Patents Issued in July 10, 2008
  • Publication number: 20080165104
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a circuit for driving a color liquid crystal display in a normal driving mode and a power saving mode, wherein in the normal driving mode, voltages corresponding to image display data are applied to data electrodes of the color liquid crystal display, and wherein in the power saving mode, voltages corresponding to highly significant bit signals of the image display data are applied as display data signals to the data electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiharu Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20080165105
    Abstract: In the image processors and the image processing methods of the present invention, the number of bits for quantizing image data is adjusted on the basis of a dynamic range of each block. Therefore, the error introduced by encoding is reduced without increasing the data amount of the encoded image data, and the response speed of a liquid crystal can be controlled appropriately by preventing unnecessary voltages from being applied due to the error introduced by encoding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Noritaka Okuda, Jun Someya, Hideki Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20080165106
    Abstract: An apparatus for driving a display device includes a signal controller which converts an input image signal of a first frame frequency into a plurality of output image signals of a second frame frequency and outputs the output image signals, and a data driver which selects the data voltages corresponding to the output image signals among one group of gray voltages and applies the data voltages to pixels, wherein the input image signal includes at least a first input image signal and a second input image signal, the output image signal includes a first output image signal corresponding to the first input image signal and a second output image signal corresponding to the second input image signal, and a pixel frequency of the first and second output image signals are the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jae-Hyeung PARK, Byung-Kil JEON, Hyoung-Sik NAM
  • Publication number: 20080165107
    Abstract: A motion image data sequence, a method for generating the sequence, and a display device using the sequence are provided. The display device includes an image data input device and an image data processor. The image data input device transmits an initial image data to the image data processor. The image data processor inserts a mask frame between a first timing image frame and a third timing image frame to generate an output image data sequence. The mask frame includes a plurality of mask units and a plurality of image units. The mask units and the image units are disposed in an array form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Chang-Ling Yang, Shen-De Yu
  • Publication number: 20080165108
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for driving a liquid crystal display device for enhancing a picture quality. More specifically, a method for driving liquid crystal display in a multi-frame polarity inversion manner is disclosed. Based on standard liquid crystal display structure, hardware and specification, the method improves frame rate by increasing input rate of grayscale level with a better brightness performance and fewer loss of grayscale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: VastView Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yuh-Ren Shen, Chang-Cheng Lin
  • Publication number: 20080165109
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) for eliminating an afterimage includes a power supply, a gate driver and a discharger. The power supply detects the cutting off of external power voltage and supplies a discharge signal. The gate driver simultaneously supplies a gate driving signal to a plurality of gate lines in response to the discharge signal, and the discharger supplies a common voltage to a plurality of data lines in response to the discharge signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Soong-Yong Joo, Jung-Sun Lee, Suk-Ki Jung, Dong-Yub Lee, Cheol Min Kim, Tae-Hyeong Park, Joon-Ha Park, Yeo-Jin Yun, Sang-Wook Yoo
  • Publication number: 20080165110
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit including a plurality of stages dependently connected to one another. Each stage comprises a gate pad formed at one end of a gate line; a pull-up transistor outputting a gate driving signal for driving the gate line; a capacitor formed with a dielectric substance disposed between a first electrode connected to a gate electrode of the pull-up transistor and a second electrode connected to a drain electrode of the pull-up transistor; a first connecting electrode connecting the gate pad to the second electrode; a holding transistor connected to the pull-up transistor to maintain a voltage level of the gate driving signal; a switching transistor connected to the pull-up transistor and the capacitor to control the holding transistor through the gate driving signal; and a second connecting electrode connecting the second electrode to the gate electrode of the switching transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Jeong Il Kim, Seung Soo Baek, Chang Soo Lee, Min Cheol Lee
  • Publication number: 20080165111
    Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus using the same and a control-signal driving method thereof are provided. Each data line of the display panel includes two sub-data lines and both sub-data lines interlace to connect the pixels thereof. When using the column inversion to drive the sub-data lines, it may have the dot inversion of frame quality or 2 line inversion (2V1H) of frame quality, and the horizontal scan line has enough time to charge electricity, and a memory is not required to pre-store data of the half frame at transmitting data period, so that the cost can be reduced. And each sub-data line at the same frame only has one driving polarity, it does not reverse driving polarity frequently, and therefore the display apparatus consumes less power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Feng-Ting Pai
  • Publication number: 20080165112
    Abstract: A gate driver is provided. The gate driver generates a original signal by a signal generator, and then the original signal into a plurality of signal parts by a demultiplexer and the signal parts are transmitted into a corresponding gate channel in order to reduce the number of shift registers and level shifters of front-end circuit. Thus, the manufacturing cost of the gate driver and the space occupation of the chip can be effectively reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: DENMOS TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Bryan Su
  • Publication number: 20080165113
    Abstract: Provided are a fixed control data generation circuit and a display device driving circuit having the same, which can efficiently implement a metal layout for generating fixed control data. The display device driving circuit includes a fixed control data generation unit including a plurality of logic devices having at least one rows and at least one columns, a register receiving and storing fixed control data, and a logic circuit receiving a signal provided from the register as control data and generating a signal for driving a display device by performing a logic operation using the control data. Each of the plurality of logic devices is connected to one of a first voltage and a second voltage through a metal line and provides the connected voltage as the fixed control data to outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Won sik Kang, Jae-goo Lee
  • Publication number: 20080165114
    Abstract: An LCD backlight driving device with an isolating transformer comprises a DC power supply, a square wave generator, a square wave controller, said isolating transformer and a driver transformer; wherein said isolating transformer has a primary side connected to said square wave generator and a secondary side connected to said driver transformer. Since said isolating transformer is placed between said square wave generator and said driver transformer, it effectively shortens a safety distance required for setting up said driver transformer, as compared to when said driver transformer is used directly; as a result, the area for implementing a circuit board is decreased and the manufacturing cost of said device is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: LOGAH TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chia Hsu, Yu-Cheng Pan, Ho-Wen Chen
  • Publication number: 20080165115
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods to operate a display device of an electronic device. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a user setting of a display control parameter, and altering, based on the user setting, an effect of an ambient light sensor value (ALS) on control of the display control parameter. Also, according to embodiments of the inventions, a method of operating a display of an electronic device includes receiving a change to one of a display brightness output level and an ambient light sensor output level, and altering, according to the change, a display contrast output level. In some embodiments, a method of operating a proximity sensor of an electronic device includes receiving a light sensor output, and altering, according to the output, an on/off setting of a proximity sensor. Other apparatuses and methods and data processing systems and machine readable media are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Scott M. Herz, Roberto G. Yepez, Michael F. Culbert, Scott Forstall
  • Publication number: 20080165116
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods to operate a display device of an electronic device. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a user setting or input of a display control parameter, and causing or altering, based on the user setting or input, an effect of an ambient light sensor value (ALS) on control of the display control parameter. The user input may be an unlock of a touch screen input capability of the display device, and a wake of the display device from an inactivity dim. Also, according to embodiments of the inventions, a method of operating a display of an electronic device includes receiving a change to one of a display brightness output level and an ambient light sensor output level, and altering, according to the change, a display brightness or contrast output level. Other apparatuses and methods and data processing systems and machine readable media are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Scott M. Herz, Roberto G. Yepez, Scott Forstall, Patrick L. Coffman
  • Publication number: 20080165117
