Patents Issued in November 17, 2016
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Publication number: 20160334899Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photosensitive structure, a photosensitive display substrate, and fabrication and control methods of the photosensitive display substrate. The photosensitive structure includes a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer; and a photoconductive material layer, sandwiched there-between. In response to a light illumination, the photoconductive material layer is capable of changing from an insulating state to a conductive state. One or more first constant voltage sources are configured in a periphery of the first conductive layer to charge the first conductive layer in different directions to maintain a first voltage there-on. Each current measurement unit is disposed between one first constant voltage source and the first conductive layer and configured to measure a charging current between the first constant voltage source and the first conductive layer, and configured to output current signals corresponding to the first constant voltage sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: XIAODONG ZHOU
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Publication number: 20160334900Abstract: A device is described. In an example, a device comprises a capacitance sensor layer and a conductive grounded layer. The conductive grounded layer is placed under the capacitance sensor layer in a direction opposite to a targeted sensing direction of the device. The distance between the capacitance sensor layer and the conductive grounded layer is configured to remain within a threshold over a range of deformation. In other examples, a method for manufacturing a device and a module are discussed along with the features of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Marko K. Heikkinen, Joni Arola
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Publication number: 20160334901Abstract: A system includes a user interface configured to receive an input from a user of the system, a sensor configured to sense a position of a user input element relative to the user interface, and a processor configured to receive an input signal from the sensor based on the position of the user input element relative to the user interface, determine a haptic effect based on the input signal, and output a haptic effect generation signal based on the determined haptic effect. A haptic output device is configured to receive the haptic effect generation signal from the processor and generate the determined haptic effect to the user, the haptic output device being located separate from the user interface so that the determined haptic effect is generated away from the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: William S. RIHN
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Publication number: 20160334902Abstract: A capacitance measurement circuit cancels background capacitance while reducing charge leakage and supply ripples during reset phases and integrate phases. The capacitance measurement circuit operates a first switch into a linear mode causing a first resistance in the first switch, and after a delay, operates a second switch into a saturation mode causing a second resistance in parallel to the first resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Zheming LI, Saikrishna GANTA, Tae-Song CHUNG, Rafael BETANCOURT, John Michael WEINERTH, Farzaneh SHAHROKHI
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Publication number: 20160334903Abstract: An example integrated display device and capacitive sensing device having an input surface includes a plurality of sensor electrodes, wherein each of the plurality of sensor electrodes comprises at least one common electrode configured for display updating and capacitive sensing. The device further includes at least one force receiver electrode, wherein the plurality of sensor electrodes are disposed between the input surface and the at least one force receiver electrode and wherein at least a portion of the plurality of sensor electrodes are configured to deflect toward the at least one force receiver electrode. The device further includes a processing system, coupled to the plurality of sensor electrodes, configured to drive at least a portion of the plurality of sensor electrodes with force sensing signals while receiving resulting signals from the at least one force receiver electrode, and determine force information for an input object based on the resulting signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: Petr SHEPELEV
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Publication number: 20160334904Abstract: A touch screen panel and a method of manufacturing the same. The touch screen panel includes: a plurality of touch electrodes disposed in a touch area of a substrate, the touch electrodes configured to sense a touch; and a connecting wire connected with the touch electrode and having a pad connected to one end. The connecting wire includes a first wire layer made of a metal nano wire disposed on the substrate, a second wire layer made of a first transparent conductive material, a third wire layer disposed on an upper surface of the second pad and made of a second transparent conductive material, and a fourth wire layer made of aluminum (Al) disposed on the third pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Shin Il CHOI, Ji Hun KIM, Bong-Kyun KIM
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Publication number: 20160334905Abstract: For sensing a control point on a capacitive-type panel, first and second voltage signals are respectively received through two sets of receiving lines selected from N receiving lines in response to first and second charge/discharge signals transmitted through two sets of transmitting lines selected from M transmitting lines, respectively, during a specified time period. A characteristic value is generated by operating the first and second voltage signals. Repeat the steps to generate characteristic values for neighboring regions defined by different combinations of transmitting lines and receiving lines. Position information of control point(s) on the capacitive-type panel is estimated accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: SHIH-HSIEN HU
