Abstract: The present invention is provided to prevent intrusion of dust, moisture, and the like, and simulatively deliver a kinetic operation feeling in response to an operation of an operator, and generate vibrations as necessary and separately from the operation of the operator. There is provided an inertial force imparting device including a stator, a mover that is arranged to be movable relative to the stator in a movable direction, a weight attached to the mover, an actuator unit that includes a shape memory alloy wire provided between the stator and the mover, instantaneously displaces the mover in the movable direction, and delivers an inertial force to the outside based on the displacement, and an elastic member that biases the mover toward the stator side along the movable direction, in which the shape memory alloy wire changes in length according to temperature, and changes the interval between the mover and the stator by expansion and contraction according to energization heating.

Abstract: An input apparatus includes a display device, a touch panel, and a control device. The control device includes a processor, and as a result of executing a control program by the processor, functions as a controller. When a position on the screen of the display device is specified by touch operation performed on the touch panel, the controller determines the position on the screen of the display device specified by the touch operation based on detection output of the touch panel, withholds reception of the determined position until passage of a predefined fixed period in a state in which the determined position is at a same position, and receives the determined position upon passage of the fixed period.

Abstract: Some embodiments of a method may include: identifying an object of interest in a multi-view video based on a point of view and physiological data of a camera operator; displaying the multi-view video; and displaying a visual effect associated with the object of interest. Some embodiments of a method may include: capturing a multi-view video with a camera; tracking a point of view of a camera operator controlling the camera; measuring physiological data of the camera operator; identifying an object of interest in the multi-view video based on the point of view and the physiological data; and storing the multi-view video and information indicating the object of interest identified.

Abstract: User interface and method for contactlessly operating a hardware operating element in a 3-D gesture mode. The invention proposes a user interface and a method for contactlessly operating a hardware operating element (12), called “button” below, of a user interface in a 3-D gesture mode, by means of which the user interface can be operated using gestures freely carried out in space, called 3-D gestures below. The method comprises the steps of: —detecting (100) a user's hand (4), —assigning (200) the hand (4) to an area of the user interface (I) assigned to the button (12), and, in response thereto, —outputting (300) a suggestion (14, 16) to the user.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a case, a display panel mounted on the case, a sensor device disposed inside the case, and a decoration bezel detachably mounted on the case, wherein the sensor device includes a sensor bracket fixed to the case, and a sensor module movably mounted on the sensor bracket.

Abstract: An apparatus for driving a touchpad of a portable terminal including a second control unit controlling the touchpad in an active mode is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor unit for generating interrupt signals when pressure on the touchpad is sensed, a first control unit for outputting activating signals to activate the second control unit when the interrupt signals are input and a switching unit for transmitting the interrupt signals generated from the sensor unit to the first control unit when the second control unit is in an inactive mode. Accordingly, even though the multimedia processor embedded in the portable terminal is in an inactive mode, the multimedia processor is activated when a user presses the touchpad, thereby making it possible to process signals input by touching the touchpad, particularly, to keep the user interface.

Abstract: One is to compose stratified keyboard for commands and symbols. Another is to compose corresponding system between screen displayed virtual keyboard and actual keyboard. For instance, one virtual key on the screen is endowed with certain function and when we touch one key on the actual keyboard whose position is corresponding to that one on the displayed screen, the function belonging to displayed one is executed. All operations are executed through touching keyboard and thus manipulations get stereo typed and speedy. Furthermore, stratified stereo typed keyboard system for command, symbols, figures and characters propose us the chance to deliberate systematic formation for them.

Abstract: A multi-mode operation method for a capacitive touch panel is disclosed. The panel has a plurality of touch cells, and detection values of the plurality of touch cells are obtained by mutual capacitance scan. A normal mode and an insulation mode are provided for situations in which the panel is touched by a finger and a glove, respectively. An insulation determination condition is established for automatically determining glove touch to make the panel enter the insulation mode. In the insulation mode, the criteria for determining touch events can be automatically adjusted, or the detection values around the cells touched can be processed to accurately determine the touch effect when the panel is touched by a glove. In the insulation mode, a condition for determining to leave the insulation mode is also established, so that the touch panel can be smoothly switched between the normal mode and the insulation mode.

Abstract: A method and system for augmented reality. Images of a real world scene are obtained from one or more from one or more image sensors. An orientation and/or location of the image sensors is obtained from one or more state sensors. A real world object at which a predefined pointing object is performing a predefined gesture in the images of the real world scene is identified and data associated with the identified object is displayed on a viewing device. The invention also provides a computer program comprising computer program code means for performing all the steps of the method of the invention when said program is run on a computer.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a photosensitive layer, a metal nanowire layer and a photosensitive conductive layer. The metal nanowire layer and the photosensitive layer are formed on a display area and a peripheral area of the substrate. The photosensitive conductive layer is formed on the metal nanowire layer on the peripheral area. A removal region and a reserved region of both the photosensitive conductive layer and the photosensitive layer are defined by an exposure process. At the display area, the photosensitive layer and the metal nanowire layer in the removal region are removed by a developer to form a touch sensing electrode. At the peripheral area, the photosensitive conductive layer, the photosensitive layer and the metal nanowire layer in the removal region are removed by a developer to form a peripheral conductive trace. The touch sensing electrode is electrically connected to the peripheral conductive trace.

