Abstract: The disclosure provides an ultra-fine copper mesh for a display and a touch panel, comprising a transparent substrate, having an upper surface and a lower surface with respect to the upper surface; and a first copper electrode layer comprising a first pure copper deposited film, having a top surface and a bottom surface with respect to the top surface, wherein the bottom surface of the first pure copper deposited film is disposed on the upper surface of the transparent substrate; and a first antireflective conductive film, disposed on the top surface of the first pure copper deposited film, the first antireflective conductive film comprises a cuprous oxide (Cu2O). After the first antireflective conductive film is subjected to an exposure developing process, the first copper deposited film layer of the first copper electrode layer and the first antireflective conductive film are simultaneously subjected to an over-etching process on the transparent substrate to form together at least one mesh pattern.

Abstract: A hand-written information processing apparatus is provided by which such correction as to directly deal with a design drawn on a paper sheet or the like can be performed. The hand-written information processing apparatus includes a stylus detection sensor, a connection interface for outputting writing information corresponding to a writing operation of a stylus to an external apparatus which includes a display screen for displaying an image, and a display image processing information generation circuit for generating display image processing information for performing a given image operation process based on an operation input accepted by an operation input acceptance unit to the display image. An inputting face is configured such that a sheet member on which writing corresponding to a writing operation of a stylus can be visually formed can be placed thereon. In addition to a normal stylus, an ink stylus which can form a writing trace visually on a sheet member can be utilized.

Abstract: A display device according includes a display panel configured to display an image, a first flexible printed circuit film, and a second flexible printed circuit film. The display panel has a first pad area and a second pad area, the first flexible printed circuit film has a third pad area and a fourth pad area, and the second flexible printed circuit film has a fifth pad area and a sixth pad area. The third pad area is bonded to the first pad area, the sixth pad area is bonded to the second pad area, and the fifth pad area is bonded to the fourth pad area. An integrated circuit chip is mounted on the first flexible printed circuit film.

Abstract: A display device includes a first organic insulating layer covering video signal lines; a first metal layer provided above the first organic insulating layer; a first conductive layer provided above the first organic insulating layer and connected to a switching element via a first contact hole; a first inorganic insulating layer covering the first conductive layer and the first metal layer; a second conductive layer provided above the first inorganic insulating layer and connected to the first metal layer; a second inorganic insulating layer provided above the second conductive layer; a third conductive layer provided above the second inorganic insulating layer and connected to the first conductive layer via a second contact hole; and a fourth conductive layer provided above the second inorganic insulating layer, connected to the first metal layers via a third contact hole, and connected to the second conductive layer via a fourth contact hole.

Abstract: An in-cell type liquid crystal display device includes a first unit that detects whether a touch is present, or not, on the basis of a current flowing in a plurality of detection electrodes when a touch panel scanning voltage is applied to counter electrodes of each of M (M?2) divided blocks, and a second unit that detects noise on the basis of a current flowing in the plurality of detection electrodes, assuming that an (M+1)th counter electrode is present for the counter electrodes of each of the M divided blocks, and assuming that a touch panel scanning voltage synchronous with the touch panel scanning voltage applied to the counter electrodes of each of the M divided blocks is applied to the (M+1)th counter electrode.

Abstract: A transmitter is provided by the present application. The transmitter comprises a tip section, wherein the transmitter is configured for generating a first signal according to a pressure level applying to the tip section and for transmitting an electric signal including the first signal via the tip section, wherein a property of the electric signal reflects the pressure level.

Abstract: A force sensing device can be included in a display. Noise produced by various sources can be injected into the force signals produced by the force sensing device. Example noise sources include, but are not limited to, the display, Johnson or Thermal noise from the force sensing device, system noise, and magnetically-coupled or background noise produced by ambient light sources. A sampling scheme that includes one or more noise cancelling techniques can be employed to reduce the amount of noise in the force signals.

