Patents Issued in November 30, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170344167
    Abstract: A touch display apparatus not subject to a moiré pattern appearance includes a substrate, a touch electrode layer, and a color filter layer. The touch electrode layer and the color filter layer are formed on opposite surfaces of the substrate. The touch electrode layer forms a plurality of touch electrodes. Each touch electrode forms a plurality of sub-electrodes. The color filter layer includes a plurality of color filters. A number of the sub-electrodes per unit area is greater than a number of the color filters per unit area. When viewed from directly above, vision color filters otherwise visible to eyes are completely covered and hidden by the sub-electrodes, preventing interference causing moiré phenomenon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: YAO-PIN HSU, YU-FU KO
  • Publication number: 20170344168
    Abstract: A pen stores a plurality of pieces of object data, and a control device displays the plurality of pieces of object data stored in the pen in a first display area of a touch panel display device as thumbnails in response to a paste operation performed by using the pen. The control device displays, in a second display area of the touch panel display device, a piece of object data selected from among the plurality of pieces of object data displayed as thumbnails in response to a selection operation performed by using the pen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Masanobu TONE
  • Publication number: 20170344169
    Abstract: An integral apparatus for sensing touch and force includes a touch-control panel, a force electrode layer, a touch sensing integrated circuit, and a force sensing integrated circuit. In a touch sensing operation, a plurality of touch sensing electrodes of the touch-control panel are electrically connected to the touch sensing integrated circuit through a plurality of switch circuits in the force sensing integrated circuit to conduct the touch sensing operation. In a force sensing operation, the touch sensing electrodes are electrically connected to a capacitance sensing circuit in the force sensing integrated circuit through a plurality of switch circuits in the force sensing integrated circuit to conduct a force sensing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: HSIANG-YU LEE, Shang CHIN, Ping-Tsun LIN
  • Publication number: 20170344170
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods of providing sequential two-handed touch typing. In aspects, a client device may provide a touch-based input receiving application. The client device may include one or more sensors operable to detect the approach of a user's hand or touch-based tool. In response to a detection, the client device may determine input interaction information, such as aspects of the hand (e.g., right or left) and/or finger(s) being used. The input interaction information may be used to detect candidate keys and to provide a keyboard (or a portion of a keyboard) based thereon. In aspects, the provided keyboard or keyboard portion may be altered in response to a subsequent detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Bodo von Billerbeck
  • Publication number: 20170344171
    Abstract: A source touch display device includes a communication interface, a source touch sensor, and a controller. The communication interface is configured to communicatively couple the source touch display device with a target touch display device. The controller configured to receive, via the source touch sensor, touch inputs from an active input device, determine that the active input device will likely move from the source touch sensor to a target touch sensor of the neighboring target display device based on the touch inputs, send, via the communication interface, active input device pairing information to the target touch display device, receive, via the communication interface, target touch display device pairing information from the target touch display device, and send the target touch display device pairing information to the active input device to effect a pairing between the active input device and the target touch display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Tianzhu Qiao
  • Publication number: 20170344172
    Abstract: An interface control method applied in a mobile terminal with large screen generates different auxiliary interfaces corresponding to different operation situations when the mobile terminal detects a palm touch event and a stylus touch event simultaneously. Singlehanded operations on the mobile terminal with large screen are then possible with more efficient and convenient usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: GUAN-FU LI
  • Publication number: 20170344173
    Abstract: Embodiments of a touch-sensitive display device are disclosed herein. According to a first aspect, a touch-sensitive display device comprises an electrode matrix including transmit electrodes and receive electrodes; a conductive plane; and a controller configured to cause a transmit electrode driver to drive the transmit electrodes in a mutual capacitance mode. The controller is configured to cause the transmit electrodes, the receive electrodes, and the conductive plane to be connected to a common charging voltage during charge periods of a self-capacitance mode; to, during discharge periods of the self-capacitance mode that alternate with the charge periods, cause the transmit electrodes, the receive electrodes, and the conductive plane to be connected to a common reference voltage; and to, during the discharge periods, cause the transmit electrodes and the receive electrodes to be coupled to receive circuitry configured to measure self-capacitance of the transmit electrodes and the receive electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yingying Tang, Sean M. Donnelly
  • Publication number: 20170344174
