Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a mode control unit configured to perform control at least so as to switch a first mode that causes the information processing apparatus to be operated at a first voltage level and a second mode that causes the information processing apparatus to be operated at a second voltage level higher than the first voltage level, and an operation control unit configured to disable certain input operation performed by a user if a state satisfies a certain condition after the mode control unit switches a mode to the second mode.

Abstract: Methods and articles of manufacture for hosting a safety critical application on an uncontrolled data processing device are provided. Various combinations of installation, functional, host integrity, coexistence, interoperability, power management, and environment checks are performed at various times to determine if the safety critical application operates properly on the device. The operation of the SCA on the UDPD may be controlled accordingly.

Abstract: Methods and articles of manufacture for hosting a safety critical application on an uncontrolled data processing device are provided. Various combinations of installation, functional, host integrity, coexistence, interoperability, power management, and environment checks are performed at various times to determine if the safety critical application operates properly on the device. The operation of the SCA on the UDPD may be controlled accordingly.

Abstract: Methods and articles of manufacture for hosting a safety critical application on an uncontrolled data processing device are provided. Various combinations of installation, functional, host integrity, coexistence, interoperability, power management, and environment checks are performed at various times to determine if the safety critical application operates properly on the device. The operation of the SCA on the UDPD may be controlled accordingly.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a control unit that controls power supply to a plurality of power supply domains respectively corresponding to a plurality of functions included in an apparatus. A circuit integrates bus signals between the plurality of power supply domains is included in a specific power supply domain out of the plurality of power supply domains, and the control unit controls the power supply to the specific power supply domain to be performed prior to the other power supply domains connected with the specific power supply domain.

Abstract: An electronic control unit of one embodiment includes first and second microcomputers for mutually monitoring operations, an output circuit for outputting a signal that is outputted from at least one of the first and second microcomputers, a power supply circuit for supplying electric power to the output circuit, and a stop unit for stopping supply of the electric power from the power supply circuit to the output circuit. The first microcomputer has operation modes including a normal mode and a low power mode. In the low power mode, the first microcomputer stops monitoring the operation of the second microcomputer and outputs a power supply stop signal that operates the stop unit to stop the supply of the electric power from the power supply circuit to the output circuit.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a task processing apparatus and a method, and belongs to the field of radio communications technologies. The method includes: obtaining, by a task processing apparatus, one or more configured tasks, and selecting a task to be scheduled from the one or more tasks; and processing the task to be scheduled according to control parameters of the task to be scheduled to obtain a processing result, outputting the processing result of the task to be scheduled, and, according to the control parameters of the task to be scheduled, scheduling a next-level task processing apparatus to process the task to be scheduled. In the present invention, the task processing apparatus selects the task to be scheduled from the one or more configured tasks, and then processes the task to be scheduled in real time according to the control parameters of the task to be scheduled.

Abstract: An imaging display apparatus, includes: display means for image display; first image signal generation means for generating a display image signal based on a captured image signal captured by an imaging section with a field of view direction of a user being a direction of an object; second image signal generation means for generating a display image signal of an image different from an image of the display image signal generated by the first image signal generation means; and control means for allowing, simultaneously on the display means, display of the image of the display image signal generated by the first image signal generation means and display of the image of the display image signal generated by the second image signal generation means.

Abstract: A mobile terminal including a main body configured to be worn on a user's wrist; a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a glasses-type terminal worn by the user, said glasses-type terminal including a camera configured to capture an image including operational data for operating an external apparatus; and a controller configured to receive including the operational data from the glasses-type terminal, store the operational data in a memory associated with the mobile terminal, and transmit a control signal to the external apparatus to control the external apparatus according to the stored operational data.