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Publication number: 20160334906Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and method to enable a capacitance sensor to further recognize a capacitive action on an object after the capacitance sensor has recognized the presence of the object. The system includes an object, an interactive surface embedded with a capacitance sensor, and a processor that is configured to continuously receive capacitance values from the capacitance sensor. After an object is placed on an interactive surface and within the detection range of the capacitance sensor, the processor is configured to deduce that a first significant change in capacitance value has occurred, and that an object has been placed on the interactive surface, based on one or more heuristics. And further, once an end-user touches the object, the processor is configured to deduce that a second significant change in capacitance value has occurred, and that the object has been touched by a finger, based on one or more heuristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: Zheng Shi
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Publication number: 20160334907Abstract: A display device with a touch detection function including: a plurality of liquid crystal display elements performing display operation; a plurality of touch detection electrodes arranged side by side to extend in one direction, and each outputting a detection signal based on a change in an electrostatic capacitance caused by an external proximity object; a conductive film insulated from or connected with high resistance to the touch detection electrodes, and disposed to cover the touch detection electrodes; and a touch detection circuit detecting the external proximity object by sampling the detection signal. The conductive film has a sheet resistance equal to or smaller than a predetermined resistance value, and has a time constant larger than a predetermined minimum time constant defined by sampling timings in the touch detection circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Koji Ishizaki, Koji Noguchi, Osamu lshige
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Publication number: 20160334908Abstract: An array substrate, a touch display panel and a driving method, where a driver circuit is in a non-display region of the array substrate, and the driver circuit includes: a first shift register including a first scan signal outputting terminal, where the first shift register is configured to output a first touch scan signal from the first scan signal outputting terminal within an interval between frame scanning periods of the array substrate; and a touch scanning circuit corresponding to the first shift register and including a first scan signal inputting terminal and a touch signal outputting terminal, where the first scan signal inputting terminal of the touch scanning circuit is connected with the first scan signal outputting terminal of the first shift register, and the touch scanning circuit is configured to output a touch signal from the touch signal outputting terminal thereof according to the first touch scan signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Zhilong Zhuang, Jiancai Huang
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Publication number: 20160334909Abstract: The present application discloses an array substrate comprising an active layer; and a plurality of touch electrodes in a same layer as the active layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Wenlin Zhang, Woo-Bong Lee
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Publication number: 20160334910Abstract: A plurality of area lines extends in a first direction while being aligned in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in a predetermined area. A plurality of lead-out lines electrically connects a plurality of terminal parts and the area lines to each other. Two or more of the lead-out lines include width adjusting lines determined to have widths differing from each other to make the respective resistance values of all of the lead-out lines lower than the resistance value of the area lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takeshi ONO, Tatsuya NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20160334911Abstract: A display apparatus includes an image display unit that allows a user to view an image. The display apparatus includes an operation detection unit that detects an operation on a track pad and a control unit that displays an operation target display object on the image display unit. The control unit controls a display position of the display object in response to an operation on the track pad, obtains a movement direction of the display object in response to a change in an operation position on the track pad, moves the display position of the display object, and stops moving the display object in a case in which an operation on the track pad corresponds to a preset ending condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Fusashi KIMURA
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Publication number: 20160334912Abstract: Inadvertent input control techniques are described. In one or more implementations, techniques are described that leverage force to determine a likelihood that a user intended to provide an input, e.g., a selection input (e.g., a “click”), gesture, lift off, and so forth. This is usable to identify taps, hovers, continuation of movement of a drag operation, and so on Implementations are also discussed that leverage an n-manifold in the product space of contact size and signal strength that is usable to define a likelihood of whether a contact includes an application of force. A variety of other examples are also described, including cursor stability techniques that leverage force in order to control movement of a cursor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: Flavio Protasio Ribeiro
