Patents Issued in April 13, 2017
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Publication number: 20170102766Abstract: A reaction output apparatus including a memory storing image group information including a virtual space and a plurality of avatars, each avatar within the virtual space represents a person in a real space, and a processor configured to obtain sensor information that indicates movement of a first person and a second person, generate an image group based on the virtual space including a first avatar indicating movement of the first person and a second avatar to indicate movement of a second person, determine an action event based on the movement of the first person, wait a period of time to determine if the second person reacts to the movement of the first person, create group representation including the first avatar and the second avatar and the action event, output the group representation to a device associated with the first person and a device associated with the second person.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Naoko Hayashida
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Publication number: 20170102767Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device mountable on a head of a user includes a display, a sensor configured to capture an image, a processor electrically connected with the display and the sensor, and a memory electrically connected with the processor, wherein the memory includes instructions, which, when executed, cause the processor to provide a guide screen that guides the user to gaze at a front of a display, to capture an image, in which at least a portion of an eye of the user is included, using the sensor, and to determine a wearing state of the electronic device based on at least one of a location of the eye or a location of a pupil of the user displayed in the captured image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Jung Soo KIM, Heon Chol KIM, Joo NAMKUNG
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Publication number: 20170102768Abstract: The subject disclosure is generally directed towards eye gaze detection based upon both eyes being fixated on the same gaze location. In one aspect, an image including a subject's left and right eyes is captured, from which left and right glint and pupil center information are extracted. The left and right glint data and the left and right pupil data are used with left and right bias correction matrices to jointly determine a gaze location.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Zhengyou Zhang, Qin Cai
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Publication number: 20170102769Abstract: There is disclosed a method of designing a panel assembly for a vibratory panel device, the assembly comprising a panel which supports vibrations and two or more transducers coupled to the panel to transmit vibrations to or receive vibrations from the panel. The method comprises: obtaining the number of transducers to be used in the assembly and their relative positions; obtaining relationships between drive signals to be applied to the respective transducers to provide a desired effect; determining an optimisation criterion for the assembly that depends on the obtained relationships; and determining one or more parameters for the respective transducers that satisfy the optimisation criterion. The one or more parameters may be selected from amplitudes of drive signals, spacing, activity, area, position, shape, dimension.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Neil John HARRIS, Christopher Julian Travis
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Publication number: 20170102770Abstract: Input device haptics and pressure sensing techniques are described. An input device includes an outer surface, a pressure sensor and haptic feedback mechanism, and a pressure sensing and haptic feedback module. The outer surface is configured to receive an application of pressure by an object. The pressure sensor and haptic feedback mechanism has one or more piezos configured to detect and quantify an amount of the application of the pressure to the outer surface by the object, the one or more piezos configured to output a signal indicating the quantified amount of the pressure. The pressure sensing and haptic feedback module is configured to receive the signal from the one or more piezos indicating the quantified amount of the pressure and control the haptic feedback of the pressure sensor and haptic feedback mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Andrew E. Winter, Brian Rush Cox, Launnie K.E. Ginn, David Otto Whitt, III, Aric A. Fitz-Coy, Carl E. Picciotto, Gahn Gavyn Yun, John Jacob Nelson
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Publication number: 20170102771Abstract: A wearable ultrasonic haptic feedback system includes: a substrate layer; an ultrasonic transmitter matrix layer disposed above the substrate layer and including a plurality of ultrasonic transmitters; a converter matrix layer disposed below the substrate layer and including a plurality of converters; a first control unit connected with the ultrasonic transmitter matrix layer; an RF receiver connected with the first control unit; a second control unit connected with the converter matrix layer; and an RF transmitter connected with the second control unit. The ultrasonic transmitters are configured to be controlled by the first control unit to transmit an ultrasonic signal of a preset frequency respectively. The converters are configured to be respectively controlled by the second control unit to sense an ultrasonic signal and convert the sensed ultrasonic signal to an electrical signal. The RF transmitter is configured to transmit the electrical signal through an RF signal of a preset frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: LEIBS TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventor: Na LEI
