Abstract: In certain embodiments, a mobile electronic apparatus for facilitating live physical communications with a remote person includes a transducer configured to sense a physical gesture performed by a user of the device; a physical display apparatus configured to convert energy into physical movement; a processor operatively connected to the transducer and to the physical display apparatus, the processor configured to generate an output signal corresponding to the physical gesture and to interpret an input signal to determine a physical action associated with an input signal; and a communications interface configured to send output signals to a data network and to receive input signals from said data network. In some embodiments, the physical display system is configured to produce the physical action substantially immediately after the input signal is received.

Abstract: A method of presenting an option comprises: calculating a movement range of an object; calculating an area of a display device based on the movement range; and presenting at least one option in the area of the display device.

Abstract: For display alignment based on eye tracking, a method is disclosed that includes displaying, by use of a processor, a graphical object on a display screen, detecting an aspect of a user relative to the display screen, and moving the graphical object to reduce a viewing angle between the graphical object and the aspect of a user.

Abstract: Provided are an electronic device control apparatus and method using a transparent display. The electronic device control apparatus includes a first image acquirer configured to acquire a plurality of thing-direction images respectively captured by a plurality of cameras, a virtual image generator configured to combine the plurality of thing-direction images to generate a virtual image corresponding to a thing-direction region projected on the transparent display, a user interface configured to receive a user input, and a function attribute mapper configured to recognize an object included in the virtual image, based on the user input, and map, to the virtual image, a function attribute for controlling the recognized object.

Abstract: A computer detects a person in an environment. The computer determines a view direction of the person. The computer displays content relevant to the determined view direction of the person.

Abstract: A biosignal interface apparatus includes a sensor configured to detect a target in contact with the sensor, a position identifier configured to identify a position of the sensor on the target, and a controller configured to control an operation mode of the sensor based on the identified position.

Abstract: A method for activating a virtual haptic geometry based on a position of a portion of an instrument relative to a target feature comprises detecting a presence of a reference point of an instrument within a threshold distance of a target feature. A virtual haptic geometry corresponding to the target feature is activated in response to the detected presence of the reference point of the instrument within the threshold distance.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes first and second substrates, a display part, a vibrating body and a vibration transmission member. The first substrate includes a first inner primary surface and an outer primary surface opposing each other. The first substrate further includes a display region and an input region on the outer primary surface, and an input section. The second substrate includes a second inner primary surface that includes a facing region and a non-facing region. The facing region faces the first inner primary surface while the non-facing region does not face the first inner primary surface. The display part is located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The vibrating body is located in the non-facing region on the second substrate. The vibration transmission member is located between the first inner primary surface and the second inner primary surface.

Abstract: A system includes a sensor configured to sense an input received from a user at a surface; a first haptic output device configured to generate a first haptic effect at the surface based on the input received from the user, the first haptic effect comprising a friction effect at the surface; a second haptic output device configured to generate a second haptic effect, the second haptic effect comprising vibrotactile feedback; and a processor configured to receive an input signal from the sensor and output a first drive signal to the first haptic output device to generate the first haptic effect and to output a second drive signal to the second haptic output device to generate the second haptic effect.

Abstract: In accordance with an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one receiver configured to receive an identifier of an accessory and sensor information, at least one processing core configured to obtain, based at least in part on the sensor information, a location of the apparatus on a physical surface and a second location in a virtual space, the first location corresponding to the second location via a mapping, and to cause transmission of the identifier of the accessory and information identifying the second location.

Abstract: A tactile sensation providing device can provide a user with an appropriate tactile sensation by efficiently vibrating a panel and is waterproof or dustproof. The tactile sensation providing device includes a panel; a tactile sensation provider, which provides a tactile sensation by vibrating the panel; a housing; and silicon rubber with a general U-shaped cross-section, disposed between the panel and the housing, for suppressing intrusion of dust or water from outside the housing to inside the housing.

Abstract: A gesture recognition module for recognizing a gesture of a user is disclosed. The gesture recognition module comprises an image capturing unit, for capturing a first pixel value, a second pixel value, a third pixel value and a fourth pixel value sequentially of images of the gesture of the user; a computing unit, coupled to the image capturing unit, for determining a first minimum surrounding shape comprising a first pixel difference between the first pixel value and the second pixel value, and determining a second minimum surrounding shape comprising a second pixel difference between the third pixel value and the fourth pixel value; and a determining unit, coupled to the computing unit, for determining the gesture according to a relation between the first minimum surrounding shape and the second minimum surrounding shape.

