Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and devices for assessing movement. In some exemplary embodiments, a system for assessing movement is provided. In some embodiments, the system includes a handheld device. In some embodiments, the handheld device includes a plurality of sensors configured to record motion and position data, a body having a plurality of sides, a battery, and a proximal end configured to interact with a touchscreen of a computing device.

Abstract: A method of communicating between a physical control device and an electronic device is disclosed herein, the physical control device having a plurality of conductive protrusions detectable by a touch screen of the electronic device when placed in contact with the touch screen. The method comprises identifying, via the electronic device, the physical control device in contact with the touch screen based on a conductive pattern of the conductive protrusions detected by a capacitive touch sensor panel of the touch screen. The method further includes performing a first action at the electronic device in accordance with an input to the physical control device that causes a change in a characteristic of the conductive pattern of the plurality of conductive protrusions detected by the capacitive touch sensor panel, and ignoring a touch input at the capacitive touch sensor panel from a housing of the physical control device.

Abstract: An input device includes a top panel having an operation surface, a detection unit configured to detect a capacitance corresponding to a distance between the operation surface and an object, and a controller configured to determine, based on a detection result from the detection unit, a relative state between the operation surface and the object to be one out of a non-detection state and a plurality of states. The controller measures, for each of the plurality of states, a duration in which the capacitance is greater than or equal to a corresponding one of capacitance thresholds set for the plurality of states, and determines, using the durations and the time thresholds and capacitance thresholds set for the plurality of states, the relative state to be one out of the non-detection state and the plurality of states.

Abstract: A method is presented for providing haptic feedback through a touch-sensitive input device configured to provide input to a touch-sensitive computing device. The method comprises determining a haptic perception factor based on a set of computing device inputs received from sensors of the touch-sensitive computing device, the computing device inputs including at least a posture of the touch-sensitive computing device. A haptic response profile is determined based on the haptic perception factor. Haptic devices of the touch-sensitive input device are actuated based on the determined haptic response profile. Responsive to determining a change in the haptic perception factor based on a change in the posture of the touch-sensitive computing device the haptic response profile is then adjusted based on the changed haptic perception factor. The haptic devices of the touch-sensitive input device are then actuated based on the adjusted haptic response profile.

Abstract: A display device having a photosensing function is provided. A display device having a biometric authentication function typified by fingerprint authentication is provided. A display device having both a touch panel function and a biometric authentication function is provided. The display device includes a first substrate, a light guide plate, a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, and a light-receiving element. The first substrate and the light guide plate are provided to face each other. The first light-emitting element and the light-receiving element are provided between the first substrate and the light guide plate. The first light-emitting element has a function of emitting first light through the light guide plate. The second light-emitting element has a function of emitting second light to a side surface of the light guide plate. The light-receiving element has a function of receiving the second light and converting the second light into an electric signal.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, touch antenna units and switch circuits. The touch antenna units are arrayed above the substrate, wherein each touch antenna unit includes a first loop electrode. The first loop electrode is completely located in a display area of the display device, and has a first end and a second end. Each of the switch circuits is electrically connected to the first end and the second end of the first loop electrode in a corresponding touch antenna unit.

Abstract: The present application discloses examples of various apparatuses and systems that can be utilized for augmented reality. According to one example, a wearable device that can optionally comprise: a frame configured for wearing by a user; one or more optical elements mounted on the frame; an array having a plurality of light emitting diodes coupled to the one or more optical elements, wherein the one or more optical elements and the array are mounted within a field of view of the user when the frame is worn by the user; and additional onboard electronic components carried by the frame including at least a battery that is configured to provide for electrically powered operation of the array.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an integrated virtual button module includes a first transducer, a microcontroller, and a first driver circuit. The first transducer includes a transient strain-sensing element and is configured to generate first signals. The microcontroller is configured to obtain first data from the first signals and determine user inputs in accordance with at least the first data. The first driver circuit is configured to receive user feedback data and to generate a first user feedback signal in accordance with the user feedback data. The first driver circuit is electronically couplable to a first actuator. The user feedback data are determined in accordance with at least the user inputs. The first actuator emits a haptic signal and/or a first audio signal when driven by the first user feedback signal. Embodiments of an integrated virtual button system and a method of determining user input and providing user feedback are also disclosed.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to creating user-defined interaction spaces and modalities in a three dimensional (3D) sensor space in response to control gestures. It also relates to controlling virtual cameras in the 3D sensor space using control gestures and manipulating controls of the virtual cameras through the control gestures. In particular, it relates to defining one or more spatial attributes of the interaction spaces and modalities in response to one or more gesture parameters of the control gesture. It also particularly relates to defining one or more visual parameters of a virtual camera in response to one or more gesture parameters of the control gesture.

Abstract: Computing devices and methods for adjusting a driving signal for a haptic trackpad are disclosed. In one example, a computing device comprises a trackpad that comprises a printed circuit board. An accelerometer is affixed to the printed circuit board and a haptic actuator is coupled to the trackpad. A memory stores instructions executable by a processor to drive the haptic actuator to cause a first trackpad acceleration. The accelerometer measures the first trackpad acceleration, and an acceleration variance is determined by comparing the first trackpad acceleration to a target acceleration. The acceleration variance is used to adjust a driving signal for the haptic actuator to an adjusted driving signal. The haptic actuator is driven with the adjusted driving signal to cause a second trackpad acceleration different from the first trackpad acceleration.