Abstract: A medical manipulator includes: a holding portion whose proximal end portion is fixed to a base; a positioning portion that has a fixing portion that is fixed to a distal end portion of the holding portion, and that is formed such that a treatment portion of a surgical instrument is able to move relative to the fixing portion; a reference orientation detecting portion that detects an orientation of a reference position on the positioning portion; a drive section that is used to move the treatment portion relative to the fixing portion; and a displacement detecting section that detects an amount of movement, including angular displacement, of the treatment portion relative to the reference position, and that calculates as the orientation on the treatment portion an orientation that is different by an amount of angular displacement that it has itself detected from the orientation on the reference position detected by the reference orientation detecting portion.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a control method thereof are provided, which displays first voice guide information indicating voice commands available to control the electronic apparatus, and if a command to control an external device connected to the electronic apparatus is received, changes the first voice guide information and displays second voice guide information to indicating voice commands available to control the external device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit, a storage, and a controller. The storage is configured to store rule information indicating a rule for calculating points of a user in accordance with a type of an operation by the user. The controller is configured to calculate, based on a detected operation of a first user and the rule information, points of the first user in accordance with a type of the detected operation, to control the storage to store first point information indicating the calculated points, and to control the communication unit to perform one of transmission of the stored first point information to another information processing apparatus and reception of second point information from the other information processing apparatus, the second point information indicating points of a second user and being stored in the other information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A system and method for providing immersive interaction between users and interactive software programs comprise receiving radio frequency (RF) signals, transmitted by an RF-transmitting device, at three or more spatially separated antennas. Time of arrival information is acquired from the RF signals. A position of the RF-transmitting device is computed from the time of arrival information acquired from the RF signals. The position of the RF-transmitting device is registered within a virtual environment produced by an interactive software program (which can execute on a mobile device). The virtual environment, as affected by the registered position of the RF-transmitting device, is transmitted to a display apparatus for display.

Abstract: In one example, a method includes receiving, by a computing device, an indication of a detected force applied to the computing device. The method further comprises determining, by the computing device, that the detected force matches a corresponding input that the computing device associates with a corresponding function that is executable by the computing device. The method further comprises generating, by the computing device and in response to determining that the detected force matches the corresponding input and, a non-visual output based on the corresponding function.

Abstract: A system is provided that produces haptic effects. The system receives an audio signal that includes a low-frequency effects audio signal. The system further extracts the low-frequency effects audio signal from the audio signal. The system further converts the low-frequency effects audio signal into a haptic signal by shifting frequencies of the low-frequency effects audio signal to frequencies within a target frequency range of a haptic output device. The system further sends the haptic signal to the haptic output device, where the haptic signal causes the haptic output device to output one or more haptic effects.

Abstract: The tactile sensation providing device includes a touch sensor, tactile sensation providing unit that vibrates the touch face of the touch sensor, display unit, and control unit that controls the display unit to display an image and sets a tactile sensation provided by the tactile sensation providing unit for a pixel in the image, so that upon the touch sensor detecting contact at a position corresponding to the pixel, the control unit executes a predetermined process allocated to the pixel and controls the tactile sensation providing unit to provide the tactile sensation set for the pixel to a contacting object in contact with the touch face.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, provide two degrees of freedom active force feedback for touchscreens or any other general surface. The system includes a rubber ball attached to a pen-like structure with two motors that are capable of rotating freely when external force is applied. The system has also a mechanical structural arrangement including gears and cables to transfer motor power to engage the rubber ball. The system further includes a digital compass to measure the device tilt, along with a processing unit to control the system and a wireless communication module and a power module.

Abstract: A mechanical interface device having a number of three-dimensional tactile actuators is mounted to the touchscreen of an electronic device having a monitor, wherein a controller coupled to the touchscreen and to the monitor is operative to cause the monitor to display graphic images and/or text in response to engagement with or movement along the surface of the touchscreen by the three-dimensional tactile actuators.

Abstract: An interface controlling apparatus and method may generate content control information by analyzing force input information received from at least one force sensor, and may control content based on the content control information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a gesture-based interface are provided. In some aspects, depth data indicative of a person interacting with one or more display devices is received. The one or more display devices display a plurality of columns. Each of the plurality of columns includes a plurality of icons. A column corresponding to a position of the person with respect to the one or more display devices is determined using the depth data. The column is from among the plurality of columns displayed at the one or more display devices. A signal for expanding a predetermined icon in the column corresponding to the position of the person with respect to the one or more display devices is provided.

Abstract: A tablet computer is provided, which includes a sensor section operable to detect positional input by a human operator and output a positional input signal; a display, laid over the sensor section, operable to receive and display a video signal; and a processor, coupled to a memory storing programs for running an operating system (OS) and executing software loaded to the memory, the processor being operable to receive and process the positional input signal from the sensor section and to output a video signal of the OS and the software to the display. The tablet computer further includes a sensor signal filter capable of selectively communicating the positional input signal from the sensor section to the processor, to a separate external processor, or to neither the processor nor the separate external processor; and a display switch capable of coupling the display to the processor or to the separate external processor.