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Publication number: 20160334913Abstract: The disclosure provides a touch sensing device including a press interface, a pressure sensing including a flexible connecting piece forming a sealed space, and a pressure transducer having an opening communicated with the seal space. The flexible connecting piece is connected with the press interface for being pressed when the press interface is pressed. The pressure transducer outputs electrical signals according to the change of air pressure inside the sealed space when the press interface is pressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: AAC TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.Inventor: Zhengmin Banjamin Pan
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Publication number: 20160334914Abstract: A pressure sensor may be provided that includes: an electrode; a drive unit which applies a drive signal to the electrode; a sensing unit which receives, through the electrode, a reception signal including information on a capacitance which is between the electrode and a reference potential layer and is changed according to a relative distance between the electrode and the reference potential layer spaced from the electrode; and a first impedance between the drive unit and the electrode, and a second impedance between the sensing unit and the electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: HiDeep Inc.Inventors: Jongsik KIM, Bonkee Kim, Seyeob Kim, Sunyoung Kwon
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Publication number: 20160334915Abstract: The present invention discloses a bridging structure for touch panel and a touch panel. The bridging structure comprises a metal bridge and an insulating block provided on the metal bridge, the metal bridge has two end portions protruding beyond the insulating block, which are used for electrically connecting to two electrode blocks to be connected, respectively, the bridging structure further comprises at least one supporting portion, at least a part of which is located at an outer side of the end portions, and the supporting portion fills a gap between the electrode block and the end portion. In the present invention, by providing the supporting portion at the junction of the electrode block and the metal bridge, climbing path of the electrode block on the metal bridge is optimized, electrical connection of the bridging structure becomes more stable and reliable, and antistatic ability of the touch panel is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Zhixiang FANG, Ming HU, Taofeng XIE
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Publication number: 20160334916Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of driving an in-cell touch screen. In one embodiment, adjacent common voltage (VCOM) electrodes, a source line and/or a gate line is set high-impedance, such that an equivalent capacitor is not possessed by the current VCOM electrode. In another embodiment, a gate line is set high-impedance in the touch sensing mode. A voltage waveform of the current VCOM electrode is applied to adjacent VCOM electrodes abutting the current VCOM electrode and/or to a source line, such that an equivalent capacitor has no effect on the current VCOM electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Guan-Ying Huang, Wei-Song Wang, Yaw-Guang Chang
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Publication number: 20160334917Abstract: An example integrated display device and capacitive sensing device having an input surface includes a plurality of sensor electrodes. Each of the plurality of sensor electrodes includes at least one common electrode configured for display updating and capacitive sensing. The device further includes at least one conductive electrode, wherein the plurality of sensor electrodes are disposed between the input surface and the at least one conductive electrode and wherein the plurality of sensor electrodes are configured to deflect toward the conductive electrode. The device further includes a processing system, coupled to the plurality of sensor electrodes, configured to detect changes in absolute capacitance of at least a portion of the plurality of sensor electrodes, and determine force information for an input object based on the changes in absolute capacitance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: Petr SHEPELEV
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Publication number: 20160334918Abstract: A thin-film transistor is provided. The thin film transistor includes a substrate; an active layer configured as a channel of the thin-film transistor, wherein the active layer is a mixture of oxide semiconductor and graphene; and a source and a drain.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: HEHE HU
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Publication number: 20160334919Abstract: A pressure-sensitive display screen touch-control unit, a touch screen and a manufacturing method thereof. The touch-control unit mainly comprises a driving electrode, a lower electrode, and a dielectric layer sandwiched between the driving electrode and the lower electrode. When a pressure is applied between the driving electrode and the lower electrode, a tunnel current IT is formed, and a voltage VT exists between the driving electrode and the lower electrode. With the touch-control unit, an external pressure may be converted into a current signal to make pressure an information input mode; and the touch-control unit is combined with the existing capacitive touch screen or the resistive touch screen, such that the touch-control unit may be compatible with the existing multi-point touch function, and may also sense change in pressure sensitively. Functions of the existing touch screens may be enhanced to rich operations and applications of touch screens.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicants: Kunshan New Flat Panel Display Technology Center Co., Ltd., KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shaopeng ZHU, Yong QIU, Hong CHEN, Xiuqi HUANG
