Abstract: An input device includes a first substrate, a first light-emitting element unit, and a third electrode unit. The first substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The first light-emitting element includes a first electrode unit formed on the second surface, a second electrode unit formed in a layer different from that of the first electrode unit, and a luminescent layer electrically in contact with at least a part of the first electrode unit and a part of the second electrode unit, and formed between the first electrode unit and the second electrode unit. The third electrode unit is insulated from the first electrode unit and detects a change in an electric field between the first electrode unit and the third electrode unit depending on coordinates of a proximity object present at a position overlapping with the first surface in planar view.

Abstract: The invention provides a touch panel and a touch device. The touch panel comprises: a substrate; a plurality of first electrode chains and second electrode chains on the substrate, disposed in a repeated and cross-insulating manner; the first electrode chain comprising a plurality of first electrodes, and the second electrode chain comprising a plurality of second electrodes; wherein the first electrode comprising a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode, electrically connected to each other, the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode being disposed spaced apart, and the second electrode surrounding both the first sub-electrode and the second sub-electrode. The touch panel of the invention provides higher touch detection accuracy.

Abstract: A touch module includes a substrate and a touch electrode layer. The touch electrode layer is disposed on the substrate. The touch electrode layer includes a plurality of main mesh patterns and a plurality of dummy mesh patterns. The dummy mesh patterns of the touch electrode layer each have a plurality of breakpoints.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, a touch sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The second electrode is interleaved with the first electrode. The touch sensor further includes a third electrode. The third electrode surrounds the first electrode and the second electrode. The first, second, and third electrodes of the touch sensor form a capacitive node.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a detecting apparatus includes: a touch detection electrode provided along a touch detection surface; a strain gauge integrated with the touch detection electrode.

Abstract: A method includes a processor of an electronic device receiving first input signals from a first sensor in response to user contact at a first edge of the device and second input signals from a second sensor in response to user contact at a second edge of the electronic device. The first and second sensors are covered by a housing of the device. The processor determines an external context of the device based on analysis of the first input signals and the second input signals. The determined external context indicates at least a position of the device relative to a user or an orientation of the device relative to a user. Responsive to determining the external context, the electronic device executes a particular user input action.

Abstract: A display device for displaying information relative to a flight by an aircraft is provided. The information includes information relative to an energy variation of the aircraft, the energy variation being expressed by a variable representative of that energy variation. The display device is configured to show, on a viewing screen, an energy variation symbol representative of a current value of the variable. The display device is configured to further show at least one energy variation bound symbol representative of a threshold value of the variable, the threshold value corresponding to an authorized acceleration bound for the aircraft to keep or bring the speed of the aircraft in or toward a predefined usage speed range.

Abstract: A display control apparatus including a memory that stores color arrangement information defining a first combination of a background color and a text color, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to obtain first display information including a second combination of the background color and the text color from the first device, the display information indicating a content of a user interface related to the first device, and cause a display to display a user interface related to the first device based on second display information, the second display information being generated by substituting the first combination for the second combination.

Abstract: A user interface and an earth-moving machine are described. The user interface includes displaying means and a control unit (CU). The displaying means includes a transparent display unit for displaying virtual earth-moving images. The images are displayed at a virtual image distance from the displaying unit.

Abstract: In one general aspect, a method can include triggering display of a virtual environment in a head mounted display (HMD) device operating in a physical environment, triggering display of a first virtual object representing a second virtual object, the first virtual object having a size smaller than a size of the second virtual object, receiving an indication of an interaction of a user with the first virtual object, the user having a first size larger than the size of the first virtual object, and triggering an interaction with the second virtual object in response to an interaction with the first virtual object, the user having a second size larger than the first size when interacting with the second virtual object.

Abstract: A user interlace system enables user selection of related parameters identifying an order for providing an item or service. The system employs a repository including information identifying candidate items or services for order and associated corresponding related order parameters in which an individual item or service for order is associated with multiple related order parameters. A user interface processor for, in response to user entry of order associated data, uses the repository in providing data representing a display image. The display image includes, an initial single candidate order including multiple order related parameters, order related parameter identifiers, multiple concurrently displayed columnar image areas correspondingly associated with the multiple order related parameters and individually incorporating multiple user selectable values for a respective individual order related parameter.

Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication processor configured to receive at least one of first information on a viewing history of a content and second information on at least one application saved in a memory of a preset external display device; a memory configured to store at least one of a preset application, the first information and the second information; a display configured to display an execution screen of the preset application; and a controller configured to display an icon of the at least one application on the execution screen based on the second information, display at least one of a recent content list run on a specific application corresponding to a specific icon and a recommended content list on a prescribed region of the execution screen based on at least one of the first information and the second information, in response to a first touch input to the specific icon among icons of the at least one or more applications.

