Abstract: A touch sensing device includes a touch screen coupled with a display panel including data lines, gate lines crossing the data lines, and pixels arranged in a matrix form, and a touch sensing circuit which supplies a driving signal to lines of the touch screen and senses a touch input. The touch sensing circuit detects an optimum sensing time, in which changes in a voltage change of the gate lines are maintained within a previously determined allowable range, in a touch screen drive period in which data is not written to the pixels of the display panel. The touch sensing circuit supplies the driving signal to the lines of the touch screen only in the optimum sensing time of the touch screen drive period.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device with high portability and/or high browsability. The electronic device includes first and second support bodies, a first hinge, and a flexible display panel. The first hinge has a first rotation axis and connects the first and second support bodies to each other, and the first and second support bodies are capable of relatively rotating on the first rotation axis. The display panel includes at least first and second portions supported by the first and second support bodies, respectively; the first rotation axis and a first plane including the display surface overlapping with the first portion or a second plane including the display surface overlapping with the second portion are parallel to each other; and each of a distance between the first rotation axis and the first plane or the second plane is greater than zero.

Abstract: Array substrate and display panel are provided. The array substrate includes: common electrodes, first and second signal lines, wherein a common electrode insulated from the first signal line has a first slit in a part facing the first signal line, a common electrode insulated from the second signal line has a second slit in a part facing the second signal line, distance between the driver chip and a common electrode connected with the first signal line is greater than that between the driver chip and a common electrode connected with the second signal line, there are first deviation between width bisector of projection of the first signal line and width bisector of the first slit and second deviation between width bisector of projection of the second signal line and width bisector of the second slit, the first deviation is smaller than the second deviation. Display and touch performance are improved.

Abstract: A web server includes a pressure-sensitive page rendering mechanism that renders web pages that have one or more selectable inputs according to a client pressure profile corresponding to the requesting user. When the web server receives the request, the web server may dynamically generate and render a web page that satisfies the client pressure profile by placing one or more selectable inputs on the web page in one or more preferred regions of the touch screen display. In the alternative, the web server may have multiple versions of a web page that correspond to multiple different server pressure profiles, and when a web page is requested, the web server identifies a server pressure profile that corresponds to the client pressure profile, identifies a web page that corresponds to the identified server pressure profile, then renders the web page to the user's device.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a driving method and device of a touch control display configured to resolve the problems such as image smearing and jittering caused by the touch control displaying during the image displaying by the display with the touch functions. The driving method of the touch control display includes: detecting whether or not a touch currently occurs on the touch control panel after the touch control display panel displaying the present image frame and before displaying the next image frame; when a occurred touch event is detected, controlling the display panel to display the inserted image with equal grayscale for each pixel of the display during a prescribed period; and controlling the touch control panel to execute the touch control command based on the touch signal corresponding to the occurred touch event.

Abstract: The present invention provides an in-cell touch screen and a drive method thereof. The in-cell touch screen comprises a first substrate and a first electrode layer provided above the first substrate, wherein, the first electrode layer comprises touch control drive electrodes, touch control sensing electrodes and touch control amplification electrodes, which are mutually insulated, the touch control amplification electrodes are provided in a gap between the touch control drive electrodes and the touch control sensing electrodes, during a display phase, at least the touch control drive electrodes and the touch control sensing electrodes are applied with a common voltage, and during a touch control phase, the touch control drive electrodes are applied with a touch control drive signal, and the touch control sensing electrodes output touch control sensing signals.

Abstract: A touch device is provided. The touch device includes a touch panel, a first control circuit, and a second control circuit. The touch panel is divided into a first touch area and a second touch area. The first control circuit is coupled to the first touch area and performs a first touch-detection operation on the first touch area. The second control circuit is coupled to the second touch area and performs a second touch-detection operation on the second touch area.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a display; a touch sensor coupled to the display, the touch sensor including a first sensor and a second sensor; a driving unit configured to supply power to drive the display; and a touch controller configured to: cause the driving unit to enter an inactive state when a lighting of the display is turned off; recognize a touch input applied to the display by sensing, via the first or second sensor, the touch input applied while the lighting of the display is off; cause the driving unit to enter an active state in response to the touch input, the active state maintained while the lighting of the display is on; and obtain touch coordinates of the touch input using input from both the first sensor and the second sensor together when the driving unit enters the active state.

