Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light source comprising a housing, a light source connector at a first end of the housing, for connecting the light source to a light fitting, and a light emitting diode, LED, circuit, configured to emit light through a second end of the housing. The housing may be substantially symmetric about a symmetry axis extending from the first to the second end of the housing. The housing has, at the first end, a first end portion, comprising a thread, made in an insulating material, and being configured to be connected to a light fitting. A light fitting comprising such a light source is also considered.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light source (1) comprising a housing (3), a light source connector (5) at a first end (7) of the housing (3), for connecting the light source to a light fitting, and a light emitting diode, LED, circuit (9), configured to emit light through a second end (11) of the housing (3). The housing may be substantially symmetric about a symmetry axis (13) extending from the first to the second end of the housing (7), (11). The housing (3) has, at the first end (7), a first end portion (15), comprising a thread (19), made in an insulating material, and being configured to be connected to a light fitting. A light fitting comprising such a light source is also considered.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an electric device comprising a screen, cooperating with said screen a sensor for detecting a presence of an object on or close to said screen, a controller and a feedback element. The controller is configured to interpret said presence of the object and calculate a force value and control said feedback element to provide a feedback with respect to the force value.

Abstract: A method for operating a touch sensitive user interface is provided. The touch sensitive user interface comprises a touch sensitive surface and at least two force sensitive sensors. The touch sensitive surface is configured to provide a touch information indicating touch positions of at least two concurrent touches on the touch sensitive surface. The at least two force sensitive sensors are mounted at the touch sensitive surface at different predetermined locations. Each of the at least two force sensitive sensors is configured to generate a corresponding force information depending on a force being exerted on the corresponding force sensitive sensor. According to the method, the touch positions are determined based on the touch information and the force information is received from the at least two force sensitive sensors.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an electric device comprising a screen, cooperating with said screen a sensor for detecting a presence of an object on or close to said screen, a controller and a feedback element. The controller is configured to interpret said presence of the object and calculate a force value and control said feedback element to provide a feedback with respect to the force value.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an electric device comprising a screen (110), cooperating with said screen a sensor for detecting a presence of an object on or close to said screen, a controller (120) and a feedback element (140). The controller (120) is configured to interpret said presence of the object and calculate a force value and control said feedback element (140) to provide a feedback with respect to the force value.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display including a layered structure having a liquid crystal control layer, a liquid crystal layer, and a window layer. The window layer includes an electrically conductive sensor structure comprising a force sensitive material. The electrically conductive sensor structure is adapted to provide a capacitance varying in response to a change in its surrounding environment and to provide a resistance varying in response to a force being applied to the window layer.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for measuring glucose level in the body fluid of a subject, typically blood glucose level, by measuring impedance of a body tissue, with two pairs of electrodes, two electrodes for injecting current into a body tissue and two electrodes for detecting the ensuing voltage of the body tissue. The body tissue is typically a sub-dermal or sub-cutaneous tissue. The measured impedance of the body tissue is used to correlate with directly determined glucose levels to determine the glucose level from the measured impedance. It is thus possible to determine body fluid glucose levels in a reliable and reproducible manner.

Abstract: Medical apparatus for diagnosing of a diseased condition of the skin of a subject. The apparatus comprises an electrically conducting probe including a plurality of electrodes, each electrode comprising a plurality of micro-needles, wherein each electrode comprises a base substrate, said micro-needles being integrally formed with said substrate and arranged in a laterally spaced relationship apart from each other and having a length being sufficient to penetrate the stratum corneum, said micro-needles being arranged with an at least partially oblique shape. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an electrode for use in the device, arrays of micro-needle and method for the diagnostics of biological conditions using impedance measurements. The diagnostics is in particular related to cancer, and preferably skin cancer, wherein skin cancer is a basal cell carcinoma, a malignant melanoma, a squamous cell carcinoma, or precursors of such lesions.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for measuring glucose level in the body fluid of a subject, typically blood glucose level, by measuring impedance of a body tissue, with two pairs of electrodes, two electrodes for injecting current into a body tissue and two electrodes for detecting the ensuing voltage of the body tissue. The body tissue is typically a sub-dermal or sub-cutaneous tissue. The measured impedance of the body tissue is used to correlate with directly determined glucose levels to determine the glucose level from the measured impedance. It is thus possible to determine body fluid glucose levels in a reliable and reproducible manner.

