Patents Issued in February 11, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160041653
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are described for operating an electronic system which includes a first plurality of sensor electrodes disposed in a first layer and configured to detect input objects at an input surface of the input device, the first plurality of sensor electrodes including a first subset of transmitter electrodes; a second plurality of sensor electrodes configured to detect a force imparted to the input surface and configured for capacitive coupling with the first subset of transmitter electrodes; and a compressible dielectric configured to compress in response to force applied to the input surface. The capacitive coupling between the transmitter electrodes and the second plurality of sensor electrodes is configured to vary in response to the applied force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Richard R. Schediwy
  • Publication number: 20160041654
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention generally provide an input device that includes a plurality of sensing elements that are interconnected in desired way to acquire positional information of an input object, so that the acquired positional information can be used by other system components to control a display or other useful system components. One or more of the embodiments described herein, utilizes one or more of the techniques and sensor electrode array configuration disclosed herein to reduce or minimize the number of traces and/or electrodes required to sense the position of an input object within a sensing region of the input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Mihai BULEA, Derek SOLVEN, Joseph Kurth REYNOLDS, David HOCH, Tracy Scott DATTALO
  • Publication number: 20160041655
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate and a plurality of sensing units. The sensing units are disposed on the substrate. Each sensing unit includes two sensing bars respectively having a first end and a second end. The sensing bars extend along a direction and cross a touch region. The second end of one of the sensing bars of each sensing unit is configured for receiving a first signal respectively. The first ends of the sensing bars of each sensing unit are electrically connected to each other and configured to receive a second signal. The second end of the other one of the sensing bars of each sensing unit is configured to receive a third signal respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Hui-Shu Li, Shi-Hao Li
  • Publication number: 20160041656
    Abstract: In one aspect, an illumination device with integrated touch sensor capability includes a light guide having a metalized light-turning feature and an electrode system for sensing changes to the capacitance between electrodes in the electrode system induced by the proximity of an electrically conductive body, such as a human finger. The metalized light-turning features may be electrically connected to and/or part of the electrode system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Ion Bita, Stephen P. Dhanens, Evgeni P. Gousev, Kollengode S. Narayanan
  • Publication number: 20160041657
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to a system comprising a touch sensor on polymer lens and methods for manufacturing such system. The system comprises at least one polymer lens and at least one touch sensor. The system further comprises at least one frame and a base coat. This disclosure also relates to an optoelectronic system comprising the touch sensor on polymer lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Hailiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20160041658
    Abstract: A display device comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a touch sensing layer, a first polarization layer and a second polarization layer. The second substrate is disposed opposite the first substrate. The touch sensing layer is disposed on the first substrate. The first polarization layer is directly connected to the touch sensing layer through a first adhesive element. The second polarization layer is connected to the side of the second substrate away from the first substrate through a second adhesive element. The thickness of the first polarization layer or second polarization layer is between 5 ?m and 50 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Chin-Lung TING, Wen-Jyh SAH
  • Publication number: 20160041659
    Abstract: A touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes a plurality of first electrodes disposed on a substrate. The first electrodes are parallel to each other and extend along a first direction. A conductive photoresist film including a plurality of second electrodes and an insulating photo-sensitive material layer is disposed on the first electrodes. The second electrodes are parallel to each other and extend along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The insulating photo-sensitive material layer is disposed between the first and second electrodes. Furthermore, a fabrication method of a touch panel is also provided. The method includes using a conductive photoresist film to form the touch panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Huang-Cho CHEN, Tung-Chang TSAI, Hung-Sheng CHO
  • Publication number: 20160041660
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device, a control method thereof, and a recording medium. The electronic device includes a first loop unit configured to sense a first signal relating to an input of the touch object, a second loop unit configured to sense a second signal relating to the input of the touch object, and a controller configured to determine a sensing area including the location where the input is received based on the first signal and to determine the input location included in the determined sensing area based on the second signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Byung-Hoon KANG, Kang-Min LEE
