Abstract: A portable computing device (10) with a display screen (26) that may be scrolled and/or zoomed in response to changes in the spatial orientation of the computing device. Changes in the spatial orientation of the computing device are sensed by accelerometers (20) contained in the device. Software converts signals sent by the accelerometers to scrolling or zooming commands that scroll and/or zoom the display screen. Motion of the computing device in the plane of the display screen of the computing device results in scrolling the display screen in the opposing direction of the motion of the computing device a distance greater than the distance the computing device is moved. Motion of the computing device perpendicular to the plane of the display screen zooms the display screen in or out. Motion of the computing device toward the user results in the display screen being zoomed in to reveal greater detail.

Abstract: Managing ink content in structured formats on a computing device is provided. Ink content may be received by the computing device. The ink content may then be recognized by the computing device to correspond to a content format associated with one or more applications. The ink content may then be converted by the computing device into a content associated with the one more applications.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method are disclosed. The electronic apparatus can be worn on a wrist of a user and can have established a data connection to a remote apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a first image collecting unit for collecting an image; a storing unit for storing image collected by the first image collecting unit; a gesture detecting unit for detecting a gesture of the user; a data transmitting unit for transmitting data with the remote apparatus; a control unit for activating the first image collecting unit when it is determined that a first gesture of the user is detected; and activating the data transmitting unit to transmit the image stored in the storing unit to the remote apparatus when it is determined that a second gesture of the user is detected.

Abstract: A user input processing apparatus using a motion of an object to determine whether to track the motion of the object, and track the motion of the object using an input image including information associated with the motion of the object.

Abstract: A gesture interface robot (GIR) automatically measures a work zone to establish virtual puzzle cells located in a user gesture comfortable area. The GIR allows the user to easily move hands to press selected virtual keys so as to prevent injury. The GIR draws virtual keyboard images that display commands on virtual puzzle cells. The GIR uses video vision sensing to detect user's hand location on the virtual keyboard images. Special unique gesture hand sings are designed for enhancing hand control virtual key selections. A push-hand-z-dimensional distant is divided into 3 selectable zones. A real-time display highlights a selected key graphic image to be visually seen by the user. Using a UIRT cable to send IR signal to a remote control computer. The GIR instantly generates a virtual puzzle cell keyboard or controller that the user selected.

Abstract: It is possible to operate a device while reducing erroneous recognition of a device even when a line of sight does not face the device in an accurate direction. An information processing device that detects a motion of a user includes a detecting unit that detects the motion of the user and a face direction of the user from an image photographed by an imaging unit, a detected motion determining unit that determines whether or not the motion detected by the detecting unit is an operation on the information processing device based on the face direction of the user and position information of the information processing device stored in a storage unit, and a display content control unit that causes a display unit to reflect the motion when the detected motion determining unit determines that the motion detected by the detecting unit is the operation on the information processing device.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a user interface, comprising the steps of: (a) acquiring information on postures or motions of a first device and a second device, and sensing an input event specified on the basis of a relative relationship between the posture or motion of the first device and that of the second device; and (b) in response to the occurrence of the input event, causing at least some of contents and functions provided on the first device to be provided on the second device, or causing at least some of contents and functions provided on the second device to be provided on the first device.

Abstract: A character input system and method is provided that enables a user to input and edit block characters via a touch-based electronic device, with a limited number of input motions. The character input method includes receiving a first interaction, displaying a first character in response to the first interaction, receiving a second interaction successively after the first interaction, identifying a second character that is formed by combining the first character with a character according to the second interaction, and displaying the second character instead of the first character.

Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display including a display and display touch-sensors to detect touches, and a keyboard including mechanical keys associated with characters, the mechanical keys including depressible keycaps to output the characters and keyboard touch sensors to detect touches on the mechanical keys. A processor is coupled to the keyboard and to the touch-sensitive display to detect a touch at a location associated with a signature entry field displayed on the touch-sensitive display, in response to detecting the touch, enter a keyboard signature process, detect a moving touch on the mechanical keys of the keyboard, along a path of contact of the touch on the mechanical keys, and, in response to detecting completion of the moving touch, enter a signature defined by the path of contact of the touch on the mechanical keys into the signature entry field.

