Abstract: A sensor for detecting a target in a non-contact manner includes a first electrode; a second; a third electrode that is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a determination circuit that, in operation, detects entry of the target into a first region by detecting a change of first electrostatic capacitance, which is electrostatic capacitance of the first electrode, and detects entry of the target into a second region by detecting a change of second electrostatic capacitance, which is electrostatic capacitance of the second electrode. An electric potential of the third electrode is more negative than electric potentials of the first electrode and the second electrode. At least a part of the second region at least partially surrounds an outer edge of the first region in plan view.

Abstract: Disclosed is a touch substrate, including a base substrate; a plurality of first touch electrodes and a plurality of second touch electrodes arranged on the base substrate, wherein the plurality of first touch electrodes and the plurality of second touch electrodes have an overlapping area and are electrically insulated from each other; and a plurality of touch units arranged on the base substrate. Each of the touch units includes at least two first touch electrodes and at least one second touch electrode, and the at least two first touch electrodes in each touch unit are connected in parallel. By arranging at least two first touch electrodes connected with each other in parallel in each touch unit, the channel resistance is reduced effectively, and a large-sized touch product is realized. A method of fabricating a touch substrate, a display panel, and a display device are further disclosed.

Abstract: The electronic device comprises a data processing facility, a flexible panel, and a facility for arranging the panel at least into an extended shape and into a compact shape. The flexible panel includes a display structure responsive to output signals from the data processing facility, a touch sensitive structure arranged for providing input signals to the data processing facility indicative for a change of capacitance at a position where a pointing device approaches the panel.

Abstract: An OLED device and a packaging method of OLED are provided. The OLED device includes substrate, packaging layer, light-emitting layer, and packaging strip. The light-emitting layer is positioned between substrate and packaging layer. The packaging strip is packaging edge of packaging layer and edge of substrate. The light-emitting layer is enclosed in a space surrounded by substrate, packaging layer and packaging strip. It encloses a space for light-emitting layer by substrate, packaging layer, packaging strip according packaging strip enveloping periphery of upper and lower surface of substrate and packaging layer. Also, positioning sealant between packaging strip and substrate, and between packaging strip and packaging layer, it provides better package effectiveness therebetween. Therefore, it is elongating the path which enters from sealant position to inner of OLED device by moisture, oxygen and so on.

Abstract: The present invention provides a touch panel, including a touch-sensing circuit, an ESD protection circuit, and a processor. The touch-sensing circuit is composed of a plurality of sensing pads for sensing at least one touching object and outputting a sensing signal. The ESD protection circuit is connected to the touch-sensing circuit, surrounds the touch sensing circuit, and generates a circuit-loading. The processor is coupled to the touch sensing circuit and the ESD protection circuit to receive the sensing signal and the circuit-loading, performs an action according to the sensing signal, and determines whether to generate a warning signal according to a circuit-load change.

Abstract: An electronic device according to various examples comprises: a touch screen display including a touch panel; a processor electrically connected to the display; and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory can be set to store instructions that, when executed, enable the processor to: receive, from the touch panel, data related to contact or proximity of an external object to the touch screen display; determine an area detected by the touch panel through the contact or the proximity on the basis of at least a part of the data; determine at least a part of the area having a relatively stronger signal strength in the area; determine at least another part of the area having a relatively weaker signal strength in the area; and display an image or a change in an image on the display on the basis of positions and/or sizes of the determined areas.

Abstract: The invention provides an aiming system comprising a display control unit connected to a screen having a surface that is covered at least in part by a touch interface, the display control unit being arranged to inlay an aiming frame in the images displayed on the screen. According to the invention, the display control unit is arranged to: inlay a control zone in a portion of the touch interface; and to move the aiming frame on the screen as a function of a contact exerted on the touch interface in the control zone. The invention also provides an aiming method implemented with such a system.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client device, a request corresponding to a particular view of a three-dimensional video comprising multiple views. The method also includes accessing a data stream corresponding to the video. The method further includes selecting, based on the request, one or more portions of the accessed data stream, at least one of the selected portions corresponding to the particular view. The method also includes transmitting the selected portion of the accessed data stream to the client device.