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Publication number: 20170102772Abstract: An electronic device includes one or more imaging sensors (e.g, imaging cameras) and includes one or more non-image sensors, such as an inertial measurement unit (IMU), that can provide information indicative of the pose of the electronic device. The electronic device estimates its pose based on two independent sources of pose information: pose information generated at a relatively high rate based on non-visual information generated by the non-image sensors and pose information generated at a relatively low rate based on imagery captured by the one or more imaging sensors. To achieve both a high pose-estimation rate and high degree of pose estimation accuracy, the electronic device adjusts a pose estimate based on the non-visual pose information at a high rate, and at a lower rate spatially smoothes the pose estimate based on the visual pose information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Joel Hesch, Esha Nerurkar
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Publication number: 20170102773Abstract: An HVAC component may be configured using a wearable device and a mobile device that is operatively coupled to the wearable device. The wearable device may be configured to capture one or more gestures that correspond to a particular HVAC component command, and to communicate the captured gestures to the mobile device. In response, the mobile device may carry out the HVAC component command that corresponds to the captured gesture. In this way, an installer may configure the HVAC component while lessening the need to directly enter commands into the mobile device and/or some other device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Aaron D'Souza
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Publication number: 20170102774Abstract: A vehicular display input apparatus includes a gesture detection unit, a determiner, and a controller. The gesture detection unit detects a gesture made by a hand of the driver. The determiner determines whether a visual line of the driver is directed within a visual line detection area, which is preliminarily defined to include at least partial display region. The controller switches to one of operations listed in an operation menu, which is to be correlated with the gesture, according to a determination result of the determiner. The determination result indicates whether the visual line is directed within the visual line detection area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Youichi NARUSE
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Publication number: 20170102775Abstract: A system tracks movement of the VR input device relative to a portion of a user's skin, track movement of the VR input device relative to a physical surface external to the VR input device, or both. The system includes an illumination source integrated with a tracking glove coupled to a virtual reality console, and the illumination source is configured to illuminate a portion of skin on a finger of a user. The system includes an optical sensor integrated with the glove, and the optical sensor is configured to capture a plurality of images of the illuminated portion of skin. The system includes a controller configured to identify differences between one or more of the plurality of images, and to determine estimated position data based in part on the identified differences.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Sean Jason Keller, Tristan Thomas Trutna, David R. Perek, Bruce A. Cleary, III, Brian Michael Scally
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Publication number: 20170102776Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an imaging unit, an icon display control unit causing a display to display an operation icon, a pickup image display processing unit causing the display to sequentially display an input operation region image constituted by, among pixel regions constituting an image picked up by the imaging unit, a pixel region including at least a portion of a hand of a user, an icon management unit managing event issue definition information, which is a condition for determining that the operation icon has been operated by the user, for each operation icon, an operation determination unit determining whether the user has operated the operation icon based on the input operation region image displayed in the display and the event issue definition information, and a processing execution unit performing predetermined processing corresponding to the operation icon in accordance with a determination result by the operation determination unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Toshiharu YABE, Kenichiro KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20170102777Abstract: To improve the user's convenience related to non-contact operation. An on-vehicle device 1 includes a control section that is configured to detect non-contact operation, and is configured, in a first mode, to analyze the detected non-contact operation and determine, on the basis of a first rule, whether or not the non-contact operation is an effective operation, and in a second mode, to analyze the detected non-contact operation and determine, on the basis of a second rule, whether or not the non-contact operation is an effective operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: CLARION CO., LTD.Inventor: Shizue KATO
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Publication number: 20170102778Abstract: Examples are disclosed herein that relate to processing three-dimensional user input. One example provides a method of processing user input in a three-dimensional coordinate system, comprising receiving a user input of an origin reset for the three-dimensional coordinate system, responsive to receiving the user input of the origin reset, resetting an origin of the three-dimensional coordinate system, receiving three-dimensional user input in the three-dimensional coordinate system, while the origin remains set, measuring at least one three-dimensional displacement of the three-dimensional user input relative to the origin, and causing movement of a user interface element displayed in a user interface, the movement based on the at least one measured three-dimensional displacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Michael David McGrath, Jonathan Ross Hoof
