Abstract: A touch-sensitive control device for a motor vehicle, with a control surface; a detection unit which is configured to detect a space-resolved deflection of the control surface; a control unit which is configured to distinguish a characteristic of a deflection of the control surface due to a force exerted on the control surface purely with at least one finger from a characteristic of a deflection of the control surface due to an acceleration acting on the entire control surface. On the basis of this, the force exerted on the control surface purely with the finger, as well as to trigger a function as a function of the determined force exerted purely with the finger is determined.

Abstract: A switching circuit is disclosed. The switching circuit can comprise a plurality of pixel mux blocks, each of the pixel mux blocks configured to be coupled to a respective touch node electrode on a touch sensor panel, and each of the pixel mux blocks including logic circuitry. The switching circuit can also comprise a plurality of signal lines configured to be coupled to sense circuitry, at least one of the signal lines configured to transmit a touch signal from one of the respective touch node electrodes to the sense circuitry. The logic circuitry in each pixel mux block of the plurality of pixel mux blocks can be configured to control the respective pixel mux block so as to selectively couple the respective pixel mux block to any one of the plurality of signal lines.

Abstract: A detecting method for a touch panel is disclosed. The sensing electrode of the detecting method is indirectly and repeatedly charged several times via the charge holding capacitor circuit to reach a certain higher voltage. The driving electrode is switched to the first voltage or the second voltage under the cooperation of the driving circuit when several measuring cycle is conducted. After the voltage is switched every time, several measured values of different situations are obtained rapidly so as to eliminate the noise to get the best signal via several measured values. There is only to wait the balancing time in the measuring cycle, which effectively shortens the reaction time of the touch detecting.

Abstract: Systems and methods for multitasking using touch-sensitive devices are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a method includes: playing video content in a full-screen mode on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. While playing the video content in the full-screen mode, the method further includes: receiving a request to display a home screen on the touch-sensitive display. In response receiving the request, the method also includes: (i) displaying the home screen; (ii) resizing the video content to fit within a reduced area of the touch-sensitive display; and (iii) displaying the resized video content overlaying the home screen.

Abstract: A position detecting device obtains information from a stylus when the stylus moves at high speed, while removing influences of noise. The position detecting device includes a differential amplification circuit that amplifies and outputs a difference in a signal at a first terminal and a signal at a second terminal, and a selection circuit that selects at least a first electrode of a sensor, connects at least the first electrode to the first terminal of the differential amplification circuit, selects at least a second electrode of the sensor, and connects at least the second electrode to the second terminal of the differential amplification circuit. The selection circuit selects electrodes separated by a first interval in a period in which a position indicated by the stylus is detected, and selects electrodes separated by a second interval that is shorter than the first interval in a period in which data is detected.

Abstract: An input device includes a touch sensor, a pressure detection unit configured to detect pressure on the touch sensor, and a control unit that performs control to execute predetermined processing when, in a state such that the touch sensor detects contact inside a predetermined region, data based on pressure detected by the pressure detection unit satisfies a predetermined standard, and performs control not to execute the predetermined processing when, in a state such that the data based on pressure detected by the pressure detection unit satisfies a predetermined standard, the touch sensor detects contact that transitions from outside the predetermined region to inside the predetermined region.

Abstract: A touch screen controller includes input circuitry receiving touch data from the touch screen. Processing circuitry acquires touch data from the input circuitry in a self-capacitance sensing mode, locates a force island and locates a sense island. A length of the force island and a length of the sense island is calculated. If the length of the force island is greater than a threshold force length and if the length of the sense island is greater than a threshold sense length, then the product of the lengths is calculated, and if greater than a threshold size, designated a valid area. Touch data in the valid area is then acquired in mutual-capacitance sensing mode, and represents palm touch if a maximum strength value in the valid area is less than a maximum area threshold and if a minimum strength value in the valid area is greater than a minimum area threshold.

