Patents Examined by David Lee
  • Patent number: 8629358
    Abstract: A method for dynamically updating at least one pre-defined value of a parameter used to identify at least one operational mode of an object for user interaction with a digitizer sensor during interaction with the digitizer sensor comprises detecting signal outputs from a plurality of sensing elements of a digitizer sensor during user interaction with the digitizer sensor; characterizing a pattern formed by the signal outputs from the plurality of sensing elements; identifying a pre-defined event associated with an operational mode of the object based on the pattern; determining a value of the parameter from the signal outputs in response to identification of the pre-defined event; and updating the pre-defined value used to identify the operational mode based on the value of the parameter determined from the identified event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: N-trig Ltd.
    Inventors: Ori Rimon, Ariel Kerner, Rina Weizman
  • Patent number: 8624846
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including, a display section having a display surface, and capable of displaying information on the display surface, and a light storing section capable of receiving incident light including visible light, absorbing a part of the incident light, and outputting the part of the incident light as an afterglow including non-visible light, wherein a light sensor configured to detect an object to be detected on a side of the display surface on a basis of a non-visible light component of output light from the light storing section is disposed within the display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Display West, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoko Fukunaga, Tsutomu Tanaka, Yasuyuki Matsui, Daisuke Takama
  • Patent number: 8581882
    Abstract: A touch panel display device includes a liquid crystal panel to display an image by regulating transmittance of light supplied from a back light unit, and a touch sensing part provided on upper edges of the liquid crystal panel in order to detect a position touched by a user or an object. The touch sensing part includes infrared lamps to generate and emit infrared light, infrared light reflecting tubes mounted with the infrared lamps, and image sensors to sense the infrared light output from the light output regions of the infrared light reflecting tubes. Each of the infrared light reflecting tubes has light output regions and non-output regions evenly formed at a surface facing an upper surface of the liquid crystal panel so that the infrared light emitted from the infrared lamps is evenly irradiated on the upper surface of the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Ho Sohn, Jong Seong Choi, Hyung Uk Jang, Sang Rae Lee, Sang Hyuck Bae, Byung Chun Yu
  • Patent number: 8576286
    Abstract: A system and method for video navigation is disclosed. The system and method may include one or more video cameras configured to capture views external to the vehicle, a control mechanism for adjusting the sight-line of the one or more video cameras, and a display panel positioned within the vehicle for displaying the views captured within the sight-line of the one or more video cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, Inc.
    Inventor: John Childs
  • Patent number: 8558786
    Abstract: The driving system and methods of the present invention enable interruption of updating images. The system and methods not only have the advantage that they can prevent overdriving of an electrophoretic display, but they also allow updating images in the highest speed possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: SiPix Imaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Craig Lin
  • Patent number: 8368650
    Abstract: A mouse with a shooting function and an image pickup system are provided. The image pickup system includes a mouse and a computer system. A shooting program is installed in the computer system. The mouse includes an image pickup device and a supporting member. The supporting member is used for fixing a business card. The shooting program is executed to judge whether the business card is separated from the image pickup device by a shooting distance, which is equal to a focal length of the image pickup device. If the business card is separated from the image pickup device by the shooting distance, the image pickup device is enabled by the shooting program to shoot the business card, thereby acquiring a business card image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Tung-Hsuan Pai, Yu-Ling Chuang
  • Patent number: 8345037
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a driving method thereof are provided. The LCD device includes a display panel including pixel units, a data driving circuit, and a gate driving circuit. The gate driving circuit provides a first gate off voltage to one pixel unit of the pixel units when the data driving circuit provides a data voltage having a positive polarity to the pixel unit, the gate driving circuit provides a second gate off voltage to one pixel unit of the pixel units when the data driving circuit provides a data voltage having a negative polarity to the pixel unit. The second gate off voltage is less than the first gate off voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Sai-Xin Guan, Fu-Cheng Yang
  • Patent number: 8339331
