Abstract: A display array is disclosed. The multifunctional pixel may include a plurality of multifunctional pixels. Each multifunctional pixel can include a red display area, a green display area, and a blue display area, as well as at least one sensor selected from the following sensor types: an ultrasonic sensor, an infrared sensor, a photoelectric sensor, and a capacitive sensor. The blue display area can be smaller than the red display area, or smaller than the green display area, in each of the plurality of multifunctional pixels.

Abstract: A device includes a controller coupled to a touch sensor. The touch sensor includes a first array of capacitive nodes substantially aligned with a second array of capacitive nodes in a mechanical stack. The controller is configured, when in a self-capacitive mode of operation, to send a first drive signal to a plurality of the electrodes of the first array, send a shield signal to at least a portion of the electrodes of the second array at the same time as the first drive signal is sent to the plurality of electrodes of the first array, and sense touch inputs based on signals received from the plurality of electrodes of the first array while the first drive signal is being sent to the plurality of electrodes of the first array and the shield signal is being sent to the at least a portion of the electrodes of the second array.

Abstract: A method for touch toggled unit conversions in a mobile computing device includes receiving a selection event for numerical data in a user interface (UI) displayed on the device and determining in response to the selection event if a unit conversion is available for the data and, if so, displaying a visual indication in the UI. Thereafter, a touch event is detected in the UI in connection with the data and in response, a unit conversion of the data is computed from an initial unit of measurement to a different unit of measurement, the data in the different unit of measurement is displayed in lieu of the data in the initial unit of measurement, and the data in the different unit of measurement is replaced with the data in the initial unit of measurement after the touch event is determined to have ended.

Abstract: A touch screen controller includes a driving circuit adapted for transmitting a high working voltage signal to the touch screen for enabling the touch screen to couple the high working voltage signal and to further generate a low working voltage signal, and a sensing circuit adapted for receiving the low working voltage signal from the touch screen for matching with the high working voltage signal to determine the variation in signal voltage between the high working voltage signal and the low working voltage signal and to further recognize a touch on the touch screen. The voltage level of the high working voltage signal provided by the driving circuit is five times over the voltage level of the low working voltage signal so that the sensing circuit can get the best signal-to-noise ratio, achieving optimal performance in touch control recognition.

Abstract: A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus includes a display configured to include a main display area disposed on a front surface of the user terminal apparatus and a sub display area extending from a side of the main display area to be disposed in at least one area of a back surface of the user terminal apparatus, a processor electrically connected to the display, and a memory electrically connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to control to perform a first function of an application in response to a touch interaction being sensed on the main display area and a second function of the application in response to a touch interaction being sensed on the sub display area in response to the application being executed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention discloses a touch-controlled panel and a method of manufacturing the same, and a display device, to reduce the number of masks and production cost. The method of manufacturing a touch-controlled panel includes: forming a first electrode and a second electrode on a substrate through a patterning process, the first electrode and the second electrode being broken at a position where they are overlapped; depositing a layer of an organic film and forming an organic film fully remained region, an organic film partially remained region and an organic film removed region from the organic film through a mask; depositing a conductive layer and coating a photoresist on the conductive layer, and then forming a photoresist fully remained region, a photoresist partially remained region and a photoresist removed region through the mask.

Abstract: A display apparatus and driving method are provided. The display apparatus, which operates in a display mode or a sensing mode, includes: a first signal line configured to apply a first driving signal to a pixel circuit during the display mode and to apply a sensing input signal to the pixel circuit during the sensing mode; a second signal line configured to apply a second driving signal to the pixel circuit during the display mode and to transfer a sensing output signal from the pixel circuit during the sensing mode; and a pixel including the pixel circuit, wherein a first current path for image display is formed in the pixel circuit during the display mode, and a second current path, configured to measure a resistance of a pressure resistance layer between the first signal line and the second signal line, is formed in the pixel circuit during the sensing mode.

