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4318 results about "Input device" patented technology

In computing, an input device is a piece of computer hardware equipment used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system such as a computer or information appliance. Examples of input devices include keyboards, mouse, scanners, digital cameras, joysticks, and microphones.

Methods for manipulating a virtual object

In some embodiments, a computer system performs virtual object manipulation operations using respective portions of the user's body and / or input device(s). In some embodiments, a computer system manipulates a virtual object based on input from a hand of a user and / or a handheld device. In some embodiments, a computer system manipulates a virtual object directly or indirectly.
Owner:APPLE INC

Pen and touch input system

A pen and touch input system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a touch input device including a sensor unit and a control unit that controls the sensor unit, and a stylus pen capable of operating with the touch input device.
Owner:HIDEEP INC

Robotic Emulation Device

A robotic emulation device includes a processor, memory and multimedia interfaces to capture a video signal from a target device, analyze it, and transmit manipulation control signals to the target device input by emulating a peripheral input device, wherein the manipulation control signals determine manipulation or selection of a target interface control associated with a first user interface encoded and transmitted in the video signal. Furthermore, the robotic emulation device may be connected via an embedded transceiver to at least one computer or computer tenant for relaying the captured video data for analysis, and based on the analysis, applying inferred manipulation semantics.
Owner:LUCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC

Robotic emulation device

A robotic emulation device includes a processor, memory and multimedia interfaces to capture a video signal from a target device, analyze it, and transmit manipulation control signals to the target device input by emulating a peripheral input device, wherein the manipulation control signals determine manipulation or selection of a target interface control associated with a first user interface encoded and transmitted in the video signal. Furthermore, the robotic emulation device may be connected via an embedded transceiver to at least one computer or computer tenant for relaying the captured video data for analysis, and based on the analysis, applying inferred manipulation semantics.
Owner:LUCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC

Semantic Robotic Device

A semantic robotic device includes a processor, transceiver, and a memory storing software applications. The processor is arranged to ingest user guidelines for the software applications, and to infer capabilities semantics associated with them. The processor further emulates user input device signals and communicates them to a target device to launch and operate the software applications, and to capture data from user interface controls. Semantic inference is performed on the data to determine semantic factorization with respect to a semantic goal, and to determine a software application which is more affirmatively factorized in rapport with the semantic goal. The processor emulates further input device signals and communicates them to the target device, based on the determination regarding affirmative factorization of the software applications.
Owner:LUCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC

Task control in generative artificial intelligence based on prompt processing units

In one implementation, a device may identify a type of task and its context indicated by a prompt sent by a user for input to a language model. The device may authorize the prompt for input to the language model based on the type of task and its context. The device may make a determination as to whether a response of the language model to the prompt is authorized to be returned to the user based on the response, the type of task, and its context. The device may prevent the response from being returned to the user when the determination indicates that the response is not authorized to be returned.
Owner:CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC

Managing input modalities on an extended reality device

A display device may receive eye tracking data. A display device may detect an eye gaze intent state based on the eye tracking data. A display device may receive an input device signal of an input device. A display device may determine to switch from a first input modality to a second input modality based on at least one of the eye gaze intent state or the input device signal. A display device may move a position indicator on a display of the display device using at least one of the first input modality or the second input modality.
Owner:GOOGLE LLC

Methods and user interfaces for auditory features

The present disclosure generally relates to providing auditory features. An example method includes, at a computer system in communication with one or more input devices: while playing an audio media item of a first type, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to play an audio media item of a second type; in accordance with a determination that a set of concurrent audio criteria is satisfied, concurrently playing: the audio media item of the first type; and the audio media item of the second type; and in accordance with a determination that the set of concurrent audio criteria is not satisfied: ceasing to play the audio media item of the first type; and playing the audio media item of the second type.
Owner:APPLE INC

Parcel Delivery Security Container and a Method and System Therefor

A parcel delivery security container includes a bottom panel, side panels, a lid, an electromagnetic lock assembly, an input device, a barcode scanner, a microprocessor, and a power source. The side panels are transverse to the bottom panel to form an open-ended compartment. The lid is pivotably connected to one of the side panels to selectively open and close the compartment. The electromagnetic lock assembly releasably locks the lid when closed. The input device is on an outer surface of the security container to permit a user to enter information. The barcode scanner is on an outer surface of the security container to scan barcodes on parcels. The microprocessor is operatively connected to the input device, the barcode scanner, and the electromagnetic lock assembly to control locking and unlocking thereof. The power is operatively connected to the input device, the barcode scanner, the electromagnetic lock assembly, and the microprocessor.
Owner:ROANE III STUART

