Patents Examined by Amit Chatly
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Patent number: 12755674Abstract: A display pixel for a display screen including a light-emitting circuit including at least a first electroluminescent source, a controllable current source for driving the light-emitting circuit with current pulses and a driver circuit for controlling the current source, the driver circuit being configured to receive a digital signal and to control the current source for supplying the current pulses modulated by pulse-width modulation and modulated by pulse-amplitude modulation based on the bits of the digital signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2023Date of Patent: October 6, 2026Assignee: AlediaInventors: Jaehoon Lee, Frédéric Mercier
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Patent number: 12754644Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device which includes a display layer, a sensor layer above the display layer, and a sensor driver configured to drive the sensor layer in a first mode when a mutual capacitance of a node of the sensor layer compared to a mutual capacitance of another node that is adjacent to the node is outside a ratio range, wherein the sensor layer includes a first electrode including sensing patterns and a bridge pattern, a second electrode including first parts and a second part, and a dummy electrode including dummy patterns, wherein a first area of one of the dummy patterns is less than a second area of one of the first parts, and wherein a ratio of the first area to the second area satisfies the ratio range.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2025Date of Patent: October 6, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bongil Kang, Min-Hong Kim, Sangkook Kim, Taejoon Kim
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Patent number: 12749456Abstract: A scan driver includes stages configured to output scan signals, wherein an n-th stage of the stages includes a voltage-charging portion connected to a first power line and to a second power line, and configured to transfer a voltage of the first power line to a first output control node in response to a first carry signal from an (n?1)-th stage of the stages, and transfer a voltage of the second power line to the first output control node in response to a voltage of a second output control node, a voltage reset portion including transistors connected in series between the first output control node and a third power line, and configured to reset a voltage of the first output control node, and scan signal output portions configured to output one or more of the scan signals in response to the voltage of the second output control node.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2025Date of Patent: September 29, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyung Ho Kim, Hyeong Seok Kim, Byung Chang Yu
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Patent number: 12745448Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first channel region disposed in a first device region over a substrate; a first gate dielectric layer disposed over the first channel region; a second gate dielectric layer disposed over the second channel region; and a gate electrode disposed over the first gate dielectric layer. The first gate dielectric layer includes a first dipole dopant and the second gate dielectric layer includes a second dipole dopant embedded therein. A boundary between the first gate dielectric layer and the second gate dielectric layer contains the first dipole dopant and the second dipole dopant.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2025Date of Patent: September 22, 2026Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mao-Lin Huang, Lung-Kun Chu, Chung-Wei Hsu, Kuo-Cheng Chiang, Chih-Hao Wang
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Patent number: 12731742Abstract: A keyed device comprising a substrate and a keyswitch mounted thereon. The keyswitch includes a plunger operable to be depressed and move between a first position and a second position defining a range of motion, and a magnet coupled to the plunger. When the plunger is depressed, the magnet is operable to pass through an opening of the substrate, such that when the plunger is in the first position, the magnet is configured above the opening in the substrate, and wherein the plunger is in the second position, at least a portion of the magnet is configured below the opening in the substrate. A magnetic field sensor is coupled to the substrate and configured to detect a positive and negative magnetic field generated by the magnet over the range of motion of the plunger.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2025Date of Patent: September 8, 2026Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Feng-Hao Lin, Jérémie Willemin, Yu-Lun Lin, Ranjith Hosur Ganesh, Yu-Sen Chen
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Patent number: 12717422Abstract: A pressure sensor, a smart pad including the same, and a display system are disclosed. A pressure sensor according to at least one of various embodiments of the present disclosure may include a first electrode; a second electrode formed at a position corresponding to the first electrode; a third electrode formed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a fourth electrode formed on at least one end of the third electrode.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2025Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyung Yoon, Taegu Kang, Wonkyu Song, Hyungyu Park, Homin Lee
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Patent number: 12717532Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a display method in a display device, including displaying an explanation screen including explanation of a first mode for starting the display device in response to a first trigger and explanation of a second mode for starting the display device in response to a second trigger different from the first trigger and displaying a setting screen for receiving setting of one of the first mode and the second mode after displaying the explanation screen. The explanation screen includes at least one of explanation concerning power consumption of the display device in the first mode and explanation concerning power consumption of the display device in the second mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2025Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshiyuki Furumi