Abstract: A shift register unit is provided. The shift register unit includes a precharging module, a resetting module, a pull-up control module and a noise reduction module. The precharging module is connected to the resetting module and a pull-up node, the resetting module is connected to the pull-up node, the noise reduction module and an output end, the pull-up control module is connected to the pull-up node, the noise reduction module and the output end, and the noise output module is connected to the output end.

Abstract: A touch screen is disclosed that includes conductive elements in a display area and connecting traces for routing the conductive elements to other locations. The connecting traces can be routed underneath or over existing opaque structures in the display area, instead of in border areas adjacent to the display area, to minimize the effect of the connecting traces on the display aperture ratio. The lengths and/or widths of these connecting traces as well as the number of parallel connecting traces used to connect to a particular element can be selected to balance the load on the drive and/or sense circuitry and on display pixels caused by the connecting traces.

Abstract: A flexible touch sensing unit includes a substrate including a plane region and a bending region, a plurality of sensing electrodes disposed on the substrate, a plurality of sensing lines surrounding the plurality of sensing electrodes and electrically connected to the plurality of sensing electrodes, and a damage prevention layer disposed in the bending region. Cracks on the sensing electrodes and the sensing lines which are disposed in the bending region may be prevented by the damage prevention layer in the bending region. A resulting flexible display device using the flexible touch sensing unit may be thinner by omission of a flexibility enhancing layer.

Abstract: A display control apparatus, in a case where, in a state where a plurality of display objects are arranged in close proximity to each other on a display unit, a touch operation on an extended area that is adjacent to a first display area of a first display object and that is provided so as to overlap a portion of a second display area of a second display object, is detected, and a first touch operation in which a touch operation is performed at a plurality of locations is detected in the extended area, controls such that processing in the first display area that is based on the first touch operation is performed.

Abstract: A display control apparatus performs control, when a multi-touch operation is detected and a predetermined touch move operation is not detected, such that a display object displayed on the display unit is enlarged or reduced in accordance with the multi-touch operation with reference to a first position that is based on the positions at which the multi-touch operation is performed, and performs control, when a predetermined touch move operation and a multi-touch operation are detected, such that the display object displayed on the display unit is enlarged or reduced in accordance with the multi-touch operation with reference to a second position that is not based on the positions at which the multi-touch operation is performed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a display, a memory, an input device configured to receive a user input, and a processor which stores a first image that is produced by a first application, in the memory, outputs the first image stored in the memory on the display by activation of the first application, if a second application is activated in response to the user input, provides the first image in a second image that is provided by the second application and stores the second image including the first image in the memory, and outputs the second image stored in the memory on the display.

Abstract: A method including: displaying information corresponding to a first output state, temporarily displaying information corresponding to a second output state while a user actuation is occurring; and displaying information corresponding to the first output state when the user actuation is no longer occurring.

Abstract: A device for combined capacitance and pressure measurements includes a plurality of first input/output terminals for a projected capacitance touch panel wherein the projected capacitance touch panel includes a layer of piezoelectric material disposed between a plurality of sensing electrodes and a common electrode. The device also includes a plurality of second input/output terminals for a capacitive touch controller. The device also includes a plurality of separation stages, each separation stage connecting one first input/output terminal to a corresponding second input/output terminal, and each separation stage includes a first frequency-dependent filter for filtering signals between respective first and second input/output terminals.

Abstract: Ground detection of a touch sensitive device is disclosed. The device can detect its grounded state so that poor grounding can be selectively compensated for in touch signals outputted by the device. The device can include one or more components to monitor certain conditions of the device. The device can analyze the monitored conditions to determine the grounding condition of the device. The device can apply a function to compensate its touch signal outputs if the device determines that it is poorly grounded. Conversely, the device can omit the function if the device determines that it is well grounded.

