Abstract: The disclosure is related to a carbon nanotube based flexible mobile phone. The carbon nanotube based flexible mobile phone includes a flexible body having a flexible display panel, a communicating system disposed in the flexible body, a flexible capacitive-type touch panel located on the flexible display panel. The touch panel includes a flexible substrate located on the flexible display panel, a carbon nanotube layer located on a surface of the flexible substrate, and two electrodes located on the flexible substrate, spaced from each other, and electrically connected to the carbon nanotube layer.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a touch sensor unit provided on the display panel, and including a touch sensing area in which a touch sensor is provided and a non-sensing area around the touch sensing area, and a polarizer provided on the touch sensor unit and bonded to the touch sensor unit, an edge side of the polarizer and an edge side of the touch sensor unit being aligned.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch display circuit, a driving method thereof, a touch display panel and a display device. During a touching stage, the touch triggering module is configured to supply a signal of the trigger signal terminal to the pulling-up node, the first outputting module is configured to supply a signal of the first clock signal terminal to the touch signal outputting terminal, the resetting module is configured to supply a signal of the first reference signal terminal to the pulling-up node and the second outputting module is configured to supply a signal of the second reference signal terminal to the touch signal outputting terminal, so as to implement a touching function. During a displaying stage, the display switching module is configured to supply a signal of the common electrode signal terminal to the touch signal outputting terminal so as to implement a displaying function.

Abstract: A touch display is disclosed including a display module, a polarizer disposed on the display module, and a plurality of touch electrodes at least partly coated on the polarizer, wherein the touch electrodes are formed by nano-silver. Since the touch electrodes formed by nano-silver is employed in the display, a multifunctional touch display is provided. A method for making the touch display is also disclosed.

Abstract: There is provided a flexible display having a plurality of innovations configured to allow bending of a portion or portions to reduce apparent border size and/or utilize the side surface of an assembled flexible display.

Abstract: Systems and methods related to piezoelectric based force sensing in touch devices are presented. One embodiment, for example, may take the form of an apparatus including a touch device having a deformable device stack and a piezoelectric element positioned relative to the deformable device stack such that the piezoelectric element deforms with the deformable stack. Deformation of the piezoelectric element generates a signal having a magnitude discernable as representative of an amount of force applied to the touch device.

Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing in which components such as a display are mounted. A strain gauge may be mounted on a layer of the display such as a cover layer or may be mounted on a portion of the housing or other support structure. The layer of material on which the strain gauge is mounted may be configured to flex in response to pressure applied by a finger of a user. The strain gauge may serve as a button for the electronic device or may form part of other input circuitry. A differential amplifier and analog-to-digital converter circuit may be used to gather and process strain gauge signals. The strain gauge may be formed form variable resistor structures that make up part of a bridge circuit that is coupled to the differential amplifier. The bridge circuit may be configured to reduce the impact of capacitively coupled noise.

Abstract: Inputs to a projected or other type of displayed user interface are verified with a verification device that enhances input detection accuracy. For example, inputs at a projected keyboard are detected by an infrared curtain projected over the keyboard and breached by an end user finger as it strikes a key. The inputs are verified with a capacitive sensor device disposed below the keyboard that confirms a user touch. Alternatively, proximity sensing by the capacitive sensor measures distance and velocity associated with a finger to verify the inputs detected by breaching of the infrared curtain are intended inputs. Other verification devices may include an accelerometer that detects accelerations associated with inputs and three dimensional cameras that capture finger positions. Verification devices may be selectively enabled based upon power and accuracy constraints.

Abstract: A signal to be used to propagate a freely propagating signal through a propagating medium with a touch input surface is sent. The freely propagating signal has been allowed to freely propagate through the propagating medium in a plurality directions to a plurality of receivers on multiple axes of the propagating medium. A received signal detected due to a touch input object contacting the touch input surface is received. The received signal includes the freely propagating signal that has been disturbed by the touch input object. At least a portion of the received signal is compared with one or more reference signals of one or more touch input object types. Based at least in part on the comparison a location of the touch input object contacting the surface is determined.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a display capable of improving the detection sensitivity and position resolution even when an input tool has contacted or approached boundary portions of drive ranges or end portions of the display region. The driving electrode driver performs scanning operations for supplying driving signals to one driving electrode or N1 (N1?2) number of driving electrodes disposed at an end portion on one side of an array. Next, the driving electrode driver repeats scanning operations for supplying the driving signals to the selected N2 (N2?2) number of driving electrodes a plurality of times by shifting each of the selected N2 number of driving electrodes N3 number by N3 number. N3 is less than N2.