Abstract: The invention relates to systems and or methodologies for enabling combined speech and touch inputs for observation symbol mappings. More particularly, the current innovation leverages the commonality of touch screen display text entry and speech recognition based text entry to increase the speed and accuracy of text entry via mobile devices. Touch screen devices often contain small and closely grouped keypads that can make it difficult for a user to press the intended character, by combining touch screen based text entry with speech recognition based text entry the aforementioned limitation can be overcome efficiently and conveniently.

Abstract: An input assisting device 50 for a touch panel includes a body portion 51 to be attached to a predetermined portion of a finger, a linear portion 52 that has a width of 5 mm or less and is attached to the body portion 51 so that the linear portion 52 is projected 10 mm or more from the fingertip when the body portion 51 is attached to the predetermined portion, and a contact portion 54 that is provided on a tip portion of the linear portion 52 so that the contact portion 54 is directed from a nail to the inner surface of the finger when the body portion 51 is attached to the predetermined portion. The contact portion 54 is electrically connected with the finger when the body portion 51 is attached to the predetermined portion.

Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes receiving a digital image from a mobile device. A first element of the digital image and a second element of the digital image is identified. The first element of the digital image includes a user-selected content. The second element includes a depiction of a user action. An event trigger identified by the first element and the second element is determined. The event trigger includes a mobile device operating system command. A mobile device command is generated according to the event trigger. The mobile device command is communicated to a mobile operating system.

Abstract: Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for operating an image display device includes displaying, on a display of the image display device, a selectable area and a pointer, the selectable area movable in a first direction, automatically changing a display state of the pointer when the pointer is located within the selectable area to indicate movement information of the selectable area, receiving, from a pointing device, a signal to move the selectable area using the pointer on the display in a second direction, wherein the second direction is within a predetermined range of the first direction, and moving the pointer and the selectable area in the second direction in response to the signal in accordance with the movement information of the selectable area.

Abstract: A pen-shaped coordinate indicator is provided, which is capable of preventing erroneous detection of the pressing force (writing pressure) and widening the detection range of the pressing force. The indicator includes a core body that forms a pen tip; a columnar first magnetic body having one end in contact with the core body and having another end opposing a columnar second magnetic body; and an elastic body provided between the first and second magnetic bodies. The elastic body is composed of a main body and at least one projection provided thereon, wherein the projection has a smaller resistance to the pressing force applied to the core body than the main body. When the pressing force is applied, initially the projection is mainly deformed, and thereafter the main body is mainly deformed to thereby change a distance between the first and second magnetic bodies according to the pressing force device.

Abstract: The present invention provides an input apparatus which can include a conductivity tip, a coil electrically connected to the tip, and a ground plate electrically connected to the coil and forming an open loop in a circumference direction of the coil.

Abstract: A processing system for a capacitive sensing device has a sensor module with sensor circuitry coupled to sensor electrodes, the sensor module drives the sensor electrodes for capacitive sensing, and a determination module to detect input objects in a sensing region of the capacitive sensing device, enter a pen mode based on detecting a condition, determine, responsive to entering the pen mode, exclusion data based on at least the one input object. An exclusion region is displayed by a host device, the exclusion region is based on the exclusion data and includes a portion of the sensing region with diminished detectability of an input object.

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

Abstract: A display apparatus for a vehicle includes a screen on which an image is displayed. A projector projects the image to the screen, and a knob is rotatably disposed at one side of the screen. A vibration sensor senses a vibration and outputs a vibration signal. A controller determines a rotational direction and a rotational amount of the knob based on the vibration signal output from the vibration sensor.

Abstract: A stylus for a capacitive touch screen includes an inverting charge integrator circuit is connected to a conductive tip for providing an output signal proportional to a charge induced at the conductive tip. An inverting amplifier generates an amplified signal proportional to the signal output from the inverting charge integrator. A conductive contact provides electrical or capacitive coupling between the amplified signal and an exterior of the stylus which may provide electrical or capacitive coupling with a person holding the stylus. In other embodiments, the order of the inverting charge integrator and the inverting amplifier may be reversed. A power supply circuit powers the inverting charge integrator and the inverting amplifier. Shielding may be implemented to isolate the stylus circuitry and prevent oscillation. The provided circuitry may enable a ball point or other fine point stylus tip configurations.

