Abstract: An electronic device including an electronic module, a sensing unit divided into a hole area overlapping the electronic module, an active area surrounding the hole area, and a peripheral area adjacent to the active area. A first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode are disposed in the active area and insulated from each other. The first sensing electrode includes first main patterns, first neighboring patterns having a smaller area than the first main patterns, and a hole pattern connected to the adjacent first neighboring patterns. The second sensing electrode includes second main patterns, second neighboring patterns adjacent the hole area and having a smaller area than the second main patterns, second connection patterns connected to the second main patterns, and a routing pattern connected to the adjacent second neighboring patterns. The hole pattern is disposed in the hole area, and the routing pattern is disposed in the peripheral area.

Abstract: The disclosed human computer interface (HCI) system may include (1) at least one processor, (2) a plurality of sensors that detect one or more neuromuscular signals from a forearm or wrist of a user, and (3) memory that stores (A) one or more trained inferential models that determine an amount of force associated with the one or more neuromuscular signals and (B) computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to (I) identify the amount of force determined by the one or more trained inferential models, (II) determine that the amount of force satisfies a threshold force value, and in accordance with the determination that the amount of force satisfies the threshold force value, (III) generate a first input command for the HCI system. Various other devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A processing system for an input device includes an in-phase and quadrature (I/Q) receiver module including a first and second charge integrators, and first and second demodulator modules. The I/Q receiver module alternates integration of a resulting signal, received from a receiver electrode of the input device, between the first and the second charge integrators in four consecutive quarter cycles, to obtain four consecutive integration results. The four consecutive quarter cycles coincide with one cycle of a local oscillator signal for the first and second demodulator modules. The I/Q receiver module further alternates demodulation of the four consecutive integration results between the first and second demodulator modules. The first demodulator module performs an in-phase demodulation to produce an in-phase component of a sensing signal associated with the first resulting signal, and the second demodulator module performs a quadrature demodulation to produce a quadrature component of the sensing signal.

Abstract: A touch surface device, comprising at least: an element comprising a first face forming the touch surface and a second face opposite to the first face; an acoustic wave sensor including at least one portion of piezoelectric material disposed between two electrodes, the portion of piezoelectric material and both electrodes being structured by forming surface wavinesses as wrinkles, the sensor being secured to the second face of the element such that apexes or valleys of the wrinkles are in contact with the second face of the element; an electronic circuit coupled to the electrodes of the sensor and configured to identify, from an electric signal intended to be outputted from the electrodes of the sensor, at least one touch gesture made on the touch surface.

Abstract: A sensor controller, which is connected to sensor electrodes and detects positions of one or more active pens based on charge induced on the sensor electrodes, includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the sensor controller to: detect an approach of one of the one or more active pens using the sensor electrode; pair with the one of the one or more active pens with the approach of the one of the one or more active pens detected and update pairing state information indicative of a pairing state of each of the one or more active pens that is paired with the sensor controller; and transmit the pairing state information from the sensor electrodes to the one or more active pens via an uplink signal used as a reference for time synchronization.

Abstract: In an example, a method of sensing on a touchscreen including a plurality of touch sensors arranged in rows and columns on the touchscreen is described. The method includes detecting a passive touch on the touchscreen and a positon of an active stylus; determining a plurality of locations across the touchscreen corresponding to the passive touch and a positon of the active stylus, where each of the plurality of locations corresponds to a location of one of the plurality of touch sensors. The method includes transmitting a first uplink signal to a first group of the plurality of locations including a first fraction of the plurality of locations; and transmitting a second uplink signal to a second group of the plurality of locations including a second fraction of the plurality of locations, the first uplink signal being different from the second uplink signal.

Abstract: Disclosed are a shift register unit and a method for driving the same, a gate drive circuit, and a display device. The pull-down control circuit in the shift register unit is capable of controlling a potential of a second pull-up node under control of the input signal provided by an input signal terminal. The pull-down circuit is capable of performing noise reduction on a first pull-up node and an output terminal under control of the second pull-up node. Since the potential of the second pull-up node is not pulled up due to the bootstrap effect, the threshold voltages of transistors in the pull-down circuit are less shifted, and the service life of the shift register unit is relatively long.

Abstract: A detection panel, a display apparatus, a method for driving the detection panel, and a method for manufacturing the detection panel are provided. The detection panel includes an upper electrode layer, a piezoelectric material layer and a conductive backing layer which are sequentially stacked. The piezoelectric material layer is configured to change an electric field between the upper electrode layer and the conductive backing layer under an ultrasonic wave, and generate an ultrasonic wave under an electric field. The conductive backing layer includes a plurality of noise elimination members, and each of the noise elimination members has a dimension in a direction parallel to the detection panel that gradually decreases in a direction distal to the piezoelectric material layer.