    Abstract: Position-based sensing methods and systems can be used to transmit data from an input device to a touch-sensitive device. For example, the touch sensing system may perform one or more coarse input device sub-scans to determine a coarse location of the input device. The coarse location can be used to select one or more touch sensors (or sensor channels) to sample for decoding data encoded in the stimulation signals from the input device. During one or more fine input device sub-scans, the touch sensing system can determine a fine location of the input device and decode the data from the input device sampled from the selected touch sensors (or sensor channels).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Vivek PANT, Moshe MALKIN, Shahrooz SHAHPARNIA
  • Publication number: 20170344175
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a three-axis acceleration sensor, a touch-sensing module, a processor, and a display screen. The three-axis acceleration sensor outputs a first sensing signal according to the state of motion. The touch-sensing module generates a touch-sensing signal according to the touch action of a touching object. The processor receives the first sensing signal and the touch-sensing signal, executes the user interface, and determines that the portable electronic device is in a state of motion when the first sensing signal is greater than a predetermined threshold. When the portable electronic device is in a state of motion, the processor continuously receives the touch-sensing signal and the user interface is in a normal mode rather than a call mode for longer than a predetermined time, the processor controls the display screen to decrease the brightness for entering a safe operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Li-Te HUNG
  • Publication number: 20170344176
    Abstract: An electronic device and a play and interactive method for an electronic advertising are provided. The electronic device includes a touch module, a display, a static information presentation structure and a data processing device. The touch module has a touch area for providing position of a measured object in the touch area. The display has a display area set in the touch area. The touch area is composed of the display area and a non-display area. The static information presentation structure is disposed on the non-display area. The data processing device determines whether the measured object performs a operation in the display area or the non-display area according to the position of the measured object provided by the touch module. When the operation is located in the non-display area, the data processing device displays a corresponding data in the display area according to position of the operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: AOPEN INC.
    Inventors: Chang-Yu Chen, Huei-Ju Liao
  • Publication number: 20170344177
    Abstract: A method for determining an operation mode of a terminal, includes: receiving an instruction for switching to a one-handed operation mode; acquiring touch information of a user on a touch edge of the terminal; and controlling the terminal to enter a corresponding one of one-handed operation modes according to the touch information, wherein the one-handed operation modes include a first operation mode and a second operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Ming WU, Hengbin Cui, Qianqian Wang
  • Publication number: 20170344178
    Abstract: An electronic device that includes a first switch, a second switch, a capacitive sensing circuit, and control circuitry. The first switch is electrically coupled between a first terminal of a load and a first terminal for a power source. The second switch is electrically coupled between a second terminal of the load and a second terminal for a power source. The control circuitry is configured to perform operations including connecting the load to the first and second power source terminals by controlling the first and second switches to close during a first portion of a switching cycle, disconnecting the load from the first and second power source terminals by controlling the first and second switches to open during a second portion of the switching cycle, and detecting the capacitance of the load based on the output signal of the capacitive sensing circuit during the second portion of the switching cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Josh Vekhter, Akivo Vekhter
  • Publication number: 20170344179
    Abstract: A display device and a gate driver circuit of the display device are disclosed. The display device includes a shift register that shifts a gate pulse in accordance with a shift clock and sequentially supplies the gate pulse to gate lines. At least one stage of the shift register includes a discharge blocking node connected to a source terminal of the second transistor, and a discharge blocking circuit configured to charge the discharge blocking node when the Q node is charged, and discharge the discharge blocking node when the Q node is discharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jiah KIM, Byeongseong SO
  • Publication number: 20170344180
    Abstract: It is provided an OLED touch display panel, which includes: a display substrate; a touch electrode including multiple touch electrode units arranged on the display substrate; multiple touch switch elements that have an one-to-one correspondence with and are electrically connected to the touch electrode units respectively; multiple first signal lines each electrically connected to at least two touch switch elements located in different columns; multiple second signal lines each electrically connected to at least two touch switch elements located in different rows; a display pixel arranged on the touch electrode, where the display pixel includes multiple pixel unit groups each corresponding to one touch electrode unit; and a glass cover arranged on the display pixel, where each touch electrode unit has multiple meshes and the meshes opposite to pixel units in one pixel unit group corresponding to the each touch electrode unit in a vertical direction, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Gujun LI, Yue LI, Xiaoye LI, Dongxu XIANG