Abstract: The various embodiments described herein include methods and devices for interactive data visualization. In one aspect, a method is performed at a device with a touch-sensitive surface and a display. The method includes displaying a first chart, the first chart concurrently displaying a first dimension and a first measure. The method further includes (i) detecting a touch input at a location that corresponds to a location on the first chart; (ii) determining whether the touch input is in a first region corresponding to the first dimension or in the second region corresponding to the first measure; and (iii) in response to detecting the touch input in the first region, adding another dimension through an animated transition to display a second chart, where at least one visual mark in the first chart is split into a plurality of visual marks in the second chart through the animated transition.

Abstract: Methods and systems and mobile device interfaces for creating, joining, organizing and managing via mobile devices affinity groups in a cloud computing environment for social and business purposes.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a first control unit laying out displaying a first operation screen for selecting a use target program from among at least one program upon an operation of a first display element, and a second control unit selecting an operation screen related to a first program related to the at least one second display element upon an operation of a second display element, wherein the first control unit selects, in a case where a specific program is installed or started up and the first display element is operated, an operation screen related to the specific program instead of the first operation screen, wherein the second control unit selects, in a case where the specific program is installed or started up and the second display element corresponding to the first program before the specific program is installed or started up is operated, another operation screen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and, more particularly to, a mobile terminal which can exchange data simultaneously using wireless networks according to a plurality of different network addresses and a method for controlling the same. A mobile terminal related to an embodiment of the present invention comprises; a wireless communication unit for simultaneously performing data exchange through the plurality of different network addresses; a touch screen; and a control unit for displaying, on the touch screen, a plurality of display objects corresponding to different network addresses, respectively, and controlling the wireless communication unit to exchange data simultaneously using networks according to network addresses corresponding to selected display objects when two or more of the plurality of display objects are selected.

Abstract: An improved user interface is provided for displaying selectable software functionality controls that are relevant to a selected object and that remain visibly available for use while the selected object is being edited. Upon selection of a particular object for editing, functionality available for editing the object is presented in a ribbon-shaped user interface above the software application workspace to allow the user ready and efficient access to functionality needed for editing the selected object. The display of relevant functionality controls is persisted until the user dismisses the display, selects another top-level functionality control or selects another object for editing.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing user interfaces associated with physical activities. The user interface displays a scrollable list of affordances associated with physical activities. The affordances may contain physical activity and heart rate information. A user can launch a physical activity tracking function or an interface to change a workout metric using an affordance. Users can also control the music that is played in response to selecting a workout. Further, the interface can be used to compose a reply message to a received message that contains workout information. The interfaces can show a graph that includes heart data when the user's heart rate meets a heart rate alert criteria.

Abstract: Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe functionality for content selection that efficiently enables block copying of content from an executing application even when content is traditionally non-selectable in the executing application. An application may be executing, for example, on a computing device. Input may be received that triggers activation of a user interface for content selection. A layered view of the application and the user interface may be presented based on the received input. As an example, the layered view presents the user interface layered over the application. A block portion of content from the application may be selected based on a single action. Among other examples, the single action may be a non-continuous device click or a non-continuous touch input processed through the user interface. Additional action(s) for the selected block portion of content may be accessible through the user interface.

Abstract: Features associated with smart tables are disclosed. In some embodiments, address tabs associated with a table are provided on-demand in response to receiving an indication of interest in the table. In some embodiments, controls for modifying the number of rows and/or columns of a table are provided on-demand when an indication of interest in the table is received. In some embodiments, in response to a passive indication of interest in an address tab associated with a row or column of a table, a set of one or more options associated with the row or column and/or associated table are made available.

Abstract: Provided is a method of configuring a home screen. The method includes configuring, at a first device, a home screen of a second device, and transmitting, from the first device, information about the home screen to the second device, wherein the home screen includes a graphical user interface (GUI) to be displayed by the second device.

Abstract: A method for managing contacts in a messaging application includes displaying, by a client device executing a messaging application, a list of a plurality conversations associated with the client device, determining, by the client device, an amount of time that the messaging application has been in use, displaying, by the client device and based on a rating value, a particular conversation from the list using a different appearance from other conversations of the list, wherein the rating value is based in part on the amount of time.