Abstract: A disclosed touchscreen display device includes a display panel with data lines, gate lines, and N×M subpixels arranged in a matrix of N subpixel rows and M subpixel columns, and respectively connected to the corresponding data lines and the corresponding gate lines, where N and M are each a natural number greater than or equal to 2. The display device also includes touch electrodes. The display device is configured to provide a scanning signal to the gate lines connected to the N subpixel rows in a first sequence during an ith frame and in a second sequence different from the first sequence during an (i+1)th frame, where i is a positive integer. Each of the ith frame and the (i+1)th frame is configured to include at least one display driving mode section and at least one touch driving mode section.

Abstract: An example method of performing capacitive sensing and display updating in an integrated capacitive sensing device and display device includes driving a plurality of display electrodes with one or more display voltages from one or more supplies during a first time period, the one or more voltages configured to drive the display pixels. The method further includes initiating a long horizontal blanking interval during a second time period. The method further includes driving a plurality of sensor electrodes with one or more sensing voltages from the one or more supplies during the second time period to perform capacitive sensing. The method further includes activating first circuitry during one of the first time period or the second time period to draw current to equalize power drawn from the one or more supplies during the first and second time periods within a threshold.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a plurality of display areas and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display unit provided with a first display area and a second display area, and a controller configured to process a touch applied to another display area in an inactive state as a control command for one display area in an active state, when the touch is applied to the another display area in the inactive state while the one of the first and second display areas is in the active state and the another display area is in the active state. Here, the active state is a state of allowing an output of visual information and touch sensing, and the inactive state is a state of restricting an output of visual information and allowing touch sensing.

Abstract: A touch time arranging method, applied to a panel display driving circuit having touch timing control function in a touch display panel, includes: dividing the resolution of touch display panel along a first direction by K touch regions of touch display panel along the first direction to obtain a first quotient; obtaining a digital combination including a first value I and a second value J closest to the integer part of first quotient; if the ratio of the number of occurrences of the first value and second value in the digital combination is X:Y, dividing the resolution by (I*X+J*Y) to obtain a second quotient; when the touch display panel displays R lines in order under a display mode, the touch display panel is switched to a touch mode every I lines and J lines alternately according to the digital combination to arrange a touch time to perform touch sensing.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which various convenient functions including application management in association with such a wearable external device as a watch type mobile terminal and the like can be provided. The present invention includes a wireless communication unit, a touchscreen, and a controller, when the touchscreen is turned off, if a 1st touch is inputted to the touchscreen and a 2nd touch is then inputted to the touchscreen by maintaining the 1st touch, turning on the touchscreen and controlling information of at least one wearable device currently connected through the wireless communication unit to be displayed on the touchscreen.

Abstract: An electronic device includes mutual capacitance sensing circuitry for a capacitive touch pad. The touch pad has pairs of transmit and receive electrodes. The sensing circuitry intermittently charges and discharges the transmit electrode, and then measures corresponding voltage level changes at the receive electrode. A non-linear voltage-to-current converter is used to detect the voltage level changes, which allows for great sensitivity to mutual capacitance changes.

Abstract: An electronic device with a processing device and a storage device also has a touch panel and a pressure sensing device. A press signal of a touch from the pressure sensing device is detected by the processing device when a simple touch signal on the touch panel is also detected. The processing device compares the press signal to the touch signal to determine whether the press signal includes a first pressure signal detected around a touch area of the touch signal. If the first pressure signal is detected, a warning signal according to the first pressure signal can be issued.

Abstract: An array substrate, a method are provided for driving the array substrate, a display panel, and a display device. The array substrate includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of touch electrodes, and a touch driving circuit, wherein the plurality of data lines are divided into a plurality of data line groups, and each of the data line groups corresponds respectively to one of the respective touch electrodes; the touch driving circuit includes a common signal line, a first switch unit, and a second switch unit. The first switch unit and the second switch unit are electrically connected with the touch electrodes. When the data line groups are electrically connected with the touch electrodes, at least one data line in each of the data line groups is provided with a touch detecting signal.

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

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

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, and an electrostatic capacitive type touch panel which is formed in an overlapping manner with the display panel. A plurality of X electrodes and a plurality of Y electrodes intersecting with the X electrodes. A first signal line supplies signals to the X electrodes, a second signal line supplies signals to the Y electrodes, and the first signal line and the second signal line are formed on a flexible printed circuit board. A dummy electrode is formed adjacent to an electrode portion of each X electrode and electrode portion of each Y electrode, the dummy electrode does not overlap the X electrode and the Y electrode, and the dummy electrode does not electrically connect with the first and second signal lines.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for reducing shadow effects in touch systems are contained herein. In one aspect, a method of reducing shadow effects in a touch system is disclosed. The method includes receiving a touch input on a touch interface, determining a difference between a weighted mean of the touch input and an arithmetic mean of the touch input and adjusting an estimated touch position of the touch input based on the difference.

