Abstract: Methods of antenna selection in a wireless electronic device are provided. The methods include detecting movement of the wireless electronic device (a first wireless electronic device). The methods include selecting an antenna, among a plurality of antennas of the first wireless electronic device, in response to the movement of the first wireless electronic device. Moreover, the methods include measuring a positioning-related characteristic of a signal from a second wireless electronic device, using the antenna that was selected in response to the movement. Related wireless electronic devices are also provided.

Abstract: A device includes a color display that includes a plurality of pixels, wherein a particular pixel of the plurality of pixels includes a first set of subpixels configured to emit a first set of colors; and a second set of subpixels configured to emit a second set of colors, wherein the second set of colors is offset from the first set of colors by a wavelength range. The device may further include logic configured to obtain an image; detect activation of a privacy mode; generate an inverse image of the obtained image; display the obtained image using the first set of subpixels; and display the generated inverse image using the second set of subpixels, in response to detecting the activation of the privacy mode.

Abstract: A computing device includes a display having a striped polarizer, the striped polarizer includes a set of sub-areas having a first polarization interspersed between another set of sub-areas having a second polarization. The sub-areas are arranged to provide an alternating polarization across a dimension of the display. The computing device may be configured to receive information specifying a privacy display mode, select a privacy display mode based upon the received information, receive input display data configured to represent information for display, generate, in response to selecting the privacy display mode, output display data by inverting a first portion of pixels in the input display data which are associated with a first polarization, and not inverting a second portion of pixels in the input display data which are associated with a second polarization, and provide the output display data to a display.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium having instructions to analyze a characteristic of an ultrasonic signal that propagated on a body of a user of the computational device and effected by an on-body action, performed by the user, in an area in which the ultrasonic signal has propagated; determine one or more sides of the computational device at which the on-body action is performed relative to the computational device; and select an input based on an analysis of the ultrasonic signal and the one or more sides.

Abstract: The invention concerns an electronic wearable device (1) adapted to form a loop around a body part of a user and comprising an elongated member (10) being a part of the loop and a control unit (20). The elongated member (10) comprises an electroactive polymer (11), whereby the shape of the electroactive polymer is adapted to be changed by regulating a voltage applied to the electroactive polymer. The invention also concerns an electronic wireless communication system comprising the electronic wearable device and a mobile electronic communication device for wireless communication with the electronic wearable device.

Abstract: A mobile electronic wearable device (1), adapted to be worn by a user, comprising means for providing 10 haptic notifications to a user and a method for providing haptic notifications on mobile electronic wearable devices (1).

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium having instructions to detect, via an ultrasound transducer, an ultrasound event that includes an ultrasound signal that is transdermally propagated on the body of a user and generated by an on-body touch in an area in which the ultrasound signal has propagated; detect a state of a limb of the user on which the device is worn, wherein the state is a contracted state or a relaxed state; and select an input based on the receipt of the ultrasound signal and the state of the limb. An accelerometer may be used to detect muscle tremor and determine whether the state of the limb.

Abstract: A device includes a touch screen display comprising a touch sensitive panel and a display. The touch sensitive panel receives a touch event, and records the touch event as touch panel data. The device analyzes the touch panel data to identify the touch event as a valid or a non-valid touch event, determines, if the touch event is a non-valid touch event and based on the touch panel data, one or more regions of a touch panel display associated with the non-valid touch event, and turns off or dims the determined one or more regions of the touch panel display.

Abstract: Video data is captured by an imaging sensor. Motion is detected in the captured video data, e.g., by applying image analysis to different video frames of the captured video data. At least one subarea of an overall imaging area of the imaging sensor is determined. The subarea is determined to correspond to a position of the detected motion. In the determined subarea, a video capturing frame rate applied which is higher than a video capturing frame rate applied in other parts of the overall imaging area.

Abstract: A computing device may be configured to authenticate a user for access control, and may include at least one ground electrode configured for contact with a user, an impedance sensor coupled to the least one ground electrode, where the impedance sensor may be configured to perform a measurement based on a touch input from the user, a memory which stores instructions, and a processor, coupled the impedance sensor and the memory, where the processor may be configured to execute the instructions. The instructions may cause the processor to: receive the touch input from the user, receive an impedance value based on the touch input measured by the impedance sensor, and determine whether the received impedance value corresponds to at least one stored impedance value associated with a user profile.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium having instructions to analyze a characteristic of an ultrasonic signal that propagated on a face of a user of the computational device and effected by an on-body touch, by the user, in an area in which the ultrasonic signal has propagated, wherein the characteristic includes at least one of facial expression or contraction state of a facial muscle; select an input based on an analysis of the ultrasound event; and perform an action specified by the input.

