Patents Issued in April 14, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160103516
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a display unit on the substrate, the display unit including a first emission layer, a second emission layer, and a third emission layer having different emission colors, a sealing part covering and sealing the display unit, and a touch sensor on the sealing part, the touch sensor including a detection electrode adjacent to the first emission layer, the second emission layer, and the third emission layer, and the detection electrode maintaining different distances from each of the first emission layer, the second emission layer, and the third emission layer in a surface direction of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Chi Wook AN
  • Publication number: 20160103517
    Abstract: A touch sensor is disclosed to include a first mesh touch electrode formed in a first direction and transmitting a first touch signal, a first supplementary mesh touch electrode formed on the same layer as the first mesh touch electrode, an insulating layer covering the first mesh touch electrode and the first supplementary mesh touch electrode and having a contact cutout, a second mesh touch electrode formed in a second direction crossing the first direction and transmitting a second touch signal, and a second supplementary mesh touch electrode formed on the same layer as the second mesh touch electrode. In this touch sensor, the first mesh touch electrode is connected to the second supplementary mesh touch electrode through the contact cutout and the second mesh touch electrode is connected to the first supplementary mesh touch electrode through the contact cutout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Sung Ku KANG, Joo-Han BAE, Byeong-Jin LEE
  • Publication number: 20160103518
    Abstract: Provided is a touch panel including: a first pattern portion including: a first film portion; and a first electrode portion comprising a plurality of first electrodes provided on the first film portion and spaced apart from one another, a first electrode of the plurality of first electrodes being short-circuited; a second pattern portion including: a second film portion; and a second electrode portion comprising a plurality of second electrodes provided on the second film portion and spaced apart from one another, a second electrode of the plurality of second electrodes being short-circuited; and an insulating portion configured to insulate the first pattern portion and the second pattern portion from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dae Kuen YANG
  • Publication number: 20160103519
    Abstract: A touch substrate and a display device are disclosed. The touch substrate includes a plurality of first electrodes and second electrodes disposed as intersecting each other, wherein the first electrodes and the second electrodes contact each other at intersecting positions and form heterojunction therein. The touch substrate of the invention takes advantage of unidirectional conductive feature of the heterojunction to prevent the interference between the first electrodes and the second electrodes, thereby guaranteeing the good performance of the touch substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Ting ZENG, Ming HU, Hongqiang LUO, Kefeng LI
  • Publication number: 20160103520
    Abstract: Provided is a touch screen panel. According to an exemplary embodiment, the touch screen panel includes first sensing electrodes arranged in a first direction and in first mesh patterns and second sensing electrodes arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction and in second mesh patterns, wherein, at a region where the first and second sensing electrodes overlap each other, a portion of at least one of the first and second mesh patterns is removed such that the first and second mesh patterns are free from overlap with each other at the location where the portion is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jung Yun KIM, Sung Ku KANG
  • Publication number: 20160103521
    Abstract: A switch circuit and method is described. In one embodiment, the switch circuit is configured to couple each of a plurality of plurality of capacitive sense elements and a plurality of capacitance sensors in different modes. In a first mode, the switch circuit is configured to couple each of the plurality of capacitance sensors to a group of two or more of the plurality of capacitive sense elements. In a second mode, the switch circuit is configured to couple the plurality of capacitance sensors to individual ones of the two or more of the plurality of capacitive sense elements in one of the groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Tao Peng, Zheng Qin
  • Publication number: 20160103522
    Abstract: A touch-control communication system and a touch control communication method are provided in the present invention. The system includes a mobile device and a data transmission device. The mobile device has a capacitive touch panel, and the capacitive touch panel emits a touch sensing signal when the capacitive touch panel senses touch. The data transmission device is configured with a transceiver antenna and a signal inverting circuit. According to the transmission data, the data transmission device determines whether or not the signal inverting circuit outputs an inversion signal to the transceiver antenna, so that the capacitive touch panel obtains a logic state of the transmission data by detecting whether or not a touch point exists. Thus, the transmission data can be transmitted to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: LI SHENG LO
  • Publication number: 20160103523