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Publication number: 20170102779Abstract: A device for inputting Chinese characters according to the present invention is a Chinese character inputting device for inputting Chinese characters into an information communication terminal and comprises: character keys which use each stroke in [] that are the components of the character system ‘’ as basic graphemes, which consist of a plurality of keys for allocating graphemes formed through continuous transformation from the basic graphemes, and which are for inputting graphemes corresponding to the manipulation of one or a plurality of the keys in time series order; a selection key that enables the selection of one of the graphemes or Chinese characters that can be formed by manipulating the character keys; a storage unit that stores the graphemes, characters and Chinese characters formed of at least two or more graphemes that are coupled according to a set sequence; a control unit that searches the storage unit for graphemes inputted through the character keys, characters and Chinese characters formedType: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: In Ki PARK
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Publication number: 20170102780Abstract: A first touch input can indicate a selection of a character from a first virtual keyboard configured for an Indic script. A modified first virtual keyboard can be displayed in response to the first touch input when the selected character is a consonant, the modified first virtual keyboard including diacritic forms of vowels from the first virtual keyboard. A second virtual keyboard can be displayed in response to the first touch input when the selected character is a vowel and a duration of the first touch input is greater than or equal to a predetermined duration, the second virtual keyboard including at least one of (i) diacritic forms of the selected character and (ii) vowels having similar sounds as the selected character. A second touch input can indicate a selection of (i) a vowel from the modified first virtual keyboard or (ii) a vowel from the second virtual keyboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Ruiyi Chen, Fan Yang, Manish Bhargava
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Publication number: 20170102781Abstract: A computer input method is disclosed which includes detecting touch on a surface of a keyboard of a keyboard-and-mouse combo device, comparing a size of the touch with a predetermined value for determining a mode of operation for the keyboard-and-mouse combo device, entering the keyboard-and-mouse combo device into a mouse mode when the size of the touch is smaller than the predetermined value, and entering the keyboard-and-mouse combo device into a keyboard mode when the size of the touch is larger than the predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Peigen Jiang
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Publication number: 20170102782Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes a memory configured to store instructions, and a screen configured to display data. The portable electronic device also includes a keyboard including a plurality of physical keys configured to receive key inputs. Each of the physical keys is associated with inputting a primary character and a secondary character. The portable electronic device further includes a processor configured to execute the instructions to detect an input of a physical key, determine whether the input is a press input or a tap input, the press input being associated with inputting the primary character, and the tap input being associated with inputting the secondary character. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions to enable display on the screen of the secondary character associated with the physical key based on the determination that the input is a tap input.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Jerome PASQUERO, Donald Somerset McCulloch MCKENZIE
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Publication number: 20170102783Abstract: In a method for controlling an information display apparatus that displays information on a display seen by a plurality of users, a feeling of a first user among the plurality of users is estimated on the basis of a physical value obtained from a sensor, it is determined, using the obtained physical value or the estimated feeling, whether to display the estimated feeling, and the display is controlled in accordance with a result of the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: SHINICHI SHIKII, KOICHI KUSUKAME, SHINJI UCHIDA, TATSUO ITOH, AKI YONEDA, NAWATT SILAWAN
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Publication number: 20170102784Abstract: A projector includes a second projecting section configured to project a second portion of an image output by an information processing apparatus, a detecting section configured to detect a position of a pointer with respect to the projected second portion and generate second position information representing the in a coordinate system of the second portion, and a second transmitting section configured to transmit the second position information to the projector. Another projector includes a first projecting section configured to project the first portion, a receiving section configured to receive the second position information, and a first transmitting section configured to transmit position information obtained by converting the received second position information according to a coordinate system of the image or the second position information received by the receiving section to the information processing apparatus as first position information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Takahiro ANO
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Publication number: 20170102785Abstract: An apparatus for use with an optical mouse and a method of manufacturing the apparatus are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a board having a surface operable to be in contact with a window of the optical mouse; and a lifting member operable to move the surface away from the window. In response to a distance between the surface and the window being below or exceeding a predefined threshold, a lateral movement of the surface with respect to the window being detectable or undetectable, respectively, by the optical mouse. The apparatus provides a handy tool to be used by an end user, so that he/she is able to use an existing mouse in the air, and control the cursor by manually operating the board and the lifting member in an intuitive and ergonomic manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Wuyang Huang
