Abstract: A touch knob device that is mountable to a curved surface of a touch panel is provided. The touch knob device is removably disposed on a curved touch panel for controlling the touch panel. The touch knob device comprises a flexible base and a sense measuring knob. The base comprises a soft base body, a base pad and a base platform. The bottom surface of the base body contacts the base platform which connects the touch knob device to the touch panel. The sensing knob is rotatably disposed along an axis on the base top surface. A conductive line is connected between the sensing knob and the base pad for transferring the rotational direction or position of the sensing knob to a sensor on the touch panel via the base pad. Rotating the sensing knob allows the touch knob device to control aspects of the touch panel.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a clickable knob which can be placed on a touch sensor for providing a physical clickable knob on the touch sensor. The detection of the user input of the clickable knob, i.e. the click state and the rotation state, is detected based on a detection of corresponding click and rotation detection points of the clickable knob by touch pixels of the touch sensor.

Abstract: A method including receiving data corresponding to one or more objects in proximity to the controller, determining scores for controller configurations of the controller, ranking the scores of controller configurations, selecting a controller configuration among the controller configurations, and configuring a touch sensor of the controller according to a selected controller configuration.

Abstract: A writing instrument includes a first barrel and a second barrel that are able to rotate relative to each other about the axial direction, and presenting a first distal end and a second distal end, a writing tip being arranged at the first distal end while a pad for a capacitive screen is arranged at the second distal end, the writing tip and/or the pad for a capacitive screen being retractable by causing the first barrel to rotate relative to the second barrel, and where a barrel among the first barrel and the second barrel includes a tongue extending in the circumferential direction, the tongue being configured to establish electrical contact with the other barrel among the first barrel and the second barrel.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device includes a sensor that senses at least one of whether the electronic device is gripped by a user or whether a hand of the user is close to a specific area of the electronic device, a display, and a processor that is electrically connected with the sensor and the display. If that the electronic device is gripped by the user is sensed and that the user's hand is close to the specific area is sensed, the processor displays a preset user interface in the display.

Abstract: This invention disclosure addresses the fabrication of deformable microstructured and textured sheets of transparent materials such as glass. The flexible structures have islands of arbitrary geometrical shapes interconnected by springs. Structuring is performed using ultrafast laser pulses and specially designed post-processing. The fabrication process does not create any cracks perpendicular to the cut lines, and therefore, resulting deformable structures are capable of sustaining static and cyclic in-plane tensile and compressive forces, bending moments and twisting torques. Flexible structures of this invention, fabricated using thin sheets of glass, can deform to complex surfaces through stretching, compression and folding in all directions.

Abstract: A touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes a substrate, a ground layer, a passivation layer, a conductive layer and a shielding layer. The ground layer is disposed on and covers a portion of a surface of the substrate. The passivation layer is disposed on the ground layer, thereby the ground layer has a covered portion and an exposed portion. The covered portion is covered by the passivation layer. The conductive layer is disposed on and completely covers the exposed portion of the ground layer. A portion of the passivation layer is covered by the conductive layer. The shielding layer is disposed on the conductive layer, and the orthogonal projections of the shielding layer and the ground layer onto the surface of the substrate are at least partially overlapped with each other. The present invention also provides a manufacturing method of a touch panel.

Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a touch panel 1 includes: a touch panel body 10 formed in a bag shape whose touch face 11 is made of a material that is flexible and transmits visible light and infrared light, while an opposite face 12 to the touch face is made of a material that transmits visible light and infrared light, with a fluid 14 filled in the space between the touch face and the opposite face; and an infrared thermographic camera 20 that captures the opposite face; wherein, by recognizing a position touched by the user on the touch face as a heat source, the infrared thermographic camera captures, through the touch face and the opposite face, the infrared light emitted from the heat source. The above touch panel features a simple device constitution, low manufacturing cost, and resistance to failure.

Abstract: A display panel is provided having a built-in touchscreen and a touch display device including the same. The display panel has a touch electrode structure allowing parasitic capacitance to be dispersed to a greater number of gate lines, which form parasitic capacitance together with touch electrodes, without concentrically relying on specific gate lines. Differences in load between gate lines are reduced to improve image quality.

Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a transistor, a display element, a first touch electrode, a second touch electrode, a spacer, and a light reflector. The second substrate overlaps the first substrate. The transistor is positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate. The display element is electrically connected to the transistor. The first touch electrode contacts the second substrate. The second touch electrode contacts the second substrate and is insulated from the first touch electrode. The spacer overlaps the first touch electrode and is positioned between the first touch electrode and the first substrate. The light reflector overlaps the second touch electrode, is positioned between the second touch electrode and the first substrate, and is spaced from the spacer. A distance between the light reflector and the second touch electrode is greater than a distance between the spacer and the first touch electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a touch screen display device. The touch screen display device includes a first driver displaying an image on a first area of a display panel during a first display period and displaying an image on a second area of the display panel during a second display period and a second driver applying a touch driving signal to a third area of the display panel during a first touch period. A length of the first display period and a length of the second display period are differently set in LHB driving. Accordingly, audible noise is minimized, and touch latency is fast.

Abstract: A display device includes an input sensing unit. The input sensing unit includes sensors and signal lines connecting the sensors to a driving circuit for sensing a touch. The signal lines may include reception signal lines and transmission signal lines. A resistance value of the reception signal line connected to the sensor relatively far from the driving circuit is smaller than a resistance value of the reception signal line connected to the sensor relatively close to the driving circuit.

Abstract: There are provided a touch sensor and a display device including the touch sensor. A touch sensor includes: first pressure sensors disposed in a first touch region; and second pressure sensors disposed in a second touch region, wherein the second touch region is disposed at least one side of the first touch region and has a curved shape, wherein a first pressure detection sensitivity of the first pressure sensors in response to a touch input that is applied in a direction perpendicular to the first touch region is different from a second pressure detection sensitivity of the second pressure sensors in response to a touch input that is applied in a normal direction of the second touch region.

Abstract: An on-touch e-paper display includes an e-ink substrate having a plurality of cells each having a fluid, positively charged particles of a first color, and negatively charged particles of a second color. The on-touch e-paper display further includes a transparent triboelectric generator. The transparent triboelectric generator includes a main portion including a transparent conductor located on the e-ink substrate, and a transparent electron negative dielectric material located on the transparent conductor such that the transparent conductor is located between the e-ink substrate and the transparent electron negative dielectric material at the main portion.

Abstract: A press-touch-control device having screen display, which comprises: a button housing comprising a housing up-cover and a housing down-cover; a button seat set on the housing down-cover; a button down-cover set in the button housing; an elastic element set between the button seat and the button down-cover; a signal board and a button up-cover set on the button down-cover; a signal connecting-piece connected with the signal board; a display module set on the button up-cover; a touch-control element set on the display module and a perforation set on the housing up-cover. With the above structure, the user can control the touch-control element, such as touching, sliding, etc., or pressing the touch-control element to press the button seat linkly; and the signal board transmits the signal to the display module to change its content; so that the button can simultaneously have the functions including touch-control, press, and display.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a touch panel display device includes sensor electrodes, an electrode driver, and lines for connection between the electrode driver and the sensor electrodes. The sensor electrodes include first and second electrodes. The lines include first and second lines connected to the first and second electrodes. The second line includes first portions drawn in a direction opposite to terminals of the electrode driver, and a second portion drawn in a direction to the terminals. The first portions are connected to one another via a coupling line.

Abstract: A signal extraction circuit includes: a first storage sub-circuit configured to receive a first signal including superimposed first touch signal and piezoelectric signal; a second storage sub-circuit configured to receive a second signal including superimposed second touch signal and piezoelectric signal, a phase of the second touch signal being opposite to a phase of the first touch signal; and an output sub-circuit configured to output the piezoelectric signals according to the first signal and the second signal during a third time period.

