Abstract: Computing devices and methods for determining opening and closing of touch sensitive interfaces are disclosed. In one example, a computing device comprises a touch screen display on a first substrate that is rotatably coupled to a second substrate that includes a trackpad. A trackpad identification signal transmitted by the trackpad is received at the touch screen display, and a touch screen identification signal transmitted by the touch screen is received at the trackpad. If the trackpad identification signal matches a trackpad identification key and the touch screen identification signal matches a touch screen identification key, then an energy level of one or both signals is compared to an energy level threshold. Based at least in part on the comparison of the energy level to the threshold, a power state transition is initiated.

Abstract: Methods and system for creating and managing personalized fonts. Personalized fonts are created by applying personalization parameters to a base font using a style application method or module such as a neural style transformation. The personalized fonts may be transferred to recipients of textual communications to enable the recipient to read messages from a sender in the personalized font of the sender.

Abstract: An illuminated keyboard comprises a first keycap group, a second keycap group, and a backlight module. Each keycap group includes plural keycaps. The backlight module comprises a first light-emitting unit, a second light-emitting unit, a first resistor, a second resistor, a light guide plate, and a circuit board. The light-emitting elements in the first and second light-emitting units are electrically connected to each other in parallel. The first resistor is electrically connected to the first light-emitting unit in series, and the second resistor is electrically connected to the second light-emitting unit in series. The light guide plate is configured with plural through holes, and the circuit board is disposed under the light guide plate. A first total light-emitting area of the first keycap group is not equal to a second total light-emitting area of the second keycap group.

Abstract: A touch sensor and a keyboard using the same are provided. The touch sensor includes a plurality of main sensor structures and a plurality of resilient structures. Any two adjacent ones of the main sensor structures have a gap therebetween. Each of the resilient structures is connected between two adjacent ones of the main sensor structures, and each of the resilient structures has a cross-sectional width that is less than a width of the gap.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic label and a method for driving the same. The electronic label includes: a plurality of display screens; a repeater configured to receive content data to be displayed on the plurality of display screens and distribute the content data to a communicator according to a signal strength between the repeater and the communicator; the communicator configured to receive the content data from the repeater; and a controller comprising a serial data interface and configured to transmit, through the serial data interface, the content data to be displayed on the plurality of display screens and a control signal generated by the controller for controlling the plurality of display screens to the plurality of display screens respectively, so as to control the plurality of display screens to display the respective content data received according to the control signal.

Abstract: A digital encoder with a screen includes a key body, and a display assembly is configured inside the key body. The display assembly includes a display carrier assembly, display element configured on the display carrier assembly and display circuit element configured in the display carrier assembly, where one side of the display assembly is in connection with a rotating assembly movably configured on a carrier housing, and a rotary encoder sensor and pressing element are configured between the rotating assembly and carrier housing, thereby allowing the assembly of the key body to be more convenient through modulization structures, and allowing the key body to have multiple functions of display, press and rotation at the same time to increase use convenience.

Abstract: A system and method for predictive typing assistance is provided. A selection of a key via a keyboard is received. The selected key is associated with a letter and the letter of the selected key is compared with a list of words. Letters that follow the selected letter in one or more words in the list of words are identified and keys associated with the letters are enabled for selection by the user based on the list of words. Letters that do not follow the selected letter are identified and keys for the identified letters are disabled from selection by the user. A multifunction key to allow interruption of the disabled keys upon selection of the letter key is enabled.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs encoded on computer storage medium, for providing, for display, an image on a GUI; partitioning the GUI into two or more cells, each cell of the GUI corresponding to a portion of the image; determining, for each cell of the two or more cells of the GUI, a predominant color of the cell of the GUI based on the portion of the image that corresponds to the cell of the GUI; partitioning an array of lights of a keyboard input device that corresponds to the display device into two or more cells, each cell of the array of lights corresponding to a particular cell of the cells of the GUI; adjusting, for each cell of the array of lights, a color output of the lights of the cell of the array of lights based on the predominant color of the corresponding cell of the GUI.

