Patents Issued in February 18, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160048205
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for interacting with computerized devices. In particular, the device comprises a wearable glove having a plurality of proximity sensors that can send information to, and receive information from, a computing device for the purpose of executing tasks thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Brent Baier, Curtis Figley, Darin Hunt, Andrei Chickak
  • Publication number: 20160048206
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display system and a diagnostic method. The display system comprises an information preprocessing module, a display panel and a control circuit electrically connected to the display panel, the information preprocessing module is used for starting the control circuit and the display panel, the control circuit is used for controlling the display panel to display an image, the information preprocessing module comprises a sensor used for collecting physiological information of human body; the information preprocessing module further comprises a preprocessing circuit used for preprocessing the physiological information of human body collected by the sensor and transmitting the preprocessed physiological information of human body to the control circuit; the control circuit is used for receiving and diagnosing based on the preprocessed physiological information of human body to obtain a diagnosis result; and the display panel is used for displaying the diagnosis result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Yang Han, Tianyue Zhao, Weiqiang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160048207
    Abstract: Consistent with an example embodiment, a user (touch screen) interface has haptic feedback. The user interface comprises, a substrate, a transparent bottom electrode on top of the substrate, a transparent wrinkling layer on top of the transparent bottom electrode, a transparent top electrode on top of the transparent wrinkling layer; and a transparent protective surface on top of the transparent top electrode. The transparent wrinkling layer changes from a smooth surface to a roughened surface upon application of a voltage between the top electrode and the bottom electrode; the voltage generates an electrostatic force mutually attracting the top and bottom electrodes to exert a compressive force upon the transparent wrinkling layer sufficient to generate a degree of surface wrinkling that is perceptible to the touch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Casper van der Avoort, Peter Gerard Steeneken
  • Publication number: 20160048208
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: at least one first input configured to receive at least one first sensor signal, the at least one first sensor signal having a first modality; at least one second input configured to receive at least one second sensor signal, the at least one second sensor signal having a second modality different from the first modality; and a codec configured to generate at least one meta signal comprising and stored using separate resources the at least one first sensor signal and the at least one second sensor signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Panu Petri Brodkin
  • Publication number: 20160048209
    Abstract: A control method in an input device is provided. The control method includes receiving, from a portable device, event information corresponding to coordinates indicated by the input device, and controlling a display of the input device based on the received event information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Jin-Hyoung PARK, Yeon-Gyeong GIL, Myung-Hwan LEE
  • Publication number: 20160048210
    Abstract: Systems and methods for haptics in vibrating environments and devices are disclosed. For example, one described system includes: a haptic output device; a processor coupled to the haptic output device, the processor configured to: determine that a haptic effect should be generated; receive a signal associated with a parasitic vibration; determine a haptic effect based in part on the parasitic vibration; and output a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect to the haptic output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Vincent Levesque, Amaya Weddle
  • Publication number: 20160048211
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are described herein related to a user interface (UI) for a computing device, such as a head-mountable device (HMD). The computing device can detect a communication event. In response to the communication event, the computing device can display a first item having a current size on a display associated with a display plane. A hand-movement input device associated with the computing device can receive a first input indicative of a gesture toward the display plane. In response to receiving the first input, the computing device can display a first change to the current size of the first item. The hand-movement input device can receive a second input indicative of a gesture away from the display plane. In response to the second input, the computing device can display a second change to the current size of the first item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Google Inc.