Abstract: An electronic device such as a pair of headphones may be provided with ear cups having speakers for playing audio to a user. Capacitive proximity sensor electrodes having acoustic openings may overlap the speakers. The capacitive proximity sensor electrodes may include electrodes that are arranged in a ring. Control circuitry in the electronic device may use the capacitive proximity sensor electrodes to measure ear patterns of a user when the headphones are being worn on the head of the user. The control circuitry may include switching circuitry that allows the electrodes to be dynamically combined to form electrodes of enlarged area to enhance detection range or to form separate electrodes to enhance spatial resolution.

Abstract: A user terminal device capable of attaching and detaching a pen is provided. The device includes a detector configured to detect a user manipulation regarding a screen, and a controller configured to change a layout of the screen to correspond to a pen use mode in response to the pen being removed from the user terminal device, perform a control operation corresponding to the detected user manipulation in response to the user manipulation using the pen being detected, and restore the layout of the screen to its original state in response to the pen being remounted on the user terminal apparatus.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes circuitry that converts user voices that are input into a string of characters reflecting a statement made with the user voices, retrieves one or more items of information related to the string, stores the information being retrieved associated with identification information indicating a retrieval time when the information is retrieved, draws a graphical image including the information being stored on a projection target image to be projected by a projector, and controls the projector to project the projection target image including the graphical image, the graphical image having a size that is determined in accordance with the identification information associated with the information included in the graphical image being projected.

Abstract: A circuit board includes a substrate and conductive patterns disposed inside or on the substrate, in which two neighboring conductive patterns are separated from each other by a gap disposed therebetween, and the conductive pattern includes first cut patterns connected to the gap and disposed toward an inside of the conductive pattern.

Abstract: An electronic whiteboard and a touch sensing signal transferring method thereof are provided. The electronic whiteboard includes a touch area. A first signal transmission port and a second signal transmission port are disposed on the electronic whiteboard, and a touch sensing signal detected from the touch area is transmitted to the signal transmission port coupled to a signal receiving apparatus.

Abstract: An information input device including a touch panel configured to be provided with a touch sensor that detects a position at which a sensing object is brought close to a sensing surface. In this information input device, the touch sensor has a scanning electrode and a detecting electrode that is opposed to the scanning electrode with the intermediary of a dielectric substance, and is a capacitive sensor whose electrostatic capacitance changes if the sensing object is brought close to the detecting electrode. Furthermore, a slit is formed in a surface of the detecting electrode opposed to the scanning electrode.

Abstract: A method includes providing a differential signal and generating an in-phase component of the differential signal and a quadrature component of the differential signal. The method further includes generating an output signal representing a capacitance value using the in-phase component and the quadrature component.

Abstract: A touch input device may be provided that includes a display module; a substrate which is disposed under the display module; a pressure sensor which is disposed between the display module and the substrate; and a pressure sensing circuit which outputs a predetermined voltage. The touch input device detects the pressure magnitude on the basis of the voltage output from the pressure sensing circuit. The pressure sensing circuit includes a pressure sensing node NA; a switch serially connected between a power voltage VDDA and the pressure sensing node; a current source serially connected between the pressure sensing node and the ground; and an output node No. The current source is turned on during a first time period t1 every cycle. The switch is turned on every cycle during a third time period t3 separated from the first time period t1 by a predetermined time period.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device and a method of operation thereof, in which accidental, careless or unintended user input is mitigated. A sequence of frames is displayed on a touch-sensitive display of the electronic device to depict an image moving in an image path over a time interval. A user touch path, generated in response to the moving image, is sensed over the time interval. The image path is compared with the user touch path to determine a path tracking accuracy and the electronic device is controlled responsive to the determined path tracking accuracy. In this manner, unlocking an electronic device and selection of a device function may be achieved by a single user action.

