Abstract: A system and method for utilizing a gesture-based user interface. A system includes an operator input device and a processor. The operator input device detects gestures and multiple simultaneous touch points. An input area of the operator input device includes a plurality of gesture detection zones. The processor is coupled to the operator input device. The processor executes a gesture recognition software program that processes inputs from the input device. The gesture recognition program causes the processor to recognize a primary gesture and a simultaneous secondary gesture, and to perform a processing function based, at least in part, on the primary gesture and a gesture detection zone in which the secondary gesture is detected.

Abstract: An electrode and an isolation layer of a touch device are the same color, so that a user of the touch device perceives a good visual effect without having to employ expensive optical adhesive and decorative films in the touch device. The front bezel design used in conventional touch devices can thus be abandoned. Further, simpler fabrication, higher yield rate, and lower cost are also achieved.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique for analyzing data records using a touch screen interface. A touch event is received from the touch screen interface. In response to receiving the touch event, at least one data record is selected from a plurality of data records in a time chart, the time chart including at least one time line relating to at least one data object, the plurality of data records being plotted on the at least one time line based on a time parameter of each of the plurality of data records. Information relating to the selected at least one data record is processed based on the time parameter.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an input remotely are provided. In some aspects, a method includes remotely capturing at least a part of a graphical display with a camera; sending a connection request; displaying the captured at least a part of the graphical display on a touchscreen; receiving an input on the touchscreen; aligning the captured at least a part of the graphical display on the touchscreen with the graphical display; and sending a request for refreshing the graphical display in response to the input.

Abstract: A touch screen, a touch system and a method for positioning a touch object in a touch system are disclosed. The touch screen comprises an infrared pair tube array, wherein said infrared pair tube array is disposed on an edge of said touch screen. By introducing the infrared pair tube array, the touch screen of the present invention eliminates invalid touch areas in the existing touch screen and avoids false touch points in multipoint positioning.

Abstract: A touch sensitive display includes a capacitive touch sensor configured to output capacitance values. A motion sensor makes a motion detection and generates a motion signal including a motion value indicative of sensed motion detection. A touch detection circuit is coupled to receive the capacitance values and motion values. The touch detection circuit processes the capacitance values to make a hovering detection and a touching detection with respect to the display. The touch detection circuit further generates an output signal including the motion value correlated in time with each of the hovering detection and touching detection. The output signal may be processed as a user interface control signal. The output signal may also be processed to determine an impulsive strength of the touching detection as a function of an elapsed time between hover and touch and the measured motion values.

Abstract: Provided are an information display device and a character string converting method that improve operability at the time of changing a character string on a display screen. The information display device is configured to have: a display screen 12 for displaying a character string; a touch panel controller 27 that detects an operation position; a character string selecting part 34 that, when two different operation positions are detected, on the basis of a result of the detection of the operation positions, selects a character string on the display screen 12; and a character string converting part 36 that, when a distance between the two operation positions is changed, converts the character string selected by the character string selecting part 34 depending on whether the change is a change that causes the distance between the operation positions to be narrowed or enlarged.

Abstract: An input device and computing system is provided for a user to input data. An input device may comprise a plurality of input keys, palm rest areas, and a touchpad. The palm rest areas may have a first palm rest area and a second palm rest area with each palm rest area includes a sensor configured to detect a body part of a user. A first sensor may be used for detecting a presence of a first body part of a user. A second sensor may be for detecting a presence of a second body part of a user, such as the left hand of the user. A touchpad may be disposed between the first sensor and the second sensor.

Abstract: A mobile terminal capable of moving a page displayed on a display unit according to a touch input, and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal including a display unit formed to allow for a touch input, includes a sensing unit configured to sense an object touched on the display unit and monitor a first movement of the object, and a controller configured to move a page displayed on the display unit according to a first ongoing direction, in response to a second movement of the object continued from the first movement, when the first movement corresponds to the first ongoing direction of the first movement and moves, while satisfying a pre-set reference within a reference region including a start point of the first movement.

