Patents Examined by Adam R. Giesy
  • Patent number: 11751448
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a main display area, main display elements being in the main display area; a component area, auxiliary display elements and a transmission area being in the component area; and a peripheral area outside the main display area; an initialization voltage line in the main display area and extending in a first direction; a bottom metal layer in the component area between the substrate and the auxiliary display elements; and a bias line in the main display area and extending in the first direction, the bias line being connected to the bottom metal layer and being at a same layer as the initialization voltage line, wherein the bias line and the initialization voltage line are alternately arranged along a second direction crossing the first direction, in a first region of the main display area around the component area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngsoo Yoon, Hyunji Kang, Dongeup Lee, Yunkyeong In, Hyunji Cha
  • Patent number: 11740704
    Abstract: A method includes sensing entities in first and second domains. If a first stimulus is present and an entity is in the first domain, the entity is transferred from first to second domain via a bridge. If a second stimulus is present and an entity is in the second domain, the entity is transferred from second first domain via the bridge. At least some of the first domain is outputted. An apparatus includes a processor that defines first and second domains and a bridge that enables transfer of entities between domains, an entity identifier that identifies entities in the domains, a stimulus identifier that identifies stimuli, and a display that outputs at least some of the first domain. The processor transfers entities from first to second domain responsive to a first stimulus, and transfers entities from second to first domain responsive to a second stimulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: WEST TEXAS TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Lamberty
  • Patent number: 11726551
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for presenting content based on activity. In various implementations, a device includes a sensor, a non-transitory memory and one or more processors coupled with the sensor and the non-transitory memory. In various implementations, a method includes obtaining environmental data via the sensor. In some implementations, the method includes identifying a physical activity of a user of the device based on the environmental data. In some implementations, the method includes obtaining contextual data associated with the device or the user of the device. In some implementations, the method includes presenting content based on the physical activity of the user and the contextual data associated with the device or the user of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Ian M. Richter
  • Patent number: 11730026
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a substrate having a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area, a pad located in the peripheral area, a first line located in the peripheral area and having one end electrically connected to the pad and the other end facing the display area, a second line having one end facing the other end of the first line and extending into the display area, the one end of the second line being spaced apart from the first line, a first connector line electrically connecting the other end of the first line to the one end of the second line, and a first power line intersecting the first line, the first power line being disposed on a first layer different from a second layer on which the first line is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunggi Jung, Kihwan Kim, Beomjin Kim, Soonchang Yeon, Sunghyun Lee, Jaemin Lee, Jaeyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 11726553
    Abstract: One or more custom actions are stored in memory. Each of the custom actions is associated with a pattern of physical movement and a threshold. Physical movement data captured by a user device of the user is received and mapped to an identified one of the custom actions. When the physical movement data matches the associated pattern of physical movement within the associated threshold, it is determined that the user is authorized to access the identified custom action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
    Inventors: Ellana Fortuna, Jennifer Sheldon, Sarah Karp
  • Patent number: 11730027
    Abstract: An electronic device has a peripheral region and includes a substrate, a first metal layer, and a protrusion structure. The first metal layer is disposed on the substrate. The protrusion structure is disposed on the substrate and in the peripheral region. The first metal layer extends into and ends in the protrusion structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Pai-Chiao Cheng, Meng-Kai Huang
  • Patent number: 11726621
    Abstract: A display device includes a touch panel; a display panel under the touch panel and displaying an image; a piezoelectric element under the touch panel and including an upper electrode, a lower electrode and a piezoelectric layer; and a rectifying circuit connected to the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Wan Kim, Tae-Heon Kim, Sung-Eui Shin, Yong-Woo Lee, Kyung-Yeol Ryu, Yu-Seon Kho, Yong-Gyoon Jang
  • Patent number: 11726322
    Abstract: A head up display arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a head up display module having a picture generation unit emitting a light field. A plurality of linear polarizers are arranged in a stack. A first of the linear polarizers receives the light field from the picture generation unit. A last of the linear polarizers emits the light field. A windshield reflects the light field from the last linear polarizer such that the reflected light field is visible to a human driver of the motor vehicle as a virtual image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