Abstract: Embodiments of vehicle gesture recognition systems and methods are disclosed. An example vehicle gesture recognition system comprises a data interface configured for receiving 2d image data from a 2d sensor and/or from a portable device camera via a portable device interface. Additionally or alternatively, the data interface is configured for receiving gesture data indicating a gesture. A vehicle processing unit is configured for controlling user interfacing with a user interface based on the gestures recognized from the 2d image data and/or as indicated by the gesture data.

Abstract: Content transfer involving a gesture is described. In an implementation, a method is implemented by a mobile communications device that includes recognizing a gesture input via a touchscreen of the mobile communications device that is indicative of a direction, the touchscreen including a display of content. One or more other mobile communications devices are located that are positioned, approximately, along the indicated direction of the gesture. A communication is formed to transfer the content to the located one or more other mobile communications devices.

Abstract: A gesture input method includes: observing a wrist; outputting state information indicating a state of the wrist; determining, by a processor, according to the state information whether the wrist is in a dorsiflexion state; and performing, by the processor, a predetermined process in accordance with whether the wrist is in the dorsiflexion state.

Abstract: A projection system includes a light emitting apparatus that emits detection light to a detection area for detecting indication positions of indicators, and a projector that detects the indication positions of the indicators in the detection area. The projector includes an imaging portion that captures an image of the detection area, and a position detection portion that detects at least one of an image of light generated by the indicator and an image of the detection light reflected on the indicator from data of a captured image of the imaging portion, and discriminates and detects the indication positions of the indicator and the indicator based on light emission timings of the indicator and the light emitting apparatus.

Abstract: A computer system comprises a hardware interface, a computer-memory device, an update engine, and a posture-recognition engine. The hardware interface is configured to receive depth video of an environment from a camera. The computer-memory device stores a background model of the environment preservable over a reboot of the computer system, the background model including a plurality of trusted coordinates derived from the depth video. The update engine is configured to update the background model, including moving a trusted coordinate to greater depth if an observed pixel is behind the trusted coordinate over a first duration, but retaining the trusted coordinate if the observed pixel depth is in front of the trusted coordinate over the first duration. The posture-recognition engine is configured to recognize posture of a user in front of a background portion of the video, which is bounded by the trusted coordinates of the background model.

Abstract: A control method of an electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus has a non-contact gesture sensitive region. The control method includes: identifying at least one object type of at least one non-contact object within the non-contact gesture sensitive region in a plurality of object types; determining respective numbers of non-contact objects corresponding to the identified at least one object type; detecting motion information of the at least one non-contact object within the non-contact gesture sensitive region; recognizing a non-contact gesture corresponding to the at least one non-contact object according to the identified at least one object type, the respective numbers of non-contact objects and the motion information; and enabling the electronic apparatus to perform a specific function according to the non-contact gesture.

Abstract: A vehicle having a touch recognition function includes a touch pad recognizing a writing signal in a touch form input by a user. A display displays a touch trace corresponding to the writing signal recognized by the touch pad. A controller is configured to calculate writing coordinates of the writing signal, to obtain a writing recognition load by analyzing a touch trace speed of the calculated writing coordinates, and to increase a processing priority of a writing recognition task among service tasks within the vehicle when the obtained writing recognition load is greater than or equal to a reference value.

Abstract: Gesture control uses electromagnetic power signatures. A signal is received and a power of the signal is determined. The power is associated to a command, and the command is executed in response to a gesture.

Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are provided for motion-activated display of messages on an activity monitoring device. In one embodiment, an activity monitoring device is provided, including: a memory configured to store a plurality of messages; a motion sensor; a display; logic configured to download the plurality of messages to the memory; logic implemented by a circuit configured to detect, based on output of the motion sensor, a stationary state of the activity monitoring device and a subsequent movement of the activity monitoring device from the stationary state, and, in response to detecting the movement from the stationary state, select one of the plurality of messages from the memory, and render the selected message on the display; wherein selecting one of the plurality of messages includes determining a selection condition.