Abstract: A mobile terminal including a display including a touch recognizing layer configured to recognize a touch input; and a controller configured to display contents on the display, in response to a touch input equal to or greater than a first pressure being input on a first point of the displayed contents, set a first temporary area containing the first point, in response to a sweep touch input swept to a direction of the first temporary area from a second point of the displayed contents, set a first area containing the first point and a second area containing the second point based on the first temporary area and a moving direction of the sweep touch input, move the second area according to the direction of the sweep touch input, and display an overlap area of the second area overlapped with the first area on the display according to a moving distance of the second area using a predetermined scheme.

Abstract: A shift register circuit includes a driving unit outputting a first scan signal according to a first clock signal; a pull up unit outputting a driving voltage according to one of a second scan signal and a third scan signal; a pull down unit pulling down voltage of an output end according to a second clock signal; a pull down control unit controlling the voltage of the output end and a driving node according to the first clock signal; a reset unit pulling down the voltage level of the driving node according to a touch-enable signal; and an electric storage unit adjusting the voltage of the driving node according to a touch-stop signal. When the touch-enable signal is enabled, the clock signals and the touch-stop signal are disabled, and when the touch-stop signal is enabled, the clock signals and the touch-enable signal are disabled.

Abstract: The present invention introduces a touch sensing apparatus capable of adjusting an Rx frequency band, and the touch sensing apparatus can adjust the width of the Rx frequency band of a driving signal which is applied from a driving electrode of a touch screen panel and transferred to a receiving electrode of the touch screen panel, using a high pass filter and a low pass filter which are implemented with a differentiator and an integrator, respectively. The touch sensing apparatus can adjusting the resistances of a plurality of resistors and the capacitance of a capacitor, thereby selectively receiving a driving signal at each frequency and amplifying the received driving signal to a predetermined magnitude. Thus, since the touch sensing apparatus does not requires a separate filter for removing noise contained in the driving signal, the system can be simplified.

Abstract: The various methods and devices described herein relate to devices which, in at least certain embodiments, may include one or more sensors for providing data relating to user activity and at least one processor for causing the device to respond based on the user activity which was determined, at least in part, through the sensors. The response by the device may include a change of state of the device, and the response may be automatically performed after the user activity is determined.

Abstract: In a method for optically capturing a fingerprint or an object on a surface (2) of a cover plate (1) of a screen with a plurality of photosensors (4) which are each assigned to a respective display pixel (6), the display pixels (6) emit light radiation and the photosensors (4) capture light radiation from the display pixels (6) reflected by the surface (2) within a scan angle (8). The scan angle (8) describes in a virtual mirror image plane (9) the size of the display pixel (6).

Abstract: A coordinate input apparatus detects a specified position in a coordinate-input effective area using a light projector that projects light onto a coordinate input surface and a plurality of light receptors that receive the light projected by the light projector. The coordinate input apparatus sets a first coordinate system based on a positional relationship between two light receptors constituting a first combination of the plurality of light receptors and a second coordinate system based on a positional relationship between two light receptors constituting a second combination that is different from the first combination, and converts a coordinate value of the specified position detected using the second coordinate system into a coordinate value in the first coordinate system.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a stylus operable to communicate wirelessly with a device through a touch sensor of the device contains one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying logic that is operable when executed to access first data representing a recently occurred authentication event involving the stylus or the device. The logic is further operable to access second data representing a pre-defined authentication event. The logic is further operable to compare the first data with the second data to authenticate a user to the stylus or the device, a stylus to the user or the device, or a device to the user or the stylus.

Abstract: An input device and an input method for a data processing device are provided. The input device includes a touch-sensitive module, an operation prompt interface and a controller. According to the input method, the input device issues a first input signal to the data processing device when a first electrical property change resulting from the keystroke or the tap is sensed in a first operation state. The input device is switched from the first operation state to a second operation state in response to a switching operation. The input device issues a second input signal to the data processing device when a second electrical property change resulting from a touch action is sensed in the second operation state.

Abstract: A touch screen panel includes a touch substrate, and a sensing electrode on the touch substrate, the sensing electrode recognizing a touch of a user and having a first sensing insulation layer on the touch substrate, the first sensing insulation layer having a first refractive index, a second sensing insulation layer on the first sensing insulation layer, the second sensing insulation layer having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index, and the second sensing insulation layer including metal, and a sensing transparent conductive layer on the second sensing insulation layer.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein include a method for operating an input device by applying a charge voltage to a sense element through a first transistor that is between the sense element and a column output line and a first switch that is between the column output line and a drive voltage. The method also includes storing an electric charge on the sense element, wherein the electric charge comprises a magnitude corresponding to a feature of an input object. The method also includes driving a gate terminal of the first transistor low and disconnecting the charge voltage via the first switch. The method further includes transferring the electric charge to a feedback capacitor.