Abstract: Techniques for bidirectional text selection are disclosed. When a character selection is received, such as a “Shift+Arrow” input, the unanchored side of a selection area is adjusted by one glyph in the selection direction. The adjusted selection area is then evaluated in terms of logical indices that define the selection. If the range of logical indices is contiguous, such as the range {3, 4, 5}, then the adjusted selection area is accepted, although further adjustments are optionally made for glyphs that map to multiple characters. However, if the range of logical indices is noncontiguous, such as {3, 4, 6}, then the selection area is further adjusted until a contiguous selection of logical indices is achieved. For instance, a character corresponding to logical index {5} is added to a selection of characters corresponding to logical indices {3, 4, 6} to produce a selection that is logically and visually contiguous.

Abstract: A stylus comprises a barrel having a scribing nib disposed at one end thereof. The barrel supports at least one multi-level force-sensitive user interface. A control circuit operably couples to this control surface and responds differently to each of at least two different levels of applied force as applied to that control surface. For example, the control circuit can respond to one level of applied force by causing the transmission of a first signal to influence in a first way the scribing interaction between the stylus and the scribing surface and can respond to a second, different level of applied force by causing the transmission of a second, different signal to influence in a second, different way the scribing interaction between the stylus and the scribing surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to digital circuit processing and provides a position indication device and a position indication method. In order to improve positioning accuracy of the position indication device without degrading its sensitivity, a position indication device is provided. The device comprises: a voltage dividing circuit connected with a resonant circuit and a rectifying and filtering circuit. The voltage dividing circuit obtains a predetermined proportion of a signal output from the resonant circuit and outputs it to the rectifying and filtering circuit. The present invention is applicable to digital handwriting pens.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a data input system includes an active stylus and an apparatus. The active stylus switches a mode from a first mode in which the signal is output with a first transmission interval to a second mode in which the signal is output with a second transmission interval longer than the first transmission interval when a pressure in a handwriting input operation is not detected for more than a first period. The apparatus displays an object indicative of a position pointed to by the active stylus based on the signal. The apparatus maintains, when the active stylus is in the second mode, a display state of the object displayed on the basis of the signal output at a first timing until the signal is output at a second timing following the first timing.

Abstract: A ring device to be worn on a digit of a user is provided. The ring device includes an inner ring suitable to be worn on a digit of a user and a housing rotatably coupled to the inner ring. Along the housing a touch surface is located along with touch sensors configured to detect a touch input. Additionally, the ring includes rotary sensors configured to detect rotation of the housing.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a computer is provided, which comprises a host system, an embedded subsystem, a power source, an input device control module, a first transmission interface and a second transmission interface, the input device control module being connected to the embedded subsystem through the first transmission interface, wherein the input device control module is configured to establish, in response to receipt of a first switching instruction, communication with the embedded subsystem such that the embedded subsystem is enabled to process input data from an input device and to transmit the input data obtained from the input device to the first transmission interface; and the embedded subsystem is configured to receive the input data from the first transmission interface, process the input data and perform an operation corresponding to the input data.

Abstract: An electronic device, an input device, and a method for controlling the electronic device using the input device are provided. The electronic device includes an input device sensor configured to detect mounting of an input device, a reception unit configured to receive a button input signal received from the input device mounted on the electronic device, and a controller configured to set a button portion provided in the input device as a button of the electronic device in response to a mounting of the input device on the electronic device, and to perform a function corresponding to the button input signal if the button input signal of the input device is received from the reception unit. Other embodiments are also possible.

