Abstract: In one embodiment, a user of a mobile device controls a scrollable application user interface by using touch inputs to the mobile device's side-mounted touchpad.

Abstract: A drawing table for an animator to hand create or modify a computer-generated image includes a display and a fused fiber optic plate. The display is configured to display the computer-generated image on a top surface. The fused fiber optic plate of bundled, optical fibers has an input surface and an output surface. The input surface is optically bonded to the top surface of the display. When the computer-generated image is displayed on the display, the fused fiber optic plate is configured to relay the computer-generated image from the input surface to the output surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a user interface that responds to differences in pressure detected by a touch-sensitive screen. The user selects one type of user-interface action by “lightly” touching the screen and selects another type of action by exerting more pressure. Embodiments can respond to single touches, to gestural touches that extend across the face of the touch-sensitive screen, and to touches in which the user-exerted pressure varies during the course of the touch. Some embodiments respond to how quickly the user changes the amount of pressure applied. In some embodiments, the location and pressure of the user's input are compared against a stored gesture profile. Action is taken only if the input matches “closely enough” to the stored gesture profile. In some embodiments, a notification is sent to the user when the pressure exceeds a threshold between a light and a heavy press.

Abstract: An intrinsically safe touch screen system includes a touch screen, a current limiting barrier coupled to the touch screen, a touch screen controller, and a voltage limiting barrier. The controller is coupled to the current limiting barrier, the voltage limiting barrier, and the touch screen, in a configuration such that signals transmitted to and from the touch screen will be within a level that ensures intrinsic safety of the touch screen.

Abstract: Various aspects of this disclosure are directed to displaying, by a touch-sensitive display of a computing device, at least one selectable object, and receiving, by the computing device, a user input comprising a gesture at a location of the touch-sensitive display that displays the at least one selectable object. The computing device may determine a time duration of the gesture. When the time duration of the gesture is greater than or equal to a minimum timeout value and less than or equal to a maximum timeout value, the computing device may select as user input the at least one selectable object.

Abstract: Air actuated devices and processes for detecting breath events are provided. The air actuated devices can include an air actuated surface having a temperature-responsive material disposed thereon. The temperature-responsive material can include multiple temperature-responsive beads or can include a temperature-responsive array having multiple temperature-responsive rows and multiple temperature-responsive columns. Monitoring circuitry can be included to monitor a parameter of the temperature-responsive material to detect a change in temperature of the air actuated surface. A processor can also be included to detect a breath event on the air actuated surface based on the monitored parameter of the temperature-responsive material. The processor can generate a command signal in response to a detected breath event. The air actuated device can also include a touch sensor to detect touch events on the air actuated surface.

Abstract: In embodiments of touch-screen surface temperature control, a computing device includes a touch-screen display with a touch surface for user interaction. The computing device also includes a cooling system that cools a surface temperature on the touch surface of the touch-screen display. A temperature service is implemented to activate the cooling system to decrease the surface temperature on the touch surface of the display based on projected user interaction with the touch surface of the touch-screen display.

Abstract: An approach for providing media rendering services using touch input and voice input. An apparatus invokes a media application and presents media content at the apparatus. The apparatus monitors for touch input and/or voice input to execute a function to apply the media content. The apparatus receives user input as a sequence of user actions, wherein each of the user actions is provided via the touch input or the voice input.

Abstract: A signal processing method is employed to operate a touch panel having a first touch sensing unit and plural second touch sensing units adjacent to the first touch sensing unit. In the operation of the method, a first signal is generated through amplifying the first sensing signal of the first touch sensing unit by N times with N equal to the number of the second touch sensing units, a second signal is generated through summing up the second sensing signals of the second touch sensing unit, a difference signal is generated through subtracting the second signal from the first signal, a comparison result is generated through comparing the difference signal with a difference threshold, and finally the comparison result is utilized for judging whether a touch event is occurring to the first touch sensing unit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a structure of a touch panel capable of solving a depletion problem of resources used for a transparent conductive layer, in particular, improving a moiré phenomenon occurring during a image projection process when a metal electrode in a mesh shape is formed on both surfaces of the transparent substrate, by replacing ITO and forming electrodes using a metal thin film on which fine patterns are formed. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention can improve the moiré phenomenon occurring due to overlapping lines between the top and bottom metal electrodes on the transparent substrate during the image projection process and can improve the visibility by minimizing overlapping lines between the metal electrode formed on the transparent substrate and the pixel grid or the black matrix formed on the color filter.