Abstract: The sensing circuit includes including first input of a first electrode, a first set of inputs of a first set of two or more electrodes forming a first intersection and a second intersection, and a second set of inputs of a second set of two or more electrodes forming the second intersection and a third intersection. The sensing circuit includes a scan control circuit, coupled to the touch panel of electrodes, to concurrently select the sets of electrodes via a multiplexer. The touch sensing circuit includes an analog front end configured to generate digital values representative of mutual capacitances of a first and second unit cell, wherein the first unit cell comprises the first and second intersections and the second unit cell comprises the second and third intersections, and a channel engine configured to generate capacitance values corresponding to the unit cells.

Abstract: A toy construction system comprising toy construction elements comprising coupling members (20) for detachably interconnecting the toy construction elements to create spatial structures (40), the toy construction system comprises at least a first type of toy construction elements (10), the first type of toy construction elements can be coupled to each other, wherein that the first type of toy construction elements is configured to be detected by a touch screen (60), and when toy construction elements are coupled to each other so as to form a spatial structure, the toy construction elements of the first type define a touch point pattern recognizable by the touch screen.

Abstract: A coordinate measurement device and method for hover sensing are disclosed. According to the present invention, the coordinate measurement device comprises: a channel electrode unit including a plurality of electrodes, wherein a capacitance of at least one of the plurality of electrodes variably changes by the approach of a contact object; a driving unit for applying a positive voltage to a first electrode group among the plurality of electrodes and applying a negative voltage to a second electrode group among the plurality of electrodes; a reception unit for receiving reception signals from a plurality of electrodes in the first electrode group and a plurality of electrodes in the second electrode group, respectively; and a processor for determining the position of the contact object on the basis of the received signals.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch sensor that, by operating in a predetermined operation direction, inputs a predetermined instruction to the electronic device, and a frame-like member that is provided so as to surround the touch sensor. A predetermined first processing is carried out on a first region of the frame-like member corresponding to the predetermined operation direction, and second processing, which is different from the first processing, is carried out on a second region, which is a region of the frame-like member other than the first region.

Abstract: A signal processing circuit is provided. The signal processing circuit includes an analog-front-end circuit and a filter circuit. The analog-front-end circuit is configured to receive a sensing signal from a touch panel and perform a signal capture operation on the sensing signal to output a current signal. The filter circuit is coupled to the analog-front-end circuit. The filter circuit is configured to receive the current signal from the analog-front-end circuit and perform a signal filter operation on the current signal to output a first voltage signal. The filter circuit includes an anti-aliasing filter and a comb filter coupled in series.

Abstract: A display device having a built-in touchscreen and a driving chip, a circuit film, and a chip-on-film (COF) type driving circuit included in the display device. The COF type driving circuit performs data driving and touch driving in a combined manner. A source driving circuit outputs image data voltages through data channels. At least one touch driving circuit outputs touch driving signals through touch channels. The source driving circuit and the at least one touch driving circuit are mounted on an integrated circuit film. Data channel lines electrically connected to the data channels and touch channel lines electrically connected to the touch channels are disposed on the integrated circuit film. The noise avoidance line disposed on the integrated circuit film is located outward of an at least one outermost touch channel line.

Abstract: A touch panel is provided, which includes a sensing electrode layer formed on a strengthened upper-cover substrate. The sensing electrode layer includes a plurality of sensing electrodes, wherein at least one end of each of sensing electrode has a comb-shaped terminal extending outwards. The comb-shaped terminal includes at least one branch. A masking layer is formed on the sensing electrode layer and at least a part of the masking layer overlaps the comb-shaped terminal. Furthermore, a touch display using the touch panel is also provided.

Abstract: A digitizer in which a touch sensing electrode of a self-capacitive type touch sensor and a first electrode of the digitizer are formed on the same layer is provided. The digitizer according to the present invention has a high level of pressure sensing and a simplified manufacturing process.

