Patents Examined by Cory A Almeida
  • Patent number: 9684410
    Abstract: An electronic device (300) includes a housing (301). A touch sensitive surface (100) can be disposed along the housing. The touch sensitive surface can include a recessed surface feature (106) on a portion of the touch sensitive surface. A control circuit (315), operable with the touch sensitive surface, can detect a predetermined gesture sequence (501, 502, 503) when a touch actuation along the touch sensitive surface interacts with the recessed surface feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Chad Austin Phipps, Jeffrey R. DeVries, John C. Johnson, Louis J. Lundell, Thomas Y. Merrell, Mitul R. Patel, Jiri Slaby
  • Patent number: 9678702
    Abstract: An ultrasound system enables simplified setup of a remote terminal for display of ultrasound images acquired by the ultrasound system. An image acquired by the ultrasound system is processed by or with display parameters for different viewing conditions or devices, such as display gamma correction, ambient lighting, or image quality. A plurality of versions of an image with slightly different display appearances are exported to the remote terminal, where a viewer can view all of the image versions simultaneously. The viewer selects the best image, and the display characteristics of the selected image are used for images subsequently exported from the ultrasound system to the remote terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: David Rust, Karl Erhard Thiele, Kevin Bradley, Earl M. Canfield
  • Patent number: 9678605
    Abstract: The various embodiments described herein provide input devices configured to selectively operate in two different sensing regimes. The first sensing regime is configured to determine positional information for ungloved fingers in the sensing region. The second sensing regime is configured to determine positional information for gloved fingers in the sensing region. The input devices are further configured to switch from operating in the first sensing regime to the second sensing regime responsive to detecting an input gesture that meets each of a set of criteria, where the set of criteria includes a measure of sensor value stability corresponding to the input gesture being beyond a sensor value stability threshold level. So implemented, the input device allows a user to easily switch between two different sensing regimes, and thus can facilitate the use of the device with both gloved and ungloved fingers providing input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Joel Jordan, Adam Schwartz
  • Patent number: 9678610
    Abstract: Disclosed are a capacitive touch screen and a single layer wiring electrode array. The single layer wiring electrode array includes capacitive regions and wiring regions located on one plane. Wires in the wiring regions are zigzag-shaped or wave-shaped. The capacitive touch screen includes a substrate; a single layer wiring electrode array disposed over the substrate, wherein the single layer wiring electrode array includes capacitive regions and wiring regions located on one plane and wires in the wiring region are zigzag-shaped or wave-shaped; and control ports for connecting to one or more integrated circuits, wherein the wires in the wiring regions are connected to the control ports respectively. The single layer wiring electrode array and the capacitive touch screen lower the fabrication cost and improve the display effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Silead Inc.
    Inventors: Taiyi Cheng, Tianming Zhao, Hao Tang
  • Patent number: 9648307
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a display method of a display apparatus to which a 3D display film is attachable are provided. The display method according to various exemplary embodiments of the present general inventive concept includes sensing whether a 3D display film is attached to or detached from a display apparatus, automatically converting the display apparatus into a 3D mode when the 3D display film is attached to cover a display unit of the display apparatus, and automatically converting into a normal mode when the 3D display film is detached from the display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kun-woo Lee, Woo-jong Cho, Bon-min Koo, Jae-kyu Shim, Cheol-eun Jang, Hee-seung Choi
  • Patent number: 9626040
    Abstract: A touch-sensitive apparatus is configured to propagate energy inside a panel (1) so as to define a grid of transmission paths across a touch surface (4) of the panel (1). The apparatus comprises a first subset of components on a first end of the touch surface (4), and a second subset of components on a second end which is opposite to and parallel with the first end. The components include emitters and detectors, each emitter being operable for propagating a diverging energy beam (e.g. radiation) across the touch surface (4) inside the panel (1), and each detector being operable for detecting transmitted energy from at least two emitters. The components in at least one of the first and second subsets are systematically arranged in spatially separate groups along at least one of the first and second ends, so as to achieve a reduced spacing and/or an increased uniformity of the transmission paths along a center line between the first and second ends compared to an equidistant arrangement of all components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: FLATFROG LABORATORIES AB
    Inventors: Mats Petter Wallander, Håkan Bergström
  • Patent number: 9619435
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for various embodiments of a text adjustment tool provide direct modification of typographic attributes of displayed text by translating indications of movement across a display, received via user input, into typographic attribute modifications. The text adjustment tool allows a user an intuitive method for modifying typographic attributes of displayed text without a user needing to access any menu windows or without even knowing which typographic attribute is being modified. The intuitive nature of the text adjustment tool is reflected by the fact that at no point during a modification of a typographic attribute of targeted text does a user's eyes ever need to leave the text being modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventor: Max A. Wendt
  • Patent number: 9606714
    Abstract: A terminal for interacting with a physical entity includes a controller capable of selecting a physical entity, and thereafter receiving data from the entity at a terminal at least partially over an air interface. The controller can also identify a type of the entity based upon the data. Thereafter, the controller can be capable of performing at least one action based upon the entity type, an application operating on the terminal and a selection event. The application can comprise any of a number of applications, such as an application associated with the type of entity or an alternative application other than the associated application. Likewise, the selection event can comprise any of a number of different predefined events, such as “select and get information,” “select and open,” and/or “select drag and drop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Franklin Reynolds
  • Patent number: 9600074
    Abstract: Generally, embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods, computer-readable medium, servers, and systems for providing customized instructional content through an application using three-dimensional input and providing feedback from an interaction with the instructional content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: Brent Douglas Arnold, Darvell Dean Hunt, Amanda Luisa Figueroa, CrisAnn Peterson
  • Patent number: 9591749