Abstract: A meta projector includes an edge emitting device configured to emit light through a side surface thereof, a meta-structure layer spaced apart from the upper surface of the edge emitting device that includes a plurality of nanostructures having a sub-wavelength shape dimension smaller than a wavelength of the light emitted from the edge emitting device, and a path changing member configured to change a path of the light emitted from the edge emitting device so as to direct the path toward the meta-structure layer. The meta projector may thus be configured to emit a light pattern of structured light, based on directing the light emitted from the edge emitting device through the meta-structure layer, while having a relatively compact device size.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic label and a method for driving the same. The electronic label includes: a plurality of display screens; a communicator configured to receive content data to be displayed on the plurality of display screens; and a controller comprising a serial data interface and configured to transmit, through the serial data interface, the content data to be displayed on the plurality of display screens and a control signal generated by the controller for controlling the plurality of display screens to the plurality of display screens respectively, so as to control the plurality of display screens to display the respective content data received according to the control signal.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the device includes a display panel including a display region and a non-display region and a housing accommodating the display panel therein. The device also includes a light sensing unit interposed between the display panel and the housing, the light sensing unit facing the display panel in the non-display region. The light sensing unit is configured to detect light that is totally reflected from the display panel and is emitted from a side of the display panel.

Abstract: A keyswitch structure includes a base plate, a keycap, a scissors support connecting the keycap and the base plate, a linking support rotatably disposed on the base plate, a movable part movably disposed relative to the base plate, and a magnetic part on the movable part. The linking support includes a magnetic portion and a driving portion. The magnetic part and the magnetic portion produce a magnetic attraction force therebetween. When the movable part is located at a first position, the magnetic part is located under the magnetic portion, and the magnetic attraction force drives the keycap through the linking support to move away relative to the base plate. When the movable part moves from the first position to a second position, the magnetic part moves away relative to the magnetic portion, so that the magnetic attraction force decreases so as to make the keycap move toward the base plate.

Abstract: A system provides verification of image content in software modules within a system of software under development. Embodiments retrieve image data from a software module written in a native or first computer program type or language. The retrieved image data may be evaluated so that a conversion image space is prepared as a new coordinate space that will be used to render the image data into an image object outside of the native computer program type or language. In an exemplary embodiment, a bit-per-pixel value may be applied to the image data during conversion to a second computer program format/language. The converted image data may then be rendered into an image object in the new coordinate space according to the new readable format. The rendered image object may then be displayed to provide convenient and quick visual verification of the accuracy of the unrendered image data content.

Abstract: A light curing device includes a housing module and a lighting module. The lighting module includes a light emitter, a driver and a switch module. The light emitter includes a plurality of light-emitting elements configured to emit curing light into an irradiation space in the housing module. The driver is for driving the light-emitting elements, and includes a plurality of user-operable setting buttons corresponding to at least one of the light-emitting elements. When triggered, the switch module is operable to activate the driver to drive at least one of the light-emitting elements that corresponds to a selected one of the user-operable setting buttons to emit the curing light.

Abstract: For a user having a user input actuator, a virtual interface device, such as for a gaming machine, for determining actuation of a virtual input by the input actuator is disclosed. The device comprises a position sensing device for determining a location of the user input actuator and a controller coupled to the position sensing device, the controller determining whether a portion of the user input actuator is within a virtual input location in space defining the virtual input.

Abstract: A system for identifying an electronic counterpart for a rendered document is described. The system receives an indication of a text capture operation performed from a rendered document. The indication identifies a text sequence captured as part of the text capture operation, the identified text sequence comprising fewer than nine words. In response to receiving the indication, the system uniquely identifies an electronic document from which the rendered document was rendered.

Abstract: Adjusting the display area of application icons at a device screen is disclosed, including: obtaining a set of tilt angle parameters from a gravity sensor; determining a tilt angle and a tilt direction based at least in part on the set of tilt angle parameters; and adjusting a display area of a plurality of application icons at a screen based at least in part on the tilt angle, the tilt direction, or both.