Abstract: An input device having a sensing region overlapping an input surface includes a first substrate, a second substrate physically coupled to the first substrate, and a sensor electrode disposed on the first substrate and configured to detect input objects in the sensing region. A first force sensor includes a first electrode disposed on the first substrate and a first conductive portion of the second substrate capacitively coupled with the first electrode. The first conductive portion is configured to move relative to the first electrode such that a first variable capacitance of the first force sensor changes in response to force applied to the input surface in a first direction parallel to the touch surface.

Abstract: A touch display panel and a method for driving the same are provided. The touch display panel includes a first substrate; a plurality of electrode units, a plurality of switches, a touch display circuit and a common lead disposed on the first substrate, wherein the common lead is adapted for transmitting a common signal, each electrode unit is connected with the touch display circuit through one of a plurality of first leads, each of the plurality of electrode units is connected with the common lead through one of a plurality of second leads, and each of the plurality of switches is disposed between one of the plurality of second leads and the common lead, so as to disconnect the common lead and the plurality of second leads during a touch sensing period, and connect the common lead and the plurality of second leads during a display period.

Abstract: A capacitive touch sensor is described. The touch sensor includes a sensor grid that includes a trace that has a trace start point and end point, is electrically conductive between the trace start point and the trace end point, is formed in one or more pairs of trace cells that each include a first trace cell and a second trace cell that is rotationally symmetrical to the first trace cell. The trace start point and the trace end point define a trace axis. A trace direction is defined from the trace start point to the trace end point. A trace-perpendicular direction is defined as being perpendicular to the trace direction. A segment of the trace that is formed in the first trace cell includes a first portion, a second portion, a third portion, a fourth portion, a fifth portion, a sixth portion, a seventh portion, and an eighth portion.

Abstract: An apparatus including a plurality of distinct capacitive sensor electrodes distributed over a sensing area; conductive traces connected to respective ones of the plurality of distinct capacitive sensor electrodes; one or more first shield electrode portions, positioned on a first side of the sensing area to overlap, in the sensing area, at least some of the conductive traces, and one or more second shield electrode portions, positioned on the first side of the sensing area to overlap, in the sensing area, at least some of the capacitive sensor electrodes.

Abstract: An electrode pattern includes unit patterns having a mesh-shape, the unit patterns connected to each other and including a first unit pattern and a second unit pattern, in which each of the first and second unit patterns includes sides connected to each other, an area of the first unit pattern is smaller than an area of the second unit pattern, and at least one side of the first unit pattern has a line width smaller than a line width of one side of the second unit pattern.

Abstract: Designs for touch sensor circuitry and touch sensor incorporating such circuitry are described. More particularly, touch sensor circuitry including multiple elongate electrodes that are interleaved with one another is described.

Abstract: A touch sensing device is provided. The device includes a substrate; a plurality of first electrodes formed on the substrate and arranged along a first direction without overlapping one another; a first insulating layer formed on the substrate and covering the plurality of first electrodes; and a plurality of second electrodes formed on the first insulating layer and arranged along a second direction without overlapping one another, wherein the first direction is orthogonal to the second direction.

Abstract: A touch substrate includes a substrate and a first touch electrode pattern and a second touch electrode pattern formed in a same layer on the substrate; each of the second touch electrodes includes body portions and a projecting portion, the projecting portion of each of the second touch electrodes is correspondingly fitted into a void in the first touch electrode pattern; and the first touch electrode pattern further includes a projecting portion which is disposed at an end portion and connected to one body portion of the first touch electrode at the end portion, a void corresponding to the projecting portion of the first touch electrode pattern is formed in the body portion of the second touch electrode at the end portion, and the projecting portion of the first touch electrode pattern is fitted into this void.

Abstract: In a method of input sensing and exclusion, an input is detected within a sensing region of an input device. It is determined that the input is along an edge of the input device. It is then determined whether the input satisfies exclusion criteria. Responsive to satisfaction of the exclusion criteria, the input is excluded from consideration as valid input.

Abstract: Disclosed is a touch window including a sensing electrode to sense a position, and a wire to electrically connect the sensing electrode. A width of the sensing electrode is variable in the sensing electrode.

