Abstract: A display is presented on a screen of a mobile device having an electromagnetic radiation source. The electromagnetic radiation source is activated while confidential data is being input in an input field of the display. The electromagnetic radiation source is deactivated after completion of the confidential data in the input field of the display.

Abstract: An image output apparatus is disclosed that is capable of switching between a normal status and a low power status in which consumption power is lower than that in the normal status. The image output apparatus includes an interface for acquiring an image signal; a signal detector configured to detect a signal at the interface; and a switching controller configured to switch a status from the low power status to the normal status based on a detection result of the signal in the low power status.

Abstract: A commodity sales data processing apparatus, including a portable information terminal having a battery and a display on which an executable job name is displayed and a docking station on which the information terminal is mounted to charge the battery, monitors whether or not the information terminal is mounted on the docking station to detect the separation therebetween. The processing apparatus restricts jobs permitted at the time the information terminal is separated from the docking station to a part of jobs permitted at the time the information terminal is mounted on the docking station if the separation between the information terminal and the docking station is detected and the display of the information terminal displays job names permitted at the time the information terminal is separated from the docking station if the separation between the information terminal and the docking station is detected.

Abstract: A high-density sensor module includes a substrate with a printed circuit board, a first supporting member disposed on a upper surface of the printed circuit board, the first supporting member includes at least one first sensing channel with a first right sidewall, at least one sensor disposed on the first right sidewall and electrically connected to the printed circuit board, and at least one first conductive unit arranged in the first sensing channel. The angle between the first right sidewall and the upper surface of the printed circuit board is not less than 90°. When the first conductive unit is subjected to a pressure from outsides, the first conductive unit slides along a direction toward the upper surface of the printed circuit board and presses the sensors, and the pressure is conductive from the first conductive unit to the sensor. The sensing density and sensing resolution are enhanced.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a touch panel based on triboelectrification, a display device and a controlling method therefor. The touch panel based on triboelectrification includes a cover plate; a touch sensing electrode, provided at one side of the cover plate; a transparent friction layer, provided at a side of the touch sensing electrode opposite to the cover plate, and arranged to contact with the touch sensing electrode; an elastic component layer, provided at a side of the transparent friction layer opposite to the touch sensing electrode and arranged to contact with the transparent friction layer, and including a plurality of elastic components spaced apart from each other; and a touch driving electrode, provided at a side of the elastic component layer opposite to the transparent friction layer, and arranged to contact with the elastic component layer.

Abstract: The capacitive touchscreen includes a substrate including a first surface and a second surface; a first pattern and a first outgoing wire that are formed on the first surface of the substrate, where the first pattern covers a partial area of the first surface of the substrate, and the first outgoing wire is formed in a remaining area, except the first pattern, of the first surface of the substrate; and a second pattern and a second outgoing wire that are formed on the second surface of the substrate, where the second pattern covers a partial area of the second surface of the substrate, and the second outgoing wire is formed in a remaining area, except the second pattern, of the second surface of the substrate. The first surface and the second surface are two opposite surfaces of the substrate.

Abstract: A handwritten information inputting device includes an inputting region into which handwritten information is inputted with a pointer such as an electronic pen or a finger. The device also includes a function disposition region in which a plurality of operational elements (e.g., graphic icons) are disposed, each assigned a process related to the inputted handwritten information such as enlarging or rotating the inputted handwritten information. In response to a continuous operation for a defined period of time of any of the operational elements, operational element disposition information regarding the operational elements disposed in the function disposition region is displayed on an external display apparatus, to which the handwritten information inputting device is connected. Also, the operated (selected) operational element is displayed visually distinguishable from the rest of the operational elements.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a display wall comprising a display device and a solar panel for supplying power to the display device, wherein the display device and the solar panel are laminated.

Abstract: A differential sensing scheme provides a means for detecting one or more touch events on a touch sensitive device in the presence of incident noise. Instead of sensing one touch sensitive channel, such as a row, column, or single touch sensor, multiple touch sensitive channels are sampled at a time. By sampling two nearby channels simultaneously and doing the measurement differentially, noise common to both channels is cancelled. The differential sensing scheme is implemented using simple switch-capacitor AFE circuitry. The originally sensed data on each individual channel is recovered free of common-mode noise. The recovered sensed data is used to determine the presence of one or more touch events and if present the location of each touch event on the touch sensitive device.