Abstract: A touch control system for a touch panel includes a touch panel receiving pressures or electric signals on a surface thereof; a touch track for an image on a display screen being defined; a logic unit generating different actions corresponding to the touch tracks so that an image on a screen changes based on the actions from the logic unit; an image processor receiving instructions about the actions from the logic unit so that the image on the display screen will act based on the instructions; and wherein the logic unit divides an image on the display screen into an image moving area and an image size change area when an initial point of the touch track is at the image moving area, the image moves. When the initial point of the touch track is at the image size change area, the size of the image is changed.

Abstract: A method for operating a function in a touch device capable of simultaneously changing an option and executing the function based on an input touch event during execution of a function using a function button provided in a certain mode which is executed in a touch device supporting touch based input and an apparatus thereof is provided. The method includes executing a second function associated with option setting according to a touch event input to a function button; and executing a first function allocated to the function button according to an option value set by the second function when the input touch event is released.

Abstract: An oscilloscope with touch control has a touch screen display unit and a waveform processing and sampling unit. The touch screen display unit is connected to the waveform processing and sampling unit and has a touch control module and a display module. The touch control module detects a touch gesture and converts the touch gesture into a set of waveform processing parameters. The waveform processing and sampling unit has at least one signal input port to receive at least one external signal to be tested, processes the signal to be tested into a corresponding waveform image, and outputs the waveform image to the display module. Accordingly, the touch screen display unit enables the operation and display of the waveform thereon and provides more space originally occupied by conventional knobs so that the display module can be enlarged or the oscilloscope can be miniaturized.

Abstract: A touch electrode device includes first electrode lines and second electrode lines formed on a transparent substrate. An insulating block is disposed at a junction between a first conductive connecting portion of the first electrode line and a second conductive connecting portion of the second electrode line. At least one insulating line is extended from the insulating block and disposed along the first electrode line.

Abstract: Multi-touch touch-sensing devices and methods are described herein. The touch sensing devices can include multiple sense points, each located at a crossing of a drive line and a sense line. In some embodiments, multiple drive lines may be simultaneously or nearly simultaneously stimulated with drive signals having unique characteristics, such as phase or frequency. A sense signal can occur on each sense line that can be related to the drive signals by an amount of touch present at sense points corresponding to the stimulated drive lines and the sense line. By using processing techniques based on the unique drive signals, an amount of touch corresponding to each sense point can be extracted from the sense signal. The touch sensing methods and devices can be incorporated into interfaces for a variety of electronic devices such as a desktop, tablet, notebook, and handheld computers, personal digital assistants, media players, and mobile telephones.

Abstract: A touch panel having a transparent capacitive sensing medium configured to detect multiple touches or near touches that occur at the same time and at distinct locations in the plane of the touch panel and to produce distinct signals representative of the location of the touches on the plane of the touch panel for each of the multiple touches is disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a control method of a flexible display device, the method including sensing a state of the flexible display device, detecting touch input at a first position of the flexible display device, correcting position information, regarding the touch input detected at the first position, to a second position when the flexible display device is in a flat state, and correcting position information, regarding the touch input detected at the first position, to a third position when the flexible display device is in a first bent state, a distance between the first position and the third position being less than a distance between the first position and the second position.

Abstract: A combination flat-panel touch sensor/display device includes a display device substrate on which signal lines, scanning lines and storage capacitance lines for applying electrical signals to liquid crystal are formed. A surface of the flat-panel display device corresponding to a display area has a transparent conductive film serving as an impedance surface. The device further includes current detecting circuits for detecting currents that flow through the impedance surface. In an interval over which the current detecting circuits detect current, at least one of the signal lines, scanning lines and storage capacitance lines is placed at a high impedance. The device reduces thickness without decline in display characteristics.

Abstract: One embodiment of the user interface system comprises: A tactile layer defining a tactile surface touchable by a user and plurality of deformable regions operable between a retracted state, wherein the deformable regions are flush with an undeformable region of the tactile layer; and an expanded state, wherein the deformable regions are proud of the undeformable region. A substrate joined to the undeformable region and defining a fluid port per deformable region and a fluid channel. A displacement device displacing the fluid through the fluid channel and the fluid ports to transition the deformable regions from the retracted state to the expanded state. A first and a second pressure sensor detecting changes in fluid pressure within the fluid due to a force applied to a particular deformable region. A processor determining the particular deformable region to be location of the input force based upon the detected fluid pressure changes.

