Abstract: A sensor-equipped display device is provided and includes a display panel and a detection electrode. The panel includes a display area in which unit pixels are arranged in a matrix, each of unit pixels including subpixels. The electrode includes conductive line fragments arranged on a detection surface, and is configured to detect a contact of an object to the surface. The detection electrode has an electrode pattern formed of the line fragments on a grid defined by first and second lines. Extending directions of the first and second lines are tilted based on a first and second unit length of the unit pixel in the first and second direction.

Abstract: A touch panel that includes a film having piezoelectric properties, the film having a first principal plane and a second principal plane. A divided electrode is on the first principal plane, and a uniform ground electrode is on the second principal plane and arranged opposite to the divided electrode on the first principal plane.

Abstract: A wiring body includes a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and a first insulation layer interposed between the first and second conductor layers. The first conductor layer includes a first electrode, a first lead wire electrically connected to the first electrode, and a first shield layer electrically insulated from the first electrode and the first lead wire. The second conductor layer includes a second electrode that faces the first electrode and a second lead wire electrically connected to the second electrode. The first electrode, the first lead wire, and the first shield layer are formed on substantially same plane. The second electrode and the second lead wire are formed on substantially same plane. A part of the second lead wire overlaps the first shield layer in a plan view. The first conductor layer includes a noncontact surface that is not in contact with the first insulation layer.

Abstract: An in-cell touch panel, driving method thereof and display device are provided.

Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel including an active region and a peripheral region adjacent to the active region, n first touch sensors which are arranged successively along a first direction, extend in a second direction, each include a plurality of first connecting parts and a plurality of first sensor parts connected through the first connecting parts, and each generate an electric field together with an external touch pen; m second touch sensors which are insulated from the n first touch sensors, extend successively along the first direction, are arranged in the second direction, each include a plurality of second connecting parts and a plurality of second sensor parts connected through the second connecting parts, and each generate an electric field together with an external touch pen.

Abstract: An input/output device includes a first sensor electrode and a second sensor electrode. In addition, the input/output device includes a first electrode and a second electrode which are electrodes for a display element, and a substrate sandwiched between the first sensor electrode and the second sensor electrode. The second sensor electrode is formed concurrently with the first electrode using the same material. The input/output device sensors a change in capacitance of a capacitor formed between the first sensor electrode and the second sensor electrode. Furthermore, a third sensor electrode to which a floating potential is applied may be provided to overlap with the first electrode. In the input/output device, either a liquid crystal element or a light-emitting element may be used, or both the liquid crystal element and the light-emitting element may be used.

Abstract: Nanocomposite sensing materials are formulated with low aspect ratio conductive fillers with close to or higher than percolation threshold in a low Poisson's Ratio matrix binder with a high gauge factor, low temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR), low temperature coefficient of gauge factor (TCGF), and low hysteresis.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive touch panel, a method for manufacturing the pressure-sensitive touch panel, and a touch display screen are provided. The pressure-sensitive touch panel includes a substrate and a touch sensor and a pressure sensor arranged on the substrate. The touch sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and the pressure sensor includes an upper electrode, a lower electrode and a dielectric layer arranged between the upper electrode and the lower electrode. The upper electrode and the first electrode are arranged in the same layer and formed of the same material, the lower electrode and the second electrode are arranged in the same layer and formed of the same material, and the dielectric layer is formed of an elastic insulation material.

Abstract: Content can be using an input device without a touch-sensitive surface. In some examples, touch-down and lift-off on a non-touch-sensitive surface can be monitored by a force sensor of the input device. The position and/or motion of the input device can be tracked according to various methods including one or more of a motion and orientation sensor, a camera, or an electromagnetic- or sound-based triangulation scheme. The force data and position/motion data can be processed to generate content, including textual character input and three-dimensional objects. In some examples, the content can be generated based on tracking position and/or motion of the input device without requiring contact with a surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an overlay for a touchscreen piano keyboard implemented on an iPad or similar touchscreen device. It includes a screen covering sheet, that has a top surface pitted with hollows, such that it blocks activation of the touchscreen piano keys when lightly pressed, but not when more firmly pressed, thereby emulating the pressing of physical piano keys.