Abstract: A method for operating a touch sensitive user interface is provided. The touch sensitive user interface comprises a touch sensitive surface and at least two force sensitive sensors. The touch sensitive surface is configured to provide a touch information indicating touch positions of at least two concurrent touches on the touch sensitive surface. The at least two force sensitive sensors are mounted at the touch sensitive surface at different predetermined locations. Each of the at least two force sensitive sensors is configured to generate a corresponding force information depending on a force being exerted on the corresponding force sensitive sensor. According to the method, the touch positions are determined based on the touch information and the force information is received from the at least two force sensitive sensors.

Abstract: A method for a device to receive a user input commanding the device to perform an action includes detecting a first amount of force exerted onto a graphical user interface, providing an indication that additional force must be exerted onto the graphical user interface to command the device to perform the action, detecting a second amount of force larger than the first amount of force exerted onto the graphical user interface, and providing a signal including data commanding performance of the action.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for measuring glucose level in the body fluid of a subject, typically blood glucose level, by measuring impedance of a body tissue, with two pairs of electrodes, two electrodes for injecting current into a body tissue and two electrodes for detecting the ensuing voltage of the body tissue. The body tissue is typically a sub-dermal or sub-cutaneous tissue. The measured impedance of the body tissue is used to correlate with directly determined glucose levels to determine the glucose level from the measured impedance. It is thus possible to determine body fluid glucose levels in a reliable and reproducible manner.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for the diagnostics of biological conditions using impedance measurements.

Abstract: A random access memory (RAM) memory module has a compact form factor and is removable from a corresponding socket assembly to allow easy replacement of the memory module or reconfiguration of the memory module during development of an electronic device that includes the memory module.

Abstract: A method for dynamically controlling an input mode of a touch screen (10) for an electronic device (1) comprising at least one condition detection system (4), wherein the method comprises monitoring humidity in the surrounding of the electronic device (1) by means of the condition detection system (4), and determining, based on the monitored humidity in relation to predetermined values, which input mode is to be used for the touch screen and using the determined input mode for the touch screen.

Abstract: An input interface (3) comprises a display (23), a window (21) overlaid on the display (23), and a housing (13-15) supporting the window (21). A first sensor arrangement (31, 32) is configured to sense a position of a touch action on the window (21) in two dimensions. The first sensor arrangement (31, 32) comprises a first plurality of conductive traces (32). A second sensor arrangement (41-43) is configured to sense a magnitude of a force applied by the touch action onto the window (21). The second sensor arrangement (41-43) comprises a second plurality of conductive traces (41, 42) and a force sensing material (43). The first plurality of conductive traces (32) and the second plurality of conductive traces (41, 42) are positioned on an inner face (30) of the window (21) and attached to the inner face (30) of the window (21).

Abstract: A touch panel is provided. The touch panel comprises a carrier panel (400), a first electrically conductive layer (100), an electrically isolating layer (200), and a second electrically conductive layer (300). The first electrically conductive layer (100) is arranged on a surface of the carrier panel (400) and comprises a first pattern of a plurality of electrically separated areas (11-85). The electrically isolating layer (200) is arranged on the first electrically conductive layer (100) and comprises openings (201) providing access to at least some of the electrically separated areas (11-85) through the electrically isolating layer (200). The second electrically conductive layer (300) is arranged on the electrically isolating layer (200) and comprises a second pattern comprising a plurality of electrically separated areas (301, 302).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a user interaction arrangement for interaction with a user using a pointing object. The arrangement comprises: a detector for detecting a force from said object, a controller for computing a force value on a surface of a display, a content generating part for generating a visual content on said surface of display. The controller is further configured to compute a position on said surface based on said force value, and the content generating part is configured to alter speed of scale alternation of said visual content on said surface of display based on said position and force.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (10) with a force sensitive display surface has a liquid crystal layer (13)? between a liquid crystal control layer (12) and a window layer (15). A color filter layer (14) with color filters (19) or a 3D filter layer (25) with 3D barrier units (22) may be provided between the liquid crystal layer (13) and the window layer (15). The control, window, color or 3D filter layer (12,14,15,25) comprises an electrically conductive sensor structure (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26a, 26b) comprising piezoresistive material for sensing the force applied by a user's finger on the display (10), and the sensor structure may, additionally, provide capacitance varying for sensing the touch position.