Patents Examined by Claire X Pappas
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Patent number: 9600129Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a plurality of first lines, a plurality of second lines, a plurality of switch elements, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a plurality of third lines, a display layer, and a controller. The plurality of first lines extend in a first direction. The plurality of second lines extend in a second direction. The plurality of third lines extend in the second direction. The switch elements are electrically connected to the first lines and the second lines. The pixel electrodes are connected to the switch elements. The display layer performs an optical operation based on an electrical signal applied to the pixel electrodes. The controller includes at least one switch connected between the second lines and the third lines.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Mizuhashi, Yoshitoshi Kida, Makoto Hayashi, Hidetoshi Komatsu
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Patent number: 9588605Abstract: A tracking method of an optical input device includes: capturing a first image as a reference frame and an input image subsequent to the first image as a compare frame while the optical input device operates; computing correlation between the compare frame and the reference frame for a first correlation window to obtain a first peak correlation value; computing another correlation between the compare frame and the reference frame for a second correlation window when the first peak correlation value identified is located at a corner of the first correlation window; when a second peak correlation value of the second correlation window is determined to be greater than the first peak correlation value, computes a displacement information of the optical input device based on the pixel position associated with the second peak correlation value identified in the compare frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.Inventor: Keng Yeen Lye
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Patent number: 9582061Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein pertain to power conservation for electronic devices. According to one embodiment, power conservation can be achieved through adaptive frame rate control for a display associated with an electronic device. The frame rate is able to be controlled so as to adapt to a frame rate that is adequate for the display task. Since the display often times displays content that is not very dynamic, the frame rate in such situations can be controlled to use a reduced frame rate, which thereby reduces power consumption. However, when the display displays content that is substantially dynamic, the frame rate in such situations can be controlled to use an enhanced (or not reduced) frame rate, which ensures reasonable display quality.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Seejo K. Pylappan, Aroon Pahwa, Christopher Blumenberg, Gregory Bolsinga
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Patent number: 9581628Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing and circuitry carried by the housing and having a device ground associated therewith. The electronic device may also include an array of biometric finger sensing pixel electrodes and an array shielding electrode outside the array of biometric finger sensing pixels. A finger coupling electrode may be outside the array shielding electrode and coupled to the device ground. The electronic device may also include drive circuitry capable of generating a drive signal for the array of biometric finger sensing pixel electrodes and a compensating drive signal for the array shielding electrode.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Dale R. Setlak, Giovanni Gozzini
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Patent number: 9569038Abstract: A touch panel of capacitance type includes plural X-electrodes, plural Y-electrodes, and a Z-electrode. Each of the X-electrode and the Y-electrode is formed to have pad portions and thin line portions alternately arranged in an extending direction. The pad portion of the X-electrode and the pad portion of the Y-electrode are arranged without being overlapped in a planar view. The Z-electrode is electrically in a floating state, and formed to be overlapped with both the adjacent X-electrode and the Y-electrode in a planar view. The touched position is calculated based on a local minimal point as an intersection with the interelectrode capacitance value that is equal to or smaller than each of the interelectrode capacitance values of four peripheral intersections among those at the intersections between the plural X-electrodes and the plural Y-electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Koji Doi, Koji Nagata
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Patent number: 9547393Abstract: A touch-sensitive apparatus comprises a panel configured to conduct signals from a plurality of peripheral incoupling points to a plurality of peripheral outcoupling points. Actual detection lines are defined between pairs of incoupling and outcoupling points to extend across a surface portion of the panel. The signals may be in the form of light, and objects touching the surface portion may affect the light via frustrated total internal reflection (FTIR). A signal generator is coupled to the incoupling points to generate the signals, and a signal detector is coupled to the outcoupling points to generate an output signal. A data processor operates on the output signal to enable identification of touching objects. The output signal is processed (40) to generate a set of data samples, which are indicative of detected energy for at least a subset of the actual detection lines.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Flatfrog Laboratories ABInventors: Tomas Christiansson, Peter Juhlin
