Patents Issued in September 25, 2008
  • Publication number: 20080231569
    Abstract: It is possible to suppress the voltage amplitudes of data lines and to prevent deterioration in display quality by a simple configuration. Each of pixels 110 includes a pixel capacitor and a storage capacitor of which one end is connected to a pixel electrode and the other end is connected to each capacitive line 132. If first, second, third, . . . , 320th, and 321st scanning lines 112 are sequentially selected, the capacitive line 132 of each row is provided with TFTs 152, 154, 156 and 158. A source electrode of the TFT 156 of a first row is connected to a first feed line 165 and a gate electrode thereof is connected to a first scanning line 112. A source electrode of the TFT 158 is connected to a second feed line 167 and a gate electrode thereof is connected to a common drain electrode of the TFTs 152 and 154. The drain electrodes of the TFT 156 and 158 are connected to the first capacitive line 132. A gate electrode of the TFT 152 is connected to a second scanning line 112.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsunori Yamazaki, Yasushi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20080231570
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module, a control module, and an elastic component. The display module includes a plurality of light emitting units. The control module is electrically connected to the display module, and the elastic component is connected to the display module. When the display module moves in response to an elastic movement of the elastic component, the control module controls the status of each light emitting unit so as to display a content information in a moving range of the light emitting units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicants: MILLI-HENRY ENTERPRISE CO., MILLI-HENRY TECHNOLOGY INC., WATERBEAR TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Hsu-Ming CHANG, Chun-Yin WU
  • Publication number: 20080231571
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for increasing the brightness of a color-sequential matrix display, in which the matrix display is addressed on a line-by-line basis, includes dividing a frame period of said matrix display into sub-fields corresponding to the number of light colors being used to sequentially illuminate said matrix display illuminating the display sequentially with said light colors, each for the duration of the corresponding sub-field, and pre-processing the video signal to compensate for errors due to illuminating the display during the addressing time and LC response time. The pre-processing includes determining a direction and an amount of gray scale level change from a preceding sub-field to a current sub-field, and increasing or decreasing the video signal in the current sub-field in dependence on the determined direction of the gray scale level change from the preceding sub-field and by an amount corresponding to a predetermined factor of said determined amount of gray scale level change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Marcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael Krijn, Franciscus Paulus Maria Budzelaar
  • Publication number: 20080231572
    Abstract: An exemplary LCD (20) includes a first substrate (21), a second substrate (22) parallel to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer (23) sandwiched between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a number of separated common electrodes (25). The second substrate includes a number of gate lines (221) parallel to each other, and a number of data lines (222) perpendicular to the gate lines. The number of common electrodes correspond to the number of data lines. The LCD can realize a dot inversion driving method in the case of alternating driving method for the common voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: De-Ching Shie
  • Publication number: 20080231573
    Abstract: A display device includes a TFT substrate with gate signal lines, drain signal lines, thin-film transistors connected thereto, a gate driver connected to the gate signal lines, a drain driver having output terminals connected to drain signal lines, and a film substrate having first wirings. The first wirings are disposed between the drain driver and the film substrate. The drain driver is mounted on the film substrate, and the output terminals are connected to the first wirings between the film substrate and the drain driver. The output terminal includes first group terminals formed in parallel with a longer edge of the drain driver, and second group terminals formed in parallel with the longer edge and disposed between the loner edge and the first group terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Mitsuru GOTO, Hiroko Hayata
  • Publication number: 20080231574
    Abstract: A light-modulating or display apparatus employs electrowetting effect to controllably modulate, directly or indirectly, the shape or location of one or more measures of liquid. In one embodiment, at least one measure of liquid obstructs the passage of at least some portion of light passing onto, through or reflected off said apparatus, and thereby controllably modulating the angle of distribution, amplitude or intensity of light emitted or reflected by or passing through said apparatus. In another embodiment, light is propagating within a media due to the phenomenon of Total Internal Reflection, and one or more properties of light escaping from within said media through one or more adjacent measures of liquid is controllably modulated due to said change of shape or location of the measures of liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Richard V. Jessop
  • Publication number: 20080231575
