Patents Examined by Amit Chatly
  • Patent number: 11301078
    Abstract: A method for pressure calculation and an apparatus thereof, an electronic device and a touch system are provided. The method for pressure calculation includes: sampling, within a preset sampling period, a phase-encoded driving signal that is continuously provided to obtain a sampled driving signal; and calculating pressure data within the sampling period according to a phase difference between adjacent frames of the sampled driving signal within the sampling period. By using the method for pressure calculation, a report rate is increased, handwriting follow ability is further improved, and handwriting experience is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Qiquan Liang
  • Patent number: 11301004
    Abstract: A system for reducing degradation of Wi-Fi signals for computers includes a first antenna of a Wi-Fi module disposed within a first region of the computer and a second antenna of the Wi-Fi module disposed within a second region of the computer wherein the regions are separated by a distance such that the first antenna and the second antenna are not subjected to degradation of the Wi-Fi signal at the same time due to a user's hands blocking the Wi-Fi signal when typing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chun-Chih Liu, Chih-Chen Hung, Kuo-Chih Huang, Cheng-Feng Liao
  • Patent number: 11301057
    Abstract: An optical mouse includes a pixel array and a light source. A method for determining when the optical mouse is in a lifted condition above a surface includes: accumulating pixel values of a first column of the pixel array, the first column being closest to the light source; accumulating pixel values of a second column of the pixel array, the second column being different from the first column; comparing the accumulated pixel values of the first column with the accumulated pixel values of the second column; and when a difference between the accumulated pixel values of the first column and the accumulated pixel values of the second column is greater than a threshold value, determining the optical mouse to be in a lifted condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventor: Chun Heap Leow
  • Patent number: 11294476
    Abstract: A multi-functional control device includes a casing unit, and press button modules disposed on a main circuit board in the casing unit. Each press button module includes a sub-circuit board connected to the main circuit board, a micro-contact switch mounted on the sub-circuit board, an auxiliary case removably mounted on the micro-contact switch, a driving circuit board removably disposed in the auxiliary case to connect the sub-circuit board, a display module removably disposed on the auxiliary case. A transparent cap covers the display module and the auxiliary case, and is detachably connected to the auxiliary case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHUNG-HSING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dong-Sing Wuu, Ray-Hua Horng, Ken-Yen Chen, Tsing-Ping Liao
  • Patent number: 11269422
    Abstract: A force sensing device includes: a sensor support portion; at least one force sensor disposed on a first surface side of the sensor support portion; a frame disposed on a second surface side of the sensor support portion and spaced apart from the sensor support portion; and a pressure applying member disposed between the sensor support portion and the frame, and configured to apply pressure to the sensor support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Ju Lee, Gye Won Lee, Jong Yun Kim
  • Patent number: 11269423
    Abstract: The signal input device according to an embodiment of the present inventive concept may have effects in that the number of buttons included in the signal input device can be reduced because different types of input signals can be generated depending on a direction of a laterally pushed manipulation force, and a configuration can be simplified, a production cost can be significantly reduced and two or more input signals can be simultaneously generated because a laterally pushed manipulation force can be detected although a separate pressure sensor is not provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Inventors: Youn Soo Kim, Ki Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 11262852
    Abstract: An input device includes one or more pressure detectors. Each of the one or more pressure detectors includes an electrode, an elastic body on the electrode, a pressing member disposed on an opposite side of the elastic body from the electrode, and a protective member. The protection member is disposed between the elastic body and the pressing member and has higher strength than the elastic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Saito, Kenichi Matsumoto, Ryo Nakae, Masanori Mitsuoka
  • Patent number: 11262863
    Abstract: A sensing component includes multiple piezoelectric pressure sensors. The piezoelectric pressure sensor includes a piezoelectric material layer, a thin film transistor array and an induced electrode. The piezoelectric material layer is configured to measure pulse at multiple positions to generate the corresponding multiple pulse signals. The thin film transistor array electrically coupled to the piezoelectric material layer includes multiple transistors. The transistor includes a first terminal, a second terminal and a control terminal. The first terminal is configured to receive one of the pulse signals. The second terminal coupled to a data line is configured to output a first sensing signal according to the one of the pulse signals. The control terminal is configured to receive a clock signal. The induced electrode coupled to the piezoelectric material layer is configured to receive another one of the pulse signals to output a second sensing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wen-Je Lu, Yu-Jung Liu
