Patents Examined by Karin Kiyabu
  • Patent number: 10691229
    Abstract: A pointer includes a casing, a first electromagnetic unit, a second electromagnetic unit, a first elastic member, and a pen point. The casing has an accommodation space and a port in communication with the accommodation space. The first electromagnetic unit includes a first magnet and a coil winding around the first magnet. The first magnet is fixedly disposed in the accommodation space. The second electromagnetic unit is movably disposed in the accommodation space along an axial direction, where the second electromagnetic unit includes a second magnet and a protection member wrapping the second magnet, and the second magnet is relatively away from or close to the first magnet. The elastic member is disposed in the casing and can provide an elastic force to the second electromagnetic unit along the axial direction. The pen point is movably disposed at the port and connected to the protection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SHENZHEN PU YING INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Hsu, Chung-Hsuan Li
  • Patent number: 10558270
    Abstract: A method for determining non-contact gesture is applied to a device for the same. The device has an image sensor to detect an image sensing data, an inertial measurement sensor to detect an inertial sensing data, and a processor to determine if an object data is detected and to determine if an inertial event is occurred. The image sensing data in the same and/or adjacent image frame with the inertial events are excluded so that the image sensing data used to determine the gesture are those not influenced by the inertial events. Therefore, the accuracy of determining the gesture is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: EMINENT ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CORP. LTD.
    Inventors: Chan-Peng Lo, Kao-Pin Wu, Tom Chang
  • Patent number: 10466826
    Abstract: Various implementations of a track pad system include an array of force sensors disposed between a base surface and a touch interface plate. The touch interface plate passes touch forces incident on an upper surface thereof to one or more of the force sensors in the array. At least one light source is disposed adjacent the touch interface plate such that the light from the light source is directed through the touch interface plate to illuminate at least a portion of the upper surface of the touch interface plate. One or more icons may be disposed adjacent the illuminated portion of the touch interface plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC
    Inventors: David William Andrews, Jason Carl Lisseman
  • Patent number: 10459585
    Abstract: A touch sensor device includes a first touch sensing region and a second touch sensing region, wherein each of the first touch sensing region and the second touch sensing region includes a plurality of first touch electrodes and a plurality of second touch electrodes, first connection portions each connecting two adjacent first touch electrodes among the plurality of first touch electrodes, and second connection portions each connecting two adjacent second touch electrodes among the plurality of second touch electrodes, wherein the second touch sensing region includes a plurality of third touch electrodes; and a plurality of touch wires respectively connected to the plurality of third touch electrodes, the plurality of third touch electrodes are separated from each other, and the third touch electrode forms a self-capacitive type sensor, the plurality of third touch electrodes border an outside edge of where the plurality of first and second touch electrodes are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Woong Park, Hyung Chul Kim, Jeong Heon Lee, Byeong Kyu Jeon
  • Patent number: 10459551
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor-equipped display device includes a display panel including pixel electrodes and common electrodes, a cover member opposed to the display panel, a polarizer located between the display panel and the cover member, and a first detection module located between the polarizer and the cover member. The first detection module includes a first detection electrode including dot-like openings and a dummy module including dot-like dummy electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Hayato Kurasawa, Koji Ishizaki, Tomohiko Otani
  • Patent number: 10451874
    Abstract: An image display device includes a generating unit configured to generate an integrated image including first display regions where at least a part of a plurality of identification images for distinguishing a plurality of external devices connected to the image display device from one another are displayed as a list and a second display region where a display image, which is an image displayed by one external device selected out of the plurality of external devices, is displayed and an image display unit configured to cause a user of the image display device to visually recognize the integrated image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fusashi Kimura
  • Patent number: 10431151