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal panel (20) includes a plurality of scanning lines (23) that are parallel to each other, a plurality of data lines (24) that are parallel to each other and orthogonal to the scanning lines, at least one first data driving (221) circuit configured for proving a plurality of gray scale voltages to part of immediately adjacent data lines, and at least one second data driving circuit (222) configured for providing a plurality of gray scale voltages to the other part of the data lines. The scanning lines and date lines cooperatively define a plurality of sub-pixels (26) formed in a matrix. The polarities of the sub-pixels in each row that receive the first gray scale voltages being correspondingly opposite to the polarities of the sub-pixels in the same row that receive the second gray scale voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Sha Feng
  • Publication number: 20080231576
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pixel circuit including: at least one transistor whose conduction state is controlled by a drive signal received by a control terminal; and a driving wiring line to which the drive signal is propagated, the control terminal of the transistor being connected to the driving wiring line. The driving wiring line is connected to a wiring line in a different layer so as to form a multilayer wiring line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Yamamoto, Katsuhide Uchino, Yukihito Iida
  • Publication number: 20080231577
    Abstract: A displaying method for trans-flective type display device is provided. The pixel array of the display device has a selected pixel unit formed by three sub-pixels selected from three basic-color sub-pixels and one enhancement sub-pixel, wherein there is a reflective area within the enhancement sub-pixel. The displaying method includes the following steps. Firstly, an original image having an image data is provided to the display device. Next, when the backlight is turned off, the resolution of the original image is scaled down for obtaining an adjusted image data. Then, another pixel unit consisting of the three basic-color sub-pixels and the enhancement sub-pixel is re-selected, and the driving value of the enhancement sub-pixel is calculated according to the adjusted image data for driving the enhancement sub-pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Wintek Corporation
    Inventors: Lin Lin, Bau-Jy Liang, Hang-Chang Lin, Chien-Yu Fan
  • Publication number: 20080231578
    Abstract: A display system comprises a controller having a plurality of TTL inputs and a corresponding plurality of LVDS output pairs, the controller configured to receive display data comprising a first plurality of TTL signals at the plurality of TTL inputs, to convert each of the first plurality of TTL signals to a corresponding LVDS signal, and to output each of the plurality of LVDS signals at one of the plurality of LVDS output pairs. The system further comprises a bus operatively coupled with the controller, the bus having a plurality of parallel channels, each channel being configured to carry one of the plurality of LVDS signals, a LVDS-to-TTL converter operatively coupled with the bus, the LVDS-to-TTL converter being configured to receive the plurality of LVDS signals from the bus and to convert each of the plurality of LVDS signals to a corresponding TTL signal, and a display configured to receive the plurality of TTL signals from the LVDS-to-TTL converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Haas Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Johnson, Kurt Zierhut
  • Publication number: 20080231579
    Abstract: Visual quality of a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is enhanced by combining black pixel insertion with response time correction (RTC) to mitigate motion blur. The black pixel insertion is performed during a portion of a current frame to establish a baseline for RTC in a next frame and therefore does not result in an increase in the frame rate of the LCD panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Max Vasquez, Achintya Bhowmik
  • Publication number: 20080231580
    Abstract: The LCD device driven by a pre-charge procedure includes a source driver for generating data signals, a gate driver for generating gate signals, a plurality of data lines for receiving data signals, a plurality of gate lines for receiving gate signals, a plurality of display units for displaying data signals, a pre-charge controller for generating control signals, a plurality of dummy gate lines parallel to the plurality of gate lines for receiving the control signals, a plurality of voltage sources for providing a plurality of voltage levels, and a plurality of dummy switches for pre-charging the voltage levels of the corresponding data lines to specific voltage levels according to the signals of the corresponding dummy gate lines received by the control ends of the dummy switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Chin-Hung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20080231581
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus enables image display with optimum quality corresponding to the genre of an image to be displayed. The liquid crystal display apparatus controls the emission luminance of a backlight according to the APL of an image signal measured at an APL measuring portion 14. Upon emission luminance control, the display apparatus sets the follow performance of a change of the backlight emission luminance in following a change in a characteristic quantity of the image signal according to a genre so that the display image can be viewed without an odd feeling. Specifically, the APL of the image signal measured at the APL measuring portion 14 is put into a filter 15, and the rate of a change in the APL on the time axis is controlled through weighted averaging to control the follow performance of the emission luminance control on the backlight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Fujine, Seiji Kohashikawa
  • Publication number: 20080231582