Abstract: A touch panel and a contact information determining method of the touch panel. A touch panel includes a plurality of transmitting members arranged with a predetermined interval therebetween, and a first sensor and a second sensor positioned respectively at a first terminal and a second terminal of a transmitting member, wherein a transmission signal is transmitted to the first sensor and the second sensor, in response to a contact on the transmitting member.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed. According to the present invention, after a search for informations related to an inputted search word have been performed, while the found informations are displayed, partial informations respectively representing the displayed informations by including the search word are extracted from the displayed informations. Finally, the extracted informations are enlarged and displayed as a list.

Abstract: An exemplary method for determining a control output in a control domain includes: obtaining a control input of an input domain, wherein the control input includes a previous input value and a current input value; and dynamically adjusting a control resolution setting, and converting the control input of the input domain into the control output in the control domain according to the control resolution setting, wherein the control output includes a previous output value and a current output value corresponding to the previous input value and the current input value, respectively, the control resolution setting for the current input value is determined according to at least the previous input value, and the current output value is identical to the previous output value when the current input value and the previous input value are generated in response to a same user input.

Abstract: A touch panel system in which power consumption is reduced and detection sensitivity is enhanced, a controller for the touch panel system, and a method of operating the system. Touch panel system includes status detecting portion having status signal generating portions generating a status signal indicative of a close status of an indicator, a position calculating portion processing the status signal, thereby calculating a position of the indicator on a detecting surface, and a region setting portion for updating an effective region set in the detecting surface P based on the position of the indicator which is calculated by the position calculating portion. A first operation causes the status signal generating portions SL and DL to selectively generate a status signal and a second operation causes the position calculating portion to selectively process the status signals generated by the status signal generating portions SL and DL.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of controlling an interactive display system comprising an interactive display surface, the interactive display surface being adapted to detect contact points at said surface, the method comprising: rendering a plurality of images for display on a respective portion of the interactive display surface; routing data associated with a contact point at said surface to the image rendering device associated with the rendering of an image in the portion of the display in which the contact point is detected.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for allowing a user of the mobile communication terminal to block transmission of screen information to a remotely connected computer through a simple handling of a toggle icon, without having to input a command or activate a program associated with the icon during a remote control session. As a result, the user's personal information is protected while at the same time allowing the remote computer and the mobile communication terminal to communicate data effectively.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes an interface to detect a touch input, to detect a touch region corresponding to the touch input, and to identify an object that is overlapped by the touch input by at least a reference percentage in the touch region as a first object; a processing unit to generate a second object based on the first object, and to display the second object in an untouched region; and a control unit to execute an operation corresponding to the second object. A method for executing an operation according to a touch input includes detecting a touch input and a corresponding touch region; identifying an object overlapped by at least a reference percentage in the touch region as a first object; generating a second object based on the first object; displaying the second object in an untouched region; and executing an operation corresponding to the second object.

Abstract: An input device that includes both a movement detector, such as mechanical switch, and positional indicator, such as touch pad touch screen, and/or touch sensing housing is disclosed. These two input devices can be used substantially simultaneously to provide a command to the device. In this manner, different commands can be associated with depressing a moveable member in different areas and a single moveable member can perform like several buttons.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for providing a user interface. The apparatus for providing a user interface, includes a controller operating such that a lock image with respect to at least a partial user interface and an object for changing a lock state to a release state are displayed on a screen, and a touch sensor sensing a first contact of a touch gesture on the object, wherein the controller determines a distance between the object and a second contact of the touch gesture with respect to the first contact on the object, and changes the lock state to the release state and the removes the lock image from the screen when the distance between the object and the second contact of the touch gesture is greater than a preset threshold.