  • Publication number: 20160048212
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device and a control method thereof, and a gesture recognition method. The control method comprises steps of: displaying a control picture by a display unit, converting the control picture into a virtual 3D control picture and providing the virtual 3D control picture to a user, wherein a distance between the virtual 3D control picture and eyes of the user is a first distance, and the first distance is less than a distance between the display unit and the eyes of the user; acquiring, by the image acquisition unit, an image of action of touching the virtual 3D control picture by the user; judging a touch position of the user in the virtual 3D control picture according to the image acquired by the image acquisition unit, and sending a control instruction corresponding to the touch position to a corresponding execution unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Changlin LENG
  • Publication number: 20160048213
    Abstract: Three dimension gesture techniques and touch sensor modes are described. In one or more implementations, touch sensors of a display device may be configured to operate in a mutual capacitance mode and a self-capacitance mode. This may be leveraged to support a variety of functionality, such as to recognize gestures in the self-capacitance mode, wake components of a computing device, and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: John Zafiris
  • Publication number: 20160048214
    Abstract: A function of a device, such as volume, may be controlled using a combination of gesture recognition and an interpolation scheme. Distance between two objects such as a user's hands may be determined at a first time point and a second time point. The difference between the distances calculated at two time points may be mapped onto a plot of determined difference versus a value of the function to set the function of a device to the mapped value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Christian Plagemann, Alejandro Jose Kauffmann, Joshua R. Kaplan
  • Publication number: 20160048215
    Abstract: A user input processing method is provided. The user input processing method determines, based on a recognition reliability of a user input for a function, a delay time and whether the function is to be performed, the function being determined in advance, and controls the function based on the delay time and whether the function is to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changwoo SHIN, Keun Joo PARK, Kyoobin LEE
  • Publication number: 20160048216
    Abstract: Methods and systems for camera, movement compensation for gesture detection and object recognition. In some examples, the methods and systems analyze motion data associated with the sequential frames of a video stream, and reject those frames where the detected camera movement exceeds a predetermined threshold. In other examples, the methods and systems use motion data and portions of immediate previous frames to adjust a frame where the detected camera movement exceeds the predetermined threshold to create an adjusted frame that compensates for the detected camera movement. In still other examples, frames are adjusted if the detected motion exceeds a first threshold, and rejected if the detected motion exceeds a second, higher threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Ryan Fink, Gary Peck, Bryan Ransil
  • Publication number: 20160048217
    Abstract: The computer keyboard operable in motion includes keys and control circuitry, and communication means to connect the keyboard to an in-motion operable mobile computer. The keyboard has one key column for the thumb; one key column for the index finger; and one key column for the middle finger; one key column for the ring finger; one key column for the little finger. The keys on which the tips of the fingers rest at the same time do not form a straight row of keys. The keyboard enables not only touch typing but also voice/key interface mode operation of the smartphone to which the keyboard is connected. In the voice/key interface mode, the computer uses voice and the user uses key inputs to interact each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Masami Sakita
  • Publication number: 20160048218
    Abstract: An electronic device, a method for controlling the electronic device, a recording medium, and an ear-jack terminal cap interworking with the electronic device are provided. The method includes determining whether an ear-jack terminal cap has been inserted into an ear-jack terminal provided in the electronic device, setting at least one function for a button of the ear-jack terminal cap, and performing the set at least one function, upon receipt of an input of the button of the ear-jack terminal cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Seok-Weon KIM
  • Publication number: 20160048219
    Abstract: I, as a writer, for several years is necessary on the keyboard new punctuation mark—a symbol of negative emotions. Because we have a symbol of positive emotions—an exclamation mark, which now means only those emotions. But we don't have on the keyboard symbol of negative emotions. Much better, if an exclamation mark indicates only positive emotions, as for the negative emotions is a different sign. The area of the technicians includes all devices to enter symbols, letters, and punctuation marks. On all modem keyboards there is enough space for the location the new button with a new sign—symbol of negative emotions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Aleksandr Dmitrievich GARMACH
  • Publication number: 20160048220
