Patents Issued in September 20, 2018
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Publication number: 20180267618Abstract: A method for gesture based human-machine interaction comprises determining an environmental status of an electronic device and operating the electronic device in one of at least two gesture modes depending on the environmental status. During a first gesture mode, detection of gestures of a first set of gestures is enabled. The method further comprises detecting a movement of an object and, when operating in the first gesture mode, determining if the detected movement corresponds to a gesture of the first set of gestures. The method further comprises, if the detected movement corresponds to a gesture of the first set of gestures, carrying out a first command of the electronic device associated to the gesture corresponding to the detected movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Jean-Francois DURIX, Friedrich PLANKENSTEINER
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Publication number: 20180267619Abstract: A marker (3020) is any part of a user's body or is any mark attached to the user. A sensor (3040) is attached to the user. An operation region calculation unit (2020) calculates an operation region included in a captured image on the basis of a position of the marker (3020) included in the captured image generated by a camera. A recognition unit (2040) calculates a position or motion of an operation body captured in the operation region, and recognizes an input operation on the basis of the calculated position or motion of the operation body. Note that the recognition unit (2040) calculates a position of the operation body captured in the operation region at a timing based on a result of detection by the sensor (3040). The recognition unit (2040) calculates motion of the operation body captured in the operation region in a period including a timing based on a result of detection by the sensor (3040).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Shin NORIEDA, Makoto YOSHIMOTO, Yoshinori SAIDA, Hiroki KOSUGE
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Publication number: 20180267620Abstract: A respective sensing region of at least one radar unit is oriented into a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle and a control device is configured to sense a position of a body part of a person and/or a movement of the body part in the passenger compartment on the basis of the reflection respectively received by the at least one radar unit, thus providing non-contact detection of the body part of the person in the motor vehicle. As viewed from the passenger compartment, the at least one radar unit can be arranged behind a display surface of a display device or alongside the display surface of the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: Ulrich MUELLER, Michael SCHLITTENBAUER
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Publication number: 20180267621Abstract: A character input device is provided with an input key determination unit, an input character processing unit and a conversion candidate processing unit. The input key determination unit determines the type of a key that is input. The input character processing unit executes an operation on an input character and finalization of the input character that is based on the input key. The conversion candidate processing unit executes learning of a conversion candidate associated with the input character. When it is detected that there was input of a delete key before finalization of the input character, the conversion candidate processing unit, as learning of the conversion candidate, sets an input character existing prior to input of the delete key as a reading of the finalized input character.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventor: Kei ICHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20180267622Abstract: A physical computer keyboard which includes: a circuit board having touchpoints; physical programmable, pluggable keys such that each of the keys is programmable to provide the function of each of the keys, each of the keys having interlocking elements to join with an adjoining key, each key having connectors on a bottom surface of each key to make electrical contact with the touchpoints; and display panels with one display panel on a top surface of each key, the function of each key being displayed on the display panel of each key.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Qing Y. Meng, Tian J. Yang, Yi Yao, Jian Zhang, Xue Y. Zhang, Yu Zhao
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Publication number: 20180267623Abstract: An optical proximity detector includes a driver, light detector, analog front-end, sensor(s) that sense correction factor(s) (e.g., temperature, supply voltage and/or forward voltage drop), and a digital back end. The driver drives the light source to emit light. The light detector produces a light detection signal indicative of a magnitude and a phase of a portion of the emitted light that reflects off an object and is incident on the light detector. The analog front-end receives the light detection signal and outputs a digital light detection signal, or digital in-phase and quadrature-phase signals, which are provided to the digital back-end. The digital back-end performs closed loop correction(s) for dynamic variation(s) in gain and/or phase caused by a portion of the analog front-end, uses polynomial equation(s) and sensed correction factor(s) to perform open loop correction(s) for dynamic variations in temperature, supply voltage and/or forward voltage drop, and outputs a distance value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Itaru HIROMI, Philip V. GOLDEN, Steven HERBST