Abstract: Methods of code conversion are provided. Aspects include obtaining a first code point from a source data string in a first character encoding, wherein the source data string is to be converted to a target data string in a second character encoding. A target code point corresponding to the first code point is looked up in a map table, wherein the target code point is in the second character encoding. It is determined whether the first code point is a first combining character in response to receiving a lookup failure generated from the looking up operation. A combination unit having the first combining character and a base character next to the first combining character in the source data string is identified in response to determining that the first code point is the first combining character. The combination unit is converted to a substitute character in the target data string.

Abstract: A mechanical keyboard with reduced number of keys includes many mechanical keys which are divided into a function section and an alphanumeric section disposed at one side of the function section. Each mechanical key has a keycap. The keycap has a light-transmitting character symbol on a top surface thereof. At least one mechanical key is a self-defined key in the function section or the alphanumeric section. Each keycap of the self-defined key has a top wall and a side wall facing a user. The top wall and the side wall respectively have a light-transmitting character symbol. Each self-defined key has a first lighting module and a second lighting module which are alternatively activated to light. The first lighting module corresponds to the top wall of the self-defined key. The second lighting module corresponds to the side wall of the self-defined key.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a touch panel, a display control unit configured to perform control so that a moving object and a different object from the moving object are displayed on a display screen of the touch panel, wherein a display position of the moving object can be moved, and a control unit configured to set a response region for receiving a touch operation with respect to the moving object, wherein, in a case where the moving object overlaps the different object, the control unit reduces the response region of the moving object.

Abstract: In a display controller, output surface data from a composition processing stage 22 is received by and stored in a local latency hiding buffer 40 of a memory write subsystem 31 before being written out to an external memory. The local buffer 40 of the memory write subsystem 31 signals when it is “full”, and in response thereto the inputting of output surface data to the local buffer 40 is stopped until the current line of the output surface has been finished, and then started again when the next line of the output surface begins. The writing of any data for the line of the output surface that was being written to the local buffer 40 that is already present in the local buffer 40 and not yet written to the external memory is also skipped, and it is recorded that the output surface line in question is not properly stored in the external memory.

Abstract: A multi-view display is a display capable of simultaneously showing different images to viewers that see the display from different locations. Viewers do not see the images intended for other viewers at other locations. A multi-view display in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention comprises a light source with a light-emitting aperture that emits light whose direction of propagation can be controlled by a controller. An aperture filter mounted on the aperture forms one or more visible images. Different viewers see different visible images based on characteristics of the light such as color and/or polarization. In some embodiments, the aperture filter can be an active filter, such as an LCD filter, that displays different images synchronized with the direction of propagation of the light.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for restarting computing devices into security-application-configured safe modes may include (1) configuring a security application to recognize a predetermined signal received via a predetermined hardware device that indicates that a user wants to restart the computing device into a security-application-configured safe mode that prevents suspicious applications from loading, (2) detecting the predetermined signal via an instance of the predetermined hardware device that is connected to the computing device, (3) setting, in response to detecting the predetermined signal, a registry key on the computing device that will instruct the computing device to boot into the security-application-configured safe mode during a restart sequence, and (4) restarting the computing device in the security-application-configured safe mode in response to detecting the registry key during the restart sequence. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: With regard to objects such as pictures, geometric figures, and symbols shown in the image to be processed by an image processing apparatus, in order to select an object that does not overlap in position with a user-indicated position, an image processing apparatus 100 acquires a user-indicated position in an image 200 in which an object 201 is shown, generates partition regions 209 that partition the target region of the image 200, on the basis of the position of the object 201, identifies a partition region 211 on the basis of a user-indicated position, and determines whether the object 201 has been selected, on the basis of the identified partition region 211.