  • Publication number: 20170344181
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer-storage media are provided for a touch-screen interface panel (TSIP) of an aircraft. The TSIP may communicate with one or more aircraft systems. In other words, the TSIP is configured to display information of one or more aircraft systems. For example, the TSIP may receive a request for weather information. In response, the TSIP receives weather information from a weather system and displays it via the TSIP screen. In another example, the TSIP may display warnings or alerts that are detected by an aircraft warning system, maintenance system, or the like. Furthermore, information that may have typically been looked up physically or called in to a tower may now be provided via the TSIP by the interfacing of the TSIP with the systems maintaining the information. For example, a charts database may communicate with the TSIP and the information thereof displayed via the TSIP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jeremy Joseph Kneuper, Christopher Adair Pinkerton
  • Publication number: 20170344182
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device comprises a plurality of pixel circuits arrayed two-dimensionally. Each of the pixel circuits comprises a display element and a pixel memory configured to store a signal to drive the display element. An X-directional driver and a Y-directional driver can select arbitrary pixel circuits and drive the pixel circuits. A touch panel controller converts a sensing output of a touch-type input panel to coordinate data. A display controller receives the coordinate data and partially rewrites the coordinate data in units of pixel circuits of the display device via the X-directlonal driver and the Y-directional driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Masahiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20170344183
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a touch panel control unit, a plurality of scanning electrodes formed on the display panel, a plurality of detection electrodes formed on the display panel so as to intersect with the plurality of scanning electrodes, a drive signal supply unit for inputting a drive signal to each of the scanning electrodes, and a detection unit for detecting a detection signal from each of the detection electrodes. The touch panel control unit supplies the driving signal to each of the scanning electrodes from the drive signal supply unit to enable detection of a touch position of a detection object based on the detection signal detected, and supplies the driving signal to all of the scanning electrodes collectively from the drive signal supply unit to enable detection of approach of the detection object to the touch panel based on the detection signal detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Koji Nagata, Koji Doi
  • Publication number: 20170344184
    Abstract: A method, an electronic device, and a medium for controlling a state of a touch screen are provided. The method includes: detecting whether the touch screen is in a first preset state; determining whether induction information of a suspended object reaches a first set of preset thresholds, if the touch screen is not in the first preset state; and controlling the touch screen to be switched from a current state to the first preset state, if the induction information reaches the first set of preset thresholds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Zhongsheng JIANG, Dawei XIONG, Dan LIU
  • Publication number: 20170344185
    Abstract: A touch system is described having a method of determining touch of one or more objects on a touch surface of a touch-sensitive apparatus, wherein the method operates in a time sequence of frames, each frame comprising the steps of: for a current frame, processing an output signal of the touch sensitive apparatus to generate one or more touch traces, each touch trace having one or more characteristics; and outputting a confirmed touch signal for each touch trace having a touch trace matching at least one of said one or more characteristics in a first number of frames preceding the current frame, wherein the first number of frames is determined in dependence on said one or more characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Nicklas Ohlsson, Markus Andreasson, Tomas Christiansson, Andreas Björklund, Mats Peter Wallander
  • Publication number: 20170344186
    Abstract: A touch screen including a plurality of first sensing electrode columns having a plurality of first sensing electrodes, the plurality of first sensing electrode columns extending in one direction, and a plurality of second sensing electrode columns alternately disposed with the first sensing electrode columns, the plurality of second sensing electrode columns including a plurality of second sensing electrodes having a plurality of sub-electrodes. Sub-electrodes of one of adjacent second sensing electrodes are electrically connected to sub-electrodes of another of the adjacent second sensing electrodes. At least some of the first sensing electrodes include a first region and a second region electrically separated from the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: HYUN JAE NA, GWANG BUM KO, HYOUNG WOOK JANG, YE RI JEONG, JEONG YUN HAN
  • Publication number: 20170344187
    Abstract: A touch sensor includes: a plurality of first sensor electrode columns disposed in a sensing area, the plurality of first sensor electrode columns each including one or more first sensor electrodes; a plurality of second sensor electrode columns alternately disposed with the first sensor electrode columns in the sensing area, the plurality of second sensor electrode columns each including a plurality of second sensor electrodes having a length defined by a longitudinal axis and a width extending in a direction across the length; a plurality of lines connected to the first sensor electrode columns and the second sensor electrode columns; and a pad unit including a plurality of pads connected to the lines, wherein at least some of the second sensor electrodes have a width that varies along the longitudinal axis of its respective second electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Gwang Bum KO, Hyun Jae Na, Hyoung Wook Jang, Ye Ri Jeong, Jeong Yun Han