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Publication number: 20180267624Abstract: An input device for controlling an indicia shown by a presentation system is described and includes the following: a device housing; a wireless communication component configured to establish a wireless communication channel between the input device and the presentation system; an inertial sensor configured to monitor rotation of the input device relative to an inertial reference frame defined by orthogonal first, second and third axes; and a processor configured to generate a signal for transmission by the wireless communication component to the presentation system to adjust an attribute of the indicia when rotation of the input device about the first axis exceeds a threshold value that varies based on an amount of rotation detected relative to the second and third axes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Jean-Christophe Hemes, Patrick Salamin, Chris Maslin
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Publication number: 20180267625Abstract: A stylus receiving apparatus for safekeeping of a stylus includes a receiving box, a guiding member, a toggle, and a rotating member. The rotating member defines an opening. The guiding member is attached to the rotating member. The toggle is attached to the guiding member. The toggle drives the guiding member to slide. The guiding member drives the rotating member to rotate, to expose the opening to take out the stylus, or to store the stylus after use.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: XIN YANG, BING-SEN WU
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Publication number: 20180267626Abstract: This present invention discloses an optical mouse and a parameter calibration method thereof. The optical mouse includes: a light source, an image capturing unit, a memory unit and a processing unit, and the parameter calibration method of the optical mouse includes: capturing images formed by the reflective light projected from the mouse pad when the optical mouse is placed upon the mouse pad and has a relative displacement between the mouse pad, and then producing image frames according to the images; determining if any pattern information is found in the image frames; further, setting parameters of the optical mouse when at least one of the pattern information is found in the frames, in which, the pattern information is composed of a pattern of the mouse pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: TSUNG-FA WANG, SHIH-WEI KUO
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Publication number: 20180267627Abstract: [Object] There has been a demand for a technique of improving the manipulability in a case in which an input manipulation is performed using a plurality of manipulators. [Solution] According to the present disclosure, provided is an information processing device including a control unit that performs an action based on an indication position in a display region on the basis of movement of a plurality of manipulators and restricts movement of the indication position responsive to a pointing manipulation. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to perform the action based on the indication position in the display region more accurately. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to improve manipulability in a case in which an input manipulation is performed using a plurality of manipulators.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: AKIHISA KANEKO
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Publication number: 20180267628Abstract: An input device includes a detection unit, a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, and a compensation unit. The detection unit is configured to detect an operation by a user for controlling an electronic device and output an operation signal corresponding to the operation. The first acquisition unit is configured to acquire the detected operation signal and a differential value of the operation signal. The second acquisition unit is configured to acquire a function defined by the differential value to compensate for a delay in response of the operation signal with respect to the operation by the user. The compensation unit is configured to compensate the operation signal with the acquired function.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Kazuyuki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20180267629Abstract: The invention provides a scroll wheel module, which includes an adjustment wheel, a scroll wheel and a transmission mechanism. The adjustment wheel includes an adjustment portion. The scroll wheel includes a contact portion. The transmission mechanism has a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end is connected to the adjustment portion of the adjustment wheel, and the second end is adjacent to the scroll wheel. When the adjustment wheel is rotated, the first end of the transmission mechanism produces a displacement relative to the adjustment portion such that the second end of the transmission mechanism applies a force to the contact. A magnitude of the force is proportional to a rotational force of the scroll wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicants: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology CorporationInventors: Chin-Yuan Lin, Chih-Wen Su, Hong-Che Yen, Urey Deng
