Patents Examined by Temesghen Ghebretinsae
  • Patent number: 11320924
    Abstract: A display device controls a display by changing a reference value set in a foldable area of a display panel. The display device includes a display panel displays an image and outputs force sensing signals, and a controller that converts the force sensing signals into force values and controls the display when the force values in the foldable area of the display area are equal to or greater than a second reference value different from a first reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Ki Hong, So Hee Park, Moon Hee Seo, Hyeon Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11302239
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of sub-pixels, a grayscale conversion part configured to generate a data signal displaying different grayscales to the sub-pixels at a predetermined time interval, and a data driver configured to convert the data signal into a data voltage and to output the data voltage to the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun-Ki Baek, Nam-Gon Choi, Hong-Soo Kim, Yong-Jun Jang
  • Patent number: 11301061
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electronic device comprises: a communication module comprising communication circuitry, a processor electrically connected with the communication module, and a memory electrically connected with the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to control the electronic device to: receive at least one first communication signal including information about a position of a stylus pen through the communication module, identify a gesture based on the information about the position of the stylus pen, identify an operation corresponding to the gesture, and based on detecting a repetition event for the operation based on at least one second communication signal received from the stylus pen, through the communication module, repeat an execution of the operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Banghyun Kwon, Inhyung Jung, Hyunwoong Kwon, Sangmin Shin, Sangheon Kim, Jongwu Baek
  • Patent number: 11301094
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel and a window member. The display panel includes pixels configured to display an image. The window member is disposed on the display panel. The window member includes a window substrate, polarization patterns, first electrodes, and second electrodes. The window substrate includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface includes a first groove defined therein. The second surface faces the first surface. The second surface includes a second groove defined therein. The polarization patterns are disposed in the first groove. The first electrodes are disposed in the second groove. The first electrodes extend in a first direction. The second electrodes are disposed on the second surface and the horizontal electrodes. The second electrodes extend in a second direction crossing the first direction. The second electrodes are connected to the first electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minsoo Kim, Mugyeom Kim
  • Patent number: 11294464
    Abstract: A media system controls presentation of media content based on a detected state of a user. The user state may be detected based on biometric inputs that may be derived from IMU and/or microphone data. The biometric inputs may include a heart rate detected from IMU data representing motion of a head-mounted media processing device, a breathing rate detected from IMU data representing motion of a head-mounted media processing device, a breathing rate detected based on microphone data, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: TRIPP, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreja Djokovic, Zachary Norman, Nanea Reeves, Joseph P. Uildriks, Walter John Greenleaf
  • Patent number: 11287906
    Abstract: Disclosed is a passive electromagnetic fountain pen, which includes a pen core and a pen body, wherein the pen body includes a first iron core and an iron core holder, a pen core clamp link, a second iron core, a third iron core, an elastic component, a pressure regulating plate, and a first structure matched with the pressure regulating plate are disposed sequentially from front to back in the iron core holder, coils are wound outside the first iron core and the second iron core, the first iron core is close to a pen tip of the pen core, the second iron core is fixedly connected with the iron core holder, the pen core is configured to pass through a center of the first iron core, and then be clamped by one end of the pen core clamp link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: HANVON UGEE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuanzhi Li, Liming Deng
  • Patent number: 11284523
    Abstract: A foldable device includes a first housing portion, a second housing portion, and a hinge structure joined therebetween to permit the foldable device to be folded along an axis between an open mode and a closed mode. Touch sensors are disposed along one or more of the first housing portion or the second housing portion. The device includes a module implemented at least partially in hardware and configured to: determine touch sensor physical proximity; responsive to the touch sensor physical proximity not being less than a threshold, determine that the foldable device is in the open mode and cause the foldable device to be operated in a single sensor mode; and responsive to the touch sensor physical proximity being less than the threshold, determine that the foldable device is in a closed mode and cause the foldable device to be operated in a cumulative sensor mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Vivek Kumar Tyagi, Scott Patrick DeBates, Douglas Alfred Lautner
