Patents Examined by Dennis Joseph
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Patent number: 9804675Abstract: Described embodiments include a system and a method. A system includes a first ultrasound transmitter acoustically coupled to a conducting layer of a display surface and configured to deliver a first ultrasound wave to a selected delineated area. The first ultrasonic wave has parameters sufficient to induce a non-linear vibrational response in the conducting layer. A second ultrasound transmitter is acoustically coupled to the conducting layer and configured to deliver a second ultrasound wave to the selected delineated area. The second ultrasonic wave has parameters sufficient to induce a non-linear vibrational response in the conducting layer. A controller selects a delineated area in response to an indication of a touch to the display surface, and initiates delivery of the first and second ultrasonic waves. A convergence of the first and second ultrasonic waves at the selected delineated area produces a stress pattern perceivable or discernible by the human appendage.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Elwha LLCInventors: Jesse R. Cheatham, III, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Tony S. Pan, Robert C. Petroski, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
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Patent number: 9791980Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch position-sensing panel comprising a sensing area comprising a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes in a first layer, the plurality of first electrodes comprising conductive mesh and arranged in a first direction, the first layer having a first plurality of gaps formed therein, a plurality of second electrodes in a second layer, the plurality of second electrodes comprising conductive mesh and arranged in a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction, the second layer having a second plurality of gaps formed therein, and a plurality of capacitive nodes formed by the capacitive coupling of the plurality of first electrodes in the first layer and the plurality of second electrodes in a second layer, the plurality of capacity nodes comprising at least one center node, at least one edge node, and at least one corner node, the at least one center node, at least one edge node, and at least one corner node comprising approximately equal areas.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventor: Esat Yilmaz
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Patent number: 9715133Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display and a driving method thereof. The liquid crystal display of the present invention includes a pixel electrode including: a first subpixel electrode, a second subpixel electrode, and a third subpixel electrode electrically separated from each other; a first thin film transistor connected to the first subpixel electrode; a second thin film transistor connected to the second subpixel electrode; a third thin film transistor connected to the third subpixel electrode; a fourth thin film transistor connected to the second subpixel electrode and the third subpixel electrode; a first gate line connected to the first to third thin film transistors; a second gate line connected to the fourth thin film transistor; a data line connected to the first and second thin film transistors; and a storage electrode line connected to the third thin film transistor.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Young-Wook Lee, Hwa-Yeul Oh, Pil-Sang Yun, Je-Hyeong Park
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Patent number: 9715850Abstract: A display panel optical compensating apparatus, a display panel and a display panel optical compensating method are provided. The display panel optical compensating apparatus comprises a storage unit (1), a data unit (2), a timing control unit (3) and a switch (4). When the switch (4) is in a first position, the timing control unit (3) has no data exchange with the storage unit (1), and the data unit (2) receives compensated data and burns the compensated data into the storage unit (1). When the switch (4) is in a second position, the timing control unit (3) reads the compensated data in the storage unit (1), performs a compensating operation on display data, and outputs compensated display data. The display panel optical compensating apparatus, the display panel and the display panel optical compensating method realize simple structure, flexible operation, high stability, and fast tempo, and are suitable for mass production.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hongjun Xie
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Patent number: 9711570Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a touch sensible organic light emitting device. The organic light emitting device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; an organic light emitting element connected to the thin film transistor and receiving a data voltage; a plurality of encapsulation thin films disposed on the organic light emitting element, and encapsulating the thin film transistor and the organic light emitting element; a planarization layer disposed on the encapsulation thin film; and a touch sensor disposed on the planarization layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Dong-Ki Lee, Hoon-Kee Min
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Patent number: 9710099Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. The mobile terminal may include a touch screen and a controller configured to control output on the touch screen based on touch inputs detected while the touch screen is in an inactive state. A first touch input may be detected at a point on the touch screen while the touch screen is inactive and a second touch input may be detected on the inactive touch screen while the first touch input is maintained on the touch screen. An entire area or a partial area of the touch screen is activated according to the detected second touch input while the first touch input is maintained on the touch screen. Moreover, an execution screen of a prescribed application may be output on the activated area of the touch screen while the first touch input is maintained on the touch screen.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jeongyoon Rhee, Taeseong Kim, Yujune Jang, Taekyoung Lee
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Patent number: 9690423Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a touch sensible organic light emitting device. The organic light emitting device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; an organic light emitting element connected to the thin film transistor and receiving a data voltage; a plurality of encapsulation thin films disposed on the organic light emitting element, and encapsulating the thin film transistor and the organic light emitting element; a planarization layer disposed on the encapsulation thin film; and a touch sensor disposed on the planarization layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2016Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Samsung Display Co., LTD.Inventors: Dong-Ki Lee, Hoon-Kee Min