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Publication number: 20180267630Abstract: A computer input apparatus is used for making a host computer execute a start event according to an instruction of a mobile device. The computer input apparatus includes a mouse pad and an input device. The mouse pad includes a transmission section and an indication section. When the transmission section receives an indication signal from the mobile device, the indication section outputs a sensory signal sensible for humans. The input device has an actuation section. When the input device receives the actuation signal corresponding to the indication signal, the actuation section outputs a start signal to the host computer. Thereby, the host computer executes a start event according to the start signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventor: HUNG-JEN CHOU
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Publication number: 20180267631Abstract: A hand-held device with a sensor for providing a signal indicative of a position of the hand-held device relative to an object surface enables power to the sensor at a first time interval when the hand-held device is indicated to be in a position that is stationary and adjacent relative to the object surface, enables power to the sensor at a second time interval shorter than the first time interval when the hand-held device is indicated to be in a position that is moving and adjacent relative to the object surface, and enables power to the sensor at a third time interval when the hand-held device is determined to be in a position that is removed relative to the object surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Stephen Brian Gates, Jeremy K. Black
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Publication number: 20180267632Abstract: The present invention provides a touch control apparatus capable of detecting a tilt angle and an axial direction of a stylus, wherein the stylus includes a first electrode at a tip of the stylus, a second electrode surrounding the first electrode. and a first button; the touch control apparatus comprising: a sensing circuit connected to a touch screen; a signal strength detecting circuit; and a processing module connected to the sensing circuit and the signal strength detection circuit, the processing module being configured for determining the status of the first button based on the modulation sequence; and determining the tilt angle and the axial direction of the stylus based on the electrical signals of a plurality of time periods.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: CHIN-FU CHANG, SHANG-TAI YEH
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Publication number: 20180267633Abstract: An electronic device has a sensor panel and a display upon which content is rendered in use. A control module controlling the sensor panel enters a whiteboard-style erase mode when specified conditions are met. The control module is configured to, in the whiteboard-style erase mode detect a first position on the sensor panel of a first point on a stylus; detect a second position on the sensor panel of a second point on the stylus, the second point being spaced from the first point; compute the location of the longitudinal axis of the stylus on the sensor panel from at least the detected first and second positions; and trigger an update of the rendered content at a location on the display related to the location of the longitudinal axis of the stylus on the sensor panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Itay Keidar, Jonathan Golan
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Publication number: 20180267634Abstract: A real handwriting stylus and a touch device, the stylus possesses multiple touch modes, it includes an electromagnetic mode stylus, a first capacitive mode stylus, a second capacitive mode stylus, a third capacitive mode stylus, a first electromagnetic and capacitive dual modes stylus, a second electromagnetic capacitive dual modes stylus and a third electromagnetic and capacitive dual modes stylus. The touch device possesses multiple stylus function modes and touch modules, and it includes an electromagnetic mode touch device, a first capacitive mode touch device, a second capacitive mode touch device, a third capacitive mode touch device, a first electromagnetic and capacitive dual modes touch device, a second electromagnetic and capacitive dual modes touch device and a third electromagnetic and capacitive dual modes touch device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: GUANGDONG ZONGHUA TOUCH CONTROL TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD .Inventors: Bangzi XI, Dezhong ZHU
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Publication number: 20180267635Abstract: A display system includes a pointing device and a display device. The pointing device includes: a magnetic member; a contact detector configured to detect contact with a user; a motion detector configured to detect a motion of the pointing device; and a transmitter configured to transmit state information to the display device in response to a state determining unit determining that contact detection information indicating detection of the contact is acquired from the contact detector and a value indicating the motion is less than a reference value. The display device includes: an electromagnet; a status determining unit configured to determine an energization status of the electromagnet; a receiver configured to receive the state information; and an electromagnet controller configured to control energization to the electromagnet in accordance with the energization status of the electromagnet when the state information is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventor: Haruo SHIDA
