Patents Examined by Calvin C Ma
  • Patent number: 10606370
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a first keystroke signal from a keyboard indicating a first key has been pressed while operating in a first state, switching the keyboard from the first state to a second state. During the second state, a second keystroke signal is received from the keyboard indicating a second key has been pressed. In response, a plurality of keystroke signals is determined and sent to a second computing device during the second state. Further during the second state, a third keystroke signal is received from the keyboard indicating a third key has been pressed. In response, the keyboard switches from the second state to a third state. During the second state, the keyboard is compatible with a first type of computing device or word processing application. During the third state, the keyboard is compatible with a second type of computing device or word processing application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Pro-Boards, LLC
    Inventor: Brian H. Potts
  • Patent number: 10596906
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an infotainment system, to a locomotion vehicle, and to a user interface. The user interface may comprise: an input device for detecting swipe gestures of a user guided by a structure in respect of two dimensions, called “finger strip” in the following, a display device, and an evaluating unit. The evaluating unit may be configured to evaluate swipe gestures detected by means of the finger strip for substantially continuously variable adjustment to an output variable and to evaluate tap inputs detected by means of the finger strip for selection and/or definition of favorites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Holger Wild, Nils Kötter
  • Patent number: 10599278
    Abstract: A touch structure, an array substrate and a display device are provided. The touch structure includes touch electrodes and touch electrode lines including a first touch electrode line and a second touch electrode line connected with different touch electrodes. The first touch electrode line includes a first wire and a second wire which are mutually connected. The first wire is connected with the touch electrode, which is connected with the first touch electrode line, via a first through hole running through the insulation layer. The second wire is connected with the touch electrode, which is connected with the first touch electrode line, via a second through hole running through the insulation layer. At least a part of the second touch electrode line is between the second through hole and the first through hole in an arrangement direction of the touch electrode lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haifeng Xu, Dawei Shi, Wentao Wang, Lu Yang, Jinfeng Wang, Xiaowen Si, Lei Yao, Lei Yan, Zifeng Wang, Liman Peng, Wenxiu Li, Lei Wang, Yaoda Hou, Xingyu Peng
  • Patent number: 10580348
    Abstract: A display device includes pixels. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a pixel electrode, a light-emitting diode (LED), and an opposite electrode. The pixel electrode is divided into first to nth sub-electrodes. The LED is disposed on a boundary of the first to nth sub-electrodes. The opposite electrode is disposed opposite to the pixel electrode. The LED is disposed between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode. n is an integer equal to or greater than 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jongsung Bae, Mugyeom Kim, Changyong Jeong
  • Patent number: 10581430
    Abstract: A capacitive touch switch is disclosed which includes a transparent insulating panel, a filtering layer having an opaque color, a transparent icon being defined in the filtering layer, a transparent substrate including a capacitive electrode, the transparent substrate being tinted to substantially match the opaque color of the filtering layer, and a light source configured to transmit light through the transparent substrate, the transparent icon, and the transparent insulating panel when energized. A user interface and a method of manufacturing a capacitive touch switch are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Gregory Howard Wilford
  • Patent number: 10572041
    Abstract: A touch input device may be provided that includes: a mid-frame; a cover disposed on the mid-frame; a display module disposed between the mid-frame and the cover; and a sensor which is disposed between the mid-frame and the cover and detects at least any one of a touch and a pressure. The mid-frame includes a base plate which includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The mid-frame includes a reinforcing member which is disposed on the top surface of the base plate and is configured to reinforce a strength of the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Won Woo Lee, Bonkee Kim, Seyeob Kim, Young ho Cho
  • Patent number: 10572085
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensor including first, second, and third lines, and a unit sensor coupled to the first, the second, and the third lines. The unit sensor includes a pixel electrode coupled between the first line and the second line, a first capacitance element coupled between the first line and the pixel electrode, a second capacitance element coupled between the second line and the pixel electrode, a switching element coupled between the pixel electrode and one of the first line, the second line, a first line of an adjacent unit sensor, and a second line of the adjacent unit sensor, and including a control electrode coupled to the third line, and a third capacitance element coupled between the third line and the pixel electrode, in which at least one of the first and the second capacitance elements includes a variable capacitance element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keum Dong Jung, Ki Seo Kim, Il Nam Kim, Kyung Tea Park, Yun Ho Kim, Jae Kyoung Kim, Won Sang Park, Jong In Baek