  • Publication number: 20170344188
    Abstract: A light emission device is used for a casing of the game device. This light emission device comprises a light source disposed in the casing, and a light guiding member having a plate-like shape, the light guiding member being configured to guide light emitted from the light source and being attached to the casing. The light guiding member comprises a reflecting unit configured to reflect the light incident from a first direction along a thickness direction of the light guiding member to a direction different from the first direction to diffuse the light in the interior of the light guiding member; and a light emission part configured to transmit the light reflected from the reflecting unit to outside from a surface of the light guiding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroki Nunokawa, Kenji Kuwahara
  • Publication number: 20170344189
    Abstract: A projection apparatus includes an image projection module, a lens module and a light emitting module. The image projection module has a first optical axis and forms a projection area on a bearing surface. A projection of the first optical axis on an X-Z plane is perpendicular to an X-Y plane on which the projection area is formed. The lens module comprises N cameras, each having a corresponding second optical axis and being for forming a shooting area. The N second axes are tilted to the first optical axis and have an angle with respect to the X-Z plane. The light emitting module includes M light emitting components, each having a corresponding third optical axis and being for forming a sensing area. The projection area, the N shooting areas and the M sensing areas are at least partially overlapped with each other to form a rectangular shooting sensing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Wei-Jun Wang, Wen-Yi Chiu, Ting-Wei Wu, Chia-Min Liao, Tse-Hsun Pang, Kun-Hsuan Chang, Yu-Hao Tseng, Jui-Tsen Huang
  • Publication number: 20170344190
    Abstract: A computer system having a sensing function includes a base, a first light emitting assembly and a second light emitting assembly. The base is disposed on a bearing surface. The first light emitting assembly is disposed in the base and has a first optical axis. The second light emitting assembly is disposed in the base and has a second optical axis. A distance between the firs optical axis and the second optical axis is D. An inner edge of a first light source emitted by the first light emitting assembly and an inner edge of a second light source emitted by the second light emitting assembly intersect at a point on the bearing surface, thereby forming an irregular-shaped sensing region having a boundary passing through the point. A length of a shortest side of the irregular-shaped sensing region is less than or equal to 2D.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Wei-Jun Wang, Wen-Yi Chiu, Ting-Wei Wu, Chia-Min Liao, Tse-Hsun Pang, Kun-Hsuan Chang, Yu-Hao Tseng, Po-Hsien Yang, Jui-Tsen Huang
  • Publication number: 20170344191
    Abstract: Systems and methods of displaying data are provided. A display system can include one or more display windows configured to provide for display graphical representations of data. One or more user applications can be configured to provide data to the display system. The display system is configured to receive data indicative of a user request to view display data, provide for display on at least one of the one or more display windows a first subset of the display data, obtain one or more data sets corresponding to a second subset of the display data from at least one of the one or more user applications, subsequent to obtaining the one or more data sets, and provide for display on at least one of the one or more display windows the second subset of the display data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: James Creighton Zandee, Kevin Jones, David Allen Fairchild, Gregory Reed Sykes
  • Publication number: 20170344192
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and device for playing videos. The method includes playing a first video in a video window; receiving a first instruction to switch windows; transferring the first video from the video window to a floating window in response to receiving the first instruction; receiving a second instruction to play a second video; and closing the floating window in response to receiving the second instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuo LIU, Xuhua ZHANG, Shan YAN
  • Publication number: 20170344193
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system and method for managing and disseminating community information in a cloud. The computer-implemented method and system for comparing service performance comprises receiving, by a server over a communication network from a computer of each of a plurality of client companies, metadata of a plurality of transactions in enterprise resource planning systems being operated by the plurality of client companies, and presenting, by the server over the communication network to a computer of a selected client company of the plurality of client companies, comparative performance information for display on a graphical user interface of the selected client company based on metadata of transactions in enterprise resource planning systems of other client companies that are substantially similar to the enterprise resource planning system of the selected client company.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Aaron Michael GASPERI, Thomas Mac KREMER, Ronald Perry WRIGHT, Joshua Ryan TALLEN, John Robert WAITE, Doug FREY, Paul MOCKENHAUPT, Mark RASMUSSEN
  • Publication number: 20170344194
