Patents Examined by Chineyere D Wills-Burns
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Patent number: 11137609Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a display device configured to display an image, a diopter adjustment device configured to adjust a diopter, and a correction processing circuit serving as an image correction device configured to correct a display image in accordance with a degree of diopter adjustment. In the adjustments made on a left side and a right side, respectively, after diopter adjustment, the display image is corrected in accordance with the degree of diopter adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Takagi, Akira Komatsu, Takashi Takeda, Toshiaki Miyao, Tokito Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 11140250Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a display panel having an opening, a first display area surrounding at least a portion of the opening, and a second display area different from the first display area; and a camera module disposed corresponding to the opening to obtain light through the opening. A display control method for the electronic apparatus includes: obtaining an ON/OFF state of the camera module; and adjusting a working state of the first display area in accordance with the ON/OFF state of the camera module, wherein the first display area is adjusted to a first state so as to shield at least a portion of light from entering the opening when the camera module is in ON state, and the first display area is adjusted to a second state when the camera module is in OFF state.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.Inventor: Jinze Li
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Patent number: 11137607Abstract: An image capturing and display apparatus includes a plurality of image capturing units, a plurality of display units, and a signal processing unit. The plurality of image capturing units includes a first image capturing unit and a second image capturing unit configured to output a signal corresponding to an incident light quantity higher than that of the first image capturing unit. The signal processing unit generates a single third image signal based on a first image signal from the first image capturing unit and a second image signal from the second image capturing unit, and the plurality of display devices displays images based on the third image signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masahiro Kobayashi, Takeshi Ichikawa, Akira Okita
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Patent number: 11132058Abstract: The disclosed system may include (1) a processor that generates an artificial environment that includes a virtual object, (2) a display that presents the artificial environment, (3) an input subsystem that detects tracks positioning of a body, and (4) a plurality of haptic actuators that are arranged to apply haptic feedback to a first plurality of locations on the body, where the processor (a) determines, based on the positioning of the body, a virtual contact of one of a second plurality of locations on the body with the virtual object, where the second plurality of locations is different from the first plurality of locations, and (b) activates, in response to the virtual contact, at least one of the plurality of haptic actuators based on a mapping of the second plurality of locations to the plurality of haptic actuators. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Aakar Gupta, Majed Jamal Samad, Hrvoje Benko
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Patent number: 11132067Abstract: A method for generating a simulation with a simulation device is disclosed. The method includes receiving from a simulation adapter, a characteristics profile associated with a physical object connected to the simulation adapter; generating a simulation experience based on the characteristics profile of the physical object; receiving movement data from the simulation adapter corresponding to movement of the physical object; modifying a physical object representation in the simulation experience based on the movement data; and generating a simulation event including the modified physical object representation in the simulation experience based on the movement data.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Mark Arana, Benjamin F. Havey, Edward Drake, Alexander C. Chen
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Patent number: 11120735Abstract: A light emitting device package includes a first light emitting diode pixel, the first light emitting diode pixel including first light emitting diode chips that each emit light, and a first pixel driving integrated circuit under the first light emitting diode chips of the first light emitting diode pixel, the first pixel driving integrated circuit configured to drive the first light emitting diode chips based on an active matrix scheme, in which each of the first light emitting diode chips is driven using an entire one frame interval, and based on a pulse width modulation scheme, in which a time during which each of first driving currents is applied to a respective one of the first light emitting diode chips is controlled within the entire one frame interval.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyoungjun Kim, Dongsoo Lim
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Patent number: 11119314Abstract: A method includes projecting an object in a digital space. The object is transitioned to a final viewable peripheral location in the digital space. The object is removed from the digital space to define an unviewable path segment. The object is introduced to an initial viewable peripheral location in the digital space substantially opposite the final viewable peripheral location in the digital space. The initial viewable peripheral location to the final viewable peripheral location defines a viewable path segment. The object is returned to the center of the digital space. The operations are performed in an aggregate object path including the viewable path segment and the unviewable path segment. The object has a pre-configured object velocity and a pre-configured cycle time period in the aggregate object path.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Synapcis Inc.Inventors: Michael H. Moskowitz, Glen West, Timothy McCann