Abstract: In a demodulation system for a low-power differential-sensing capacitive touch panel, the capacitive touch panel has n first conductor lines in a first direction and m second conductor lines in a second direction, and a mutual capacitance is generated at each intersection of the n first conductor lines and the m second conductor lines. The demodulation system has a signal generator, a detection circuit, a programmable gain amplifier, an analog to digital converter. During a driving cycle, the signal generator generates a pair of differential driving signals to drive two of the first conductor lines in the first direction for eliminating common noises of the two first conductor lines and avoiding the common noises from being amplified by the programmable gain amplifier.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an auxiliary user input device (101, 501, 601) for use with a mobile electronic device (181, 681). The methods involve: releasably securing (703) a first device (101, 601) comprising a resistive touch screen (103, 603) to a second device (181, 681) comprising a capacitive touch screen (183, 683), in a position wherein a primary plane of the capacitive touch screen is substantially aligned in parallel and subjacent to a primary plane of the resistive touch screen; establishing (705) a communication link (641, 643) between a first communications interface (617, 619) in the first device and a second communications interface (657, 659) in the second device; generating resistive touch screen output data in response to user input received (707) at the resistive touch screen; and communicating (713) the resistive touch screen output data from the first device to the second device via the communication link.

Abstract: A first signal from a first sense line of a touch sensor is received. A second signal from a second of the touch sensor is received. The first signal is inverted. The inverted first signal and the second signal are summed to produce a differential signal. The differential signal is output to a touch sensor controller.

Abstract: A touch screen system and prismatic film includes a retroreflective substrate having a plurality of retroreflective elements having triangular cube corners. A metallized layer is disposed over at least a portion of the retroreflective elements. In one embodiment, the prismatic film includes two colored substrates mounted over the retroreflective elements. In another embodiment, a single substrate is mounted over the retroreflective elements. It is often desired that a color of the substrate(s) be chosen that is highly transparent in the infrared spectrum, but is also non-transparent in the visible light spectrum, giving the prismatic film a dark appearance. The prismatic film includes a plurality of retroreflective elements having triangular cube corners with a cant in a range between about 4 degrees in a face more parallel direction to 18 degrees in an edge more parallel direction and a cube depth between about 0.002 and 0.008 inches or with a cant of about 5.

Abstract: An optical finger navigation system with object detection is provided for preventing cursor movement if a user's finger has been lifted from the navigation surface. The optical finger navigation system may include a light source, an image sensor and an object detection engine. The object detection engine may be operatively coupled with the image sensor and the light source to selectively report motion data upon determining the presence of an object by comparing a scaled-up pixel value with a threshold value. The lift detection engine may be incorporated in a microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller may be added to a navigation system to provide an additional object detection feature.

Abstract: A light sensing circuit using an oxide semiconductor transistor, a method of manufacturing the light sensing circuit, and an optical touch panel including the light sensing circuit. Because the light sensing circuit includes only one light sensor transistor and one switch transistor formed on the same substrate, a structure of the light sensing circuit is simplified. Furthermore, because the light sensor transistor and the switch transistor have the same structure, a method of manufacturing the light sensing circuit is also simplified. Also, since an optical touch panel or an image acquisition apparatus using the light sensing circuit uses the light sensing circuit having a simple structure and does not use a capacitor, the optical touch panel or the image acquisition apparatus may be made thinner and larger.