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a capacitance touch panel module includes forming a plurality of first conductive patterns on a substrate comprising a touching area and a peripheral area along a first orientation, a plurality of second conductive patterns along a second orientation, and a plurality of connecting portions in the touching area; forming a plurality of insulated protrusions, in which each insulated protrusion covering one connecting portion, and forming an insulated frame on the peripheral area; and forming a bridging member on each insulated protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai Meng, Lien-Hsin Lee
  • Patent number: 9591748
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a capacitance touch panel module includes forming a plurality of first conductive patterns on a substrate comprising a touching area and a peripheral area along a first orientation, a plurality of second conductive patterns along a second orientation, and a plurality of connecting portions in the touching area; forming a plurality of insulated protrusions, in which each insulated protrusion covering one connecting portion, and forming an insulated frame on the peripheral area; and forming a bridging member on each insulated protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai Meng, Lien-Hsin Lee
  • Patent number: 9576534
    Abstract: A pixel selection control method, driving circuit, display apparatus and electronic instrument are disclosed. A driving circuit includes a logic circuit configured to receive a reference signal associated with a line of pixels. The reference signal has a first logic level or a second logic level. The driving circuit also includes a switch circuit configured to receive the reference signal and an enable signal, and to provide the enable signal to the logic circuit when the reference signal is at the first logic level. A display apparatus may be provided that includes the driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masatsugu Tomida, Keisuke Omoto
  • Patent number: 9569019
    Abstract: An aspect of the invention includes a display device that operates controls on a display surface independent of a size of the display surface. A touch panel displays a screen on a display surface and inputs a user operation point on the display surface. An extracting part extracts controls that receive a touch operation of a user from content to be displayed on the display surface. A display controller displays auxiliary buttons for providing instructions for input of an extracted control, together with the content on the display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Kawase, Satoko Kinoshita, Yoshio Horiuchi, Daisuke Maruyama, Tetsuya Yanagawa
  • Patent number: 9544996
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a capacitance touch panel module includes forming a plurality of first conductive patterns on a substrate comprising a touching area and a peripheral area along a first orientation, a plurality of second conductive patterns along a second orientation, and a plurality of connecting portions in the touching area; forming a plurality of insulated protrusions, in which each insulated protrusion covering one connecting portion, and forming an insulated frame on the peripheral area; and forming a bridging member on each insulated protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: INNOCOM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai Meng, Lien-Hsin Lee
  • Patent number: 9537482
    Abstract: A touch panel and display device including the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the touch panel includes a substrate, at least one first signal line formed over the substrate and extending in a first direction, and at least one second signal line formed over the substrate and extending in a second direction that crosses the first direction. A plurality of identification patterns are formed in areas corresponding to at least one of the first and second signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Won Huh, Hwan-Hee Jeong
  • Patent number: 9533772
    Abstract: A visual search assistance system and related operating method are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment of the method dynamically determines a desired line-of-sight vector from an occupant of a vehicle to a visual target, and dynamically determines, with an onboard tracking system of the vehicle, an actual line-of-sight vector for the occupant of the vehicle. The actual line-of-sight vector is temporally associated with the desired line-of-sight vector. The method compares the actual line-of-sight vector against the desired line-of-sight vector to obtain a difference measurement, and generates a notification when the obtained difference measurement exceeds a threshold value. The notification provides guidance to redirect a gaze direction of the occupant toward the visual target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Pedro Davalos, Robert E. De Mers, John F. L. Schmidt, Mohammed Ibrahim Mohideen
  • Patent number: 9507472
    Abstract: In a method of managing baselines of a capacitive sensing input device, a transcapacitive baseline, a first absolute capacitive baseline, and a second absolute capacitive baseline are acquired with a plurality of sensor electrodes of the capacitive sensing input device. A transcapacitive image, a first absolute capacitive profile, and a second absolute capacitive profile are acquired with the plurality of sensor electrodes. The transcapacitive baseline, the first absolute capacitive baseline, and the second absolute capacitive baseline are managed based on a value of at least one of the first absolute capacitive profile and the second absolute capacitive profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Nickolas Fotopoulos, Joseph Kurth Reynolds, Tom Vandermeijden
  • Patent number: 9477351
    Abstract: A touch screen panel includes: a flat panel display including an upper substrate, a lower substrate, and pixels arranged on a display region of the lower substrate in a stripe arrangement; first sensing cells arranged in a first direction on the upper substrate and second sensing cells arranged in a second direction on the upper substrate; first connection patterns electrically connecting adjacent ones of the first sensing cells to each other in the first direction, and second connection patterns electrically connecting adjacent ones of the second sensing cells to each other in the second direction, wherein at least one of the first connection patterns and the second connection patterns is inclined so that it partially overlaps with the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do-Youb Kim, Won-Kyu Kwak, Brent Jang
  • Patent number: 9477327
    Abstract: A display device having a display surface includes a plurality of black lines defining a plurality of pixels; and a plurality of information patterns arranged so as to overlap the display surface and each representing information regarding a position thereof on the display surface. Each information pattern is formed by using a plurality of marks provided so as to overlap the pixels, and each mark is formed from a material that transmits visible light and absorbs or diffusedly reflects infrared light. A length of each mark in a width direction of the thickest black lines among the black lines defining the pixel overlapped by the mark is larger than a width of each thickest black line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tanaka, Kazuhiro Yamada, Kenji Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9466247
    Abstract: A method of driving an electrowetting display device including at least one pixel, the method comprising: applying a first pixel voltage to the pixel during a first portion of the display period; and applying a second pixel voltage to the pixel during a second portion of the display period, the first and second pixel voltages corresponding to a display state of the pixel, and the first pixel voltage and the second pixel voltage having different polarities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jozef Elisabeth Aubert, Henricus Petronella Maria Derckx, Bokke Johannes Feenstra, Anthony John Slack