Abstract: Provided is a system for controlling a user terminal, comprising a sensing unit to sense a motion of an object in a shape of a rod that can be held between fingers of a user, and a control unit to generate a control command for controlling the user terminal based on a motion pattern of the object sensed by the sensing unit, wherein the motion is a spinning motion of the object.

Abstract: Management by a user of a plurality of graphical user interfaces associated with different activities may be facilitated on a computing platform. This management may be achieved by providing an intuitive way to change operation of an electronic display between a first mode, in which a single graphical user interface may be prominently displayed, and a second mode, in which an array of graphical user interfaces corresponding to ongoing activities may be displayed. Selection of one of the graphical user interfaces presented in the array may result in the electronic display transitioning back to the first mode with the selected graphical user interface as the active graphical user interface.

Abstract: Threshold values smaller than degrees of proximity of an object indicated by detection data at peak positions are set based on detection data of the peak positions at which a degree of proximity of the object is higher than that of surrounding detection positions. An evaluation value according to an area of a region on a detection surface occupied by a group of detection positions, including the peak positions, in which degrees of proximity of the object indicated by detection data are higher than the threshold values, is calculated, and it is determined whether the object in proximity to the peak position is a finger or a palm based on the evaluation value.

Abstract: A system of one embodiment includes a touch-sensing device and a stylus. The touch sensing device includes an electrode array, which includes a plurality of electrode line pairs, and a controller. Each electrode line pair includes a first and second electrode line to send a first and second signal, respectively. The stylus includes a sensor to measure the first and second signals, a signal processor to determine position information, and a transmitter to send position information to the touch-sensing device. A method of another embodiment includes sending, by a first electrode line, a first signal having a first frequency. A second electrode line sends a second signal having a second frequency. A stylus receives the first and second signals. The stylus sends a response signal to the touch-sensing device based on the first and second signals. A position of the stylus is determined based on the first and second signals.

Abstract: A touch-panel cellular phone specifies an invalid area not accepting a user's input operation on a touch panel in advance. The cellular phone detects a user's touch area on the touch panel so as to execute a function pre-assigned to the touch area not encompassed by the invalid area. Additionally, it is possible to reduce and display menu icons in the display area precluding the invalid area on the touch panel. Thus, it is possible to prevent an error operation when a user holding a cellular phone inadvertently touches the touch panel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display device integrated with a touch screen. The display device includes a panel configured to include a plurality of first electrodes arranged in parallel in a first direction and a plurality of second electrodes arranged in parallel in a second direction, a switching unit configured to apply a common voltage to the plurality of first and second electrodes when the panel operates in a display driving mode, and when the panel operates in a touch driving mode, apply a first touch scan pulse to the plurality of first electrodes during a first period, and apply a second touch scan pulse to the plurality of first and second electrodes during a second period, a first touch sensing unit configured to apply the first touch scan pulse to the switching unit, and a second touch sensing unit configured to apply the second touch scan pulse to the switching unit.

Abstract: A touch module and a manufacture method thereof are provided. The touch module includes a substrate, and a first transparent electrode layer a metal layer, an insulating layer, a second transparent electrode layer and a protective layer that are formed on the substrate. Both of the first transparent electrode layer and the second transparent electrode layer include at least two electromagnetic touch electrodes and at least two capacitive touch electrodes. The electromagnetic touch electrodes and the capacitive touch electrodes in the first transparent electrode layer are arranged in parallel and alternately. The electromagnetic touch electrodes and the capacitive touch electrodes in the second transparent electrode layer are arranged in parallel and alternately.