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for managing a display device are provided. The apparatus may be a wearable device. The apparatus acquires data associated with a foreground corresponding to an image displayed on a display of the wearable device. The apparatus determines an image characteristic of the foreground based on the acquired data. The apparatus detects a change in the image displayed on the display. The apparatus adjusts, upon the detection of the change in the image, a display characteristic of the image based on the image characteristic of the foreground and the change in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Jian SHEN
  • Publication number: 20160048221
    Abstract: The description relates to color information. One example can include a computing device having a display and a digital stylus configured to capture colors from an operating environment. The digital stylus can be configured to wirelessly communicate data relating to an individual color from the operating environment to the computing device. The computing device can be configured to identify a context of the communicated individual color and to control the computing device based upon the individual color and the context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Catherine N. BOULANGER
  • Publication number: 20160048222
    Abstract: Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface during an image capture. More particularly, the method includes a change in the display mode of a multiple screen device for a first screen and a second screen when capturing the image. The change in the display mode may be made in response to one or more actions conducted by a user. The image capture function includes different modes that display different information on the first and/or second screens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Sanjiv Sirpal, Mohammed Selim
  • Publication number: 20160048223
    Abstract: An input device comprising: a processor that executes a process comprising: first detecting an eye-gaze position on a screen; comparing a current specified position and the eye-gaze position; and setting a cursor position to the specified position until a distance between the specified position and the eye-gaze position reaches a threshold or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Akinori Taguchi, Masayoshi SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20160048224
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a controller includes one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying logic that is operable when executed to: initiate an acquisition of a first signal from an electrode of a touch sensor according to an acquisition frequency of the touch sensor, store a first modulated signal which includes a modulated form of the first signal, initiate an acquisition of a second signal from the electrode of the touch sensor according to the acquisition frequency of the touch sensor, reverse a polarity of the second signal to produce a third signal, store a second modulated signal which includes a modulated form of the third signal, generate a signal-timing waveform based on the first and second modulated signals, and retrieve information associated with a stylus from the generated signal-timing waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Samuel Brunet, Richard Collins, Luben Hristov
  • Publication number: 20160048225
    Abstract: A handheld stylus for use with a display device may include a handheld body, a tip movably coupled to the body, and at least one capacitive sensor configured to detect movements of the tip relative to the body. The at least one capacitive sensor may comprise at least one first conductive element secured to or integral with the body, and at least one second conductive element secured to or integral with the movable tip. The tip may be arranged such that the at least one first conductive element and the at least one second conductive element are spaced apart from each other. The at least one capacitive sensor may be configured to detect changes in respective distances between the at least one first conductive element and the at least one second conductive element caused by movements of the tip relative to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Keith Curtis
  • Publication number: 20160048226
    Abstract: A hand-held control device includes a housing including first and second housing pieces and a touch pad attached to an exterior surface of the first housing piece. The second housing piece defines a coupler well containing an electrical header. A speaker retention structure on an interior surface of the second housing piece includes an annular wall extending from an interior surface of the first housing piece and including a plurality of gaps at spaced intervals, and a resilient speaker retention finger extending from the interior surface of the first housing piece in each of the gaps. A cable connector assembly includes a coupler containing a socket, and a control cable electrically connected to the socket within the coupler. The coupler is sized and shaped to fill a coupler well in the housing so that the socket is connectable to the electrical header in the coupler well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Joachim Kuciera, Paul Lau, Daniel Scott Haines
  • Publication number: 20160048227