Abstract: A flexible touch control display module includes an array substrate, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) light emitting layer, a thin film encapsulation layer, a touch control layer, and a polarizing film layer. The polarizing film layer includes an adhesive layer, a photo alignment layer, and a protective layer. The photo alignment layer is disposed on the touch control layer, and the adhesive layer is disposed between the touch control layer and the photo alignment layer, such that the photo alignment layer is adhered to the touch control layer, and the protective layer is disposed on the photo alignment layer.

Abstract: Ultrasonic force detection systems and methods can be based on propagation of ultrasonic waves in a user's body (e.g., in a user's digit). An amount of force can be determined using time-of-flight (TOF) techniques of one or more ultrasonic waves propagating in the user's body. In some examples, an electronic device including a transducer can be coupled to a digit, and can transmit ultrasonic waves into the digit. As the wave propagates through the thickness of the digit, a reflection of at least a portion of the transmitted wave can occur due to the bone and/or due to reaching the opposite side of the digit (e.g., finger pad). One or more reflections can be measured to determine the amount of force.

Abstract: A laminate including an optical film, a touch sensor layer, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, the laminate being excellent in flexibility and high in response speed, is provided. A flexible laminate is provided, the flexible laminate including an optical film and a touch sensor layer including a transparent electrode layer, the flexible laminate being provided with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a surface of the touch sensor layer opposite to the optical film, the flexible laminate satisfying conditions of surface resistance of the transparent electrode layer being ?90 ?/?, relative permittivity of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer at a frequency of 100 kHz being ?4.5, and 5 ?m?a thickness of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer?90 ?m.

Abstract: Touch control surfaces for electronic user devices are disclosed herein. An example electronic device includes a microphone array, a touch event identifier to analyze signal data generated by microphones of the microphone array to detect a first touch on a surface of the electronic device, a gesture detector to correlate the first touch with a gesture, a user input mapper to map the gesture to a user input and a processor to cause the electronic device to respond to the user input.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a cover glass and a back cover facing the cover glass, a display disposed inside the housing and including a plurality of pixels disposed in the display, a first printed circuit board interposed between the display and the back cover, a second printed circuit board interposed between the first printed circuit board and the back cover, a fingerprint sensor disposed on the first printed circuit board and configured to obtain fingerprint information of a user based on light reflected from a finger of the user making contact with the cover glass, and a processor disposed on the second printed circuit board and adjusting brightness of first-group pixels disposed at an area corresponding to the fingerprint sensor. The processor increases the brightness of the first-group pixels to be proportional to time in which the user makes contact with the cover glass with the finger.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device capable of automatically identifying a workout environment, such as a swimming pool environment or outdoor environment, based on position-associated information of the electronic device and providing workout information per the workout environment.

Abstract: A shift register unit and a driving method thereof, a gate drive circuit, and a display device are provided. The shift register unit includes: an input circuit configured to control a potential of a first node; a first output circuit configured to output a carry signal to a first output terminal of the shift register unit through an output terminal of the first output circuit, under control of the potential and a clock signal; a second output circuit configured to output a driving signal to a second output terminal of the shift register unit, under control of the potential and the clock signal; a switching circuit configured to control the output terminal to be electrically connected to the first output terminal in response to a control signal; and a potential control circuit configured to control the output terminal to be electrically connected to a first voltage terminal.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to the technical field of display, and provides a flexible display screen, a method for deformably driving the same, and a display device. The flexible display screen includes a flexible display panel and a deformable driver disposed on a back surface of the flexible display panel. The deformable driver drives the flexible display panel to deform based on the electrodeformation. The deformable driver includes a plurality of deformable units arranged in an array. The flexible display screen can achieve deformation with a variety of degrees of freedom, and can precisely control the deformation, thereby easy to achieve ultra-thin screen design.

Abstract: A display device with a touchscreen is provided. The display device includes a display panel having an electrode layer in a display area and a non-display area thereof, and a panel ground layer in the non-display area, and a touchscreen over the display panel and including a touch ground layer having an area overlapping with at least one of the electrode layer and the panel ground layer.

Abstract: An appliance having a cabinet, a door connected to the cabinet and movable in an opening direction from a closed position to an open position, and a handle connected to the door. The handle has a first side facing against the opening direction and forming a grasping surface, a second side facing along the opening direction, and an interface region having one or more input interfaces on the second side of the handle. The appliance has one or more shutoff sensors configured to disable at least one of the one or more input interfaces on the interface region when an object is detected adjacent the grasping surface.

Abstract: An example method of controlling an electronic device worn by a user includes constructing a user model by training a content feature according to response characteristics of an eye of a user who wears the electronic device, and in response to a content feature stored in the user model being detected from reproduced content during content reproduction, processing the reproduced content based on response characteristics of the eye of the user corresponding to the detected content feature.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a stylus pen including: a body portion; a conductive tip configured to be exposed from an inside of the body portion to an outside thereof; a ground portion configured to be electrically connected to a user; and a resonant circuit portion in the body portion, electrically connected between the conductive tip and the ground portion, and including one or more resonance circuits that resonate with electrical signals of different frequencies transferred from the conductive tip to output resonance signals of different frequencies.