  • Publication number: 20160041661
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems, methods and computer readable medium for playing online games and more particularly to fantasy sports draft gaming. The game permits a user to select a lineup of players from a pool of available players. Preferably the players are placed in the pool based on the time that they will play during the day. Therefore in baseball, the user of the system will select a specific order of the players in the selected lineup to bat on the fantasy roster comprising a lead-off, second batter, third batter and a clean-up. The game will receive information about the player's performance at bat in the actual game and whether a given player has hit a single, double, triple or homerun. Thus the particular order in which the players are chosen to bat will ultimately determine the total score of points obtained by the fantasy sports user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Kevin Bertel
  • Publication number: 20160041662
    Abstract: A method for changing a play mode for a three-dimensional (3D) image includes receiving state information regarding shutter glasses from the shutter glasses; generating a graphic user interface (GUI) corresponding to the state information; and displaying the GUI corresponding to the state information, wherein the changing a play mode is performed according to a user input to change the play mode received through the GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-seog KO, Ji-youn HAN
  • Publication number: 20160041663
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display. The display may be formed by an array of light-emitting diodes mounted to the surface of a substrate. The substrate may be a silicon substrate. Circuitry may be located in spaces between the light-emitting diodes. Circuitry may also be located on the rear surface of the silicon substrate and may be coupled to the array of light-emitting diodes using through-silicon vias. The circuitry may include integrated circuits and other components that are attached to the substrate and may include transistors and other circuitry formed within the silicon substrate. Touch sensor electrodes, light sensors, and other components may be located in the spaces between the light-emitting diodes. The substrate may be formed from a transparent material that allows image light to reach a lens and image sensor mounted below the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Wei Chen, Steven P. Hotelling, John Z. Zhong, William C. Athas, Wei H. Yao
  • Publication number: 20160041664
    Abstract: A display panel and a display device are disclosed. The display panel comprises: a gate line and a common electrode structure extended along a first direction; and a data line extended along a second direction. the gate line, the common electrode structure, and the data line are intercrossed with each other and correspond to a sub-pixel; one end of the data line is connected with a source driving circuit and the other end of the data line is connected with a touch sensing terminal; and one end of the common electrode structure is connected with a common voltage input terminal and the other end of the common electrode structure is connected with a touch transmitting terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Wei QIN, Jianing LU
  • Publication number: 20160041665
    Abstract: A touch sensor integrated type display device includes a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines which are arranged to cross over each other, a plurality of pixel electrodes respectively disposed in areas defined by the crossing of the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines, a plurality of touch electrodes serving as common electrodes, each of which overlaps some of the plurality of pixel electrodes in an active area, and a routing wire which is arranged on at least one side of each of first and second data lines related to the some pixel electrodes corresponding to each touch electrode serving as the common electrode in parallel with the first and second data lines. The routing wire is connected to the touch electrode serving as the common electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyangmyoung GWON, Jihyun JUNG, Jaegyun LEE, Ruda RHE, Yangsik LEE
  • Publication number: 20160041666
    Abstract: A touch sensor integrated type display device includes gate and data lines, pixel electrodes, and touch electrodes arranged in a matrix with a row direction and a column direction. The touch electrodes include 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, and 2-2 touch electrodes respectively connected to 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, and 2-2 touch routing wires. The 1-1 touch routing wire connect 1-1 touch electrodes and is arranged in the row direction. The 2-1 touch routing wires are respectively connected to 2-1 touch electrodes and arranged in the column direction. The 1-2 touch routing wire connects 1-2 touch electrodes and is arranged parallel to the 1-1 touch routing wire. The 2-2 touch routing wire connects 2-2 touch electrodes and is arranged parallel to the 2-1 touch routing wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Deuksu LEE, Jonghee HWANG, Seungrok SHIN, Taeyun KIM
  • Publication number: 20160041667
    Abstract: An OLED touch display panel includes a pixel layer having red subpixels, green subpixels, and blue subpixels. The red subpixels, the green subpixels, and the blue subpixels are arranged in a repeated manner. An encapsulation glass is mounted on the pixel layer. A touch sensor pattern layer is formed on the encapsulation glass and is aligned with gaps between the red subpixels, the green subpixels, and the blue subpixels. In another aspect, an OLED touch display panel includes a pixel layer having subpixels of different colors. An encapsulation glass is mounted on the pixel layer in a first direction. A polarizer is mounted on the encapsulation glass in the first direction. A touch sensor pattern layer is mounted between the encapsulation glass and the polarizer. At least a portion of spacing sections between the subpixels overlaps a pattern of the touch sensor pattern layer in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: PingHsu Lai, HsiaoYi Lin