Abstract: In a motor drive device (1) the motor driving setting of which is performed by a setting display unit (20), the setting display unit (20) displays a setting content of a setting item when the setting content of the setting item is changed, and further displays related information (an input value, an output detection value, a computed value calculated by the controller) of at least one or more related items, which are related to the setting item. By using the setting display unit which simultaneously displays the setting content and the related information necessary for setting, it is possible to set the motor drive device (1) easily and quickly.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for dynamically varying backlighting for mechanical keys. By one approach at least some of the individual mechanical keys each includes a capacitively-sensitive keycap. A plurality of light emitters are disposed behind the physical keyboard and are configured to provide backlighting for the individual mechanical keys. A control circuit operably couples to the plurality of light emitters and controls the plurality of light emitters to selectively provide dynamically-varied backlighting for at least some of the individual mechanical keys. By one approach the dynamically-varied backlighting comprises, at least in part, instructions regarding available touch-based gestures (for example, gestures that the user can employ in conjunction with the capacitively-sensitive keycaps). Examples of touch-based gestures include, but are not limited to, swipe-based gestures and tap-based gestures. By one approach the aforementioned instructions include non-alphabetic visually-symbolic instructions.

Abstract: A human interface apparatus comprising the steps of: receiving text input from a user; switching to input mode for pointing location information; receiving input for pointing location information from the user; and switching the human interface apparatus to a text input mode, wherein the text input area and the pointing location information input area have at least a part of the area in common.

Abstract: When a user shakes a mobile device, such as a smart phone, new content is shown on the display of the mobile device. In one embodiment, the content depends on the page or location the user is currently on within the mobile app or mobile browser page and can depend also on the history or experience level of the user.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a display device executing a bending operation and a method of controlling therefor. A method of controlling a display device, comprising the steps of detecting a first bending input, which is detected when a flexible display unit is bending to a first direction on the basis of a first axis, executing a first operation based on the first bending input, detecting a second bending input while a state that the flexible display unit is not bent is maintained, and executing the first operation based on the second bending input, wherein the second bending input is detected by a combination of a first control input and a second control input, wherein the first control input corresponds to the first axis and the second control input corresponds to the first direction.

Abstract: A system for balancing an input device, the system comprising: a spherical device having an outer spherical wall and an inner spherical wall the system further comprising: an internal circuitry module housing internal circuits and positioned in the center of the spherical device and balanced in the center in order hold the spherical device still on a flat surface; a cavity formed between the outer spherical wall and the inner spherical wall; a rheological fluid disposed in the cavity wherein the volume of the rheological fluid is below 50% of the volume of the cavity and such that the weight of the rheological fluid is above the weight of the spherical device without the rheological fluid; wherein al least one of the outer spherical wall and the inner spherical wall comprises a rheological fluid activation means configured to change the state of the rheological fluid; and a rheological fluid activation controller configured to control the rheological fluid activation means in response to occurrence of a prede

Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided that is capable of effectively displaying information to users by utilizing characteristics of a flexible display unit. The mobile terminal includes a flexible display unit configured to display image information on an entire screen; a sensing unit configured to sense a folded state of the flexible display unit; and a control unit configured to divide an entire screen of the flexible display unit into a plurality of screens based on a folded position, rearrange image information according to the plurality of divided screens, and display the rearranged image information on at least one of the plurality of divided screens.

Abstract: An optical stylus and host computing system is provided, as are methods related to the operation thereof. In particular, in an example embodiment, a method of operating the optical stylus is provided that includes determining when the optical stylus is in contact with a surface based on signals received by a processor from a pressure sensor of the optical stylus and capturing an image while the optical stylus is in contact with the surface using a camera of the optical stylus. The captured image is then transmitted to a host system.

Abstract: An input device for computing devices that include touch screens. The input device includes an outer housing having an inner surface and an inner shaft. The inner shaft is at least partially received within the outer housing. A nib is operatively coupled to the inner shaft. Providing a first force to the nib causes the inner shaft to contact the inner surface of the outer housing at a first contact point along the outer housing, and providing a second force to the nib causes the inner shaft to contact the inner surface of the outer housing at a second contact point along the outer housing.

