Patents Examined by Andre L Matthews
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Patent number: 11562704Abstract: An electronic tag includes an electronic tag body. The electronic tag body includes a housing, a display screen configured to display information, and a sensor and a main controller that are disposed inside the housing. The sensor is configured to detect an ambient temperature of an environment in which the electronic tag body is located. The main controller is configured to shut off power supplied to the display screen in response to the ambient temperature detected by the sensor being beyond an operating temperature range of the display screen.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Kejun Hu, Tao Li, Xinyi Cheng
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Patent number: 11550151Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining an eye parameter of a user of a display device, the eye parameter relating to a dioptric parameter of an ophthalmic lens to be provided to the user, the method including: a display device providing step, during which a binocular display device is provided to the user,—an image display step, during which an image is displayed to the user when using the display device; a display parameter modifying step, during which at least one parameter of the display device is modified so as to modify the virtual display distance of the perceived image, wherein the display parameter modifying step is repeated until image subjective quality of the perceived image is perceived by the user as optimal; and an eye parameter determining step during which an eye parameter is determined based on the parameter of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Essilor InternationalInventors: Gildas Marin, Martha Hernandez-Castaneda, Konogan Baranton, Bruno Fermigier, Aude Bouchier, Jean Sahler
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Patent number: 11534009Abstract: An electronic picture frame and an odor releasing method thereof are provided. The electronic picture frame includes: a picture frame body having a display screen on the picture frame body; an odor releasing device disposed on the picture frame body and configured to release a plurality of different odors; and a processing device connected with the display screen and the odor releasing device, respectively, and configured to acquire material type information of a picture displayed on the display screen (2), and control the odor releasing device to release an odor corresponding to the material type information according to the material type information of the picture.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Zijun Liu
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Patent number: 11513813Abstract: End user presence and absence states are determined at an information handling system by analyzing infrared time of flight sensor presence detection information and applying it to manage presentation of notifications at the information handling system, such as operating system notifications and hardware notifications. Notifications are queued when a predetermined user absence state is detected and presented when a predetermined user presence state is detected to that an end user has a greater probability of viewing notifications when the display presents visual images before sleeping for an end user absence and after waking from an end user presence.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Daniel L. Hamlin, Vivek Viswanathan Iyer
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Patent number: 11488508Abstract: Different functional views for a mobile device are provided depending on orientation of the device. The mobile device includes an enclosure and a display disposed within the enclosure, wherein the display presents a functional view to a user when the device is positioned in a first orientation and a second functional view when the display is rotated to a second orientation.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.Inventors: Philip John Stroffolino, Terry Douglas Lee
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Patent number: 11480803Abstract: In one example, an apparatus may include a frame that includes an optical component configured for use with a near-eye display that is part of a head-worn display system. The frame magnetically attaches to the head-worn display system, and when the frame is attached to the head-worn display system, the frame may align the optical component for use with the near-eye display. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventor: Ryan Michael Ebert
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Patent number: 11482146Abstract: An object is to provide a display system with a novel structure and a vehicle. The display system includes a display and a control IC. The control IC includes a frame memory, an arithmetic circuit, and a memory circuit. The display has a curved display surface. The frame memory has a function of holding first image data dedicated to displaying an image on a flat surface. The memory circuit has a function of storing shape data on the display. The arithmetic circuit has a function of converting first coordinates of the curved display surface into second coordinates of the flat surface included in the first image data, by performing arithmetic operation in accordance with the shape data. The arithmetic circuit has a function of outputting the first image data stored in the frame memory to the display as second image data on the basis of the second coordinates.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Takayuki Ikeda