Abstract: In general, a dialysis device includes a first processing device for monitoring dialysis functions of the dialysis device, a second processing device, a display device, and memory. The memory is configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the dialysis device to provide, on the display device, a first display region and a second display region, where the first display region is associated with the first processing device and the second display region is associated with the second processing device. At least a portion of the first display region cannot be obscured by the second display region.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing system that is capable of adaptively correcting an operation direction on the basis of a rotation angle of a display object with respect to a reference angle on a display surface, and an information processing method and a program. The information processing system includes: an obtaining unit that obtains operation information regarding user's operation of a display object displayed on a display surface; and a processing unit that corrects an operation direction indicated by the operation information on the basis of a rotation angle of the display object with respect to a reference angle on the display surface, and outputs information indicating the corrected operation direction to an application corresponding to the display object, in which a rotation angle of the display object differs from a rotation angle of the display surface.

Abstract: A computer system that monitors interactions with a virtual reality environment includes a graphics processor that generates images representing the virtual reality environment, a headset that displays the generated images to a user interacting with the virtual reality environment, a sensor that detects motion of the user as the user interacts with the virtual reality environment, a gaze controller that calculates a gaze of the user based on the detected motion of the user and identifies objects in the virtual reality environment with which the user interacts based on the calculated gaze of the user, and an interaction monitor that quantifies interactions of the user with an identified object in the virtual reality environment based on transactions on a distributed ledger. The transactions comprise logic expressions that define an automatic execution triggered by the interaction of the user with the object in the virtual reality environment.

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for identifying gestures based on ultrasound data. Performing gesture recognition may include obtaining, with a wearable device, ultrasound data corresponding to an anatomical gesture; and identifying the anatomical gesture based on the obtained ultrasound data. Interfacing with a computing device may include identifying, with a wearable device, an anatomical gesture using ultrasound data obtained by the wearable device; and causing the computing device to perform a specific function based on the anatomical gesture identified by the wearable device.

Abstract: A touch display cell includes a light emitting diode (LED) and an LED touch sensor. The LED touch sensor includes a data drive input circuit operable to generate a transmit-receive signal based on a digital input. The transmit-receive signal includes a transmit signal component and a receive signal component. The LED touch sensor further includes a drive-sense circuit operable to: when the transmit signal component is active, forward bias the LED in accordance with a light intensity value of the transmit signal component such that the LED emits light, and when the receive signal component is active: reverse bias the LED such that the LED generates a current based on received light and generate a digital representation of the current. The LED touch sensor further includes a data output circuit operable to produce a digital representation of light intensity based on the digital representation of the current.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for a virtual reality (VR) head-mounted apparatus are provided. One of the apparatus includes an apparatus body and a heat-generating element. The apparatus body may comprise an installation space and a heat dissipating channel having a non-straight-line structure. The heat-generating element may be installed in the installation space, and two ends of the heat dissipating channel may be in connection with the installation space and the exterior of the apparatus body. The VR head-mounted apparatus provides improved heat dissipating capability without adversely affecting immersive VR experience.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image display apparatus. The image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a controller to output an image signal and a first DC power; and a display to receive the image signal, the first DC power, and a second DC power, wherein the display includes: a first interface to receive the image signal and the first DC power; a timing controller to output a data driving signal and a gate driving signal; a panel to display an image; a second interface to receive a second DC power; a backlight to output light to the panel based on the second DC power; and a first current detector to detect a first current based on the first DC, wherein the controller determines that the timing controller or the panel is failed, when the detected first current deviates from a first allowable range. Accordingly, it is possible to easily determine whether there is a failure in the image display apparatus that can be installed externally.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a three-dimensional force recognition sensor, a driving method therefor and a display device. A first conductive layer and a second conductive layer are respectively provided on two sides of a pressure-sensitive conductive layer, wherein the first conductive layer includes multiple first electrode groups arranged side by side, and each first electrode group comprises at least two first electrodes which extend in a first direction and are arranged side by side and insulated from each other; and the second conductive layer comprises multiple second electrode groups arranged side by side, and each second electrode group comprises at least two second electrodes which extend in a second direction and are arranged side by side and insulated from each other.

Abstract: A system includes an electronic display for emitting light toward an eye-ward side of the system. A beam splitter receives emitted light from the display. The beam splitter includes a polarization beam splitting (PBS) film and a mirror coating to generate two orthogonal polarization states with different optical paths thereby creating a first focal plane and a second focal plane at the eye-ward side of the system. At least one liquid crystal switch is positioned to receive light from the display in a light path between the display and the eye-ward side of the system.

Abstract: A method for initiating a gesture-based mutual interaction scheme between a first and second mobile device, comprising: associating a gesture-based mutual interaction scheme between the first and second mobile device that associates a position scheme with a respective action, where the position scheme relates to any of: an absolute or relative orientation, and an absolute or relative trajectory; acquiring a first position property of the first mobile device and a second position property of the second mobile device; determining that each of the first and second position properties comply with the position scheme; triggering an execution of an action on the second mobile device, where the action is associated with the position scheme that the first position property complies with; where the second mobile device conditions the execution of the action triggered by the first mobile device on the compliance of the second position property with the position scheme.