Patents Examined by Alexander S. Beck
  • Patent number: 8638298
    Abstract: A method for a mouse is provided. The mouse includes a housing, a timing unit. A container is secured in the housing. The container is full of insulated liquid. A sphere suspends in the liquid. First sensors and second sensors are attached to the container. Each first sensors is charged, each second sensors is uncharged. The first sensors are spaced from each other by one second sensor. When any adjacent first sensor and second sensor are simultaneously contacted by the sphere, the contacted second sensor is thus charged. The method includes: determining whether any second sensor is charged; generating a position signal, controlling the timing unit to time within the period the any second sensor being charged; determining the movement direction of the a cursor; determining the movement distance of the cursor; and generating cursor control signal for controlling movement of the cursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun-Hung Chou
  • Patent number: 8638282
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes a plurality of pixels, each including first and second subpixels. When a predetermined grayscale tone is displayed continuously through four or more consecutive even number of vertical scanning periods, the first and second subpixels have different luminances in at least two of the even number of vertical scanning periods, first polarity periods that are included in the vertical scanning periods and that maintain a first polarity are as long as second polarity periods that are also included in the vertical scanning periods and that maintain a second polarity for each of the first and second subpixels, and in each of the first and second polarity periods, the difference between the average of effective voltages applied to the liquid crystal layer of the first subpixel and that of effective voltages applied to the liquid crystal layer of the second subpixel is substantially equal to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh, Masae Kitayama, Kentaro Irie
  • Patent number: 8633897
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the provision of a touch panel having a curved shape and its manufacturing process; for this purpose, the touch panel having a curved shape comprises an upper film substrate and a lower film substrate, each formed from a transparent plastic film having a transparent electrically conductive polymer layer, an electrode, and a wiring pattern formed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventor: Michiko Endo
  • Patent number: 8633883
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiment relates to a liquid crystal display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong Sung Song, Chaeyoul Cho, Woongki Min, Yonggi Son, Suhyuk Jang
  • Patent number: 8633950
    Abstract: An image display device for special uses which improves a color resolution of a particular color and increases a color reproducibility is provided. In the image display device, an area in which a gradient is gentle is provided to a partial region of a gamma curve denoted by a relationship of an input value (gray level) and an output value (luminance relative value) so that chromaticity points on chromaticity coordinates are unevenly distributed, thereby improving a chromatic resolving power (color resolution) of a particular color. In this manner, the color reproducibility of special monitors which display images of a particular color range represented by a monitor for remote metical care and a monitor for surgical operation can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Okishiro, Toshiaki Kusunoki, Kenichi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8624943
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for driving an image display apparatus including: an image display panel whereon pixels each having first to third sub-pixels are laid out in first and second directions to form a 2-dimensional matrix, at least each specific pixel and an adjacent pixel adjacent to the specific pixel in the first direction are used as first and second pixels respectively to create one of pixel groups, and a fourth sub-pixel is placed between the first and second pixels in each of the pixel groups; and a signal processing section configured to generate first to third sub-pixel output signals for the first pixel on the basis of respectively first to third sub-pixel input signals and to generate first to third sub-pixel output signals for the second pixel on the basis of respectively first to third sub-pixel input signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display West, Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Noguchi, Yukiko Iijima, Akira Sakaigawa, Masaaki Kabe
  • Patent number: 8624845
    Abstract: A touch screen is described. The touch screen is configured to have an array of conductive, optically transmissive sensor elements coupled to sensor circuitry. The sensor elements are disposed over a display to have a single layer of conductive, optically transmissive material positioned over pixels of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Edward L. Grivna
  • Patent number: 8624806
    Abstract: A pixel circuit and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display using the pixel circuit is provided. The pixel circuit includes: an OLED; a third N-channel metal-oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor coupled to a data line and a first scan line and configured to apply a data signal to a first node; a storage capacitor having one terminal coupled to the first node and the other terminal coupled to a second node; a fourth NMOS transistor coupled between a first power and the second node and configured to apply a voltage of the first power to the second node; a first NMOS transistor having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a gate electrode coupled to the second node; and a second NMOS transistor coupled between the second node and the first electrode of the first NMOS transistor and configured to diode-connect the first NMOS transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Yong Chung, Keum-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 8624839
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques related to a support surface (e.g., a mousepad) for imparting a tactile feedback (e.g., haptics) to a human-machine interactive (HMI) device (e.g., a mouse) supported thereon. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Cody George Peterson, Douglas M. Krumpelman, Andrew P. Huska
  • Patent number: 8614665
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention comprises a mobile computing device comprising processing components, memory components, a wireless receiver/transmitter, and an electronic display. The electronic display is adapted to detect a location of a touch and comprises a first icon adapted to toggle the mobile computing device between a mobile computing device browsing mode and a mobile computing device editing mode, wherein the mobile computing device editing mode comprises a second icon comprising a first element and a second element. The first element is adapted to select one or more objects displayed on the electronic display and display a menu. The second element is adapted to move the second icon, change editing mode functions, establish an editing start position, and establish an editing end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.