Abstract: A device may determine a first distance between a viewer and a display of a device. The display may include a first parallax barrier including a plurality of parallax barrier clusters. Each of the parallax barrier clusters includes a plurality of parallax barrier elements that are parallel to one another and parallel to the parallax barrier clusters. The device may also determine a second distance between a right eye of the viewer and a left eye of the viewer, and move parallax barrier elements to control spacing between the parallax barrier clusters based on the first distance and the second distance. Furthermore, the device may send, from the display, light rays of a right-eye image of a stereoscopic image and a left-eye image of the stereoscopic image to a right eye of the viewer and a left eye of the viewer, respectively, through the spacing between the parallax barrier clusters.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium having instructions to detect, via an ultrasound transducer, an ultrasound event that includes an ultrasound signal that is transdermally propagated on the body of a user and generated by an on-body touch in an area in which the ultrasound signal has propagated; detect a state of a limb of the user on which the device is worn, wherein the state is a contracted state or a relaxed state; and select an input based on the receipt of the ultrasound signal and the state of the limb. An accelerometer may be used to detect muscle tremor and determine whether the state of the limb.

Abstract: An electronic equipment comprises a sensor circuit operative to measure at least one electrical property of a user at a plurality of frequencies to thereby capture frequency-resolved electrical characteristics of the user. The electronic equipment comprises a processing circuit operative to perform a comparison between the frequency-resolved electrical characteristics of the user and reference characteristics to authenticate the user. The processing circuit is operative to perform an unlocking operation based on a result of the comparison.

Abstract: A device includes a touch screen display comprising a touch sensitive panel and a display. The touch sensitive panel receives a touch event, and records the touch event as touch panel data. The device analyzes the touch panel data to identify the touch event as a valid or a non-valid touch event, determines, if the touch event is a non-valid touch event and based on the touch panel data, one or more regions of a touch panel display associated with the non-valid touch event, and turns off or dims the determined one or more regions of the touch panel display.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to the technical field of capacitive touch panels and discloses a touchpen which may be used in mobile phones, computers and other devices with touch panels for writing characters, letters and other symbols. In particular it relates to a capacitive touchpen 10 for inputting information into an electronic device 1 through touching of a capacitive touch panel 30, the capacitive pen comprising an elongated body member 11 comprising a conductive part 13 and a tip 12 disposed at one end of the body member 11 having a contact surface 14 for contacting the capacitive touch panel 30. The conductive part 13 is configured such that the distortion of the touch panel's electrostatic field caused by the conductive part 13 when changing the position of the touchpen 10 in relation to the capacitive touch panel 30, when the contact surface is kept in contact with the touch panel 30, is sufficient to register a change in capacitance by the capacitive touch panel 30.

Abstract: A computing device may be configured to display content based on the content type, and may include a display, a memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor coupled to the display and the memory. The at least one processor may be configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to determine content information associated with a display mode, receive input display data associated with the content information, select a display mode based upon the determined content information, generate output display data based on the selected display mode and the input display data, and provide the output display data to the display based on the selected display mode. For example, the device may select interlace mode as a default mode for display, and may select progressive mode when the determined content information indicates the input display data is high quality video data.

Abstract: A mobile electronic wearable device (1), adapted to be worn by a user, comprising means for providing 10 haptic notifications to a user and a method for providing haptic notifications on mobile electronic wearable devices (1).

Abstract: The invention is directed to a display comprising a transmissive portion and a reflective portion. The reflective portion presents at least one icon in an active mode and at least one notification in a sleep mode. The at least one icon is used for manipulating content presented on the transmissive portion. The at least one notification comprises a message notification, a time or date indicator, a weather indicator, a calendar, a photo, a logo, an event indicator, a moving image, or text. The reflective portion may be located above, below, or adjacent to the transmissive portion.

Abstract: The present invention presents a mobile electronic device comprising dynamic hardware controls and a method for controlling dynamic hardware controls. The mobile electronic device comprises a pressure sensing film arranged to detect a pressure applied on at least one portion of at least one side of the mobile electronic device and electroactive polymer film with a conductive coating arranged overlaying the pressure sensing film. The electroactive polymer film comprises at least one deformable segment that may be deformed temporarily by the application of a voltage over the at least one deformable segment in the electroactive polymer film, the mobile electronic device further comprises a control unit arranged to control the dynamic hardware controls.