Patents Examined by Premal Patel
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Patent number: 9864564Abstract: An information processing device includes: an image output unit which outputs a screen displayed on a display unit to an image display device; a display control unit which displays a first screen including a user interface screen at least in a part of the screen; a detection unit which detects that the user interface screen is switched from a first state that does not include predetermined information to a second state that includes the information; and an output control unit which outputs a second screen that does not include the user interface screen, instead of the first screen displayed by the display control unit, to the image output unit, if it is detected that the user interface screen is switched from the first state to the second state.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Mitsuru Kubota, Koichiro Ota
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Patent number: 9857877Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method of recognizing a movement of a subject. The apparatus includes a light source configured to emit light to the subject and an image sensor configured to receive light reflected from the subject. The apparatus includes a processor configured to detect a pixel that is receiving the reflected light, the pixel being included in a pixel array of the image sensor. The processor is configured to track the movement of the subject based on a change in a position of the detected pixel.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Heesun Yoon, Jangwoo You, Myungjae Jeon, Yonghwa Park
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Patent number: 9857911Abstract: A touch panel display subsystem for bi-directional intra-panel communication includes a forward link and a backward link between a timing controller and one or more source drivers. The forward link includes a timing controller transmitter in the timing controller to receive video signal, video control signal and touch control signal, and to transmit over the forward link in the format of frame based packet, and a source driver receiver in the source driver to receive video signal, video control signal and touch control signal over the forward link. The backward link includes a source driver transmitter in the source driver to receive the touch sensor data and transmit the touch sensor data over the backward link when the backward link is enabled, and a timing controller receiver in the timing controller to receive the touch sensor data over the backward link when the backward link is enabled.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: PARADE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventors: Ming Qu, Roel Coppoolse, Xiang Chen, Zhengyu Yuan
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Patent number: 9858876Abstract: The present invention proposes a driving circuit and a shift register. The driving circuit includes shift register circuits disposed in cascade. Each of shift register circuits includes a clock control transmittance circuit and a latch circuit. The clock control transmittance circuit is triggered by a first clock pulse. A driving pulse of a Q node at previous two stages is transmitted to the latch circuit and latched by the latch circuit. Further, the latch circuit is triggered by a second clock pulse, and then a gate driving pulse and a driving pulse of the Q node is output. So the present invention can be used in the CMOS process owing to the features of low consumption and wide noise margin.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignees: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd, Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Sikun Hao
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Patent number: 9860480Abstract: A method for processing information and an electronic device are provided. The method is applicable in a first electronic device, including: receiving an operational instruction; transmitting the received operational instruction to a second electronic device which is wirelessly coupled to the first electronic device; receiving information corresponding to the operational instruction, wherein the information is processed by the second electronic device; and generating, by the first electronic device in response to the information, light to display in a predetermined region.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignees: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lizhong Yang, Nanjun Li, Ying Huang
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Patent number: 9842528Abstract: A driving device is provided. The driving device includes a first code mapping circuit, a first source driving channel, a second code mapping circuit and a second source driving channel. The first code mapping circuit converts a first input code in input data into a first intermediate code according to a first code-to-code mapping relation. The first source driving channel converts the first intermediate code into a first analog voltage according to a first code-to-voltage mapping relation. The second code mapping circuit converts a second input code in the input data into a second intennediate code according to a second code-to-code mapping relation which is different from the first code-to-code mapping relation. The second source driving channel converts the second intermediate code into a second analog voltage according to a second code-to-voltage mapping relation which is different from the first code-to-voltage mapping relation.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Po-Yu Tseng, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Pang-Chen Hung
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Patent number: 9836122Abstract: Disclosure herein concerns a method that includes illuminating a user's eye with an illumination source in a head-worn display, capturing an image of the user's eye with an eye camera in the head-worn display, wherein the image includes an eye glint produced by light from the illumination source that is reflected from a surface of the user's eye, determining a size of an eye glint in the captured image, and identifying a change in focus distance for the user's eye in correspondence with a change in the size of the eye glint.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Osterhout Group, Inc.Inventor: John N. Border