Abstract: A deformation sensor comprises at least two electrodes on the surface of a substrate. The electrodes are separated by a gap, and the electrodes are arranged so that the gap comprises at least a part of a closed geometric shape. The gap contains a material loaded with conductive or semiconductive nanoparticles, whereby deformation of the substrate causes the resistance between the at least two electrodes to change.

Abstract: A 5-wire touch screen system includes a touch screen (10) including a wiper (11) and a resistive layer (16) aligned with the wiper and first (UL), second (UR), third (LR), and fourth (LL) resistive layer contacts, wherein a touch on the screen presses a small portion of the wiper against the resistive layer, producing a touch resistance (RZ) between them at a touch point on the resistive layer. The wiper and various contacts are selectively coupled to first (VDD) and second (GND) reference voltages, respectively, to generate an analog touch voltage (VZ) at the touch point. The wiper and various contacts are selectively coupled to an analog input (56) and a reference voltage input of an ADC (48) for converting the touch voltage (VZ) to a digital representation. Analog voltages (VX) and (VY) at the touch point are converted to corresponding digital representations by the ADC.

Abstract: An approach is described for generating a form response interface in an online application. An associated system may include a processor and a memory storing an application program, which, when executed on the processor, performs an operation that may include identifying a content post in an online application interface and facilitating evaluation of the content post. Upon determining that the content post is form-addressable based on the evaluation, the operation may include generating a form response interface element including multiple alternatives and updating the online application interface to display the form response interface element with the content post. Facilitating evaluation according to the operation may include parsing language in the content post to determine the presence of a form-addressable interrogatory element.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes displaying one of a number of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) of one or more applications as a card on top of a card stack. One or more of the cards in the card stack corresponds to a GUI of a home screen of the computing device. Each of one or more of the cards in the card stack corresponds to one of the GUIs of an application. The application controls presentation of their GUIs as cards in the card stack. The method also includes receiving user input to display another one of the GUIs as the card on top of the card stack; and, in response to the user input, displaying the other one of the GUIs as the card on top of the card stack.

Abstract: A system for providing a visual user environment includes a processing unit, a memory, a primary display device for providing a primary visual interface, and an adjunct communication device for providing an adjunct visual interface. In an embodiment, the adjunct display device is configured to present quasi-3D or 3D images.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a method for displaying information and a terminal equipment, and relate to the technical field of computers, wherein, the above method comprises: detecting whether a display screen of a terminal equipment switches from a screen-off state to a screen-on state when the display screen is in the screen-off state; if so, displaying at least one information card on the display screen, wherein, the size of the information card is smaller than that of the display screen; each information card includes information obtained from a program of the terminal equipment. By applying the solution provided by the embodiments of the present application, the usage of spare time of users can be improved.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a method and for displaying information as well as a terminal equipment, wherein at least one information card is displayed on a display screen after it is detected that the display screen switches to a screen-on state from a screen-off state. The switch of the display screen to the screen-on state from the screen-off state indicates that a user may be in a spare state. In this case, target information potentially desired by the user is displayed in form of an information card, such that the user can browse the target information with spare time, thus increasing utilization of the spare time of users.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to quantification of subjective experiences. A method for quantifying a subjective experience may include outputting an adjustable graphic that is continuously adjustable between differing states. The position of a selector may be manipulated to cause the adjustable graphic to be substantially simultaneously manipulated between the differing states to produce an adjusted graphic. Thus, a user may match the adjustable graphic to his or her subjective experience regarding a particular topic. The position of the adjustable graphic may be stationary, and thus independent of the position of the selector. A scaled value corresponding to the adjusted graphic may be calculated to quantify the subjective experience.

Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems and, more particularly, certain exemplary embodiments relate to jukebox systems that incorporate digital downloading jukebox features along with karaoke jukebox and/or photobooth features. A combined karaoke/photobooth/jukebox may enable more integrated performance-like experiences in an in-home or out-of-home location or venue. By leveraging vast audio media libraries, trusted rights-respecting network infrastructure, and on-site image/video capturing from integrated recorders and/or remote portable devices, a more sociable experience may be created for karaoke jukebox patrons, e.g., where custom content can be generated and shared in a safe and legally appropriate manner.