Abstract: An encoder may be configured to receive a first input from a user. The encoder may include a first user input area. A configurator may be configured to communicate with the encoder and the encoder may be configured to communicate with a CPU. The encoder may receive the first input from the user at the first user input area based on an encoder configuration defined by the configurator. The encoder may communicate the first input to the CPU based on the encoder configuration defined by the configurator. A panel may be configured to receive a first input from a user. The panel may include a plurality of input areas. A portable computing device may comprise a configurator. The portable computing device may be configured to communicate with a CPU.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a method for selecting a writing sheet for a touch panel pen that can accurately select a writing sheet with which the generation of unpleasant sounds during writing is suppressed. According to the method for selecting a writing sheet for a touch panel pen, a sheet satisfying condition 1-1 and condition 1-2 described below is selected as a writing sheet for a touch panel pen. <condition 1-1> Sound generated when writing is performed under predetermined conditions using a touch panel pen on the surface of a writing sheet for a touch panel pen is recorded. The sound pressure (dB/Hz) is calculated for each 1 Hz from the recorded sound by means of fast Fourier transform. The values of the dB/Hz at frequencies from 1 Hz to 20,000 Hz are normalized to have a maximum value of 100 and a minimum value of 0, and the normalized values of dB/Hz are adopted as rated sound pressures P.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes: a display region; a plurality of drive electrodes; a control device; a touch detection electrode that is opposed to the drive electrodes and forms capacitance with respect to the drive electrodes; power supply wiring arranged in a frame region positioned outside the display region; and a plurality of drive electrode scanning units that select the drive electrode to be coupled to the power supply wiring. When the drive electrode scanning unit simultaneously selects the drive electrodes of which number is equal to or larger than the number of pieces of the power supply wiring, the control device supplies a touch driving signal that is multiplexed based on a certain code to each of the selected drive electrodes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a touch control device having a substrate, a first touch-sensing electrode layer, a second touch-sensing electrode layer, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, and a circuit layer. The substrate includes a first region and a second region. The first and second touch-sensing electrode layers are located in the first region. The first insulating layer is located between the first and second touch-sensing electrode layers. The second insulating layer is disposed on the first insulating layer and the second touch-sensing electrode layer. The first region and a portion of the second region are covered by the second insulating layer. The circuit layer is located in the second region and has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is in direct contact with the substrate. The second portion partially covers the first or the second touch-sensing electrode layer to form a contact area.

Abstract: A display device includes a flexible display panel. The flexible display device includes a first display portion, a second display portion, and a bendable portion. The bendable portion is configured to be bendable to allow the first display portion and the second display portion to be located at different planes. A sensor is disposed in the flexible display panel and configured to detect whether the bendable portion is bending. A control module is disposed in the flexible display panel and electrically connected to the sensor. The control module enables the first display portion to display a first image and enables the second display portion to display a second image when the sensor detects that the bendable portion is bending.

Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of first array electrodes, a plurality of second array electrodes, a first switch module electrically connected to the first array electrodes, a second switch module electrically connected to the second array electrodes, a first sensing module electrically connected to the second switch module, and a second sensing module electrically connected to both the first and the second switch modules. When the distance between the display device and a detected object is greater than zero, the first array electrodes receive a first touch driving signal, and the second array electrodes send a first sensing signal to the first sensing module. When the distance is equal to zero, the first array electrodes and the second array electrodes receive a second touch driving signal and send a second sensing signal to the second sensing module.

Abstract: A touch apparatus includes first touch electrodes and at least one edge touch electrode. Each of the first touch electrodes has first edges and a first side edge. A first acute angle is included by the first edges. The first side edge is connected to the first edges and is disposed opposite to the first acute angle. The at least one edge touch electrode is disposed outside the first touch electrodes. A shape of the at least one edge touch electrode is different from a shape of each of the first touch electrodes, and the at least one edge touch electrode has a non-straight edge.

