Abstract: A smartphone includes a base, a cover, and a joystick assembly. The base includes a bottom wall. The cover defines a through hole. The joystick assembly includes a fastening member, a receiving member mounted to the bottom wall, and a stick. The fastening member is slidably mounted to the cover. A bottom end of the stick is rotatably received in the receiving member. A top end of the stick extends out of the cover through the through hole and is capable of being moved. The fastening slides to latch with the stick, thereby fastening the stick.

Abstract: A keyboard device with switchable connection path includes a keyboard, a device controller, a first switch, a second switch and a wireless communication module. The device controller is electrically connected to the keyboard. A wireless communication module is electrically connected to the device controller. The first switch is electrically connected to a system controller and the device controller. The second switch is electrically connected to the keyboard and the wireless communication module. The method of switching connection paths of the keyboard includes: connecting a system controller to a keyboard and a wireless communication module; disconnecting the system controller from the keyboard and the wireless communication module; and connecting the keyboard to the wireless communication module. This disclosure allows one keyboard to be shared between a system device and an external mobile device.

Abstract: An adjustable ergonomic keyboard includes keyboard segments coupled by a joint allowing the keyboard segments to pivot relative to one another. A retainer secures a corresponding keyboard segment with respect to a base support and allows the corresponding retained keyboard segment to rotate thereabout and to travel laterally with respect to the base support. The base support may be part of a portable laptop chassis or body or may be a stand alone base for use of the keyboard as a peripheral data input device.

Abstract: A portable terminal device has enclosures with a movable portion, a display section that displays visible information showing an operation target area, and a touch sensor that detects a position on a display screen of the display section touched by a user's finger, or the like. A shape detection section detects a change in the shape of the enclosure; an input operation management section manages a position detected by the touch sensor and an operation target area of each of pieces of visible information displayed on the display section in an associated manner; and a display control section automatically makes a change to at least display positions of the respective pieces of visible information about the operation target displayed on the display section in accordance with a change in shape of the enclosure detected by the shape detection section.

Abstract: A method for displaying screen data according to determination of a view mode in a portable terminal, and an apparatus thereof, are provided. The method includes detecting an orientation change event of the portable terminal in a displayed state of the screen data, turning-on a camera module when the orientation change event is detected, determining an orientation of eyes of a user through face detection from an image captured by the camera module, determining a view mode of the portable terminal according to an orientation of the portable terminal and the orientation of the eyes of the user, and displaying screen data according to the determined view mode.

Abstract: There is provided a haptic feedback actuator module including: a base member including an insertion groove formed in an edge thereof and communications grooves formed at both ends of the insertion groove; a piezoelectric element inserted into the insertion groove; an impact transferring member installed in the communications groove and contacting a display panel or spaced apart from the display panel during deformation of the piezoelectric element; and a connecting member having one end connected to the piezoelectric element and the other end connected to the impact transferring member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device including a touch sensor and a driving method thereof. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of data lines which extends in a first direction, a plurality of sensing output lines which extends in a second direction which is not parallel to the first direction and transmits a sensing output signal, a pixel electrode which is connected with the data line through a switching element, a touch sensor which is connected to the data line and the sensing output line and detects a touch, and a data driver which applies a displaying data voltage to the plurality of data lines during the image display period for one frame and applies a sensing input signal during a touch sensing period for one frame. The touch sensing period is included in a vertical blank period of the frame.

Abstract: Rather than crowding all functionalities into a single monolithically integrated circuit and thus causing concentration of power dissipation, there is provided a touch screen display device in which a multifunctional smart IC is separated from a simplified display driver circuit. The smart IC includes a logic unit for driving a touch screen panel and a logic unit for driving a display panel. The touch screen display device includes not only the touch screen panel, the display panel, the simplified display driver circuit and the smart IC but may further optionally include a controllable power supply that is controlled by the smart IC. The smart IC includes a first logic unit for driving the touch screen panel and a second logic unit for driving the display panel. The display driver circuit is coupled to receive pre-processed display data and a driving synchronization signal from the second logic unit of the smart IC.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a flexible touch screen including a display unit configured to display an image and a bending unit configured to sense a user bending input and a body part disposed below the flexible touch screen and including a controller configured to control a transition from a lock state to an unlock state of the flexible touch screen based on the user bending input and a memory configured to store a predefined bending action used to transition from the lock state to the unlock state of the flexible touch screen.

