Patents Examined by Calvin C Ma
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Patent number: 11119605Abstract: A method for scanning a touch screen includes: scanning the touch screen in a first scanning manner, the first scanning manner using a first report rate; and switching to a second scanning manner to scan the touch screen in response to detecting that the touch screen is touched in the first scanning manner, the second scanning manner using a second report rate. The number of scan regions into which the touch screen is divided in the first scanning manner is smaller than that of scan regions into which the touch screen is divided in the second scanning manner, and the first report rate is greater than or equal to the second report rate.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.Inventor: Tsang-chih Wu
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Patent number: 11112879Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a processor of a computing device, a first keystroke signal from a keyboard indicating that a first key has been pressed. Prior to receiving the first keystroke signal, the keyboard operates in a first state. The method further includes switching, by the processor, the keyboard from the first state to a second state in response to receiving the first keystroke signal. The method further includes receiving, by the processor during the second state, a second keystroke signal from the keyboard indicating that a second key has been pressed. The first key is different from the second key. The method further includes determining, by the processor, a plurality of keystroke signals in response to receiving the second keystroke signal during the second state. The method further includes sending, by the processor during the second state, the plurality of keystroke signals to a second computing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Pro-Boards, LLCInventor: Brian H. Potts
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Patent number: 11112919Abstract: The present application discloses a mutual capacitive touch substrate having a matrix of a plurality of touch electrode blocks along a first direction and a second direction. The plurality of touch electrode blocks are grouped into a plurality of touch control repeating units. Each of the plurality of touch control repeating units includes a touch sensing electrode, one or more first touch scanning electrodes on a first side of the touch sensing electrode, and one or more second touch scanning electrodes on a second side of the touch sensing electrode, the first side is different from the second side. The touch sensing electrode abuts at least a portion of each of the one or more first touch scanning electrodes and at least a portion of each of the one or more second touch scanning electrodes. The plurality of touch control repeating units are electrically insulated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Honggang Gu, Junsheng Chen, Xianjie Shao, Jie Song
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Patent number: 11112892Abstract: A stylus pen is disclosed with which coordinate information can be inputted accurately and whose operability can be improved. A stylus pen for inputting information by bringing a screen contacting portion into contact with a capacitive touch screen includes a barrel, a holder made of nonconductive material attached to a front end of the barrel, a screen contacting portion formed of conductive material and attached to a front end of the holder, and a connecting member made of conductive material that is disposed in the holder and has a resilient action along the axial direction and that conducts electricity when a front end portion of the connecting member comes into contact with the screen contacting portion. An outer diameter, perpendicular to the axial direction, of the connecting member is set to be smaller than an outer diameter, perpendicular to the axial direction, of the screen contacting portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Kiyoshi Fujisawa, Masashi Sakagami, Atsunori Satake
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Patent number: 11099669Abstract: A conductive structure is provided. The conductive structure includes a template including a skeleton and a pore therein and having flexibility, and a conductive material aggregated and formed on the skeleton and in the pore.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)Inventors: Wanjun Park, Sungwoo Chun
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Patent number: 11101334Abstract: A thin film display element (100) has at least one emissive area (103) in the display region (101) and a layer structure (104) comprising: a first patterned conductor layer (110) comprising a first display electrode (111) in the display region; a second patterned conductor layer (120) comprising a second display electrode (121) in the display region; and an emissive layer (130) between the first and the second conductor layers configured to emit light in the at least one emissive area. The patterned conductor layers further comprise a first touch electrode (141) and a second touch electrode (142) in the display region, the first and the second touch electrodes forming a touch sensor (140) for capacitive touch or proximity sensing.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Beneq OyInventors: Janne Lesonen, Olli Pekonen
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Patent number: 11093098Abstract: The present invention provides a touch panel. The touch panel includes: a substrate; a first sub-touch-electrode layer extended along a first direction; an anisotropic conductive layer located over the first sub-touch-electrode layer; a second sub-touch-electrode layer extended along a second direction and located over the anisotropic conductive layer, the first direction and the second direction crossing each other; and an insulating layer located over the second sub-touch-electrode layer, a display assembly located over the insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Inventor: Xiaoliang Feng
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Patent number: 11086408Abstract: A keypad is provided in the present invention. The keypad includes a keypad shell and a keypad circuit board provided within the keypad shell. The keypad shell is provided with at least two subscriber identity module (SIM) card sockets and a first communication module connected to the SIM card sockets and configured to access the Internet. A SIM card switch is provided between the first communication module and the SIM card sockets. Compared to the prior art, the present invention enables, by means of providing the keypad with the at least two SIM card sockets and the first communication module supporting all major operators, the keypad to access the Internet when connected to a mobile terminal, and ensures uninterrupted Internet data access by switching to a SIM card of a different operator when the SIM card of the current operator has weak reception.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: HuiZhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhuwei Qiu, Bin Luo, Xu Wang, Fan Huang, Xingchun Chen, Shengfang Qiu, Yong Zeng
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Patent number: 11081033Abstract: A shift register unit includes: an input terminal, a first voltage terminal, a second voltage terminal, a first clock terminal, a second clock terminal and an output terminal, as well as an input circuit, a control circuit and an output circuit. In addition, a method for driving the shift register unit, a gate driver composed of the shift register units, a display panel comprising the gate driver and a display device comprising the display panel are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiaohai Chen
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Patent number: 11061513Abstract: A projector displays an image based on an inputted image signal, in a sub screen on a screen along with a pin icon. The projector displays an image based on another inputted image signal, in another sub screen on the screen along with another pin icon. When the pin icon is selected, the projector stores the image based on the image signal into a capture memory. When the another pin icon is selected, the projector stores the image based on the another image signal into the capture memory. The projector displays the image stored in the capture memory onto the screen.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Akihiro Nakashima