Abstract: A device with touch surface with projected capacitive detection comprising a matrix touchscreen comprises a plurality of conductive rows and of conductive columns, the screen linked to electronic control means generating, for each conductive row and for each conductive column, transmission signals and electronic means for receiving and analysing the reception signals from each conductive row and from each conductive column. Each row of the device comprises, at one of its ends, first means for generating a first transmission signal and first means for receiving a first reception signal and, at its opposite end, second means for generating a second transmission signal and second means for receiving a second reception signal, the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal being synchronous, having the same frequency, the same amplitude and the same phase.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer program products that can reduce false inputs to an information handling device are disclosed. Various embodiments of an apparatus include a processor of an information handling device and memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code can cause the processor to determine when a user is operating one of a keyboard and a touch pad and, in response to the user operating the one of the keyboard and the touch pad, modify an area of a valid operating region of the touch pad. A method and program product can also perform the functions of the apparatus.

Abstract: Touch sensitivity is enabled using a touch system that comprises a panel configured to conduct signals along detection lines across a touch surface. A signal processor obtains observed values for the detection lines, and identifies an interaction pattern on the touch surface as a solution to a function that comprises an aggregation of differences, for each detection line, between the observed value and a projected value, which is given by a projection function that defines a functional relation between the interaction pattern and the projected value for each detection line. The signal processor implements a normalization to ensure that the interaction pattern indicates weak touches even in the presence of strong touches.

Abstract: A coordinate detecting apparatus includes a plurality of light-receiving sensors and a controller. The plurality of light-receiving sensors detect light emitted from a light-emitting member in a detection area. The controller detects a position of the light-emitting member based on the light detected by the plurality of light-receiving sensors, and controls the light-emitting member such that an intensity of the light emitted from the light-emitting member is higher than an intensity of ambient light incident on the plurality of light-receiving sensors.

Abstract: A web site publisher may improve user interaction with landing pages from third-party publishers by displaying landing page content in a navigation window offering users the ability to interact with one or more landing pages in formats including: carousel, multiple panes, stacks, tabs, and tiles. Pages may be displayed in focus, below or behind the active display area, in full size windows, in reduced windows, and so forth. Landing page content may be loaded in advance of a user focusing on a specific page. The navigation window offers users the ability to store preferences, to refresh landing pages, to save searches, to search in one landing page, and/or to have results propagate to other landing pages.

Abstract: A system and method for document processing includes a three-dimensional touch interface, a processor and associated memory. The processor generates thumbnail image data from received electronic document data and document format data corresponding to the electronic document data and the thumbnail image data. The memory stores associatively the electronic document data, the thumbnail image data and the document format data. The touch interface displays a thumbnail image from the thumbnail image data and generates user input data in accordance with application of one of a plurality of detectable pressure levels to the thumbnail image. The processor commences a document processing operation in accordance with the user input data and the document format data.

Abstract: A GUI system for accessing and displaying computer network data dynamically. Network data regarding network devices and interfaces are typed into different categories. Each Data Unit type is represented with a specific graphic element for data display and data accessing.

Abstract: In a data visualisation configuration system, a method of creating one or more modifiable data interface objects that are used to represent data values for visualization in a graphical representation, the method comprising the steps of: detecting an instruction to create a new modifiable data interface object from a list of parent modifiable data interface objects, creating a proxy modifiable data interface object as the new modifiable data interface object for each parent modifiable data interface object associated with the instruction, and enabling the proxy modifiable data interface object to be available for modification, where the proxy modifiable data interface object refers to its associated parent modifiable data interface object.

Abstract: A method is provided for operating an electronic device. The method includes displaying GUI items; receiving a first touch input in respect to a first GUI; receiving a second touch input in respect to a second GUI; storing first information about a first external input object and a first drawing attribute, corresponding to the first GUI, associated with the first external input object in response to the first touch input; storing second information about a second external input object associated with a second drawing attribute, corresponding to the second GUI, in response to the second touch input; receiving a third touch input; determining whether the third touch input is input using the first external input object or the second external input object; identifying a drawing attribute for the third touch input from the stored information, based on the determination; and applying the identified drawing attribute to the third touch input.

Abstract: A device may be configured to provide a user interface that supports sequential selection of objects displayed on a screen. As configured, the device may display a presentation of multiple objects, and the device may receive a user input that defines a path within the presentation of displayed objects. The device may then determine the sequential order of a selected subset of the displayed objects. Based on this sequential order, the device may select, initiate, and perform an action that is targeted at the selected subset of the objects. In the context of an action game, the user may trace the path through various enemies, and the device may select and perform the action based on the number of enemies, the type of enemies, or the order in which the enemies were selected. Selection and initiation of the action may begin while the user input is still being received.

Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) is presented that allows a user to view and interact with content embedded in a digital book, such as text, image galleries, multimedia presentations, video, HTML, animated and static diagrams, charts, tables, visual dictionaries, review questions, three-dimensional (3D) animation and any other known media content, and various touch gestures can be used by the user to move through images and multimedia presentations, play video, answer review questions, manipulate three-dimensional objects, and interact with HTML.