Abstract: A touch control method, including receiving a touch input, driving a first common electrode to output a voltage for generating a display, detecting a first signal, determining a position of the touch input based on the detected first signal and a position of a second common electrode detecting the first signal, and detecting a pressure signal to determine an amount of pressure applied by the touch input. The technical solution also relates to an active stylus for a touch panel, a touch panel, and a touch display apparatus.

Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of first signal lines, a plurality of second signal lines, and a plurality of sensing pads. The first signal lines are disposed in a first direction, and are parallel to each other. The second signal lines are disposed in a second direction, and are parallel to each other. The second signal lines are substantially perpendicular to the first signal lines. A first row and a second row of the sensing pads are disposed in zigzag in the second direction.

Abstract: A vendor tray includes a bottom wall; and a plurality of upstanding walls extending from the bottom wall and defining with the bottom wall a vending space for carrying the vendible items, at least one of the upstanding walls has a first viewable electronic display. A method for vending items at a live event, includes displacing the vendor tray through an audience of the live event while displaying on an viewable electronic display of an upstanding wall of the vendor tray a first graphic providing information related to at least one of the vendible item and the live event.

Abstract: Input devices described herein include sensing regions that permit the device to identify a location of input objects along a side of the device. To perform gesture detection, an input device selects baseline signals which are subtracted from capacitive sensing signals captured using the sensor electrodes in the sensing region. Doing so results in delta signals that represent the difference between the capacitive sensing signals and the baseline signals. In one embodiment, the baseline signals are selected from capacitive sensing signals received during previous capacitive frames. In one example, the input device uses the capacitive sensing signals received during the Nth previous capacitive frame as the baseline signals. Alternatively, the input device may determine which frame has capacitive sensing signals that vary the most from the current sensing signals and use that frame as the baseline.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein include a method for detecting a presence of an input in a capacitive sensing device that includes a sensing region and a plurality of sensor electrodes. The method includes driving a first column of transmitter sensor electrodes at a first potential and driving a second column of transmitter sensor electrodes at a second potential different than the first potential. The method includes acquiring a measurement from each row of sensor electrodes, where a first sensing node includes the first column of transmitter sensor electrodes and a third column of receiver sensor electrodes, and a second sensing node includes the second column of transmitter sensor electrodes and a fourth column of receiver sensor electrodes. The method also includes determining, using the measurements from each row of sensor electrodes, a first set of transcapacitive measurements corresponding to the plurality of sensor electrodes.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes a scanning line, a signal line, a pixel switch, a pixel electrode, a first common electrode, a detection electrode, a current mirror circuit, and an integrator. The integrator includes an operational amplifier including an inverting input terminal and a noninverting input terminal.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an array substrate and a color filter substrate of a capacitive touch control screen, a touch control display device and a method for driving the touch control display device, so as to achieve the self-capacitive multi-point touch. The array substrate of the capacitive touch control screen includes: a peripheral area and a display area; a plurality of pixel units with pixel electrodes arranged in the display area; a plurality of touch control electrodes; and touch control electrode lead wires connected with a module configured to detect a touch control signal, wherein each of the touch control electrodes is connected respectively with one of the touch control electrode lead wires.

Abstract: A touch display panel is provided. The touch display panel includes a touch electrode layer and a plurality of first signal lines, where the touch electrode layer includes a plurality of first electrode blocks, and each of the first electrode blocks is electrically connected to a corresponding first signal line. The touch display panel further includes a plurality of second signal lines, where a projection region of the first electrode block in a direction perpendicular to the touch display panel includes at least one second signal line, and the second signal line is insulated from the first electrode block.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed herein that relate to communication between a capacitive touch sensor and an active stylus. An example provides an active stylus comprising an electrode tip, and receive circuitry coupled to the electrode tip. The receive circuitry may be configured to receive a capacitive signal from a touch sensor through the electrode tip, determine which of two or more drive signals produced by respective regions of the touch sensor most strongly influenced the capacitive signal, each drive signal being associated with a different operating mode, and configure one or both of the active stylus and the touch sensor to operate in the operating mode associated with the determined drive signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transmitter which is configured to transmit an electrical signal to a touch sensitive device according to a transmitter status. After analyzing the electrical signal, the touch sensitive device is able to find out the transmitter status and a relative position of the transmitter with respect to the touch sensitive device. The electrical signal is mixed from a plurality of signals having different frequencies.