Low-delay audio input switching method and system, storage medium and equipment

The invention relates to the technical field of audio control, and discloses a low-delay audio input switching method and system, a storage medium and equipment, and the method comprises the steps: carrying out the parallel pre-initialization of a plurality of pieces of audio input equipment, and building an independent parallel audio data cache for each piece of equipment; monitoring the state of each audio input device and the audio stream quality in real time, and judging whether switching is triggered or not based on a multi-factor decision model; after the switching decision is triggered, seamless audio data stream switching is executed, and format unification processing and cross fade-in and fade-out transition are included; a unified equipment operation interface is provided through the hardware abstraction layer, and system resources are optimized and managed; a delay sensing closed-loop control mechanism is constructed, processing delay of each link is monitored in real time, a caching strategy, a processing algorithm and resource allocation parameters are dynamically adjusted, self-adaptive balance of low delay and high tone quality is achieved, and through the method, quick and smooth switching of audio input equipment is achieved, delay is remarkably reduced, and real-time audio experience is improved.
Owner:LINKPLAY TECHNOLOGY INC NANJING

Method and device for sharing host based on multiple input devices and electronic device

The invention discloses a method for sharing a host based on multiple input devices, and belongs to the technical field of computers, and the method comprises the following steps: after a management user logs in a multi-seat configuration tool, creating second seats with the same number as new input devices according to a Udev rule, and enabling the management user to be a user operating the input device corresponding to a first seat of the host; according to a binding instruction sent by the management user, the second seats and the new input devices are bound one by one, and operation users of the input devices corresponding to the second seats are common users; according to a permission configuration instruction sent by the management user, configuring an application window permission for each common user; and sending the binding relationship between the second seat and the new input device and the application window authority to a window manager, so that the window manager manages the application window according to the binding relationship and the application window authority. According to the invention, the problems of disordered management and complex configuration when multiple users share one host window are solved, and more flexible and efficient equipment management experience is provided for the users.
Owner:UNIONTECH SOFTWARE TECH CO LTD

Input / output calibration of pump

A method of calibrating a pump system can include providing a pump, calibrating a pump input with an input device connected to the pump, and calibrating a pump output with an output device connected to the pump. Calibrating the pump input can include selecting a first input signal value, generating a transmitted input signal corresponding to the first input signal value, and setting a nominative pump input value to the first input signal value. Calibrating the pump output can include receiving a received output signal outputted from the pump, and setting a nominative pump output value to the first input signal value.
Owner:BLUE WHITE IND LTD

Electronic apparatus and input device

An electronic apparatus (200) includes a casing (201), an operation key (10), a support (20), and a gasket member (30). The casing (201) has an opening portion (230h) long in a first axis (X-axis) direction and short in a second axis (Z-axis) direction. The operation key (10) includes a key body (11) that is fitted in the opening portion (230h) and a pair of flange portions (12) respectively provided at both ends of the key body (11) in a long direction. The support (20) is arranged inside the casing (201) and includes a switch element for detecting a press operation on the operation key (10). The gasket member (30) includes a movable portion (31), a pair of fixed portions (32), and a deformation layer (33). The pair of fixed portions (32) is arranged between the casing (201) and the support (20) and respectively includes recess portions (32a) that the pair of flange portions (12) enters at a time of the press operation on the operation key (10).
Owner:SONY GROUP CORP

Data center machine room energy-saving optimization method and system based on thermal environment prediction

The invention discloses a data center machine room energy-saving optimization method and system based on thermal environment prediction. The method comprises two stages of offline modeling and online prediction optimization. In the off-line stage, a CFD simulation model is constructed based on a machine room physical structure, equipment layout and thermal load parameters, and high-precision temperature field data is generated; using the thermal environment prediction model to input equipment parameters and load change to output future space temperature distribution; meanwhile, an XGBoost hybrid energy consumption prediction model is constructed based on the wind speed ratio or the fan frequency, the number of running fans and related characteristics. In the online stage, the lowest energy consumption and the minimum temperature deviation serve as targets, and a Pareto optimal solution set is generated through an MOEA / D algorithm; the optimal wind speed ratio / frequency and equipment number combination is selected as required to control operation of the air conditioner; and dynamically updating model parameters by sliding a time window to realize long-term robust control of the system. According to the method, intelligent energy-saving control of the machine room is realized by fusing CFD simulation, time sequence prediction, energy consumption modeling and a multi-objective optimization algorithm.
Owner:SOUTH CHINA UNIV OF TECH +1