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Patent number: 12704903Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for determining a wearing state of an eye-wearable device. The eye-wearable device is provided with an image acquisition device, and the image acquisition device is arranged so as to be opposite to the eyes of a user when the eye-wearable device is being worn. The method includes: acquiring an image captured by the image acquisition device; and determining the wearing state of the eye-wearable device according to the image.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2023Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiang Long, Liangliang Wang
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Patent number: 12705702Abstract: A system comprising circuitry configured to perform an image processing task, the circuitry comprising a multi-vision solution configured to provide APS data and EVS data, and the circuitry being configured to generate metadata and to provide the metadata to an image processing pipeline comprising an algorithm configured to perform the image processing task.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2023Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Yupeng Zhao, Kensei Jo, Andreas Aumiller
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Patent number: 12693528Abstract: In a head-mounted device, position and motion sensors may be included to determine the orientation of the head-mounted device. A motion sensor may experience error that accumulates over time, sometimes referred to as drift. To mitigate the effect of drift in a motion sensor, a reference orientation for the motion sensor may be reset when a qualifying motion is detected. The qualifying motion may be detected using one or more criteria such as a total change in angular orientation or rate of change in angular orientation. The reference orientation for the motion sensor may also be reset when a duration of time elapses without a qualifying motion being detected.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2024Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Luis R Deliz Centeno, Devin W Chalmers
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Patent number: 12693750Abstract: A display panel with a first area and a second area, may include: an encapsulation layer disposed over a substrate in the first area and the second area; a bank disposed between the substrate and the encapsulation layer in the first area and the second area; a touch buffer layer disposed over the encapsulation layer; a first touch sensing portion disposed over the touch buffer layer in the first area; and a second touch sensing portion disposed over the touch buffer layer in the second area. An overlapping area between the bank in the first area and the first touch sensing portion may be different from an overlapping area between the bank in the second area and the second touch sensing portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2024Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: NamSu Choi
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Patent number: 12693529Abstract: A method executed by a wearable device including a display system including a first display and a second display facing eyes of a user wearing the wearable device, and a plurality of cameras configured to obtain an image including the eyes, includes: displaying objects at different time points on a screen of the display system, based on the image, identifying gazes looking at the objects, identifying, based on the identified gazes, errors associated with the gazes, wherein the errors indicate differences between display positions of the objects and focal positions of the gazes, and wherein the focal positions have a one-to-one correspondence with the objects, displaying a visual object on a background screen on the display system to move the visual object through partial display positions of the display positions, which are selected based on the errors, and based on another gaze looking at the visual object, correcting the errors.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2025Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sunyoung Jung, Kihwan Kim, Harksang Kim, Jinmo Kang, Beomsu Kim, Sungoh Kim, Jihyun Kim, Sunggeun Ahn, Donghyun Yeom, Gunhee Lee, Sanghun Lee, Minsheok Choi, Sungsoo Choi
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Patent number: 12694627Abstract: An XR rendering device renders an immersive XR environment on a display device for viewing by a participant among a group of participants who have associated avatars representing the participants which are rendered in the immersive XR environment. The XR rendering device obtains a rendering priority preference defined for a first participant among the group of participants. The rendering priority preference indicates a part of the avatar representing the first participant and/or a virtual object associated with the avatar that is preferred to be prioritized for rendering. When rendering in the immersive XR environment parts of the avatar representing the first participant and/or a plurality of virtual objects which includes the virtual object, the XR rendering device prioritizes rendering of the part of the avatar representing the first participant and/or the virtual object responsive to the preference indicated by the rendering priority preference.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Peter Ökvist, Tommy Arngren, Andreas Kristensson
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Patent number: 12678031Abstract: An endoscope (1) including: an insertion cord (3) including a bending section (20); a handle (2) comprising a steering wire actuator (60); and a first steering wire (27) and a second steering wire (28) both connected to the steering wire actuator (60) and running through the insertion cord (3) so that manipulation of the steering wire actuator (60) causes bending of the bending section (20); the steering wire actuator (60) including: a first fixing structure (62) including a first hook (30) for fixation of a first steering wire (27) closed loop, a second fixing structure including a second hook (31) for fixation of a second steering wire (28) closed loop.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2024Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: AMBU A/SInventors: Thomas Bachgaard Jensen, Irene Rivas Palacios, Michael Kappler Hansen