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Patent number: 11481053Abstract: A touch sensor includes a base layer and a plurality of first touch electrodes disposed on the base layer. The plurality of first touch electrodes are arranged in a first direction. The plurality of first touch electrodes include openings, and are electrically connected to one another. A plurality of second touch electrodes are disposed on the base layer. The plurality of second touch electrodes are arranged in a second direction. The plurality of second touch electrodes are electrically connected to one another. First pressure sensing electrodes and second pressure sensing electrodes are separated from each other and are disposed in the openings. The pressure sensing electrodes and second pressure sensing electrodes are spaced apart from the first touch electrodes. The first pressure sensing electrodes, the second pressure sensing electrodes, the first touch electrodes, and the second touch electrodes are all disposed in a first layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung Hak Kim, Do Ik Kim, Gwang Bum Ko, Ga Young Kim, Young Sik Kim, Sang Chul Lee
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Patent number: 11481040Abstract: Various embodiments dynamically learn user-customizable input gestures. A user can transition a radar-based gesture detection system into a gesture-learning mode. In turn, the radar-based gesture detection system emits a radar field configured to detect a gesture new to the radar-based gesture detection system. The radar-based gesture detection system receives incoming radio frequency (RF) signals generated by the outgoing RF signal reflecting off the gesture, and analyzes the incoming RF signals to learn one or more identifying characteristics about the gesture. Upon learning the identifying characteristics, the radar-based gesture detection system reconfigures a corresponding input identification system to detect the gesture when the one or more identifying characteristics are next identified, and transitions out of the gesture-learning mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Nicholas Edward Gillian, Jaime Lien, Patrick M. Amihood, Ivan Poupyrev
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Patent number: 11462175Abstract: An array substrate includes that: a data-writing phase of each row of the pixel-driving circuits is divided into a first phase and a second phase, in the first phase, a data signal of each data line is written into a parasitic capacitor on a data wiring electrically connected to a respective one of the row of the pixel-driving circuits, and in the second phase, the corresponding scan line transmits a scan signal to the row of the pixel-driving circuits, and the parasitic capacitor on each of the data wirings electrically connected to the row of the pixel-driving circuits writes the data signal into a drive control terminal of a respective one of the pixel-driving circuits; and the first phase of each row of the pixel-driving circuits at least partially overlaps with the second phase of a previous row of the pixel-driving circuits.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignees: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD. SHANGHAI BRANCHInventors: Yue Li, Mengmeng Zhang
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Patent number: 11442586Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems and methods for canceling mutual capacitive effects in a capacitive touch measurement, and more specifically, implementing a driven shield using rail-to-rail voltage.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Microchip Technology IncorporatedInventor: Anders Vinje
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Patent number: 11430405Abstract: Managing a display of an information handling system, including: identifying a first magnitude of a frame rate of a display coupled to an information handling system; detecting an ambient light level of a physical environment surrounding the information handling system; determining that the ambient light level of the physical environment surrounding the information handling system is below a first threshold; in response to determining that the ambient light level of the physical environment surrounding the information handling system is below the first threshold: identifying a second magnitude of the frame rate of the display that corresponds to the ambient light level, wherein the second magnitude is a flicker fusion rate of the display for the ambient light level of the physical environment surrounding the information handling system, wherein the second magnitude is less than the first magnitude; and reducing the frame rate of the display to the second magnitude.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Jongseo Lee, Asim Mukarram Siddiqui, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
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Patent number: 11424743Abstract: An operator control device for a vehicle, and a method for operating such an operator control device is disclosed. The operator control device is for controlling safety-relevant functions. To this end, the operator control device has at least one user interface having at least one user input panel for user input and a sensor system for identifying a user input in the area of the user input panel, wherein the sensor system has at least one capacitive sensor device having a first, electrically conductive sensor structure and a second, capacitive sensor device having a second, electrically conductive sensor structure, the sensor structures being arranged beneath the user interface in the area of the user input panel. The first sensor structure and the second sensor structure are each configured in comb-like and/or meanderous fashion and arranged in intermeshing fashion at least in a subarea of the user input panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventor: Sascha Staude