Abstract: A touch screen sensing device includes a touch screen including touch sensors formed at crossings of Tx lines and Rx lines, a Tx driving circuit supplying a driving pulse to each of the Tx lines N times, and an Rx driving circuit which samples a signal voltage of the touch sensors received through the Rx lines and converts the sampled signal voltage into digital data. The Rx driving circuit includes a differential amplifier differentially amplifying signals received through the Rx lines, a low pass filter removing a radio frequency noise from an output of the differential amplifier, an amplifier amplifying an output of the low pass filter, and an integrator accumulating signal voltages which are successively output from the amplifier.

Abstract: A display control apparatus enables a user to perform a touch operation more simply and easily on a screen including a first item permitting a setting change without screen transition and a second item permitting a setting change after transition of the screen to a different display screen. On a display screen with a plurality of items including the first item and the second item, when a touch-down operation is detected in an area of the first item while the first item is selected, the display control apparatus invalidates a move operation for selecting other items. On the other hand, when a touch-down operation is detected in an area of the second item while the second item is selected, the display control apparatus validates a move operation for selecting other items.

Abstract: A touch sensor includes a transparent substrate, and an electrode pattern formed on the transparent substrate. The electrode pattern is formed by stacking at least two or more electrode layers, thereby enhancing the anti-corrosion and visibility of electrode patterns and ensuring the adhesive reliability of the transparent substrate and the electrode patterns.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display section, a touch panel, a movement information detecting section configured to detect a direction and an amount of movement from an initial point of an operator's touch of the touch panel to a stopping point thereof, a vector calculating section configured to calculate y- and x-component vectors from a vector indicated by the direction and amount of movement, an amount-of-value-change calculating section configured to calculate an amount of numerical value change at each numerical display switch from an amount of movement of the y-component vector, a switching speed calculating section configured to calculates a switching speed at each numerical display switch from an amount of movement of the x-component vector, and a display control section allowing the numerical display switch of the display section in the calculated amount of numerical value change at the calculated switching speed.

Abstract: Provided are a touch screen panel and a method of manufacturing the same. The touch screen panel comprises: a substrate; a first reflection-preventing film formed on the substrate; a first gate wiring formed on the first reflection-preventing film; and a sensing wiring formed above the first gate wiring to be insulated from the first gate wiring and to cross the first gate wiring.

Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to touch screen selection. A device displays a plurality of touch elements on a touch-enabled display. The device receives a touch input via the touch-enabled display. Further, the device determines an ambiguity based on the touch selection input. The device magnifies an area associated with the touch selection input based on the ambiguity determination. Moreover, the area includes a set of the touch elements associated with the ambiguity termination. The device receives another touch input at the area via the touch-enabled display. Then, the device determines one of the touch elements based on the other touch input.

Abstract: A display device and a method for driving the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a plurality of pixels defined on a substrate and a sensor formed in at least one of the plurality of pixels and adjacently arranged at the same vertical level as that of a thin film transistor formed on the substrate to sense bending of the substrate and pressure that is applied to the substrate.

Abstract: In a display device which has a transparent display with touch operations being carried out from opposite sides thereof, i.e., a front face and aback face, operability of the touch operations can be improved. In display control of graphics data which is constructed to include a first component which assumes a touch operation from either one of the front face and the back face, and a second component which assumes a touch operation from a side opposite to the side from which the touch operation is assumed by the first component, only the first component is first displayed, and after a touch operation with respect to the first component is carried out, a content of the second component is decided according to an instruction inputted by the touch operation, so that the second component is then displayed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and provides a gate driving circuit, a gate line driving method and a display apparatus capable of solving the technical problem of display defects caused by the interrupt of the scan signal in the touch screen technology with time division driving.

Abstract: A coordinate processing unit (23) defines, from a coordinate value of a touched position acquired by a sensor unit (21) and a display mode, a video corresponding to the touched position, and converts the coordinate value into a coordinate value in the defined video, and the coordinate value converted by the coordinate processing unit (23) is transmitted to PC(0) to (2) serving as a supply source of the defined video.

