G06F3/0416

Ink file searching method, apparatus, and program
11580761 · 2023-02-14 · ·

An ink file output method is provided, which includes: generating M (M is an integer of 1 or more) pieces of stroke data SD on the basis of event data generated as M input devices move, respectively; generating N (N is an integer of 1 or more and M or less) kinds of logical names LN (metadata) identifying the M number of input devices; generating a metadata block associating the M pieces of stroke data SD with the N kinds of logical names LN; and writing the M pieces of stroke data SD and the metadata block to an ink file.

Touch display device and method for driving the same
11579717 · 2023-02-14 · ·

A touch display device and a method for driving the same is disclosed. The present disclosure provides a touch display device including a display panel including sub-pixels, a touch sensor including a touch electrode formed electrically in common with an electrode of a light-emitting diode included in the sub-pixels, and a touch driver configured to sense the touch sensor, wherein the electrode of the light-emitting diode serves as the touch electrode for a turn-off period of an emission control transistor for controlling emission of the light-emitting diode.

Display apparatus
11579700 · 2023-02-14 · ·

A display apparatus includes: a display panel; an enclosure enclosing the display panel; a cover member covering a front surface of the display panel; an actuator connected to the cover member and having a function of applying vibration to the cover member; and a viscous body arranged between the display panel and the cover member. The viscous body is bonded to the display panel and the cover member, and, when a periodic stress having a vibration frequency of ½ period per second is applied to the viscous body, a dynamic elastic modulus of the viscous body is equal to or lower than 1×10.sup.−3 of Young's modulus of the viscous body.

Input device

An input device includes: an input member that includes a first surface on which an operation is performed by an operation body and a second surface that is a back surface of the first surface; a first electrode that is disposed on the second surface; a second electrode that faces the first electrode and is disposed spaced apart from the first electrode; and a controller that detects a pressing force applied to the input member by an operation performed by the operation body, based on the electrostatic capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode, and calculates a pressure-sensitivity value that is a value indicating the pressing force detected. Here, the first electrode is electrically connected to the ground.

Integrated Assemblies Containing Ferroelectric Transistors, and Methods of Forming Integrated Assemblies
20230043781 · 2023-02-09 · ·

Some embodiments include a ferroelectric transistor having an active region which includes a first source/drain region, a second source/drain region vertically offset from the first source/drain region, and a channel region between the first and second source/drain regions. A first conductive gate is operatively adjacent to the channel region of the active region. Insulative material is between the first conductive gate and the channel region. A second conductive gate is adjacent to the first conductive gate. Ferroelectric material is between the first and second conductive gates. Some embodiments include integrated memory. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.

DRIVER CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A CAPACITIVE LOAD
20230038681 · 2023-02-09 ·

An apparatus and method for a voltage driver circuit where a path between a ground node and an output node includes an inductor and/or another storage element and an energy transfer circuit composed of at least two switching elements (e.g., transistors) and at least two valve elements (e.g. diodes). The energy transfer circuit operates to discharge a capacitive load (e.g. output capacitor) into the storage element and facilitate transition from low to high voltage while increasing efficiency. An additional path to ground may be included via another switching element to prevent crosstalk and hold the output at ground potential.

HANDWRITING GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND SYSTEM
20230037737 · 2023-02-09 · ·

The present application discloses a handwriting generation method and apparatus, a storage medium, an electronic device, and a system, which relate to the technical field of data processing. In the method, according to the acquisition time of the writing coordinate data collected by the first device and the acquisition time of the writing pressure data collected by the second device, the writing coordinate data and the writing pressure data may be matched to obtain accurate fused writing information, and handwriting may be finally generated according to the fused writing information.

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MATRIX DETECTOR, AND MATRIX DETECTOR
20230039193 · 2023-02-09 ·

A method for controlling a matrix detector, where the detector includes a touch surface, a matrix of imaging pixels arranged in rows and in columns, and an illuminating surface. Each of the pixels has a transistor and a photodiode, where the pixels of at least one row may be activated or deactivated by an addressing device. The pixels of a same column are connected to a charge integrator capable of being powered on to read the content of a pixel when the latter is activated by the addressing device. The matrix control method includes the steps of: as long as a contact has not been detected by the touch surface, controlling the detector in a mode called standby, the standby mode periodically comprising an activation of all the pixels of the matrix detector during a first period of duration by the addressing device, and a deactivation by the addressing device of all the pixels during a second period of duration; and on detection of the contact by the touch surface, controlling the detector in a mode called normal, the normal mode comprising the sequential activation of the pixels row by row, and the reading of the pixel activated in each column by the corresponding charge integrator, by lighting the illuminating surface.

CONTACTLESS TOUCH INPUT SYSTEM

A proximity sensor, including light emitters and light detectors mounted on a circuit board, two stacked lenses, positioned above the emitters and the detectors, including an extruded cylindrical lens and a Fresnel lens array, wherein each emitter projects light through the two lenses along a common projection plane, wherein a reflective object located in the projection plane reflects light from one or more emitters to one or more detectors, and wherein each emitter-detector pair, when synchronously activated, generates a greatest detection signal at the activated detector when the reflective object is located at a specific 2D location in the projection plane corresponding to the emitter-detector pair, and a processor sequentially activating the emitters and synchronously co-activating one or more detectors, and identifying a location of the object in the projection plane, based on amounts of light detected by the detector of each synchronously activated emitter-detector pair.

SENSOR MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
20230043375 · 2023-02-09 ·

A sensor module includes a sensor that includes a first sensor layer of a capacitance type including a plurality of first detection units arranged two-dimensionally and a second sensor layer of a capacitance type including a plurality of second detection units arranged two-dimensionally, the first sensor layer being provided on the second sensor layer, and a control unit that scans the plurality of first detection units and the plurality of second detection units.