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Patent number: 12675946Abstract: A shadow rendering method is performed by an electronic device. The method includes: determining scene ranges corresponding to a plurality of first levels, each scene range being a first visible scene range of a virtual scene corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of first levels; for a respective one of the plurality of first levels: determining a first virtual item whose shadow is present in a first visible scene range corresponding to the first level; determining a first projection depth map corresponding to the first level based on the first virtual item, the first projection depth map being configured for describing distances between a light source and a plurality of first vertices on a surface of the first virtual item facing the light source; and rendering the shadow of the first virtual item in the first visible scene range based on the first projection depth map.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2024Date of Patent: July 7, 2026Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Hongchuan Zhu, Wei Yao
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Patent number: 12669881Abstract: A mouse scroll wheel mechanism is provided, including: a wheel base and a wheel body, wherein the wheel base is provided with an axial hole, and a plurality of bearings are arranged at different positions in the axial hole; a rotating shaft extending outward is arranged at the center of the wheel body, and the rotating shaft is arranged in a plurality of the bearings, so that the wheel body can rotate outside the wheel base, and the rotating shaft can also move in the bearing in an axial direction over a short distance so that the wheel body can move to a first position and a second position; the first position is a flywheel mode wherein the wheel body can rotate freely, and the second position is a toggle mode wherein the wheel body rotates intermittently. The switching to different operation modes is achieved by moving the wheel body.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2025Date of Patent: June 30, 2026Assignee: TOPRAY MEMS INC.Inventors: Chi-Ling Chang, Yu-Cheng Liu, Hsiao-Ming Chien
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Patent number: 12669907Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display panel and a sensor disposed on the display panel and including a plurality of sensing units disposed on an active area. Each of the sensing units includes a first sensing pattern, second sensing patterns, a bridge pattern, and a plurality of patterns. Among the sensing units, the patterns of the sensing unit making contact with a first boundary portion having a curvature in the active area and a peripheral area include a plurality of outer patterns, and at least one of the outer patterns is electrically connected to the first sensing pattern or the second sensing patterns.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2024Date of Patent: June 30, 2026Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: InYoung Han, Kicheol Kim, Minjoo Kim, Il-Joo Kim, Dongjin Moon, Mikyoung Seo, Jae Yoon Chang, Yeri Jeong, Wonjun Choi
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Patent number: 12656881Abstract: The invention relates to a user input unit comprising a housing configured to be attached to a base of a user input device, such as a keyboard. The input unit also has a first movable element coupled to the housing, the first movable element being movable along a first direction and user operable second movable element coupled to the housing, the second movable element being movable along a second direction, the second direction being different from the first direction. Further a transmission configured to transfer movement of the second movable element along the second direction into movement of the first movable element along the first direction is provided. The invention also relates to a user input device, such as a keyboard, comprising a base, such a user input unit, and a sensor configured to sense a movement or a position of the first movable element along the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2025Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: Wooting Technologies B.V.Inventors: Johannes Jacobus Maria Langelaan, Calder Nicolaas Limmen, Erik Arnoldus Wilhelmus Stakenborg, Kuo-Ming Wang
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Patent number: 12651390Abstract: An image processing device according to the present invention is usable together with a head-mounted display device including a first image sensor configured to obtain distance information, a second image sensor different from the first image sensor, and a display, and includes: one or more processors and/or circuitry configured to execute a first acquisition processing to acquire a first image of an outside world captured by the first image sensor; execute a second acquisition processing to acquire a second image of the outside world captured by the second image sensor; and execute a generation processing to generate, on a basis of the distance information corresponding to the first image, an image of the outside world, which is a color image to be displayed on the display, by combining the first image which is a grayscale image, and the second image which is a color image.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2024Date of Patent: June 9, 2026Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shogo Sato, Masayuki Hayashi
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Patent number: 12639860Abstract: A method and apparatus comprising computer code for mesh coding configured to cause a processor or processors to receive a dynamic input mesh representing a volumetric data of at least one three-dimensional (3D) visual content; determine, for a mesh at a first level of sub-division, a plurality of first vertices, wherein the plurality of first vertices are determined using a mid-point sub-division scheme and a plurality of previous vertices of a mesh at a previous level of sub-division, wherein the mesh at the first level and the mesh at the previous level are generated from the dynamic input mesh; determine a valence of a first vertex among the plurality of first vertices to be a first value based on whether a selected two vertices of the mesh at the first level; and generate a compressed bitstream for the dynamic input mesh based on the valence of the first vertex.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2024Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLCInventors: Jun Tian, Xiaozhong Xu, Shan Liu