Abstract: A touch panel including sensing electrode sets, first pads, second pads, first conductive lines, second conductive lines and resistors is provided. Each sensing electrode set includes a first sensing electrode pattern and second sensing electrode patterns disposed beside the first sensing electrode pattern. The first conductive lines electrically connect the first sensing electrode pattern with the first pads respectively. The second conductive lines connect the second electrode patterns into multiple series. The second sensing electrode patterns of the same sensing electrode set belong to different series and two terminals of each series are connected to different second pads. Two terminals of each resistor are connected to the different second pads connected with the two terminals of the each series.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and apparatus for stain separation of a pathology image using stain vector analysis comprising converting an original image into an optical domain image, performing stain vector analysis on the optical domain image to obtain one or more stain vectors, deconvoluting the vectors adaptively to produce one or more separated stain images.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a dielectric material layer on a silicon substrate, the dielectric material layer being patterned to define a plurality of regions separated by the dielectric material layer; a first buffer layer disposed on the silicon substrate; a heterogeneous buffer layer disposed on the first buffer layer; and a gallium nitride layer grown on the heterogeneous buffer layer only within the plurality of regions.

Abstract: A touch panel comprising a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes is provided. The first electrodes and the second electrodes are disposed on the substrate in rows and columns. The first electrodes are formed as triangles of a base wherein the corresponding first electrodes aligned in any two neighboring columns are symmetrically arranged in shape based on the base, and the first electrodes aligned in the same row are serially connected by multiple first conductive lines. The second electrodes are formed as triangles of a base, wherein the corresponding second electrodes aligned in any two neighboring columns are symmetrically arranged in shape based on the base, and the second electrodes aligned in the same column are serially connected by multiple second conductive lines. The first conductive lines are arranged crossing over and insulated from the second conductive lines.

Abstract: A method for providing a supporting structure in a flat-plate display is disclosed. The display has a display panel, a diffuser panel, a reflector panel to reflect light from a backlight unit towards the diffuser panel in order to illuminate the display panel. The supporting structure has a plurality of support pins located in that gap between the diffuser panel and the reflector panel for supporting the diffuser panel. The support pins are either molded with the diffuser panel, fused into the diffuser panel or attached to the diffuser panel using an index matching optical adhesive.

Abstract: A gesture recognition system and method that inputs videos of a moving hand and outputs the recognized gesture states for the input sequence. In each image, the hand area is segmented from the background and used to estimate parameters of all five fingers. The system further classifies the hand image as one of the postures in the pre-defined database and applies a geometric classification algorithm to recognize the gesture. The system combines a skin color model with motion information to achieve real-time hand segmentation performance, and considers each dynamic gesture as a multi-dimensional volume and uses a geometric algorithm to classify each volume.

Abstract: A display device includes a base seat unit and at least one first display unit. The first display unit includes a first casing module, a first display panel connected to the first casing module, a pair of first support rods, and a pair of second support rods. The first support rods are connectible to the base seat unit in an upright direction and in a horizontally spaced apart manner, and are used to support therebetween the first casing module in a horizontal state. The second support rods are longer than the first support rods, are connectible to the base seat unit in an upright direction and in a horizontally spaced apart manner, and are used to support therebetween the first casing module in a vertical state.

Abstract: Provided is an image sensor device. The image sensor device includes a pixel formed in a substrate. The image sensor device includes a first micro-lens embedded in a transparent layer over the substrate. The first micro-lens has a first upper surface that has an angular tip. The image sensor device includes a color filter that is located over the transparent layer. The image sensor device includes a second micro-lens that is formed over the color filter. The second micro-lens has a second upper surface that has an approximately rounded profile. The pixel, the first micro-lens, the color filter, and the second micro-lens are all at least partially aligned with one another in a vertical direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image sensor device and a method for manufacturing the image sensor device. An exemplary image sensor device includes a substrate having a front surface and a back surface; a plurality of sensor elements disposed at the front surface of the substrate, each of the plurality of sensor elements being operable to sense radiation projected towards the back surface of the substrate; a radiation-shielding feature disposed over the back surface of the substrate and horizontally disposed between each of the plurality of sensor elements; a dielectric feature disposed between the back surface of the substrate and the radiation-shielding feature; and a metal layer disposed along sidewalls of the dielectric feature.