Abstract: This application provides an electronic device, including: a processor, configured to select one of an absolute coordinate mode and a relative coordinate mode according to a switching instruction. When the processor uses the absolute coordinate mode, absolute coordinate information received by the processor is run in the absolute coordinate mode; and when the processor uses the relative coordinate mode, the absolute coordinate information received by the processor is converted into relative coordinate information and is run in the relative coordinate mode. Therefore, this application performs adaptive conversion between the absolute coordinate mode and the relative coordinate mode, to provide users with more flexible operations.

Abstract: Computing devices and methods are used to detect and compensate for the presence of a cover layer on a touch input device. A computing device includes a processing device, a touch input device in electronic communication with the processing device, and a memory device in electronic communication with the processing device and having electronic instructions encoded thereon. The electronic instructions, when executed by the processing device, cause the processor to receive a first signal obtained from the touch input device over a first duration of time, the first signal including a first signal pattern, receive a second signal obtained from the touch input device over a second duration of time separate from the first duration of time, the second signal including a second signal pattern, determine a difference between the first signal pattern and the second signal pattern, and adjust a touch input detection setting based on the difference.

Abstract: An electronic device that quickly updates a screen when receiving an input from a peripheral device is provided. The electronic device includes a display driver integrated circuit (DDIC) configured to output a tearing effect (TE) signal having a designated frequency, and a processor configured to control the peripheral device, a display, and the DDIC and to transmit image data to the DDIC in response to the TE signal, wherein the DDIC is configured to output the TE signal at a first frequency, receive an interrupt signal from the peripheral device while the TE signal is output at the first frequency, output the TE signal at a second frequency in response to the interrupt signal, the second frequency being greater than the first frequency, receive image data updated by the processor based on the TE signal output at the second frequency, and drive the display to display the received image data.

Abstract: The present application discloses a handwriting generation method and apparatus, a storage medium, an electronic device, and a system, which relate to the technical field of data processing. In the method, according to the acquisition time of the writing coordinate data collected by the first device and the acquisition time of the writing pressure data collected by the second device, the writing coordinate data and the writing pressure data may be matched to obtain accurate fused writing information, and handwriting may be finally generated according to the fused writing information.

Abstract: An input method applied to a foldable electronic apparatus with pivotally connected first and second bodies is provided. The first body includes a display and a first G sensor. The second body includes a touch input portion and a second G sensor. First and second Euler angles of the first and second bodies are respectively detected by the first and second G sensors. A placement state of the foldable electronic apparatus is determined according to the first and second Euler angles. When the placement state is determined as a landscape state, the display displays a horizontal frame, and an input signal is executed according to the horizontal frame. When the placement state is converted to a portrait state, the horizontal frame is rotated to a portrait frame, the input signal is executed according to the portrait frame, and vertical and horizontal coordinates of the touch input portion are swapped.

Abstract: A touch sensor device includes a first panel, a second panel, and a drive-sense circuit (DSC). The first panel that includes first electrodes arranged in a first direction and second electrodes arranged in a second direction. The second panel includes third electrodes arranged in a third direction and fourth electrodes arranged in a fourth direction. The DSC is operably coupled via a single line to a coupling of a first electrode of the first electrodes and a first electrode of the third electrodes. The DSC is configured to provide the signal, which is generated based on a reference signal, via the single line to the coupling and simultaneously to sense the signal via the single line. The DSC generates a digital signal representative of the at least one electrical characteristic associated with the first electrode of the first electrodes and/or the first electrode of the third electrodes.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an input apparatus and a control method thereof, and the input apparatus includes a pair of bases having one sides facing each other and rotatably coupled by a hinge part, which forms a horizontal rotation center, and each having an installation groove formed in an upper surface, a touch input unit, a control unit provided in each of the bases, and configured to transmit the finger input signal to the electronic device, a power supply unit provided in each of the bases to be rechargeable or replaceable and configured to supply power to the control unit, a plurality of function selection units provided on a side surface of each of the bases, electrically connected to the control unit, and configured to transmit a selection signal to the control unit when one or more pressing operations are performed.

Abstract: Apparatus, devices, systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for physical keyboards with multi-display computing devices. An example computing device includes a first display, a second display, and a keyboard.

Abstract: A full-area touch device including a supporting unit, a touch control unit and a plurality of limiting units. The supporting unit includes a base plate. The touch control unit is movable relative to the supporting unit between an unpressed original position and a pressed position. The limiting units are for limiting height position and travel distance of the touch control unit. Each of the limiting units includes a blocking portion disposed on the base plate, and a limiting portion disposed on a corresponding one of two support resilient sheet sets of the supporting unit. The limiting portions of the limiting units extend in a first axial direction or a second axial direction to be limited by the blocking portions of the limiting units.

Abstract: A multifunction touch-switch system is provided. The multifunction touch-switch system is configured to control devices (for example LED lighting) by a touch switch. The multifunction touch-switch system may be configured to be waterproof and vibration resistant for use in a marine environment, for example aboard a marine vehicle. The multifunction touch-switch system may be configured to control multiple functions of multiple devices with a single touch sensor. In addition to a controller and a housing for the controller, the multifunction touch-switch system may also comprise an indicator light.