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Patent number: 9830874Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device (100) having smaller number of drive chips and including a timing controller (10), a gate and a source drive chips (20, 30), a pixel cells matrix (60) and a multiplexer (40). The multiplexer (40) includes a plurality of first signal outputs connected to the pixel cells matrix (60). The timing controller (10) might generate enable signals for the multiplexer (40). In this way, the multiplexer (40) could output scan signals to the pixel cells matrix by a corresponding signal end. The number of the drive chips could be reduced by the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventors: Ping-Sheng Kuo, Tai-Jiun Hwang
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Patent number: 9818359Abstract: A scanning-driving circuit and a liquid crystal display device are disclosed. The scanning-driving circuit has a forward-backward scanning module to output a forward and backward scanning-driving signals; a pull-up holding module connected to the forward-backward scanning module to receive a selecting signal of the forward-backward scanning module and to pull up a voltage level of a pull-down control signal node; an input module connected to the forward-backward scanning module and the pull-up holding module to receive a previous-stage clock signal and to charge a pull-up control signal node; a control module connected to the pull-up holding module to receive a present-stage clock signal and to control the pull-up holding module; an output module connected to the pull-up holding module and the control module to output a scanning-driving signal to a scanning line, and to transmit the scanning-driving signal to a pixel unit to ensure a stability of the scanning-driving circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignees: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd, Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Juncheng Xiao, Mang Zhao
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Patent number: 9818355Abstract: A display device has a display panel. The display panel comprises multiple pixels arranged in a matrix. A TFT corresponding to the pixels is driven by AC voltage. Each pixel includes a first color sub-pixel, a second color sub-pixel and a third color sub-pixel arranged in sequence along a first direction. The first color sub-pixel includes a first sub-sub pixel and a second sub-sub pixel arranged along a second direction. The second color sub-pixel includes a third sub-sub pixel and a fourth sub-sub pixel arranged along the second direction. The third color sub-pixel includes a fifth sub-sub pixel and a sixth sub-sub pixel arranged along the second direction. The adjacent sub-sub pixels are supplied different voltages with opposite polarities. The sum of the brightness of the two sub-sub pixels of each sub-pixel are the same before and after the polarity of the voltage is changed.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Xiangyang Xu
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Patent number: 9804718Abstract: A device manager at an information handling system analyzes end user interactions with peripheral devices to prioritize the peripheral devices based upon applications and display devices. The device manager monitors end user interactions with the information handling system to suggest a peripheral device for an end user to use based upon applications executing at the information handling system and the display device through which the end user interacts. For example, capacitive stylus and totem devices are suggested to aid interactions with capacitive mat display devices.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.Inventors: Karthik Krishnakumar, Abu S. Sanaullah
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Patent number: 9799281Abstract: A liquid crystal panel and a driving method are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: receiving a picture information; analyzing and obtaining an original grayscale of each color of multiple pixel units; generating a first display grayscale and a second display grayscale according to the original grayscale of each color, wherein, a display brightness corresponding to the first display grayscale is greater than a display brightness corresponding to the second display grayscale; and using the first display grayscale and the second display grayscale of each color of the multiple pixel units to drive sub-pixel units which is corresponding to the each color in two adjacent pixel units corresponding to each pixel unit to respectively perform a dark display and a bright display. Through above way, the present invention can increase the transmittance of the liquid crystal panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Shui-chih Lien, Yu-yeh Chen, Jiang Zhu, Lei Sun, Dongsheng Guo
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Patent number: 9785291Abstract: A touch screen and machine-implemented method for providing a touch screen panel are provided. The touch screen is formed on a panel including a display area and a bezel area that at least partially surrounds the display area. The touch screen includes a first pattern of conducting material arranged on the display area of the panel and a second pattern of conducting material arranged on the bezel area of the panel, where the first pattern of conducting material is transparent.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2013Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: Matthew Dominic Tenuta