Abstract: A touch-sensitive device with stylus includes a touch panel, a touch panel drive unit, a stylus sense unit, and a measurement unit. A touch by a stylus proximate to a touch panel electrode changes a capacitive coupling between the touch panel electrode and a stylus electrode. The amplitude of the response signal is responsive to the capacitive coupling between the touch panel electrode and the stylus electrode, and is measured to provide an indication of the position of the stylus electrode relative to the touch panel.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus, includes a sensor-equipped display device includes a display device and a sensor configured to detect a contact or proximate position, a display driver configured to output an image display signal to the display device and to output a drive signal to the sensor, a detecting circuit configured to generate, based on the information from the sensor, raw data (Raw data) including three-dimensional information of coordinates of a position on the display device and a physical quantity at the coordinates, and an application processor configured to discriminate whether a part of the region in the display area should be further sensed or not, based on the raw data, and if the part of the region is further sensed, to output the range of the display device to be further sensed and the timing of driving the sensor to the display driver.

Abstract: Driving a touch-sensing-enabled active matrix LCD display panel for enhancing touch sensing by reducing parasitic capacitances is considered. In one embodiment, a plurality of driving voltages is generated. The driving voltages include a common voltage, and a first and a second gate-drive reference voltages for configuring a thin film transistor (TFT) in the panel to switch on and off, respectively. When the panel is operated in a sensing mode, the common voltage that is generated includes a pulse-train waveform. Furthermore, each of the first and the second gate-drive reference voltages is substantially time-synchronized to and includes the pulse-train waveform of the common voltage during the sensing mode. In one option, the driving voltages further include a sensing-mode source-drive voltage acting as a source-drive signal for the TFT during the sensing mode. The sensing-mode source-drive voltage is substantially time-synchronized to and includes the pulse-train waveform of the common voltage.

Abstract: A holding structure for holding a vibration generator includes a first holding member that is in contact with the vibration generator, a second holding member that engages the first holding member, and an elastic member that is supported by the second holding member and urges the vibration generator toward the first holding member.

Abstract: For interpreting a click action, an apparatus includes a touch panel, a processor, and a memory that stores code, executable by the processor, including code that: determines a number of touch points for a click action of the touch panel, determines a touch force for each touch point of the click action, identifies a number of click points for the click action based on the touch force of each touch point, and outputs a click event based on the number of click points. The apparatus may also include code that determines a click location associated with the click action, in response to the number of click points being one, and compares the click location to a first area, wherein outputting a click event includes outputting a primary click event, in response to the click location being within the first area.

Abstract: A computing device receives electronic data generated by a touch-sensitive surface in response to a contact made with the touch-sensitive surface, and a tilt sensor detects a tilt angle of the touch-sensitive surface. The tilt angle is indicative of an angular displacement between a reference plane defined by the touch-sensitive surface in a reference position and a current plane defined by the touch-sensitive surface in a current position. A parameter or other aspect of an automated contact discriminating process is modified based at least in part on the detected tilt angle of the touch-sensitive surface. The contact discriminating process determines whether the contact made with the touch-sensitive surface is intentional or not intentional. In response to determining that the contact is intentional, the electronic data is accepted as valid input for further processing. In response to determining that the contact is not intentional, the electronic data is rejected for further processing.

Abstract: Provided are a touch panel system with improved indicator detection accuracy and an electronic information device provided with the touch panel system. A touch panel system 1 includes: a touch panel 3 provided with a plurality of electrodes SL, DL; and an indicator position detection unit 5 for detecting a position of the indicator that is in contact with or close to the detection surface P, based on an output signal that is outputted by at least part of the electrodes SL, DL and shows a capacitance formed by the electrode SL. The touch panel system is characterized in that the indicator position detection unit 5 corrects detection sensitivity for each predetermined position within the detection surface P so as to correspond to a pattern of the electrodes SL, DL, and detects the position of the indicator within the detection surface P.

Abstract: A capacitive touch panel is provided in the present invention, which includes a transparent substrate, a plurality of emitter mesh electrode strips, a plurality of receiver mesh electrode strips, and a plurality of subsidiary receiver mesh electrode blocks, where the emitter mesh electrode strips, the receiver mesh electrode strips and the subsidiary receiver mesh electrode strips are disposed in different layers on the transparent substrate, and the receiver mesh electrode strips and the subsidiary receiver mesh electrode blocks are partially overlapped.