Abstract: Provided is a flexible display device configured to include a touch sensing function and a deformation recognizing function; and a control device configured to control the flexible display panel and including an operating command database, wherein the control device is configured to identify operating command candidates from the operating command database based on at least one of a touch input data and a deformation input data received from the flexible display panel, and to instruct the flexible display panel to display the operating command candidates on the flexible display panel.

Abstract: An in-vehicle device includes an operation screen display unit that displays a specific operation screen containing an operation key for causing the in-vehicle device to perform a specific action, an operation key moving unit that moves the operation key in a predetermined direction, a camera and a movement recognition unit that detect a movement of part of a body of a user or a movement of an operation member held by the user, and an operation selection unit that, when a movement direction of the operation key matches a direction of the detected movement of the user, selects the operation key moved by the operation key moving unit.

Abstract: A method of displaying a schedule on a wearable additional device is provided. The method includes connecting a portable electronic device which can synchronize a schedule, receiving a user input for displaying the schedule on a display screen of the wearable additional device, and displaying the schedule received from the portable electronic device on the display screen of the wearable additional device in response to the user input, wherein the schedule is displayed in a form of sector areas corresponding to a plurality of schedule items, and each of the sector areas has an area proportional to a time of a corresponding schedule item from among a total time of schedule data which can be displayed on the display screen of the wearable additional device.

Abstract: An input device, a display apparatus and a method of controlling the input device are provided. The input device includes: a communicator configured to communicate with a display apparatus; a sensor configured to sense a sound; a volume extractor configured to extract volume sections from the sound sensed by the sensor; and a controller configured to determine whether a peak level of each of the volume sections extracted by the volume extractor exceeds a threshold level, and in response to determining the peak level of a volume section among the volume sections exceeds the threshold level, control the communicator to generate an event signal for cancelling a job for a pattern image displayed on the display apparatus based on a touch input and transmit the event signal to the display apparatus.

Abstract: A touch panel apparatus including a screen including a touch panel function, a hardware key, a detection unit to detect that a foreign object is adhered to a surface of the screen, a function allocation unit to allocate a function of a button displayed on the screen for an interrupt event to the hardware key and disable the button when the detection unit detects that the foreign object is adhered to the surface of the screen, and a notification unit to notify that the function of the button is allocated to the hardware key.

Abstract: A device with a touchscreen with a light modulator is disclosed herein. The device transitions from a netbook mode to a touchscreen mode. The device comprises a main unit and a touchscreen unit with a transparent display. The touchscreen unit is preferably separated from the main unit when in a netbook mode, and the touchscreen unit communicates wirelessly with the main unit. The touchscreen unit preferably has an outer screen display surface and an inner screen display surface on each side of a light modulating unit. The main unit preferably has a main unit display.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for controlling an electronic device by a device controller includes: detecting first movement of the device controller; receiving input of a contact operation performed by a user on a screen of the device controller; and transmitting, to the electronic device to be operated by the device controller, information on an amount of second movement determined by using an amount of the first movement. The amount of the second movement differs depending on a state of contact of the contact operation on the screen during detecting the first movement of the device controller.

Abstract: A method and electronic device for controlling a state of the electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a touch panel, a front cover configured to cover the touch panel in a closed state, and expose the touch panel in an open state, and a control unit. An electronic device state is detected, including at least a sleep mode and an active mode, and a front cover state is detected, including at least the closed state and the open state. The electronic device state is maintained according to a first combination of the electronic device state and the front cover state. The electronic device state is altered according to a second combination of the electronic device state and the front cover state.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and a control method are provided. The mobile terminal includes: a body formed to wrap around at least one region of a wrist; a projection unit disposed to the side of the body and projecting image information; a display unit disposed on a front surface of the body and configured to output first screen information; and a controller configured to control the projection unit to project screen information corresponding to first screen information currently displayed on the display unit, on the basis of a pre-set type touch applied to the display unit.

