Abstract: Touch interface devices having systems and methods for producing multi-point haptics utilizing simultaneous sensing and actuation are disclosed. In a first configuration, two layers of electrodes are used, including a top layer for haptics near a touch surface of an insulating substrate and a bottom layer for sensing at the bottom surface of the insulating substrate, with the two electrode sets have substantially the same pattern as one another. In a second configuration, a single array of electrodes is used near a touch surface of an insulating substrate and serves as both surface haptic devices and sensing devices.

Abstract: A method is directed to tuning a haptic actuator that includes a housing having a ferromagnetic mass, a coil carried by the housing, and a field member movable within the housing responsive to the coil. The haptic actuator is operative as a resonator and has an initial quality (Q) factor. The method may include determining whether the initial Q factor is within a desired Q factor range, and when the initial Q factor is not within the desired Q factor range, performing ferromagnetic mass change iterations until an updated Q factor is within the desired Q factor range. Each ferromagnetic mass change iteration may include changing the ferromagnetic mass of the housing, determining the updated Q factor based upon changing the ferromagnetic mass of the housing, and determining whether the updated Q factor is within the desired Q factor range. Another embodiment changes the ferromagnetic mass of the field member.

Abstract: The present application relates generally to haptic actuators. For example, the application is directed to high performance parallel plate actuators, and more particularly an actuator that can be used to provide haptic feedback in a variety applications such as buttons, panels, track pads, touch panels, wearables, gaming devices and/or touch-sensitive surfaces.

Abstract: Electronic devices may use touch pads that have touch sensor arrays, force sensors, and actuators for providing tactile feedback. A touch pad may be mounted in a computer housing. The touch pad may have a rectangular planar touch pad member that has a glass layer covered with ink and contains a capacitive touch sensor array. Force sensors may be mounted under each of the four corners of the rectangular planar touch pad member. The force sensors may be used to measure how much force is applied to the surface of the planar touch pad member by a user. Processed force sensor signals may indicate the presence of button activity such as press and release events. In response to detected button activity or other activity in the device, actuator drive signals may be generated for controlling the actuator. The user may supply settings to adjust signal processing and tactile feedback parameters.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems and techniques for accessing data stores of medical images and displaying the medical images in substantially real-time to provide information in an interactive user interface. Systems are disclosed that may advantageously provide highly efficient, intuitive, and rapid dynamic interaction with two- and three-dimensional medical image data using spatial positioning of mobile devices. The systems may include interactive user interfaces that are dynamically updated to provide a virtual viewbox or window to two- and/or three-dimensional image data. A user may use the systems described herein to more quickly, thoroughly, and efficiently interact with image data including two-dimensional images, three-dimensional image data, and/or series of image data, as compared to previous systems. The systems described may also enable a user to efficiently view and interact with such image data using a small display, such as the display of a smartphone or tablet.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an obtainment unit configured to obtain information indicating a proximity state of an object and a predetermined operation surface, a setting unit configured to set a condition regarding the proximity state for determining whether the object is released from the operation surface based on a moving speed of the object in a period during which the object is regarded as touching the operation surface for input by the information obtained by the obtainment unit, and a determination unit configured to determine that the object is released from the operation surface in response to that the information obtained by the obtainment unit satisfies the condition set by the setting unit.

Abstract: A method for controlling an electronic equipment and a wearable device are provided, respectively. The method for controlling the electronic equipment includes the following steps. An inertial signal is detected. A gesture is obtained by dividing the inertial signal or classifying the inertial signal. A controlling command is outputted based on the gesture to control the electronic equipment, such as a desktop device, a portable device or the wearable device.

Abstract: Systems, devices, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media are provided for gesture recognition and control. For example, a processor of a gesture recognition system may be configured to receive first image(s) from an image sensor and process the image(s) to detect a first position of an object. The processor may also define a first navigation region in relation to the position and define a second navigation region in relation to the first navigation region, the second region surrounding the first region. The processor may also receive second image(s) from the image sensor and process the image(s) to detect a transition of the object from the first region to the second region. The processor may also determine a first command associated with a device and that corresponds to the transition of the object from the first region to the second region and provide the determined command to the device.