    Abstract: The invention provides a pixel array, including N rows and M columns of pixel units, wherein each pixel unit includes two sub-pixels, two adjacent pixel units in the same row include sub-pixels of three colors including a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel and a blue sub-pixel, every two adjacent sub-pixels in the same row have different colors, in the pixel array, all the sub-pixels have the same shape, every two adjacent green sub-pixels are provided with a sub-pixel of other color therebetween, and every two adjacent blue sub-pixels are provided with three sub-pixels of other colors therebetween. The invention also provides a display device, a driving method and a driving device. Employing the pixel array of the invention, an image is displayed with a higher visual resolution, and a mask plate for manufacturing the pixel array has a larger minimal size, and the pixel array is manufactured with high yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Danna Song, Zhongyuan Wu
  • Patent number: 10431141
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module including a display panel, a circuit board electrically connected to the display panel, and a driving device mounted on the circuit board and configured to apply an electrical signal to the display panel, and a case including a metal body portion, and a metal protrusion portion protruding from the metal body portion and coupled to the display module, wherein the circuit board includes a ground layer, an insulating layer, and a ground pattern electrically connected to the ground layer and facing the metal protrusion portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Moon-chul Park
  • Patent number: 10423287
    Abstract: A touch sensor device includes a first touch sensing region and a second touch sensing region, wherein each of the first touch sensing region and the second touch sensing region includes a plurality of first touch electrodes and a plurality of second touch electrodes, first connection portions each connecting two adjacent first touch electrodes among the plurality of first touch electrodes, and second connection portions each connecting two adjacent second touch electrodes among the plurality of second touch electrodes, wherein the second touch sensing region includes a plurality of third touch electrodes; and a plurality of touch wires respectively connected to the plurality of third touch electrodes, the plurality of third touch electrodes are separated from each other, and the third touch electrode forms a self-capacitive type sensor, the plurality of third touch electrodes border an outside edge of where the plurality of first and second touch electrodes are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Woong Park, Hyung Chul Kim, Jeong Heon Lee, Byeong Kyu Jeon
  • Patent number: 10423249
    Abstract: An information processing method and an electronic device are provided according to the disclosure. The method includes: determining first deformation information corresponding to a first deformation; generating a first instruction corresponding to the first deformation information; and executing the first instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ben Xu
  • Patent number: 10419743
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a three-dimensional display apparatus and a three-dimensional display method, the three-dimensional display apparatus comprising: a display device, including a plurality of pixels arranged in an array and being capable of emitting light of first and second spectrum groups; a parallax barrier, including a plurality of first and second narrow band filters arranged alternately, wherein the plurality of first narrow band filters are pervious to the light of the first spectrum group but block the light of the second spectrum group, and the plurality of second narrow band filters are pervious to the light of the second spectrum group but block the light of the first spectrum group, the first and second spectrum groups not overlapping each other. Thus, the three-dimensional display apparatus and method can increase the number of viewing points and enhance freedom degree of stereoscopic viewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huan Wang, Mookeun Shin
  • Patent number: 10416801
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, an apparatus includes controller circuitry and a touch sensor that includes first electrodes. The controller circuitry is configured to measure first capacitance values during a first time period, each first capacitance value associated with a respective first electrode. The controller circuitry is also configured to determine a first hand-usage value based at least on a distribution of the first capacitance values. The controller circuitry is also configured to estimate a hand-usage state based at least on the first hand-usage value. The hand-usage state indicates one of the following hand configurations: right-handed interaction with the touch sensor, left-handed interaction with the touch sensor, or two-handed interaction with the touch sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Martin J. Simmons, Thomas Myers
  • Patent number: 10410586
    Abstract: A display device includes a timing controller which transmits an image control signal and at a same time receive a feedback signal, a source driver which transmits the feedback signal and receive the image control signal, and a duplex communication path between the timing controller and the source driver, where the timing controller detects a voltage level of a signal received through the duplex communication path and recovers the feedback signal according to the detected voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heesun Ahn, Kyungyoul Min, Junyong Song, Donggyu Lee
  • Patent number: 10394340