Abstract: An apparatus, methods, systems, and computer program products are provided that can detect touch events on touch panels in a more effective and less costly manner. According to an embodiment, a touch system includes a touch panel and a plurality of radiation sources located at a first edge of the touch panel. The intensity of light emitted from each of the plurality of radiation sources is modulated with a respective modulation frequency. The touch system further includes an optical receiver that is located at a second edge of the touch panel and is configured to receive the light emitted from each of the plurality of radiation sources.

Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to further improve convenience for users. [Solution] There is provided an information processing device including: a user information management unit configured to set a user in a window in which an operation screen of an application is displayed and grant at least one of execution authority of the application set in the window according to the user and browsing authority of content in the window to the window.

Abstract: When using graphical diagrams, cutting and pasting operations may take advantage of predefined relationships to intelligently insert and remove items from the diagram. A text data model may be interpreted sequentially or hierarchically to construct various diagrams. Pasting operations will bring new data into the diagram and data model while conforming the new data to the diagram definition. Cutting operations may cause the data model and diagram to be healed to conform to the diagram definition.

Abstract: A home network can comprise at least one appliance with an appliance interactive display and at least one mobile device with a mobile interactive display. An application on the mobile device or the appliance can be configured to enable a user to create a user interface on the appliance or mobile device interactive displays. The user interface can be cast to the other of the mobile device or the appliance on which it was created and can be interacted with independent of where the user interface was created.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for presenting nostalgic items in a user interface. One method includes an operation for identifying, by a server, a plurality of nostalgia groups, each nostalgia group including one or more group parameters that define which multimedia items are associated with the nostalgia group, such as a time period. The method further includes operations for determining membership of a user in a first nostalgia group from the plurality of nostalgia groups based on user information about the user, and for receiving a request from a computing device of the user to access a multimedia interface. The method further includes operations for selecting one or more nostalgia multimedia items for the user based on the membership of the user in the first nostalgia group, and for sending the multimedia interface that includes the selected one or more nostalgia multimedia items.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to display device status information for participant devices corresponding to participants in a group included on a roster, wherein a participant in the group is associated with a participant device. In response to receiving the request to display the device status information for the participant devices, displaying, respective graphical representations that include respective device status indicators for a respective set of the participants in the group, including concurrently displaying, on the display, a first graphical representation of a first participant in the group including a first device status indicator providing a status of a first participant device, associated with the first participant and a second graphical representation of a second participant in the group including a second device status indicator providing a status of a second participant device, associated with the second participant, that is different from the first device status indicator.

Abstract: [Object] To provide display control apparatus capable of automatically optimizing and displaying objects having various forms in a system having high layout flexibility. [Solution] Provided is a display control apparatus including: a display form determination unit configured to determine a display form of an additional display item which is to be additionally displayed on a screen according to a display item addition request, on the basis of first information about the additional display item, and second information about an already displayed item which has already been displayed on the screen before the additional display item is displayed; and an issuance unit configured to issue display control information for controlling display of the screen on the basis of the display form of the additional display item determined by the display form determination unit.

Abstract: Systems, methods, computer-readable mediums, user interfaces and other implementations are disclosed for workflow widgets. In some implementations, a widget workflow method includes: launching a widget at a first device; and updating the widget with content created at a second device.

Abstract: A method to couple a media content with a browser to enable the browser and web page to be aware of the interactions performed by the user on the pop-up window. The method of coupling enables the browser to render even a Media Source extension (MSE) video on the pop-up window ensuring browser's capability to track user interactions on the pop-up window.

