Abstract: A user equipment comprising at least one side sensor and a controller, wherein the side sensor configured to receive touchless user input, thereby providing a touchless input area, and wherein the controller is configured to: detect a group of objects in the touchless input area; determine a number of objects in the group of objects; determine an application associated with the number of objects; receive input based on the detected group of objects; and determine an action associated with the input for the application associated with the number of objects.

Abstract: A user interface arrangement comprising a controller, a sensor and a communication interface, wherein the sensor is arranged to receive input, and the controller is configured to: cause the user interface arrangement to operate in a first power level; receive the input; detect an indication of at least one command, and in response thereto cause the user interface arrangement to operate in a second power level, wherein the second power level is higher than the first power level; determine that at least one IoT device is in front of the user interface arrangement, and in response thereto cause the user interface arrangement to operate in a second power level, wherein the third power level is higher than the second power level; extract at least one command from the input; match the extracted at least one command to the at least one IoT device, and if a match is found; execute the extracted at least one command on the matching IoT device.

Abstract: A technique for reading the columns (12) and rows (14) of a touch sensor (10) provides several advantages, including scalability to touch sensors with high column/row counts. A simultaneously applied set of column input signals (24) yields a corresponding set of column output signals (34) that are combined into a combined column signal (38) that is transformed into the frequency domain after digitization, to yield column values (48) corresponding to the respective touch sensor columns (12). The same process applied with respect to the touch sensor rows (14) yields a set of row values (50), with evaluation of the frequency-domain column and row values (48, 50) providing the basis for detecting touch inputs to the touch sensor (10).

Abstract: Analog power savings is achieved by pre-charging only those pixels of a sensor array that are needed as determined responsive to any one of a power configuration, image size, image position of interest, desired/selected frame rate, desired/selected resolution, etc. To that end, the solution presented herein selects one or more sensor segments, each comprising a subset of pixels of the sensor array, and only pre-charges the pixels in the selected segment(s). In so doing, the solution presented herein provides a power savings proportional to the number of uncharged pixel circuits.

Abstract: A user equipment comprising a display, at least one side sensor and a controller, wherein the side sensor configured to receive touchless user input at a side of the display, thereby providing a touchless input area, and wherein the controller is configured to: detect that an object is in the touchless input area; indicate at least one option; detect a movement of the object and act accordingly, wherein when the movement is detected to be towards the user equipment, the controller is configured to act by performing an action associated with the option being displayed at a location corresponding to the object; when the movement is detected to be along the user equipment, the controller is configured to act accordingly by determining a new option corresponding to a new location of the object; when the movement is detected to be away from the user equipment, the controller is configured to cancel at least one option.

Abstract: A viewing device comprising a controller, a transparent display and a visual shutter. The controller is configured to determine a color of virtual content to be displayed; determine a background color contrasting the virtual content displayed; determine a display area corresponding to where the virtual content is to be displayed; cause the visual shutter to enable a background to the virtual content to be displayed, the background having the contrasting background color thereby providing a contrasting background to the displayed virtual content (DVC); and to cause the transparent display to display virtual content for overlapping at least one visual object (VO) perceivable through the transparent display at least partially onto the background. The visual shutter is configured to enable the background by operating in a mode wherein at least a portion of the visual shutter is blocked to obstruct the VO in the blocked portion of the visual shutter.

Abstract: In one example aspect, a device (100) comprises an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display (102, 500). The display comprises a transparent or semi-transparent substrate (510) and includes a first region (104) comprising a plurality of first pixels (300) and a second region (106) comprising a plurality of second pixels (400). A first proportion of each first pixel comprises a first light emissive area (302), a second proportion of each second pixel comprises a second light emissive area (402), and the first proportion is different to the second proportion, wherein the first proportion comprises a ratio of a size of the first light emissive area to a size of each first pixel (300), and the second proportion comprises a ratio of a size of the second light emissive area to a size of each second pixel (400).

Abstract: A technique for reading the columns (12) and rows (14) of a touch sensor (10) provides several advantages, including scalability to touch sensors with high column/row counts. A simultaneously applied set of column input signals (24) yields a corresponding set of column output signals (34) that are combined into a combined column signal (38) that is transformed into the frequency domain after digitization, to yield column values (48) corresponding to the respective touch sensor columns (12). The same process applied with respect to the touch sensor rows (14) yields a set of row values (50), with evaluation of the frequency-domain column and row values (48, 50) providing the basis for detecting touch inputs to the touch sensor (10).

Abstract: A user equipment comprising a display, at least one side sensor and a controller, wherein the side sensor is configured to receive touchless user input at a side of the display, thereby providing a touchless input area, and wherein the controller is configured to: receive a selection of an application; receive a selection of a portion of the touchless input area; associate at least one command for the selected application to the selected portion of the touchless input area; provide feedback indication the association between the portion and the application; determine that an object is at a distance falling under a threshold distance in the selected portion of the touchless input area and in response thereto execute the associated command.

Abstract: A visual data presenting arrangement (100) comprising an image presenting device (110) arranged to display visual data comprising graphical objects (105A-D) in a first manner and a controller (101) configured to: receive (510) a determination of eyewear (210) presence from a non-visual eyewear detector (112); and in response thereto adapt (540) a user interface of the visual data presenting arrangement (100) by displaying one or more of the graphical objects (105A-D) in a second manner.