Abstract: A computer system that includes a data-processing unit, a touch-sensitive, position-resolving input surface in data communication with the data-processing unit, and a freely movable input device, by which the input surface is to be touched for the purpose of inputting into the data-processing unit. The freely movable input device is a computer mouse, which is in data communication with the data-processing unit. With comparatively low sensor complexity, inter alia, both the absolute position of the computer mouse and also subtle position changes of the computer mouse can therefore be very easily detected by the data-processing unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a portable haptic feedback capacitive stylus for interaction on a mobile terminal, composing a tip, a sleeve ring, a first housing, a connecting cylinder, a second housing, an end-portion housing, a motor, a spring, a slider, a screw rod, a photoelectric code disc, a measurement and control module, a vibration touch module, and a power supply. The first housing comprises a front housing and a rear housing, and a limiting groove is disposed in an inner wall of the first housing. The tip is fixedly connected to one end of the connecting cylinder, and the other end of the connecting cylinder passes through an end-portion through-hole of the front housing.

Abstract: A capacitive stylus, as an inputting device of a touch sensitive device, comprises a pen and a detachable eraser. The pen comprises a tip for writing on a screen of the touch sensitive device, a control circuit for emitting signals to the touch sensitive device, and a battery for providing electricity to the control circuit. The eraser includes an erasing circuit and a first end to combine with the pen, so that the erasing circuit electrically connects with the control circuit. The eraser includes a second end that is compressible, so that the control circuit can emit an erasing signal to the touch sensitive device.

Abstract: A method is provided to interface an active stylus with a sensor controller, wherein the sensor controller is coupled to a sensor configured to receive input from the active stylus. In the method the sensor controller caches stylus capability information of the active stylus. The stylus capability information includes setting information for inking used by an application program executed to display input from the active stylus on the sensor. The active stylus generates a hash value of the stylus capability information and transmits the hash value to the sensor controller when the active stylus enters a sensing zone of the sensor controller.

Abstract: The method for manipulating a cursor is performed at a portable multifunction device with one or more processors, memory, and a touch screen display. Initially, content of an electronic document is displayed on the display, where a cursor is displayed within the electronic document. Two substantially simultaneous touch inputs are then detected on the touch screen display, and preferably anywhere on the touch screen display. In response to detecting the two substantially simultaneous touch inputs, a portion of the content in the document closest to the cursor is selected, and the portion of the content is displayed as selected content.

Abstract: A system includes a graphical user interface and a trackball device configured to provide controlling input to the graphical user interface. The trackball device includes a trackball configured to allow a rocking motion along an axis of the trackball.

Abstract: A mouse-and-keyboard based user interface is updated based on gestures made on a touch screen that is displaying the mouse-and-keyboard based user interface. The user interface update process includes the steps of receiving one or more touch events in response to a gesture made on the touch screen, translating the touch events to a mouse-and-keyboard based command, transmitting the mouse-and-keyboard based command to an operating system, and receiving an updated display in response thereto.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the speed and/or position of an input device from vibrational signals is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a response spectrum is generated as the input device moves across a surface. Amplitude and frequency data associated with the response spectrum is analyzed to determine the magnitude of the velocity.

Abstract: A touch panel according to the embodiment includes a substrate, a recess part on the substrate, an electrode unit aligned on the substrate to detect an input position and an actuator aligned on the recess part to transfer vibration force. A liquid crystal display according to the embodiment includes a liquid crystal panel for displaying images; and a touch panel aligned at a display side of the liquid crystal panel such that information is input thereto from an outside. The touch panel includes an input unit for inputting the information; and a haptic unit for applying vibration. The input unit includes a first substrate; a sensor unit aligned on the first substrate to detect an input position; and a wiring electrically connected to the sensor unit.

Abstract: A conductive pattern formation method of the present invention includes a first exposure step of radiating active light in a patterned manner to a photosensitive layer including a photosensitive resin layer provided on a substrate and a conductive film provided on a surface of the photosensitive resin layer on a side opposite to the substrate; a second exposure step of radiating active light, in the presence of oxygen, to some or all of the portions of the photosensitive layer not exposed at least in the first exposure step; and a development step of developing the photosensitive layer to form a conductive pattern following the second exposure step.

Abstract: A display for a refrigerator, which can uniformly form a diffusing area, is provided. The display includes a process unit receiving a variety of operation signals for operating the refrigerator, a front cover provided in front of the process unit and including a pushing portion displaying an input location of a user and a light transmission portion transmitting light, and a diffusion sheet provided in rear of the front cover and uniformly diffusing the light.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device with a touch sensor, including: a plurality of display pixel electrodes; a common electrode configured to be provided opposed to the display pixel electrodes; a display function layer configured to have an image display function; a display control circuit configured to apply a display voltage between the display pixel electrodes and the common electrode based on an image signal and carry out image display control so that the display function of the display function layer be exerted; and a touch detection electrode configured to be provided opposed to the common electrode and form capacitance between the touch detection electrode and the common electrode.