Abstract: An electronic device that senses home button inputs through ultrasonic force sensing. The electronic device may correlate that amount of force that a user applies to the home button with a specific home button command. In certain embodiments, the system may combine the force of touch information with other information that is sensed for a particular touch to correlate the touch input with a greater number of home button commands. A home button embodiment discussed herein may include a home button image that is displayed on a touch sensitive panel. In other embodiments, a home button may be located outside of the boundaries of a touch sensitive panel.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a pressure detection circuit, a pressure detection circuit array, a touch panel, and a detection method. The pressure detection circuit comprises: a collection sub-circuit configured to receive an external pressure signal and convert the external pressure signal into a voltage signal under the control of a gating signal; and a reading sub-circuit configured to receive the voltage signal, and output a detection output signal related to the voltage signal, wherein the collection sub-circuit and the reading sub-circuit are powered by a constant current source respectively.

Abstract: A tactile sensor including an elastic dielectric layer, first ribbon electrodes, and second ribbon electrodes is provided. The elastic dielectric layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The first ribbon electrodes are disposed on the first surface. Each of the first ribbon electrodes extends in a first direction and includes first sensing portions serially connected in the first direction. The second ribbon electrodes are disposed on the second surface. Each of the second ribbon electrodes extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction. Each of the first sensing portions has a first extending length in the first direction to cross over N second ribbon electrodes. Each of the first sensing portions has a first edge parallel to the second direction. The first edge is aligned with an edge of one of the second ribbon electrodes. N is a positive integer greater than 1.

Abstract: There is offered a signal processing circuit for an electrostatic capacity type touch sensor which can improve the noise tolerance and adjust an offset in the output voltage. The signal processing circuit for the touch sensor is structured to include an alternating current power supply providing an excitation pad with an alternating voltage, an electric charge amplifier generating an output voltage Vout corresponding to a difference between a capacitance of a first capacitor formed between a first touch pad and the excitation pad and a capacitance of a second capacitor formed between a second touch pad and the excitation pad, and an offset adjustment circuit to adjust an offset in the output voltage Vout of the electric charge amplifier.

Abstract: An array substrate includes: a plurality of sub-pixel units arranged in an array, in which every two adjacent rows of the sub-pixel units form one sub-pixel-unit group, and two gate lines that are configured to respectively provide gate signals for the two rows of the sub-pixel units are disposed between the two rows of the sub-pixel units; a plurality of touch driving electrodes, disposed between the sub-pixel-unit groups that are provided on the array substrate, and arranged in a row direction of the sub-pixel units; and a plurality of touch sensing electrodes, disposed on the array substrate, arranged in a column direction of the sub-pixel units, and insulated from the touch driving electrodes and the gate lines.

Abstract: A touch pad is provided. The touch pad includes a transparent piezoelectric film layer configured to generate an electrical signal varying according to a touch pressure, and an electrode layer including a plurality of transparent electrodes disposed in a plurality of areas of the transparent piezoelectric film layer and configured to sense a voltage of the electrical signal generated from the plurality of areas.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for controlling an operation of an electronic device by using a fingerprint image in the electronic device. The electronic device includes a display and a processor configured to detect a fingerprint image corresponding to a user input; determine an input direction of the user input based on the fingerprint image; determine a motion direction of the user input based on the input direction of the user input in response to a motion of the user input; and execute a first function corresponding to the motion direction of the user input.

Abstract: An information input method and apparatus for a touch screen are provided. The method includes acquiring a contact parameter and a contact position between an object and a touch screen. The contact parameter at least includes a pressure value exerted on the touch screen by the object and a contact area between the object and the touch screen, generating, according to the contact parameter and the contact position, a corresponding operation instruction, and executing, according to the operation instruction, a corresponding operation.

Abstract: A steering wheel with a touch area dynamically set up based on the driver's hand position may include touch input configured to receive a touching input of a driver; and a touch controller configured to set up a touch area for manipulation on the touch input to control components of a vehicle based on a touch area, in which the touching input is received, wherein the touch controller is further configured to determine a palm touch area of the driver and set up a touch area for manipulation around the palm touch area.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a touch panel, an adjuster, a detection section, and an adjustment instruction section. The adjuster adjusts a condition of disposition of the touch panel. The detection section detects a state in which a user makes contact with the touch panel. The adjustment instruction section instructs the adjuster to adjust the condition of the touch panel based on a detection result of the detection section. The condition includes at least one of a position and an attitude.