Abstract: A totem provides inputs with touches on a touchscreen display by reference to a totem user interface that defines a presentation on the touchscreen display.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises driver circuitry, an analog-digital (AD) converter, and processing circuitry. The driver circuitry is configured to supply a drive signal to a sensor array in a sensing frame comprising 2N bursts, N being an integer of two or more. The mixer circuitry is configured to modulate a plurality of carrier waves with a plurality of sensing signals corresponding to capacitances of a plurality of sensing electrodes of the sensor array, respectively, to output a plurality of mixer outputs. A number of the plurality of sensing electrodes is 2N?1 or 2N. The AD converter is configured to perform AD conversion on a sum signal of the plurality of mixer outputs. The processing circuitry is configured to detect an object based on the output of the AD converter.

Abstract: A circuit includes a force driver configured to apply a force signal to a force node associated with a mutual capacitance to be sensed. A sensing circuit receives a sense signal from a sense node associated with said mutual capacitance to be sensed. The sensing circuit operates to generate an output signal indicative of the sensed mutual capacitance. A control circuit controls generation of the force signal to alternate between at least two different frequencies and generate said output signal for each half cycle of the force signal.

Abstract: A touch device is provided, which includes an elastic material layer, a photosensitive layer and a touch layer disposed in sequence; wherein a key region is disposed in the touch layer; at least one deformable pad is disposed in the elastic material layer and each of the at least one deformable pad has a plurality of deformable blocks; some or all of the deformable blocks of the deformable pad are deformed so as to vary lights incident on the photosensitive layer in response to a corresponding position of the touch layer being subjected to a pressing operation; an electrical signal at a position of the photosensitive layer corresponding to the pressing operation changes in response to the photosensitive layer sensing a change in lights.

Abstract: An optical touch-sensitive device is able to determine the locations of multiple simultaneous touch events. The optical touch-sensitive device includes at least one emitter and detectors. Each emitter produces optical beams which are received by the detectors. Touch events disturb the optical beams. Touch event templates are used to determine the actual touch events based on which optical beams have been disturbed.

Abstract: The touch panel may be used in any medium, device or system and even an application with a rough surface that has touch properties that detects a touch position and pattern of any desired object that is resistant to environmental effects with a high number of points that may be detected at a time.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal including a temperature sensor and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to the present disclosure may include a main body, a first sensor disposed on the main body and configured to sense a temperature of an object located in the vicinity of the main body, a second sensor disposed on the main body and configured to acquire an image of the object, the second sensor having either one of an active state and an inactive state in a locked state, and a controller configured to operate the first sensor in an active mode to sense the temperature of the object in the locked state in which the second sensor is operated in an inactive state.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein include an input device and associated processing system for sensing force applied by input objects. The input device comprises a display device comprising a plurality of layers formed as a display stack, the display stack including a top surface. The input device further comprises one or more strain gauges disposed within the display stack and configured to detect force applied to the top surface, and a processing system configured to perform display updating using the display device and to perform force sensing using the one or more strain gauges.

Abstract: In one example, a method for detecting input can include detecting a capacitive pattern from a physical object and detecting that the physical object is a passive physical object. The method can also include determining a plurality of characteristics corresponding to the passive physical object based on the capacitive pattern, wherein the plurality of characteristics comprise a type of the physical object and a capability of the physical object. Additionally, the method can include modifying an application manager to detect input from the passive physical object based on the plurality of characteristics and modifying a user interface setting detected from the capacitive pattern.

Abstract: A touch sensor includes a substrate having at least one bending portion; and a sensing pattern on the substrate, the sensing pattern including a first pattern and a second pattern, the first pattern being arranged along a first direction parallel to a surface of the substrate, the second pattern being arranged along a second direction, the second direction being parallel to the surface of the substrate and crossing the first direction. The second pattern includes unit patterns isolated from each other, and a bridge electrode electrically connecting neighboring unit patterns of the unit patterns. The bridge electrode extends along the same direction as a bending direction of the bending portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch substrate and a method for manufacturing the same, and a touch panel, belonging to the field of touch technology. The touch substrate is divided into a touch area and a wiring area located at a periphery of the touch area, including: a black matrix pattern arranged on the wiring area; a plurality of conductive lines located on the black matrix pattern; and a ground conductive pattern located between two adjacent conductive lines of the plurality conductive lines on the black matrix pattern.