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Publication number: 20170102786Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: determining a first bending angle of a flexible body of an electronic device; deriving a timing duration in accordance with the first bending angle of the flexible body; controlling the first bending angle of the flexible body until the first bending angle of the flexible body gradually becomes a target bending angle at the end of the timing duration; and providing an alert upon the first bending angle of the flexible body becoming the target bending angle at the end of the timing duration. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: BEN XU
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Publication number: 20170102787Abstract: In one example an application processor comprises a memory and a virtual sensor hub coupled to the memory and comprising a plurality of sensor drivers and a sensor fusion driver communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensor drivers, wherein the sensor fusion driver receives inputs from the plurality of sensor drivers and processes the data to generate sensor data. Other examples may be described.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2014Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Jixing Gu, Jingyu Chen, Liang Lv, Guangyu Ren, Bin Zhou, Hock Yin Law
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Publication number: 20170102788Abstract: An operational element may receive manipulation. An encoder may detect the manipulation of the operational element and may send a detection signal representing the manipulation. A bezel may receive the operational element. A clip may be coupled with the bezel. The clip may be detachably affixed to a screen of a display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Marc Arceo, Gareth Webb, Cary Horvath, Michael Lozano
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Publication number: 20170102789Abstract: A position indicator has a first electrode, an inverting amplifier and electrical isolation circuitry. The first electrode, in operation, receives an input signal from a capacitive touch panel and transmits a reference signal. The inverting amplifier has an input coupled to the first electrode, and, in operation, inverts and amplifies the input signal. The electrical isolation circuitry has an input coupled to an output of the inverting amplifier, and, in operation, generates the reference signal based on the inverted and amplified input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Yasuo Oda, Susumu Yamada
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Publication number: 20170102790Abstract: A navigation trace calibrating method and a related optical navigation device are utilized to transform a first trace line generated by the optical navigation device into a second trace line suitable for user operation. The navigation trace calibrating method includes establishing a reference coordinate system, reading and analyzing the first trace line, calculating a first offset of the first trace line relative to the reference coordinate system, defining an offset between the first trace line and the second trace line as calibration weight to acquire a second offset of the second trace line relative to the reference coordinate system, and calculating a value of the calibration weight according to the second offset and a length of the first trace line.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Ching-Lin Chung, Chia-Fu Ke
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Publication number: 20170102791Abstract: Virtual plane and use in a stylus based three dimensional (3D) stereoscopic display system. A virtual plane may be displayed in a virtual 3D space on a display of the 3D stereoscopic display system. The virtual plane may extend from a stylus of the 3D stereoscopic display system. Content may be generated in response to a geometric relationship of the virtual plane with at least one virtual object in the virtual 3D space. The generated content may indicate one or more attributes of the at least one virtual object. The content may be presented via the 3D stereoscopic display system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Jonathan J. Hosenpud, Arthur L. Berman, Clifford S. Champion, David A. Chavez, Francisco Lopez-Fresquet, Robert D. Kalnins, Alexandre R. Lelievre, Christopher W. Sherman, Jerome C. Tu, Murugappan R. Venkat
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Publication number: 20170102792Abstract: Various embodiments provide a position indicator including a retaining mechanism that can fix a core body securely and which can electrically transmit a signal from an internal circuit to the core body reliably. The position indicator includes a core body having conductivity, a conductive elastic member including a holding portion for holding and fixing the core body, a core body holder having conductivity and fitted with the conductive elastic member to retain the core body fitted in the conductive elastic member, a signal transmitter, and an electric connecting member for establishing an electric connection between the core body holder and the signal transmitter. The core body is detachably fitted into the conductive elastic member. A signal from the signal transmitter is transmitted from the core body through the electric connecting member, the core body holder, and the conductive elastic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Shinya Aoki, Takenori Kaneda, Yasuhiro Baba
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Publication number: 20170102793Abstract: An image display system may include a host device, a touch-sensing device connected to the host device, and a display device connected to the host device. A method of operating the image display system may include the following steps: determining, using the host device, a required-touch quantity; selecting, using at least one of the host device and the touch-sensing device, a designated area based on the required-touch quantity, wherein the designated area corresponds to a plurality of designated driving electrodes that is a subset of driving electrodes of the touch-sensing device; detecting, using the designated driving electrodes without using other driving electrodes of the touch-sensing device, touch input provided in the designated area; and responding to the touch input using at least one of the host device and the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Ho Eung LEE