Abstract: A control device includes a main body, a sensing module and a processing module. The sensing module is disposed on the main body. The main body is defined with a device reference axis. The sensing module is configured to detect angle information and strength information. The angle information is corresponding to the angle between the device reference axis and a base reference axis. The strength information is corresponding to a force applied to the main body. The processing module is configured to provide a control signal according to the angle information and the strength information.

Abstract: In a wearable terminal, a controller determines whether a direction of a display surface detected by a detector is within a first angle range. In a case where a latest direction of the display surface is out of the first angle range, the controller puts the display in a sleep state, but otherwise the controller puts the display in an active state. Furthermore, the controller specifies a second angle range from the second reference direction. The controller switches the display from the sleep state to the active state in a case the controller determines that the plurality of directions of the display surface detected in the first period and that the direction of the display surface newly detected by the detector is out of the second angle range. In the second display control, the display is switched from the sleep state to the active state even when the newly detected direction of the display surface is out of the first angle range.

Abstract: For displaying a logogram indication, a processor identifies a logogram input received from an input device. The logogram input is selected from the group consisting of a context logogram and a sub-logogram. The processor further displays a logogram indication selected from the group consisting of a selected logogram and a logogram hint list of candidate logograms in response to identifying the logogram input.

Abstract: A flexible display apparatus is provided. The flexible display apparatus includes a display configured to display content on a screen, a sensor configured to detect bending of the display from a first form to a second form, and a controller configured to reconstruct the content based on the bending and to display the reconstructed content in a first screen generated in one region of the display when it is determined that the display is restored to the first form.

Abstract: An image processing method capable of detecting noise includes adjusting a lighting unit to acquire an over-exposure image, comparing each pixel of the over-exposure image with at least one threshold value, labeling a pixel of the over-exposure image as the noise while bright intensity of the pixel is lower than the threshold value, calculating a simulating value according to bright intensity of pixels around the noise and except the noise, and utilizing the simulating value and bright intensity of other pixels except the noise to execute a displacement detecting calculation.

Abstract: An optical computer mouse senses movement by detecting the variations in intensity of reflected primary colors from a surface over which the mouse is moved. The surface is illuminated by a plurality of colors of light. An image sensor is formed from an array of photodiodes covered with a color filter array that matches the primary colors of the lights and is used to detect intensity of reflected light of the primary colors from the surface on which the optical computer mouse rests. Variations in the intensity of at least one of the primary colors of reflected light are used to determine movement by the computer mouse. Both the intensity of the individual lights and sensitivity of the array of photo diodes are controlled by a controller.

Abstract: The present inventions generally relate to methods and dedicated apparatuses outputting a variable mapped on a device orientation in a non-inertial reference system, with the device orientation being estimated using measurements of motion sensors (such as 3D accelerometers and gyroscopes) and a magnetometer or other similar sensors including cameras. A variable mapped on an orientation of a device is smoothed to have a gradual evolution by adjusting the estimated orientation of the device obtained via sensor fusion or other sensor processing to take into consideration a current measured angular velocity.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display, a sensor, and a controller. The display has a screen. The sensor is configured to detect an inclination. The controller is configured to display a first object on the screen and display a second object associated with the first object on the screen in accordance with the inclination detected by the sensor.

Abstract: A forward pointing direction associated with a handheld device is estimated or determined by, for example, calculating a center of rotation of the device. A resultant combined or selected bias estimate may then be used to compensate the biased output of the sensor in, e.g., a 3D pointing device.