    Abstract: A gate driver for driving a display device is disclosed. The gate driver, which includes: a first input buffer configured to for receiving a reference voltage and outputting a first buffered voltage, a control circuit configured to for outputting a plurality of scan starting signals and compensating starting signals, a plurality of compensating output buffers, and a plurality of scan output buffers. Each of the plurality of compensating output buffers is configured to respectively receive one of the compensating starting signals and respectively output a compensating signal, wherein, each compensating output buffer receives the first buffered voltage as power. Each of the plurality of scanning output buffers is configured to respectively receive one of the scan starting signals and output a scan signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Mao-Hsiung Kuo, Chien-Pin Chen, Fa-Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20080231583
    Abstract: This present invention disclose a pixel array substrate comprising a substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of active elements, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a plurality of first patterned floating lines, and a plurality of first patterned connecting wires. A plurality of pixel fields are formed by the cross scan lines and data lines, and each active element is electrically connected with the corresponding scan line, data line and pixel electrode. Each first patterned floating line overlaps some data lines. Each first patterned connecting wire disposes across some scan line, and overlaps the first patterned floating line disposed on the two sides of the scan line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chien-Chou Chen, Chun-Chang Chiu
  • Publication number: 20080231584
    Abstract: In an active matrix type display device including two source line side drivers for driving a plurality of pixel TFTs, one gate line side driver, two line memories respectively including at least first and second memories, and a controller for controlling the first and second line memories, storing and transmitting of picture data of the two line memories are switched to transmit the data to the two source line side drivers at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiharu Hirakata
  • Publication number: 20080231585
    Abstract: A display apparatus of a dynamic image and a display method thereof are provided. The display method includes the following steps. An image signal is received and then displayed through either a black insertion (BI) technology or a dynamic backlight luminance (DBL) technology according to image luminance. The image signal is displayed through the BI technology when the image signal is in a bright state and through the DBL technology when the image signal is in a dark state, so as to prevent a zebra effect from being exerted by employing both technologies simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Liang Wu, Tien-Chu Hsu
  • Publication number: 20080231586
    Abstract: A driving circuit board for a flat panel display device includes a substrate having a first surface and a second, opposite surface. A first timing controller is disposed on the first surface, and a second timing controller is disposed on the second surface of the substrate. At least one electrically conductive line electrically connects input terminals of the first and second timing controllers through the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Sheng-Yi Wang, Wen-Tsung Lin
  • Publication number: 20080231587
    Abstract: The invention relates to a display device that performs gradation display by means of a sub-field driving scheme. The display device according to an aspect of the invention has a display area in which a plurality of pixels is arrayed, where the display device controls an ON/OFF state for each of the plurality of pixels for each of a plurality of sub fields that make up one field. One part of the plurality of sub fields constitutes a first time period, whereas the other part of the plurality of sub fields constitutes a second time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nariya TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20080231588
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preventing an image signal from being interfered with an operation signal of a light source in a display. The method comprises adjusting the frequency of the operation signal to generate an operation signal spectrum, wherein the operation signal spectrum and the image signal spectrum of the image signal are arranged alternatively to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Frankie Tsai
  • Publication number: 20080231589
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device is provided. The LCD device includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight unit, first, second and third light emitting diode drivers, a light-intensity detector, and an adaptive light-intensity compensator. The backlight unit includes first, second and third light emitting diode arrays respectively generating red light, green light and blue light to provide white light to the liquid crystal panel. The first, second and third light emitting diode drivers generate operating voltages driving the first, second and third light emitting diode arrays, respectively. The light-intensity detector detects an intensity of white light provided to the liquid crystal panel. The adaptive light-intensity compensator controls the first, second and third light emitting diode drivers to compensate the intensities of the red light, the green light and the blue light, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: LG. PHILIPS LCD CO.,LTD
    Inventors: Hyun Jin So, Sang Yoon Park
  • Publication number: 20080231590
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a light guide plate and a backlight assembly using the same, which may improve the uniformity of light using prism patterns having a trapezoidal shape. The light guide plate includes a body, a plurality of first projections, and a plurality of second projections. The body includes an incident surface to which light is incident and an emitting surface from which the incident light is emitted. The plurality of first projections is disposed on the emitting surface of the body and has a trapezoidal shape in a section perpendicular to the incident surface. The plurality of second projections is disposed on the emitting surface of the body and has a shape symmetrical to a shape of the first projections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-Sung CHOI, Byung-Yun JOO, Min-Young SONG, Sang-Hoon LEE, Dong-Kwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20080231591