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes initiating an acquisition of a first signal from an electrode of a touch sensor according to an acquisition frequency of the touch sensor. The method also includes reversing, with a controller, a polarity of the first signal to produce a second signal. The method also includes storing a first modulated signal at an end of the acquisition of the first signal, where the first modulated signal includes the second signal as modulated by one or more third-party signals during the acquisition of the first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel Brunet, Richard Collins, Bernard Hermes, Luben Hristov
  • Publication number: 20160048228
    Abstract: A conductive film for use in a touch panel, and including a sensor electrode formed on a base member in a sensor area and a non-active area, the sensor electrode including nano-material conductors defining a network structure; an over-coating layer configured to cover the sensor electrode in the sensor area and the non-active area; and a wiring electrode formed on the over-coating layer in the non-active area. Further, the over-coating layer includes a first portion located between the sensor electrode and the wiring electrode and includes a recess, the recess including at least one of a perforation formed through the over-coating layer and a thin film portion providing the first portion with a smaller thickness than a remaining portion of the over-coating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Weonwoong LEE
  • Publication number: 20160048229
    Abstract: A touch panel comprises a flexible touch sensor and a cover plate. The cover plate and the flexible touch sensor are attached to each other by an adhesive layer. The flexible touch sensor at least comprises a sensing electrode structure disposed on a flexible substrate. The sensing electrode structure comprises a first insulating layer and a first patterned conductive layer formed on the first insulating layer. The first insulating layer is disposed between the flexible substrate and the first patterned conductive layer and directly contacts the flexible substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Ho-Hsun Chi, Yau-Chen Jiang, Bin Lai, Yanjun Xie
  • Publication number: 20160048230
    Abstract: An image clipping unit clips a region on an input image where a virtual image subjected to touch operation by a user is displayed to obtain a clipped image, and a distance calculating unit performs stereo-matching on left and right clipped images to obtain a distance to each of objects on the clipped image. A touch coordinate calculating unit obtains a touch position of the user based on information of the distance, and a touch processing unit performs processing according to the touch position. A short distance image separating unit separates the object existing closer to the user side than the virtual image from the clipped image, using the information, to obtain a short distance image. The short distance image is combined with the virtual image, and the virtual image after the combining is combined with the input image to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuichi Shimoda
  • Publication number: 20160048231
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium having instructions to detect, via an ultrasound transducer, an ultrasound event that includes an ultrasound signal that is transdermally propagated on the body of a user and generated by an on-body touch in an area in which the ultrasound signal has propagated; detect a state of a limb of the user on which the device is worn, wherein the state is a contracted state or a relaxed state; and select an input based on the receipt of the ultrasound signal and the state of the limb. An accelerometer may be used to detect muscle tremor and determine whether the state of the limb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andreas Kristensson, Alexander Hunt, Ola Thörn, Magnus Landqvist
  • Publication number: 20160048232
    Abstract: The present invention provides a touch display panel comprising a touch driving electrode and a touch sensing electrode, wherein the touch display panel further comprises a signal enhancement layer which is capable of generating electric field lines by coupling with the touch driving electrode and/or the touch sensing electrode. The present invention also provides a display device including the above touch display panel. When the operator's finger touches the surface of the touch display panel, a large amount of electric field lines generated by coupling of the signal enhancement layer are attracted to the operator's finger, thereby increasing the amount of change in capacitance, and the sensitivity of the touch display panel is further improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Yingming LIU, Xue DONG, Haisheng WANG, Hongjuan LIU, Weijie ZHAO, Tao REN, Lei WANG
  • Publication number: 20160048233
    Abstract: An in-cell touch panel and a display device are disclosed. A plurality of mutually independent self-capacitance electrodes arranged in the same layer are disposed in the touch panel in accordance with the self-capacitance principle. A touch detection chip can determine the touch position by the detection of the capacitance variation of the self-capacitance electrode. Compared with the case that body capacitance only acts on the projected capacitance in mutual capacitance, the in-cell touch panel can effectively improve the signal-to-noise ratio of touch and hence can improve the accuracy of touch sensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Chunlei WANG, Hailin XUE, Haisheng WANG, Yingming LIU
  • Publication number: 20160048234