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Publication number: 20170102794Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a touch electrode structure, a touch panel and a display apparatus. In one embodiment, the touch electrode structure includes a plurality of touch electrodes disposed in a same layer, and the touch electrodes are connected end to end and sequentially to form a continuous polygonal line. This touch electrode structure may be applicable to touch panels of any shapes, which may reduce a design duration of the touch electrode structure and the cost of manufacturing the touch panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: MingHsi Wang
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Publication number: 20170102795Abstract: The embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of touch display device, and disclose a touch display device, including a touch display panel and a control unit arranged on a side of the touch display panel, with a first wiring area being arranged between the touch display panel and the control unit; wherein a plurality of data connection lines and a plurality of touch connection lines are led out of a side edge of the touch display panel, the plurality of data connection lines being connected with a plurality of data pins on the control unit in a one-to-one correspondence manner, while the plurality of touch connection lines being connected with a plurality of touch pins on the control unit in a one-to-one correspondence manner; and wherein within the first wiring area, the plurality of data connection lines are divided into two wiring layers, the plurality of touch connection lines being arranged at least in layer in which one wiring layer of the data connection lines are located.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Lei Wang, Xiaochuan Chen, Hailin Xue, Haisheng Wang, Zhiying Bao, Zhenhua Lv, Shengji Yang, Yingming Liu, Shijun Wang, Yue Li, Xiaoliang Ding, Yanna Xue, Hongjuan Liu
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Publication number: 20170102796Abstract: A display device for punching and/or pressing machines. The display device can be constructed to be modular and of compact size so as to be positioned as desired on new and existing machine designs. The display device is formed with displays, which are configurable to provide a plurality of qualitative and quantitative information. The display device can be configured to be function with consoles of punching and pressing machines so as to be one or more of a supplemental device, an interfacing device, and an interactive device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Bryan L. Rogers, Brian J. Lee
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Publication number: 20170102797Abstract: An inorganic light-emitting diode display with integrated electrodes includes a display surface having a display area and a plurality of spatially separated light-emitting diodes (such as inorganic light-emitting diodes) disposed in rows on the display surface in the display area. The inorganic light-emitting diodes in each row of inorganic light-emitting diodes are electrically connected by one or more electrical conductors. One or more row touch electrodes are disposed in rows over the display surface in the display area between the rows of inorganic light-emitting diodes and are disposed on the display surface and have a width that is larger than a length and width of the light-emitting diodes. A display with an integrated touch screen includes one or more sensing elements disposed in a common plane with the light emitters or on a side of the light emitters opposite the display surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Ronald S. Cok
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Publication number: 20170102798Abstract: A touch sensor is provided having a matrix of row electrodes and column electrodes. Associated circuitry progressively drives the row electrodes in successive touch-sensing frames, and the resulting signals on the column electrodes are processed to detect touch events. In each interval of each touch-sensing frame, a different grouping of the row electrodes is driven. Within each interval, the associated grouping is driven in multiple differently-driven drive states. For a set of possible touch events associated with the row electrodes of the grouping, the drive states produce differing drive state outputs that collectively, but not individually, are usable to detect each of the different touch events.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Tianzhu Qiao
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Publication number: 20170102799Abstract: A touch sensing circuit includes: a plurality of sensor channels; a controller coupled to the plurality of sensor channels, the controller configured to: map the sensor channels to sensor nodes, the sensor nodes forming a plurality of interleaved lumped sensors, where at least two of the interleaved lumped sensors include a common sensor node; scan, during a scan period, the interleaved lumped sensors to detect one or more touch inputs; and responsive to detecting one or more touch inputs, determining a location of at least one touch input.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Feargal CLEARY
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Publication number: 20170102800Abstract: An example processing system for a capacitive input device includes sensor circuitry configured to drive a plurality of sensor electrodes with capacitive sensing signals over time to acquire capacitive values of a plurality of capacitive frames. The processing system includes a determination module configured to analyze a first capacitive frame of the plurality of capacitive frames to identify a force event by detecting that a rate of change of a first capacitive value in the, first capacitive frame exceeds a first threshold. The determination module is configured to determine a change in capacitance between the first capacitive value and a baseline value, and analyze a second capacitive frame of the plurality of capacitive frames acquired after the force event to adjust the baseline value responsive to a difference between the baseline value and a second capacitive value in the second capacitive frame falling below a second threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Shubha RAMAKRISHNAN, Adam L. SCHWARTZ
