Abstract: A computerized method, system for, and computer-readable medium operable to: determine a set of coordinates corresponding to a user's gaze; determine a user interface (UI) element corresponding to the set of coordinates; return that UI element as being detected and again repeating the determination of the set of coordinates corresponding to the user's gaze; determine if the UI element being returned is the same for a predetermined threshold of time according to a started timer; if the UI element is not the same, reset the started timer and again repeating the determination of the set of coordinates corresponding to the user's gaze; and if the UI element is the same, making the UI element active without requiring any additional action from the user and currently selecting the UI element to receive input.

Abstract: A flexible display apparatus is provided. The flexible display apparatus includes a sensor configured to sense bending of the flexible display apparatus, a feedback provider configured to provide feedback according to the sensed bending, and a controller configured to control the feedback provider to provide the feedback when a degree of the sensed bending exceeds a threshold value.

Abstract: A flexible display apparatus is provided. The flexible display apparatus includes a display configured to display content on a screen, a sensor configured to detect bending of the display from a first form to a second form, and a controller configured to reconstruct the content based on the bending and to display the reconstructed content in a first screen generated in one region of the display when it is determined that the display is restored to the first form.

Abstract: The embodiments described herein relates to systems, methods and apparatuses for facilitating gesture-based control of an electronic device for displaying medical information. According to some aspects, there is provided a gesture recognition apparatus comprising at least one processor configured receive image data and depth data from at least one camera; extract at least one gesture from the image data and the depth data that is indicative of an activity of an operator within a volume of recognition, the volume of recognition being indicative of a sterile space proximate to the operator; generate at least one command that is compatible with the at least one electronic device based on the extracted at least one gesture; and provide the at least one compatible command to at least one electronic device as an input command.

Abstract: An embodiment of a method for contactlessly controlling an electronic apparatus, performed by a processor of the electronic apparatus. A camera module of the electronic apparatus is turned on to capture a series of images upon detecting that an object is in close proximity to the electronic apparatus. A contactless control procedure is performed while the camera module thereof is in use. The control operation comprises determining a control operation according to the captured images; performing the control operation to an electronic device of the electronic apparatus upon obtaining an instruction based on analyzing the captured images; and turning off the camera module responsive to not obtaining an instruction within a predetermined time period.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining input modes for an input device may be based upon input mode data transmitted from a controlled device. The input mode data may be associated with a first visual content displayed by the controlled device and may provide an appropriate input mode with which the user can interact with the input device. Based upon a user's interaction with the input device and the associated input mode, a second visual content may be displayed by controlled device and a second input mode data can be transmitted to input device. The second input mode data may provide a second, different input mode based upon the second visual content with which the user can interact with the input device.

Abstract: An electronic device having an input control application is disclosed. The input control application is used for enabling the electronic device to execute the following actions: obtaining a member group comprising members lined up orderly and a member as a selection member; pressing a key to generate a first signal for excluding members after the selection member, then determining if only one member left in the member group, if “No”, determining the member of the member group in the middle as the new selection member, if “Yes”, executing the input operation; pressing another key to generate a second signal for excluding the members before the current selection member, then determining if only one last member in the current member group, if No”, determining the member of the member group in the middle as the new selection member, if “Yes”, executing the input operation.

Abstract: An external support system and method for a mobile device are disclosed. The external support system can include, but is not limited to, processing support for computational intensive tasks such as graphics processing, additional memory for data storage and communications support (e.g., 4G LTE) to augment the mobile device capabilities.

Abstract: An optical touch control apparatus, for detecting displacement between an object and the optical touch control apparatus. The optical touch control apparatus comprises: an object detecting apparatus, for detecting the object to generate an object image, having a first detecting area in a first mode and having a second detecting area in a second mode, wherein the first detecting area is larger than the second detecting area; an image sensor, for capturing at least one frame of the object image; and a control unit, for adjusting an image capturing area of the image sensor, according which one of the first detecting area and the second detecting area the object detecting apparatus utilizes.