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a backlight scanning method thereof are provided. The display apparatus having a backlight illuminator includes a parameter generator for generating parameters indicative of motion features of a video signal; and a backlight driver for driving the backlight illuminator by generating a scanning signal which has a plurality of scanning pulses during a frame period and is adjusted according to the parameters generated at the parameter generator. The display apparatus and the backlight scanning method thereof drive the backlight by generating the scanning signal which has the plurality of the scanning pulses during the frame period and is adjusted according to the motion features of the video signal to be displayed, to thereby effectively mitigate the motion blur and the flicker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-ho JUNG, Hyung-rae Kim, Yung-jun Park, Jun-ho Sung
  • Publication number: 20080165118
    Abstract: A back light module and a method for driving the back light module are disclosed. The back light module includes a plurality of light emitting units and a driving unit. The driving unit is electrically connected to the light emitting units and utilized for driving the light emitting units according to a switched-on number of the light emitting units and a dithering scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Wen-Chih Tai, Tzu-Chiang Shen, Chia-Lin Liu, Chi-Neng Mo
  • Publication number: 20080165119
    Abstract: A display with memory includes an electrophoretic flat display panel with a common transparent conductive electrode positioned on a major viewing surface. An active matrix with an array of conductive pads is positioned on a reverse side of the panel and each conductive pad defines a pixel in conjunction with the common transparent conductive electrode. The active matrix includes conductive select lines and data lines. A common reset terminal is connected to the common transparent conductive electrode. A diode and a storage capacitor electrically couple each conductive pad to a data line and a select line, respectively, such that each conductive pad is separately addressable by a unique combination of select line and data line. Each of the conductive pads is electrically coupled to the common reset terminal by the intrinsic capacitance of the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventor: Chan-Long Shieh
  • Publication number: 20080165120
    Abstract: A passive matrix electrophoretic display (1) in which a select driver applies a select waveform to each line of the matrix and a data driver applies a sequence of drive signals (D) to the columns of the matrix according to the image to be displayed on the device. The select waveform includes a reset signal (R1,Rn) which precedes a select signal (S) to be applied to the picture elements of a line of the matrix. The reset signals (R1) may be applied substantially simultaneously to at least a subset of lines of matrix, before respective drive signals (D) are applied to the pixels (2) thereof. Alternatively a select waveform (including the reset signal (RN)) may be applied to each line of the matrix sequentially, with the drive signals (D) being applied to the pixels (2) of each selected line of the matrix whilst the next line is being reset. As a result, the image update line of the device (1) is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventor: Mark Thomas Johnson
  • Publication number: 20080165121
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display apparatus includes a first substrate including a thin film transistor, a second substrate attached to the first substrate and including electrophoretic particles and an electrophoretic dispersion medium, and a third substrate attached to the second substrate and including a color filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min-Chul Suh
  • Publication number: 20080165122
    Abstract: A backplane for an electro-optic display comprises a pixel electrode (104), a voltage supply line (C) arranged to supply a voltage to the pixel electrode (104), and a micromechanical switch (106, 112) disposed between the voltage supply line (C) and the pixel electrode (104), the micromechanical switch (106, 112) having an open state, in which the voltage supply line (C) is not electrically connected to the pixel electrode (104), and a closed state, in which the voltage supply line (C) is electrically connected to the pixel electrode (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg M. Duthaler, Robert W. Zehner, Charles H. Honeyman, Kevin L. Denis, Matthew A. King, Jianna Wang
  • Publication number: 20080165123
    Abstract: An arrangement applied to an orthopedic computer mouse, comprising a flat base substantially shaped as a parallelogram, the mouse having a central region substantially shaped as a hemispheric dome, separated from a lateral recess wherein the thumb (51) is fitted by a projection feature (40) that ensures the pincer position assumed by the hand of the user, and comprising a standard-sized body (20), wherein are housed the control buttons (26, 27a, 27b), the electronic components and the motion sensing means. An elongating attachment (30a, 30b, 30c) supports the proximal region of the hand of the user and presents a projection feature (41a, 41b). Both elements are attachable to the body by mutually cooperating latching elements (32, 42a, 42b, 42c, 21, 22, 23, 24). The elongating attachments and the projection features are manufactured in various sizes in order to accommodate a wide range of hand sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventor: Julio Abel Segalle
  • Publication number: 20080165124