Abstract: A tree building system that accesses data from a social networking site and, in some embodiments, other data sites having information that may pertain to the relationships between users of the social networking site. A rules engine within the system implements logic for analyzing the data from the social networking site. The system provides a candidate list of possible relatives for selection by a user and solicits information from the user through the use of guided questions.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for distributing images corresponding to communication endpoints. A system includes one or more servers configured to determine whether image privacy settings corresponding to images of communication endpoints permit the images to be transmitted to others of the communication endpoints for display with contacts lists of the others of the communication endpoints. A method includes transmitting the data corresponding to the images to the others of the communication endpoints as permitted by the image privacy settings. A communication endpoint is configured to present a contacts list displaying the images corresponding to communication endpoints listed in the contacts list to a user, if permitted by the corresponding image privacy settings.

Abstract: In some embodiments, in response to the user selecting a first node in the tree to be pinned, the system displays a first detail panel for the first node, wherein the first detail panel displays state information for the first node, wherein the state information is frozen at the time of pinning. Moreover, in response to the user selecting a second node in the tree to be pinned, the system displays a second detail panel for the second node, wherein the second detail panel displays state information for the second node, wherein the state information is frozen at the time of pinning. Note that the first detail panel is displayed concurrently with the second detail panel to facilitate comparing state information between the first and second nodes.

Abstract: A method for controlling display of content, the content including a plurality of display pages of a sequence, the method comprising: displaying a first display page on the display screen, receiving a first user input for changing from the first display page to a second display page of the content, the second display page being a neighboring display page of the first display page in the sequence, detecting the second user input when the second display page is a locked display page, extracting the fingerprint information from the second user input when the second user input is detected, and displaying the second display page when the second display page is accessible based on the fingerprint information or a third display page when the second display page is not accessible based on the fingerprint information.

Abstract: Book definitions can be dynamically created based on content provided by a user. Such dynamic creation can include organization of user-supplied content into appropriate form, adjustment of book cover properties to match the user-supplied content, and verification that the user supplied content is appropriate for presentation in book form. Various interfaces can also be provided which allow users to generate a book definition based on a minimum of information.

Abstract: The display apparatus includes: a display device; an image processor which processes an image to display the image on the display device; a communication unit which communicates with at least one first external device in which content data are stored and at least one second external device in which an application is installed to process the content data; and a controller which controls the image processor to communicate with the first and second external devices and display a user interface (UI) image corresponding to the content data and the application on the display device, and controls the processing operation of the application with respect to the content data through the UI image.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a media player customization application. A media player framework defines basic functionality to render media items. Plugins may be added to the media player framework to implement desired functionality. The plugin model allows for a media player to minimize file sizes by only included required functionality.

Abstract: A computer program product having a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon comprises code for generating a canvas upon a display space, the canvas being larger than the display space and including an interactive element, code for navigating within the canvas upon the display space code for changing a status of the interactive element in response to navigation moving the interactive element within the display space.

Abstract: A map server includes a user list obtaining module configured to obtain a user list in a 3×3 grid; a distance queue generating module configured to obtain distances between users and a current user in the user list, and generate two distance queues corresponding to preset distance ranges according to the distances, the distance queue including users in the user list whose distances from the current user are in a corresponding distance range; a visual field list generating module configured to select users from the distance queue into a visual field list according to a weight corresponding to the distance queue. Further, a visual field controlling method and system, and a computer storage medium, may be used to classify users in the 3×3 grid into distance queues using distance ranges, and select users into the visual field list according to the weight, thereby reducing pressure of the server.

Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying wells and their respective status on an electronic map based on a geographical area, a time frame and a preferred well activity.

Abstract: A method for profile matching includes receiving a plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising traits of a respective user. The method includes receiving a preference indication for a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles. The method also includes determining a potential match user profile of the plurality of user profiles based on the preference indication for the first user profile. The method also includes presenting the potential match user profile to a second user.

Abstract: A method for launching software applications of a smartphone through a personal computer connected thereto is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) operatably connecting the handheld computer to the personal computer; b) the personal computer acquiring information of used times of applications of the handheld computer; c) converting tops of the most frequently used applications into items in a subwindow of the personal computer; and d) launching one of the applications by clicking an item in the subwindow, wherein the clicked item corresponds to the launched application.

Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts displaying a lower-level user interface that is part of a user interface hierarchy, where the hierarchy includes at least three levels, including the lower-level user interface, an intermediate-level user interface and a higher-level user interface. The device also, while displaying the lower-level user interface, detects an input on a portion of the device that is associated with user interface hierarchy navigation and, in response to detecting the input, in accordance with a determination that the input meets first transition criteria, the device replaces display of the lower-level user interface with display of the intermediate-level user interface and in accordance with a determination that the input meets second transition criteria, the device replaces display of the lower-level user interface with display of the higher-level user interface.