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a display accessible to the processor, and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to identify at least one context associated with a device and present, on the display and at least in part based on the at least one context, a first arrangement of elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: NATHAN J. PETERSON, RUSSELL SPEIGHT VANBLON, ARNOLD S. WEKSLER, JOHN CARL MESE
  • Publication number: 20170344195
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling quick access to media options are provided. A display of a plurality of icons is generated, wherein each of the plurality of icons represents a different one of a plurality of applications. A user input is detected that identifies a first of the plurality of icons associated with a first of the plurality of applications. In response to determining that the user input corresponds to a quick access operation, first and second media asset identifiers and corresponding media options are retrieved from each of second and third applications. A menu that includes the retrieved first and second media asset identifiers is generated for display with the plurality of icons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: William L. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20170344196
    Abstract: Method of providing a user interface in a display device for remote management of grouped plurality of devices. The method includes: receiving a first selection for selecting one group of a plurality of groups of devices; receiving a second selection for selecting one item of a plurality of items related to each of the plurality of groups; displaying a management screen for the selected item related to the selected group in response to a selection of the group while keeping the item selected before the selection of the group, the management screen being used for management of the selected item related to the selected group; and displaying the management screen for the selected item related to the selected group in response to a selection of the item while keeping the group selected before the selection of the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Mrinalini Chakravarty, Dai Shigenobu
  • Publication number: 20170344197
    Abstract: A system, method, apparatus and graphical user interface are provided for navigating a multi-component application or service—such as an application that executes on a mobile device and that includes multiple features, pages, content items, utilities, settings, etc. A shortcut bar provides rapid access to application components that correspond to multiple shortcuts, and the shortcut bar can be opened, by swiping it, to reveal a set of options associated with an open shortcut (e.g., the shortcut closest to where the user swiped on the bar). The options can be scrolled (e.g., vertically) or swiped in another direction (e.g., sideways) to access options associated with other shortcuts. The shortcut bar and the options provide set paths of navigation to desired content, without regard to the current context (e.g., the displayed content). Navigation paths to the content via the current context will vary, depending on the displayed content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: Samish Chandra Kolli, Vivek Y. Tripathi, Aarthi Jayaram
  • Publication number: 20170344198
    Abstract: A system allowing a user to communicate with a service provider concerning services includes a user interface panel indicating restroom maintenance services available and communication structure through which a user can select required services and communicate with the service provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Joel P. Keily, Richard Dale Brannan, JR., Charles Parkin Davis
  • Publication number: 20170344199
    Abstract: A display control method executed by a computer, includes: obtaining configuration information of an assembly; displaying a first image and a second image in a first area, the first image corresponding to an assembling part excluding an individual component from among the assembling part and the individual component belonging to the assembly indicated by the configuration information, the second image corresponding to the assembly; and displaying, in response to selection of the second image, a list of images in a second area, the list of images including a third image corresponding to the assembling part and a fourth image corresponding to the individual component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Terutoshi Taguchi, Masahiko Yamada
  • Publication number: 20170344200
    Abstract: Principally, character input operation can be carried out surely in a simplified manner and in a short time. A character input assist device includes one or more side edge parts provided at a panel surface of a touch panel to have a step serving as a finger hold, and a character icon display controller that is configured to display, along the side edge parts at the panel surface, a plurality of first character icons and second character icons associated with a selected first character icon, and an icon identifiers provided at the side edge parts to allow the position of each of the first character icons or the second character icons to be individually identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Teruo YOSHITOMI
  • Publication number: 20170344201
    Abstract: A device maintenance apparatus includes: a comparison target selector configured to select comparison targets of a device information of a device as a maintenance target; and a display configured to display a comparative information generated based on changes in the device information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryouhei FURIHATA, Ayako KONO, Yuya IKETSUKI
  • Publication number: 20170344202