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a backlight assembly, a first display panel assembly and a second display panel assembly. The backlight assembly includes a plurality of lamps disposed substantially parallel with each other. The backlight assembly emits first light through a first face and second light through a second face. The first display panel assembly is disposed adjacent to the first face to receive the first light. The second display panel assembly is disposed adjacent to the second face to receive the second light. The backlight assembly may further include a driving inverter electrically connected to first and second ends of the lamps to provide the lamps with driving voltages. Therefore, the backlight assembly applies light to the first and second display panel assemblies to reduce the number of backlight assemblies. Therefore, costs for manufacturing a display apparatus may be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Young-A LEE, Yong-Hyun HWANG, Kwang-Soo LEE, Dong-Gyu LEE, Doo-Won LEE, Jong-Young YUN, Neung-Beom LEE
  • Publication number: 20080231592
    Abstract: A display device (1) comprises electrophoretic particles (8,9) and an image screen comprising an array of display elements comprising a pixel electrode and a second electrode. The display device comprises control means (15) for supplying drive signals to the electrodes. In operation the image is displayed in subsequent frames. The control means comprise a row driver (16) and a column driver (10). Preset signals (53) are in operation supplied to the display elements whereby the preset signals applied to display elements alter between subsequent frames. The control means are arranged to change preset-signals between frames in a column-to-column scheme. The means for supplying preset signals are arranged such that for the preset signals to at least a part of the image screen comprising a group of columns and rows only one set of data is transferred for the preset signals for said group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONIC, N.V.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Johnson, Neculai Ailenei, Guofu Zhou
  • Publication number: 20080231593
    Abstract: The electrophoretic display panel has an electrophoretic medium having charged particles, a plurality of picture elements, electrodes associated with each picture element for receiving a potential difference, and drive means. The drive means are arranged for controlling the potential difference of each of the plurality of picture elements to be a potential difference for enabling the particles to occupy the position corresponding to image information. For the display panel to be able to provide a smoother change-over from one image to another, the drive means are arranged for providing, during a portion of the image transition period, different starting times for application of the potential differences within the duration of the portion of the transition period for potential differences having a duration less than the maximum duration of the portion of the image transition period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Johnson, Guofu Zhou, Neculai Ailenei
  • Publication number: 20080231594
    Abstract: A method of compensating for network latency in haptics transmission in which the position of a haptic effector is controlled by signals received from a network. The method comprises storing a series of locations of the haptic effector, determining from the series using Fourier Transformation or other means frequencies having a growing amplitude and creating a filter function to eliminate the growing frequencies from output signals directing the force and direction of the haptic effector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew J. Hardwick, Stephen M. Furner
  • Publication number: 20080231595
    Abstract: Remote control devices and methods of interacting with a multimedia timeline user interface are disclosed. A remote control apparatus may include a first selector to make a selection of a graphical user interface associated with a multimedia timeline. The remote control apparatus may include a transmitter to transmit the selection to a multimedia device configured to provide the graphical user interface to a display device. The remote control apparatus may include at least one date range selector to modify a date range displayed on the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: AT&T Knowledge Ventures, LP
    Inventors: David Krantz, Aradhana Goel, Joseph Graceffa, Mark Jones, Iain Roberts, April Starr, Thomas Keil Stat
  • Publication number: 20080231596
    Abstract: A key shaped pointing device adapted to mounted on a keyboard of a notebook computer, a keypad of a mobile phone, or a keyboard of a PC includes a substrate including two opposite top latches; a circuit board releasably secured to the substrate; a chip fixedly mounted on the substrate and including a light source, a photosensor, and a processor; and a casing including a transparent top window and opposite openings releasably secured to the latches. The finger as a reflection member is adapted to contact the window for creating a first optical path from the light source to the photosensor via the finger. A movement of the finger is adapted to create a second optical path. The processor is adapted to calculate a direction and a distance corresponding to the movement by comparing the second optical path with the first optical path for generating a cursor control output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Yung-Lung Liu, Cheng-Tsung Juan
  • Publication number: 20080231597
