Patents Examined by Matthew Yeung
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Patent number: 11531415Abstract: A module (1) for a display and/or operating device (10), the module (1) comprising a first transparent electrode (3) having a first matrix of a plurality of electrode islands (3a, 3b, 3c); a transparent piezoelectric layer (2) having a first and a second area; a second transparent electrode (4); a transparent substrate (12); and a conductive path arrangement (25) having at least a first conductive path (24a) on the transparent piezoelectric layer (2), wherein the transparent substrate (12) is coated with the second transparent electrode (4) and the second transparent electrode (4) is disposed between the transparent substrate and the transparent piezoelectric layer (2), and the first area is coated with the first transparent electrode and the second area is coated with the second transparent electrode (4); and the electrode islands (3a, 3b, 3c) are arranged electrically insulated from one another on the first area of the transparent piezoelectric material (2), wherein the at least first conductive path (24a)Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Tille, Florian Miedl
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Patent number: 11532254Abstract: An apparatus for driving a stretchable display includes a first pixel driving signal generating module to generate a first pixel driving signal including data to be displayed on a stretchable display, a first pixel driving circuit to receive the first pixel driving signal to drive a first pixel, a second pixel driving circuit to drive a second pixel, wherein the driving of the second pixel is determined depending on whether the stretchable display is stretched, and a second pixel driving signal generating module to receive the first pixel driving signal and a power signal and to generate a second pixel driving signal to be applied to the second pixel driving circuit by using one of the first pixel driving signal and the power signal, based on a stretching state signal generated depending on whether the stretchable display is stretched.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2022Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei UniversityInventors: Hyun Jae Kim, Dongwoo Kim, Won Kyung Min, Jusung Chung, Jin Hyeok Lee, Dong Hyun Choi, Min Seong Kim, Gwan In Kim
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Patent number: 11531404Abstract: A luminous touch keyboard includes a baseplate, a plurality of keycaps, a plurality of support mechanisms connected between the baseplate and the keycaps, and a keyboard composite electrode module disposed between the baseplate and the keycaps and configured to sense a non-pressing movement over the keycaps and to provide light emitting through the keycaps. The support mechanism supports the keycap to move relative to the baseplate and the keyboard composite electrode module. The keyboard composite electrode module includes a light source circuit and a plurality of electrode matrices arranged along a first direction and a second direction. Two of the electrode matrices adjacent in the second direction are mis-aligned. The light source circuit includes a plurality of light sources disposed in the plurality of electrode matrices in a one-to-one manner, and the position of the light source in the electrode matrix is correspondingly the same.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Chin-Lung Chan, Wei-Yan You, Po-Yueh Chou
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Patent number: 11526214Abstract: Systems that detect a positional relationship between an informal processing device and an external keyboard are disclosed. A system includes an external keyboard including a first communication unit, an incoming coil disposed inside thereof, and an input controller configured to control the first communication unit to transmit operating information indicating an input operation from a user, information processing device including a second communication unit configured to communicate with the first communication unit, a planar portion on which the keyboard is mountable, and a feeding coil disposed below the planar portion, the feeding coil configured to supply electricity to the incoming coil by an electromagnetically induced coupling, and a position detector configured to detect a positional relationship between the planar portion and the keyboard based on a coupling strength of the electromagnetically induced coupling between the feeding coil and the incoming coil.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Munefumi Nakata, Yasumichi Tsukamoto, Daisuke Watanabe
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Patent number: 11508286Abstract: Provided are a method for driving a display panel, a display driving device and an electronic device. The method includes: acquiring any one frame of the picture to de displayed; dividing the any one frame of the picture to be displayed into a first partition picture, a second partition picture and a third partition picture; displaying the first partition picture in the first display region, displaying the second partition picture in the second display region, and displaying the third partition picture in the third display region; where in a same frame of picture to be displayed, a density A1 of sub-pixels for displaying the first partition picture, a density A2 of sub-pixels for displaying the second partition picture and a density A3 of sub-pixels for displaying the third partition picture satisfy that A1?A2?A3; and where sub-pixels in the second display region include first sub-pixels and second sub-pixels.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yajun Hei, Jingxiong Zhou, Ruiyuan Zhou, Sha Lin, Zhongjie Zhang, Chunmei Gao
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Patent number: 11507200Abstract: A KVM device supporting transmission of SuperSpeed USB signal and DisplayPort video signal is disclosed. The KVM device comprises a first USB Type-C connector, a first USB Type-C switch, a second USB Type-C connector, a second USB Type-C switch, a USB switch, a video switch, a control unit, a video connector, and at least one USB connector. When using this KVM device, the first USB Type-C connector and the second USB Type-C connector are electrically connected to a host electronic device through a first USB Type-C cable and a second USB Type-C cable, respectively. Therefore, the KVM device transmits DisplayPort video signal between the host computer and an external display device that is coupled to the video connector. Moreover, the KVM device also transmits SuperSpeed USB signal between the host computer and an external electronic device that is coupled to the USB connector.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: ACTION STAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Wen-Pin Chen