  • Publication number: 20160041668
    Abstract: Dynamically adjusting a touch resolution of a display having pixel circuits each including an OLED driven by a driving transistor according to programming information representing a desired brightness for each OLED. A first touch resolution of the display is defined to create first touch zones relative to the display as images are being displayed thereon. A first touch in one of the first touch zones is detected by measuring a voltage across an anode and a cathode of each of a first set of OLEDs in the first touch zone. The first touch resolution is dynamically changed to a different second touch resolution to create second touch zones as further images are being displayed. A second touch in one of the second touch zones is detected by measuring a voltage across an anode and a cathode of each of a second set of OLEDs in the second touch zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Gholamreza Chaji
  • Publication number: 20160041669
    Abstract: Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface in a dual screen device. More particularly, the method includes providing a gallery for the dual screen device. The gallery can present one or more images in a user interface. The gallery user interface can adapt to changes in the device configuration. Further, the gallery can display images or videos in the various configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Alexander de Paz, Martin Gimpl, Mohammed Selim
  • Publication number: 20160041670
    Abstract: A organic light emitting display includes a plurality of touch pads spaced from one another in the touch pad portion, each of the touch pads including a metal pad layer and a transparent electrode pad layer connected to the metal pad layer via a plurality of first contact holes in a first insulating film, a dummy pad portion formed in the dead region of the first buffer layer, the dummy pad portion comprising a plurality of dummy pads corresponding to the touch pads, and a sealant comprising a plurality of conductive balls between the touch pad portion and the dummy pad portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Ho-Won Choi, Seung-Hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20160041671
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive vehicle display device is disclosed. The touch-sensitive vehicle display device comprises a body having a display including a touch panel on a surface thereof, whereby a screen operation is performed on the surface of the display by a touch-screen operation; an operation plate provided along the surface of the display; and a controller controlling information to be indicated on the display. The operation plate includes an opening section to indicate a switch provided to face the touch panel, and a plurality of touch-sensitive switch-confirmation portions provided on an end portion of the opening section for switch indication, and the controller controls a switch-indication portion to be inside the opening section to indicate switching in the display, and controls a plurality of selection-switches to be in the switch-indication portion to correspond to the plurality of switch-confirmation portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Chihaya IMAI
  • Publication number: 20160041672
    Abstract: An electronic device having a force sensor that determines a measure of applied force from a user contacting a cover glass element through the use of strain probes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Storrs T. Hoen, Kristina A. Babiarz, Miguel C. Christophy, Romain A. Teil, Sinan Filiz, Vivek Katiyar
  • Publication number: 20160041673
    Abstract: A computing device processes input by determining one or more inputs corresponding to a user interacting with an input interface. In an embodiment, the input interface may correspond to a button state or to a multi-state input interface. A value corresponding to an amount of pressure applied by the user is determined on the computing device. The value is determined during an instance or duration in which the user is interacting with the input interface. The value for the applied pressure is determined apart from the input. In one embodiment, the value is determined using a force sensor that is separate from the input interface. An operation is then performed that is responsive to the determined amount of pressure, as well as to the one or more inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Eric Liu
  • Publication number: 20160041674
    Abstract: A method for controlling a touchscreen display for operation by one hand includes: receiving, via the touchscreen, at least one point of contact on the touchscreen generated by one or more fingers of a user, the touchscreen including a plurality of icons; detecting, by at least one processing device, a total number of the points of contact on the touchscreen and respective coordinates of the points of contact; determining, based on the total number of the points of contact and the respective coordinates of the points of contact, which hand the user is using to operate the touchscreen; and controlling the touchscreen to display the plurality of icons based on a result of the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Lu XIA, Linna YIN
  • Publication number: 20160041675
