An input method and a smart terminal device. After a processor in the smart terminal device determines, based on a first detection solution of a first infrared sensor, that a target object enters or leaves a first space range from a first plane, the processor starts or stops displaying a cursor based on distances measured by ultrasonic sensors; and after the processor determines, based on a second detection result of a second infrared sensor, that the target object enters or leaves a second space range from a second plane, the processor starts or stops performing a confirmation operation based on a location of the cursor.

To reproduce an interactivity of physical type between at least two parties or participants in a meeting, the system comprises at least one display screen (20, 21, 22) which comprises a first device arranged so as to detect at least one position of a human finger by measuring a first physical quantity which varies as a function of a human finger contact on said screen (20, 21, 22), and a second device arranged so as to detect at least one position of an object (30, 31, 32) equipped in such a way as to emit a uniform signal, by measuring a second physical quantity related to a reception of said uniform signal which varies as a function of the position of the object (30, 31, 32) with respect to the screen (20, 21, 22). A computer (10, 11, 12) of the system, configured to receive the human finger's position detected by the first device and the object's position detected by the second device, is programmed to allocate an area of the screen (20, 21, 22) for writing, so as to modify, in the area allocated for writing, a local visual aspect which follows the position of the object (20, 21, 22) on the screen when the object emits the uniform signal and to vary the area allocated for writing as a function of a displacement related to the position of the human finger on the screen (20, 21, 22).

To reproduce an interactivity of physical type between at least two parties or participants in a meeting, the system comprises at least one display screen (20, 21, 22) which comprises a first device arranged so as to detect at least one position of a human finger by measuring a first physical quantity which varies as a function of a human finger contact on said screen (20, 21, 22), and a second device arranged so as to detect at least one position of an object (30, 31, 32) equipped in such a way as to emit a uniform signal, by measuring a second physical quantity related to a reception of said uniform signal which varies as a function of the position of the object (30, 31, 32) with respect to the screen (20, 21, 22). A computer (10, 11, 12) of the system, configured to receive the human finger's position detected by the first device and the object's position detected by the second device, is programmed to allocate an area of the screen (20, 21, 22) for writing, so as to modify, in the area allocated for writing, a local visual aspect which follows the position of the object (20, 21, 22) on the screen when the object emits the uniform signal and to vary the area allocated for writing as a function of a displacement related to the position of the human finger on the screen (20, 21, 22).

Some disclosed devices may include a display stack, a cover layer proximate a first side of the display stack and a segmented transducer array proximate a second side of the display stack. The segmented transducer array may include a plurality of separate transducer segments. Each of the separate transducer segments may include a piezoelectric layer and a thin-film transistor (TFT) layer. The separate transducer segments may include transmitter transducer segments and receiver transducer segments. In some examples, a spacing between at least a first plurality of the transmitter transducer segments may correspond to a display stack and cover layer oscillation mode frequency in a range from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, from 15 kHz to 200 kHz or from 20 kHz to 400 kHz.

A vehicle computing system may provide a vehicle safety warning in a vehicle, using a vehicle processor and a three dimensional accelerometer of the vehicle. A touch display may display windows with different vibrations to provide the vehicle safety warning. A vibration may vary in relation to data from the three dimensional accelerometer based on motion of the vehicle.

Embodiments of the present application disclose an interaction method, an interaction apparatus, and user equipment. The method comprises: determining shape related information of a deformable sound sensing array surface, where the shape related information corresponds to a first shape of the deformable sound sensing array surface after a folding deformation; determining multiple effective interaction areas on the deformable sound sensing array surface at least according to the shape related information, where the multiple effective interaction areas meet the following conditions: in nonadjacent positions on the deformable sound sensing array surface, and adjacent in a spatial position in the first shape; and using the multiple effective interaction areas as one interaction area at least according to a first relative position of the multiple effective interaction areas in the spatial position in the first shape to provide a sound sensing interface to at least one interaction object. The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application can bring new experience to a user according to a deformation property of a deformable device.

Embodiments of the present application disclose an interaction method, an interaction apparatus, and user equipment. The method comprises: determining shape related information of a deformable sound sensing array surface, where the shape related information corresponds to a first shape of the deformable sound sensing array surface after a folding deformation; determining multiple effective interaction areas on the deformable sound sensing array surface at least according to the shape related information, where the multiple effective interaction areas meet the following conditions: in nonadjacent positions on the deformable sound sensing array surface, and adjacent in a spatial position in the first shape; and using the multiple effective interaction areas as one interaction area at least according to a first relative position of the multiple effective interaction areas in the spatial position in the first shape to provide a sound sensing interface to at least one interaction object. The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application can bring new experience to a user according to a deformation property of a deformable device.

The present invention relates to an IoT (Internet of Things) device, a mobile terminal, a method of pairing the IoT device using the mobile terminal, and a control method. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method includes the steps of, when an IoT device contacted with at least one side of the mobile terminal is recognized, generating a vibration using a designated vibration pattern, receiving vibration pattern information from the IoT device, and when the received vibration pattern information is identical to the designated vibration pattern, performing paring with the IoT device. According to the embodiments of the present invention, a user can intuitively perform pairing between the mobile terminal and the IoT device through the paring method between the mobile terminal and the IoT device.

ForcePhone is a novel system for enabling phones to recognize the force applied to their touchscreen and/or body. ForcePhone uses built-in sensors to measure the applied force via a physical property called structure-borne sound propagation. The phone plays an inaudible sound through the phone's speaker. When the phone is free to vibrate, the sound from the speaker easily travels through its body to the phone's microphone. When a force is applied to the phone, vibration is restricted and the sound traveling through the pathway is degraded. ForcePhone estimate the amount of applied force by monitoring the change in sound degradation.

A touch type input terminal that includes a base substrate, a piezoelectric sensor and an electrostatic sensor which are flat membrane-shaped, respectively. The electrostatic sensor includes a plurality of segment electrodes on a first main surface of a base film and a plurality of common electrodes on a second main surface. The piezoelectric sensor includes a piezoelectric film formed of PLLA drawn uniaxially. Displacement detecting electrodes are formed on a third main surface of the piezoelectric film so as to divide the third main surface into four portions. Displacement detecting electrodes are formed on a fourth main surface of the piezoelectric film so as to be opposed to the displacement detecting electrodes on the third main surface.