Abstract: A method and a communication device for enabling execution of a virtual activity in a physical environment, wherein development of the virtual activity is presented to a user via at least one user interface of a communication device, the method including: determining a trajectory of the communication device; capturing and consolidating sensor data associated with the physical environment and virtual data associated with the virtual activity; generating at least two mutually dependent zones in the physical environment based on the captured and consolidated data and the trajectory of the communication device, and presenting an updated scene of the virtual activity, including at least parts of the zones via at least one of the user interfaces of the communication device.

Abstract: A media cast controller including a communication interface arranged to establish a connection with a media set and a controller configured to: connect with the media set; determine a user status, and if the media cast controller is the first to connect, the media cast controller becomes a primary controller, wherein a primary controller is enabled to execute a primary command set being the command set of the media cast controller; and if the media cast controller is not the first to connect, the media cast controller becomes a secondary controller, wherein a secondary controller is enabled to execute a secondary command set being the command set of the media cast controller, wherein the primary command set includes the secondary command set in addition to fundamental commands.

Abstract: A contact lens system (110) for placing in an eye for augmented reality systems is disclosed. The contact lens system (110) comprises a display (111) comprising a matrix of display elements; a driver unit (112) configured to receive data from a host (120) and to present the data on the display (111) and a set of sensors (113) integrated on the display (111) for measuring pupil size. The driver unit (112) is further configured to read outputs from the set of sensors to determine the pupil size and adjust a size of an active area of the display.

Abstract: An optical sensor module has a controller, a sensor array, present state decision circuitry, and a pattern recognizer. The sensor array comprises a plurality of CMOS sensor pixels, wherein the sensor array is configured to supply one of a plurality of analog sensor signals at each of a sequence of sample times, wherein at each of the sample times, the one of the plurality of analog sensor signals is derived from one or more of the plurality of CMOS sensor pixels. The present state decision circuitry is configured to compare the one of the plurality of the analog sensor signals with a respective controller-selected reference voltage and to generate therefrom a respective single state decision signal. The pattern recognizer is configured to assert a pattern recognition signal whenever a plurality of sequentially generated single state decision signals matches a currently active one of a set of one or more reference sequences of single state decision signals.

Abstract: An image processing system (100) and method therein for processing streaming media content to reduce disturbing spatial and/or temporal phenomena before being displayed on a device display. The image processing system (100) receives media stream comprising sequences of video frames into a buffer (110) and analyzes the video frames during streaming. The analyzing (130) is performed either on completely decoded or partially decoded video frames within a Group of Picture (GOP) to detect disturbing spatial and/or temporal phenomena. If a disturbing spatial and/ or temporal phenomenon is detected, the image processing system (100) processes (140) the decoded video frames to reduce the disturbing spatial and/or temporal phenomenon based on user settings of the device and displays the processed video frames on the display (150).

Abstract: A detection system for light communications comprises a total internal reflection (TIR) waveguide and a light sensor adjacent to the TIR waveguide. The TIR waveguide comprises a TIR structure, a diffusive element, and a waveguide entrance. The TIR structure is configured to internally propagate light associated with optical signaling along the TIR waveguide. The diffusive element is disposed at an internal edge of the TIR structure opposite the light sensor. The diffusive element is configured to disrupt the propagation of the light such that at least some of the light is directed to the light sensor. The waveguide entrance is offset from the diffusive element along the TIR structure and configured to collect the light into the TIR structure.

Abstract: A method for controlling movement of a virtual character in a virtual reality environment provided by a virtual reality device is disclosed. The virtual reality device comprising a motion tracker, wherein positions of the virtual character in the virtual reality environment correlate to positions of a user of the virtual reality device in a physical movement area. The method comprises obtaining positions of the virtual reality device in the physical movement area from the motion tracker, determining positions of the virtual character in the virtual reality environment based on the obtained positions of the virtual reality device in the physical movement area, and controlling movement of the virtual character in the virtual reality environment by applying the determined positions in a movement of the virtual character in relation to a position C in the physical movement area. Corresponding computer program product, apparatus, and virtual reality headset are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of authorizing a device action includes accessing a first baseline model that represents image characteristics of an authorized first user or object. The first baseline model is used as a basis for selecting a first number of sensing structures of a camera image sensor, wherein the first number of sensing structures of the camera image sensor is less than a total number of sensing structures of the camera image sensor. The selected first number of sensing structures of the camera image sensor is activated and a first image sensed by the activated first number of sensing structures is obtaining. The first image is compared with the first baseline model. A next round of authorization processing is activated when an amount of correlation between the first image and the first baseline model satisfies a threshold correlation amount.

Abstract: An Optical See-Through viewing device (100) comprising a controller (101) configured to control a display arrangement (110) comprising an image capturing device (112), wherein the controller (101) is further configured to: a) display virtual content (DVC, 115) overlapping at least one real-life object (RLO) viewable by a user's eye (E) through the Optical See-Through viewing device (100); b) capture a composite view of displayed virtual content (DVC, 115) overlapping real life object (RLO); c) determine captured virtual content (CVC) based on composite view; d) determine a difference (D) between captured virtual content (CVC) and the displayed virtual content (DVC, 115); e) determine modified virtual content (MDVC) based on the difference (D); and f) display the modified virtual content (MDVC).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a computer program product, and a device for user control of device applications. The method includes detecting user input at a perimeter of the touch detection area and activating one or more determining sensors. The method includes causing seamless transition between the touch detection area and an activity domain excluding the touch detection area. The seamless transition includes causing the device to respond to user input detected by the one or more determining sensors when the detected user input transits out from the perimeter of the touch detection area. Additionally, the seamless transition includes causing the device to respond to user input from the touch detection area when the detected user input transits into the touch detection area.