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).

Abstract: Electrode configurations for reducing wobble error for a stylus translating on a surface over and between electrodes of a touch sensor panel are disclosed. In some examples, electrodes associated with a more linear signal profile are correlated with lower wobble error. In some examples, electrodes can have projections which can interleave with projections of adjacent electrodes. In some configurations, projections of adjacent electrodes can be interleaved in one-dimension; in other configurations, projections of adjacent electrodes can be interleaved in two-dimensions. In some configurations, the width and length of one or more projections in an electrode can be selected based on a desired signal profile for that electrode.

Abstract: A proximity-activated gesture circuit includes an activation receiver electrode, a transmitter electrode, additional receiver electrodes, a control circuit, and a signal processor circuit. The control circuit is configured to activate the transmitter electrode and additional receiver electrodes when a capacitance measurement by the activation receiver electrode reaches a threshold. The signal processor circuit is configured to interpret measurements from the additional receiver electrodes as a gesture.

Abstract: A driver integrated circuit (IC) includes: a built-in capacitor, a reading circuit, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a coupling circuit, wherein the reading circuit receives a sensing signal from a touch panel and outputs an analog sensing data; the ADC is coupled to the reading circuit, and is used to receive and convert the analog sensing data to a digital sensing data; and the coupling circuit is coupled to the reading circuit, and is used to selectively couple the built-in capacitor to the touch panel when the driver IC operates in a touch sensing mode.

Abstract: An information processing method and an electronic device are provided according to the disclosure. The method includes: determining first deformation information corresponding to a first deformation; generating a first instruction corresponding to the first deformation information; and executing the first instruction.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for employing and facilitating a thumb sensor at a computing device. A method of embodiments of the invention includes extending a touch panel of a computing device into a flap of the touch panel to be used as a side sensor of the computing device, and sensing a use of the side sensor, the use including touching of the side sensor by a user, where sensing may include detecting a change at one or more intersecting points of a plurality of intersecting points of conductive lines. The method may further include facilitating an action in response to the use of the side sensor.

Abstract: A dual-mode capacitive touch display panel includes first and second substrates, a display layer disposed between the first and second substrates, at least two first touch electrodes, at least two second touch electrodes, plural pressure sensing electrodes, and a shielding conductive layer. The first and second touch electrodes are disposed on the first substrate and overlap sub-pixels thereon. The first and second touch electrodes are respectively separated. The pressure sensing electrodes are disposed on the second substrate, and overlap the corresponding first or second touch electrodes in a vertical projection direction. The shielding conductive layer is disposed on the second substrate and includes plural openings, the pressure sensing electrodes overlap the corresponding openings, and the pressure sensing electrodes have a lower surface resistance than the shielding conductive layer does.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an array substrate and a color filter substrate of a capacitive touch control screen, a touch control display device and a method for driving the touch control display device, so as to achieve the self-capacitive multi-point touch. The array substrate of the capacitive touch control screen includes: a peripheral area and a display area; a plurality of pixel units with pixel electrodes arranged in the display area; a plurality of touch control electrodes; and touch control electrode lead wires connected with a module configured to detect a touch control signal, wherein each of the touch control electrodes is connected respectively with one of the touch control electrode lead wires.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for measuring stress in a composite structure including an integral sensor network. The composite structure is formed in layers with each of the layers formed from parallel fibers. At least one of the layers includes a plurality of fiber sensor cells distributed among the parallel fibers. Each of the fiber sensor cells has an inner fiber core and a non-conductive layer formed over the inner fiber core. A controller is electrically coupled to each of the fiber sensor cells and configured to determine a level of stress in the composite structure based on a change in a resistance level of the inner fiber core of each of the fiber sensor cells. The fiber sensor cells may be in a single direction or may be in a weave pattern with a first group arranged at a non-zero angle with respect to a second group.

