Patents Examined by Vijay Shankar
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Patent number: 11735140Abstract: An apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a signal that indicates a position of a pixel where a change in luminance has occurred and a time when the change in luminance has occurred, a determination unit configured to determine, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, an evaluation value corresponding to a frequency at which a change in luminance in a predetermined direction has occurred, based on the signal, a generation unit configured to generate an image indicating a direction of the change in luminance at the position of the pixel where the change in luminance has occurred, and a control unit configured to control display of the generated image based on the evaluation value.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shigeyuki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11733770Abstract: A method of guiding perspectives in a multi-perspective content delivery system. The method includes receiving profile data associated with an end-user multi-perspective content consumption device and identifying a preference for content based upon the profile data. Multi-perspective content is transmitted to a device associated with the first profile data, the multi-perspective content representing a first perspective of a plurality of time-coincident VR perspectives. The VR system determines whether the first perspective correlates with the preference for content by at least a predetermined amount.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.Inventors: Charishma Chundi, Rajendra Pandey, Susanto Sen
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Patent number: 11721295Abstract: A variety of methods for driving electro-optic displays so as to reduce visible artifacts are described. Such methods includes driving an electro-optic display having a plurality of display pixels and controlled by a display controller, the display controller associated with a host for providing operational instructions to the display controller, the method may include updating the display with a first image, updating the display with a second image subsequent to the first image, processing image data associated with the first image and the second image to identify display pixels with edge artifacts and generate image data associated with the identified pixels, storing the image data associated pixels with edge artifacts at a memory location, and initiating a waveform to clear the edge artifacts.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: E Ink CorporationInventors: Teck Ping Sim, Yuval Ben-Dov, Joanna F. Au, Kenneth R. Crounse
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Patent number: 11714286Abstract: Head-mountable devices can be supplemented with accessory devices that provide a variety of different components and functions to achieve the results that are desired by a user. The exchangeable configurations allow a user to easily customize a head-mountable device with one or more accessory devices to provide features that integrate with other operations of the head-mountable device. The accessory devices can be easily exchanged with each other to provide different components and functions at different times. Accordingly, a head-mountable device need not include permanent components that provide every function that will later be desired by the user. Instead, the head-mountable device can have expanded and customizable capabilities by the use of one or more accessory devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventor: Darshan R. Kasar
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Patent number: 11710430Abstract: A virtual fish tank assembly for displaying three dimensional aquatic creatures includes a housing structure. The housing structure is positioned adjacent to a fish tank. A projector is coupled to an interior space of housing structure. A control module is in electric communication with the projector. The control module obtains data from a user, reads the data, and generates a plurality of three dimensional images. A power source is in electric communication with the projector and with the control module. The power source provides power to the projector and to the control module. A screen has a peripheral surface and a back surface. The peripheral surface attaches to a respective one wall of the plurality of walls of the fish tank. The screen displays the three dimensional figures projected from the projector to give the appearance of the figures being within the fish tank.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Inventor: Reginald Wray
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Patent number: 11703688Abstract: An anamorphic optical system and a display apparatus including the same are disclosed. The anamorphic optical system includes an illumination system having astigmatism, and first and second correction lenses that are provided to have tangential power and sagittal power respectively and correct the astigmatism in the illumination system. The first and second correction lenses are provided in which a difference between a distance from the first correction lens to a tangential image formed by the first correction lens and a distance from the second correction lens to a sagittal image formed by the second correction lens corresponds to a distance between the first correction lens and the second correction lenses, and at least one of the first correction lens and the second correction lens has an asymmetric stop to form the tangential image and the sagittal image on the same surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., MYONGJI UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA COOPERATIONInventors: Bongsu Shin, Woojun Han, Jaisoon Kim, Sunil Kim, Hongseok Lee