Abstract: A capacitor structure includes: a first substrate having a first electrode part provided on one surface thereof; a second substrate having a second electrode part provided on a surface thereof, which faces the first substrate; and a dielectric layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein a Poisson's ratio of the first substrate or the second substrate is different from a Poisson's ratio of the dielectric layer. The capacitor structure has a substantially constant capacitance even when the capacitor structure is exposed to external strain.

Abstract: A display device with a touch detection function includes a first substrate including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of pixel electrodes, and a plurality of touch sensor electrodes; and a second substrate that is disposed opposite the first substrate. The first substrate is disposed on a touch operation side with respect to the second substrate, and a part of the plurality of touch sensor electrodes is disposed in a peripheral region located outside an image display region.

Abstract: A transfer film including a temporary support and a photosensitive transparent resin layer located on the temporary support, in which the photosensitive transparent resin layer includes (A) a binder polymer, (B) a photopolymerizable compound having an ethylenic unsaturated group, (C) a photopolymerization initiator, and (D) a rosin compound can be used to form electrode protective films for electrostatic capacitance-type input devices which have a low moisture permeability and are excellent in terms of heat and moisture resistance after the supply of saline water; an electrode protective film for an electrostatic capacitance-type input device; a laminate; a method for manufacturing the laminate; and an electrostatic capacitance-type input device.

Abstract: The purpose is to realize the display device installed with touch panel having less moire. A display device having metal wirings on a display screen comprising: the metal wirings include; first and second metal wirings extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction, the first metal wiring has a first line, which has a first angle to the first direction, and a second line, which has a second angle to the first direction, the second metal wiring has a third line and fourth line, which are configured as the same manner as the first metal wiring, the first metal wiring and the second metal wiring are arranged so that the first to fourth lines form rectangle, wherein, at a cross point of the first to fourth lines, the first line and the second line are connected and the third line and the fourth line are separated.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for positioning a finger on a touch panel in a wet state and a touch detection apparatus are provided. The method includes: searching out suspect wet regions on the touch panel in a spacing coding manner, and determining a wet region from the suspect wet regions in a self-capacitive coding manner; traversing detection channels in the self-capacitive coding manner, and judging whether the detection channels satisfy a first condition; and if the detection channels in the wet region satisfy the first condition, determining a relative position relationship between a touch position of a finger and the wet region according to variations of feature data differences of the detection channels on the entire touch panel; or determining a relative position relationship between a touch position of a finger and the wet region according to variations of feature data differences of the detection channels outside the wet region.

Abstract: Baseline update for input object detection includes determining raw measurements from resulting signals acquired for a sensing region, obtaining a masked region of the sensing region based on the raw measurements, and generating a baseline update value using a subset of the raw measurements corresponding to an unmasked region. A baseline value of the masked region is updated using the baseline update value to obtain an updated baseline. A location of an input object is detected using the updated baseline.

Abstract: A vehicle interior panel includes a capacitive touch panel with a control surface that can assume different contours. The capacitive touch panel includes a conductive layer beneath the control surface that is sufficiently flexible to maintain electrical continuity when the touch panel changes shape. The conductive layer can be formed from carbon nanobuds or other fullerenes to enable such flexibility, while also providing optical transparency. Pushers situated behind the touch panel extend and retract to stretch the touch panel and allow it to morph from one shape to another.

Abstract: A display device with an input function is provided with a display panel, a touch sensor arranged overlapping the display panel, and an electromagnetic shield arranged overlapping the display panel, the display panel, the touch sensor, and the electromagnetic shield have flexibility, the display panel includes a substrate having flexibility, a functional circuit layer arranged on the first surface of the substrate, and a display element layer provided in a location facing the first surface via the functional circuit layer, the touch sensor includes a plurality of electrostatic capacitance type sensor electrodes arranged in a location facing the functional circuit layer via the display element layer, the electromagnetic shield is arranged in a location further outside than the touch sensor from the rolled axis or the folded axis of the substrate when the functional circuit layer and the display element layer are rolled or folded inward.

