Patents Examined by Brian M Butcher
  • Patent number: 11366538
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate, a display structure, a sensing structure, a sensing signal transmission film, and an image signal transmission film. The first substrate includes a display region and a non-display region at least partially surrounding the display region. The non-display region includes a first portion and a second portion facing the first portion. The display structure is disposed in the display region. The sensing structure is disposed on the display structure. The sensing signal transmission film is electrically connected to the sensing structure. The image signal transmission film is electrically connected to the display structure. The sensing signal transmission film is disposed in the first portion of the non-display region. The image signal transmission film is disposed in the second portion of the non-display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Rae Kim, Jung Tae Kim, Kyung Min Park, Dong-Yoon So, Ji Hyeon Ryu
  • Patent number: 11360586
    Abstract: A sensor controller is provided which is capable of allocating time slots to multiple active pens in a timely manner according to functions of each active pen. The sensor controller, in operation, supplies a beacon signal, which serves as a reference time for a frame formed of a plurality of time slots; acquires, from a downlink signal returned from one of a first active pen including a pen tip electrode and a second active pen including a pen tip electrode and a peripheral electrode in response to the beacon signal, functional information indicating whether or not one of the active pens that has transmitted the downlink signal includes the peripheral electrode; and determines based on the acquired functional information whether to allocate one or more of the time slots to only the pen tip electrode or to each of the pen tip electrode and the peripheral electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadao Yamamoto, Yasuo Oda
  • Patent number: 11347319
    Abstract: Gesture-controlled virtual reality systems and methods of controlling the same are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes an on-body sensor to output first signals associated with at least one of movement of a body part of a user or a position of the body part relative to a virtual object and an off-body sensor to output second signals associated with at least one of the movement or the position relative to the virtual object. The apparatus also includes at least one processor to generate gesture data based on at least one of the first or second signals, generate position data based on at least one of the first or second signals, determine an intended action of the user relative to the virtual object based on the position data and the gesture data, and generate an output of the virtual object in response to the intended action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Manan Goel, Saurin Shah, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Steven Xing, Matthew Pinner, Kevin James Doucette
  • Patent number: 11340732
    Abstract: The present inventive concepts relate to a noise compensation device and method of a touch-sensing panel, and to a noise avoiding device and method. The noise compensation device of a touch-sensing device according to some example embodiments includes: a noise compensation signal generator configured to generate mutually different noise compensation signals for at least portions of first to Nth channels included in the touch-sensing panel; and a noise cancelling signal output circuit configured to generate noise-compensated reception signals based on the mutually different noise compensation signals and provide the noise-compensated reception signals to each of at least two channels among the first to Nth channels, wherein N is an integer two or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Chui Lee, San Ho Byun, Yoon Kyung Choi, Choong Hoon Lee, Bum Soo Kim, Ho Suk Na, Dong Wook Lim
  • Patent number: 11327401
    Abstract: A display substrate, a method for preparing the same and a display device are provided. The method for preparing the display substrate includes: providing a base substrate, in which the base substrate includes a first region and a second region; forming a first structure in the first region using a first mask and a first photoresist; forming a functional material layer at a side, which is away from the base substrate, of the first structure; and patterning the functional material layer using a second mask and the first mask to form a functional layer in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jian Tian, Zouming Xu, Lei Zhang, Yaying Li, Chunjian Liu, Qitao Zheng, Xianlin Ding
  • Patent number: 11320904
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with a method for performing a calibration procedure for calibrating an eye tracking device (12), wherein a stimulus object (S) is displayed within a certain display area (22), such that the stimulus object (S) is at least temporarily moving along a defined trajectory (26) and images of at least one eye (16) of at least one user (18) are captured during the displaying of the stimulus object (S). Based on the captured images gaze data are provided and in dependency of the gaze data gaze points (P) of the at least one eye (16) of the user (18) with respect to the display area (22) are determined. Further, at least one calibration parameter (a1; a2; a3; a4; a5; a6; a7; a8; a9; a10; a11; a12; a13; a14; ?; R; K; a; b; r) of at least one predefined calibration model (M, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6) is determined in dependency of a first analysis at least of positions of at least part of the respective gaze points (P) with regard to the defined trajectory (26) of the stimulus object (S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Walter Nistico, Andrii Nikiforov, Borys Lysyansky
  • Patent number: 11307661
