Abstract: The purpose is to provide a tactile information conversion device, a tactile information conversion method, and a tactile information conversion program, which are usable for general purposes by presenting or sensing an arbitrary tactile feeling. In order to provide tactile information to an output unit capable of outputting physical quantities including electricity, force, temperature, vibration, and/or time and space, at least two or more of the physical quantities are selected according to a tactile feeling to be presented, tactile information for presenting the predetermined tactile feeling is generated based on the physical quantities that have been selected, and the tactile information that has been generated is output to the output unit.

Abstract: Systems and methods for gesture recognition based on depth information from a camera include, at an electronic device having a camera system, capturing a video frame and depth information associated with the video frame, identifying a foreground portion of the video frame based on the depth information, and determining whether the foreground portion matches a predefined gesture in a database. In accordance with a determination that the foreground portion matches a predefined gesture in the database, the device determines whether one or more subsequent video frames matches the one or more predefined gestures to produce a recognized gesture.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for gesture recognition are disclosed. The electronic device includes a radar transceiver and a processor operably connected to the radar transceiver. The processor is configured to detect a triggering event. In response to detecting the triggering event, the processor is configured to transmit, via the radar transceiver, radar signals. The processor is also configured to identify a gesture from reflections of the radar signals received by the radar transceiver. The processor is further configured to determine whether the gesture is associated with the triggering event. Based on determining that the gesture is associated with the triggering event, the processor is configured to perform an action indicated by the gesture.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to operating a motion-capture system responsive to available computational resources. In particular, it relates to assessing a level of image acquisition and image-analysis resources available using benchmarking of system components. In response, one or more image acquisition parameters and/or image-analysis parameters are adjusted. Acquisition and/or analysis of image data are then made compliant with the adjusted image acquisition parameters and/or image-analysis parameters. In some implementations, image acquisition parameters include frame resolution and frame capture rate and image-analysis parameters include analysis algorithm and analysis density.

Abstract: A wearable glasses is provided. The wearable glasses includes a sensing circuit, a communication interface, a display, a memory and one or more processors. The sensing circuit senses movement information of a user wearing the wearable glasses. The communication interface receives notification message information. The display displays the notification message information within an angle of view of the user wearing the wearable glasses. The memory and one or more processors execute one or more programs including instructions to obtain environment information, determine a movement state of the user based on the sensed movement information of the user and the environment information, and control the display to display the received notification message information according to the movement state of the user.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards responding to a touch gesture at a touch-enabled computing device. An interface control element may be presented at a first computing environment provided by a computing device. A touch gesture may be received at a touchscreen of the computing device, and it may be determined whether at least a portion of the touch gesture occurred at the interface control element. Based, at least in part, on whether at least a portion of the touch gesture occurred at the interface control element, a display of the first computing environment may be adjusted or information corresponding to the touch gesture may be transmitted to a second computing environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically predicting keypresses on a hovering keyboard based on user behavior are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: configure a travel distance for hovering events detectable by a keyboard coupled to the IHS, and modify the travel distance in response to a user's behavior.

Abstract: Systems and methods for configuring the layout of a hovering keyboard using gestures are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: detect a hand gesture using proximity sensors disposed on a hovering keyboard coupled to the IHS, and configure a layout of the hovering keyboard based on the detection.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling a Graphical User Interface (GUI) manipulation using hand gestures over a hovering keyboard are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: detect a hand gesture using proximity sensors disposed on a hovering keyboard coupled to the IHS, and manipulate a task map rendered on a display coupled to the IHS in response to the detection.

Abstract: Techniques for obfuscating user selections during user-input sessions in which potentially sensitive information is being identified, involving displaying several targets, such as keys of a virtual keyboard, on a display device, where each target corresponds to one of multiple options. While a current user target is associated with a visual indicator at a first time, a discriminatory signal indicating the visual indication displayed at the first time is for the current user target is provided, where the discriminatory signal includes one of a haptic signal generated by a device in physical contact with the user, an audio signal, and a modified image. Concurrently, the obfuscation system is configured to present another visual indication corresponding to a current distractor target. The current user target is thus obfuscated as two different visual indicators are presented and move through the group of options.