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Patent number: 9547204Abstract: A pixel matrix includes pixel units. The pixel units are arranged in a repeating pattern, in which each of the pixel units includes transparent pixels, reflective pixels, and switch components. Each of the transparent pixels includes a transparent electrode and a transparent color resist layer disposed on the transparent electrode. Each of the reflective pixels includes a reflective electrode. The switch components are connected to the transparent electrodes of the transparent pixels and the reflective electrodes of the reflective pixels respectively for driving the transparent pixels and the reflective pixels individually.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Hui Chu Ke, Sheng-Wen Cheng
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Patent number: 9542882Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes: a panel; a data driver connected to a data line formed on the panel; a gate driver crossing the data line in an insulated manner and connected to gate lines formed on the panel; an input line for receiving clock signals from the outside; a first connecting line electrically connected to the input line to supply the clock signal to the gate driver; a second connecting line electrically connected to the input line; and a third connecting line extended from the second connecting line to electrically connect the second connecting line and the first connecting line.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2011Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ki-Nyeng Kang, Na-Young Kim, Wang-Jo Lee, In-Ho Choi, Yong-Sung Park
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Patent number: 9535526Abstract: A display device includes; a touch panel device including; a touch panel and a touch controller connected to the touch panel, the touch controller including; a sampling unit which samples a sensing output signal input thereto from the touch panel to generate a sampled signal, and an analog/digital converter which converts the sampled signal to generate contact information, and a display panel device including; a display panel, a gate driver which applies a gate signal to the display panel, and a data driver which applies a data voltage to the display panel, wherein the sampling unit samples a portion of the sensing output signal which does not include a coupling noise.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Nam-Hee Goo, Bo-Ram Kim, Myoung-Chul Kim, Byoung-Jun Lee, Yun-Jae Kim
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Patent number: 9535655Abstract: A controlling method and an electronic device are described. The method is applied to an electronic device that includes determining whether the electronic device satisfies a preset condition in case of a deformable structure in the electronic device being in a first form; and obtaining a first control instruction, controlling the deformable structure to deform from the first form to a second form to drive at least a part of a body of the electronic device to be deformed in case of the electronic device satisfying the preset condition, and controlling the deformable structure to maintain in the second form before a second control instruction is received, wherein, the second control instruction controls the deformable structure to deform from the second form to a third form which is different from or the same as the first form.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.Inventor: Lei Zhang
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Patent number: 9524061Abstract: We describe a touch sensitive image display device including: an image projector to project a displayed image onto a surface; a touch sensor light source to project a plane of light above the displayed image; a camera to capture a touch sense image from light scattered from the plane of light by an approaching object; and a signal processor to process the touch sense image to identify a location of the object. The touch sensor light source is amplitude modulated, and signal processor is further configured to process a plurality of the touch sense images captured when the touch sensor light source is off to compensate for ambient light in a touch sense image captured when the touch sensor light source is on.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Promethean LimitedInventors: Gareth John McCaughan, Paul Richard Routley, John Andrew, Euan Christopher Smith, Peter William Tudor Mash
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Patent number: 9519358Abstract: A pen-shaped coordinate indicator is provided, which is capable of preventing erroneous detection of the pressing force (writing pressure) and widening the detection range of the pressing force. The indicator includes a core body that forms a pen tip; a columnar first magnetic body having one end in contact with the core body and having another end opposing a columnar second magnetic body; and an elastic body provided between the first and second magnetic bodies. The elastic body is composed of a main body and at least one projection provided thereon, wherein the projection has a smaller resistance to the pressing force applied to the core body than the main body. When the pressing force is applied, initially the projection is mainly deformed, and thereafter the main body is mainly deformed to thereby change a distance between the first and second magnetic bodies according to the pressing force device.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.Inventor: Toshihide Chikami
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Patent number: 9495905Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels and a plurality of control lines. A pixel circuit of each of the pixels includes a driving transistor, an output switch, a pixel switch and a storage capacitance. A number of pixels PX of the plurality of pixels which are adjacent to one another in a column direction share the output switch.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Kazuyoshi Omata, Hiroyuki Kimura, Makoto Shibusawa