    Abstract: An electronic device has a housing that forms an exterior surface of the electronic device. An array of actuators is coupled to the housing and is operable to move the housing in order to produce sound waves and/or haptic output via the exterior surface. In this way, less space is consumed by acoustic and haptic devices as compared to similar conventional devices, thereby allowing for thinner electronic devices and/or room for other components within the housing. The actuators may be operable to move different regions of the housing to produce sound waves and/or haptic output within different frequency ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ari P. Miller, Justin D. Crosby, Daniel K. Boothe, Houtan R. Farahani, Kevin M. Robinson, Ryan J. Mihelich, Robert J. Lockwood
  • Patent number: 11307647
    Abstract: This disclosure describes an artificial reality system that presents artificial reality content or artificial reality effects based on, or in response to, interactions with one or more physical objects within a physical environment. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes determining that a user has performed a trigger action on a trigger object; responsive to determining that the user has performed the trigger action, generating artificial reality content; presenting the artificial reality content on a display associated with a head-mounted display; determining that the user has performed a de-trigger action; and responsive to determining that the user has performed the de-trigger action, discontinuing presentation of the artificial reality content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Lars Anders Bond, Christopher John Ocampo, Stefano Zanetti
  • Patent number: 11301131
    Abstract: A method for split-screen display is provided and a terminal are provided, which relate to the field of electronic technologies. The method includes the following. A first interface is displayed in a display region of a screen of the terminal. An operation signal in a preset direction is detected in a preset region at an edge of the terminal, while displaying the first interface. The display region of the screen is divided into at least two sub-regions according to the operation signal detected, where the first interface is displayed in a first sub-region of the at least two sub-regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Hui Li
  • Patent number: 11294488
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a cover plate, a touch module, a frame, and a display module. The touch module is disposed on the cover plate and defines thereon a sensing zone and a peripheral zone connecting each other. The frame is located at a side of the touch module away from the cover plate and includes a plurality of fixing members and an accommodating trough. The fixing members cross the peripheral zone to be fixed to the cover plate. At least one part of the touch module in the peripheral zone is attached to a side of the frame away from the cover plate. The display module is disposed in the accommodating trough and over the sensing zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS (XIAMEN) INC.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Han Shih, Ying-Fu Wang, Chun Jung Huang, Shang-Yu Lin, Chi Tang
  • Patent number: 11294487
    Abstract: The present invention includes a touch time detection unit detecting a touch time on an operation unit and a determination controller changing content of a determination process to be performed by a pressing operation determination unit based on the touch time. Content of the determination process to be performed by the pressing operation determination unit based on a pressing amount is changed such that the ease of detection of a pressing operation when a pressing amount is instantaneously changed in a short period of time is changed based on a touch time so that false detection of a pressing operation caused by an instantaneous change of a pressing amount due to noise in a pressing operation of gradually increasing pressure is avoided and a case where a pressing operation of performing a strong press in a short period of time is not detected is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Shunichi Suto
  • Patent number: 11281879
    Abstract: A fingerprint identification sensing module includes a first electrode and a second electrode, a piezoelectric material layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a damping layer, arranged on a surface of the first electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are arranged opposite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yongxiang Zhou
  • Patent number: 11275448
    Abstract: A programmable data processing circuit is configured for receiving sensor signals indicative of gestures for identification by the processing circuit. The processing circuit applies to the sensor signals finite state machine processing resources to provide identification output signals indicative of gestures identified as a function of the sensor signals. A plurality of finite state machine processing programs loaded into the processing circuit include a data section and an instruction section. The data section including a fixed size part specifying respective processing resources used by the programs in the plurality of finite state machine processing programs and a variable size part with respective sizes for allocating the respective processing resources used by the programs in the plurality of finite state machine processing programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Carlo Crippa, Rossella Bassoli
  • Patent number: 11269435