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Patent number: 11509874Abstract: To provide a video projector which improves visibility in response to changes in projection environment, a video projector has an initial level setter, a level adjuster, a projection display, an image capture, and a projection histogram calculator. The initial level setter performs a prescribed initial level setting on an input video signal and outputs an initial display signal. The level adjuster adjusts the level of the initial display signal on the basis of a projection image and outputs a display signal. The image capture captures the projection image projected on a projection surface by the projection display based on the display signal. The projection histogram calculator prepares a projection histogram for each color. The level adjuster adjusts the level of the initial display signal for each color on the basis of the projection histogram.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: NEC Platforms, Ltd.Inventor: Kenichi Ohno
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Patent number: 11500502Abstract: A touch-controlling region of a touch-controlling base plate includes a touch-controlling layer; a non-touch-controlling region includes a plurality of lead wires and at least one touch-controlling unit; the touch-controlling layer includes a plurality of first electrically conductive units and a plurality of second electrically conductive units; the touch-controlling unit is located on at least a first side of the touch-controlling layer; the lead wires are connected to the touch-controlling unit, and are located on a same one side of the touch-controlling layer; and a plurality of lines of the first electrically conductive units that are arranged in the first channel direction are grouped into two groups, and at least one of the groups is connected to the lead wires via each line of the first electrically conductive units that are located at an edge of the first side of the touch-controlling layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Chuan Huang, Xiaodan Wei, Yi Peng, Xiaoyu Xing, Chao Ye
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Patent number: 11495185Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a voltage regulating circuit, including an impedance circuit, a control unit and a power supply circuit. The impedance circuit has a first node and a second node, wherein the second node is electrically coupled to a load. The control unit is electrically coupled to the first node and configured to control a first voltage value of the first node according to a control signal. An input terminal of the power supply circuit is electrically coupled to the second node. An output of the power supply circuit is electrically coupled to the load. The power supply circuit is configured d to output a control voltage to the load according to a second voltage value of the second node.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.Inventors: Chuen-Jen Liu, Liang-Yu Yan
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Patent number: 11495146Abstract: An LED display is formed from a flexible transparent sheet substrate that is flexible and transparent; and a plurality of LED elements installed on one surface of the flexible transparent sheet substrate. In the LED display, the plurality of LED elements constitute a predetermined pattern of pixels on the flexible transparent sheet substrate, and using the LED elements, a predetermined moving image or still image is displayed on the one surface of the flexible transparent sheet substrate, and while the predetermined moving image or still image is being displayed on the one surface of the flexible transparent sheet substrate, form the one surface side of the flexible transparent sheet substrate, a landscape on the opposite side can be visually confirmed, and from the other surface side of the flexible transparent sheet substrate, a landscape on the opposite side can be visually confirmed.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: K Design Project Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yasuhiro Niibori
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Patent number: 11493996Abstract: The invention relates to a module (1) for a display and/or operating device (10), the module (1) comprising a first transparent electrode (3) having a first matrix of a plurality of electrode islands (3a, 3b, 3c); a transparent piezoelectric layer (2) having a first and a second area; a second transparent electrode (4); a transparent substrate (12); and a conductive path arrangement having at least a first conductive path (24a) on the transparent piezoelectric layer (2), wherein the transparent substrate (12) is coated with the second transparent electrode (4) and the second transparent electrode (4) is disposed between the transparent substrate and the transparent piezoelectric layer (2), and the first area is coated with the first transparent electrode and the second area is coated with the second transparent electrode (4); and the electrode islands (3a, 3b, 3c) are arranged electrically insulated from one another on the first area of the transparent piezoelectric material (2), wherein at least the first coType: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thomas Tille, Florian Miedl
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Patent number: 11495175Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in m rows and n columns, where the pixels receive write scan signals, data voltages and compensation scan signals, a plurality of write scan lines which provides the write scan signals to the pixels, a plurality of data lines which provides the data voltages to the pixels, and a plurality of compensation scan lines which provides the compensation scan signals to the pixels, wherein in h-th to p-th frames, the data voltages are applied to pixels arranged in first to i-th rows, and in h-th to (h+k)-th frames, the data voltages are applied to pixels of a row unit by increasing sequentially the number of the row unit to which the data voltages are applied in at least one row unit from an i-th row to an (i+1)-th row.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Sangan Kwon, Hui Nam, Soon-Dong Kim, Changnoh Yoon, Seungjae Lee
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Patent number: 11488548Abstract: A backlight system includes a backlight and a master driving circuit. The backlight includes a plurality of slave driving circuits and a plurality of light sources driven by the plurality of slave driving circuits, wherein the plurality of slave driving circuits are arranged in a matrix of driving rows and driving columns such that first through m-th slave driving circuits, where m is a positive integer greater than one, are arranged in each driving row of the driving rows, and the first through m-th slave driving circuits are connected in a daisy chain structure. The master driving circuit is configured to generate a plurality of input data signals, wherein each input data signal of the plurality of input data signals corresponds to the each driving row, and the each input data signal includes first through m-th packets including luminance data corresponding to the first through m-th slave driving circuits.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kangjoo Kim, Sugyeung Kang, Yongsik Kwak, Yongil Kwon, Sunkwon Kim, Uijong Song, Sewoong Ahn