Abstract: A photo sensing device suitable for an optical touch display panel and applications thereof are provided. The photo sensing device includes a photo sensing unit and a coupling unit. The photo sensing unit is used for sensing whether a touch event is happened/occurred or not, and accordingly outputting a judging signal. The coupling unit is coupled to the photo sensing unit, and is used for enhancing the sensitivity of the sensing unit, so as to increase a difference between the judging signal associated with occurrence of the touch event and the judging signal associated with non-occurrence of the touch event.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-adjusting photosensitive touch circuit, which includes a light-sensing component, a variable capacitor and a switch component. The light-sensing component is for sensing a touch status and receives a first control signal. The light-sensing component is enabled by a level of the first control signal. The variable capacitor is electrically coupled to the light-sensing component. A capacitance of the variable capacitor is altered along with a voltage difference between two terminals of the variable capacitor. The switch component is electrically coupled to the variable capacitor, and receives a second control signal. The switch component is enabled by a level of the second control signal. Therefore, a range of the gate voltage difference of the light-sensing component can be increased, so as to improve the sensitivity and accuracy of the light-sensing component. Moreover, the present invention also relates to a display device thereof.

Abstract: A mobile device and method for processing an acoustic signal are provided. The mobile device may calculate a position of an inputted touch and recognize a character from the calculated position. The mobile device may perform a function corresponding to the recognized character, or display the position of the touch.

Abstract: A trajectory-estimation apparatus and method that can estimate the trajectory of a pen-type optical mouse in a pen-up state. The trajectory-estimation apparatus includes a timer module calculating time for which an optical input device moves in a first state of the optical input device that produces a trajectory, and a trajectory-estimation module estimating the trajectory of the optical input device in a period where a distance between the optical input device and a work surface exceeds a threshold value, based on at least one of the calculated time and a moving speed of the optical input device.

Abstract: Embodiments include an article of manufacture, apparatus, device, system, computer-program product, and method. In an embodiment, an article of manufacture includes a writing surface having at least two regions that accept handwriting. Each region of the at least two regions that accept handwriting respectively includes a unique user-understandable identifier and a unique machine-distinguishable identifier keyed to a data receptor.

Abstract: An information processing system includes an electronic pen, a position detection unit configured to detect the position of a pen tip of the electronic pen and to acquire positional information indicating the position of the pen tip of the electronic pen, a modification ID storage unit configured to store a modification ID for identifying modification of the position indicated by the positional information, a modification ID updating unit configured to update the modification ID, and a reception device including a storage unit and a registration processing unit configured to register the modification ID stored by the modification ID storage unit and the positional information acquired by the position detection unit in the storage unit as associated information.

Abstract: An active electromagnetic pen includes a pen body, a pen tip, a pressure detecting module and a power supply module. The pen body has an opening on one end thereof. The pen tip is disposed at the opening of the pen body. The pen tip has a tip end and a plane end opposite to the tip end. The tip end is disposed in the pen body, and the plane end is extended to outside of the pen body through the opening. The pressure detecting module is disposed in the pen body and includes a plurality of pressure detecting elements. The pressure detecting elements are respectively connected to different locations of the plane end of the pen tip. The power supply module is disposed in the pen body and is electrically connected to the pressure detecting module.

Abstract: An active stylus is disclosed. The stylus includes an electrode at a tip of the stylus; and powered circuitry coupled to the electrode and configured for capacitively coupling the electrode with a capacitive touch sensor panel. The powered circuitry can further include drive circuitry configured to output a drive voltage at the electrode and/or sense circuitry configured to sense a voltage received at the electrode.

Abstract: A magnetic touch pen is disclosed. In one aspect, the magnetic touch pen comprises a first case in which a plurality of magnets is arranged in a cylindrical first body in a longitudinal direction of the first body. It also comprises a second case including a second body in which the first body of the first case is accommodated and having screw threads formed on an inner circumference of the second body. It further comprises a magnetic power controller configured between two magnet groups to separate the two magnet groups and moving along the screw threads of the second case to control a plurality of magnets of the two magnet groups.

Abstract: Method and system for generating and processing multiple independent input data streams based on a high priority OS message framework such as an OS provided framework for processing mouse-messages. Multiple input devices generate motion that is sensed by motion sensors located on one or more motion sources, quantify the sensed motion, and provide resulting input data to a computer via one or more communication ports. One or more software subroutines process the provided data, separating them into multiple independent input streams according to their sources, and sending the streams to listening applications. The subroutines are preferably integrated at a low level of the OS architecture, thereby enabling low-latency, fully-functional high priority processing of the input data.