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Patent number: 11054919Abstract: An apparatus of detecting a relative position may include first and second receivers configured to receive signals transmitted from a portable device; and a processor configured to determine a position where the portable device is located and a direction indicated by the portable device based on a strength of a first signal received by the first receiver and a strength of a second signal received by the second receiver. The processor may be configured to determine the position where the portable device is located based on a sum between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal, and to determine the direction indicated by the portable device based on a difference between the strength of the first signal and the strength of the second signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyung Sun Lee, Jea-Sung Kim, Sang Ho Kim
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Patent number: 11054911Abstract: An electronic device 1 includes a proximity sensor 18, a camera 13, and a controller 11 configured to switch between gesture detection based on a value output from the proximity sensor 18 and gesture detection based on a value output from the camera 13, in accordance with a state in which a user uses the electronic device. The controller 11 may determine the state of the electronic device based on an environment of the electronic device being used by the user. The controller 11 may determine the state of the electronic device based on a state of the electronic device. The controller 11 may determine the state of the electronic device based on a distance between the user and the electronic device. The controller 11 may determine the state of the electronic device based on a user operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma, Kenji Shimada
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Patent number: 11048108Abstract: According to one implementation, a multi-perspective image display system includes a motor configured to spin a rotor, a display screen coupled to the rotor, and a controller. The controller is configured to cause the motor to spin the display screen, using the rotor, about an axis of rotation at a spin rate, and to determine, based on the spin rate, an illumination on-time for an illumination source of the display screen. The controller is also configured to sequentially render each of multiple different perspectives of an image on the display screen during each revolution of the display screen about the axis of rotation and, concurrently with sequentially rendering each of the plurality of perspectives of the image on the display screen, to strobe the illumination source of the display screen based on the determined illumination on-time to display the multiple different perspectives of the image.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Nathan D. Nocon, Stephen A. Thornton, Clifford Wong, Eric C. Haseltine
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Patent number: 11036323Abstract: A display device comprising: a plurality of source lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of gate lines extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction; a plurality of pixel electrodes arrayed in the first direction and the second direction; a plurality of common electrodes disposed corresponding to a plurality of touch regions arrayed in the first direction and the second direction, the plurality of common electrodes being disposed while opposed to the plurality of pixel electrodes; a plurality of sensor electrode lines electrically connected to the plurality of common electrodes; a plurality of inspection signal lines electrically connected to the plurality of common electrodes through a plurality of inspection thin film transistors; and an inspection gate line connected to a gate electrode of each of the plurality of inspection thin film transistors.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuo Fukami, Masahiro Ishii
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Patent number: 11030966Abstract: The resolution of a low-resolution image is made high and a stereoscopic image is displayed. Resolution is made high by super-resolution processing. In this case, the super-resolution processing is performed after edge enhancement processing is performed. Accordingly, a stereoscopic image with high resolution and high quality can be displayed. Alternatively, after image analysis processing is performed, edge enhancement processing and super-resolution processing are concurrently performed. Accordingly, processing time can be shortened.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hajime Kimura
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Patent number: 11029789Abstract: A touch structure includes a touch functional layer and a first transparent layer. The touch functional layer includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer that are stacked. The first conductive layer includes a plurality of electrodes spaced apart from each other. Orthographic projections of the plurality of electrodes and a region between any two adjacent electrodes of the plurality of electrodes on a plane perpendicular to a thickness direction of the touch functional layer is within a range of an orthographic projection of the first transparent layer on the plane.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignees: Wuhan BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei Zhang, Yuanhui Guo, Yujie Gao, Xiaoyu Huang, Xiaoguang Yang
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Patent number: 11024209Abstract: An integrated circuit for driving a display panel and an anti-interference method are provided. The integrated circuit includes a source driving circuit and an anti-interference circuit. The source driving circuit includes a receiving circuit configured to receive an input signal including image data and process the input signal based on at least one operation parameter to generate output data. The anti-interference circuit is coupled to the receiving circuit. The anti-interference circuit is configured to adjust the at least one operation parameter of the receiving circuit from at least one normal parameter to at least one anti-interference parameter when an interference event occurs to the input signal. The anti-interference circuit is configured to maintain the at least one operation parameter of the receiving circuit at the at least one normal parameter when the interference event does not occur.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Wei-Sheng Tseng, Hao-Wei Hung, Chih-Hao Huang, Yao-Hung Kuo
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Patent number: 11009973Abstract: A mouse configured to communicatively couple to an information handling system may include an enclosure, a scroll wheel enclosed within the enclosure, with a portion of the scroll wheel extending from the enclosure, the scroll wheel configured to rotate about a first rotational axis, a scroll wheel gear mechanically coupled to the scroll wheel and configured to rotate about the first rotational axis at the same angular velocity as the scroll wheel, and a damping gear assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Peng Lip Goh, Eng Kang Chng
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Patent number: 11009708Abstract: A system for a headset comprising a lens system and a screen is provided. Viewing a screen at close range causes eye fatigue and discomfort. The invention solves these problems and provides a compact system for near field viewing in 2D. The invention is realised using a lens system in the form of a unitary lens system, moulded as a single piece to be used with both eyes, where the lenses may optionally comprise a prismatic effect.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Inventors: Eirik Wahlstrom, Harald Manheim
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Patent number: 10997917Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Chin-Wei Lin, Hung Sheng Lin, Shih Chang Chang, Shinya Ono