Abstract: A touch sensor may include a base substrate, a sensing unit including a first electrode and a second electrode provided on a same layer of the base substrate and not overlapping with each other, wherein a capacitance of the sensing unit is changed by a user's touch, and a cushion layer disposed on at least one surface of the sensing unit and configured to have a permittivity change in response to a pressure of the user's touch, wherein the cushion layer may include an insulator and conductive particles and the insulator may include an elastic material elastically deformed by the pressure of the user's touch.

Abstract: A touch-sensitive display device is provided. The touch-sensitive display device includes a display panel and a touch panel. The display panel includes first and second substrates facing each other. The display panel is configured to display images through the second substrate. The touch panel is disposed on the second substrate and is configured to detect a touch event. The touch panel includes sensing electrodes spaced apart from each other, a conductive layer, and a touch processor. The conductive layer is electrically separated from the sensing electrodes. The touch processor is configured to provide sensing signals to the sensing electrodes and to obtain touch coordinates to which the touch event is input based on delay values of the sensing signals.

Abstract: A touch sensor includes: a plurality of electrodes; and a plurality of sensing wires connected with the respective electrodes, and formed by extending in a first direction, wherein at least one of the electrodes includes a resistance element which has a shape that is at least partially bent in a unit electrode region and has a resistance value that is changed to correspond to a pressure of a touch. A touch location and pressure can be sensed with the same elements, so that the touch sensor may have increased function yet remain thin.

Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment includes a display panel displaying an image, and a sensor unit positioned on the display panel and configured to sense a pressure caused by a gas as an input signal.

Abstract: A touch sensor, and method of operating same, includes: a flexible substrate capable of being bent into curved or flat shapes; a plurality of pressure sensors provided on the substrate; and a sensor controller configured to determine a bent form of the substrate by using a first detection signal obtained from at least one of the plurality of pressure sensors and to compensate for an intensity of touch by generating a signal based upon the bent form of the substrate.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel configured to display an image, and a sensor provided on at least one surface of the display panel and configured to sense a touch location and a touch pressure. The sensor includes a sensing unit having sensing electrodes formed on a same layer, and of which a capacitance changes according to a touch, and a resistance element disposed on the sensing unit, and of which a resistance changes according to a pressure of the touch. Accordingly, touch and touch intensity can both be sensed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a touch sensor and a method for sensing a touch using the same, the touch sensor including a substrate, a first sensor and a plurality of second sensors provided on the substrate and configured to sense a location and a force of a touch, wherein the first sensor is disposed in a central area of one surface of the substrate, the plurality of second sensors are arranged to surround the first sensor, and a width of the plurality of second sensors increases as a distance from the central area increases.

Abstract: Disclosed are application-aware packet transmission methods and apparatuses for a terminal. The application-aware packet transmission method comprises classifying applications according to delay sensitivities of the applications, determining a transmission pattern of packets for the classified applications; and transmitting the packets based on the determined transmission pattern. Thus, a battery of the terminal may be efficiently managed by applying user preferences and configuring transmission patterns of packets to be transmitted for each application differently. In addition, degradation of application performances and user experiences for the uses of applications can be prevented.

Abstract: An electronic device including an input sensing module including a sensing surface to which a palm is input, the sensing surface having a three-dimensional shape, and a control module comparing user palm information with input palm information sensed by the input sensing module to output an authentication signal when a number of data points of the user palm information consistent with the stored input palm information is equal to or greater than a predetermined number.

Abstract: A wearable display device of the present invention includes: a wearable part configured for placement on a portion of a human body; a flexible display unit connected to the wearable part through a coupling part; at least one curvature changer configured to alter a curvature of at least a portion of the flexible display unit; and a curvature holder configured to maintain the curvature of the at least a portion of the flexible display unit once the curvature is altered by the at least one curvature changer.