Abstract: Control of a computer system using epidermal electronic devices. Movement of a first epidermal electronic device (EED) relative to a second EED is detected based on electronic signals of the first and second EEDs, the first EED being associated with a first portion of a user's body and the second EED being associated with a second portion of the user's body. Movement of the first portion of the user's body relative to the second portion of the user's body is determine based on the detected movement of the first EED relative to the second EED. A computer-recognizable input event correlated to the determined movement is identified, and a computer function associated with the computer-recognizable input event is performed.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing user inputs to a user interface includes: activating a timer when a display of the user interface changes; monitoring user inputs to the user interface including noting a first user input after a user interface display change and determining a time elapse of the timer; and comparing the time elapse with a threshold time period and, if the time elapse is less than the threshold time period, disregarding the first user input.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a card metaphor is established, in which each activity can be represented within an area of the screen referred to as a card. In various embodiments, any of several display modes are available for viewing, interacting with, manipulating, initiating, and dismissing cards. A persistent positional relationship can be established among cards, represented by a one-dimensional sequence. Newly opened cards are generally placed at the end of the sequence, although a new card that bears a relationship to an already open card may, in some embodiments, be placed adjacent to the already open card. In various embodiments, cards may be grouped, with such groups being represented as stacks of cards or by other visually distinctive means.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for use in conjunction with a computing device with a touch screen display comprises: detecting one or more finger contacts with the touch screen display, applying one or more heuristics to the one or more finger contacts to determine a command for the device, and processing the command. The one or more heuristics comprise: a heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a one-dimensional vertical screen scrolling command, a heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a two-dimensional screen translation command, and a heuristic for determining that the one or more finger contacts correspond to a command to transition from displaying a respective item in a set of items to displaying a next item in the set of items.

Abstract: In a method for displaying information, a portion of a list is displayed on a display area, which includes a plurality of list entries, and the displayed portion of the list is changed by a first operator action of a user, the entries of the list being run through consecutively by the first operator action. By a second operator action multiple list entries are skipped so as to reach a list entry that is not contained in the displayed portion of the list entries that were displayed while performing the second operator action. In a device for displaying information, the above method steps are implementable.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing network sites, in particular websites, offering real immersion in the sites (in the manner of video games) with intuitive and fluid navigation that does not require a means for directing the avatar, allowing selective referencing by a search engine of objects contained on the site, as well as providing improved access security. A simple mechanical control means (arrow keys on a keyboard, mouse without click buttons, joystick formed by a handle on a base with push buttons) or virtual control means (arrow-based computer representation, system for the detection of a movement of the hand, eye, etc., accelerometer remote control, etc.) can be used to direct the avatar, and the method of the invention allows the movements of the avatar to be interpreted, such as a simple walk through the site or a command to navigate to another space on the site (same URL) or to another site (different URL).

Abstract: Approaches for generating virtual representations of smart objects in a 3D visual programming interface. The interface displays a 3D virtual environment containing virtual objects that represents a real-world environment containing smart objects. The 3D virtual environment displays virtual objects in a manner that is spatially accurate relative to the physical objects in the real-world environment. For each virtual object representing a physical object, a logic node (port node) is displayed, the port node representing the set of functions associated with the physical object. The interface enables users to create, delete, or modify different types of logic nodes (representing functions) and create, delete, or modify links (representing data connections) between logic nodes within the 3D virtual environment. The authoring of the logic nodes and links produces an executable program.

Abstract: An information processing program executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus connected to a display causes the computer to function as an operation acceptance unit which accepts a prescribed operation, a sort unit which changes an order of arrangement of a plurality of contents in accordance with input of the prescribed operation accepted by the operation acceptance unit, and a representation control unit which has the display show the plurality of contents of which order of arrangement has been changed by the sort unit. The representation control unit has information showing contents of the changed order of arrangement shown for a prescribed period.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method includes (a) accessing, by a computing system, a social media (SM) platform, (b) selecting a SM content item published on the SM platform, (c) responsive to the selection, accessing a webpage of the SM platform, (d) detecting that the webpage contains a nested link object, (e) selecting the nested link object to display the hidden SM content item(s) on the webpage, (f) responsive to selecting the nested link object, evaluating the displayed hidden SM content item(s) on the webpage to determine whether the selected SM content item is displayed on the webpage, (g) repeating acts (d)-(f) until the computing system determines that the selected SM content item is displayed on the webpage, and (h) responsive to determining that the selected SM content item is displayed on the webpage, retrieving the selected SM content item via the webpage.

