Abstract: A wireless communication device (10) includes an antenna (100), a printed circuit board (180), a signal cable (140), and a conducting portion (160). The antenna is used for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals. The printed circuit board has a grounding portion. The signal cable is electronically connected to the antenna and the printed circuit board for transmitting electromagnetic signals between the antenna and the printed circuit board. The conducting portion is used for conducting electromagnetic interference waves to the grounding portion.

Abstract: A multi-band antenna of compact size includes a conductor of uniform cross-section folded to form the antenna with a connection portion, a low-frequency first radiation portion, and a high-frequency second radiation portion. The connection portion has a feeding point for signal feeding. The first and second radiation portions connect to two ends of the connection portion. The first radiation portion is folded along two different planes to form three main sections. The second radiation portion is folded along a plane to form two sections. A terminal section of the first radiation portion and a terminal section of the second radiation portion are parallel, such that radiation of these two sections is coupled to enhance radiation characteristics of the antenna. Also, the folded structure helps to achieve compact size of the antenna.

Abstract: A wireless controller, such as a keyboard, and reader combination comprises a controller having a plurality of keys, one or mechanical to electrical energy converters providing energy from key activation, an antenna, and one or more passive transponder circuits, coupled to the antenna and associated with the keys. The passive transponder circuits provide a coded response identifying a key in response to key activation employing power from the key activation to modulate the interrogating field. In particular backscatter modulation using the reflected interrogating field may be employed. An associated reader includes a source of the interrogating field applied to the antenna of the keyboard and a decoder for determining the coded response from the passive transponder circuits.

Abstract: A vehicle security system includes a bumper assembly, an antenna and a controller. The bumper assembly includes an energy absorbing portion and a cover portion overlying the energy absorbing portion. The antenna is supported by the energy absorbing portion and covered by the cover portion of the bumper assembly. The controller is electrically connected to the antenna to process a signal within a prescribed proximity of the antenna.

Abstract: A spacecraft is provided that includes a spacecraft body, a phased array coupled to a side of the spacecraft body by a first deployment couple, and a reflector coupled to the side of the spacecraft body by a second deployment couple. The first and second deployment couples are configured to permit stowing the reflector and the phased array parallel to the side of the spacecraft body. The reflector and the phased array share a common launch restraint mounting point on the side of the spacecraft body. A spacecraft is also provided that includes a spacecraft body, a mounting platform coupled to a side of the spacecraft body by a deployment couple, and a plurality of phased array assemblies. Each phased array assembly has a face with elements, and is coupled to the mounting platform by a gimbal. The deployment couple and the gimbals are configured to permit stowing the phased array assemblies parallel to the side of the spacecraft body and with the face of each phased array assembly oriented in a first direction.

Abstract: An antenna comprises: a main reflector being a body of revolution of arbitrary curve which axis diverges from axis of the revolution; a sub-reflector being a body of the revolution of arbitrary curve along the axis of revolution, having a circle and a vertex pointing to the main reflector and being placed between the circle and the main reflector; a radiator being located along the axis of revolution and being placed between the main reflector and the sub-reflector; and wherein the main reflector and the sub-reflector are: z m ? ( r , D ) = ? n = 0 4 ? ? m = 0 6 ? qm n , m ? D m - n + 1 ? r n , ? z s ? ( r , D ) = ? n = 0 4 ? ? m = 0 6 ? qs n , m ? D m - n + 1 ? r n , z, r are coordinates of the main reflector and the sub-reflector measured in millimeters, Index m corresponds to the main reflector, index s to the sub-reflector D is the main reflector diameter measured in millimeters.

Abstract: An antenna for an RFID tag includes each power feeding parts 11 that is formed of a conductor, meandering parts 13a and 13b that are formed of conductors shaped as a pair of meandering lines, connected to the power feeding parts 11, and extend from the power feeding parts 11 toward both ends of the power feeding parts 11, respectively, a pair of radiating parts 14a and 14b that are formed of conductors and connected to outer ends of the pair of meandering parts 13a and 13b, respectively. The meandering parts 13a and 13b include a plurality of sides arranged in a longitudinal direction where the meandering parts 13a and 13b extend. Further, the lengths of portions, where the ends of the radiating parts 14a and 14b facing the meandering parts 13a and 13b face the sides closest to the radiating parts 14a and 14b among the plurality of sides of the meandering parts 13a and 13b in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, are smaller than the widths of the widest portions of the radiating parts.