Abstract: A software controlled user interface and method for a head-mountable device equipped with at least one display or connectivity to at least one touch pad. The method can scale between displaying a small to large number of different eye gaze target symbols at any given time, yet still transmit a large array of different symbols to outside devices. At least part of the method may be implemented by way of a virtual window onto the surface of a virtual cylinder, with touchpad or eye gaze sensitive symbols that can be rotated by touchpad touch or eye gaze thus bringing various groups of symbols into view, and then selected. Specific examples of use of this interface and method on a head-mountable device are disclosed, along with various operation examples including transmitting data including text, functionality in virtual or augmented reality, control of robotic devices and control of remote vehicles.

Abstract: A three-dimensional imaging and display system is provided in which input is optically detected in an imaging volume by measuring the path length of an amplitude modulated scanning beam as a function of the phase shift thereof. Visual image feedback concerning the detected input is presented.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an electronic device and control method thereof. The electronic device according to the present invention comprises a main engine and a USB man-machine interface unit connected thereto; an illuminating source and a drive circuit thereof are arranged on the USB man-machine interface unit; the USB man-machine interface unit receives illuminating information sent by the main engine, generates a control command according to the illuminating information and sends the control command to the drive circuit so as to drive the illuminating source. Because the present invention sends the illuminating information to the USB man-machine interface unit through the main engine and then obtains the control command to switch on or off the illuminating source after processing the illuminating information through the USB man-machine interface unit, a user can participate in controlling the illuminating source so as to realize an illuminating effect expected by the user.

Abstract: A software controlled user interface and method for a head-mountable device equipped with at least one display, and connectivity to at least one touch pad. The method can scale between displaying a small to large number of different eye gaze target symbols at any given time, yet still transmit a large array of different symbols to outside devices. At least part of the method may be implemented by way of a virtual window onto the surface of a virtual cylinder, with touchpad or eye gaze sensitive symbols that can be rotated by touchpad touch or eye gaze thus bringing various groups of symbols into view, and then selected. Specific examples of use of this interface and method on a head-mountable device are disclosed, along with various operation examples including sending and receiving text messages, moving about in virtual or augmented reality, control of robotic devices and control of remote vehicles.

Abstract: A multicolor illumination keyboard includes a light-emitting element, a color filter and plural keys. The plural keys are located above the light-emitting element. The color filter is arranged between the plural keys and the light-emitting element. After a source light emitted by the light-emitting element passes through the color filter, plural color lights are generated. The plural color lights are outputted from the plural keys. Consequently, the plural keys are illuminated in a multicolor manner.

Abstract: A backlit keyboard including a reflective component. The backlit keyboard may include a top case forming a top portion of an exterior surface of the keyboard. The backlit keyboard may further include a set of keys positioned within the top case and a membrane positioned below the set of keys. The backlit keyboard may further include a light guide positioned below the membrane and a light source positioned on a portion of the light guide. The light source may be configured to emit light coupled into the light guide and emit stray light not coupled into the light guide. The backlit keyboard may further include a bottom case attached to the top case and forming a bottom portion of the exterior surface of the keyboard. Additionally, the backlit keyboard may include a reflector positioned on an interior surface of the bottom case below the light guide and separated from the light guide by a gap.

Abstract: For a user having a user input actuator, a virtual interface device, such as for a gaming machine, for determining actuation of a virtual input by the input actuator is disclosed. The device comprises a position sensing device for determining a location of the user input actuator and a controller coupled to the position sensing device, the controller determining whether a portion of the user input actuator is within a virtual input location in space defining the virtual input.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a display unit for displaying thereon a plurality of input regions operated by an operating body, a detection unit for detecting an approach distance between the operating body and a surface of the display unit, and a region control unit for, when the operating body approaches one of the input regions within a predetermined distance, enlarging the input region which the operating body approaches, and moving at least one of the input regions such that the adjacent input regions do not overlap each other. The input region is enlarged and an overlap between the input regions is avoided so that a user can easily select a desired input region, thereby preventing erroneous selection of other input region.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for preparing font information related to textual content of a received document includes determining a font data complying a font format relating to a textual content of the received document file. The font format is compared to a predetermined common font data format and the font format is converted to the predetermined common font data format if the comparison indicates a mismatch of the compared font data formats. A font file in the predetermined common font data format is created from the converted font data and also at least one web font file is created from the created font file. Finally, at least the font file complying with the predetermined common font data format and the at least one predetermined web font file are stored in a memory. A system and a non-transitory computer readable medium for storing computer program code are also described.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a base station, the size of which is reduced and which is to be adopted in a mobile communication system. The disclosed small base station includes: a polyhedral housing; an antenna unit disposed on the widest surface of the outer surface of the housing; a first board arranged on any outer surface of the housing; and two or more boards which are arranged in an upright state with the first board and which are arranged to face three or more outer side surfaces of the housing, respectively.