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Patent number: 11699390Abstract: An electronic module comprising an input capacitor connected between a first and second node; a first and second switch connected in series between the first and second node and the second node, in parallel with the input capacitor, and defining an intermediate node at their interconnection; a voltage regulator configured for receiving power from the input capacitor and for providing output power at a configurable voltage (out) between an output node and the second node. A multi-output power supply system comprising three such modules. A LED-driver comprising such module. A multi-color LED driver comprising three modules. A solid state lighting device comprising three modules and three LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventor: Machiel Antonius Martinus Hendrix
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Patent number: 11698707Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of provisioning a collaborative virtual experience of a building to two or more users, in accordance with some embodiments. The method may include transmitting an interactive 3D model data to two or more follower user devices associated with two or more followers. Further, the method may include receiving two or more follower state data from the two or more follower user devices. Further, the method may include generating a collaborative view data based on the interactive 3D model data and the two or more follower state data. Further, the method may include transmitting the collaborative view data to a leader user device operated by a leader associated with the two or more followers. Further, the leader user device may be configured for presenting the collaborative view data.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Inventors: Sunder Jagannathan, Vivek Agarwal, Hitesh Singla, Piyush Bothra
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Patent number: 11699383Abstract: A display is created using “smart pixels.” A smart pixel is a pixel of a display that integrates the pixel pipeline as part of the pixel, rather than using separate integrated circuits. A smart pixel may be based on an integrated stack that includes light emitting elements, an external data contact for receiving digital data for that pixel, and also the pixel pipeline from the digital data to the light emitting elements.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Tectus CorporationInventors: Paul Scott Martin, Naamah Argaman, Michael West Wiemer
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Patent number: 11694639Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module and a method for calculating viewing angle for an unknown backlight module. In the present invention, brightness-viewing angle values of the unknown backlight module can be calculated according to the color saturation-viewing angle data of the unknown backlight module at specific viewing angles, and thus are taken to deploy the brightness-viewing angle values of a produced backlight module to be as the same as the brightness-viewing angle values of the unknown backlight module.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Bo Hai
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Patent number: 11693240Abstract: A three-dimensional display device includes a display panel, a barrier panel, and a controller that controls the display panel and the barrier panel. The controller defines multiple first image areas and multiple second image areas in the display panel, causes the first image areas to be at first intervals in a first direction, causes displaying of a first image viewable by a first eye of a user in the first image areas and a second image viewable by a second eye of the user in the second image areas, defines, in the barrier panel, multiple first transmissive areas transmissive to the image light at a first transmissivity and multiple second transmissive areas transmissive to the image light at a second transmissivity, causes the first transmissive areas to be at second intervals in the first direction, and performs an irregular process at third intervals in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignees: KYOCERA Corporation, UNIVERSITY PUBLIC CORPORATION OSAKAInventors: Kaoru Kusafuka, Hideya Takahashi, Goro Hamagishi
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Patent number: 11694585Abstract: A display apparatus includes: an irradiation section to be irradiated with image light while being driven to cause a three-dimensional image be displayed based on reflected image light in a manner visible to a user using an afterimage effect; a driver that drives the irradiated section; circuitry that acquires two-dimensional image data generated according to at least one of an angle or a position of the irradiation section being driven; and an irradiation device that irradiates the irradiated section with the image light based on the two-dimensional image data that is acquired.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Masaru Kumagai, Takehisa Kitakawa, Ryosuke Kasahara, Kohei Watanabe, Tomokazu Namiki
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Patent number: 11694608Abstract: A calibrating device includes a memory and a processor. The memory is configured to store at least one computer readable instruction. The processor is electrically coupled to the memory, and configured to access and execute the at least one computer readable instruction to: analyze an image of a target region which a seam between two LED panels disposed side by side is in, to obtain characteristic data associated with the seam; compare the characteristic data associated with the seam with a predetermined value to generate a comparison result; and adjust grayscale data of pixels which are arranged in two lines of the two LED panels and adjacent to the seam, based on the comparison result, for adjusting luminance-chromaticity of the pixels, wherein the two lines are in a first direction or a second direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Po-Yuan Hsieh, Yu-Yi Chien, Wen-Lung Hung