Abstract: A touch sensing device may include: a pre-processing unit configured to reduce common signal noise and frequency components higher than a preset cut-off frequency from a pair of signals outputted from a touch panel, in response to a driving signal; and an attenuation unit configured to attenuate a frequency of a preset frequency region in an output signal of the pre-processing unit, and output a sensing signal.

Abstract: In general, embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for a touch display panel and a touch display device including a touch display panel. The touch display panel includes: a substrate, and a common electrode layer located on the substrate. The common electrode layer includes multiple touch electrodes insulated from each other. Each of the touch electrodes is electrically connected to a driving circuit via at least one touch lead. A part of the touch electrodes are divided into multiple sub-electrodes by touch leads adjacent to the divided touch electrodes. The sub-electrodes of each of the touch electrodes are electrically connected to each other via at least one bridge, to reduce parasitic capacitances between the touch leads and the touch electrodes and alleviate an influence from the parasitic capacitances on touch performance.

Abstract: A display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a photo-sensing unit, and a backlight unit. The first substrate includes intersecting data lines and scan lines. The first substrate has pixel zones, each being defined by an adjacent two of the data lines and an adjacent two of the scan lines. The second substrate includes a black matrix and defines light-transmissible zones allowing transmission of visible light therethrough. The black matrix allows transmission of infrared light therethrough and blocks transmission of visible light therethrough. The photo-sensing unit is disposed on the first substrate and includes infrared sensors and a photo switch coupled to the infrared sensors.

Abstract: A touch system is disclosed herein. The touch system includes detecting units and a control unit. The detecting units are disposed around a detecting area, and form a plurality of scan lines therebetween. The control unit is configured to detect first crossing points according to a transmission status of each of the scan lines, to delete ghost points of the first crossing points according to a first scan line having a first slope value of the scan lines to generate second crossing points, and to divide the second crossing points into groups to output touch points.

Abstract: An optical touch sensor is disclosed which includes a first and a second light detector mounted side by side forming a gap therebetween, the first and the second light detector commonly facing a touch sensing surface area, and a light emitter mounted behind the first and second light detector and aligned with the gap, wherein a light beam emitted from the light emitter can pass through the gap.

Abstract: A projector includes: a display section that displays an image on a screen; a communicating section that communicates with an indicator that indicates a position on the screen; an acquiring section that acquires output destination information for specifying an output destination retained in the indicator through the communicating section; and an output control section that performs a control for outputting the image information to an output destination specified by the acquired output destination information.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for determining detecting a conductive object and determining the type of object and the type of contact that object has with a touch sensitive surface, the method comprising measuring capacitance on a plurality of mutual capacitance sensors, each mutual capacitance sensor corresponding to a unit cell in an array of unit cells. After mutual capacitance is measured a peak unit cell is identified based on the measured capacitances and a matrix sum of a plurality of unit cells surround the peak unit cell is calculated. The value of the peak unit cell and the matrix sum are then compared to a range and a contact type determined based on the comparison.

Abstract: A touch-sensor structure includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, insulating isolation portions, and an intermediate conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes first conductive units, connection lines and second conductive units. Each connection line connects to two first conductive units. The second conductive layer includes bridge lines. Each bridge line is electrically connected to two second conductive units. The insulating isolation portion is disposed between the connection line and the bridge line. The intermediate conductive layer is at least disposed at an overlapping position between the bridge lines and the second conductive units to isolate the first conductive layer from the second conductive layer. The intermediate conductive layer electrically connects each bridge line to the corresponding second conductive units.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method of manufacturing the apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises: a first electromagnetic shielding layer; a second electromagnetic shielding layer; at least one sensing layer, positioned between the first electromagnetic shielding layer and the second electromagnetic shielding layer, comprising an array of touch sensors and multiple traces for connecting the touch sensors to touch sensing circuitry; and at least one electromagnetic shielding wall, extending from the first electromagnetic shielding layer to the second electromagnetic shielding layer, for shielding one or more of the multiple traces from conductive user input objects.

Abstract: Electrode portions located on both ends are set to detection electrode portions, ground electrode portions are set on the inside thereof, and a plurality of central electrode portions are set to driving detection portions. A coordinate position of a finger can be obtained based on an output difference between the detection electrode portions, and a vertical distance can be obtained based on an output sum. When the vertical distance of the finger is shorter than a first threshold, switching is performed so that an interval between the detection electrode portions is shortened, and when the finger approaches, a touch detection mode is set.