    Abstract: A wireless mouse receiver with a camera includes a receiver body, a rotary connection piece, and a signal-receiving unit. The receiver body has a fixed piece and a movable piece. The fixed piece is provided with a connection port for being electrically connected with a computer. The movable piece is provided with a camera unit. The rotary connection piece is connected between the fixed piece and the movable piece. Rotating the rotary connection piece causes the movable piece to rotate. The camera unit on the movable piece can perform the camera function at different angles. The signal-receiving unit is provided in the receiver body. With the above arrangement, a user only needs to use one connection port of the computer to simultaneously operate a wireless mouse and the camera unit, thereby utilizing the connection ports of the computer more efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Ho-Lung Lu
  • Publication number: 20080231598
    Abstract: A computer mouse, wherein the electronic circuitry associated with the mouse is physically isolated from the outside environment by means of a sealed housing and the use of a non-physical coupling between the operating means and the movement centre which detects movement of the operating means and enables such movement to be translated into an electrical signal representative of the movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Dale McPhee Purcocks
  • Publication number: 20080231599
    Abstract: A computer mouse is provided which includes an elastic cover detachably secured upon a main body of the mouse, to enhance ease of operation and reduce muscle strain and soreness by repeatedly operating the computer mouse. The main body has left and right click knobs and optionally a scrolling wheel, pivotally mounted thereon. The cover and main body can be complementary coupled together through respective mating convex and concave portions. A display surface is explicitly provided on the main body and/or cover to allow for labeling of instructional information and/or advertising. Additionally, the computer mouse, notably the detachably mounted cover member, can be provided in an attractive shape to encourage use by a child.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Junji Hiromori
  • Publication number: 20080231600
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of an optical mouse illumination system that provides near-normal incidence of light beams upon a surface without employing complicated beam-splitter assemblies, and without employing near-grazing incidence methods of illumination. The optical mouse illumination systems disclosed herein provide higher efficiencies than most prior art optical mouse illumination systems, and yet are less expensive and less complicated to manufacture. The systems disclosed herein are also well adapted for use in battery-powered mouse applications. Illumination prisms forming portions of the systems disclosed herein may or may not have total internal reflection (TIR) mirrors incorporated therein. Roof prisms of various types may be employed in conjunction with TIR mirrors and illumination prisms to eliminate or reduce the effect of dark spots in the beam of light emitted by the light source. Coherent or incoherent light sources may be employed with the optical systems described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: George E. Smith
  • Publication number: 20080231601
    Abstract: An input device for a graphical user interface in a handheld mobile communications device. The navigation system comprises a trackball for generating trackball input when the trackball is actuated, a detector, proximate to and cooperating with the trackball, for generating detector input when the detector is actuated, and a processor to convert the trackball input and the detection input into a composite input signal for controlling a function in the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Steven H. Fyke, Kevin Howard Orr, Douglas James Arthur Burrell
  • Publication number: 20080231602
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus 20 of the present invention includes operating means 220, control means 221, attitude detecting means 222, and assignment changing means 223. The operating means 220 has a plurality of keys capable of being operated independently from each other. The control means 221 performs predetermined operations different from each other assigned to the plurality of keys when the keys are operated. The attitude detecting means 222 performs attitude detection of the operating means 220. The assignment changing means 223 performs assignment changing processing for changing the assignment of the predetermined operations to be performed by the control means 221 to at least a part of the plurality of keys based on the detection results performed by the attitude detecting means 222.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Hirohisa Kusuda, Yasuhiro Nishide, Daisuke Tsujino, Jun Yamazaki, Takashi Katayama
  • Publication number: 20080231603
    Abstract: A touch screen control system comprising a touch screen (14) having first (50) and second conductive layers (52) arranged to be brought together by touching of the screen (14). A detection system (20, 30) is arranged to detect a contact position at which the screen (14) is touched by monitoring electrical signals from at least one of the layers (50, 52). The system further comprises an antenna (26), and the detection system includes a proximity sensing signal generator arranged to generate a proximity sensing signal to be transmitted between the antenna (26) and the first layer (50) via a user (40) of the system. The detection system is further arranged to receive the transmitted proximity sensing signal and determine therefrom the distance between a part (46) of the user and the touch screen (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Richard Dean Parkinson, Carl Anthony Pickering, Ian Richard Thorp, Colin John Wilson, Peter Robert Thomas
  • Publication number: 20080231604