Abstract: A display device and method for manufacturing same are provided. The display device including a plurality of unit pixels disposed in the matrix on a substrate, each of the unit pixels has a thin film transistor at a place other than the center of the pixel, and unit pixels in a first row and unit pixels in a second row adjacent to the first row are arranged so that they are symmetric with respect to a first virtual plane orthogonal to a main surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device capable of reducing power consumption and preventing flicker, as well as a driving method thereof. An exemplary display device includes: a display panel configured for display of a still image and a motion picture; a signal controller programmed to transmit control signals for driving the display panel; and a graphic processing unit transmitting input image data to the signal controller. The signal controller includes a frame memory storing the input image data, and the display panel is driven at a first frequency when the motion picture is displayed and alternatingly driven at the first frequency and a second frequency when the still image is displayed, the second frequency being lower than the first frequency.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display having adaptive pulse shaping control mechanism includes a first gate driver for providing a first gate signal based on a first modulation voltage, a second gate driver for providing a second gate signal based on a second modulation voltage, a first pixel array unit for illustrating image according to the first gate signal, a second pixel array unit for illustrating image according to the second gate signal, a timing controller for performing a pulse compare operation over the first and second gate signals so as to generate a first shaping control signal and a second shaping control signal, a first gate pulse modulation unit for providing the first modulation voltage according to the first shaping control signal, and a second gate pulse modulation unit for providing the second modulation voltage according to the second shaping control signal.

Abstract: A multiplex electrophoretic display driver circuit comprises a memory unit, a display controller and a voltage driving unit. The memory unit has two registers respectively storing the current and former gray-level matrix signals. The gray-level matrix signal contains gray-level data corresponding to electrophoretic pixels. The display controller has an encoding circuit and a counting circuit. The encoding circuit generates a difference-value matrix signal containing difference values according to a difference between the current and former gray-level matrix signals and then generates a voltage-difference matrix signal containing voltage-difference signals corresponding to the electrophoretic pixels. The counting circuit receives the difference-value matrix signal and counts to generate refreshing values corresponding to the difference values. The encoding circuit adds the refreshing values to a next-cycled difference-value matrix signal to generate a new voltage-difference matrix signal.

Abstract: A pixel and an organic light emitting display device using the same are provided. The pixel includes an organic light emitting diode. A first transistor has a second electrode coupled to the organic light emitting diode, and controls the amount of current supplied to the organic light emitting diode. A third transistor is coupled between a reference power source and a first node, and is turned on when a scan signal is supplied to a scan line. A second transistor is turned on when the scan signal is supplied to the scan line, and electrically couples a data line to a second node. A fourth transistor is coupled between the first and second nodes, and is turned off when an emission control signal is supplied to an emission control line. A storage capacitor is coupled between the second node and a first electrode of the first transistor.

Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display is addressed by a voltage larger than the voltage needed for the desired grey shades. A special control circuit is added to each pixel in the display in order to generate a decaying e-function as a boosting voltage for an accelerated transition into the desired grey scale. After the completed decay of this: e-function the driving voltage needed for the desired grey scale is provided by the control circuit.

Abstract: A display device includes a pixel which includes a first photosensor portion having a first photodiode for detecting visible light, which is provided together with a display element portion; and a pixel which includes a second photosensor portion having a second photodiode for detecting infrared rays, which is provided together with another display element portion. The second photosensor portion detects infrared rays included in external light, and selects an imaging element and adjusts sensitivity in accordance with the amount of infrared rays detected by the second photosensor portion.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, amplitude voltage of an image signal written into a signal line can be decreased. A liquid crystal display device in which frame inversion driving is performed includes pixels each including a liquid crystal element and a transistor that controls voltage applied to a first electrode of the liquid crystal element. A scan line is electrically connected to gates of transistors in pixels in a corresponding row. A common line is electrically connected to second electrodes of liquid crystal elements in pixels in the corresponding row. In a first frame period, a first potential is sequentially supplied to the common lines in synchronization with sequential selection of the scan lines. In a second frame period adjacent to the first frame period, a second potential different from the first potential is sequentially supplied to the common lines in synchronization with sequential selection of the scan lines.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus including a capacitive load and a driving circuit is provided. The plasma display apparatus includes a driving power source supplying a drive voltage to the capacitive load and a reference potential terminal supplying a reference potential to the capacitive load. A drive IC is coupled to the driving power source.