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Patent number: 11475838Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including a pixel to display an image based on input image data, a driving controller which determines a driving frequency of a first display area of the display panel to be a first driving frequency and determines a driving frequency of a second display area of the display panel to be a second driving frequency less than the first driving frequency when the first display area displays a moving image and the second display area of the display panel displays a still image, and an emission driver which outputs a moving image emission signal corresponding to the first driving frequency and a still image emission signal corresponding to the second driving frequency to the display panel. A width of a non-emission period of the still image emission signal is greater than a width of a non-emission period of the moving image emission signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Soon-Dong Kim, Sangan Kwon, Taehoon Kim, Hui Nam, Junheyung Jung
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Patent number: 11450248Abstract: An image display device includes a use aspect information acquisition unit that acquires use aspect information regarding an equipment use aspect, an early period mode setting unit that sets a parameter related to processing or operation executed at a time of image display on the basis of the acquired use aspect information and causes image display operation to be executed as an early period mode, a later period mode setting unit that, in response to determination that it is the mode change timing, resets a parameter related to processing or operation executed at a time of image display and causes image display operation to be executed as a later period mode, and a timing determination unit that determines the mode change timing.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Eiji Toratani, Masahiro Tenpaku
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Patent number: 11450270Abstract: A pixel circuit and a method of driving the same, and a display device. The pixel circuit includes a plurality of pixel compensation circuits, and each pixel compensation circuit can be connected to M light-emitting units located in the same column. Each light-emitting control signal terminal of the M light-emitting control signal terminals included in each light-emitting control signal terminal group may be connected to a pixel compensation circuit group (i.e., K rows of pixels compensation circuits).Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.Inventors: Liang Chen, Lei Wang, Dongni Liu, Li Xiao, Minghua Xuan, Xiaochuan Chen, Shengji Yang, Pengcheng Lu, Detao Zhao, Ning Cong
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Patent number: 11435841Abstract: A touch display device and a method of manufacturing the touch display device are disclosed. With a first shielding layer disposed between a touch panel and a sealant or disposed on a side of a protection cover away from a touch display for shielding internal lines on a frame of a touch display module, the present application not only allows an ultraviolet curable adhesive for formation of the sealant to be sufficiently cured, but also let the internal lines on the frame of the touch display module be shielded.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Mingjun Zhou
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Patent number: 11429158Abstract: Sensor assemblies for electronic devices are described. According to some embodiments, the sensor assemblies include solid-state sensors, such as capacitive sensors, piezoelectric sensors or piezoresistive sensors. The sensor assemblies can include a number of features that provide a compact profile, making them well suited for integration into small spaces of electronic device enclosures. The sensor assemblies can also include features that isolate movement of various parts of the sensor assemblies, allowing for accurate detection of a sensing event. According to some embodiments, the sensor assemblies are coupled to haptic actuators, speaker, or both, which mimic the feel of a mechanical button and enhance a user's experience.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Lucy Elizabeth Browning, Benjamin J. Pope, Paul U. Leutheuser, Scott A. Myers, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Edward S. Huo
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Patent number: 11422637Abstract: A sensing system for a computer input device. The sensing system comprises an actuator to attach to a key top or button. The actuator is moveable along an axis or hinged. The sensing system further comprises a biasing element to exert a biasing force on the actuator directed along the axis. The sensing system further comprises an actuator motion sensor associated with the actuator. The actuator motion sensor comprises a passive resonant circuit configured to be moved by the actuator and having a resonant frequency, an active resonant circuit configured to excite the passive resonant circuit at the resonant frequency, a sensor driver to drive the active resonant circuit with an RF drive signal at the resonant frequency, and a detector to detect a level of RF signal from a driven actuator motion sensor for sensing a position and/or velocity of the actuator.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: SONUUS LIMITEDInventors: James Hastings Clark, John Michael McAuliffe, Archibald J. Clark
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Patent number: 11417249Abstract: A projection image apparatus includes an image display element that generate image light according to an input image signal, a transparent parallel plain plate that is swing-drive-controlled about one or two of two axes, the transparent parallel plain plate changing an optical path of the image light to perform pixel shift about the one or two of the two axes, a resampling processor that performs resampling process for the input image signal, and a controller that selectively executes one of the following three actions in response to a number of pixels and a frame rate of the input image signal, (1) to avoid the resampling process and the pixel shift, (2) the resampling process related to pixel shift about the one axis and pixel shift about the one axis, and (3) the resampling process related to pixel shift about the two axes and pixel shift about the two axes.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Akiyoshi Yamaguchi