Abstract: An acoustic touch apparatus is provided that includes a substrate capable of propagating surface acoustic waves, such as Rayleigh-type or Love-type waves. The substrate has a front surface, a back surface, and a curved connecting surface formed between the front surface and the back surface. The apparatus also includes at least one acoustic wave transducer and at least one reflective array, the acoustic wave transducer and the reflective array behind the back surface of the substrate. The acoustic wave transducer is capable of transmitting or receiving surface acoustic waves to or from the reflective array. The reflective array is capable of acoustically coupling the surface acoustic waves to propagate from the back surface and across the front surface via the curved connecting surface. Various types of acoustic touch apparatus with edge sensitive touch functions can be provided, according to specific embodiments.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a capture section capturing an image of an object, an acquisition section acquiring the image captured by the capture section, a calculation section calculating vibration information on the basis of the image acquired by the acquisition section, a determination section determining a vibration command on the basis of the vibration information calculated by the calculation section, and a control section executing predetermined processing on the basis of the vibration command determined by the determination section.

Abstract: A method for detecting force applied to a capacitive sensor array and compensating for coordinate inaccuracy due to force includes receiving a plurality of capacitance measurements from the capacitive sensor array, where the plurality of capacitance measurements includes a first capacitance measurement and a second capacitance measurement, and detecting pressure on the capacitive sensor array based on a comparison between the first capacitance measurement and the second capacitance measurement.

Abstract: When a 2D display is performed, a controller causes a first selection signal to be in an active state during a given period, and causes a second selection signal to be in the active state during another given period after causing the first selection signal to be in a non-active state. When a 3D display is performed, the controller causes the first selection signal to be in the active state at a given timing point, cause the second selection signal to be in the active state during a period when the first selection signal is in the active state, and thereby cause an overlapping period to arise during a period which is part of a selection period for selecting signal lines corresponding to the first selection signal, and which is part of another selection period for selecting signal lines corresponding to the second selection signal.

Abstract: A scanning line driving circuit sequentially selects each of a plurality of scanning lines for each unit period. A signal supply circuit supplies, to a signal line, a gradation potential in accordance with a designated gradation of a pixel in a write period within the unit period. The signal supply circuit supplies a pre-charge potential to the signal line in a pre-charge period before the start of the write period in a first unit period of the plurality of unit periods, and the supply of the pre-charge potential to the signal line stops in a second unit period.

Abstract: A method for detecting a magnitude of force applied to a capacitive sensor array may comprise receiving a plurality of capacitance measurements affected by a contact at a touch-sensing surface, and determining a magnitude of a force applied to the touch-sensing surface at a location of the contact based on the location of the contact and a capacitance measurement of the first plurality of capacitance measurements.

Abstract: Different lamination methods may be used to create a touch sensor with a darkened side of metalized film facing the user. One lamination method includes laminating a metalized film to an optically clear adhesive (OCA) layer such that an edge of the metalized film including the termination pads remain un-adhered to the OCA layer. Flex-tails may be bonded to the termination pads at a later time by bending up the un-adhered edge. Anisotropic Conductive Film (ACF) may be placed on the termination pads prior to laminating the metalized films. Flex-tails may be placed onto an OCA layer in a location where the termination pads on the metalized film will be located when laminated to the OCA layer. A strip of ACF may be placed on the flex-tail pads. The flex-tails may be bonded to the termination pads of the metalized film prior to the metalized film being laminated.

Abstract: A display device with a touch detection function includes: a plurality of liquid crystal display elements performing display operation; a plurality of touch detection electrodes arranged side by side to extend in one direction, and each outputting a detection signal based on a change in an electrostatic capacitance caused by an external proximity object; a conductive film insulated from or connected with high resistance to the touch detection electrodes, and disposed to cover the touch detection electrodes; and a touch detection circuit detecting the external proximity object by sampling the detection signal. The conductive film has a sheet resistance equal to or smaller than a predetermined resistance value, and has a time constant larger than a predetermined minimum time constant defined by sampling timings in the touch detection circuit.

Abstract: An exemplary data driving circuit for providing a display data voltage to a data line includes a data driving module. The data driving module includes a display data buffer unit and a switching element. The display data buffer unit is used to provide the display data voltage. The switching element is electrically coupled between the display data buffer unit and the data line and determines whether to allow the display data voltage provided by the display data buffer unit to be transmitted to the data line according to a control signal. Furthermore, the control signal controls the switching element to be turned off when the display data voltage provided by the display data buffer unit equals a predetermined voltage. Moreover, a display panel using the above data driving circuit also is provided.

Abstract: A display substrate and a driving method thereof and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes two types of pixel rows arranged alternately and repeatedly. In one type of pixel row, a second sub-pixel, a third sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, a first sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel are arranged successively and repeatedly. In the other type of pixel row, a third sub-pixel, a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, a third sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel are arranged successively and repeatedly. A center line of any sub-pixel in a column direction in a pixel row does not coincide with a center line of any sub-pixel in the column direction in an adjacent pixel row.