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Patent number: 11100305Abstract: There is provided a display arrangement comprising an ultrasonic biometric sensing device. The display arrangement comprises: a cover plate having a sensing surface configured to be touched by a finger; a display panel comprising a plurality of sub-layers; a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged along the periphery of the display arrangement and outside of an active display area of the display arrangement, each ultrasonic transducer comprising a top and bottom electrode; and ultrasonic transducer control circuitry to control the ultrasonic transducers to determine properties of an object in contact with the sensing surface. One of the sub-layers in the display panel comprises a protruding portion extending outside of an area of any other sub-layer located between the sub-layer comprising the protruding portion and the cover plate, and the plurality of ultrasonic transducers are arranged on the protruding portion between the protruding portion and the cover plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Fingerprint Cards ABInventors: Martin Grip, Farzan Ghavanini
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Patent number: 11099678Abstract: The invention describes a device (101), in particular multimedia device, and a method, wherein the device at least comprises a screen (105), a processor unit (152) and at least one pressure sensor means (102), wherein the pressure sensor means (102) is mounted on a rigid element (106), wherein the rigid element (106) is more rigid than the screen (105), wherein the rigid element (106) is arranged on one side of the sensor means (102) and wherein the screen (105) is arranged on an opposing side of the sensor means (102), wherein a location detection unit (190) is provided, wherein the location detection unit (190) is configured to output a location signal, wherein the location signal provides location information for identifying the location where pressure is applied to the screen (105), wherein the pressure sensor means (102) is configured to output a pressure signal, wherein the pressure signal provides pressure information about the pressure measured by the pressure sensor means (102), wherein the processorType: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Vestel Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.Inventors: Barbaros Kirisken, Görkem Özvural
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Patent number: 11093091Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a display area and a border area. The display area includes multiple display units. The border area includes a drive circuit and at least one pressure detection element. A drive signal is provided by the drive circuit to the display units. The pressure detection element and the drive circuit are arranged in different layers. The pressure detection element is used to detect a pressure signal in the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.Inventors: Jieliang Li, Yuheng Zhang, Feng Lu
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Patent number: 11087676Abstract: A device and a method for obtaining brightness of a display panel are provided. The display panel includes a flat area and a curved area and the curved areas including at least one first curved area. The device includes a brightness acquisition component; an optical path adjustment component; and a control component. Principle light exited from the flat area is incident on a first area of a viewfinder plane of the brightness acquisition component; the optical path adjustment component is disposed on an optical path of principle light exited from the first curved area, and configured to adjust the principle light to be incident on a second area of the viewfinder plane; the first area does not overlap with and the second area; and the control component is configured to process an image captured by the brightness acquisition component to obtain the brightness of the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiangyu Gao, Guang Wang, Ruiyuan Zhou, Jingxiong Zhou
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Patent number: 11081084Abstract: Provided is an electronic apparatus in which an illuminance sensor is arranged on the back side of a display unit, and which can perform the appropriate luminance adjustment. The electronic apparatus includes a display unit, an illuminance sensor, a luminance control unit, and an operation judgement unit. The illuminance sensor is disposed on back side of the display surface of the display unit. The luminance control unit controls the luminance of the display unit based on the information related to light detected by the illuminance sensor. The operation judgement unit judges reliability of the information related to light detected by the illuminance sensor. The luminance control unit controls the luminance of the display unit when reliability is judged to be high. The luminance control unit suppresses control of the luminance of the display unit when reliability is judged to be low.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Shuhei Uchida, Keiichi Nomura
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Patent number: 11074888Abstract: An image data processing method and apparatus, an image display method and apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium and a display device. The image data processing method includes: obtaining initial image data of a to-be-displayed image, wherein each pixel in the to-be-displayed image comprises a white sub-pixel and a plurality of color sub-pixels; determining a target stimulus value corresponding to each pixel based on the initial image data, wherein the target stimulus value corresponding to each pixel is negatively correlated with color saturation of each pixel; and updating the initial image data to obtain target image data, wherein a stimulus value of the white sub-pixel of each pixel in the target image data is the target stimulus value corresponding to each pixel.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Bin Dai, Yanhui Xi, Xiaomang Zhang, Yue Li, Zhihua Ji, Tiankuo Shi, Yuxin Bi, Lingyun Shi