Abstract: Disclosed are mechanisms for sharing managed content through external systems. A sharing module publishes content in a share and metadata associated therewith to an external system. The share represents a folder or directory in a repository managed by an information system such as an enterprise content management system. The publication is made possible through application programming interface (API) calls handled by a first sharing module API, a repository API, a second sharing module API, and an external system API. These APIs together provide a one-to-one mapping of communications protocols used by the managed repository and the external system. The share in the managed repository and the share published to the external system are synced and any conflict between the two is detected and resolved. The shared content can be repatriated back to the managed repository and the shared version deleted from the external system.

Abstract: The present application discloses an improved help access point configuration system, and corresponding methods and computer-readable media. According to disclosed embodiments, a help access point configuration system receives and digests help access point configuration files. In response to receiving an indication of a detected user interaction in connection with a help access point, the help access point configuration system determines a help access point flow position associated with the user. Furthermore, the help access point configuration system can generate a help access point user interface based on the user's help access point flow position and the detected user interaction.

Abstract: A system to collect information about plants on a per plant or near per plant basis and to promulgate remedial courses of action is disclosed. A horticultural operation collects plant information, aggregates the information, and allows an administrative worker such as a master grower to review issues about plants in a grow operations and the associated potential remedial course of action. The administrative worker can then browse data about the affected plants to determine whether to select the potential remedial course of action. Browsing and review of issues may be done collaboratively by remote administrative workers. Remedial courses of action are then dispatched to line workers solely using an iconographic language, who in turn provide notifications when the courses of action are done. Administrative workers may then validate and verify that the courses of action have been properly executed and evaluate the courses of action's efficacy.

Abstract: A multi-dimensional zone selection method in a communication device is provided. The communication device comprises: a radio transceiver; a memory storing a plurality of zones arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, each of the plurality of zones indicative of a respective subset of one or more communication channels; an input interface; and, a controller. The controller is configured to: receive, using the input interface, navigation input to navigate the two-dimensional matrix to indicate a selected zone of the plurality of zones; receive, using the input interface, selection input indicating a selected communication channel of the respective subset of the one or more communication channels indicated within the selected zone; and cause the radio transceiver to communicate over the selected communication channel.

Abstract: An interactive, customizable, user interaction data analysis system is disclosed. The system may be configured to provide cohort-based analysis and/or graphical visualizations of user interaction data to a system operator. User interaction data may be obtained, for example, as users interact with one or more software applications. In various embodiments, interactive and customizable visualizations and analyses provided by the system may be based on user interaction data aggregated across groups of users (also referred to as cohorts of users), across particular time frames, and/or from particular software and/or computer-based applications. According to various embodiments, the system may enable insights into, for example, user interaction patterns, the frequency of software application features accessed, the performance of various aspects of software applications, and/or crashes of software applications, among others.

Abstract: An information processing system that calculates an estimated display duration for which a content item will be displayed on a page displayed by a display of an electronic device; determines an amount of content to be included in the content item, wherein the determining includes reducing an amount of content included in the content item in a case that the estimated display duration is less than a predetermined threshold value; and causes the content item to be displayed on the page displayed by the display of the electronic device based on the determining.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling a display of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes: a detector to detect at least one background element on a head-up display and detect additional information and color information of the at least one detected background element, and a determination device. When the additional information of the detected background element is matched with the head-up display, the determination device compares color information of the a graphic user interface (GUI) corresponding to the additional information with the color information of the detected background element. And an image correcting device of the apparatus corrects a color of an element of the GUI based on a comparison result, and an output controller outputs a corrected GUI corresponding to the additional information and displays the corrected GUI on the head-up display.

Abstract: A method for screenshot and related products are provided, which are applicable to an electronic device. The method for screenshot includes the following. A preset interface is displayed in a special-shaped region and a regular-shaped region of a special-shaped screen, and a first screenshot of the preset interface in a first screen status is obtained. A second screenshot is obtained by inversing the preset interface and performing a screenshot on the preset interface inversed. A synthesized screenshot is obtained by synthesizing the first screenshot and the second screenshot, where the synthesized screenshot is a complete screenshot.

Abstract: Approaches provide for an interactive interface for determining annotation information that can be used to recommend content, improve user interaction and satisfaction, as well as improve various image recognition approaches. For example, a user can be presented an interactive interface, such as a game. The interactive interface can include colored graphical elements, where each graphical element can be associated with and display a visual feature of an item. A user can be provided a task or goal, such as to select, move, or otherwise arrange graphical elements based on a visual feature of the elements. The user interaction can generate annotation information that can be utilized to determine related content as well as improve various image recognition approaches.