Abstract: An optical touch system includes two touch devices, two optical sensing devices, and a processing module. When the optical touch system is in use according to an optical touch method, the two touch device are used to touch a touch surface and emit first light and second light with different wavelengths respectively. The two optical sensing devices are disposed at the circumference of the touch surface and individually receive the first light and the second light to generate an optical sensing signal. The processing module receives the two optical sensing signals and determines a touch position on the touch surface for each touch device according to the two optical sensing signals. Therefore, the touching by each touch device is independent, so the optical touch system and the optical touch method can allow touch operations for different purposes to be performed simultaneously.

Abstract: [Object] To propose an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program, which are capable of preventing deterioration in responsiveness of handwriting input. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection result from a detector that detects proximity of an operating object to an operation subject; and a display controller configured to, in a case where the display controller recognizes that a distance between the operation subject and the operating object, which are spaced apart from each other, exceeds a threshold on the basis of the detection result, cause a display to display an image in a display mode different from a display mode used in a case where the distance is less than or equal to the threshold.

Abstract: A pen input device having malfunction prevention function and method of preventing malfunction thereof are disclosed. The pen input device includes: a housing having a bar form and having one end relatively narrowly opened to form a housing space; a resonant circuit housed within the housing; a tip that protrudes from an open end of the housing to the outside, the tip comprising a dielectric material and being configured to be movable within a predetermined range in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the housing, the tip being further configured to be self-centering; and a ground shielding portion formed in a portion of the housing in which electromagnetic induction occurs, the ground shielding portion not including the tip.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a touch display driving method, a driving module and a display device. The method includes: detecting whether a touch action occurs; performing display driving and touch driving in a first driving mode when no touch action is detected; performing display driving and touch driving in a second driving mode when a touch action is detected, wherein a touch driving frequency under the first driving mode is smaller than a touch driving frequency under the second driving mode. In the present invention, driving is performed in the first driving mode when no touch action is detected, and driving is performed in the second driving mode when a touch action is detected. A touch driving frequency under the first driving mode is smaller than a touch driving frequency under the second driving mode, which decreases driving frequency as a whole, thereby reducing power consumption of a driving module.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a touch device, including a protection cover, a pressure-sensing layer and a flat touch-sensing electrode layer. The protection cover is used as an outer protection shield, and an upper surface of the protection cover is provided to users for pressing action. The pressure-sensing layer is disposed under the protection cover to detect touch strength. The flat touch-sensing electrode layer is disposed between the pressure-sensing layer and the protection cover to detect the position of the user's touch.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for operating a computing device including determining an amount of pressure exerted on a touch-sensitive surface of the computing device. According to the various embodiments, a touch input is received by the touch-sensitive surface. The amount of pressure exerted by the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface is then determined. The computing device operates in a first manner when a first amount of pressure is received and operates in a second manner when a second amount of pressure is received.

Abstract: A semiconductor device with low power consumption is provided. The semiconductor device includes a controller, an AI controller, a frame memory, a register, and an image processing portion. The image processing portion is configured to receive image data from the frame memory and a parameter from the register, and to process the image data using the parameter. The frame memory is configured to retain the image data while power supply is stopped, and the register is configured to retain the parameter while power supply is stopped. The controller is configured to control power supply to the frame memory, the register, and the image processing portion. The AI controller is configured to predict when to switch into power gating and to provide a timing instruction to perform preparation operation for power gating.

Abstract: Disclosed in an operation display apparatus including: a display unit; a touch panel to detect a touch position on which a display face of the display unit is touched; and a control unit to control display contents of the display unit and to switch a specific area provided in a part of the display face, between an operable state in which display of information and a detection of a touch action for the touch panel are operated and a non-operable state in which the display and the detection are not operated, wherein the control unit sets a part of the specific area, which is arranged in a boundary with another operation display apparatus disposed with the operation display apparatus side by side, to the operable state.

Abstract: A touch display panel includes a display module, a polarizer, a first touch electrode structure and a second touch electrode structure. The display module has a substrate. The polarizer is disposed opposite to the display module. The first touch electrode structure and the second touch electrode structure are electrically insulated to each other and are disposed between the polarizer and the substrate of the display module.

