Abstract: A controller has: a case; a manipulation unit, in a plate-like shape, disposed in the case so as to be exposed from the case; and a haptic sensor that detects a rotation manipulation for the manipulation unit. The haptic sensor has a distortion generating body fixed to the center of the manipulation unit and also has a distortion sensor disposed on the distortion generating body. The manipulation unit has non-slip portions, which are paired in the left-right direction, in the vicinity of both ends of the upper surface of the manipulation unit in the left-right direction.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing device including a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact operation for an operation surface, an approach detection unit configured to detect an approach operation for the operation surface, and a control unit configured to recognize the contact operation and the approach operation as a series of operation inputs when the contact operation and the approach operation are continuously detected.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display module having a first non-folding region, a folding region foldable with respect to a folding axis, and a second non-folding region sequentially arranged along a first direction; a lower plate under the display module and having a plurality of plate openings overlapping the folding region; and a digitizer film under the lower plate and having a first region overlapping the first non-folding region and a portion of the folding region, a second region overlapping the folding region, and a third region overlapping a portion of the folding region and the second non-folding region. The digitizer film has a plurality of holes passing therethrough in the second region and includes a plurality of coils not overlapping the second region.

Abstract: An electronic device comprising a display; a plurality of communication interfaces, which connect, to the electronic device, at least one external device to provide content and at least one input device to receive a user input; a memory to store mapping information indicating the mapping relationship between the at least one external device and the at least one input device; and a processor which, based on a signal according to an operation of a first input device being received from the first input device through a first communication interface from among the plurality of communication interfaces, identifies, based on the mapping information, the at least one external device as corresponding to the first input device, receives an image signal from the at least one external device through a second communication interface, and controls the display such that content corresponding to the image signal is displayed.

Abstract: Various configurations of an electronic display, and devices incorporating the display, are provided. The display may have multiple portions connected along one or more axes, lines, points, or other connecting areas. The portions are movable about the connections. In various configurations, the display portions emulate different media and/or communication and computing devices. Two or more of the display devices may be coupled in an array.

Abstract: A display device includes a first transistor controlling a control current based on a voltage of a first node, a second transistor electrically connecting a second node to a data line based on a first scan write signal, a third transistor electrically connecting a third node to the first node based on the first scan write signal, a fourth transistor controlling a driving current supplied to the light-emitting element based on a voltage of a fourth node that receives the control current, a fifth transistor electrically connecting a fifth node to the data line based on a second scan write signal, and a sixth transistor t electrically connecting a sixth node to the fourth node based on the second scan write signal.

Abstract: A light-emitting substrate is provided. The light-emitting substrate includes a base substrate, light-emitting units, and first driving signal line groups; the light-emitting unit includes light-emitting sub-units; the first driving signal line is configured to be connected to the first electrode terminal of the light-emitting sub-unit; a translation distance in the column direction is provided between a k-th light-emitting unit in the N-th column and a k-th light-emitting unit in the (N+1)-th column, and the translation distance is smaller than a spacing between two adjacent light-emitting units in a same column in the column direction; the first driving signal line group is between the N-th column of light-emitting units and the (N+1)-th column of light-emitting units and alternately passes through light-emitting units in the N-th column and the (N+1)-th column; and each light-emitting unit is passed by two adjacent first driving signal line groups.

Abstract: A system is provided. The system includes a light source configured to emit a infrared (“IR”) light for illuminating an object. The system also includes a waveguide imaging assembly including a waveguide, an in-coupling element disposed at a first portion of the waveguide, an out-coupling element disposed at a second portion of the waveguide, and an optical sensor disposed facing the out-coupling element. The in-coupling element is configured to couple the IR light reflected by the object into the waveguide, the waveguide is configured to guide the IR light to propagate toward the out-coupling element through total internal reflection, and the out-coupling element is configured to couple the IR light out of the waveguide toward the optical sensor. The optical sensor is configured to generate a tracking signal of the object based on the IR light output from the waveguide.

Abstract: A method for controlling a touch screen including a display adapted to display at least one graphical interface element with a first graphical resolution, and a touch surface including a plurality of detection areas forming a detection grid whose touch resolution is lower than the first resolution. The method being such that it includes steps of determining a display position of a graphical interface element on the display such that the number of detection areas covered by the graphical interface element is minimal, displaying the graphical interface element at the determined position and triggering a function associated with the graphical interface element when a contact is detected in a detection area covered by the graphical interface element. Other aspects relate to a device for performing such a method and a touch screen including the device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wireless communication system including a first host computer, a communication dongle, a second host computer and an input device. The communication dongle is connected to the first host computer via a USB interface, connected to the second host computer via a Bluetooth interface, and connected to the input device via a wireless interface. The first host computer has first application software for intercepting the operating signal(s) of the input device and transferring, via the communication dongle, to the second host computer to be executed thereby. The first application software also controls the first host computer to ignore the operating signal(s) during the operating signal(s) is being transferred to the second host computer.

Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that monitors for user presence to determine if a head mounted device (HMD) display should be active or inactive. For example, a process may obtain first sensor data from a first sensor on the HMD. The sensor may be configured to capture sensor data corresponding to an eye box region in front of at least one display of the HMD. Based on the sensor data, the process may detect a gaze of a user of the HMD and based on detecting the gaze, an initial user presence corresponding to a user wearing the HMD is determined. Based on determining the initial user presence, the process may activate the at least one display of the HMD by changing a state of the at least one display from an inactive state to an active state.

Abstract: Fast response color waveforms for driving multi-particle color electrophoretic media to improve the user experience of a display, e.g. a tablet, monitor, or interactive sign, that incorporates multi-particle color electrophoretic media. In particular, the waveforms result in a sharp and immediate response, which is preferred when writing with a stylus, or typing on a keyboard, or interacting with an icon on a sign, such as a timetable.

Abstract: An information processing system includes: a sensor unit that performs detection of contact of a pen-shaped input device with an operation target surface and presence of the pen-shaped input device within a detection limit distance on the operation target surface; a sound output unit that outputs a sound corresponding to input sound data; and a sound output control unit that inputs silent sound data to the sound output unit in response to the sensor unit detecting a first state in which the pen-shaped input device is detected within the detection limit distance, and inputs audible sound data to the sound output unit in response to the sensor unit detecting that, after the first state, a second state in which the pen-shaped input device is in contact with the operation target surface has been reached.

Abstract: A display device includes a display area, and a dummy area disposed on one side of the display area, where each of the display area and the dummy area includes a first island pattern and a second island pattern disposed to be spaced apart from each other, and a connection pattern connecting the first island pattern and the second island pattern to each other, and the dummy area includes a dummy common electrode and a common connection electrode electrically connected to the dummy common electrode, which are disposed in each of the first island pattern and the second island pattern thereof.

Abstract: A holographic projector includes a display device arranged to form a holographic wavefront by spatially modulating light in accordance with a hologram of a picture. The holographic projector includes a magnification system including a first and second lens. The first lens is arranged form a holographic reconstruction of the picture by focusing the holographic wavefront towards a front focal plane of the first lens. The holographic reconstruction of the picture includes a plurality of pixels. The holographic projector includes a kinoform disposed between the first and second lens and arranged to apply a phase-delay to each pixel of the holographic reconstruction. The holographic projector includes a movement assembly arranged to move the kinoform such that a plurality of different phase-delays are applied to each pixel. The kinoform includes an array of zones and is arranged such that the width of each zone is substantially equal to the distance between adjacent pixels.

Abstract: An illumination system for eye tracking is described herein. The illumination system may include a laser light source and an ultra-fast scanning micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) operating at a frequency range from about ten (10) kilohertz (kHz) to about one-hundred (100) kilohertz (kHz) to reflect laser light to the eye and generating a desired fringe pattern controlling intensity and timing. A surface of the MEMS may include diffractive optical element (DOE) to reflect the laser light as a concentrated optical beam. The light may also be projected by grating-based illuminators on a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) controlled through adiabatic couplers projecting multiple binary/grayscale images onto the eye. On the detection side, a 2D single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) sensor or a SPAD array detector and an active MEMS shutter array may be used. Compressive sensing techniques may be applied on the detection side.

Abstract: An eyewear device including an electronic frame. The electronic frame includes a front frame element arranged to at least partially house an electrochromic lens, temple connected to the front frame element, a photosensitive sensor arranged on the temple to measure data relating to a light reflected from part of a wearer's face when the electronic frame is worn by the wearer, and a control circuit configured to control the electrochromic lens according to the measured data.

Abstract: A method for improving the startup time of a six-degrees of freedom tracking system is described. An augmented reality system receives a device initialization request and activates a first set of sensors in response to the device initialization request. The augmented reality system receives first tracking data from the first set of sensors. The augmented reality system receives an augmented reality experience request and in response to the augmented reality request, causes display of a set of augmented reality content items based on the first tracking data and simultaneously activates a second set of sensors. The augmented reality system receives second tracking data from the activated second set of sensors. The augmented reality system updates the display of the set of augmented reality content items based on the second tracking data.

Abstract: Optical systems for performing gaze tracking and imaging an external scene are disclosed. An example optical system may include light sources for emitting visible and non-visible light. The optical system may include a waveguide that is operatively coupled to the light sources. A volume holographic light coupling element may be disposed between the surfaces of the waveguide. The volume holographic light coupling element may include a grating medium and a first volume holographic grating structure within the grating medium. In some examples, the first volume holographic grating structure may be configured to reflect non-visible light of a first wavelength about a first reflective axis offset from a surface normal of the grating medium at a first incidence angle. The optical system may also include an optical filter. Another example optical system may include an imaging device that is configured to receive the light external to the optical system.

Abstract: A control unit of a display device that presents a first image to a first user located at a first position with respect to a display surface and presents a second image different from the first image to a second user located at a second position different from the first position alternately switches a first display mode and a second display mode. The control unit converts a gray scale value of the first image based on a light transmittance of the display panel achieved by repetition of a gray scale value of the first image and a gray scale value of black, (i) a light amount of first illumination light when observed from the first position, and (ii) a light amount of second illumination light as leakage light to the first position when observed from the first position.