Abstract: A method for using a robot on the web is disclosed. The method may include assigning a goal to a robot. The robot may then direct a web browser to code corresponding to a URL. Using the code, the web browser may render a webpage comprising a plurality of rendered elements. The robot may identify each rendered element by using OCR or an OCR equivalent or by positioning a virtual mouse in a plurality of locations on the webpage and obtaining, from the code, element-identification information corresponding to each location. The robot may map each rendered elements with an element type selected from a closed set of element types stored within a knowledge base accessible by the robot. The robot may further select, from a set of possible actions, an action corresponding to each rendered element that is most likely to lead toward the goal and implement each such action.

Abstract: A touch sensitive capacitive keypad system (100) is provided with an analog-to-digital converter, a keypad sensing electrode (114) coupled to measure capacitance voltages using a configurable electrode scan rate, and a controller (120) configured to provide scan-rate independent capacitance voltage measurements from the keypad sensing electrode to the analog-to-digital converter when there is a change in the configurable electrode scan rate by repetitively sampling a capacitance voltage measurements (e.g., 524a-f) from the keypad sensing electrode over a plurality of sequential electrode scan cycles and then discarding a predetermined number of the capacitance voltage measurements (e.g., 524a-b) to generate the scan-rate independent capacitance voltage measurements (e.g., 524c-f) that are provided to the analog-to-digital converter.

Abstract: A capacitive touch device is described. The device comprises a substrate and a plurality of co-planar capacitive touch switches and conductive tracks connected to the capacitive touch switches disposed directly on a face of the substrate. The capacitive touch switches include first and second capacitive touch switches which are adjacent, separated by a channel and which are electrically isolated from each other. The capacitive touch switches include third and fourth capacitive touch switches which are electrically isolated from the first and second capacitive touch switches, but which are electrically connected to each other by a conductive track which runs through the channel.

Abstract: A system and method for determining position information. The method includes selecting a column, a first row, and a second row of a capacitive sensor array. The first row and second row intersect with the column of the capacitive sensor array. The method further includes measuring a differential capacitance between the first row and the second row and utilizing the differential capacitance in determining a location of an object proximate to the capacitive sensor array.

Abstract: A position measuring apparatus that measures an input position of a pen is disclosed. A position measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include one or more electrodes, and a control unit that controls to transmit an electric field transmission signal generated from one or more electrodes to the pen and receives an electric field reception signal corresponding to the electric field transmission signal.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensor, a terminal, and a method for manufacturing a fingerprint sensor are provided. The fingerprint sensor includes a chip unit and a first adhesive layer. The chip unit includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface is configured to receive a touch operation. The first adhesive layer is directly or indirectly attached to the second surface in a peelable manner.

Abstract: Human environments are typified by walls—homes, offices, schools, museums, hospitals and pretty much every indoor context one can imagine has walls. In many cases, they make up a majority of readily accessible indoor surface area, and yet they are static—their primary function is to be a wall, separating spaces and hiding infrastructure. We present the Wall++ system, a low-cost sensing approach that allows walls to become a smart infrastructure. Instead of merely separating spaces, walls can now enhance rooms with sensing and interactivity. Our wall treatment and sensing hardware can track users' touch and gestures, as well as estimate body pose if they are close. By capturing airborne electromagnetic noise, we can also detect what appliances are active and where they are located. Through a series of evaluations, we demonstrate the Wall++ system can enable robust room-scale interactive and context-aware applications.

Abstract: A method performed at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display includes displaying a text entry interface area at a first predefined size and with a text input field. The method includes concurrently displaying, at a first size, a viewing area adjacent to the text entry interface area. The viewing area is configured to display scrollable information that includes information entered via the text entry interface. The method includes detecting a first finger gesture on the touch-sensitive display at the text input field. The method includes, in response to detecting the first finger gesture: decreasing the viewing area from the first size to a second size smaller than the first size, and increasing the text entry interface area from the first predefined size to a second predefined size. At the second predefined size, the text entry interface area includes the text input field and a soft keyboard.

