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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188986 | User input device with dynamic ambient light calibration A user input device to generate a shutter threshold adaptive to ambient light conditions. The user input device includes a sensor array, a shutter controller, and a threshold generator. The sensor array obtains image data in response to light incident on the sensor ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8188987 | Display and imaging apparatus and object detecting method A displaying and imaging apparatus includes a displaying and imaging panel, a generating unit for generating a difference image between a reflection light using image and a shadow image obtained from the displaying and imaging panel, and an image processing unit for... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8184108 | Apparatus and method for a folded optical element waveguide for use with light based touch screens A folded optical element waveguide that allows a minimum width bezel to be used around the perimeter of a light-based touch screen display. The apparatus and method includes a touch screen and a waveguide substrate provided adjacent the touch screen. The waveguide s... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179383 | Touch screen The present application provides a touch screen including a panel module, an image sensor module, and a bezel surrounding the panel module. The image sensor module includes a circuit board and an image sensor unit electrically connected thereto, and both are dispose... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179382 | Visual communication system A visual communication system that is suitable for use in connection with a display surface is disclosed. The system includes a camera or other data-capturing device that can be remotely positioned from the display surface. A control unit receives image data from th... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174827 | Portable tablet computing device with a low power operation mode as a media player A portable computing device is disclosed. The device may be based upon a laptop/a netbook computer according to the preferred embodiment. The device comprises a pivotable display screen. The device is operated as a general purpose computing device when the display s... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169420 | Reporting optical tracking data based on integrated resolution switching and surface detection An integrated resolution switching surface detection system for an optical navigation device. The integrated resolution switching surface detection system includes a resolution switching engine, a surface detection engine, and a navigation engine. The resolution swi... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164581 | Optical touch module An optical touch panel includes a frame, a first and a second image capture units, a first and second light sources, a first reflective element and a block element. The first and second image capture units are disposed on the frame and respectively disposed adjacent... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164580 | Input apparatus and method using optical masking An input apparatus and method using optical masking which enable a user to intuitively manipulate a menu by mapping light sources of an optical masking sensing unit and icons displayed on a display panel to corresponding positions. The input apparatus includes a dis... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8154532 | LCD display with photo sensor touch function The present invention relates to a method for driving a display device having a panel having a display region and a peripheral region, a first photosensor member formed in the display region, and a second photosensor member formed in the peripheral region. In one em... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154534 | Detection of an incident light distribution A device for detecting an incident light distribution. The device has an array of light sensors, and a shadow casting element spaced above the light sensor array, with the shadow casting element between the incident light to be modeled and the sensor array. A proces... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154535 | Display apparatus and position detecting method An image generating unit of a display apparatus generates a determination image based on first and second light reception images obtained from light reception cells in a light-emission period and in a non-light-emission period, respectively. An image determining uni... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154533 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device is adapted to reduce cross-talk and signal noise so as to improve the perception ratio and accuracy of a sense element. The liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of pixels connected to ga... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8144134 | Sensing circuit, display device, and electronic apparatus A sensing circuit includes: a data generating section for generating data representing the amount of light received by a plurality of optical detection circuits, which are provided in a detection region, for each unit period on the basis of detection signals output ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139046 | Touch screen using infrared camera hardly affected by external disturbance light A touch screen using infrared cameras hardly affected by external disturbance light includes an infrared radiation base having a plurality of infrared emitting elements and the infrared cameras, thereby preventing malfunction resulting from the external disturbance ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139045 | Display device having multi-touch recognizing function and driving method thereof A display device having a multi-touch recognition function includes an integration module having a plurality of cameras integrated at an edge of a display panel; a look-up-table of a plurality of compensation angles in an range of about 0 to about 90 degrees corresp... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8130210 | Touch input system using light guides A touch input system includes a light-emitting device, a bent light guide and a light detector. The light-emitting device emits light. The bent light guide receives the light emitted by the light-emitting device and guides the light to travel in a direction across a... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8125468 | Liquid multi-touch sensor and display device High-resolution multi-touch sensor and display device where the interaction medium is liquid, enabling more realistic tactile experience for simulations of synthetic wet environments. Based on frustrated total internal reflection, the device employs liquid within a ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8115753 | Touch screen system with hover and click input methods A touch screen system that can approximate tracking and dragging states regardless of the user's orientation and without reliance on direct sensing of touch pressure or area. A first detector generates a signal representing a first image of an object interacting wit... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115752 | Image display device An image display device includes: a source wiring; a first gate wiring intersecting the source wiring to scan a first pixel electrode corresponding to a first scanning period; a second gate wiring adjacent to the first gate wiring to scan a second pixel electrode co... | 02/14/2012 |