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for window display, and methods and apparatuses for touch-operating an application. The method for touch-operating an application includes generating an operation instruction for a main menu displayed on a screen based on a first input operation on a region of the screen corresponding to the main menu, and for each of M touch areas, adjusting the display position of the touch area from a first position to a second position based on the operation instructions, wherein the positive direction of display for graphics and/or texts in at least one of the M touch areas is different between the first position and the second position. An application enabling instruction is generated based on an operation on a first touch area of the M touch areas for enabling an application corresponding to the first touch area, and the application corresponding to the first touch area is enabled based on the application enabling instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Lu LU, Yu CHEN, Jun LI, Xin LI, Shuangxi HUANG
  • Publication number: 20170344203
    Abstract: Providing a thumbnail view of a document or other dataset is disclosed. A user input data associated with a user interaction with a thumbnail as displayed in a viewer component is received via a user interface associated with a viewer component. A tracking data reflecting the interaction is stored in a local data structure. The tracking data stored in the local data structure is used to ensure that a thumbnail affected by the user input is displayed by the viewer component in a manner that reflects the user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Ramkumar Ganesan, Priya Lakshmi Muthuswamy
  • Publication number: 20170344204
    Abstract: A method for detecting content on a page of digital media that has a reading direction by reading image data beginning from a starting point in the reading direction of the digital media and identifying the content by analyzing differences in the image data as the image data is read. The method can include mapping a boundary of the content based on variations between content image data and surrounding background image data and generating a content map for the page using the boundary of the content, where the content map allows the page to be navigated between multiple pieces of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jaden M. GELLER, Allison M. STYER, Charles J. MIGOS, Casey M. DOUGHERTY
  • Publication number: 20170344205
    Abstract: A method for navigating a digital media on an electronic device that can include receiving a digital book comprising a page including an associated content map of the digital media, where the content map provides the size, shape and location of content panels on the page, and displaying the page including the content panels on a display of the electronic device. The method can include receiving input to display a selected content panel in a prominent state on the display and displaying the selected panel in a prominent state on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jaden M. GELLER, Charles J. MIGOS, Brett RAMPATA, Casey M. DOUGHERTY
  • Publication number: 20170344206
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a program causing a computer to execute a process. The process includes: obtaining plural items of writing information including writing position information and writing timing information, each of the plural items of writing information being associated with one page of one document; displaying an image in accordance with plural items of writing information associated with an identical page among the obtained plural items of writing information; receiving a specified writing timing; updating a display mode of the displayed image in accordance with the received writing timing; and changing an association between at least one of the plural items of writing information corresponding to the displayed image and a document, based on the received writing timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi NOGUCHI, Shunji SAKAI, Takeshi CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20170344207
    Abstract: Various embodiments for real-time text layout conversion control on a mobile electronic device, by a processor device, are provided. On a mobile electronic device having a touch-screen display, a set of text layout conversion control signals are defined and associated with at least one of a plurality of contextual attributes, for text layout conversion management. Upon recognition of the at least one of the plurality of contextual attributes, a text layout is dynamically converted and re-rendered for presentation on the touch-screen display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Inseok HWANG, Su LIU, Eric J. ROZNER, Chin Ngai SZE
  • Publication number: 20170344208
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for creating a communicable linkage for information retrieval and notifications between devices. In this way, the invention identifies a mobile device at an entity location. The system may integrate into the mobile device and present an interactive display onto the display of the mobile device, allowing the user to select products/services associated with the entity. Based on the general interaction and selection a user makes via the mobile device, the system identifies the interaction and presents interaction data to the entity representative at the entity location for assisting the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Nathan Dent, Caitlin Chrisman Bullock, Matthew Eugene Clark, Nitu Nanda
  • Publication number: 20170344209
    Abstract: Computer systems, methods, and storage media for tailoring a user interface to a user according to a determined user state and a determined interface context corresponding to the determined user state. The user interface is tailored by modifying the format of at least a portion of the interface, including modifying the content, layout of the content, presentation sequence, or visual display of the interface. A user interface includes a selectable formatting object for controlling the formatting of the user interface and for generating feedback data for training an ensemble learning component to enable more effective predictive formatting changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: John C. Gordon, Khuram Shahid
  • Publication number: 20170344210