    Abstract: An active stylus is capacitively coupled to a capacitive touch panel for communication. The active stylus operates in a wait mode to receive initial communications from the panel. In response to such receipt, the active stylus synchronizes to a repeating communications frame implementing time division multiplexing. Communications from the active stylus to the panel include: information communications; synchronization communications and communications specific for columns and/or rows of the panel. Communications from the panel to the active stylus may be addressed uniquely to the stylus or commonly to a group of styluses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD
    Inventors: Praveesh Chandran, Baranidharan Karuppusamy, Giuseppe Noviello, Chee Weng Cheong, Leonard Dinu, Dianbo Guo, Kien Beng Tan, Chaochao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160048235
    Abstract: This document describes interactive textiles. An interactive textile includes a grid of conductive thread woven into the interactive textile to form a capacitive touch sensor that is configured to detect touch-input. The interactive textile can process the touch-input to generate touch data that is useable to control various remote devices. For example, the interactive textiles may aid users in controlling volume on a stereo, pausing a movie playing on a television, or selecting a webpage on a desktop computer. Due to the flexibility of textiles, the interactive textile may be easily integrated within flexible objects, such as clothing, handbags, fabric casings, hats, and so forth. In one or more implementations, the interactive textiles may be integrated within various hard objects, such as by injection molding the interactive textile into a plastic cup, a hard casing of a smart phone, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Ivan Poupyrev
  • Publication number: 20160048236
    Abstract: This document describes interactive textiles within hard objects. An interactive textile includes a grid of conductive thread woven into the interactive textile to form a capacitive touch sensor that is configured to detect touch-input. The interactive textile can process the touch-input to generate touch data that is useable to control various remote devices. For example, the interactive textiles may aid users in controlling volume on a stereo, pausing a movie playing on a television, or selecting a webpage on a desktop computer. Due to the flexibility of textiles, the interactive textile may be easily integrated within flexible objects, such as clothing, handbags, fabric casings, hats, and so forth. In one or more implementations, the interactive textiles may be integrated within various hard objects, such as by injection molding the interactive textile into a plastic cup, a hard casing of a smart phone, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Ivan Poupyrev
  • Publication number: 20160048237
    Abstract: A touch sensing device includes an external interconnection region, patch electrodes, and internal interconnections. External interconnections are disposed in the external interconnection region. The patch electrodes are arranged in a first direction away from the external interconnection region. The patch electrodes include a first patch electrode and a second patch electrode. The internal interconnections have first ends connected to the patch electrodes, respectively, and second ends connected to one of the external interconnections. Each of the internal interconnections includes a detour portion, at least one of which at least partially extends away from the external interconnection region, and a main portion, which extends toward the external interconnection region. The detour portion of a first internal interconnection connected to the first patch electrode is longer than the detour portion of a second internal interconnection connected to the second patch electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Seung Lyong BOK
  • Publication number: 20160048238
    Abstract: A display substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, as well as a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a base substrate, a color filter layer, a touch electrode layer and a bridging layer. The touch electrode layer includes first and second touch electrodes intercrossing and insulated from each other, the first touch electrode includes a plurality of first touch sub-electrodes arranged in an extension direction of the first touch electrode. The plurality of first touch sub-electrodes are electrically connected with one another by a bridging line in the bridging layer. Vias for electrically conducting the first touch sub-electrodes and the bridging line are provided in the color filter layer. Since the color filter layer serves as an insulating layer between the touch electrode layer and the bridging layer, it is possible to omit the step of providing individual insulating layer, thereby reducing the number of masks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Lianjie QU
  • Publication number: 20160048239
    Abstract: An array substrate and its manufacturing method, and a touch display device are disclosed. A display area of the array substrate includes a plurality of thin film transistor (11), first transparent electrodes (12), second transparent electrodes (13) and a transparent insulation layer (16) that contacts the second transparent electrodes (13); the transparent insulation layer (16) is a conductor when a voltage applied thereon is larger than a predetermined voltage, and is an insulator when the voltage applied therein is less than the predetermined voltage. The second transparent electrodes (13) include first sub-electrodes (131) arranged into a plurality of rows in a first direction and insulated from each other, and second sub-electrodes (132) arranged into a plurality of rows in a second direction and insulated from each other, the first direction is intersected with the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicants: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dan Zheng, Haibo Zhu, Linlin Lu, Jianmin Duan, Jingxian Jin, Hongyou Gong, Yulei Zhai