Abstract: A broadband dipole including two co-working conductors. The invention is characterized in, that a first of the conductors (11) is comprised of a rod (12) including a substantially centrally located axial hole (2), said hole (2) forming an outer conductor (11) of a coaxial line, and that the second conductor (5) is comprised of a solid rod, and that a metallic wire (5) inserted centrally in the axial hole (2) of the first conductor (11) is connected to the second conductor (5). Data supplied from the esp@cenet database—Worldwide.

Abstract: An antenna system includes a dielectric structure formed on a substrate; an antenna, partially within the dielectric structure, and supported by the dielectric structure; a reflective surface formed on the substrate. A shield blocks radiation from a portion of the antenna and from at least some of the dielectric structure. The shield is supported by the dielectric structure.

Abstract: A satellite antenna cover includes a substantially rigid and concave surface configured to permit the reception and transmission of satellite communication signals, a curved outer rim emanating there from, and at least one secure antenna attachment member integrally formed on the outer rim. The antenna attachment member includes a body configured substantially as a raised bridge, and at least one elongated and resilient tab extending away from the raised bridge-like body.

Abstract: An antenna holder for holding an antenna includes signal wiring and ground wiring being disposed on a single circuit board as either one of an external element and an internal element respectively with one end electrically coupled with a circuit on the single circuit board for serving as the external element in a spiral shape and the internal element inside of the external element at a predetermined distance. The antenna holder is provided with a spacer for keeping the predetermined distance between the external and the internal elements as well as an external tilt suppressor for suppressing a tilt of the external element from a direction being orthogonal to the circuit board.

Abstract: A three-dimensional FSS fabrication system is described. FSS elements are pre-mapped in two-dimensional form and constructed on a flat FSS panel that is then formed into a desired three-dimensional shape. The 2-D flat surface of the designed FSS is mapped into a desired three-dimensional curvature so that when formed from 2-D into the 3-D shape, the FSS elements are moved into a desired position and/or orientation. In one embodiment, the mapping from 2-D to 3-D is performed using the elastic properties of a desired substrate material. In one embodiment, one or more flat FSS panels are constructed on a formable or thermo-formable substrate. In one embodiment, the substrate includes a thermoplastic. In one embodiment, the substrate includes a thermoplastic material with fiber reinforcement. The FSS elements can be created by printing, deposition, photo-etching, etc. The flat FSS layers are thermoformed or chemically formed over a tool having the desired shape.

Abstract: An antenna unit consists of an EBG reflector, a single curl antenna supported at a central portion of the EBG reflector, and a periodic structure upper plate disposed apart from a principal surface of the EBG reflector by a predetermined distance. The EBG reflector includes a substrate having the principal surface and (Nx×Ny) square patches which are printed on the principle surface of the substrate and which are arranged in a matrix fashion (lattice structure). The periodic structure upper plate consists of a film and (Nx×Ny) square patch-like conductors printed on the film. The (Nx×Ny) square patch-like conductors are disposed so as to oppose to the (Nx×Ny) square patches, respectively.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a mesh reflector that may be used to produce a shaped reflector is provided. The mesh reflector may be an umbrella-style deployable mesh reflector capable of approximating both parabolic and arbitrarily shaped reflecting surfaces, including those with regions of reversed curvature. The reflecting surface may be provided by a soft mesh attached to a highly pre-tensioned net composed of two sets of substantially parallel chords forming a plurality of parallelogram-shaped facets. The net/mesh may be made to conform to the desired shape by pulling and/or pushing on it at each of its facet corners via a set of finely adjustable tension ties and/or compression rods, the distal ends of which react against a set of pre-tensioned catenary-shaped chords disposed on the aft side of the mesh.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for controlling grating side lobes in a faceted mesh reflector. Facets may be formed of a like shape but with a majority of the facets across the reflector having varying size which reduces the grating lobe intensity in the far field pattern.

Abstract: In a multiple-display configuration comprising multiple display devices, the display device on which a display item, such as a mouse cursor, is located, is indicated without obscuring the view of any information being rendered on any display device. In an exemplary configuration, light emitting devices, such as LEDs for example, are located on the periphery of each display device. To indicate that the display item is located on a specific display device, the LEDs associated with that display device are activated.