Abstract: A multi-touch system for controlling liquid crystal capacitors to reduce touch sensing interferences includes K gate driving lines, which are divided into N groups each corresponding to a common voltage conductive line. When a display driving signal is applied to an i-th group of gate driving lines for performing a display driving, the liquid crystal capacitor corresponding to the i-th group is set to a predetermined voltage, where i=1 to N. Finally, a touch driving signal is applied to an i-th common voltage conductive line corresponding to the i-th group for sensing touch points, so as to reduce touch sensing affections caused by noises of the liquid crystal display.

Abstract: A touch-control pixel driving circuit, a touch-control pixel driving method, an array substrate and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device are provided and involve LCD field, the arrangement of additional driving electrodes and sensing electrodes can be avoided, and the manufacturing process can be simplified, and consequently the costs can be reduced. The touch-control pixel driving circuit comprises a pixel electrode (3), a transmissive common electrode (1), a reflective common electrode (2), a gate line (G1), a reset signal line (G2), a reset control line (G3), a read control line (G4), a dual-purpose data line (G5), a first switching transistor (M1), a second switching transistor (M2), an amplifying transistor (T) and a third switching transistor (M3). Of the first switching transistor (M1), a first end is connected to the pixel electrode (3), a second end is connected to the dual-purpose data line (G5), and a control end is connected to the gate line (G1).

Abstract: An in-cell touch display structure includes: an upper substrate, a lower substrate, a display material layer configured between the upper and lower substrates, and a thin film transistor and sensing electrode layer. The thin film transistor and sensing electrode layer includes a gate line sub-layer having a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of connection segments separated by the gate lines, and a source line sub-layer having a plurality of source lines, a plurality of sensing conductor lines, and a plurality of sensing conductor segments separated by the source lines and the sensing conductor lines, wherein part of the sensing conductor segments and part of the connection segments are electrically connected together to form a plurality of sensing conductor blocks.

Abstract: A method for controlling an input from a user to a computerized system including a touchpad is presented. The method includes obtaining data from the touchpad. The data is associated with the location and force of a finger and/or a hand of the user upon the touchpad and not associated with an image of the finger from an image sensor, when the user operates the computerized system using the touchpad. The method further includes communicating the data from the touchpad to the computerized system and analyzing the data in accordance with a model of a human hand. The method further includes determining, using the model, that at least one finger of the user is touching a first control region of the touchpad using a first force.

Abstract: The present invention presents a mobile electronic device comprising dynamic hardware controls and a method for controlling dynamic hardware controls. The mobile electronic device comprises a pressure sensing film arranged to detect a pressure applied on at least one portion of at least one side of the mobile electronic device and electroactive polymer film with a conductive coating arranged overlaying the pressure sensing film. The electroactive polymer film comprises at least one deformable segment that may be deformed temporarily by the application of a voltage over the at least one deformable segment in the electroactive polymer film, the mobile electronic device further comprises a control unit arranged to control the dynamic hardware controls.

Abstract: A semiconductor device connected to the display panel including the in-cell type touch sensor is configured as follows. The semiconductor device includes a driving circuit of the display panel, a touch sensing circuit of the touch sensor, a power supply circuit that supplies a power source to these circuits, and a bias control circuit that controls a bias current flowing through these circuits. The semiconductor device is able to perform a time-division operation in which one frame period of display is divided into a plurality of display driving periods and sensing periods. In the display driving periods, the supply of power to the touch sensing circuit is suppressed, and/or a bias current is reduced. In the sensing periods, the supply of power to the driving circuit is suppressed, and/or a bias current is reduced.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for controlling a user interface. The method of controlling a user interface of an electronic device includes: displaying a drawing object formed by a path input into the electronic device on a screen, and controlling the user interface by applying different functions to a drawing object area and the remaining area excluding the drawing object area in the touch screen.

Abstract: A touch detection circuit includes: a map generation section configured to compare a touch signal corresponding to a proximity state of an external proximity object with each of a plurality of thresholds to generate a plurality of pieces of map data each showing touch regions; a labeling section configured to selectively perform labeling on the touch regions in the plurality of pieces of map data, based on inclusive relationship of the touch regions between the plurality of pieces of map data; and a detection section configured to perform touch detection based on processing results by the labeling section.