Abstract: An electronic device has an input device such as a touch panel that detects touching by an object, and performs operations that depend on a pattern of a detected touch input. The electronic device has a haptic feedback generator that generates stimulation that is perceivable by an object (e.g., finger) through a portion that is touching the input device. An acceptable operation method is notified to a user by controlling the haptic feedback generator to generate stimulation corresponding to a pattern of a touch input that is acceptable by the electronic device.

Abstract: The semiconductor device includes: a display panel (e.g. a liquid crystal display panel) which has a capacitor for holding an electric charge corresponding to image data in quantity in each pixel and displays image data of each frame made up of lines; and a display-drive circuit for activating the display panel. The display-drive circuit performs a time-division action in which a one-frame period includes display-drive periods in which the display panel is activated, and blank periods in which the activation of the display panel remains stopped, which are arranged alternately. The display-drive circuit drives, for display, lines of one frame which are almost evenly distributed to display-drive periods in groups of several lines.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling vibration in a portable device are provided. The method includes detecting a user input corresponding to a gesture made on a touch screen by an input device, detecting an action attribute of the portable device corresponding to the user input, determining a first vibration to be output from the input device and a second vibration to be output from the portable device according to the action attribute, and controlling output of the first vibration from the input device and output of the second vibration from the portable device according to the action attribute.

Abstract: A touch-sensing electrode structure includes multiple first electrodes and multiple second electrodes. Each of the first electrodes includes at least a first major part and a second major part, the first major part and the second major part cross over each other to form at least one interconnect section, the interconnect section includes a first connecting line extending in a first direction and a second connecting line extending in a second direction different to the first direction. Each of the second electrodes includes a plurality of electrode sections and third connecting lines, each of the third connecting lines is connected between two adjacent electrode sections, the third connecting lines extend in a third direction different to the first direction and the second direction, and at least one of the third connecting lines overlaps the interconnect section.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program are provided. The method comprises: controlling a touch sensitive display, while a user digit is detected hovering a distance from the touch sensitive display, to display a transient indication of first content for pasting, wherein if the user subsequently moves the user digit away from the touch sensitive display such that the user digit is no longer detected, the transient indication of the first content for pasting is removed from display on the touch sensitive display.

Abstract: The operating device, such as a human-machine interface, in particular for a vehicle component, is provided with a front wall having a front side that has several fixed symbol fields and having a rear side, a capacitive sensor system that has individual electrodes associated with the symbol fields, which electrodes are arranged on the rear side of the front wall, and a carrier plate that faces the rear side of the front wall and is arranged at a distance from the front wall.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose an unlocking method, a device for touch screen terminal and a touch screen terminal. The method includes: performing a touch unlocking operation to an unlocking unit, wherein the unlocking unit is at least one active area corresponding to the unlocking operation and provided on the touch screen with an area smaller than that of the entire screen; and when the touch screen terminal is in a non-service state, the active area is in a service state or a standing by state; when detecting the touch unlocking operation, generating an unlocking request signal; and providing an unlocking operation interface according to the unlocking request signal.

Abstract: Man-machine interface for motor vehicle comprising a display screen (6) and a control means on which the user of the vehicle can act in order to alter a parameter of the vehicle, characterized in that it also comprises displaying means (16) and a laser projector (14), the displaying means being designed to receive an image from the laser projector and to display it on the display screen.