Abstract: A document management system that is adapted to allow users to share files or folders by: (1) creating a link to the files or folders; and (2) sharing the link with other users. In particular embodiments, the system is adapted to keep track of any links generated by, sent by, and/or received by a particular user. The system may display a listing of the links upon request by a user, so that the user may re-use or deactivate the links, or modify attributes of the links. Having a centralized listing of the links may be particularly advantageous in helping a user keep track of the files and folders that they have shared and received.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a plurality of content items is displayed. The content items are of a plurality of content types. In response to a user selecting a specific content type, only those content items of the specific content type are displayed. In response to the user unselecting the specific content type, all the content types are displayed.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a first information processing terminal which can be connected to an external network and a second information processing terminal which receives data from the external network through the first information processing terminal. The first information processing terminal stands by in a sleep mode, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, it cancels the sleep mode and transmits data from the external network to the second information processing terminal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention includes systems and methods for grouping into a visual container open browser tabs based on an analysis of uniform resource locators, content, or other information relating to the plurality of open browser tabs. The analysis may include calculating a similarity score. Based on a comparison of the similarity score to one or more thresholds, a visual container is provided displaying groups of tiles corresponding to each of the pages open in the browser tabs. The visual container may be formatted as a set of browser tabs, each containing active tiles for each web page of a particular group. The visual container may be a screen showing piles of tiles, each pile corresponding to a particular group.

Abstract: A computing device is described comprising a navigation component configured to receive navigation data from a presenter host device. The navigation data is about navigation of a plurality of content views as part of a presentation of the content views being controlled by the presenter host device. The navigation component is configured to enter an audience interactive mode when it receives data from the presenter host device indicating availability of the audience interactive mode. The navigation component, is configured when in the audience interactive mode, to send instructions to the presenter host device to control the navigation of the plurality of content views on the basis of user input received at the computing device.

Abstract: An electronic device has a plurality of user interfaces. The electronic device is configured to display different application programs in different interfaces. The electronic device includes a storage module, a biometric identification module, a determining module and a user interface changing module. The storage module stores biometric identification data and a relationship between the at least one biometric identification data and the different user interfaces. The biometric identification module obtains a biometric identification data on a preset area of the electronic device. The determining module determines whether the obtained biometric identification data is consistent with a stored biometric identification data in the storage module. The interface changing module changes the user interface of the electronic device according to the obtained biometric identification data and the relationship. The present disclosure also provides a user interface changing method.

Abstract: Particular embodiments arrange a plurality of objects in a hierarchy, the hierarchy having one or more layers and each layer having at least one of the objects; display a portion of a sequence of first objects on a screen of a user device, the sequence of first objects all belong to a first layer in the hierarchy, each first object having as its children one or more second objects belonging to a second layer immediately below the first layer in the hierarchy; in response to a user scrolling through the sequence of first objects, estimate which specific first object in the sequence the user is likely to be viewing at a predetermined time in the future based on an acceleration of the user scrolling through the sequence of first objects; and preload the second objects that are children of the specific first object.

Abstract: A display method of a terminal device and a terminal device is provided. The display method of a terminal device includes: a framework layer sends a first touch point data; an application layer sends instruction information used to instruct to transfer slide drawing control rights to the framework layer and a generated display list to the framework layer after the application layer determines that the terminal device enters a sliding state according to acquired first touch point data; and the framework layer acquires second touch point data from a shared memory according to the instruction information, and draws an image according to the second touch point data and the display list. In this way, in an operation with repetitive image composition, the slide drawing control rights are transferred from an application module to a framework module, improving a response speed of a terminal system.

Abstract: A method for controlling a hearing device via touch gestures carried out by a wearer of the hearing device. As part of the gesture a finger is swiped across first and second sound inlets of the hearing device. A gesture is detected by determining if a first output signal from a first microphone at the first sound inlet contains a component caused by the finger touching the hearing device at the first sound inlet and if a second output signal from a second microphone at the second sound inlet contains a component caused by the finger touching the hearing device at the second sound inlet. Based on the detected gesture a control signal changes a processing parameter or setting of a signal processing unit of the hearing device. Additionally, a hearing device capable of performing the proposed method and a method of fitting such a hearing device are provided.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes creating and presenting a first content item for composing by a user; presenting a plurality of icons respectively representing a plurality of content types; in response to the user selecting a specific icon representing a specific content type, presenting a plurality of second content items of the specific content type; and in response to the user selecting a specific second content item, incorporating the specific second content item into the first content item.