Abstract: The method includes the steps of: a) connecting a handheld touchscreen computer with a first display to a personal computer with a second display and mouse, wherein a screen picture of the handheld touchscreen computer is projected on the second display as a subwindow, and a cursor is shown on the second display; b) directly moving the cursor by the mouse when no item in the subwindow is clicked; c) calculating a displacement quantity of the cursor against a virtual origin of the subwindow when an item in the subwindow is being clicked; and d) generating a mouse event to an item of the handheld touchscreen computer at a position corresponding to the displacement quantity.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a stylus includes a receiver for receiving signals wirelessly transmitted by a device. The stylus can alternate, during a first period of time, power supplied to the receiver between a first power for a first duration and a second power for a second duration. The first power is greater than the second power. The stylus can determine how many events exceeding an event criteria occurred the each first duration, and if the events exceed a threshold, the stylus can initiate wakeup components in the stylus for communicating with the device by initiating a provision of third power to those components. The third power is greater than the first power. When the first period of time expires, the stylus can provide low power to the receiver for a second period of time.

Abstract: A triggering method and a wireless handheld device provided in embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of electronic technologies. The touchscreen triggering method includes: detecting an input combination that is of a click frequency and/or click intensity and is received when a touchscreen is in a locked state; and when it is detected that the input combination that is of the click frequency and/or the click intensity and is received when the touchscreen is in the locked state matches a pre-stored input combination of a click frequency and/or click intensity, wherein the pre-stored input combination of the click frequency and/or the click intensity is corresponding to an operation, executing the operation corresponding to the matched pre-stored input combination of the click frequency and/or the click intensity.

Abstract: A touch module having a sensing area and a non-sensing area is provided. The touch module includes a cover covering the sensing and non-sensing areas, a first and a second sensing electrode layers disposed in the sensing area, a first and a second circuit layers disposed in the non-sensing area, a shielding layer, and a blocking layer. The first and second circuit layers are electrically connected to the first and second sensing electrode layers respectively. The first and second circuit layers at least partially overlap each other along a direction perpendicular to a surface of the cover. The shielding layer is disposed in the non-sensing area and between the first and second circuit layers. The blocking layer is disposed on aforementioned surface and in the non-sensing area. The blocking layer at least partially overlaps the first circuit layer, the second circuit layer, and the shielding layer along aforementioned direction.

Abstract: A portable terminal is a portable terminal which displays delivered content on a screen, and includes a proximity detection unit that detects proximity of a physical object to the screen and outputs a proximity detection signal, an information request unit that requests additional information for an object of content that is displayed at a proximity corresponding position which is a position on the screen corresponding to the physical object of which the proximity is detected, based on the proximity detection signal, and a display control unit that displays additional information for an object of content delivered in response to a request from the information request unit, in the vicinity of the proximity corresponding position of the screen.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a transparent circuit substrate for a touch screen. The method may involve forming an electrode layer on a transparent substrate, stacking a light shielding layer on the transparent substrate such that the light shielding layer is located on an outside of the electrode layer, stacking a mask on the light shielding layer and the electrode layer, forming a conductive layer on the mask, forming connecting lines for connecting the electrode layer and connecting terminals by removing the mask and a portion of the conductive layer, and forming the connecting terminals on the light shielding layer such that the connecting terminals contact the connecting lines.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting touch input at a touch sensor is provided. The touch sensor comprises a plurality of row traces, a plurality of column traces and an intersection corresponding to an identified row trace of the plurality of row traces and an identified column trace of the plurality of column traces. The touch sensor also includes at least one driver for driving the plurality of column traces and at least one reader for reading the plurality of row traces. The drivers and the readers scan the identified intersection by entering into a with-floating scan state, reading a first value for the identified row trace, entering into a without-floating scan state and reading a second value for the identified row trace. The presence of a touch input is accordingly determined based on the first and second values.

Abstract: Disclosed is the structure of a touch window. The touch window includes a transparent window, a touch sensor module on one surface of the transparent window, and a transfer film layer between the transparent window and the touch sensor module. The transfer film layer is provided in the touch sensor module to remove the structure of a printed pattern, so that the conventional problems related to the flatness caused by a printing step are solved, thereby improving the adhesive efficiency and expanding the realization range of various colors.