    Inventors: David Kay Lambert, Steven Craig Bower
  • Patent number: 11730028
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a substrate having a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area, a first pad disposed on a first layer in the peripheral area, a second pad disposed adjacently to the first pad in a first direction in the peripheral area, the second pad being disposed on a second layer different from the first layer, a third pad disposed adjacently to the first pad in a second direction in the peripheral area, the third pad being disposed on the second layer, a first connection line disposed on the first layer and connected to the first pad, a second connection line disposed on the second layer and connected to the second pad, and a third connection line disposed on the second layer, connected to the third pad, and disposed between the first connection line and the second connection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngmin Cho, Hongam Kim
  • Patent number: 11726549
    Abstract: There is provided a program, an information processor, and an information processing method that make it possible to obtain position information for sites of a body with higher accuracy. The program causes a computer to implement a correction function of referencing a first output obtained by performing a first process on sensor data acquired by two or more motion sensors attached to two or more sites of a body and a second output obtained by performing a second process on the sensor data, and correcting position information for attachment sites to which the motion sensors are attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasutaka Fukumoto, Keita Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 11726594
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a touch display device with enhanced light extraction efficiency, comprising an insulation film including a concave portion and a surrounding portion disposed around the concave portion, a first electrode disposed on the concave portion and a portion of the surrounding portion, a bank including a first portion disposed on the first electrode in an area corresponding to a portion of the concave portion and a second portion disposed on the insulation film and the first electrode in an area corresponding to the surrounding portion, an organic layer disposed on the first electrode exposed by the bank, the organic layer including a light emitting layer, a second electrode disposed on the organic layer and the bank, an encapsulation layer disposed on the second electrode, a touch buffer layer disposed on the encapsulation layer, a plurality of touch electrodes disposed on the touch buffer layer, and at least one light reflecting member disposed on the touch buffer layer and s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TaeHwan Kim, DongHee Yoo, JungSun Beak, SunMi Lee, HyeonChul Im
  • Patent number: 11723254
    Abstract: A display panel including a pixel defining layer including a first portion, in which an opening to expose the first electrode is defined, and a second portion, which is disposed on the first portion and overlaps the first portion. A plurality of thin-films are disposed on the second electrode. An insulation pattern is disposed on the plurality of thin-films, overlaps the pixel defining layer, and overlaps the second portion. A distance between the first portion, which overlaps the insulation pattern, of the sensing electrode and the base insulation layer is greater than that between the second portion, which non-overlaps the insulation pattern, of the sensing electrode and the base insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeonbum Lee, Hyoeng-Ki Kim, Kwangwoo Park, Jin-Whan Jung
  • Patent number: 11710439
    Abstract: A display driver includes an image processing circuit and a driver circuit. The image processing circuit is configured to: receive input image data corresponding to an input image; generate first subpixel rendered data from a first part of the input image data for a first display region of a display panel using a first setting; and generate second subpixel rendered data from a second part of the input image data for a second display region of the display panel using a second setting different from the first setting. The first pixel layout is different than the second pixel layout. The driver circuit is configured to update the first display region of the display panel based at least in part on the first subpixel rendered data and update the second display region of the display panel based at least in part on the second subpixel rendered data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Tomoo Minaki, Hirobumi Furihata, Takashi Nose, Akio Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11694614
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a first pixel region, at least one second pixel region having a smaller area than the first pixel region, the at least one second pixel region being disposed adjacent to the first pixel region, and a peripheral region surrounding the first pixel region and the second pixel region; first and second pixels respectively provided in the first and second pixel regions; first and second lines respectively connected to the first and second pixels; a dummy line connected to one of the first and second lines to extend to the peripheral region; and a first dummy part including a dummy pixel connected to the dummy line in the peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Wan Kim, Su Jin Lee, Sun Ja Kwon, Byung Sun Kim, Hyun Ae Park, Hyung Jun Park, Jae Yong Lee, Yu Jin Jeon
