Abstract:
A resistive touch panel includes an ITO layer, a glass layer, and an insulation layer sandwiched between the ITO layer and the glass layer. The ITO layer is cut into a continuous zigzag-shaped ITO strip by a number of first and second etched lines which are equidistantly spaced and arranged in an alternate fashion. The ITO strip is connected between a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The glass layer includes an ITO covering portion and a peripheral output bus surrounding the ITO covering portion. The resistance touch panel defines a Cartesian coordinate system for locating a touch point thereon, each touch point spatially corresponding to a given position on the ITO strip, the power supply generates a given voltage at given position of the ITO strip, the output bus transmits a signal associated with the voltage to an outside processor. A related electronic device is also provided.
Abstract:
A reflective display device includes a housing, a reflective display unit, an auxiliary display unit, a power supply, a wireless transceiver, a lighting unit, a light sensing unit, a light source control module, an identifying module, and a display control module. The power supply supplies power to the reflective display device and converts ambient light into electrical power and stores the electrical power. The wireless transceiver receives information transmitted from the electronic device. The lighting unit is fixed to the housing and illuminates the reflective display unit. The light sensing unit detects brightness of ambient light. The light source control module turns on/off the lighting unit. The identifying module identifies the type of the information. The display control module selectively controls the information to be displayed on the reflective display or the auxiliary display unit according to the type of the information.
Abstract:
A touch display device includes an interferometric modulator display panel and a processor. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel units. The pixel units each includes a fixed mirror including a reflective surface, at least one spacer, a transmovable mirror and at least one sensor. The at least one spacer is arranged between the fixed mirror and the movable mirror, the movable mirror is spaced an adjustable distance from the fixed mirror, and the movable mirror reflects a first portion of incident light and to allow a second portion of the incident light to pass therethrough. The at least one pressure sensor is fixed on the movable mirror and senses depression of the movable mirror caused by a touch thereon. The processor determines the touch position according to the generating signals from the sensors.
Abstract:
A solar power module includes a solar power generation layer, a first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer. The solar power generation receives photons and includes a number of solar power generation units. The first electrode layer is connected with the solar power generation layer. The second electrode layer is connected with the solar power generation layer, and includes a number of conductive electrodes. Each conductive electrode is connected with one of the solar power generation unit. The conductive electrode transmits an electrical parameter variation of the corresponding solar power generation unit to a detection unit to transform the electrical parameter variation into corresponding input command.
Abstract:
An information input module for an electronic device includes a substrate, a first electrode made up of transparent conductive materials, a second electrode, and a solar cell layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. The solar cell layer includes a plurality of solar cells electrically insulated from each other. The plurality of solar cells generates electrical signals in response to a user's operations to activate functions of the electronic device. The first electrode is disposed between the substrate and the solar cell layer. Both the first and second electrodes are electrically connected to each of the plurality of solar cells for transmitting the electrical signals to the electronic device. The electrical signals reflect changes of electrical parameters of one or more solar cells of the plurality of solar cells when light beams are blocked from reaching on, wholly or partially, the one or more solar cells.
Abstract:
A solar battery includes a substrate, a solar panel arranged on the substrate, a positive electrode with a protruding positive electrode contact and a negative electrode with a protruding negative electrode contact arranged on the substrate, and a receiving recess. The receiving recess is defined between the solar panel and at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The receiving recess fittingly receives a positive electrode contact and/or a negative electrode contact of another similar solar battery, thus enabling the positive electrode contact of the another similar solar battery to be selectively and electrically connected to one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the another similar solar battery, and enabling or disabling the negative electrode contact of the another similar solar battery to be electrically connected to the negative electrode of the another similar solar battery.
Abstract:
A display device includes a display layer and a light guide plate (LGP) arranged on the display layer. The LGP includes a first surface facing away from the display layer, an opposite second surface, and a lateral surface between the first and second surfaces, the lateral surface having a light incident portion. A light source and a scanning mirror are arranged on the lateral surface of the LGP. The light source configured to emit a light beam toward the scanning mirror, the scanning mirror being reciprocally rotatable about a rotating axis at a given frequency, the scanning mirror configured to reflect and direct the light beam from the light source to enter into the LGP through the light incident portion.
Abstract:
An electronic paper (E-paper) display device includes a first substrate comprising at least one side wall having a high reflectance film coated thereon, an E-paper layer, and a second substrate. A light source installed beside and facing the at least one sidewall of the first substrate, the light source being configured for illuminating the E-paper layer with some of the light from the light source directly illuminating the E-paper layer and some of the light from the light source illuminating the E-paper layer via the reflection of the high reflectance film.
Abstract:
An electronic paper device is provided. The electronic paper device includes a common electrode layer, a plurality of pixel electrodes, an electrophoretic ink layer, a conductive layer, a touch panel, and a processing unit. The electrophoretic ink layer is electrically connected between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode layer. The conductive layer and the common electrode layer respectively have a different voltage. When the user touches the electronic paper device and causes the conductive layer contacts a pixel electrode corresponding to the touch position, then the pixel electrode obtain the voltage of the conductive layer and an electric field is formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode layer. This causes the color to change at the position that is corresponding to the touched position.
Abstract:
A display device includes a display layer, a control unit, a color sensor and a light guide plate (LGP) arranged on the display layer. A light emitting module includes three light emitters configured for emitting red, green and blue light, into the LGP through the lateral surface. The control unit determines whether the detected intensities of the red, green and blue light components in the ambient light are in a predetermined proportion, and to turn on the corresponding light emitters to compensate the red, green or blue light so as to maintain the intensities of the red, green and blue light components in the ambient light to be in the predetermined proportion.