Abstract: A sensor for sensing contact with an outside object is disclosed. A sensor stackup has top surface, having an outer skin adapted for contact with the outside object. The stackup also including, a deformable layer below top surface in the stackup, the deformable layer including patches made from conductive or high dielectric material. The stackup further including a capacitive sensor layer below the deformable layer, the capacitive sensor layer comprising conductors that are insulated from the patches. Each of the patches is displaceable with respect to the capacitive sensor layer in response contact with the outside object. The stackup also includes a backing layer below the capacitive sensor layer in the stackup.

Abstract: Proximity of a coil is recognized without increasing a material cost or a manufacturing cost. Provided is a touch panel (1) that includes a plurality of drive electrodes (4) that are formed in a drive layer (2) and a plurality of touch sense electrodes (5) that are formed in a sense layer (3), in which a proximity sense electrode (7) by which proximity of a coil is detected is formed in the sense layer (3).

Abstract: A touch sensitive device includes a plurality of sense electrodes arranged in a pattern to receive charge from drive electrodes. The pattern of sense electrodes has extreme portions having worst case charge transfer times, wherein the worst case charge transfer time at multiple extreme portions is substantially equal.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a first electrode formed of first thin metal wires arranged in the transmissive region and a second electrode insulated from the first electrode and formed of second thin metal wires arranged to intersect the first thin metal wire in the transmissive region, in which the second thin metal wires is arranged on the side opposite to the viewing side than the first thin metal wires.

Abstract: A display device includes a pressure sensing element. The pressure sensing element senses a pressure input applied thereto from the outside, and the display device is controlled based on the sensed pressure input. The pressure sensing element includes a contact sensing area to sense the pressure input and a defect sensing area to sense a defect. The pressure sensing element measures a resistance value in the defect sensing area and identifies whether at least one of lines of the pressure sensing element is disconnected.

Abstract: A website building system includes a determiner, a converter and an interface. The determiner determines an editable subset of the multiple components within a user selected portion. For each single page container component of the editable subset components, a converter dissolves the single page container component and merges components of the single page container component into a parent page. The converter converts the updated page-based hierarchy into a linear user interface. The converter also defines an ordered list of the editable subset components of a page associated with a linear menu. The interface presents both the page-based user interface and the linear user interface and enables editing content of the editable subset components in both the page-based and the linear user interfaces. The interface reflects changes from the editing in one user interface into the other user interface.

Abstract: Systems and methods involving processing and/or mirroring data in real time between one or more mobile devices and a plurality of near field communication (NFC) connected interactive posters are disclosed. In one embodiment, an exemplary computer-implemented method may comprise: connecting a user mobile computing device to a server as well as coupling the device to a plurality of interactive posters via NFC; receiving user selections made on the interactive posters; processing content data related to the posters based on the user selections and/or other information; generating a GUI comprising interactive simulations corresponding to respective posters and/or statistics related to selections made on the posters; tracking, in real time, a specific experience of a user interacting with the posters; and transmitting, in real-time, data regarding the specific experience to the server.

Abstract: A method of providing a task assistant to provide an interface to an application, the method comprising activating the task assistant, the activation having an associated visual display. The method in one embodiment includes receiving input from a user through multimodal input including a plurality of speech input, typing input, and touch input, interpreting the input, and providing a formatted query to the application, receiving data from the application in response to the query, and providing a response to the user through multimodal output including a plurality of: speech output, text output, non-speech audio output, haptic output, and visual non-text output, wherein the task assistant has a plurality of active states, each of the active states having an associated visual display.

Abstract: A screen sharing session between a participating computer and a presenting computer can be established. A copy of a graphical user interface screen from the presenting computer can be presented within a display on the participating computer. A selection of the sub-portion of the copy of the graphical user interface screen from the participating computer can be received. Boundaries of the sub-portion can be determined and can be transmitted from the participating computer to the presenting computer. Responsive to receiving the boundaries, the remotely located computer can define the sub-portion of the graphical user interface screen of the presenting computer. The defined sub-portion of the graphical user interface screen can be conveyed over a network from the presenting computer to the participating computer without conveying data for other portions of the graphical user interface screen.