Abstract: An in-cell touch panel and a display device are disclosed. The in-cell touch panel includes a top substrate and a bottom substrate disposed oppositely to each other, a common electrode layer disposed on a side of the bottom substrate that faces the top substrate, and a touch sensing chip. The common electrode layer includes a plurality of independent self-capacitance electrodes. The touch sensing chip is configured to apply common electrode signals to self-capacitance electrodes in a display interval and determine touch positions by detecting capacitance value variation of self-capacitance electrodes in a touch interval. No additional process is added in the manufacturing process of the array substrate for the in-cell touch panel, thereby saving production costs and improving production efficiency.

Abstract: A touch sensing system is discussed. The touch sensing system includes sensor signal lines connected to segment electrodes, sensor enable lines to which a sensor enable pulse is applied, sensor thin film transistors (TFTs) which are turned on in response to the sensor enable pulse and supply a sensing pulse from the sensor signal lines to the segment electrodes, and a touch sensing circuit which applies the sensor enable pulse to the sensor enable lines, simultaneously turns on the two or more sensor TFTs, and applies the sensing pulse to the sensor signal lines.

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

Abstract: An EVA sheet for a photovoltaic module comprising microparticles, the main component of which is an ethylene-vinyl acetate resin is provided. A method for manufacturing an EVA sheet for a photovoltaic module comprising the steps of: (a) preparing microparticles, the main component of which is an ethylene-vinyl acetate resin; (b) dispersing the microparticles; and (c) sintering the dispersed microparticles is provided.

Abstract: This relates to adding multi-touch functionality to a display without the need of a separate multi-touch panel or layer overlaying the display. Instead, embodiments of the invention can advantageously utilize existing display circuitry to provide multi-touch functionality while adding relatively little circuitry that is specific to the multi-touch functionality. Thus, by sharing circuitry for the display and the multi-touch functionalities, embodiments of the invention can be implemented at a lower cost than the alternative of superimposing additional multi-touch related layers onto an existing display panel. Furthermore, since the display and multi-touch functionality can be implemented on the same circuit, they can be synchronized so that noise resulting from the display functionality does not detrimentally affect the multi-touch functionality and vice versa.

Abstract: An unlocking method and an electronic device are provided. The method is suitable for the electronic device having a touch screen and being in a screen lock mode. The method includes: displaying a first region and a second region on the touch screen; adjusting the first region and the second region according to a tilting state of the electronic device; receiving a touch operation performed on the touch screen; and switching the electronic device to an unlock mode when the touch operation starts in the first region and ends in the second region.

Abstract: A multi-stimulus controller for a multi-touch sensor is formed on a single integrated circuit (single-chip). The multi-stimulus controller includes a transmit oscillator, a transmit signal section that generates a plurality of drive signals based on a frequency of the transmit oscillator, a plurality of transmit channels that transmit the drive signals simultaneously to drive the multi-touch sensor, a receive channel that receives a sense signal resulting from the driving of the multi-touch sensor, a receive oscillator, and a demodulation section that demodulates the received sense signal based on a frequency of the receive oscillator to obtain sensing results, the demodulation section including a demodulator and a vector operator.

Abstract: A vehicle operation input device includes an option display unit that displays a plurality of options on a display, an operation input unit having an operation surface, where the operation input unit generates operating information indicating a position in the operation surface at which a finger of the operator touches the operation surface, a finger position detecting unit that detects a position of part of an arm of the operator and obtains the position as the positional information regarding the finger of the operator, and a control unit. The control unit sets a particular option among the plurality of options immediately beneath the finger in accordance with the positional information regarding the finger obtained by the finger position detecting unit. An example of the particular option is at least one of the options located in the middle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal panel and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display apparatus comprising the liquid crystal panel, which relates to the field of display technology, and can avoid the problem that the sealant is separated from the first substrate and/or the second substrate while the liquid crystal panel is bent. The liquid crystal panel of the present invention comprises a first substrate and a second substrate, the first substrate and the second substrate are aligned with each other to form a liquid crystal cell, and the liquid crystal cell is sealed with sealant, wherein, at least one convex structure is provided in a region which corresponds to position of the sealant on the first substrate and/or the second substrate.