    Abstract: A touch device comprises a substrate, a plurality of sensing electrodes and a plurality of dummy electrodes. The sensing electrodes are disposed on the substrate. The dummy electrodes disposed on the substrate and between the sensing electrodes. The dummy electrodes are disposed separately by a plurality of trenches which are disposed across each other. An intersection of the trenches is configured with at least one first protrusion. Because of the first protrusion disposed at the intersection of the trenches, the corona discharge occurring at the dummy electrode can be reduced and the electrical performance of the touch device won't be deteriorated. Besides, the disposition of the first protrusion can blur the edge of the dummy electrode, so that human eyes will uneasily perceive the dummy electrode and the display performance of the touch device can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Yang-Chen CHEN, Chia-Hsiung CHANG, Kuei-Ling LIU
  • Publication number: 20160103524
    Abstract: A multi-touch sensing system and a method for estimating a location of at least one touch point are provided. The multi-touch sensing system includes a panel, a grid of conductor disposed on the panel, a driver array connected to the grid, a receiver array connected to the grid, a signal processing system, and a controller. The method involves transmitting drive signals to the grid, receiving signals from the grid, estimating a capacitance, and transforming the capacitance into touch coordinates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: William Martin SNELGROVE
  • Publication number: 20160103525
    Abstract: In capacitive touch panels arrays, self- and mutual capacitances of embedded sense lines in rows and columns are measured to estimate the position of probes such as fingers, styli and the like. Signals are driven onto the sense lines in order to estimate capacitances, but it is desired to keep these signals as weak as possible in order to minimize power consumption, voltage drive requirements and electromagnetic interference. Accurate detection of the position of the probe, particularly with weak signals, is rendered difficult by its motion. Techniques are proposed for power-efficient drive signals and related techniques proposed that are operable to estimate velocity. Dual receive structures with similar properties are proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: William Martin SNELGROVE
  • Publication number: 20160103526
    Abstract: A touch window includes a substrate including an active area and an unactive area. A sensing electrode is disposed on the active area and includes a sensing electrode pattern of meshed lines, wherein linearity of the sensing electrode pattern is in a range of ±40 ?m to ±100 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Dong Woo SOHN
  • Publication number: 20160103527
    Abstract: The general field of the invention is that of systems having a capacitive touch screen. The system according to the invention has a portable capacitive device that is intended, in operational mode, to be carried by a user. The touch screen operates at at least one first frequency. The system operates according to at least one first identification mode in which the portable device has transmission means for transmitting a first periodic analogue signal that is transmitted at a second frequency, referred to as “identification” frequency, that is different from the first frequency, said frequency being in a range of frequencies that are transmitted by the human body, said first signal being unique and associated with the user. The portable touch screen has first means for detecting and identifying said first signal and second means for authorizing or denying access to predetermined applications of the touch screen, which are dependent on the identification of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Philippe CONI, Johanna DOMINICI, Jean-Christophe ABADIE
  • Publication number: 20160103528
    Abstract: A touch panel includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes, and a plurality of wirings. Each of the plurality of first electrodes has a first portion formed on a layer different from that on which the second electrodes are formed and intersecting the second electrodes, and a second portion formed on the same layer as that on which the second electrodes are formed, but separated from the second electrode. The second electrode and the second portion of the first electrode are formed on a layer different than the layer where the wiring is formed. The first portion of the first electrode is connected to the second portion through a contact portion formed in an insulating film made of a negative resist between the first portion and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Masahiro TERAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160103529
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a touch panel includes forming a routing and pad pattern group on a substrate to include first and second routing lines, first pad electrodes connected to the first routing line, and second pad electrodes connected to the second routing line, by using a first mask, forming a sensor electrode pattern group on the substrate having the routing and pad pattern group formed thereon to include first sensor electrodes formed in a first direction, second sensor electrodes formed in a second direction, and connection portions that each connects adjacent first sensor electrodes, by using a second mask, forming a first insulating layer to include contact holes to expose portions of the second sensor electrodes, respectively, by using a third mask and forming bridges that each connects adjacent second sensor electrodes through the contact holes and a second insulating layer on the bridges, by using a fourth mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Hyun KIM, Hyung-Chul KIM, Tae-Yeon YOO