    Abstract: A backlit device includes an outer layer, an adhesive layer, and a light guide configured to transmit light from a light source. The adhesive layer is positioned between the outer layer and the light guide. The outer layer includes a plurality of outer layer segments and at least one opening positioned between the outer layer segments where light from the light guide can pass through and provide backlighting. The adhesive layer includes a plurality of adhesive material segments. Each adhesive material segment is individually positioned between an outer layer segment and the light guide such that the perimeter of an outer layer segment surrounds the perimeter of the respective adhesive material segment. Through this arrangement, the adhesive material segments do not divert or block light passing through the opening in the outer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tao Liu, John Jacob Nelson, Jingyu Zou
  • Patent number: 10372275
    Abstract: An interactive high-clarity glass electronic whiteboard having a writing board body; the writing board body includes a base board and an ultra-thin tempered glass. The front of the base board attaches with the ultra-thin tempered glass. The attaching surface of the ultra-thin tempered glass attaching the base board is adhered with a non-transparent interlayer. A non-transparent coating is adhered to an attaching surface of the ultra-thin tempered glass attaching the base board A writing surface of the ultra-thin tempered glass is a matte surface with anti-glare treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Inventors: Zhang Lu, Qiming Yu, Jicai Zu
  • Patent number: 10372320
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a device and method for operating on a touch screen, and a storage medium. The device includes one or more processors and a memory, the one or more processors are configured to perform: determining a target touched point in a first area of the touch screen according to a sliding operation or a clicking operation by a user in the first area; determining a target mapped point in a second area of the touch screen, corresponding to the target touched point in the first area; and if it is determined that the user needs to click on the target mapped point, then clicking on the target touched point in the first area, corresponding to the target mapped point in the second area to thereby click on the target mapped point, wherein the first area and the second area do not overlap with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignees: Hisense Mobile Communications Technology Co., Ltd., Hisense USA Corporation, Hisense International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tiantian Dong, Renliang Sun
  • Patent number: 10365749
    Abstract: An example a processing system for a capacitive sensing device includes a reference transmitter coupled to a reference capacitance. The processing system further includes a charge accumulation circuit having an input coupled to the reference transmitter through the reference capacitance and configured to generate an integrated signal, a demodulator circuit having an input coupled to an output of the charge accumulation circuit and configured to demodulate the integrated signal to generate at least one demodulated signal, a sampling circuit having an input coupled to an output of the demodulator circuit and configured to sample the demodulated signal(s), a first reference buffer coupled to an output of the sampling circuit, the first reference buffer outputting a first voltage reference for the capacitive sensing device, and a second reference buffer coupled to the output of the sampling circuit, the second reference buffer outputting a second voltage reference for the capacitive sensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Farzaneh Shahrokhi, Adam L. Schwartz
  • Patent number: 10359842
    Abstract: An information processing system includes: first and second information processing apparatuses; a detector that detects an eye-gaze direction of a user that uses the first information processing apparatus; a gaze point information generator that generates, on the basis of the eye-gaze direction, gaze point information indicating a position at which the user gazes on first screen information commonly displayed on the first and second information processing apparatuses; and a display controller that controls a display image to be displayed on the second information processing apparatus when calibration for determining a correspondence relation between the eye-gaze direction of the user and an actual gaze position is executed. The display image is generated on the first screen information and includes a second image displayed at a position indicated by the gaze point information and a third image displayed at a gaze instruction position at which the user is made to gaze.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Takuya Mizuhara
  • Patent number: 10359806
    Abstract: A sensor generates signals representing whether a computer game headset is being worn properly so that the wearer may be advised. The sensor may be a pressure sensor or motion sensor or stretch sensor on the headset, or it may be a camera that images the wearer and uses image recognition to determine if the headset is on correctly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Osman
  • Patent number: 10338759
    Abstract: A touch sensitive device includes a plurality of sense electrodes arranged in a pattern to receive charge from drive electrodes. The pattern of sense electrodes has extreme portions having worst case charge transfer times, wherein the worst case charge transfer time at multiple extreme portions is substantially equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: NEODRĂ“N LIMITED
    Inventor: Esat Yilmaz