Abstract: A tactile-stimulus generation apparatus is configured to apply an electric stimulus to a specific body part of a user, such as a fingertip. A tactile sensation generation electrode group is arranged on an insulating layer, which is installed beneath a front surface of a coordinate input device as a tactile-stimulus generation sheet. When the specific body part is placed in proximity with the insulating layer, the specific body part is capacitively coupled to both positive and negative side electrodes of the tactile sensation generation electrode group which causes differential voltages to be applied as a controlled stimulus across the positive and the negative electrode, where the amount of current which passes from the positive side electrode to the specific body part, is equal to the amount of current which flows out of the specific body part to the negative side electrode.

Abstract: Presented is an under-cabinet mounted control system for a portable touch screen device. The control system includes a processor configured for providing an interface between the portable touch screen device and one or more remote systems, and a mounting bracket configured to be mounted under a cabinet, shelf, table, or counter. The control system further includes a touch screen mounting member moveably coupled to the mounting bracket. The touch screen mounting member is configured to releasably hold the portable touch screen device. The control system further includes a docking connector configured for electrically mating with the portable touch screen device and establishing electrical communication between the processor and the portable touch screen device, and a communication means configured for establishing communication between the processor the one or more remote systems.

Abstract: First information for a first application is displayed in a window or field on an electronic device. A gesture requesting display of second information for a second application is detected by the electronic device. In response to detecting the gesture, the second information is displayed in a first format in a first part of the window or field while displaying the first information in a second part of the window or field and the second information is displayed in a second format in a third part of the window or field while displaying the first information in a fourth part of the window or field when the gesture continues beyond the threshold.

Abstract: An electronic device with a display unit detects a predetermined touch input manipulation on the display unit, and determines a fixed area including a first contact point and an outside of the fixed area including a second contact point based on the first and second contact points when the first contact point is fixed and the second contact point is moved in a predetermined direction in a case where there are two contact points of the detected touch input manipulation. The electronic device generates an image corresponding to the determined fixed area, and an image obtained by scrolling an image corresponding to the outside of the determined fixed area in the predetermined direction in which the second contact point is moved. The electronic device displays an image on the display unit based on each of the generated images.

Abstract: The disclosed portable information terminal (10) is compact enough to be held in one hand, and when the device is being held in one hand by a user, the thumb of one hand placed on a display area (14) is detected by a transparent touch panel provided on the display area (14). At the time of detection, the terminal returns from standby mode, and therefore, a command will not be erroneously executed. Also, operation input is recognized resulting from a finger (aside from the thumb) approaching, touching, or pressing a touch panel (261) provided on the reverse side from the surface to which the display area (14) is provided, and a pre-associated process command is executed in response to the finger operation input that was recognized, and therefore, a suitable operation input interface for one hand is achieved.

Abstract: In order to provide an information input device that solves the misclick caused by a clickable touch sensor without using information corresponding to pressure of the user's finger, the information input device includes: a touch information detecting unit that detects a touch information item obtained when a finger of the user is in contact with the touch sensor; a touch information sequence storage unit configured to store the touch information item for a predetermined period; and a pressing start position estimating unit configured to estimate a pressing start position at which the user started to press the touch sensor with the finger, based on touch information items stored in the touch information sequence storage unit, when the switch was pressed down, the touch information items including the touch information item.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive conductive member is arranged in a through hole of a base-material bonding layer so as to be in contact with a peripheral-switch upper electrode and a peripheral-switch lower electrode, and when a force applied to a peripheral switch is transmitted to the pressure sensitive conductive member through an upper electrode base material and the upper electrode, a current flows, so that the upper electrode and the lower electrode are electrically connected.

Abstract: A capacitive touch sensor includes horizontal lines vertical lines. Switching circuitry is coupled to the horizontal and vertical lines of the capacitive touch sensor. The switching circuitry is operable in a first mode to configure the horizontal lines as receive lines and the vertical lines as transmit lines for making a cross-capacitance measurement. In one implementation, the switching circuit is further operable in a second mode to configure the horizontal lines as transmit lines and the vertical lines as receive lines for making an additional cross-capacitance measurement. In another implementation, the switching circuit is further operable in a second mode to configure the vertical lines for making a self capacitance measurement. The various capacitance measurements from the first and second modes are algorithmically combined to obtain a total capacitance measurement having a reduced noise component.