Abstract: Architecture for managing clutch height in an optical navigational device such as a computer mouse. In one embodiment for a mouse, a feature can be molded into the bottom case that limits the clutch height by occluding the reflected light to the image sensor when the device is lifted from the tracking surface. Tracking is disabled when the clutch height threshold is exceeded, and re-enabled when the device is brought under the distance clutch height threshold. The device includes firmware controlled algorithm adjustments to one or more correlation parameters. User interfaces may also be employed to implement various aspects of the embodiments discussed herein.

Abstract: In a method of displaying a touch keyboard on a touch screen of an electronic device, one or more control instructions for displaying different keyboard layouts of the touch keyboard on the touch screen are determined. The method determines a keyboard layout of the touch keyboard corresponding to each of the control instructions. When a control instruction is touched on the touch screen, the touch screen displays a keyboard layout of the touch keyboard according to the obtained control instruction.

Abstract: A computing device is described that is configured to incorporate a user-controlled keypad user interface that facilitates user-controlled focused advertising within a portion of the keypad. The device includes a keypad user interface comprising at least four sets of keys. Each of four sets of keys is separate and distinct from the each of the other sets of keys and includes: a first set of keypad-state determination keys, a second set of keypad-state determination keys, a set of keypad external action directive keys, and a set of advertising keys. Data structures store values and data for the keypad, and a combined selection from the first set of keypad-state determination keys and the second set of keypad-state determination keys determines values of both the keypad action keys and the advertising keys by setting index values for retrieving the values and data for the sets of keys from the keypad data structures.

Abstract: A method for processing data entered using a keyboard and a keyboard capable of implementing the method is described. In one embodiment, the keyboard includes keys associated with at least one input data value and at least one multi-value key associated with at least two input data values. Each key includes a unit and each multi-value key includes a plurality of units and each input data value corresponds to at least one unit. The keyboard also includes an eye-tracking system that determines an area where a user is gazing by monitoring eye movements of the user, and an input value selection module coupled to units and to the eye-tracking system. The input value selection module determines probabilistically which input data value was entered based on a value received from at least one unit and on the area where the user is gazing.

Abstract: A touchscreen-controller and data-entry ensemble are attached conterminously or proximately to a touchscreen device. A touchscreen-controller attachment device has one or more input ends and one or more output ends. The input and output ends may be opposite ends of unitary elements and/or may be remote from one another and connected by wire or wirelessly. Each input end of a unitary conductive element is connected to a respective output end and the plurality of output ends, residing in an attachment base, are in a position of contact with or in close proximity to the soft buttons, keys or controller(s) of a touchscreen. The output ends thus activate the touchscreen when the input ends are manipulated. A base maintains the input and/or output ends in fixed position during use. Input and output elements can be spring-mounted. New controllers offer the user haptic ability.

Abstract: Disclosed is a case for an electronic device such as a wireless phone, tablet computer, media player electronic book reader or the like. The case can include a body portion configured to receive the electronic device and provide a removable cover for the electronic device. The case can also include at least one touch sensitive input device disposed on an exterior surface of the body portion.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to systems and methods for touch-based two-stage text input. An electronic device (102), such as a wearable wireless device, can be configured with a two-stage input interface (116) on a display (104). A first stage can include a seek area (120), which displays a subset of letters or other symbols to represent the full range of symbolic elements that are available, in a compressed form. The user can identify an intended target range (128) by touching an area at or around the letter or other symbol of interest. That input triggers the display of a second stage of the interface in a separate selection area (122), in which all letters or other symbols in the target range are expanded and displayed. The user can then touch and lift off the letter or other symbol they wish to choose, for example, to insert in a message or application.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a sense unit operable to sense a plurality of first signals transmitted on one or more vertical lines and one or more horizontal lines of a touch sensor, the one or more vertical lines and the one or more horizontal lines operable to drive the plurality of first signals. The apparatus also includes a drive unit operable to transmit, in response to the sense unit sensing at least one of the plurality of first signals, a second signal to the one or more vertical lines and the one or more horizontal lines, the second signal changing an effective charge of the one or more vertical lines and the one or more horizontal lines.