  • Publication number: 20160103530
    Abstract: A two-layer cover with a compressible layer separating first and second layers. In some cases, capacitive sensing between the first and second layers can determine both touch locations and applied force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Omar Sze Leung, Jonah A. Harley, James E. Wright, Craig Christopher Leong, Kristina A. Babiarz
  • Publication number: 20160103531
    Abstract: A display device substrate including a transparent substrate having a display portion formed in an overall rectangular shape in a planar view, an electrode disposed in the display portion and having pixel openings, the electrode including partial patterns which are electrically isolated from one another and formed in parallel to a first direction along the transparent substrate, a first transparent resin layer formed on the electrode, a transparent electrode formed on the first transparent resin layer, and including partial patterns which are formed along the transparent substrate and in parallel to a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a second transparent resin layer formed on the partial patterns of the transparent electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiro KIMURA, Kenzo Fukuyoshi
  • Publication number: 20160103532
    Abstract: A transparent conductive film includes a transparent substrate. A support layer is formed on one surface of the substrate. A surface of the support layer away from the substrate defines grooves formed in a mesh pattern. The grooves include a first groove portion and a second groove portion communicating with the first groove portion. A depth of the first groove portion is less than that of the second groove portion. An ink layer is formed at a bottom of the first groove portion and the second groove portion. A conductive layer is formed on the ink layer and in a mesh pattern. A top of the conductive layer formed in the first groove portion protrudes out of the first groove portion, and the conductive layer formed in the second groove portion is totally received in the second groove portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: TEN-HSING JAW, CHIN-YANG WU, CHIU-CHI CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160103533
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to games implemented on computing and/or mobile devices. Specifically, this invention relates to a system and method for providing a text-based game via one or more computing devices interconnected on a communications network, where users compete in the replication of text-based content displayed to the users simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Stephanie Yinman Chan
  • Publication number: 20160103534
    Abstract: A flexible substrate may have one or more bends. A bend in a flexible substrate may be made along a bend axis. Conductive traces in the flexible substrate may have elongated shapes. Each conductive trace may extend along a longitudinal axis that is perpendicular to the bend axis. Metal or other conductive materials may form the conductive traces. The traces may be formed from a chain of linked segments. Each segment may have patterned trace portions that surround one, two, or more than two openings. Traces may also be formed that have multiple layers of metal or other conductive material interconnected using vias. A polymer layer may cover the traces to align a neutral stress plane with the traces and to serve as a moisture barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Zhen Zhang, Paul S. Drzaic, Yi Tao
  • Publication number: 20160103535
    Abstract: A touch sensing device includes a first conductive layer that acts as a common voltage layer in a display mode; and a second conductive layer electrically isolated from the first conductive layer, the second conductive layer having source lines that transfer data to be displayed in the display mode and act as transmitting (TX) electrode lines in a touch sensing mode. The first conductive layer includes RX electrode lines and blocks that are disposed among and separated by the RX electrode lines. The RX electrode lines and the blocks are electrically connected to a common voltage in the display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Hu, Yaw-Guang Chang, Shen-Feng Tai, Wai Pan Wu
  • Publication number: 20160103536
    Abstract: A touch panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are disclosed by the present disclosure, where the touch panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other; an organic light emitting layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate; where the organic light emitting layer includes at least a cathodic layer formed by a plurality of strip-shaped cathodic electrodes; and a first touch layer including a plurality of first touch electrodes, each of which includes at least one first touch sub-electrode, a projection of which on the organic light emitting layer is located between two adjacent cathodic electrodes. Technical solutions of the present disclosure can at least reduce electromagnetic interference between the first touch layer and the cathodic electrode, so that display effect and touch control effect may be improved; in addition, manufacturing processes and production cost may be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Zhiyong Xiong, Qijun Yao, Dong Qian
  • Publication number: 20160103537