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Publication number: 20180267636Abstract: An electronic stylus includes a hollow cylindrical casing having an opening defined in an axial end portion thereof, a core body mounted in the casing and having an axial end portion projecting out of the opening, and a core body protector covering and accommodating therein the axial end portion of the core body, and protecting the core body. The casing has, adjacent to the opening, an abutment surface lying in a direction transverse to an axial direction of the casing and an inner wall surface extending in the axial direction of the casing. The core body protector has a first surface facing the abutment surface of the casing and a second surface facing the inner wall surface of the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Kuan-her Chiu, Ming-shen Sun, Shinya Aoki, Hideyuki Hara
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Publication number: 20180267637Abstract: An infotainment system, a device for operating an infotainment system of a locomotion device, a locomotion device, a user interface as well as a method for the output of feedback about an input with the aid of a finger-operated control bar are provided. The method includes the steps of detecting a predefined number of fingers placed on the finger-operated control bar, and in response thereto, emitting a light color that is allocated to the number of placed fingers, with the aid of a light outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Holger WILD, Nils KÖTTER
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Publication number: 20180267638Abstract: The present specification relates to a conductive structure and a method for manufacturing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: LG CHEM LTD.Inventors: Junghwan YOON, Doohoon SONG, Song Ho JANG, JinWoo PARK, Ki-Hwan KIM
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Publication number: 20180267639Abstract: A touch sensing method which determines whether or not a touch is generated based on a driving frequency amplitude of a driving signal and a sensing frequency amplitude corresponding to a sensing signal, a touch sensing controller and a touch sensing device having the touch sensing controller are disclosed. A touch sensing controller includes a driving unit, a sensing unit, a control unit and a noise sensing unit. The driving unit provides a plurality of driving electrodes with a plurality of driving signals having different frequencies to each other, respectively. The sensing unit performs a Fast Fourier transform (FFT) processing the sensing signals sensed at the sensing electrodes to determine whether or not a touch is generated based on a variation amount between frequency magnitude of the sensing signal and frequency magnitude of the driving signal. The control unit controls an operation of the driving unit and an operation of the sensing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2015Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventor: Seung-Hee HAN
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Publication number: 20180267640Abstract: One variation of tactile interface includes: a flexible substrate configured to deform to a first offset in response to application of a deflecting force on the flexible substrate; a tactile layer defining a tactile surface and configured to deform to a second offset in response to application of the deflecting force on the tactile surface; and a tie layer configured to retain the tactile layer against the substrate, the tie layer defining a first surface contacting the flexible substrate and a second surface contacting the tactile layer, the first surface of the tie layer configured to stretch by the first offset to maintain contact with the substrate and the second surface of the tie layer configured to stretch by the second offset to maintain contact with the tactile layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Justin Virgili, Micah Yairi, Brian Flamm
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Publication number: 20180267641Abstract: A display panel and a display device are disclosed. The display panel includes at least two types of signal lines, at least two types of connection lines and a driver chip. At least two types of signal terminals are provided on the drive chip. The at least two types of signal terminals are electrically connected to the at least two types of signal lines through corresponding types of the connection lines, respectively. In the at least two types of signal terminals, at least a part of a first type of signal terminals and at least a part of a second type of signal terminals are alternately and separately arranged. The display panel and the display device have a frame with reduced size.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicants: Shanghai AVIC Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wantong Shao, Huijun Jin
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Publication number: 20180267642Abstract: A portable terminal having a bended display divided into a main region of a front surface and a sub-region of a side of the portable terminal and operating functions of the portable terminal in connection with the main region and the sub-region, and a method of operating the same are provided. The method of operating functions of a portable terminal having a bended display, includes receiving an input of an event, determining a type of the input event, outputting event information, according to an internal event input based on the bended display, through at least one of a main region and a sub-region of the bended display when the input event is the internal event, and outputting event information, according to an external event input from an outside source, through the sub-region of the bended display when the input event is the external event.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Youngri KIM, Ilhwan KIM, Dongwoo KIM, Jaehwan KIM, Jiyeon YOO, Juyoun LEE, Sangok CHA, Siejoon CHO