Abstract: Aspects herein provide third party application authors with a user interface authoring platform that automates and simplifies a task definition process while also providing the ability to leverage pre-existing language understanding models and canonicalization and resolution modules that are provided by the operating system on which the CU system resides or as provided by other third parties. In particular, the present disclosure provides a method and system for authoring a task using a user interface authoring platform.

Abstract: A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle includes: establishing a signal transfer connection between a mobile display device and a position determination device of the vehicle; determining, based on the signal transfer connection, the position of the mobile display device relative to the vehicle; and displaying, by the mobile display device, based upon the determined position, at least one item of vehicle information and/or at least one operating menu for remote control of at least one vehicle function.

Abstract: A multi-function peripheral (100) includes a main controller (400) which executes a function in a normal mode and stops in a power-saving mode, a sub-controller (401) which executes a function in the power-saving mode, an accumulation unit (402) which is operable, in the case where setting information for a prescribed setting item is changed in the function executed in the power-saving mode, to accumulate the setting information before and after the change in a prescribed memory (403), and a notification unit (404) which is operable, in response to switching from the power-saving mode to the normal mode, to make notification to a user by displaying the accumulated setting information before and after the change.

Abstract: A link curvature processing module enables a user with the ability to control the curvature of links in a node-link diagram. As a node-link diagram is displayed to a user, the user may interact with the diagram and adjust the curvature of one or more links in the diagram to improve the readability of the diagram. The user's modification to the curvature of a link alters the shape of the link so that the position of the nodes connected to the link does not change. By providing the user with such control, the user is able to tailor the visual display of the links to the user's preference.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method for displaying cartoon data. The cartoon data display device includes a display unit configured to display a display region of cartoon data, a reception unit configured to receive a first user event signal or a second user signal from a user and a control unit configured to perform control to display a first layer on the display unit while moving the first layer in a first direction in response to the reception of the first user event signal and display a second layer on the display unit while moving the second layer in a second direction in response to the reception of the second user event signal.

Abstract: A visualization displays a portion of a big data set in a control in a browser-based GUI. The browser may support HTML and the control may include a DOM element. The control includes a canvas for rendering the big data portion. To create the visualization, the smaller of the browser's maximum canvas size and the big data set's candidate canvas size is determined. The canvas is sized accordingly. A page in the canvas is filled with initial data and the visualization is displayed with a scrollbar. Upon receiving a user input, it is determined if the user input denotes a short or long scroll. It is also determined if the scroll reaches an end of the scrollbar. Data is fetched from a relative location in the big data set in proportion with the relative scroll position, and respecting the data set and canvas limits.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a mapping application that includes a novel dynamic scale that can be used to perform different zoom operations. In some embodiments, the scale also serves as a distance measurement indicator for a corresponding zoom level. The application continuously adjusts several different attributes of the scale, including the scale size, the number of segments on the scale and the representative distance of a segment on the scale. In some embodiments, the mapping application provides a smart zoom feature that guides a user during a zoom to a location. In particular, the smart zoom detects that a location of a zoom is near a pin on the map, and if so, zooms to the pin on the map. Otherwise, if the location is near a cloud of pins, the application zooms to the cloud of pins. Otherwise the zoom is directed towards the user's selected location.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for selecting a moving object on a flexible screen based on a detected curvature of the flexible screen. A mobile device displays an object at a first position of a flexible screen at a first time. The mobile device determines whether a vertex of a curvature of the flexible display corresponds to the object. At a later time, the mobile device the displays the object at a second position of the flexible screen. If the mobile device determines that a second vertex of a curvature of the flexible display corresponds to the new position of the object, the mobile device selects the object.

Abstract: Screen capture mitigation is disclosed. It is conveyed to a user that a received content item can be displayed in response to the user placing at least one finger on a display. A first finger in a first screen area of the display is detected. A second finger in a second screen area of the display is detected. The received content item is displayed in response to detecting the first finger in the first screen area and the second finger in the second screen area. A change in location of at least one of the first finger and the second finger is detected. In response to detecting the change, it is determined whether the change in the at least one of the first finger and the second finger is greater than a threshold. When the change is greater than the threshold, displaying the received content item is ceased.

Abstract: There is provided a vehicle comprising a first adjustable component, a touch sensitive display, a non-transitory memory storing an executable code, and a hardware processor executing the executable code to display, on the touch sensitive display, a user interface including a control element for controlling the first adjustable component using the touch sensitive display, receive a first selection input from a user using the user interface to select the first adjustable component, receive a first control input including a first initial touch input and a first subsequent drag input from a user using the control element of the user interface to control the first adjustable component, and continuously change an angle of the first adjustable component based on the first control input.

