Abstract: There is described an apparatus for measuring a capacitance formed by a sense plate and a counter plate, wherein the sense plate comprises a first sub-plate and a second sub-plate, the first sub-plate and the second sub-plate being electrically separated.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fingerprint detection device, including: a substrate, a switch circuit layer, a sensing electrode layer, a heat dissipating antistatic structure layer, and a protective layer. The switch circuit layer is disposed on the substrate. The sensing electrode layer is disposed on the switch circuit layer, and includes a plurality of sensing electrodes. The heat dissipating antistatic structure layer is disposed on the sensing electrode layer, and includes a conductive mesh and a plurality of shunt heat sinks. The conductive mesh is formed with a plurality of mesh openings, and configured to shunt charges. The shunt heat sinks are adjacent to the conductive mesh, and correspond to the sensing electrodes. The shunt heat sinks are electrically insulated from each other, electrically insulated from the conductive mesh, and electrically insulated from the sensing electrodes. The protective layer is disposed on the heat dissipating antistatic structure layer.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide away to enhance an augmented reality (AR) and/or virtual reality (VR) user experience with environmental information captured from sensors located in one or more physical environments. More particularly, systems, apparatuses and methods may provide a way to track, by an eye tracker sensor, a gaze of a user, and capture, by the sensors, environmental information. The systems, apparatuses and methods may render feedback, by one or more feedback devices or display device, for a portion of the environment information based on the gaze of the user.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are liquid-crystal display (LCD) touch screens that integrate the touch sensing elements with the display circuitry. The integration may take a variety of forms. Touch sensing elements can be completely implemented within the LCD stackup but outside the not between the color filter plate and the array plate. Alternatively, some touch sensing elements can be between the color filter and array plates with other touch sensing elements not between the plates. In another alternative, all touch sensing elements can be between the color filter and array plates. The latter alternative can include both conventional and in-plane-switching (IPS) LCDs. In some forms, one or more display structures can also have a touch sensing function. Techniques for manufacturing and operating such displays, as well as various devices embodying such displays are also disclosed.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, each pixel among the plurality of pixels including an organic light emitting diode (OLED) connected between a first potential driving power having an initial value and a second potential driving power, and a driving thin film transistor (TFT) connected between the first potential driving power and the second potential driving power; a driver integrated circuit (IC) configured to drive the display panel; a power IC configured to apply the first potential driving power to the display panel; and a sensing unit configured to sense changes in driving characteristics of the display panel each time the first potential driving power varies from an initial value of the first potential driving power in a state where the initial value of the first potential driving power and a test pattern are applied to the display panel.

Abstract: An operation method of a texture recognition device and a texture recognition device are provided. The texture recognition device includes a light source array and an image sensor array; the light source array includes a plurality of light sources; the image sensor array includes a plurality of groups of image sensors; and the operation method includes: in a first period, allowing the light source array to operate to provide a first photosensitive light source, allowing a first group of image sensors that can receive first light emitted by the first photosensitive light source and reflected by the texture to be in a state of sensing and generating a detection electrical signal, and allowing at least one group of image sensors that can receive the first light except the first group of image sensors to be in a state of not sensing and not generating a detection electrical signal.

Abstract: A method for optical fingerprint collection and related products are provided. The method includes the following. When a terminal receives a fingerprint collection instruction, the terminal detects, with an optical sensor, a current ambient light intensity and sends, with the optical sensor, the current ambient light intensity to an application processor (AP). According to a correspondence relationship between ambient light intensities and light source intensities, the terminal obtains, with the AP, a target light source intensity corresponding to the current ambient light intensity. The terminal controls, with an optical fingerprint recognition module, an internal light source to emit lights having the target light source intensity and performs, with the optical fingerprint recognition module, fingerprint collection with the lights having the target light source intensity.

Abstract: This relates to methods and apparatus for estimating an object profile to improve accuracy of touch sensor panel input (e.g., reducing input position wobble for a stylus or finger translating on a surface over and between electrodes of a touch sensor panel). In some examples, the object profile estimation can begin with an initial profile estimate that can allow the object profile estimation to converge for a large range of possible input object sizes, shapes, distances, and/or orientations. The object profile information can use data from multiple frames of data acquisition as well as multiple pixels in the panel to construct the object profile estimate based on the input measurement. Specifically, the object profile can be estimated by measuring the object at various positions relative to touch pixels or nodes and gaps between touch pixels or nodes over multiple frames of sensor data and combining the measurement data of the multiple frames.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for identifying potentially seizure-inducing virtual reality content are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a neurological data collector to access first neurological response data collected from a user during exposure of the user to first media. The example apparatus includes a predictor to generate a prediction on a likelihood that a portion of second media will trigger an adverse neurological medical event in the user based the portion of the second media and the first neurological response data. The example apparatus includes a content modifier to modify the portion of the second media to create modified media in response to the prediction and output the modified media for presentation to the user.

Abstract: In particular embodiments, an apparatus includes a single electrode configured to passively receive a charge displacement and a change in characteristics of electromagnetic signals in an environment. The apparatus further includes a touch sensor, coupled to the single electrode, configured to detect a first input based on the charge displacement, and a second input based on the change in characteristics of electromagnetic signals in the environment.