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Publication number: 20180267643Abstract: A method for rendering drawing events on an electro-optic display such that a stylus (pen) stroke is perceived as actually writing on the electro-optic display. Typically, a first line segment is detected and its area is updated using a first drive scheme having faster waveforms. Then a second line segment is detected and its area is updated using the first drive scheme. Thereafter, the areas of both line segments are updated using a second drive scheme different from the first drive scheme, typically involving slower waveforms.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Kenneth R. CROUNSE, Timothy J. O'MALLEY
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Publication number: 20180267644Abstract: The present application discloses a touch substrate including a first touch electrode group having a plurality of rows of first touch electrodes; a second touch electrode group having a plurality of first columns of second touch electrodes; a third electrode group having a plurality of second columns of third electrodes. First touch electrodes in each row are spaced apart from each other along a row direction; second touch electrodes in each first column are spaced apart from each other along a first column direction; third electrodes in each second column are spaced apart from each other along a second column direction; the plurality of rows of first touch electrodes crossing over the plurality of first columns of second touch electrodes forming a plurality of first intersections; the plurality of rows of first touch electrodes crossing over the plurality of second columns of third electrodes forming a plurality of second intersections.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicants: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD .Inventors: Xiaodong Xie, Ming Hu, Ming Zhang, Jing Wang, Jian Tian, Min He
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Publication number: 20180267645Abstract: A command device and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The command device includes a top cover, a housing, a bottom cover, a transparent conductive film, and a functional module. The top cover, the housing, and the bottom cover are assembled to form a containing space from top to bottom. The transparent conductive film is formed on a lower surface of the top cover. The functional module includes a touch detection unit and a processor. The touch detection unit is configured to sense a signal change via the transparent conductive film. The signal change is generated by an action performed on the top cover. The processor is configured to output a corresponding command according to the signal change. The command device can prevent electromagnetic waves from being affected by the housing and be operated more easily.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventor: Pei-liang CHIU
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Publication number: 20180267646Abstract: The present application discloses a touch screen, including: a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode in a same layer as the second touch electrode surrounding the first touch electrode. An outer periphery of the first touch electrode is separated from an inner periphery of the second touch electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicants: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xianjie Shao, Xianxi Cui
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Publication number: 20180267647Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a method and apparatus for determining a touch position of a capacitive screen. The method includes: acquiring an output signal of each capacitor node, and orthogonally demodulating the output signal to acquire a corresponding orthogonal component Q; judging whether corresponding orthogonal components Q of some of the capacitor nodes increase relative to a reference orthogonal component Q in an underwater mode, and whether corresponding orthogonal components Q of some other capacitor nodes decrease relative to the reference orthogonal component Q in the underwater mode; and determining that the capacitive screen is touched, and determining the touch position according to coordinates of the capacitor node whose orthogonal component Q decreases if the judgment indicates a positive result.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Shuang WU, Huafei LI
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Publication number: 20180267648Abstract: A display panel and a display device include first electrodes arranged in first direction and extending in second direction, and second electrodes arranged in second direction and extending in first direction; any two adjacent first electrode blocks in each first electrode are electrically connected to each other by a first connection electrode; any two adjacent second electrode blocks in each second electrode are connected to each other by a bridge structure, each bridge structure includes at least two bridges; each first connection electrode includes a first overlapping electrode and a first non-overlapping electrode, orthographic projections of the first overlapping electrode and the bridges on the display panel overlap, and orthographic projections of the first non-overlapping electrode and the bridges on the display panel do not overlap; and the first overlapping electrode has a length in the first direction smaller than the first non-overlapping electrode in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.Inventors: Jiayao YANG, Yilin XU, Juan ZHU