Abstract: A self-capacitive touch panel includes a plurality of touch electrodes and a plurality of driving signal transmission lines corresponding to the touch electrodes. A plurality of via-holes is arranged at an identical amount and in an identical manner at a region where each touch electrode is located, and each driving signal transmission line is connected to the corresponding touch electrode through the via-hole. Projections of the via-holes at the regions where the touch electrodes other than the corresponding touch electrode are located in a direction perpendicular to the substrate are not located on the driving signal transmission line.

Abstract: An in-cell touch panel and a display device are disclosed, a common electrode layer is reused as self-capacitance electrodes in accordance with self-capacitance principle. A pattern of common electrode layer is designed such that the common electrode layer is partitioned into a plurality of mutually independent self-capacitance electrodes along strip-like slits and a direction crossing the slits. The touch sensing chip can determine a touch position by detecting capacitance value variation of self-capacitance electrodes in a touch period. The in-cell touch panel can save production costs and improve production efficiency, and also can avoid light leakage caused by cutting common electrode layer and influence on display effect.

Abstract: An array substrate and its manufacturing method, and a touch display device are disclosed. A display area of the array substrate includes a plurality of thin film transistor (11), first transparent electrodes (12), second transparent electrodes (13) and a transparent insulation layer (16) that contacts the second transparent electrodes (13); the transparent insulation layer (16) is a conductor when a voltage applied thereon is larger than a predetermined voltage, and is an insulator when the voltage applied therein is less than the predetermined voltage. The second transparent electrodes (13) include first sub-electrodes (131) arranged into a plurality of rows in a first direction and insulated from each other, and second sub-electrodes (132) arranged into a plurality of rows in a second direction and insulated from each other, the first direction is intersected with the second direction.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided, which includes a receiver configured to receive a writing trace performed on a remote controller, a detector configured to extract a character that corresponds to the writing trace, a display configured to display the character and at least one item that corresponds to the character, and a controller configured to, if a user's operation is performed in one direction on the remote controller, automatically execute a function that corresponds to the at least one item that is positioned in the direction in which the user's operation is performed.

Abstract: Optical touch display system includes a light source, a reflector, an image sensor, and a processing device. The light source emits light to at least one object directly and emits light to the at least one object via the reflector at the same time. Then the image sensor receives light reflected from the at least one object directly and light reflected via the reflector simultaneously to form a set of imaging objects which have similar color parameters on an image. Then the processing device produces a set of still image parameters of the image objects such as gravity centers and border boundaries. Based on the still image parameters, the processing device determines the coordinates of the least one object on the optical touch display.

Abstract: Provided is an electromagnetic wave reduction apparatus for reducing an electromagnetic wave generated from a thermoelectric element. The electromagnetic wave reduction apparatus according to the present invention includes an electromagnetic wave sensing unit connected to a thermoelectric element and sensing an electromagnetic wave, an electromagnetic wave detecting unit detecting whether the sensed electromagnetic wave is greater than a reference value, an electromagnetic wave reduction circuit unit reducing the electromagnetic wave in response to an electromagnetic wave reduction control signal, and a circuit operation control unit generating the electromagnetic wave reduction control signal according to the detection result.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for controlling zooming of a displayed object are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a single-point slide operation performed by a user on a displayed object of a touch screen, and generating a slide signal; parsing the slide signal to obtain a slide track and a feature value of the single-point slide operation; determining whether the feature value of at least one point in the single-point slide operation is greater than a preset value; and when the feature value is greater than the preset value, controlling zooming of the displayed object according to the slide track. A slide track and a feature value of a single-point slide operation of a user are identified, and when it is determined that the feature value is greater than a preset value, zooming of a displayed object of the touch screen is controlled.