  • Patent number: 11275280
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel comprises an array substrate. The array substrate comprises a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. The display area comprises a plurality of active switches and a plurality of pixel units. The non-display area comprises a flexible circuit board and a fixing member. A first end of the flexible circuit board is disposed in the non-display area of the array substrate for driving the pixel units to display. The fixing member disposed on the flexible circuit board. The fixing member bends a second end of the flexible circuit board in a direction toward the display area of the array substrate, so that a projection of the flexible circuit board on the array substrate is located in the non-display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsu-Kang Lo
  • Patent number: 11269402
    Abstract: An eyewear device presents, via an image display, an initial displayed image. The initial displayed image has an initial field of view corresponding to an initial head direction or an initial eye direction. Eyewear device detects movement of a user of the eyewear device by: (i) tracking, via a head movement tracker, a head movement of a head of the user, or (ii) tracking, via an eye movement tracker, an eye movement of an eye of the user of the eyewear device. Eyewear device determines a field of view adjustment to the initial field of view of the initial displayed image based on the detected movement of the user. Field of view adjustment includes a successive field of view corresponding to a successive head direction or a successive eye direction. Eyewear device generates a successive displayed image based on the field of view adjustment and presents the successive displayed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Ilteris Canberk, David Meisenholder, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II
  • Patent number: 11269470
    Abstract: An operation support device that is placed on a touch panel detecting a change in electrostatic capacitance or a change in a contact region, includes: a case part; a first member attached inside the case part; a first deforming member that is an elastic member provided on an end of the first member and is provided between the first member and the touch panel; and a wall part that is attached inside the case part and sets a direction of deformation of the first deforming member when the case part approaches the touch panel, to a predetermined direction. As the case part approaches the touch panel, the electrostatic capacitance in a region facing the first defaming member increases due to defamation of the first deforming member or area of the contact region of the first defaming member increases due to deformation of the first defaming member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Mori, Yuichi Sasaki, Atsushi Hori
  • Patent number: 11270661
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: an obtainer that obtains HDR video data representing a luminance of each pixel by a code value; a converter that converts the HDR video data into HDR video using a first EOTF; a region extractor that extracts a first region including a pixel having a code value included in a first range of less than a first code value corresponding to a first point at which a slope of a tangent to the first EOTF is a predetermined slope and a second region including a pixel having a code value included in a second range of greater than or equal to the first code value; an adjuster that increases a sharpness gain of the first region relative to a sharpness gain of the second region in the HDR video data; and a display that displays the HDR video using adjusted data resulting from the adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro Takatori
  • Patent number: 11257875
    Abstract: A flexible display device includes a display panel layer, a touch sensing layer, a reflection prevention layer, and a window layer. The touch sensing layer is disposed directly on a first display panel surface, a second display panel surface facing the first display panel surface in a thickness direction, or a second base surface of the reflection prevention layer. The reflection prevention layer is disposed directly on the second display panel surface or a first base surface of the touch sensing layer. The window layer is disposed directly on the first base surface or the second base surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taehoon Yang, Yongsu Lee, Sungchul Kim, Sunghoon Kim, Sungsik Yun, Kyoungah Lee
  • Patent number: 11249566
    Abstract: A pointer device is provided. The pointer device includes an induction coil, a clock generating circuit, and a control circuit. The induction coil converts magnetic energy into electrical potential energy and stores the electrical potential energy in a power storage period, and receives an instruction signal from the electromagnetic coordinate positioning apparatus in an instruction receiving period. The control circuit decodes the instruction signal in the instruction receiving period according to the clock signal after the power storage period. When determining that the instruction signal is one of a plurality of predefined instructions, the control circuit triggers, in a data transmission period, the induction coil to send a data signal corresponding to the instruction signal to the electromagnetic coordinate positioning apparatus according to the clock signal after the instruction receiving period. The instruction signal and the data signal each include a fixed quantity of bits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Shenzhen Pu Ying Innovation Technology Corp., LTD.