| RE43084 | Method and apparatus for inputting information including coordinate data A method, computer readable medium, and apparatus for inputting information, including coordinate data, includes: extracting a predetermined object from an image, including a predetermined object above a plane; detecting motion of the predetermined object while the ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094137 | System and method of detecting contact on a display A system for detecting contact on a display is provided. The system comprises a planar medium associated with the display and includes at least one edge facet and opposing surfaces. The system also includes one or more optical sources operatively coupled to the at l... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094136 | Optical touchpad with three-dimensional position determination An optical touchpad that may be able to provide accurate, reliable information about the position of an object in three-dimensions. The optical touchpad may enable a determination as to whether the object is engaged with the touchpad or hovering just above the touch... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089476 | Liquid crystal device A liquid crystal device includes a plurality of selection lines, a plurality of signal lines, a plurality of pixel portions, a plurality of photosensor portions, a plurality of first power lines, and a plurality of sense lines. The plurality of selection lines are p... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8072442 | Electrically switchable field of view for embedded light sensor A display device for detecting light includes a display surface, at least one light sensitive element arranged behind the display surface, and a liquid crystal element arranged between the display surface and the at least one light sensitive element. The liquid crys... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069081 | Targeted advertising using object identification Targeted advertising using object identification techniques is described. In an implementation, an object is identified by a client that is placed on a surface of the client. An advertisement is located that corresponds to the identified object and is output. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068101 | On a substrate formed or resting display arrangement A touch screen apparatus, including a display unit including a touch surface, a number of light pulse emitting units, connecting to the display unit, for emitting light pulses over and across the touch surface, a number of light pulse receiving units, connected to t... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8059106 | System for interaction with computer system A system for enabling user interaction with a computer system is provided having a printer for printing, upon receiving print data generated by the computer system, a form printed with information related to at least one interactive element and coded data that is at... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8049739 | Liquid crystal display with a liquid crystal touch panel having photo-sensing elements A liquid crystal display includes a light source for emitting light, a first substrate, a second substrate parallel to and facing the first substrate, and a plurality of pixel units formed between the first substrate and the second substrate. At least one pixel unit... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8044943 | Touch panel Touch panels comprising a bias line biased at a bias voltage, a select line, a readout line, a photo cell and a readout circuit. The photo cell comprises a first photo switch, a second photo switch and a storage capacitor. The first photo switch and the storage capa... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040328 | Books, papers, and downloaded information to facilitate human interaction with computers Disclosed are simple easy to understand TV camera based input and programming devices for computers, as well as local or remote means to assimilate data or commands. The invention in one preferred embodiment, uses printed matter imaged by one or more TV cameras, whi... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035624 | Computer vision based touch screen A self-contained interactive video display system. A projector projects a visual image onto a screen for displaying the visual image, wherein the projector projects the visual image onto a back side of the screen for presentation to a user on a front side of the scr... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035959 | Portable electronic device with projection function and projection unit thereof A portable electronic device with a projection function includes a host, a projection module, and at least one linkage. The host has an accommodating space. The projection module is situated in the accommodating space. The linkage is disposed between the accommodati... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035625 | Touch screen A touch screen includes a display screen having an upper surface that provides picture information, and an optical module that emits rays in directions that can be parallel with the upper surface of the screen. When an object, such as a stylus, pen or a finger is pl... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8031185 | System for printing coded data providing interaction with computer software A system for enabling user interaction with computer software. The system includes a printer for receiving print data, printing a form, using the print data, with information related to an interactive element coincident with coded data indicative of the interactive ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8022941 | Multi-user touch screen A multi-user touch-responsive viewing screen is described which uses frustrated total internal reflection in a slab of transparent material to illuminate the contact point between the slab and a finger or other object substantially matching the slab's index of refra... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8018442 | Calibration of an optical touch-sensitive display device Embodiments related to the calibration of an optical touch-sensitive display device are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment comprises a method of calibrating an image sensor, wherein the method comprises placing a photoluminescent panel over the display... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8018443 | System for interaction with computer system using printed surface A system for enabling interaction with a computer system is provided which is configured to receive, at the computer system, identity and movement data from a sensing device used to interact with a text field on a surface, determine information stored by the compute... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8013844 | Input and output device and terminal device for inputting data with sensation of handwriting A lenticular lens is provided in front of a liquid crystal panel composed of a plurality of pixels. In this case, the lenticular lens is arranged so that one cylindrical lens corresponds to two pixels adjacent to each other. Then, light rays outgoing from two pixels... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8009150 | Method of interacting with software using printed form identity A method of enabling user interaction with computer software including, in a computer system transferring print data to a printer, printing a form responsive to the print data by printing information indicative of a text field coincident with coded data indicative o... | 08/30/2011 |
