Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for resolving a user input. One method involves assigning a first identifier to a first stream of messages from a user input device corresponding to a first user input with respect to an application, and while a user interaction state associated with the first stream of messages is active, assigning a second identifier to a second stream of messages from the user input device, and in response to detecting the second identifier corresponds to the first identifier, deactivating the first stream of messages associated with the first stream of messages, wherein deactivating the first stream of messages results in the application responding to the second stream of messages corresponding to the second user input.

Abstract: A controller-tracking system includes: camera(s) arranged on head-mounted display (HMD); one or more light sources arranged on controller(s) to be tracked, and controller(s) being associated with the HMD. The light sources provide light having wavelength(s). The processor(s) are configured to receive image(s) representing controller(s); identify image segment(s) in image(s) that represents light source(s); determine level of focussing of light source(s) in image(s), based on characteristics associated with pixels of image segment(s); determine distance between camera(s) and light source(s), based on level of focussing, intrinsic parameters of camera(s), and reference focussing distance corresponding to wavelength of light provided by light source(s); and determine pose of controller(s) in global coordinate space of real-world environment, using distance between camera(s) and light source(s).

Abstract: A method for dynamically initializing a 3 degrees of freedom (3DOF) tracking device is described. In one aspect, the method includes accessing a gyroscope signal from a gyroscope of the 3DOF tracking device, accessing an accelerometer signal from an accelerometer of the 3DOF tracking device, determining an initial state includes a combination of an initial orientation, an initial position, and an initial velocity of the 3DOF tracking device, the initial state indicating a starting condition of the 3DOF tracking device, integrating the gyroscope signal and the accelerometer signal to obtain orientation and position signals using the initial state, and refining an inclination signal of the orientation signal using the position signal.

Abstract: A touchpad device is to be operated by using a stylus pen, and includes a touchpad and a controller that are connected to each other. The controller is connected to an electronic device that includes a display panel, and operates in a stylus-pen mode where a handwriting area is presented on the display panel. When it is determined that a distance between the stylus pen and the touchpad is less than a preset pen-hover distance but is non-zero, the controller operates in a hover-move sub-mode where the controller outputs, based on a result of determination as to whether the electronic device is an iPad or not, two different control signals respectively for two different results of the determination to enable the electronic device to present, in the handwriting area, the cursor moving respectively in two different manners, without presenting a trace of the cursor.

Abstract: An eye-tracker (40) comprising: an imaging system (41) configured to capture images (41_o) of a user's eyes (11, 12), said images comprising information of the user's point of gaze on a display (25, 35) of a computer device (20, 30); a processing module (42) for processing the images (41_o) captured by the imaging system (41) and providing processed data comprising structured information (42_o); a multi-platform module (43) for converting the processed data comprising structured information (42_o) into data comprising serialized structured information (43_o) in a format understandable by a plurality of operating systems; and a connection module (60) coupled to an input/output port (51) of the eye-tracker (40) for connecting the eye-tracker (40) with a computer device (20, 30). A system comprising an eye-tracker (40) connected to a computer device (20, 30). A method for connecting an eye-tracker (40) and a computer device (20, 30).

Abstract: A method for operating an input device. An input element of the input device is manually operated to perform an input into a computer device operatively connected to the input device. Mobility of the input element can be selectively delayed, blocked, and enabled by a controllable magneto-rheological braking device. The mobility of the input element is selectively adjusted by the computer device at least as a function of at least one input condition stored in the computer device. The input device may be a computer mouse.

Abstract: A user interface device is adapted to provide tremor cancellation. The user interface device comprises a user interface for determining a position from a physical user input and a position output for providing a time-ordered output stream of position data, but also provides a tremor learning module and a tremor cancellation module. The tremor learning module can be trained to identify tremor patterns for a user by comparing time-ordered output streams of position data produced by the user with predetermined representations. The tremor cancellation module is adapted to apply the tremor patterns learned for the user to cancel tremors in a time-ordered stream of position data produced by the user to create an output stream of position data which is corrected for user tremor. A method of training and then using such a user interface device is also described.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns, each pixel column extends in a first direction and each pixel row extends in a second direction crossing the first direction, a first data line extending in the first direction and configured to transfer a data voltage to pixels included in at least two pixel columns, and for each pixel row, a first gate line extending in the second direction and disposed at a first side of the pixel row, and a second gate line extending in the second direction and disposed at a second side of the pixel row, the first and second sides of the pixel row are opposite to each other. In a pair of adjacent pixel columns, pixels, which are connected to the first gate line of their respective pixel row, are arranged in a zigzag arrangement in the first direction.

Abstract: A compute box includes a communication device and one or more processors. The one or more processors, in response to the communication device being electronically in communication with a flexible content presentation companion device and at least one other flexible content presentation companion device, determine a geometric configuration of each flexible content presentation companion device. The one or more processors format content for presentation on the visible area available on the flexible content presentation companion device and another visible area of another flexible content presentation companion device and cause the communication device to deliver the content to each flexible content presentation companion device. When the geometric configuration of any flexible content presentation companion device changes, the one or more processors can generate a visible display area adjustment animation to smoothly transfer the content to a new visible area.