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Publication number: 20160334920Abstract: Disclosed is a method of forming an identification pattern for a touchscreen. The method comprising: (a) defining a touch region by touching a region forming point on a touchscreen; and (b) forming an identification pattern by touching an identification pattern point in the touch region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: 2GATHER INC.Inventor: Sang Jun PARK
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Publication number: 20160334921Abstract: The invention provides a method for detecting the presence of a pointing device at an interactive surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: Promethean House, Lower Philips RoadInventor: Andrew Oakley
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Publication number: 20160334922Abstract: An information processing device includes: an operation receiver capable of receiving a plurality of gesture operations; and a controller including a microprocessor and configured to perform a control for reflecting a gesture operation on a screen on a basis of an output from the operation receiver. The controller sets a threshold value of a determination index for determining whether the gesture operation is valid for each of the gesture operations, provides a measured value of the determination index of a gesture operation received by the operation receiver and compares the measured value with the threshold value to determine whether the gesture operation is valid, reflects the valid gesture operation on the screen, and variably sets a threshold value corresponding to a gesture operation other than the valid gesture operation in accordance with an execution state of the gesture operation received by the operation receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.Inventors: Shunsuke TAKAMURA, Shinya OGINO, Kazuma TAKEUCHI, Kenta HOSAKA, Yuri FUKUMURA
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Publication number: 20160334923Abstract: A touch control and display control module of a touch screen includes (n×y) rows of sensing units disposed on a substrate. The touch control and display control module includes: a control circuit, controlling the touch screen to operate in one of a frame update mode and a touch sensing mode; and n first control lines, y second control lines and n control signal output circuits disposed on the substrate. Each control signal output circuit is coupled to one of the n first control line, and includes y control signal buffer units. Each control signal buffer units is coupled to one of the y second control lines and sensing units of one row to output a voltage signal to the sensing units of that row, to cause the sensing units of that row to operate in one of the frame update mode and the touch sensing mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: Ping-Yu Chan
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Publication number: 20160334924Abstract: An electronic interactive device having a user interface with a flexible surface, a sensor configured to sense a flex gesture applied to the flexible surface, a haptic device configured to generate a haptic effect in response to the flex gesture, and a controller in signal communication with the sensor and the haptic device. The controller is configured to trigger the haptic device to provide haptic confirmation of the flex gesture and to trigger an application action associated with the flex gesture.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: Robert W. Heubel
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Publication number: 20160334925Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a detection unit for detecting pressure applied by user input performed on a touch screen; a determination unit for determining which of two or more input states the user input belongs to, in accordance with the pressure detected by the detection unit; and an operation control unit for enabling or disabling a limitation imposed on operation with a user interface displayed on the touch screen, in accordance with the state of the user input determined by the determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihito OHKI, Yusuke Miyazawa, Ikuo Yamano
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Publication number: 20160334926Abstract: Embodiments provide a method for processing a terminal device and a terminal device. A preset instruction is executed by using a covered area of the terminal device. Specifically, a user input is acquired; the covered area of the terminal device is acquired according to the user input; and if the covered area is larger than a preset area, the preset instruction is executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Yuanli Gan, Hongjun Wang, Shengli Wang, Qiuyang Wei
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Publication number: 20160334927Abstract: Disclosed are a touch panel and a method for manufacturing the same. A touch panel can include a substrate, a transparent electrode base on the substrate, a first transparent electrode on the transparent electrode base and extending in a first direction, and a second transparent electrode on the transparent electrode base and extending in a second direction. A method of manufacturing a touch panel can include preparing a substrate and a transparent electrode base, forming a transparent electrode over the transparent electrode base, and forming an electrode material over the transparent electrode base.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Byung Soo Kim, Keun Sik Lee