    Abstract: The present invention provides an in-cell touch screen and a drive method thereof. The in-cell touch screen comprises a first substrate and a first electrode layer provided above the first substrate, wherein, the first electrode layer comprises touch control drive electrodes, touch control sensing electrodes and touch control amplification electrodes, which are mutually insulated, the touch control amplification electrodes are provided in a gap between the touch control drive electrodes and the touch control sensing electrodes, during a display phase, at least the touch control drive electrodes and the touch control sensing electrodes are applied with a common voltage, and during a touch control phase, the touch control drive electrodes are applied with a touch control drive signal, and the touch control sensing electrodes output touch control sensing signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Tong YANG, Ming HU
  • Publication number: 20160041676
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic light emitting diode pixel circuit, a driving method thereof and a display panel. The OLED pixel circuit comprises a light emitting module comprising an organic light emitting diode for emitting light; a light emitting control module for controlling the light emitting module to emit light; a driving module, so as to control the light emitting module to emit light; a threshold compensation module, and a data signal input module configured for inputting a data signal; the OLED pixel circuit further comprises: a touch sensing module configured for generating a touch sensing signal; and a touch detection module configured for detecting the touch sensing signal, and providing an initial voltage for the threshold compensation module, wherein the driving module amplifies the touch sensing signal generated by the touch sensing module and then outputs it to the touch detection module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Wen TAN, Xiaojing QI, Like HU
  • Publication number: 20160041677
    Abstract: A position detection unit including: an XY coordinate formation section having a configuration in which X-axis line bodies including plural line bodies and Y-axis line bodies including plural line bodies are caused to intersect each other; a drive signal input section for inputting drive input signals to one end side of the plurality of Y-axis line bodies, the drive signal input section being provided to one end side of the plurality of Y-axis line bodies; and a position detection signal output section for outputting a position detection signal corresponding to a designated coordinate position when a position designation tool has designated an XY coordinate position of the XY coordinate formation section, the position detection signal output section being provided to one end side of the plurality of X-axis line bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: Newcom Techno Inc.
    Inventor: Kenji TAHARA
  • Publication number: 20160041678
    Abstract: A multi-mode touch input device includes a first touch input device and a second touch input device. When a first lateral surface of the first touch input device and a first lateral surface of the second touch input device are combined together, both of the first touch input device and the second touch input device are operated in a keyboard mode, and the first touch input device and the second touch input device are collaboratively defined as a touch keyboard. When a second lateral surface of the first touch input device and a second lateral surface of the second touch input device are combined together, both of the first touch input device and the second touch input device are operated in a handwriting tablet mode, and the first touch input device and the second touch input device are collaboratively defined as a handwriting tablet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: TUNG-HENG WU
  • Publication number: 20160041679
    Abstract: The organic light emitting diode display may comprise a cover window including a display region and a non-display region that surrounds the display region; a flexible substrate arranged on a lower portion of the cover window, and including a first region that is spaced apart from the cover window and a second region that extends from the first region toward the cover window; and an adhesive layer arranged between the cover window and the flexible substrate to make the cover window and the flexible substrate adhere to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Sung Sang AHN, Chang Min PARK, Sang Wol LEE, Gyeong Ho JEONG
  • Publication number: 20160041680
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal according to one exemplary embodiment includes a main body covering at least one area of a wrist, a display disposed on a front surface of the main body, a sensing unit configured to sense flatness of the wrist and a direction that the wrist faces, and a controller configured to select a display area for displaying screen information on the display based on the flatness of the wrist and the direction that the wrist faces, sensed by the sensing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jumin CHI, Jiyoung PARK, Sujin KIM, Sunghye YOON
  • Publication number: 20160041681
    Abstract: In order to detect a position of a stylus pen on a touch panel, a position of a stylus pen (15) in a vertical direction is detected based on M first pen signals output from signal lines (HL1 to HLM) by driving the stylus pen (15), and a position of the stylus pen (15) in a horizontal direction is detected based on M second pen signals output from signal lines (VL1 to VLM) by driving the stylus pen (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mutsumi HAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160041682