Abstract: An electronic device has a display and has a touch sensitive bezel surrounding the display. Areas on the bezel are designated for controls used to operate the electronic device. Visual guides corresponding to the controls are displayed on the display adjacent the areas of the bezel designated for the controls. Touch data is generated by the bezel when a user touches an area of the bezel. The device determines which of the controls has been selected based on which designated area is associated with the touch data from the bezel. The device then initiates the determined control. The device can have a sensor for determining the orientation of the device. Based on the orientation, the device can alter the areas designated on the bezel for the controls and can alter the location of the visual guides for the display so that they match the altered areas on the bezel.

Abstract: An array substrate and a display panel. The array substrate includes: a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines; at least one sub-pixel unit defined by the data lines and the scan lines; and a plurality of touch electrodes, comprising drive electrodes and touch sensing electrodes intersecting the drive electrodes; wherein, in a touch phase, at least one of the touch electrodes is electrically connected with the corresponding data line, so that a driving signal is transmitted to or a sense signal is received from the at least one of the touch electrodes via the corresponding data line electrically connected with the at least one of the touch electrodes.

Abstract: A capacitive tactile sensor for measuring location and force of touch from an external object includes a drive electrode layer separated from a sense electrode layer by a dielectric substrate, which may be a two-sided FPCB. A first deformable conductive shield layer is further provided and is separated from either the drive electrode layer or the sense electrode layer by a first compressible dielectric layer. A control electronics are operatively connected to all of the drive electrode layer, sense electrode layer, and the first conductive shield layer. The control electronics may be configured to measure a change in capacitance upon the external object imparting local mechanical compression onto the first conductive shield layer and the first compressible dielectric layer. The tactile sensor improves reliability of interconnections between drive and sense electrodes and the control electronics.

Abstract: A touch sensor device includes an electrode, which is located at an inner side of a touch panel, and a control unit. The control unit detects a change in a capacitance generated at the electrode when a finger approaches the electrode to determine whether or not the touch panel has been touched from the change in the capacitance. The control unit detects a maximum capacitance generated at the electrode during detection of a touched state and set a first OFF determination threshold value, which is used to detect a non-touched state, to a value that is lower than the maximum capacitance by a predetermined value which is set in advance.

Abstract: An interface device for detecting at least one object of interest is disclosed. The interface device has a detection surface provided with a plurality of capacitive-measurement electrodes. The measurement electrodes are driven at an alternating electrical excitation potential, and the capacitive coupling between the measurement electrodes and the object of interest can be measured. Guard elements can be driven at an alternating electrical potential substantially identical to the alternating electrical excitation potential of the measurement electrodes. The alternating electrical excitation potential has an excitation frequency low enough such that the measurement electrodes and linking tracks capacitively coupled to the object of interest have an electrical impedance at the excitation frequency whose resistive part is much lower than the modulus of the reactive part.

Abstract: This document describes two-layer interactive textiles. In one or more implementations, the interactive textile includes a top textile layer and a bottom textile layer. Conductive threads are woven into the top textile layer and the bottom textile layer. When the top textile layer is combined with the bottom textile layer, the conductive threads from each layer form a capacitive touch sensor that is configured to detect touch-input. The bottom textile layer is not visible and couples the capacitive through sensor to electronic components, such as a controller, a wireless interface, an output device (e.g., an LED, a display, or speaker), and so forth.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first electrode, one or more processors, and one or more memory units coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more memory units collectively store logic that is configured to cause the one or more processors to control connections of the first electrode by connecting the first electrode to a first reference voltage, then connecting the first electrode to a second reference voltage lower than the first reference voltage, and then connecting the first electrode to a third reference voltage lower than the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage. The second reference voltage is coupled to a capacitor.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a driver circuit and a sensing system. The driver circuit includes an operational transconductance amplifier and a current mirror. The current mirror is coupled to the operational transconductance amplifier. The sensing system is coupled to the first current mirror. The sensing system is operable to detect a touch based on a change in capacitance at an electrode of a plurality of electrodes of a touch sensor.

Abstract: An in-cell mutual-capacitive touch panel is disclosed. The in-cell mutual-capacitive touch panel includes a plurality of pixels. A laminated structure of each pixel includes a substrate, a TFT layer, a liquid crystal layer, a color filter layer and a glass layer. The TFT layer is disposed on the substrate. A first conductive layer and a common electrode are disposed in the TFT layer. The first conductive layer is arranged in mesh type or only arranged along a first direction in an active area of the in-cell mutual-capacitive touch panel. The liquid crystal layer is disposed above the TFT layer. The color filter layer is disposed above the liquid crystal layer. The glass layer is disposed above the color filter layer.