Abstract: An electronic device, computer-readable medium and method provide for line smudging in electronic drawing. The electronic device has a touch sensitive display screen that is responsive to user touch and stylus input. A graphics module is operable to render a line on the touch sensitive display screen in response to motion of the stylus. If a trajectory of the touch input intersects with the line within a set time period after the line is rendered, the line is replaced by a representation of a smudged line. The electronic device may be controllable by instructions stored on a computer-readable medium.

Abstract: A method for determining touch input data complexity and negotiating the processing of touch inputs from a touchscreen controller to a host processor. As touch input data is received from a touchscreen, the data may be evaluated by the touchscreen controller to determine the data's complexity. When the touchscreen controller determines the received touch input data is too complex for touchscreen controller processing, the host processor may be requested to process the data. The touchscreen controller may resume processing touch input data based on low complexity or host processor availability. Complexity may be determined based on evaluations of the number and frequency of touch inputs. Additionally, the touch input data may be evaluated to determine whether it represents multi-touch input. In an aspect, the touchscreen controller may disregard received touch input data determined to be noise.

Abstract: An interface system that allows for tactile manipulation of a touch screen for people with disabilities and which provides appropriate tactile marking for the action they wish to carry out and that may afford a sensation that a button is being pressed to a user, is provided. The system includes a touch screen and a tactile button assembly that extends over at least a portion of the touch screen. The tactile button assembly includes tactile buttons with tactile indicia that can be felt by a user. The tactile buttons are arranged with respect to the touch screen so that when a tactile button is pressed by a user, a contact end of the tactile button contacts a button on the touch screen to perform a predetermined task associated with pressing such button on the touch screen.

Abstract: A touch detection structure and a touch display device using same are disclosed. The touch detection structure includes a frame, a plurality of transmitters, and a plurality of receivers. A printed circuit layer is directly formed on one surface of the frame by way of mechanical processing to electrically connect to the transmitters and the receivers. With the printed circuit layer being directly formed on the frame of the touch detection structure, the touch display device using such touch detection structure can save the costs for using and manufacturing circuit boards and has reduced overall thickness to enable convenient assembling thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a display device and a method for controlling the same. Herein, the method for controlling the display device includes the steps of displaying a first object and a second object, wherein the first object is displayed so that at least a portion can overlay a first region of the second object, determining a first pressure condition being required for controlling the first object within the first region of the second object, detecting a first touch input touching a region in which the first object is displayed, detecting a second touch input controlling the first object, controlling the first object corresponding to the second touch input, when a pressure level of the first touch input satisfies the first pressure condition, and allowing the second touch input to bypass the first object, when the pressure level does not satisfy the first pressure condition.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch panel, including: a substrate; a black matrix formed on the substrate and defining a pixel area; a first electrode formed on the black matrix; a color filter layer formed in the pixel area on the substrate; and a second electrode formed on the color filter layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch panel, including: a transparent substrate; an electrode formed in a mesh pattern on the transparent substrate; and a wiring formed in a wavy pattern on the transparent substrate and connected to the electrode, the wiring having curve shape of first peaks and second peaks alternately continuing along a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A display device including a touch screen and method of driving the same are provided. In a method of driving display device including a touch screen, the display device including a panel including a plurality of gate lines, and a plurality of electrodes respectively corresponding to the plurality of gate lines, the method includes: applying, by a display driving unit, a gate signal to a subset of the plurality of gate lines, applying, by a touch sensing unit: a common voltage to a first subset of the plurality of electrodes corresponding to the subset of the plurality of gate lines, and the touch scan signal to a second subset of the plurality of electrodes, other than the first subset of the plurality of electrodes.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing a user interface on a flexible display integrated on and/or into clothing. All or a portion of an article of clothing can function as a flexible display, enabling a user interface to be provided to a wearer of the article of clothing in a customized manner. The customized manner can be based on the type of information provided in the user interface and/or a triggering event invoking the user interface.