Abstract: Systems and methods for scrolling through content displayed on an electronic device are provided. In some aspects, a system includes a detection module configured to detect scrolling events. Each of the scrolling events includes a signal to scroll in an indicated direction and by an indicated amount relative to the content displayed on the electronic device. The system also includes a scrolling module configured to scroll from a current page of the content to a next page of the content based on whether a time between the detection of a current one of the scrolling events and the detection of a previous one of the scrolling events exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: Techniques for remotely wiping data from a computing device are provided. Instructions for wiping data from the computing device can be sent via an input device such as a stylus associated with the computing device, or a dedicated module. In cases where the computing device is lost or stolen, the user, via the stylus, may remotely activate a data wipe function so as to remove selected or all information from the computing device, ensuring that sensitive information is not extracted from the device. In some cases, a back-up application configured to remotely back-up data of the target computing device is launched before that data is wiped from the device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a motion input device for portable terminal and an operation method using the same. A motion input device of a portable terminal of the present invention includes a sensor unit configured to collect a sensor signal from at least one sensor; an operation recognition unit configured to generate a motion signal corresponding to an operation of portable terminal based on the sensor signal; a scenario preparation unit configured to generate an input scenario based on at least one motion signal; and a scenario mapping unit configured to detect, in a scenario database, a standards scenario corresponding to the input scenario, and to generate an input signal corresponding to the standards scenario.

Abstract: The various methods and devices described herein relate to devices which, in at least certain embodiments, may include one or more sensors for providing data relating to user activity and at least one processor for causing the device to respond based on the user activity which was determined, at least in part, through the sensors. The response by the device may include a change of state of the device, and the response may be automatically performed after the user activity is determined.

Abstract: A control circuit detects an opportunity to send a message notwithstanding that no recipient is yet identified and identifies, without user input, a specific recipient from amongst a plurality of possible recipients of the message based, for example, on metadata regarding at least some of the possible recipients using one or more predetermined selection criteria. The control circuit can also determine a domain context for a message as corresponds to such an opportunity and use that domain context along with information corresponding to the message to query an invocation framework that cannot itself natively intuit domain context from the information. Received possible recipients can then be presented via a display to facilitate a user-based selection of one of the recipients.

Abstract: A display device with a touch screen and a method of driving the same are provided. In a method of driving a display device including a touch screen including a plurality of sensing electrode lines and driving electrode lines and operating as an electromagnetic touch mode or a capacitive touch mode according to an input touch signal, the method includes: determining the input touch signal, controlling whether to connect pairs of sensing electrode lines among the sensing electrode lines, and controlling whether to connect pairs of driving electrode lines among the driving electrode lines, according to the touch signal.

Abstract: Provided are methods for changing a display range in an electronic device having a touchscreen. The method for changing a display range in an electronic device includes: detecting a plurality of touches; determining a plurality of regions in consideration of a plurality of touch points; and changing a display range of at least one region of the plurality of regions in consideration of change in a distance between the plurality of touch points.

Abstract: A shared resource system, method of managing shared resources and services and a computer program product therefor. Service provider computers (e.g., cloud computers) including a resource management system, selectively make resource capacity available to networked client devices. Stored resource configuration parameters are collected from non-intentional haptic input to mobile client devices. The resource management system provisions resources for mobile clients based on resource configuration parameters. Non-intentional haptic input is provided as non-intentional gesture feedback, and evaluated to selectively update stored resource configuration parameters.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus, includes a sensor-equipped display device includes a display device and a sensor configured to detect a contact or proximate position, a display driver configured to output an image display signal to the display device and to output a drive signal to the sensor, a detecting circuit configured to generate, based on the information from the sensor, raw data (Raw data) including three-dimensional information of coordinates of a position on the display device and a physical quantity at the coordinates, and an application processor configured to discriminate whether a part of the region in the display area should be further sensed or not, based on the raw data, and if the part of the region is further sensed, to output the range of the display device to be further sensed and the timing of driving the sensor to the display driver.

Abstract: A touch pad with a simple structure to enable an electronic device to be manufactured more slimly and with low manufacturing costs. The touch pad includes a cover having a plurality of function icons a cover frame to support the cover, the cover frame including a plurality of light guide hollows, and a board, which is engaged with the cover frame and includes touch sensors and luminous elements to illuminate the function icons mounted thereon, the touch sensors and luminous elements being respectively mounted at positions on the board corresponding to the plurality of function icons.