Patents Examined by Amr A. Awad
  • Patent number: 10388216
    Abstract: A display device includes an image controller that analyzes first image data to determine whether a same image is displayed for no less than a predetermined threshold time. The image controller sets a low grayscale region having grayscale values of no more than a predetermined threshold low grayscale value when the same image is displayed for no less than a threshold time. The image controller then receives second image data and transmits a control signal to allow a transistor hysteresis reset signal to be transmitted to pixels of the display in the low grayscale region. A data driver transmits the transistor hysteresis reset signal to the pixels in the low grayscale region based on the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Kook Park, Ju Gon Seok, Min Tak Lee, Sang Min Lim
  • Patent number: 10379677
    Abstract: An operation method of an optical touch device includes: emitting, by a light emitting unit, a light beam to illuminate an object; capturing, by an image sensing device, an image of the object reflecting the light beam; selecting all pixels in the image having a brightness greater than or equal to a brightness threshold; sorting the selected pixels along a first coordinate axis of the image, a second coordinate axis of the image or based a pixel brightness; selecting the top first predetermined ratio of pixels from the sorted pixels as an object image of the object; and calculating a gravity center of the object image according to positions of the top first predetermined ratio of pixels or according to the positions of the top first predetermined ratio of pixels with a weight of pixel brightness. An optical touch device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Hao Huang, Ming-Tsan Kao, En-Feng Hsu, Yi-Yuan Chen, Meng-Huan Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10372248
    Abstract: The semiconductor device is intended for connection with an in-cell type display touch panel having a plurality of common electrodes, a reference voltage for display is applied to the common electrodes in a display drive period, and the common electrodes serve as sensor electrodes in a touch detection period. The semiconductor device includes a DC level shift circuit operable to shift the DC level of a toggle signal output by a toggle drive circuit to the reference voltage. The semiconductor device supplies the reference voltage to the common electrodes of the display touch panel in the display drive period, and performs a guarding action in which at least a part of the plurality of common electrodes is supplied with a toggle signal shifted in DC level in the touch detection period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kazuya Endo, Shinobu Nohtomi, Nobukazu Tanaka, Tomohiro Hirakawa, Hiroshi Takeyama, Takayuki Noto, Petr Shepelev
  • Patent number: 10372396
    Abstract: An aspect provides a method, including: receiving, from a wireless display device, one or more beacons using a receiver of an information handling device; using, at the information handling device, the one or more beacons to determine one or more wireless display device characteristics; initiating, at the information handling device, one of a plurality of wireless connection protocols determined based on the one or more wireless display device characteristics; establishing, using a communication module of the information handling device, a wireless connection with the wireless display device; and transmitting, with the communication module of the information handling device, data for display to the wireless display device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo ( Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Steve Richard Perrin, Scott Edwards Kelso, Matthew Price Roper, Matthew Lloyd Hagenbuch, Song Wang, Bradley Park Strazisar
  • Patent number: 10359667
    Abstract: Provided are a backlight unit and a liquid crystal display device. The backlight unit includes: one or plural LED light sources including N-colored LEDs; a photo-detecting section which measures light intensities of red, green and blue colors of received light and outputs corresponding signals; a driver section including N LED-drivers; and a control section including a drive-condition calculating section and a memory. The drive-condition calculating section calculates control signals for three colors among the N colors, on the basis of information stored in the memory and the signals outputted by the photo-detecting section, makes a pair of each remaining color and one of the three colors, outputs the control signals for three colors to the corresponding three LED drivers, and outputs a control signal determined by using the control signal for a color paired with each remaining color to the LED driver for the each remaining color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: NLT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroki Sugaya
  • Patent number: 10354608
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a driving circuit of a display panel. A plurality of driving units produce a reference driving voltage according to a gamma voltage of a gamma circuit, respectively. A plurality of digital-to-analog converting circuits receive the reference driving voltages output by the plurality of driving units, and select one of the plurality of reference driving voltage as a data driving voltage according to pixel data, respectively. The plurality of digital-to-analog converting circuits transmit the plurality of data driving voltages to the display panel for displaying images. A voltage boost circuit is used for producing a first supply voltage and providing the first supply voltage to the plurality of digital-to-analog converting circuits. At least a voltage boost unit is used for producing a second supply voltage and providing the second supply voltage to the plurality of driving units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Sitronix Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Min-Nan Liao, Chih-Ping Su