Abstract: Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for generating graphical representations within frames of a video stream in real time. The systems and methods receive a frames depicting a portion of a face, identify user input, identify positions on the portion of the face corresponding to the user input. The systems and methods generate a graphical representation of the user input linked to positions on the portion of the face and render the graphical representation within frames of the video stream in real time.

Abstract: A method for operating an operator control system, in which graphics data of a graphical user interface are produced, wherein the graphical user interface has a user interface extent along a first direction and a display unit displays a detail of the graphical user interface, wherein the detail has a detail extent along the first direction. The operator control system has at least two states, wherein each state has an associated specific detail of the graphical user interface. When one of the at least two states of the operator control system is activated, the detail of the graphical user interface associated with the activated state is displayed, and a state information element is actuated so the activated state of the operator control system is output. The state information element includes an outline of a geometric figure and the activated state is a basis for highlighting a segment of the outline.

Abstract: The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for presenting smart home information. In one aspect, a method includes: (1) determining that a first set of smart devices correspond to a first space of a plurality of spaces of a dwelling; (2) displaying a first user interface including: (a) displaying a first interface section corresponding to the first space; and (b) displaying, within the first interface section, a plurality of user interface objects corresponding to the first set of smart devices, where each user interface object of the plurality of user interface objects corresponds to a respective smart device of the first set of smart devices; (3) detecting a user selection of a particular user interface object; and (4) in response to detecting the user selection of the particular user interface object, displaying a second user interface that includes additional information regarding the corresponding smart device.

Abstract: Computer systems and methods for improving a computer's ability to interface with a user to configure one or more internetworking services provided by a first group of computers for a second group of computers using a pictorial graph with nodes that represent logical network objects.

Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle information system having at least a first display area and a second display area. An activation signal and a transition signal are received in succession. Graphical data for an activation animation containing a first view and a second view is generated based on the activation signal and the transition signal, and displayed by the first display area and second display area. After the activation signal is received, an appearing of the first view is output, wherein the first view has a first graphical object. After the transition signal is received, a disappearing of the first view and an appearing of the second view are output, wherein the appearing of the second view has a movement effect which depicts a movement from the first display area to the second display area. Also disclosed is a vehicle information system.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device comprises: a display unit having a screen including a first region for displaying an image and a second region into which a user's touch is inputted; a sensing unit for sensing the user's touch on the second region; and a control unit for determining the length of the user's input by analyzing the sensed user's touch, and controlling the display unit such that the display unit displays, on the screen, a part or all of a plurality of icons corresponding respectively to a plurality of applications, wherein the number of icons displayed on the screen is dynamically determined according to the determined length of the user's input.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the image processing method. The image processing apparatus and the image processing method includes obtaining size data of a contact portion of an object on a display, the object including a first object and a second object, measuring a time passed since a touch of the first object is detected by a detector, and performing at least one of controlling display of an image to be displayed at the contact portion or erased from the contact portion based on the size data obtained by the obtaining and based on whether the second object is detected before a prescribed time has elapsed since the measuring started, and controlling display of an image to be changed based on an operation made by the first object and the second object.

Abstract: A computing device is described that outputs, for display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys. The computing device receives an indication of a first gesture selecting a first sequence of one or more keys from the plurality of keys, and an indication of a second gesture selecting a second sequence of one or more keys from the plurality of keys. The computing device determines, based on pressure information associated with the indication of the second gesture, a candidate word that includes a combination of the first sequence of one or more keys from the plurality of keys and the second sequence of one or more keys from the plurality of keys. The computing device further outputs, for display, the candidate word that includes the combination of the first sequence of one or more keys and the second sequence of one or more keys.

Abstract: A terminal device includes a display unit configured to display an image on a screen thereof and to be responsive to a touch operation with respect to a position on the screen, a processor, and a memory device storing programs executable by the processor. When executed, the programs cause the processor to control the display unit to display image information indicating an order item in a set display size and position, set an operation area at a position on the screen in which a touch operation corresponds to an instruction for selecting the order item, set an operation area at a position on the screen in which a touch operation corresponds to an instruction for selecting the order item, change a display size and/or position of the operation area for superimposition on the image information, and save the changed display size and/or position of the operation area.