Abstract: Provided is a touch detection function-equipped display device that can be manufactured while suppressing an increase of price. A display device is provided with a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, and drive electrodes each of which is arranged to extend in a first direction in the pixel array. A drive signal is supplied to a first area in a first drive electrode among the drive electrodes, and a ground voltage is supplied to a second area extending in the first direction with respect to the first area to generate a magnetic field in the first drive electrode according to the drive signal at a time of detecting an external proximity object.

Abstract: A device is provided for interacting without contact, via at least one command object, with a user appliance, including at least one first and one second part which, in use, form between them a non-zero angle, the device including: at least one first mechanism of detection by capacitive technology, and without contact, of the at least one command object with respect to a first control surface defined with respect to the first part of the user appliance, the first detection mechanism including several measurement electrodes; at least one, of the measurement electrodes being guarded, by a guard mechanism, at a guard potential, different from a ground potential, of the at least one command object, and substantially identical to the potential of the measurement electrode; and at least one second guard mechanism, for guarding the second part of the user appliance at least partially at the guard potential.

Abstract: A touch sensor can be used with a finger and/or a pen configured to provide a touch input to the touch sensor. Some implementations involve touch capacitive touch sensing, although many implementations are also applicable to other touch and pen technologies, such as resistive, surface acoustic wave, bending wave, touch force, electromagnetic (E-M). Discrimination between intentional touches and unintentional touches on the touch surface can be performed using first criteria. For each touch identified as an intentional touch, discrimination between a finger touch and a pen touch can be performed using second criteria.

Abstract: A touch processor is provided by the present application. The touch processor detects the intensity of a third electrical signal, wherein a touch device induces a second electrical signal due to a first electrical signal, and the third electrical signal of the second electrical signal is transmitted from the touch device to an approached or touched object. Then, according to the intensity of the second electrical signal and the third electrical signal, the touch processor determines if there is a transmitter hovering on the touch device or not.

Abstract: A stylus capable of bidirectionally communicating with a sensor controller includes a receiver that receives an uplink signal sent by the sensor controller, a controller that determines whether a signal having a predetermined waveform is to be continuously sent over a second time period or to be continuously sent over a first time period longer than the second time period, on the basis of the uplink signal, and a transmitter that continuously sends the signal having the predetermined waveform over the first time period or the second time period on the basis of the result of determination by the controller. As a result, the sensor controller can detect a burst signal from the stylus over a wide range in a sensor touch surface, to thereby reduce the possibility that the sensor controller may fail to detect the burst signal.

Abstract: Provided is a touch member includes a folding region folded around a folding axis and a non-folding region adjacent to the folding region. The touch member includes a first conductive pattern disposed in the folding region and a second conductive pattern disposed in the non-folding region. The touch member also includes an air gap defined inside the first conductive pattern. The touch member is configured to detect an external signal.

Abstract: The application of a watershed algorithm to pixels and their touch values obtained from a scan of a touch sensor panel to determine patches corresponding to images of touch is disclosed. Prior to applying the watershed algorithm, background pixels having little or no touch values can be eliminated. A primary merge algorithm can then merge adjacent patches together when the saddle point between them is shallow as compared to the peak represented by the patches. However, if two candidate patches for merging have a total number of pixels below a certain threshold, these two patches may not be merged under the assumption that the patches might have been caused by different fingertips. Conversely, if two candidate patches for merging have a total number of pixels above a certain threshold, these two patches can be merged under the assumption that the patches were caused by a single thumb or palm.

Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and a display displays a user interface object on the display, detects a contact on the touch-sensitive surface, and detects a first movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface, the first movement corresponding to performing an operation on the user interface object, and, in response to detecting the first movement, the device performs the operation and generates a first tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface. The device also detects a second movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface, the second movement corresponding to reversing the operation on the user interface object, and in response to detecting the second movement, the device reverses the operation and generates a second tactile output on the touch-sensitive surface, where the second tactile output is different from the first tactile output.