Abstract: Sensors incorporating piezoresistive materials are described. One class of sensors includes conductive traces formed directly on or otherwise integrated with the piezoresistive material.

Abstract: A method of making a touch screen panel includes providing a substrate assembly and a multi-layered film. The substrate assembly includes a substrate, and first and second sensing electrodes formed over the substrate. The multi-layered film includes a first conductive photosensitive layer, a second conductive photosensitive layer, and an insulation photosensitive layer. The insulation photosensitive layer has a light sensitivity different from that of at least one of the first and second conductive photosensitive layers. The method further includes forming insulators by exposing and developing the insulation photosensitive layer, and forming bridges and insulators by exposing and developing the second conductive photosensitive layer. The substrate assembly and the multi-layered film are assembled to form the touch panel.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes an organic light emitting display panel and touch electrodes directly disposed on the organic light emitting display panel. The organic light emitting display panel includes an organic light emitting device disposed in a light emitting area and a first light blocking layer disposed in a non-light emitting area. The touch electrodes are disposed on a sealing layer that covers the organic light emitting device. The touch electrodes are disposed to overlap with the non-light emitting area. At least one of the touch electrodes includes a conductive light blocking material.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch panel, an operation position detecting unit that detects an operation position, in a locked state, at which a touch operation has been made on the touch panel, an ear pinna determining unit that determines whether the touch operation has been made by a user's ear pinna, according to the detected operation position, and an ear pinna operation accepting unit that, if the touch operation is determined to have been made by the user's ear pinna, accepts an operation input made by the touch operation by the ear pinna.

Abstract: A display of an electric device includes a plurality of separated transparent electrode blocks, which are configured to provide one or more of supplemental features such as touch recognition. Signal paths between the transparent electrode blocks and the driver for the supplemental feature are implemented with a plurality of conductive lines placed under positioned under one or more planarization layers. The conductive lines implementing the signal paths are routed across the display area, directly toward a non-display area where drive-integrated circuits are located.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display apparatus including a thin film encapsulation layer having a touch screen structure. The organic light emitting display apparatus includes a substrate; an organic light emitting diode (OLED) layer on the substrate; a thin film encapsulation layer on the OLED layer, and comprising a plurality of inorganic layers and a plurality of organic layers that are alternately stacked; and a touch sensing layer in the thin film encapsulation layer, wherein the touch sensing layer includes: a first touch conductive layer; a touch inorganic layer on the first touch conductive layer; and a second touch conductive layer on the touch inorganic layer, wherein the touch inorganic layer is one of the plurality of inorganic layers included in the thin film encapsulation layer.

Abstract: A user-actuatable vehicle door control, comprising: at least one force sensing member disposed beneath at least one force transfer member, the at least one force sensing member operative to detect the intensity of forces applied thereto, and the at least one force transfer member moveable upon user application thereto of one or more forces so as to transfer the one or more user-applied forces to one or more locations on the at least one force sensing member; and a controller operatively connected to the at least one force sensing member.

Abstract: An information processing method and an electronic device related to a field of communication technique are described. The method includes obtaining an operation performed by an operator on the electronic device, wherein the operation is capable of producing a force on the electronic device detecting a parameter of the operation; deforming the electronic device in response to the operation when the parameter satisfies a first condition; and generating a control instruction based on the operation when the parameter does not satisfy the first condition or satisfies a second condition, and at the same time maintaining the electronic device to be not deformed or to be deformed in a degree lower than a preset threshold. A false operation can be avoided in the process of bending the flexible screen, and accuracy of operation with respect to the flexible screen can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for controlling an electric device. The electric device has a touch screen.

