Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing structure including a first cover facing in a first direction and forming a first surface of the electronic device, and a second cover facing in a second direction opposite to the first direction and forming a second surface of the electronic device. The electronic device also includes a display positioned in a space formed by the housing structure and exposed through the first surface. The electronic device further includes an energy harvesting structure positioned in the space and configured to generate a current from a contact input to the first surface and a sound input generated inside and outside the electronic device. The electronic device additionally includes a battery positioned in the space. The electronic device also includes a charging circuit configured to charge the battery using the current received from the energy harvesting structure.

Abstract: A tactile reproduction device, a method for driving the same, and a tactile reproduction apparatus. Tactile reproduction device may simulate textures to implement tactile reproduction. tactile reproduction device includes a plurality of piezoelectric units, includes: first electrode, piezoelectric section, and second electrode which are laminated, wherein the second electrode includes: first comb electrode and second comb electrode; the first comb electrode includes: a plurality of first comb-teeth electrodes and a first comb-shank electrode connecting the plurality of first comb-teeth electrodes; the second comb electrode includes: a plurality of second comb-teeth electrodes and a second comb-shank electrode connecting the plurality of second comb-teeth electrodes; the plurality of first comb-teeth electrodes and the plurality of second comb-teeth electrodes are mutually intersected; the first electrode includes a plurality of electrode units which are not connected to each other.

Abstract: A method includes determining an eye focus depth and determining a focus point relative to a viewing location in a virtual environment based on the eye focus depth, wherein the virtual environment includes a computer-generated object. The method also includes, upon determining that the focus point is located within a threshold distance from the computer-generated object, activating a function of a computer-executable code development interface relative to the computer-generated object.

Abstract: A sensing circuit has a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a first sensing wire and a second sensing wire. The first capacitor is electrically connected to a first sensing electrode via the first sensing wire, the second capacitor is electrically connected to a second sensing electrode via the second sensing wire, and the first sensing wire and the second sensing wire are coupled. A first reference signal is provided to the first sensing wire. A first sensing signal is provided to the first capacitor. A second reference signal is provided to a second sensing wire at time of providing the first sensing signal to the first capacitor.

Abstract: An assistive device and method to provide non-visual assistance to a user comprises a haptic feedback interface that includes a plurality of haptic elements. The assistive device generates a first touch-discernible output layout on the haptic feedback interface using the plurality of haptic elements. The first touch-discernible output layout corresponds to a first reproduction of a 3D real-world area within a first proximity range of the assistive device and includes a first set of different haptic indicators to discern movement of a first set of moving objects within the first proximity range. The assistive device receives a selection of a first haptic indicator that discerns a target moving object and executes a transition from the first touch-discernible output layout to a second touch-discernible output layout based on a movement of the target moving object from the first proximity range to a second proximity range of the assistive device.

Abstract: Optical sensors and their making methods are described herein. In some embodiments, a described sensing apparatus includes: an image sensor; a collimator above the image sensor, wherein the collimator includes an array of apertures; and an optical filtering layer above the collimator, wherein the optical filtering layer is configured to filter a portion of light to be transmitted into the array of apertures.

Abstract: A stylus pen includes a hollow pen tube, a circuit board, a pen core body, a stopping member, and a positioning assembly. The hollow pen tube extends along an axial direction and includes a pen tip end and a pen tail end. The circuit board includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is provided with a trigger element. The second surface faces the pen tail end. The stopping member is disposed in a pen tip chamber and adjacent to the first surface. The positioning assembly is disposed in a pen body chamber and includes a wedge-shaped fixing base and a limiting member. The wedge-shaped fixing base has an inclined surface. The limiting member is assembled on the inclined surface and abuts against the second surface, so that the first surface leans against the stopping member.

Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated.

Abstract: An electronic circuit adapted to drive a panel including a plurality of fingerprint sensing zones is provided. The electronic circuit includes a fingerprint sensing circuit. The fingerprint sensing circuit is configured to determine at least two fingerprint sensing zones to perform a fingerprint sensing operation according to a touch area and receive a fingerprint sensing signal corresponding to fingerprint sensing data from the at least two fingerprint sensing zones. The fingerprint sensing circuit rearranges the fingerprint sensing data from the at least two fingerprint sensing zones. In addition, an electronic device and a method for sensing a fingerprint image are also provided.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel including a base substrate and a plurality of pixels disposed on a front surface of the base substrate to display an image, a cover panel in which an opening part is defined, a fingerprint sensor spaced by a predetermined gap from the cover panel and accommodated in the opening part, and an adhesive member accommodated in the opening part and disposed between the fingerprint sensor and the display panel, and the opening part includes a side surface having a step.