Abstract: A method is provided that includes rendering for display, a digital three-dimensional (3D) model of a structural product composed of a plurality of parts, with the digital 3D model being observed from a home viewpoint. Input is received to navigate the digital 3D model to a part of the plurality of parts, observation of the digital 3D model being moved from the home viewpoint to a navigated viewpoint. A digital label is generated that includes information specifying the navigated viewpoint and includes information for the part. The digital label may be output to a label recorder configured to record the digital label on a physical medium and thereby produce a corresponding physical label. At least the navigated viewpoint of the digital 3D model in the digital label and corresponding physical label are in a machine-readable format and capable of being machine-read to automatically restore the digital 3D model at the navigated viewpoint.

Abstract: Systems and method for performing a cell site audit or survey remotely via a User Interface (UI) include, subsequent to capturing a plurality of photos of a cell site and linking the plurality of photos to one another based on their adjacency at the cell site, displaying the UI to a user remote from the cell site, wherein the plurality of photos cover a cell tower with associated cell site components and an interior of a building at the cell site; receiving navigation commands from the user performing the cell site audit or survey; and updating the displaying based on the navigation commands, wherein the navigation commands include one or more of movement at the cell site and zoom of a current view.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an unmanned aerial system inspection system. One of the methods is performed by a UAV and includes receiving, by the UAV, flight information describing a job to perform an inspection of a rooftop. A particular altitude is ascended to, and an inspection of the rooftop is performed including obtaining sensor information describing the rooftop. Location information identifying a damaged area of the rooftop is received. The damaged area of the rooftop is traveled to. An inspection of the damaged area of the rooftop is performed including obtaining detailed sensor information describing the damaged area. A safe landing location is traveled to.

Abstract: An interactive graphical user interface (GUI) to guide configuration of an application is disclosed. A GUI receives user input comprising dragging and dropping an icon representing a particular configurable option into a configuration region of the GUI. The drag-and-drop user input indicates a selection of the particular configurable option. The GUI receives, through one or more interface elements, user input configuring the particular configurable option. The user input provides a context for which additional configurable options are presented to the user. Based on the context, a configuration engine selects only a subset of configurable options that are associated with the particular configurable option for presentation to a user. A GUI displays icons representing the selected subset of configurable options, but not icons representing the non-selected subset of configurable options.

Abstract: Enhanced communication between mobile device users is enabled by composing and transmitting priority-indicated communication requests to remote devices. Priority level is selectively indicated by data input on a touch-screen display through selection, manipulation and setting of adjustments using various colors, sizes and proportions of in-fill of graphic icons. Message transmitted and displayed to recipient clearly indicates priority of communication request.

Abstract: A display device includes a display; a processor; a memory; a communicator comprising communication circuitry; and one or more programs stored in the memory and executed by the processor, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for displaying a user interface (UI) on the display, the UI being configured to request a remote support service from an external server providing the remote support service in order for an external device connected over a network to receive the remote support service through the communication circuitry.

Abstract: A processor receives a selection of an image display mode via a user input device. The image display mode defines a number of medical images for display. The processor configures a surface of a touch panel user input device to define a plurality of fields. Each of the plurality of fields corresponds with a different one of the medical images. The processor receives an input, via the touch panel user input device, which selects one of the plurality of fields of the surface of the touch panel user input device and commands the processor to manipulate a medical image corresponding with the selected one of the plurality of fields. The processor manipulates at least the medical image corresponding with the selected one of the plurality of fields at one or more display devices based at least in part on the input.