    Abstract: This document relates to a mobile terminal comprising a rotary type input device and a method of setting a sensitivity using the same. The mobile terminal comprises a display unit for displaying a selection indicator, an input unit comprising a rotary type input device, which is rotated and moved in one or more directions, and configured to set sensitivity information indicating a sensitivity when the rotary type input device is rotated and moved, and a controller for sensing the rotary movement of the rotary type input device and controlling movement of the selection indicator, based on the sensitivity information set by the input unit. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that a user can set a rotation sensitivity of the rotary type input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jin Hee KIM
  • Publication number: 20080165125
    Abstract: Movement of a cellular telephone is detected by an acceleration sensor fixed on a housing (substrate), the cellular telephone and user's operations are detected by an acceleration sensor semifixed on the housing (substrate) via a flexible member, and the user's operations are detected on the basis of a difference between these detection results and a display process corresponding to the user's operations is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Masafumi HOSONO
  • Publication number: 20080165126
    Abstract: A system for enabling user interaction with computer software which includes a printer and sensing device. The printer receives print data and prints a form by printing information related to at least one text field coincident with coded data indicative of the text field, receiving indicating data from the sensing device and transferring the indicating data to a computer system to allow the interaction to be interpreted. The sensing device has an image sensor for capturing images of the coded data when moved relative to the text field, and a processor which identifies the coded data from the captured images, determines an orientation and position, within the captured images, of the coded data, decodes the coded data, and generates the indicating data using the decoded coded data and the determined orientation and position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Paul Lapstun, Kia Silverbrook
  • Publication number: 20080165127
    Abstract: A sliding input device and an input method are provided. The input method using the input device includes: moving an upper plate and a stick unit fixed to the upper plate when force is exerted on the upper plate; sensing movements of the stick unit along guide lines provided in a lower plate, and generating directional key signals corresponding to the movements. Accordingly, a user can input up, down, left, and right directional information by manipulating the upper plate by pushing or pulling the upper plate in a plane, without pushing buttons. Therefore, the user can easily and rapidly perform desired manipulation, and the user can have fun while manipulating the input device to input the directional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ju-il Eom
  • Publication number: 20080165128
    Abstract: A mouse device includes a mouse main body, a roller, a rolling shaft and a switching mechanism. The roller is disposed within the mouse main body and partially protruded from the mouse main body. The rolling shaft is sheathed by the roller and has plural saw-toothed structures on the periphery thereof. The witching mechanism includes a metallic piece stand a first resilient element, a metallic piece, an indentation, a push rod and a fixing hook. By means of the switching mechanism, the mouse device is operated in a clicking-feel-imparting mode or a clicking-feel-lacking mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Chih Cheng, Cheng-Wen Wang
  • Publication number: 20080165129
    Abstract: A computer mouse capable of switching between a left-handed mode and a right-handed mode is provided. The mouse includes a first transistor-circuit, a second transistor-circuit, and a control switch. The control switch has at least a first state and a second state. When the control switch is in the first state, it enables the first transistor-circuit, and thus the left button signals and the right button signals are transmitted to a left-button input pin and a right-button input pin of an integrated circuit chip respectively. When the control switch is in the second state, it enables the second transistor-circuit, and thus the left button signals and the right button signals are transmitted to the right-button input pin and the left-button input pin of the integrated circuit chip respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO.,LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JIA-HE TANG, LING LIU, WEN-HAW TSENG, SHIH-FANG WONG
  • Publication number: 20080165130
    Abstract: A wireless mouse with a power-saving display is disclosed. The wireless mouse has a power-detection module disposed therein to detect a power status of a power supply module inside the wireless mouse. Then, the wireless mouse can learn the power status of the power supply module and display the power status on an e-paper display module disposed in the wireless mouse. As a result, the user of the wireless mouse may be informed of the status of the wireless mouse in real time based on a messages displayed on the e-paper display module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: BEHAVIOR TECH COMPUTER CORP.