Abstract: An in-cell touch panel and a display device are disclosed. The in-cell touch panel includes: an upper substrate and a lower substrate arranged opposite to each other, a plurality of mutually independent self-capacitance electrodes arranged in the same layer, and a plurality of leads configured to connect the self-capacitance electrodes to a touch detection chip. The self-capacitance electrodes and the plurality of leads are arranged in different layers; an interlayer insulating layer is disposed between the self-capacitance electrodes and the leads; each self-capacitance electrode is electrically connected with the lead via a through hole running through the interlayer insulating layer; and the interlayer insulating layer is provided with recessed portions at overlapped areas of the self-capacitance electrodes and the leads other than the leads electrically connected with the self-capacitance electrodes. Therefore, the uniformity of display images of the touch panel can be improved.

Abstract: An improved portable device has at least one touch-sensitive input surface for operator input and at least one sensor for detecting the input on the input surface. There is at least one sensor for monitoring the input surface which is designed to receive large-area and/or nearly simultaneous inputs, and at least one preset special function on the device which is able to be triggered by large-area input and/or nearly simultaneous inputs.

Abstract: A method in an electronic device includes displaying an image on a screen, detecting a swiping of a finger through a sensor, and selecting at least a portion of the image based on the swiping of the finger. An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a memory configured to store one or more pieces of fingerprint information, a screen configured to display an image, and at least one processor configured to detect a swiping of a finger through a sensor, and select at least a portion of the image based on the swiping of the finger. Other various embodiments are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a field of fabrication of liquid crystal display, and more particularly, provides a gate driving circuit, an array substrate, a display device and a driving method. For the problem that TSP signal acquisition of each frame is scanned at a fixed time such that dark lines might appear as viewed by human eyes, the present disclosure provides delay shift modules in at least two different positions, and controls whether they operate or not by a switch control module, an effect of staggering a predetermined time for which a panel suspends operation between adjacent frames is achieved. The present disclosure can stagger the predetermined time for which the touch screen panel suspends operation within adjacent odd and even frames, so as to solve the problem of the dark lines as viewed by human eyes.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a pressure detector capable of accurately detecting a pressing force. [Solution] A pressure detector according to the present invention includes a first piezoelectric sheet 3a, a second piezoelectric sheet 3b located so as to be close to or in contact with the first piezoelectric sheet 3a, and a detection electrode 4 that sandwiches the first piezoelectric sheet 3a and the second piezoelectric sheet 3b. The first piezoelectric sheet 3a and the second piezoelectric sheet 3b are composed of materials having identical characteristics and have a thickness of 5 ?m to 50 ?m. Potential differences respectively generated between surfaces on a support substrate 1 side and surfaces opposite to the support substrate 1 of the first piezoelectric sheet 3a and the second piezoelectric sheet 3b when the first piezoelectric sheet 3a and the second piezoelectric sheet 3b are pulled in an in-plane direction have a relationship expressed by expression 1: V1/V2<0.

Abstract: A projector provides plural display areas on a screen and respectively displays input images input from plural image sources in the respective display areas by a projection unit, and includes a location detection unit that detects a pointed location of a pointing tool on the screen, and an image processing unit that executes processing over the plural display areas according to the detected pointed location.

Abstract: A handwriting system includes a light source module, an image sensing apparatus and a processing circuit. The light source module is configured to provide a light source to illuminate an object on a plane. The image sensing apparatus is disposed on the plane and configured to capture an image of the object reflecting light emitted by the light source. The processing circuit is electrically connected to the image sensing apparatus and configured to receive the image captured by the image sensing apparatus, analyze the shape of each of light spot(s) in the captured image and screen out the light spot(s) not conforming to the shape of the object. Another handwriting system and two handwriting system operation methods are also provided.

Abstract: A touch screen panel for display apparatus is provided, which includes a substrate; an electrode forming part including a plurality of first electrode serials and a plurality of second electrode serials arranged to cross over the plurality of first electrode serials; a routing wire forming part including a plurality of first routing wires connected to the plurality of first electrode serials, respectively and a plurality of second routing wires connected to the plurality of second electrode serials, respectively; a plurality of first insulation patterns formed at a cross region of the first and second electrode serials to insulate the first electrode serial from the second electrode serial; and at least one buffer pattern to be positioned at least one side of each of the first insulation patterns, and be spaced at a predetermined distance from the first insulation pattern.