Abstract: Assisting input from a keyboard is described. In an embodiment, a processor receives a plurality of key-presses from the keyboard comprising alphanumeric data for input to application software executed at the processor. The processor analyzes the plurality of key-presses to detect at least one predefined typing pattern, and, in response, controls a display device to display a representation of at least a portion of the keyboard in association with a user interface of the application software. In another embodiment, a computer device has a keyboard and at least one sensor arranged to monitor at least a subset of keys on the keyboard, and detect an object within a predefined distance of a selected key prior to activation of the selected key. The processor then controls the display device to display a representation of a portion of the keyboard comprising the selected key.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is a method, computer program product and/or system for storing data that performs the following operations (not necessarily in the following order): (i) receiving a request to migrate a data file from primary storage to secondary storage; (ii) invoking a primary data extraction function, registered by a user, to determine primary data for the data file; and (iii) inserting the primary data into a stub file.

Abstract: A method for transferring a command from a host to a device controller and a system using the method are disclosed. The method includes the steps of: A. determining a segment size; B. dividing a command into a number of sections each having a size the same as the segment size; C. sequentially distributing the sections to n groups; D. changing distributing order to a reverse order or keeping the same distributing order in step C if a cycle of distribution is finished while there are sections left for distributing; E. restructuring the section(s) in each group as a sub-command after all sections are distributed; and F. providing the sub-commands to a device controller synchronously.

Abstract: A memory system includes a memory device including a plurality of memory arrays, each of which includes a plurality of memory blocks, and a controller suitable for setting super blocks each including respective memory blocks that belong to two or more memory arrays among the plurality of the memory arrays and performing a garbage collection operation on the super blocks based on a valid page information and a wearing level of each super block.

Abstract: An interface circuit may include a first FIFO circuit and a second FIFO circuit. The first FIFO circuit may generate first output data based on a first sampling signal and a second sampling signal. The second FIFO circuit may generate second output data based on a third sampling signal and a fourth sampling signal. The first FIFO circuit and the second FIFO circuit may be cross-reset.

Abstract: Selective purging of a structure associated with address translation, such as a translation look-aside buffer. When purging of entries of a structure relating to a virtual processor executing on a physical processor is requested, it is determined whether the physical processor may refrain from such purging. A check is made as to whether purging has previously been performed on this physical processor for this virtual processor, and if so, the physical processor may refrain from purging.

Abstract: A memory system includes: a first memory device including a first internal voltage generation circuit; and a second memory device including a second internal voltage generation circuit, wherein the first memory device and the second memory device receive an identical chip enable signal, and when the chip enable signal is disabled, the first internal voltage generation circuit a no the second internal voltage generation circuit are controlled in a standby mode, and when the chip enable signal is enabled, the first internal voltage generation circuit and the second internal voltage generation circuit are independently controlled to have one mode between a weak active mode and a strong active mode.

Abstract: A method of operating a data storage device which includes a first memory device, a second memory device, and a memory device storing a translation map is provided. The method includes receiving either a first identifier (ID) or a second ID and a virtual address from a host, selecting one of a first physical address and a second physical address from the translation map using either the first ID or the second ID and the virtual address, and reading data from one of the first memory device and the second memory device using the selected physical address and transmitting the data to the host. The translation map includes information about mapping the first ID and the virtual address to the first physical address of the first memory device and information about mapping the second ID and the virtual address to the second physical address of the second memory device.

Abstract: A redundant disk array includes homogeneous or heterogeneous disks divided into chunks, where larger disks have more chunks. Chunks from one or more disks are grouped into bundles containing data stored across multiple disks. Frequently accessed chunks can be moved to under-utilized, faster disks and least frequently used chunks can be moved to larger, slower disks, to balance the distribution of load across all of the disks in the array.

Abstract: In an example, a method of arbitrating memory requests may include tagging a first batch of memory requests with first metadata identifying that the first batch of memory requests originates from a first group of threads. The method may include tagging a second batch of memory requests with second metadata identifying that the second batch of memory requests originates from the first group of threads. The method may include storing the first and second batches of memory requests in a conflict arbitration queue. The method may include performing, using the first metadata and the second metadata, conflict arbitration between only the first batch of memory of requests and the second batch of memory requests stored in the conflict arbitration queue, which may include at least one other batch of memory requests stored that originates from a group of threads different from the first group of threads stored therein.

Abstract: A server logical partition (LPAR) of a virtualized computer includes shared memory regions (SMRs). The SMRs include pages of the server LPAR memory to share with client LPARs. A hypervisor utilizes an export vector to associate logical pages of the server LPAR with SMRs. The hypervisor further utilizes a reference array to associate SMRs with client LPARs that have mapped at least one physical memory page of the SMR from a logical page of the client LPAR memory. In processing an operation to unmap one or more shared physical pages from one or more LPARs, the hypervisor uses the export vector and reference array to determine which LPARs have had a mapping to the physical pages.