    Inventor: Tsung-Min Chen
  • Publication number: 20080165131
    Abstract: The present invention provides a touch sensor track point (and methods) for a computer such as a laptop or portable device (e.g., PDA, cellular phone, etc.). The touch sensor track point includes a shaft (e.g., typically positioned on a keyboard) and a set (at least one) of directional sensors positioned over a top surface of the shaft. The set of directional sensors can detect manipulations in three dimensions (up-down, left-right, and in-out). In a typical embodiment, the touch sensor track point will cause a computer cursor to move in a direction that corresponds to a location on the set of directional sensors at which a vertical touch is applied. With such a capability, the touch applied to the set of vertical sensors can optionally be substantially horizontally motionless.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Moon J. Kim, John E. Moore, Eric C. Yee
  • Publication number: 20080165132
    Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for recognizing multiple input point gestures. A recognition module receives an ordered set of points indicating that contacts have been detected in a specified order at multiple different locations on a multi-touch input surface. The recognition module determines the position of subsequently detected locations (e.g., third detected location) relative to (e.g., to the left of right of) line segments connecting previously detected locations (e.g., connecting first and second detected locations). The gesture module also detects whether line segments connecting subsequently detected locations (e.g., connecting third and fourth detected locations) intersect line segments connecting previously detected locations (e.g., connecting first and second detected locations). The gesture module recognizes an input gesture based on the relative positions and whether or not line segments intersect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Guido Atkins Weiss, Duncan, Peter Vale
  • Publication number: 20080165133
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and graphical user interfaces for displaying hyperlink information are disclosed. In one embodiment, a portable electronic device with a touch screen display: displays content on the touch screen display, wherein the content includes a plurality of links to additional content; detects a contact by a finger with the touch screen display, wherein the contact includes an area of contact; determines a point within the area of contact; choosing a first link in the plurality of links based on proximity of the first link to the determined point; and displays information associated with the first link over the displayed content, wherein the information associated with the first link includes information other than anchor text of the first link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Chris Blumenberg, Francisco Ryan Tolmasky, Richard Williamson
  • Publication number: 20080165134
    Abstract: An embodiment of an improved touch surface controller for controlling a multi-point touch surface such as a touch screen or a touch pad in a computer system is disclosed. The improved touch system controller detects signal capacitance from the pixels in the touch surface digitally, and therefore is easier and simpler to implement then previous approaches relying on analog detection and processing. Specifically, signal capacitance is measured by measuring a number of clock cycles taken to discharge or charge the input node of a comparator. Embodiments of the disclosed touch surface controller are particularly useful in the context of detecting multiple simultaneous touches on the touch surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
    Inventor: Christoph H. Krah
  • Publication number: 20080165135
    Abstract: A functional expansion system for a touch pad of an electronic device includes a mode switching module, a signal receiving module, an instruction data base and a recognizing and figuring module. The mode switching module receives key pressing signal from the key to switch a controlled status of the electronic device between normal mode and special mode. The signal receiving module receives the touch signal and sends the touch signal to the recognizing and figuring module. The recognizing and figuring module recognizes touch coordinates, touch frequency or continuous locus under the special mode according to the touch signal, reads out the operational instruction and creates a control signal to call or execute an application software or program in the preset data saved in the instruction data base according to relation between the operational instruction and the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Jao-Ching Lin, Lin-Abel Chu, Chung-Yi Shen
  • Publication number: 20080165136
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for displaying and managing lists on a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display includes displaying a list of items, detecting a finger contact on a moving-affordance icon, detecting movement of the finger contact on the touch screen display, and in response to detecting the movement of the finger contact, moving the moving-affordance icon and the corresponding item in the list in accordance with the movement of the finger contact. In some embodiments, at least some of the items have corresponding moving-affordance icons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Greg Christie, Scott Forstall, Stephen O. Lemay, Bas Ording, Marcel Van Os, Imran Chaudhri
  • Publication number: 20080165137
    Abstract: The present invention provides movable visual communication systems, more specifically movable electronic whiteboard systems. The invention provides an electronic whiteboard having at least one positioning member and a guide element adapted to receive the positioning member, wherein the electronic whiteboard and the positioning member are movable along the guide element. The guide element can house an extendable or retractable line that maintains connectivity with the electronic whiteboard along the guide element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: PolyVision Corporation
    Inventors: Sudhakar S. LAHADE, James D. Watson, Mark A. Zeh, Michael H. Dunn, Peter W. Hildebrandt
  • Publication number: 20080165138