Abstract: An image display device includes a video signal input section that receives a plurality of video signals, a display section that displays, on one or more display screens, an image(s) corresponding to a predetermined video signal(s), a touch detection section that detects a start position and touch release position of a user's touch operation and generates touch information composed of the touch start position and the touch release position, a storage section storing display screen information, a touched position acquisition section that acquires input detection information with reference to the touch information, an input operation judgment section that judges the user's touch operation with reference to the display screen information and the input detection information and determines a screen switching process associated in advance with the touch operation, and a display screen switching section that executes the screen switching process.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel configured to display an image at an active area; a touch screen panel overlapping the display panel at the active area, the touch screen panel comprising an input line and an output line; and an operational amplifier having an input electrode coupled to the input line and an output electrode coupled to the output line, wherein the display device is configured to measure a voltage at the output electrode of the operational amplifier for detecting a touch event at an intersection between the input line and the output line.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal element array having liquid crystal display elements arranged in matrix, scanning lines arranged in each row of the liquid crystal element array and supplying a scanning signal to the liquid crystal display elements in a corresponding row, signal lines arranged in each column of the liquid crystal element array and supplying an image signal to the liquid crystal display elements in a corresponding column, drive electrodes arranged in the column of the liquid crystal element array and to which a drive signal to detect a touch is supplied, a signal line drive circuit arranged along one side of the liquid crystal element array parallel to the row of the liquid crystal element array and forming the image signal, and a first electrode drive circuit arranged along the other side of the liquid crystal element array and forming the drive signal.

Abstract: In a touch panel display serving as an input display apparatus, a video signal input into a scaler is converted into a signal meeting a signal input condition of a liquid crystal module. The scaler generates a pseudo horizontal synchronization signal synchronized with a horizontal synchronization signal included in the converted video signal. An amount of delay corresponding to a kind of signal is given to the pseudo horizontal synchronization signal by a delay circuit and the pseudo horizontal synchronization signal is supplied to a touch panel control board. The touch panel control board disables the operation of a touch panel during a predetermined standby period based on a delayed horizontal synchronization signal generated by the delay circuit.

Abstract: Provided is a display panel including: a plurality of pixel electrodes divided into a plurality of groups; and a plurality of common electrodes arranged at a ratio of one to a plurality of pixel electrodes included in one of the plurality of groups. Each of a plurality of sensor electrode lines overlaps with corresponding one of a plurality of data signal lines in plan view. The plurality of sensor electrode lines and each of the plurality of common electrodes overlap each other in plan view. The each of the plurality of common electrodes is electrically connected to the plurality of sensor electrode lines. At least one insulating film is formed between each of a region between the data signal lines and the sensor electrode lines, a region between the sensor electrode lines and the common electrodes, and a region between the common electrodes and the pixel electrodes.

Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile apparatus to display an end effect is provided. The method includes displaying at least one object on a first layer on a touch screen, converting the at least one object in response to a first gesture that converts the at least one object, detecting that the conversion for the at least one object is ended, and displaying an end effect, which represents a message saying that the at least one object to be converted does not exist anymore or represents additional information, on the touch screen.

Abstract: An information display device displays a sub-screen in a main screen and stores display information including the display position of the sub-screen and information on a near-field region. A position input device acquires information on a touched position, stores touch history information including information on a plurality of touched positions acquired, and includes a touched position determination section that determines whether a newly-acquired touched position is present in the near-field region and a display position determination section that, in a case where it has been determined that the newly-acquired touched position is present in the near-field region, utilizes the touch history information to determine a position to which the sub-screen is reduced or moved. In a case where the sub-screen has not been reduced, the sub-screen is reduced to the determined position. In a case where the sub-screen has been reduced, the sub-screen is moved to the determined position.

Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a drive circuit, and a control circuit. The second substrate faces the first substrate. The first electrode is provided in a display region of the first substrate. The second electrode is provided to the second substrate at a position closer to a display surface than the first electrode in a direction perpendicular to the first substrate. The drive circuit supplies a first drive signal or a second drive signal to the second electrode. The control circuit has a first detection mode and a second detection mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photoelectric sensor and driving method thereof, as well as an array substrate and a display device. The photoelectric sensor comprises a photoelectric element having an output terminal and a reference level input terminal, an amplifying transistor, a readout transistor, a reset transistor, a capacitor and a plurality of control input terminals. The output terminal of the photoelectric element, the gate of the amplifying transistor and the source of the reset transistor are connected to a first terminal of the capacitor. The reference level input terminal, the sources of the readout transistor and amplifying transistor are connected to a first reference voltage input terminal. The drains of the reset transistor and amplifying transistor are connected to a second reference voltage input terminal. The gates of the read-out transistor and reset transistor are respectively connected to a control input terminal.

Abstract: Methods and associated processing systems are disclosed for acquiring gain mismatch values and offset mismatch values corresponding to a plurality of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). One method comprises coupling receiver circuitry of a processing system with a capacitive sensor comprising a plurality of sensor electrodes, the receiver circuitry comprising a plurality of ADCs, each ADC of the plurality of ADCs coupled with one or more respective sensor electrodes of the plurality of sensor electrodes. The method further comprises, while at least a portion of transmitter circuitry of the processing system is disabled, acquiring measurements using each ADC of the plurality of ADCs; and storing, using the acquired measurements, a plurality of offset mismatch values in a memory of the processing system. The processing system is operable to apply the plurality of offset mismatch values to capacitive measurements acquired using the plurality of ADCs.

Abstract: There is provided a control circuit configured for a touch panel. The touch panel includes: a first resistive film and a second resistive film installed with a gap between the first resistive film and the second resistive film; and a first terminal and a second terminal that extend from two opposing sides of the first resistive film. The control circuit includes: a driving circuit configured to apply a driving voltage between the first terminal and the second terminal; and a current detection circuit configured to generate a digital current detection value that indicates a current amount obtained by subtracting a predetermined current from a panel current flowing between the first terminal and the second terminal.

Abstract: Included are a first cover base including an alkali glass layer, a first alkali-free glass layer provided on one face of the alkali glass layer, and a second alkali-free glass layer provided on another face of the alkali glass layer and a sensor that is provided on the first alkali-free glass layer of the first cover base and includes a plurality of first electrodes configured to detect the unevenness of a surface of an object to be detected that comes into contact with or close to the first cover base and a switching element. At least the first electrodes are formed above the first alkali-free glass layer and in a transmissive area that passes an image.

Abstract: An electrostatic capacitance-type input device in which input position detecting electrodes are disposed in an input area of a substrate, includes a lower layer-side conductive film, an interlayer insulating film, and an upper layer-side conductive film, which are stacked on the substrate in order from the substrate side. A first input position detecting electrode and a second input position detecting electrode are formed as the input position detecting electrodes by a first conductive film out of the lower and upper layer-side conductive films. A relay electrode overlaps with the first input position detecting electrode in the intersection portion to be electrically connected to the discontinued portion of the second input position detecting electrode. An input area shield electrode that overlaps with the first and second input position detecting electrodes are formed by a second conductive film out of the lower and upper layer-side conductive films.

Abstract: An optical touch panel includes: a pair of retroreflective plates that are arranged inside at least a left and right pair of frame portions facing each other in a rectangular frame; a plurality of detectors that are arranged at four corners of the rectangular frame, the detectors being configured to irradiate infrared rays to, at least, the retroreflective plates, and to generate detection images based on reflection light from the retroreflective plates; and an operation determining unit configured to detect a touch position based on the detection images generated by the detectors.