Abstract: Techniques for obfuscating user selections during user-input of sensitive information, involving receiving a user input entered via a user input device and, in response, causing a first visual indication to move over a period of time through a first subset of displayed targets to enter user selections of targets. In a concurrent process, control signals are generated to display a second visual indication in addition to the first visual indication. The second visual indication moves through a second subset of the displayed targets during the period of time in a manner that is different from the first visual indication moving through the first subset of the displayed targets. The current user target is thus obfuscated as two or more different visual indicators move through the displayed targets.

Abstract: The present invention provides devices, methods and systems for use with interactive equipment in a simulated or augmented environment, or in real world operations. The inventive devices, methods and systems allow for interactive operation equipment in a virtual or augmented reality environment while eliminating virtual drift of the operational equipment. The present invention further eliminates the need to reset a simulated environment to accommodate swapping out equipment, allowing a seamless simulation to provide an optimal virtual training environment. Finally, the present invention provides for a highly accurate operational equipment to be used in a virtual or augmented environment allowing for optimal training, while minimizing down time.

Abstract: The utility model discloses a simplified special-purpose active capacitive pen module, which belongs to the technical field of electronic capacitive pen. It solves the problem of large writing offset and low accuracy and the problem of hand interference with pen signal, simplifies the structure of the original special-purpose capacitive pen, and greatly reduces the production cost. The pen core constructed by the utility model adopts a transmitting core.

Abstract: The utility model discloses a special-purpose active capacitive pen module, which belongs to the technical field of electronic capacitive pen. It solves the problem of large writing offset and low accuracy and the problem of hand interference with pen signal faced by the existing capacitive pen. The pen core constructed by the utility model adopts two transmitting cores: Specifically, the signal circuit board is electrically connected with transmitting core A, transmitting core B and ground core. The transmitting core A is covered with the ground core, and the ground core is covered with the transmitting core B.

Abstract: A writing and/or drawing system including one or more user controllers, one or more sensors, one or more display devices, a remote system, and/or one or more setup computers each executing a setup application. The writing and/or drawing system may recognize when users come in range or go out of range and may receive one or more inputs from in range users. The writing and/or drawing system may automatically provide a user with access to information in the user's account when the user comes in range and may automatically save writing and/or drawing content to the user's account when the user goes out of range.

Abstract: A writing and/or drawing system including one or more user controllers, one or more sensors, one or more display devices, a remote system, and/or one or more setup computers each executing a setup application. The writing and/or drawing system may recognize when users come in range or go out of range and may receive one or more inputs from in range users. The writing and/or drawing system may automatically provide a user with access to information in the user's account when the user comes in range and may automatically save writing and/or drawing content to the user's account when the user goes out of range.

Abstract: An electronic pen main body unit of an electronic pen having a function of a fountain pen includes an ink writing unit in which a cartridge housing liquid ink is fitted to a rear end portion of a pen core, and a pen body is disposed so as to be superposed on the pen core in a direction orthogonal to a coupling direction of the pen core and the cartridge, and an interaction circuit having an electronic part which, in operation, exchanges a signal with a tablet. The interaction circuit is disposed on a side of the pen core opposite the pen body in the direction orthogonal to the coupling direction of the pen core and the cartridge in a state in which the interaction circuit recedes to the cartridge side from a writing end of the pen body in the coupling direction of the pen core and the cartridge.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a stylus receives a first signal from a first electrode of the stylus, the stylus being operable to communicate wirelessly with a device through a touch sensor of the device; receives a second signal from a second electrode of the stylus, the second signal being a reference signal and the second electrode being a reference electrode; and compares the first signal with the second signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a dynamically reconfigurable touchpad are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: receive a configuration parameter from a user; and modify a touchpad by applying the configuration parameter to the operation of proximity sensors disposed under a non-display surface of the IHS.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a touch panel and the manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method includes: S1: providing a flexible substrate having a first area and a second area adjacent to the first area; S2: forming an electrode layer on the flexible substrate, wherein the electrode layer comprising a first electrode layer on the first area and a second electrode layer on the second area; and S3: applying a first process to the flexible substrate to configure the first area to be symmetrical to the second area along a top-down direction and to arrange the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer in an alternated manner. The first electrode layer and the second electrode layer are made by the same manufacturing process and the same materials, which simplifies the manufacturing process of the touch panel.

Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor includes a substrate, a platen and an acoustic stack disposed between the substrate and the platen, including at least one piezoelectric layer. The ultrasonic transducer exhibits a signal-to-noise ratio of at least 4 over a frequency range of at least 9 to 16 MHz.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: a substrate; detection electrodes arrayed in a row-column configuration in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction in a sensor region of the substrate; a drive circuit configured to supply drive signals to the detection electrodes; wires electrically coupled to the respective detection electrodes; analog front ends each configured to receive, from at least one of the detection electrodes, at least one detection signal corresponding to a capacitance change in the at least one of the detection electrodes caused when the drive signals are supplied; and a multiplexer coupled to one of the detection electrodes via one of the wires and capable of changing the number of the wires simultaneously electrically coupled to one of the analog front ends. The wires extend in the second direction and are disposed side by side in the first direction.

Abstract: Various configurations and arrangements for touchscreens are disclosed to accommodate for one or more optical discontinuities that can be present within these touchscreens. When the one or more optical discontinuities are present, these configurations and arrangements of the touchscreens present a single layer of transparent conductive material that can be difficult to perceive by a human eye when viewing the touchscreens. Additionally, various edge correction techniques are disclosed to adjust mutual capacitances along a perimeter of the touchscreens. These edge correction techniques adjust mutual capacitances such that the values of the mutual capacitances are substantially uniform throughout.

Abstract: A gaming system and processor module are therefore adapted to support simultaneous execution of two or more operating system instances. Program code is provided for play of the game uses two or more cooperating component processes partitioned such that at least one of the component processes executes using a first operating system instance, and at least one other cooperating component process executes using a further operating system instance. Each operating system instance may execute in its own virtual machine.

Abstract: A gaming system and processor module are therefore adapted to support simultaneous execution of two or more operating system instances. Program code is provided for play of the game uses two or more cooperating component processes partitioned such that at least one of the component processes executes using a first operating system instance, and at least one other cooperating component process executes using a further operating system instance. Each operating system instance may execute in its own virtual machine.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and provides a display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, a display panel, and a display device. The display substrate includes a base substrate, a plurality of gate lines on the base substrate, a film structure on a side of the plurality of gate lines away from the base substrate, and a plurality of conductive lines on a side of the film structure away from the base substrate. In the display substrate, an orthographic projection of each gate line on the base substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection of a corresponding conductive line on the base substrate, and a signal transmitted on each conductive line is inverted from a signal transmitted on a corresponding gate line.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel include one or more pressure sensing units, the one or more pressure sensing units being configured to sense a pressure input on the display panel. Each of the pressure sensing units includes a first upper electrode, a first lower electrode disposed opposite to the first upper electrode, and a piezoelectric material layer between the first upper electrode and the first lower electrode. There is further provided a display device comprising the display panel described above.

Abstract: A shift register unit, a method of driving a shift register unit, a gate driving circuit and a touch display device are disclosed. The shift register unit includes a first signal input terminal, a first voltage control terminal, a second signal input terminal, a second voltage control terminal, a signal output terminal, a first voltage terminal, and a second voltage terminal. The shift register unit further comprises a first input circuit, a second input circuit, an output circuit, an anti-leakage circuit, a first control circuit, and a second control circuit. The anti-leakage circuit is configured to bring a first node into conduction with a second node in response to an active potential of the second voltage terminal.