  • Patent number: 10354595
    Abstract: An OLED (organic light-emitting diode) pixel structure comprises a substrate, first and second control components, first, second, and complementary electrode layers, and first and second light-emitting layers. The first and second control components are disposed above the substrate and electrically coupled to, respectively, the first and second electrode layers. There are first and second neighborhoods defined in the pixel structure, and the substrate traverses both of the neighborhoods. The first electrode layer is disposed in the first neighborhood and comprises a reflective layer. The first light-emitting layer is disposed on and electrically coupled to the first electrode layer. The second electrode layer is transparent and disposed in the second neighborhood. The second light-emitting layer is disposed on and electrically coupled to the second electrode layer. The complementary electrode layer is disposed on and electrically coupled to the light-emitting layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Chia-Hwa Lee
  • Patent number: 10349488
    Abstract: The examples relate to various implementations of a software configurable lighting device, installed as a panel, that offers the capability to appear like and emulate a variety of different lighting devices. Emulation includes the appearance of the lighting device as installed in the wall or ceiling, possibly, both when lighting and when not lighting, as well as light output distribution, e.g. direction and/or beam shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Black, Jack C. Rains, Jr., David P. Ramer, Rashmi Kumar Raj, An Mao, Ravi Kumar Komanduri, Hampton Boone Maher
  • Patent number: 10345973
    Abstract: A capacitive sensing system for determining mass displacement and direction is disclosed. In an embodiment, a capacitive sensing system for sensing mass displacement and direction comprises: a mass; a periodic drive electrode pattern formed on or attached to the mass; a sensing electrode array positioned relative to the periodic electrode pattern, the sensing electrode array operable to sense a capacitance in an overlapping area between the periodic drive electrode pattern and the sensing electrode array; and a capacitive sensing circuit coupled to at least the sensing electrode array, the capacitive sensing circuit operable to generate a periodic signal based on the sensed capacitance, to determine a phase shift in the periodic signal in response to the periodic drive electrode pattern moving relative to the sensing electrode array, and to determine, based on the phase shift, a displacement and direction of the mass on a movement axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mengshu Huang, Patrick J. Au, Xingxing Cai, Yuta Kuboyama
  • Patent number: 10339862
    Abstract: A pixel includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, and a capacitor. The first transistor connects a first power source to a light emitter based on a first control signal. The second transistor connects a pixel circuit to the light emitter. The third transistor connects a second power source to the pixel circuit based on a second control signal. The capacitor is a MOS capacitor having a first electrode connected to receive the second control signal and a second electrode connected to the second transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zi Yeon Yoon, In Soo Wang, Gi Chang Lee
  • Patent number: 10339864
    Abstract: A method of digital-driving an organic light emitting display device includes analyzing a light emission pattern of the input image data and converting a third grayscale of the input image data into a first converted grayscale and a second converted grayscale based on an analysis result of the light emission pattern of the input image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Woo Song, Hae-Goo Jung, Seung-Ho Park, Jae-Hoon Lee, Mi-Young Joo
  • Patent number: 10331219
    Abstract: An aspect provides a method, including: operating one or more sensors to detect gesture input proximate to a surface of an input device of an information handling device, wherein the input device is configured to receive one or more input types in addition to gesture input; determining, using a processor, if the gesture input detected matches a predetermined gesture; and executing at least one response action associated with the predetermined gesture. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singaore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Michaela Rose Case, Aaron Michael Stewart, Wesley Abram Luttrell, Mamoru Okada, Xin Feng
  • Patent number: 10331166
    Abstract: A system includes first and second handheld devices. The first device transmits an acoustic signal, and the acoustic signal is reflected from an input object. The second device receives a received signal derived from a reflection of the acoustic signal from the input object. The second device determines information about the location or motion of the input object based on the received signal, and thereby detects a gesture performed by the input object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: ELLIPTIC LABORATORIES AS
    Inventors: Tobias Dahl, Hans Jørgen Bang
  • Patent number: 10324558