Abstract: A method for sampling coordinates of a touched point on a touch panel, includes the steps of: (a1)) detecting a touched point at a low detection frequency to obtain two touch coordinates sequentially in time series; (a2) calculating a distance between the two touch coordinates; (a3) determining whether the distance between the two touch coordinates is greater than a first threshold distance; (a4) detecting a touched point at a high detection frequency to obtain a subsequent touch coordinate in time series; (a5) calculating a distance between two touch coordinates sequentially in time series at the high detection frequency; (a6) determining whether the distance obtained in the step (a5) is less than a second threshold distance; and (a7) detecting a touched point on the touch panel at the low detection frequency when the distance is less than the second threshold distance in the step (a6).

Abstract: An electronic device capable of being controlled by a remote device can present a display of relevant buttons. Each button on the remote device has at least one characteristic of appearance, and at least one function. The electronic device includes a displaying unit, a storing unit and a controlling unit. The storing unit stores at least one characteristic of appearance (first feature) and at least one button function (second feature). A controlling unit obtains the first and second features, and controls the displaying unit to display the first and second features together as a generated icon corresponding to the one of the buttons on the remote device. A method for displaying such icons is also provided.

Abstract: A touch sensing unit includes a detection electrode, a switch and a boosting and discharging unit. The detection electrode detects the touch from an external object. The switch is connected to the detection electrode for generating a touch voltage. The boosting and discharging unit is connected to the detection electrode and the switch for discharging the detection electrode or boosting the voltage of the detection electrode.

Abstract: A method, system and computer-readable medium for providing feedback effects for an image. The method includes identifying one or more features in an area of the image. The method also includes mapping the one or more identified features to at least one of multiple modalities of feedback effects. Additionally, the method includes generating parameters for feedback effect output and storing the generated parameters in association with the image such that, in response to coordinates of an input of a user corresponding to the area of the image, a user interface associated with the image is configured to provide at least one of the multiple modalities of feedback effects to the user. The multiple modalities of feedback effects include one or more visual feedback effects, one or more haptic feedback effects and one or more audio feedback effects.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for changing an object according to a bending state. The method includes analyzing coordinates of touch areas to set an arbitrary area; checking that at least one object is included in the set area; and controlling a layout of the at least one object included in the set area according to a bending state.

Abstract: An information device includes a touch-sensitive panel that is used for display and operation; an operation check portion configured to check whether operation performed on the information device is first operation that is predefined operation or second operation other than the first operation; and a luminance setting portion configured to, when a luminance set value of the touch-sensitive panel is set at a low luminance value that is set for a case of power saving, and when the operation check portion checks that the operation performed on the information device is the first operation, remain the luminance set value unchanged, and, when the luminance set value is set at the low luminance value, and when the operation check portion checks that the operation performed on the information device is the second operation, set, as the luminance set value, a high luminance value greater than the low luminance value.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for preventing an accidental touch operation. The method includes determining, when detecting a touch point in a display area on a touch screen, whether the touch point is within an invalid touch area based on the detected touch point in the display area; and making a response to the touch point only if it is determined that the touch point is not within the invalid touch area. If it is determined that the touch point is within the invalid touch area, no response to the touch point is made.

Abstract: Techniques for identifying and discriminating between different types of contacts to a multi-touch touch-screen device are described. Illustrative contact types include fingertips, thumbs, palms and cheeks. By way of example, thumb contacts may be distinguished from fingertip contacts using a patch eccentricity parameter. In addition, by non-linearly deemphasizing pixels in a touch-surface image, a reliable means of distinguishing between large objects (e.g., palms) from smaller objects (e.g., fingertips, thumbs and a stylus) is described.

Abstract: An electronic device is described herein. The device can include a frame that has a perimeter and can include a display module that may be configured to display images. The device may also have a sensor that may be configured to detect touches from one or more objects in relation to the images displayed by the display module. In addition, the device can have a cover that may sit over the sensor and the display module and can be in contact with at least a portion of the frame. In one arrangement, the perimeter of the frame can be configured to force at least a portion of the cover into a convex position with respect to the display module.