Abstract: A method is provided to interface an active stylus with a sensor controller, wherein the sensor controller is coupled to a sensor configured to receive input from the active stylus. In the method the sensor controller defines data frames consisting of more than one time slot usable for receiving packets from the stylus. The active stylus transmits, in response to a request from the sensor controller, a signal including stylus capability information. The sensor controller determines, based on the stylus capability information, a downlink time slot allocation for use by the active stylus to transmit packets to the sensor controller. The sensor controller transmits the downlink time slot allocation to the active stylus.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display face; a display function layer adapted to vary display on the display face in response to an inputted image signal; a plurality of driving electrodes disposed separately in one direction; a detection scanning control section configured to apply a detection driving voltage to some of the plural driving electrodes and carry out detection driving scanning while shifting an application object of the detection driving voltage in the one direction on the display face and then control the detection driving scanning such that jump shift of carrying out shift with a pitch of twice or more times a driving electrode pitch is included; and a plurality of sensor lines disposed separately in a direction different from the one direction and responding to touch or proximity of a detection object with or to the display face to exhibit an electric variation.

Abstract: An endoscope insertion shape observation apparatus includes an endoscope, a magnetic field generation coil provided at an insertion portion of the endoscope and configured to generate a magnetic field, an antenna unit configured to receive a coil signal from the magnetic field generation coil, a bending portion configured to bend the insertion portion, a bending drive section configured to drive the bending portion to bend, an insertion shape processing circuit configured to generate an insertion shape of the endoscope inserted into a subject according to a signal received from the antenna unit, a touch panel configured to display a generation result of the insertion shape processing circuit and be able to perform touch operation, and a drive section control circuit configured to control a drive amount of the bending drive section based on the touch operation on a desired location of the insertion shape displayed on the touch panel.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for providing a multipurpose remote control are provided.

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

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to system and method for gesture recognition for emulating a mouse for human machine interface wherein displacements, direction of displacements of cursor as also double click actions of mouse can be emulated by instinctive hand gestures. The method uses a marker as gesture interface and therefore does not depend on hand segmentation techniques, which suffer from deficiencies related to lighting conditions, variation of skin color from person to person and complexities of background.

Abstract: A device implements a method for estimating the application force of a touching object onto a touch surface in an FTIR-based projection-type touch-sensing apparatus. The apparatus generates projection signals representing radiation that has propagated on a plurality of propagation paths by total internal reflection (TIR) inside a transmissive panel beneath a touch surface of the transmissive panel such that a touching object on the touch surface causes attenuation (frustration) of at least one of the projection signals. The device generates a time series of force values, which represent the application force, based on a time series of magnitude values, which represent a magnitude of a peak in two-dimensional interaction patterns generated by image reconstruction processing of the projection signals, the peak corresponding to the touching object on the touch surface. The force estimation may involve one or more corrections.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface, for example a touch pad or touch screen. The user interacts with the touch-sensitive surface, producing touch interactions. Some of these touch interactions may be detected as indicative of a grasp for manipulating a physical tool (e.g., the grasp for holding a pen). When these touch interactions are encountered, a corresponding virtual tool is instantiated. The virtual tool controls an action on the electronic device that is similar to an action that can be performed by the physical tool. For example, the virtual pen can be used to draw on the display, whereas the physical pen draws on paper. A representation of the virtual tool is also displayed on a display for the electronic device, possibly providing additional affordances, at a location that corresponds to a location of the detected touch interaction.

Abstract: A charge transfer circuit for capacitive sensing according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a variable capacitor defined through a sensor plate connected to one end of a drive line and one end of an X-drive line, an X-drive part disposed between a voltage input terminal and another end of the X-drive line opposing the variable capacitor, a switched capacitor integrator disposed between a voltage output terminal and another end of the drive line of which the one end is connected to the variable capacitor, and a shielding plate connected to a first input terminal of the switched capacitor integrator, wherein the first input terminal is connected to the other end of the drive line.

