Abstract: An augmented reality display system comprises a passable world model data comprises a set of map points corresponding to one or more objects of the real world. The augmented reality system also comprises a processor to communicate with one or more individual augmented reality display systems to pass a portion of the passable world model data to the one or more individual augmented reality display systems, wherein the piece of the passable world model data is passed based at least in part on respective locations corresponding to the one or more individual augmented reality display systems.

Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device includes a first substrate, wherein the first substrate includes: a scan line extending along a first direction; a thin-film transistor, including a source electrode, a drain electrode and a channel region disposed between the source electrode and the drain electrode; a data line intersecting with the scan line and extending along a second direction, wherein the source electrode is a portion of the data line, and the thin-film transistor is coupled to the data line and the scan line; and a touch signal line is disposed above the data line, wherein the touch signal line does not overlap with the channel region; a second substrate; and a display medium disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: Display devices with improved routing between connectors and source drivers disposed on a substrate such as glass. Various features improve different characteristics of the routings between the connectors and source drivers. For example, a t-shaped connector is provided to ensure voltage provided to the source drivers is approximately equal. Routings may be tapered (i.e., altered in width) to reduce the amount of area consumption in locations where doing so is desirable but to decrease resistance in areas having more space. Routings may also include stacked power supply and ground traces to provide benefits such as improved decoupling capacitance. Other features are provided.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for modifying an input area, comprising a memory and a processor executing instructions stored in the memory. The processor executes instructions stored in the memory to display a first input area on a device. The processor further executes instructions stored in the memory to detect a user input in a second input area. The processor still further executes instructions stored in the memory to perform, if the user input comprises a first operation, an input function; and modify, if the user input comprises a second operation, the first input area.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to forming an area on a touchscreen which electrically isolates a portion of the viewable area of the touchscreen from a capacitive sensor associated with the touchscreen.

Abstract: A system and method for generating a virtual gamespace for display to multiple players via respective web browsers is disclosed. A virtual gamespace, including a two-dimensional landscape, is generated and divided according to a number of devices participating in a game. The divided portions are provided to the devices for display so that the landscape is viewable when each divided portion is displayed on a respective one of the devices and the devices are collectively viewed together. A server receives control information for a game token from a device, determines one of the divided portions of the 2-D landscape for display of the game token based on the control information, and transmits the control information to the device responsible for displaying the determined portion of the 2-D landscape, and the game token is rendered in connection with the determined portion according to the control information.

Abstract: A portable device is provided. The device comprises a controller, a touch sensing element, a capacitance measurement element integrated in the touch sensing element and coupled to the controller, and at least one mechanical pressing region coupled to the capacitance measurement element. The capacitance measurement element is configured to measure change in capacitance of at least one mechanical pressing region caused by proximity or physical interaction between the at least one mechanical pressing region and an external object. A system and method are also presented.

Abstract: A haptic theme system is provided that can create a haptic theme, where a haptic theme is an installable package that includes one or more haptic effects, and a mapping of the one or more haptic effects to one or more user interface (“UI”) events of a device. The haptic theme can be installed on the device, and the device can then dynamically load and play a haptic theme in real-time. The haptic theme system can display one or more haptic themes within a user interface. Upon receiving a selection, the haptic theme system can generate haptic feedback based on the haptic effect that is mapped to a received user interface event within the mapping.

Abstract: An active stylus is capacitively coupled to a capacitive touch panel for communication. The active stylus operates in a wait mode to receive initial communications from the panel. In response to such receipt, the active stylus synchronizes to a repeating communications frame implementing time division multiplexing. Communications from the active stylus to the panel include: information communications; synchronization communications and communications specific for columns and/or rows of the panel. Communications from the panel to the active stylus may be addressed uniquely to the stylus or commonly to a group of styluses.

Abstract: A gate driver includes a first shift-register including a plurality of odd-numbered stages which outputs a plurality of odd-numbered original gate signals having a pre-charge pulse and a main-charge pulse in synchronization with a first gate clock signal, a second shift-register comprising a plurality of even-numbered stages which outputs a plurality of even-numbered original gate signals having a pre-charge pulse and a main-charge pulse in synchronization with a second gate clock signal, a first inverter configured to output a first inversion pre-charge control signal having a phase opposite to a phase of a first pre-charge control signal, and a second inverter configured to output a second inversion pre-charge control signal having a phase opposite to a phase of a second pre-charge control signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention recognize human visual gestures, as captured by image and video sensors, to develop a visual language for a variety of human computer interfaces. One embodiment of the invention provides a computer-implement method for recognizing a visual gesture portrayed by a part of human body such as a human hand, face or body. The method includes steps of receiving the visual signature captured in a video having multiple video frames, determining a gesture recognition type from multiple gesture recognition types including shaped-based gesture, position-based gesture, motion-assisted and mixed gesture that combining two different gesture types. The method further includes steps of selecting a visual gesture recognition process based on the determined gesture type and applying the selected visual gesture recognition process to the multiple video frames capturing the visual gesture to recognize the visual gesture.