Abstract: A touch display driving apparatus and an operation method thereof are provided. A display frame period is divided into a plurality of display driving periods and a plurality of touch driving periods. During the display driving periods, the display driver circuit drives a touch display panel. During the touch driving periods, the touch driver circuit detects common electrode rows of the touch display panel. The common electrode rows are parallel to a plurality of gate lines of the touch display panel. Each of the common electrode rows serves as a current common electrode row, wherein the current common electrode row covers a plurality of corresponding gate lines of the gate lines. The touch driving period during which the current common electrode row being detected is not temporally adjacent to the display driving period during which the corresponding gate lines being driven.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch display panel, a driving method thereof and a display device, and the touch display panel includes a plurality of touch electrodes distributed in an array and multiplexed as common electrodes, a plurality of scanning lines extending in the row direction of the touch electrodes, a plurality of detection lines extending in the column direction of the touch electrodes, and first control circuits which are in one-to-one correspondence to the touch electrodes, where the touch electrodes, the scanning lines, the detection lines and the first control circuits are arranged on a base substrate, each row of the touch electrodes is coupled with one scanning line through the corresponding first control circuit, each column of the touch electrodes is coupled with one detection line through the corresponding first control circuit, and the detection lines and the scanning lines are insulated from each other.

Abstract: A capacitive sensor that responds by measuring a change in capacitance induced by application of force includes a first capacitive plate having an electrically conductive touch cell, a second capacitive plate spaced from the first capacitive plate and having an electrically conductive area generally parallel with and overlapped with the touch cell, an incompressible spacer between the capacitive plates and having an aperture defining an air gap adjacent the touch cell, and a flexible dielectric touch plate overlying a flexible one of the first and second capacitive plates. The flexibility of the touch plate and adjacent capacitive plate allows finger pressure on the touch plate at the touch cell to change the dimension of the air gap and capacitance between the touch cell and a conductive region of the second capacitive plate.

Abstract: An apparatus (22) for processing signals from a touch panel (10) is described. The touch panel (10) includes a layer of piezoelectric material (16) disposed between a plurality of sensing electrodes (14, 20) and at least one common electrode (15). The apparatus (22) includes a first circuit (23) for connection to the plurality of sensing electrodes (14, 20). The first circuit (23) is configured to generate a plurality of first pressure signals (29). Each first pressure signal (29) corresponds to one or more sensing electrodes (14, 20) and is indicative of a pressure acting on the touch panel (10) proximate to the corresponding one or more sensing electrodes (14, 20). The apparatus also includes a second circuit (24) for connection to the at least one common electrode (15). The second circuit (24) is configured to generate a second pressure signal (30) indicative of a total pressure applied to the touch panel (10).

Abstract: A rotating electric machine unit includes a first rotating electric machine, a second rotating electric machine, and a case having a case main body and a case cover. The first rotating electric machine and the second rotating electric machine each includes a stator core, a multi-phase coil attached to the stator core, and a power distribution member connecting the multi-phase coil. The case cover includes a first bulging portion facing the coil end of the first rotating electric machine, and a third bulging portion facing the coil end of the second rotating electric machine. The third bulging portion is positioned closer to a case main body side than the first bulging portion, and at least a part of a wiring connected to the first rotating electric machine is arranged along a surface of the third bulging portion.

Abstract: A control system applicable to a touch device is provided. The touch device includes a touch sensor. The control system comprises a sensing circuit, configured to sense the touch sensor and generate a plurality of sensing values; a processor, configured to generate a sensing image according to the plurality of sensing values; and a convolutional neural network, configured to process the sensing image to generate feature information and generate identification information according to the feature information for determining a status of the touch sensor.