Abstract: A touch type input terminal that includes a base substrate, a piezoelectric sensor and an electrostatic sensor which are flat membrane-shaped, respectively. The electrostatic sensor includes a plurality of segment electrodes on a first main surface of a base film and a plurality of common electrodes on a second main surface. The piezoelectric sensor includes a piezoelectric film formed of PLLA drawn uniaxially. Displacement detecting electrodes are formed on a third main surface of the piezoelectric film so as to divide the third main surface into four portions. Displacement detecting electrodes are formed on a fourth main surface of the piezoelectric film so as to be opposed to the displacement detecting electrodes on the third main surface.

Abstract: Detection of degradation of a user input device may allow for notifying a user of an impending failure of the user input device so that the device may be taken out of service or repaired. A method for detecting degradation of a user input device may carry out one or more operations including, but not necessarily limited to: determining that a portion of the user input device is degraded based on two or more received signals of the user input device, the two or more received signals being indicative of one or more user inputs; and providing a user notification indicative of a degradation of the user input device in response to determining that a portion of the user input device is degraded based on two or more received signals of the user input device.

Abstract: A system and method for autonomously scanning a sensor panel device is disclosed. A sensor panel processor can be disabled after a first predetermined amount of time has elapsed without the sensor panel device sensing any events. One or more system clocks can also be disabled to conserve power. While the processor and one or more system clocks are disabled, the sensor panel device can periodically autonomously scan the sensor panel for touch activity. If one or more results from the autonomous scans exceed a threshold, the sensor panel device re-enables the processor and one or more clocks to actively scan the sensor panel. If the threshold is not exceeded, the sensor panel device continues to periodically autonomously scan the sensor panel without intervention from the processor. The sensor panel device can periodically perform calibration functions to account for any drift that may be present in the system.

Abstract: A method of filtering a touch screen input is disclosed that includes the steps of detecting a position of a first touch on a touch screen, determining a validation area that includes the position of the first touch, detecting a position for each of one or more second touches on the touch screen, and providing a touch event signal if the positions of all of the second touches are within the validation area.

Abstract: A system and method of interacting with a smartphone application displayed over a remote display gazed at by a user including a normal mode of operation which may be the default, a hovering mode of operation which may be triggered by a trigger event, and a release event which reverts from hovering mode to normal mode. An enhanced hovering ability is typically provided while hovering, in that a predetermined set of operative gestures is enabled, such that a range of predetermined gestures is available for operating purposes while hovering.

Abstract: An apparatus including capacitive sensors, where the capacitive sensors are arrange in a first layer and a second layer, and where the first layer is located on top of the second layer; and a cover window on top of the first layer, where the cover window does not comprise electrically conductive material.

Abstract: A processing system for an input device includes a comparator, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and a feedback path coupling the DAC to the comparator. The comparator generates a first comparison signal associated with a resulting signal and a first output signal of the DAC; and generates a second comparison signal associated with the resulting signal and a second output signal of the DAC. The processing system also includes a control module and a determination module. The control module is coupled to the DAC and to the comparator's output and modifies a rising reference value and a falling reference value based on the first comparison signal and the second comparison signal, respectively. The determination module determines positional information for an input object in a sensing region of the input device based on the rising reference value and the falling reference value.

Abstract: A capacitive touch panel includes sense electrodes arranged next to one another and drive electrodes arranged next to one another across the sense electrodes. The drive electrodes and the sense electrodes define a coordinate system where each coordinate location comprises a capacitor formed at a junction between one of the drive electrodes and one of the sense electrodes via mutual capacitance between the electrodes. The drive electrodes are configured to receive a first signal from a driver coupled with the drive electrodes for powering the drive electrodes to sense passive input to the capacitive touch panel at each coordinate location. Passive input can also be sensed via self-capacitance of the capacitive touch panel sensors. The drive electrodes and the sense electrodes are configured to receive a second signal from an active stylus to sense active input to the capacitive touch panel at each coordinate location.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for rejecting a touch-swipe gesture as an invalid touch includes receiving a signal indicating a touch-swipe gesture on a display coupled to a touch sensor operable to detect touch input, the touch sensor having a first capacitive node and a second capacitive node surrounding at least a portion of the first capacitive node. The method also includes detecting that the touch-swipe gesture activated the second capacitive node and, in response to the touch-swipe gesture activating the second capacitive node, rejecting the touch-swipe gesture as an invalid touch.