Abstract: Disclosed is a user interface that responds to differences in pressure detected by a touch-sensitive screen. The user selects one type of user-interface action by “lightly” touching the screen and selects another type of action by exerting more pressure. Embodiments can respond to single touches, to gestural touches that extend across the face of the touch-sensitive screen, and to touches in which the user-exerted pressure varies during the course of the touch. Some embodiments respond to how quickly the user changes the amount of pressure applied. In some embodiments, the location and pressure of the user's input are compared against a stored gesture profile. Action is taken only if the input matches “closely enough” to the stored gesture profile. In some embodiments, a notification is sent to the user when the pressure exceeds a threshold between a light and a heavy press.

Abstract: There are a touch input sensing device and a touch input sensing method. The touch input sensing device includes: a plurality of sensing electrodes; and a controller obtaining sensing signals generated from the plurality of sensing electrodes through a plurality of sensing channels electrically connected to the plurality of sensing electrodes, wherein the controller calculates a difference value between the sensing signals obtained from the plurality of sensing channels connected to the mutually adjacent sensing electrodes among the plurality of sensing electrodes to determine a touch input. A weighting value is assigned to a difference value between sensing signals obtained from mutually adjacent sensing electrodes, based on which the coordinates, or the like, of a touch input are determined, thus significantly reducing the influence of noise and accurately determining a touch input.

Abstract: A resistive overlay-type touch sensor for a touch screen panel and a method for fabricating the same are provided, in which a plurality of first substrates are extended in parallel along a first direction, a plurality of second substrates are extended in parallel along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a plurality of transparent electrodes are formed on the first and second substrates. The second substrates intersect with the first substrates, each second substrate facing alternately one and the other surfaces of the first substrates along the second direction, and each of the transparent electrodes on the first substrates faces one of the transparent electrodes on the second substrates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for identifying a double-clicking instruction, a single clicking instruction and a dragging instruction in a touch panel. The method adds a determination step based on the distance between the touch panel and the object, such as finger to serve as a condition. The method can detect whether the finger is being close to the touch panel so that the pre-determination can be performed. The finger movement speed is used for further determination. If the finger movement speed is too slow, the operation would be served as failed operation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a functional laminated sheet having flexibility, high body and good die cutting workability. The functional laminated sheet comprises a laminated sheet composed of at least two plastic films bound to each other through an adhesive layer and a functional layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of at least one of the plastic films, wherein the adhesive layer has a Martens hardness of 260 N/mm2 or less. The functional layer is, for example, a layer having an electromagnetic wave shielding function, a heat ray reflection function, a gas barrier function or a planar heat generation function, and can be arranged in the inside of the laminated sheet. Alternatively, the functional layer is a layer having a light reflection function, a light permeation control function or an antifogging function, and can be arranged on the outermost surface of the laminated sheet.

Abstract: A tactile-stimulus generation apparatus is enabled to apply an electric stimulus to a fingertip of a user, and a tactile-stimulus generation sheet configured by arranging a tactile-sensation generation electrode group on an insulating layer is installed on a front surface of a capacitive type coordinate input device. The tactile-sensation generation electrode group is distributed at positions where tactile-sensation generation electrodes overlap first or second electrodes of the coordinate input device as seen in plan view. If the fingertip is in proximity with the insulating layer, the fingertip is capacitively coupled to positive and negative electrodes of the tactile sensation generation electrode group to which a differential voltage is applied, and thus, a portion of a current directing from the positive electrode to the negative electrode passes through the fingertip, so that an electric stimulus is applied to the user due to the current.

Abstract: An operating method of a touch controller includes receiving a plurality of currents through a plurality of channels, respectively, sensing a first current among the plurality of currents and extracting the sensed first current as a first control current and converting a charge corresponding to a difference between the first control current and a second current among the plurality of currents into an output voltage.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a sensor circuit capable of processing a second input signal received via a sensing line by using a demodulation path for performing a demodulation operation or processing the second input signal by using a non-demodulation path that does not perform the demodulation operation, according to a level of a first input signal, for example, a noise signal, received via the sensing line.