Abstract: Provided is a high resolution 2D-3D switchable autostereoscopic display apparatus including: a backlight unit emitting light; a spatial light modulator comprising a plurality of cells, the cells being arranged two-dimensionally and comprising left eye regions and right eye regions that are each independently switchable between a transparent state and an opaque state; a lenticular lens sheet separating and emitting light passed through the spatial light modulator to a left eye viewing zone and a right eye viewing zone; and an image display panel displaying an image, wherein the spatial light modulator is divided into a plurality of horizontal segments that are sequentially switched in synchronization with a vertical synchronization signal of the image display panel.

Abstract: A pixel including an organic light emitting diode, an organic light emitting display device including the pixel, and a method for driving the organic light emitting display device. The pixel includes first and second drivers and first and second selectors. A horizontal period for driving the pixel includes first and second periods. The first driver charges a first voltage corresponding to a reference current flowing into a data line during the first period. The second driver charges a second voltage corresponding to a sum of the reference current and a pixel current during the second period. The first selector is turned-on during the horizontal period for connecting the data line to the first and second drivers. The second selector controls the flow of current to the organic light emitting diode and is turned-off during the horizontal period but is otherwise turned-on.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of displaying an image on a display device having first and second sides, said image including an light restricting silhouette pattern having a plurality of first transparent or translucent areas, and at least one design layer having at least one color, said at least one design layer being visible from one side of said display device and substantially less visible from the other side, said image being substantially transparent or translucent as viewed from the other side, comprising the steps: 1) providing at least a definition of said design layer to a computer; 2) generating a computerized version of said design layer with the computer; 3) outputting the computerized version of said design layer to said display device, the computerized version of said design layer being modified to subdivide said design layer into a plurality of second discrete transparent or translucent areas and other areas, and 4) displaying said modified design layer and said silhouette pattern wi

Abstract: A first electrophoretic medium comprises an electrically charged particle suspended in a suspending fluid, the particle having a polymeric shell having repeating units derived from at least one monomer the homopolymer of which is incompatible with the suspending fluid. A second, similar electrophoretic medium comprises a suspending fluid, and first and second types of electrically charged particle suspended in the suspending fluid, the two types of particle having differing optical characteristics but both having polymeric shells. The polymeric shells are arranged such that homoaggregation of the two types of particles is thermodynamically favored over heteroaggregation.

Abstract: Overheating while enabling a full flexibility in the display usage should be avoided. This object is solved by a method for avoiding the overheating of a driver circuit in a plasma display panel wherein the driver circuit receives serially display data in form of a sequence of sub-field data bits and forwards parallelly the display data in the form of data blocks each consisting of a predefined number of sub-field data bits, the method comprising the steps of counting sub-field data bits the value of which differs from that of a neighbouring or preceding sub-field data bit and providing a respective counting signal indicative of heat contributions of sub-field data bits and, if said counting signal is above a pregiven threshold, taking countermeasures for reducing said temperature.

Abstract: A filter may include a base film and multiple color pattern units included in the base film. The filter may also include a front pattern layer containing multiple color pattern units, where widths of cross sections of the color pattern units may be greater in parts oriented toward a front of the front pattern layer than in parts oriented toward a rear of the front pattern layer, and a rear pattern layer may be on the rear side of the front pattern layer, and the rear pattern layer may include multiple color pattern units, where widths of cross sections of the color pattern units may be greater in parts oriented toward a rear of the rear pattern layer than in parts oriented toward a front of the rear pattern layer, and a plasma display panel using the filter.

Abstract: In a plasma display device, one frame is divided into a plurality of subfields having respective luminance weights, and a first line load ratio is measured from a plurality of video signals corresponding to a first row electrode among a plurality of row electrodes during the respective subfields. A first output estimation weight of each subfield is set based on the first line load ratio of each subfield in the first row electrode. The plurality of video signals corresponding to the first row electrode are converted into a plurality of first subfield data based on the first output estimation weight, and a driving signal is applied to the first row electrode and the plurality of column electrodes according to the plurality of first subfield data.

Abstract: A flat panel display device includes switching elements QA3 and QA4, respectively connected to a voltage Vs and ground to be applied to a panel capacitance Cp when performing light emission relating to image display, for clamping the voltage of the panel capacitance; coils LA1 and LA2 each having one end connected to the panel capacitance; a path separation circuit DLA1 and DLA2, connected to the other ends of the coils, for separating paths through which charge/discharge currents flow; a switching element QA1 connected between the voltage Vs and the path separation circuit; a switching element QA2 connected between the ground and the path separation circuit; and diodes connected in parallel to the switching elements, in which the resonance reference voltage relating to a power recovery operation is set to a maximum voltage and a minimum voltage to be applied to the panel capacitance, and the paths through which the charge/discharge currents flow are separated to thereby improve the recovery efficiency in a p