Abstract: A system and method are described for changing window's functionality upon detecting resizing events. According to one example method, a plurality of size thresholds is defined that are associated with a plurality of functional states for a window. Upon detecting that a size of a window reaches a first size threshold, a first functional state is applied to a window. Then, upon detecting another size threshold as the window is being increased or decreased in size, another functional state associated with the detected threshold is applied to the window.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, a system, and a computer program product for synchronizing a display context across a plurality of customer service applications. A computer system receives a service request from a first customer over one of a plurality of communication channels. The computer system accesses a first customer service ticket within a first customer context displayed in a first graphical user interface of a first customer service application. The computer system accesses a set of customer service tools within the first customer context displayed in a second graphical user interface of a second application. The computer system synchronizes the display context across both the first graphical user interface of the first application and the second graphical user interface of the second application.

Abstract: A first interaction indication is intercepted from a user interface to interact with a first portion of the user interface. The user interface currently displaying a thumbnail representative of an application window. It is determined from the user interface that the first interaction indication is directed towards the thumbnail representative of the application window. Transmission of the first interaction indication to the use interface is canceled. A thumbnail position of the first interaction indication is calculated. The calculation is based on a position of the first interaction indication before cancelation. The calculated thumbnail position of the first interaction indication is translated to an application position of the application window. A second interaction indication is generated. The second interaction indication is directed towards the application position of the application window.

Abstract: Systems and methods for communicating and displaying collections of images according to a user-selected queue are described. In some example embodiments, a system aggregates content items organized into collections for display to a user on a device. The system receives a selection from the user of a desired order of collection display, based on the user selecting queue request elements associated with the content collections. In response to receiving a playlist request from the user, the system causes display of the content collections in the order selected by the user. In some example embodiments, the system automatically queues one or more pieces of autoforward content to automatically play after the completion of the queued content.

Abstract: A method of modifying a transparency factor of one or more objects in a computer game. A display of a computer device displays a first object having a transparency factor at a first location, said first object overlying at least one of a plurality of game objects. In response to a trigger event at least one of said transparency factor of the first object, a transparency factor of a game pointer, and a transparency factor of at least one game object are modified and at least one of said first object, said game pointer, and said at least one game object are displayed with said at least one modified transparency factor.

Abstract: Provided are a display control method by which the user can cause, with enhanced ease of use, one display device to display multiple screens, and a computer program, a display control device, and an image display system. A working area generation unit generates multiple areas corresponding to multiple display areas displayed on a display screen and positions the generated areas in a working area. When only a display area A (parent screen) is displayed on the display screen (when the PinP function is disabled), a pointer position monitoring unit determines whether the pointer position has moved from an area a to an area b and outputs the determination to a simultaneous display command generation unit. If so determined, the simultaneous display command generation unit outputs a PinP function enable command to a display device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems, device configurations, and processes for displaying presentation control interfaces as overlays of content being displayed by an interactive whiteboard computing system in an interactive presentation environment, including one or more panels displaying selectable icons for performing various control tasks, including: viewing a present position and changing position within a sequence for the presentation; inputting, finding, and loading data to be stored for the presentation; interacting with the computing system or connected devices; and the like. Additional configurations include automatically showing, hiding, and/or repositioning control interface panels so that they are accessible by the presenter without substantially interfering with the presentation.

Abstract: A display device and a method therefor are provided. The display device is provided. The display device may include a display, an input module comprising input circuitry configured to detect or receive an input (e.g., a user input) from at least one input device, and a processor configured to zoom in on a specified first menu icon at a first zoom-in magnification from an original size if the input is for specifying the first menu icon in a menu icon list displayed on the display. The first zoom-in magnification may differ from a zoom-in magnification of a second menu icon from among other menu icons of the menu icon list.