Abstract: A method of indicating a selected at least one of keys on a keyboard of a display device, the keyboard having a layout including a plurality of keys, the method including identifying the selected at least one of the keys based on a location of the selected at least one of the keys on the keyboard of the display device, updating a rendered video frame with a stored image of the selected at least one of the keys to generate an updated video frame indicating the selection of the at least one of the keys for displaying by the display device, the stored image of the selected at least one of the keys corresponding to the selected at least one of the keys, and while another video frame indicating the selection of the at least one of the keys is being rendered, displaying the updated video frame by the display device.

Abstract: Touch sensitive mechanical keyboards and processes for detecting touch events and key depressions on the touch sensitive mechanical keyboard are provided. The touch sensitive mechanical keyboard can include a set of individually depressible mechanical keys having a touch sensitive area located on their surface. A touch sensor can be included to detect touch events on the surface of the mechanical keys. A keypad can also be included to detect a depression of the mechanical keys. The touch sensitive mechanical keyboard can further include a processor for distinguishing detected touch events from detected key depressions. The processor can generate either a key depression command or a touch event command.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a correct rendering of a candidate entity are provided. An example method includes identifying a first combined image including an image of a reference entity. The reference entity is bound by a first grid including one or more grid cells. The method further includes rendering a second combined image including an image of a candidate entity. The candidate entity is bound by a second grid including one or more grid cells. The method also includes identifying reference and candidate patterns. The method further includes mapping corresponding grid cell patterns of the reference and candidate entities and determining a variance measurement between the mapped grid cell patterns of the reference and candidate entities. The method also includes determining, based on the variance measurement, whether the candidate entity is a correct rendering in accordance with the reference entity.

Abstract: Technology described herein provides techniques for screen detection. This could be a dynamic screen, such as a display screen of an electronic device, or a static screen such as a street sign. In one aspect, a screen is detected in frames of image data. An active image and/or an average color image may be formed based on frames of image data. A set of lines that are candidate for boundaries of a screen are identified in the frames. The active image and/or an average color is integrated on both sides of each line in the set of lines to form integration results. A set of screen candidates are formed based on the integration results. Screens in the screen candidates are scored according to a criterion. One or top few of the screens in the set of screen candidates is selected based on the scoring.

Abstract: A transmitter that is difficult to be affected by structural constraints includes: a liquid crystal board; a first board having translucency; and a second board; and a control unit that changes, by switching transmittance of the liquid crystal board with respect to outside light through application, to the liquid crystal board, of a control voltage corresponding to a signal to be transmitted, an amount of light reflected by the first board and emitted toward the receiver via the liquid crystal board, wherein the control unit maintains, when switching the transmittance of the liquid crystal board to a low transmittance, the transmittance of the liquid crystal board at the low transmittance until the outside light that passed through the liquid crystal board is reflected by the second board and reaches the liquid crystal board.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing downgraded fonts for VDP printing application are described. A server system may be configured to generate and/or select a set of downgraded rasterized fonts for delivery to a client system in order to provide limited client-side WYSIWIG display functionality using the downgraded fonts. A client side application may use the downgraded fonts to provide a display-only or draft print only rendering of a VDP print job.