Abstract: Techniques for improving a user interface (UI) of an artwork application are described. For example, the artwork application presents a digital canvas, an art tool, and a menu. The menu identifies properties of the art tool. The artwork application receives a selection of some or all of the properties and, in response, generates a UI preview element. The UI preview element is configured to present respective values of the properties on the digital canvas. This presentation includes previewing a value of at least one of the selected properties in a one-to-one ratio on the digital canvas. The artwork application presents the UI preview element on the digital canvas, thereby previewing values of the selected properties. The artwork application receives a user interaction with the presented UI preview and the UI preview element adjusts the values of the properties of the art tool based on the user interaction with the UI preview element.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed for using and tracking inking input applied to applications of a computing device. An example computing device includes a display, an input sensor configured to receive inking input, a processor, and a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to receive visual frames from an executing application indicating displayed content for the executing application, and, present displayed ink on a first location of the display based at least on an inking input received via the input sensor. The instructions are further executable to detect a change in the displayed content for the executing application based at least on a comparison of two or more of the visual frames from the executing application, determine a second location of the displayed ink on the display based at least on the change in the displayed content, and present the displayed ink in the second location of the display.

Abstract: A system of mapping a cardiac image of single heart chamber and a method thereof are disclosed. In the system and method thereof, one heart chamber (such as a left atrium, a left ventricular, a right atrium, right ventricular or aortic structure) can be selected in a 3D-based cardiac image (such as a CT or MRI image), and slices of the selected heart chamber are reconstructed and unwrapped by a 2D mapping visual display manner. The visual display and required angle alignment planes for subsequent analysis will be adjusted and achieved by operator manually, with specific global and regional architectural analysis performed by automatic algorithm.

Abstract: Provided is a method and device for facilitating operation of terminal, relating to the technical field of mobile phones based on Google Android operation system. The method includes: detecting a click coordinate position, used for facilitating an operation of the user, clicked by a user on a screen after a function for facilitating an operation is enabled, and determining the click coordinate position as a point coordinate position for facilitating an operation; judging, according to the size of UI currently started by the user, whether the UI needs to be displayed in full screen or to be displayed in non-full screen; moving the UI towards the point coordinate position for facilitating an operation if it's judged that the UI needs to be displayed in non-full screen; displaying the UI on the entire screen if it's judged that the UI needs to be displayed in full screen.

Abstract: A method for scheduling an event in a calendar application is disclosed wherein the event is held at a fixed position on the screen of a device and a calendar grid is dragged relative to the event. The method is well-suited for touch devices and provides a way for the user to easily create and schedule events directly on a calendar grid without the need to enter event start and end times into a form. A view finder assists the user to set the desired start and end time. The view finder supports different zoom precisions which allow the user to enter start and end times of any granularity such as one minute granularity. A micro-dragging technique provides a way to easily select start and end times with high precision. The method may be extended to general applications where it is desirable to drag objects on a workspace.

Abstract: A facility for managing an electronic document is described. The facility receives from a user input selecting a portion of the document, as well as input designating the selected document portion as being subject to approval-gated sharing. The facility persistently stores an indication that the selected document portion is subject to approval-gated sharing.

Abstract: An appliance is provided that includes a control unit, a plurality of components, and a touchscreen in which the plurality of components and touchscreen are configured to operate under control of the control unit. A graphical user interface (GUI) may be generated for display by the touchscreen. The GUI may include graphical control elements for respective components of the plurality of components. For each graphical control element of the graphical control elements, a touch gesture to drag the graphical control element may be detected for a component of the respective components. In response, a mode or setting of a plurality of modes or settings of the component may be adjusted.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a GUI for a document reader application for viewing videos in video document panes. In some embodiments, the GUI determines whether to play the video inline within a document pane based on the size of the video document pane. In some embodiments, when a video is being played within a video document pane, a user can select the body of the video document pane to show the full content of the video document. Some embodiments provide a GUI that, when a user scrolls a video off-screen while the videos are playing inline in the document panes, pauses or stops the playback of the video and provides an indication that the playback is being stopped. In some embodiments, the indication is a fading of the video or of audio associated with the video, as the video document is scrolled off-screen.