    Abstract: A sharing model enables users to easily and conveniently create and share standard and custom database objects, and applications, among users or groups of users. The sharing model includes systems and methods that allow users to conveniently create and customize tabs and tab sets that define relationships between custom objects and fields, standard objects and fields, and applications. A tab visually represents a user interface into an element of an application or into a database object. Selection of a tab provides a user access to the object or element of the application represented by the tab. A tab set is a group of related tabs that work as a unit to provide application functionality. New tabs and tab sets may be defined and tab set views may be customized so that an end user can easily and conveniently switch between the various objects and application elements represented by the displayed tabs and tab set views.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: Steve FISHER, Eric David BEZAR, Adam GROSS, Ian SWINSON, George HU, Yoshiyuki OIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170344211
    Abstract: A method for communicating a user expression in a shared media event, such as a live videoconference. A user expression can be input by way of a graphic such as an emoticon or other symbol, and a time period is associated with the symbol or expression. The symbol is then displayed to other participants for the associated time period, while other real time media continues to be exchanged uninterrupted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Jason Thomas Faulkner
  • Publication number: 20170344212
    Abstract: A display device includes a display section and a control unit. The display section is capable of displaying an image. The control unit includes a processor and, based on operation of the processor in accordance with an operation program, performs a display control of the display section and allows the display section, upon acceptance of a user's instruction to provide a scrolling display of display contents of the display section, to provide a scrolling display of the display contents of the display section in accordance with the instruction. When the image to be displayed is a scroll image displayable by scrolling on the display section, the control unit allows the display section to display, on a display area of the display section, a predetermined portion of the scroll image as a range displayable within the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Norie FUJIMOTO, Takanori MIYAMOTO, Naoto HANADA, Takushi DANDOKO
  • Publication number: 20170344213
    Abstract: Gestures for converting from a position control mode to a motion continuation mode are disclosed. A position control mode can be invoked when the user simultaneously places two or more fingers upon a sensor panel. The fingers can then be moved around to effect position control. A motion continuation mode can be invoked when one or more fingers are lifted off (but at least one finger remains in contact with the sensor panel). If the motion continuation mode is invoked, a virtual control ring can be generated, and scrolling of the viewable area or dragging of the cursor or object can continue in a particular direction specified by a velocity vector pointed in the direction of finger movement at the time the motion continuation mode is invoked, and having a magnitude proportional to the velocity of the finger at the time the motion continuation mode was invoked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Wayne Carl WESTERMAN, Sean E. O'CONNOR
  • Publication number: 20170344214
    Abstract: During a drag operation, commonly known as “drag and drop,” the processor causes display a separate graphical indicator or “drop socket” for each action available to a user at the current moment. For example, if the user is viewing a list of objects and selects one source object, if there is only one action possible for the selected receiving object, one drop socket is displayed. If there were two actions possible, then two drop sockets are displayed. The user completes the drag and drop operation by moving the finger or mouse pointer into the graphical region of the drop socket and deselecting or letting up. The specific action performed depends on which drop socket was selected. If the user selects not to complete the drag and drop operation, he simply lets up the finger outside the regions of the drop sockets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Peri Hartman
  • Publication number: 20170344215
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, at an information handling device, a first touch operation in a first input area and a second touch operation in a second input area, wherein the first touch operation detected in the first input area corresponds to a first function and the touch operation in the second input area corresponds to a second function, the first function being different from the second function; and executing, using a processor, a third function, wherein the third function combines the first function and the second function. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Shuxian Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170344216
    Abstract: When an object is too large to display within a given space, the “accelerated panning” method provides a method for the user to pan the object in order to view other areas of the object. The user begins the pan operation by touching the display over the object and dragging the finger; the object pans synchronously with the finger movement. When the user drags into a margin area within the perimeter of the receiving object, the object panning rate will increase. The direction of the pan corresponds to the particular margin. For example, if the user drags into the top margin, the contents of the object will scroll downward. In addition, the further the user moves into the margin, toward the edge of the object, the faster the panning. “Sequential value pickers” allows the user to pick a value from a set of sequential values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Peri Hartman