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an information input device for a portable electronic apparatus comprising a touch unit for perceiving the touch from a user and generating a change in current, a current detection unit for detecting said change in current and sending associated detection signal, an input information generating unit for generating input information based on said detection signal and an output interface for transferring said input information to said electronic apparatus, which further comprises: an input state acquisition unit for acquiring the input state when the user uses said portable electronic apparatus; and an input switch unit for parsing said input state and control the on and off of trackpad-type input of said portable electronic apparatus based on said input state. An information input control method for a portable electronic apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventor: Zhongqing Li
  • Publication number: 20080165139
    Abstract: A multi-touch sensor panel is disclosed that can be produced by forming a plurality of first traces of substantially transparent conductive material on a first substrate, forming a plurality of second traces of the substantially transparent material, and creating a fluid-tight gap between the plurality of first traces and the plurality of second traces. The fluid-tight gap can then be filled with a fluid having substantially no bubbles and an optical index similar to the optical index of the first and second traces to make the gap and the first and second traces substantially transparent. The second and first traces can be oriented to cross over each other at crossover locations separated by the fluid, the crossover locations forming mutual capacitance sensors for detecting touches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Porter Hotelling, Brian Richards Land, Mark Arthur Hamblin
  • Publication number: 20080165140
    Abstract: A user interface method is disclosed. The method can include detecting gestures on or above a multi-event sensor panel and performing an action associated with detected gestures. Such action can include activating or changing a state of one or more GUI objects and emulate functions performed by a mouse or trackball input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Christie, Wayne Carl Westerman
  • Publication number: 20080165141
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, and software for implementing gestures with touch sensitive devices (such as a touch sensitive display) for managing and editing media files on a computing device or system. Specifically, gestural inputs of a human hand over a touch/proximity sensitive device can be used to control, edit, and manipulate files, such as media files including without limitation graphical files, photo files and video files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Greg Christie
  • Publication number: 20080165142
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is performed at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display. The method includes: displaying graphics and an insertion marker at a first location in the graphics on the touch screen display; detecting a finger contact with the touch screen display; and in response to the detected finger contact, expanding the insertion marker from a first size to a second size on the touch screen display and expanding a portion of the graphics on the touch screen display from an original size to an expanded size. The method further includes detecting movement of the finger contact on the touch screen display and moving the expanded insertion marker in accordance with the detected movement of the finger contact from the first location to a second location in the graphics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth Kocienda, Stephen O. Lemay, Imran Chaudhri, Bas Ording
  • Publication number: 20080165143
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a computer-implemented method in a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display includes: displaying content on the touch screen display, wherein the content includes a plurality of user input elements; detecting a contact by a finger with the touch screen display; choosing a user input element in the plurality of user input elements based on proximity of the user input element to the contact; displaying information associated with the chosen user input element over the displayed content; detecting a break in the contact by the finger with the touch screen display; and receiving input for the chosen user input element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Francisco Ryan Tolmasky, Richard Williamson, Patricia J. Coleman, Chris Blumenberg, Corbin Robert Dunn, Stephen O. Lemay, Marcel Van Os
  • Publication number: 20080165144
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is performed at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display and one or more accelerometers. The method includes displaying information on the touch screen display in a portrait view or a landscape view based on an analysis of data received from the one or more accelerometers. The method also includes detecting a predetermined finger gesture on or near the touch screen display while the information is displayed in a first view, and in response to detecting the predetermined finger gesture, displaying the information in a second view and locking the display of information in the second view. The method further includes unlocking the display of information in the second view when the device is placed in an orientation where the second view is displayed based on an analysis of data received from the one or more accelerometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Scott Forstall, Chris Blumenberg
  • Publication number: 20080165145
    Abstract: A portable device with a touch screen display detects a finger-in-contact or finger-in-range event at a first position on the touch screen display and a finger-out-of-range event at a second position on the touch screen display and then determines a distance between the first position and the second position. Next, the portable device identifies a user interface object associated with the first position, which includes a slide bar and a slide object, and moves the slide object along the slide bar in accordance with the distance between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Scott Herz, Scott Forstall, Michael Matas
  • Publication number: 20080165146
    Abstract: A graphical user interface on a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display includes an airplane mode switch icon with an “on” position and an “off” position. A communications signal strength icon is displayed if the airplane mode switch icon is at the “off” position. The communications signal strength icon is replaced with an airplane icon upon detecting a movement of a finger contact on or near the airplane mode switch icon. The detected movement of the finger contact is from the “off” position to the “on” position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventor: Michael Matas