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Publication number: 20160334928Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request to refresh a display for a refresh period, wherein the display is coupled to a touch sensor operable to detect touch input at the display. During a first phase of the refresh period, a first portion of the display is refreshed while the touch sensor a second portion and a third portion of the display is activated. The second portion and the third portion are a half screen distance apart. During a second phase of the refresh period, the second portion of the display is refreshed while the touch sensor at a fourth portion and a fifth portion of the display is activated. The fourth portion and the fifth portion are a half screen distance apart.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Andrew Fuller, Samuel Brunet, Christopher Hill, Vivek Pant, Grahame Reynolds
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Publication number: 20160334929Abstract: A touch detection circuit includes: a touch detection section configured to detect a plurality of touch points made by one or more users, based on positive data in a touch data map that includes the positive data and negative data; and a determination section configured to detect, based on the negative data in the touch data map, a plurality of negative points, and determine, based on the plurality of negative points, touch points made by same user in the plurality of touch points.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Kazukuni TAKANOHASHI, Tsugita KOMATSU
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Publication number: 20160334930Abstract: There is provided a touch panel, including: a plurality of sensing electrodes divided into a plurality of sensing electrode groups; and a plurality of touch detection circuits correspondingly connected to the plurality of sensing electrode groups, respectively, wherein the first touch detection circuit includes a first touch detection circuit unit outputting a first output value depending on a test voltage and the second touch detection circuit includes a second touch detection circuit unit outputting a second output value depending on the test voltage, the second touch detection circuit is adjacent to the first touch detection circuit, and the second output value is corrected to reduce a difference between the first output value and the second output value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Jeong Kyoo KIM, Kyung Youl MIN, Choong Sun SHIN
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Publication number: 20160334931Abstract: The present invention discloses a touch panel scribing detection device and a detection method thereof. The touch panel scribing detection device includes a loading platform, a scribing standardization unit, a test unit and a signal unit. The touch panel scribing detection device can provide an accurate scribing test path, so the accuracy and efficiency of manual test on a touch panel can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Ze ZHANG, Guowen YANG, Liwei XUE, Dongnian HAN, Jian LI
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Publication number: 20160334932Abstract: An input device includes a measurement unit configured to measure a physical quantity according to an operation including at least one of touch of an operating object and proximity of the operating object, a determination unit configured to determine an operation state including an operation existence state and an operation nonexistence state, on the basis of at least a base value and the physical quantity, and a base value updating unit configured to update the base value using the physical quantity when a magnitude of a change in the physical quantity per predetermined time falls within a predetermined range, during an operation existence period in which the operation state is the operation existence state.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Satoshi NAKAJIMA, Satoshi HAYASAKA
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Publication number: 20160334933Abstract: A touch screen includes a column-direction wire and a row-direction wire. The column-direction wire and the row-direction wire three-dimensionally intersect each other in a region that is a detection cell. At least one of the column-direction wire and the row-direction wire has an end portion whose width is larger than a width of another portion of the wire, the end portion being a wire-end expansion portion. The wire-end expansion portion is provided so as to be located outside an edge of an outermost column-direction wire and an outermost row-direction wire that are disposed on the outermost side of a detectable area formed of a plurality of the column-direction wires and a plurality of the row-direction wires. The column-direction wire and the row-direction wire each have a mesh structure in which a plurality of conductor wires are disposed in a mesh pattern. The wire-end expansion portion has the mesh structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takeshi ONO, Tatsuya NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20160334934Abstract: A touch display apparatus, a corresponding driving circuit, and a driving method. The touch display apparatus includes a common electrode between a first substrate and a second substrate, and a driving circuit used as a touch sensing electrode during a touch sensing phase. The driving circuit is used for providing a first signal for touch detection to the common electrode. The driving circuit is also used for providing a second signal to a gate line during the touch sensing phase, said second signal enabling a thin-film transistor to be in off mode and decreasing the charge-discharge capacity of a capacitor formed by the common electrode and a gate line. The driving circuit is also used for providing a third signal during the touch sensing phase, the third signal decreasing the charge-discharge capacity of a capacitor formed by the common electrode and a data line.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: FOCALTECH ELECTRONICS, LTD.Inventors: Lianghua MO, Xinxi JIANG, Junqiao LIU