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Publication number: 20180267649Abstract: An organic light emitting touch display screen comprises an OLED display layer and a driving module. OLED display layer is layer-stacked with a cathode layer connected to the driving module. Cathode layer comprises inductive electrodes and touch control driving electrodes. In a display stage of the screen, the driving module applies display driving voltage on the cathode layer to accomplish a display function of the screen with cathode layer. In a touch stage of the screen, the driving module applies touch control voltage on said cathode layer to accomplish a touch control function of the inductive electrodes and the touch control driving electrodes. A fabricating method for an organic light emitting touch display screen is further provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., L td.Inventor: Jian YE
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Publication number: 20180267650Abstract: A single-surface position sensor and a positioning method thereof are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2015Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Haixia ZHANG, Mayue SHI, Haotian CHEN, Jinxin ZHANG, Mengdi HAN, Zongming SU, Bo MENG, Xiaoliang CHENG
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Publication number: 20180267651Abstract: Disclosed is a touch display device including a display panel, an infrared emission array, and a plurality of infrared sensing units. The display panel includes a border area and a display area which includes a plurality of sub-pixels each including an aperture region. The infrared emission array is disposed in the border area and includes a plurality of infrared light emitters configured to emit infrared light covering the display area. Each of the plurality of infrared sensing units includes an infrared sensor disposed in the aperture region of a respective one of the plurality of sub-pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventor: Hanjun PARK
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Publication number: 20180267652Abstract: The touch panel comprises: a first transparent substrate divided into an active area and a non-active area located around the active area; a sensing pattern part that includes first sensing cells arranged in the active area of the transparent substrate in the longitudinal direction, a second transparent substrate provided on the first sensing cells, and second sensing cells arranged on the second transparent substrate in the lateral direction; and first sensing lines and second sensing lines provided in the non-active area of the first transparent substrate to connect the first sensing cells and the second sensing cells to an external driving circuit, respectively, wherein an extended transparent substrate extending from the second transparent substrate along the interconnection wires of the second sensing cells is formed in the non-active area of the first transparent substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Jun Sik KANG, Ji Eun HWANG, Kyun AHN, Kwang Hyun KIM, Bong Ho KIM, Ki Hwan KIM
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Publication number: 20180267653Abstract: A heterogeneous touch manifold is disclosed. In an embodiment, a layer of row conductors, a layer of column conductors and a layer of additional row conductors are provided, each of the column conductors and the additional row conductors are adapted for connection to receiving circuitry that receives signals thereon and provide a heatmap of signal strength for each of a plurality of unique orthogonal signals. In another embodiment, a layer of row conductors, a layer of column conductors and interleaved antennas are provided, each of the column conductors and the interleaved antennas are adapted for connection to receiving circuitry that receives signals thereon and provide a heatmap of signal strength for each of a plurality of unique orthogonal signals. In an embodiment, a plurality of unique orthogonal signals is provided by a signal generator, unique ones of them being provided to the row conductors, and at least one additional unique orthogonal signal being provided to a signal injector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: David Holman, Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo, Braon Moseley, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, Kaan Duman, Steven Leonard Sanders, Darren Leigh, Robert Alack, JR., Jonathan Deber
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Publication number: 20180267654Abstract: Systems to gamify a data processing application using auditing data. Processing commences upon accessing electronic records comprising a set of application auditing specifications that identify one or more transaction types to be executed by a data processing application. Certain transactions corresponding to the identified transaction types are observed by an auditing facility during operation of the data processing application. At least some of the identified transaction types and measured audit parameters corresponding to the transactions are recorded. A gamification module associates the measured audit parameters with game parameters. Motivational imagery such as a scoreboard is generated for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Shoaib JAVED LAL MOHAMMED AMEERJAN, Michael Patrick RODGERS, Filipe LEAHY-DIOS, Gary Taft GRIESHABER, Gurbinder Singh BALI, Rudolph E. LUKEZ