Abstract: An environmental sensor for an electronic device includes a substrate, a first sensing unit having a first sensor electrode disposed on the substrate, a second sensing unit having a second sensor electrode disposed on the substrate, an insulating layer covering the first sensor electrode, and a cover that is disposed over the first and second sensor electrodes, the cover including at least one hole through which chemical particles pass. The first and second sensing units each sense one of a capacitance-change due to the chemical particles that pass through the hole and then adhere to the insulating layer located on the first sensor electrode and a resistance-change due to the chemical particles that pass through the hole and then adhere to the second sensor electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch display device, including: a panel including a plurality of sensing electrodes which are arranged under a dielectric layer and in a matrix configuration; a rectification unit including at least one rectifier configured to be connected to at least two sensing electrodes; and an energy storage unit including at least one capacitive element which is connected to the rectifier.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present inventive concept provides a display device including: a display unit including a plurality of pixels disposed on a display area; a display controller configured to control the display unit; a sensor including a plurality of first sensing electrodes and a plurality of second sensing electrodes disposed in the display area; and a sensor controller configured to recognize a touch of a user inputted into the sensor in a touch sensing mode and to recognize a fingerprint of the user inputted into the sensor in a fingerprint sensing mode, wherein the sensor controller changes a mode to the fingerprint sensing mode when no touch is inputted for a predetermined time period in the touch sensing mode and changes the mode to the touch sensing mode when authorization on a fingerprint inputted into the sensor is succeeded in the fingerprint sensing mode.

Abstract: An apparatus for user authentication includes a sensor array and a sensing signal processor. The sensor array is formed on at least one surface of a mobile device. The sensing signal processor receives information of a palm of a user, received from the sensor array, and performs a user authentication through pattern analysis. Accordingly, an authentication of the user of the mobile device can be simply performed.

Abstract: There are provided a display device and a method of driving the same. The display device includes a haptic panel configured for a predetermined haptic driving, a haptic driver configured to control supply of a haptic driving voltage to the haptic panel, and a controller configured to receive at least one of user information and user environment information and to determine the haptic driving voltage according to the received user information and user environment information.

Abstract: A flexible display device includes a flexible display panel to generate an image and a bending detection screen to detect a bending angle and a bending position. The bending detection screen includes an angle detection sensor and a position detection sensor. The angle detection sensor includes a material with a resistance that changes in correspondence to an intensity of an applied stress. The angle detection sensor has an area per unit length that is substantially constant on a base surface. The position detection sensor includes a material with a resistance that changes in correspondence to an intensity of the applied stress. The position detection sensor has an area per unit length that increases along a length direction on the base surface. Signal lines are connected to the angle and position detection sensors.

Abstract: A touch display device is provided which includes a display panel for displaying an image, and a touch screen panel disposed on the display panel and configured to sense at least one touch. The touch screen panel includes a touch substrate at which the touch can be generated; sensing electrodes provided on the touch substrate and spaced apart from one another, each of the sensing electrodes being formed of a piezoresistive material having a resistance value that varies according to an applied force; and a touch processor electrically connected to the sensing electrodes. The touch processor extracts a touch coordinate based on time constants of sensing signals applied to the sensing electrodes, and calculates a touch force of the touch based on resistance values of the sensing electrodes.

Abstract: A head mounted display device includes: display part disposed to correspond to two eyes of a user, and including wires and one or more pixels connected to the wires; and a sensor disposed around the display part and configured to sense a touch of the user. The sensor includes sensing electrodes, and at least one of the sensing electrodes is provided on the same layer as a portion of the display part.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display device including a display panel, a touch panel, and a touch sensing circuit configured to sense a touch input. The electronic device also includes an input pen configured to provide, to the touch sensing circuit, information on intensity of pressure applied to the display device. The touch panel includes touch pressure sensors and signal lines connected to the touch pressure sensors. Each touch pressure sensor has an area per unit length that increases along an extended direction of each touch pressure sensor. Each touch pressure sensor has a resistance that varies with an intensity of pressure and an area of pressure applied to the touch pressure sensors.

Abstract: A touch sensor of an electromagnetic resonance type includes a plurality of touch electrodes configured to generate an electromagnetic wave according to an input signal or to transmit an output signal according to a response electromagnetic wave from an approached object, wherein corresponding ones of the plurality of touch electrodes are at a same layer.