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area and a display member formed over the substrate in the display area. The display device also includes an encapsulation layer formed over the display member and encapsulating the display member together with the substrate and a plurality of first touch lines formed over the encapsulation layer in the display area. The first touch lines extend in a first direction. The display device further includes a plurality of second touch lines formed on the same layer as the first touch lines in the display area. The second touch lines extend in the first direction and are spaced apart from the first touch lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan PARK, Jong Seok KIM, Chi Wook AN, Seong Jun LEE, Sang Hyun JUN
  • Publication number: 20160103538
    Abstract: A method for unlocking an electronic device includes identifying a slide path according to touch signals received from a preset touch area of a touch screen of the electronic device when the electronic device is locked. Once the identified slide path is determined to include a preset slide path and passes preset discrete points, and a number of passing times of each of the preset discrete points is equal to preset number of times, the electronic device is unlocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: CHIEN-HUNG CHENG
  • Publication number: 20160103539
    Abstract: A novel functional panel, a novel device, or a novel data processor is provided. A structure in which a first plane, a second plane that is opposite the first plane, and a neutral plane between the first plane and the second plane are provided and a portion of a functional layer having a thickness greater than or equal to half of the thickness of the functional layer is in a region between the first plane and the neutral plane was conceived.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuhiro JINBO, Akio ENDO
  • Publication number: 20160103540
    Abstract: An interface module is provided. The interface module includes a substrate and a flexible print circuit board. The substrate includes a first side, a second side, a plurality of column electrodes and a plurality of row electrodes, wherein the first side is perpendicular to the second side, the column electrodes are formed on the substrate and arranged along the first side, and the row electrodes are formed on the substrate and arranged along the second side. The flexible print circuit board includes a first connection portion and a second connection portion, wherein the first connection portion is electrically connected to the column electrodes at the first side, and the second connection portion is electrically connected to at least a portion of the row electrodes at the second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Kung-Chieh Huang
  • Publication number: 20160103541
    Abstract: Various implementations of a track pad system include an array of force sensors disposed between a base surface and a touch interface plate. The touch interface plate passes touch forces incident on an upper surface thereof to one or more of the force sensors in the array. At least one light source is disposed adjacent the touch interface plate such that the light from the light source is directed through the touch interface plate to illuminate at least a portion of the upper surface of the touch interface plate. One or more icons may be disposed adjacent the illuminated portion of the touch interface plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: David William Andrews, Jason Carl Lisseman
  • Publication number: 20160103542
    Abstract: A force-sensitive device for electronic device. The force inputs may be detected by measuring changes in capacitance, as measured by surface flex of a device having a flexible touchable surface, causing flex at a compressible gap within the device. A capacitive sensor responsive to changes in distance across the compressible gap. The sensor can be positioned above or below, or within, a display element, and above or below, or within, a backlight unit. The device can respond to bending, twisting, or other deformation, to adjust those zero force measurements. The device can use measure of surface flux that appear at positions on the surface not directly the subject of applied force, such as when the user presses on a part of the frame or a surface without capacitive sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Charley T. Ogata, Martin P. Grunthaner, Michael B. Wittenberg, Peter W. Richards, Romain A. Teil, Steven P. Hotelling
  • Publication number: 20160103543
    Abstract: A force sensor and force-sensing structure for use as input to an electronic device. A user touch event may be sensed on a display, enclosure, or other surface associated with an electronic device using a force sensor adapted to determine the magnitude of force of the touch event. The sensor output, corresponding to the magnitude of force, may be used as an input signal, input data, or other input information to the electronic device. A force sensor may include an array of upper electrodes disposed on a first substrate and a compliant medium disposed in a gap between the first substrate and a second substrate. At least one lower electrode may be disposed on the second substrate. The first substrate may be configured to deflect relative to the second substrate over a localized region when a force is applied to the force-receiving surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Patrick Kessler, Jonah A. Harley, Soyoung Kim, Daniel D. Sunshine
  • Publication number: 20160103544
    Abstract: A device configured to sense a touch on a surface of the device. The device includes a cover and a force-sensing structure disposed below the cover. The force-sensing structure may be positioned below a display and used in combination with other force-sensing elements to estimate the force of a touch on the cover of a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Sinan Filiz, Martin P. Grunthaner, John Stephen Smith, Charley T. Ogata, Christian M. Sauer, Shin John Choi, Christopher J. Butler, Steven J. Martisauskas