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Patent number: 9654104Abstract: A resistive force sensor with capacitive discrimination is disclosed. According to an example of the disclosure, a sensor is directed to detect resistance and capacitance in an alternating fashion, the resistance indicating a force being applied to an input area of a device, and the capacitance indicating a proximity of a body part to the input area of the device, and the detected resistance and capacitance are utilized to determine whether the body part has pressed the input area of the device.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2007Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Stephen P. Zadesky
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Patent number: 9645672Abstract: An apparatus may include an internal charge pump within an integrated circuit package, an external pin positioned at an exterior of the integrated circuit package, and a select circuit configured to operate independently from the internal charge pump and located within the integrated circuit package, wherein the select circuit is configurable to selectively couple at least one of the internal charge pump and the external pin to a transmit (TX) sensor electrode.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: PARADE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventors: Hans W Klein, Edward Grivna, Daniel O'Keeffe
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Patent number: 9618758Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device comprises a frame rate conversion unit that divides 3D input data into left eye image data and right eye image data, inserts reset frame data containing black grayscale data between the left eye image data and the right eye image data, and generates the (n+1)-th frame data to the (n+4)-th frame data containing the left eye image data, the black grayscale data, the right eye image data, respectively, and the black grayscale data, a look-up table that stores local dimming values used to control brightness for the overall local dimming zones to the minimum during the (n+2)-th and (n+4)-th frame periods, and local dimming values used to control brightness for each local dimming zone to target brightness during the (n+1)-th and (n+3)-th frame periods, and a backlight controller that controls light source brightness of the backlight unit for each local dimming zone.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joonyoung Park, Jaewoo Park, Jeongki Kim
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Patent number: 9607542Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention provide a display panel driving method, a driving device and a display device, which can improve the time delay of the gate driving signals of a partitioned controlled display panel and reduce the production cost. The display panel comprises at least two time sequence controllers and at least two display areas, each of the time controllers corresponding to one of the display areas respectively; the driving method comprises each of the time sequence controllers obtaining a synchronization signal according to an obtained display signal of the corresponding display area, the synchronization signal comprising a starting time of a first line of scanning signals of the corresponding display area, the time sequence controllers adjusting the starting times of the first lines of the scanning signals according to the synchronization signals of at least one display area so as to make the starting times of the first lines of the scanning signals of all display areas are the same.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignees: BEIJING BOE MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin Duan, Xuezheng Li
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Patent number: 9606689Abstract: A technical object of the present invention is to provide an optically transparent electrode which has a high total light transmittance, hardly produces moire, and has an excellent stability of electrical resistance values, and to achieve the object, provided is an optically transparent electrode having, on an optically transparent base material, optically transparent conductive layers having a sensor part electrically connected to a terminal part and a dummy part not electrically connected to the terminal part, the sensor part and the dummy part each having a repetition unit metal pattern of a predetermined shape, the sensor part of one of the optically transparent conductive layers being formed of a plurality of column electrodes extending in a first direction, the column electrodes and the dummy parts being arranged in an alternating manner, the sensor part of the other optically transparent conductive layer being formed of a plurality of column electrodes which extend in a second direction perpendicular tType: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI PAPER MILLS LIMITEDInventor: Takenobu Yoshiki
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Patent number: 9535525Abstract: A touch-sensing display panel including a display panel and a touch-sensing unit is provided. The touch-sensing unit includes a plurality of first sensing series and a plurality of second sensing series. The first sensing series are electrically insulated from one another. Each first sensing series includes first touch pads and first bridge lines. Two neighboring first touch pads disposed on a same first sensing series are electrically connected with each other through one of the first bridge lines. The second sensing series are electrically insulated from one another. Each second sensing series includes second touch pads and second bridge lines. Two neighboring second touch pads disposed on a same second sensing series are electrically connected with each other through two second bridge lines which are at least 140 micrometers apart. A touch-sensing substrate is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Jing-Tin Kuo, Pei-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 9535533Abstract: Touch sensing circuit arrangements include a touch sensor and a controller board. The touch sensor includes one or more sensing elements to generate touch-related signals responsive to a touch input to the sensor, and a memory device storing computer-executable firmware instructions for determining touch positions based on the touch-related signals. The controller board includes query logic executable by the controller board to cause the controller board to query for the computer-executable firmware instructions stored on the memory device of the touch sensor, and a processor circuit to determine touch positions by executing the firmware instructions loaded onto the generic controller board in response to the query.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2009Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Rodrigo S. Gomes, Richard A. Peterson, Jr., Bruce A. Lessard, Gordon F. Taylor