Abstract: A projected capacitive touch and force sensor capable of detecting multiple touches thereto and forces thereof is coupled with a digital device having multi-touch and force decoding capabilities. Once a touch has been established, a force thereof may be assigned to the touch based upon the magnitude of change of capacitance values determined during scans of the projected capacitive touch and force sensor. The touch forces applied to the touch sensor from the associated tracked touch points may be utilized in further determining three dimensional gesturing, e.g., X, Y and Z positions and forces, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a drive system adaptable to a matrix scanning device. A number of first drive circuits are disposed on a first periphery along a first direction of a substrate with each said first drive circuit being coupled to at least one column wire of the matrix scanning device. A number of second drive circuits are disposed on a second periphery along a second direction of the substrate with each said second drive circuit being coupled to at least one row wire of the matrix scanning device. A master controller controls the first drive circuits and the second drive circuits. A bus is electrically coupled to the master controller, the first drive circuits and the second drive circuits.

Abstract: Discussed is a display device with integrated touch screen and a method of driving the same. The display device includes a panel including a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes, a touch IC, and a display driver IC. The touch IC generates a first driving pulse, and determines whether there is a touch using a plurality of sensing signals generated by the sensing electrodes. When the panel operates a touch driving mode, the display driver IC generates a second driving pulse with the first driving pulse to apply the second driving pulse to the driving electrodes and receives the sensing signals from the respective sensing electrodes to transfer the sensing signals to the touch IC.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display, and a plurality of piezoelectric patch transducers disposed beneath the display. A controller is configured to switch each of the transducers between a tactile feedback mode to provide tactile feedback via the touch-sensitive display, and an object detection mode to provide acoustic detection of a contactless position of an object relative to the device. The object is free of contact with the device at the contactless object position. Using the same transducers to provide tactile feedback and object detection provides these features without additional costs associated with adding further components. A microphone of the device can receive ultrasonic signals, emitted from the transducers and via associated acoustic ports, and the device can process the received signals to determine a contactless three-dimensional gesture that is performed, for example above the display.

Abstract: An image-capturing device configured for an optical pointing apparatus includes a plurality of image-sensing units arranged adjacently. The plurality of image-sensing units are configured to sense images of a surface and generate sensing signals that are used for evaluating the velocity of the optical pointing apparatus. The image-capturing device is configured to use different image-sensing units arranged differently to sense the surface according to the velocity of the optical pointing apparatus. When the optical pointing apparatus moves at a first velocity, the image-capturing device uses the image-sensing units configured to occupy a smaller area to sense the surface. When the optical pointing apparatus moves at a second velocity, the image-capturing device uses the image-sensing units configured to occupy a larger area to sense the surface. The first velocity is lower than the second velocity.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a gate line, a first data line which receives a first data signal, a second data line which receives a second data signal having a gray scale lower than a gray scale of the first data signal and a polarity opposite to the first data signal, a short gate line which receives a short gate signal, and a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a first sub-pixel which displays a first image corresponding to the first data signal, a second sub-pixel which displays a second image corresponding to the second data signal, and a switching device which electrically connects the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel in response to the short gate signal. A pixel alternately displays a display image and a black image in a unit of at least one frame.

Abstract: In a touch sensor panel 10 for inputting a position by a touch operation to a predetermined region, a plurality of drive lines DL disposed in one direction and a plurality of sense patterns SL disposed in another direction intersect each other and an electrode size of an electrode of a sense pattern (sense electrode pattern) in one direction disposed between adjacent intersections is switched between at least two electrode sizes of large and small. The configuration enables power consumption to be small while maintaining detection precision of a touched position.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method, device and/or system for displaying a more than three primary color (RGB) image. The device (100,200) may include, for example, a driver control module (218) to controllably activate one or more drivers (206,210) of an array of sub-pixel elements of at least four primary colors based on image data representing pixels of the color image in terms of at least three primary colors (RGB). Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: An array substrate is provided comprising a base substrate; an array of pixel electrodes formed on the base substrate; a plurality of gate lines, each of which is formed corresponding to each row of pixel electrodes; a plurality of data lines, each of which is formed corresponding to each odd number column of pixel electrodes and the next adjacent even number column of pixel electrodes; a plurality of first switching devices, each of which is connected with each odd-number-column pixel electrode, and the data lines charging the corresponding odd-number-column pixel electrodes via the corresponding first switching devices under driving control in corresponding time sequence; a plurality of second switching devices, each of which is connected with each even-number-column pixel electrode, and the data lines charging the corresponding even-number-column pixel electrodes via the corresponding second switching devices under driving control in corresponding time sequence.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel and a backlight unit. The display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a first base substrate and a wavelength transforming member. The wavelength transforming member is formed on a first surface of the first base substrate to change a wavelength of light to emit visible light having a predetermined wavelength. The second substrate includes a second base substrate and a light shutter member. The second base substrate faces the first base substrate. The light shutter member is formed on a first surface of the second base substrate facing the first surface of the first base substrate. The light shutter member controls light transmittance of the light received from the wavelength transforming member. The backlight unit provides the display panel with the light. Thus, color purity of image is increased, thereby improving image display quality.