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Patent number: 11410581Abstract: A display apparatus includes: an inspection TFT of which a drive output of a gate driver circuit is connected to a gate electrode and a drive output of a source driver circuit is connected to a source electrode; and an abnormality detection circuit unit that receives an output from a drain electrode of the inspection TFT to detect an abnormality of the gate driver circuit or the source driver circuit, and, in a period in which the drive output of the gate driver circuit is high, the abnormality detection circuit unit determines as abnormal when an output voltage from the drain electrode of the inspection TFT is out of a predetermined voltage range.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Trivale TechnologiesInventor: Shuzo Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 11404019Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for compensating a common voltage. The method for compensating a common voltage includes: generating a feedback signal by acquiring a real-time monitoring result of a feedback signal line on the common voltage, the feedback signal including a plurality of time periods, each of the time periods including a first sub-period in which the feedback signal is interfered by the periodic signal and a second sub-period in which the feedback signal is not interfered by the periodic signal; processing the feedback signal to eliminate distortion of the feedback signal caused by interference of the periodic signal in the first sub-period; and compensating for the common voltage according to the feedback signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignees: Fuzhou BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xinmao Qiu, Zongxiang Li, Jiamin Liao, Jin Wang, Hao Cheng, Yao Liu, Min Zhou, Wenchang Tao, Zhendian Wu, Zuwen Liu, Guichun Hong, Zihua Zhuang, Yaochao Lv, Changhong Shi, Linlin Lin, Wen Zha, Jingguang Zhu, Jiantao Lin, Hongjiang Wu
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Patent number: 11385720Abstract: A picture selection method of projection touch for a projection touch system is provided. The projection touch system includes an image projection module, a sensing module, an image recognition module including at least one camera module and a processing unit. The picture selection method includes: the sensing module sensing and transferring a first projection coordinate on the target picture at a first time point of a sensing action; the sensing module sensing and transferring a second projection coordinate on the target picture at a second time point of the sensing action; the processing unit selecting at least one to-be-selected picture in the target picture based on the first and second projection coordinates and generating a set of selected image data; and the processing unit controlling the selected image data projected by the image projection module to move to a designated position according to a movement instruction of the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Yu-Hao Tseng, Kun-Hsuan Chang, Wei-Jun Wang, Ting-Wei Wu, Hsin-Chieh Cheng, Jui-Tsen Huang
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Patent number: 11385852Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of moveable display units, and at least one external control device for emitting control signals in dependence on which at least some of the plurality of display units form a display, the display units each being connected at different locations via coupling means and capable of being detachably connected to one another, where at least some of the display units include at least one detection device for detecting a relative position of at least one further display unit, and the at least one detection device is a sensor which detects at least one adjacent display unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company LimitedInventor: Andreas Herrmann
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Patent number: 11373611Abstract: A sensor-equipped display device is provided and includes display panel including first and second substrates, common electrode, and polarizer; backlight unit which emits light toward display panel, including light guide opposed to polarizer and light source which emits light toward light guide; conductive member arranged at back side of display panel and opposed to polarizer; controller; first flexible printed circuit; and second flexible printed circuit, wherein first flexible printed circuit is connected to display panel, second flexible printed circuit is connected to back side of first flexible printed circuit, common electrode is connected to controller via first flexible printed circuit, second flexible printed circuit comprises first branch portion and second branch portion, first branch portion is connected to light source, and conductive member is connected to controller via second branch portion of second flexible printed circuit and first flexible printed circuit.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kazuyuki Kobayashi, Hayato Kurasawa, Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Masaya Tamaki, Takeo Koito, Koji Noguchi
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Patent number: 11366431Abstract: A multi-function input interface for an electronic device. The multi-function input interface including a conductive portion to transceive a signal through the input interface. The input interface includes a positional element to detect a user input to the input interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Aycan Erentok, Rajashree Raji Baskaran
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Patent number: 11328681Abstract: In a display device including a display panel, a plurality of scanning line drive circuits formed on the display panel, each driving scanning lines individually, and a display control circuit, the scanning line drive circuit outputs a state signal, and the display control circuit determines whether a state is normal based on the state signal, performs control, in a normal state, for making the plurality of scanning line drive circuits operate in turn, and performs control, in an abnormal state, for stopping an operation of an abnormal scanning line drive circuit and for making a normal scanning line drive circuit operate in turn. A last-stage output signal of the scanning line drive circuit is used as the state signal. With this, a display device capable of lengthening time until an abnormality occurs and keeping display quality even when the abnormality occurs is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kohji Ueno