  • Patent number: 10573234
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic display includes displaying image frames and receiving operational parameters of the electronic display based on illuminating a sense pixel of at least one row of pixels of the electronic display when displaying the image frames. A first set of pixels below the at least one row of pixels renders a portion of a first image frame and a second set of pixels above the at least one row of pixels renders a portion of a second image frame. The method also includes adjusting image display of a third image frame on the electronic display based on the operational parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hung Sheng Lin, Hyunwoo Nho, Chaohao Wang, Jie Won Ryu, Kingsuk Brahma, Shiping Shen, Shengkui Gao, Hyunsoo Kim, Sun-Il Chang, Junhua Tan, Injae Hwang, Myungjoon Choi
  • Patent number: 10552026
    Abstract: A method for detecting a continuous circle gesture, has the following steps: receiving vectors representative of an object movement by a object detection unit; determining from the received sequence velocity vectors a sequence of velocity vectors or an approximation thereof; estimating an angle between subsequent velocity vectors; and determining a rotation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Axel Heim
  • Patent number: 10545242
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic display includes receiving, using a controller, sensor data related to operational parameters of the electronic display based at least in part on illuminating a sense pixel of at least one row of pixels of the electronic display, wherein a first set of pixels below the at least one row of pixels renders a portion of a first image frame and a second set of pixels above the at least one row of pixels renders a portion of a second image frame. The method also includes adjusting, using the controller, image display on the electronic display based at least in part on the sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hung Sheng Lin, Hyunwoo Nho, Jie Won Ryu, Junhua Tan, Sun-Il Chang
  • Patent number: 10540940
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device, includes a first main pixel, wherein the first main pixel comprises a first sub-pixel displaying a first color, a second sub-pixel displaying a second color different from the first color, and a third sub-pixel displaying a third color different from the first and second colors, the first and second sub-pixels are arranged in a second direction, the first and third sub-pixels are arranged in a first direction, and the second and third sub-pixels are arranged in the first direction, and each of the first and second sub-pixels has a first length in the first direction, and the third sub-pixel has a second length smaller than the first length in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Kojiro Ikeda, Masaaki Kabe, Chikyu Nakaoka
  • Patent number: 10528312
    Abstract: A device includes two touch sensitive displays. Particular display device (e.g., balloons, pop-up windows, tooltips, etc.) can be displayed in the two touch sensitive displays. However, in some circumstances, presenting the display device may cause problems interfacing with or viewing data on the device. Thus, the device can determine if presenting the display device in a proposed location will cause difficulties for the user. If such difficulties are predicted, the device may move the display of the display device to the other touch sensitive display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Z124
    Inventor: Brian Reeves
  • Patent number: 10528158
    Abstract: An active stylus, a touch sensor, and a signal transmission and sensing method are provided. The active stylus comprises: an integrated circuit (IC) and a transmitting circuit. The IC comprises: a first modulator, a second modulator, and a mixer. The first modulator is utilized for modulating a first signal with a first frequency to generate a first frequency modulated signal. The second modulator is utilized for modulating a second signal with a second frequency to generate a second frequency modulated signal. The mixer is coupled to the first modulator and the second modulator, and utilized for mixing the first frequency modulated signal and the second frequency modulated signal to generate a mixed signal having the first frequency and the second frequency. The transmitting circuit is coupled to the IC, and utilized for transmitting the mixed signal to the touch sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Guan-Ying Huang, Yaw-Guang Chang, Chang-Hui Lin
  • Patent number: 10524739
    Abstract: The invention concerns an electronic display system, associated with ultrasound imaging equipment capable of for capturing a medium image, said system comprising a first monitor to display an ultrasound image captured by the ultrasound imaging equipment and image processing means. The system comprises a second touch-screen monitor, means to duplicate the ultrasound image, means to send this duplicate to the second monitor on which at least part thereof is displayed, means to display at least one graphical element which, by means screen tactility, is used to perform at least one processing operation on the ultrasound image, means for instant application of all processing operations performed using the second monitor to the duplicate ultrasound image displayed on the second monitor, and means for instant or deferred application to the ultrasound image displayed on the first monitor of the processing operations performed on the duplicate ultrasound image via the second monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Super Sonic Imagine
