Abstract: A touch-sensitive interface module that is able to provide 3-dimensional information about a touch by a user is disclosed. The touch-sensitive interface can detect the x-y position and the amount of the force applied on the interface. It comprises of a flexible display panel, an array of MEMS capacitive force sensors, each of which is electrically addressable and/or a circuit board of electrical connections. The force sensors comprise of a piston-tube electrode configuration that allows for easy to detect capacitive changes even when a small force is applied.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods to operate a display device of an electronic device. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a user setting or input of a display control parameter, and causing or altering, based on the user setting or input, an effect of an ambient light sensor value (ALS) on control of the display control parameter. The user input may be an unlock of a touch screen input capability of the display device, and a wake of the display device from inactivity dim. Also, according to embodiments of the inventions, a method of operating a display of an electronic device includes receiving a change to one of a display brightness output level and an ambient light sensor output level, and altering, according to the change, a display brightness or contrast output level. Other apparatuses and methods and data processing systems and machine readable media are also described.

Abstract: Methods and systems for surface-free pointing and/or command input include a computing device operably linked to an imaging device. The imaging device can be any suitable video recording device including a conventional webcam. At least one pointing/input device is provided including a visible point light source emitting light in a wavelength defining a predetermined color. The at least one pointing/input device may be a conventional optoelectronic computer mouse. The imaging device captures one or more sequential image frames each including a view of a scene including the visible point light source. One or more software programs calculate a position and/or a motion of the at least one point light source in the captured image frames by identifying colored areas corresponding to the point light source and mapping those colored areas to a position and/or motion of a visual marker such as a cursor in a graphical user interface.

Abstract: A pixel circuit, an organic electroluminescent display panel and a display device are provided. The pixel circuit includes a drive sub-module (1), a data write sub-module (2), a touch detection sub-module (3) having a photosensitive device and a light-emitting control sub-module (4) having a luminous device. Under the control of the reset signal terminal (Reset), the scan signal terminal (Scan) and the data signal terminal (Data), a data signal is transmitted to the first terminal (1a) of the drive sub-module (1) by the data write sub-module (2). Under the control of the touch control signal terminal (Select), the touch detection sub-module (3) controls output of a touch detection signal from the drive sub-module (1) to the touch signal read terminal, the touch detection signal being decreased as the light intensity irradiated onto the photosensitive device is increased, so as to realize a touch function.

Abstract: A method and system for driving an active matrix display is provided. The system includes a drive circuit for a pixel having a light emitting device. The drive circuit includes a drive transistor for driving the light emitting device. The system includes a mechanism for adjusting the gate voltage of the drive transistor.

Abstract: A circuit board includes a driver circuit for driving a pixel and an external connection terminal, on a substrate. The circuit board includes a wiring that is arranged just below the external connection terminal, and in a layer lower than the external connection terminal to overlap therewith.

Abstract: A position information obtaining device and a position information obtaining method are provided. Each of the position information obtaining device and the position information obtaining method captures images to which a light pointer is directed and on which a light spot is formed, in chronological order, and estimates position information of a specified position on the images specified by the light pointer using a plurality of pieces of image information obtained from the captured image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of detecting user initiated movement by an input element handled by a user is disclosed. The method may include performing a calibration procedure that is initiated by the user via a physical movement performed by the user. The method may also include positioning at least one sensor to dynamically adjust a size of an effective workspace range capable of detecting the user's movement of the input element.

Abstract: A method and system for using an image sensor to control applications on a mobile device is disclosed. The system uses image processing to detect control gestures by the user. Control gestures may include, for example, moving a hand laterally, moving the hand closer or farther away from the camera, or opening and closing a hand. These control motions are linked to user commands to be executed by the application being controlled. The system initializes by storing a background image showing the field of view of the image sensor before any objects are present. It then detects new objects in the field of view by comparing new images to the background image. If a new object is detected, the system waits until the object is stationary in the field of view. After the object is stationary, the system detects if there is a change in the object indicating a control gesture.

Abstract: To provide a display device including a touch sensor, in which input feeling can be obtained and deterioration of image quality is suppressed. The display device includes a touch sensor portion, a display panel, an elastic member, and a support. The touch sensor portion is provided over the display panel. The support is provided below the display panel. The elastic member is provided between the display panel and the support. The elastic member is provided in part of the periphery of a pixel region included in the display panel or in the entire periphery.

Abstract: A method of controlling a computer system is disclosed. The computer system is adapted to receive inputs from an interactive display surface and one or more other input devices. The computer system is further adapted to display images on the interactive display surface and a further display surface. The interactive display surface and the further display surface forms a contiguous desktop display for the computer system. The method includes receiving input data from the one or more input devices, where a foreground application is determined in dependence upon the input data from the one or more input devices and receiving input data from the interactive display surface, where the input data from the interactive display surface does not affect the determination of the foreground application.