Abstract: An electronic device and an associated method for displaying image data on a first display device of a first electronic device and a second display device of a second electronic device external of the first electronic device are provided. The method includes the steps of: determining whether image data to be displayed on the first and second display devices are the same; when the image data to be displayed on the first and second display devices are the same, estimating the first resource consumption required when the extension mode is selected for displaying the image data and the second resource consumption required when the mirror mode is selected for displaying the image data; and determining to display the image data on the first and second display devices in the extension mode or the mirror mode according to the first and second estimated resource consumption.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a driving circuit and a driving method of liquid crystal panels. The driving circuit includes a timing control chip receiving video signals and analyzing frame turn-on signals and column data voltage signals corresponding to a needed grayscale, calculating a pre-charge time period needed for the subpixels to be displayed in a real-time manner and obtaining pre-charge control signals in accordance with the pre-charge time period. The driving circuit also includes a scanning driving circuit receiving the frame turn-on signals and generating the row-scanning-driving voltage signals, overlapping the pre-charge control signals and the row-scanning-driving voltage signals to obtain the row-scanning-driving signals, and transforming the row-scanning-driving signals into row-scanning-driving voltage, then transmitting the row-scanning-driving voltage to a corresponding scanning line.

Abstract: An electronic interactive device having a user interface with a flexible surface, a sensor configured to sense a flex gesture applied to the flexible surface, a haptic device configured to generate a haptic effect in response to the flex gesture, and a controller in signal communication with the sensor and the haptic device. The controller is configured to trigger the haptic device to provide haptic confirmation of the flex gesture and to trigger an application action associated with the flex gesture.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a projection device for adapting a property of a projected user interface. The device determines at least one property of a surface onto which a user interface is projected. The property of the projected user interface is changed based on the at least one property of the surface onto which the projected user interface is projected.

Abstract: An electrophoretic display apparatus includes a data line charging circuit; an adjustment resistance; a first switching portion that cause a first data line end portion of the data line to be electrically connected to any one of a data line driving circuit and the adjustment resistance; a second switching portion that cause a second data line end portion of the data line to be electrically connected to or disconnected from the data line charging circuit; and a control portion that perform control such that the first switching portion causes the first data line end portion of the data line to be electrically connected to the adjustment resistance, and subsequently allow starting of a precharge operation by performing control such that the second switching portion causes the second data line end portion of the data line to be electrically connected to the data line charging circuit.

Abstract: An in-cell touch panel and a display device are provided. Self-capacitance electrodes arranged in the same layer as pixel electrodes are disposed at gaps between the pixel electrodes of the touch panel in accordance with the self-capacitance principle. A touch detection chip can determine a touch position by detection of capacitance variation of the self-capacitance electrodes in a touch period. The touch panel does not need to add additional processes on the basis of the manufacturing process of an array substrate and hence can reduce the manufacturing cost and improve the productivity.

Abstract: A tiled display device includes a first display device including a first display panel configured to sense a touch thereon and display an image signal, and a first controller configured to control the first display panel and transmit a reference signal wirelessly, and a second display device including a second display panel configured to sense a touch thereon and display the image signal, and a second controller configured to control the second display panel and transmit a first ACK signal to the first controller after receiving the reference signal, in which the first controller is configured to determine a first latency time of the second display device by using the reference signal and the first ACK signal and synchronize touch information of the first and second display devices according to the first latency time.

Abstract: A method of displaying augmented reality comprises identifying an object as a totem having at least one user input element, capturing at least one image of an interaction of at least one finger of a user of an augmented reality system with the at least one user input element of the totem, detecting at least one characteristic pertaining to the interaction of the finger(s) of the user with the user input element(s) of the totem based on the capture image(s), and determining a user input based at least in part on the at least one determined characteristic.

Abstract: A touch sensor device includes an electrode, which is located at an inner side of a touch panel, and a control unit. The control unit detects a change in a capacitance generated at the electrode when a finger approaches the electrode to determine whether or not the touch panel has been touched from the change in the capacitance. The control unit detects a maximum capacitance generated at the electrode during detection of a touched state and set a first OFF determination threshold value, which is used to detect a non-touched state, to a value that is lower than the maximum capacitance by a predetermined value which is set in advance.