  • Publication number: 20080165147
    Abstract: A portable multifunction device identifies a plurality of user interface objects. If the user interface objects meet a first predefined condition, the device then displays at least two of the user interface objects on a touch screen display. If the user interface objects meet a second predefined condition, the device then divides the user interface objects into at least first and second groups of user interface objects and then displays a first group icon corresponding to the first group and at least one user interface object from the second group on the touch screen display. If the user interface objects meet a third predefined condition, the device divides the user interface objects into at least third and fourth groups of user interface objects. The device then displays a third group icon corresponding to the third group and a fourth group icon corresponding to the fourth group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Greg Christie, Imran Chaudhri, Scott Forstall, Stephen O. Lemay
  • Publication number: 20080165148
    Abstract: In a computer-implemented method at least a portion of a structured electronic document comprising content is displayed on a touch screen display of a portable electronic device. A gesture is detected on an item of inline multimedia content in the displayed portion of the structured electronic document. In response, the item of inline multimedia content on the touch screen display is enlarged and display of other content in the structured electronic document besides the enlarged item of inline multimedia content is ceased. A gesture on a play icon is detected. In response, the enlarged item of inline multimedia content is played.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Richard Williamson, Charles J. Pisula, Greg Christie, Stephen O. Lemay, Imran Chaudhri, Timothy P. Omernick
  • Publication number: 20080165149
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a graphical user interface on a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display comprises: an hour column comprising a sequence of hour numbers; a minute column comprising a sequence of minute numbers; and a selection row that intersects the hour column and the minute column. In response to detecting a gesture on the hour column, the hour numbers in the hour column are scrolled without scrolling the minute numbers in the minute column. In response to detecting a gesture on the minute column, the minute numbers in the minute column are scrolled without scrolling the hour numbers in the hour column. The single hour number and the single minute number in the selection row after scrolling the hour numbers and the minute numbers, respectively, are used as time input for a function or application on the multifunction device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew Emilio Platzer, Stephen O. Lemay, Marcel Van Os, Corbin Robert Dunn, Freddy Allen Anzures
  • Publication number: 20080165150
    Abstract: A data scrolling apparatus and method for a mobile terminal. For this operation, if a touch-screen input is received from the user, determines whether a touch-screen input received from a user is an input for performing a touch-scroll function for moving a scroll bar. If it is determined that the touch-screen input is the input for performing the touch-scroll function, a touch-scroll area set according to a currently displayed scroll bar is displayed on a display unit. Further, when the touch-screen input is included in the scroll area, the scroll bar is moved according to the touch-screen input received from the user, and data items scrolled by the movement of the scroll bar are displayed on the screen. Accordingly, the user can easily move a scroll bar without using a separate tool or increasing the size of the scroll bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Soon-Hwan Kwon
  • Publication number: 20080165151
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method performed at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display includes displaying a multiweek calendar on the touch screen display, detecting a contact on an individual day in the multiweek calendar, and displaying at least a portion of a list of events on the contacted individual day while continuing to display the multiweek calendar in response to detecting the contact on the individual day.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay, Marcel Van Os, Steven P. Jobs, Gregory Novick, Freddy Allen Anzures, Greg Christie
  • Publication number: 20080165152
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is performed at a portable multifunction device with a rectangular touch screen display that includes a portrait view and a landscape view. The method includes detecting the device in a first orientation, and while the device is in the first orientation, displaying an application in a first mode on the touch screen display in a first view. The method also includes detecting the device in a second orientation, and in response to detecting the device in the second orientation, displaying the application in a second mode on the touch screen display in a second view. The first mode of the application differs from the second mode of the application by more than a change in display orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Scott Forstall, Charles J. Pisula, Imran Chaudhri, Freddy Allen Anzures, Steven P. Jobs
  • Publication number: 20080165153
    Abstract: A portable multifunction device displays a first user interface object and a second user interface object on a touch screen display. Upon detecting a finger-down event at the first user interface object and one or more finger-dragging events on the touch screen display, the device moves the first user interface object on the touch screen display along a path determined by the finger-dragging events until the first user interface object at least in part overlaps the second user interface object. Upon detecting a finger-up event at the second user interface object, the device visually replaces the second user interface object with the first user interface object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew Emilio Platzer, Charles J. Pisula, Imran Chaudhri, Steven P. Jobs, Greg Christie, Scott Forstall, Stephen O. Lemay, Michael Matas, Gregory Novick, Marcel Van Os