    Abstract: An electro-optical device including: first display elements each divided into at least a first region and a second region, for displaying a first image, and second display elements each divided into at least a third region and a fourth region, for displaying a second image, the first and second display elements being arranged such that each third region is disposed between the first region and the second region of the adjacent first display element and each second region is disposed between the third region and the fourth region of the adjacent second display element; a parallax barrier layer provided on a side of the display elements adjacent to a viewer, the parallax barrier having light transmitting regions at positions thereof corresponding to boundaries between adjoining first and third regions as well as between adjoining second and fourth regions; and a spacer layer separating the display elements from the parallax barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices Corporation
    Inventor: Yoichi Momose
  • Patent number: 8305316
    Abstract: A color liquid crystal display device, configured to employ a pixel division method with two or more sub-pixels obtained by spatial or temporal division of one pixel in a division ratio, may include pixel formation portions configured to form a pixel with the sub-pixels; a drive circuit configured to provide each pixel formation portion with applied voltages based on a gradation value; a gamma correction part configured to correct a relationship between the gradation and luminance values of the pixel to be formed by that pixel formation portion; and a common electrode. The gamma correction part may suppress gradation dependence of chromaticity when the screen is viewed from a front and from an oblique direction. The gradation value may be determined by an area ratio of a first sub-pixel electrode to a second sub-pixel electrode and a difference in applied voltages between first and second auxiliary electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kentaro Irie, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh
  • Patent number: 8305304
    Abstract: The semiconductor device includes a transistor and a capacitor element which is electrically connected to a gate of the transistor. Charge held in the capacitor element according to total voltage of voltage corresponding to the threshold voltage of the transistor and image signal voltage is once discharged through the transistor, so that variation in current flowing in the transistor or mobility of the transistor can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hajime Kimura
  • Patent number: 8269723
    Abstract: A computer mouse in one embodiment includes an arcuate cover comprising a plurality of projections on a top surface; a capacitance trigger assembly aligned with the projections thereabove and comprising a flexible arcuate first capacitive film and a flexible arcuate second capacitive film therebelow; a printed circuit board disposed under the capacitance trigger assembly and comprising a photodetector array on an underside and a microprocessor; and a base releasably secured to the cover and comprising a light guide. In response to a touch of the projection, a button clicking action is triggered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sunrex Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Yung-Lung Liu
  • Patent number: 8269730
    Abstract: A panel capable of detecting an input signal applied on or over the panel comprises an array of sensor elements divided into first M1 groups arranged in rows and columns and second M1 groups arranged in rows and columns, each group in one of the first and second M1 groups including a number of M rows by N columns sensor elements, M1, M and N being integers, wherein each of the sensor elements includes a first port and a second port, M1 gate lines, wherein each of the M1 gate lines is coupled to one group of the first M1 groups and one group of the second M1 groups, and wherein the each of the M1 gate lines is coupled to the first port of each of the sensor elements in the one group of the first M1 groups and the one group of the second M1 groups, a first set of N fan-out lines, wherein each of the N fan-out lines is coupled to one column of the N columns of sensor elements in each of the groups at each of the columns of the first M1 groups, and a second set of N fan-out lines, wherein each of the N fan-out li
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Integrated Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hua-Chi Hu, Naejye Hwang
  • Patent number: 8242389
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a main body, a stylus and a switch. The main body has a containing slot and the stylus is suitable for being inserted into the containing slot. The switch is disposed at a side of the containing slot and electrically connected to the main body. When the stylus is inserted into the containing slot, the switch is pressed by the stylus. When the stylus is taken out from the containing slot, the switch is released to enable the main body to execute a presetting function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-kuo Chen, Chien-cheng Yeh
  • Patent number: 8232951
    Abstract: An image control device has display signals and blank insertion (BI) signals. Polarities of the display signals and those of the BI signals are coincident. Thus, BI signals are displayed in a way of 1+2 line inversion and differences of response times are eliminated to avoid affecting MPRT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tien-Chu Hsu, Yu-An Liu
