A home device controller can include one or more touch grooves, a touch slider operatively coupled to each of the one or more touch grooves, and one or more processors. The processor(s) can receive signals from each touch sensor, each signal corresponding to a touch gesture performed by a user interacting with the one or more touch grooves. The processor(s) can generate control commands executable by a home device based at least in part on the signals, and transmit the control commands to the home device for execution.

Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes initiating a virtual assistant session responsive to receiving user input. In accordance with initiating the virtual assistant session, the process includes determining, based on data obtained using one or more sensors of the electronic device, whether one or more criteria representing expressed user disinterest are satisfied. In accordance with determining that the one or more criteria representing expressed user disinterest are satisfied prior to a first time, the process includes automatically deactivating the virtual assistant session prior to the first time. The first time is defined by a setting of the electronic device. In accordance with determining that the one or more criteria representing expressed user disinterest are not satisfied prior to the first time, the process includes automatically deactivating the virtual assistant session at the first time.

A flexible mat (2), optionally to be used for, but not limited to, a pointing device (1) arranged to control the movement of a pointer/cursor on a monitor/display at, for example, a computer or similar electronic device can include a plurality of links (11a-z) arranged side by side and where these links are substantially rigid in their axial direction and mutually rotatable at a limited angle. The links (11a-z) can include, or are made of, a substantially disc-shaped material or a foil, that at least one link (11a-z) is provided with a base portion (16a) extending in the longitudinal/axial direction of the link (11a-z).

An operation method with fingerprint event recognition, an apparatus, and a mobile terminal relate to the field of communications technologies. The method includes receiving a fingerprint event from a user at a preset position on a mobile terminal, and displaying on a display screen of the mobile terminal at least one shortcut when the fingerprint matches a stored fingerprint event. A sliding gesture input from the user is detected, the sliding gesture starting at the preset position and extending from the preset position to select a first shortcut from the at least one shortcut, thereby improving operation efficiency.

A rotary actuator assembly includes a rotary actuator having a rotary body on a capacitively-sensing detection surface of the touch panel. A sensor ring coupled to the rotary body includes on a first ring surface includes alternately arranged contact surfaces and insulating surfaces and on a second ring surface includes a circumferential metal surface that is electrically connected to the contact surfaces. A sliding contact includes a contact pad and a contact spring connected together. The contact pad forms an electrical contact point fixed at a position of the detection surface. The contact spring contacts the contact surfaces and the insulating surfaces in alternation as the sensor ring rotates with rotation of the rotary body whereby a variable electrical signal is generated at the contact point. The electrical signal is detectable by the touch panel and the touch panel includes a mutual capacitance touch sensor assembly.

A full-area touch device includes a touch control assembly, a plurality of support elastic sheet assemblies, a support frame and a limiting unit structure. The touch control assembly is movably disposed on the support frame. The support elastic sheet assemblies is disposed between the touch control assembly and the support frame to enable the touch control assembly to move relative to the support frame between an unpressed position and a pressed position. The limiting unit structures is disposed between the touch control assembly and the support frame for limiting height position and travel distance of the touch control assembly.

An input detection system includes a plurality of drive electrodes arrayed in a detection region, a drive signal supply circuit that supplies a drive signal to the drive electrodes, a storage circuit that stores therein a table having information about a correction value for a drive frequency of the drive signal, a correction value selection circuit that selects the correction value for the drive frequency on the basis of the table, and an input support device that includes an LC circuit, a first electrode coupled to one end side of the LC circuit, and a second electrode coupled to the other end side of the LC circuit.

A mounting apparatus may include: a mounting part on which a part of an external electronic apparatus is mounted; a film part connected to the mounting part; a near field wireless communication module; and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured to: detect a mounting state of the external electronic apparatus; determine whether the mounted external electronic apparatus is an apparatus supporting a holographic mode; and on the basis of the determined result, control to transmit a transmission signal to the external electronic apparatus by using the near field wireless communication module so that the external electronic apparatus outputs a hologram content by using at least a part of a display of the external electronic apparatus, and the hologram content output by the external electronic apparatus can be projected on the film part. Various other embodiments may be possible.

A user interface for a television display includes a remote control with a touch pad. The remote control communicates wirelessly with a receiver. Periodic samples of touch positions are time stamped only when they are received at the receiver, and the time stamps are quantized to the interval of the periodic samples. The response of the user interface to gestures may be determined by a set of cascaded style sheets. Directional gestures may be used to skip forward or backward by a relative time during playback. During EPG scrolling, a position indicator may remain fixed in a horizontal direction until a time boundary of the EPG is reached, at which point the position indicator may move to the end of the time boundary. When scrolling programme items, an item may remain highlighted until it scrolls off the display, at which point the highlighting disappears until scrolling is complete. During scrolling, multiple directional gestures may be used to increase speed of scrolling. A swipe and hold gesture may be used to control the speed of scrolling, which is dependent on the length of time of the hold.

A flexible mat (2), optionally to be used for, but not limited to, a pointing device (1) arranged to control the movement of a pointer/cursor on a monitor/display at, for example, a computer or similar electronic device, can include a plurality of links (11a-z) arranged side by side and where these links are substantially rigid in their axial direction and mutually rotatable at a limited angle. The the links (11a-z) can include, or are made of, a substantially disc-shaped material or a foil, that at least one link (11a-z) is provided with a base portion (16a) extending in the longitudinal/axial direction of the link (11a-z), that the link the base portion (16a) of the link (11a-z), and that the coupling elements (15a-z) are integrated with or in the base portion of the link (16a).