  • Publication number: 20160103545
    Abstract: An optically transparent force sensor that may compensate for environmental effects, including, for example, variations in temperature of the device or the surroundings. In some examples, two force-sensitive layers are separated by a compliant layer. The relative electrical response of the two force-sensitive layers may be used to compute an estimate of the force of a touch that reduces the effect of variations in temperature. In some examples, piezoelectric films having anisotropic strain properties are used to reduce the effects of temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Sinan Filiz, James E. Pedder, Charley T. Ogata, John Stephen Smith, Dhaval Chandrakant Patel, Shin John Choi, Brian Q. Huppi, Christopher J. Butler, Martin P. Grunthaner
  • Publication number: 20160103546
    Abstract: A device comprising a touch sensing element and a processing unit is provided. The device has one or more cover operation modes. The processing unit is adapted to activate one of the cover operation modes of the device when a non-conductive opaque cover element is applied to the device, and the device is adapted to be operated via the touch sensing element through the non-conductive opaque cover element when the cover operation mode of the device is active. A system comprising a device and a cover element is provided. A method for controlling a device comprising a touch sensing element is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Toni Hemminki, Teemu Rämö
  • Publication number: 20160103547
    Abstract: An array substrate includes a plurality of data lines; a plurality of scanning lines intersecting the data lines to define pixel units; a plurality of pixel electrodes within the pixel units; and a plurality of touch electrodes having a grid shape and formed by a plurality of first sub-electrodes and a plurality of second sub-electrodes intersecting each other. Projections of the first sub-electrodes and the second sub-electrodes onto a layer containing the pixel electrodes are respectively located between adjacent pixel electrodes, or the first sub-electrodes and the second sub-electrodes are respectively located between adjacent pixel electrodes. The product of the resistance of the touch electrode and the load capacitance between the touch electrode, the source electrode and the first metal is reduced, which reduces the charging time of the touch driving signal and enables the touch state and the display state to operate in a time division manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Feng LU, Zhongshou HUANG, Xianxiang ZHANG, Xiaoye LI, Gang LIU, Yingying XU
  • Publication number: 20160103548
    Abstract: A touch screen panel and display device having the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the touch screen panel includes a base layer, a noise shielding layer formed over a base layer, and a plurality of first touch sensors formed over the base layer. The touch screen panel further includes a plurality of second touch sensors formed over the base layer and electrically insulated from the first touch sensors. The second touch sensors cross the first touch sensors. The touch screen panel also includes a first pad part electrically insulated from and overlapping the noise shielding layer, wherein the first pad part comprises a plurality of signal pads. The touch screen panel further includes a plurality of touch signal lines respectively electrically connecting the signal pads to the first and second touch sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: SANGHYUN JUN
  • Publication number: 20160103549
    Abstract: A display device includes a display part that displays an image, a touch part on the display part, the touch part including a first conductive layer on the display part, a lower inorganic layer on the first conductive layer, an upper inorganic layer covering the lower inorganic layer and a second conductive layer on the upper inorganic layer. The upper inorganic layer includes substantially a same material as the lower inorganic layer. The upper inorganic layer has a hydrogen atomic percent less than a hydrogen atomic percent of the lower inorganic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Sangwook LEE, Chang Ok KIM, SungHoon YANG, Junmo IM
  • Publication number: 20160103550
    Abstract: In capacitive touch panels arrays, self and mutual capacitances of embedded wires in rows and columns are measured to estimate the position of fingers, styli and the like. For precise measurement of position and for sensitivity to small objects it is desirable to have these wires closely spaced; but this causes the number of connections to the panel to become large and problematic. Sensing lines may share connections by permuting their order, thus reducing the number of pins required on a touch-panel controller chip; in cabling between a touch panel and its controller; and in memory requirements for a touch-panel controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: William Martin SNELGROVE
  • Publication number: 20160103551
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a touch input device and a lighting device coupled with a circuit, includes generating, in a signal combiner, an operational signal configured to identify a touch input device state for the touch input device, interpreting, in a touch core module, the identified touch input device state for the touch input device, in response to the interpreting of the touch input device state, generating, in a light core module, a lighting device state for the lighting device, providing the operational signal and the lighting device state, and controlling the touch input device and the lighting device via the operational signal and the lighting device state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: NEOMAR GIACOMINI, BRIAN N. RADFORD, PETER J. MELSA
