstract: A low-resolution image is displayed at high resolution and power consumption is reduced. Resolution is made higher by super-resolution processing. Then, display is performed with the luminance of a backlight controlled by local dimming after the super-resolution processing. By controlling the luminance of the backlight, power consumption can be reduced. Further, by performing the local dimming after the super-resolution processing, accurate display can be performed.

Abstract: A glove interface object is provided, comprising: at least one flex sensor configured to generate flex sensor data identifying a flex of at least one finger portion of the glove interface object; at least one contact sensor configured to generate contact sensor data identifying a contact between a first portion of the glove interface object and a second portion of the glove interface object; a communications module configured to transmit the flex sensor data and the contact sensor data to a computing device for processing to determine a finger position pose of the glove interface object, the finger position pose being applied for rendering a virtual hand in a view of a virtual environment on a head-mounted display (HMD), the virtual hand being rendered based on the identified finger position pose.

Abstract: A method comprising entering a passive viewing state of an apparatus, receiving information indicative of a first input, determining a first operation based, at least in part, on a passive viewing state and the first input, performing the first operation, receiving environmental sensor information, determining that the environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is actively viewed by a user, entering of an active viewing state of the apparatus based, at least in part, on the determination that the environmental sensor information indicates that the apparatus is actively viewed by the user, receiving information indicative of a second input, the second input being substantially the same as the first input, determining a second operation based, at least in part, on the active viewing state and the second input, the second operation being different from the first operation, and performing the second operation is disclosed.

Abstract: Detecting a tool used on a touch screen. In accordance with a method embodiment of the present invention, a cell value is accessed for each cell of a touch sensing device. The cell value indicates a force applied to the cell. A touch area sample count is determined as a count of how many of the cells have a cell value above a noise floor. A touch area weight is determined as a sum of all cell values for the cells having a cell value above the noise floor. An object touching the touch sensing device is identified based on the touch area sample count and the touch area weight. The object's touch indication may be rejected if the object is not identified. The identity of the object may be reported to a software application.

Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for a wearable electronic device, such as a bracelet, watch, wristband or armband that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which may include any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). One particular example implementation of a wearable electronic device may include a strap portion and a display portion that is secured to the strap portion. The display portion can include a formable display unit that comprises a formable material layer configured to be manipulated in one or more directions. The formable material layer can be configured to be manipulated in a first direction from a default position to a deformed position, which can be held until the formable material layer is manipulated in a second direction back to the default position.

Abstract: An electronic device with a processing device and a storage device also has a touch panel and a pressure sensing device. A press signal of a touch from the pressure sensing device is detected by the processing device when a simple touch signal on the touch panel is also detected. The processing device compares the press signal to the touch signal to determine whether the press signal includes a first pressure signal detected around a touch area of the touch signal. If the first pressure signal is detected, a warning signal according to the first pressure signal can be issued.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a display capable of improving the detection sensitivity and position resolution even when an input tool has contacted or approached boundary portions of drive ranges or end portions of the display region. The driving electrode driver performs scanning operations for supplying driving signals to one driving electrode or N1 (N1?2) number of driving electrodes disposed at an end portion on one side of an array. Next, the driving electrode driver repeats scanning operations for supplying the driving signals to the selected N2 (N2?2) number of driving electrodes a plurality of times by shifting each of the selected N2 number of driving electrodes N3 number by N3 number. N3 is less than N2.

Abstract: A consumer electronic product includes at least a transparent housing and a flexible display assembly enclosed within the transparent housing. In the described embodiment, the flexible display assembly is configured to present visual content at any portion of the transparent housing.

Abstract: A haptic output device includes a touch surface, a sensor configured to sense an input at the touch surface, and a controller configured to read the sensor, identify a location of the input, switch from a read mode to a write mode, and write a voltage based on the location of the input to generate an electrostatic output.

Abstract: A display device including an image input unit that receives image data from an image supply device, a display unit that displays a display image on a display surface based on image data, a location detection unit that detects a pointed location with respect to the display image on the display surface, a coordinate calculation unit that calculates first coordinates as coordinates of the pointed location in a displayable area on the display surface, a drawing unit that draws an image based on the first coordinates calculated by the coordinate calculation unit, and an output unit that outputs the coordinates to the image supply device based on the first coordinates.