Abstract: A force applied to a force-sensing touch screen device may be determined as follows. A deformation sensing layer of the device may measure an actual deformation of a touch screen of the device. A force sensor of the device may measure a sensed force applied by the touch screen to the force sensor of the device. A processor circuit of the device may determine an expected deformation expected to be imparted to the touch screen by the sensed force. The processor circuit may determine a virtual deformation based on the expected deformation due to the sensed force and the measured actual deformation. The virtual deformation may indicate the force applied to the force-sensing touch screen.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing scanning options in user interfaces to facilitate the selection of input options in the provided user interface. In some implementations, a method may include displaying a first user interface including a first set of at least three scanning options. Also, the method may include receiving a selection of a first scanning option of the first set, and displaying a second user interface including a second set of scanning options based on the selection of the first scanning option. Further, the method may include receiving a selection of a first scanning option of the second set, and determining that the first scanning option of the second set defines a single input option that does not result in additional input options, and in response performing a command associated with the single input option.

Abstract: Described herein are devices, methods and computer readable media that allow a device with a touch-screen to respond to different pressure inputs. For example, while the device displays a plurality of media controls on the touch screen, it detects a gesture at a location corresponding to a respective medial control. In accordance with a determination that the gesture meets first pressure criteria, the device performs a first media operation associated with the respective media control; and in accordance with a determination that the gesture meets second pressure criteria different from the first pressure criteria, the device performs a second media operation associated with a second media control that is different from the first media operation.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method including detecting force applied to a force sensing layer in a device and detecting touch contacts applied to a touch screen layer in a device. The method also includes determining if the location and/or amount of force detected by the force sensing layer correlates to a touch contact, and, if it correlates, treating the force as front-side force, while if the location and/or amount of force detected by the force sensing layer does not correlate to a touch contact, treating the force as a back-side force. Based on the type of force detected, appropriate action may be taken, including back-side specific actions such as multi-tasking application switches or content or viewport manipulation.

Abstract: An electrostatic capacitive coupling type touch panel including an input region having four sides, a peripheral region around the input region, terminals formed in the peripheral region along a first side of the input region, wirings formed in the peripheral region along second, third and fourth sides of the input region, and the input region having X and Y electrodes crossing. The wirings are connected between corresponding X or Y electrodes and wiring terminals plurality of terminals. A dummy wiring, which is not connected to any of the X electrodes or Y electrodes, is provided outside the wiring formed in a farthest position from the input region, and the dummy wiring extends through the peripheral region along the second, third and fourth sides of the input region, and electrically connects to at least one dummy wiring terminal.

Abstract: A user input system including a stylus and an electronic device. A user may manipulate the stylus across an input surface of the electronic device and the movement may be detected using axially-aligned electric fields generated by the stylus. The stylus may also include a force-sensitive structure that can be used to estimate a force applied to the electronic device by the stylus.

Abstract: An exemplary portable electronic apparatus includes a display provided at a front surface, and an infrared camera and a distance measuring sensor which are provided at a side surface. When a user holds the portable electronic apparatus with their left hand and makes a gesture with their right hand, the portable electronic apparatus analyzes an image from the infrared camera to detect the gesture made by the user. The portable electronic apparatus displays an image corresponding to a result of detection of the gesture on the display.

Abstract: A user input system including a stylus and an electronic device. A user may manipulate the stylus across an input surface of the electronic device and the movement may be detected using axially-aligned electric fields generated by the stylus. The stylus may also include a force-sensitive structure that can be used to estimate a force applied to the electronic device by the stylus.

Abstract: An operation panel includes a first board, a second board, a load sensor provided between the first board and the second board, and a clip that holds together the first board and the second board. The load sensor detects the magnitude of a force applied to the first board.

Abstract: A circuit for switching an LCD between display and touch modes is disclosed. The circuit can include one or more switches configured to switch one or more drive, sense, and data lines in LCD pixels according to the mode. During touch mode, the circuit switches can be configured to switch one or more drive lines to receive stimulation signals, one or more sense lines to transmit touch signals, and one or more data lines to transmit residual data signals. During display mode, the circuit switches can be configured to switch one or more drive lines and sense lines to receive common voltage signals and one or more data lines to receive data signals. The circuit can be formed around the border of the LCD chip or partially or fully on a separate chip.