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Patent number: 9489114Abstract: Real-time interactions made by a client on a whiteboard are shown on remote client(s) currently viewing the whiteboard. The real-time interactions that are shown on the remote clients can include a variety of different interactions. For example, the location(s) of where a remote client is touching the whiteboard or interacting with the whiteboard using a stylus may be viewed. A current inking stroke of a remote user may also be viewed as it is occurring. Interactions on the whiteboard may be shown differently depending on the remote user performing the interaction. The whiteboard may also show a location on the whiteboard where each of the remote users are currently viewing. A user may also track the actions of another user. When a change is committed to the whiteboard, the remote clients update the display to reflect the committed state.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: C. Joe Coplen, David Landis, Keri Talbot, Gary Caldwell, Nathan Fish, Sarah Faulkner
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Patent number: 9489885Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes: a substrate; a scan line formed on the substrate and that transfers a scan signal; a data line and a driving voltage line that intersect the scan line and that transfer a data signal and a driving voltage, respectively; a switching thin film transistor (TFT) connected to the scan line and the data line; a driving TFT connected to the switching TFT and the driving voltage line; an OLED connected to the driving TFT; a storage capacitor connected between the driving voltage line and a driving gate electrode of the driving TFT; and a boosting capacitor connected to the storage capacitor, wherein the storage capacitor has at least one capacitor opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mu-Kyung Jeon, Tae-Joon Kim
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Patent number: 9483134Abstract: A system for actively resisting touch-induced motion includes a touchscreen device and a processing circuit. The touchscreen device includes one or more sensors configured to generate motion data based on a motion of a touchscreen display of the touchscreen device, where the motion is induced by a touch on the display. The touchscreen device further includes one or more motion control devices configured to apply a force to the display. The processing circuit is configured to determine, based on the motion data, a force to counteract the motion. The processing circuit is further configured to cause the motion control devices to apply a force to the display to counteract the motion of the display.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2014Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Elwha LLCInventor: Roderick A. Hyde
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Patent number: 9483981Abstract: Devices such as electronic book readers, televisions, and so forth use displays to present information to users. Described herein are devices and methods for dynamically adjusting illumination, waveforms used to generate the image, presentation of the information, or a combination thereof based on one or more of ambient light level, display illumination level, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2012Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Hervé Jacques Clément Letourneur, David J. Foster, Laurent E. Sellier
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Patent number: 9471142Abstract: Methods, articles of manufacture, and devices related to generating haptic feedback for point clouds are provided. A computing device receives depth data about an In-Contact environment. The computing device generates a point cloud from the depth data. The computing device determines a haptic interface point (HIP). The computing device determines a haptic interface point (HIP). The computing device determines a force vector between the HIP and point cloud. The computing device sends an indication of haptic feedback based on the force vector.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: The University of WashingtonInventors: Howard Jay Chizeck, Fredrik Rydén, Sina Nia Kosari, Blake Hannaford, Nicklas Gustafsson, Hawkeye I. King
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Patent number: 9460653Abstract: Disclosed is a flat panel display that prevents image quality degradation by preventing the current leakage to the organic light emitting diode. The flat panel display comprises: a first switching element whose control electrode is electrically coupled to a scan line, being electrically coupled between a data line and a first voltage line; a second switching element whose control electrode is electrically coupled to the scan line, being electrically coupled between the first switching element and first voltage line; a capacitive element whose first electrode is electrically coupled between the first and second switching elements; a drive transistor whose control electrode is electrically coupled to the second switching element, being electrically coupled between the first voltage line and a second voltage line; and an organic light emitting diode electrically coupled between the drive transistor and second voltage line.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2008Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Seoul National University R&DB FoundationInventors: Min Koo Han, Huyn Sang Park
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Patent number: 9459160Abstract: Input device configurations are described. In one or more implementations, an input device includes a sensor substrate having one or more conductors and a flexible contact layer spaced apart from the sensor substrate. The flexible contact layer is configured to flex to contact the sensor substrate to initiate an input of a computing device. The flexible contact layer includes a force concentrator pad that is configured to cause pressure to be channeled through the force concentrator pad to cause the flexible contact layer to contact the sensor substrate to initiate the input.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Timothy C. Shaw, Flavio P. Ribeiro, Glennis E. Covington, Christian C. Gadke, Xuezhong Wu, Bradley R. Martin, Francie Judith Zant, Scott M. Mail, James C. Marshall