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Publication number: 20160334935Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for processing an input using a touch screen, and an operation method of an electronic device includes: determining whether a surrounding environment of a touch screen panel has changed from a first surrounding environment to a second surrounding environment or not; and, when the surrounding environment has changed to the second surrounding environment, changing a reference voltage of the touch screen panel from a first reference voltage to a second reference voltage. Other embodiments are possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: Sung-Won JEON
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Publication number: 20160334936Abstract: A portable device includes a display, a touch panel including at least one curved area, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to, when a touched position on the touch panel is within the curved area, determine a direction from which a touched position indicator has approached the curved area, and modify the touched position based on the determined direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: Takanori OBATA
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Publication number: 20160334937Abstract: An optical touch device and a sensing method thereof are provided. The optical touch device includes a plurality of optical sensors and a processing unit. The optical sensors are arranged around a touch plane and are spaced from each other. The two adjacent optical sensors located at one side of the touch plane are defined as one set of an optical sensing module, such that the optical sensors are paired to form multiple sets of the optical sensing modules. The processing unit generates a plurality of touch coordinates data corresponding to the plurality sets of the optical sensing modules according to the optical touch data, and determines whether the touch coordinates data corresponding to each set of the optical sensing modules is in at least one touch-excluded area corresponding to each set of the optical sensing modules, and respectively excludes the touch coordinates data in the touch-excluded area.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Bo-Yi Wu, Yu-Yen Chen, Kuo-Hsien Lu, Wei-Kuo Kan, Kuo-Ting Huang, Ching-An Cho, Chih-Hao Chiu, Chan-Hsuan Yu, You-Jyun Syu
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Publication number: 20160334938Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to aligning content displayed from a projector on to a touch sensitive mat. Examples include detecting a border of the mat, wherein the mat includes a surface area of a first spectral reflectance characteristic on to which the projector is to project the content, and the border of a second spectral reflectance characteristic different from the first spectral reflectance characteristic surrounding a perimeter of the surface area. As an example, detecting the border of the mat generally includes differentiating the second spectral reflectance characteristic of the border from the first spectral reflectance characteristic of the surface area. Examples include detecting a border of the content displayed on to the mat, and adjusting projector settings for the border of the content displayed on to the mat to fit within the detected border of the mat.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jinman Kang, David Bradley Short, Daniel R. Tretter, Kar-Han Tan, Yun Tang, Otto Sievert
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Publication number: 20160334939Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus, for an interactive system including a display region, arranged to detect the position of a contact point on the display region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Chris Dawson, Andrew Oakley, Andy Dennis, John Macey, Todd Rutherford, Doug Reinert, David Snively
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Publication number: 20160334940Abstract: A free space input standard is instantiated on a processor. Free space input is sensed and communicated to the processor. If the free space input satisfies the free space input standard, a touch screen input response is invoked in an operating system. The free space input may be sensed using continuous implicit, discrete implicit, active explicit, or passive explicit approaches. The touch screen input response may be invoked through communicating virtual touch screen input, a virtual input event, or a virtual command to or within the operating system. In this manner free space gestures may control existing touch screen interfaces and devices, without modifying those interfaces and devices directly to accept free space gestures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Shashwat Kandadai, Nathan Abercrombie, Yu-Hsiang Chen, Sleiman Itani
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Publication number: 20160334941Abstract: A method and a system for virtual handwriting recognition are disclosed. In an embodiment the method includes optically capturing a finger gesture by the camera unit of a computing device and transforming the finger gesture into a digital indicia by a processing unit of the computing device. The method further includes comparing the digital indicia with a stored indicia by the processing unit, wherein the stored indicia is stored in a memory unit of the computing device and displaying the digital indicia on a display of the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Navid Nader, Robert McCarthy, Julia Wang