Abstract: A method of forming a thin film poly silicon layer includes following steps. Firstly, a substrate is provided. A heating treatment is then performed. A thin film poly silicon layer is then directly formed on a first surface of the substrate by a silicon thin film deposition process. A method of forming a thin film transistor includes following steps. Firstly, a substrate is provided. A heating treatment is then performed. A thin film poly silicon layer is then directly formed on a first surface of the substrate by a silicon thin film deposition process. A first patterning process is performed on the thin film poly silicon layer to form a semiconductor pattern. Subsequently, a gate insulation layer, a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode are formed.

Abstract: A method of forming a thin film poly silicon layer includes following steps. Firstly, a substrate is provided. The substrate has a first surface. A heating treatment is then performed. A thin film poly silicon layer is then directly formed on the first surface of the substrate by a silicon thin film deposition process.

Abstract: A method for automatically aligning images includes (a) determining initial correspondent point features between a first image and a second image, (b) creating a triangular meshes for the images from the initial correspondent point features within the images, and (c) refining point correspondence between the first and second images based on affine transformation estimation using the triangular meshes. The method may also include (d) creating refined triangular meshes for the images from the point correspondence refined in (c), and (e) determining coordinate alignment within the areas of pairs of correspondent triangles in the refined triangular meshes through interpolation of affine transformation on the pairs of correspondent triangles.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display structure with touch control function includes a plurality of organic light emitting diodes arranged in a matrix form, a plurality of first switches, a plurality of first sensing stripes arranged along a first direction, a plurality of second sensing stripes arranged along a second direction, and a touch control circuit. Each of the first switches is coupled between a first end of one of the plurality of organic light emitting diodes and a voltage source. Each of the second sensing stripes is coupled to a plurality of second ends of at least one of rows of the plurality of organic light emitting diodes. The touch control circuit is for generating touch signals according to capacitance values between the plurality of first sensing stripes and the plurality of second sensing stripes.

Abstract: System integrating one or more touchscreen devices into a general-purpose non-session based computing system for greater usability and productivity is provided. Methods for operating such system are also provided. A handheld multi-mode input device supporting the methods and the system to achieve the objects is also provided.

Abstract: Method implementing a generic computer human input device using key event signal coding compliant to the standard protocols so as to expand its application range without losing plug-and-play property. Applications of the present invention include audience response, gaming, legacy system support and cross-platform system integration, for example.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for generating a reference line or a virtual level enables tilt correction of an image. A user is able to utilize the reference line to see how an image should be oriented for the objects within the image to be level. The user is able to then correct the tilt of the image as desired using the reference line for assistance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polymer including a polymer polymerized of a phosphorous-based monomer, a polymer polymerized of a nitrogen-based monomer, or a polymer polymerized of the phosphorous-based monomer and the nitrogen-based monomer. The phosphorous-based monomer has the formula as follows: and the nitrogen-based monomer has the formula as follows: R1 and R3 consists of hydrogen, a phenyl group, a C7-12 alkyl phenyl group, a C1-12 alkyl group, a C2-12 ether group, a C1-12 alkoxyl group, or a C1-12 hydroxylalkyl group, respectively. R2 and R4 consists of a phenylene group, a C7-12 alkyl phenylene group, a C1-12 alkylene group, a C2-12 ether group, a C1-12 alkylene glycol group, or a C1-12 hydroxylalkylene group, respectively.

Abstract: A granulated food product comprising plant material from one or more aromatic plants, a meaty base and an osmotic agent, and a method for preparing a granulated food product comprising milling plant material from one or more aromatic plants together with a meaty base, mixing the milled material with an osmotic agent to form a viscous mixture, granulating the viscous mixture, and drying the granules.

Abstract: An implant containing a collagen matrix embedded with chondrocyte-like cells, its use in repairing a chondral defect, and a method of preparing the implant.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus reporting a channel quality indicator (CQI) of a communication system, including: detecting a first measurement reflecting a first communication quality of the communication system, providing first reference(s) respectively corresponding to indicator level(s), providing CQI according to the indicator level(s) and a relation between the first measurement and the first reference(s), and updating one (or more) first reference according to a second measurement reflecting a second communication quality of the communication system. For example, the first measurement can represent signal to interference ratio or mutual information, and the second measurement can represent data error rate or throughput. First reference(s) can be further adjusted according to a third measurement, e.g., a power scheduling of base station, such that CQI can be updated if base station schedules additional transmission power.