    Inventor: Chung-Wen Hsu
  • Patent number: 11249582
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a first driving circuit supplying a gate signal to a part of a plurality of gate lines before a beacon period in which a beacon signal for an active stylus is generated, and a second driving circuit supplying the gate signal to another part of the plurality of gate lines after the beacon period ends, the touch display device and the driving method thereof may prevent display failure caused by the beacon signal for the active stylus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HoonBae Kim, SungChul Kim, SunYeop Kim, Seongkyu Kang
  • Patent number: 11250748
    Abstract: A projection display device includes: a light modulation unit that spatially modulates, in accordance with image data that has been input, light emitted by a light source; a projection optical system that projects the light that has been spatially modulated onto a projection surface of a vehicle; a measurement information acquisition unit that acquires measurement information measured by an information measuring device; an image display control unit that performs either first display control or second display control as defined herein; and a warning determination unit that determines, in accordance with the measurement information, whether or not a warning is necessary, and the image display control unit performs the second display control when the warning determination unit determines that the warning is necessary, and performs the first display control when the warning determination unit determines that the warning is not necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Oshima
  • Patent number: 11248137
    Abstract: A digital notepad is disclosed that includes an onboard computer, a base having retainers, a writing instrument having a tip that is configured to deliver ink, a plurality of sheets of paper, and a plurality of touch sensors communicatively connected to the onboard computer. The onboard computer includes one or more computer processors and a program loaded thereon configured to read information from at least one of the plurality of touch sensors. At least one of the touch sensors of the plurality of touch sensors may be integrated into the base. At least one of the plurality of sheets of paper may be retained on the base and in close proximity to the at least one of the touch sensors. The digital notepad may further include a display screen communicatively connected to the onboard computer and configured to display markings read by at least one of the plurality of touch sensors. In another embodiment, the digital notepad's writing instrument includes thermally reactive ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Pathway Innovations and Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Ji Shen
  • Patent number: 11244631
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including data lines, gate lines which cross the data lines, and pixels; a gamma voltage generator configured to generate first to nth gamma voltages, n being an integer; and a data driver configured to generate data voltages by selecting the gamma voltages according to input image data, and to supply the data voltages to the data lines, wherein the gamma voltage generator comprises a first voltage dividing unit configured to divide a reference voltage; a first voltage dividing circuit configured to generate the first gamma voltage by selecting voltages output from the first voltage dividing unit according to a highest gamma register value; and a second voltage dividing circuit configured to generate the second to nth gamma voltages using the reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sunghoon Rha, Hyungguk Bae, Minsu Cho, Minkyu Jang
  • Patent number: 11243571
    Abstract: The embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electronic device including a main body, a flexible screen, and a processor, the main body being a reel structure; the flexible screen being selectively in a first state wound inside the main body and a second state being released from the main body, the processor being configured to control the flexible screen to be changed between the first state and the second state in response to operation instructions applied on the main body or the flexible screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhouquan Zuo
  • Patent number: 11237653
    Abstract: An e-pen includes e-pen sensor electrodes (including a first and a second e-pen sensor electrode) and drive-sense circuits (DSCs) (including a first DSC and a second DSC. The first DSC drives a first e-pen signal having a first frequency via a first single line coupling to the first e-pen sensor electrode and simultaneously senses, via the first single line, the first e-pen signal. Based on e-pen/touch sensor device interaction, the first e-pen signal is coupled into at least one touch sensor electrode of the touch sensor device. The first DSC process the first e-pen signal to generate a first digital signal representative of a first electrical characteristic of the first e-pen sensor electrode. Similarly, the second DSC drives a second e-pen signal having a second frequency via a second single line coupling to the second e-pen sensor electrode and simultaneously senses, via the second single line, the second e-pen signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SIGMASENSE, LLC.
    Inventors: Patrick Troy Gray, Gerald Dale Morrison, Daniel Keith Van Ostrand, Richard Stuart Seger, Jr., Michael Shawn Gray, Kevin Joseph Derichs
  • Patent number: 11237621
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multi-touch display apparatus and a touch recognition method thereof. The method includes sensing a first touch made by at least two fingers of a user on a display panel, recognizing multiple touch positions of the first touch as an initial input, estimating a user's position based on the initial input, setting multiple touch regions on the display panel based on the user's position, and sensing a second touch on the display panel and setting coordinates of the second touch as temporary coordinates. The method further includes determining a touch region in which the temporary coordinates are positioned among the multiple touch regions, determining a correction direction and a correction amount for the temporary coordinates based on the determined touch region, and determining final coordinates of the second touch by applying the correction direction and the correction amount to the temporary coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gukchan Lim, Jinsoo Jeon, Duckmoon Shin, Chanmin Yoon