Abstract: A touch sensing unit including an insulating layer and a conductive pattern. The insulating layer includes a first inorganic insulating layer and a first self-assembled monolayer (SAM). The first self-assembled monolayer is disposed on the first inorganic insulating layer.

Abstract: A pressure detection method for an in-cell touch display and a mobile device using the same are provided. The pressure detection method comprises the steps of: providing a common voltage plane corresponding to touch sensing electrodes in the in-cell touch display; detecting capacitance values of the touch sensing electrodes; setting a first area and a second area according to a center of a touched portion when the in-cell touch display is determined as being touched, wherein the second area includes the first area; and excluding the capacitance values of the touch sensing electrodes in the first area, and using the capacitance values of the touch sensing electrodes in the second area to serve as a pressure detection value to determine a pressure exerted on the in-cell touch display.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical-capacitive sensor panel device. In one aspect, the panel device includes a transparent substrate having a first surface; an optical sensor array formed on the first surface of the transparent substrate, the optical sensor array including a plurality of photosensitive pixels spaced apart from each other and arranged on the first surface to form a lattice structure; a plurality of row electrodes formed on the optical sensor array and electrically coupled to a first group of the photosensitive pixels; a plurality of column electrodes formed on the optical sensor array crossing the row electrodes and electrically coupled to a second group of the photosensitive pixels; and an insulating layer formed between the row electrodes and the column electrodes.

Abstract: A touch panel sensor includes a substrate and an electrode having a detection electrode and an extraction electrode connected to a detection electrode. The electrode, in any cross-section thereof in the thickness direction, includes a metal layer which occupies at least part of the cross-section. The metal layer of the detection electrode and the metal layer of the extraction electrode are formed integrally at a joint between the detection electrode and the extraction electrode. The detection electrode includes a conductive mesh having conductive wire arranged in a mesh pattern, the conductive wire having a height of not less than 0.2 ?m and not more than 2 ?m and a width of not less than 1 ?m and not more than 5 ?m. The conductive wire of the conductive mesh each have a base surface on the substrate side, and a flat top surface located opposite to the base surface.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pixel circuit, its driving methods, an OLED display panel and a display device. The pixel circuit includes a driving controlling unit configured to, under the control of a first scanning signal and a second scanning signal, charge or discharge a first storage capacitor through a first level, a second level and a data voltage, so as to compensate for a threshold voltage of a driving transistor with a gate-to-source voltage of the driving transistor when an OLED is driven by the driving transistor to emit light; and a touch controlling unit including a touch sensor and configured to, under the control of the first scanning signal and the second scanning signal, sense by the touch sensor whether or not a touch is made and transmit a corresponding touch sensing signal to a touch signal reading line.

Abstract: There are provide a display panel with a touch detection function, in which display operation is less affected by touch detection operation, a method of driving the display panel with a touch detection function, a driving circuit, and an electronic unit having the display panel with a touch detection function. The display panel with a touch detection function includes: one or more display elements; one or more drive electrodes; one or more touch detection electrodes; and a drive section selectively applying a DC drive signal or an AC drive signal to the drive electrodes.

Abstract: An inductive touch sensor comprises an inductors disposed in or on a deformable substrate. When a force is applied to the deformable substrate the physical shape of the inductor will change and thereby change its inductance value. The change in the inductance value can be detected and used to indicate actuation of an associated touch key of the inductive touch sensor. A plurality of inductive touch sensors may be used to form a touch panel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal material sandwiched between the first and second substrate. The second substrate has a touch screen electrode directly on a front-side surface of the second substrate. The first substrate has a wiring line for supplying a position detection voltage. A conductive tape electrically connects between the touch screen electrode and a driver circuit. A polarization plate is disposed above the touch screen electrode.

Abstract: A system and machine-implemented method for creating and sharing virtual collaboration objects, including receiving a request from a user to create a virtual collaboration object, the request identifying one or more portions of each of one or more stored digital source objects for inclusion in the virtual collaboration object, where for at least one of the stored digital source objects, the one or more portions comprise less than the full stored digital source object, creating a metadata list in response to the request including the one or more stored digital source objects and portion information identifying the one or more portions of each of the one or more stored digital source objects, generating a collaboration object identifier (ID) corresponding to the virtual collaboration object, associating the metadata list with the collaboration object ID and providing a reference to the collaboration object ID for sharing with one or more other users.