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a signature area and virtual keypad, among other display elements, are displayed in more than one location on a touch screen display. As a result, wear and tear may be strategically distributed evenly across the touch screen, instead of isolated to fixed locations, thus increasing the touch screen's useful lifetime. Display degradation is detected in a novel embodiment from physical parameters that are conventionally used for the touch screen's touch sensitivity. By detecting the display degradation according to display location, display elements can be strategically located to enhance the life of the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
    Inventor: Jon Peterson
  • Publication number: 20080231605
    Abstract: A compound touch panel comprises a capacitive touch panel unit; a resistive touch panel unit and a signal processing unit; the capacitive touch panel unit is overlapped with the resistive touch panel unit; sensing signals from the capacitive touch panel unit and resistive touch panel unit being transferred to the signal processing unit; the signal processing unit having at least one signal determining loop for determining the sensing signals being from the capacitive touch panel unit or the resistive touch panel unit so as to select a predetermined signal processing mode. Or the signal processing unit having a manual operated signal switch for selecting a signal processing mode based on whether sensing signals are from the capacitive touch panel unit or resistive touch panel unit. When the capacitive touch panel unit is selected from receiving signals, the conductive films of the resistive touch panel unit are jumped for grounding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Kai-Ti Yang
  • Publication number: 20080231606
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a sensing electrode generating a sensing signal in response to an external stimulus, a sensing line connected to the sensing electrode, a sensing driver connected to the sensing line, receiving the sensing signal from the sensing line and storing the sensing signal as a specific register value, and outputting a position pulse according to the specific register value, and a signal controller determining a position of the external stimulus based on the position pulse and a predetermined clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventor: Seung-hwan Moon
  • Publication number: 20080231607
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a liquid crystal panel, a touch panel, a position signal generating device, and a display control device. The liquid crystal panel is formed so that a liquid crystal is sealed in a gap between an element substrate and an opposite substrate, which are opposed to each other, and a transmittance ratio of the liquid crystal is controlled on the basis of a voltage applied between a first electrode and a second electrode. The touch panel is arranged on a side of the opposite substrate and provided with a plurality of detection electrodes. The position signal generating device specifies one or plurality of the plurality of detection electrodes in conformity with a predetermined rule and generates a position signal that indicates a position of a pointing body on the basis of an electric potential of the specified detection electrode or on the basis of electric potentials of the specified detection electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sumio UTSUNOMIYA, Takeshi KOSHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20080231608
    Abstract: An operating input device is provided in which input errors can be prevented. A finger area image is extracted from an image captured by a camera. A fingertip area is extracted from a difference image generated between the finger area image and a shifted image. A fingertip position is detected from the fingertip area based on a center of mass. A semitransparent fingertip image is superimposed on the menu image. Manual operation buttons coinciding with fingertip positions are displayed in an emphasized manner. An actual position of a finger press is shifted to coincide with a manual operation button position and the manual operation button is considered to be pressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20080231609
    Abstract: Data elements stored in a computing system and associated with a physical object are reassociated with the same or another physical object. An identifying characteristic presented by the physical object, such as a reflective pattern applied to the object, is detected when the object is positioned adjacent to the interactive display surface. Images or other files associated with the identifying characteristic are accessed and displayed on the interactive display surface. A gesture by a user adjacent to the interactive display surface is detected to reassociate a selected representation. For example, the user can change where the selected element fits in a sequence of data elements, or reassociate the selected element with a second object placed on the interactive display surface. In a networked environment, the reassociated element can be stored on a server and subsequently accessed from a different interactive surface via the network using the second physical object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joel P. Dehlin, Steven M. Drucker, Curtis Glenn Wong, Asta J. Roseway
  • Publication number: 20080231610
    Abstract: Methods and systems for processing touch inputs are disclosed. The invention in one respect includes reading data from a multipoint sensing device such as a multipoint touch screen where the data pertains to touch input with respect to the multipoint sensing device, and identifying at least one multipoint gesture based on the data from the multipoint sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Steve Hotelling, Joshua A. Strickon, Brian Q. Huppi, Imran Chaudhri, Greg Christie, Bas Ording, Duncan Robert Kerr, Jonathan P. Ive
  • Publication number: 20080231611