    Abstract: An information terminal includes a first housing and a second housing interconnected for opening/closure, a first display unit and a first touch panel stacked one upon the other on the first housing, and a second display unit and a second touch panel stacked one upon the other on the second housing. The information terminal also includes a detection unit which, in a closed state with the first and second display units superposed one upon the other and facing outwards, detects actuations on one of the first touch panel and the second touch panel that happens to be back-facing as seen from a user. The information terminal further includes a controller that controls an onscreen display on the first display unit or the second display unit that happens to be front-facing as seen from the user, based on information regarding the actuations detected by the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: TAKAHISA NISHIBORI
  • Publication number: 20160041683
    Abstract: A touch screen enabled device of the present invention includes at least a display screen, a frame bordering the display screen and at least one touch sensor located in the device such that when pressure is applied to at least a portion of the frame proximate the at least one touch sensor, the pressure is sensed by the at least one touch sensor. In a touch screen enabled device of the present invention, the activation of a touch sensor located proximate at least a portion of a frame of the touch screen enabled device is electrically sensed and a touch screen functionality of at least a portion of a screen of the touch screen enabled device proximate the activated touch sensor is disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventors: Xiaojun Ma, Jun Xu, Yanfeng Zhang, Zhigang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160041684
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. The mobile terminal may include a touch screen and a controller configured to control output on the touch screen based on touch inputs detected while the touch screen is in an inactive state. A first touch input may be detected at a point on the touch screen while the touch screen is inactive and a second touch input may be detected on the inactive touch screen while the first touch input is maintained on the touch screen. An entire area or a partial area of the touch screen is activated according to the detected second touch input while the first touch input is maintained on the touch screen. Moreover, an execution screen of a prescribed application may be output on the activated area of the touch screen while the first touch input is maintained on the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jeongyoon RHEE, Taeseong KIM, Yujune JANG, Taekyoung LEE
  • Publication number: 20160041685
    Abstract: A method for noise reduction in a digitizer includes determining a location of a stylus with a known frequency of emission over a first sampling period, sampling output from a plurality of detecting elements over a second sampling period, identifying detecting elements with sampled output in the second sampling period above a defined threshold in a selected frequency, the selected frequency being close to but different than the known frequency of the stylus, selecting as a candidate carrier of mere noise a detecting element from the detecting elements identified that is spaced away from the determined location of the stylus, and reducing values of output sampled over the second sampling period from at least one other detecting element, in accordance with the output sampled over the second sampling period from the detecting element selected as the candidate carrier of mere noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Haim PERSKI, Ori RIMON
  • Publication number: 20160041686
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes a plurality of drive electrodes that face a plurality of pixel electrodes in an orthogonal direction to the surface of the substrate, and extend in a direction parallel to the direction in which a plurality of signal lines extend. The display device with a touch detection function also includes a scan driving unit that applies a touch drive signal to a signal line that faces, in an overlapping manner in the orthogonal direction, a drive electrode to which the touch drive signal is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshitoshi KIDA, Koji NOGUCHI, Yasuyuki TERANISHI, Hiroshi MIZUHASHI, Kohei AZUMI
  • Publication number: 20160041687
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus relate to capacitive touch sensors with a fine-pointed, active stylus. The active stylus is configured to receive a signal from the capacitive touch sensor for synchronizing a time base of the stylus with the capacitive touch sensor. The active stylus is configured to receive a signal from a matrix of the capacitive touch sensor to measure a first position along one axis, and transmit a signal from the single electrode of the stylus to the matrix to indicate a second position of the stylus along another axis of the matrix. The stylus can transmit the received signal to report the first position of the stylus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jonathan Westhues, Jefferson Y. Han
  • Publication number: 20160041688
    Abstract: An optical touch panel and a detection method thereof are provided. The detection method includes following steps. A main panel is sensed by a first optical sensor and a second optical sensor. If the first optical sensor and the second optical sensor both sense two objects approaching the main panel, and a quantity of at least one first reflection signal sensed by the first optical sensor and a quantity of at least one second reflection signal sensed by the second sensor are inconsistent, the at least one first reflection signal or the at least one second reflection signal that is not paired at a current time point is removed according to a pairing relationship between the at least one first reflection signal and the at least one second reflection signal at a previous time point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Ching-An Cho
  • Publication number: 20160041689