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Patent number: 9785251Abstract: Touch sensitive mechanical keyboards and methods of configuring the depressibility of one or more keys of a keyboard are provided. A touch sensitive mechanical keyboard can accept touch events performed on the surface of the keys. Additionally, the keyboard can accept key depressions as textual input. The keyboard can be placed in a gesture operation mode, which can lock the keys to prevent a user from inadvertently depressing a key while attempting to perform a touch event on the surface of the keys. The keyboard can also be placed in a key press mode, which can allow depression of the keys by a user.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Steven J. Martisauskas
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Patent number: 9785273Abstract: A method of operating a touch assembly having a touch surface, a haptic feedback device and a switch is provided. The method includes activating the haptic feedback device in response to the switch deactivating. The method also includes monitoring and adjusting the monitoring of the switch in response to the switch deactivating to prevent continued deactivation of the switch by the haptic feedback. A method of operating a touch assembly having a touch surface, a base, a haptic feedback device and a switch is also provided. The method includes sensing the location of a touch force on the touch surface and deactivating a switch in response to the touch force moving the touch surface relative to the base. The method proceeds with transmitting a signal only in response to the location of the touch force being sensed and the at least one switch being in the deactivated configuration.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2013Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Allen Pfau, Jay Patrick Dark, David Michael Whitton
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Patent number: 9786228Abstract: A shift register unit and a control method thereof, a gate driving circuit, and a display device. The shift register unit includes a signal input module, connected to a signal input terminal, a first clock signal terminal and a control node; a pull-down module, connected to the control node, a first voltage terminal and a signal output terminal; a first pull-up control module, connected to the control node, the pull-up module and a second voltage terminal; a second pull-up control module, connected to the control node, the pull-up module, the first clock signal terminal, the first voltage terminal and a second clock signal terminal; and a pull-up module, connected to the signal output terminal and the second voltage terminal. The problem that it is difficult to realize a narrow display frame by the bonding process due to size increase of the driving circuit can be solved.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Zhanjie Ma
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Patent number: 9740295Abstract: In one example, a system may include a display including a display screen; a display controller configured to display visual information on the display screen of the display screen, control at least portions of one or more pixels corresponding to the display screen to render the display screen transparent; and a depth camera, positioned behind the display screen, that is configured to obtain depth image information of one or more objects in front of the display screen when at least portions of the one or more pixels are rendered transparent.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLCInventors: Zhen Shen, Qi Li, Xuefeng Song
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Patent number: 9734802Abstract: To provide an active matrix display device in which power consumption of a signal line driver circuit can be suppressed, so that power consumption of the entire memory can be suppressed. A plurality of memory circuits which can write data of a video signal input to a pixel in one line period and can hold the data are provided in a signal line driver circuit of a display device. Then, the data held in each memory circuit is input to a pixel of a corresponding line as a video signal. By providing two or more memory circuits in a driver circuit, pieces of data of video signals corresponding to two or more line periods can be concurrently held in the memory circuits.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yasunori Yoshida
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Patent number: 9733770Abstract: A touch sensing structure and display device including the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a display panel including a light-emitting region and a non-light-emitting region and a touch sensor formed over the display panel and including a plurality of sensing patterns. The display device also includes a destructive interference unit formed over the display panel and overlapping the touch sensor. The destructive interference unit includes a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of metal layers that are alternately stacked. At least one of the metal layers includes a plurality of metal patterns that are separated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chung Sock Choi, Jin Koo Kang, Soo Youn Kim, Seung Hun Kim, Hyun Ho Kim, Seung Yong Song, Cheol Jang, Sang Hwan Cho, Sang Hyun Park
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Patent number: 9728128Abstract: A circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes a first transistor, to respond to a first scanning signal and to transmit a first voltage, a first capacitor, to store the first voltage, and an organic light emitting diode. The circuit also includes a second transistor, to provide a current to the organic light emitting diode, a third transistor, to respond to a second scanning signal and to transmit a first potential signal to the second transistor, and a fourth transistor, to respond to the first scanning signal and to form a diode connection of the second transistor. The circuit also includes a fifth transistor, to respond to a third scanning signal and to transmit a second signal voltage to the second transistor, and a sixth transistor, to respond to a light emitting scanning signal, and to output the current to the organic light emitting diode.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignees: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD., TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Song Li, Liyuan Luo, Gang Liu