Abstract: Touch sensor integrated type display device improves display quality by preventing display defects due to electric field difference in pixels. The display device includes a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines that cross each other, a plurality of combination touch and common electrodes, a plurality of main routing wires and a plurality of auxiliary routing wires. The plurality of combination touch and common electrodes have a same number of the plurality of main routing wires and the plurality of auxiliary routing wires that overlap each of the plurality of combination touch and common electrodes.

Abstract: A touch screen testing platform may be used to engage a dynamically positioned target feature being displayed on a touch screen enabled device during a testing protocol. The platform may record imagery displayed by the touch screen device and then analyze the imagery to locate the target feature within a reference coordinate system. The platform may recognize that the target feature is missing from the imagery and respond by causing the touch screen device to scroll through a command menu and/or toggle through virtual screens. Once located, the platform may instruct a robotic device tester to select the target feature by contacting the touch screen at the identified location using a conductive tip designed to simulate a user's fingertip. Prior to running a test, the camera may be focused to a point that is offset from the display screen of the touch screen device.

Abstract: To enable size reduction of a display device having a touch sensor function in which a display area has a non-rectangular shape. In a display area, video lines extend in the first direction, and scan lines and common electrodes extend in the second direction. A video signal transmission circuit is arranged along a first edge of the display area, with which the one ends of the video lines are aligned. A scan line driver is arranged along a second edge of the display area, with which the ends of the scan lines and the common electrodes are aligned. The display area has a shape including an overlapping part between the first edge and the second edge. In a part of the frame area adjacent to the overlapping part, the scan line driver is arranged more outward than the video signal transmission circuit.

Abstract: A self-capacitance organic light emitting touch display apparatus includes a thin film transistor substrate, a common electrode layer, an organic light emitting material layer, at least a touch electrode layer including a plurality of touch sensing electrodes, a display controller, and a touch controller. During touch sensing, the touch controller sequentially or randomly applies a capacitance exciting signal to a selected touch sensing electrode, and senses a touch sensing signal at the selected touch sensing electrode. The touch controller applies a shielding reflection signal to the common electrode layer or a reference point of the display controller.

Abstract: A touch input device includes a touch panel, a push amount calculating unit and a touch detection signal generating unit. The touch panel includes piezoelectric and electrostatic sensors. The piezoelectric sensor outputs to the push amount calculating unit a push signal corresponding to a displacement amount obtained by pushing an operation surface. The electrostatic sensor outputs touch signals, corresponding to a touch and a non-touch, to a touch detection signal generating unit. The touch detection signal generating unit outputs to the push amount calculating unit the touch detection signals binarized according to the touch and non-touch state. The push amount calculating unit integrates differences between push signals and a reference potential during a touch state, generates a push amount detection signal and outputs the push amount detection signal. This unit resets a reference potential during a period in which a touch detection signal indicating a non-touch state is inputted.

Abstract: Systems for detecting an amount and/or location of a force applied to a device using a piezoelectric film are provided. One example system can include a transparent piezoelectric film for generating an electric charge in response to a deformation of the film. Electrodes positioned on opposite surfaces of the piezoelectric film can be used to detect the generated electric charge and determine an amount and/or location of force applied to the film based on the generated electric charge. In another embodiment, the system can include a capacitive touch sensor for determining a location of a touch event on the device.

Abstract: A capacitive pressure sensor includes an upper substrate having a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, a first electrode layer with a plurality of first sensing electrodes, a second electrode layer having at least one second sensing electrode, a dielectric layer arranged between the first and the second electrode layers, and a capacitance sensing circuit. In pressure sensing operation, the capacitance sensing circuit sends a capacitance-exciting signal to the at least one second sensing electrode and obtains a pressure sensing signal from the second sensing electrode.