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a 3D module, a 3D display device and a method for driving the 3D module. The 3D module includes: a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite to each other and a beam splitter between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate is arranged at a light-exiting side of the 3D module. The 3D module further includes: a touch module arranged between the first substrate and the beam splitter and including multiple self-capacitive electrodes arranged at an identical layer, and multiple touch signal lines configured to connect the self-capacitive electrodes to a touch detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changfeng Li, Xue Dong, Haisheng Wang, Yingming Liu, Shengji Yang, Xiaoliang Ding, Weijie Zhao, Hongjuan Liu, Wei Liu, Mubing Li
  • Patent number: 10318044
    Abstract: An electronic device that can be operated with one hand more easily is provided. An electronic device 1 includes a touch sensor on each of the front surface and the back surface. A controller 14 changes the position of an object displayed in an upper part of a display 11 to a lower part of the display 11, upon detecting an operation on a back surface touch sensor 13. The controller 14 causes the display 11 to display an object not being displayed, upon detecting an operation on the back surface touch sensor 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Jun Takeda
  • Patent number: 10319331
    Abstract: Disclosed aspects relate to an electronic display device configured for variable display size. The electronic display device may include a housing having a set of slides that form a storage compartment within the housing. The set of slides may include a slot. A primary display panel may be mounted on the front side of the housing. The electronic display device may include an auxiliary display panel of a set of auxiliary display panels that is slidably extendable from the storage compartment within the housing. The auxiliary display panel may be mounted on a slider mount configured to slide the auxiliary display panel through the slot to an extended position adjacent to the primary display panel. The electronic display device may include a display controller to detect a position of the auxiliary display panel and to establish a display arrangement for the primary display panel and the auxiliary display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Ranjeeth Pasupathi
  • Patent number: 10318046
    Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a first substrate; a second substrate arranged in opposite to the first substrate; and at least one group of force sensing modules. Each force sensing module include a plurality of force-sensitive units, and each force-sensitive unit includes at least two force-sensitive resistors disposed on different layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: Shanghai Tianma Micro-electronics Co., Ltd., Tianma Micro-electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gujun Li, Liang Liu, Yan Shen
  • Patent number: 10319319
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a substrate and a liquid crystal display. The substrate includes a plurality of data lines, scanning lines, and pixel cells arranged in a matrix. Each of the pixel cells includes a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel. For the pixel cells in each row, a first sub-pixel of a pixel cell connects with the two scanning lines. The second sub-pixel of the pixel cell connects with one of the scanning line. When the pixel cells are driven, durations of the turn-on signals outputted by the two scanning lines connected with the pixel cell are different or the turn-on signals are asynchronous. As such, a turn-on period of the second sub-pixel of the pixel cell connecting with the data line is longer than the turn-on period of the first sub-pixel connecting with the corresponding data line. In this way, the color shift may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shangcao Cao
  • Patent number: 10310598
    Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) includes an electronic display configured to emit image light, an optical assembly that provides optical correction to the image light, an eye tracking system, and a varifocal module. The optical assembly includes a back optical element configured to receive the image light from the electronic display, and a coupling assembly configured to couple a front optical element to a location within the optical assembly such that the front optical element receives light transmitted by the back optical element. The optical correction is determined in part by an optical characteristic of the front optical element that is replaceable. The eye tracking system determines eye tracking information for a first eye of a user of the HMD. A varifocal module adjusts focus of images displayed on the electronic display, based on the eye tracking information and the optical correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Daniel Trail, Douglas Robert Lanman
  • Patent number: 10310659
    Abstract: An apparatus for combined capacitance and pressure sensing is described. The apparatus includes a multiplexer (75) having a plurality of inputs (76) and an output (F), a touch panel (29), and a front end module (3). The touch panel includes a layer structure (5; FIG. 15) comprising one or more layers, each extending perpendicularly to a thickness direction, the one or more layers including a layer of piezoelectric material (10; FIG. 15), the layer structure having first (6) and second (7; FIG. 15) opposite faces, and the layer(s) arranged between the first and second faces such that the thickness direction of each layer is perpendicular to the first and second faces. The touch panel also includes a plurality of first electrodes (8) disposed on the first face, each first electrode connected to a respective input of the multiplexer. The touch panel also includes at least one second electrode (9) disposed on the second face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Cambridge Touch Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Arokia Nathan, Jackson Chi-Sun Lai, Suk-Bae Cha, Corbin Church