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Publication number: 20170102801Abstract: A touch display apparatus is disclosed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Chien-Chuan KO, Meng-Chieh TSAI
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Publication number: 20170102802Abstract: A capacitive sensor pad is co-located with (e.g., overlapping) an RF transmitter without causing significant degradation to the performance of the antenna. In one implementation, tuning the resistance per square in the capacitive sensor pad can provide effective sensor pad range and performance while providing making the capacitive sensor pad sufficiently transparent to radiofrequency waves to provide excellent antenna efficiency, despite the co-location of the capacitive sensor pad and the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: William Hadlock Standing, Marc Harper, Sean Russell Mercer, David Voth
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Publication number: 20170102803Abstract: The present disclosure, pertaining to the communications field, discloses a touch screen terminal and a near field communication method thereof. The method includes: detecting, by the first touch screen terminal, whether a second touch screen terminal having a large-area contact is present; if the second touch screen terminal having a large-area contact is present, performing an approach detection for the second touch screen terminal by using a first signal strength threshold, and otherwise, performing an approach detection for the second touch screen terminal by using a second signal strength threshold; and when the approach detection is successful, carrying out data transmission with the second touch screen terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Yuepeng Wan, Jun Fang
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Publication number: 20170102804Abstract: A wiring board (10) includes a transparent substrate (20) and a conductor pattern (30) provided on the transparent substrate (20), the conductor pattern (30) includes at least one detection electrode (31) having a mesh shape configured by first fine wires (311) and (312) intersecting each other, and the detection electrode (31) includes first disconnection portions (314) provided in parts except intersection points (315) in the first fine wires (311) and (312).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.Inventors: Naohiro KIKUKAWA, Shingo OGURA
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Publication number: 20170102805Abstract: The invention discloses a GOA circuit for in-cell type touch display panel; during black screen, using a first global control signal to make a thirteenth N-type TFT conductive to raise a scan driving signal of each stage to high, using the first global control signal to make a twelfth N-type TFT conductive to pull down a voltage level of a second node, and pulling down a voltage level of a first node to avoid ineffective all-gate-on function; using a reset signal and a fourteenth N-type TFT to reset the second node to realize the normal output after awaking from black screen; during stop, setting a negative voltage as a pulse signal having same amplitude, phase and frequency as a touch signal, using a second global control signal to make the fifteenth N-type TFT conductive to output the negative voltage in pulse form to reduce cross-talk between the touch signal and a scan output end.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Juncheng Xiao, Shangcao Cao, Yao Yan, Ronglei Dai
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Publication number: 20170102806Abstract: In an embodiment of the disclosure, a touch-sensing display panel includes a substrate, connection electrodes, a touch-sensing device layer, a buffer layer, a display device, and conductive vias. The substrate has a display area and a non-display area connecting the display area. The connection electrodes are located on the non-display area of the substrate. The touch-sensing device layer is located on the substrate. The buffer layer covers the touch-sensing device layer. The display device including a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a display medium layer is disposed on the buffer layer and corresponds to the display area. The first electrode layer and the second electrode layer extend from the display area to the non-display area. The conductive vias penetrate the buffer layer and correspond to the non-display area. The first electrode layer and the second electrode layer are electrically connected to the connection electrodes via the conductive vias.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chih-Chia Chang, Kuang-Jung Chen, Yi-Chuan Lu, Kai-Ming Chang
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Publication number: 20170102807Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display section that has a first period to consume predetermined power and a second period to consume less power than in the first period, and power consumption of which periodically changes by repeating the first period and the second period; a smoothing capacitor that stabilizes power supplied to the display section; and a power consumption unit that consumes the supplied power in the second period.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Yasuyuki TERANISHI, Koji NOGUCHI, Hidetoshi KOMATSU, Gen KOIDE, Daisuke ITO
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TOUCH SENSOR SUBSTRATE, TOUCH PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TOUCH SENSOR SUBSTRATE
Publication number: 20170102808Abstract: A touch sensor substrate including a base material having a first surface, and electrodes each having a bottom surface positioned on the first surface, a top surface opposite to the bottom surface, and side surfaces connecting the bottom and top surfaces, each of the electrodes having a blackened layer formed on the side surfaces and at least one of the bottom and top surfaces. The blackened layer has a surface resistivity of less than 1 ?/square.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki GOTO, Maki TANAKA, Gen NAKAMURA -