Abstract: A touch controller with improved diagnostics calibration and communication support includes a data capture register configured to sample data from one or a plurality of touch panel sense channels at an output of an analog to digital (A/D) converter. The sampled data is bit packed, and a demodulation waveform is captured, correlated with the sampled data. The contents of the data capture register, including the sampled data and the demodulation waveform, are transferred to a memory configured to create one or more records from the transferred contents. A processor can be used to extract the one or more records captured in the memory to display to a user for diagnostics or calibration.

Abstract: Methods and mobile terminal devices for image operation are disclosed. In an exemplary method, an image viewing request from a user can be obtained. The image viewing request can include image identification. The mobile terminal can switch to an image mode from a current interface to display an image corresponding to the image identification on a main interface of the image mode. The mobile terminal can obtain a first operation request from the user and enter a first operation interface under the image mode to perform a first operation on the image and to generate a first operation image. The mobile terminal can obtain a second operation request from the user and enter a second operation interface to perform a second operation on the first operation image.

Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to touch screen selection. A device displays a plurality of touch elements on a touch-enabled display. The device receives a touch input via the touch-enabled display. Further, the device determines an ambiguity based on the touch selection input. The device magnifies an area associated with the touch selection input based on the ambiguity determination. Moreover, the area includes a set of the touch elements associated with the ambiguity termination. The device receives another touch input at the area via the touch-enabled display. Then, the device determines one of the touch dements based on the other touch input.

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display having substrate layers such as a glass color filter layer substrate and a glass thin-film-transistor layer substrate. Display layers such as first and second layers of polymer, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the layers of polymer, color filter elements, and thin-film-transistor circuitry may be formed between the color filter layer substrate and the thin-film-transistor layer substrate. Flexible inactive portions of the display layers may protrude outward from between the color filter layer substrate and the thin-film-transistor substrate. Touch sensor circuitry may be formed from a flexible polymer substrate. The touch sensor circuitry may include conductive touch sensor lines and capacitive electrodes. Each conductive line may be coupled to only a single end of a respective one of the capacitive electrodes.

Abstract: A touch controller processes a captured data frame and detects the presence of touch points in the data frame. The data frame includes a plurality of digital capacitance values organized as groups of sense line data and the touch controller determines for each digital capacitance value in a group of sense line data the difference between the digital capacitance value and an associated no-touch threshold to generate a baseline delta value for each digital capacitance value in the group. The touch controller selects the minimum baseline delta and adjusts each digital capacitance value in the group by the minimum baseline delta to generate adjusted sense line data. The touch control generates adjusted sense line data for each group of sense line data in the data frame and thereafter processes the groups of adjusted sense line data to detect the presence of touch points in the data frame.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a touch controller includes a touch frame processing component adapted to receive sensor signals containing information about a touch point on a touch screen. The touch frame processing component processes the sensor signals to generate touch information associated with each touch point. A touch coordinate processing component is coupled to receive touch information from the touch frame processing component and includes virtual area parameters that define a plurality of virtual areas on the touch screen. The touch coordinate processing component is operable to identify which one of the plurality of virtual areas contains the current touch point and to report or filter the current touch point as a function of the identified virtual area.

Abstract: A display device includes a display having an array of pixels, the pixels separated by inter-pixel gaps in at least one dimension and an electrode having a length and width located over the display and extending across at least a portion of the array of pixels, the electrode including a plurality of electrically connected micro-wires formed in a micro-pattern. The micro-pattern includes gap micro-wires located between the pixels in the inter-pixel gaps and substantially extending continuously along the electrode length.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display having an array of pixels formed in rows and columns, the pixels in a row separated by column inter-pixel gaps and the pixels in a column separated by row inter-pixel gaps. A touch screen includes a dielectric layer located over the display with row electrodes and column electrodes formed on opposite sides of the dielectric layer. The row electrodes include a plurality of electrically connected row micro-wires formed in a row micro-pattern over the array of pixels, the row micro-wires located between the pixels in the row inter-pixel gaps and substantially extending continuously along the row electrode length. The column electrodes include a plurality of electrically connected column micro-wires formed in a column micro-pattern over the array of pixels, the column micro-wires located between the pixels in the column inter-pixel gaps and substantially extending continuously along the column electrode length.