Abstract: A display system includes an interface unit, a head worn display in wireless communication with the interface unit, and a first tracker sensor remote from a head of a user and configured to wirelessly sense a head pose and provide first head tracking data to the interface unit. The interface unit is remote from the head worn display. The display system also includes a second tracker sensor associated with the head of the user and configured to provide second head tracking data associated with the head pose to the head worn display. The interface unit is configured to receive the second head tracking data from the head worn display via at least one wireless link and provide video information for display on the head worn display via the at least one wireless link.

Abstract: A biometric authentication method is provided. In the method, identification information is collected from a user. A biometric scanner is used to scan a particular biometric characteristic of the user. If the user identification corresponds to the scanned biometric characteristic, then the scanner requests the user perform a predetermined action of a portion of the user's body. The predetermined action may be, for example, a hand gesture. The biometric characteristic is monitored while the predetermined action is being scanned. The scanner determines that the predetermined action is performed with the same portion of the user's body that was scanned for the biometric characteristic. The scanner determines if the portion of the user's body leaves the scanning area and monitors the scanning area for extraneous objects. The method provides more resistance against a replay attack.

Abstract: A mouse pad structure (10) includes a pad (1) and an oleophobic film (2), and the pad (1) has an upper surface (11), and the oleophobic film (11) is adhered to the upper surface (11). The oleophobic film (11) includes a plastic substrate (21) and multiple glass microbeads (22) scattered in the plastic substrate (21), so that the mouse pad structure (10) may have a smooth surface and the effects of resisting oil stains and fingerprints and enhancing the aesthetic appearance of a mouse pad.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a first display area and a second display area; an optical element which overlaps the second display area; a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate; a first insulation layer disposed to cover the semiconductor layer; a gate conductor disposed on the first insulation layer; a second insulation layer disposed to cover the gate conductor; a data conductor disposed on the second insulation layer; a third insulation layer disposed to cover the data conductor; and a pixel electrode disposed on the data conductor. The data conductor disposed in the first display area includes an opaque conductor, and a part of the data conductor disposed in the second display area is a transparent conductor.

Abstract: A consumer electronic product includes at least a transparent housing and a flexible display assembly enclosed within the transparent housing. In the described embodiment, the flexible display assembly is configured to present visual content at any portion of the transparent housing.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display screen and a display device, including a display panel, a touch control layer, a first driving chip, and a second driving chip. The touch control layer includes a first recognition device configured to generate fingerprint data and a second recognition device configured to generate touch control data. The first driving chip is configured to make a fingerprint identification of a first recognition area according to the fingerprint data, and the second driving chip is configured to make a touch control recognition of the first recognition area and a second recognition area according to the fingerprint data and the touch control data.

Abstract: A chip, an electronic device, a panel and an operation method thereof are provided. The chip can control the panel to perform fingerprint sensing. Fingerprint sensing pixels of the panel are divided into a plurality of fingerprint zones along a column direction. The chip includes a selecting circuit and a control circuit. The selecting circuit obtains information about a selected fingerprint zone among the fingerprint zones. The control circuit provides multiple control signals for controlling the panel to perform fingerprint sensing. The control signals include multiple start pulse signals. The start pulse signals collectively indicate the selected fingerprint zone. The number of the fingerprint zones is greater than the number of the start pulse signals.

Abstract: An electronic device has an electrically adjustable shutter. The shutter may be placed in a transparent state or a nontransparent state. The shutter may overlap a portion of a display, may overlap a liquid contact indictor or a structure with text in a device, or may overlap an optical component such as an optical proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, visible light-emitting diode or laser, infrared light-emitting diode or laser, visible light image sensor, or infrared light image sensor. Control circuitry in the electronic device may place the shutter in an opaque state to hide an overlapped component from view or may place the shutter in a transparent state to allow the overlapped component to transmit or receive light. The adjustable shutter may exhibit changes in its transmission spectrum in different modes of operation and may be used as a camera filter or neutral density filter.

Abstract: A mobile product manufacturing demonstration, apparatus and method is intended to cut through the clutter and rise above the noise of typical marketing language and tactics, replacing the same with demonstrable, real-world demonstrations of how a producer is making a difference in terms of environmentally conscious manufacturing and good environmental stewardship. The mobile product manufacturing demonstration, apparatus and method includes a vehicle for transportation between rural townships and urban centers which itself is preferably battery powered, hydrogen powered, or powered by some other environmentally friendly mechanism. On board is a plurality of display stations which allow the public to interact with and/or manipulate materials used in the recycling and/or manufacturing process. Thus, the consumers will be able to see, hear, and feel (through touch and/or manipulation) how the products are made from recycled or recyclable materials.

Abstract: In the invention, a fingerprint driving circuit, a fingerprint sensing device, an electronic apparatus, and an operation method of the fingerprint sensing device are provided. By keeping fingerprint sensing lines in a non-fingerprint sensing region in an electrically non-floating state, flash phenomenon in a display panel may be avoided.