Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a projection unit that projects an image, a projection mirror that reflects an image projected by the projection unit towards a projection surface, an image capturing unit that captures an image of a subject placed on the projection surface, and an image capturing mirror that is arranged in an image capturing optical path from the subject to the image capturing unit in order to capture an image of the subject placed on the projection surface. The projection unit and the image capturing unit are arranged below the projection mirror and the image capturing mirror.

Abstract: An operating method of a terminal based on multiple inputs and a portable terminal supporting the same are disclosed. The operating method includes: receiving a sensor signal in a state that a touch-down event having at least one touch point is being maintained, generating respective distinct commands according to at least one of a number of touch points of the touch-down event, and a type and a form of the certain sensor signal, activating one of a user function or controlling an operation of a currently activated user function according to the generated commands; and controlling variation in a screen output on a display panel according to the activation or the control of the user function.

Abstract: A haptic system for a minimally invasive, hand-held surgical instrument and the system's various parts including a graphical user haptic interface, one or more haptic interfaces associated with a hand-held handle used to control a sensorized end-effector of the surgical instrument or inserted catheters, associated hardware, and an operating system. The system enables users to acquire, read, modify, store, write, and download sensor-acquired data in real time. The system can provide: an open, universally compatible platform capable of sensing or acquiring physiological signals/data in any format; processing of the sensor acquired data within an operating system; and outputting the processed signals to hardware which generates tangible sensations via one or more haptic interfaces. These tangible sensations can be modified by the user in real time as the system ensures the temporal relationship of sensed fiducial events are not altered or shifted relative to the generated and displayed haptic signals.

Abstract: Techniques pertaining to dynamic enablement, disablement and adjustment of offset of a virtual periodic timing control signal based on one or more predefined events are described. A method may determine whether a first predefined event is beginning. The method may also enable an offset of the virtual periodic timing control signal for synchronizing one or more first system modules in response to a determination that the first predefined event is beginning. The one or more first system modules may be configured to control one or more operations of one or more second system modules. The one or more second system modules may be configured to process one or more image frames. The method may further determine whether the first predefined event is ending. The method may additionally disable the offset in response to a determination that the first predefined event is ending.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to enabling augmented reality applications using eye gaze tracking are disclosed. An exemplary method according to the disclosure includes displaying an image to a user of a scene viewable by the user, receiving information indicative of an eye gaze of the user, determining an area of interest within the image based on the eye gaze information, determining an image segment based on the area of interest, initiating an object recognition process on the image segment, and displaying results of the object recognition process.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for power control in an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display device are described. In an embodiment, a method includes monitoring a level of current draw from an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display device. The method may also include comparing the level of current draw to a threshold value. Additionally, a method may include throttling system power consumption in response to the level of current draw exceeding the threshold value.

Abstract: An input device includes: a screen (11) that displays images on a screen portion; a touch pad (12) that receives designation of in-plane positions with respect to the screen and supplies, as output, position signals that indicate the designated in-plane positions; and a control unit (10) that, when a plurality of in-plane positions has been designated, specifies each in-plane position on the basis of the position signals and both displays a plurality of images at the in-plane positions and controls the size of the display of each image in accordance with the spacing between the in-plane positions.

Abstract: The driving device used for drive control of a driven device having driven elements arranged to commonly receive a common voltage at common terminals and individually receive drive signals at data terminals has: a drive voltage-producing circuit which produces drive voltages; a driver circuit which accepts input of the drive voltages produced by the drive voltage-producing circuit and outputs, as drive signals, signals selected from the drive voltages according to drive data from data output terminals in parallel; and a common voltage-producing circuit which produces a common voltage to output from a common-voltage-output terminal. In the driving device, the drive voltage-producing circuit detects a change in the common voltage output from the common-voltage-output terminal, and changes the drive voltages in the direction of the change.

Abstract: A touch display is disclosed including a display module, a polarizer disposed on the display module, and a plurality of touch electrodes at least partly coated on the polarizer, wherein the touch electrodes are formed by nano-silver. Since the touch electrodes formed by nano-silver is employed in the display, a multifunctional touch display is provided. A method for making the touch display is also disclosed.

Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a pixel driving circuit and a display data inputting circuit configured to provide display data for the pixel driving circuit. The display data inputting circuit includes a gating inputting unit configured to, when a line scanning signal is valid, provide at different periods of time, red-color, green-color and blue-color display data for the pixel driving circuit through a data line connected with a resistor-capacitor unit in parallel. The display data inputting circuit further includes a data line setting unit configured to, after the gating inputting unit provides the red-color, the green-color or the blue-color display data for the pixel driving circuit through the data line, set a voltage of the data line to a reference voltage, so that residual display data in the data line is released by the resistor-capacitor unit; and a voltage value of the reference voltage is less than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A present disclosure provides a driving method for a liquid crystal display panel having steps of: the control chip simultaneously outputs a first selecting signal on a first voltage level, a second selecting signal on the first voltage level and a third selecting signal on the first voltage level to control the first transistors, the second transistors and the third transistors connecting between the buffers and each pixel column to be turned on; the buffers output a pre-charge signal to charge the sub-pixel units in each pixel column to the pre-charge voltage. Further, the present disclosure also provides a liquid crystal display device. The driving method for a liquid crystal display panel is effectively reduces the power consumption of the liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: There is disclosed a mobile terminal including a body comprising a predetermined flexible portion, a display provided in the body to output image information and to receive an input touch gesture, a plurality of actuators provided in the body to change a shape of the body, and a controller controls the actuators in accordance with an operation condition set corresponding to the event, when an event is generated, wherein the operation condition comprises at least one of a driving actuator of which a shape is changed, a shape-variation level of the driving actuator, a shape-variation speed of the driving actuator and a shape-variation frequency of the driving actuator. The body of the mobile terminal includes the actuator to change the shape of the mobile terminal. Accordingly, the user can be informed of a message by the shape variation of the mobile terminal, such that use convenience may be enhanced.

Abstract: Embodiments that relate to presenting a mixed reality environment via a mixed reality display device are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method for presenting a mixed reality environment via a head-mounted display device. The method includes using head pose data to generally identify one or more gross selectable targets within a sub-region of a spatial region occupied by the mixed reality environment. The method further includes specifically identifying a fine selectable target from among the gross selectable targets based on eye-tracking data. Gesture data is then used to identify a gesture, and an operation associated with the identified gesture is performed on the fine selectable target.

Abstract: A portable terminal and a method for providing a haptic effect in the portable terminal are provided. The method includes displaying an application on a touch screen, detecting a touch in a haptic providing region set by a user, and providing a haptic effect corresponding to the haptic providing region in response to the detected touch.

Abstract: An electronic display structure includes a scanning driver circuit for transmitting scan signals to a number of pixel display areas of a display panel, a data driver circuit for transmitting positive and negative display grayscale voltages to the pixel display areas and receiving feedback grayscale voltages corresponding to the display grayscale voltages, a switching circuit for electrically coupling the data driver circuit to or electrically uncoupling the data driver circuit from the pixel display areas, and a common voltage circuit configured to transmit a common voltage to each of the pixel display areas and adjust the common voltage in response to the feedback grayscale voltages. The positive and negative display grayscale voltages and the common voltage cooperatively induce an electric field for driving liquid crystals of a liquid crystal layer to rotate to display images.

Abstract: A spatial coordinate identification device includes a detection light source that emits a detection light that scans a detection boundary plane defined in space, an optical sensor that detects a reflected light of the detection light reflected by an indicator when the indicator enters a detection region extending from the detection boundary plane to the detection light source, and a controller. The controller stores virtual touch surface defining information that defines a position of a virtual touch surface based on the detection boundary plane, and identifies, in response to the detection of the reflected light, a position of a boundary point that is an intersecting point of the indicator and the detection boundary plane, and an approach amount by which the indicator has entered the detection region.

Abstract: A plurality of area lines extends in a first direction while being aligned in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in a predetermined area. A plurality of lead-out lines electrically connects a plurality of terminal parts and the area lines to each other. Two or more of the lead-out lines include width adjusting lines determined to have widths differing from each other to make the respective resistance values of all of the lead-out lines lower than the resistance value of the area lines.

Abstract: Provided is a pixel including an organic light emitting diode, a driving circuit, and a light receiving circuit. The driving circuit is configured to supply a driving current corresponding to a data signal supplied through a data line during a scan period to the organic light emitting diode during an emission period, and to supply a first sensing current corresponding to threshold voltage/mobility information of a driving transistor or degradation information of the organic light emitting diode to a feedback line during a current sensing period. The light receiving circuit is configured to supply a second sensing current corresponding to luminance of the organic light emitting diode to the feedback line during the emission period.

Abstract: A method in an electronic device comprising: displaying a screen on a touchscreen; identifying at least one coordinate of a gesture performed on the touchscreen; identifying a tilt change value of the electronic device; and controlling the screen based on the coordinate and the tilt change value of the electronic device and displaying the controlled screen.

Abstract: Embodiments may be implemented by a computing device, such as a head-mountable display or mobile phone, in order to pre-emptively warm up the device's camera, when it is probable that a user will be taking a photo. An illustrative method involves a computing device (a) receiving sensor data from one or more sensors associated with the computing device, wherein the computing device comprises an image-capture device, (b) analyzing the sensor data to detect at least one pre-image-capture signal, wherein the at least one pre-image-capture signal indicates a subsequent image-capture signal is likely to be received, and (c) in response to detecting the at least one pre-image-capture signal, causing the computing device to initiate an image-capture preparation process that prepares the image-capture device to capture an image.