    Abstract: A touch panel system (1) includes a touch panel (3) and a touch position detecting section (5) for detecting a touch position on the touch panel (3). The touch position detecting section (5) includes a touch information compensating section (56). In a case where a period from detection of a certain touch position to detection of a next touch position during a continuous touch operation is longer than a first period (t) and is shorter than a second period (T; and T>t), the touch information compensating section (56) (i) determines that a touch position detection result is missing and (ii) compensates a piece of touch information of a missing touch position between the certain touch position and the next touch position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Manabu YUMOTO, Shunsuke NAGASAWA, Masayuki YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160041690
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an operating system (10), in particular of a motor vehicle, having the steps: detecting by means of a pressure detection device whether an operating field (14) of the operating system (10) has been exposed by means of an actuating element (12) to a greater pressure than a predetermined pressure threshold value; if it is detected that the operating field (14) is exposed to a greater pressure than the pressure threshold value: outputting of at least one confirmation signal by means of the operating field (14); wherein by means of a detection device, the size of a contact area (22, 22?) of the actuating element (12) that touches the operating field (14) is detected; the confirmation signal is output only if, during the pressure exertion on the operating field (14), it is detected that the contact area (22, 22?) of the actuating element (12) has been changed by a predetermined factor. The invention furthermore relates to a unit with an operating system (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Marcus Kuehne, Johann Schneider
  • Publication number: 20160041691
    Abstract: In a low-latency touch-sensitive device, post-processing is performed to convert a two-dimensional map of signal strengths into usable touch events. Four such post-processing procedures are disclosed: field flattening, touch point detection, interpolation and touch point matching between frames. The field flattening procedure subtracts an offset to remove crosstalk between rows and columns, and compensates for differences in amplitude between particular row/column combinations due to attenuation. The touch point detection procedure computes coarse touch points by finding local maxima in the flattened signal. The interpolation procedure computes fine touch points from the coarse touch points. In an embodiment, such interpolation is done by fitting the coarse touch points to a paraboloid. The frame matching procedure matches the calculated touch points to each other across frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: TACTUAL LABS CO.
    Inventor: Darren Leigh
  • Publication number: 20160041692
    Abstract: A guide light plate optical touch device comprises a guide light plate, an image capturing unit, an optical signal emitting unit, a microprocessor, and an optical signal processing unit; when the guide light plate is touched, at least two lights passing though the touch point carry newly generated low frequency vibration signals or further generate FTIR signals such that the optical signal processing unit obtains at least two unusual signal values; then the microprocessor detects the signal values sequentially output by the optical signal processing unit in a period and obtains the location information of the touch point based on the time points appearing in the period with respect to the two unusual signal values so as to output a corresponding touch signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: inFilm Optoelectronic Inc.
    Inventor: CHIH-HSIUNG LIN
  • Publication number: 20160041693
    Abstract: A basis image is captured by an image capture device and transmitted to a computing unit. A gesture of a user of the computing unit is identified by the computing unit based on the basis image. An action is determined and executed by the computing unit depending on the identified gesture. The action is determined by the computing unit for at least one of the gestures in addition in dependence on a relative position of the image capture device relative to a display device. No later than upon capturing the basis image, an additional image is captured by at least one additional image capture device and transmitted to the computing unit. On the basis of the additional image, the relative position of the image capture device relative to the display device is determined by the computing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Friese, Thomas Goßler
  • Publication number: 20160041694
    Abstract: A touch panel having a piezoelectric sheet with a first region and a second region, and a surface protection film bonded to the second region of the piezoelectric sheet with a non-curable adhesive. The non-curable adhesive has a larger elasticity than a material that bonds the first region of the piezoelectric sheet to the surface protection film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Masamichi Ando, Yoshiro Tajitsu, Mitsunobu Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20160041695
    Abstract: An improved solution for portlets is provided. In an embodiment of the invention, a method of automatically configuring a portlet includes: receiving a portlet; searching content of the portlet for a contextual aspect; and automatically applying attribute information to a portlet window object based on a discovered contextual aspect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Al Chakra, Adam R. Cook, Ryan E. Smith
  • Publication number: 20160041696