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Publication number: 20180267655Abstract: The disclosure provides an array substrate and a method of manufacturing the same, a display device and a method of detecting a touch position. In the array substrate, the plurality of X and Y sensing lines are respectively parallel to gate data lines, and a sensing thin film transistor is provided at a crossing position where the X and Y sensing lines cross. A control terminal and an output terminal of the sensing thin film transistor are coupled to the X and Y sensing lines, respectively. A piezoelectric material layer is formed between the control terminal and an input terminal of the sensing thin film transistor such that, when being pressed, the piezoelectric material layer generates deformation such that a sensing voltage is generated at the input terminal of the sensing thin film transistor with relative to the control terminal of the sensing thin film transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Liyan Xu, Junwei Wang
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Publication number: 20180267656Abstract: A touch sensor includes sensing electrodes and a sensing line. The sensing line is coupled to the sensing electrodes. Each of the sensing electrodes includes a first region and a second region. The first region has a flat surface. The second region is disposed around a perimeter of the first region. The surface of the second region forms an inclination angle relative to the flat surface of the first region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Sung Jae Moon, Jong Hwa Kim
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Publication number: 20180267657Abstract: Provided is a display panel. The display panel includes touch lines each extending in a first direction; data signal lines each extending in the first direction; touch connection lines, display connection lines; and a driver chip having touch signal terminals and display signal terminals. The touch signal terminals and the plurality of display signal terminals are arranged in one or more rows with one of the one or more rows having n touch signal terminals and m display signal terminals, the one or more rows extend in a second direction. Two adjacent ones of the n touch signal terminals in the one row are spaced apart by one or more of the m display signal terminals, and where n and m are positive integers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicants: Shanghai AVIC Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wantong Shao, Huijun Jin
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Publication number: 20180267658Abstract: An input device is provided. The input device includes: a transparent-substrate 30 including a display-area 20 and a decorative-area 10 on the surface; transparent-electrodes 21 that are provided in the display-area 20; a wiring-unit 11 that is provided in the decorative-area 10. The wiring-unit 11 has transparent-wiring-units 13 that are transparent conductive layers integrally formed with the transparent-electrodes 21, and has metal-wiring-units 12. The transparent-wiring-units 13 include transparent-connection-wiring-units 13a that connect the transparent-electrodes 21 electrically with the metal-wiring-units 12. A plurality of level-parts 15 are provided in the decorative-area 10 on the display-area 20 side with respect to the metal-wiring-units 12. The plurality of the level-parts 15 are provided to create gaps 17 in a direction in which the metal-wiring-units 12 extend in a plan view.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Takayuki ITO, Masashi TABATA, Ayumu ANZAI
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Publication number: 20180267659Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a pressure sensing substrate, a pressure sensing panel, a display device and a pressure detection method. The pressure sensing substrate includes a plurality of sensing units, each of the sensing units including a pressure electrode and a plurality of coordinate electrodes, wherein an orthographic projection of the plurality of coordinate electrodes onto a preset base substrate is surrounded by an orthographic projection of the pressure electrode onto the preset base substrate, and the pressure electrode and the plurality of coordinate electrodes are configured to identify a pressure magnitude and a touch position on the pressure sensing substrate by sensing change values of capacitance on the pressure electrode and the plurality of coordinate electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Weiyun Huang, Yang Wang, Tingliang Liu
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Publication number: 20180267660Abstract: A processing system includes a sensor module and a determination module. The sensor module is configured to perform a capacitive scan using electrodes disposed in a display device in a first area. The determination module is configured to determine, using the capacitive scan, a bending response of an input surface covering the first area and a second area. The bending response results from an input force being applied to the input surface in the second area. The determination module is further configured to determine, using the bending response, a force estimate of the input force, and determine, based on the force estimate, whether to perform an interface action.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Synaptics IncorporatedInventors: Petr Shepelev, Kurth Reynolds
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Publication number: 20180267661Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor includes at least one core and at least one graphics processor. The processor includes: a display host controller to control a display device coupled to the processor; a touch host controller to control a touch device coupled to the processor; a traffic controller to multiplex first information from the display host controller and second information from the touch host controller; and a physical unit circuit to communicate the first information and the second information via a plurality of first data lanes of an interconnect to couple to at least one device controller, a clock signal via a clock lane of the interconnect, and receive touch data from the at least one device controller via a second data lane of the interconnect. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventor: Nobuyuki Suzuki