Abstract: Thumb+pen inputs are described herein, to improve the functionality of touch enabled devices for accepting bimanual input in situations where the device is gripped or supported by one of the user's hands, leaving only one hand free. The thumb of an engaging hand is identified and controls are placed within its range of motion to enhance the functionality provided by the free hand. The actions of the thumb can be used to determine how pen actions made using the other hand are interpreted. Alternatively, the pen can indicate an object through pointing, while the thumb indirectly manipulates one or more of its parameters through touch controls. Marking menus, spring-loaded modes, indirect input, and conventional multi-touch interfaces are applied with respect to the bimanual input mode in which one hand is positioned to hold or support the device, and the other hand is free to improve device operability and accessibility.

Abstract: An information handling system having a foldable display presents visual images in display zones defined upon detection of a folded display state. For example, a virtual bezel is generated at a foldable display based upon fold state, orientation state and application state so that applications are presented within a display zone to have touch selectively enabled or disabled within the virtual bezel.

Abstract: A method and system for enabling the sharing of information between a first application and a second application on a computing device are described herein. The method includes the steps of receiving a global search request through the first application and—in response to the reception of the global search request—prompting for a search term from a user. The method further includes the steps of receiving the search term and—based on the received search term—automatically presenting one or more corresponding candidate elements associated with the second application for selection by the user. In addition, the method includes the steps of receiving the selection of at least one of the candidate elements and linking the selected candidate element with the first application such that a user may access the selected candidate element from the first application.

Abstract: An electronic device displays an application switching user interface. The device, while displaying the application switching user interface, detects a touch gesture by a contact. In response to the touch gesture: if the touch gesture includes movement by the contact in a first direction and started at a location that corresponds to an application representation corresponding to a respective application, the device closes the respective application; and, if the touch gesture includes movement by the contact in the first direction and started at a location that corresponds a predefined region in the application switching user interface that is outside of the representations of respective applications, the device ceases to display the application switching user interface and displays an application launching user interface.

Abstract: A screen change method and device are provided. A first screen, from among a plurality of screens, is displayed on a first touch screen. A second screen, which precedes or succeeds the first screen in a sequence of the plurality of screens, is displayed on a second touch screen. A touch is detected on the first touch screen. Continuous movement of the detected touch from the first touch screen to the second touch screen is detected. Other screens, which are different from the first screen and the second screen, from among the plurality of screens, are displayed on the first touch screen and the second touch screen, in response to the detected continuous movement of the touch.

Abstract: In many computing scenarios, a user of a primary device may wish to incorporate an auxiliary device in the presentation of an application. Such incorporation may involve a terminal services session that projects the computing environment of the primary device onto the auxiliary device; mirroring the computing environment of the primary device through the auxiliary device; and/or utilizing applications that interoperate with client applications executing on the second device. However, such techniques may not fully reflect the properties of each device, and/or may only apply to particular applications and/or configurations.

Abstract: In particular embodiments, a computing device provides for presentation to a user a user interface, the user interface including a plurality of related interactive elements. The computing device may receive touch gesture input from the user selecting one of the plurality of related interactive elements. The touch gesture input may have a duration of at least a pre-determined amount of time. The computing device, in response to the touch gesture input, may rearrange the plurality of related interactive elements, rearranging including stacking the plurality of related interactive elements for presentation to the user.

Abstract: The disclosure provides methods and systems for localizing a user interface of a multi-function device, the multi-function device is configured with a default language. The method includes receiving a pre-defined phrase from a user via the user interface of the multi-function device, the phrase is written in a local language of the user. Based on the received phrase, the phrase is analyzed to identify the local language of the user using one or more hand-written recognition techniques. Then, the local language is retrieved for presenting to the user. A language change option is presented to the user based on the identified local language of the user. Thereafter, the user interface is localized by changing the default language of the user interface to the local language. Finally, one or more options are presented to the user in the local language of the user.

Abstract: An electronic device detects a gesture input while displaying first content including a first hyperlink in a first window and a second window that includes second content. In response to detecting the gesture input, and in accordance with a determination that the gesture input corresponds to a first gesture type on the first hyperlink, the electronic device replaces display of the first content in the first window with display of third content that is associated with the first hyperlink. In response to detecting the gesture input, and in accordance with a determination that the gesture input corresponds to a second gesture type on the first hyperlink, the electronic device replaces display of the second content in the second window with display of the third content that is associated with the first hyperlink.