    Abstract: A three-dimensional sensing panel includes a cover plate, a two-dimensional touch sensing module, a pressure sensing coating layer, and a light-transmitting electrode layer. The cover plate defines thereon a touch area and a peripheral area surrounding the touch area. The two-dimensional touch sensing module is disposed at the touch area. The pressure sensing coating layer is coated at a side of the two-dimensional touch sensing module away from the cover plate. The light-transmitting electrode layer is coated at a side of the pressure sensing coating layer away from the two-dimensional touch sensing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: TPK Advanced Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Lien Hsin Lee, Yan Zhao, Jenchang Liu, Ren Hung Wang, Tai Shih Cheng, Jun Chen Zhong, Yuting Chan, Chu Chiang Lin
  • Patent number: 11249584
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a touch substrate comprising a display area and a non-display area on the periphery of the display area. In the non-display area of the touch substrate, an orthographic projection of the touch signal line on the substrate intersects with orthographic projections of the gate signal line and the source-drain signal line on the substrate, respectively. In an intersection region where the orthographic projection of the touch signal line on the substrate intersects with the orthographic projections of the gate signal line and the source-drain signal line on the substrate, the orthographic projection of the source-drain signal line on the substrate at most covers an orthographic projection of one of the first side and the second side of the gate signal line on the substrate. Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a method for manufacturing a touch substrate as well as a touch screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ruikuan Jing, Teng Jin
  • Patent number: 11243643
    Abstract: A touch sensor is a capacitive touch sensor including a touch detection area that includes a plurality of drive electrodes and a plurality of detection electrodes, and includes a plurality of drive signal lines extending in the Y-axis direction and arranged in the X-axis direction, and a plurality of detection signal lines extending in the X-axis direction and arranged in the Y-axis direction. The touch detection area includes a fingerprint detection area F in which an interval between a plurality of drive signal lines and an interval between a plurality of detection signal lines are narrow, and the detection signal lines include fingerprint authentication signal lines disposed in a fingerprint authentication area and detection signal lines disposed to be electrically separated from the fingerprint authentication signal lines in an area, which is adjacent to the fingerprint authentication area in the X-axis direction, of the touch detection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Hajime Akimoto
  • Patent number: 11238790
    Abstract: A method for driving a high-frequency display applied in a display apparatus with a border of reduced size selects one horizontal scan line for scanning during a selecting period. The signals of the selected horizontal scan line and two following horizontal lines adjacent to the selected horizontal scan line are made effective during a first sub-period. The signals of the selected horizontal scan line and a following horizontal scan line adjacent to the selected horizontal scan line are made effective during a second sub-period following. The signals of the selected horizontal scan line are made effective during a third sub-period following the second.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Fu Weng, Chien-Wen Lin, Tzu-Yu Cheng
  • Patent number: 11221695
    Abstract: A display that surrounds the external appearance of an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing that includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a third surface formed of a side surface that encloses the space between the first and second surfaces, wherein each of the first to third surfaces are includes a material capable of transmitting light, a first display disposed in the housing adjacent to the first surface, a second display disposed in the housing adjacent to the second surface, and a third display that is disposed in the housing adjacent to the side surface and extends from the edge of the first display to the edge of the second display, wherein the first to third displays are disposed to substantially provide a display region to a whole surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-Geun Shim, You-Bi Seo, Joon-Il Kim, Jeong-Min Park, Yo-Ywang Im, Dong-Ho Jang, Yong-Joon Jeon
  • Patent number: 11216143
    Abstract: A force sensing module includes a first transparent electrode, a second transparent electrode, and a light-transmitting force-sensitive composite layer. The light-transmitting force-sensitive composite layer includes at least one light-transmitting electrode layer and at least one functional spacer layer. The light-transmitting electrode layer has a first resistivity. The functional spacer layer has a second resistivity greater than the first resistivity. The light-transmitting electrode layer and the functional spacer layer are stacked between the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode. The light-transmitting force-sensitive composite layer has an optical transmittance greater than 85% and a haze less than 3%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: TPK TOUCH SOLUTIONS (XIAMEN) INC.
    Inventors: Lien Hsin Lee, Ren Hung Wang, Wei Yi Lin, Fengming Lin, Wen Shan Cheng, Ming Hsien Ko, Yan Zhao, Tai Shih Cheng
  • Patent number: 11216121
    Abstract: A smart touch pad device includes: a main body unit; a touch pad unit that is disposed on the main body unit to recognize a touch signal and a motion signal generated by contact of a user; a mouse unit that recognizes an operation signal generated by movement of the main body unit; a controller that extracts movement information from a touch signal or an operation signal or extract motion information that can perform a predetermined function from a touch signal; and a transceiver unit that transmits/receives movement information and motion information to/from a computer or a mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventor: Tae Ho Kang