Abstract: A display system that detects the point of touch and three-dimensional direction of a pressure exerted by an object on a surface to select a corresponding spot on a real object. The system is comprised of a touching cube, a plurality of sensors attached to the touching cube, a microprocessor that receives the output of the plurality of sensors, a database, and a presentation unit that highlights a spot on the real object corresponding to the point of touch and three-dimensional direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides an AMOLED pixel circuit, a driving method thereof and a display device which can improve the integration degree of the in cell touch circuit and the AMOLED driving circuit. The AMOLED pixel circuit comprises: a light emitting module, a touching module, a controlling module and a driving amplifier module. The embodiments of the present invention are used for manufacturing the AMOLED display device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an inductive touch screen, a display panel and a display apparatus. The inductive touch screen includes a first electromagnetic induction layer including a plurality of first conductive lines arranged in a first direction; a second electromagnetic induction layer including a plurality of second conductive lines arranged in a second direction, and the second conductive lines being intersected with and isolated from the first conductive lines; a driver circuit connected to the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines and configured to alternately supply driving current to the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines to cause the first conductive lines or the second conductive lines to generate a magnetic fields; and a sensor circuit connected to the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines and configured to sense variation of currents in the first conductive lines or the second conductive lines.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a touch panel operable in a first haptic mode and a second haptic mode. The touch panel includes first electrodes and second electrodes intersecting the first electrodes. The touch panel further includes an elastic dielectric member disposed between the first electrodes and the second electrodes to separate the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The first electrodes are applied with a first voltage during the first haptic mode. The second electrodes are applied with a reference voltage in the first haptic mode. A subset of the second electrodes is applied with a second voltage to generate electrostatic force between the subset of the second electrodes and a user's finger in the second haptic mode. The elastic dielectric member vibrates in response to the first voltage applied to the first electrodes in the first haptic mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a touch device and a method for driving the same which is capable of enabling the touch device to operate a higher display refresh rate when there is no touch. The touch device comprises a touch panel, a timing controller, a touch controller, a controller, and a sensor. The sensor is configured to detect whether there is an object contacting or approaching the touch panel, and to output a first indication signal if there is no object contacting or approaching the touch panel and a second indication signal if there is an object contacting or approaching the touch panel. The controller is configured to control the timing controller to output a first display scanning signal when the first indication signal is received and to control the timing controller to output a second display scanning signal when the second indication signal is received. The scanning frequency of the first display scanning signal is higher than that of the second display scanning signal.

Abstract: A user interface method is disclosed. For a particular interface, such as a touch input device, the method involves defining an enablement protocol for a function and recording and retaining the enablement protocol of said function, such that a user enables the function by substantially reproducing the enablement protocol in the absence of spatial or temporal indication of at least a portion of the enablement protocol.

Abstract: A touch-sensitive display device is provided. The touch-sensitive display device includes a touch sensing unit and a display panel. A plurality of sensing electrodes is formed in the touch sensing unit. A plurality of driving electrodes to which driving voltages are applied is formed in the display panel. The plurality of sensing electrodes is formed in predetermined patterns on one side of the touch sensing unit, and the patterns of the plurality of sensing electrodes are different in a first sensing region and a second sensing region.

Abstract: In response to detecting a predetermined pressure change between two consecutive contacts on a trackpad of a computing device, the two consecutive contacts are ignored. In response to detecting a predetermined pressure change of a single contact on the trackpad, the single contact is ignored. After detecting a new contact on the trackpad after a predetermined period of time without any contact on the trackpad, any movement tied to a predetermined amount of increasing pressure on the trackpad for the new contact is temporarily discarded, for a preset amount of time.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing device determines a touch gesture on a touch screen of the computing device. The touch gesture includes two or more data points that each correspond to a particular location on the touch screen and a particular point in time. For each of one or more of the data points, the computing device adjusts a time value representing its particular point in time. For each of one or more of the data points, the computing device adjusts a position value representing its particular location on the touch screen. The computing device fits a curve to the two or more data points to determine a user intent associated with the touch gesture.

Abstract: An on-cell capacitive touch panel is disclosed. Its laminated structure includes a LCD module, a touch sensing module, and a polarizing module. The touch sensing module is disposed on the LCD module. The polarizing module is disposed on the touch sensing module. The touch sensing module includes a touch sensor pattern having a single-layer ITO structure. The touch sensor pattern includes a first pattern unit and a second pattern unit which are the same and both have at least one first electrode, second electrode, and extending electrode. The first electrode is arranged along a first direction and the second electrode is arranged along a second direction. The first direction and second direction are vertical. The first electrode crosses the second electrode via a bridge structure. The extending electrode surrounds the first electrode and it is arranged along the first direction.

Abstract: An electronic device having a function for sensing 2D and 3D touch which includes a display unit; a bezel frame unit; a plurality of light emitting units; a plurality of light receiving units; a light isolation unit configured to isolate a first light for sensing 2D touch and a second light for sensing 3D touch from the lights incident thereon from the light emitting units; a driving control unit configured to sequentially operate the plurality of the light emitting units; and a motion recognition unit configured to calculate a horizontal coordinate based on the quantity of the first light, to calculate a spatial coordinate based on the quantity of the second light, to extract a motion of the pointer based on the detected quantity of the light and to implement an operation corresponding to the extracted motion.

Abstract: An optical touch apparatus includes a first light source, a second light source, a light guide device, a light reflecting device and an image sensing module. The first light source emits first light beam which travels within the light guide device and is reflective by an object close to or in contact with a surface of the light guide device to become a first image light beam. The first image light beam is reflected by a light reflecting device. The image sensing module receives the first image light beam. The second light source emits a second light beam, wherein when the optical touch apparatus moves on a working surface, the second light beam is reflective by the working surface to form a second image light beam which is received by the same image sensing module.

Abstract: An optical module includes a polarized-light separation device configured to separate first and second polarized components of incident light, a light valve configured to receive at least the first polarized component, and output at least a portion of the received light to the polarized-light separation device. The optical module further includes an imaging device disposed at a position that is at least substantially optically conjugated with the light valve, and an optical member positioned and configured to remove at least a portion of the second polarized component of the incident light before reaching the image pickup device.

Abstract: An information processing terminal includes an imaging unit images a video in front of a user, a display unit overlaps and displays an image of a keyboard therein as a virtual object on a scene in the real world, a recognition unit recognizes a touch on an actual object in the real world, a determination unit, when the recognition unit recognizes a touch on the actual object, determines that a touch operation is performed on the keyboard overlapped and displayed on the actual object, and a generation unit generates a character string by key codes of keys corresponding to touch positions on the displayed keyboard that is a virtual object, wherein when the generated character string is a meaningless character string, one or more modified candidate character strings obtained by shifting each character included in the character string by a predetermined amount on the keyboard are generated.

Abstract: A method of detecting touch events on a touch panel includes identifying sets of coordinate locations based on at least one signal from at least one sensor. The at least one signal is responsive to at least one touch event, and the coordinate locations represent matches with respect to template fingerprints. Consecutive ones of the sets of coordinate locations are compared based on a first distance threshold to form streams of spatially continuous coordinate locations that satisfy the first distance threshold. A touch event is identified corresponding to one of the streams of spatially continuous coordinate locations, the stream having a minimum number of spatially continuous coordinate locations.

Abstract: A signal processing circuit is provided, which is suitable to be connected to a signal receiving conductor of a capacitive position detecting sensor, which has low power consumption and small circuit scale, and which allows setting of a small value as the capacitance value of a capacitor used for I-V conversion. After a receiving conductor is clamped to a predetermined potential by a clamp circuit, this receiving conductor clamped to the predetermined potential is connected to a capacitor circuit via a gate circuit. Thereby, a potential that changes corresponding to a position indicated by an indicator such as a finger is generated in the capacitor circuit, and a voltage signal generated in this capacitor circuit is converted to a digital signal to be output.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein include a method and apparatus for capacitive sensing in input devices integrated with a display device. In one embodiment, a processing system for a display device comprising an integrated capacitive sensing device is provided that includes a display driver module, a transmitter module, and a receiver module. The display driver and transmitter modules are configured to operate in a display update mode and a sleep mode. The receiver module is configured to, while operating in a doze mode, communicate with and trigger the transmitter module to enter the active sensing mode while the display driver module remains in the sleep mode when presence of an object is detected based on the resulting signals.