Abstract: A display device includes: an image display panel including pixels each including a first to a forth sub-pixel that display a first color to a fourth color; and a signal processing unit. The signal processing unit stores an expanded color space, determines maximum set brightness as an upper limit value of brightness displayable within a range of the brightness in the expanded color space so that the maximum set brightness increases as a panel average input value decreases, determines an input expansion coefficient for expanding the color displayed by the image display panel to a color of the maximum set brightness, obtains the output signal of the first to forth sub-pixel based on the input signal of the first to third sub-pixel and the input expansion coefficient. The expanded color space is a color space that can extend a color of brightness higher than that in a standard color space.

Abstract: This disclosure is related to the field of semiconductor technology, more specifically, to a flexible touch sensor and display device including the flexible touch sensor. The flexible touch sensor is formed through the construction of chain structure formed by flexible conductors and rigid conductors, that is, based on the principle of chains, connecting the rigid conductors and flexible conductors in an interval way, to form a chain structure, and making the manufactured sensor and the display device reach the purpose of being flexible, and the problem caused by the immature of the development of flexible materials that the flexible sensor can't be mass-produced can be effectively solved.

Abstract: Methods and systems for displaying messages using body-worn electronic display devices. One method includes receiving proximity data indicating a distance between a first electronic display device and a second electronic display device. The method also includes receiving first orientation data indicating an orientation of the first electronic display device and receiving second orientation data indicating an orientation of the second electronic display device. The method also includes determining a distributed message for display based on the proximity data, the first orientation data, and the second orientation data. The distributed message includes a first message for display on the first electronic display device and a second message for display on the second electronic display device. The method also includes displaying, by a controller, the first message on the first electronic display device and the second message on the second electronic display device.

Abstract: A light irradiation device to display an image by light irradiation prevents easy perception of distortion occurring in the displayed image due to vibration of the device or movement of viewpoint. A random number is generated, and the refresh rate of the displayed image is distributed at random in correspondence with the random number. The light emission intensity is changed in correspondence with the refresh rate. When the number of lines is changed, the input video signal is subjected to scaling and a display is produced. The refresh rate is changed in correspondence with the frequency of the vibration detected with the vibration monitor.

Abstract: A display device, a display panel, an array substrate and a driving method thereof are provided. The array substrate includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array, m number of gate electrode lines extending along a first direction, a plurality of data lines and m number of lead wires extending along a second direction. The plurality of pixel units are arranged in pixel columns along the second direction and m number of pixel rows along the first direction. Each pixel column is disposed between two adjacent data lines. Pixel units in an ith pixel row are connected to an ith gate electrode line, and the ith gate electrode line is connected to an ith lead wire, where i is a positive integer and 1?i?m. The pixel units in the ith pixel row are connected to different data lines far away from the ith lead wire, respectively.

Abstract: A system is provided, including a head-mounted display (HMD) and glove interface object. The HMD includes a viewing module having a view port into a screen configured for rendering image content that defines a view of a virtual environment, the image content being generated from execution of an interactive program by a computing device, an HMD communications module for receiving the image content from the computing device, an image processing module for processing image data received from the computing device for rendering the image content on the screen. The glove interface object includes at least one pressure sensor configured to generate pressure sensor data identifying a pressure applied to at least a portion of the glove interface object, and a glove communications module configured to transmit the pressure sensor data to the computing device for processing to be applied to a rendering of a virtual hand in the virtual environment.

Abstract: There are disclosed a driving method of a touch screen, the touch screen and a display apparatus. The driving method comprises: taking at least two touch signal lines as a group and charging node capacitors included in each group of touch signal lines sequentially; discharging the node capacitors included in each touch signal line of the group of touch signal lines through the respective sense signal lines sequentially and determining capacitance value of each node capacitor; and determining coordinates of touch points on the touch screen according to determined capacitance value of each node capacitor. Thus, the node capacitors included in a group of touch signal lines on the touch screen are charged simultaneously by taking a group as a unit.

Abstract: A method includes generating a first signal type and a second signal type in a handheld device and transmitting both the first signal type and the second signal type in a transmission cycle of the handheld device. The first signal type and the second signal type are different in at least one of frequency or modulation and are defined to include a same information related to the handheld device.

Abstract: This instant disclosure is related to a capacitive stylus and a tilt angle detecting method thereof. The capacitive stylus is acting on a touch pad. The capacitive stylus includes a sensing electrode unit and a driving electrode unit, or the capacitive stylus is provided with a first sensing electrode unit and a second sensing electrode unit. The capacitive stylus further includes a tilt angle corresponding table and a direction corresponding table to determine the tilt angle and tilt direction of the capacitive stylus on the touch pad.