Patents Examined by A. D. Davis
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Patent number: 11983311Abstract: Techniques for content protection for a glasses device are described and may be implemented to enable sensitive content on a glasses device to be protected from exposure to persons other than a user of the glasses device. Generally, the described implementations utilizing sensor data such as visual data from a camera to detect human gaze to determine whether a person other than a user of a glasses device is positioned to view sensitive content displayed by the glasses device. If a secondary person other than a user of a glasses device is detected as being positioned to view sensitive content, a protection process is implemented to mitigate exposure of the sensitive content to the secondary person.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Alexandre Neves Creto, Amit Kumar Agrawal
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Patent number: 11984089Abstract: The present invention provides improved driving methods for four particle electrophoretic displays that improves the performance of such displays when they are deployed in low temperature environments and the displays are required to be updated when positioned vertically (i.e., the driving electric fields are substantially perpendicular to the direction of Earth's gravity). Methods are provided for displaying each of the colors at each pixel, as desired, with minimal interference (contamination) from the other particles.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: E Ink CorporationInventors: Ning-Wei Jan, Chen-Kai Chiu, Feng-Shou Lin, Chih-Yu Cheng
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Patent number: 11974486Abstract: A display device and a mobile terminal device including the same are provided, wherein the display device includes a display panel including a display area in which a plurality of display pixels are disposed, and a sensing area in which a plurality of display pixels and a plurality of sensor pixels are disposed. The display pixels of the display area and the display pixels of the first sensing area emit light by receiving a data voltage of an input image in a display mode. The sensor pixels in the first sensing area generate an electric currents according to light reflected from a fingerprint in a fingerprint recognition mode. A resolution of the display pixel is lower than a resolution of the sensor pixel in the first sensing area.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Man Hyeop Han, In Hyuk Song, Seung Taek Oh
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Patent number: 11959775Abstract: Provided is an information processing device and an information processing method that enable simple and appropriate calibration. When a pen-type device incorporating an inertial measurement unit such as an IMU is moved and a drawn image corresponding to a track is displayed, calibration is implemented on the basis of a measurement value of the inertial measurement device in one stationary attitude and a latitude and an absolute azimuth of the inertial measurement device at that time when the pen-type device is inserted into a pen stand to be fixed in a predetermined direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Masato Kimishima, Kosei Yamashita, Toru Amano, Tetsuro Sato
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Patent number: 11961322Abstract: Provided are a force sensor, a display device including the same, and a method of driving the same. The force sensor includes a first base substrate and a second base substrate facing each other; first force sensor electrodes extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction on the first base substrate; second force sensor electrodes extending in the second direction and arranged in the first direction on the second base substrate; and a sensor hole configured to transmit light. Any one of the first force sensor electrodes includes a first sub-force sensor electrode disposed on a first side of the sensor hole and a second sub-force sensor electrode disposed on a second side opposite to the first side of the sensor hole.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hee Seomoon, Won Ki Hong, Hyeon Jun Lee
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Patent number: 11954312Abstract: An input device includes a touch panel having an operation surface and configured to receive a touch input and a hover input by an operation body; a display device configured to display a plurality of selection items; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to highlight a selection item, a selection of the selection item being made by the hover input from the plurality of selection items, confirm the selection of the selection item by the hover input in a case where a duration during which the selection item is selected by the hover input reaches a first predetermined threshold, and confirm a selection of the selection item by the touch input in a case where the touch input is detected on the selection item before the duration reaches the first predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiki Nakamura, Hiroshi Shigetaka, Hirofumi Kuga, Masahiro Takata, Yasuji Hagiwara
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Patent number: 11952032Abstract: To display information appropriately without making an occupant feel annoyed, a steering operation element 10 of a vehicle 2 includes a hub part 31 provided rotatably with respect to a vehicle body 15; an extending part 32 extending radially outward from an outer circumference of the hub part; an outer edge part 33 provided on an outer edge of the extending part; a display 40 provided on the hub part; at least one first light source 27A provided on the extending part; and an interface control device 41 configured to control the display and the first light source, wherein the interface control device is configured to cause the display to display an image corresponding to at least one of vehicle state information indicating a state of the vehicle and environment information indicating a surrounding environment of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuki Aoki, Yosuke Shimizu, Takeyuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 11943981Abstract: A display substrate and display apparatus are provided. The display substrate includes: a base substrate, including a display area and a bezel area; a plurality of pixel units located in the display area and arranged in an array along a row direction and a column direction on the base substrate; a plurality of scanning signal lines; a gate driver circuit located in the bezel area; a plurality of load compensation units located in the bezel area, the plurality of load compensation units are located between the gate driver circuit and the plurality of pixel units; and a plurality of scanning signal lead wires located in the bezel area and configured to transmit a scanning signal output by the gate driver circuit to the scanning signal lines, where at least one of the scanning signal lead wires crosses at least one of the load compensation units in the row direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Wei, Hongjun Zhou, Lili Du
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Patent number: 11941176Abstract: Methods and systems used in calibrating the position and/or orientation of a wearable device configured to be worn on a wrist or forearm of a user, the method comprises sensing a plurality of neuromuscular signals from the user using a plurality of sensors arranged on the wearable device, and providing the plurality of neuromuscular signals and/or signals derived from the plurality of neuromuscular signals as inputs to one or more trained autocalibration models, determining based, at least in part, on the output of the one or more trained autocalibration models, a current position and/or orientation of the wearable device on the user, and generating a control signal based, at least in part, on the current position and/or orientation of the wearable device on the user and the plurality of neuromuscular signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventor: Alexandre Barachant
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Patent number: 11934592Abstract: A position indicator that indicates a position is disclosed. The position indicator includes a casing of an electronic pen, a position indicating part, a tracker, and a grip part configured to be gripped by a user. The position indicating part is disposed at one end of the casing. The position indicating part, in operation, indicates the position. The tracker, in operation, causes an external device to detect the position in a three-dimensional space. The grip part is orthogonal to the casing of the electronic pen.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Munakata, Hiroshi Tamano, Yuanhao Chen
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Display panel having first scan lines and second scan lines connected in parallel and display device
Patent number: 11921387Abstract: The present invention provides a display panel and a display device using the display panel. By connecting a plurality of second scan lines in parallel, resistance between output terminals of chips on film (COF) and first scan lines are reduced, and differences between output resistances of the COF corresponding to different first scan lines are reduced, so differences between signals in different first scan lines are reduced, and uneven display problems in existing display panels are solved.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bangqing Xiao, Sen Xu -
Patent number: 11914797Abstract: Provided is an image display apparatus that includes a display displaying a three-dimensional image such that a three-dimensional object looks as if in a space defined by a member constituting an external surface and that the three-dimensional object is visible from multiple directions around the display, a motion detector detecting a motion of the display caused by an external force, a motion calculation unit calculating a motion of the three-dimensional object caused by the motion of the display based on the motion detected by the motion detector, a display control unit changing the three-dimensional image displayed on the display based on the calculation by the motion calculation unit, and a force sense control unit causing a force sense presentation unit to present a sense of force based on the calculation by the motion calculation unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Takanobu Omata, Kaoru Koike, Yuichi Miyagawa, Hisataka Izawa, Itaru Shimizu
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Patent number: 11899843Abstract: An indirect haptic device includes a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a plurality of haptic electrodes and a plurality of island electrodes arranged on the top surface. The device further includes a plurality of transmit electrodes and a plurality of receive electrodes arranged on the bottom surface, a position sensor, and a friction modulator. The device further includes a control device configured to apply bipolar electrical signals to the plurality of transmit electrodes to detect touch locations of a user's appendage and to modulate the friction between the user's appendage and the touch surface. Each of the plurality of haptic electrodes are substantially aligned with and capacitively coupled to a corresponding two of the plurality of transmit electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Tanvas Magic Inc.Inventors: James E. Colgate, Mondher Cherif, David J. Meyer, Craig Shultz
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Patent number: 11899860Abstract: An electronic device may include: a first communication circuit for connecting first communication with a remote input device positioned in the electronic device; a second communication circuit for connecting second communication with an external display device; a wireless charging coil for sensing a change in a magnetic field signal of a remote input device, and outputting an electrical signal according to the change in a magnetic field signal; and a processor electrically connected to the first communication circuit, the second communication circuit, and the wireless charging coil, wherein the processor determines detachment of the electronic device of a remote input device, receives, through wireless communication, a button input signal of the remote input device and sensor data of the remote input device, and can activate one from among a plurality of interactions on the basis of the button input signal and/or the sensor data.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Inhyung Jung, Banghyun Kwon, Sangheon Kim, Jiwoo Lee
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Patent number: 11899884Abstract: An example electronic device may include a fingerprint sensor, a touch sensor, a memory, and a processor. The processor may be configured to determine whether a touch input is generated, determine whether the generated touch input continues for a given time or more, generate first data by accumulating the touch input generated based on the touch input continuing for the given time or more, determine whether an inputted fingerprint corresponds to a registered fingerprint of a registered user, analyze the first data using a first AI model based on the inputted fingerprint corresponding to the registered fingerprint, analyze the first data using a second AI model based on the inputted fingerprint not corresponding to the registered fingerprint, identify a form of the touch input based on the first data, and perform a function and/or execute a user interface corresponding to the identified form of the touch input.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyunbin Park, Junhyuk Lee, Jin Choi
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Patent number: 11891491Abstract: A writing feel improving sheet comprising a base material and a writing feel improving layer with which a touch pen is brought into contact, wherein when a touch pen having a pen tip of 0.5 mm diameter is used to bring the pen tip into contact with a surface of the writing feel improving layer with which the touch pen is brought into contact and the touch pen is then linearly slid at a speed of 1.6 mm/second while applying a load of 200 g to the touch pen and maintaining an angle formed between the touch pen and the surface at 45°, a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of frictional force generated between the pen tip and the surface is 80 mN or more and 300 mN or less, wherein the frictional force is measured between a point at which a sliding distance is 10 mm and a point at which the sliding distance is 100 mm. The writing feel improving sheet makes it possible to well reproduce the writing feel experienced when writing on paper with a ballpoint pen.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: LINTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Hoshino, Tomoo Orui
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Patent number: 11886669Abstract: A sensor system includes a first electrode serving as a primary electrode with a controller electrically and physically coupled to the first electrode. Computer executable instructions execute software commands on the controller causing the controller to apply a voltage to the first electrode to generate an electric field around the first electrode. A second electrode has at least a portion of the second electrode being disposed within the electrical field generated by the first electrode, and the second electrode operates while being physically decoupled from the controller. The electrical field generated by the first electrode induces a corresponding charge on the second electrode, and proximity of a conductive material on or near the first or second electrode alters the electrical signal received back by the controller from the first electrode to allow for sensing the conductive material.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLCInventor: Dwayne Van'tZelfde
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Patent number: 11889581Abstract: A processor of an electronic device connects a first short-range wireless communication circuit with a peripheral device, forms a cluster including the electronic device and at least one external electronic device, wherein the electronic device and the at least one external electronic device are registered to a same user account, transmits information associated with the peripheral device to the at least one external device included in the cluster through the second short-range wireless communication, selects an external electronic device responding to the transmitted information, from among the at least one device included in the cluster, establishes a wireless data communication path with the selected external electronic device, receives input information from the peripheral device through the short-range wireless communication circuit, and transmits the received input information or control information corresponding to the received input information to the external electronic device through the wireless daType: GrantFiled: December 30, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Inventors: Haewook Oh, Doosuk Kang, Yongju Kim, Youngmin Yoo, Seongjun Lee, Buseop Jung, Kunyoung Choi
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Patent number: 11887541Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of scanning lines; a plurality of data lines; a plurality of light-emission control lines; a plurality of pixel circuits each including a light-emitting element; a scanning line drive circuit that drives the scanning lines based on a first clock signal; a data line drive circuit that drives the data lines; a light-emission control line drive circuit that drives the light-emission control lines based on a second clock signal; and a display control circuit that outputs at least the first and second clock signals. The display control circuit classifies a frame period into a scanning period and a pause period, and during the pause period, the display control circuit stops the first clock signal and makes a frequency of the second clock signal lower than that during the scanning period. This further reduces the power consumption of the display device that performs low-frequency driving.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Seiichi Uchida
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Patent number: D1028745Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: ROCKWOOL A/SInventors: Gerardus Johannus Maria Goes, Paulina Florax, Paul J. L. H. Bouwens