Abstract: An inverter circuit includes: a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, and a fifth transistor; an input terminal and an output terminal; and a capacitor. The capacitor is inserted between a gate of the second transistor and one of a source and a drain of the second transistor in which the one is located on an output terminal side.

Abstract: A scan driving device includes: a first scan driving block group including scan driving blocks receiving at least two different clock signals among a plurality of scan driving blocks which are sequentially arranged; a second scan driving block group including scan driving blocks receiving at least two clock signals which are the same as at least two clock signals inputted to each of the scan driving blocks included in the first scan driving block group; first line transistors connected in parallel to scan lines of each of the scan driving blocks included in the first scan driving block group, and turned on or off according to a first line connection signal; and second line transistors connected in parallel to a scan line of each of the scan driving blocks included in the second scan driving block group and turned on or off according to a second line connection signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display medium including a pair of substrates; pixel electrodes disposed on one of the pair of substrates; a common electrode disposed on the other substrate of the pair of substrates; and a display layer, the common electrode includes two or more common electrode layers containing a first common electrode layer and a second common electrode layer which being disposed across a gap in a thickness direction, and electrical voltages thereof being controlled independently of each other, the first common electrode layer containing at least one electrode unit and at least one non-electrode area corresponding to a disposition of the pixel electrodes, and the second common electrode layer containing at least one second electrode unit, the at least one second electrode layer completely overlapping with at least the at least one non-electrode area of the first common electrode layer in a thickness direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display panel and a 3D display device. The display panel comprising: a first substrate comprising multiple data lines, multiple scan lines, and multiple pixel units, wherein the pixel unit comprising three sub-pixel units, and each of the sub-pixel units electrically connects to the same data line sequentially, and each of the sub-pixel units electrically connects to the corresponding scan line, and the scan line corresponding to at least one of the sub-pixel unit and the scan line corresponding to the first sub-pixel unit of the adjacent next pixel unit are disposed side by side; and a second substrate disposed correspondingly to the first substrate and comprising a first black matrix disposed correspondingly to the scan lines.

Abstract: A display includes a display panel, a pixel driving unit and a power supply for supplying power to the pixel driving unit. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix manner. The pixel driving unit is used for driving the pixels. The power supply includes an input power source, an output capacitor for providing an output voltage, and a control unit for controlling the input power source, such that in a frame period, the input power source charges the output capacitor during the non-refreshing duration of the pixels by the input power source and stops charging the output capacitor during the refreshing duration of the pixels.

Abstract: An overdraw method for editing a three-dimensional geometry includes receiving a three-dimensional geometry including a plurality of individual curves whose positions are defined by a plurality of control points, receiving a polyline overdrawn on the three-dimensional geometry, matching the polyline to the three-dimensional geometry to determine a portion of the three-dimensional geometry being modified, recognizing a shape feature of the polyline to determine a shape modification to apply to the three-dimensional geometry, shifting the three-dimensional geometry to determine a modified geometry by changing a position of at least one of the control points towards the polyline, and matching the modified geometry with at least one symmetry operator to determine whether the changed position satisfies a constraint and applying the constraint to the modified geometry to further modify the modified geometry.

Abstract: In a first information processing apparatus, data in a first format is stored. Further, the data in the first format is transformed into a code image by using a predetermined encoding mode. Moreover, code image data in a second format is generated by combining the code image with the data in the first format. In a second information processing apparatus, predetermined information processing is performed based on the data in the first format. In a third information processing apparatus, the code image is displayed, by a first display device, based on the code image data in the second format.