  • Patent number: 11255914
    Abstract: A collecting and measuring method has corresponding a contacts group to a key of a computer keyboard; corresponding a contacts group state to a key state; corresponding a first keys group and a second keys group to a first power contacts group and a second power contacts group respectively; obtaining and storing a first values group and a second values group when the first keys group and the second keys group are closed respectively; calculating a difference value between the second and first values groups; dividing the difference value by the device frequency value to get a time value; and storing the time value. The time value is a conduct transition time value of a corresponding pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Gong Zhu
  • Patent number: 11256339
    Abstract: Hexagonal keyboards, key support plates therefor, and methods of manufacture of hexagonal keyboards are described. An example hexagonal keyboard includes a plurality of hexagonal keys and a frame including a key support plate to support the plurality of hexagonal keys. A plurality of axle supports is molded into the key support plate. Each respective axle support of the plurality of axle supports is to pivotally support a respective hexagonal key about a respective hinge. The hexagonal keys are supported in a stepped hexagonal lattice arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: LUMATONE INC.
    Inventors: Dylan Horvath, Charlie Man, Aidan Muller
  • Patent number: 11231816
    Abstract: An ultrasonic touch sensing system that uses both compressional and shear waves for touch and water detection is disclosed. When no touch or water is present, less shear and compressional wave energy is absorbed, so both shear and compressional wave reflections do not have significant amplitude decreases. When a finger is in contact with the sensing plate, both shear and compressional wave energy is absorbed, so both shear and compressional wave reflections have significant amplitude decreases. When water is in contact with the sensing plate, compressional energy is absorbed but little or no shear wave energy is absorbed, so while compressional wave reflections have significant amplitude decreases, shear wave reflections do not. From these amplitudes, a determination can be made as to whether no touch is present on the sensing plate, whether a touch is present on the sensing plate, or whether water is present on the sensing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ehsan Khajeh, Brian Michael King
  • Patent number: 11216142
    Abstract: An operation support device supports input operations on a coordinate input device configured to detect change in electrostatic capacitance. The operation support device includes a main shaft support member placed on the coordinate input device, an operation member, a support plate, a first rotating plate, and a first member. When, in conjunction with the operation member, a state in which the support plate and the first rotating plate make contact with each other changes to a state in which the support plate and the first rotating plate are separated from each other, difference between a distance from an end portion of the first member to the coordinate input device and a distance from a detection end portion of the second member to the coordinate input device decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11199909
    Abstract: Provided is a numerical value input apparatus that includes: an operation input unit that expresses numerical values of a plurality of digits by providing a plurality of numerical value setting operation units for each digit; with each of the plurality of numerical value setting operation units being biased to a side that is an initial state; and also includes a signal generation unit that, in a case in which an input confirmation key provided separately from the numerical value setting operation units is operated, confirms a numerical value that reflects the state of the numerical value setting operation units for each digit when the input confirmation key is operated, and converts the numerical value into an electric signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Akira Shimada
  • Patent number: 11194435
    Abstract: A detection substrate and a display device are disclosed. The detection substrate includes an outer detection electrode and an inner detection electrode on a base substrate and insulated from each other. The outer detection electrode has a hollowed portion, and the hollowed portion corresponds to the inner detection electrode. The inner detection electrode includes a body portion and a plurality of protrusion portions protruding from the body portion and extending in directions away from the body portion. The edge of the hollowed portion includes a curved portion, an orthographic projection of the curved portion on the base substrate protrudes into a region between orthographic projections of at least two adjacent protrusion portions of the plurality of protrusion portions on the base substrate, a portion of the orthographic projection of the curved portion is closer to an orthographic projection of the body portion on the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lianghao Zhang, Wenchao Han, Yilin Feng, Mingming Wang, Xin Duan, Xiaoyang Shen