  • Publication number: 20160048240
    Abstract: An in-cell touch panel and a display device are disclosed. In the in-cell touch panel, a plurality of mutually independent self-capacitance electrodes arranged in the same layer are disposed on an array substrate in accordance the self-capacitance principle; a touch detection chip can determine the touch position by the detection of the capacitance variation of the self-capacitance electrodes; leads arranged in the same layer as pixel electrodes are disposed at gaps between the pixel electrodes and configured to connect the self-capacitance electrodes to the touch detection chip. The touch panel can reduce the manufacturing cost and improve the productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Lei Wang, Hailin Xue, Yanna Xue, Hongliang Yuan, Yingming Liu, Chunlei Wang, Haisheng Wang, Xiaochuan Chen, Shijun Wang, Rui Xu, Xiaobo Xie
  • Publication number: 20160048241
    Abstract: An in-cell touch panel and a display device are disclosed. The in-cell touch panel includes: an array substrate provided with top-gate thin-film transistors (TFTs); a plurality of mutually independent self-capacitance electrodes arranged in a same layer and disposed on a layer provided with the top-gate TFTs; a touch detection chip configured to determine a touch position in a touch period; and a plurality of wirings disposed beneath the layer provided with the top-gate TFTs and configured to connect the self-capacitance electrodes to the touch detection chip. Orthographic projections of patterns of the wirings on the array substrate shield patterns of active layers of the top-gate TFTs. The in-cell touch panel can reduce the manufacturing cost and improve the productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Weijie Zhao, Xue Dong, Haisheng Wang, Shengji Yang, Yingming Liu
  • Publication number: 20160048242
    Abstract: Disclosed is a transparent electrode pattern structure including: a first transparent electrode layer and a second transparent electrode layer which are stacked on a transparent substrate in a predetermined pattern, respectively; an insulation layer disposed between the first transparent electrode layer and the second transparent electrode layer; and contact holes formed in the insulation layer to electrically connect the first transparent electrode layer with the second transparent electrode layer; wherein the first transparent electrode layer and the second transparent electrode layer have a thickness of 100 to 200 nm, respectively, and the insulation layer has a thickness of 1,000 to 2,000 nm, thereby considerably decreasing a difference in reflectance on separate positions, as well as a touch screen panel including the transparent electrode pattern structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Gi Hwan AHN, Kyoung Su HA, Yoo Sung LEE, Yong Sun HAN
  • Publication number: 20160048243
    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 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Mihai Bulea, Pascale El Kallassi
  • Publication number: 20160048244
    Abstract: A display device with a touch panel includes a display panel, and a touch panel formed above the display panel. The touch panel includes X electrodes which extend in a first direction, and Y electrodes which extend in a second direction different from the first direction. The X electrodes and the Y electrodes respectively include intersection portions each formed where the X electrodes and the Y electrodes overlap each other, and electrode portions each formed between the intersection portions, wherein the electrode portions of one of the X electrodes is smaller in area than the electrode portions of one of the Y electrodes, and wherein floating electrodes are formed close to the electrode portion of the one of the X electrodes or Y electrodes, and over a reduced portion of the X electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Kouichi Anno
  • Publication number: 20160048245
    Abstract: A method of operating a contact sensor and a method of calibration of a contact sensor. The contact sensor comprises an array of discrete and spaced apart sensing elements (102, 202) connected to a resistive element (101, 201) with the location or size of a contact being detectable by measurement of one or more electrical parameter(s) relating to impedance steps along the resistive element (101, 201) is described. The method of operating involves determining a length of the sensing element between the contact and the resistive element and using this to compensate for a parasitic resistance present in the measured resistance of the resistive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas Papakostas
  • Publication number: 20160048246
    Abstract: A touch screen panel includes a touch recognition area that recognizes a touch input and a non-recognition area that does not recognize the touch input. The touch recognition area includes first touch electrodes connected in a first direction and second touch electrodes connected in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The non-recognition area includes a driver that obtains coordinate information of the touch input by using the first and second touch electrodes and outer wires connecting the first and second touch electrodes and the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Jungmok PARK
  • Publication number: 20160048247