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Publication number: 20160334942Abstract: A touch-sensitive apparatus operates by light frustration (FTIR) and comprises a light transmissive panel that defines a front surface and a rear surface, light emitters optically connected to the panel so as to generate light that propagates by total internal reflection inside the panel, and light detectors optically connected to the panel so as to define a grid of propagation paths inside the panel between pairs of light emitters and light detectors. Each of said light emitters is a VCSEL array, each said VCSEL array including a plurality of VCSELs driven in parallel to collectively form one light emitter. Preferably, each light detector is optically connected to the panel via an angular filter, tailored to pass light to the detector in an angular range in which the emitters operate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: Ola Wassvik
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Publication number: 20160334943Abstract: The present invention is a control device that controls an operation of at least one electric device and includes a user interface unit configured to receive an operation command for the at least one electric device, the user interface unit having a notification window associated with the at least one electric device in a home screen; and a control unit configured to, when an event associated with the at least one electric device has occurred, perform control such that notification information associated with the event is displayed in the notification window, and when the notification information is selected, perform control such that the home screen is switched to at least one of a service screen and a control screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji Hyun JEON, Young Sun SHIN, Hye Jung CHANG, Bo Kyu WON, Chang Ho HA, Sun Young SEO, So Young YUN, Ji Yoon YOON, Eun Kyung HONG
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Publication number: 20160334944Abstract: Described are methods, systems and computer readable media for GUI control elements and associated processing methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Radu Teodorescu, Ryan Caudy, David R. Kent, IV, Charles Wright, Brian Ries, Mark Zeldis
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Publication number: 20160334945Abstract: This disclosure concerns the providing of media, and more particularly to the streaming of media. In accordance with an example embodiment, a visual queue of media items (e.g. media items B and C) to be played next may be displayed at a user interface of the electronic device. Each one of the media items is associated with media content of a respective media content stream. While a media content stream is being played (e.g., a media content stream associated with media item A), a request to play another media content stream in accordance with a user preference may be received by the electronic device. This request may, for example, be a user selection of one of the available mood options. In response to receiving this request, the visual queue of the media items to be played next can be adjusted, and thus changed, in dependence of the selected mood option.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: SOUHEIL MEDAGHRI ALAOUI, MILES LENNON, KIERAN DEL PASQUA
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Publication number: 20160334946Abstract: An method for adjusting user interface comprising: receiving touch signals generated by a display unit in response to operations on an application icon page displayed on the display unit; determining a touch motion according to the received touch signals; and adjusting the application icons of the application icon page when the touch motion is the sliding motion between two touch points.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: CHIH-SAN CHIANG, WEN-WEN ZHANG, SHUANG HU, LING-JUAN JIANG, HUA-DONG CHENG
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Publication number: 20160334947Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for indicating hierarchy of objects in a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computer system. The method uses a first color to display a first set of objects at a first level of the hierarchy. The method then uses a second color, different from the first color, to display a second set of objects at a second level of the hierarchy. The first and second colors are two different colors in the visible light spectrum in some embodiments, while they are two different shades of the same color in other embodiments.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: Bas Ording
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Publication number: 20160334948Abstract: When a predetermined image switching operation is started, a control section refers to a judgment result as to whether a display portion specified in advance by a touch operation has been identified as a search target. If no display portion has been identified, the control section performs display control in response to the predetermined image switching operation such that images sequentially selected in a forward or reverse direction from a stored image group of images arranged according to a predetermined criterion are displayed on a display section. If a display portion has been identified as a search target, the control section performs display control such that a relevant search condition is acquired with reference to a search condition table based on the search target, the stored image group is searched for another image other than an image being displayed based on the search condition, and the found image is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Kosuke MATSUMOTO, Yoshitsugu MANABE