    Abstract: An interactive table has a display surface on which a physical object is disposed. A camera within the interactive table responds to infrared (IR) light reflected from the physical object enabling a location of the physical object on the display surface to be determined, so that the physical object appear part of a virtual environment displayed thereon. The physical object can be passive or active. An active object performs an active function, e.g., it can be self-propelled to move about on the display surface, or emit light or sound, or vibrate. The active object can be controlled by a user or the processor. The interactive table can project an image through a physical object on the display surface so the image appears part of the object. A virtual entity is preferably displayed at a position (and a size) to avoid visually interference with any physical object on the display surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Bathiche, David Joshua Kurlander, Andrew D. Wilson, Christina Summer Chen, Joel P. Dehlin
  • Publication number: 20080231612
    Abstract: A touch sensitive apparatus includes a touch plate to which several pickup sensors and at least one excitation transducer are coupled. Each of the sensors is configured to sense bending waves in the touch plate, and the excitation transducer is configured to induce bending waves in the touch plate. The apparatus may further include active buffer circuits, wherein each of the active buffer circuits is coupled to one of the sensors. A controller is coupled to the sensors via the active buffer circuits and to the excitation transducer via a non-actively buffered connection. The controller is configured to compute a location of a contact on the touch plate responsive to sense signals received from the sensors. The apparatus may be used to perform a variety of calibrations, including touch plate and sensor calibrations. Changes in touch sensing apparatus calibration and performance may be detected and tracked over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Nicholas P.R. Hill, Darius M. Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20080231613
    Abstract: A digitizer pen includes a solar cell for converting solar power into electrical energy, an energy storing circuit connected electrically to the solar cell for storing electrical energy therefrom, a magnetic field generating circuit for receiving electrical energy from one of the solar cell and the energy storing circuit, and a pen housing unit for receiving the solar cell, the energy storing circuit and the magnetic field generating circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Huo-Lu Tsai
  • Publication number: 20080231614
    Abstract: A trigger operated portable electronic device is provided. A user only needs to insert a touch pen having a first metal contact into a touch pen receiving slot having second metal contacts. When the first metal contact is electrically coupled to the second metal contacts, the portable electronic device can be triggered to perform corresponding operating procedures. Thus, the convenience of operating the portable electronic device is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicants: GIGA-BYTE Communications, Inc., GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang Huang, Cheng Yao, Chung-Tsung Wang
  • Publication number: 20080231615
    Abstract: Disclosed here is an input device used for input operations of electronic equipment. According to the input device, an illuminating display section is disposed on an operation knob, and the controller of the device effects on/off control of the illuminating display section in connection with showing indications on the display of the device. With the structure above, the on/off state of the illuminating display section allows a user to easily confirm the current operating status of the electronic equipment, without looking at indications shown in the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Hitokazu Shitanaka
  • Publication number: 20080231616
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a method for driving the same, wherein one or more horizontal lines carrying no data among horizontal lines of a progressive-processed frame can be compensated with data, are provided. The liquid crystal display includes a frame processor, a timing controller, and a data driver. The frame processor performs data compensation of at least one horizontal line carrying no data among horizontal lines of an input frame. The timing controller controls a driving operation of the frame compensated by the frame processor. The data driver drives the frame compensated by the frame processor on a liquid crystal display panel under control of the timing controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Seong Gyun Kim, Tae Ho You
  • Publication number: 20080231617
    Abstract: To provide a display device in which reliability of a driver circuit can be improved by suppressing shift of the threshold voltage of a TFT. The minimum power supply voltage that is optimal for driving a transistor used in the driver circuit is found by actually changing voltage applied to a gate of the transistor. Specifically, voltage that is output from an output circuit included in the driver circuit when a value of power supply voltage applied to a shift register is changed is monitored. Then, a value of the power supply voltage is found such that a value of the voltage output from the output circuit satisfies a value enough to operate a pixel portion, and the driver circuit is operated using the power supply voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyake, Atsushi Umezaki
  • Publication number: 20080231618
    Abstract: An overdriving apparatus is provided in the invention. The apparatus includes a receiving module, a storing module, a dynamic information generating module, and an image driving module. The receiving module receives image data relative to an image signal. The storing module is used for storing the image data. Based on the image data, the dynamic information generating module generates dynamic information corresponding to a current image. The image driving module then generates an overdriving signal and/or a standard driving signal, according to the dynamic information and the image data, to drive a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Jiunn-Kuang Chen, Yun-Hung Shen, Steve Wiyi Yang