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Patent number: 11687311Abstract: A screen projection processing method includes obtaining an operation for a first electronic device, responding to the operation by calling a task manager of the first electronic device to display a plurality of application objects managed by the task manager in a display area of the first electronic device, determining a first application object from the plurality of application objects, and projecting a first display content generated by an application program corresponding to the first application object in an operative state to a second display area of a second electronic device in real-time.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITEDInventors: Xiao Liu, Wei Zheng, Li Liu, Yanan Tian, Longfei Liu
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Patent number: 11682157Abstract: Techniques for a motion-based online interactive platform are described. The platform allows a teacher to visualize motions performed by a student in a perspective and how close the motions are in view of an authoritative instructor (model). Depending on implementation, the platform may be implemented as an application, a Teacher App or a student App. Each may be executed in a computer or control computer associated with an instructor or teacher or computing devices associated with students. Each of the computing devices is coupled to or includes a camera, where the camera is used by a student to show his presence or poses he performs. Data streams from the computing devices are received in the control computer.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Inventors: Wade I. Lagrone, Edwin Angkasa, Bullit Sesariza, Indra Madyasiwi, Ali Alhabsyi, Cecylia Wati, Joseph Chamdani
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Patent number: 11681392Abstract: A display device with a touch panel includes a display panel, and a touch panel formed above the display panel. The touch panel includes X electrodes which extend in a first direction, and Y electrodes which extend in a second direction different from the first direction. The X electrodes and the Y electrodes respectively include intersection portions each formed where the X electrodes and the Y electrodes overlap each other, and electrode portions each formed between the intersection portions, wherein the electrode portions of one of the X electrodes is smaller in area than the electrode portions of one of the Y electrodes, and wherein floating electrodes are formed close to the electrode portion of the one of the X electrodes or Y electrodes, and over a reduced portion of the X electrode.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignees: Japan Display Inc., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Disolav Co.. Ltd.Inventor: Kouichi Anno
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Patent number: 11681367Abstract: A flexure guidance system may be provided for controlling movement of an optical subassembly and/or a connected combiner lens. For instance, the flexure guidance system may include a distal end piece, a proximal end piece, and multiple wire flexures that link the distal end piece to the proximal end piece. The linking wire flexures may be spaced to form an interior cavity between the distal end piece and the proximal end piece. This interior cavity may house various electronic components. One or more actuators in the system may move the electronic components according to input signals along different axes of movement provided by the wire flexures. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventor: Ryan Michael Ebert
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Patent number: 11681390Abstract: A circuit includes a function module to detect stimulus of an electronic writing apparatus (EWA) and generate functional data based on the detected stimulus. The circuit further includes a processing module to generate an outbound data signal from the functional data and first transceive circuit coupled to a first conductor of the EWA. The first transceive circuit includes a first reference circuit to generate a first transmit reference signal, and a first drive-sense circuit to regulate the first transmit reference signal on the first conductor. The circuit further includes a second transceive circuit coupled to a second conductor of the EWA. The second transceive circuit includes a second reference circuit to generate a second transmit reference signal, where one of the transmit reference signals includes the outbound data signal. The second transceive circuit further includes a second drive-sense circuit to regulate the second transmit reference signal on the second conductor.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Inventors: Daniel Keith Van Ostrand, Patrick Troy Gray
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Patent number: 11676953Abstract: A display module and system applications including a display module are described. The display module may include a display substrate including a front surface, a back surface, and a display area on the front surface. A plurality of interconnects extend through the display substrate from the front surface to the back surface. An array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are in the display area and electrically connected with the plurality of interconnects, and one or more driver circuits are on the back surface of the display substrate. Exemplary system applications include wearable, rollable, and foldable displays.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Andreas Bibi, Kapil V. Sakariya, Vikram Pavate
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Patent number: 11675190Abstract: A head up display arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a picture generation unit producing a light field. An optical element reflects the light field such that the light field is visible to a human driver of the motor vehicle as a virtual image. A holographic film is attached to the optical element. A driver monitoring system senses infrared energy reflected by the holographic film.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North AmericaInventors: Liang Yuan, John Avery