  • Patent number: 11194157
    Abstract: A head up display can be used in compact environments. The head up display includes a combiner system including at least one light pipe and a waveguide. The at least one light pipe includes a diffraction grating or mirror array for providing light into the waveguide from the light pipe. The light pipe is configured to receive light and provide first light in a first direction for a first field of view and second light in a second direction for a second field of view. The combiner system can be head worn or stand-alone and can provide dual axis pupil expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric P. Stratton, Ming Yu
  • Patent number: 11186476
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a dual modulator display systems and methods for rendering target image data upon the dual modulator display system are disclosed where the display system receives target image data, possible HDR image data and first calculates display control signals and then calculates backlight control signals from the display control signals. This order of calculating display signals and then backlight control signals later as a function of the display systems may tend to reduce clipping artifacts. In other embodiments, it is possible to split the input target HDR image data into a base layer and a detail layer, wherein the base layer is the low spatial resolution image data that may be utilized as for backlight illumination data. The detail layer is higher spatial resolution image data that may be utilized for display control data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Robin Atkins, Rabab K. Ward
  • Patent number: 11177292
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display panel including: a substrate including an active area for displaying an image, and a non-active area surrounding the active area; and a plurality of gate driving circuits arranged in the non-active area of the substrate, wherein the non-active area includes a straight portion and a corner portion, and the plurality of gate driving circuits is arranged only in the straight portion of the non-active area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-Yeob Lee, Yang-Ho Cho
  • Patent number: 11170730
    Abstract: A driving device of a flat panel display configured to receive an image signal and a clock signal includes a driving circuit configured to convert the image signal into pixel data and output the pixel data, a timing controller configured to generate and output a vertical synchronization signal, a horizontal synchronization signal, a source change enable signal, and a display enable signal using the image signal and the clock signal, an output buffer including an input terminal configured to receive the pixel data and an output terminal connected to the flat panel display, and a buffer controller connected to the timing controller and the output buffer and configured to control a bias current, applied to the output buffer, to be decreased by a value during a period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoung Kyu Kim, Yeon Kyoung Park, Dae Young Yoo
  • Patent number: 11169621
    Abstract: A virtual or augmented reality based tracking system for assessment of postural sway is provided. In various embodiments, positional data are collected from a user from a headset and/or one or more hand sensors. The positional data is processed to determine the center of mass of the user. In determining of the center of mass, positional data may be given a higher or lower weight compared to other positional data. A virtual reality environment is presented to the user through the headset and may be altered to simulate unbalancing of the user. The raw position data and center of mass are sent to a remote server. A report of user sway is generated from the center of mass. Nausea reduction may be implemented by narrowing a field of vision of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: XR Health IL LTD
    Inventors: Eran Orr, Tal Arbel, Aryeh Efergan, Omer Weissberger
  • Patent number: 11150741
    Abstract: An input device comprises a depressible element with two switches including a first switch configured to generate a first signal when the depressible element is depressed by a threshold distance and a second switch configured to generate a second signal indicating when the depressible element is depressed by the threshold distance and the second switch is in an active state. One or more processors may be configured to receive the first signal from the first switch; configure the second switch to change from an inactive state to an active state in response to receiving the first signal; receive the second signal from the second switch in the active state; determine whether the second signal indicates that the depressible element is depressed by the threshold distance; and generate event data confirming that the depressible element is depressed by the threshold distance in response to receiving the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Jan Stoeckli, Nicolas Ramond, Olivier Egloff, Regis Croisonnier, Laurent Plancherel