Abstract: Apparatuses and a computer-readable media are provided to: display an application-specific icon associated with the particular application via a home screen for choosing among the plurality of applications, detect a first magnitude of pressure being applied to the touch screen on the application-specific icon; in response to the detection of the first magnitude of pressure being applied to the touch screen on the application-specific icon, launch the particular application; detect a second magnitude of pressure, that is greater than the first magnitude, being applied to the touch screen on the application-specific icon; in response to the detection of the second magnitude of pressure being applied to the touch screen on the application-specific icon, vibrate the apparatus utilizing the vibrator and cause display of at least one option; detect a touch on the touch screen on the at least one option; and in response to the detection of the touch on the at least one option, perform at least one action correspondi

Abstract: An apparatus is configured to perform a method for scrolling a display screen to correspond to a touch input in a mobile terminal. Upon detecting a touch input, the mobile terminal determines an actual coordinate value of the detected touch input, obtains a predicted coordinate value for the determined actual coordinate value, obtains a smoothed coordinate value by performing a smoothing operation on the obtained predicted coordinate value, and determines that the detected touch input has occurred at the obtained smoothed coordinate value.

Abstract: The invention provides a driving method for in-cell type touch display panel, by setting the touch scan signal (TP SCAN) turns on when n-th stage GOA unit finishing outputting a scan driver signal (G(n)) during displaying m-th frame, and during displaying (m+1)-th frame, setting the touch scan signal (TP SCAN) turns on when any stage GOA unit other than the n-th stage finishing outputting a scan driver signal (G(n)). The driving method makes the TFTs in GOA unit of each stage withstanding the voltage stress time and the ageing extent uniform to avoid any single stage ageing faster than the remaining to cause abnormal display in the known technologies.

Abstract: An apparatus including in a first laterally extending layer, a flexible substrate; in a second laterally extending layer, a plurality of distinct sensors configured to sense over a sensing area; in a third laterally extending layer, a modifier including a perimeter, wherein the apparatus is configured to enable, responsive to flexing of the flexible substrate, lateral movement of the perimeter of the modifier relative to the plurality of distinct sensors to modify sensing by one or more of the distinct sensors.

Abstract: A drive control apparatus that drives a vibrating element of an electronic device including a touch panel and the vibrating element generating a vibration in a manipulation input surface of the touch panel, including, a drive controller being configured to drive the vibrating element by using a drive signal causing the vibrating element to generate a natural vibration in an ultrasound-frequency-band in the manipulation input surface, the drive controller being configured to drive the vibrating element so as to switch the natural vibration between a strong level and a weak level in accordance with a travel distance of a position of a manipulation input performed onto the manipulation input surface.

Abstract: An electronic device that provides a number of function modes and operates by selecting one of the function modes. The device includes an audio output unit and a wireless communication unit that execute functions for the function modes. Moreover, a deformation detecting unit that detects deformation of an exterior housing by an external force and a storage unit that stores a correspondence between a deformation pattern and a response operation registered per function mode. The device also includes an operation determining unit that detects the deformation pattern based on the deformation and a control executing unit that reads a response operation of a current function mode associated with the deformation pattern and controls operation states of the audio output unit and the wireless communication unit.

Abstract: A mobile terminal device detects a touch position on a display screen, and detects that the display screen has been pressed and sets a boundary line based on the touch position. The mobile terminal device divides the display screen into first and second screens separated by the boundary line and displays images corresponding to different functions of the mobile terminal device on the first and second screens.

Abstract: A method for hybrid touch sensing for detecting a normal touch and a force touch concurrently is provided. The method includes the following steps. Provide a first driving signal to a first capacitor, wherein the first driving signal is a periodic signal with a first frequency. Provide a second driving signal to a second capacitor, wherein the second driving signal is a periodic signal with a second frequency different from the first frequency. Generate a composite sensing signal by feeding the first driving signal and the second driving signal to a front-end circuit. Extract information from the composite sensing signal to calculate a first change in capacitance of the first capacitor and a second change in capacitance of the second capacitor to detect the normal touch and the force touch concurrently.