  • Publication number: 20160103552
    Abstract: A screen operation method for an electronic device based on the electronic device and a control action is disclosed. The electronic device may include an input data receiving module for receiving input data through the device from a user, a unit presentation recognizing module for recognizing a unit presentation from the input data in order to control the electronic device, and a screen controlling module for controlling the screen of the electronic device based on the control action with which the unit presentation is combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ho Yang, Kyeong Yeon Kim
  • Publication number: 20160103553
    Abstract: In one aspect a method including: detecting an initial input indicating a user selection disabling finger/human body part touch input for a touch input device of an information handling device; providing a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input; responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, reverting back to a default mode wherein finger/human body part touch input is enabled, unless a confirming input is received within the predetermined time; and responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, selecting a pen only mode of input and disabling finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device of the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Nathan J. Peterson, David Rivera, Rod D. Waltermann
  • Publication number: 20160103554
    Abstract: A mobile phone includes a processor and a touch detector configured to detect a touch position on a display. When the touch position is moved, the processor moves a cursor position along a path obtained by increasing a path of the touch position, and displays a cursor at the cursor position. When the touch position is no longer detected in a state in which the cursor position is on the display, the processor performs processing allocated to the cursor position concerning a home screen. The processor displays a notification list screen on the display based on movement of the cursor position out of the display before the touch position is no longer detected. When the touch position is no longer detected, the processor performs processing allocated to the cursor position concerning the notification list screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Shinsuke MORIAI
  • Publication number: 20160103555
    Abstract: Touch events can be predicted relative to a visual display by maintaining a database of aggregated touch event history data relative to the visual display and from a plurality of touch screen devices. The database can be queried according to a set of input parameters defining an environment for use of the visual display. The results from the querying of the database can be analyzed to predict a set of touch events within the environment and based upon inferences obtained from the results. A representation of the set of touch events can be displayed along with the visual display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Debra J. McKinney, Christina L. Wetli
  • Publication number: 20160103556
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus including a display, a memory configured to store color feedback information for input objects, a user interface configured to receive a user command, and a controller configured to control the display to provide color feedback corresponding to an input object input according to the user command based on the color feedback information stored in the memory in response to the user command being received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Yong-ku KIM
  • Publication number: 20160103557
    Abstract: A touch detection device for touchscreen includes a frame and at least one printed circuit board mounted on one face of the frame. The printed circuit boards have a plurality of transmitters, a plurality of receivers, and a wireless signal transmission unit mounted thereon. By using the transmitters and the receivers to detect touched positions on a touchscreen, and using the wireless signal transmission unit to transmit a touch signal, the touch detection device can be conveniently installed on the touchscreen with simplified cable wiring and avoid the risk of being undesirably pulled by an external force to adversely affect the signal transmission thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Cheng-Nan Lien, Jinhua Tan, Zijun Meng, Chih-Wei Chang
  • Publication number: 20160103558
    Abstract: A projective touch apparatus includes a rail base, a plate standing vertically on the rail base, an optical touch module, a platform slidably disposed through a rail structure of the rail base, a projector, and a host. The optical touch module is disposed on the plate for positioning a touch position of a touch object on a touch surface of the plate. The projector is disposed on the platform and located under the plate, to move with sliding of the platform to a projecting position for projecting an image to the touch surface or a back surface of the plate, or to a containing position to be contained on the rail base. The host is disposed in the rail base for controlling the projector to project the image and for performing a touch operation of the touch object on the touch surface according to the touch position and the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Chia-Chang Hou, Po-Liang Huang, Chia-Jui Liu
  • Publication number: 20160103559