Abstract: An electromagnetic induction panel structure includes a multilayer substrate, a first cover unit and a second cover unit. The multilayer substrate includes a first outermost lateral conductive layer and a second outermost lateral conductive layer respectively disposed on two opposite outermost surfaces thereof. The first cover unit is disposed on the first outermost lateral conductive layer. The second cover unit is disposed on the second outermost lateral conductive layer. For example, the first cover unit includes a first insulating layer directly formed on the first outermost lateral conductive layer for directly contacting the first outermost lateral conductive layer. The second cover unit includes a second insulating layer directly formed on the second outermost lateral conductive layer for directly contacting the second outermost lateral conductive layer.

Abstract: A method of detecting a touch force capable of detecting a touch force applied to a touch panel by an object is provided. The method of detecting a touch force comprises following steps. The touch panel is provided. A relation between a sensing capacitance of the touch panel and the touch force is built. The object touches the touch panel, and a detecting sensing capacitance of the touch panel is obtained. A detecting result is obtained according the relation and the detecting sensing capacitance. Moreover, a detector is also provided.

Abstract: A touch control method and a device related thereto are provided. The capacitance touch device includes: a capacitive sensor; a capacitance detection circuit connected to the capacitive sensor and adapted to output a first signal in response of a change of the capacitance of the capacitive sensor in the case of a touch on the capacitance touch device; at least one pressure sensor adapted to sense a pressure produced by the touch on the capacitance touch device; a pressure detection circuit connected to the pressure sensor and adapted to output a second signal based on a sensing result of the pressure sensor; a data processing device connected to the capacitance detection circuit and the pressure detection circuit, and adapted to determine touch control information with pressure information based on the first signal and the second signal.

Abstract: A touch device and a measuring voltage dynamic adjustment method thereof are provided. The touch device comprises a touch panel, a touch sensing circuit and a processing unit. The touch sensing circuit electrically connected to the touch panel is configured to provide a first measuring voltage to the touch panel and sense capacitance variation of the touch panel to generate a plurality of sensing signals. The processing unit electrically connected to the touch sensing circuit is configured to receive the sensing signals, determine whether a touch is caused by a stylus according to the sensing signals and if yes, enable the touch sensing circuit to provide a second measuring voltage to the touch panel. The second measuring voltage is larger than the first measuring voltage.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function, during a touch detection operation, derives a signal value based on the touch detection signal at coordinates at which the pointer is in contact with or in proximity to the device and in the vicinity of the coordinates; derives a three-dimensional waveform which employs a magnitude of the signal value as a height direction; derives a straight line in the three-dimensional waveform, the straight line connecting between a barycenter based on a volume of a three-dimensional waveform portion equal to or greater than a first threshold value in the height direction and a barycenter based on a volume of a three-dimensional waveform portion equal to or greater than a second threshold value in the height direction; and detects based on the straight line whether the pointer is in contact with or in proximity to the device.

Abstract: The display device includes a panel comprising driving electrodes and receiving electrodes, and a touch sensing unit comprising a driver supplying a common voltage to the driving electrodes and the receiving electrodes during an image display period, and sequentially supplying a driving voltage to the driving electrodes to determine whether the panel is touched, during a touch sensing period, and a receiver determining whether there is a touch on the panel based on comparison of a sensing signal induced through the receiving electrodes by the driving voltage with a reference voltage applied to the receiving electrodes. The reference voltage is different from an intermediate level of the driving voltage corresponding to an average of a maximum level and a minimum level of the driving voltage. A root mean square value of the reference voltage is substantially equal to a root mean square value of the driving voltage.