Abstract: [Problem] To detect touch coordinates, without detection errors and without using a special pen, on a substrate such as a touch panel. [Solution] This coordinate detection method comprises: calculating a ratio between the short-term average (STA) and long-term average (LTA) of output signals from at least three vibration detectors installed apart from each other at predetermined distances on a substrate which has a uniform thickness and is made from a homogeneous material that allows the propagation speeds of oscillating waves to be constant; calculating, as arrival times, the times at which the STA/LTA ratio of the three vibration detectors by oscillating waves generated by touching the substrate exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and calculating touch position coordinates on the basis of each of the arrival times, the propagation speed of the oscillating waves, and the distances at which the three vibration detectors are spaced apart from each other.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes a drive electrode driver and a source selector unit. The drive electrode driver applies a touch driving signal to a drive electrode opposed only to a pixel electrode corresponding to a non-selection signal line in which the application of the pixel signal is not selected by the source selector unit, among pixel electrodes selected by one scanning signal by the gate driver.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a sensing cell and a sensing line disposed on a transparent substrate. Each of the sensing cell and the sensing line includes at least one pattern line. The at least one pattern line includes unit patterns, each of the unit patterns including a first line extending in a first direction, a second line connected to the first line and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a third line connected to the first line and extending in a third direction intersecting the first direction, and a fourth line connected to the third line and extending in the first direction. The first line, the second line, the third line, and an extension of the fourth line form a trapezoid. The unit patterns are repeatedly arranged and adjacent unit patterns are connected each other.

Abstract: A head mounted display device includes: display part disposed to correspond to two eyes of a user, and including wires and one or more pixels connected to the wires; and a sensor disposed around the display part and configured to sense a touch of the user. The sensor includes sensing electrodes, and at least one of the sensing electrodes is provided on the same layer as a portion of the display part.

Abstract: An electronic device for processing touch input is disclosed. An electronic device may comprise a touchscreen and a processor configured to perform a first function based on a touch input made by an external object and received through the touchscreen, to determine whether the electronic device is grounded when a variation in a capacitance for the touch input increases to a preset first threshold or more, to adjust a first capacitance for the touch input where the capacitance variation occurs when the electronic device is determined to not be grounded, and to determine whether to perform a second function based on the touch input where the capacitance variation occurs based on the adjusted first capacitance.

Abstract: An apparatus for inductive sensing or capacitive sensing is described. The apparatus may include a signal generator to output on a first terminal a first signal in a first mode and a second signal in a second mode. The apparatus may include a charge measuring circuit to receive on a second terminal a third signal in the first mode and a fourth signal in the second mode. The third signal is representative of an inductance of a sense unit coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal. The fourth signal is representative of a capacitance of the sense unit.

Abstract: A touch sensor includes a sensing pattern which include a first mesh pattern formed in a first direction and a second mesh pattern formed in a second direction, the second mesh pattern including isolated unit patterns, a bridge electrode connecting the neighboring unit patterns of the second mesh pattern, an insulation layer disposed between the sensing pattern and the bridge electrode, and an auxiliary electrode layer on an at least one of the first mesh pattern and the second mesh pattern, the auxiliary electrode layer being connected to at least one of the first mesh pattern and the second mesh pattern.

Abstract: Assemblies include a chassis having a first side configured to receive a force-sensitive surface, a support structure including first electrode portions, and resilient mounting elements attached to the chassis and to the support structure. The mounting elements include second electrode portions positioned adjacent to the first electrode portions. Force-sensitive systems include force sensors including portions of a support structure and portions of a mounting element that are adapted to relatively move responsive to one or more applied forces, and a controller configured to identify the one or more applied forces by determining movement between the support structure and the mounting element. Methods include detecting changes in capacitances of respective capacitors formed by first electrode portions on a support structure and second electrode portions defined by mounting elements coupling a chassis to the support structure.

Abstract: A sensor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. An inspection structure is first provided, wherein the inspection structure includes multiple electrode groups, multiple first connecting line segments and multiple second connecting line segments. Each electrode group includes two electrode sets, each of which includes a plurality of electrode strips. The electrode strips of one electrode set in each electrode group are connected in series by at least one second connecting line segment to electrically connect into a first electrode string, and the electrodes of the other electrode set in each electrode group are connected in series by at least one first connecting line segment to electrically connect into a second electrode string. A inspection step is then performed to determine whether an open circuit exists in the first and second electrode strings or whether a short circuit exist between the first and second electrode strings.