Abstract: A method includes receiving sensor data from one or more sensors that corresponds to a location of a stylus device and determining that a tip of the stylus device is in contact with a physical surface based on the sensor data. While in contact, the method includes determining a new location of the tip of the stylus device based on the location data, mitigating a tracking error of the determined new location of the tip of the stylus device by translating the new location from a 3D space domain to a 2D space domain that corresponds to the physical surface and adjusting the new location based on a comparison of the new location and historical locations. The stylus device can further ascertain surface characteristics through sensor data and simulate surface characteristics via haptic feedback effects.

Abstract: An information handling system mouse includes a motion power switch that applies power to the mouse when the mouse is moved in a powered down state to restart the mouse processing resource and position sensor. When a mouse is inactive for predetermined conditions, such as an idle time, the processing resource enables the motion power switch and cuts off power to the mouse. The motion power switch consumes no power until motion of the mouse closes a circuit that reactivates the processing resource to manage the mouse power state. The result is a mouse idle state with no power use and a rapid wake to an operational state.

Abstract: An information handling system mouse autonomously provides a rapid visual image transition from a first display to a second display in response to a predetermined condition detected at the mouse, such as a left click that an end user performs when on the visual image title bar accompanied by a gesture or a hot key input. The mouse responds to the inputs by commanding an acceleration of movement of the cursor coordinates so that the information handling system rapidly moves the visual image from the first display to the second. In various embodiments, the movement can include a selection to go to a full screen presentation or to keep the visual image size the same. The visual image transfer is performed without any coordination with the information handling system other than commanding cursor coordinate movements.

Abstract: A method and a device for automatically convert input typed using a multi layout physical or virtual keyboard to the correct layout. Some implementations also fix spelling mistakes and set the active layout to the desired layout. When a key such as the space bar is triggered, the implementation may feed the gestures into a machine learning model, the model then may output the estimated correct layout, and followingly cause replacing the characters, symbols or letters, corresponding to the typed keys in displayed words. Based on the estimated or detected language, the software of the implementation may check for spelling mistakes and will correct them.

Abstract: Methods and systems for touchless control of a device include receiving an image from a camera and applying a machine learning technique the image to determine a first map, the first map including a function that generates a correspondence between data associated with the image to a feature space. A second map including a representation of a user in the image can be determined based on the first map. Further, a pose of the user can be determined based on the second map. The pose of the user and a portion of a body of the user can be tracked to determine a mapping between the portion of the user's body and an input feature of a device. The input feature can be modified based on the mapping to enable a touchless interaction between the user and the device.

Abstract: A system for shape dependent model identification in a point cloud includes a scanner device that captures a 3D point cloud that contains a representation of an object. The system further includes a computer that receives a sensor data, a capture time of the sensor data being substantially the same time as that of the 3D point cloud, the sensor data indicative of a position of a movable part of the object at the time of capture. The computer further computes an adjusted shape of the object from a baseline shape of the object by using the sensor data. The system further includes an object recognition module that searches for and identifies the adjusted shape of the object in the 3D point cloud.

Abstract: An optical navigation system comprising: a control circuit; and an optical sensor, comprising a plurality of pins, wherein the optical sensor is configured to sense optical data and configured to compute motions according to the optical data. The optical sensor outputs the motions to the control circuit via a complex pin among the pins in a first mode. The optical sensor outputs data other than the motions to the control circuit via the complex pin in a second mode. The present invention also discloses an optical navigation system which shares a pin for receiving different types of data.

Abstract: An electronic device, method, and computer program product provide automated static or dynamic format selection of screen shot capture responsive to display size. An application, executed by a processor of the electronic device, presents, via a display, at least a portion of an electronic page. In response to receiving an input, via at least one input device of the electronic device, to capture a screen shot of the display, a controller of the electronic device determines a number of screens required to present an entirety of the electronic page. In response to the number of screens being equal to or less than a first threshold number of screens, the controller generates a static screen shot image of the electronic page. In response to the number of screens being greater, the controller generates a dynamic screen shot image that automatically scrolls or page flips through the entirety of the electronic page.

Abstract: An information handling system mouse couples a scroll wheel at a scroll wheel position of the mouse upper surface to a five-way switch so that movement of the scroll wheel commands through the five-way switch a scroll up or down, a swipe left or right and a press down mouse click. An adjacent button provides precision or fast scroll through an interaction separate from the scroll wheel. A vibration device interfaced with the scroll wheel provides haptic feedback of end user interactions, such as by providing vibrations with a vertical orientation from a position below the scroll wheel.

Abstract: A display unit includes sub-pixels that each have a light emitting element, a capacitor, a first transistor that writes a video signal potential to the capacitor, and a second transistor that provides a drive current to the light emitting element based on a voltage stored in the capacitor. Each first transistor has a channel width W and channel length L, such that a width to length ratio is W/L. The width to length ratio W1/L1 of one of the first transistors is different than a width-to-length ratio W2/L2 of at least one other of the first transistors.

Abstract: Touch detection may include determining, based on data from an IMU on a first device that monitors movement of a touching object, a touch event, wherein the touch event indicates contact between the touching object and a surface, obtaining a depth image captured by a second device, comprising a touch image, determining a touch point of the object based on the touch image, and providing a response based on the touch point of the object and the touched surface.