    Inventor: Xintian Li
  • Patent number: 8610677
    Abstract: A touchpad- or touch screen-based device has a touch-sensitive sensor surface and can generate electrical and/or optical signals dependent on the placement and/or movement of a finger physically contacting the sensor surface. The sensor surface comprises a corrugated surface in at least one sub-area, thereby providing a user with two modes for finger movement across the sensor surface, namely a first mode for sliding movement at a first finger pressure, and a second mode for guided movement at a second finger pressure higher than the first finger pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Inventor: Jens Martin Jensen
  • Patent number: 8605060
    Abstract: An electronic device paired with an infrared remote control, includes a display screen having a display area, at least one infrared emitter, at least one infrared receiver, a prism and a processing unit. A prism is adjacent to the at least one infrared receiver for converging the infrared rays from the at least one infrared emitter and the infrared remote control to the at least one IR receiver. A processing unit is for activating and then deactivating the infrared emitters one after another, identifying operations of a user on the display area by analyzing the interception of the infrared rays emitted from each of the infrared emitters, identifying operations of a user according to the infrared signals from the infrared remote control and executing corresponding functions associated with the operations of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuan-Hong Hsieh, Gwo-Yan Huang, Kun-Chih Hsieh, Wen-Hsing Lin, Ming Li, Ruey-Shyang You
  • Patent number: 8605125
    Abstract: A gamma control data mapping circuit, a mapping method, and a display device using the gamma control data mapping circuit are provided. The gamma control data mapping circuit is for converting input data into grayscale data to display an original image on a display device. The mapping circuit separates the input data into high-order bit data and low-order bit data, and outputs a low-order grayscale boundary and a high-order grayscale boundary by using the high-order bit data. The gamma control data mapping circuit divides a grayscale region defined by the low-order grayscale boundary and the high-order grayscale boundary by a unit grayscale number to calculate unit grayscale data of the grayscale region, multiplies the low-order bit data by the unit grayscale data to calculate linear grayscale data, and adds the low-order grayscale boundary to the linear grayscale data to generate the grayscale data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In-Hwan Kim, Kyoung-Soo Lee, Min-Cheol Kim
  • Patent number: 8599129
    Abstract: There is provided a method for operating an electrophoretic display apparatus including a first substrate; a second substrate; an electrophoretic device being held between the first substrate and the second substrate and containing electrophoretic particles; a first electrode formed on a surface of the first substrate, the surface facing the electrophoretic device; an insulation layer formed between the first electrode and the electrophoretic device; and a second electrode formed on a surface of the second substrate, the surface facing the electrophoretic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 8599149
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. The OLED display includes a plurality of subpixels on one surface of a first substrate, a second substrate attached to the first substrate, a shield electrode on one surface of the second substrate that is not opposite to the subpixels, the shield electrode being connected to a low potential voltage source, a touch screen panel on the shield electrode, a first printed circuit board (PCB) attached to the one surface of the first substrate, the first PCB receiving a driving signal driving the subpixels from a driving device, and a second PCB attached to the one surface of the second substrate, the second PCB transmitting a sensing signal generated by the touch screen panel to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaedo Lee, Howon Choi, Sangwoo Seo
  • Patent number: 8599150
    Abstract: A touchscreen includes touchscreen electrode elements distributed across an active area of a substrate, and the touchscreen overlays a display. The touchscreen electrode elements are configured to avoid creating moiré patterns between the display and the touchscreen, such as angled, wavy, zig-zag, or randomized lines. In a further example, the electrodes form a mesh pattern configured to avoid moiré patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventor: Harald Philipp
  • Patent number: 8599161
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a display and a first and second substrate. Each substrate has a surface facing toward the display; a surface facing away from the display; and drive or sense electrodes of a touch sensor disposed on the surface of each substrate facing away from the display. The drive or sense electrodes are made of a conductive mesh of conductive material. The apparatus also includes an adhesive layer between the first and second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventor: Harald Philipp
  • Patent number: 8599138
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided which includes a position acquisition unit for obtaining a display position of an input area in a display area, and a display control unit for controlling, based on the display position of the input area, in the display area a display position of an input operation area in which a character to be displayed in the input area is input. The display control unit displays the input area near the display position of the input area, and makes the input operation area follow the movement of the input area when the display position of the input area is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuma Takahashi, Manabu Yasumi
  • Patent number: 8593445
    Abstract: A display apparatus employs a pixel array section including pixel circuits forming a matrix, signal lines as columns, scan lines as rows and power-supply lines, and driving sections. The driving sections are a signal selector, a write scanner and a drive scanner. The signal selector provides an electric potential representing a gradation or a predetermined reference electric potential. The write scanner provides a control signal. The drive scanner provides a power-supply voltage changing the electric potential from high to low. The drive scanner drives adjacent power-supply lines as a group. The number of lines as a group is determined in advance. The drive scanner switches a power-supply voltage from high to low and vice versa, and applies the voltage to groups by shifting the phase from group to group. The voltage is supplied to a group at the same phase and switched the electric potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Yamamoto, Katsuhide Uchino, Naobumi Toyomura
  • Patent number: RE44658
    Abstract: An input processing device comprises a display screen and a pointing device for inputting corresponding 2-dimensional coordinates on the display screen. A 3-dimensional space is displayed on the display screen and the 2-dimensional coordinates inputted from the pointing device are detected. Next, shift amounts, per unit of time, of the detected 2-dimensional coordinates are calculated based on a predetermined calculation start condition. And the calculated shift amounts are converted to 3-dimensional coordinate shift amounts in the 3-dimensional space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Konno, Yoshitaka Ajioka, Yasushi Ebisawa, Kiyoshi Mizuki