Abstract: A touch panel comprises a substrate and a transparent conductive layer including a plurality of groups of first conductive patterns, second conductive patterns, and third conductive patterns, and a plurality of first wires, second wires, and third wires. Each group of first conductive patterns is arranged along a first direction. Each group of second conductive patterns is arranged along a second direction and located at a first side of the second direction. Each group of third conductive patterns is arranged along the second direction and located at a second side of the second direction. Each group of first conductive patterns, each group of second conductive patterns, and each group of third conductive patterns are electrically insulated to each other. Each second conductive pattern among each group of second conductive patterns has different areas, and each third conductive pattern among each group of third conductive patterns has different areas.

Abstract: An optical touch display panel and a touch sensing method thereof are provided. The optical touch display panel includes a scan line, a readout line, and a photosensing unit. The photosensing unit is activated in response to a scan signal received by the scan line, and reacts a photosensing current on the readout line according to the scan signal and a reference level.

Abstract: To produce an ultrathin and easily assembled optical pointing device by reducing the number of components, an optical pointing device (10) of the present invention includes: a light source (2) for emitting light to an object (1); a light guide (6) for propagating therethrough light scattered by the object (1), the light guide including an image forming section (4) for forming an image with use of the light scattered by the object (1); and an image capturing section (7) for capturing the image with the light that has been scattered by the object (1) and that has exited the light guide (6). The light guide (6) guides a light beam (L) from the object via no air through an optical path extending from (i) a position where the light beam (L) enters the light guide to (ii) a position where the light beam exits the light guide (6).

Abstract: In one embodiment, a light-sensing apparatus includes a light-sensing pixel array that has a plurality of light-sensing pixels arranged in rows and columns; and a gate driver configured to provide the light-sensing pixels with a gate voltage and a reset signal that have inverted phases. Each of the light-sensing pixels includes a light sensor transistor configured to sense light and a switch transistor configured to output a light-sensing signal from the light-sensor transistor. The gate driver includes a plurality of gate lines connected to gates of the switch transistors, a plurality of reset lines connected to gates of the light sensor transistors, and a plurality of phase inverters each connected between a corresponding reset line and a gate line. Thus, when a gate voltage is applied to one of the plurality of gate lines, a reset signal with an inversed phase to the gate voltage may be applied to a corresponding reset line.

Abstract: A projector device includes a projection unit configured to project a projection image on a projection surface; an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of an imaging region including the projection surface by imaging elements; a distance acquiring unit configured to acquire distance information indicating a distance between the image capturing unit and an object present in the imaging region based on images output from the imaging elements; an input unit detecting unit configured to detect, based on the distance information, the object as an input unit performing an input operation with respect to the projection image when the object is present in a region of a predetermined distance from the projection surface; and an analyzing unit configured to analyze the input operation with respect to the projection image based on at least one of a position and a movement of the input unit on the projection image.

Abstract: An optical touch system includes an image sensor for detecting at least one object and a processor coupled to the image sensor. The processor is configured to determine the number of pixel clusters created by the at least one object on an image generated from the image sensor and to generate gesture information when the number of pixel clusters is greater than a predetermined pixel cluster number.

Abstract: Provided is a display device that has a photodetection element in a pixel, and has an input function that is not dependent on the light environment. The display device includes a photosensor in a pixel region. The photosensor includes a first sensor pixel circuit that outputs a sensor signal that corresponds to charge accumulated in an accumulation period when a light source for the sensor is lit, and a second sensor pixel circuit that outputs a sensor signal that corresponds to charge accumulated in an accumulation period when the light source is extinguished.

Abstract: An electronic device display may have an array of display pixels. Each pixel may receive display data on a data line and may have a thin-film transistor that is controlled by a gate line signal on a gate line. The transistors may be controlled to apply electric fields across liquid crystal material. A common electrode may be used to distribute common electrode signals to the display pixels. The display may have a segmented common electrode with isolated regions that serve as respective touch sensor electrodes. A display may include a display driver integrated circuit that is adjusted to produce clock signals with desired rise and fall times. Gate driver circuitry such as thin-film transistor circuitry may include pass transistors controlled by latches. The pass transistors may be used in providing the clock signals with the adjusted rise and fall times to the gate lines to serve as gate line signals.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display (LCD) Panel, a LCD device, and a gate driving method of LCD panel. The LCD device comprises a LCD panel; the LCD panel comprises multiple gate lines, and a gate drive circuit connected with the gate lines; the gate drive circuit comprises multiple shift register units which are used for shifting signals to sequentially drive all the gate lines; each shift register unit comprises a GOUT(n?1) interface and a GOUT(n) interface which are connected with adjacent two gate lines; the GOUT(n) output by the GOUT(n) interface exceeds the GOUT(n?1) output by the GOUT(n?1) interface at one scanning interval. In the present invention, because each shift register unit can scan two gate lines, the RC distortion of the input clock signals is reduced; the signal delay effect is greatly reduced; and the reliability and stability of circuits are increased.