Abstract: A driving apparatus of a plasma display panel (PDP) operates stably and reliably. The driving apparatus to drive the PDP includes a pulse application unit which applies a pulse to the PDP; and an energy recovery unit which comprises an inductor which generates LC resonance with a panel capacitor element of the PDP, an energy recovery determiner which determines the accumulation of energy during the LC resonance or emission of the accumulated energy to the PDP, and an energy storage unit which stores the accumulated energy, wherein the energy recovery determiner comprises a first falling switching device which determines the accumulation of the energy; and a second falling switching device which is connected between the first falling switching device and the energy storage unit, in order for the second falling switching device to form a current path toward the energy storage unit.

Abstract: In a display device is capable of performing the gradation display of high bits by regulating the sheet resistance of the signal lines according to the set operation conditions of a display panel, plural pixels that are formed of plural sub-pixels each consisting of a pair of a cathode and a phosphor layer are arranged in a matrix to constitute a two-dimensional display region, and wherein when Ry is a vertical resolution of the display region, ? is a cathode efficiency, Ies is a peak current per color sub-pixel, Ed [V] is the maximum amplitude of a drive voltage that is applied to the signal lines, b is the number of gradation bits, and SR[?/?] is a sheet resistance of the signal lines, SR<?·Ed/3·2b·Ies·Ry is satisfied.

Abstract: To provide an electronic circuit, an electronic device, and an electronic apparatus, which are suitable for shortening data writing time or decreasing power consumption five driving transistors having the same gain factor are connected in series to form a driving current generation circuit unit. Further, five current supply transistors having the same gain factor are connected in parallel to form a current supply circuit unit. Also, gates of the driving transistors are connected to gates of the current supply transistors, respectively. Further, the current supply circuit unit is electrically connected to a data line Xm for supplying data current Idatam. Furthermore, driving current Ie1 generated in the driving current generation circuit unit is supplied to organic EL elements.

Abstract: By controlling gray scale of a display device in accordance with an average luminance of a display screen, sharp display is performed. In addition, it is an object to provide a display device with reduced deterioration of a light emitting element, by the control in accordance with the average luminance of a display screen so as to perform display appropriately. A display which includes a plurality of pixels each including a light emitting element, a switching TFT and a driving TFT, an average gray scale calculation circuit which calculates an average luminance of all pixels in a frame period, a sub-frame-number control circuit which controls the number of sub-frames in accordance with the calculated average luminance level, and a potential control circuit which controls a potential applied to both ends of a light emitting element in accordance with the calculated average luminance level are included.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device and a driving method for the same is provided. The device includes a data driver that can cause a display of an image having a uniform luminance. The data driver includes a ramp pulse generating part for generating a ramp pulse. The data driver also includes a current digital-to-analog converting part for generating a data current using data provided to the data driver. The data driver also includes a current control part for providing the ramp pulse to data lines coupled to a pixel and comparing a pixel current from the pixel with the data current to control providing of the ramp pulse to the data lines. The pixel current corresponds to the ramp pulse.

Abstract: In an organic electroluminescent light emitting display device comprising a plurality of pixels each of which includes an organic electroluminescent element emitting light by a current supplied thereto, a plurality of active elements including a first active element which acquires a data signal and a second active element which regulates the current supplied to the organic electroluminescent element in accordance with the data signal, and a capacitive element storing the data signal, the present invention utilizes a part of the capacitive element arranged in one of the pixels for a light shielding member which shields the plurality of active elements arranged the one of the pixels from light emitted by the organic electroluminescent element arranged therein or another pixel adjacent thereto so as to suppress image quality deterioration and smear appearing in an image display area of the organic electroluminescent light emitting display device.

Abstract: System and method for enhancing image quality in a display system. A preferred embodiment comprises a variable light source capable of producing a light of specified intensity and color, an array of light modulators optically coupled to the variable light source, the array to modulate the light based upon image data to display images on a display plane, a controller coupled to the array, the controller to issue commands to control the array, and a light driver circuit coupled to the variable light source and the controller, the light driver circuit to provide a signal to the variable light source to specify the intensity of the light produced by the variable light source, when there is a change in a color of light being displayed or when a change in a weight of the image data to be displayed requires less light to be displayed than a current output level.