Abstract: Techniques that can improve efficiency of a touch sensitive device are presented. A touch controller (TC) can comprise a hover classification engine and an application processor (AP) can comprise a touch classification engine usable to classify touch or hover interactions of an object(s) with a touch sensitive surface (TSS) of the device. In response to classifying a touch or hover interaction with TSS as unintentional, AP can reject such interaction and can transition from an active state to an inactive state. TC can continue to monitor touch or hover interactions with TSS. In response to determining there is an intentional touch interaction with TS S or no unintentional face/ear interaction with TSS, TC can transmit a notification signal to AP. In response to the notification signal, AP can transition from the inactive state to active state, and can process the intentional touch interaction or monitor the TSS.

Abstract: A touch surface device having improved sensitivity and dynamic range is disclosed. In one embodiment, the touch surface device includes a touch-sensitive panel having at least one sense node for providing an output signal indicative of a touch or no-touch condition on the panel; a compensation circuit, coupled to the at least one sense node, for generating a compensation signal that when summed with the output signal removes an undesired portion of the output signal so as to generated a compensated output signal; and an amplifier having an inverting input coupled to the output of the compensation circuit and a non-inverting input coupled to a known reference voltage.

Abstract: A display device which can achieve compatibility between the simplicity of the configuration or control of electronic equipment and the maintaining of its high operability includes: a display panel and a touch panel arranged on a front surface side of the display panel as viewed from a viewer. The touch panel includes one transparent substrate and a conductive pattern disposed on the substrate. A plurality of detection areas in each of which a touch position can be detected are provided in the touch panel. A non-detection area in which the touch position is not detected is provided between two detection areas next to each other.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch panel, an electronic device and a method for generating a touch instruction thereof. The touch panel includes a transparent film, a light-emitting layer and a photosensitive layer. The transparent film includes a first surface and a second surface facing with each other. A first thickness in a static status is between the first surface and the second surface. A second thickness in a pressed status under a pressure is between the first surface and the second surface, the second thickness is less than the first thickness. The light-emitting layer and the photosensitive layer are disposed at a side of the transparent film close to the second surface.

Abstract: A display device includes: a base layer including a display area and a non-display area; a circuit element layer disposed on the base layer; a display element layer disposed on the circuit element layer; a plurality of signal pads disposed on the base layer, wherein the plurality of signal pads are spaced a predetermined interval from each other, and are electrically connected to the circuit element layer; and an input sensing layer including a conductive layer and an input insulation layer, wherein the conductive layer is disposed on the display element layer, and the input insulation layer covers the conductive layer and a portion of each of the signal pads. Each of the signal pads includes a first pad portion and a second pad portion, wherein the first pad portion overlaps the input insulation layer, and the second pad portion does not overlap the input insulation layer.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit and an input sensing unit. The display unit includes insulating layers, a signal line, a pad connected to an end portion of the signal line, and circuit elements. The insulating layers include a first insulating layer covering the circuit elements and exposing at least a portion of the circuit elements. The input sensing unit includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer including sensing patterns, and a second insulating layer between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The second insulating layer exposes at least a portion of the first conductive layer. An insulating layer between the end portion of the signal line and the pad is defined as a pad insulating layer. A maximum thickness of the pad insulating layer is greater than a sum of thicknesses of the first and second insulating layers.

Abstract: A touch screen device includes: a touch screen that includes an operation surface on which touch operations are performed, and in which capacitances change at regions of the operation surface touched by conductors; a pressure sensor unit to output a signal corresponding to a pressing value of a pressing force applied to the operation surface; and a controller to calculate coordinates indicating positions of the touch operations on the operation surface based on the capacitances. The touch operations include first and second touch operations. The controller determines touch operation information input by the second touch operation to be valid when a condition is satisfied, and determines the touch operation information to be invalid when the condition is not satisfied. The condition is that the first touch operation is being performed and a pressing value of a pressing force of the first touch operation is within a predetermined reference pressure range.