  • Patent number: 11688362
    Abstract: Provided are a display method and a display apparatus capable of appropriately displaying a video on a display in a finder while considering user's convenience. In an embodiment of the invention, video data is acquired by imaging under ambient light, display data based on the video data is created, and a display video corresponding to the display data is displayed on the display in the finder. Then, in a case where intensity of the ambient light is equal to or greater than a first threshold value, lightness of the display video displayed on the display in the finder is made brighter than lightness of a first standard video or in a case where the intensity of the ambient light is equal to or less than a second threshold value, the lightness of the display video displayed on the display in the finder is made darker than lightness of a second standard video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Kosuke Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11687166
    Abstract: An image processing system and an image processing device are provided. The image processing system includes an electronic device and the image processing device. The image processing device is connected to the electronic device. The image processing device displays a floating three-dimensional input device image information. The image processing device interacts with an object through the three-dimensional input device image information to generate a plurality of control signals, and transmits the plurality of control signals to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: LIXEL INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Hsiang Yang, Chih-Hung Ting, Kai-Chieh Chang, Ta-Kai Lin, Yu-Hsien Li
  • Patent number: 11674218
    Abstract: A lightweight display includes a plurality of display modules having a plurality of pixels carried by a display mounting frame. A support frame integral with the display mounting frame provides support. An electronic support member carries electrical components electrically communicating with the plurality of display modules for controlling the display of an image. Wherein the depth of the plurality of display modules, display mounting frame, support frame and electronic support member is less than four inches when defining a display assembly. Also wherein the display assembly has a screen size measured diagonally in a range of 114 inches to 224 inches and a weight in the range of 90 pounds to 120 pounds and wherein the display assembly has an aspect ratio ranging from 1.67 to 1.82.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Nanolumens Acquisition, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Cope, Drew F. Meincke, Daniel P. Bradbury, David Scott Rowley
  • Patent number: 11669202
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include: a processor; and a touch circuit configured to output, to the processor, information associated with a touch on at least one surface of the electronic device. The touch circuit may be configured to: generate first raw data including a first value associated with capacitance for each of multiple channels of the touch circuit; generate a first baseline on the basis of the first raw data; identify whether the first raw data satisfies a designated condition; and identify whether the first baseline is reset, on the basis of whether the raw data satisfies the designated condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sanghun Kwak, Daehyun Yoo, Bongjun Ko, Mansung Kim, Jaeho Lee, Junghoon Choi, Changjin Kim, Sangheon Park, Jongdae Park
  • Patent number: 11669188
    Abstract: The operating device for a vehicle is provided with a housing having a front face with a receiving opening being delimited by an opening edge, and having a rear wall, and with an operating element being arranged in the receiving opening at a distance from the opening edge thereof and having an operating surface, said operating element having a front face provided with the operating surface, a rear face, and a delimiting edge region. The operating device further comprises a holding element having a bottom wall and support parts which protrude from the bottom wall and end below the delimiting edge region of the operating element and are mechanically coupled to the operating element in the delimiting edge region. The bottom wall of the holding element has a central region which is spaced from the support parts and within which the bottom wall of the holding element is supported against the rear wall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: BEHR-HELLA THERMOCONTROL GMBH
    Inventor: Pasi Kemppinen
  • Patent number: 11669169
    Abstract: A load control system may include load control devices for controlling an amount of power provided to an electrical load. The load control devices may be capable of controlling the amount of power provided to the electrical load based on control instructions received from a gesture-based control device. The gesture-based control device may identify gestures performed by a user for controlling a load control device and provide control instructions to the load control device based on the identified gestures. The gestures may be identified based on images received from a motion capture device. A gesture may be associated with a scene that includes a configuration of one or more load control devices in a load control system. The user may perform one or more gestures to program the gesture-based control device to identify a gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Soumya Jain, Michael J. Zizza, John Nill