  • Patent number: 8217873
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device for improving color washout problem is disclosed in the present invention, in which storage capacitors of two sub-pixels of a pixel are electrically connected to a next scan line and a next scan line of the next scan line, respectively, in order for utilizing driving signals of the two scan lines to modulate voltages of the storage capacitors, so as to make the two sub-pixels have different driving voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tung-Hsin Lan, Mu-Shan Liao, Hung-Chun Li, Ming-Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 8149188
    Abstract: A power source line 1 and a scanning line 3 are arranged on different wiring layers so as to be orthogonal to each other. In the wiring layer on which the scanning line 3 is arranged, a bypass line 111 is arranged on at least a part of a portion obtained by removing a planar position of the scanning line 3 from a planar position of the power source line 1. Contacts 121 and 122 establish electric connection between the power source line 1 and the bypass line 111. As described above, the bypass line 111 is connected to the power source line 1 in parallel, leading to decrease in resistance of the power source line 1 and suppression of unevenness in brightness at a display screen. Moreover, an additional manufacturing step for providing the bypass line 111 is unnecessary. Further, an aperture ratio is not reduced even when the bypass line 111 is provided. When the bypass line 111 is made wider than the power source line 1, a pixel circuit can be prevented from operating erroneously due to external light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Noritaka Kishi
  • Patent number: 8144095
    Abstract: An image display device applies a higher voltage than the original voltage to the pixel, without causing deterioration of the display quality. The image display device includes a plurality of pixels each including a main capacitive element as a display element performing display operation in accordance with image data supplied to one end thereof. An auxiliary capacitive element has one end connected to the one end of the main capacitive element. A drive circuit drives each of the pixels, while supplying an additional potential to the other end of the auxiliary capacitive element in each of the pixels. The additional potential is individually determined so that a voltage between both ends of the main capacitive element rises higher than an original voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nukiyama, Toshiaki Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Kamada
  • Patent number: 8120571
    Abstract: An LED driver 5 includes current sources (52R, 52G, 52B) for generating drive current of LED (4R, 4G, 4B); and a black insert control section (54) for generating a black insert signal (BK) for determining a black insert period in one frame from a frame synchronizing signal (such as vertical synchronizing signal VS). The current sources (52R, 52G, 52B) stop current supply to the LEDs (4R, 4G, 4B) during the black insert period according to the black insert signal (BK). With this configuration, it is possible to enhance the moving image visibility of a liquid crystal display device without increasing the load on display control means or significantly lowering the light source brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Go Ezaki, Taisuke Chida
  • Patent number: 8115786
    Abstract: The liquid crystal driving circuit for converting pixel values into driving voltages on a plurality of channels includes a reference voltage generating circuit, a plurality of buffer amplifiers, an output selection circuit coupling, and a plurality of switch circuits. The reference voltage generating circuit generates a plurality of grayscale reference voltages. Each buffer amplifier corresponds to one of the grayscale voltages and is powered by a supply voltage. The output selection circuit couples to the channels to outputs of the buffer amplifiers selected according to the pixel values. The switch circuits couples inputs of the selected buffer amplifiers to receive the corresponding grayscale reference voltages, and couples inputs of the unselected buffer amplifiers to receive the supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Yu-Chao Chang
  • Patent number: 8098228
    Abstract: A driving method of an electrophoretic display device composed of a pair of substrates with electrophoretic elements, each containing electrophoretic particles, interposed therebetween, first electrodes provided on one substrate of the pair of substrates so as to correspond to pixels, and a second electrode which is provided on the other substrate and is shared by all of the pixels, in which each pixel includes a pixel switching element connected to a scan line and a data line, a memory circuit connected to the pixel switching element, and a switch circuit disposed between the memory circuit and the first electrode, and the switch circuit is connected to a first control line and a second control line, the driving method includes: inputting an image signal to the memory circuit via the pixel switching element; causing the first control line and the second control line to be connected to the first electrode by driving the switch circuit in response to an output from the memory circuit; causing a potential of th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shimodaira, Hiroshi Maeda