Abstract: A display device includes a touch panel including touch and pad areas, and a touch printed circuit board including a contact portion in the pad area. The touch panel includes a touch signal line in the pad area, and the touch printed circuit board includes a touch lead signal line in the contact portion and connected to the touch signal line through an anisotropic conductive film. The touch lead signal line includes a first portion having a first width, a second portion having a second width smaller than the first width and a third portion between the first and second portions and having a third width between the first and second widths. An end of the touch signal line is on the first and third portions, and the third portion has a side profile having two or more different slopes.

Abstract: Various embodiments enable batch inspection of a plurality of workpieces by and inspection instrument such as a coordinate measuring machine. Some embodiments present user interfaces, including graphical user interfaces, to enable an operator to configure a batch inspection system and a batch inspection job, and to monitor and control execution of a batch inspection job.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system that collects customer data in a way that creates a shared experience. More specifically, an interactive map for customer engagement is provided. In some embodiments, this information may be displayed at the establishment for other customers to view. This system and method may receive and save addresses to show where customers may originate from. Displaying an interactive map may allow a company to gather data from their customers while engaging the customers in a social sharing platform. This may increase the likelihood that a customer may provide the data and increase a sense of community within a customer pool.

Abstract: Briefly, embodiments of a system, method, and article for synchronizing local meta data for an application, stored in a memory of a user device, with administrator meta data for the application, stored in a server, while the user device is in a first mode connected to the server are disclosed. The administrator meta data may indicate a list of selectable codes for a form document in a drop-down box reordered by an administrator from a default order. An application may be executed by the user device, while the user device is in a second mode disconnected from the server, to present the form document with the reordered list of selectable codes in the drop-down box. A user input may be received where the user input comprises a selection of at least one of the selectable codes in the drop-down box.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device presents an option that is selectable to share content with a second electronic device towards which the first electronic device is oriented. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents an indication to change the orientation of the electronic device when the orientation of the electronic device is outside of a range of orientations in which circuitry that identifies another electronic device with which to share content is able to function with desired reliability. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a sharing user interface within an action user interface of an application. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents one or more options for changing one or more settings associated with an item of content before sharing the content.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to navigating a collection of media items. In accordance with one embodiment, in response to receiving an input, a device displays a first view of a collection of media items, including concurrently displaying a representation of a first time period and a representation of a second time period. In accordance with a determination that a current time is associated with a first recurring temporal event: the representation of the first time period includes a first representative media item and the representation of the second time period includes a second representative media item. In accordance with a determination that the current time is associated with a second recurring temporal event, the representation of the first time period includes a third representative media item and the representation of the second time period includes a fourth representative media item.

Abstract: Systems, interfaces, and methods for implementing the systems and interfaces includes selection attractive movement as the selection protocol, where a selection object is used to discriminate between selectable objects and attract a target object toward the selection objects, where the direction and speed of the motion controls, discriminates, attracts, and activates the selected objects.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to providing electronic devices with faster, more efficient methods and context-specific user interfaces for indicating time. Such methods and interfaces optionally complement or replace other methods for indicating time. Such methods and interfaces reduce the cognitive burden on a user and produce a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, such methods and interfaces conserve power and increase the time between battery charges.

Abstract: A method prepares data for analysis. A user interface includes a flow pane, which includes a flow diagram with nodes, each node having an intermediate set and specifying an operation. A first user input selects a first node, which specifies a first operation. In response, the method displays node internals for the first node, including a description of the first operation. A second user input combines a second node with the first node. The second node specifies a second operation. In response to the second user input, the method (i) removes the second node from the flow diagram, (ii) determines ordering for the first and second operations, (iii) updates the node internals for the first node to specify the first and second operations, ordered according to the ordering, and (iv) displays the updated node internals, including descriptions of the first and second operations, sequenced according to the determined ordering.