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying and configuring adaptive or static thresholds for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The GUI may include one or more presentation schedules that may display threshold information associated with time policies. Each presentation schedule may include multiple time slots and span a portion of one or more time cycles. Some of the time slots may be associated with a specific time policy and may have a unifying appearance that distinguishes the time slots from timeslots associated with other time policies. The presentation schedules may arrange the time slots in a time grid arrangement (e.g., calendar grid view) or a graph arrangement with depictions (e.g., points, lines) that may illustrate KPI values and threshold markers that may illustrate the threshold values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Sonal Maheshwari, Manish Sainani, Leonid Alekseyev, Alan Hardin, Jacob Barton Leverich, Adam Jamison Oliner, Brian Reyes, Alok Anant Bhide
  • Publication number: 20160103560
    Abstract: Training for a multimodal user interface may be organized into a plurality of modules. In embodiment, modules may include data corresponding to a “Push to Talk” tool, a set of data corresponding to navigation through a graphic user interface via voice input, and a set of data corresponding to entering data into a graphic user interface via voice input. Such training may be implemented in a variety of manners, including those which utilize data stored on a computer readable medium. Also, the structure and content of training may be streamlined and directed towards teaching a user to operate a multimodal user interface in an adequate manner. The structure and content of training may be configured to work in conjunction with the operation of a multimodal user interface being used in a real-time setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew John Yuschik, Cordell Amos Coy, Jayant M. Naik, Karthik M. Narayanaswami, Ajay H. Warmer
  • Publication number: 20160103561
    Abstract: References to videos or other media content are often accompanied by a thumbnail that is in some way representative of the video. Selection of this thumbnail can have a significant impact on the productivity of the reference, e.g., in driving traffic to the underlying video or other media content. Accordingly, the performance of various candidate thumbnails can be monitored and the thumbnail that performs best can be selected as the primary thumbnail, which can be presented most often in connection with references to the video or other media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Juhyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20160103562
    Abstract: Techniques are described for generating a graphical user interface for presenting a list of objects. The graphical user interface can include a selection zone encompassed by a partial outer ring that is configured to present a portion of the list of objects. Rotational touch gestures detected in the selection zone can cause the list of objects to scroll around the partial outer ring. The scroll rate of the objects can depend on the number of touch inputs detected as part of the touch gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Jens Bombolowsky, Thomas Angermayer, Wilko Dann, Matthias Klauer, Yulia Kosolapova, Ralf Philipp, Carmen Riepp, Bjoern Sanders
  • Publication number: 20160103563
    Abstract: A system of tools and components that enable wrap users to interact with a wrap package infrastructure, creating and improving a wrap user experience. The system and components include a wrap authoring tool, a wrap runtime viewer, a wrap asset management tool, and a wrap library. Through these tools and components, wrap users (i) contact and interact with the wrap infrastructure and (ii) are empowered with the ability to author, receive, distribute, share, view, consume, categorize, organize and distribute wrap packages, which together, enhance and define the overall wrap user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Eric H. GREENBERG, Kunal K. BHASIN, John M. GARRIS, Jared L. FICKLIN, Mark E. ROLSTON
  • Publication number: 20160103564
    Abstract: A method of generating a message from dynamic online contents for inputting to an application via an inputting platform, such as a method editor (IME) or a virtual keyboard (VKB), is disclosed, wherein the method links to online contents via a command through the inputting platform and dynamically generates a new content by replacing a portion of the original content from the online content with a different content in a database if the portion of the original content matches a predefined rule, wherein the new content is sent to the input field of the application for inputting a message to the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Hsu-Kuang Chao
  • Publication number: 20160103565
    Abstract: A variety of data structures, components, runtime viewers and methods are described for defining, delivering and rendering wrapped packages of cards in a manner particularly well suited, but not limited to, display on mobile devices. Each card may selectively include media content, a palette of application functionality and/or supporting e-commerce related services. The cards are arranged to be browsed in a first linear direction. The wrap package may also include a gallery card having a plurality of gallery items. The gallery items associated with a gallery card are not arranged to all be viewed simultaneously within a card display frame. The gallery card is arranged to be browsed in a linear direction that is different than the direction that the cards of the wrap are browsed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Eric H. GREENBERG, Ian McFARLAND, John M. GARRIS, Mark E. ROLSTON, Jared L. FICKLIN, Eric J. WICKS