Abstract: A driving section for a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel not requiring color filters supplies the LCD panel with a plurality of first image signals based on an original image signal during a plurality of first, equal-length field intervals of a frame and also provides a second image signal for enhancing luminance during a second field interval that is longer than the first time interval. The 4-field driving method supplies RGBW data so that the field time interval for a white data is assured thereby improving response speed, charging ratio and transmittance of the liquid crystal molecules.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a data driver and a liquid crystal display including the same capable of solving the problems on the liquid crystal display and of decreasing the number of input pins of an external side by generating gamma reference voltages at internal or external side. According to the present invention, a digital gamma storage is provided with digital gamma data for each of R, G and B through predetermined data bus from an external device on the basis of a predetermined gamma load signal, and a gamma reference voltage generator generates gamma reference voltages for gray display, which are used in converting display data into analog data, for each of R, G and B independently, on the basis of the stored digital gamma data for each of R, G and B. A digital-to-analog converter converts image data for each of R, G and B into analog voltages to output them on the basis of the generated gamma reference voltages.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a small-sized active matrix type liquid crystal display device that may achieve large-sized display, high precision, high resolution and multi-gray scales. According to the present invention, gray scale display is performed by combining time ratio gray scale and voltage gray scale in a liquid crystal display device which performs display in OCB mode. In doing so, one frame is divided into subframes corresponding to the number of bit for the time ratio gray scale. Initialize voltage is applied onto the liquid crystal upon display of a subframe.

Abstract: A method of driving an electro-optical device having a plurality of pixels which are formed to correspond to intersections between a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines and each of which exhibits a grayscale of output light corresponding to a data signal sampled and supplied to the corresponding data line when the corresponding scan line is selected is provided. The method includes: selecting the plurality of scan lines in a predetermined order; dividing a period of time, when one of the scan lines is selected, into a first period and a second period; selecting m (where m is an integer greater than or equal to 2) lines from one of an odd group and an even group consisting of odd-numbered and even-numbered data lines, respectively, in the first period; selecting m data lines from the other of the odd group and the even group of data lines in the second period; and sampling data signals supplied to m image signal lines and supplying the sampled data signals to the selected m data lines.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for driving an LCD device is disclosed, in which resolution of images can be improved by the difference in gray level between adjacent pixels of video data. The apparatus for driving an LCD device includes an LCD panel having a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, a data converter analyzing the difference in gray level between adjacent pixels of input video data and outputting modulated video data if the difference of gray level between adjacent pixels is larger than a reference value, a timing controller aligning and outputting the modulated video data, a gate driver supplying scan pulses to the gate lines of the LCD panel, and a data driver supplying the modulated video data to the data lines of the LCD panel.

Abstract: [Problem]To provide an organic EL display device, which can prevent erroneous light emission of an active matrix type display panel and reduce power consumption during the display panel switching and is effective in reducing area and thickness of the organic EL display device. [Means for Resolution]An organic EL display device having a first organic EL panel of active matrix type and a second organic EL panel includes current drive circuits having output pins commonly used by the first and second organic EL panels and switch circuits for cutting drive currents of the first organic EL panel off are provided in the first organic EL panel. According to another aspect of the present invention, the organic EL display device includes a reset circuit constructed with a D/A converter circuit and a plurality of analog switches connected to the output pins.

Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate and an electronic ink display device are provided. The thin film transistor includes a substrate, scan lines, data lines, thin film transistors, and pixel electrodes. The substrate has plural pixel regions, and the scan lines and the data lines are disposed on the substrate. Additionally, each pixel region has at least two thin film transistors therein, each thin film transistor only corresponds to one scan line and one data line, and each scan line and each data line is corresponded to at least one thin film transistor respectively. Furthermore, each pixel region has a pixel electrode therein, and the pixel electrode covers and is electrically connected to the thin film transistors in the same pixel region. The thin film transistor array substrate and the electronic ink display device can provide superior repairing functions to pixel defects for improving productive yield.

Abstract: A pixel including an organic light emitting diode for use in an organic light emitting display device and a method for driving the display device. First and second transistors are coupled with a current supply line and are turned-on by a scan signal supplied to a scan line to charge a first capacitor to a voltage corresponding to a current through the current supply line. A third transistor supplies a current corresponding to the voltage charged in the first capacitor to the diode. A fourth transistor coupled to a data line is turned-on by a select signal supplied to an address line to charge a second capacitor to a voltage corresponding to a current flowing in the data line. A fifth transistor is coupled between the third transistor and the diode, and is turned-on/off according to the voltage charged in the second capacitor.