Abstract: An apparatus including a plurality of adjacent repeated base units, each base unit formed from an active electrode of first, second and third touch sensor arrays, the first, second and third touch sensor arrays each including a plurality of active electrodes connected to a respective common terminal of the touch sensor array, wherein each base unit includes an active electrode of the second touch sensor array interlaced between an active electrode of the first touch sensor array and an active electrode of the third touch sensor array such that a swipe touch gesture applied to two or more adjacent active electrodes of the apparatus generates signalling at the respective common terminals of the corresponding touch sensor arrays which allows the direction of the swipe touch gesture to be determined.

Abstract: A touch panel and a method of manufacturing same are disclosed. The touch panel includes a backlight module, an LCD display unit disposed in a receiving space enclosed in a raised wall portion of the backlight module, a capacitive sensing layer arranged on one side of a first glass substrate of the LCD display unit, and a transparent substrate bonded by an adhesive layer to one side of the LCD display unit opposite to the backlight module. Any extra amount of the adhesive layer flowing out from between the LCD display unit and the transparent substrate forms an overflowed adhesive portion, which is also located in the receiving space and shielded by the raised wall portion of the backlight module. Therefore, the step of removing the overflowed adhesive portion can be saved to reduce the labor and time cost for assembling the touch panel.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention generally provide an input device with display screens that periodically update (refresh) the screen by selectively driving electrodes corresponding to pixels in a display line. In addition to updating the display, the input device may perform capacitive sensing using the display screen as a touch area. To do this, the input device uses common electrodes for both updating the display and performing capacitive sensing, and interleaves periods of capacitive sensing between periods of updating the display lines (and pixels) based on a display frame. To avoid noise and mitigate interference during capacitive sensing, the input device may change the capacitive frame rate relative to the display frame rate based on measurements of interference. The changed capacitive frame rate may result in re-timed periods of capacitive sensing based on each display frame.

Abstract: A display device including a touch screen and method of driving the same are provided. In a method of driving display device including a touch screen, the display device including a panel including a plurality of gate lines, and a plurality of electrodes respectively corresponding to the plurality of gate lines, the method includes: applying, by a touch sensing unit, a touch scan signal to a display driving unit, applying, by the display driving unit: a gate signal to a subset of the plurality of gate lines, a common voltage to a first subset of the plurality of electrodes, corresponding to the subset of the plurality of gate lines, and a touch scan signal to a second subset of the plurality of electrodes, other than the first subset of the plurality of electrodes.

Abstract: A method and system for driving capacitive pixels in a touch sensor device using a multi-level drive scheme. The drive scheme includes driving a transmitter electrode with a boosted voltage for a first period, and driving the transmitter electrode with a second voltage for a second period. The multi-level transmitter signal is determined based on different settling responses associated with the capacitive pixels of the touch sensor device.

Abstract: A capacitive touch control system includes a sensing matrix, a comparator and a control unit. The control unit is configured to couple the sensing matrix to at least one of two input terminals of the comparator, to provide at least one variable voltage to at least one of the two input terminals of the comparator and to adjust the at least one variable voltage according to a comparison result of the comparator so as to balance the two input terminals of the comparator to accordingly identify a touch event and a contact extent.

Abstract: A touch panel system includes a touch panel and a processor. The touch panel includes at least one single-layer touch unit row. The processor is installed in a first axis of the at least one single-layer touch unit row for receiving and processing signals generating by the at least one single-layer touch unit row, and executing a corresponding operation accordingly. First wires coupled to a first single-layer touch unit row of the at least one single-layer touch unit row are extended to the processor along the first axis.