    Abstract: A touch display panel including: a backlight unit including a plurality of light-emitting devices; and a touch sensor sheet disposed on the backlight unit, comprising at least one hole corresponding to at least one of the plurality of light-emitting devices and a touch sensor configured to sense a user touch on the touch display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-ran HAN, Kyoung-oh CHOI
  • Publication number: 20160048248
    Abstract: A touch panel including a substrate, first touch electrodes, each of the first touch electrodes including first mesh patterns disposed on the substrate, an insulation layer disposed on the first touch electrodes, second touch electrodes, each of the second touch electrodes including second mesh patterns disposed on the insulation layer, first auxiliary mesh electrodes disposed on the substrate, the first auxiliary mesh electrodes being electrically connected to at least a portion of the corresponding second mesh patterns, and second auxiliary mesh electrodes disposed on the insulation layer, the second auxiliary mesh electrodes being electrically connected to at least a portion of the corresponding first mesh patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Hyunjae NA, Sanghyun JUN, Gwang-Bum KO, Joohyung LEE, Jigong LEE, Hyounwook JANG, Soonsung AHN
  • Publication number: 20160048249
    Abstract: A system and method of remotely controlling a component of a vehicle using a wearable computing device comprising: viewing an identifying characteristic on the vehicle by the wearable computing device; comparing the identifying characteristic viewed to an identifying characteristic image stored in a memory of the wearable computing device; and sending a command signal from the wearable computing device to the vehicle to control the component when the identifying characteristic viewed corresponds to the identifying characteristic image stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: SIYUAN CHEN, GOKULA KRISHNAN, FUMINOBU KUROSAWA, YOSHIYUKI HABASHIMA, MASAYUKI SATO, ARTHUR ALANIZ, MICHAEL EAMONN GLEESON-MAY
  • Publication number: 20160048250
    Abstract: A player-matching mechanic selects users for an online asynchronous game where players specify moves at different times. Values from instances of the game are used to determine characteristics of the users including at least one of gameplay characteristics or chat characteristics. Users can be chosen for instances of the game by comparing values corresponding to these characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Vijay Thakkar, Michael McGary, Kevin Holme, Justin Rouse
  • Publication number: 20160048251
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed, which comprises: a first substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a first patterned transparent conductive layer disposed on the first surface of the first substrate and having a first thickness, wherein the first patterned transparent conductive layer at least comprises a first zone and a second zone, the first zone locates between the second zone and the first substrate, and the first zone is a part of the first patterned transparent conductive layer neighboring to the first substrate and having a two-third (?) thickness of the first patterned transparent conductive layer, wherein a material of the first patterned transparent conductive layer comprises In, and an atomic amount of In in the second zone is larger than that in the first zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Chia-Hsiung CHANG, Yang-Chen CHEN, Hsia-Ching CHU
  • Publication number: 20160048252
    Abstract: A display device includes a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate opposed to the first transparent substrate, a display panel disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate, a first touch panel disposed on a bottom face of the display panel, and a second touch panel disposed on an upper face of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventor: Jeong-Seok OH
  • Publication number: 20160048253
    Abstract: A touch display device is disclosed, which comprises: a display; a touch panel disposed on the display; and a protective layer disposed on the touch panel, wherein at least one of the high refractive layer is disposed between the protective layer and the touch panel, and the high refractive layer has a refractive index greater than 1.5 and less than 2.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Jian-Cheng CHEN, Chia-Sen CHANG, Chih-Chiang CHANG CHIEN, Ren-Lung CHEN, Hang-Lang LEE, Hong-Sheng HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20160048254
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a body having a front surface, a roar surface and side surfaces; a window disposed on the front surface, and having its edge portion bent so as to form at least part of the side surfaces; a frame configured to support the window; a display disposed to face the window, and configured to output visual information and formed such that its edge portion is bent in correspondence to a bent shape of the window; and a touch sensor disposed between the window and the display, configured to sense a touch input applied to the window. Also, the touch sensor includes a folded part. Furthermore, the touch sensor comprises a curved portion curved by the folded part of the touch sensor. In addition, the curved portion is spaced from an end part of the display in a thickness direction of the body so as to form a space between the end part of the display and the curved portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungkwon JANG, Kuangjun AN, Junghoon HWANG, Taeho KIM