Abstract: There is provided an input apparatus including an estimation unit configured to automatically estimate an attribute of a user, a setting unit configured to set an input mode based on the attribute of the user estimated by the estimation unit, and a control unit configured to control input based on the set input mode.

Abstract: Disclosed systems provide keyboard backlighting from organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) placed under the keys. A keyboard stack optionally includes a light guide or reflector. A single OLED can illuminate multiple keys through a light guide. OLEDs used for backlighting may be arranged in a strip to illuminate more than one key. OLEDs can be deposited directly to the light guide or reflector, and can include a seal to promote air stability.

Abstract: An apparatus, comprising a processor memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, determining a first usage parameter associated with a first information item, determining graphical representation corresponding to the first information item, wherein the determination is uninfluenced by the first usage parameter, determining a first selection region associated with the first information item, based, at least in part, on the first usage parameter, and causing display of the graphical representation absent indication of the first selection region is disclosed.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for consolidating one or more glyphs of a font. A common contour, comprising a glyph contour that occurs more than once in one or more glyphs of the font, can be identified. A common simple glyph can be created for the identified common contour. A reference to the common simple glyph can replace one or more occurrences of the common contour in the one or more glyphs of the font. Given that the common simple glyph is generally smaller than the common contour, an amount of font related data for the font can be reduced, thus reducing overhead associated with storing and/or presenting the font.

Abstract: For a user having a user input actuator, a virtual interface device, such as for a gaming machine, for determining actuation of a virtual input by the input actuator is disclosed. The device comprises a position sensing device for determining a location of the user input actuator and a controller coupled to the position sensing device, the controller determining whether a portion of the user input actuator is within a virtual input location in space defining the virtual input.

Abstract: Techniques and devices provide backlighting for keys of a keyboard or keypad.

Abstract: A method for entering text in a text input field using a non-keyboard type accessory includes selecting a character for entry into the text field presented by a portable computing device. The portable computing device determines whether text suggestions are available based on the character. If text suggestions are available, the portable computing device can determine the text suggestions and send them to the accessory, which in turn can display the suggestions on a display. A user operating the accessory can select one of the text suggestions, expressly reject the text suggestions, or ignore the text suggestions. If a text suggestion is selected, the accessory can send the selected text to the portable computing device for populating the text field.

Abstract: An optical input apparatus is provided and includes an input device for providing data and control signals to a computer; and at least one object sensing module disposed on a top of the input device and each including an optical sensor and a light source. The light source is capable of emitting light upward divergently to create a virtual sensing space above.

Abstract: A light guide is provided for illuminating innumerable constructions, but which is ideally suited for illuminating the keys of a keyboard. The light guide includes a translucent planar plate having a top, a bottom and sides. Further, the light guide includes one or more cavities which project upwardly into the translucent plate from its bottom surface. The cavities are hollow or filled with a translucent material so that the translucent plate and the one or more cavities form translucent interfaces where the cavities interface with the plate. The light guide also includes a reflector which covers the plate bottom and cavity openings. Light produced by a light source, preferably in the form of one or more LEDs, is transmitted to and through the translucent plate until striking the plate-cavity interfaces where the light is refracted into the cavities' interior or reflected upwardly to the plate's upper surface.

Abstract: A clock frequency adjusting system is disclosed. The clock frequency adjusting system includes a sensing clock generating unit, a frequency-dividing unit and a controller. The frequency-dividing unit makes frequency of the sensing clock signal be divided by a frequency-dividing modulus and then outputs a clock calibration signal. The controller includes a period counter and a frequency adjusting unit. The period counter samples the clock calibration signal through the external clock signal so as to acquire a second count value. The frequency adjusting unit calculates a frequency difference data between the clock calibration signal and the predetermined clock signal according to the first count value and the second count value, and determines a number of adjustment according to the frequency difference data and a step adjusting frequency so as to output a clock adjusting signal to the sensing clock unit to adjust frequency of the sensing clock signal.