Abstract: A display device includes lead lines that extend from a display area, and electrically connect video signal lines or scanning signal lines within a display area, and a driver circuit or a terminal portion that receives an output from the driver circuit; an insulating film that is formed in an upper layer of the lead lines and covers the lead lines; and a conductive film that is formed in an upper layer of the insulating film. The lead lines include a plurality of first lead lines that start from the driver circuit or the terminal portion, and arrive at the scanning signal lines or the video signal lines, and a plurality of second lead lines that are smaller in wiring resistance than the first lead lines. At least the first lead lines overlap with the conductive film through the insulating film.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display device that can compensate for variations of light-detecting element while securing a wide dynamic range of light sensors. This is a display device equipped with light sensors having operation modes for one frame period, which are: a sensor driving mode for obtaining sensor signals, a first correction data acquisition mode for obtaining a first correction data, and a second correction data acquisition mode for obtaining a second correction data. This display device further includes a memory that stores light sensor signal levels obtained, under a controlled ambient environmental condition, by driving the light sensors in the above-mentioned three modes as offset elimination data. A signal-processing circuit uses the first correction data and the second correction data, and the light sensor signal level corrected with the offset elimination data to correct the light sensor signal obtained in the sensor driving mode.

Abstract: A projection device and to a method for operating the device. The projection device includes a projector, a projection surface, and a data processing system, wherein information about the image on the projection surface is transferred to the data processing system and wherein the data processing system controls the projector. The projection surface is designed as a planar optical waveguide, in which photoluminescent particles are integrated and on which a plurality of photoelectric sensors are attached, which are able to couple light out of the waveguide mode and to thereby generate an electrical signal, the strength of which depends on the intensity of the light coupled out at the photodetector.

Abstract: A pixel structure including a first switch device, an amplifying device, a first display unit, a second switch device, and a second display unit is provided. The first switch device is coupled to a scan line, a data line, and the amplifying device. The amplifying device is coupled to a bias voltage. The first display unit is coupled to the amplifying device and a switching voltage. The second switch device is coupled to the first display unit, the first switch device, and the second display unit. The second display unit is coupled to a common voltage. A hybrid display apparatus and a driving method are also provided.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal modulation element including first and second electrode, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, a first alignment film disposed between the first electrode and the liquid crystal layer, and a second alignment film disposed between the second electrode and the liquid crystal layer. The apparatus further includes a controller that respectively provides first and second electric potentials to the first and second electrodes such that a sign of an electric field generated in the liquid crystal layer is cyclically inverted in a modulation operation state. The controller respectively provides third and fourth electric potentials to the first and second electrodes such that the sign of the electric field is fixed in a state other than the modulation operation state. The apparatus can avoid an influence by cumulated charged particles without adding a new member.

Abstract: An in-plane switch (IPS) pixel unit comprises: a plurality of pixel electrodes, signal lines, voltage switch modules and control switches. The pixel electrodes are divided into at least two pixel electrode regions respectively connected to the signal lines via one voltage switch module; the control switches controls connection with the voltage switch modules respectively; and the signal lines supply voltage signals to the pixel electrodes through the control of the control switches over the voltage switch modules. With the IPS pixel unit, when the display switches from a three-dimensional (3D) displaying mode to a two-dimensional (2D) displaying mode, the aperture ratio of the display remains unchanged, and the display will have a high brightness level and low power consumption; and a situation where the number of available pixels in is decreased to cause a lower resolution and more significant black lines is avoided, the resolution of the display is increased.