    Abstract: A dual-screen user device and methods for revealing a combination of selected desktops and applications on single and dual screens are disclosed. Desktops and applications can be shifted between screens by user gestures, and/or moved off of the screens and therefore hidden. Hidden desktops and screens can be re-displayed by other gestures. The desktops and applications are arranged in a window stack that represents a logical order of the desktops and applications providing a user with an intuitive ability to manage multiple applications/desktops running simultaneously. One embodiment provides an annunciator window extending across both screens in a dual screen configuration. The annunciator window provides alerts, notifications, and statuses of the device in an increased area thereby enhancing viewability of the information in the window. The annunciator window can be expanded over a selected screen to view full contents of the window without having to minimize or close running applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Sanjiv Sirpal, Paul E. Reeves, Alexander de Paz, Eduardo Diego Torres Milano, Jared L. Ficklin, Denise Burton, Gregg Wygonik
  • Publication number: 20160041697
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provides for changing a user interface for a multi-screen device. The user interface can change based on the movement of a window. The system can receive a user interface event that modifies the display of windows in the user interface. Upon receiving the user interface event, the system determines if a window has been covered or uncovered. If a window has been covered, the window is placed in a sleep state. If a window is uncovered, the window is activated from a sleep state. A sleep state is a window state where an application associated with the window does not receive user interface inputs and/or does not render the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Sanjiv Sirpal, Paul Edward Reeves, Ron Cassar, Nikhil Swaminathan, John S. Visosky
  • Publication number: 20160041698
    Abstract: A device and method includes examining objects in a container to obtain metadata of the objects, deriving sorting rules from the obtained metadata, and sorting the objects in the container as a function of the meta data based on a list of attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Vladimlr Tkach, Valdim Tomnikov
  • Publication number: 20160041699
    Abstract: An approach is provided for rendering a representation of a three-dimensional object in a user interface. The approach includes determining an arrangement of one or more user interface elements based on user profile information, content information, contextual information, or a combination thereof. The approach also includes rendering a representation of a three-dimensional object in a user interface, wherein the representation includes one or more surface segments. The approach also includes associating the one or more user interface elements respectively with the one or more surface segments based on the arrangement. The user interaction input manipulates the representation of the three dimensional object within in a virtual three-dimensional space to expose the one or more user interface elements associated with the one or more surface segments that are visible in the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. WALSH, Woo Beum LEE
  • Publication number: 20160041700
    Abstract: An ebook is represented as a plurality of ebook pages associated with a plurality of segments. A navigation command is received from a user, the navigation command requesting a navigation graphical user interface (GUI) in a particular navigation mode of a plurality of navigation modes. One or more ebook pages, of the plurality of ebook pages, are identified for page thumbnail generation, and page thumbnails are generated for each of the identified one or more ebook pages. The generated page thumbnails are grouped by segment, using the plurality of segments. The navigation GUI is generated in the requested navigation mode using the grouped page thumbnails, the navigation GUI listing at least one segment, of the plurality of segments, and horizontally listing at least one page thumbnail associated with the at least one segment, and the navigation GUI is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Adeline Beavers, Chorong Johnston, Marco Paglia, Brian Armstrong, Nathan Stuart Streu
  • Publication number: 20160041701
    Abstract: A method for a device to update a list displayed on the device, includes: acquiring a triggering signal with respect to a first list item and a second list item adjacent to the first list item among a plurality of list items of the list displayed on the device, the triggering signal being configured to trigger updating the list; obtaining at least one updating list item according to list data for updating the list; and displaying the at least one updating list item between the first list item and the second list item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Yi GAO, Hongqiang WANG, Hai LONG
  • Publication number: 20160041702
    Abstract: The “Pull and Swipe Navigation” comprises a set of heuristic gesture-based commands overlaid on a smart user interface that optimizes for dynamic content and ease of navigation on touch screen devices. The feature set improves upon existing touch screen user interface design, user experience design, and navigation by freeing up valuable on-screen real estate for relevant content by hiding otherwise static menu bars and icons until required; implementing a set of easy to use and simple to navigate heuristic commands that delineate between menu access and scrolling; making menu bars and icons accessible to the touch at any part of the touch screen, thus solving reach issues particularly for larger devices; and by providing theoretically unlimited real-estate for menu items through over-scrolling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Nan Wang