Synthetic representation of a surgical robot

A system comprises a first robotic arm adapted to support and move a tool and a second robotic arm adapted to support and move a camera configured to capture an image of a camera field of view. The system further comprises an input device, a display, and a processor. The processor is configured to display a first synthetic image including a first synthetic image of the tool. The first synthetic image of the tool includes a portion of the tool outside of the camera field of view. The processor is also configured to receive a user input at the input device and responsive to the user input, change the display of the first synthetic image to a display of a second synthetic image including a second synthetic image of the tool that is different from the first synthetic image of the tool.
Owner:INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC

Real-time language translation systems embodied in a physical device

The present disclosure provides a real-time language translation system embodied in a physical device. Further, the real-time language translation system may include an input device which may be configured for receiving generating a user input data representing a linguistic input from a user. Further, the linguistic input corresponds to a user language. Further, the real-time language translation system may include a processing device which may be configured for generating a translation data based on the user input data. Further, the translation data represents a translation of the linguistic input. Further, the generating may be based on an AI module. Further, the processing device may be communicatively coupled to the input device. Further, the real-time language translation system may include a presentation device which may be configured for presenting the translation data. Further, the presentation device may be communicatively coupled to the processing device.
Owner:MYLANGUAGE INC

Interactions between an input device and an electronic device

An electronic device displays a palette user interface in response to receiving one or more inputs from an electronic stylus that is communicatively coupled to an electronic device. In some embodiments, the electronic device displays the palette user interface at a spatial arrangement that is based on a pose of the stylus at the time that the input to initiate display of the palette user interface is received. In some embodiments, the electronic device generates at the electronic stylus a tactile output having one or more tactile output characteristics based on characteristics of the one or more inputs from the electronic stylus. In some embodiments, the palette user interface includes one or more selectable options that when selected, initiate a process to display one or more additional user interfaces for configuring the output that is generated by the device in response to stylus inputs.
Owner:APPLE INC

Robotic emulation device

A robotic emulation device includes a processor, memory and multimedia interfaces to capture a video signal from a target device, analyze it, and transmit manipulation control signals to the target device input by emulating a peripheral input device, wherein the manipulation control signals determine manipulation or selection of a target interface control associated with a first user interface encoded and transmitted in the video signal. Furthermore, the robotic emulation device may be connected via an embedded transceiver to at least one computer or computer tenant for relaying the captured video data for analysis, and based on the analysis, applying inferred manipulation semantics.
Owner:LUCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC

Method and system for controlling a human-machine interface in a vehicle

A method of controlling a human-machine interface having an input device for receiving a user input and a display device for displaying a graphical user interface is disclosed herein. The method includes obtaining monitoring data of at least a portion of a passenger compartment of the vehicle by the input device; processing the monitoring data to obtain hand gesture data from the monitoring data by detecting in the monitoring data a hand gesture performed by a passenger of the vehicle as the user input; determining one of at least two seats in which the passenger is seated who performs the hand gesture for which the hand gesture data are obtained; and controlling the graphical user interface depending on the detected hand gesture and the determined seat.
Owner:VALEO COMFORT & DRIVING ASSISTANCE

Digital assistant intelligence engine

Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example method includes, at a computer system that is configured to communicate with a display generation component and an input device: detecting an audio input including a query; in response to detecting the audio input including the query: retrieving contextual data related to the query; in accordance with a determination that the query includes a request of a first type: converting the query to a rewritten query based on the contextual data related to the query; and providing the rewritten query to a first digital assistant component; and in accordance with a determination that the query includes a request of a second type different from the request of the first type, providing the query and the contextual data related to the query to a second digital assistant component different from the first digital assistant component.
Owner:APPLE INC

Managing input modalities on an extended reality device

A display device may receive eye tracking data. A display device may detect an eye gaze intent state based on the eye tracking data. A display device may receive an input device signal of an input device. A display device may determine to switch from a first input modality to a second input modality based on at least one of the eye gaze intent state or the input device signal. A display device may move a position indicator on a display of the display device using at least one of the first input modality or the second input modality.
Owner:GOOGLE LLC

Fusion multiply-add operation circuit compatible with multiple floating-point number formats

The invention discloses a fusion multiply-add operation circuit compatible with multiple floating-point number formats, and the circuit comprises an input device which is used for obtaining three floating-point numbers and control information in a fusion multiply-add operation instruction; the input decoding device is used for analyzing the control information and extracting the symbol, the index and the mantissa of each floating-point number; the multiplication correlation device is used for calculating an initial index, a mantissa product and an initial symbol; the addend aligning and shifting device is used for completing addend mantissa aligning and shifting; the additive operation correlation device is used for calculating an addition result, a symbol, a normalized shift bit number and a direction flag bit according to the mantissa product sum; the original result processing device is used for generating an initial rounding bit, a normalized shift pasting bit and intermediate result data; and the final result output device is used for outputting a final operation result compatible with the IEEE-754 or Point floating-point number according to the rounding information. The circuit area and power consumption are remarkably reduced through hardware integration, and meanwhile the calculation efficiency is improved.
Owner:SHANGHAI HIGH-PERFORMANCE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN CENT