Abstract: A display method and display device are described where the method includes when a first device is in a first status, the first device displays a first output content of the first device in a first display area of a display module, when it is detected that the first device goes into a second status from the first status, the first device displays the first output content in a second display area of the display module, and displays a second output content in a third display area of the display module, wherein, the first output content is different from the second output content, the second area does not overlap with the third area, and the first area contains the second and third areas.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a substrate and a mesh of conductive material formed on the substrate and configured to extend across a display. The mesh includes first lines of conductive material that are substantially parallel to each other. The first lines extend across at least a portion of the display at a first angle relative to a first axis. The first lines are separated from each other along the first axis by a sequence of separation distances having corresponding magnitudes, where magnitudes of more than one separation distance from among the sequence of separation distances are based on a phasor step ? and a phasor magnitude of at least one phasor.

Abstract: A driving circuit, a touch display device, and a method of driving the touch display device, in which, when a user touches a screen, not only can a touch point be sensed, but also a level of touch force with which the user presses the screen can also be efficiently sensed, in order to provide a range of functions. It is possible to provide a variety of functions that are not supported by related-art touch sensing technologies.

Abstract: A haptic feedback system is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of remote transmitters that are remote from a location of interest on a surface of the system. The system includes a signal generator that generates a signal for each of the remote transmitters. The remote transmitters propagate the signals through a medium of the surface and the signals interfere at the location of interest such that a localized disturbance is generated at the location of interest.

Abstract: A touch sensor module is structured by laminating an organic EL layer and a smoked glass layer on a substrate, which has a positive electrode pattern and a negative electrode pattern on the upper surface. When a driving voltage is applied to the positive electrode pattern, a current flows in a segment between the positive electrode pattern and the negative electrode pattern in the organic EL layer and the segment emits light. The emitted light causes a figure that represents a key to appear on the display surface of the touch sensor module. When the user touches a portion in which the figure representing a key is displayed on the display surface of the touch sensor module, a capacitance between the positive electrode pattern and the negative electrode pattern changes. Accordingly, the user's touch to the figure representing a key is detected.

Abstract: An electronic device of the present disclosure includes a casing, a translucent panel including a curved portion the curved portion being bent toward the casing, and a touch panel located on a rear surface of the translucent panel, the touch panel covering the curved portion, the touch panel including a transparent electrode or a wire electrically connected to the transparent electrode. The touch panel includes a curved region facing the curved portion. The transparent electrode and/or the wire include/includes an inclined wiring portion located in the curved region.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a touch panel, a touch point detection method and a display device. The touch panel includes a base substrate, and touch electrodes arranged on the base substrate. The touch electrodes include first electrodes, second electrodes and third electrodes, and electrode lines are shared by a plurality of corresponding touch electrodes.

Abstract: An array substrate, a display panel and a display device are provided. The array substrate comprises a plurality of stripe-shaped first electrodes extending along a first direction and arranged along a second direction, an integrated circuit, and a first metal electrode. An extension direction of the integrated circuit is parallel to the second direction. An extension direction of the first metal electrode is parallel to the second direction. The first metal electrode and the integrated circuit are disposed on two opposite sides of the display area, respectively, and the first metal electrode is electrically connected to at least one first signal line via the integrated circuit. Each first electrode includes a first end close to the first metal electrode. The first metal electrode is electrically connected to the first end to provide a common voltage signal to the first electrode during a display period.

Abstract: A display control apparatus performs control, when a multi-touch operation is detected and a predetermined touch move operation is not detected, such that a display object displayed on the display unit is enlarged or reduced in accordance with the multi-touch operation with reference to a first position that is based on the positions at which the multi-touch operation is performed, and performs control, when a predetermined touch move operation and a multi-touch operation are detected, such that the display object displayed on the display unit is enlarged or reduced in accordance with the multi-touch operation with reference to a second position that is not based on the positions at which the multi-touch operation is performed.