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Publication number: 20180267662Abstract: A touch sensor includes electrodes that are serially arranged and a processor with multiple input terminals. The electrodes are grouped into first, second and third groups of electrodes. Each electrode of the first group is coupled with a corresponding input terminal of the processor. The electrodes of the second group are sequentially coupled with the input terminals of the processor by way of odd numbered electrodes of the first group. The electrodes of the third group are sequentially coupled with the input terminals of the processor by way of even numbered electrodes of the first group. Each of the electrodes, other than the electrodes on the ends, is triggered simultaneously with at least one of its neighboring electrodes to provide sensed signals to the processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Wangsheng Mei, Yonggang Chen, Ben Wang, Kun Wu
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Publication number: 20180267663Abstract: A terminal including a light emitting element and at least one sensor and a method of controlling the terminal are disclosed in the present specification. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the terminal includes a camera, a light emitting unit configured to include a plurality of light emitting elements and emit a light to a space corresponding to an image received via the camera, a first sensor configured to sense a pixel-based data, and a controller configured to control a light emitting element to emit a light to a space corresponding to a part of a plurality of the light emitting elements according to a predetermined time or an interval to extract depth information on a part of the image, the controller configured to control the first sensor to sense a pixel data in a manner of being activated according to a light emission time or an interval of the light emitting element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Ayoung CHO, Yunsup SHIN, Salkmann JI
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Publication number: 20180267664Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a photosensitive touch circuit and a control method thereof. The circuit includes a first switch unit, a driving switch unit, a photosensitive switch unit, a first storage capacitor, and a second storage capacitor, wherein: the first switch unit is connected to a data signal line and transmits a data signal to the driving switch unit in response to a first control signal; the driving switch unit is connected to a liquid crystal capacitor and the first storage capacitor, and writes a received data signal thereto in response to a second control signal; and the photosensitive switch unit is connected to the second storage capacitor, generates a touch signal, and outputs a signal in the second storage capacitor to the data signal line through the first switch unit in response to a third control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventor: Suzhen MU
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Publication number: 20180267665Abstract: The display device includes a detection circuit, a touch detection region including a plurality of detection electrodes, a peripheral region around the touch detection region, a plurality of wirings passing the peripheral region from the detection electrodes so as to be connected to the detection circuit, and at least one auxiliary wiring extending parallel to the wirings so as to be connected to the detection circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Akihiko FUJISAWA, Daisuke ITO
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Publication number: 20180267666Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display including a touch sensor and a display panel, a fingerprint sensor included in the display or disposed on a rear surface of the display, and at least one processor electrically connected with the display and the fingerprint sensor. The at least one processor controls an operation of the touch sensor or lowers a frequency of an operating signal of the touch sensor in response to a specified event, activates the fingerprint sensor, and captures a fingerprint image from the fingerprint sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Jae Hyung PARK, Seung Geol BAEK, Chi Hyun CHO, Moon Soo KIM, Yun Jang JIN, Ho Chul HWANG
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Publication number: 20180267667Abstract: Disclosed is a touch-sensitive controller system employing a controller comprising a plurality of separate FMT sensor patterns adapted to detect a variety positions of the human hand. The controller system outputs both touch events as well as data reflective of the hand interaction with the controller. The FMT sensors may be driven by a common signal generator, and can look at body-generate crosstalk to aid in understanding the position, orientation and grip of a hand on the controller. In an embodiment, signal injection can supplement FMT sensor data. Fusion among the data transmitted and received by the plurality of FMT sensors and additional injected signals may provide improved fidelity in both touch and hand modeling.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: Tactual Labs Co.Inventors: Bruno Rodrigues De Araujo, David Holman, Ricardo Jorge Jota Costa, Braon Moseley