Abstract: A touch panel, having a center region and a peripheral region disposed on at least one side of the center region, includes a first electrode. The first electrode includes a plurality of first sub-electrodes and a plurality of second sub-electrode. The first sub-electrodes are disposed in the center region, and the second sub-electrodes are disposed on the peripheral region. A pattern density of the second sub-electrodes in the peripheral region is higher than a pattern density of the first sub-electrodes in the center region.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of synchronizing a display driver integrated circuit (DDI) and a touch screen controller (TSC) integrated circuit that are coupled to a display integrated touch panel, such as an in-cell panel, and allowing multi-phase transmit (TX) scanning of the in-cell touch panel. One apparatus includes a DDI configured to receive signals on a video interface from a host processor over a video interface and to drive electrodes of a touch panel. The DDI is configured to receive control signals from a TSC over a control interface to drive different transmit (TX) phase sequences of a TX signal in different sensing interval on the electrodes of the touch panel.

Abstract: A device for control interface sensitive to movement of a body, includes a detection surface; at least one capacitive sensor including a measurement electrode including an active surface facing the detection surface, or substantially coinciding with the detection surface; electronic excitation and processing components for exciting the measurement electrodes at an alternating electrical potential and processing the signals emanating from the capacitive sensors, to provide distance information between the active surface of the electrodes and one or several objects; a guard of electrically conducting material disposed in proximity to the measurement electrodes, at least along the face of the measurement electrodes substantially opposite to the active surface, which guard is excited at an alternating electrical potential substantially identical to the alternating electrical potential of the measurement electrodes, wherein: the measurement electrodes and the guard are made of substantially transparent conducting

Abstract: A drive controlling apparatus that drives a vibrating element of an electronic device including a display panel, a touch panel disposed on a display surface side of the display panel and the vibrating element generating a vibration in a manipulation input surface of the touch panel, includes a drive controlling part being configured to drive the vibrating element by using a driving signal causing the vibrating element to generate a natural vibration in an ultrasound-frequency-band in the manipulation input surface, the drive controlling part being configured to drive the vibrating element so that an intensity of the natural vibration varies in accordance with a position and a temporal change degree of the position of a manipulation input performed onto the manipulation input surface.

Abstract: A haptic device provides an indirect haptic device, having a substrate having a touch surface, a position sensor and a friction modulator associated with the substrate, a control device connected to the position sensor and the friction modulator, wherein a coefficient of friction on the touch surface is modulated in response to a sensed position of relative to the touch surface and/or a derivative thereof.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a light guide plate, a light emitting device, a light sensing module, and a controller. The light guide plate has a touch plane. The light emitting device applies an incident light to the light guide plate, and at least a portion of the incident light is completely reflected in the light guide plate. When an object touches the touch plane, a total internal reflection of at least a portion of the incident light at a touch point is frustrated. The light sensing module detects a wavelength of an ambient light. The controller controls the light emitting device according to the ambient light wavelength detected by the light sensing module to adjust an incident light wavelength of the incident light emitted by the light emitting device so that the incident light wavelength differs from the ambient light wavelength.

Abstract: A device implements a data processing method for an optical FTIR-based touch system. The touch system defines detection lines across a surface portion of a panel by propagating light inside the panel from a plurality of incoupling points to a plurality of outcoupling points, such that each location on the surface portion is illuminated by incident light rays. At least one light detector is coupled to the outcoupling points to generate an output signal. The device obtains signal values for the detection lines from the output signal and processes the signal values to at least partly compensate for variations in the apparent interaction among the subset of detection lines that interact with an object on the surface portion.

Abstract: A method and electronic device for receiving an input are provided. The method includes determining whether a first input is received in a predefined area of an electronic device, determining whether a second input is received from at least one sensor of the electronic device after the first input is received in the predefined area, and performing a function corresponding to the predefined area when the second input corresponds with at least one predefined condition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a touch pen structure, especially to a touch pen structure which can be used for replacing fingers to operate a touch screen, which includes: a main body, at least a pen core, an electric conductive touch sleeve and an end cap. The electric conductive touch sleeve and the pen core are installed at the same end, thereby being enabled to be directly used for sliding and pressing on a touch panel and also writing on paper without turning the main body.