Abstract: A processing system for reducing background capacitance associated with a touch surface. The processing system includes: transmitter circuitry that drives a transmitter electrode of the touch surface with a waveform; receiver circuitry that detects input in a sensing region of the touch surface based on a resulting signal from a receiver electrode of the touch surface; and offset reduction circuitry connected to the receiver circuitry that: subtracts, prior to completion of an integration period of the waveform, a first plurality of charge associated with background capacitance from the resulting signal using a capacitor; executes a first reload of the capacitor prior to completion of the integration period of the waveform; and subtracts, prior to completion of the integration period of the waveform, a second plurality of charge associated with background capacitance from the resulting signal using the capacitor after the first reload.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate, a light-shielding element, a touch sensing layer, a discharge element, and a main bridge element. The substrate has a center area and an edge area surrounding the center area. The light-shielding element is disposed on the edge area of the substrate. The touch sensing layer is disposed on the substrate and a portion of the touch sensing layer is disposed on the light-shielding element. The discharge element is disposed on the light-shielding element and is separated from the touch sensing layer. The main bridge element is connected to the portion of the touch sensing layer disposed on the light-shielding element and the discharging element.

Abstract: Content on a display user interface of an electronic device, such as a wearable electronic device, can be manipulated using capacitive touch sensors that may be seamlessly integrated into the housing or strap of the electronic device. The capacitive touch sensors can advantageously replace mechanical buttons and other mechanical user interface components, such as a crown, to provide industrial design opportunities not possible with the inclusion of mechanical buttons and mechanical interface components. Moreover, the capacitive touch sensors can enable ambidextrous user interface control of content displayed on a touchscreen without requiring the user to touch the touchscreen. In some examples, content displayed on the touchscreen can be accessed in response to a variety of touch gestures processed by the capacitive touch sensors.

Abstract: An in-cell touch display apparatus includes a substrate structure, a display driving integrated chip (IC), and a plurality of touch sensor units arranged in a matrix. Each of the touch sensor units includes a plurality of connecting lines of difference lengths and a plurality of compensating portions corresponding to the connecting lines in a one-to-one relationship. Each of the connecting lines establishes an electrical connection between the touch sensor unit and the display driving IC. The compensating portions are electrically connected to the display driving IC. The connecting lines and the compensating portions receive a common voltage from the display driving IC during the display period. A sum of the lengths of the connecting line and the compensating portion is constant throughout the plurality of connecting lines so as to compensate for different capacitances of the connecting lines.

Abstract: A display with an inner visible display area and an outer support area which does not provide a display function is enhanced with an electrode arrangement. The electrode arrangement provides for a substrate layer on which a transmitting electrode is arranged which is surrounded by a plurality of receiving electrodes, wherein at least the transmit electrodes is transparent and at least partially covers the inner visible display area and the receiving electrodes are arranged on portions of the substrate layer covering the outer support area.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch switch of (10) for a control device of an electric and/or electronic apparatus. The touch switch (10) comprises a non conductive layer (14) made of an electrically non-conductive material or material composition, a touch sensor (12) arranged at a bottom side or rear side of the non conductive layer (14), a metallic layer (16) arranged at a top side or front side, respectively, of the non conductive layer (14), and a cut-out (18) formed in the metallic layer (16) and arranged at the non conductive layer (14) opposite to the touch sensor (12). The metallic layer (16) is connected to a ground connection (22). Further, the present invention relates to a control device for an electric and/or electronic apparatus. Moreover, the present invention relates to an electric and/or electronic apparatus, in particular a domestic appliance.

Abstract: A touch sensing device including first electrodes at a first height, and second electrodes and first ground electrodes at a second height. The first electrodes are spaced apart along a first direction and each include first and second overlapping portions. The second electrodes are spaced apart along a second direction and include pairs of adjacent second electrodes. The second electrodes each include wide and narrow portions. The wide portions are spaced apart in the first direction and include pairs of adjacent wide portions. Each narrow portion is smaller in the second direction than each wide portion and interconnects the corresponding adjacent wide portions. The narrow portions overlap the corresponding first overlapping portions. Each first ground electrode, located between the corresponding adjacent second electrodes, includes first and second portions. Each first portion is located between the corresponding wide portions.