Abstract: A touch-sensor structure includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, insulating isolation portions, and an intermediate conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes first conductive units, connection lines and second conductive units. Each connection line connects to two first conductive units. The second conductive layer includes bridge lines. Each bridge line is electrically connected to two second conductive units. The insulating isolation portion is disposed between the connection line and the bridge line. The intermediate conductive layer is at least disposed at an overlapping position between the bridge lines and the second conductive units to isolate the first conductive layer from the second conductive layer. The intermediate conductive layer electrically connects each bridge line to the corresponding second conductive units.

Abstract: An electronic device has a force sensor that determines a measure of applied force from a user contacting a cover glass of the device. In one embodiment, a frame at least partially encloses an interior of the electronic device and has an open end. A cover glass covers the open end of the frame and is movably connected to the frame to allow movement of the cover glass in response to one or more forces applied to an external surface of the cover glass. A plurality of strain probes is positioned under the cover glass, between the cover glass and the frame, and is arranged to output a plurality of strain signals responsive to the one or more forces applied to the cover glass. A force processing module is configured to at least calculate an amount of force applied to the cover glass based on the plurality of stain signals.

Abstract: A method for processing an original image. The method includes: obtaining the original image of a writing board; identifying, within the original image, a first stroke by identifying a first plurality of pixels that exceed at least one intensity threshold; determining a geometric feature of the first stroke; selecting a region of the original image adjacent to the first stroke based on the geometric feature; determining an additional pixel in the region that corresponds to the first stroke; and adding the additional pixel to the first plurality of pixels. The first plurality of pixels correspond to the first stroke.

Abstract: A position detection method that includes calculating a distance between 2 contact points in a first direction by measuring a potential of a first electrode in a state where a power supply voltage is applied to the first electrode and a second electrode is grounded, calculating a distance between 2 contact points in a second direction by measuring a potential of a third electrode in a state where a power supply voltage is applied to the third electrode and a fourth electrode is grounded, and correcting the distance between the 2 contact points in the first direction obtained by the potential of the first electrode in accordance with the distance between the 2 contact points in the second direction obtained by the potential of the third electrode.

Abstract: A touch control device and a touch display device are provided. The touch control device comprises a plurality of driving electrodes extending in a first direction and divided into a plurality of driving electrode groups arranged in a third direction, a plurality of sensing electrodes extending in a second direction, a plurality of driving units electrically connected to the plurality of driving electrodes and providing driving signals to the driving electrodes, and a sensing circuit electrically connected to the sensing sub-electrodes and detecting output signals from the sensing sub-electrodes. Each sensing electrode includes a plurality of sensing sub-electrodes, a projection of each sensing sub-electrode on the driving electrodes is not overlapped with each other, and a sum of the projections of the sensing sub-electrodes are overlapped with each driving electrode. At least one driving unit is simultaneously electrically connected to at least one driving electrode in each driving electrode group.

Abstract: One embodiment of a touch panel comprises a substrate; a sensing electrode formed over the substrate, the sensing electrode configured to sense finger touch input and to provide haptic feedback; and an antenna formed over the substrate, the antenna configured to sense pen touch input; wherein a first mode in which the finger touch input is sensed, a second mode in which the haptic feedback is provided, and a third mode in which pen touch input is received are time-divisionally performed.

Abstract: A touch-sensitive depressible button with multiple depression thresholds is provided. When the button is depressed to a first depression threshold, the touch sensor can be switched from a low-power, non-sensing state to a sensing state. When the button is depressed to a second depression threshold, the touch sensor can sense the touch context and input can be generated based on the depression and the touch context. In this way, the touch-sensitive depressible button with multiple depression thresholds can facilitate timely switching of the touch sensor to a sensing state.