Abstract: A human interface device includes a touch panel and a processing module that is electrically coupled to the touch panel. The touch panel has a first setting region and defines a second setting region in the first setting region. The processing module has a coordinate detection mechanism and a coordinate conversion mechanism. The coordinate detection mechanism defines a first longitudinal coordinate axis having a distance mapping to a length of the first setting region. The coordinate conversion mechanism defines a second longitudinal coordinate axis having a distance mapping to a length of the second setting region. When the second setting region is operated, a touch point of the second setting region has a coordinate of the first longitudinal coordinate axis that is obtained through the coordinate detection mechanism and that is converted to a second longitudinal coordinate of the second longitudinal coordinate axis through the coordinate conversion mechanism.

Abstract: A human interface device includes a touch panel and a processing module that is electrically coupled to the touch panel. The touch panel has a first setting region and defines a second setting region in the first setting region. The processing module has a coordinate detection mechanism and a coordinate conversion mechanism. The coordinate detection mechanism defines a first longitudinal coordinate axis having a distance mapping to a length of the first setting region. The coordinate conversion mechanism defines a second longitudinal coordinate axis having a distance mapping to a length of the second setting region. When the second setting region is operated, a touch point of the second setting region has a coordinate of the first longitudinal coordinate axis that is obtained through the coordinate detection mechanism and that is converted to a second longitudinal coordinate of the second longitudinal coordinate axis through the coordinate conversion mechanism.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining an image representing road objects belonging to a particular class, and generating, based on the image, feature maps that represent visual features of the image. The method also includes determining, based on the feature maps and for each respective road object of the plurality of road objects, a corresponding location at which the respective road object has been detected within the image and a corresponding tag value associated with the respective road object. The method additionally includes determining groups of the road objects based on the tag value of each respective road object, and identifying, for each respective group, a corresponding road condition based on the corresponding locations of the road objects in the respective group and the particular class. The method further includes generating an output that represents the corresponding road condition of each respective group.

Abstract: There is provided a capacitive sensing system including multiple sensor electrodes, an insulating layer and a single active shielding metal. The single active shielding metal has an overlapped region with each of the multiple sensor electrodes. The insulating layer is arranged between the single active shielding metal and the multiple sensor electrodes. When one of the multiple sensor electrodes is driven by a driving signal, the rest of the multiple sensor electrodes are grounded or receive an active shielding signal, and the single active shielding metal receives the active shielding signal.

Abstract: A vehicle device setting method including: capturing, by an image sensing unit, a first image frame; recognizing a user ID according to the first image frame; showing ID information of the recognized user ID on a screen or by a speaker; capturing a second image frame; generating a confirm signal when a first user expression is recognized by calculating an expression feature in the second image frame and comparing the recognized expression feature with stored expression data associated with a predetermined user expression to confirm whether the recognized user ID is correct or not according to the second image frame captured after the ID information is shown; controlling an electronic device according to the confirm signal; and entering a data update mode instructed by the user and updating setting information of the electronic device by current electronic device setting according to a saving signal generated by confirming a second user expression in a third image frame captured after the user ID is confirmed

Abstract: A driving ability determining system, provided in a vehicle and for determining a driving ability of a driver of the vehicle, comprising: a HOD (Hand Off Detection) device embedded on a steering wheel, configured to receive at least one user input, wherein the user input is generated by the driver responding to a test instruction; and a processing circuit, configured to determine the driving ability of the driver according to the user input. By using such system, the driving ability may be determined in real time. Also, the driving function of the vehicle may be stopped if the driving ability is determined to be poor. By this way, the safety of driving vehicles may be increased.

Abstract: A touch pad and a sensing module thereof are provided. The sensing module defines an annular signal channel along a thickness direction. The sensing module includes a grounding layer and an electrode layer located at one side of the grounding layer. The electrode layer includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, and a plurality of metal pads that are spaced apart from the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The first electrodes are arranged in rows parallel to each other, the second electrodes are arranged in columns parallel to each other, and at least one of the rows and at least one of the columns are arranged across the annular signal channel that is provided without any metal pad therein. A projection space defined by orthogonally projecting the grounding layer along the thickness direction is overlapped with the first electrodes and the second electrodes.

Abstract: A sensing steering wheel includes a wheel handle and a sensing layer. The sensing layer retractably sleeves the wheel handle, and the sensing layer includes an elastic substrate layer and an elastic sensor layer disposed on the elastic substrate layer. The elastic sensor layer includes a plurality of sensing lines, a plurality of sensing patterns connected to the plurality of sensing lines, respectively, and each of the sensing patterns having a mesh structure, at least one ground line, and a plurality of ground wires branching from the at least one ground line and extending into spaces among the plurality of sensing patterns.

Abstract: A sensing steering wheel includes a wheel handle and a sensor. The sensor is retractably sleeving onto the wheel handle, and the sensor includes an elastic conductive substrate and an elastic sensing layer. The elastic sensing layer is disposed on the elastic conductive substrate, and the elastic sensing layer includes a plurality of sensing lines and a plurality of sensing patterns connected to the plurality of sensing lines, respectively.

Abstract: A sensing steering wheel includes a wheel handle and a sensing layer. The sensing layer retractably sleeves the wheel handle, and the sensing layer includes an elastic substrate layer and an elastic sensor layer disposed on the elastic substrate layer. The elastic sensor layer includes a plurality of sensing lines, a plurality of sensing patterns connected to the plurality of sensing lines, respectively, and each of the sensing patterns having a mesh structure, at least one ground line, and a plurality of ground wires branching from the at least one ground line and extending into spaces among the plurality of sensing patterns.