Abstract: A charge-sharing method and apparatus for display panel including at least two data channels are provided. The charge-sharing method includes the following steps. First, one data channel is connected with another data channel at a first time-point of a period during which the pixels are turned on. The connections among the data channels are turned off at a second time-point of the period during which the pixels are turned on. Thereby, the display signal can be transmitted to the data channel in the display panel.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes first to k-th decoders, and a MOS transistor switch group having a hierarchical structure of first to k-th hierarchies and operated on a second voltage level. An n-bit input signal of a first voltage level is divided into k groups (k is an integral number equal to or larger than 2) and input to the first to k-th decoders. The first to k-th decoders decode the input signal, shift the decode results to the second voltage level higher than the first voltage level and output the same. The MOS transistor switch group is supplied with 2n analog inputs at the first hierarchy, selects one of the 2n analog inputs and outputs the selected analog input from the k-th hierarchy.

Abstract: A driving device (30) with a light sensor module (32) includes a circuit board (31), and a first light sensor hole (34). The light sensor module is electrically connected to a surface of the circuit board, and includes a chip carrier (320), a potting compound (322), and a light sensor chip (321). The light sensor hole is defined in the circuit board below the light sensor chip. The chip carrier is electrically connected to the circuit board. The potting compound has a top potting compound (322A) and a bottom potting compound (322B) with the chip carrier disposed therebetween. The light sensor chip is electrically connected to the chip carrier and covered with the bottom potting compound.

Abstract: An image display device for displaying a screen containing both moving image data, and image data stored in the internal memory with lower power consumption. The image display device contains a switch for controlling transfer to a display area for image data stored in the internal memory installed outside the display area, and a switch for controlling transfer to a display area for image data (such as moving image data) other than the image data stored in the internal memory. The image display device controls switching according to the display position of both image data types.

Abstract: A display device and a method for driving the same are disclosed. In the method for driving a display panel provided with a plurality of scan electrodes and a plurality of data electrodes, the method according to an embodiment includes applying a first voltage to each of pixels at a first frame; and applying a second voltage to each of pixels at a second frame, wherein the second voltage is determined by a variation of a reflection ratio at each of the pixels.

Abstract: A terminal for navigating documents, comprising browser means (1), pointer means (2) arranged to be controlled by a terminal user, a small-size display (3), and display means (4) arranged to display a portion of a large-size document on the small-size display (3), the area of the complete large-size document being larger than the area of the small-size display (3). The terminal comprises control means (5) arranged to form a miniature copy of the complete large-size document browsed by the browser means (1), and the display means (4) are arranged to display the miniature copy on the small-size display (3) in the form of a miniature field (6).

Abstract: User interface navigation is described. In an embodiment, an indicator displayed on a user interface rotates in place to indicate selectable directions of travel. When an input is received to stop the indicator from rotating, the indicator moves in a direction of travel. When another input is received, the indicator stops moving in the direction of travel, and again rotates in place to indicate other selectable directions of travel. An input can also be received to initiate selecting a user-selectable control on the user interface when the indicator is positioned over the user-selectable control, over a portion of the user-selectable control, or proximate the user-selectable control.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an information processing apparatus, including a projecting portion to project visible light indicative of at least one of a first input device and a second input device, and a switch to designate the at least one of the first input device and the second input device to be projected as visible light from the projecting portion.

Abstract: A miniature touchpad disposed underneath a single key cap of a keyboard, wherein the touchpad is disposed within the key cap and provides sensing through the key cap to the key cap surface, wherein a user moves a finger across the key cap surface in order to manipulate a cursor on a display screen, wherein velocity of the cursor on the display screen and direction of movement are both relative to the distance and radial direction of the fingertip from the center of the key cap.

Abstract: A wireless foldable mouse can be unfolded into a thin configuration for mechanical engagement with a computer, and folded into a thick configuration for wireless mouse input to the computer. Also, the mouse while distanced from the computer can be unfolded to reveal remote control buttons so that the mouse can be used to, e.g., control a slide show.

Abstract: A mouse device includes a USB transceiver, an MP3 decoder, and an FM transmitter. The USB transceiver receives the audio data S(MP3), which is audio data that has been compressed in the MP3 format, from a computer, and outputs the audio data to the MP3 decoder. The MP3 decoder decodes the audio data S(MP3), thereby converting the audio data S(MP3) into an analog signal. The FM transmitter converts the analog signal into a radio frequency signal, and transmits the radio frequency signal thus converted to an audio playback device.