Publication number: 20170102809Abstract: A force sensing touch screen input device is a solid assembly of multiple layers including a display with a touch-sensitive external surface, a first and second electrode layers separated by a compressible dielectric structure—forming a capacitive force-sensing array, and a rigid planar substrate. One or both electrode layers may be formed by metallizing a polymer surface of the rigid substrate or by creating a conductive electrode onto an internal surface of the display. To increase reliability, each layer is permanently adhered to or formed onto an adjacent layer over its entire surface, whereby preventing internal shifts therebetween. To increase response time, the cover glass flexibility, compressible dielectric structure and the gasket structure between the cover glass and the rigid planar substrates are selected to provide elastic compression and recovery during normal operating conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Jae S. Son, Sang Youl Han
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Publication number: 20170102810Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a front touch sensor and a rear touch sensor on a front surface and a rear surface thereof, respectively, includes a display unit and a controller, wherein the controller, based on detection of contact with the rear touch sensor for a predetermined period of time or longer, enables an operation of the rear touch sensor to the display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Kanji SATAKE
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Publication number: 20170102811Abstract: A touch panel and a display device are disclosed. The present disclosure relates to the technical field of display, whereby the technical problem of mura of the touch panel can be solved. In the touch panel, each first signal line, after being electrically connected with a corresponding touch electrode, further extends to one end of the touch panel far from the driving circuit, so that each touch electrode overlaps with a group of first signal lines that are connected with the column of touch electrodes including said touch electrode. The touch panel according to the present disclosure can be used in liquid crystal television, liquid crystal display device, mobile phone, tablet personal computer and other display devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicants: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd, Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Gui Chen, Jingfeng Xue, Shibo Zhou
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PHOTOSENSITIVE ARRAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, OPTICAL TOUCH SCREEN AND DISPLAY DEVICE
Publication number: 20170102812Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photosensitive array substrate, an optical touch screen including the photosensitive array substrate, and a display device including the optical touch screen. The photosensitive array substrate includes a plurality of gate lines for providing a gate line scanning signal, a plurality of common electrodes, a plurality of touch sensing read lines, and a plurality of photosensitive sensing units coupled to the gate lines, the common electrodes, and the touch sensing read lines for providing corresponding touch sensing control signals over the touch sensing read lines based on an intensity of external light shined on the photosensitive sensing units and controlled by the gate line scanning signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicants: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO. LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventor: XIAOFANG GU -
Publication number: 20170102813Abstract: A control method applied to a foldable touch-control module is provided. The control method includes detecting a bending level of at least one foldable part of a foldable substrate; and making each sub-touch-control electrode of at least one tunable touch-control electrode structure provided on at least one foldable part be independently connected to a touch-control-electrode-scanning circuit, a ground terminal, or one of floating terminals corresponding to one of the sub-touch-control electrodes through multiple switch circuits of at least one switch-circuit group. Each switch circuit separately connects to one of the sub-touch-control electrodes. Moreover, the paths between the sub-touch-control electrodes of at least one tunable touch-control electrode structure and the touch-control-electrode-scanning circuit are linked through the corresponding switch circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventor: Jin-Ting KUO
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Publication number: 20170102814Abstract: The disclosure provides a shift register unit, a shift register, a driving method and an array substrate. The shift register unit may comprise a touch-controlled circuit comprising a touch-controlled turning-on module and a touch-controlled turning-off module, wherein a control of the touch-controlled turning-on module is connected to a touch-controlled turning-on signal, an input is connected to a negative power supply signal, and an output is connected to an output terminal, and the touch-controlled turning-on signal is a pulse signal at a start of a touch controlling period; and a control of the touch-controlled turning-off module is connected to a touch-controlled turning-off signal, an input of the touch-controlled turning-off module is connected to a positive power supply signal, and an output of the touch-controlled turning-off module is connected to the output terminal, wherein the touch-controlled turning-off signal is a pulse signal at an end of the touch controlling period.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Rui Xu, Xiaochuan Chen, Xi Chen, Lei Ma, Peizhi Cai, Xue Cao, Jinyu Li, Yanchen Li, Fengchun Pang, Xingyou Luo
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Publication number: 20170102815Abstract: A method or sensor arrangement for providing capacitive sensor detection with at least one capacitive sensor comprises a transmitting electrode and a receiving electrode. A stimulus at the transmitting electrode is generated and a signal is received from the receiving electrode and data packets are generated, each packet comprising a plurality of samples. The plurality of samples are weighted by providing less gain at a beginning and end of each packet with respect to a center of each packet; and the weighted samples are integrated to generate an output signal for each packet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Microchip Technology IncorporatedInventor: Lionel Portmann