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Patent number: 9483986Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for compensating response time of liquid crystal display and a device therefor. The compensating method comprises: receiving gray scale data of a picture in present frame and obtaining a first additional driving value according to the comparison result between gray scale data of the picture in present frame and gray scale data of the picture in previous frame; collecting the temperature value of liquid crystal layer and obtaining a temperature driving value according to said temperature value; and generating a second driving value that is applied to pixels according to the first additional driving value and the temperature driving value.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2009Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yanfeng Wang
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Patent number: 9454793Abstract: A display control device and technique for controlling displays on a display unit, in which a plurality of display segments are two-dimensionally arranged (e.g. a dot matrix type display unit), is provided. The technique is effectively applicable to a write data latch circuit of a memory for storing display data in the display control device, such as, for example, a liquid crystal display control device, a mobile electronic apparatus, etc. A display drive control technique for controlling a moving picture display mode of a display device is also provided. The display drive control circuit controls a picture display mode of a display device for displaying still pictures and moving pictures to a liquid crystal display device, such as, for example, a dot matrix type display devices, an organic EL display device, etc.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Synaptics Display Devices GKInventors: Kunihiko Tani, Yoshikazu Yokota, Goro Sakamaki, Takashi Ohyama, Shigeru Ohta, Kei Tanabe
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Patent number: 9449564Abstract: To provide a hold-type display device having a fine luminance efficiency while suppressing generation of motion blur. A controller according to the invention adjusts a signal outputted to a hold-type image display panel, which includes: a double-speed drive converting part which divides one frame of an inputted video signal to a plurality of sub-frames; a color converting part which converts a video signal of three primary colors including the plurality of sub-frames to a video signal of four or more colors including the three primary colors and a compound color; and a sub-frame converting part which converts, the video signal converted by the color converting part, to a signal having a plurality of different gradations whose average luminance value becomes equivalent to luminance of the video signal converted by the color converting part, and takes each of the plurality of gradations as each of gradations of the plurality of sub-frames.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2013Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: NLT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventor: Hiroaki Kimura
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Patent number: 9442686Abstract: A method of controlling display of information arranged in tiles on a display includes arranging the tiles in rows by setting a height of each row to a largest minimum height of the tiles of that row, receiving selections of a first group of tiles in a first row and a second group of tiles in a second row. In response to determining that the first group width is equal to the second group width, the groups are exchanged by moving the first group of tiles to the second row and the second group of tiles to the first row. A new height of the first row and a new height of the second row are set. In response to determining that the first group width differs from the second group width, an adjacent tile is added to the one of the first group and the second group that has a smaller width.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Alan James Alpert
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Patent number: 9418600Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a display having a backlight module provided with a first set of units and a display panel provided with a second set of units is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a reference value generator, a control value generator, and a compensation circuit. The reference value generator generates a reference value representative of a portion of pixels contained in an input image associated with one of the second set of units. The control value generator generates a control value to control one of the first set of units in view of the reference value. The compensation circuit adjusts the portion of pixels contained in the input image in view of the control value. The one of the first units is associated with the one of the second units.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Ren Kuan Liang, Chao-Chi Yeh, Chih-Liang Wang
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Patent number: 9383837Abstract: A one glass solution touch screen panel includes a substrate, a shielding layer, an indium tin oxide film layer, a soft circuit board, an infiltrate layer, and a plurality of conducting connectors. The shielding layer is formed on a first portion of the substrate. The indium tin oxide film layer is formed on a second portion of the substrate and has a plurality of indium tin oxide film connecting portions. The soft circuit board is formed on the shielding layer. The infiltrate layer is formed on the connecting portions and defines a plurality of infiltrate gaps within the infiltrate layer. The conducting connectors are formed on the infiltrate layer. The conducting connectors are electrically connected to the soft circuit board. The conducting connectors extend into the infiltrate layer substantially filling a substantial portion of the plurality of infiltrate gaps and electrically connecting to the connecting portions.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: ScienBiziP Consulting(Shenzhen)Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chang-Chin Wu, Ten-Hsing Jaw, Chin-Yang Wu