Abstract: An image viewing system according to the present disclosure includes (i) plural mobile terminals each including: a memory unit; an input receiving unit which receives an input for displaying an image selected by a user on the large display apparatus; and a display instructing unit which issues a first instruction to display the selected image on the large display apparatus, and (ii) a large display apparatus including: a large display; an arbitrating terminal determining unit which determines an arbitrating terminal; and a first display control unit which displays the image based on the instruction on the large display. The display instructing unit of the arbitrating terminal determines whether or not to cause the first display control unit to display the image indicated by the first instruction, and issues a second instruction to the large display apparatus to display an image according to a result of the determination.

Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to provide a touch-control method, apparatus and an electronic device. The touch-control method is applied to an electronic device which has a touch surface and a sensor. The touch-control method includes determining a first contact-area and a second contact-area based on the data acquired by the sensor, the first contact-area and the second contact-area being the area of the contact regions of the touch surface in contact with a pointing object at different time moments; based on the first contact-area and the second contact-area, determining a first instruction-determination-parameter associated with an area-variation amount; based on a pre-stored first correspondence-relationship between an instruction-determination-parameter interval and an instruction-sequence, determining and executing a first instruction-sequence which corresponds to the instruction-determination-parameter interval where the first instruction-determination-parameter locates.

Abstract: The invention provides a new method to calibrate a display system such that the display system is conforming to an enforced standard for a wider range of parameters, e.g. viewing angles, than compared to traditional calibration methods. This is obtained by calculating an optimised set of calibration parameters for the display to be conform to the enforced standard for the selected range of parameters.

Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a drive circuit for inputting input signals generated based on video signals corresponding to at least red, green, and blue input from an exterior thereof; and a substrate including a plurality of connection wiring lines and a plurality of signal lines formed thereon, the plurality of connection wiring lines being connected to the drive circuit, the plurality of signal lines being provided in a display region, to which output signals output from the drive circuit are input through the plurality of connection wiring lines. The plurality of connection wiring lines supplied with the output signals corresponding to the respective colors are formed in layers different from each other corresponding to the respective colors on the substrate.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a touch panel, for example, set on a display screen. For example, the display screen displays a three-dimensional game screen showing a relatively narrower range of a virtual three-dimensional game world and a two-dimensional map screen showing a relatively wider range of the virtual three-dimensional game world simultaneously or through change. When an object existing in the virtual three-dimensional game world is moved, an input trace is obtained from an input to the map screen by utilizing the touch panel. The object is moved along the obtained input trace, and a scene in which the object is moving is displayed on the three-dimensional game screen.

Abstract: An apparatus including: a radio transmitter configured to transmit radio signals that are at least partially reflected by a human body; one or more radio receivers configured to receive the transmitted radio signals after having been at least partially reflected by a human body of a user; a gesture detector configured to detect a predetermined time-varying modulation that is present in the received radio signals compared to the transmitted radio signals; and a controller configured to interpret the predetermined time-varying modulation as a predetermined user input command and change the operation of the apparatus.

Abstract: A method for detecting touch spots of a touch panel. In the detecting process, a pulse signal is input into each of a plurality of first driving-sensing electrodes, thereby simulating an R1nC curve for computing a coordinate of the touch spots, at a high impedance direction. The capacitance C is detected. A coordinate of the touch spot at a low impedance direction is obtained by calculating a ratio of the R1nC and the capacitance C to obtain the resistance R1n.

Abstract: Systems for, and methods of, dual screen smartphones are described herein. The dual screens are hingedly coupled and can be rotated into an open position forming one contiguous screen. A processor is configured to dismiss any action bar or status bar in response to a prompt thereby maximizing media across the entirety of any of the dual screens or contiguous screen formed by their intersection. An overlay command presented by the processor allows a user to minimize, tile, zoom, pan or dismiss the media when it is maximized.

Abstract: An electronic device including a touch display panel, a panel touch control unit, and an image adjustment unit is provided. The panel touch control unit is electronically connected to the touch display panel. The image adjustment unit is electronically connected to the touch display panel. In operation, the touch display panel has a content display region and a touch menu region with adjustable sizes. The panel touch control unit adjusts the size of the touch menu region according to a received touch signal. The touch display panel contacts an object to be pressed and generates a touch signal according to a contact area. The image adjustment unit adjusts the size of the content display region according to an adjustment signal generated by the panel touch control unit.