    Inventors: Pascal Roncalez, Pierre-Lin Laneyrie
  • Patent number: 10520736
    Abstract: An optical system for displaying light from a scene includes an active optical component that includes a first plurality of light directing apertures, an optical detector, a processor, a display, and a second plurality of light directing apertures. The first plurality of light directing apertures is positioned to provide an optical input to the optical detector. The optical detector is positioned to receive the optical input and convert the optical input to an electrical signal corresponding to intensity and location data. The processor is connected to receive the data from the optical detector and process the data for the display. The second plurality of light directing apertures is positioned to provide an optical output from the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Marsupial Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: William P. Parker, Michael A. Strauss, Ian M. Rousseau, Eric M. Gallo
  • Patent number: 10522061
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a vehicle mirror includes a heads-up display (HUD) projector, an on-board diagnostics (OBD) transceiver, and one or more processors. The processors access OBD data received by the OBD transceiver from an OBD port of a vehicle. The processors further determine an identification of the vehicle from the accessed OBD data and determine one or more calibration parameters for the HUD projector based on the determined identification of the vehicle. The one or more calibration parameters are operable to position a displayed image from the HUD projector onto a HUD reflector within a line-of-sight of a driver of the vehicle. The processors further send one or more instructions based on the one or more calibration parameters to the HUD projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Solera Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Thomas Mader, Daniel Jun-Hyun Kim, Anthony Aquila, Neal Jonathon Lowell
  • Patent number: 10514879
    Abstract: A foldable display is disclosed. In one aspect, the foldable display includes a first display unit located on a front surface of the foldable display, a second display unit located on a first side surface of the foldable display, and a third display unit located on a second side surface of the foldable display. The foldable display includes a first configuration in which the first to third display units are exposed and a second configuration in which the first display unit is folded and the second and third display units are exposed. The second and third display units are configured to form a fourth display unit inclined with respect to the folded first display unit in the second configuration of the foldable display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung Gon Jung
  • Patent number: 10514782
    Abstract: An active stylus signal identification method applied to a capacitive touch panel is disclosed. When an active stylus and a finger approach the capacitive touch panel at the same time, the active stylus signal identification method includes steps of: (a) during a first period, the active stylus emits an active stylus signal toward the capacitive touch panel according to a protocol; (b) during a second period after the first period, the active stylus stops emitting the active stylus signal and a touch sensing circuit performs a finger touch sensing on the capacitive touch panel; (c) during a third period after the second period, the active stylus emits the active stylus signal toward the capacitive touch panel again according to the protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Raydium Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Kuo-Tsung Tseng, Pei-Jiong Chen, I-Ling Chiu
  • Patent number: 10504432
    Abstract: A display may have an array of pixels each of which has a light-emitting diode such as an organic light-emitting diode. A drive transistor and an emission transistor may be coupled in series with the light-emitting diode of each pixel between a positive power supply and a ground power supply. The pixels may include first and second switching transistors. A data storage capacitor may be coupled between a gate and source of the drive transistor in each pixel. Signal lines may be provided in columns of pixels to route signals such as data signals, sensed drive currents from the drive transistors, and predetermined voltages between display driver circuitry and the pixels. The switching transistors, emission transistors, and drive transistors may include semiconducting-oxide transistors and silicon transistors and may be n-channel transistors or p-channel transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Hung Sheng Lin, Shih Chang Chang, Shinya Ono
  • Patent number: 10500956
    Abstract: A display assembly for a vehicle, the display assembly comprising: a housing; a display unit comprising a first display panel configured to display a first set of instruments and a second display panel configured to display a second set of instruments, the display unit being moveable, relative to the housing, between a first position and a second position; and a display unit controller being configured to, when the display unit is in the first position, cause the first display panel to display the first set of instruments and, when the display unit is in the second position, cause the second display panel to display the second set of instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: McLaren Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Steve Crijns, Emilio Scervo