Devices, systems, and methods of conducting emergency calls using a donation kiosk

The disclosed technology includes a donation kiosk comprising a microphone; a speaker; an input device configured to receive donation information; a user interface; one or more processors; and a memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, are configured to cause the donation kiosk to determine whether to operate in an emergency mode. In response to determining that the donation kiosk should operate in the emergency mode, the instructions can cause the donation kiosk to display an emergency call option on the user interface. In response to the emergency call option being selected, the instructions can further cause the donation kiosk to facilitate communication with an emergency service via the microphone and speaker.
Owner:PAYROC BQ LLC

controller

An example of a controller according to an exemplary embodiment includes a housing including an opening, an input device including a movable member penetrating through the opening in a first direction to inside of the housing, and a contact area that is provided inside the housing. The movable member is configured to be able to be pressed and tilted relative to an axis in the first direction. When the movable member is tilted, the movable member comes into contact with the contact area and is restricted from being further tilted. The contact area is inclined to face the movable member relative to a plane perpendicular to the axis in the first direction.
Owner:NINTENDO CO LTD

Capacitive detection device utilizing trapezoidal subshape

The present invention relates to a capacitive touch input device utilizing the capacitive sensing method for detecting touch inputs from a finger or a similar conductive object. More specifically, it pertains to a capacitance detection device designed to facilitate the detection of touch coordinates based on the vertical movement of a pen by employing a capacitive detection sensor composed of a composite trapezoidal shape.
Owner:LEE SUNG HO

Interactions between an input device and an electronic device

Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to displaying additional controls and / or information when an input device such as a stylus is hovering over a user interface displayed by an electronic device. Some embodiments described in this disclosure are directed to providing feedback about the pose of an input device relative to a surface. Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to performing contextual actions in response to input provided from an input device. Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to providing handwritten input for conversion into font-based text using an input device.
Owner:APPLE INC

Systems and Methods for Interacting with Multiple Applications on an Electronic Device

A method is performed at a computer system that is in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices. A first window and a second window are concurrently displayed. An input that changes a spatial arrangement of the first window is received at the computer system. In response, in accordance with a determination that the change in the spatial arrangement of the first window would cause the first window to occlude the second window such that less than a predetermined amount of the second window would be visible, moving the second window so that, after the second window is moved, at least the predetermined amount of the second window is visible.
Owner:APPLE INC

Devices, Methods, And Graphical User Interfaces For Interacting With System User Interfaces Within Three-Dimensional Environments

While a view of an environment is visible via one or more display generation components of a computer system, and while the view of the environment includes a respective object that moves as a hand of a user moves, the computer system detects, via one or more input devices, a respective input. In response to detecting the respective input: in accordance with a determination that first criteria are met, the first criteria including a requirement that the hand of the user is holding a controller, the computer system displays, via the one or more display generation components, a first user interface object at a first location relative to the respective object; and, in accordance with a determination that the first criteria are not met, the computer system forgoes displaying the first user interface object at the first location.
Owner:APPLE INC

Touch sensor and touch input device comprising same

Provided are a touch sensor and a touch input device including the same. The touch sensor includes a driving electrode including a plurality of driving pattern parts arranged in a first direction and a connection pattern configured to electrically connect two driving pattern parts, which are adjacent to each other, of the plurality of driving patterns to each other, and a receiving electrode, in which a first receiving pattern part and a second receiving pattern part, which are disposed with the connection pattern of the driving electrode therebetween, are alternatively arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
Owner:HIDEEP INC

Robotic inference and control systems

A variety of smart inference systems and robotic control devices are disclosed. A device networking system interconnects mobile devices, robotic devices, and others. A robotic controller secures and manipulates a controlled device user interface. A smart device system interprets data based on a plurality of models operating on a plurality of runtimes based on a plurality7 of capabilities. A smart payment processor system assigns payments accounts automatically as a function of a semantic matching between one or more inferred semantic identities. A robotic emulation device captures and analyzes a video signal from a target device and transmits manipulation signals emulating a peripheral input device. A system of carts are physically coupled in a charging configuration. A conveyor is configured to couple with another conveyor and having sensors to detect weight, size, location or other aspects of conveyed items, and implementing semantic analysis for management and augmentation.
Owner:LUCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC