Patents Examined by Calvin C Ma
  • Patent number: 11899839
    Abstract: Described is a system for multimodal machine-aided comprehension analysis. The system can be implemented in an augmented reality headset that, in conjunction with a processor, generates an initial scene graph of a scene proximate the user. Items and labels are presented, with the headset tracking eye movements of the user as the user gazes upon the subject labels, item labels, and relationship labels. A resulting scene graph (having relationship triplets) is generated based on the eye movements of the user and an amount of time the user spends gazing upon each of the display components. A comprehension model is generated by estimating a user's comprehension of the relationship triplets, with a knowledge model being generated based on a known knowledge graph and the comprehension model. Cues are then presented to the user based on the comprehension and knowledge models to assist the user in their comprehension of the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: HRL LABORATORIES, LLC
    Inventors: Steven W. Skorheim, Tiffany Hwu
  • Patent number: 11893956
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display including a plurality of pixels; a display driver configured to provide a data voltage to the plurality of pixels of the display; and a processor configured to: obtain frequency change-based event information, determine a first frequency and a second frequency higher than the first frequency based on the frequency change-based event information, the first frequency being a target value of a refresh frequency, and provide frame data to the display driver, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display driver to: set a frame section in which the display is driven, during a first frame, generate the data voltage based on the frame data and provide the data voltage to the plurality of pixels, and during a low-frequency driving section, in which the frame data is not obtained, after the first frame, refresh an image based on the second frequency and refresh the image based on the first frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gwanghui Lee, Minwoo Lee, Seungjin Kim, Woojun Jung, Kwonsoo Kim, Kimyung Lee, Minwoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11887553
    Abstract: A display panel for displaying an image is provided with a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix. Each pixel includes one or more units each including a plurality of subunits. Each subunit includes a transistor in which an oxide semiconductor layer which is provided so as to overlap a gate electrode with a gate insulating layer interposed therebetween, a pixel electrode which drives liquid crystal connected to a source or a drain of the transistor, a counter electrode which is provided so as to face the pixel electrode, and a liquid crystal layer provided between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode. In the display panel, a transistor whose off current is lower than 10 zA/?m at room temperature per micrometer of the channel width and off current of the transistor at 85° C. can be lower than 100 zA/?m per micrometer in the channel width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shunpei Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 11880221
    Abstract: An input sensor includes a plurality of first sensing electrodes, a plurality of second sensing electrodes, a plurality of first sensing lines, a plurality of second sensing lines, a first connection line, and a second connection line. The plurality of first sensing lines are electrically connected to the plurality of first sensing electrodes, respectively. The plurality of second sensing lines are electrically connected to the plurality of second sensing electrodes, respectively. The first connection line electrically connects a pair of first sensing electrodes of the plurality of first sensing electrodes. The second connection line electrically connects a pair of second sensing electrodes of the plurality of second sensing electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jungmok Park
  • Patent number: 11875745
    Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels each of which has a light-emitting diode such as an organic light-emitting diode. A drive transistor and an emission transistor may be coupled in series with the light-emitting diode of each pixel between a positive power supply and a ground power supply. The pixels may include first and second switching transistors. A data storage capacitor may be coupled between a gate and source of the drive transistor in each pixel. Signal lines may be provided in columns of pixels to route signals such as data signals, sensed drive currents from the drive transistors, and predetermined voltages between display driver circuitry and the pixels. The switching transistors, emission transistors, and drive transistors may include semiconducting-oxide transistors and silicon transistors and may be n-channel transistors or p-channel transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Hung Sheng Lin, Shih Chang Chang, Shinya Ono
  • Patent number: 11868530
    Abstract: Disclosed is an accurate control method of visual stimuli for a brain-computer interface. It is a common approach for brain-computer interfaces to evoke specific EEG signal patterns by visual stimuli and recognize the EEG signal patterns in real time. However, due to the influence of process scheduling, a process showing the visual stimuli may sometimes be dispatched out of a CPU, leading to the difficulty in guaranteeing the accuracy of the visual stimuli and the recognition effect of the EEG signal patterns. The invention designs a control method to support accurate visual stimuli of a brain-computer interface. A software system implementing the method comprises a generator, an actuator and a controller. The generator automatically generates an image sequence according to test requirements. The actuator is a module running on a GPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventors: Zhihua Huang, Yingjie Wu
  • Patent number: 11853495
    Abstract: A touch display device can include a touch screen panel including an active area and a non-active area adjacent to the active area, a dam structure in the non-active area and configured to surround at least a portion of the active area, at least one encapsulation layer to correspond to the active area and the non-active area, a plurality of touch electrodes on the at least one encapsulation layer in the active area and configured to receive and process touches, a first touch line being a touch electrode connection line to connect the plurality of touch electrodes in the active area, a second touch line being an extension of one of the plurality of touch electrodes and disposed on the first touch line in the non-active area, and a touch buffer layer between the dam structure and the first touch line in the non-active area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Jin Kim, In Tae Ko
  • Patent number: 11853481
    Abstract: The disclosure comprises a stylus and a touch control system. The stylus comprises a pen body, a pen tip, and a light emitting device. The light emitting device is provided at the pen tip. A non-contacting end of the pen tip is connected to a bottom end of the pen body. The pen body is provided with a control module inside the pen body. The control module is electrically connected to the light emitting device and controls the light emitting device to emit light when a contacting end of the pen tip is applied to a reflective display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TCL Communication (Ningbo) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ping Chen
  • Patent number: 11836297
    Abstract: An input device includes a keycap, a first electrode disposed to move in response to movement of the keycap, a planar array of electrodes extending at least partially under the keycap, and a sensor. The planar array of electrodes includes a second electrode, a third electrode, and a fourth electrode extending between the second electrode and the third electrode. The sensor is coupled to at least one of the second electrode or the third electrode and configured to generate a signal indicative of a change in capacitive coupling between the second electrode and the third electrode. The change in the capacitive coupling may result from movement of the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John Stephen Smith, David S. Graff, Nicolas M. Golzio, Shahrzad Pouryayevali, Wayne C. Westerman, Christophe Blondin
  • Patent number: 11829561
    Abstract: A floating image generation device is disclosed, which includes a light source, an image generation module, and a floating image generation unit. The image generation module is disposed above the light source and includes a shading unit and an image generation unit. The shading unit is capable of changing light transmissivity state. The image generation unit is disposed above the shading unit. The floating image generation unit is disposed above the image generation unit. The light source emits a light passing through the shading unit, the image generation unit, and the floating image generation unit to generate a first floating image when the shading unit is in a first light transmissivity state. The light source emits a light passing through the shading unit, the image generation unit, and the floating image generation unit to generate a second floating image when the shading unit is in a second light transmissivity state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Ping Hsu, Ran-Shiou You, Yu Jen Lai, Ya Han Ko
  • Patent number: 11822719
    Abstract: Provided is a system for controlling digital cinematic content based on emotional state of characters. A focus on one or more computer-controlled characters appearing in digital cinematic content is determined based on emotion indicators of a first user actively interacting with at least the one or more computer-controlled characters. A set of emotion indicators is inferred for each of the one or more computer-controlled characters based on one or more criteria and multifactor feedback loops are created. A story line of the digital cinematic content and behavioural characteristics of the one or more computer-controlled characters are controlled to achieve a target emotional arc of the first user based on the multifactor feedback loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Arvel Chappell, III, Michael Zink, Ha Nguyen, Clayton Mosher, Andrew Veeder, Michael Martinez, Shanshan Sun, Gary Lake-Schaal
  • Patent number: 11816274
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device, a touch input device, and a touch input system, where the display device comprises: a display unit including a plurality of light emitting areas; a plurality of touch electrodes disposed between the plurality of light emitting areas and configured to sense a touch; a plurality of grid patterns separated from the plurality of touch electrodes in a preset shape or formed integrally with the plurality of touch electrodes; and a plurality of code patterns formed in a preset code shape in some areas of a front surface corresponding to the plurality of touch electrodes, wherein the plurality of grid patterns comprise grid reference points of intersecting grid reference lines, and are respectively formed at positions corresponding to the grid reference points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gi Na Yoo, Ju Yeon Kim, Won Sang Park, Chang Woo Shim, Seong Jun Lee, Dong Hee Choi
  • Patent number: 11816265
    Abstract: In some implementations, an extended reality (XR) device may generate a first event in a virtual environment, wherein the first event is associated with a first difficulty level. The XR device may detect vital information of a user associated with the XR device, wherein the vital information is associated with the first event. The XR device may determine whether the vital information satisfies a threshold. The XR device may transmit, to a server, an indication that indicates whether the vital information satisfies the threshold. The XR device may receive, from the server, virtual environment information, wherein the virtual environment information is based on whether the vital information satisfies the threshold. The XR device may generate, based on the virtual environment information, a second event in the virtual environment, wherein the second event is associated with a second difficulty level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Saideep Tiku, Poorna Kale
  • Patent number: 11816299
    Abstract: A foldable display device includes a display panel including a first non-folding area, a second non-folding area, and a folding area disposed between the first and second non-folding areas and a digitizer including a first sensing portion, a second sensing portion spaced apart from the first sensing portion in the folding area, and a connection portion extending from one end of the first sensing portion to one end of the second sensing portion. The connection portion includes a first portion extending from the first sensing portion, a second portion extending from the second sensing portion, one or more third portions disposed between the first and second portions and including first and second areas facing each other and a third area disposed between the first and second areas, and a fourth portion disposed between the first and third portions, between the second and third portions, or between two third portions adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hosung Nam
  • Patent number: 11810525
    Abstract: A dual view zone backlight and dual-mode display employ a first backlight region including a directional emitter to provide directional emitted light toward a first view zone and a second backlight region including a broad-angle emitter to provide broad-angle emitted light toward the first and a second view zone in a first mode. The dual-mode display includes a second backlight to provide broad-angle light toward both the first view zone and the second view zone in a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: LEIA INC.
    Inventor: David A. Fattal
  • Patent number: 11810484
    Abstract: A spliced display including a transparent substrate, a plurality of micro (light-emitting diodes) LEDs, and a plurality of light sensors is provided. The transparent substrate has a display surface and a back surface opposite to each other. The driving backplanes are disposed on the back surface of the transparent substrate to be spliced with each other. The micro LEDs are disposed on the driving backplanes respectively and located between the micro LEDs and the transparent substrate. Each of the driving backplanes is corresponding to parts of the micro LEDs. The light sensors are disposed on the transparent substrate and located between the driving backplanes and the transparent substrate. Each of the light sensors is adjacent to at least two of the micro LEDs, and at least one of the at least two of the micro LEDs is adjacent to two of the light sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chia-Hsin Chao, Ming-Hsien Wu, Yen-Hsiang Fang, Po-Hsun Wang, Li-Chun Huang
  • Patent number: 11803271
    Abstract: A touch display device can include first and second touch electrodes spaced apart from each other, a first touch line to which a first touch driving signal is applied, a first touch driving transistor configured to control a connection between the first touch electrode and the first touch line, and a second touch driving transistor configured to control a connection between the second touch electrode and the first touch line. As the first touch driving transistor is turned on, a first touch driving signal can be supplied to the first touch electrode through the first touch line, and as the second touch driving transistor is turned on, the first touch driving signal can be supplied to the second touch electrode through the first touch line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yangsik Lee, Sanghyuck Bae
  • Patent number: 11797133
    Abstract: A system includes a screen and a computer that detects an object near the screen and allows interaction between the object and the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TIV, INC.
    Inventors: James E. Morris, Michael R. Feldman
  • Patent number: 11798482
    Abstract: A gate driver includes a first scan signal generator configured to output a logic voltage for driving of a scan transistor through a plurality of stages connected in cascade, the scan transistor performing a switching operation to transfer a data voltage to a driving transistor of a pixel, a second scan signal generator configured to output a logic voltage for driving of a sensing transistor through the plurality of stages, the sensing transistor sensing deterioration of a light emitting element of the pixel, a light emission control signal generator configured to output a logic voltage for control of a light emission control transistor of the pixel through the plurality of stages, and an initialization voltage generator driven by logic voltages received from some nodes of the first scan signal generator based on the light emission control signal generator to supply an initialization voltage to the pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Hwan Kim, Tae-Keun Lee, Min-Su Kim, Hae-Jun Park, Young-Taek Hong
  • Patent number: 11797115
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels and a scan driver for driving the pixels. The pixels are in a display area and the scan driver is in a non-display area. A touch sensing unit is disposed on the display panel and includes touch electrodes disposed in a sensing area and touch sensing lines connected to the touch electrodes. The non-display area includes at least one multiplexer, the touch sensing lines are electrically connected to input terminals of the at least one multiplexer through touch contact holes formed on the display panel. Sensing channels electrically connected to output terminals of the multiplexer are parallel to the scan driver. The at least one multiplexer is disposed between the sensing channels and the scan driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mi Young Kim, Kwang Hyeok Kim, Il Joo Kim, So Yeon Park, Yong Hwan Park, Hwan Hee Jeong