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Patent number: 11073902Abstract: An artificial reality system includes a head mounted display (HMD) and a hand-held device. A virtual boundary can provide for user safety during an artificial reality session. For example, the virtual boundary may be defined to protect the user from collisions with physical objects, such as walls, furniture, or the like, while the user is immersed in the artificial reality session. The artificial reality system can constrain the predicted motion path of a portion of a user's body based on body configuration parameters and range of motion of the joints associated with the body portion. The artificial reality system can then use the constrained motion paths to determine whether or not the virtual boundary warning should be activated.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2020Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: Mahdi Salmani Rahimi, Benjamin Antoine Georges Lefaudeux, Robert Foster, Weiguang Si, Samuel Alan Johnson
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Patent number: 11054951Abstract: Provided is a display device with an electrostatic capacitive touch panel including a display panel having a first side that extends in a first direction and a second side that extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction, an electrostatic capacitive touch panel having a third side that extends in the first direction and a fourth side that extends in the second direction, a circuit substrate having a fifth side that extends in the first direction and a sixth side that extends in the second direction, a first flexible substrate that is pulled out from the first side of the display panel, intersects the fifth side, and is coupled to the circuit substrate, and a second flexible substrate that is pulled out from the fourth side of the electrostatic capacitive touch panel, intersects the sixth side, and is coupled to the circuit substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Toru Matsuyama
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Patent number: 11054932Abstract: An electronic device includes an input device. The input device has an input/output module below or within a cover defining an input surface. The input/output module detects touch and/or force inputs on the input surface, and provides haptic feedback to the cover. In some instances, a haptic device is integrally formed with a wall or structural element of a housing or enclosure of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Qiliang Xu, Alex J. Lehmann, Ming Yu, Xianwei Zhao, Xiaonan Wen, Shan Wu, Xiaofan Niu
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Switching operation sensing device that distinguishes touch regions on surface of integrated housing
Patent number: 11057036Abstract: A switching operation sensing device is provided. The device includes a touch operation unit that is integrally formed with a housing and includes first and second touch members disposed in different regions; an oscillator circuit configured to generate a first oscillation signal including a variable resonant frequency when the first touch member is touched and a second oscillation signal including a variable resonant frequency when the second touch member is touched; and a touch detector circuit configured to detect whether at least one of the first and second touch members has been touched, and distinguish touch regions based on the first oscillation signal and the second oscillation signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong Woon Ji, Joo Yul Ko, Joo Hyoung Lee, Byung Joo Hong, Je Hyuk Ryu, Jong Woo Lee -
Patent number: 11037493Abstract: An electroluminescence display device including a gate driver comprised of a plurality of stages, the gate driver comprises a kth stage for providing an emission signal to an nth pixel row (where n and k are natural numbers and 1?k?n); a first controller of the kth stage that is connected to the kth stage and providing an input signal; and a second controller of the kth stage that is connected to the kth stage and receiving an output signal of the kth stage as an input signal, wherein the first controller is implemented to generate a control signal for sensing the nth pixel row, and wherein the second controller is connected to an emission line, to which the emission signal is applied, to provide the output signal of the kth stage to the emission line, and the second controller is connected to a first controller of a (k+1)th stage to provide the output signal of the kth stage shifted to an emission carry signal to the first controller of the (k+1)th stage.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Sungwook Chang
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Patent number: 11037506Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device supporting a variable frame mode includes an OLED display panel, a data driver configured to provide a data signal to the OLED display panel, a scan driver configured to provide a scan signal to the OLED display panel, an emission driver configured to provide an emission control signal to the OLED display panel, and a controller configured to control the data driver, the scan driver and the emission driver, to count a time of a current frame, and to control the emission driver to decrease an off period ratio of the emission control signal as the counted time of the current frame increases.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Woo Noh, Yun Ki Bae, Kwang Suk Shin
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Patent number: 11036053Abstract: The present invention is a program executed by a processing device that performs rendering processing of a virtual space including a predetermined GUI object to be displayed on a display unit of a head-mounted display device, the program causing the processing device to execute a step of determining the position of a viewpoint of a user in the virtual space; a step of determining a movable range of the user in the virtual space; a step of determining a position of the GUI object in a region of the virtual space outside the determined movable range; a step of determining, by using a perspective property profile, a size of the GUI object in the virtual space such that the GUI object at the determined position has a constant display size on the display unit; and a step of generating rendering data of the virtual space including the GUI object.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: CYGAMES, INC.Inventors: Hideyo Isayama, Shuichi Kurabayashi