Abstract: Haptic output devices may provide haptic output to a user. The haptic output devices may include foot-shaped structures with cavities configured to receive the feet of users. The haptic output devices may also include foot platforms with planar exterior surfaces on which a user may stand. In hybrid arrangements, haptic output devices include foot-shaped support structures with components such as magnets and a foot platform components with corresponding electromagnets. Haptic output components such as piezoelectric components, electroactive polymer components, electromagnetic actuators, and other haptic output components may be mounted to haptic output device support structures in arrays. Shear forces and forces normal to the inner surfaces of a foot-shaped support surface and/or the exterior surface of a foot platform may be generated. Haptic output may be generated based on sensor signals such as sensor signals associated with foot movement.

Abstract: A touch screen panel for a display device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the touch screen panel includes a touch substrate including a touch non-recognizing area and a touch recognizing area, and a peripheral wiring formed over the touch non-recognizing area. The peripheral wiring includes a first peripheral layer, a transparent peripheral layer formed over the first peripheral layer, a second peripheral layer formed over the transparent peripheral layer, and a corrosion stop layer formed over the second peripheral layer so as to prevent corrosion. The panel also includes a sensing electrode formed over the touch recognizing area. The sensing electrode includes a first sensing layer formed on the same layer as the first peripheral layer and a transparent sensing layer formed over the first sensing layer and formed on the same layer as the transparent peripheral layer.

Abstract: A multipoint touch surface controller is disclosed herein. The controller includes an integrated circuit including output circuitry for driving a capacitive multi-touch sensor and input circuitry for reading the sensor. Also disclosed herein are various noise rejection and dynamic range enhancement techniques that permit the controller to be used with various sensors in various conditions without reconfiguring hardware.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for recognizing a rotation of a rotating body and an electronic device for processing the same.

Abstract: An electronic device for controlling a pointer in virtual reality (VR) is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a communication circuit, a processor electrically connected with the display and the communication circuit, and a memory electrically connected with the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions executed to enable the processor to receive a control signal from an external controller through the communication circuit, identify a direction based on at least the received control signal, determine a first position in a designated first distance range, which is away from a first reference position related to the external controller along the identified direction, in a virtual space displayed through the display, and control the display to display a pointer on a screen of the virtual space based on the first position.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and an under-screen fingerprint sensing method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a processing circuit, a touch panel, and a fingerprint sensing apparatus. The processing circuit is coupled to the touch panel and the fingerprint sensing apparatus. The fingerprint sensing apparatus includes a plurality of optical fingerprint sensing units. The touch panel provides touch information of a finger to the processing circuit in response to the finger touch detected by the touch panel. The processing circuit determines a fingerprint sensing region based on the touch information and drives a plurality of first sensing-enabled-units among the optical fingerprint sensing units based on the fingerprint sensing region, such that the fingerprint sensing apparatus obtains a fingerprint image of the finger via the first sensing-enabled-units. The first sensing-enabled-units are a part of the optical fingerprint sensing units.

Abstract: A touch sensor is disclosed to include a first mesh touch electrode formed in a first direction and transmitting a first touch signal, a first supplementary mesh touch electrode formed on the same layer as the first mesh touch electrode, an insulating layer covering the first mesh touch electrode and the first supplementary mesh touch electrode and having a contact cutout, a second mesh touch electrode formed in a second direction crossing the first direction and transmitting a second touch signal, and a second supplementary mesh touch electrode formed on the same layer as the second mesh touch electrode. In this touch sensor, the first mesh touch electrode is connected to the second supplementary mesh touch electrode through the contact cutout and the second mesh touch electrode is connected to the first supplementary mesh touch electrode through the contact cutout.

Abstract: An exemplary linking apparatus includes a first data transfer connector plug configured to mate with a first data transfer connector receptacle of a first mobile computing device. The apparatus also includes a second data transfer connector plug configured to mate with a second data transfer connector receptacle of a second mobile computing device. To house the first and second data transfer connector plugs, the apparatus includes a housing that is configured to facilitate a positioning of the first and second mobile computing devices in a dual-screen extended configuration in front of respective eyes of a user. The apparatus further includes a plurality of conductors electrically coupling the first and second data transfer connector plugs to provide a data transfer link between the first and second mobile computing devices when the first and second data transfer connector plugs are mated with the first and second data transfer connector receptacles, respectively.

Abstract: Multi-touch touch-sensing devices and methods are described herein. The touch sensing devices can include multiple sense points, each located at a crossing of a drive line and a sense line. In some embodiments, multiple drive lines may be simultaneously or nearly simultaneously stimulated with drive signals having unique characteristics, such as phase or frequency. A sense signal can occur on each sense line that can be related to the drive signals by an amount of touch present at sense points corresponding to the stimulated drive lines and the sense line. By using processing techniques based on the unique drive signals, an amount of touch corresponding to each sense point can be extracted from the sense signal. The touch sensing methods and devices can be incorporated into interfaces for a variety of electronic devices such as a desktop, tablet, notebook, and handheld computers, personal digital assistants, media players, and mobile telephones.

Abstract: A head-mounted display is disclosed. The head-mounted display includes: a housing adapted to be worn on a user's head, the housing defining a partially enclosed chamber which covers the user's eyes when the housing is worn by the user; at least one display unit mounted in the chamber; a processor coupled to the at least one display unit; and a humidifier coupled to the housing, the humidifier being configured to controllably increase moisture in the chamber.