Abstract: A touch sensing system comprising: a frame work; an auxiliary layer, surrounding the frame work; a capacitive touch sensor layer, surrounding the auxiliary layer; a flexible material layer, located between the capacitive touch sensor layer and the auxiliary layer, and surrounding the auxiliary layer; and a flattening material layer, located between the capacitive touch sensor layer and the flexible material layer or located between the auxiliary layer and the flexible material layer, wherein the flattening material layer flattens the flexible material layer. The capacitive touch sensor layer comprises at least one first driving electrode and at least one first sensing electrode. The auxiliary layer comprises at least one electrode. Similar structure can also be used to a multi-sensor device and a vehicle control device. By this way, the assembling or the manufacturing can be simplified.

Abstract: A lighting touchpad is provided. The lighting touchpad includes a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, a plurality of bonding pads and a plurality of lighting devices. The plurality of first electrodes, the plurality of second electrodes and the plurality of bonding pads are arranged on the substrate, and the first electrodes, the second electrodes, and the bonding pads are alternately arranged in a sensing area without overlapping with one another. The pluralities of lighting devices are connected to a part of the bonding pads.

Abstract: A circuit carrier includes a substrate, a capacitive electrode layer, a plurality of metal pads and a plurality of bridges, and a plurality of conductive pillars. The capacitive electrode layer formed on a surface of the substrate and includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes. At least two of the first electrodes are connected to each other and be arranged across a die-bonding region of the substrate for separating at least two of the second electrodes that partially protrude from the die-bonding region to respectively form extensions. The metal pads and the bridges are formed on another surface of the substrate and are located outside of the die-bonding region. Each of the bridges connects two of the metal pads, and each of the conductive pillars is embedded in the substrate and connects one of the extensions and a corresponding one of metal pads.

Abstract: A touch sensing system comprising: a frame work; an auxiliary layer, surrounding the frame work; a capacitive touch sensor layer, surrounding the auxiliary layer; a flexible material layer, located between the capacitive touch sensor layer and the auxiliary layer, and surrounding the auxiliary layer; and a flattening material layer, located between the capacitive touch sensor layer and the flexible material layer or located between the auxiliary layer and the flexible material layer, wherein the flattening material layer flattens the flexible material layer. The capacitive touch sensor layer comprises at least one first driving electrode and at least one first sensing electrode. The auxiliary layer comprises at least one electrode. Similar structure can also be used to a multi-sensor device and a vehicle control device. By this way, the assembling or the manufacturing can be simplified.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a capacitor structure, and a first metal via. The capacitor structure is over the substrate, in which the capacitor structure includes a group of capacitor units extending into the substrate, the capacitor units are arranged along a first direction, and the capacitor units have a lengthwise direction along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The capacitor structure includes a first metallic electrode layer, a node dielectric layer over the first metallic electrode layer, and a second metallic electrode layer over the node dielectric layer. The first metal via is over the capacitor structure and in contact with the second metallic electrode layer of the capacitor structure, in which a length of the first metal via is greater than a width of the first metal via from a top view.

Abstract: A touch pad and a sensing module thereof are provided. The sensing module defines an annular signal channel along a thickness direction. The sensing module includes a grounding layer and an electrode layer located at one side of the grounding layer. The electrode layer includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, and a plurality of metal pads that are spaced apart from the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The first electrodes are arranged in rows parallel to each other, the second electrodes are arranged in columns parallel to each other, and at least one of the rows and at least one of the columns are arranged across the annular signal channel that is provided without any metal pad therein. A projection space defined by orthogonally projecting the grounding layer along the thickness direction is overlapped with the first electrodes and the second electrodes.

Abstract: A sensing steering wheel and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The sensing steering wheel includes a steering wheel grip and a sensing circuit layer. The sensing circuit layer includes an elastic base layer, an elastic sensing pattern layer and a first insulating protective layer. The elastic base layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The elastic sensing pattern layer is disposed on the first surface, the elastic sensing pattern layer is formed of a stretchable conductive material and includes at least one sensor unit and at least one sensing line corresponding to the at least one sensor unit. The first insulating protective layer is disposed on the elastic sensing pattern layer. The sensing circuit layer has an enclosed belt structure and is stretched to sleeve onto the steering wheel grip.

Abstract: A lighting touchpad is provided. The lighting touchpad includes a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, a plurality of bonding pads and a plurality of lighting devices. The plurality of first electrodes, the plurality of second electrodes and the plurality of bonding pads are arranged on the substrate, and the first electrodes, the second electrodes, and the bonding pads are alternately arranged in a sensing area without overlapping with one another. The pluralities of lighting devices are connected to a part of the bonding pads. The sensing area includes a plurality of sensing cells, and the first electrodes, the second electrodes and the bonding pads are arranged according to a predetermined spatial characteristic for each of the sensing cells.

Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating a distance estimate for a target object that is depicted in an image of a scene in an environment. The system obtains data specifying (i) a target portion of the image that depicts the target object detected in the image, and (ii) one or more reference portions of the image that each depict a respective reference object detected in the image. The system further obtains, for each of the one or more reference objects, a respective distance measurement for the reference object that is a measurement of a distance from the reference object to a specified location in the environment. The system processes the obtained data to generate a distance estimate for the target object that is an estimate of a distance from the target object to the specified location in the environment.

Abstract: The described aspects and implementations enable efficient detection and classification of objects with machine learning models that deploy a bird's-eye view representation and are trained using depth ground truth data. In one implementation, disclosed are system and techniques that include obtaining images, generating, using a first neural network (NN), feature vectors (FVs) and depth distributions pixels of images, wherein the first NN is trained using training images and a depth ground truth data for the training images. The techniques further include obtaining a feature tensor (FT) in view of the FVs and the depth distributions, and processing the obtained FTs, using a second NN, to identify one or more objects depicted in the images.